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Vaccination campaign speeds up KUWAIT CITY, April 29: Chairman of the Supreme Advisory Committee for the Coronavirus Pandemic, Dr Khaled Al-Jarallah, said the national vaccination campaign speeds up enabling government departments to increase the number of employees in all departments, reports Al-Rai daily. Al-Jarallah said effective vaccines, dosing stages, the distribution of vaccination sites and the stability of supply will increase the frequency of vaccination, warning that negligence in a...

Messenger KUWAIT CITY, April 29: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has terminated 6,127 non-Kuwaitis working in government agencies as part of the ‘Kuwaitization’ plan and this number is expected to increase to 7,970 by the end of this year, reports Al-Rai daily. Director of the Job Arrangement Department at the CSC Aisha Al- Mutawa told the daily that 6,127 non- Kuwaiti employees in government agencies were terminated during the first three years of the replacement plan approved in 2017. ...

Messenger KUWAIT CITY, April 28: The Civil Service Commission terminated  6,127 expats working in government ministries and agencies within the framework of Kuwaitization plan, by end of this year total termination will be 7,970. The director in charge of jobs department  Aisha Al-Mutawa stated that the services of 6,127 expats were terminated in the first three years of the replacement plan which was approved in the year 2017, she further stated that 1,840 expats will be terminated this year...

Messenger OUR true Islamic religion and the rest of the religions, laws and constitutions — on top of which the Kuwaiti Constitution — stipulate the equality of human beings. This is a civilized behavior. Consequently, we must first treat all citizens equally regardless of their ethnic, tribal, sectarian or regional affiliations, etc. The Constitution stipulates this in a clear and explicit manner that even the blind can see it. This is confirmed in Article Seven of the Constitution which s...

COVID Travel Curbs: Australia Bans Passenger Flights From India Several countries have imposed restrictions on travel to and/or from India amid the most recent COVID-19 surge. Comments Australia on Tuesday, 27 April, announced a temporary ban on direct passenger flights from India as the country grappled with mounting coronavirus infections. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that the suspension would be in effect at least till 15 May owing to the "clearly present" risks of travel from India. T...

KUWAIT CITY, April 27: All Gulf Cooperation Council countries except Kuwait allow the entry of expatriates with valid residency, as well as those with entry visas, in accordance with the health and safety measures aimed to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, reports Al- Qabas daily. These GCC

Papul to serve seven years in Kuwait jail Mohammad Shahid Islam, also known as Kazi Papul. Photo: Collected Diplomatic Correspondent Diplomatic Correspondent Kuwaits Appeal Court yesterday extended the imprisonment of former Bangladeshi MP Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul and two Kuwaitis to seven years, from four, in a bribery case. The others whose sentences were increased include Kuwaits interior ministrys Assistant Under-Secretary Maj Gen Ma...

Kuwait court extends imprisonment of ex-MP Papul to 7 years Mohammad Shahid Islam, also known as Kazi Papul. Photo: Collected Star Digital Report Star Digital Report Kuwaits Appeal Court has extended the imprisonment of former Bangladeshi MP Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul and two Kuwaitis to seven years from four years. The others whose imprisonment were also increased include Kuwaits interior ministrys Assistant Under-Secretary Maj Gen Maze...

Skyscraper of the Day: Meet The Tallest Building In Kuwait Advertisement The Al Hamra Tower is a 414 meters (1,358 ft) tall supertall skyscraper located in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Completed in 2011, currently it is the tallest building in Kuwait and the 36 th tallest in the world. The 80-story office building is also the tallest building in the world to have a continuous stone façade. Designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merril, the towers design exhibits great concern for the climatic realities of t...

In Iraq, funeral ceremonies move to Facebook during coronavirus pandemic Many Islamic funeral rites have been adapted to adhere with pandemic restrictions. Now condolence ceremonies, where a whole community of Muslim mourners meets to show respect for the dead, are moving to social media. As COVID-19 infections rise to alarming levels in Iraq, local Muslims are moving an important part of their traditional Islamic funeral rites online.   Up until recently, a death in the family attracted hun...