Tag: Kuwait

Kuwait commutes 15 Indians’ death sentence to life

The death sentence handed to 15 Indians in Kuwait has been commuted to life imprisonment, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Saturday as she thanked the country’s ruler for the gesture. “The Emir of Kuwait has been pleased to commute the sentence of 15 Indian nationals from death to life imprisonment,” Sushma Swaraj tweeted....

September 30, 2017

Kuwait commutes death sentence of 15 Indians to life imprisonment

Death sentence given to 15 Indians in Kuwait has been commuted to life imprisonment, Minister of External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj said on Saturday. “HH the Emir of Kuwait has been pleased to commute the sentence of 15 Indian nationals from death to life imprisonment. HH the Emir has further directed the reduction in...

September 30, 2017

Palestinian teachers return to Kuwait after 25 years

The first batch of Palestinian teachers returned to Kuwait after a gap of 25 years for the 2017-18 school year. The Kuwaiti government had agreed last year to lift a ban on hiring Palestinian teachers, many who had left the country during Iraq’s 1990-91 invasion and occupation of Kuwait, reports Xinhua news agency. The Kuwaiti...

August 22, 2017

Kuwait says most of Gulf oil spill cleaned up

Emergency workers have managed to clean up “the major part” of an oil spill near the joint Kuwaiti-Saudi Al-Khafji oilfield in the Gulf, an official said on Sunday. “The major portion of the main oil spill has been removed,” Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) spokesman Sheikh Talal al-Khaled Al-Sabah said in a statement. Teams were still...

August 13, 2017

Kuwait orders Iran envoy to leave

Kuwait ordered the Iranian Ambassador on Thursday to leave the country within 48 days, amid a diplomatic row between the two countries, Iranian media reported. Earlier in the day, Kuwait shut down Iranian cultural mission and ordered 15 Iranian diplomats to leave the country. In response, Iran summoned the Kuwaiti Charge d'Affaires to protest the...

July 20, 2017

Kuwait, US, Britain call for rapid solution of Qatari crisis

Kuwait, the US and Britain have called for "a rapid end" to the crisis between Qatar and its Arab neighbours through dialogue, the media reported on Tuesday. The call was issued on 10 July by Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah at a meeting with visiting US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Britain's National...

July 11, 2017

Tillerson to visit Kuwait; US warns Qatar crisis at impasse

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel next week to Kuwait to seek a resolution to the crisis over Qatar that has roiled the Persian Gulf. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said 6 July that Tillerson would visit Kuwait City on Monday following visits to Ukraine and Turkey. Tillerson is expected to meet with Kuwaiti officials who...

July 7, 2017

Qatar deadline extended by 48 hours: Saudi

Saudi Arabia and its allies on Monday said they had decided to extend by 48 hours the deadline for Qatar to accept their list of demands to lift a de facto blockade. With the deadline expiring at midnight yesterday, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt agreed to give Doha an extension to...

July 3, 2017

Indian woman stabbed to death in Kuwait

An Indian woman was severely beaten and stabbed to death in a suburb of Kuwait city, a media report said. Her husband is missing and a security official said the flatmate of the woman notified the Interior Ministry after finding her body inside the house in Khaitan area, the Arab Times reported. The woman's identity...

June 13, 2017

Kuwait offers to mediate in Qatar crisis

Kuwait has offered to mediate in the crisis between Qatar and its estranged Arab neighbours, a media report said on Tuesday. The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah, asked his Qatari counterpart, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, to exercise self-control and refrain from taking steps which could worsen the situation, the Kuwaiti news agency...

June 6, 2017

Isolated, Qatar says Kuwait trying to mediate, solve diplomatic rift

Qatar's foreign minister says Kuwait is trying to mediate and solve a diplomatic crisis that has seen Arab nations cut off diplomatic ties. The minister said early today that Kuwait's ruler had asked Qatar's ruling emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, to hold off on giving a speech about the crisis. Foreign Minister Sheikh...

June 6, 2017

4 Indians, 1 Pakistani plead guilty in call centre scam in US

Four Indians and one Pakistani have pleaded guilty to the charges for their role in a massive telephone impersonation fraud and money laundering scheme in the US perpetrated by India-based call centres, the Department of Justice has said. Three Indians Rajubhai Patel, 32, Viraj Patel, 33, Dilip Kumar Ambal Patel, 53, and Fahad Ali, 25,...

June 6, 2017

‘Hiring of Indian nurses in Kuwait only via govt-run agencies’

The Indian government has restricted the recruitment of nurses through a few designated state-run agencies, the Indian embassy in Kuwait has said, pointing out that it was part of a move to make the process transparent. The embassy in a statement said the restriction has been in effect since since May 2015 after some private...

April 10, 2017

Kuwait turns Silk Road into a massive causeway

Kuwait is building one of the world's longest causeways to its remote north where it will pump billions into "Silk City", aiming to revive the ancient Silk Road trade route. The oil-rich emirate is eager to inject life into the uninhabited Subbiya region on its northern tip that has been chosen as the location for...

March 8, 2017

Made in India exhibition to be held in Kuwait

India is set to host a 'Made in India' exhibition in Kuwait later this month to showcase a wide variety of Indian products. The exhibition that will be held on February 18 will showcase several products manufactured in India, the Indian Embassy in Kuwait said. The products to be exhibited during the event range from...

February 10, 2017