Kuwait
- 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…
- India
Mumbai cops launch probe as boat from Kuwait arrives at Gateway of India
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police on Tuesday launched a probe after a boat from Kuwait with three persons on board arrived at the Gateway of India, an official said. Prima facie, nothing suspicious was found…
- Middle East
Kuwait resumes issuance of family, tourist, commercial visas
The Kuwait Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Monday, February 5, announced the resumption of issuing visit visas for family, commercial, and tourist visits, under new terms and conditions. The new decision comes…
- Middle East
Kuwait: Expats to face deportation for driving with invalid licenses
Kuwait: Expatriates in Kuwait caught driving without a valid license may face penalties and deportation to their home countries, local media reported. This comes as Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) issued a…
- Middle East
Kuwait to consider reintroducing visit visas: Local media
Kuwait: The Kuwait Ministry of Interior (MoI) is considering the possibility of reintroducing various visit visa categories, including commercial, tourist, and family visas, local media reported. The move aligns with the new…
- Middle East
Kuwait launches part-time work permits for expats
Kuwait: The authorities in Kuwait have started issuing part-time work permits for expatriates in the country. Taking to X, on Thursday, February 1, the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) announced that the…
- Middle East
Amnesty urges Kuwait to drop charges against Bidun activist
Amnesty International has urged Kuwait to drop charges against Bidun activist Mohammad Al-Bargash, who is being prosecuted for speaking about the human rights of the country’s stateless Bidun population. On September 3,…