KUWAIT CITY, April 11: MP Badr Al-Humaidi submitted a proposal for the ministries and other public institutions to specify the number of expatriate employees who or their relatives suffer from chronic psychiatric and nervous system diseases and are undergoing treatment in Kuwaiti hospitals. The prop
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Kuwait dropped on Tuesday the Interior Ministry’s legal charges against several opposition MPs for flouting coronavirus preventive measures.
Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah said the political leadership ordered that the charges filed by the ministry against the 38 lawmakers be dropped.
The political leadership stressed the importance of cooperation between the legislative and executive authorities to confront all challenges, underling the need to respect the constitution, laws and health precautions, he added.
The PM expressed his gratitude to Emir Sheikh Nawaf a-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and Crown Prince Mishal al-Ahmad for ordering that the charges be dropped.
38 MPs were referred to the Public Prosecution
KUWAIT CITY, March 16: A total of 38 MPs were referred to the Public Prosecution for violating health regulations during the celebration of their victory in the parliamentary elections. The Interior Ministry’s decision to refer those who attended the press conference at the house of former MP Badr Al-Dahoum to the prosecution has snowballed. Several MPs commented on the issue, especially when those referred to the prosecution refused to pay the KD 100 bail.
Former MP Abdullah Al-Kandari, who attended the investigations as a lawyer for the accused, said they refused to pay the bail in objection to the discriminatory enforcement of the law and because the case is malicious. He added that they urged the prosecution to summon Minister of Interior Sheikh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah to listen to his testimony.
PM absence regretted
KUWAIT CITY, March 11: The parliamentary Education, Culture and Guidance Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved bills regarding the allowance of Kuwaitis studying at Kuwait University and the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET), as well as those on local scholarship.
Committee Chairman MP Hamad Al-Matar disclosed that they approved the proposal to increase the allowance from KD200 to KD300 per month; as well as the suggestion to add male Kuwaiti students married to non-Kuwaitis, Bedouns and children of Kuwaiti women married to non- Kuwaitis to the beneficiaries of the allowance.
He explained that Bedouns were added to the beneficiaries, taking into consideration their small number and the need to support them as their success in pursuing higher studies implies they are excellent and dedicated students. In another development, the Budgets and Final Accounts Committee on Wednesday tackled two issues – profits retained by several publ