KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry carried out a total of 996,272 online transactions, including 471,441 last week, a senior ministry official announced. "The ministry's digital portals have achieved a substantial leap in developing online services and transactions," said the Ministry of Interior's Relations and Security Media Department Manager Brigadier Towheed Al-Kandari, adding that this reflects the ministry's keenness on protecting public health amidst the extraordinary circumstances of the spread of COVID-19.

Kandari added that MOI's website; www.moi.gov.kw, provides several services, including online appointment booking, which helps finalizing various kinds of transactions, saving time and effort in the process, and helping reduce crowds at various MOI departments. Further, Kandari invited all citizens and expats to use online services in order to avoid putting themselves and their health under risk, adding that the ministry's website provides explanation on how to use online services as well as the forms needed for various transactions.