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Studies on the Metro Project completed
Director General of Public Authority for Roads and Land Transport Engineer Hamad Al-Hesan said the authority has completed necessary studies on Kuwait’s Metro Project, reports Al-Qabas daily. In a letter to Kuwait Municipality, Al-Hesan said the letter was in response to a request from the municipality indicating the schedule should be submitted to enhance procedures of project floating.
Kuwait work ban permanent
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said the temporary ban on Filipinos going to work in Kuwait is now permanent, intensifying a diplomatic standoff over the treatment of migrant workers.
57,132 illegals ‘leave’ Kuwait
The amnesty period given for the residence law violators to leave the country without paying fees or correct their status ended Sunday, April 22, reports Al-Anba daily.
3 Indians get ‘life in jail’ for murder of Philippines in Kuwait
The Court of Cassation overturned a verdict that earlier acquitted three Indians of murdering a domestic worker (maid) from the Philippines, and instead, sentenced all of them to life imprisonment without a possibility of parole.
Sex stimulants seized from 2 Egyptians
Two Egyptians were arrested in Khaitan area in possession of sex stimulants and a cigarette stuffed with hashish.
Driving license cancellation on designation basis
Hi! I just want to know if my driving licence will be cancelled if I change my profession. I was a phlebotomist in the hospital laboratory earning KD 335. Now I will move to a new company as laboratory technician earning KD 400.
Court sentences man to death by hanging
The Criminal Court presided over by Judge Waleed Al-Kandari sentenced to death by handing a man who was convicted of murdering his father in Waha, Jahra.
60 cases of sexual assault on children recorded
The Child Protection Office affiliated to the Ministry of Health last year has recorded 60 cases of ‘sexual assault’ on children in Kuwait, out of a total of 616 cases, most of which occurred within the family, reports Al-Rai daily. Dr Mona Al-Khawari revealed many cases of child abuse were recorded in 2017, including 232 cases of physical assault, 182 negligence, 60 sexual assault, 79 what she called ‘emotional assault’ and 3 cases of MBP (a form of child abuse).
Abide by emergency lane rules
The Ministry of Interior on Wednesday reminded motorists to abide by regulations for using emergency lanes flanking the highways.
