Local News
Kuwait Announced the Holiday
According to civil service, 11th of September marks the start of the Islamic New year (1440 hijri) which will be a public holiday.
Special conditions for visa absence permission
Interior Ministry’s Assistant Undersecretary for Nationality, Passports and Travel Documents Maj Gen Sheikh Faisal Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah gave instructions to limit the issuance of absence permission only for study, medication and humanitarian conditions according to certain conditions and standards, Al-Anba reported yesterday.
Kuwait- Divorce rates in hot countries are higher compared to others
Professor of Psychology and Sociology at Kuwait University Dr Khader Al-Baroun indicated that divorce rates in hot countries are higher during the summer season compared to any other seasons because human beings are more nervous and most responsive to emotional effects during summer seasons, reports Al Nahar daily.
Bank account hacked in Kuwait
A 31-year-old Nepali, who lives in the Mahboula, has filed a complaint with the police accusing an unidentified person of withdrawing all money from his bank account, reports Al-Anba daily.
Law allows expats to own one real estate property
Sources disclosed there is a law that allows expatriates to possess one real estate property measuring 1,000 square meters maximum which should be used for private housing.
Problems at Kuwait Airport
The gateway to any country is its airport and the Kuwait International Airport is no exception to this belief. It is clear to us that the problem of our airport is purely of administrative nature and will never be resolved by the opening of the new airports and marketing it through its architecture or technicality, reports Al-Qabas daily.
Single men must live in separate towns
According to several MPs, the issue related to bachelors staying in private residential areas needs radical solutions topped by expediting the construction of residential areas for bachelors, reports Al-Rai daily.
Fight in a kitchen of a cafe in Mahboula, Kuwait
Fight in a kitchen of a cafe in Mahboula in Kuwait.
Stop issuing work permit & renewal for 60,000 workers
Amid the anticipation of decisions that are likely to be taken by the Council of Ministers, the higher committee for rectifying population imbalance, and Public Authority for Manpower to resolve the population imbalance while regulating the labor market, labor unions and economic experts have urged for enactment of laws, decisions and procedures to protect workers and provide job security for them.
