Kuwait

Kuwait Bans Entry For Non-Citizens Until Further Notice As Part Of Covid Restrictions

World News | Reuters | Sunday February 21, 2021

Kuwait's Civil Aviation Authority on Saturday announced it was extending an entry ban for non-Kuwaiti citizens until further notice as part of coronavirus restriction measures, it said on Twitter.

Indians Advised Against Travelling To Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Via UAE

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 9, 2021

India has asked its nationals not to travel to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait via the UAE and get stranded in this country, in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the region.

Dr. Reddy's Ends Review Of Covid-19 Drug Avigan In Kuwait

Business | Edited by Nirmalya Sen | Wednesday January 27, 2021

Fujifilm, Dr. Reddy's and GRA had entered into a deal in July to sell Avigan globally excluding Japan, China and Russia

Indian Expats From Saudi, Kuwait Stranded In UAE Get Free Accommodation: Report

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Friday December 25, 2020

Around 300 expats, mostly Indians, stranded in UAE, after Saudi Arabia and Kuwait closed their borders to prevent the spread of the new strain of the coronavirus have been provided free accommodation, according to a media report on Friday.

Andhra Pradesh Police Find Woman Who Went Missing From Vijayawada Airport

India News | ANI | Tuesday December 22, 2020

Andhra Pradesh police found the 32-year-old woman who was missing from Vijayawada International Airport on December 16 and took her to her husband's house in West Godavari district on Tuesday.

Saudi Halts International Flights Over New Fast-Spreading Strain Of Coronavirus

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday December 21, 2020

Saudi Arabia on Sunday halted international flights and suspended entry through its land and sea ports for at least a week, after a new fast-spreading strain of coronavirus appeared in Britain.

Kuwait Holds Parliamentary Election Under Shadow Of Virus

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday December 5, 2020

Kuwaitis went to the polls on Saturday in a parliamentary election overshadowed by Covid-19, with facilities laid on for citizens infected with the disease to vote in special polling stations.

Kuwait Retail Firms Remove French Products Over Prophet Cartoon

World News | Reuters | Monday October 26, 2020

Kuwait's retail co-ops have pulled French products in boycott over the use of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a French school class on freedom of expression whose teacher was then beheaded by a Chechen teenager.

PM Modi Condoles The Death Of Kuwait Leader Sheikh Sabah

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 29, 2020

Condoling the death of Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, the ruler of Kuwait, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the Arab world has lost a beloved leader, India a close friend, and the world a great statesman.

Kuwait Names Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah As New Emir

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 29, 2020

Kuwait on Tuesday named Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as its new emir, after the death of his half-brother Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah at the age of 91.

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Dies At 91

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 29, 2020

Kuwait's emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the architect of the nation's modern foreign policy and mediator in some of the worst crises to grip the Gulf, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, the royal court announced.

Hong Kong Not Allowing Flights From India, Have Applied For Permission: Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 30, 2020

Hong Kong is not allowing flights from India and the Centre is in discussions with the Kuwait government to establish a bilateral air bubble, said the Civil Aviation Ministry on Wednesday.

India Has Shared Its Concern With Kuwait On Expat Quota Bill: Centre

India News | ANI | Thursday July 9, 2020

India has shared its concern on the proposed expat quota bill with Kuwait's foreign minister, Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

8 Lakh Indians May Have To Leave As Kuwait Approves A Draft Expat Quota Bill: Report

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Monday July 6, 2020

A total of 8 lakh Indians may be forced to leave Kuwait as its National Assembly committee has approved a draft expat quota bill seeking to reduce the number of foreign workers in the Gulf country.

Fire Breaks Out At Bank In South Mumbai, No Casualties Reported

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 25, 2020

A fire broke out at the Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait office in south Mumbai's Nariman Point area on Thursday, fire brigade officials said.