Kuwait

The Amiri Diwan has asked all ministers who are not members of the ruling family to remove the title 'sheikh' from their names, in implementation of the Amiri decree, which was issued in May 2017 to recognise and fix the Al Sabah family tree

The training of the army’s first women batch, who have recently registered to enlist in the country’s army, has been postponed, pending approval from Islamic authorities

Kuwait University, a state institution, decided to suspend the replacement of foreign workers with nationals for four years to meet academic needs, contrary to a 2017 policy setting quotas for the recruitment of nationals, also known as Kuwaitisation

The justice minister is holding talks with relevant agencies to seek the best mechanism to address the disputed ban on renewing work permits for expatriates over 60 without a university degree

A Kuwaiti member of parliament has tabled a motion limiting car ownership for foreign workers in the country to two per person, arguing that the move is necessary to stop illegal trade in car licences and reduce traffic congestion in the country

The Anti-Corruption Authority said a strong and robust system has been established to fight corruption, with new laws on the way to being enacted

To step up efforts to create jobs for its citizens and set restrictions on hiring foreigners as part of a policy dubbed "Kuwaitisation", the contracts of 67 non-Kuwaiti administrative employees will be terminated by the end of the current school year

After Emir accepted resignation upon try to end feud that has delayed fiscal reforms, outgoing government is asked to remain in caretaker capacity until new cabinet is formed

Over 300 citizens compete for muezzin jobs in a frame of restrictions on employing foreigners in a policy dubbed “Kuwaitisation”; applicants holding doctoral degrees are exempted from written tests

The country issued entry visas for about 700 foreign teachers who were stranded abroad due to travel restrictions caused by the global pandemic

In order to build 25.000 new houses on the site, all the tyres from a huge cemetery created were moved to a new location in al-Salmi, where they should be effectively recycled and turned into consumer products