Tag: Kuwait news
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Kuwait deports 194 expats in September drug crackdown
Kuwait deported 194 expatriates in September after a month-long anti-drugs operation that seized hundreds of thousands of Lyrica pills, crystal meth, heroin and a handful of weapons. Read more →
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Kuwaiti Actor and Actress Referred to Prosecution Over Morality Case
A Kuwaiti actor and actress have been referred to the Public Prosecution after the actress's husband refused an offer of money to drop his complaint against them. Read more →
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34 years old Kuwaiti jailed for life in London.
A 34-year-old Kuwaiti national, whose asylum claim in the UK had failed, was sentenced to life in prison after trying to force his way into Israel's London embassy armed with two knives. Read more →
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Kuwait Investigates After Schoolgirls Fall Ill With Breathing Trouble
Kuwait's Ministry of Education has ordered an immediate investigation after a number of schoolgirls at a secondary school suffered breathing difficulties, with officials saying all students are now in stable condition. Read more →
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Kuwait Orders Demolition of 263 Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh Buildings
Kuwait Municipality has ordered 263 properties in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh demolished within two weeks after inspectors found the buildings unsafe and at risk of collapse. Read more →
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Kuwait Arrests 5 Over Fake Charity Donation Scam in Jahra
Five men are accused of using a charity's website and phone number to collect donations of clothes, electronics and furniture, then selling them instead of handing them over. Read more →
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He is not His Father’s Son And His Son is not His Son, DNA caught the case in Kuwait.
Kuwait's Nationality Investigations Department says DNA testing has unravelled an alleged scheme in which two Gulf nationals were registered as the sons of a Kuwaiti citizen, with further tests raising questions about the man's own lineage. Read more →
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Kuwait Launches ‘Report Me’ Service on Sahel for Labour Violations.
PAM has added a new digital reporting tool to the Sahel app so the public can flag labour law violations, including women working in jobs they're barred from. Read more →
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Protect of Filipino Workers in Kuwait.
Kuwaiti and Philippine officials met in Manila to reaffirm their commitment to protecting the rights and safety of Filipino workers in Kuwait. Read more →
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Syrian man jailed 7 years for faking Kuwaiti citizenship since 1971
A Syrian national who was secretly added to a deceased Kuwaiti's citizenship file in 1971 has been sentenced to seven years in prison and ordered to pay KD1.8 million. Read more →