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Price of diesel, kerosene set to rise in September
The price of diesel and kerosene will increase by five fils to become 110 fils per liter in September, reports Al-Nahar daily quoting a source from the Subsidy Committee at the Ministry of Finance.
Foreigners should be fully aware of their duties
Member of Parliament Dr Jamaan Al-Harbash issued a statement on the employment contracts of expatriates; stressing that priority should be given to citizens in employment in the government sector,
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.
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.
Expat acquitted of raping child
The Court of Appeals chaired by Judge Hassan Al- Shammari nullified life imprisonment sentence the Court of First Instance handed to an Egyptian man for raping an adolescent in Farwaniya area. The appellant court thereby acquitted the suspect.
80 arrested in Ahmadi
Officers from the Residency Affairs Department arrested 88 law violators in a recent campaign in Ahmadi governorate, reports Al-Seyassah / Arab Times daily.
Agencies are working to changes the salary scale
The concerned government agencies are now working on the amendment of the strategic salary scale to be ready for submission to the National Assembly in the next legislative round, reports Al-Anba daily quoting a knowledgeable source.
MOH has suspended the local recruitment of expatriate nurses
The Ministry of Health has suspended the local recruitment of expatriate nurses in public hospitals and medical centers, except those who obtained nursing certificates from Kuwait. Sources explained the ministry will hire nurses from abroad through the committees formed for this purpose.
32,000 visas in two months
More than 776,000 residence permits and 32,000 visit visas were issued in the last two months.
