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Ramzan 2024 moon will not be visible in Kuwait: Here’s why
Kuwait: The crescent moon for the upcoming holy month of Ramzan 1445 AH-2024 will not be visible in the sky of the Kuwait. In a press statement, Kuwait’s Al-Ujairi Scientific Center confirmed…
- Middle East
Video: UAE, Kuwait seize over 3 million narcotic tablets
Abu Dhabi: The UAE anti-narcotics agents successfully apprehended an individual with 2,750,000 of narcotic drugs in the Emirate of Ajman. This operation followed the recent arrest by the Ministry of Interior in…
- Middle East
Starbucks lays off 2K in Middle East amid boycott over Gaza war
The Kuwaiti Alshaya Group, which owns the rights to operate Starbucks cafes in the Middle East, has laid off more than 2,000 employees as it struggles with continuous boycotts of the company…
- News
Kuwait halts transactions for anyone indebted to ministry
In a bid to safeguard public funds, the ministry of interior (MoI) in Kuwait has announced the suspension of all transactions for individuals with outstanding debts owed to the ministry. This directive,…
- Middle East
Kuwait mandates biometric fingerprinting for citizens, residents
The Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) has implemented a mandatory fingerprinting policy for all citizens and residents from Friday, March 1. This comes within the framework of Kuwait’s efforts to modernize its…
- Middle East
Kuwait calls on voters to elect members of national assembly on April 4
Kuwait on Sunday, March 3, called on voters to elect members of the national assembly (parliament) on April 4, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. The call came after a decree issued…
- Middle East
Kuwait pardons 912 prisoners on 63rd National Day
The Ministry of Interior in Kuwait has ordered the release of 912 prisoners, including 214 immediately, from correctional institutions, on the occasion of the country’s 63rd National Day. This comes in implementation…
- World
Former Spanish football player Jose Ignacio accepts Islam
Former Spanish football player Jose Ignacio Peleterio has announced his conversion to Islam and described it as the “best moment” of his life. A video posted on X by Arabic daily Al…
- India
Bail granted to 3 men who ‘escaped’ to India on from Kuwait on fishing boat
Mumbai: A court here on Saturday granted bail to three men arrested by the city police earlier this month for allegedly entering India unlawfully on a boat from Kuwait. As no incriminating…
- Offbeat
Kuwaiti: Man files for divorce over wife’s love for olives
Kuwait: In a strange move, a Kuwaiti man has filed a divorce lawsuit against his wife due to her intense love for olives. The case which is currently pending in the family…
- Middle East
Kuwait seizes over 13K bottles of liquor valued at Rs 27 crore
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in Kuwait recently seized a staggering 13,422 bottles of liquor valued at one million Kuwaiti dinars (Rs 27,01,26,260). This marked the largest siezure of imported liquor in…
- Middle East
Kuwait: Duration of family, tourist visas announced
Kuwait has announced that family visitor visas are valid for one month, while tourist visas are valid for three months, according to local media reports. Violation of the time to leave the…
- India
Boat probe: 3 men came to Mumbai via Kuwait-Saudi-Dubai-Pak route
Mumbai: Three men, originally from Tamil Nadu, arrested by Mumbai Police started their boat journey from Kuwait on January 28 and claimed to have taken Saudi Arabia-Dubai-Pakistan route before entering Indian shores illegally, as…