Kuwait

Main suspect owns pharmaceutical company, three pharmacies KUWAIT CITY, July 25: Investigations into the fake academic certificates issue continue and more than 10 fake doctorate certificates obtained by Kuwaitis working in the government sector have been discovered so far, reports Al-Qabas daily. Security sources revealed four more people, including a …

KUWAIT CITY, July 25: MP Osama Al- Shaheen asserted that the fraudulent credentials issue would not have happened if not for the negligence and poor management of governmental bodies, in addition to the weak performance of the former National Assembly. After a number of successful dialogues between the ministries of …

KUWAIT CITY, July 25, (KUNA): Kuwait makes it a point to keep abreast of global efforts to stifle such nefarious practices as money laundering and terror financing, the country’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Khaled Al-Roudhan said Wednesday. Kuwait has made tremendous headway in the fight against these unscrupulous deeds, …

MP submits draft law KUWAIT CITY, July 24: The National Assembly, in the second round of the 15th legislative term, looked into eight requests for lifting the parliamentary immunity of seven lawmakers, approved three of these requests and rejected the remaining five. The cases include audio-visual, municipal, appeal, media and …

KUWAIT CITY, July 24: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has reactivated the decision on non-payment of indemnity to expatriate employees in government agencies unless they present a proof of leaving the country, reports Al-Jarida daily quoting sources. Sources disclosed the CSC has asked the ministries and government agencies to submit …

Ministry registers 162 fines on 64 inspected co-op societies KUWAIT CITY, July 24, (Agencies): The Ministry of Health has terminated the services of 200 male and female expatriate nurses who are more than 65 years old and are on second contract, reports Al-Anba daily. The ministry granted these nurses a …

KUWAIT CITY, July 24: The ‘Kiki’ dance challenge, which has reached Kuwait, is forbidden by law and religion, reports Al-Rai daily. Religious scholars, psychologists and securitymen have warned about the dangers of the challenge — dancing to the tune of the new song of Canadian singer Drake entitled, “In my …

KD 40m for teachers’ indemnity KUWAIT CITY, July 24: Professor at the Faculty of Business Studies in the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) Dr Mohammad Al-Wattiyan has affirmed that the forged academic degrees disaster is the responsibility of the Ministry of Higher Education, reports Al-Anba daily. He …

‘Accused need to be put on trial’ KUWAIT CITY, July 24: Results of a questionnaire conducted by Al-Qabas electronic daily about the best way of dealing with the fake academic certificates issue revealed that 71 percent of the respondents called for punishing those who forged certificates, reports Al-Qabas daily. In …

30th Pearl Diving Voyage exceeds all national expectations, targets: Maj-Gen Al-Fahad KUWAIT CITY, July 24: Head of Kuwait Sea Sports Club Major General Fahad Al-Fahad highlighted that the 30th Memorial Pearl Diving Voyage, which is being organized by the Marine Heritage Committee at the Kuwait Sea Sports Club under the …