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Kuwait expanding hiring of Domestic workers, iiQ8

Kuwait City, 18th February 2021: Kuwait expanding hiring of Domestic workers, iiQ8 Kuwait - Talks with Ethiopia, SriLanka to recruit domestic workers to ease shortages The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry has sent a draft memorandum of understanding (MOU) to the Ethiopian labour authorities to clear the way for recruitment of domestic workers from the African country to ease a shortage in domestic helpers in Kuwait, a unionist has disclosed. Chairman of Kuwait’s Union for Domestic Labour Khalid Al Dakhnan said the MOU was dispatched five days ago to Addis Ababa for revision and potential observations. and stop limiting them to two or three countries,” he said. “Allowing the recruitment of the Ethiopian labour will strike a market balance and solve more than 70 per cent of the current shortage in domestic labour,” Al Dakhnan added. Earlier this week, Al Dakhnan and members of the union met the Sri Lankan Ambassador in Kuwait Othman Jawhar for talks on recruitment of domesti…

60% of COVID-19 Infected Patients Are Citizens, iiQ8, Kuwait MOH

Kuwait City, 18th February 2021: 60% of COVID-19 Infected Patients Are Citizens, iiQ8, Kuwait MOH ◼️ Health Minister announced that the current spread of the Coronavirus is divided by 60% of Citizens & 40% of Residents indicating that a large part of the infected residents work for Kuwaitis in their homes. ◼️ Infection is widely spread among Citizens, gatherings & failure to comply with health precautions are the reason for transmitting the infection & it is mostly spread between the ages of 18 to 40 years. ◼️ Society is divided into 2 parts, the first can receive the vaccine, & the second cannot receive it, & they are the children, indicating that the spread of the pandemic will decrease with the vaccination. ◼️ The effectiveness of the vaccines reaches 90% according to the various approved methods, meaning that 10% of people could still be infected, & if that happened, their infection would be asymptomatic. ◼️ Closure of some commerci…

Kuwait 43 hotels picked for mandatory quarantine, iiQ8

Kuwait City, 18th February 2021: Kuwait 43 hotels picked for mandatory quarantine, iiQ8 From February 21, all arrivals in country will have to undergo 7-day hotel quarantine Forty-three hotels will be engaged in mandatory institutional quarantine that Kuwait is due to apply to all arrivals in the country beginning next Sunday to curb the spread of COVID-19, a local newspaper reported on 17th February, Wednesday. Starting from February 21, authorities will enforce mandatory seven-day hotel quarantine to all travellers – citizens and foreigners - arriving in Kuwait at their expense. All passengers must book their hotel stay via the Kuwait Mosafer app prior to their arrival in the country. Upon the end of the institutional quarantine period, passengers will have to undergo domestic quarantine for seven more days. The participating hotels have agreed in principle to quarantine prices set on the basis of the hotel category and the provided services, Al Anba newspaper …

Banned countries allowed to Kuwait, iiQ8, Entry from India with 14 days Quarantine

Kuwait City, 18th February 2021: Entry from India with 14 days Quarantine, iiQ8, Banned countries allowed to Kuwait

STATE OF KUWAIT Directorate General of Civil Aviation

Date:2021/02/17

Thirdly :- All passengers arriving into the State of Kuwait must adhere to the following: - 1- As per our circular (98/2020) dated (17/09/2020) and circular (106/2020) dated (20/12/2020) in regards to restricted countries, all passengers arriving from these countries will be subject to (14) days institution quarantine on their own cost at any of the locally approved hotels, all arrangements must be done through (Kuwaitmosafer) or (Belsalamah) platforms. 2- Passengers arriving from other countries will be subject to (7) days institution quarantine on their own cost at any of the locally approved hotels, all arrangements must be done through (Kuwaitmosafer) platform. PCR test will be performed on day (6), if res…

Q8 Vaccine update, iiQ8, MOH warns of tougher measures

Kuwait City, 17th February 2021: Q8 Vaccine update, iiQ8, MOH warns of tougher measures MOH Warns Of Tougher Measures If Commitment Not Applied ◾Stressed importance of measures taken recently to avoid increase of Covid19 hospitalized cases. ◾ Warned of taking tougher measures if public failed to wear asks, maintain social distancing & avoid gathering ◾Number of hospitalized cases at public hospitals has reached 585, while ICU has reached 138 cases. ◾Stressed the importance of taking the vaccine as it is the only way to fight the pandemic, pointing out that Kuwait got the vaccine within days after the US, Britain & Canada while 130 countries do not have it until today. ◾Registration statistics for the Covid19 vaccine until Monday at vaccination platform reached 454,522, including about 215,000 Citizens & about 238,000 Residents. ◾Total number of vaccinated reached about 137,000 including about 119,000 Citizens, as the average daily numb…

Q8 Cabinet’s weekly meeting report, iiQ8, 16th February 2021

Kuwait City, 16th February 2021: Q8 Cabinet's weekly meeting report, iiQ8 Kuwait's Cabinet Holds Weekly Meeting ◼️ Cabinet approved 4 days holiday for Kuwait National & Liberation Day for all state bodies, starting from Thursday, Feb 25 until Sunday, Feb 28, The official working hours shall start on Monday, March 1, 2021. ◼️ Briefed on health situation in the country which is witnessing a noticeable rise in coronavirus cases & hospitalizations. - Called on all Citizens & residents to comply with preventive health measures & guidelines. ◼️ Stressed that abiding by these health instructions & guidelines, assuming social responsibility & taking vaccines will lead to a safe return to normalcy as well as efforts made by the MOH to continue the vaccination campaign. iiQ8 News Q8 Cabinet’s weekly meeting report, iiQ8 15th February 2021, Kuwait Corona Update, iiQ8, COVID-19 Get Free rides on CityBus Kuwait, iiQ8, Book Home to Wor…

Get Free rides on CityBus Kuwait, iiQ8, Book Home to Work

Kuwait City, 15th February 2021: Get Free rides on CityBus Kuwait, iiQ8, Book Home to Work National Day offer is ON! Book your daily ride from home to work and get 9 FREE rides on CityBus! Book now and contact us on our WhatsApp number. Link in Bio!⁠ ⁠ Terms & Conditions: ⁠ 1- Valid for 30 days since first tap. ⁠ 2- 9 free rides on all routes. ⁠ 3- Every customer registered with GoCity is eligible for this pass. ⁠ 4- In case of losing the card, please inform the supervisor immediately. ⁠ 5- Reissuing of the card is subjected to 1 KD replacement fee. ⁠ ⁠ Required: Civil ID & Photo. iiQ8 News Get Free rides on CityBus Kuwait, iiQ8, Book Home to Work Jazeera to start direct flights between Kuwait & Sri Lanka, iiQ8 4 Days holiday for Kuwait National & Liberation day, iiQ8 Kuwait DGCA issued circular to charge PCR Test, Quarantine for all , iiQ8 14th February 2021, Kuwait Corona Update, iiQ8, COVID-19 A5 Kuwait …

Jazeera to start direct flights between Kuwait & Sri Lanka, iiQ8

Jazeera to start direct flights between Kuwait Kuwait City, 15th February 2021: Jazeera to start direct flights between Kuwait Jazeera to start direct flights between Kuwait & Sri Lanka, iiQ8 Jazeera Airways to launch direct flights between Kuwait and Sri Lanka The first flight is set to take off on February 21 Kuwait City: Jazeera Airways, the Kuwaiti budget carrier, announced that it will be launching direct flights between Kuwait and the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo twice a week. The first flight is set to take off on February 21. “We are now able to serve the Sri Lankan community in Kuwait as well as tourists to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has also in place strict health and safety measures against the Covid-19 pandemic which travelers should abide by and confirm before traveling,” Rohit Ramachandran, CEO of Jazeera Airways said. Increase transport:- The move will increase transport accessibility to the larger number of Sri Lankan’s, around 100,…

4 Days holiday for Kuwait National & Liberation day, iiQ8

Kuwait City, 15th February 2021: 4 Days holiday for Kuwait National & Liberation day, iiQ8 4 Days holiday for Kuwait National days 🇰🇼 The National Day holidays will be for four days, starting from 25th February, 2021, Thursday to 28th February, 2021, Sunday sources said...... The official work will resume on 1st March, 2021 - Monday. An official announcement in this regard is expected on Monday (15th February 2021) iiQ8 News Kuwait DGCA issued circular to charge PCR Test, Quarantine for all , iiQ8 14th February 2021, Kuwait Corona Update, iiQ8, COVID-19 A5 Kuwait Bus Route A5 Jaleeb to Avenues, KuwaitBusA5, iiQ8 Last working day of Fahaheel Pass Office – City Bus Kuwait, iiQ8 Last working day of Jaleeb Pass Office – City Bus Kuwait, iiQ8 13th February 2021, Kuwait Corona Update, iiQ8, COVID-19 Kuwait to reopen Buffets, Laundries, iiQ8 Kuwait Hotel price for quarantine, iiQ8, COVID-19 hotel price in Kuwait 12th February 2021, …

Kuwait DGCA issued circular to charge PCR Test, Quarantine for all , iiQ8

Kuwait City, 15th February 2021: Kuwait DGCA issued circular to charge PCR Test, Quarantine for all , iiQ8 The Deputy Director General for Kuwait International Airport Affairs, Eng. Saleh Al-Fadaghi, issued a circular to airlines operating at Kuwait International Airport, charging airlines the cost of checking the "pcr" for all passengers coming to Kuwait through the "Kuwait-Traveler" platform. The circular, which was obtained by Al-Anbaa, stated that these decisions came in implementation of Cabinet decisions to impose institutional quarantine on all passengers coming to Kuwait for a period of 7 days, starting from the current date of February 21. The circular stressed the need for airlines to abide by the decisions of the Council of Ministers and not to allow passengers to board the plane if they do not fulfill the requirements for the aforementioned decisions and to register on the "Kuwait-Traveler" platform, and that whoever violates these decisions will be subj…

Last working day of Fahaheel Pass Office – City Bus Kuwait, iiQ8

Kuwait City : Last working day of Fahaheel Pass Office - City Bus Kuwait, iiQ8 Dear Customer, Please note that the last working day of Fahaheel Pass Office is 24th Feb 2021 You are kindly requested to visit our Maliya Pass Office in case of replacing your lost / damaged ID cards. We are also happy to inform you that you can renew your bus pass ON-BUS as well as through our other pass office locations, Maliya, Mirqab, Salmiya & Farwaniya. iiQ8 News 13th February 2021, Kuwait Corona Update, iiQ8, COVID-19 Kuwait to reopen Buffets, Laundries, iiQ8 Kuwait Hotel price for quarantine, iiQ8, COVID-19 hotel price in Kuwait 12th February 2021, Kuwait Corona Update, iiQ8, COVID-19 Indian Kuwait pack moving service 51678822 Grand Hyper 70% Sale, iiQ8, Grand Hyper promotions, deals Kuwait shortens Friday sermon at Masjids, iiQ8 MoH Kuwait announces opening of 5 new Covid-19 vaccination…

Last working day of Jaleeb Pass Office – City Bus Kuwait, iiQ8

Kuwait City : Last working day of Jaleeb Pass Office - City Bus Kuwait, iiQ8 Dear Customer, Please note that the last working day of Al Jaleeb Pass Office is 28t Feb 2021 You are kindly requested to visit our Farwaniya Pass Office in case of replacing your lost / damaged ID cards. We are also happy to inform you that you can renew your bus pass ON-BUS as well as through our other pass office locations, Maliya, Mirqab, Salmiya & Farwaniya. iiQ8 News 13th February 2021, Kuwait Corona Update, iiQ8, COVID-19 Kuwait to reopen Buffets, Laundries, iiQ8 Kuwait Hotel price for quarantine, iiQ8, COVID-19 hotel price in Kuwait 12th February 2021, Kuwait Corona Update, iiQ8, COVID-19 Indian Kuwait pack moving service 51678822 Grand Hyper 70% Sale, iiQ8, Grand Hyper promotions, deals Kuwait shortens Friday sermon at Masjids, iiQ8 MoH Kuwait announces opening of 5 new Covid-19 vaccination centers,…

Kuwait to reopen Buffets, Laundries, iiQ8

Kuwait City, 13th February 2021: Kuwait to reopen Buffets, Laundries, iiQ8 COVID-19: Buffets in Kuwait allowed to reopen but with strict health and safety measures Laundries also allowed to operate after 8pm as coronavirus restrictions ease Buffets at restaurants and hotels in Kuwait will be permitted, provided they adhere to physical spacing and health requirements, set by the Health Conditions Committee, Al Qabas daily reported. The committee also decided to allow laundries to operate after 8pm. However, they are not allowed to open doors or receive customers inside, they can rather perform their duties to prepare clothes and deliver them to their owners the next day. The committee also ended the halt to activities in sports stadiums in investment areas. Over the past few weeks, Kuwait has been report an upward trend in the daily COVID-19 cases where it has so far reported more than 175,031 confirmed COVID-19 cases including 985 deaths and 163,895 recoveries…

Kuwait Hotel price for quarantine, iiQ8, COVID-19 hotel price in Kuwait

Kuwait City, 13th February 2021: Kuwait Hotel price for quarantine, iiQ8, COVID-19 hotel price in Kuwait COVID-19: Kuwait hotels propose price list for institutional quarantine 5 star hotels suggest fee of KD270 for single room and 10KD for each meal Kuwait City: After the Kuwaiti government announced that all travellers arriving in Kuwait on February 21 onwards will need to quarantine in a hotel for the first seven-days at their own expense, hotels have submitted a proposed price list to the authorities. The proposed price list suggests that each tier of hotels have a set price as follows: First tier (5 star hotels) single room KD270 and double KD330 with each meal costing 10KD, second tier (4 star hotels) single room KD180 and double KD240 with each meal costing KD8 and finally third tier (3 star hotels) single room KD120 and double KD180 with each meal costing KD6. The decision is yet to go into effect as the authorities are still reviewing the proposal. He…

Kuwait shortens Friday sermon at Masjids, iiQ8

Kuwait City, 12February 2021: Kuwait shortens Friday sermon at Masjids, iiQ8 Set at maximum of 15 minutes to limit coronavirus spread Kuwait’s religious authorities have curtailed the duration of the Friday sermon and prayers as the country is endeavouring to limit the spread of the coronavirus, a local newspaper reported today. The Kuwaiti Ministry of Awqaf has set the maximum of the sermon and the weekly congregation prayers at 15 minutes to protect the worshippers, Al Anba newspaper quoted an official as saying. Head of the Awqaf’s Technical Affairs Directorate Badr Al Deifiri added that the ministry has issued a circular to mosque imams and preachers about importance of abiding by the set timing and the worshippers’ observance of health directives inside mosques. The circular also urges preachers to include in Friday sermons pleas to Allah Almighty to end the pandemic, he added. Kuwait has recently introduced new restrictions following an increase in th…

MoH Kuwait announces opening of 5 new Covid-19 vaccination centers, iiQ8

Kuwait City, 12th February 2021: MoH Kuwait announces opening of 5 new Covid-19 vaccination centers, iiQ8 Ministry of Health, Kuwait announces the opening of 5 new Covid-19 vaccination centers, iiQ8, Kuwait Vaccination. الصحة تعلن عن إفتتاح 5 مراكز جديدة لتطعيم كوفيد-19 Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced Thursday the launch of five additional COVID-19 vaccination centers, bringing the total number to 15 centers, addition two halls at Kuwait International Fairs Ground in Mishref Area. The new vaccination locations are located in South Khaitan Health Center in the Farwaniya Health District, the Abdulrahman Al-Zaid Health Center in the Hawally Health District, the Northwest Sulaibikhat Health Center in the Capital Health District, and the Sabah Al-Ahmad Health Center in Al-Ahmadi Health District and Al-Nahdha Health Center in Al-Jahra Health District, added ministry statement. Earlier in the week, the Ministry announced the launch of COVID-19 vaccination ce…

28 Flights from Bahrain To India, iiQ8, February 2021, VBM 9+

Latest Flights to INDIA from BAHRAIN - Vande Bharat Phase 9+ - List of Flights and Dates, iiQ8 Kuwait City, 10th February, 2021: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India announced Vande Bharat Phase 9+ List of Flights from BAHRAIN to INDIA (for Indians Only). (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); VBM PHASE 9+ (as on 09 February 2021) No. Origin Destination Flight No. Dep Date Dep Time Arrv Date Arrv Time 1 Bahrain Kozhikode AI 1942 04-Feb-21 11:15 04-Feb-21 18:15 2 Bahrain Hyderabad AI 1988 05-Feb-21 11:15 05-Feb-21 18:10 3 Bahrain Delhi AI 940 06-Feb-21 1:45 06-Feb-21 8:10 4 Bahrain Chennai AI 1986 07-Feb-21 11:15 07-Feb-21 18:15 5 Bahrain Kochi AI 1942 11-Feb-21 11:15 11-Feb-21 18:15 6 Bahrain Hyderabad AI 1988 12-Feb-21 11:15 12-Feb-21 18:10 7 Bahrain Delhi AI 940 13-Feb-21 1:45 13-Feb-21 8:10 8 Bahrain Bengaluru A…

113 Flights from Abu Dhabi To India, iiQ8, February 2021, VBM 9+

Latest Flights to INDIA from ABU DHABI - Vande Bharat Phase 9+ - List of Flights and Dates, iiQ8 Kuwait City, 10th February, 2021: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India announced Vande Bharat Phase 9+ List of Flights from ABU DHABI to INDIA (for Indians Only). (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); VBM PHASE 9+ (as on 09 February 2021) No. Origin Destination Flight No. Dep Date Dep Time Arrv Date Arrv Time 1 Abu Dhabi Kannur AI 1978 02-Feb-21 0:20 02-Feb-21 5:30 2 Abu Dhabi Lucknow AI 1966 03-Feb-21 0:45 03-Feb-21 5:55 3 Abu Dhabi Amritsar AI 1954 03-Feb-21 23:45 04-Feb-21 4:35 4 Abu Dhabi Delhi AI 1968 04-Feb-21 23:45 05-Feb-21 4:45 5 Abu Dhabi Hyderabad AI 1962 05-Feb-21 1:00 05-Feb-21 6:05 6 Abu Dhabi Mumbai AI 1970 05-Feb-21 2:05 05-Feb-21 6:55 7 Abu Dhabi Lucknow AI 1966 06-Feb-21 0:45 06-Feb-21 5:55 8 Abu Dhabi …

37 Flights from Dammam To India, iiQ8, February 2021, VBM 9+

Latest Flights to INDIA from DAMMAM - Vande Bharat Phase 9+ - List of Flights and Dates, iiQ8 Kuwait City, 10th February, 2021: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India announced Vande Bharat Phase 9+ List of Flights from DAMMAM to INDIA (for Indians Only). KSA - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); VBM PHASE 9+ (as on 09 February 2021) No. Origin Destination Flight No. Dep Date Dep Time Arrv Date Arrv Time 1 Dammam Delhi AI 1914 02-Feb-21 21:40 03-Feb-21 4:00 2 Dammam Mumbai AI 1918 05-Feb-21 21:40 06-Feb-21 3:25 3 Dammam Delhi AI 1914 09-Feb-21 21:40 10-Feb-21 4:00 4 Dammam Mumbai AI 1918 12-Feb-21 21:40 13-Feb-21 3:25 5 Dammam Delhi AI 1914 16-Feb-21 21:40 17-Feb-21 4:00 6 Dammam Mumbai AI 1918 19-Feb-21 21:40 20-Feb-21 3:25 7 Dammam Delhi AI 1914 23-Feb-21 21:40 24-Feb-21 4:00 8 Damma…

39 Flights from Doha To India, iiQ8, February 2021, VBM 9+

Latest Flights to INDIA from DOHA - Vande Bharat Phase 9+ - List of Flights and Dates, iiQ8 Kuwait City, 10th February, 2021: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India announced Vande Bharat Phase 9+ List of Flights from DOHA to INDIA (for Indians Only). (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); VBM PHASE 9+ (as on 09 February 2021) No. Origin Destination Flight No. Dep Date Dep Time Arrv Date Arrv Time 1 Doha Jaipur AI 1974 01-Feb-21 21:00 02-Feb-21 3:10 2 Doha Amritsar AI 1972 05-Feb-21 22:55 06-Feb-21 5:05 3 Doha Jaipur AI 1974 08-Feb-21 21:00 09-Feb-21 3:10 4 Doha Amritsar AI 1972 12-Feb-21 22:55 13-Feb-21 5:05 5 Doha Jaipur AI 1974 15-Feb-21 21:00 16-Feb-21 3:10 6 Doha Amritsar AI 1972 19-Feb-21 22:55 20-Feb-21 5:05 7 Doha Jaipur AI 1974 22-Feb-21 21:00 23-Feb-21 3:10 8 Doha Amritsar AI 1972 26-Feb-21 22:55 27-Feb-…

324 Flights from Dubai To India, iiQ8, February 2021, VBM 9+

Latest Flights to INDIA from DUBAI - Vande Bharat Phase 9+ - List of Flights and Dates, iiQ8 Kuwait City, 10th February, 2021: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India announced Vande Bharat Phase 9+ List of Flights from DUBAI to INDIA (for Indians Only). UAE - United Arab Emirates (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); VBM PHASE 9+ (as on 09 February 2021) No. Origin Destination Flight No. Dep Date Dep Time Arrv Date Arrv Time 1 Dubai Chennai AI 0906 01-Feb-21 22:55 01-Feb-21 4:20 2 Dubai Kochi AI 1950 01-Feb-21 9:55 01-Feb-21 15:10 3 Dubai Amritsar AI 1934 01-Feb-21 22:00 02-Feb-21 3:00 4 Dubai Hyderabad AI 0952 02-Feb-21 1:30 02-Feb-21 6:15 5 Dubai Trivandrum AI 1948 02-Feb-21 11:30 02-Feb-21 16:45 6 Dubai Delhi AI 916 02-Feb-21 15:00 02-Feb-21 19:50 7 Dubai Delhi AI 916 03-Feb-21 22:30 03-Feb-21 3:20 8 Dubai …