Eid Holiday Will Be Hectic For KIA
Engineer Saad Al-Otaibi, the official spokesman for the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation and the deputy director-general for planning and projects affairs, stated 3,484 flights will carry more th...
July 05, 2022248Category: Kuwait
KIA Considering Appointing 4 Investment Managers To Manage In-kind Portfolios
The Kuwait Investment Authority is currently targeting, through its strategic plan, the appointment of investment managers to manage in-kind portfolios on its behalf at the Kuwait Stock Exchange.
A...
November 30, 2021171Category: Kuwait
Kuwait International Airport Nor Kuwaiti Land Or Sea Borders Will Be Closed
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense and Chairman of the Ministerial Committee for Corona Emergencies Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah said that “There will be no closure of Kuwai...
November 28, 20215910Category: Kuwait
Govt Plans To ‘overhaul’ KIA’s Board Of Directors
There is a government plan to overhaul the board of directors of the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) that was formed by a decree issued to this effect on Aug 5, 2021, reports Al-Rai daily. The sourc...
August 25, 2021285Category: Business
Executive-legislative Conflict Affecting KIA Operations
The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), estimated to have assets worth about $ 600 billion, has been suffering from a confl ict between the executive and legislative authorities since the term of its b...
August 15, 2021507Category: Business
Radical Change Expected In Forming KIA’s New Board
The term of the Board of Directors (BoD) of the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) expired two months ago and the file containing new names are expected to be submitted to the political leadership, rep...
June 24, 2021322Category: Business
Arrivals Unsure About Quarantine Condition
There has been widespread confusion and misunderstanding among arrivals regarding the three-day home quarantine, Al-Rai reported.
The daily quoted arrival passengers that instructions were gi...
May 25, 20211320Category: Coronavirus
Terminal 2 To Get New Scanners
The Kuwait International Airport (KIA) will be equipped with new scanners with latest technology that will allow passengers to carry in their hand baggage electronic devices and liquids, reports Al-An...
April 05, 20211073Category: Kuwait
Passenger Traffic At KIA In 2020 Drops By 11 Million
The COVID-19 global crisis has severely affected the travel industry, disrupting airline flight schedules and travel plans of passengers at airports around the world.
Kuwait International Airport (...
March 28, 2021457Category: Kuwait
Number Of Passengers Traveling Through KIA Decreased By 11.57 Million
Director of the Air Transport Department at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Abdullah Al-Rajhi, revealed the details of the repercussions of the Coronavirus pandemic on passenger traf...
March 25, 2021633Category: Kuwait
Civil Aviation Warns KIA Employees’ Misuse Of Exemption Status To Be Penalized
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) warned employees working at Kuwait International Airport (KIA) against the misuse of their exemption status granted during the curfew period, especiall...
March 07, 2021554Category: Kuwait
Transit Passengers Forbidden From Disembarking From The Plane Or Entering KIA
Transit and transfer passengers, who wish to transfer from one plane to another, on flights are not permitted to enter Kuwait International Airport (KIA) under the recent directive by the Directorate ...
February 26, 20211148Category: Travel
No Rush To Stock Up On Essentials Amid Closure Of KIA
The emergence of a new strain of the coronavirus created panic in some countries which resulted in Kuwait in closing its airspace to passenger traffic. However, the cooperative societies and markets d...
December 29, 2020351Category: Kuwait
Cabinet Decides KIA Suspension To Be Under Review According To Developments
The cabinet held its weekly meeting on Monday at Seif Palace headed by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. After the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of S...
December 21, 2020553Category: Information
Indian Ambassador Meets With KIA Managing Director
India ambassador to Kuwait Sibi George was part of a meeting with Mr. Farouk A. Bastaki, Managing Director and Board Member, Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), on 3 December; and, interalia, discussed...
December 03, 2020449Category: India
KIA To Start 24 Hours Operations From November 17th
Kuwait International Airport (KIA) will commence operations for the full day, 24 hours, starting from November 17th, announced the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Al Rai daily reported, ...
November 16, 20201686Category: Travel
2,800 Departures And 1,470 Arrivals Within Two Days
According to Alqabas Director of the General Administration of Civil Aviation M. Yousef Al-Fawzan revealed that the agencies operating at Kuwait International Airport have succeeded in implementing th...
August 04, 20206597Category: Travel
KIA Planned To Invest In The IPO
Saudi Arabia’s wealthy Gulf neighbours plan to invest in the initial public offering (IPO) of Saudi Aramco, sources familiar with the matter said, helping out Riyadh as it strives to raise $25.6...
November 28, 2019290Category: Business
3 Held With Drugs At KIA
Three passengers who arrived at the Kuwait International Airport with drugs have been arrested and referred to the concerned authorities, reports Al-Rai daily.
The daily quoting security sources sa...
November 08, 2019458Category: Crime News