Local News
New Taxi Fares under study and Taxis must start using meters
The ministries of Interior and Trade Tuesday discussed a joint mechanism to regulate taxi fares and curb artificial fare increase, reports Al Rai daily.
‘ISIS hacker’ caught in Kuwait
A Kuwaiti national working in a state institution has been arrested for disseminating extremist thoughts, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
Cabbies increase fare rates
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has received complaints following the decision by the government to raise price of petrol saying it will have a bad effect on people who depend on taxis for their mode of transport, reports Al-Shahed daily.
27 Arrested in Fahaheel , Kuwait
The Fahaheel police have arrested 27 Asians for gambling from an apartment in the area and confiscated from them gambling material and money.
The three, two Kuwaitis and one Bahraini arrested
Police in Kuwait shaved the heads of three men after they were arrested for crossdressing inside a major shopping mall, says Gulfnews.com.
New Domestic Workers Law
Acting Director General for Residency Affairs Brigadier Abdullah Rashid Al-Hajiri has affirmed that Domestic Workers Law No. 68/2015 and the executive regulations issued as per ministerial decree No. 2194/2016 aim to remedy the legislation vacuum and loopholes, as well as to organize relations between the four concerned parties – Interior Ministry which is represented by the General Residency Affairs Department, employer (sponsor), domestic worker and domestic labor offices.
Home early husband stabs wife’s lover
An unidentified person, who was found in bed naked with the wife of an unidentified person, is receiving treatment at the Adan Hospital under police guard, reports Al-Rai daily.
Passenger arrested at Kuwait Airport with diamonds
An Asian expatriate was arrested at Kuwait International Airport for attempting to smuggle diamonds into the country.
MoI to update DNA
Ministry of Interior will next month embark on an extensive process of updating data in the citizenship files of Kuwaitis prior to the end of this year and before starting the DNA testing process due early 2017, reports Al-Shahed daily quoting official sources.
