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Video: Hail-covered white roads in Kuwait following rare weather event
Kuwait Rain-Hailstorm: Some parts of Kuwait saw heavy rainfall with the southern part of the country receiving hailstones.
Published on Dec 28, 2022 05:21 PM IST
Eid-ul-Adha 2022: Here's when Saudi Arabia, India, others will celebrate Bakreid
Eid-ul-Adha 2022: Know all about when Muslims in Saudi Arabia, India, UAE and other countries will celebrate the ‘Feast of Sacrifice’ or Bakra Eid in the month of Zul Hijjah/Dhu al-Hijjah this year
Updated on Jul 05, 2022 01:07 PM IST
Zarafshan Shiraz, Delhi
Kuwait to deport expats who protested amid Prophet comments row: Report
Earlier, Kuwait had strongly condemned the comments on Prophet Mohammed made by former BJP spokespersons.
Published on Jun 13, 2022 01:10 PM IST
Written by Manjiri Sachin Chitre | Edited by Swati Bhasin
Kuwaiti store pulls Indian products from shelves over remarks on Prophet: Report
The Bharatiya Janata Party, as well as the Indian Embassy spokesperson in Qatar issued a statement clarifying that the remarks made were not in line with the views of the government.
Published on Jun 06, 2022 05:48 PM IST
Qatar, Kuwait and Iran protest remarks against Prophet Mohammad
Kuwait's deputy foreign minister for Asia welcomed the announcement about the suspension of the BJP spokesperson whose comments about the Prophet has sparked an uproar in the country and abroad.
Updated on Jun 05, 2022 11:41 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Shashi Tharoor rapped by embassy in Kuwait for sharing 'anti-India' tweet
The Indian embassy in Kuwait said the tweet which Shashi Tharoor shared on Friday was by a Pakistani agent who received Pakistan's Ambassador of Peace award for his anti-India activities. The tweet said Kuwait parliamentarians have urged the Kuwait government to bar BJP members from entering the country.
Published on Feb 18, 2022 09:10 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Poulomi Ghosh
Kuwait allows women in combat, but sans guns
Activists have decried the policy as “one step forward, two steps back” after the defence ministry also decided that women in the armed forces, unlike civilians, must wear head coverings.
Published on Feb 18, 2022 02:59 AM IST
Agencies | , Kuwait City
Kuwait emir accepts govt resignation in a bid to end feud with lawmakers: Report
Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah submitted on November 8 the resignation of his cabinet, formed in March.
Published on Nov 14, 2021 03:57 PM IST
Reuters |
Kuwait allows women to serve in army: Report
Kuwait's deputy prime minister Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah announced the ministerial decision to open the registration for women to join the country's national military service.
Published on Oct 12, 2021 08:34 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Kuwait to resume commercial flights with India today: Check travel SOPs here
India has started flights between 49 cities under the Air Bubble arrangement with 18 nations in September, according to the Ministry of civil aviation's notification.
Published on Sep 07, 2021 07:49 AM IST
Written by Susmita Pakrasi | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
INS Tarkash arrives in Mumbai carrying 785 oxygen cylinders from Kuwait
The emergency medical supply operation between India and Kuwait is under the third phase and will continue to meet the urgent oxygen requirements in India, the Embassy of Kuwait said in a statement.
Updated on Jun 09, 2021 09:48 PM IST
ANI | , Mumbai
Jaishankar on thank you mission to Kuwait via Qatar
During the second wave of pandemic in India, Kuwait supplied oxygen cylinders and other medical equipment, while Qatar proved to be the new logistic and transportation hub to western India.
Published on Jun 09, 2021 09:17 AM IST
Shishir Gupta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Kuwait bars flights, travellers from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka
Kuwait suspends travel from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. To enter Kuwait from the four countries, people must have been in another country for at least 14 days beforehand
Updated on May 10, 2021 09:18 PM IST
Reuters |
Kuwait suspends commercial flights from India due to rising cases
The move was on the instructions of health authorities after an evaluation of the global coronavirus status.
Published on Apr 24, 2021 05:59 AM IST
Reuters | , Cairo
Ramadan 2021: Saudi Arabia, India, others that may begin fasts from Tuesday
Ramadan 2021: From Saudi Arabia to Asian countries like India and Pakistan and Western nations like USA and UK, here is a list of regions that begin fasting from Tuesday after sighting the crescent moon
Updated on Apr 12, 2021 07:03 PM IST
Zarafshan Shiraz
Kuwait's MeToo moment: Women denounce harassment, violence
In recent weeks, a growing number of women have broken taboos to speak out about the scourge of harassment and violence that plagues the Gulf nation’s streets, highways and malls, in an echo of the global #MeToo movement.
Published on Mar 13, 2021 05:03 PM IST
AP |
Barmer man gets life threats from Kuwait employer, Indian embassy 'offers' help
The brother of the man stuck in Kuwait, said the employer even used to beat his brother and threaten not to let him ever return to India.
Updated on Mar 05, 2021 02:29 PM IST
Mukesh Mathrani | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Barmer
Kuwait currency peg in spotlight as nation runs short of cash
While other Gulf Arab states tapped global debt markets to bolster strained finances amid the pandemic, Kuwait has been hamstrung by lawmakers’ resistance to approve a law that would enable the government to borrow.
Published on Feb 11, 2021 01:28 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Indian expatriates, stranded in UAE, reach residences in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
Around 600 Indians residing in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait were forced to take shelter in two community groups in the UAE after the airport closures were announced late last year, the Gulf News reported.
Updated on Jan 11, 2021 08:17 PM IST
PTI |
