Kuwait
- Middle East
Kuwait bans export of used cooking oil for one year
The Kuwaiti authorities have imposed a one-year ban on the export of used cooking oil and its waste, local media reported. The announcement was made as the Minister of Trade and Industry…
- Middle East
Kuwait detonates bombs dating back 1990 invasion
Kuwait: The Kuwaiti authorities detonated bombs dating back to Saddam Hussein’s 1990 invasion of the country on Salmiya Beach, local media reported. On November 22, Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) successfully defused…
- Middle East
Kuwait: Govt official, expat face 7-year jail in salary fraud
Kuwait: The Criminal Court of Kuwait has sentenced a government official and Iranian expatriate to seven years in jail in a salary fraud case, Kuwaiti media reported. The official, whose identity has…
- Middle East
Kuwait oil price falls by USD 2.44 to reach USD 82.27 pb
Kuwait: The price of Kuwaiti oil went down by USD 2.44 to reach USD 82.27 per barrel on Friday, compared to USD 84.71 per barrel the day before, said the Kuwait Petroleum…
- Middle East
Watch: Lebanon seizes 800 kgs of Kuwait-bound narcotics
The authorities in Lebanon seized about 800 kilograms of drugs that were on their way to Kuwait, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. The move came as part of joint intensive security…
- Middle East
Kuwait: High house rents squeeze low-income expats wallets
Kuwait: A low-income expat workers in Kuwait face significant financial burdens when renting an apartment due to the average rent accounting for 30 percent of their total income, local media reported. The…
- Bollywood
Salman Khan’s Tiger 3 in trouble: Movie banned in Qatar, Oman?
Mumbai: Salman Khan’s Tiger 3 is the most anticipated Bollywood film currently and fans across the globe are excited to watch it. Salman Khan will be seen as Tiger and Katrina Kaif…
- India
Mahzooz draw: Two Indian expats become Rs 22L richer overnight
Two Indian expatriates won the grand prize of Dirham 100,000 (Rs 22,66,178) each in the 153rd Mahzooz draw. The winners Sherien and Bhagavath— had matched five out of the six winning numbers…
- Middle East
Kuwait hospitals offer free treatment for wounded in Gaza
Kuwait: Six private hospitals in Kuwait has expressed their readiness to receive and treat injured people from the Gaza Strip free of cost, local media reported. This initiative was announced by head…
- Middle East
Kuwait mulls strict housing rules for expat bachelors
Kuwait: Kuwait is considering strict housing regulations for accomadating bachelors in family neighbourhoods, local media reported. In this regard, Fahd Al Shoula, Kuwait minister of state for municipal and communications affairs, has…
- Middle East
Kuwait: 30% rise in Indian domestic workers in 2023
Kuwait: The number of domestic workers from India working in Kuwait has increased by around 30 percent in 2023 as compared to 2022, the Arabic Daily Al-Rai reported. The overall number of…
- Middle East
Kuwait deports over 12K expats in three months; here’s why
Kuwait: The Kuwaiti authorities deported about 12,000 expats of various nationalities to their home countries between August to October, local media reported. About 4,300 expats, both male and female were deported in…
- India
Kuwait deports Indian nurse for supporting Israel’s crimes in Gaza
Kuwait: Amidst an ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, an Indian woman working as a nurse at Al-Sabah Hospital in Kuwait has been deported from the country for supporting Israel, local media…
- Middle East
Kuwait approves child allowances for women working in private sector
Kuwait: The Kuwaiti authorities have recently approved a child allowance for Kuwaiti women working in the private sector whose husbands cannot contribute financially due to lack of regular income. The announcement was…