Firefighters end massive fire at Jahra tire dump.
Kuwait’s anti-fire teams have put off a huge blaze at a scrap tire graveyard in the northwestern Jahra Governorate. In a press statement, the Kuwait Fire Service Directorate said the fire erupted today’s afternoon and quickly spread to a large area of the tire scrapyard which extends over an area...
Coronavirus kills Six – 729 more infected in Kuwait.
Kuwait Ministry of Health reported 729 new COVID-19 infections, taking the total to 114,744, while the death toll surged to 690 after confirming new 6 fatalities during the last 24 hours.The number of people hospitalized with the virus stands at 7,559; 136 of whom are in intensive care units, said the ministry...
Six firms closed for shipping subsidized food.
Kuwait’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Wednesday that its inspectors have closed six companies specialized in shipping food supplies as they were planning to send locally-subsidized catering overseas. Legal measures are being completed against these firms to refer them to the commercial...
IMF sees Kuwait economic slowdown.
In its revised forecast of real GDP cuts in 2020 for all member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) except Saudi Arabia, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees an 8.1 percent contraction for Kuwait. Earlier in April, the IMF predicted a contraction of 1.1 percent for Kuwait.Meanwhile, the IMF revised...
Private oil sector workers demand equality – Kuwaiti team airs frustration.
The hashtag #showyourpositioninKuwait has gone viral on Twitter recently to reiterate the demand of some 14,000 Kuwaitis employed in private oil sector whose demand for equality with their colleagues in government oil sector have been ignored by Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, reports Al-Qabas daily. Head...
429 Saudi teachers allowed to enter Kuwait.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has officially agreed to allow entry into the country for 429 teachers who hold Saudi nationality and whose names were listed by the Ministry of Education, reports Al-Qabas daily. According to official sources, the Higher Ministerial Committee for COVID-19 Emergencies held...
MoH okays request on computer training for students parents.
Need to adhere to preventive health guidelines: Al-MutairiActing Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health Dr Abdul Rahman Al-Mutairi has approved the request of the Ministry of Education – represented by some private schools – to organize workshops and training courses on computer programs and electronic...
University of Miami alumna brings autism clinic home to Kuwait.
First-of-its-kind intervention clinic for children with autism in KuwaitEvery morning, the two-year-old arrived at autism clinic crying – for a harrowing 90 minutes. But after two weeks, he walked in dry-eyed and hugged his student therapist. Fajer Almenaie knew then that she finally had landed in the right...
Proposal to allow families to set up camps in their backyards.
Due to the cancellation of spring camping season this year and the probability of extending it to December 2020 in light of the health measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the country, a member of the Municipal Council Ahmed Hadian Al-Enezi revealed about “a proposal to allow families to set up family...
Dubai – preferred transit destination for returning expats.
Following the decision taken by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to ban entry into Kuwait for citizens from 34 countries, irrespective of whether they came directly or via transit, without staying for 14 days in any of the non-prohibited countries, Dubai became the ideal choice for thousands...