The first of three demolition phases is under way in one of Kuwait’s most crowded expatriate districts, with almost 500 more properties due to follow within weeks.

The Ministry of Labour says the two days off apply to staff in both the public and private sectors. Together with the Friday and Saturday weekend, they give a four-day break from 25 to 28 November.

B~SERA will give students, teachers and parents their own accounts, with AI tools for revision, quizzes and progress tracking, although no launch date has been set.

Qatar’s education ministry has handed government land to four private operators, who will build and run schools in Al Wukair, Al Mansoura and Al Sailiya. Three of the schools will teach the Indian curriculum and one will follow the Egyptian system.