A high school student has been permanently banned from enrolling in any school in the Gulf nation following a bizarre exam cheating scandal, Kuwait's Education Ministry has decided

A wave of resignations has swept the Ministry of Education, which is fighting with a wave of retirement requests, as some 2.500 employees in educational, supervisory and administrative roles seek to leave their places

322 centenarians, 240 women and 82 men, live in the country, according to recent data from the country's Public Information Authority

The country is considering a global market-based petrol price increase for 'expatriates' only; in addition, a cash subsidy for Kuwaitis will be approved to spare them the petrol price increase

In a step towards supporting juvenile rehabilitation, a new night school for juvenile delinquents opened upon initiative of the Ministry of Social, Family and Children Affairs in cooperation with the Ministry of Education