Marijuana and the law in Kuwait
In the past ten years or so, more and more countries are leaning towards legalizing or have legalized the personal use of the drug widely known as marijuana.…
Enough dark sides
The majority of people in our country only look at the dark sides of things and none ever probes bright sides. All hearts are full of dissatisfaction. The…
Privatization and food security
Over the past few weeks, the government has shown a determination to privatize more than 20 state-owned companies. At the forefront of these companies are the Kuwait Flour…
Accumulated Errors
Despite government assurances to keep electricity and water rates affordable, the Minister of Finance confirmed this week an approved plan to raise all the rates. The Cabinet’s approval…
Amir urges closer Assembly-govt cooperation
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday advised leading legislators to seek…
Lower power tariffs sought for Kuwaitis, not for expats – Panel rejects govt bill, demands quick response
KUWAIT: The National Assembly’s financial and economic affairs committee yesterday rejected a government bill to…
2-month impounding for vehicles driving on right shoulders
KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry’s Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs Major General Abdullah Al-Muhanna issued a…
Head of illegal residents’ agency receives US official – ‘8,000 adjust status in past five years’
KUWAIT: Executive Chairman of the Central Agency for Remedying Illegal Residents’ Status Saleh Al-Fadalah yesterday…
Kuwait ‘not yet ready’ for taxes
KUWAIT: “Do not believe the rumors; Kuwait is not yet ready for taxes,” said sources…
Proposed energy fees ‘too exaggerated’
KUWAIT: MP Dr Ahmad Mutee’ stressed that he would firmly reject the government’s project that…
22,250 violence cases in schools
KUWAIT: Violence in schools has spread for various reasons, as recent educational statistics found that…
Detectives arrest six high-end European prostitutes
KUWAIT: An informed security source said criminal detectives, on the orders of Director General Major General Abdelhameed Al-Awadhi, ordered the deportation of six European women after discovering they…
Investigation in two persons’ death
KUWAIT: Criminal evidence men responded to a call from Khaitan about the death of two persons. The two were found dead inside a vehicle in the area. Police…
Filipina waitress sexually harassed
KUWAIT: A Filipina waitress filed a complaint at Salmiya police station, saying that an identified person in sportswear sexually harassed while serving him at a local restaurant. The…
Teen tortures mom for two days as she refused to give him money
KUWAIT: A woman recently filed a complaint against her 18-year-old son, accusing him of detaining and torturing her for two days when she refused to give him money…









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