Kuwait lifts travel ban, seven countries including Pakistan excluded

Kuwati nationals and residents will be able to travel again as of Aug. 1, 2020. (AFP/File)
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Updated 30 July 2020
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Kuwait lifts travel ban, seven countries including Pakistan excluded

DUBAI: Kuwait excluded seven countries from its coronavirus travel ban lift which starts August 1, daily Kuwait Times reported on Thursday.

“Citizens and residents of the country are allowed to travel to and from Kuwait, except for residents coming from the following countries: Bangladesh, Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Iran and Nepal,” the Center for Government Communication, CGC, said in a tweet.

Kuwait suspended all international flights to and from the country in early March to curb the spread of coronavirus, with the exception of repatriation flights.
Late in May, the daily reported that civil aviation authorities would implement a gradual resumption of commercial flights with government approval, which will be implemented in three phases.

As of July 29, Kuwait has confirmed 65,903 coronavirus cases, 56,467 recoveries and 444 deaths.


Jordan says King Abdullah received invitation to join Gaza peace board

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Jordan says King Abdullah received invitation to join Gaza peace board

CAIRO: Jordan’s foreign ministry ​said on Sunday that King Abdullah received an invitation from ‌US President ‌Donald ‌Trump ⁠to ​join ‌the so-called “Board of Peace” for Gaza.
The foreign ministry said it was ⁠currently reviewing ‌related documents ‍within ‍the country’s ‍internal legal procedures.
The board is set to ​supervise the temporary governance of Gaza, ⁠which has been under a shaky ceasefire since October.