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KUWAIT CITY, March 15: Two women — a Syrian and an Iraqi — were arrested for begging inside commercial complexes. According to security sources, Ahmadi Security Director Brigadier Abdullah Safa formed a security team to arrest beggars and violators of law. During inspections, Ahmadi securitymen noticed two women dressed in …
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Egyptian expat on death row acquitted of drug trafficking
KUWAIT CITY, March 15: The Appellate Court presided over by Judge Najib Al-Mulla cancelled the death sentence issued by the Court of First Instance against an Egyptian expatriate for smuggling hashish into the country. The court instead acquitted him. According to the testimony of the in-charge officer, a group of …
Read More »Man caught charging KD 1,500 per completed transaction
KUWAIT CITY, March 15: The Farwaniya police have arrested an unidentified Arab man for completing transactions of expatriates, mainly compatriots, in return for money, reports Al-Anba daily. It has been reported the suspect was working for a VIP and had managed to have links with senior officials in various government …
Read More »Linked to Hezbollah – Two arrested
KUWAIT CITY, March 15: The State Security police have arrested two Lebanese for their alleged links to the Lebanese Hezbollah, reports Al-Shahed daily. The daily added the men were picked up from Hawalli after securitymen were tipped off about their activities which showed the men were members of the party …
Read More »417 bottles found with liquor ‘salesman’
KUWAIT CITY, March 14: A Bedoun man was arrested for possessing 417 bottles of imported liquor and for selling liquor on behalf of a Kuwaiti citizen and a GCC expatriate, reports Al-Seyassah daily. According to security sources, when Jahra securitymen received information about a Bedoun man involved in selling imported …
Read More »Court acquits Police officer in power abuse, battery case
KUWAIT CITY, March 14: The Misdemeanor Court chaired by Judge Yusuf Al-Athari acquitted a captain in the Interior Ministry of abuse of power and public assault, and ordered a lieutenant to be remanded for one week, with KD 100 fine for the suspension of penalty. The Public Prosecution charged the …
Read More »Asian commits suicide – Filipino wife assaulted
KUWAIT CITY, March 14: An unidentified 37-year-old Asian man is said to have ended his life by hanging himself with a rope inside a garage in the Shuwaikh Industrial Area, reports Annahar daily. The daily added, the death was reported to the Operations Room of the Interior Ministry by his …
Read More »Fake Kuwaitis arrested
KUWAIT CITY, March 14: Police have taken into custody an unidentified Syrian and his two sons who had fraudulently acquirred the Kuwaiti citizenship, reports Al-Rai daily. A security source said investigations conducted by securitymen revealed the Syrian in 2000 had agreed with two Kuwaiti brothers to add his two sons …
Read More »Family members fight as son dies in mishap
KUWAIT CITY, March 14: Members of a family engaged in a quarrel in Mubarak Al-Kabeer area after their relative perished in a motorbike accident. Acting on information, a team of security operatives rushed to the scene to maintain order and referred the feuding party to the area police station. Initial …
Read More »‘Deportation for driving without licence, picking up passengers’
KUWAIT CITY, March 13: Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs Major General Abdullah Al-Mehanna affirmed that draft law has been completed and referred to the Fatwa and Legislation Department and Land Transport Authority to toughen penalties for traffic violations, while the mechanism of raising traffic tariffs is still under study. He …
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