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Kuwait City, 10th November 2021: Family visit and tourist visas are still suspended in Kuwait, iiQ8 Despite the recent decisions of the Council of Ministers regarding opening visas, family visits and tourist visas are still suspended, local Arabic daily Al-Qabas reported quoting sources. The visas for children over 16 years of age, and that for parents are also suspended except for some jobs such as the medical and teaching sector, it added. Al-Qabas daily reported that the directors of the residency affairs departments in the six governorates received clear and explicit instructions to set strict controls on the entry of expatriates, and not open the door for everyone to enter the country. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The salary of 500 KD, as well as vaccination certificate, is a must for applying family visa. Those wishing to bring in wife and children under 16 years of age must have a salary of 500 dinars. Meanwhile, the res…

Kuwait City, 7th November 2021: Kuwait Starts issuing Entry Visas, iiQ8 Ministry of Interior, Kuwait Resumes Issuing Entry Visas The MOI declared on Saturday resuming issuance of entry visas & allowing family union according to standing rules. ◾️ Department of residency affairs, in all governorates would receive applications for the visas & family assembly, noting that the applicant must in advance book a show-up date on the MOI website. ◾️ Children aged lower than 16 are eligible to join the family in Kuwait according to the terms namely the set salary. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ◾️ Commercial visas cover all kinds of businesses in line with the relevant regulations. ◾️ Those for the government are applicable to all public ministries & public authorities as to the E. visas, they would be according to effective measures & rules with respect of special services. ◾️ Those to be allowed in must pres…

Kuwait City, 5th November 2021: Steps to follow while travelling to India from Kuwait, iiQ8 info On October 20, India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued updated travel rules for COVID-19 that should be followed by international passengers arriving in the country. How do these rules influence travelers travelling from Kuwait to India? Here is all you really wanted to know. Travel guidelines to Travel from Kuwait to India: According to the rules given on October 20, considering the decrease in the direction of the COVID-19 pandemic universally, all international passengers travelling to India would have to follow these means, viable from October 25: 1. Submit the self-declaration form on the online Air Suvidha portal on www.newdelhiairport.in before the scheduled travel. 2. Upload a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR (Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction) report. This test should have been conducted within 72 hours prior to undertaking the journey. …

Kuwait City, 5th November 2021: KD 500 for visa renewal and special insurance for above 60s, iiQ8, 3 Categories exempted During a meeting on Thursday, which was presided over by the Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr. Abdullah Al-Salman, the Board of Directors of the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) approved the cancellation of Decision No. 520/2020, which bans the issuance of work permits for expatriates who are above the age of 60 years and hold educational qualification of high school certification and below. This is in confirmation of the report published in the latest editions of the Arab Times and Al-Seyassah newspapers regarding the issuance of directives from high-level authorities in the country to expedite the conclusion of this matter as soon as possible. However, despite the outcome of the meeting, PAM has decided to maintain “incomprehensible or unjustified silence” by not issuing any official statement until the time of the publication of this news. …

Kuwait City, 5th November 2021: Flight Tickets price drop by 40%, iiQ8 News, Air fares drop 40% The Director-General of the Directorate- General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Kuwait, Yousef Al- Fawzan said the prices of airline tickets have decreased since the beginning of this month, between 30 and 40 percent, as a result of the decisions of the Council of Ministers to gradually reopen Kuwait International Airport to its full capacity, reports Al-Jarida daily. Al-Fawzan said the airport will gradually witness the operation of regular commercial flights for all airlines, during the coming period, according to the requirements and needs of travelers, while linking it to the largest global airport network, and pointed out the DGCA is coordinating with the countries in this regard. Source - Arab Times   (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); iiQ8 News Safe Online Shopping Campaign by Cybersecurity Dept. Kuwait, iiQ8 4th November 2…

Kuwait City, 31st October 2021: Embassy of India in Kuwait Announces SALE of CAR , iiQ8 News EMBASSY OF INDIA KUWAIT *** TENDER NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR SALE OF CAR Embassy of India in Kuwait announces sale of its Mercedes Benz E300 Sedan type (Make:-2014) Car (Mileage 240428 Kms, Perfect condition) on "as it is where is" basis. Buyer pays local taxes/custom duties and associated transfer charges. Interested parties may submit their price offer in a sealed envelope (double cover) to Embassy of India, Kuwait, by 1600 hrs, Nov 21, 2021 at the Address: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); HEAD OF CHANCERY, Embassy of India, Diaya Diplomatic Area, Kuwait. The outer cover of the envelope should be subscribed with the matter "TENDER Notice-Quotation for the Car sale process". Bids should be accompanied by a security deposit of KD 500.00 (by Bank Cheque/Cash), which will be refundable in case the bid is not accepted. Bids will be opened o…

Facebook Renames Itself Meta

The social network, under fire for spreading misinformation and other issues, said the change was part of its bet on a next digital frontier called the metaverse.

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By Mike Isaac

Oct. 28, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook rose to prominence over the past two decades with some of the world’s most recognizable branding: a big blue-and-white letter F.

No longer. On Thursday, the social networking giant took an unmistakable ste…

Kuwait City, 26th October 2021: Kuwait Government to issue E-Entry Visas, iiQ8 Decision to re-issue all types of visas expected to take effect next month A Kuwaiti government decision to re-issue all types of entry visas to the country, as part of recent relaxed measures, is expected to take some time before coming into effect, according to a press report, citing security sources. “The decision requires taking several steps to be put into effect,” the sources said, according to Al Rai newspaper. “It is necessary for senior security officials at the Interior Ministry to meet to work out a vision and a mechanism for applying the decision in coordination with the Public Authority of Manpower,” a source said. During the COVID-19 crisis, Kuwait has increasingly depended on digital services. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); “The trend is to continue and boost this online mechanism and consequently issue online visas, particularly f…

Kuwait City, 24th October 2021: Expats to get Visas Online Kuwait, iiQ8, Apply for Visas Online in Kuwait New feature for Expats to apply for visas online … coming soon As per Cabinet Ministers decision return to normal life the Directorate General for Civil Aviation confirmed its readiness to return to full capacity operations at the airport and accordingly organized a coordinated plan with the authorities operating at the airport with its ground services and the airlines, notice regarding the same was issued at various airports internationally. The decision to restart issuing visas of all kinds for those vaccinated requires several practical procedures. A mechanism needs to be followed with the Public Authority of Manpower and MOI to implement this decision, reports Al Rai. The sources stated that the MOI during the pandemic crisis had introduced online renewal of visa transactions for expats which was a success . (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || […