On Sunday, Kuwait extended its entry ban on foreign nationals indefinitely
Kuwaiti nationals will continue to be allowed entry, but will be subject 14 days of quarantine, seven days of which will be in an institution
Health clubs, salons, barbershops, celebration halls and tents are already closed in the country
The costs for the hotel quarantine will have to be borne by the passengers
Health clubs, salons and barbershops have been closed for a month, while malls and shops need to stay shut from 8pm until 5am
The directive is effective from February 7 until February 20, 2021
To generate liquidity, the government began last year swapping its best assets for cash with the $600bn Future Generations Fund
Officials have also banned all types of gatherings, including for national holiday celebrations later this month
While KD3 will be levied on passengers departing from Kuwait, arrivals will face a fee of KD2
The first batch of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines are expected to arrive in the country within the next few days
The Kuwait Banking Association said in June that there would be no distribution of dividends to shareholders for 2020
The number of expats in the country’s workforce has now dropped to 1.5 million
Kuwait has strict regulations governing the usage of drones in the country
Lawmakers have called for a 2.5 per cent fee on all money transfers out of the country
The GCC summit began with a keynote address by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman
The discoveries were made in the largely unexplored western and northwestern areas of the country
It ends a blockade of Qatar by Saudi Arabia that began in 2017
As of Monday, 2,500 people were vaccinated and second doses will be administered from January 14
The GCC state suspended flights and closed its borders on December 21 due to concerns over the new Covid-19 strain
The vaccination campaign would continue across Kuwait for several months
The vaccine would arrive on a monthly basis in Kuwait for a period of a year
The border closure will be in place from 11pm on Monday, December 21 until Friday, January 1, 2021
Over 60,000 people have registered on the vaccination platform so far
The new decision will apply to all expats entering the country
Kuwait elected a new National Assembly on December 5
As of December 13, Kuwait has reported 146,218 Covid-19 cases including 911 deaths
The exemption is not applicable to passengers arriving by road through the Hatta border
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The incoming legislature will have 31 new members
Some 568,000 Kuwaitis are eligible to choose from 326 candidates