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Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah

Former interior, defense minister jailed for 14 yrs

KUWAIT: The special court for ministers on Tuesday sentenced former interior and defense minister Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah to 14 years in jail after convicting him of misappropriation of public funds. The court convicted the former minister of embezzling KD 9.5 million from the ministry of defense and KD 500,000 from the interior ministry. The court asked the former minister to return KD 10 million to the two ministries and fined him KD 20...

KUWAIT: Security officers process the data information as residents submit their biometrics.- Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Expats require biometrics to exit

KUWAIT: Expatriates who have not carried out the compulsory biometric registration will not be able to leave the country, an interior ministry officer said. Speaking to Kuwait Radio, First Lieutenant Talal Al-Khaledi of the Criminal Evidence Department said that a “block” has been placed against the names of expats who have not submitted their biometric data, and this means they cannot leave the country.The ministry has also suspended bank...

KUWAIT: Passengers at Terminal 1 of the Kuwait International Airport's departure area in this file photo.

Higher fines under new residency law come into effect

KUWAIT: Fines for residency violations under Kuwait’s new residency law, in some cases double the previous fines, will be applied from Sunday, the interior ministry said. Fines for failing to renew a normal residence permit for any reason, will be KD 2 per day in the first month and KD 4 daily for subsequent months. The total fine has been increased to KD 1,200 from KD 600, according to a statement posted on the interior ministry account on X...

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People who falsely obtained citizenship must repay benefits

KUWAIT: People who had their Kuwaiti citizenship revoked because of obtaining it through fraud and false statements and documents are required to repay all benefits they had enjoyed while holding the citizenship, according to new amendments to the 1959 nationality law. The amendments were published in the official gazette on Tuesday, which means they have become effective.During the past seven months, authorities have revoked the citizenship of...

KUWAIT: Security officers process the data information as residents submit their biometrics.- Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

24% have yet to submit biometrics; last day for expats

KUWAIT: The deadline for expatriates to register their biometric data ends on Tuesday and the period will not be extended, officials of the General Department of Criminal Evidence said. Those who fail to submit the compulsory biometric data will have all their applications, transactions, bank accounts and renewal of residency completely blocked, head of the department Maj Gen Eid Al-Owaihan said in an interview on Monday.The deadline for Kuwaitis...

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Kuwait nationality law amended

KUWAIT: Key amendments to the Nationality Law of 1959 were published on Monday in the official gazette Kuwait Al-Youm in an Amiri decree, which means they are effective. The amendments almost entirely abolish the right of foreign women to get Kuwaiti citizenship after getting married to Kuwaiti men. Under the previous law, such women had the right to apply for citizenship after five years of marriage, provided they have children. In the past...

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Kuwait shivers in subzero cold

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Meteorological Department warned on Monday that minimum temperatures in many areas of the country will witness a “significant drop” to below 3 degrees Celsius, causing frost in some areas. The sharp drop in temperature will be witnessed the most between 3 am to 8 am, mainly in desert areas.The office said it recorded freezing temperatures in the early hours of Monday, especially in desert areas. In Salmi, the lowest...

Maj Gen Ali Al-Adwani

Kuwait reviewing visit visa fees

KUWAIT: An interior ministry committee is reviewing fees for visit visas with the aim of applying reciprocal treatment with foreign countries and also allowing expats to bring in their relatives for longer periods, the head of the residency and nationality department said. In the new residency law, recently issued in an Amiri decree, fees on all services offered by the ministry can be changed by the minister, unlike previously when the law needed...

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Curbs on 60+ expats scrapped

KUWAIT: The Public Authority of Manpower announced on Wednesday that all restrictions imposed on expats aged over 60 years have been scrapped and they will now pay regular fees to obtain work permits and renew their residencies. Expatriates aged 60 years old and above without a university degree were required to pay a special fee of KD 250 annually and obtain a comprehensive health insurance policy from a private sector insurer costing at least...

Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah

1,758 more stripped of citizenship; women to keep jobs, pension

KUWAIT: A section of Kuwaiti women who lost their citizenship will keep their jobs at the same pay and if retired will continue to receive their pension, the interior minister said Thursday, as 1,758 more Kuwaitis has their citizenship revoked. “Wives of Kuwaitis, divorced women and widows who had their citizenship withdrawn and still live in Kuwait will keep their jobs and same salaries,” Acting Prime Minister and Interior and Defense...

Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah

Curbs on 60+ expats a ‘disgrace’

KUWAIT: Acting Prime Minister and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah harshly criticized restrictions imposed on expats aged 60 and above, describing such rules as a “disgrace in Kuwait’s humanitarian history”. “The decision regarding expats who are over 60 years old employed in the private and government sectors is a disgrace in Kuwait’s humanitarian history,” the minister told Al-Jarida daily in an...

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Committee strips Kuwaiti citizenship of 1,647 individuals

KUWAIT: The Supreme Commission for Nationality on Thursday decided to strip as many as 1,647 Kuwaitis of their citizenship, the interior ministry announced, with the total number of citizens who lost their nationality topping 5,000. Decisions of the commission are sent to the Cabinet for approval, which has so far approved all previous decisions taken since the drive began in May.The interior ministry said in a statement on Thursday the decision...

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Britain's King Charles III (L) welcomes Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, during an audience at Buckingham Palace, in London, on October 25, 2023. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt / POOL / AFP)

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Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah

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Gulf Bank’s Islamic shift, KD 1.5bn value key achievements as Bader Al-Kharafi steps down

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Amir departs to the UK at personal invitation of King Charles III

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Maha Al-Sager performs, representing Kuwait during a gymnastics competition.

Against the odds: From Kuwait to rhythmic resilience