KUWAIT CITY, April 30, (Agencies): A Kuwaiti citizen was shot dead in Istanbul late Saturday, Kuwait’s Consul General in Istanbul Mohammad Al-Mohammad said on Sunday. In a press statement, Al- Mohammad said that the Consulate in Istanbul is closely monitoring and following up investigations on the killing of the Kuwaiti citizen, and making necessary arrangements to send his body to Kuwait.

KUWAIT CITY, April 30: MP Khalil Al-Saleh revealed that he has presented a request for expediting discussions concerning charges of medical services offered to visitors of Kuwait which has been part of the Parliament’s agenda, reports Al-Rai daily.

KUWAIT CITY, April 30: Chairman of the parliamentary Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee MP Mohammad Al-Dallal has confirmed completion of half of the committee’s tasks in relation to the Anti-Corruption Law as it already received responses from the government and other concerned institutions.

KUWAIT CITY, April 29: Lawmakers have called on the concerned government authorities, especially the Environment Public Authority (EPA), to reveal the reason behind the fish kill and to stop blaming fishermen for this serious and recurring incident. In a press statement, Al-Kandari stressed the need to quickly address the problem which threatens the country’s food security.

THE zeal in Musallam Al-Barrak’s tone cannot overshadow the rationality in the way his speech was phrased and the calmness in the way he dealt with major national issues. If this means anything, it means that this man has realized the concept of “if you want your demand to be met, do not demand what is impossible”.

KUWAIT CITY, April 27: The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor has deposited the excellent job performance bonuses totaling about KD 30,000 to the accounts of deserving employees who are under special contracts (bonus item) signed in March, reports Al-Rai daily.

KUWAIT CITY: The Interior Ministry may make use of a black box which is reportedly installed in all modern vehicles in case of serious accidents to determine the party which caused the accident either due to recklessness or grave traffic violation, reports Al-Anba daily quoting knowledgeable security sources.

KUWAIT CITY, April 24: Senior officials from the General Traffic Department say records show there are about 115,000 vehicles whose insurance has not been renewed, reports Al-Rai daily.

KUWAIT CITY, April 26: Kuwait officially announced it will reinstate the mandatory military service law under the ‘National Service’ tag that was signed by HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al- Jaber Al-Sabah on May 4, 2015, reports Al-Seyassah daily.

KUWAIT CITY, April 26: Participants of a seminar titled “Domestic Workers in Kuwait” unanimously agreed that the new domestic labor law will contribute to improving the rights of the “weaker party” in the Kuwaiti society.