B Izzak | Kuwait Times Newspaper

B Izzak

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

MPs pay tribute to late Amir, pledge loyalty to new Amir

KUWAIT: MPs on Sunday paid rich tributes to late Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who passed away on Saturday, describing him as a humble man who will be missed by Arabs and Muslims. At the same time, they pledged loyalty to the new Amir HH Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who was proclaimed Amir by the Cabinet hours after the late Amir passed away. Sheikh Mishal will assume his constitutional power only after he takes the...

Aerial View of Kuwait Parliament Building during Day

New residence law proposes jail term, KD 2,000 fine for violators

KUWAIT: The National Assembly’s Interior and Defense committee on Thursday approved major amendments to residence law for foreigners which propose a one-year jail term and a fine of up to KD 2,000 for visitors who overstay in the country. The new amendments also propose raising the daily fine for residency violators from KD 2 to KD 4 from the second month onward. It also proposes long-term residency for foreign investors and landlords from 10...

Sheikh Talal Al-Sabah

All types of visas to open soon

KUWAIT: Interior Minister Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah on Wednesday promised to open all types of visas for expats, especially dependent visas, following the approval of amendments to the residence law by the National Assembly next week, a lawmaker said. MP Abdulwahab Al-Essa, head of the Assembly’s committee entrusted to improve the business environment in the country, said the minister’s pledge came after a meeting with him during which...

KUWAIT: MPs attend a National Assembly session on Dec 12, 2023. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Foreign firms don’t need agents

KUWAIT: The National Assembly on Tuesday passed a law allowing foreign companies and investors to operate in the country without the need for a local agent, a step expected to open the doors for foreign investments. Fifty-six MPs, including Cabinet ministers, voted for the law, while one MP objected. The law removes the precondition that foreign investors must have a local agent to be able to work in Kuwait. Under the law, foreign companies and...

KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received on Monday at Bayan Palace National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun. HH the Crown Prince also received members of the committee to respond to the Amiri Speech, which included MP Osama Al-Shaheen, Rapporteur MP Bader Al-Enezi, MP Hamad Al-Obaid and National Assembly Secretary General Khaled Saad Abusulaib, where they presented to HH the Crown Prince the response for the 17th legislative session of 2023. – KUNA

Call for fair voter distribution

KUWAIT: A number of lawmakers said on Monday that they believe that resolving the injustice in the distribution of voters among the five electoral constituencies should be accorded priority in the process to reform the election system. The National Assembly’s legal and legislative committee on Sunday approved major reforms to the election system by accepting for the first time a party-like lists formula and allowing voters to cast two votes,...

Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah

Minister orders torture probe

KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah on Thursday ordered an urgent probe into the case of a man who was allegedly illegally arrested and tortured by the ministry of defense intelligence. The order came after MP Marzouq Al-Ghanem sent a series of questions to the minister of defense, saying that a man was illegally detained and tortured to force him to make false confessions. The defense minister asked...

most read

1

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

2

KUWAIT: Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) and Shell officials attend the signing ceremony.

Kuwait Oil Company and Shell renew Enhanced Technical Service Agreements

3

Minister of Commerce and Industry Khalifa Al-Ajeel

Business owners can now use 1 address for 5 licenses in Kuwait

4

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

5

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