Local News
300 Indian nurses provided jobs who are stranded in Kuwait
Ministry of Health, in coordination with the Civil Service Commission (CSC), has managed to provide jobs to 300 of the 588 Indian nurses who are stranded in Kuwait without a job, reports Aljarida daily.
Stats show reduction in number of expat workers
Civil Service Commission (CSC) on Oct 1, reveal a reduction of the number of expatriate workers in the public sector by 211 compared to their numbers on July 1 of the same year.
Passport Department requests to lift ban
The Passport Department intends to request the Information Systems Department to lift the block on old passports with more than three years for expiry in order to enable the holders of those passports to replace them with the new electronic ones, reports Al-Shahed daily quoting informed sources.
Plan to increase the entry fees from 250 fils to KD 1 per person
Director General of Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) Eng Faisal Al-Hassawi disclosed about a study to divide the Kuwait Zoo into two parts
Five people died in Salmiya
Five people died and four others were injured in a fiery fire that gutted an apartment building in Salmiyah on Monday, the fire department said.
Imposing an annual fee of KD 1,200 on expatriates
MP Khalid Al-Otaibi has suggested imposing an annual fee of KD 1,200 on expatriates who hold different kinds of driving licenses, except those under Article 20 visa (family drivers).
Revoke implementation of new health service fees for expats
Kuwait Society for Human Rights (KHRS) has issued a statement imploring the Ministry of Health to revoke implementation of the new health service fees for expatriates, reports Al-Rai daily.
“Lider System” going to be activate on Kuwait’s Road
The new system depends on field scanning, using specialized vehicles, that roam the streets to specify all of its dimensions, as well as a 360 degree photographic survey of all the country’s roads, he added.
Marriage between dead man, maid declared null
The Family Circuit of the Court of First Instance declared the illegality of the marriage contract between a dead Kuwaiti citizen and his housemaid, as it was signed following the issuance of a verdict that placed him under guardianship as he was suffering from dementia.
