Asia Kuwait As a mark of respect for the passing of His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Touristic Enterprises Company Kuwait will keep its facilities, including Winter Wonderland and South Sabahiya Park, closed until further notice
Asia Kuwait Kuwait's Interior Ministry is stepping up its crackdown on drug trafficking, while a recent government report reveals alarming statistics, with around 60% of all prisoners serving sentences for drug-related offences
Asia Kuwait The Kuwaiti health authorities will soon launch a new medical testing centre for expatriate workers in an attempt to end the overcrowding of such facilities in the country
Asia Kuwait The Legal and Financial Committee of the Kuwait Municipal Council gave the go-ahead to a proposal on the translation of municipal regulations into English, emphasising the need for rapid completion of the translation project
Asia Kuwait A draft document entitled 'Caller name identification' has been launched by the Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority on its website to gather feedback, reported the Al-Jarida newspaper
Asia Kuwait Guidelines for residents wishing to change the colour of their vehicles have been announced in an attempt to align with international standards and ensure proper documentation
Asia Kuwait Kuwaiti citizens can now enter over 50 countries without a visa, 10 in Europe, 3 in Australasia and neighbouring nations, 7 in Asia, 4 in Africa, 13 in the Americas and 13 Arab countries
Asia Kuwait A hacker who breached Kuwait's Ministry of Finance systems last week threatened to sell the acquired data unless the ministry pays a ransom of about 15 bitcoins, equivalent to US$400.000
Asia Kuwait Over 4.500 people were injured in some 40.000 road accidents recorded from January to mid-September in Kuwait and 225 Kuwaitis and residents lost their lives in accidents
Asia Kuwait Gender segregation at university will be implemented, even though criticised as a setback for freedoms in the country; MP Hayef reported that the Minister of Education has agreed to eliminate registration for mixed classes
Asia Kuwait Kuwait's debate team took first place for the first time in the International Arabic-language school debate championship, 6th edition, Doha, Qatar 2023, winning debate on the issue of dividing students into classes based on academic ability
Asia Kuwait More than 25.000 expatriates were deported from the country between January and 19 August 2023, an average of 108 expatriates per day, most of whom were found guilty of violating residence and labour laws
Asia Kuwait 77% of Kuwait's population is overweight and more than 40% are obese, according to alarming statistics released by the country's Ministry of Health; the 18-29 age group is particularly affected