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Deport Expat after 5 violations
The Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs at the Ministry of Interior, Major-General Fahd Al-Shuwea has submitted a proposal to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid Al-Jarrah according to which any expatriate who commits five serious violations within five years will be deported from the country, reports Al-Anba daily quoting a senior security source.
Higher fees for expat – KD 30 and KD 15 for partial
Minister of Health Dr Jamal Al-Harbi has decided to increase the fees for health services in the dental medicine and surgery provided to residents who are registered with the health insurance system, reports Al-Anba daily.
Kuwait Islands Project 2035 – 200000 Jobs
The country intends to invest $160 billion for the development of five islands — Boubyan, Warba, Failaka, Maskan and Aouha.
One more try to reduce health fees on humanitarian grounds
Member of the Health Committee of the National Assembly, MP Khalid Al-Otaibi has said the committee plans to request to reduce some of the recently approved health fees for expatriates.
Ban eyed on expats below the age 30 and new charges on some services
In the context of measures adopted by Government to rectify the demography of the country and to organize the labor market, Board Council of the Public Authority for Manpower has approved a series of new conditions for recruiting foreign labor force and imposed new charges on some services and transactions, which expatriates are currently getting for free.
Testing cars before issuing driving licenses
Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al- Sabah recently announced a decision to impose harsher penalties on those who violate traffic regulations in a bid to guarantee the safety of road users.
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KD 200 fine
The Kuwait Municipality has warned against the throwing of cigarette butts while traveling by car, on sidewalks, in parks and public places, reports Al-Rai daily. The daily added, those caught will have to pay KD 200 fine.
Kuwait informed about threat from ISIS
The security and intelligence wing of an unidentified friendly country recently informed Kuwait about a threat coming from the Islamic State or the socalled DAESH without identifying the location or time, reports Al-Qabas daily.
Fuel prices could rise 47% more
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) has presented a request to the concerned committee to review all kinds of subsidies related to fuel for November 2017 based on recommendation to increase the prices by roughly 47 percent due to recent hike in the global fuel prices, reports Al-Qabas daily quoting sources.
