Asia Kuwait 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
Asia Kuwait 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
Asia Kuwait 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
Asia Kuwait 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
Asia Kuwait 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
Asia Kuwait Kuwaiti women will be allowed to join the army in combat roles for the first time after being restricted to civilian roles for years
Asia Kuwait The country issued entry visas for about 700 foreign teachers who were stranded abroad due to travel restrictions caused by the global pandemic
Asia Kuwait 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
Asia Kuwait 571.000 foreigners left the labour market in the country, a decrease of 8,52% between June 2021 and June 2020
Asia Kuwait Kuwait airport should be able to open fully and operate at 100% capacity in a fortnight, if the Covid-19 committee confirms the decision at its upcoming meeting
Asia Kuwait Coral reefs of Qaruh island have been bleached, largely due to the waters’ upper layers overheating and altering environment related to climate change - EPA affirms; the process may be reversible if water temperatures decrease steadily
Asia Kuwait All state entities will have to limit spending to at least 10 percent as of plans to address the budget deficit; reduced spending on local and international exhibitions, travel for overseas training, overseas missions and medical care
Asia Kuwait Facebook came in first (31%) among the most used social media platforms in the country during the second quarter of 2021 - evidence is brought by data released by the Communications and Information Technology Commission