The Director of the Air Transport Department at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Abdullah Al Rajhi issued a circular stating that as of March 7 the Kuwait International Airport will operate 24 hours. According to the circular, all operating airlines were informed by the change and were informed […]
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Kuwait economy news
The 5th set of Pfizer vaccines arriving on Sunday in Kuwait
Kuwait is expanding its vaccinations against COVID-19, hoping it will inoculate at least 2.4 million people in four months to return to normal life, a local newspaper reported Thursday. Attaining this objective requires vaccinating 20,000 people per day, i.e. 600,000 per month, Al Jarida newspaper said. However, reaching this level […]
Kuwait Min canceled 1,588 work permits in the last three days
Kuwait’s Public Authority For Manpower has canceled 1,588 ex-pat work permits in three days from January 25 to 27, local media reported. According to the authority, the recently cancelled work permits were due to four main reasons – expats cancelling their work permits and leaving permanently, expats outside the country […]
Kuwait projects a huge budget deficit, once again
The Cabinet yesterday approved the 2020/2021 budget projecting yet another huge deficit for the sixth year in a row due to lower oil prices and production as Kuwait complies with the OPEC+ output cuts to support prices. The deficit is projected to reach KD 7.72 billion, even higher than the […]