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MoI: ‘Unprecedented’ crackdown on residency violators after amnesty
KUWAIT: Interior ministry officials have warned that the ministry will launch an “unprecedented” campaign against residency violators when an ongoing three-month amnesty expires on June 17. Authorities granted the amnesty on March 17 for thousands of expats who have been living illegally in the country, giving them two options: Either to pay a fine and legalize their stay or simply leave from any border exit without the need to take...
KUWAIT: The interior minister chairs a meeting of the Supreme Committee for Investigating Kuwaiti Citizenship on May 21, 2024. - KUNA
Nationality law petition rejected
KUWAIT: The constitutional court on Tuesday rejected a petition challenging the rights of children of naturalized Kuwaitis to run in parliamentary polls. The petition had argued that a law issued in 1994 allowing children of naturalized citizens to contest elections breached the constitution and should be canceled. Under Kuwaiti law, naturalized citizens have no right to contest parliamentary polls for life, but their children are considered...
Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
Amiri decree names new Cabinet
KUWAIT: An Amiri decree was issued on Sunday announcing the formation of the new Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, which retained most of the ministers in the previous Cabinet. The economic team of the oil, finance and public works were retained while the ministers of electricity and water, commerce and industry, justice and social affairs were changed, bringing in new and old faces.Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef...
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Court refuses to free ex-candidate, sets May 15 hearing
KUWAIT: The criminal court on Wednesday rejected a request from defense lawyers to release ex-election candidate Musaed Al-Qraifa, on trial for allegedly insulting the political leadership, and set May 15 for the next hearing. Defense lawyers for Qraifa said the court heard the testimonies of a secret service officer and the legal representative of the interior ministry on the case.The court then refused an appeal by the defense lawyers to free...
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Man held for plotting attacks on US bases; Qraifa’s trial begins
KUWAIT: The public prosecution said on Wednesday it has ordered the detention of a Kuwaiti citizen on charges of joining an outlawed group plotting terrorist attacks inside the country. The prosecution said in a statement on its account on X that the man posted videos and audios on social media of actions of that group as a sign of support.He also learned the manufacturing of explosives and instigated others to learn the same with the aim of...
The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
MPs urge govt to find solutions to power shortages
KUWAIT: Lawmakers called on the government on Tuesday to take emergency measures to face what they called massive shortages in power production that could lead to catastrophic results. The lawmakers were apparently alerted by a limited power outage in two Kuwait City suburbs way before the start of the summer peak when electricity consumption is expected to surpass the 17,000 megawatts mark, resulting in a key deficit.MP Abdulwahab Al-Essa warned...
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Prosecution detains ex-candidate
KUWAIT: The public prosecution on Thursday ordered the detention of former candidate in the April National Assembly elections Musaed Al-Qraifa for 21 days pending investigation and trial on charges of insulting the political leadership during an election campaign.Qraifa was interrogated for hours by the public prosecution after he was arrested by state security agents, his lawyer Ahmad Al-Mutairi said. Mutairi alleged that the law was not applied...
KUWAIT: MPs attend a National Assembly session on April 21, 2024. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
40 lawmakers attend ceremonial opening of Assembly session
KUWAIT: Forty lawmakers attended on Sunday a ceremonial opening session of the new National Assembly “in a bid to ward off any constitutional suspicions”, according to MP Saleh Ashour, who chaired the session as one of the oldest MPs. Ashour adjourned the session immediately after he opened it because the government was not present, a precondition for the session to be legal. The government has not yet been formed following the snap polls on...
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Prime Minister-designate Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah to take the oath as the Deputy Amir on April 21, 2024. – KUNA photos
PM-designate named Deputy Amir
KUWAIT: Prime Minister-designate Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah on Sunday took the constitutional oath before HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to become the Deputy Amir. HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal earlier signed a decree appointing Sheikh Ahmad as Deputy Amir while he is abroad.The Amiri decree states that this designation would remain valid until the naming of a Crown Prince, and that the prime minister should comply with...
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Curbs on overseas hiring eased
KUWAIT: The Public Authority of Manpower announced on Thursday the reopening of recruitment of expat manpower from outside the country from June 1 in a move aimed at reducing the cost of labor in the domestic market and fighting trafficking in persons. The authority said the decision was taken during a meeting headed by Deputy Prime Minister, Defense Minister and acting Interior minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah, who also chairs the...
Aerial View of Kuwait Parliament Building during Day
Assembly ‘opener’ on April 21
KUWAIT: MP Saleh Ashour, the second oldest lawmaker in the National Assembly who will chair the house’s opening session, invited lawmakers on Tuesday to attend the new Assembly’s opener on Sunday, April 21. Ashour said the Assembly’s secretariat contacted former speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun, who is the oldest member at 90 years old, to chair the opening session, but he apologized because he plans to run for the speaker’s post.As a result,...
HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Amir names Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah as new premier
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Monday appointed Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah as the new prime minister and asked him to form the new Cabinet. The US-educated Sheikh Ahmad, a veteran member of the Cabinet in the past, replaces HH Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, who reportedly declined an offer to form the next Cabinet after barely three months in his post. HH Sheikh Mohammad resigned after the snap...
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Crackdown on visa violators
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Kuwait expands ‘open door’ policy to virtual domain
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HATHRAS, India: Policemen carry a person who died in a melee during a sermon in Uttar Pradesh state on July 2, 2024. - AFP
Stampede at India religious event kills 116
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Minister of Municipal Affairs Dr Noura Al-Mashaan and Head of the Municipal Council Abdullah Al-Mahari inspect the Darwazat Abdulrazzaq project. – KUNA photos
Darwaza Abdulrazzaq project set to reopen
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Interior cracks down on residency violators