Kuwait City: In the fourth quarter of 2020, a recent report revealed that 83,574 expats left Kuwait permanently, Al Qabas reported. ### Currently, the number of expats working in the labour market have decreased to around 1.5 million. ### In addition, of those 2,144 non-Kuwaiti employees working the public sector have had their contracts terminated. The …
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Cairo: A state anti-graft watchdog in Kuwait is examining around 90 alerts it has received until the end of December about alleged corruption in 37 different agencies, a local newspaper has reported. ### Twelve alerts are pertaining to social institutions and 11 others linked to the Health Ministry, Al Rai said, citing official figures. ### …
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Cairo: Qatar’s national carrier has announced restarting its flights to Egypt on January 18, as the two countries has decided to resume air travel between them. ### Qatar Airways has said it will resume its services to Egypt with a flight to Cairo on January 18, to be followed by a flight to Alexandria, Egypt’s …
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Karachi: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has approved a proposal to establish 1,000 new schools under public-private partnership arrangement to enroll 200,000 out-of-school children in the province. ### The semi-autonomous Sindh Education Foundation (SEF), which is primarily responsible for supporting the non-governmental and charitable organisations to spread education, has been tasked with establishing …
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New Delhi: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that the government aims to bring down road accidents and its related deaths down by 50 per cent before 2025. ### While inaugurating the National Road Safety Month at Vigyan Bhawan today, Gadkari said, “If we wait till 2030, 6-7 Lakhs …
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Karachi: This month, the Sindh Government is going to issue the Benazir Mazdoor Cards (BMC) to labourers in the province as a new automated mechanism for the registration of the industrial workers to provide them with facilities and privileges including healthcare services. ### Sindh Government’s Labour Department has availed the services of National Database and Registration …
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London: Britain announced plans to hold the first in-person meeting of the G7 for nearly two years in June, inviting the leaders of major developed economies to a picturesque seaside village to discuss rebuilding from the pandemic and climate change. ### Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he wants to use Britain’s presidency of the G7 …
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Patna: In a significant move, the Bihar government has ordered reserving 35 per cent of posts in government departments for women in order to boost women empowerment. ### A letter issued by the General Administration Department on Friday said although the women has been granted 35 per cent reservation government jobs but the number of …
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Cairo: Pakistan is looking forward to increasing the numbers of its nationals working in Kuwait. ### Pakistan’s Ambassador Syed Sajjad Haider voiced the hope during a meeting with Director of the Kuwaiti Public Authority for Manpower Ahmad Al Mousa. ### The Pakistani diplomat also expressed his country’s readiness to provide experienced and skilled labour needed …
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Dubai: India batsman Rohit Sharma was defiant after his dismissal in the deciding fourth Test against Brisbane at the Gabba on saturday. ### Sharma, who was criticised by Sunil Gavaskar for throwing his wicket away with an “irresponsible shot” on the second day of the fourth and final Test, said he will continue playing that …
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