DUBAI: Kuwait has extended the residency permits and visas of all migrants in the country for up to three months, the state news agency has reported.
The country’s interior ministry announced the new resolution that will cover visas and permits due to expire in June.
It comes amid “exceptional circumstances” brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, Kuwaiti authorities said they were monitoring situations in areas still under lockdown to assess the possibility of easing restrictions.
Tareq Al-Mezrem, a government spokesman, said health authorities “are working on controlling the spread of the pandemic in areas under lockdown to bring the infections to acceptable levels.”
He added lifting lockdown measures would depend on “level of spread, rate of infections, intensity and hotspots of the virus.”
While other sectors remain closed, Al-Mezrem said the Council of Ministers has allowed banks to reopen on June 2.
Kuwait extends residency permits, visas of expats for three months
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Kuwait extends residency permits, visas of expats for three months
- While other sectors remain closed, Al-Mezrem said the Council of Ministers has allowed banks to reopen on June 2
About 50,000 worshippers perform Taraweeh prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque
- Palestinians are observing Ramadan amid heightened tensions in the occupied West Bank
- Over 300 Jerusalemites have recently received Israeli orders prohibiting their entry to Al-Aqsa Mosque during the fasting month
LONDON: Nearly 50,000 worshippers performed the Isha and Ramadan Taraweeh prayers on Sunday evening at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the walled city of occupied East Jerusalem.
Thousands of Palestinians gathered at Al-Aqsa despite facing Israeli military checkpoints and strict identity checks at the mosque’s gates, according to the Jerusalem Governorate.
Palestinians are observing the fasting month of Ramadan, which began last Wednesday, amid heightened tensions in the occupied West Bank, including attacks by settlers, and Israeli raids and arrests.
Over 300 Jerusalemites have recently received Israeli orders prohibiting their entry to Al-Aqsa during Ramadan, the Wafa news agency reported.
Israeli forces have increased their military presence in Jerusalem and restricted access to Al-Aqsa to children under 12, men over 55, and women over 50.
Since Wednesday, thousands of Palestinians have lined up to pass through military checkpoints, including Qalandiya and Bethlehem, in hopes of attending prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan.
