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KUWAIT: The opening of every new parliamentary session is an event that is eagerly awaited by citizens because they are building big hopes and aspirations on the parliament. The previous parliamentary sessions have constituted a unique political event embodying the Kuwaiti democratic experience under the dome of the parliament. — KUNA

Assembly panel rejects proposal to raise charges - MP Dashti's immunity lifted again

KUWAIT: The National Assembly financial and economic affairs committee yesterday rejected a government proposal to amend a 21-year-old law to give the government the freedom to raise charges on public services.The law issued in 1995 stipulates that the government cannot raise charges on public services without the prior approval of the National Assembly. In its proposed amendment, the government sought to rest the decision to raise charges on...

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No mention of Kafeel in Kuwait’s laws: Official

KUWAIT: Official spokeswoman of the Manpower Public Authority (MPA) Aseel Al- Mazeed. — Picture courtesy of Al-AnbaaKUWAIT: Official spokeswoman of the Manpower Public Authority (MPA) Aseel Al-Mazeed said the authority undertook the treatment of the market place situation since day one of its establishment, and preserves the rights of laborers, which confirms Kuwait's keenness on protecting workers in general. She said this is what the Kuwaiti...

The Palace of Justice, Kuwait Court

Court blames Govt for visa trafficking

KUWAIT: The criminal court recently passed a sentence that implies indirect condemnation of the measures followed by the government in issuing residency visas. This came when the court acquitted a number of defendants who had been accused in a case described as the largest visa forgery case, because the charges pressed against them did not match with the actions actually did.However, the court remarked that the documents presented to it indicated...

Attorney Fajer Ahmed

Notice period, termination indemnity and transfers

Today I will be answering questions regarding the major concerns that I am receiving. I have discussed notice periods, termination indemnity and transfers on multiple occasions before and in more detail, but I still receive a lot of questions. So bear with me while I answer them. But before I do so, before I lay out the law in front of you, I want to make one thing clear. No matter how many times I speak about these issues, you need to talk...

Commerce Minister Yousuf Al-Ali

Privatization bill ready in two weeks

Commerce Minister Yousuf Al-AliKUWAIT: Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr Yousuf Al-Ali expects the privatization draft law to be ready in two weeks, adding that the ministry is preparing its final form to submit it to the National Assembly for discussion and approval.Ali said service sectors are closer to privatization, most notably electricity, water, mail, and ports.Those sectors will be offered to the private sector in two years following...

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Cloud seeding in Kuwait Soon

KUWAIT: Kuwait plans to launch a cloud seeding project soon to provide a source of fresh water in the country, an official said yesterday. There is no exact timetable for the project, which would be carried out in cooperation with the Environment Public Authority (EPA), said Khaled Al-Shuaibi, the Ministry of Communication’s Assistant Undersecretary for Aviation Services Affairs, Deputy Director Of The Civil Aviation Department and Kuwait’s...

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Kuwait spared the worst, thanks to the Central Bank

KUWAIT: Drastic fall of crude oil prices has brought to the surface enormous difficulties facing Kuwait economic and financial decision-making authorities. Not only so, the hardships have also revealed the efforts exerted to keep ripples of the international financial crisis at bay.During recent times, when the oil prices were bullish hitting above the 100-point level, the national decisionmaking quarters and strategists were conducting studies...

Pastor Gerald Golbeck and Pastor Nabil Atalla with the congregation at the National Evangelical Church.

Christians in Kuwait celebrate Easter Sunday

Pastor Gerald Golbeck and Pastor Nabil Atalla with the congregation at the National Evangelical Church.KUWAIT: As Christians all over the world celebrated Easter yesterday, the National Evangelical Church in Kuwait also held its traditional sunrise service, this time with visiting pastor Gerald Golbeck. The new American pastor urged congregation to crucify their own personal interest, self-desire and leave them in the grave and rise up in...

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Expats between security campaigns and sponsors

The intense security campaigns being conducted by security departments and the social support they receive are not only directed at expatriate labor to make sure about their compliance with residency and work regulations. Rather, they are also directed at fugitives so that the citizen and expat feel that there is no place for any violator of the law. Security statistics show that thousands of expats were detained, while some of them were...

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Man sentenced to death for ex-wife stab murder

KUWAIT: The criminal court yesterday sentenced a citizen to death for murdering his ex-wife in Salwa, said security sources. The man had stabbed the victim several times when she was inside her vehicle. He also caused hand injuries to his son while he was trying to stop him. The suspect had waited outside the house until the victim drove into the parking place and attacked her, according to investigations.Medical errorA court yesterday sentenced...

KUWAIT: A KFSD boat waits as a boat carrying a woman who entered labor while returning from a trip to Failaka arrives to Ras Al-Ardh.

Woman rescued after entering labor during boat cruise - 22 Ghanaian nationals arrested

KUWAIT: A KFSD boat waits as a boat carrying a woman who entered labor while returning from a trip to Failaka arrives to Ras Al-Ardh.KUWAIT: A woman entered labor while she was in a boat the middle of sea as she was returning from Failaka island. The Kuwait Fire Services Department (KFSD) received a call about the incident, which happened as sea conditions were rough. Rescue men shortly arrived at the scene, but decided against transferring the...

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Drug smuggling attempt foiled

KUWAIT: Abdaly customs officers foiled an attempt to smuggle 500 grams of shabu (methamphetamine) hidden in a salt container. A customs officer said the drugs were caught with possession of an Iraqi truck driver, who was taken to the relevant authorities to face charges. Meanwhile, Nuwaiseeb customs officers foiled an attempt to smuggle two kilograms of hashish, caught with a passenger. The suspect was sent to concerned authorities.TheftA...

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MAJDAL SHAMS: Druze elders and mourners surround the coffins of 10 of the 12 people killed in a rocket strike from Lebanon a day earlier, during a mass funeral in this Druze town in the Zionist-annexed Golan Heights on July 28, 2024. - AFP

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Official commends Kuwait and China military cooperation

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KUWAIT: Photo provided by the Al-Zour oil Refinery shows a view of the facility, in Al-Zour, south of Kuwait City. – AFP

The impact of oil discoveries