Kuwait to deport expatriates who protested over remarks against ProphetOn June 10, after the Friday prayers, 40-50 migrants had launched protests in Kuwait's Fahaheel area and raised slogans.
14 Jun, 2022, 05.41 PM IST
Expats struggle to get vaccines in Kuwait, citizens come 1stUnlike other Gulf Arab states that have administered doses to masses of foreign workers in a race to reach herd immunity, Kuwait has come u...
06 Apr, 2021, 10.15 AM IST
Indian expats from Saudi, Kuwait stranded in UAE get free accommodationSaudi Arabia and Kuwait have closed their land and sea borders and suspended commercial flights over fears about the new coronavirus strain...
25 Dec, 2020, 04.20 PM IST
India closely monitoring developments relating to expat quota bill in KuwaitSpokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava said the issue figured during recent telephonic conversation between for...
09 Jul, 2020, 10.08 PM IST
New expat bill may force 8 lakh Indians to leave KuwaitKuwait's Prime Minsiter proposed reduction in the number of expats from 70% to 30% of the total population.
08 Jul, 2020, 10.30 AM IST
Kuwait wants to bring down migrant population from 70% to 30%Kuwait wants to slash the migrant proportion of its population from 70% to 30%.
05 Jun, 2020, 01.57 PM IST
Coronavirus impact: GoAir terminates expat pilots amid curtailed flights"... GoAir is forced to temporarily suspend all its international operations (Dammam, Kuwait, Muscat, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bangkok, Phuket and...
18 Mar, 2020, 07.05 PM IST
Five Indian expats in UAE enter Forbes' billionaires list for 2019The combined worth of the five expats, including three from Kerala, is a whopping USD 15.1 billion (Rs 1.04 trillion).
27 Mar, 2019, 08.48 PM IST
UAE shrinks job categories for expats from 3,000 to 700Companies can apply for new work permits for their expat employees with job titles selected from the new list, which was introduced last mo...
12 Jan, 2019, 10.47 AM IST
Donald Trump effect in Saudi Arabia? Indian immigrant’s dream can go sour with new levy planFirms pay a levy of 200 riyal (Rs 3,439) a month for an expat employee, but only for expat employees that exceed the number of Saudi employ...
21 Jun, 2017, 06.49 PM IST
Expatriates in Gulf send home $ 100 bn in remittances: ReportAround 25 mn foreigners including Indians working in Gulf countries sent over $ 100 bn in the form of remittances to their home countries.
09 Jun, 2015, 10.11 PM IST
Kuwait defends barring expats from morning treatmentKuwait said that barring foreigners from attending public hospitals in the mornings was aimed at resolving the problem of "overcrowding" at...
05 Jun, 2013, 03.33 AM IST
Kuwait defends barring expats from morning treatmentKuwait said today that barring foreigners from attending public hospitals in the mornings was aimed at resolving the problem of "overcrowdi...
04 Jun, 2013, 11.03 PM IST
New law to regulate foreign labour in Gulf countriesThe new law being mulled by the GCC would include returning 'marginal' and unskilled foreign workers to their home countries.
18 Apr, 2013, 03.48 PM IST
- Kuwait company VIVA launches special offer for calls to India
Kuwait's telecom service provider VIVA has launched a special offer for its prepaid mobile customers on the occasion of Indian Independence...
15 Aug, 2012, 01.10 PM IST
- Saudi is top destination for expatriate jobs in Gulf
Expatriates are more likely to secure a new job in Saudi Arabia than in any other country in the Gulf region. Ready to face the recruiter? ...
20 Apr, 2010, 08.14 PM IST
- Jazeera launches flights to Mumbai, Delhi
Kuwait's new budget carrier Jazeera Airways has launched flights to Mumbai and Delhi, with plans of increasing the number of destinations o...
04 Jul, 2006, 01.30 AM IST