Domestic labor offices need to register with PAM
Owners of domestic labor recruitment offices in the country or their legal representatives will have to sign domestic labor contracts with the Public Authority...
Schengen visa denied to Kuwaitis with unpaid hospital bills
Several Kuwaitis who had earlier traveled to European countries, especially France, for medical treatment and then left the country without paying their hospital bills,...
In first, Kuwait ex-minister gets jail sentence
A special Kuwaiti court, in charge of handling cases against government ministers, had sentenced a former health minister to seven years in prison on...
Layoff 25,000 expatriates, provide jobs to 6,000 citizens
Tackling the growing employment among nationals is a cause for concern to the authorities. At a recent meeting of the parliamentary manpower committee, its...
UAE confirms first cases of new coronavirus
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has confirmed the first cases in the Middle East of the new deadly coronavirus, saying that doctors were treating...
Government to rein-in, rationalize, spending of ministries
Faced with repeated deficit budgets and stagnant oil prices, the government is keen to cut unnecessary expenditure and to trim costs wherever possible. In...
Action against doctors found promoting pharmaceutical companies
The Ministry of Health (MoH) is considering taking action against doctors found to be biased in favor of certain pharmaceutical companies and promoting only...
Philippines Labor Minister to visit Kuwait next week
Philippine Labor Minister, Sylvester Bello, has announced that he had received an official invitation to visit Kuwait on the second and third of February....
Doctor threatened by Kuwaiti patient
A Kuwaiti man has been taken into custody by the police for insulting and threatening to stab a doctor at Adan Hospital
The incident is...
Fear of coronavirus transmission from Chinese imports unfounded
Implementing a total ban on all Chinese imports to the country is not only unrealistic and unnecessary, but also unlikely to have any impact...
