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Civil Aviation Authority launched
KUWAIT: An Amiri decree was issued on Sunday launching Kuwait Civil Aviation Authority to replace the Civil Aviation Directorate as an independent body that will have full control over the civil aviation sector and related affairs. Chairman of the Authority Sheikh Humoud Mubarak Al-Sabah said the law is in line with the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization and other related regional organizations. The new law was issued...
KUWAIT:Officers monitor traffic camera feeds in this illustrative file photo. - KUNA
Traffic deaths cut by half after applying new law
KUWAIT: Deaths from traffic accidents have plummeted by 55 percent since the implementation of the new traffic law on April 22, a senior interior ministry official said on Wednesday. Speeding and breaking the red traffic light offenses dived by a massive 83 percent and the violations of not using seat belts and using mobile while driving also dropped 75 percent, head of the public relations and interior ministry spokesman Brigadier Nasser Buslaib...
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Court sentences couple to death
KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti husband and wife were sentenced to death on Monday by the criminal court for killing their Filipina housemaid by detaining and beating her and then burying her body in their garden. The court was told that the couple repeatedly beat their maid with a stick and prevented her from taking her medicine until she died. They then buried her in their garden before authorities found the decaying body. The court convicted the couple of...
KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah chairs the seventh meeting the committee regulating humanitarian and charitable work on July 23, 2025.- KUNA
Nod to humanitarian work law
KUWAIT: A high-level government committee entrusted to regulate charity and humanitarian activities in Kuwait approved on Wednesday a draft law for humanitarian work in the country with the aim to boost transparency and accountability. The charitable work committee, headed by First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah, has been working for the past several months to increase official oversight over a number...
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Residency permit ‘trader’ arrested
KUWAIT: Residency detectives arrested a citizen who facilitated illegal residency permits for expats in exchange for money, the interior ministry said on Monday. The ministry said the suspect, who is authorized to sign for and represent 29 private companies, confessed to facilitating illegal residency permits for 56 expatriate workers against amounts ranging between KD 350 and KD 1,200 per person. The suspect facilitated the residencies for...
KUWAIT: CMA Chairman and Executive Director Emad Al-Tefouni and FIU President Dr Hamad Al-Mekrad sign the MoU. - KUNA
Kuwait targets financial crimes
KUWAIT: The interior ministry’s department for combating money laundering and terrorism funding and the customs department on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance cooperation in fighting financial crimes, the customs department said. The accord aims to strengthen mutual cooperation and the exchange of information in accordance with international standards set by the UN Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The customs department...
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Kuwait launches visit visa portal
KUWAIT: The interior ministry on Wednesday launched the Kuwait Visa platform allowing foreigners to apply online for four types of visas to visit Kuwait. The portal was also launched on the government’s communication center website. The portal enables foreign individuals to apply online for a tourist e-visa to visit the country for tourism and entertainment, which is valid for 90 days from the date of entry. This type of visa is issued only to...
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Guidelines for those with revoked ‘valuable services’ citizenships
KUWAIT: The interior ministry on Thursday issued guidelines for thousands of people who were naturalized for rendering “valuable services” to the country but were recently stripped of their Kuwaiti citizenship. The wide-ranging guidelines include benefits that this category would retain and ultimatums to obtain their old citizenship and sell off their real estate ownership when they were citizens. A supreme commission for nationality has...
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Contentious housing article repealed; MoI warns against fraud
KUWAIT: An Amiri decree-law issued Sunday annulled article 29 of law no. 47 of 1993, commonly known as the “He Who Sold His House” law, as part of broader efforts to promote justice, equality and fair housing distribution. The article had allowed a specific group of citizens — those who received Kuwait Credit Bank housing loans between April 15, 1992 and Feb 15, 2015, and later sold their homes and repaid their loans — to once again...
KUWAIT: (Left) Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah supervises a major drug bust. (Right) A PACI employee is arrested for forging official documents and accepting bribes, along with two middlemen and seven bribe payers.
Kuwait, UAE team up in drug bust
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti security men busted an attempt to smuggle a large drugs haul with a street value estimated at KD 1.5 million, with the cooperation of the United Arab Emirates’ interior ministry, a statement announced on Thursday. The haul consisted of 10 kg of heroin and 100 kg of shabu, an illegal chemical substance, and was destined for an Afghan man who was arrested, the interior ministry said. Through security cooperation with the UAE, the...
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22,000 obtain exit permit as rule takes effect from July 1
KUWAIT: The decision to force expatriates working in the private sector to obtain an exit permit with the prior approval of their employers comes into effect on Tuesday, July 1. The measure has been introduced for the first time in Kuwait to join other Gulf states, barring the UAE. Previously, private sector employees could leave the country at any time without permits. Local media cited the Public Authority of Manpower as saying that so far,...
KUWAIT: Minister of Commerce and Industry Khalifa Al-Ajeel and Minister of Social Affairs, Family and Childhood Affairs Dr Amthal Al-Huwailah visit the central operations room of the control sector on June 24, 2025. - KUNA
Amir chairs Supreme Defense Council
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Supreme Defense Council that discussed regional developments and the latest events in the area, following a ceasefire between Iran and the Zionist entity. During the meeting, HH the Amir was briefed on efforts exerted by various authorities in the country and the coordination between them to face any emergency. HH the Amir also provided the council...
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35 years on, Kuwait’s ministers recall Iraqi invasion as test of unity, resolve
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BEIJING: Ambassador Jasem Al-Najem is seen with a delegation from Kuwait’s Ministry of Public Works during their visit to China. — KUNA
Kuwait, China push ahead on North Kabd Wastewater Plant
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KUWAIT: A tank drives past burning oil wells set on fire by Iraqi forces as they fled Kuwait after its liberation. — KUNA
‘This country is a gift’: Kuwaitis share stories of resisting Iraq’s invasion
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Kuwaitis mark 35th anniversary of Iraqi invasion, remember global support
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Kuwaiti martyrs.. a timeless legacy of heroism, national sacrifice