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KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah meets Kuwait Times Deputy Editor-in-Chief Abdullah Boftain.

PM: Kuwait state of justice, security and sustainability

KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah met with editors-in-chief of local newspapers and media representatives at Seif Palace, accompanied by Minister of Information and Culture Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi, Head of the Prime Minister’s Diwan Abdulaziz Dekheel Al-Dekheel and senior state officials. Kuwait Times was represented by Deputy Editor-in-Chief Abdullah Boftain.During the gathering, HH Sheikh Dr Mohammad...

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Manpower Authority launches part-time work permit for expats

KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Manpower on Thursday began issuing the part-time work permits allowing expatriate manpower to do part-time jobs officially on a wide-scale basis for the first time in the country, the Authority said on its X account.The Authority said that the issuance of the part-time work permit will be done through its Sahel app platform, a web-based online site for the Manpower Authority.Based on the new program, expats living...

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Kuwait projects KD 5.9bn deficit for 2024/2025

KUWAIT: The government has sent the draft budget for the 2024/2025 fiscal year, in which it projects a KD 5.9 billion deficit, to the National Assembly for debate and approval, the finance ministry said. The projected shortfall is 13.5 percent lower than the deficit estimated for the current fiscal year 2023/2024 of KD 6.8 billion, according to figures made available by the finance ministry.The draft budget also projects lower revenues and...

KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah takes the oath as Deputy Amir during a special session of the National Assembly on Jan 29, 2024. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat (See Page 2)

PM takes oath as Deputy Amir

KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on Monday took the oath in the National Assembly to become the Deputy Amir during the absence of HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah abroad.HH the Prime Minister pledged to respect the constitution and state laws, safeguard freedoms, interests and funds of the people of Kuwait, as well as the homeland’s independence and territorial sanctity, and be...

KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah chairs a consultative Cabinet meeting at Seif Palace on Jan 25, 2024. - KUNA

Kuwait reopens family visas

KUWAIT: The interior ministry announced on Thursday that it will resume issuing family visas for expatriates starting from Jan 28, as per orders issued by Deputy Prime Minister, Defense Minister and Acting Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousuf Al-Sabah. The resumption comes after a suspension of close to two years.Under the new rules, expats who qualify to apply for dependent visas for wives and children must draw a monthly salary of at least...

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Amir assigns PM to act as Deputy Amir when Amir is out of country

KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednesday appointed HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah as the Deputy Amir who will lead the country throughout HH the Amir’s absence abroad. The unprecedented decision was taken because a crown prince has not been appointed so far. Under the constitution, the crown prince becomes the deputy Amir during his absence.HH the Amir said this measure would...

KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah and National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun share a light moment on Jan 21, 2024.

Govt, Assembly discuss roadmap

KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah held talks at the National Assembly on Sunday about updating a legislation roadmap that was set with the previous government at the start of the current Assembly term in November with Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun, Deputy Speaker Mohammad Al-Mutair and members of the parliamentary committee for coordination with the government.The previous government headed by HH Sheikh...

KUWAIT: (Left) HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah poses with his ministers before chairing the first meeting of the new Cabinet on Jan 18, 2024. (Right) National Asembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun meets HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad.

PM extends hand of cooperation

KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on Thursday chaired the first meeting of his Cabinet and visited the National Assembly, where he stressed the importance of cooperation with parliament to help achieve the aspirations of the Kuwaiti people. Received by Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun, the new prime minister said the government extends the hand of cooperation to the National Assembly based on constitutional...

KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah poses for a group photo with HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah and Cabinet members after they were sworn in at Bayan Palace on Jan 17, 2024. – KUNA

Amir calls on new Cabinet to adopt ‘open door’ policy

KUWAIT: An Amiri decree was issued on Wednesday announcing the new Cabinet line-up which included 11 new faces and retained only three members of the outgoing government, appointing a non-ruling family foreign minister for the first time in Kuwait’s history. HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah swore in the 14-member Cabinet headed by new Prime Minister HH Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, who served as foreign...

KUWAIT: MPs arrive to attend a session at the National Assembly on Jan 16, 2024. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Assembly adjourned for three weeks after government no-show

KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun on Tuesday adjourned the regular session of the Assembly for the second time for three weeks because the new Cabinet has not been formed after the previous one resigned. As Saadoun announced in the chamber that he was informed by the outgoing government that no minister will be attending the session and that he was calling the session off, MP Dawood Maarafi protested against the cancellation....

KUWAIT: MPs arrive for a session of the National Assembly on Jan 9, 2024. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Assembly cancels session due to govt’s absence

KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun on Tuesday adjourned the Assembly’s regular session due to the absence of the government, which resigned over two weeks ago. Under Kuwaiti law, the presence of at least one Cabinet minister is essential for the Assembly’s session to be legal, although a number of MPs have disputed this fact and called for holding sessions without the presence of ministers.Caretaker Prime Minister HH Sheikh...

GAZA: The aunt of 12-year-old Mohamed Awad, who was killed along with his immediate family in Zionist bombardment, mourns as she holds his body at the European hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Jan 6, 2024. – AFP

MPs urge govt to join S Africa’s genocide case against Zionists

KUWAIT: The National Assembly’s foreign relations committee on Monday called on the government to join South Africa in its case at the International Court of Justice against Zionist genocide in its war on Gaza. South Africa filed the case on Dec 29, calling on the UN court in the Hague to order a halt in the Zionist entity’s bombardment against Palestinian civilians and also accused the Zionist entity of committing genocide in Gaza in...

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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