Expelling expatriates may not be the answer to Kuwait’s deep economic malaise
The Times Report
Over the past 15 years the population of Kuwait has more than doubled from 2.2 million in 2005 to 4.8 million at the start of 2020.
The Times Report
Over the past 15 years the population of Kuwait has more than doubled from 2.2 million in 2005 to 4.8 million at the start of 2020.
Kuwait Airways has received its first two A330neos, the first of eight ordered from the European planemaker, ‘Airbus’.
The latest technology is being used to pursue reckless drivers and anyone caught violating traffic regulations on the roads. The Traffic authorities are using drones to monitor places where crowds gather in various regions, especially the external roads, as well as the sites common for races on public roads, Al-Jarida reported.
Due to a security traffic campaign organized by the Traffic Affairs and Operations Sector, 27,923 various violations were recorded, and 31 minors were referred to the Juvenile Police Department of the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation, in preparation for their referral to the Juvenile Prosecution Office, Al Jarida reported.
The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) announced that between 10,000 to 13,000 civil id cards are dispersed daily to their owners from devices, which is less than what has to be done, as the civil id cards ready in the devices are double than the number of customers, who have to receive it urgently.
TOKYO: Japan’s biggest airline ANA Holdings yesterday forecast a record $4.87 billion net loss for this financial year and announced a major restructuring as the pandemic hammers the global aviation industry.
HONG KONG: HSBC said yesterday its third-quarter post-tax profits fell 46 percent on-year as the Asia-focused banking giant continued to take a hammering from the coronavirus pandemic and spiralling China-US tensions.
SHANGHAI: The most essential item in aircraft engineer Tao Rui’s possession during a recent outing in Shanghai was the Alipay smartphone app from Ant Group, a company little known outside China until it unfurled plans for the biggest IPO in history. As Tao and a friend strolled the city at the weekend, he used Alipay to buy a cup of milk tea, a deep-fried octopus snack and a box of candy.
KUWAIT: Kuwait registered 775 new coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours, raising the total number of cases to 123,092, the Ministry of Health announced yesterday.
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