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Kuwait imposes partial curfew, extends holiday for two weeks
KUWAIT: The government of Kuwait was compelled to impose a partial curfew due to non-compliance with the ministry of health's instructions to stay indoors with the aim of curbing the spread of coronavirus, a senior official said late Saturday. Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Anas Al-Saleh told a news conference after a Cabinet meeting an 11-hour curfew would start as of Sunday from 5:00 pm until 4:00 am the following day. "Regrettably,...
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17 new coronavirus cases in Kuwait take total to 176
KUWAIT: Up to 17 coronavirus cases were discovered over past 24 hours in Kuwait, bringing total number of people infected with COVID-19 virus to 176, official spokesman of the Kuwaiti KUWAIT: Up to 17 new coronavirus cases were discovered over the past 24 hours in Kuwait, bringing the total number of people infected with the COVID-19 virus to 176, official spokesman of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced on Saturday. Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad...
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Zain breaks ground with live streamed AGM
Applied Ministry of Health social distancing standards •Innovative, digital solution to global crisisKUWAIT: The Zain Group Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held yesterday at the Zain Group’s headquarters in Kuwait, attended with a quorum of 69.95 percent that approved the recommended cash dividend of 33 percent (33 fils per share) to the shareholders already registered in the company’s record date of 5 April 2020. Cash dividends will be...
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Kuwait closes shopping malls, salons and children's entertainment centres
KUWAIT: Kuwait decided on Saturday to close all shopping malls except for those related to food supplies, the state news agency reported on Twitter.The agency added that all children's entertainment centres and male and female salons will be closed to halt the spread of coronavirus.
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Government denies sending expats home
* Four new coronavirus cases as two more cases cured* No decision on ending school year* MoI denies death of inmate due to COVID-19 By B IzzakKUWAIT: The government yesterday again denied any plans to send expatriates to their home countries after a lawmaker called for “letting expats out” to reduce pressure on medical services.Minister of Social Affairs and Labour Mariam Al-Aqeel reiterated that the government has not received any request...
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A statement from Boursa Kuwait on the continuation of trading
Boursa Kuwait confirms its support  to the decisions and instructions made by the Council of Ministers  and Health Ministry in light of the circumstances the country is going through, and would like to note that the bourse is considered one of the most important economic facilities that should operate regularly to serve traders just like all bourses around the world that are still trading and did not stop even while COVID-19 is...
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Friday prayers banned, mosques closed for first time ever
20 new coronavirus cases as govt denies deporting expats B IzzakKUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday banned Friday prayers and asked worshippers to pray all five times at home, practically closing mosques, in unprecedented measures as the country fights to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.Government officials and the Manpower Authority meanwhile denied reports that Kuwait plans to send millions of expatriates to their home countries as part of...
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Kuwait rebuffs reported deportation of expats..
Mariam Al-Aqeel Kuwait Minister of Social Affairs Mariam Al-Aqeel on Friday decried social media reports on an alleged plan to deport expatriates as "totally untrue". Al-Aqeel, who doubles as Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Acting Minister of State for Service Affairs, said in a press statement that no decision whatsoever had been made in this regard. The minister even underlined that she was not in a position to take such a...
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Kuwait extends lockdown by closing mosques, parks; no curfew as cases surge to 100
By Jamie EtheridgeKUWAIT: Kuwait extended its lockdown on Friday in a bid to limit the spread of coronavirus, with a total of 100 confirmed cases, some of them locally transmitted after coming in contact with travellers returning from infected countries. On Friday, the ministry of Awqaf announced just before noon prayers that Muslims do not need to attend Friday prayers during a pandemic. Thousands around the country still attended the prayers...
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Commerce ministry says strategic reserves sufficient
MoI: No fines for expired iqamas, visas driving licenses  Khaled Al-Roudhan By B IzzakKUWAIT: The interior ministry said yesterday that the immigration department will not collect any fines from residence and visa violators during the government shutdown over the coronavirus. Assistant undersecretary for Residency Affairs Maj Gen Talal Maarafi said expats in the country whose visit visas – commercial, tourist or family – have expired will...
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All private, foreign schools should be closed, MOE warns
By Faten Omar KUWAIT: The Ministry of Education warned all private schools in Kuwait to apply the cabinet’s decision and suspend all work until Thursday, March 26, 2020.Any school found to be in violation of this directive will face penalties and Education Ministry is working closely with Interior Ministry to stop all violations. One school in Khaitan found to be violating work rules regarding teachers was shuttered and will face...
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Panic buying, then calm as Kuwait gets on with it
By Jamie EtheridgeKUWAIT: Kuwait witnessed widespread panic shopping last night but things have returned to calm by mid-morning Thursday. Around the country, locals and expatriates flocked to buy bread, canned goods, rice, flour, milk, bread, water, meat and other basic necessities after the government declared a two-week public holiday in the wake of a spike in coronavirus cases in the country. Kuwait has been dealing with an outbreak...
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