KUWAIT: Around 13,000 expatriates have been deported from Kuwait in the past 10 months over involvement in offences, according to a media report. Some of the deportees, who belonged to multiple nationalities, were sent home in a step dictated by protecting Kuwait's public interests, Al-Qabas newspaper reported, citing security sources that did not elaborate.

Ninety percent of the deportees were expelled upon court rulings related to criminal and misdemeanor cases while the remaining 10 percent were deported in response to administrative orders, they said. There are 900 more foreign men and women who are being kept in Kuwait's deportation prison and their deportation is a "matter of time," according to the sources.

However, the numbers of foreigners deported so far from Kuwait are below those of the deportees over the past two years. Around 40,000 expatriates were deported last year and 34,000 in 2018, according to the same sources. The low figures of the current year are due to measures taken to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, including the suspension of global air travel.

Passenger passed away
KUWAIT: A 56-year-old Bangladeshi passenger passed away in Kuwait International Airport 30 minutes before the time of his flight to Dhaka. The body was taken to the forensic department. Preliminary investigations indicate that the man died of a heart attack.

Scooters banned
KUWAIT: The General Traffic Department has prohibited the use of all types of electric scooters and ATVs on public roads. Driving unlicensed motorized vehicles on the road will lead to impoundment of the vehicle for two months, the ministry explained in a statement.