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Kuwaitis who have not been vaccinated against covid-19 will not be able to travel abroad from August 1, the Gulf country said Tuesday according to media reports. The directive does not apply to children under age of 16, those with Read more
Kuwait will execute 18 projects worth $65 billion in fiscal year 2021-2022 following government approval. According to Alanba daily in Arabic, 5 per cent of the projects are based on partnership with the private sector. The projects include 14 major Read more
Kuwait customs has seized 2.22 million bags of narcotics at the country’s Shuwaikh port, Kuwaiti state news agency KUNA reports. The substances were found in three containers left behind for over 90 days in the port. The General Administration of Read more
UAE is the world’s second safest country in 2021 Global Finance Magazine has reported. The index which takes into account three fundamental factors – war and peace, personal security, and natural disaster risk, hails the Gulf country’s efforts to curb Read more
The Kuwaiti police have arrested Jamal Al-Sayer, a prominent political activist and poet, for insulting Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Sabah, reports say. Al-Sayer, his lawyer told Reuters, has been detained since Monday evening following his interception by three police cars Read more
Kuwait, a major OPEC member, has cancelled two gas projects due to a Coronavirus-induced policy to trim capital expenditure in the hydrocarbon industry, reports say. Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), state company and owner of the projects, decided to abolish the Read more
Kuwait will “soon” host talks between lawmakers in the Arab Gulf and their counterparts in the European Union, a speaker of the Kuwaiti legislature has said, state-run news agency KANU reported. Marzouq Al-Ghanem, the agency said, made the announcement while Read more
Kuwait and Japan will issue in July commemorative postage stamps symbolizing friendship between the two nations on the sidelines of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, reports say citing the Gulf country’s mission in the Asia. “It is an Read more
Kuwait Sunday agreed to end the decision not to issue family and business visas to Pakistanis, in place since 2011, Pakistan’s Interior minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said. The Gulf country in 2011 suspended issuance of family and business visas to Read more
Two workers sustained wounds Monday in Kuwait. A fire broke out at the country’s largest oil field, reports say. The workers, state news agency KANU, reports citing a statement from Kuwait Oil Company, are in stable conditions. The agency also Read more