Kuwait vows to slash migrant populationKuwait wants to slash the migrant proportion of its population from 70 to 30 percent, state media said Wednesday, with the prime minister vowing to "resolve the demographic imbalance".....
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COVID-19: 1.60 lakh people under quarantine in KeralaThiruvananthapuram: Amid the continuing scare of coronavirus, 1,60,304 people are under quarantine in the state. Among them, 1,58,864 people are under home or institutional quarantine and 1440 are in various hospitals. On Wednesday, 341 new patients were admitted to hospitals across the state. 73,....
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Kerala reports highest ever 86 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, 1 deathThiruvananthapuram: Kerala recorded 86 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the highest ever in a day, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in a Facebook post. One death has been reported in the state taking the total death toll to 11. Meanwhile, 19 persons tested negative. Among the new cases 15 are....
10 Keralites die in Gulf countries due to COVID-19 on SundayDubai: 10 Keralites died in Gulf region due to COVID-19 on Sunday alone. So far more than 150 Keralites have died in all sixGulf countries. Malappuram native Shamseer Poovadan (30) died in Damam Al Hasa. Idukki native Sabu Kumar (52) died in Saudi Arabia and Tirur native Sundaram (63) died in Kuwai....
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10 new hotspots in Kerala; 116 in totalThiruvananthapuram: 10 more regions have been listed as hotspots in Kerala. Badiyudukka and Pilicode in Kasaragod district, Pallassana and Puthunagaram in Palakkad district, Thalassery Municipality in Kannur, Panmana, Punalur Municipality, Kulathupuzha, Aryankavu and Thenmala in Kollam are the new h....
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3 more Keralites succumb to COVID-19 in Gulf regionDubai: Three Keralites have died in Gulf region due to COVID- 19 on Saturday. Pathanamthitta native Thomas Thachinalil (53) died in Dubai, while Kozhikode native Ajayan Padmanabhan (48) and Pathanamthitta native Sasi Kumar (52) died in Kuwait. Ajayan was undergoing treatment in Mishrif hospital. H....
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58 new COVID-19 cases in Kerala on SaturdayThiruvananthapuram: Kerala recorded 58 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. Among the new cases 10 are from Thrissur, 9 from Palakkad, 8 from Kannur, 4 each from Kollam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Kozhikode, 3 from Kasaragod, 2 each from Thiruvananthapuram, Alappuzha and 1 from Kottayam. Apart from these 7 o....
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Kuwait replaces full-time curfew with 12-hour oneKuwait will ease its full-time curfew, to be a 12-hour one during night, the interior minister said in a press conference after the cabinet meeting Thursday.....
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Kuwait Airways to lay off 1,500 foreign employeesKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait – State-owned Kuwait Airways said on Thursday, May 28, it will lay off 1,500 expatriate employees due to "significant difficulties" caused by the coronavirus pandemic .
The loss-making national carrier, which has a total of some 6,925 employees, has struggled amid the r....
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No quarantine facility; 16 expats left in lurch in KannurKannur: As many as 16 expats who returned to Kerala from Kuwait were stranded at Kalikkadavu here in the district for several hours after officials failed to arrange quarantine facilities for them. The expats from Kannur and Kasaragod districts landed at the Cochin International Airport around 9 pm....
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Sri Lanka to reimpose selective lockdown after virus cases spikeCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka will reimpose selective lockdown restrictions from Sunday, May 31, to restrict large gatherings after recording its biggest daily surge in coronavirus infections – most found in citizens repatriated last week from Kuwait.
The island nation on Tuesday, May 26, l....
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9 repatriation flights from Gulf countries to land in Kerala todayDubai: Repatriating the expats stranded abroad amid COVID-19 outbreak, 9 flights will take off from Gulf Countries to Kerala under the Vande Bharat mission on Thursday. Over 1500 expats will fly to Kerala in these flights. Among the 9 flights, five will take off from UAE. More than 800 expats will ....
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Saudi Arabia to end virus curfew next monthRIYADH: Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it would end its nationwide coronavirus curfew from June 21, except in Makkah, after more than two months of stringent curbs.
Prayers will also be allowed to resume in all mosques outside Makkah from May 31, the interior ministry said in a series of measures ....
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7 Keralites succumb to COVID-19 in Gulf on TuesdayRiyad: Seven Keralites died in the Gulf countries due to COVID-19 on Tuesday. Prayar Native Abdussalam (44) died in Riyad. Abdussalam died in Sulaiman Habeeb hospital. He was working as a plumber in Riyad. He was found in the hospital by social workers following the information they received from K....
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Coronavirus cluster found in cargo ship in AustraliaCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A coronavirus cluster was detected Tuesday on a freight ship berthed in the Australian west coast port of Fremantle, raising questions about why local authorities weren't alerted to the danger.
Six of 48 crew members from the Al Kuwait tested positive for the virus fo....
49 new COVID-19 cases in Kerala on Monday; 12 test negativeThiruvananthapuram: Kerala recorded 49 COVID-19 cases on Monday while 12 tested negative, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said through his official Facebook account. Out of the new cases, 14 are from Kasaragod district, 10 are from Kannur, 5 each are from Palakkad and Thiruvananthapuram, 4 are from....
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Hospitals beset by gloom as COVID-19 subdues Eid celebrationsWhen Aminul Islam tested positive for the novel coronavirus on May 24, he was immediately admitted to the Bangladesh Kuwait Government Friendship Hospital specialising in treating COVID-19 patients.....
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Vande Bharat: 6 flights from Kuwait to Kerala in 3rd phaseKuwait City: As part of the third phase of Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate the NRIs stranded in foreign countries due to COVID lockdown, there will be six flight services from Kuwait to Kerala. The first flight is scheduled on May 28 to Thiruvananthapuram which will take off from Kuwait at 11.20....
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Sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in Kerala with 62 on SaturdayThiruvananthapuram: Kerala recorded 62 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, its highest ever number confirmed in a day, while 3 tested negative, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said through his official Facebook account. Out of the new cases, 19 are from Palakkad district, 16 are from Kannur, 8 are from Mal....
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One more Keralite dies of COVID-19 in Middle East, toll crosses 100Thiruvananthapuram/Dubai: One more Keralite died in the Gulf region due to COVID-19. The victim, Jameesh (25), is a native of Mannarkkad in Palakkad district. He was undergoing treatment in Umm Al Quwain. He is also the youngest Keralite to have died of coronavirus in the Gulf region. With this the....
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Indigo to operate 97 services to Kerala from Gulf countriesKuwait City: As many as 23 flight services will be operated by Indigo Airlines from Kuwait to different parts of Kerala. The airlines will operate 97 services from Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia. 36 services from Saudi, 10 from Oman and 10 services from Qatar. Out of the 180 services permitt....
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Kuwait, Saudi halt oil production from neutral zoneKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait – Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are to suspend oil production from the neutral zone they share in June as part of cuts they agreed to shore up prices, a Kuwaiti official said.
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3 flights from Gulf countries to land in Kerala on ThursdayDubai: Repatriating the expats, three special flights will fly to Kerala from Gulf countries on Thursday. Dubai-Thiruvananthapuram flight will take off at 3 pm. Doha-Kochi flight and Muscat-Kozhikode flight will operate services at 2 pm and 11.25 am respectively. On Wednesday, six flights carrying ....
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NRIs repatriation: 6 flights from Gulf countries to fly to Kerala on WednesdayDubai: Six flights will leave from Gulf countries to Kerala as part of Vande Bharat mission on Wednesday. Dubai- Kochi (1.30 pm), Kuwait- Thiruvananthapuram (1.45 pm), Salala- Kozhikode (3.45 pm), Riyadh- Kannur, Muscat- Kannur, Muscat- Kozhikode are the services to Kerala. There will also be fligh....
Kuwait-returned nurse, who had recovered from COVID-19, tests positive againMalappuram: In the first case ofrelapse of Covid-19 infection in Kerala, a nine-month pregnant nurse, who returned from Kuwait recently after recovering from the disease, has tested positive once again here. The 34-year-old Alappuzha native had returned to India on May 13 after she managed to get....
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NRI organisations to arrange chartered flights for repatriation from KuwaitKuwait City: Some of the leading NRI organisations are planning to arrange chartered flights for repatriating NRIs stranded in Kuwait following COVID lockdown. As the schedule flights of the central government are insufficient in the current circumstances, the organisations KALA Kuwait and Kuwait K....
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Wear a mask or face jail in Kuwait and QatarDUBAI: Kuwait and Qatar both said on Sunday they would start jailing people or fining them thousands of dollars for failing to wear a facemask to combat the novel coronavirus.
Kuwait's health ministry said anyone caught could face up to three months in prison, while Qatar state TV reported the ma....
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Kozhikode native succumbs to COVID-19 in KuwaitKuwait City: Kozhikode native and Kuwait KMCC Kozhikode district councilor TC Abdul Ashraf(55) passed away due to COVID-19 here. He breathed his last at Amiri hospital. He was undergoing treatment in the ICU of Amiri hospital for the past two weeks. He has been an active member of Kuwait KMCC for a....
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2 Gulf returnees test +ve for COVID-19 in KozhikodeKozhikode: Two people in the district were confirmed with COVID-19 on Sunday. A 78-year-old Nadapuram Parakkal native man who arrived from Dubai on May 7 and a 23-year-old Orkkatteri native woman who came from Kuwait on May 13 tested positive for COVID-19. The former was quarantined in the COVID ca....
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COVID-19: 3 new cases in Kozhikode, 2 returned from KuwaitKozhikode: Three people tested positive for COVID-19 in Kozhikode district on Saturday, informed District Medical Officer Dr V Jayasree. Among the three new patients, an Omassery native (51) and a Perambra native (55) had returned from Kuwait on May 13. The other patient is a 43-year old Naripatta n....
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American Couple Trapped In Kuwait Due To COVID-19, Struggling To Get Food And WaterKlement and Linda Camaj are an American couple that are currently stuck in Kuwait, where they traveled to in March for work. Because of the coronavirus, they have been unable to return home to New York because of incredibly expensive plane tickets. Meanwhile, they have found it hard to get food and....
3 Keralites die of COVID-19 in Gulf countriesDubai: Three more Keralites died after battling coronavirus in Kuwait, Oman and Dubai. Thalassery native Ashraf Iranoor (56) passed away in Kuwait. Majeed (47), a native of Nadapuram, who was under treatment for COVID-19, breathed his last at NNC hospital in Dubai. Ernakulam native Vipin Xavier is....
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Kerala nurse dies of COVID-19 in KuwaitKuwait City: A nurse from Kerala passed away after battling with coronavirus at Jabir hospital. The deceased is identified as Thiruvalla native Annie Mathew (54). She was serving as a nurse in Kuwait Central Blood Bank at Jabriya. It was on February 28, she returned to Thiruvalla for the last time.....
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COVID-19: 2 expats, one policeman test positive in MalappuramMalappuram: Two more expats, who returned to the district in the special flights, have tested positive for coronavirus here on Wednesday. A 50-year-old man, a native of Maranchery, who returned from Abu Dhabi and a Thavanoor native (64) who returned from Dubai tested positive for the virus. Both re....
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Pregnant woman who returned from Kuwait tests COVID-19 +ve in KottayamKottayam: One more person tested positive for COVID-19 in Kottayam. A pregnant woman and mother of the two-year-old boy who is under treatment at Kottayam Medical College turned positive for coronavirus on Wednesday. At present, the woman is along with her son, who is being treated at the medical c....
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307 expats from Kuwait, Jeddah to land at Kozhikode on WednesdayKozhikode: Two special flights carrying expats from Kuwait and Jeddah will land at Kozhikode International Airport in Karipur on Wednesday. A total of 307 expats will reach the airport in the special flights operated to repatriate expats stranded in other countries following the COVID-19 outbreak. ....
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Arrange special flights to evacuate pregnant women: Pinarayi Vijayan requests centreThiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that he has requested External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to arrange for special flights to evacuate pregnant women and people suffering from ailments from foreign countries. Pregnant women constitute to 20 percent of the total evacuees a....
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Stranded Indians to be evacuated from 31 countries in 2nd phase of 'Vande Bharat Mission'New Delhi: India will carry out the second phase of its mega evacuation mission from May 16 to 22 under which stranded Indians will be brought back from 31 countries in 149 flights, official sources said. The government launched the Vande Bharat Mission on May 7 to bring back home Indians who were ....
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Kuwait returnee tests positive for COVID-19 in MalappuramMalappuram: One more gulf-returnee in the district has been tested positive for COVID-19. A 40-year-old native of Palankara near Nilambur, who returned from Kuwait via Kochi to the district on May 9, tested positive for coronavirus on Monday. He was undergoing treatment for stroke and diabetes and ....
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7 new COVID-19 cases in Kerala on Monday; no negative caseThiruvananthapuram: Seven new COVID-19 cases were reported in the state on Monday while none have recovered, Health Minister K. K. Shailaja said. Among the new cases, 4 are from Kasaragod while one each are from Wayanad, Malappuram and Palakkad districts, a release form the Health Minister's office....
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Evacuation flights from Kuwait, Muscat, Doha land in KochiKochi: The first evacuation flight from Kuwait carrying 178 passengers along with four kids landed here at 9.40 pm on Saturday. Another aircraft from Muscat arrived later in the night with 177 passengers along with four kids, while the one from Doha landed past midnight with another 177 adult passen....
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Over 500 expats from Gulf countries to reach Kochi todayDubai: More than 500 expats will be returning to Kerala from three Gulf countries on Saturday. Flights from Kuwait, Doha and Muscat will reach Kochi on Saturday night. The flight from Kuwait carrying 177 passengers has departed for Kochi. Meanwhile, people including pregnant women, who were not inc....
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Flight service from Kuwait to Kochi, Hyderabad on SaturdayKuwait City: The first flight carrying evacuees to India will leave from Kuwait on Saturday. There will be two flights leaving on Saturday from Kuwait. The first flight will take off at 1.45 pm with 170 passengers and will reach Nedumbassery at 9.15 pm. The second flight, going to Hyderabad, with 15....
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3 flights carrying NRIs to land today; Navy ship from Maldives to reach on SundayNedumbassery: Three Air India Express flights will set out from Kerala to repatriate the NRIs stranded in Gulf countries due to COVID lockdown. The flights will be going to Kuwait, Muscat and Doha. The flight to Kuwait will take off from Kochi at 10 in the morning and come back by 9.15 at night. Th....
'What's the point of staying?': Gulf faces expatriate exodusA popular Saudi talk show host told private businesses this week it was their national duty to lay off foreign rather than local employees, warning that the dominance of Saudi Arabia's workforce by expatriates was a "real danger".
Khaled al-Oqaily's comments on his daily TV show encapsulated the ....
