Govt expected to resign today
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Although there has been no official word, the government is highly expected to submit its resignation today and forming a new Cabinet could take longer than anticipated. The move...
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Daman panel to guarantee health services to expats
Kuwait Times Health Minister Jamal Al-Harbi KUWAIT: Health Minister Jamal Al-Harbi yesterday said a joint permanent committee would be formed to set the general policies of the Health Insurance Company...
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Cabinet resigns
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah hands over the Cabinetís resignation letter to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber...
View ArticleDeported for fighting in Friday market
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Four Bangladeshis and an Egyptian were sent to Residency Affairs Detectives’ Department, where they were held pending deportation. The men were identified and arrested after a...
View ArticleMan sold drugs from employer’s house
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: An Indian man turned his sponsor’s house into a drug vending outlet and was arrested with the help of his employer. The sponsor became suspicious after noticing strangers visiting...
View ArticleChronology of govt resignations at backdrop of grilling motions
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday submitted the resignation of his cabinet to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber...
View ArticleNo water cuts today
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Ministry of Electricity and Water’s (MEW) Assistant Undersecretary for Water Operation and Maintenance Khalifa Mohammed Al-Fraij denied social media warnings that water...
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843 companies with 5,911 registered workers suspended
Kuwait Times Public Authority for Manpower cracks down on fake companies – Inactive companies founded only to sell visas to expats KUWAIT: Public Authority for Manpower inspectors are seen during the...
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Harbi approves new dental fees for expats
Kuwait Times Health Minister Jamal Al-Harbi KUWAIT: Health Minister Dr Jamal Al-Harbi issued a decision to increase the fees for dental services for expats, as part of the health fee increases which...
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Amir accepts resignation of Cabinet, names it caretaker
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah (left) hands the government’s resignation letter to HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sabah yesterday. — KUNA...
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Amir hosts Turkish official, Central Bank governor
Kuwait Times Amir holds consultations with former premier KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek. —KUNA KUWAIT:...
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Kuwait follows up on Rohingya plight: representative
Kuwait Times Hiam Al-Fassam NEW YORK: The State of Kuwait is following up with deep concern and distress on the Rohingya plight in Myanmar where the Muslim community is targeted with mounting violence,...
View Article21 Residency law violators nabbed
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Residency detectives carried out a raid against domestic help offices in search of residency law violators, resulting in arresting 21 violators of various nationalities. The...
View ArticleFront seat passenger’s seatbelt required to avoid vehicle’s impounding
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Sheikh Khalid Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah issued a decision to amend law 81/1976, giving police the authority to impound a vehicle or motorcycle in case...
View ArticlePoor public transports hinder development
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Ministry of Education (MoE) yesterday issued a directive suspending all transfers within educational directorates or from one directorate to another as educational teaching...
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Lawmaker decries govt plans to rehabilitate returning IS members
Kuwait Times ‘They belong in jail after prosecution’ MP Saleh Ashour KUWAIT: MP Saleh Ashour stressed that rehabilitating Islamic State (IS) members returning to Kuwait would be disastrous for domestic...
View ArticleMPs demand strong, competent Cabinet
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Lawmakers yesterday called for forming a strong and competent new Cabinet in order to be able to deal with the dangerous escalation in regional tensions and internal conflict...
View ArticleDust hits Kuwait with cold winds
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A dust wave gripped Kuwait in the early hours of yesterday, causing visibility to drop drastically. Along with the storm, relatively cold winds were blowing with the visibility...
View ArticleCables thief arrested at Jamal Abdul Nasser Road
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry’s Relations and Security Information Department said general security officers arrested an Arab man for stealing copper cables from Jamal Abdul Nasser Road. A...
View ArticleCross dressers arrested
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Three Kuwaiti men face legal action after patrolmen caught them dressed up in women’s clothes and carrying purses full of makeup in Abu Fateera. Fight Two women, Kuwaiti and...
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