The Criminal Court recently sentenced two Kuwaitis to death by hanging for kidnapping and sexually molesting a female compatriot, reports Al- Anba daily. The men were also ordered to pay KD 5,001 each as temporary compensation.
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Death penalty for Lebanese man for murdering Filipina
Lebanon’s state-run news agency is reporting that a Lebanese man has been charged with murdering a Filipina maid whose body was found stuffed in a freezer in Kuwait.
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100,000 people hold fake Kuwaiti citizenship
MP Ahmad Nabil Al-Fadel said there are more than 100,000 people with fake citizenship and the State does not know their origins; indicating the names of these people are in Kuwaiti files.
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Kuwait Motor Town Race Circuit
Kuwait Motor Town positioned itself as a new place making destination with a unique FIA grade 1 circuit as the nucleus of the state of the art facility, which will attract a wide spectrum of people.
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Four ladies caught indulging in prostitution
Personnel working for the prevention of vice have arrested four Europeans – two Spanish and two Romanians – for indulging in flesh trade, reports Al-Rai daily. The women have been referred to the concerned authorities to prepare their deportation from the country.
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Students and teachers fainted in School
Students fainted and some suffered from shortness of breath due to power failure in Al-Seif and Al- Sofor Private School in Farwaniya. The power cut occurred in the middle of the school day when seven students in the intermediate and primary levels, a school nurse and two teachers fainted due to intense heat and fear.
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Kuwaitis and Expats decry bid to impose tax on remittances
Several citizens and expatriates have expressed disappointment over parliamentary attempts to impose tax on expatriates’ remittances, asserting most expatriates have very limited income. In an investigative report, they pointed out that imposing tax on remittances of expatriates is against the Kuwaiti Constitution; urging the lawmakers to follow in the footsteps of the best countries, not the worst.
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Cost of hiring domestic workers
The committee set up by the government to review the cost of hiring domestic workers, and study the hindrances facing Al-Durra Company has submitted some recommendations to the Council of Ministers, reports Al- Rai daily.
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120 cartons of rotten food
Public Authority for Food and Nutrition destroyed 120 cartons of expired food items that weigh 45 kilograms and issued 24 citations and ten undertakings during an inspection drive in Hawally, Capital and Farwaniya Governorates.
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Violence in schools continues unabated
A number of schools continue to witness incidents involving violence, despite the decisions taken by Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Hamid Al-Azmi to confront violence in schools by receiving complaints directly from parents of students affected by physical violence.
