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Driving licenses issued before April 2013 renewed automatically

KUWAIT: Interior Ministry's Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs Major General Abdullah Al-Muhanna said that a ministerial decision number 393 issued on April 1, 2013 states that if a driver or company representative (mandoub) changes his profession or cancels his residency visa, his driving license will be automatically cancelled and will not be renewed for two years pending a new application and procedures. "This decision only applies...

KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Subaih is seen during a tour at the Capital labor department. — KUNA

Major companies to apply for workers' visas online

KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Subaih is seen during a tour at the Capital labor department. — KUNAKUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Planning and Development Hind Al-Subaih said owners of major companies will be allowed to apply for visas online and that this measure will end many problems resulting from crowding. Speaking during a surprise tour at the Capital labor department, Subaih said that she had...

An abandoned boat is removed during a campaign in the Khuwaisat chalets’ area.

Block removed to allow paying traffic fines - Tanker driver arrested for dumping waste

An abandoned boat is removed during a campaign in the Khuwaisat chalets’ area.KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry's Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs Major Gen Abdallah Al-Muhanna said the department is exerting all possible efforts to allow citizens and expatriates to process their transactions easily and simply without any complications. He said this comes at the instructions of Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad...

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Maids recruitment company declared before Dec end; Pornographic comics banned

KUWAIT: Kuwait Investment Authority recently received authorizations form relevant authorities concerning the establishment of a shareholding company to bring and hire domestic laborers, said MP Kamel Al-Awadhi, noting that the company would be declared by the end of December 2015.Comics bannedMP Fares Al-Otaibi said that he had spoken with the information minister about comics containing pornographic material that were reportedly displayed at...

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Bedoons to get Comoros citizenship soon: Jarrah

Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah Al-SabahKUWAIT: Interior Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for Citizenship and Passports Affairs Major General Mazen Al-Jarrah stressed that many illegal residents have been claiming to be bedoons (stateless) while those registered in the 1965 census and the central apparatus for illegal residents number only 34,000. "It is not mandatory to grant them citizenship though they can apply to get it," he stressed, noting that...

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7% of population drug addicts

KUWAIT: Addiction treatment expert Maith Al-Ustad warned the number of drug users of both genders in Kuwait was increasing at a "scary rate". He said the percentage of drug users of all types reached 7 percent, which is more than double the known percentage around the world, which is 2.5 percent.He said the most dangerous drugs are "chemical" and "shabu", which destroy brain cells and lead to insanity. He cautioned that this epidemic is spreading...

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No free privileges for ministers, officials

KUWAIT: The Cabinet recently reviewed recommendations made by Finance Minister and Acting Oil Minister Anas Al-Saleh with the aim of reducing expenditure in the 2015-2107 budget.In this regard, high-ranking sources said that the recommendations revolved around ministers' and senior officials' spending and included annulling a previous Cabinet decision to allocate a new vehicle worth KD 25,000 per minister to be registered in the minister's own...

The scene after firefighters tackled a blaze in a Dajeej warehouse.

Man killed in tent fire; Smuggler arrested

The scene after firefighters tackled a blaze in a Dajeej warehouse.KUWAIT: A man died in a fire that broke out in a tent in Sabah Al-Ahmad City. Wafra firemen responded and put out the fire, and the charred body of an Asian man was found. Investigations are underway. Meanwhile, a fire broke out in Dajeej, prompting Farwaniya fire center to dispatch its team. The fire was in a foam and wood warehouse. The fire was put out and no injuries were...

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Man dismantles friend's car, sells parts to Fahaheel garage

KUWAIT: Nuwaiseeb detectives arrested a citizen who made his friend believe that he shipped his car to a Gulf country, although he dismantled it and sold it as spare parts to a Fahaheel garage. A security source said a Gulf national told Nuwaiseeb police that his 19-year-old Kuwaiti friend tricked him into believing that he will help him ship his car to a Gulf country as soon as the paperwork is completed. When a long time passed by and nothing...

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Thanks, Interior Minister

Abdullah Buwair Today, I am talking about a senior official who has devoted himself to serving his home country Kuwait - Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Sabah. The man is well-known and is not a stranger to the interior ministry. He is one of its sons. The man is very righteous and fair, and at the same time, does not tolerate any law violation. I still recall what he said years ago during what is known as the 'Khaitan...

BRUSSELS: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (left) shakes hands with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg after addressing a media conference at the NATO headquarters yesterday. — AFP

Turkey remains defiant over Russian jet - Ankara will not apologize: PM

BRUSSELS: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (left) shakes hands with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg after addressing a media conference at the NATO headquarters yesterday. — AFPBRUSSELS: Turkey's prime minister dismissed yesterday any suggestion Ankara should apologise for downing a Russian warplane in its airspace last week, after winning strong NATO support for the right to defend itself. Six days after NATO member Turkey shot...

KHARTOUM: Syrian women cook at the Eve Kitchen (Hawa in Arabic) on Nov 25, 2015 as part of a project to support Syrians who have taken refuge in the Sudanese capital since 2011. —AFP

War-weary Syrians find unlikely shelter in Sudan

KHARTOUM: Syrian women cook at the Eve Kitchen (Hawa in Arabic) on Nov 25, 2015 as part of a project to support Syrians who have taken refuge in the Sudanese capital since 2011. —AFPKHARTOUM: Among the simmering pots and sizzling grills of a Khartoum kitchen, Umm Mohammed has escaped from the thunderous shelling that forced her to flee Aleppo, joining a growing number of Syrians finding an unlikely shelter in Sudan. The 50-year-old now cooks...

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BAGHDAD: First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Minister Interior Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah met with former Iraqi prime minister Nouri Al-Maliki, and leader of the Iraqi National Wisdom Movement Ammar Al-Hakim on Monday. Following his participation in the International Drug Control Conference, Sheikh Fahad Al-Yusuf had friendly discussions with Al-Maliki and Al-Hakim which reflected the deep-rooted brotherly relations between the two nations. – KUNA photos

Kuwait affirms coordination to combat drug trafficking