Pakistan and Kuwait have agreed to increase interaction at leadership level, promote investments and enhance exchange of businessmen’s visits.
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Tax on expatriates from 2 percent to 5 percent on remittances
Update 17.11.2016 – The government is planning to impose taxes on expats’ remittances and companies, and privatize healthcare and education. According to informed government sources, a special ministerial committee has already prepared a package of economic and financial reform legislations to be presented by the new Cabinet and referred to the new parliament in mid-December. (Source : Kuwait Times) (more…)
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Cancellation of sponsorship system completely
Kuwait Labor Union (KLU) in a recent symposium held in cooperation with the General Federation of Nepali Trade Unions (Gefont) called for cancellation of the sponsorship system completely, reports Al-Qabas daily.
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Residency Cards for expats instead of stickers on passports
Head of the General Department for Residency Affairs Major General Talal Marafi revealed about a new project being prepared for issuing residency cards to expatriates instead of placing stickers in their passports, reports Al-Rai daily.
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100 AIDS victims managed to come to Kuwait from India , MOH.
The issue of visa trading recently took a dramatic turn after Ministry of Health discovered that more than 100 AIDS victims managed to come to Kuwait from India, medical sources say.
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Gang of eight men and ten women arrested
An Ethiopian gang of eight men and ten women was arrested for running a fake domestic labor office and cheating Kuwaiti citizens and expatriates as well as providing shelter to runaway domestic workers and providing them with illegal employment. (more…)
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Court sentenced two Egyptians to death
The Criminal Court Tuesday sentenced two Egyptians to death for smuggling huge quantities of drugs into the country, reports Al-Rai daily.
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Visit visa extension
Can I extend the family visit visa, currently valid for 1 month, for my mother. And if not, can I transfer her to a tourist visa — valid for 3 months — even though she has already entered Kuwait. Finally what are requirements that I need to fulfill to get a tourist visa for my mother.
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32 Kuwaitis and Expats commit suicide
A total of 32 suicide cases among Kuwaitis and expatriates have been registered for the first four months of 2016 which works out to two cases per week, reports Al-Qabas daily quoting security sources.











