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Kuwait Moves Closer to Visa-Free Travel in Europe’s Schengen Zone
The GCC's secretary-general says Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar are close to starting a process that could eventually end the need for a Schengen visa on short European trips. Read more →
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UAE Probe: Flydubai Co-Pilot Planned Suicide Attack on Tel Aviv Airport
UAE Attorney-General Dr Hamad Saif Al Shamsi says the Omani co-pilot on flydubai flight FZ1073 had planned to crash the aircraft into Ben Gurion Airport's terminal, with radicalisation traced back to 2017. Read more →
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Saudia Pilot Killed in Riyadh Airport Attack, Airline Confirms
Saudia has confirmed that one of its pilots, Captain Hamoud Ali Al-Kalthami, died in Thursday's attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which also damaged one of its aircraft. Read more →
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UAE Drops Criminal Penalty for Attempted Suicide.
The UAE has amended its Crimes and Penalties Law so that attempting suicide is no longer a criminal offence, a change legal experts are calling compassionate and overdue. Read more →
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Kuwait Logged Over 1.1 Million Traffic Violations in Five Months
Kuwait's General Directorate of Traffic recorded more than 1.1 million violations in just 153 days, with speeding and parking topping the list. Read more →
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Kuwait Seizes 25,000 Chewing Tobacco Pieces in Shop Raids
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry seized 25,000 pieces of banned chewing tobacco and issued 22 violation reports during inspection campaigns in Al-Ahmadi and the Capital Governorates. Read more →
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Working Too Many Hours in Kuwait? Here’s What Kuwait Says About Overtime
The Public Authority for Manpower has reminded employers and workers of Kuwait's legal limits on working hours and overtime pay. Here's what the rules actually say and what to do if your employer isn't following them. Read more →
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Viral ‘safety pin on a train’ story has people talking l
A short, unverified story about a woman pricking a man with a safety pin on a train for touching her elbow has gone viral online – here's what we actually know. Read more →
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Kuwait court jails man 2 years for blackmailing Filipina worker
Kuwait's Court of Appeal overturned a 5,000 KD fine and sentenced a man to two years in prison for extorting a Filipina worker with threats to release her private photos and videos. Read more →
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Airport Tells Travellers to Check Flights
King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh has asked passengers to check their flight status with airlines before travelling, after explosions and missile interceptions disrupted operations over the Saudi capital. Read more →