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12,000 Kuwaitis using Bitcoin currency
Kuwait has not been enthusiastic about any new electronic product, as is the case with the process of the virtual currency Bitcoin (BTC), reports Al-Anba daily.
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New electronic system for passengers at Kuwait Airport
Operations Department Director at Kuwait International Airport Mohammad Al-Thowaini has unveiled a plan to set up a new electronic system for passengers’ luggage, reports Al-Anba daily.
Police are looking for 10,000 Expatriates and Kuwaitis
Police are looking for 10,000 people — Kuwaitis and expatriates — who are wanted to serve the court verdicts, reports Al-Qabas daily.
Permanent residence for expats spending 30 years in Kuwait
Several MPs are gradually coming up to the idea of granting permanent residence to expatriates spending 30 years in Kuwait, amid growing concern about the current demographic imbalance, and issue of marginal workers and visa trade.
Court ordered Kuwaiti to pay 19000 KD to an expat
The Commercial Court of First Instance ordered a Kuwaiti man and an insurance company to pay KD 19,000 in compensation to an Egyptian for injuries and disabiity he suffered during a traffic accident on a highway.
CSC delays appointment of 35 expats
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has suspended the appointment of 35 expatriates as social workers after they had completed the necessary procedures including medical tests, reports Al-Jarida daily quoting education sources. The sources pointed out the CSC refused to complete the appointment procedures.
Call to review rent contracts
Director of Technical Control Department and acting Director of Statistics Department in the Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) Engr Iqbal Al-Tayar has called on ministries and other governmental bodies to review their rent contracts in view of the application of new electricity and water charges as of Wednesday, reports Al-Qabas daily.
Deportation for Expatriate who repeats offence
Parallel to ambiguity hovering over the constitutionality and legality of the recent amendment to traffic laws regarding penalties for not using safety belt, using mobile phone by hand while, driving and parking on pavement,
The Prices of Kuwait Visas
Since some expatriates from certain nationalities need special approval from the security authorities to enter the country on new visas, this trend is linked to the ‘sale’ of visas by residence traders.