The Ministry of Finance is collaborating with government agencies to conduct “intensive” meetings aimed at implementing the initiative to reprice government public services as part of the public financial sustainability focus in the government’s 2024-2027 work program. Informed sources..

The voting process for the 18th legislative term of the National Assembly began at 12:00 p.m. local-time on Thursday in Kuwait’s five electoral constituencies. The 2024 elections will continue until midnight. Some 834,733 eligible voters will choose 50 MPs out of 200 candidates to represent..

Reports said that 231 citizenship files are being scrutinized by the Supreme Committee for Citizenship. They’re intensifying efforts to detect forgeries and clean the record. The committee has revoked over 211 nationalities between March 4 and 18, and efforts are ongoing to uncover counterfeiters..

Thursday will be a public holiday in Kuwait due to the holding of the National Assembly elections. The cabinet, during its weekly session held at Bayan Palace under chairmanship of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, decided to shut all ministries,..

After sixteen months of ban, Kuwait start accepting request for new work permits for Egyptians to work in private sector, local media reported. According to Al Jarida report, the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Acting Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahd Al-Yousef directed the General..

During Ramadan, blood samples can be taken for various tests, including those requiring fasting for 10 to 12 hours, beginning after the last pre-fast meal, to check blood fat and sugar levels, said Dr. Nouf Al-Kandari, a senior biochemistry and metabolic medicine specialist at Jaber Hospital The..

The Ministry of Education emphasized following national IT policies for optimal device, program usage, and network security. Internet usage for non-work-related purposes is prohibited to safeguard network confidentiality and prevent virus exposure The Ministry of Education has issued a warning to..

The initial phase of the Kuwait-Saudi Arabia railway connection project study will finish within the next three months, reports said The second phase, designing the railway link, will take a year, while implementation and construction in the third phase will require three years. The project will..

Constitutional expert Dr. Muhammad Al-Faili explained that “voters who are inside the school after 12 o’clock at night complete their voting” The concerned authorities continue their preparations to highlight the democratic process in its most beautiful form The disqualified National..

Thirteen people received a suspended two-year imprisonment sentence with labor, conditioned on paying a 1,000-dinar bail. The court suspended punishment for 33 individuals, including a male and female citizen, if they pay a 500-dinar bail and return the seized amounts. In a significant ruling..

Taking place in challenging and uncertain times, the World Trade Organization’s 13th Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi produced mixed results: a few successes, but also some disappointments. By contrast, the previous ministerial conference, held in June 2022, concluded with the adoption of..

The Ministry of Interior said Thursday the law-enforcers were able to arrest six drug traders while attempting to smuggle 350 kg of cannabis into Kuwait by sea. Acting on security tips and surveillance, organs of the criminal investigations dept. and the General Administration for Drug Control,..

The Minister of Health Dr Ahmad AlAwadhi issued a decree making stricter condition for the medical test for newly arrived expatriates. According to the new decision, those with “indeterminate” hepatitis C test results will be deemed “medically unfit”, barring the use of PCR tests for..

The Al-Ujairi Scientific Center reported that the skies of Kuwait and the Arab world will witness an astronomical phenomenon the day on Saturday. This event involves the conjunction of the moon with the giant star “Antares,” known for being the brightest star in Scorpio. The star, also known..

The Meteorological Department expects the country’s weekend weather to be generally hot during the day and cold at night, with chances of scattered light rain that may be thundery. This weather pattern is forecasted to begin on Saturday, and continue until dawn next Sunday. Subsequently, the..