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Festival of India in Kuwait will strengthen cultural ties between 2 countries: Meenakashi Lekhi
New Delhi: Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture, Meenakashi Lekhi highlighted the strong historical relationship between India and Kuwait during the “Festival of India” event in Kuwait and emphasized that…
- Middle East
Kuwait to increase electricity, water bills by 50%
Kuwait: Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity and Water is set to increase electricity and water tariffs by 50 percent this year, local media reported. The price hike will be implemented with the approval…
- Middle East
Kuwait considers granting expat wife citizenship after 18 years
Kuwait: Kuwait is considering granting the citizenship to expat wife of a Kuwaiti after 18 years of marriage, local media reported. In this regard, the government of Kuwait submitted a draft law…
- Middle East
Kuwait court nullifies 2022 election results, reinstates previous Parliament
Kuwait City: Kuwait’s Constitutional Court on Sunday annulled the 2022 National Assembly and brought back the 2020 Parliament, the media reported. The ruling, which took immediate effect, saw members of the previous…
- Middle East
Kuwait: Driving license rules for expats to be toughened
Kuwait: The Traffic Department of the Ministry of Interior is preparing new rules for expatriates to apply for driver’s licenses in Kuwait, local media reported. The new conditions aim to reduce traffic…
- Middle East
Kuwait to terminate 1815 expat teachers by end of academic year
Kuwait: About 1815 male and female expatriate teachers will be terminated at the end of the academic year, according to the Education Ministry of Kuwait. Kuwait will also terminate the work of…
- Middle East
Kuwait allows expats over 60 to transfer work permit to private sector
The Public Manpower Authority (PAM) in Kuwait has amended rules governing ex-pats who are over 60 years old and have only a higher secondary degree or lower, allowing them to transfer their…
- India
Kuwaiti woman goes missing in India, found in Bangladesh: Police
Kolkata: A 31-year-old woman from Kuwait who had arrived in India for treatment and went missing from Kolkata last month has been spotted in neighbouring Bangladesh this week, a police officer said here…
- Middle East
Over 114 Filipino maids leave Kuwait following murder of domestic worker
Kuwait: More than 114 Filipino maids in Kuwait left the country after the brutal killing of domestic worker Jullebee Ranara, local media reported. 35-year-old Jullebee Ranara, was killed in January 2023 by…
- Middle East
Kuwait leads Arab countries in organ donation after death
Kuwait: Kuwait ranked first among the Arab countries and second in the Middle East in terms of organ donation, according to the Kuwaiti Society for Organ Transplantation, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). During…
- India
Kuwait: Kerala charity org celebrates R-Day; distributes bags, stationary items among children
Kuwait: On the eve of India’s 74th Republic Day, Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre (KMCC) in Kuwait organised an event where it invited families and children of its members. Over 200 community members…
- Middle East
41 Kuwaiti MPs call to boycott Sweden over burning of Quran
Kuwait: Kuwaiti MPs condemned the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran by an extremist with the approval of the Swedish government, and called for a boycott of all countries that…
- Middle East
Kuwait sets new rules for delivery companies, tightens law
Kuwait: The General Directorate of Traffic in Kuwait has announced that new requirements set for delivery companies to operate in the country have come into effect, after the deadline set for them…
- Middle East
Kuwait to terminate 1,875 expat teachers by end of the academic year
Kuwait: As part of a plan to Kuwaitize educational jobs, the contracts of at least 1,875 expatriate teachers in Kuwait will be terminated at the end of the academic year 2022-2023, local…
- Middle East
Indian among 4 expats killed in Kuwait road accident
Kuwait City: An Indian was among four expatriates who died when they were hit by a speeding car on Balajat Street in Kuwait’s Salmiya city, a media report said. The victims were…
