Pakistani Medical Professionals Head to Kuwait this Week After 13 Years

by Feature Writer - October 21, 2020October 21, 20200

Pakistan is sending 600 medical professionals to Kuwait, and a first batch of 221 doctors, nurses and technicians is all set to fly out on Thursday, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Special Assistant on Overseas Pakistanis, Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari, said on Wednesday. A second group of 200 medical professionals will also fly

Kuwait Proposes to end Travel Ban

by Feature Writer - October 19, 2020October 19, 20200

The Director of Operations at Kuwait’s International Airport, Saleh Al Fadaghi, revealed to Al Jarida that they have submitted a proposal to the Supreme Committee to end the travel ban and enforce a mandatory 14-day institutional quarantine in Kuwait. Al Fadaghi added that if the proposal were accepted they would require

Pakistan Plans Sending 100,000 Skilled Workers to Kuwait: OP&HRD

by Feature Writer - September 23, 2020September 23, 20200

Pakistan is planning to send around 100,000 skilled workers to Kuwait aims at boosting its remittances, for which a formal request has been made with the authorities concerned in the gulf state, Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OP&HRD) said on Wednesday. “A formal request to this effect has

Kuwait Passes Draft Law to Crackdown on Number of Expats

by Feature Writer - September 22, 2020September 22, 20200

A panel at Kuwait’s National Assembly passed a draft law Sunday designed to limit the number of expats in the country over the next five years as authorities continue to crackdown on the number of foreign workers, Kuwait-based newspaper the Kuwait Times reported Monday. The draft law did not list the

Kuwait: Ministries Asked to Name Expat Employees to be Replaced by Citizens

by Feature Writer - September 19, 2020September 19, 20200

Kuwait’s Civil Service Commission has asked the ministries of education and Awqaf to list names of all foreign employees doing certain jobs in a step to replace them with citizens as the country is seeking to redress population imbalance, a media report said today. Those to be replaced are expatriates holding

Bloomingdale’s Opens Online Store for Deliveries in UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait

by Feature Writer - September 14, 2020September 14, 20200

Bloomingdale’s Middle East has launched its e-commerce platform and will offer deliveries in three countries within the region: UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. In the UAE, Bloomingdale’s will give customers the option for same-day delivery, while customers in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia can avail of express shipping services. The American luxury department

kuwait to Extend Expired-Residency Visit Visas for 3 More Months from September 1

by Feature Writer - August 28, 2020August 28, 20200

Kuwait has announced that the validity of expired residency and visit visas for those within the country will be extended by an additional three months starting September 1. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Interior on Wednesday. The extension will be processed automatically by the ministry online to avoid overcrowding

Kuwait: New Residency Bill for Expats

by Feature Writer - August 13, 2020August 13, 20200

Perhaps the best thing about the new draft law on residency of expatriates, which has been endorsed by the government, is that it open doors to benefit from the savings of expatriates in investments that can contribute to pushing forward the economic wheel of the country, as well as generate

Kuwait Grants 1-Year Visa Extension for Expats Above 60

by Feature Writer - August 12, 2020August 12, 20200

Kuwait’s Public Authority for Manpower has begun enforcing a one year only work permit for those that are above the age of 60 and do not hold a university degree, Al Qabas reported. The employment department of the Public Authority of Manpower has been implementing this policy verbally and informed those

Kuwait Issues Guidelines to Permit Entry of People from Banned Countries

by Feature Writer - August 4, 2020August 4, 20200

Kuwait’s civil aviation body has confirmed that non-Kuwaiti passengers from 31 countries – residents of which were earlier banned from entering the GCC state – would be allowed entry if they stayed in a third country for a minimum of 14 days. “After 14 days, they must conduct a PCR test