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Wed, 02 Feb 2022 19:30:19 +0000
Kuwait Times Thursday, February 3, 2022
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Wed, 02 Feb 2022 18:09:59 +0000
60+ expat annual health insurance set at KD 500
By B Izzak KUWAIT: Expatriates aged over 60 without a university degree will have to pay KD 500 in annual health insurance to go with the KD 250 annual fee for the renewal of their work permits, the Insurance Regulatory Unit said yesterday. The insur...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 18:05:30 +0000
Kuwait’s Health Minister says dealing with COVID requires adaptability and flexibility
KUWAIT: Dealing with continuous ramifications of COVID-19 required adaptability and flexibility via following health procedures and precautions, including speeding up vaccinations and PCR tests, Health Minister Dr Khaled Al-Saeed said yesterday. Addr...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 18:00:07 +0000
Many prefer online education amid pandemic despite govt reluctance
By Ahmad Jabr and Ben Garcia KUWAIT: The issue of education in Kuwait amid the COVID-19 pandemic was back in the forefront yesterday when MPs charged during a National Assembly session that closing schools or a return to online education should never...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:54:32 +0000
Street cleaner tells story of how he made it to Kuwait
By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: Zakir, a Bangladeshi cleaner who works hard to keep Kuwait’s streets tidy, was 17 when he arrived in Kuwait in June 2016. He applied for the job in Bangladesh and paid a handsome amount to an agent, who adjusted his age on...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:50:44 +0000
Kuwaiti minister says strong demand drives oil markets’ recovery
KUWAIT: The oil market is witnessing a positive recovery due to the improvement of global economy and the continuous oil reserves withdrawals, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil and Minister of Electricity and Water and Sustainable Energy...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:47:13 +0000
Kuwait, US officials discuss bilateral ties, military cooperation
KUWAIT: Kuwait Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Khaled Saleh Al-Sabah met yesterday with the US 55th Chief of Engineers, Lieutenant-General Scott Spellmon, and his delegation, currently on an official visit to the country. Kuwait Armed Forces s...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:20:54 +0000
US to send warship, fighter jets to UAE after Yemen attacks
DUBAI: The United States will send a warship and fighter jets to help defend the United Arab Emirates, officials said yesterday, after a series of missile attacks by Yemeni rebels left three dead in the wealthy Gulf state. The deployment, to “assis...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:16:36 +0000
Turkey strikes Kurd targets in Iraq, Syria
BEIRUT: Turkey said Wednesday it launched deadly strikes against Kurdish targets in Iraq and Syria, where Kurd forces have been left reeling from the largest Islamic State group attack in nearly three years. The raids on Tuesday night targeted shelte...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:05:58 +0000
12 migrants blocked by Greece die at border: Turkey
ISTANBUL: Turkey yesterday accused Greece of allowing 12 migrants to die in the winter cold after stripping them of their clothes and then pushing them back across the Turkish border. The charges from Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu threaten...



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