World / Gulf

Oman’s expat work force down by 16% amid pandemic, says report 28 Dec 2020 - 11:36 am

Nearly a sixth of Oman’s expatriate workers left the Gulf Arab country in the first 11 months of 2020, after losing their jobs...

Oman to close borders on Tuesday for one week: State TV 21 Dec 2020 - 01:19 pm

Dubai: Oman will close its land, air and sea borders on Tuesday at 1 a.m. for one week, state television reported on Monday....

Kuwait civil aviation authority adds UK to its high-risk list of countries 20 Dec 2020 - 07:58 pm

CAIRO: Kuwait's civil aviation authority added the United Kingdom to its high-risk list of countries on Sunday, meaning all flights from it are...

Kuwaiti Amiri Diwan mourns Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah 20 Dec 2020 - 05:00 pm

Kuwait: The Amiri Diwan of the State of Kuwait on Sunday mourned HE Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, who...

Oman to start cutting utility subsidies in January 20 Dec 2020 - 01:21 pm

Oman will start reforming its expensive system of subsidies in January by shifting the focus of its electricity and water spending to its...

Kuwait authorizes emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine 13 Dec 2020 - 03:21 pm

Kuwait: Kuwaiti Ministry of Health authorized Sunday the emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19, a ministry official announced. A joint committee of...

Kuwait Amir accepts post-election government resignation 06 Dec 2020 - 01:49 pm

DUBAI: Kuwait's prime minister submitted his government's resignation on Sunday in a routine procedure after parliamentary elections that took place on Saturday, state...

Kuwait holds legislative elections amidst health precautions 05 Dec 2020 - 10:07 am

Kuwait: Kuwaiti voters began on Saturday morning casting ballots in unprecedented parliamentary elections held amidst health precautions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Voters...

GCC Secretary General welcomes Kuwait statement related to strengthening Gulf and Arab solidarity and stability 04 Dec 2020 - 05:49 pm

Riyadh: The Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf, welcomed the statement issued...

Kuwait firm in talks to distribute vaccines around the world 16 Nov 2020 - 10:37 am

Kuwait’s Agility Public Warehousing Co. is in close discussions with producers of Covid-19 vaccines and governments to help distribute the shots when they...

Bahrain's Sheikh Khalifa, world's longest-serving prime minister, dies 11 Nov 2020 - 12:24 pm

DUBAI: Bahrain's Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa, the world's longest-serving prime minister has died, the royal palace announced on Wednesday. Sheikh Khalifa,...

Strategic dialogue with the US discussed Gulf crisis: Kuwaiti Minister 10 Nov 2020 - 10:53 am

Kuwait: Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait for Americas Affairs HE Hamad Al Mashaan confirmed that the fourth round of the strategic...

Emirates airline asks some pilots to take 12 months unpaid leave 04 Nov 2020 - 03:20 pm

DUBAI: Emirates airline is asking some pilots to take a year of unpaid leave as it seeks to cut costs due to the...

Oman income tax expected in 2022 in fiscal shake-up: Report 02 Nov 2020 - 01:07 pm

Dubai: Oman expects to introduce an income tax on high earners in 2022, the finance ministry said in a 2020-2024 economic plan, new...

Sultan of Oman approves fiscal plan to diversify revenue 22 Oct 2020 - 11:21 am

Dubai: Oman's Sultan has approved a medium-term fiscal plan to make government finances sustainable, state media said on Thursday, as the coronavirus crisis...

Kuwait PM: We will continue efforts to end Gulf crisis 21 Oct 2020 - 09:31 am

Doha: Prime Minister of Kuwait H E Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah yesterday stressed that his country will continue its efforts...

Kuwait calls for pressuring Israel to stop settlement activities 20 Oct 2020 - 12:40 pm

New York: The State of Kuwait has called for ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, urging the international community to pressure Israel...

Kuwait Crown Prince takes constitutional oath before Amir 08 Oct 2020 - 11:23 am

Kuwait: Kuwait Crown Prince HH Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah took constitutional oath before Kuwait Amir HH Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah...