KUWAIT CITY, June 21: While Ministry of Interior is determined to continue with its decision not to grant new residence permits to parents and siblings of expatriates in Kuwait, the General Department for Residency Affairs has issued executive bylaws concerning the medical insurances for expatriates, estimated to be about 12,000 …
Read More »
Patient supposed to pay for each visit after initial visit: sources KUWAIT CITY, June 21: Health sources disclosed that some hospitals have started implementing Ministerial Decision No. 392/1999 concerning fees to be paid by expatriates who visit the outpatient clinics in case they have to revisit the clinic for the …
Read More »
KUWAIT CITY, June 21: Kuwait is among the top six countries worldwide with highest expatriate remittances. According to a study conducted by Al-Shahed daily, the volume of remittances sent by expatriates in the Gulf countries exceeded $100 billion, which constitutes 23 percent of the total transfers of $445 billion worldwide …
Read More »
DUBAI, UAE, June 21: According to Mercer’s 2017 Cost of Living Survey, Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the second and third most expensive Middle Eastern cities for expatriate cost of living. The global ranking sees Dubai climbing one place from last year to become the 20th most expensive city in …
Read More »
Ministry, its affiliates closely monitoring attendance KUWAIT CITY, June 21: The number of employees on sick leave and those asking permission for some days off in the Health Ministry and its affiliate institutions has been increasing since the start of the last 10 days of Ramadan, while the number of …
Read More »
Industrial waste without treatment injurious to health KUWAIT CITY, June 21: Scientific research and studies revealed the prevailing environmental pollution caused by heaps of medical, oil and industrial wastes at dumping sites without treatment is detrimental to human health in the Kuwaiti society, reports Al-Seyassah daily. Renowned researcher in environmental …
Read More »
Visitors stand in long queues under scorching sun to complete transactions KUWAIT CITY, June 20: Five hours were not sufficient for people, who went to the branches of Residency Affairs Department in Farwaniya and Kuwait City, to carry out transactions. They had to stand in long queues under the scorching …
Read More »
KUWAIT CITY, June 20: The General Department for Residency Affairs has confirmed the recent news published exclusively on Al-Shahid newspaper concerning the condition set by Ministry of Interior for renewal of residency for expatriates’ parents and siblings under dependant visa whereby an insurance certificate of KD 3,000 from an insurance …
Read More »
KUWAIT CITY, June 20: Ministry of Health owes a total of KD 20 million to doctors for their work in evening clinics for the past nine months, reports Aljarida daily quoting informed sources. They said the concerned doctors had requested several times for settlement of the outstanding remunerations, and the …
Read More »
KUWAIT CITY, June 20: Al-Durra Company for Recruitment of Domestic Labor has completed the necessary studies and procedures to launch operations. According to informed sources, the company is working on reducing the costs for recruitment of domestic workers from the Philippines by about 50 percent, as it currently costs about …
Read More »
ARAB TIMES THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT
