Local News
Fake Police in Kuwait
23-06-2018 – The Ahmadi police are looking for an unidentified police for stealing KD 160 from a Sri Lankan, reports Al-Anba daily. The daily added, the victim has filed a complaint with the Sabahiya Police Station. In his complaint the man claimed the suspect impersonating police asked him for his ID and when he pulled out the wallet, he was hit on the head and the man escaped with the money. The incident happened when he was on his way home.
Hawkers Arrested in Mahboula
Ahmadi securitymen, in coordination with Kuwait Municipality, arrested a number of hawkers and violators of law, and confiscated large quantities of spoiled commodities during a security campaign launched to arrest violators of labor and residency laws, reports Al- Anba daily.
Eid holiday to extend to Monday
The Cabinet is due to endorse the Eid Al-Fitr holiday as suggested by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) in its weekly meeting tomorrow.
1st integrated 5G network in Kuwait
Zain, the largest telecommunications company in Kuwait, has launched the first integrated 5G technology on its network, which will provide high-speed communications with high efficiency.
Dogs in hospital lobby
There must be something wrong with Farwaniya Hospital that can not be justified, seeing the presence of stray dogs in the lobby of the hospital, reports Annahar daily. Some funny people claimed the dogs were only showing fidelity by going to the hospital to visit their owners.
1,400 driving licences pulled to cut chaos on roads
The General Traffic Department is said to have put in place a strategy to address the issue of traffic congestion.
Kuwait launched “E-Driving licence system”
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) launched on Wednesday an e-driving licence system and installed 100 traffic cameras in accordance with the stateof- the-art technology. The ministry also set up 20 digital direction boards to serve surveillance and follow-up on roads and intersections, the Ministry’s Public Relations and Security Media Department said in a statement following a visit made by Undersecretary Lieutenant General Mahmoud Al-Dosari to the operation room.
Kuwait fights highly contagious virus – 77 affected in US Army at Camps
The United States Army Central is currently working to contain the outbreak of highly contagious norovirus at Camp Buehring and Camp Arifjan in Kuwait, according to armytimes.com. The website quoting deputy chief of public affairs and communications for US Army Central, Kavanaugh Breazeale, told Army Times 77 people have been diagnosed with symptoms of the virus, but only seven of those are confirmed cases so far.
First time in Kuwait, Jazeera Airways announced new Ride & Fly Shuttle service in Kuwait
Jazeera Airways offers a unique, first of its kind, on the move check-in facility to their passengers who are departing on Jazeera Airways flights from Kuwait (Jazeera Terminal – T5). Ride & Fly double-decker buses will operate on 2 routes from residential areas in Kuwait to the Jazeera Terminal for flights including Egypt and India. See maps below for routes and bus stops.
Smart ‘driving licences’ to be issued in September
The Interior Ministry has adopted the smart edriving license project, including all information from the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) just like the epassport, reports Al-Rai daily quoting security sources.
