Abu Dhabi/United Arab Emirates – – The first flight carrying at – risk Afghan evacuees arrived in Kuwait, with has approved passage for 5,000 under an agreement with the United States following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the U.S. envoy said on Tuesday. Ambassador Alina Romanowski said in a Twitter post that the flight arrived … More Afghan Evacuees Start Arriving In Kuwait, U.S. Envoy Says
Milan / Italy – Kuwaiti Finance Minister Khalifa Hamade has offered his resignation to the prime minister of the oil – rich Gulf emirate, two government sources said on Wednesday. The sources said Hamade felt ‘marginalised’ in decision – making, including on selecting the board of sovereign fund Kuwait Investment Authority, which was appointed by … More Kuwait Finance Minister Offers Resignation – Government Source
The Kuwaiti Cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft decree appointing Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Al – Mubarak as Minister of Emiri Diwan Affairs, two weeks after the previous minister was abruptly dismissed. The decree was submitted to the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al – Ahmad Al – Sabah, the cabinet said in a statement. The … More Kuwaiti Cabinet OKs Draft Decree Naming New Minister Of Emiri Diwan Affair
The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), the Gulf country’s sovereign wealth fund, has appointed Basr al – Ajeel as interim managing director pending a permanent appointment, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The KIA last week appointed a new board of directors but hadn’t names a new managing director. The term of the … More Kuwait Wealth Fund Appoints Interim Managing Director
Kuwait’s emir on Saturday issued a decree appointing the Kuwait Investment Authority’s (KIA) board of directors for four years, the state news agency (KUNA) reported. The Gulf state’s sovereign wealth fund board consists of Khaled Al – Fadhel, Meshall Jaber Al Sabah, Fahad M AL – Rashed, Faisal Al – Hamad and Ghanem Suleiman Saqr … More Kuwait’s Emir Appoints KIA Bord For Four Years
Kuwait’s budget deficit increased 174.8% in the 2020 – 21 year to 10.8 billion dinars ($35.5 billion), the finance ministry said on Saturday, nothing it was the highest deficit in the country’s fiscal history. Revenue dropped to 10.5 billion dinars in the financial year that ended on March 31, down 38.9%, while expenditure increased 0.7% … More Kuwait’s 2020 – 21 Budget Deficit Increases 175% To Record 10.8 Bln Dinars
Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al – Thani appealed to all parties in the current political crisis in Tunisia to adopt a path of dialogue in a phone call with Tunisian President Kais Said on Wednesday, the emir’s office sai.d The emir also stressed ‘the importance of fixing foundations of the state of institutions … More Qatar Emir Appeals To All Parties In Tunisia Political Crisis To Pursue Dialogue
Kuwait on Tuesday said only citizens who have been vaccinated for the coronavirus will be allowed to travel abroad starting on Aug.1. A government statement said the rule excepted children under age of 16, those with a health ministry certificate saying they cannot be vaccinated, and pregnant women who have a pregnancy proof certificate from … More Kuwait Bans Unvaccinated Citizens From Travelling Abroad
Kuwaiti state refiner KNPC said in Tuesday that some production units in the Mina Abdullah oil refinery have stopped working after steam production units stopped, but exports operations have not been affected, state news agency KUNA said, citing a KNPC statement. A KNPC official told KUNA that the company was working quickly to restore full … More Some Units In Kuwait’s Mina Abullah Oil Refinery Stopped Working, Exports Not Affected
Kuwait said on Thursday it would extend a month – long partial curfew that had been due to end next week until April 22 as part of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. The cabinet said in a statement on Twitter that the curfew would be from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. as of … More Kuwait Extends Curfew, Qatar Suspends In – Person Learning
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