New centers to accelerate handing electronic passports
KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior announced yesterday that the new electronic passports centers are for handing of the passports while the old service...
New labor law stiffens salary delay penalties, visa-trading – Kuwait lawmakers unanimously pass...
KUWAIT: The National Assembly yesterday unanimously passed amendments to the labor law in the private sector raising penalties against employers suspected of trading in...
Doctor talks stereotyping nationalities in Kuwait
Phenomenon common in Kuwait due to its small population: Dr Hands
Stereotyping individuals based on their nationalities is common in many parts of the world,...
Panel calls to impose restrictive measures to curb expat numbers
Govt details mega-projects, development plan, but MPs unimpressed
KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Nasser...
Seven arrested for firing gunshots during wedding
KUWAIT: Police
arrested seven people who reportedly fired gunshots and drove their vehicles
recklessly while celebrating a wedding in...
Amir meets Jordan King, sends message to Qatar Amir
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets King Abdullah II of Jordan yesterday. - KUNA
MP: Bedoons’ issue deliberately delayed
KUWAIT: The issue of bedoons or stateless residents needs to be solved as soon as possible because of its humanitarian nature, a lawmaker said...
MENA region in serious economic crisis: expert
KUWAIT: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has a serious economic crisis and countries within it are advised to accept and do...
Two die from seasonal flu
KUWAIT: Two seasonal-influenza death cases were announced by the health ministry yesterday. The deaths were mainly due to chronic diseases the two patients had...
Authority mulls setting minimum age for issuing work permits
KUWAIT: Members of the board of the Public Authority for Manpower plan to discuss a proposal to set the minimum age of laborers brought...
Driver falls asleep in middle of the road
KUWAIT: A Sudanese man obstructed traffic in Ardiya after he stopped his car in the middle of the road and fell asleep under the...
Fake nurses busted
KUWAIT: Residency Affairs Departments’ detectives arrested a worker and three maids who changed jobs and worked as nurses though they were not qualified. The...
