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An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 shakes Kuwait
Kuwait: An earthquake shook some areas in Kuwait, on Saturday morning, according to the Kuwait National Seismological Network at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research. The institute took to Twitter and wrote,…
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Kuwait summons US ambassador over tweet supporting homosexuality
Kuwait: Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry on Friday summoned the Chargé d’Affairs of the United States Embassy, against the background of the embassy’s publication of signs and tweets supporting homosexuality. On Thursday, the US…
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Kuwait to boost oil production to 2.77 mn barrels per day
Kuwait: Kuwait has announced that its oil production will rise to nearly 2.77 million barrels per day (bpd) in July. Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Oil Minister Mohammad Al-Fares made the announcement…
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For the first time, 4 women appointed to Kuwaiti municipal council
Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Cabinet has appointed four women to the municipal council, in a historical precedent witnessed by Kuwait for the first time. The Council of Ministers approved on, Tuesday, the appointment of…
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Kuwait, Oman ban ‘Samrat Prithviraj’ in run up to its release
Mumbai: The historical epic ‘Samrat Prithviraj’, which stars Akshay Kumar in the titular role, has been banned in Kuwait and Oman. The film tells the story of king Prithviraj Chauhan, who fought…
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Kuwait deports Jordanian family without source of income
Dubai: A Jordanian family of six has allegedly been deported by Kuwait for having no source of income, local media reported. The family includes a couple and their four children aged 7,…
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Kuwait to soon launch platform to hire Bidoons instead of expats
Kuwait: Kuwait official has announced that the country will launch the ‘Tayseer’ electronic platform soon, with the aim of appointing illegal residents Bidoons instead of expatriate workers in the private sector, local…
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Kuwait: Food security committee to be set up amid poultry price hike
Dubai: A number of Kuwaitis and expats have been complaining of unprecedented price rise of food items including poultry. The prices of poultry products have shot up by 20 percent, however officials…
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Kuwait: May is the dustiest month in 25 years
Kuwait: Kuwaiti Meteorological Department said that May has become among the highest months of the year that witnessed dust storms at 30 days in 25 years, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported.…
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Kuwait to provide platform to address issue of illegal migrants
Kuwait’s interior ministry has decided to provide a platform to address the issues of a large number of illegal residents in the country. The proposal to deal with illegal immigrants was agreed…
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Cryptocurrency crash costs Kuwaiti man $2.5 million
The unpredictable nature of Cryptocurrency came to fore one again on Wednesday after a Kuwaiti investor lost $2.5 million as the virtual currency took a plunge. A large number of Kuwaitis lost…
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Sandstorm blankets several Middle Eastern countries
From northern Syria to Iraq through Saudi Arabia, a sandstorm reached the UAE lands, whose government on Wednesday warned the residents of its danger, especially as it caused about nine casualties in…
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Kuwait: Thousands of Indian nurses to be recruited in pvt hospitals
As a gesture of strengthening relations with India, Kuwait is expected to host thousands of newly recruited nurses from the country. These nurses are expected to join various private hospitals across Kuwait,…
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A month after submission, Kuwaiti Emir accepts govt’s resignation
Kuwait: Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday accepted the resignation of the country’s government, which was submitted by Prime Minister Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, on April 5, the Kuwait…