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Fined KD 3,000 for insulting
The Misdemeanor Court fined a Kuwaiti citizen KD 3,000 for insulting another citizen on Instagram. The court referred civil aspect of the case to the relevant court.
Divorce case due to Cars impounding law
Implementation of the decision has caused a case of divorce as indicated by Attorney Hawra Al-Habeeb in a statement on her Twitter account saying her client called to file for divorce, because his vehicle was impounded while arguing with his wife on the phone.
Blogger sued due to posting of shameful contents
Attorney Abrar Al- Saleh filed a lawsuit against a female blogger on Instagram, accusing her of posting indecent and shameful contents on a public platform which is against the law and customs of the Kuwaiti society.
‘Iqamas’ on fake documents
Director of Checking at the Public Authority for Manpower Mohammad Al- Ansari disclosed that 16 workers were arrested off Wafra Motorway and referred to the General Immigration Department for violating labor law, says Al-Seyassah.
Video – Massive fraud discovered in gold jewelry items in market
Ministry of Commerce and Industry inspectors have discovered fraud of 3.940 kgs of gold valued at KD 50,000 ($165,000) at a gold store in Al-Rai district. The case was later referred to prosecution.
Grace period to set price for hiring domestic workers ends
The grace period within which the offices for domestic workers are expected to hand over sealed envelopes of their quotations to the committee formed by Minister of Commerce and Industry Khalid Al-Rawdan to set the price for hiring domestic workers from outside Kuwait ended Monday, reports Al-Rai daily.
Renewal of drivers licence online
Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs, at the Ministry of Interior Major-General Fahd Al-Shuwea was recently quoted as saying an idea has been floated to reduce the requirements for obtaining driving licenses for expatriates born in Kuwait.
Rejection of opening the door for family visit
A number of MPs have challenged the Interior Ministry’s idea of facilitating issuance of commercial and family visit visas for expatriates, and called for strict regulations to avoid demographic imbalance stimulation.
Abu Halifa liquor factory bust
Ahmadi securitymen raided a liquor factory run by two Asians in Abu Halifa area, and confiscated barrels full of local-made liquor alongside different sizes of bottles.
147 expats deported
Statistics issued by the General Traffic Department show the number of violations recorded from the beginning of the current year until the end of last October reached 2.437 million, reports Al-Jarida daily.
