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500 workers referred to prosecution
Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of Information Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah disclosed the State has recovered over KD 500,000 and referred 13 companies with 500 people to prosecution over bogus employment and conspiracy to collect workers aid dubiously.
76 gays arrested
The four-member committee of representatives from Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Interior, and Kuwait Municipality continued the raids on massage parlours.
Police are looking for three women
Police are looking for three unidentified women for humiliating and abusing an Egyptian taxi driver, and not paying his fare, reports Al-Rai daily.
18 years old killed his 50 years old mother
Police have arrested an 18-year-old Kuwaiti for fatally stabbing his 50-year-old mother, reports Al-Rai daily.
MOI warns people
Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior said on Wednesday that anyone withholding information on the whereabouts of convicts involved in a “terror” cell known as, “Al-Abdali,” should contact authorities immediately, or face legal repercussions.
Naval Base on Failaka
Kuwait is planning to set up a naval base within five years, the Commander of the Kuwaiti Navy has said.
The new base would be built on Failaka, an island about 20 kilometres off the coast of Kuwait City in the Arabian Gulf, Major-General Khalid Al Kandari said.
Hike in expats healthcare fees eyed KD 5 – KD 10 from KD 1 or KD 2
“We have prepared a study to increase the charges of medical services based on each case. The charges for medical services in hospitals will range from KD 5 – KD 10.
3-year maximum validity for work permits – Can be renewed six months before date of expiry
Public Authority for Manpower has issued decision No. 70/2017, which stipulates that maximum validity of work permit should be three years, and they can be renewed six months before their date of expiry.
