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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
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Topic: kuwait

Kuwait, one of the world’s richest petrodollar countries, is running out of cash

A standoff between the elected parliament and a govt whose PM is appointed by the emir has led to policy gridlock, leaving the country cash-starved.

Kuwait says it doesn’t have enough liquidity to pay govt salaries beyond October

Kuwait's Finance Minister said the country's liquidity will soon be depleted if oil prices don’t improve and the country can’t borrow from local and international markets.

8 lakh Indians in Kuwait could lose jobs, WHO inquiry in China & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

8 lakh Indians in Kuwait may have to leave as country passes draft expat quota bill

According to the bill, Indians should not exceed 15% of Kuwait's 4.3 million population, currently out of which only 1.3 million are Kuwaitis.

Why Air Force won’t be a part of India’s massive Covid evacuation for now

India plans to bring home over 2 lakh Indians stranded abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic. But unlike earlier evacuations, the IAF is on stand-by.

Iraq and Kuwait are beginning a beautiful friendship

Iraq, currently dealing with a faceoff between US and Iran in the Gulf and another between Saudi Arabia and the Tehran regime, sees Kuwait as a safe harbour.

On Camera

AI is doing the brave work humans are still squeamish about—using they/them pronouns

The hullaballoo over LinkedIn bot’s pronoun use comes on a day when CJI DY Chandrachud used the phrase ‘pregnant person’ in his judgment. It is a thing now. Get with the programme.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.