(Bloomberg) — One of the Middle East’s rare cross-border bank mergers may need to be reassessed after the coronavirus delayed the formation of an entity with about $100 billion in assets. Kuwait …
Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways Slashes Workforce to Cut Costs on Virus
Jazeera Airways Co. of Kuwait laid off about 300 employees, or about a third of its workforce, in an effort to cuts costs as the coronavirus batters the airline industry. The low-cost airline is also …
Kuwait says breaks up Egyptian worker riot over repatriation
Kuwaiti security officials broke up a riot by Egyptian workers seeking repatriation after being held in special housing units for violations of the country’s residence law, Kuwait’s Ministry of …
COVID-19: Kuwait records 3 more deaths
Kuwait on Saturday reported three more fatalities from the COVID-19, raising to 33 the total such deaths in the country, the Kuwaiti news agency KUNA said. The three fatalities were residents from …
Kuwait confirms 353 new coronavirus cases, 63 recoveries, 4 deaths
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced 353 new coronavirus (Covid-19) infections in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 4,377. © Getty The ministry also reported four deaths, bringing the death …
Former Green Beret turned Tennessee distiller made wine of out of Skittles while deployed in Kuwait desert
Andrew Lang has perfected the art of distilling using ingredients wherever he is — including in a self-made still he took with him to the Afghanistan mountains.
Kuwait offers to airlift stranded Indians
The Government of Kuwait on Friday said it was willing to evacuate a large number of workers and illegal migrants from India. who are stranded in its territory, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a …
MSCI delays Kuwait’s emerging market upgrade due to COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted stock markets around the world. Amongst them is one of the oldest indexes in the Middle East, the Kuwait Stock Exchange. #InspireMiddleEast …
India green-lights UAE, Kuwait request for ex-military doctors, nurses
India will also send two military rapid response teams comprising army doctors, nurses and paramedics to Mauritius and Comoros to help them cope with the crisis …
COVID-19: Kuwait records 2 new deaths, 213 infection cases
Kuwaiti police officers man a checkpoint at the entrance the town of Jeleeb Al Shuyoukh, south the capital Kuwait City on April 7. Image Credit: AFP Cairo: Kuwait Monday announced two more fatalities …