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Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:53:44 +0000
Women in Kuwait launch their own #MeToo movement
KUWAIT: Women in Kuwait are defying conservative norms and a culture of “shame” to speak out against harassment for the first time, in a social media campaign sparked by a popular fashion blogger. Dozens of testimonies about being stalked...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:52:12 +0000
Passengers can choose quarantine hotel category
By Nawara Fattahova KUWAIT: Starting from Feb 21, 2021, institutional quarantine will be mandatory for all arrivals to Kuwait for seven days, followed by seven days of home quarantine. As the institutional quarantine is at the passenger’s expen...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:51:19 +0000
Kuwait reports 1,002 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths
KUWAIT: Kuwait said 1,002 people tested positive for coronavirus with six related deaths reported yesterday, taking total COVID-19 cases to 172,996, while deaths increased to 975, according to the health ministry. The number of people hospitalized wi...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:36:24 +0000
UAE probe enters Mars orbit in first for Arab world
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates’ “Hope” probe yesterday successfully entered Mars’ orbit, making history as the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission. The probe is designed to reveal the secrets of Martian weather, b...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:27:07 +0000
10th February
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Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:13:55 +0000
Philippine Embassy provides mobile passport extension
By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: Following a decision by the Kuwaiti building owner for the early termination of the lease agreement with the Philippine Embassy (due to security concerns over a royal palace nearby), effective Jan 17, the Philippine Embassy in K...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:09:38 +0000
Amir meets Turkish Foreign Minister, receives letter from Qatar’s Amir
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem at Bayan Palace yesterday. His Highness the Amir also received the Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 17:59:48 +0000
Absconding maids ‘sold’ to licensed offices
KUWAIT: Criminal detectives raided a bogus office that encouraged maids to escape from their workplaces or homes of their sponsors in exchange for double their salaries, Al-Anbaa Arabic daily reported yesterday. Seven Nepalis were arrested, along wit...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 17:56:10 +0000
Indians advised against traveling to Kuwait via UAE
ABU DHABI: The Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi has advised nationals not to attempt to travel via the United Arab Emirates in order to reach Kuwait or Saudi Arabia. In a notice posted on Twitter on Monday, the Indian government in the UAE warned: “...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 17:50:03 +0000
Over 9,000 work permits canceled in one month
KUWAIT: Authorities cancelled 9,296 work permits of expats in one month, of which 5,000 expired due to their presence outside the country without renewal, Al-Qabas Arabic daily reported yesterday. Statistics issued by the Public Authority for Manpowe...



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