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The statistics also showed that 74.3 percent of the authentication transactions were conducted based on court rulings. The statistics revealed that 81.5 percent of marriage contracts were documented by foreign marriage officiants, compared to 18.5 percent at the Sharia Documentation Department. This is a manifestation of the reliance of clients on authorized officiants outside the department. On the other hand, 595 divorce cases were documented in November last year. Divorce among Kuwaiti couples reached 58.7 percent, while 92 cases of marital reconciliation were recorded, averaging three cases per day. Majority (85.9 percent) of these cases were documented through certificates of reconciliation.
Regarding official media and declarations of Islam, 52,359 transactions were completed, averaging 1,745 transactions per day. Official media accounted for 99.9 percent of these transactions and only 58 cases of conversion to Islam were processed online. The Farwaniya Main Courts Complex recorded the highest number of such transactions. Furthermore, the total number of transactions for stateless residents reached 1,115, with an average of 37 transactions per day. These transactions are distributed as follows: 85.7 percent official notifications, 9.5 percent marriage and attestations, 4.3 percent for divorce and 0.5 percent for review. The Jahra Center recorded the highest percentage of these transactions.