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Crackdown on violators of health precautions in all three countries has increased

Kuwait City: While Kuwait began its COVID-19 vaccination campaign almost two months ago, apart from frontline and health workers, Kuwaitis have been given the priority in receiving the vaccine over non-Kuwaiti residents, regardless of their age and health conditions. But now, an informed health source told Al Rai that expats will begin receiving the vaccine in six weeks and domestic workers will be prioritised. During a special closed meeting at the National Assembly (parliament) on Tuesday, th...

Share This: Yes, you read the headline correctly and you’ll soon know just how true it is. In 2002 our Mechanized Infantry unit deployed to Kuwait for Operation Desert Spring. Since it was right after 9/11/2001, we had a sneaky feeling that we weren’t just going on a rotation to train with the Kuwaitis. Six months later, we went home for a couple of months and then found ourselves right back in the Middle East. February 2003. Celebrating my 21st birthday in Kuwait isn’t precisely how I ha...

Health authorities agree on vaccination against COVID-19 for hotel workers

Messenger KUWAIT CITY, Feb 11: The Health, Social and Labor Affairs Committee had a meeting with Ministry of Health Undersecretary Dr Mustafa Reda and other senior officials in the ministry on Thursday. Chairman of the committee MP Saadoun Hammad said they discussed the proposal to amend law number 8/ 1969 on the prevention of infectious diseases, recent steps taken in the fight against coronavirus, and alleged shortage of Pfizer vaccine. Hammad revealed the committee asked the officials if the...

Several Gulf Arab states have seen daily coronavirus cases climb back towards highs recorded last year, prompting authorities to re-impose restrictions on travel and gatherings as they roll out vaccination campaigns.

Messenger KUWAIT CITY, Feb 9: The Women and Family Committee has approved, during its meeting yesterday, a proposal to grant permanent residence to children of Kuwaiti women married to non-Kuwaitis. This is in addition to giving them priority in employment after Kuwaitis and treating them like Kuwaitis inside ministries and government institutions. On the other hand, the head of the committee, MP Osama Al-Shaheen, said the committee conveyed to the concerned government agencies the urgent need...

Share on Twitter Women in Kuwait are defying conservative norms and a culture of "shame" to speak out against harassment for the first time, in a social media campaign sparked by a popular fashion blogger. Dozens of testimonies about being stalked, harassed or assaulted have emerged online, focused on the Instagram account "Lan Asket" - Arabic for "I will not be silent". Kuwaiti fashion blogger Ascia Al Faraj, who has more than 2.5 million social media followers, said in an explos...

They're defying conservative norms and 'shame' culture to speak out against harassment.

Kuwait City: The spokesman for Kuwait’s Ministry of Health, Dr Abdullah Al Sanad, revealed that 61 per cent of those infected with COVID-19 throughout the month of January were Kuwaitis. While the Ministry has held a weekly press conference since the start of the pandemic, due to the rise in COVID-19 cases, Al Sanad announced it will be holding a press conference daily at 7pm (8pm UAE time) to keep the public informed. On Tuesday, Kuwait recorded 1,002 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths, makin...