Kuwait News
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Kuwait to end visit visa, absence permit extensions
Kuwait City: Kuwait will end exceptional extensions for visit visas and absence permits from September 1, 2026, with the Ministry of Interior restoring the standard legal periods and procedures. For residents outside…
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Kuwait tightens visit visa-to-residency conversion rules
Kuwait City: Kuwait has tightened the rules for converting visit visas into residency permits, with hundreds of expatriates reportedly having their applications rejected after failing to meet the revised eligibility criteria, Arab…
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Kuwait orders closure of its only Iranian private school
Kuwait City: Kuwait has ordered the closure of the country’s only Iranian private school after revoking its educational licence, the Ministry of Education announced on Thursday, amid heightened regional tensions following the…
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Iran hits Kuwait energy facility for second time in two days
Kuwait City: An Iranian attack struck a power generation and water desalination station in Kuwait on Sunday, July 19, triggering a fire at one of the facility’s components. The strike was the…
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Missing Telangana man found buried in Kuwait desert months later
Kuwait City: A 29-year-old man from Telangana’s Nizamabad district who went missing in Kuwait in March was found buried in the Al Salmi desert months later after authorities uncovered an alleged attempt…
