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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…
- Middle East
Kuwait announces launch of 1st satellite, KuwaitSat 1 into space
Kuwait has successfully launched the first satellite, “KuwaitSat 1”, into space via a missile from a base in the US state of Florida, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. The Kuwaiti satellite…
- Middle East
A majority of Indians among 30,000 deported from Kuwait in 2022
Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior announced the deportation of 30,000 expatriates outside the country, during the year 2022. The expats were deported over a variety of crimes and violations, including Monday…
- Middle East
Kuwait: Expat workers in govt sector decline by 70%
Kuwait: The number of new expatriates working in Kuwait’s government sectors declined by 70 percent in 2022, amid an increase in the employment of Kuwaitis, local media reported. Arabic daily Al Qabas…
- Middle East
Kuwait to terminate service of expat teachers
Kuwait: Kuwait plans to terminate the service of an unspecified number of expatriate teachers by Kuwaitizing a number of jobs, starting next year, local media reported. The Kuwaiti Minister of Education Hamad…
- Middle East
Kuwait deports 9,517 expats in 3 months; here’s why
Kuwait: The Kuwaiti authorities deported more than 9,517 expats, an average of 105 every day, during the period between August and November, local media reported. It was found that most of the…
- Middle East
Kuwait cancels driving licenses of 1,000 expats in last 40 days
Kuwait: Kuwait’s General Directorate of Traffic revealed that the driving licenses of around 1,000 expatriates were cancelled in 40 days after they were found to have violated the conditions on which they…
- Middle East
Kuwait bans use of metal water bottles in schools
Kuwait: Kuwait’s Ministry of Education has banned metal water bottles in all schools after an elementary student assaulted a classmate using his bottle, local media reported. According to Arabic daily Al Rai,…
