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Over 47% completion rate in familial cases

Court rejects accreditation of private university

publish time

07/06/2026

publish time

07/06/2026

Over 47% completion rate in familial cases

KUWAIT CITY, June 7: Statistics released by the Statistics and Research Department at the Ministry of Justice revealed that the overall completion rate in the family courts under the Court of First Instance reached 47.4 percent in April 2026, when 2,346 out of 4,949 pending cases were resolved, while the total number of new cases received within the same month reached 1,616. The Capital Court recorded the highest number of new cases at 19.9 percent of the total and the highest percentage of pending cases at 21.5 percent. Mubarak Al-Kabeer Court ranked last in terms of new cases received at 11.7 percent, and in terms of pending cases at 9.7 percent.

On resolved cases, the Hawally Court recorded the highest at 22.4 percent, while Mubarak Al-Kabeer Court recorded the lowest at 10.4 percent. The Hawally Court also achieved the highest completion rate among the family courts at 52.2 percent, while the Jahra Court recorded the lowest at 42.3 percent. Regarding electronic notices, the statistics showed that the family court notice departments received 3,286 electronic notices in April and 3,224 of which were processed -- a completion rate of 98.1 percent. Hawally Court topped the list with 100 percent completion rate, followed by Mubarak Al-Kabeer Court with 99.7 percent, Ahmadi Court with 98.6 percent, Jahra Court with 98.5 percent, Capital Court with 97.1 percent and Farwaniya Court with 95.8 percent.

No to accreditation:
The Administrative Court of Cassation upheld the actions of the Ministry of Higher Education and the Council of Private Universities in refusing to accredit a private medical university due to irregularities in its academic procedures, reports Al- Jarida daily. The court rejected the university’s appeal for accreditation, confirming that it had operated in violation of the procedures of the Council of Private Universities. The ruling also resulted in the suspension of the university’s activities, the invalidation of its programs, and the annulment of its student registration process.

By Jaber Al-Hamoud Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff