Category: Local
-
Cisco’s CCNA, CCNP won’t count as a degree for Kuwait driving licence
A Cisco CCNA or CCNP certificate is a respected networking qualification, but it does not meet Kuwait's university degree requirement for a standard private driving licence. Read more →
-
Sri Lanka Now Kuwait’s Second Biggest Domestic Worker Group
New figures from Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Information show four nationalities – Indian, Sri Lankan, Filipino and Bangladeshi – make up 86.1 percent of the country's 883,308 domestic workers. Read more →
-
Kuwait Ends Paper Car Insurance
The Insurance Regulatory Unit has ordered all compulsory vehicle insurance documents to be issued only through the digital Bima system, ending paper policies in Kuwait. Read more →
-
Expat ordered to pay KD 3,000 for insulting Kuwait doctor
Kuwait's Civil Court has ordered an expatriate to pay KD 3,000 in compensation to an Al-Amiri Hospital doctor who was insulted while on duty, following an earlier criminal fine of KD 500. Read more →
-
Kuwait lifts bans on seven countries
Kuwait's Ministry of Commerce and Industry has lifted poultry import bans on seven countries and dozens of US and French regions, while imposing fresh restrictions where bird flu has been detected. Read more →
-
Kuwait Sets New Rules for Delivery Bike Riders
The General Traffic Department has published a detailed list of rules for delivery motorcycle riders in Kuwait, with impoundment of up to 60 days for those who break them. Read more →
-
Kuwait Police Recover KD 7,000 in Stolen Exhibition Jewellery from a woman
Kuwait's Criminal Security Sector arrested a woman accused of stealing KD 7,000 worth of jewellery from a Hawalli exhibition, recovering all the pieces from her home. Read more →
-
Iowa soldier among six US troops killed at Kuwait’s Shuaiba port
Sgt. Declan J. Coady, a 20-year-old from Iowa, was one of six American soldiers killed at Shuaiba port in Kuwait. His sister Keira has shared a family statement remembering him. Read more →
-
Indians on top in Kuwait’s Domestic Worker Numbers
New figures from the Public Authority for Civil Information show that just four nationalities make up more than 8 in every 10 domestic workers in Kuwait. Read more →
-
Indian families in Kuwait left without water
Around 80 Indian families in Kuwait say they've been left without water, with children and pregnant women bearing the brunt, while tenants also allege caretakers are demanding extra fees to secure rental flats. Read more →