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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...
KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Noura Al-Meshaan (right) attends the signing ceremony for Kuwait’s part of the Gulf railway. - KUNA
Public Works Minister signs design contract for Kuwait’s part of Gulf railway
KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Noura Al-Meshaan on Monday signed a contract with a Turkish firm for the detailed design work of Kuwait’s part of a Gulf railway that will link the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states by 2030. The ministry’s undersecretary for planning and Development Ahmad Al-Saleh told reporters after the signing that the line for the rail link in Kuwait has been determined and the contract will provide the...
KUWAIT:Officers monitor traffic camera feeds in this illustrative file photo. - KUNA
Tough new traffic law comes into force on April 22
KUWAIT: The interior ministry has reminded motorists that the new traffic law, stipulating far tougher jail terms and fines, will be applied on April 22, adding that 12 types of offenders will be detained and some of them must go to court. In a statement on its account on X platform, the ministry said that no compromise or financial settlements will be accepted for three major offences, which must go to court. The cases include driving under the...
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Commerce ministry halts expat hirings
KUWAIT: The ministry of commerce and industry announced on Thursday that it has decided to completely halt the appointment of expatriates in all jobs as part of national efforts to reduce the number of expat employees in government jobs. The decision, taken by Minister of Commerce and Industry Khalifa Al-Ajeel, also applies to all expat employees in authorities affiliated to the ministry. The only exception from the decision are expats whose...
KUWAIT: Finance Minister and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment Noura Al-Fassam addresses a press conference on Feb 16, 2025. – KUNA
Budget targets fiscal balance
KUWAIT: Finance Minister and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment Noura Al-Fassam said on Sunday that the government will undertake serious measures to boost non-oil revenues coupled with rationalizing spending to achieve fiscal balance, through economic reforms, administrative efficiency and strategic investments. Non-oil revenues in the 2025/2026 fiscal year are projected at KD 2.9 billion, up 9.0 percent on the previous fiscal...
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Interior Ministry continues awareness campaign on new traffic law
KUWAIT: The interior ministry on Monday continued its awareness campaign to draw the attention of motorists to tougher penalties in the new traffic law which will become effective on April 22. The ministry said on its account on X that the penalty for breaking the red traffic light is between one and three years in jail and a fine between KD 600 and KD 1,000 if the case is referred to the court. But violators will be fined KD 150 if the dangerous...
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Court acquits 18 ex-MPs, activists over Muwaizri case
KUWAIT: The criminal court on Monday acquitted 18 former MPs and activists from charges of spreading false news on social media about the allegations that the interior ministry banned former MP Shuaib Al-Muwaizri from entering the country. The 18 politicians were charged with claiming on social media that the interior ministry did not allow Muwaizri to enter the country after arrival at the airport because he refused to undergo the compulsory...
KUWAIT: Cabinet ministers attend the extraordinary meeting.
Kuwait’s Cabinet passes 2025-2026 budget with KD 6.3 deficit
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Cabinet on Sunday passed the state budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year projecting a deficit of KD 6.3 billion, slightly higher than the estimated shortfall of KD 6.5 billion for the current fiscal year which ends March 31. The cabinet said in a brief statement following an extraordinary meeting that revenues were projected at KD 18.2 billion compared to KD 18.9 billion estimated for the current 2024-2025 fiscal year. on Sunday...
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DUBAI: The signing of the MoU in the presence of the Chairman of Kuwait's General Administration of Civil Aviation, Sheikh Hamoud Mubarak Hamoud Al-Sabah, and the Chairman of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum on Monday. --KUNA
Kuwait Airways, Emirates sign MoU
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KUWAIT: Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) and Shell officials attend the signing ceremony.
Kuwait Oil Company and Shell renew Enhanced Technical Service Agreements
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Minister of Commerce and Industry Khalifa Al-Ajeel
Business owners can now use 1 address for 5 licenses in Kuwait
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NEW DELHI: Indian President Droupadi Murmu presents the Padma Shri award to Kuwait’s Sheikha Shaikha Ali Jaber Al-Sabah on April 28, 2025.
India honors Kuwaiti yoga practitioner
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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Shell CEO Wael Sawan at Bayan Palace on April 28, 2025. – Amiri Diwan/KUNA photos
Kuwait, Shell renew cooperation