Kuwait will impose a partial curfew for a month and extend the ban on entry of non-Kuwaitis into the country until further notice in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus.
The curfew, which will run from 5:00 pm to 5:00 am, will be effective from Sunday, March 7, until April 8.
The country has recorded a spike in COVID cases, with 1,716 positive cases and eight deaths reported on Thursday.
So far, Kuwait has recorded 196,497 cases and 1,105 fatalities.
Kuwait launches probe into espionage, state security cases
Kuwait's Public Prosecution has launched investigations into two separate cases related to espionage and acts undermining state security.
Trump, Iran threaten to escalate conflict with attacks on energy and water facilities
US President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to escalate their war by attacking energy and desalination facilities in the Gulf, a potential widening of hostilities that could deepen a regional crisis and add to concerns in global markets.
Israeli airstrikes kill four in Gaza, Palestinian officials say
An Israeli airstrike on a police vehicle on Sunday killed three people in the middle of the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, health officials said, hours after another person was killed in a strike on northern Gaza.
Iran says Hormuz open to all but ‘enemy-linked’ ships
The Strait of Hormuz remains open to all shipping except vessels linked to "Iran's enemies", Iran's representative to the UN maritime agency was quoted as saying in Iranian media reports published on Sunday.
GCC renews condemnation of ongoing Iranian attacks
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has renewed its condemnation of continued Iranian attacks on member states, including the targeting of infrastructure and oil facilities, in flagrant violation of international law and a direct threat to regional security, stability and the safety of global energy supplies.
Seven killed in Qatar helicopter crash due to technical malfunction
Seven people were killed in a helicopter crash in Qatar's territorial waters, Qatar and Türkiye said on Sunday.
Four killed as severe weather hits Oman, search continues for missing person
Four people have died in Oman in the past 24 hours as a result of heavy thunderstorms on Saturday.
Japan could consider Hormuz minesweeping if ceasefire reached, minister says
Japan could consider deploying its military for minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil supplies, if a ceasefire is reached in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Sunday.
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