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Eid holiday to extend to Monday
The Cabinet is due to endorse the Eid Al-Fitr holiday as suggested by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) in its weekly meeting tomorrow.
1st integrated 5G network in Kuwait
Zain, the largest telecommunications company in Kuwait, has launched the first integrated 5G technology on its network, which will provide high-speed communications with high efficiency.
Dogs in hospital lobby
There must be something wrong with Farwaniya Hospital that can not be justified, seeing the presence of stray dogs in the lobby of the hospital, reports Annahar daily. Some funny people claimed the dogs were only showing fidelity by going to the hospital to visit their owners.
1,400 driving licences pulled to cut chaos on roads
The General Traffic Department is said to have put in place a strategy to address the issue of traffic congestion.
Kuwait fights highly contagious virus – 77 affected in US Army at Camps
The United States Army Central is currently working to contain the outbreak of highly contagious norovirus at Camp Buehring and Camp Arifjan in Kuwait, according to armytimes.com. The website quoting deputy chief of public affairs and communications for US Army Central, Kavanaugh Breazeale, told Army Times 77 people have been diagnosed with symptoms of the virus, but only seven of those are confirmed cases so far.
Smart ‘driving licences’ to be issued in September
The Interior Ministry has adopted the smart edriving license project, including all information from the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) just like the epassport, reports Al-Rai daily quoting security sources.
Tortured and sexually assaulted the Indian domestic
The Criminal Investigations Department has summoned the Kuwaiti sponsor for allegedly torturing and sexually assaulting his Indian house help while at the same time investigating the complaint which has been filed by the Indian Embassy.
Expat crossed the border by hiding himself in truck
An expat was arrested for violating the residency law, as he had entered illegally on a heavy vehicle that came from Saudi Arabia.
Death to jail in minor rape
The Court of Cassation has overturned the ruling of the Appeals Court that sentenced a citizen and six other people to death.
Kuwait and Filipino in domestic helpers agreement
Kuwait and the Philippines on Friday signed an agreement on employing household helpers.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and the visiting Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Cayetano signed the accord.
