Local News
Legal action pressed against and Ministry of Interior staff for abusing Filipina maid
It had been a year that Filipino maid had been facing inhumane treatment and abuse since she had started working at Police officers house, it was during absence of the Officer and the family who had gone for camping the Filipino maid found opportunity to escape and headed straight to the embassy reports Al Anba daily.
Expats suffering from Cancer, Diabetes, High BP ..etc, will no longer be able to obtain residencies in Kuwait
The stepfeed.com quoting the Al-Watan e-newspaper said expatriates who suffer from cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure and several other diseases although not contagious will no longer be able to obtain residencies in Kuwait.
Pay to stay or leave without fines
Privately-employed foreign residents, who have exceeded their permitted stay in Kuwait beyond Jan 3, 2016, after going absent from work, will be allowed to settle their penalties or leave the country without paying a fine, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.
Woman beaten in public by a man
A Kuwaiti woman sustained a rib fracture and injuries on her face and her body when she was beaten by a Kuwaiti man in public in Fintas area, says Al-Seyassah.
Two Pakistanis, army officer dead
A Bedoun military officer of rank “First Master Sergeant” and two Pakistani employees of Ministry of Defense died when a military vehicle collided with a civilian vehicle on Artal Road. A Kuwaiti citizen and his wife, who were in the other vehicle, were seriously injured.
Terrorist’ seeks 2nd chance, he been in Kuwait for one month
A Canadian who admitted to plotting a terrorist attack on New York City and has spent a month in a psychological ward in Kuwait, and eight months in rehab in Egypt is pleading for “a second chance” in a letter submitted to the court ahead of his upcoming sentencing, reports Al-Qabas daily.
Total ban on Bangladeshi recruitment in Kuwait
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior has issued a decree imposing a total ban on the recruitment of Bangladeshis, reports Al-Jaridah daily.
Police have arrested 6 women
Police have arrested 6 women, Syrians and Jordanians with their 3 children for begging for alms, reports Al-Rai daily. They were caught in front of mosques and banks in Jahra.
More food items seized
Customs officers at the Salmi border post have confiscated large quantities of subsidized foodstuffs, including milk powder, oil, rice, tomato paste and others, reports Al- Anba daily.
Kuwait Airways ‘plans’ to open new terminal in June
A support terminal, which was originally scheduled to open at the beginning of last year but experienced delays, will be used exclusively by Kuwait Airways until Terminal 2 is completed, says Gulf Business News quoting Kuwait Airways CEO.
