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Former defense minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah

Sheikh Ahmad deposits cheque for alleged graft

KUWAIT: The special ministers’ trial court on Tuesday postponed the second hearing in the trial of former defense minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah to June 24 to hear the testimonies of witnesses. The first hearing was held three weeks ago, during which Sheikh Ahmad denied corruption charges that he misappropriated around KD 400,000 for personal use from the ministry’s secret funds. During Tuesday’s session, Sheikh Ahmad deposited to...

KUWAIT: Director of Public Debt at the Finance Ministry Faisal Al-Muzaini and Finance Ministry Undersecretary Aseel Al-Munaifi. – KUNA

Kuwait plans to borrow KD 3-6bn

KUWAIT: Kuwait plans to return to the global debt market this year and is expected to borrow between KD 3 to 6 billion during the current 2025/2026 fiscal year to finance development projects, a finance ministry official said on Monday. Director of Public Debt at the Finance Ministry Faisal Al-Muzaini said during a presentation of the new debt law that the funds will be borrowed from global and domestic markets to fund a number of development...

Kuwaiti firefighters and security forces gather outside a building which was ingulfed by fire, in Mangaf, on June 12, 2024. More than 35 people were killed and dozens injured in a building fire in an area heavily populated with foreign workers in Kuwait, the interior ministry said. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Three jailed for manslaughter over deadly Mangaf fire

KUWAIT: The misdemeanors court on Tuesday sentenced two Kuwaitis and an Egyptian to three years in prison, convicting them of manslaughter over a Mangaf building fire in which 46 Indian and three Filipino workers were killed. The case was treated as a misdemeanor and not a crime by the prosecution since the fire, which also injured dozens of others, was not intentional. The tragedy happened in June last year. The court also sentenced two other...

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MoCI forms panel to monitor prices, control inflation

KUWAIT: Minister of Commerce and Industry Khalifa Al-Ajeel on Sunday issued a decision establishing a central committee to study prices in the domestic market and monitor inflation and supply chains in a bid to control the movement of prices. The panel, called the Central Committee to Study Prices and Monitor Inflation and Supply Chains, is headed by the ministry undersecretary and includes senior representatives from 15 ministries and...

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5,148 grievances against revocation of citizenship filed

KUWAIT: Head of a government committee appointed to study grievances against revocation of citizenship Ali Al-Dhubaibi said on Wednesday the panel has received 5,148 grievances in the past four days. The committee started receiving grievances from people who had their citizenship revoked on Sunday. It gave people 60 days to submit their applications. Since the drive began a year ago, Kuwait has revoked the citizenship of well over 35,000...

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Kuwait population reaches 4.98m, workforce 3.06m

KUWAIT: Two million Asians live in Kuwait, almost 40 percent of the total population and 58.5 percent of total expatriates, according to the latest official statistics released by the government’s Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI). About 90 percent of Asians, or 1.8 million, are workers who made up 70.6 percent of all expatriate workers until the end of 2024, the PACI report said. PACI said Kuwait’s population nearly touched the...

Ali Al-Dhubaibi

Appeals process to open as citizenship of 434 more revoked

KUWAIT: A grievances committee set up by the government to look into petitions on revocation, withdrawal and loss of Kuwaiti citizenship announced Thursday the launch of an online appeals process for individuals affected by decrees or decisions related to the revocation, withdrawal or loss of Kuwaiti citizenship — including those whose citizenship certificates have been withdrawn. Head of the grievances committee Ali Al-Dhubaibi said appeals...

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New traffic law to save lives

KUWAIT: The new traffic law comes into effect on Tuesday, the interior ministry announced, warning that the new legislation stipulates much harsher fines and penalties, especially for serious offences. It replaces the old law which was issued in 1976. Motorists who run the red light, use mobile phones, fail to buckle up or park in places allocated for the handicapped and others, will pay much higher fines, and will be sent to court if they repeat...

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Top court toughens jail terms of ex-MPs

KUWAIT: The court of cassation on Sunday issued final jail sentences against four former MPs and an election candidate for challenging the authority of HH the Amir on either social media or by issuing statements. The court, whose rulings are final and cannot be challenged, overturned lighter jail terms or softer convictions and raised the sentences on four convicts and upheld the sentence on the fifth. It overturned a two-year jail term against...

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Kuwait turns down the watt

KUWAIT: Authorities in Kuwait have stepped up power consumption efforts in a bid to resolve a chronic electricity crisis that has hit the oil-rich country for years, forcing the ministry of electricity, water and renewable energy to resort to programmed cuts in the summer when temperature soars above 50 degrees Celsius. Despite assurances by top officials that 2025 was likely to pass without cuts, people were surprised by unprecedented...

Former defense minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah

Ex-defense minister referred to court over suspected graft

KUWAIT: Former defense minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah was referred to the ministers’ court on Tuesday over suspected graft. An investigation committee attached to the court decided to press charges against Sheikh Ahmad, who was defense minister between June 2023 and January 2024, over misuse of classified expenditures in the ministry for personal benefits. The charges were also pressed against his former office director. The committee...

KUWAIT: A new smart mobile camera installed on a highway. - KUNA

New mobile speed cameras launched, traffic offenses fall

KUWAIT: The traffic department at the interior ministry announced on Tuesday the installation of new smart mobile cameras on a number of key roads to ensure traffic safety and check offences, especially speeding. This came in a press conference on the sidelines of the 38th GCC Traffic Week under the slogan “Driving without a phone”, attended by interior ministry undersecretary for traffic and operations Maj Gen Yousef Al-Khaddah. The...

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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

10 injured in gas blast as mercury soars, power cut

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KUWAIT: Minister of Commerce and Industry Khalifa Al-Ajeel addresses the Kuwait’s New Era conference on May 21, 2025. – KUNA

Kuwait eyes ambitious reforms

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Prime Minister returns home

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Shaikha Al-Bahar only Kuwaiti on Fortune’s 100 powerful businesswomen in 2025 list

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WASHINGTON: KPC CEO and Deputy Chairman Sheikh Nawaf Al-Sabah, US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Kuwaiti Ambassador to the US Sheikha Al-Zain Al-Sabah hold a meeting. - KUNA

Kuwait, US officials discuss strategic ties, energy cooperation