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Boat probe: 3 men came to Mumbai via Kuwait-Saudi-Dubai-Pak route
Mumbai: Three men, originally from Tamil Nadu, arrested by Mumbai Police started their boat journey from Kuwait on January 28 and claimed to have taken Saudi Arabia-Dubai-Pakistan route before entering Indian shores illegally, as…
- India
Mumbai cops launch probe as boat from Kuwait arrives at Gateway of India
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police on Tuesday launched a probe after a boat from Kuwait with three persons on board arrived at the Gateway of India, an official said. Prima facie, nothing suspicious was found…
- Middle East
Kuwait resumes issuance of family, tourist, commercial visas
The Kuwait Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Monday, February 5, announced the resumption of issuing visit visas for family, commercial, and tourist visits, under new terms and conditions. The new decision comes…
- Middle East
Kuwait: Expats to face deportation for driving with invalid licenses
Kuwait: Expatriates in Kuwait caught driving without a valid license may face penalties and deportation to their home countries, local media reported. This comes as Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) issued a…
- Middle East
Kuwait to consider reintroducing visit visas: Local media
Kuwait: The Kuwait Ministry of Interior (MoI) is considering the possibility of reintroducing various visit visa categories, including commercial, tourist, and family visas, local media reported. The move aligns with the new…
- Middle East
Kuwait launches part-time work permits for expats
Kuwait: The authorities in Kuwait have started issuing part-time work permits for expatriates in the country. Taking to X, on Thursday, February 1, the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) announced that the…
- Middle East
Amnesty urges Kuwait to drop charges against Bidun activist
Amnesty International has urged Kuwait to drop charges against Bidun activist Mohammad Al-Bargash, who is being prosecuted for speaking about the human rights of the country’s stateless Bidun population. On September 3,…
- Middle East
Kuwait: 14 professions exempted from university degree for family visas
Expatriates in Kuwait belonging to 14 professions are exempted from university degree criteria to obtain a family visitor visa. On Thursday, January 25, the Kuwait Ministry of Interior (MoI) announced the resumption…
- Middle East
Kuwait plans to ban handshakes during mourning ceremonies
Kuwait: Kuwait plans to prohibit handshakes at cemeteries’ mourning halls to curb the spread of infectious diseases, local media reported. The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health has issued a circular to the municipality,…
- Middle East
Kuwait thwarts terrorist plan to target Shiite places of worship
Kuwait thwarted a terrorist cell’s plan to target places of worship belonging to the Shia sect, said Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) in a statement published late on Thursday, January 25, on…
- Middle East
Kuwait’s Emir appoints Prime Minister as deputy
Kuwait: The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, has appointed Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah as deputy Emir when he is not in the country. On Wednesday,…
- Middle East
Kuwait: 9 Indian workers repatriated for celebrating Ram Temple inauguration
At least nine Indian workers in Kuwait were sacked from their jobs after celebrating the inauguration of Ram Temple at the site of the demolished Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh (UP),…
- Middle East
Kuwait halts amnesty for residency violators
Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) has halted its decision to offer amnesty for residency violators before 2020 and continues deportation, local media reported. On Thursday, January 18, the MoI started allowing expatriates…
- Middle East
Iran FM voices readiness to enhance cooperation with Kuwait
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Sunday voiced his country’s readiness to carry out all-out cooperation with Kuwait. He made the remarks in a phone call with Kuwait’s new Foreign Minister…