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KUWAIT: Some expats are pictured at the Immigration Department. Confusion over incorrect data on work visas has left many expats stranded and unable to travel out of Kuwait for holiday.

Incorrect data on residency permits leave traveling expatriates confused

‘3 nationalities may not travel, others must sign undertaking to correct data’ KUWAIT: Some expats are pictured at the Immigration Department. Confusion over incorrect data on work visas has left many expats stranded and unable to travel out of Kuwait for holiday.KUWAIT: Confusion over incorrect data on work visas left many expats stranded and unable to travel out of Kuwait for holiday recently. Continued confusion about who is affected, how...

KUWAIT: Photo shows a bag of plastic rice. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced yesterday that the Kuwaiti market is safe and free from any “plastic rice” products after receiving test results from the ministry’s labs

No ‘plastic rice’ in Kuwait - MoH official to be prosecuted

KUWAIT: Photo shows a bag of plastic rice. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced yesterday that the Kuwaiti market is safe and free from any “plastic rice” products after receiving test results from the ministry’s labsKUWAIT: Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced yesterday that the Kuwaiti market is safe and free from any “plastic rice” products after receiving test results from the ministry’s labs. Following rumors...

Ministry of Electricity and Water

New electricity tariffs

KUWAIT: Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity and Water for Planning and Training Dr Mashaan Al-Otaibi said the new electricity and water rates will encourage consumers to rationalize consumption.The new rates, that came into force in the investment sector on Tuesday; are five fils (nearly $0.016) per kWh and two dinars ($6.63) per 1,000 imperial gallons of water, he said. “The new tariffs took effect in the commercial sector...

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MoH reviews exemptions on certain categories of expats

KUWAIT: The health ministry is reviewing its decision to exempt certain categories from the increased health fees for expats that will go into effect from Oct 1. MPs have been objecting to the exclusion of tens of thousands of expats from the new charges.Health Minister Jamal Al- Harbi formed a team to review these categories, which will submit its report by mid-Sept. Sources said the team will likely remove health ministry workers and their...

Zain Vice-Chairman & Group CEO Bader Al-Kharafi

Zain publishes annual sustainability report

Zain involves in social, charitable activities - 'Innovate for a Sustainable Future' Zain Vice-Chairman & Group CEO Bader Al-KharafiKUWAIT: Zain Group, the leading mobile telecom innovator with a presence in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, announces the publication of its sixth annual sustainability report, entitled 'Innovate for a Sustainable Future'. The release of this latest report, which is aligned with the United Nations...

KUWAIT: A wide variety of fruits and vegetables put on display at Al-Forda Market. — Photos by Ben Garcia

Inflation up 1.26%

KUWAIT: The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 1.26 percent in July 2017 compared to the same month in 2016, the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) said yesterday. The index figure for July 2017 recorded a decrease of 0.09 percent, compared to June, the CSB added in its monthly report. The CPI increased in nine influential groups in July, and decreased in three others. The index for the first main group (food and beverages) went up by 0.28...

World Bank’s (WB) Country Manager in Kuwait Firas Raad

Kuwait economy to ‘rebound in 2 years’

World Bank expects Kuwait's GDP to grow by 3% World Bank’s (WB) Country Manager in Kuwait Firas RaadKUWAIT: The World Bank's (WB) Country Manager in Kuwait Firas Raad said the late 2016 OPEC and major oil producers' agreement, aimed to cut the glut in the global oil production, have added strains on the Kuwaiti economy in 2017. However, he expected Kuwait's GDP to grow by three percent in the coming two years thanks to the efforts of the...

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Inmate commits suicide

KUWAIT: Interior Ministry Relations and Security Information said a Gulf national inmate hanged himself in his cell using prisoner’s uniform. Investigations are underway to find out the circumstances of the incident and his motive.By Hanan Al-Saadoun

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Aggressive behavior

KUWAIT: "He provoked and angered me when he insulted my mother who is sick with cancer," was the response of an adolescent to detectives to justify his aggressive behavior after he slapped a child in a mall. The youth - caught on video - was identified, arrested and questioned, then released by the public prosecution.Suspect nabbedJahra detectives were able to identify another main suspect in the fight between several youth on Monday. He was...

DUBAI: In this Sept 22, 2015 photo, with the Marina Waterfront skyline in the background, laborers work at a construction site at the Palm Jumeirah. — AP

Qatar limits hours, ensures pay for domestic workers

DOHA: Qatar has approved a law limiting domestic staff to a maximum of 10 hours’ work a day, the first such protection for thousands of household maids, nannies and cooks in the emirate. The “Domestic Employment Law” also orders employers to pay staff wages at the end of each month and entitles workers to at least one day off per week and an annual leave of three weeks, the Qatar News Agency reported.They will also receive end-of-service...

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi (right) poses for a photograph with Senior White House Advisor Jared Kushner at the presidential palace yesterday. — AFP

Egypt slams US decision to cut aid over rights concerns

Kushner meets Arab leaders - Iran, Saudis to exchange diplomatic visits CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi (right) poses for a photograph with Senior White House Advisor Jared Kushner at the presidential palace yesterday. — AFPCAIRO: Egypt's president and foreign minister met White House adviser Jared Kushner yesterday, just hours after the Trump administration cut or delayed hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Cairo over...

ISLAMABAD: Maulana Sami ul-Haq, head of Defense of Pakistan Council, a coalition of around 40 religious and political parties, speaks during a press conference. — AFP

Angry Pakistanis lash out after US condemnation

ISLAMABAD: Maulana Sami ul-Haq, head of Defense of Pakistan Council, a coalition of around 40 religious and political parties, speaks during a press conference. — AFPISLAMABAD: Angry and offended Pakistanis fired back Wednesday against Donald Trump's accusations that their country harbors militants, highlighting the heavy toll they have paid fighting extremism and slamming his embrace of arch-rival India. The US president unleashed blistering...

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This undated imageshows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox particles (green) found within an infected cell (pink and purple) cultured in the laboratory. - AFP

Mpox global health emergency, Kuwait monitoring situation

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NEW DELHI: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the guard of honor to mark the country's Independence Day, at the Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2024. -AFP

Modi renews push for common civil code for India

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VARANASI: Medical students shout slogans and hold posters as they protest the rape and murder of a young medic from Kolkata, in Varanasi on August 15, 2024. -- AFP

Protests sweep India over rape and murder of doctor

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Kuwait Society for Relief’s second relief plane. - KUNA photos

Kuwait sends relief planeload to Sudan

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Minouche Shafik

Columbia president resigns months after campus Gaza demos