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Gulf Cooperation Council Countries Have Agreed To Impose 100 Percent Customs Duty On Tobacco Products18 November 2015100 percent duty on tobacco eyed in bid to curb smoking which is part of a strategy to flight smoking and curb its effects on health and economy, reports Al- Shahed daily.Acco...Top 10 Countries Which Suffer The Most From Terrorism19 November 2015Iraq has been named as the country most severely impacted by acts of terrorism last year, according to a new study. The Global Terrorism Index 2015 recorded 9,929 deaths due to ter...Oman Has Stopped Issuing Visas To Domestic Workers From African Countries03 February 2016Oman bans domestic workers from Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, Guinea and Cameroon. It was reported that the decision was taken to stop the spread of disease from African coun...Kuwait Ranked Fourth Among 10 Least Gender Balanced Countries10 February 2016‘Study’ shows Kuwait among ten least gender-balanced countries in a recent study conducted by researchers at The Peterson Institute for International Economics whi...Kuwait Removed From Ilo List Of Countries Violating Labor Rights02 June 2016Kuwait called on the international community to apply the human rights laws to provide better living conditions for all people, including development and social equality.“It...Intellectual Property Fees In Gulf Countries Climbed By Up To 6,200 Percent13 July 2016Lawyers say small business could suffer after Intellectual property fees rise by up to 6,200% in Gulf countries Price rises have made patent, trademark, design and copyr...Details Of New Kuwaiti Passport Went Viral On Social Media04 November 2016Assistant Undersecretary for Citizenship and Passport Affairs Major General Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah revealed that Kuwait has circulated samples of the new Kuwaiti passports...Kuwait And Uk Are Planning To Soon Endorse The Extradition Treaty Between Both Countries24 December 2016Minister of Justice, Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Dr Faleh Abdullah Al-Azeb was recently quoted as saying Kuwait and the United Kingdom are planning to soon endo...The Parliament Take The Response To Amiri Address In Regular Session12 January 2017The Parliament discussed the response to the Amiri address in its regular session Wednesday, during which the lawmakers accused the previous government of failure to implement the...Reservation Against The Implementation Of Fatca16 January 2017Strategic Consultant at Ernst &Young Company, Executive Member and Head of the Coordinating Committee for American Business Council in Kuwait Abdul-Aziz Al-Othman affi rmed tha...Increasing Expenses Of Expats Affect The Real Estate Sector19 January 2017The increasing negative attitude of some MPs concerning expatriates in terms of increasing their expenses will affect the real-estate sector of the country very badly especially th...Customs Department Instructed To Stop Importing Of All Live Poultry From 5 Countries23 January 2017Director-General of the General Department for Customs Khalid Al-Seif has given instructions to stop the import of all live poultry and chics from five countries which have reporte...Likely Attacks In Kuwait23 January 2017In response to a British warning Saturday of “likely attacks in Kuwait,” Kuwait Foreign Ministry assured the warnings are a routine measure and issued not for Kuwait on...Gulf Countries Are Forecast To Drive The Bulk Of 2017 Sovereign Debt Issuance11 February 2017Gulf countries are forecast to drive the bulk of 2017 sovereign debt issuance, followed by Latin America, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Its latest GEMs Macro Month...Education Ministry Is Looking To Suspend Teaching French At Kuwait University12 February 2017The education ministry in Kuwait is looking into suspending the teaching of French at the University of Kuwait and the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training amid repo...