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Kuwait: New online visa-on-arrival system goes live

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The Kuwaiti Minister of the Interior (MOI) announced this month that a new online e-visa service is now up and running.

The new service is available to nationals of the five other Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) countries and nationals of an additional 52 countries travelling to Kuwait. Additionally, the new service gives members of 14 designated professions special considerations, such as visas for spouses, children, and household workers.

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New Muscat airport construction to be completed by 2016

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Construction of the new Muscat International Airport will be completed in 2016, according to Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Futaisi, Minister of Transport and Communications (MoTC).

However, the official launch date cannot be announced, as it takes between four to six months to start operating flights after the construction is finished.