Kuwait
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Kuwaitis turn out to cast vote to elect new parliament
Kuwait: Kuwaiti voters have cast their ballots in five electoral constituencies to elect the 17th National Assembly, or Parliament. The eligible voters will elect 50 lawmakers out of 207 candidates to represent…
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Photo: Kuwait from 400 km above earth
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi shared a photo of Kuwait, which he took from the International Space Station (ISS) at an altitude of 400 kilometres above the…
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Kuwait open to negotiate on Philippines visa ban if demands met
Kuwait: Kuwait is open to negotiations with the Philippines on the visa ban for Filipino citizens if Manila accepts its demands, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mansour al-Otaibi said. Earlier this…
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Indian expats among 15 cyclists injured in hit-and-run in Kuwait
Kuwait: Indian expats were among the 15 people who were injured in a hit-and-run accident in Kuwait’s Al Khaleej Al Arabi street, a media report said citing the country’s Ministry of Interior.…
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Kuwait to cancel residency permit of 2,400 expat teachers
Kuwait: Kuwaiti education authorities called on the Ministry of Interior to cancel the residency permits of about 2,400 expat teachers in the country, local media reported. Among them, 1,900 had their services…
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Kuwait: Ban on Filipino visas will continue
Kuwait continues halting issuance of any kind of visas to Filipinos after Manila rejected the Gulf state’s conditions aimed at preventing a recurrence of labor abuses, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. Earlier…
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Kuwait asks UNESCO to fulfil its role in Palestine, Sudan
Kuwait urged the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday to do everything in its power to ensure that the organization’s decisions and responsibilities to educational and cultural institutions…
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Kuwait suspends work, entry visas for Filipino expats
Kuwait: Kuwait has suspended all types of work and entry visas for Filipinos after the Philippines allegedly violated a bilateral labour agreement with the country, local media reported on Tuesday. The suspension…
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Kuwait: No expat exempted from yearly license renewal
Kuwait: No expatriates in Kuwait are exempted from the decision restricting the renewal of driver’s licenses to one year, local media reported. On April 26, Kuwait authorities announced that the driving licenses…
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Kuwait imposes new blood transfusion fees for expats
Kuwait has issued a new decision that imposes fees on expatriates for blood transfusions. The decision was issued by Kuwait’s Health Minister Dr Ahmad Al-Awadhi. This step comes within the framework of…
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Kerala man jumps to death after reportedly murdering wife in Kuwait
Kuwait: Indian expatriate man from Kerala reportedly jumps to death after killing his wife in the city of Salmiya in Kuwait on Thursday, local media reported. According to the Arabic daily Al-Rai,…
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Kuwaiti citizens can travel to 50 countries without a visa
The Kuwaiti ‘Consular Affairs Sector of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ announced that citizens of Kuwaiti can travel to 50 countries without any visa procedures. The Visa Bulletin for 2023 has drawn-out…
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Kuwait unveils AI-generated news presenter ‘Fedha’
Kuwait: A Kuwaiti news outlet has unveiled the country’s first virtual news presenter created using artificial intelligence. Its launch is currently part of a testing phase aimed at creating new content. Kuwait…
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2,20,000 passengers to pass through Kuwait airport during Eid Al-Fitr break
Kuwait: About 2,20,000 passengers are expected to pass through Kuwait International Airport (KIA) during the upcoming Eid Al-Fitr holiday, between April 20 to April 25, local media reported. The Kuwait Director General of…
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Kuwait to build world’s tallest tower ‘Burj Mubarak al-Kabir’
Kuwait has announced plans to build the world’s tallest tower, called the Burj Mubarak al-Kabir, local media reported. The skyscraper is expected to cost 25 billion Kuwaiti Dinars (Rs 66,96,10,09,87,500) and will…