Kuwait

Rajaa Bouarki, Deputy Undersecretary for Administrative Affairs and Administrative Development at Ministry of Education, announced the launch of electronic services on website to simplify procedures, like uploading required documents via Ministry website

200 psychological researchers were hired to tackle the problems of kindergartens and will help in the early detection of learning difficulties

Kuwaiti judges have ordered a ban on handcuffing defendants in courtrooms as part of fair trial guarantees

Kuwait's General Directorate of Traffic announced that some 3.000 expatriate driving licences were revoked in one week due to violations of the conditions for which they were granted

To find adequate solutions to housing problem and to ensure stability and a dignified life for Kuwaitis, the Kuwaiti Municipality has been mandated by the government to accelerate the allocation of 18 sites for the benefit of the Public Authority

The Kuwaiti government has recently begun to review state service fees for Kuwaitis and expatriates in the country, with the aim of increasing them for foreigners

The Kuwaiti authorities will implement a number of requirements for home delivery workers by the end of the year, including the need to have an official health certificate and wear a uniform

Kuwait's Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has requested an increase in the number of foreign employees to meet the needs of mosques in remote areas

The country has appointed an ambassador to Iran, the two countries said on Sunday, more than six years after recalling its top envoy to Tehran in solidarity with Saudi Arabia after severing ties with the Islamic Republic in 2016

Government allowance for nationals working in the private sector will continue, as this aligns with policies to both localize employment in the private sector and to bring more locals to switch away from government jobs

In an initiative to cut paperwork, the country intends to switch to electronic checking of police documents provided by new expatriates prior to their arrival in the country for work or to reunite with family, starting with India