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Despite having 20,005 deaths from the Covid-19 illness, the Middle East has been relatively lightly hit by the virus, which has killed over half a million people across the globe.
Kuwaiti authorities will reportedly issue summons warrants against the influencers after intelligence is gathered.
Low oil prices and coronavirus lockdowns have forced the Kuwaiti government to tap into reserves.
Hundreds of thousands of Indian expatriates could lose their jobs.
In today's roundup: Egyptian actor Ragaa al-Geddawy dies after contracting the COVID-19, Iran and Morocco report new record one-day virus death toll and the Gulf sees a spike in infections.
After easing coronavirus measures last month, the two Gulf countries saw a spike in daily Covid-19 infections.
The plan to cut subsidies would see an increase in the cost of key utilities, including electricity, water and fuel, by up to 30 per cent, local media report.
US allies, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, have continued to purchase oil derivatives from Iran despite sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
The attempted suicide of a medical student from Kuwait’s persecuted Bidoon, who are denied citizenship, has led to anger on social media about the government’s treatment of the stateless community.
Highly invasive and unjustified surveillance tools are being used by Kuwaiti and Bahraini authorities to tackle Covid-19, Amnesty warned on Tuesday.
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