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New Al Khiran Hybrid Outlet Mall
Tamdeen Pearl, a subsidiary of Kuwait’s mixed-use property developer Tamdeen Group, has launched the 350km2 Al Khiran Hybrid Outlet Mall, which has a gross leasable area of 70km2, offering more than 300 stores, dining options, artificial intelligence and tech-themed entertainment, as well events, exhibitions, and recreational experiences.
Continue Reading »MoH online service by Dec to collect fees
Ministry of Health starting from Dec 1, 2019, will launch an online payment service to collect the fees for obtaining medical equipment and laboratory tools at the Medical Engineering Department, reports Al-Qabas daily.
Continue Reading »A man and his girlfriend arrested
A young Kuwaiti couple (a man and his girlfriend) have been arrested and referred to the concerned authorities for recklessness and driving under the influence of alcohol, reports Al-Rai daily.
Continue Reading »Filipino taxi driver arrested
An unidentified Filipino taxi driver has been detained for interrogation for reckless driving and hitting a traffic policeman when the latter was organizing traffic on the Fourth Ring Road, opposite the Salmiya Fire Brigade, reports Al-Anba daily.
Continue Reading »Kuwait to close its doors to expats who are diabetic
As a measure to relieve the state treasury of more burden coupled with the increasing costs of medical care for expatriates, contagious diseases such as Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B and C, and HIV/Aids will no longer be the only diseases preventing expatriates from residing or working in Kuwait, as according to the Director of Public Health in the Ministry of Health Dr Fahad Al-Ghumlas, a new list will be released to include non-contagious diseases such as diabetes.
Continue Reading »Sleeping doctor in a clinic
The spokesperson of Ministry of Health Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad has affirmed that the ministry is following up a complaint filed by a Kuwaiti citizen on Twitter about a female expatriate doctor who was found sleeping while on duty in Al-Rehab clinic, reports Al-Qabas daily quoting informed sources.
Continue Reading »5 years validity option for driving license
Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs Major General Jamal Al-Sayegh has requested senior officials at the Vehicle Licensing Section to review an integrated study about linking the expiry date of a driving license issued for an expatriate with the validity of his residency, reports Al-Jarida daily.
Continue Reading »20,000 jobs in Kuwait
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has disclosed that the use of renewable energy in Kuwait will generate 20,000 jobs by 2030 – about 10 percent of the 200,000 job opportunities expected to be generated in Arabian Gulf countries, reports Al-Anba daily.
Continue Reading »Sale of domestic workers
In a move aimed at combating violations related to humantrafficking, Director General of General Department for Residency Affairs Brigadier Abdul Qader Chaba’an issued a circular to prevent the transfer of male or female domestic worker from one sponsor to another in the absence of the domestic worker and without the latter’s signature, reports Al-Anba daily quoting informed sources.
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