Новости за 16.02.2021

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By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: Some workers in Kuwait again face a no work-no pay situation for the entire month of February, after salons, barbershops, gyms and massage parlors were ordered by the Cabinet to shut down for a month (from Feb 7) due to the coronavirus pandemic. Anwar, an Indian barber in Mirqab, recalled they […]

By Nawara Fattahova KUWAIT: The ministry of commerce and industry confirmed to Kuwait Times yesterday that the official fee for recruiting domestic helpers from abroad includes the cost of the air ticket of the worker. Ministry decree 33/2021, published in the official gazette Kuwait Al Youm last week, set the fee for hiring domestic workers […]

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said the damage caused to the owners of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) was “painful,” and the same goes for the educational attainment of students and the failure of athletes to practice their activities. “But the greater pain is the continuing epidemic situation amid […]

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace yesterday His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. His Highness the Amir also received the Chairman of Sakhar Computer Programing Company Mohammad Abdulrahman Al-Sharekh on winning 2021 King Faisal Prize granted by King Faisal Foundation for his efforts in Arabizing computer […]

KUWAIT: Forty-five hotels applied for registration on the “Kuwait-Mosafer” platform, as institutional quarantine is required at 3-, 4- or 5-star hotels from Feb 21 for all citizens and expats arriving in Kuwait for seven days at their expense, Al-Anbaa Arabic daily reported yesterday quoting official sources at the Kuwait Hotel Owners Association. The sources said […]

KUWAIT: The Civil Service Commission announced yesterday that all ministries, government authorities and public institutions will be closed from Feb 25 to 28 on the occasion of the national and liberation days. Thursday and Friday are official holidays, while Saturday and Sunday have been considered as rest days. Official work will resume on March 1. […]

KUWAIT: Jahra police arrested three Asians involved in brewing illicit liquor in Rehaya. After authorities received information about a liquor brewery in the Rehaya scrap area, a field force was formed and went to the scene. After the information was confirmed, a warrant was obtained to destroy the factory. The three suspects were sent to […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait plans to start vaccinating expats in six weeks, depending on if the vaccination process go on at the current pace and the continued arrival of contracted shipments, Al-Rai Arabic daily reported yesterday, quoting Health Ministry sources. The first group of expats to be vaccinated will be domestic helpers, especially that this group is […]

By B Izzak KUWAIT: The government yesterday issued a stern warning to the public to comply fully with health measures or face a total lockdown to contain a steep rise in the number of new coronavirus cases. Speaking during a special session of the National Assembly, Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah bluntly said if […]