Local News
7 articles issued for the dismissal of foreigners to leave the country
His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah has issued a ministerial decision on the rules for the dismissal of foreigners who have not obtained residence permits or whose residence permits expired and the resolution stipulated the following:
12-hour water supply shortage in 8 areas
The Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) has scheduled maintenance to be carried out on the freshwater network in Subhan.
Kuwait announced amnesty
In a relief for thousands of Indian workers forced to illegally extend their stay in Kuwait due to non-payment of salaries, the Kuwaiti government on Tuesday announced that it won’t impose any penalty on them.
Deadlines end to expatriate hiring of ‘under-30’ college grads
The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) set July 1, 2018 as the date for implementing the decision to stop the recruitment of expatriates who hold university certificates and are below 30 years old, reports Al-Rai daily.
One million packs of tobacco and betel leaves found
A member of the electronic media committee and the Supervisor of inspection and storage activities at Shuwaikh Port Mosaed Al-Hulaila revealed that Shuwaikh Customs officers discovered one million packs of tobacco and betel leaves from a container that arrived at the port from a GCC country, reports Al-Seyassah daily.
Kidnapping and attempting to rape a 12-year old boy
Police are looking for a military man for kidnapping and attempting to rape a 12-year old Kuwaiti boy, reports Al-Anba daily. According to security sources, the boy sought the help of emergency police.
Three arab men dressed as women
Three Arab expatriates were arrested in Salmiya area for pretending to be women.
22 Divorce cases per day in 2017
The total number of divorced men and women in Kuwait has exceeded 57,000 as per statistics issued by the Public Authority for Civil Services, reports Al-Qabas daily.
300,000 illegally obtained Kuwaiti citizenship
A Kuwaiti lawmaker claimed that out of the 1.3 million Kuwaitis, only one million were genuine while the remaining 300,000 had obtained it fraudulently.
17,000 jobs for Kuwaitis in place of expats
Secretary General of the Government and Manpower Restructuring Program (GMRP) Fawzi Al-Magdali disclosed that proposal to increase the rate of national personnel in private sector to create job opportunities for 17,000 Kuwaitis in place of expatriates has been approved.
