Kuwait will restore the citizenship of opposition figures and dozens of their relatives nearly three years after revoking it in a crackdown on dissent, lawmakers said Monday. “Our thanks to HH the Amir for his generous gesture of restoring the revoked citizenships,” Islamist opposition MP Mohammad Al-Dallal tweeted after a meeting with HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Several of the 14 MPs who attended the meeting confirmed that HH the Amir had ordered the citizenships to be restored.

Minister of Health Dr Jamal Al-Harbi does not intend to cancel the ministry’s decision to increase the charges of medical services offered to expatriates, reports Arab Times daily quoting sources.

Union of Cooperative Societies plans to employ up to 3,000 citizens at the cooperative markets and hire non-Kuwaitis for jobs for which nationals show no interest.

Director-General of the General Department for Info Systems at the Interior Ministry Major- General Ali Al-Ma’ili said the ministry is currently working on a project to facilitate the renewal of driving licenses, residence permits of household workers employed by Kuwaitis and residence permits of expatriates through the Interior Ministry’s e-site and smart application, reports Arab Times daily.

Minister of Oil, Electricity, and Water Essam Al-Marzouq on Thursday sanctioned the new tariffs of electricity and water consumption provided for in law No. 20/2016.

A large number of expatriates in Kuwait have decided to send their families back home due to increased cost of living in Kuwait, reports Arab Times daily.

Additional (optional) services for residential and commercial landlines will not be charged fees, reports Arab Times daily quoting a reliable source from Ministry of Communications.

To coincide with the commemoration of the National day and Liberation day of Kuwait, City Group launched yesterday “double decker buses” as a part of its ongoing commitment to upgrade and improve the quality of public transportation in Kuwait and to strengthen the network of City Bus which covers most of the areas in Kuwait.

The Waste Removal Department of Capital Municipality launched an inspection campaign on warehouses, butcheries, souks and cooperative societies in Shuwaikh area during which the team issued 109 citations, closed down a warehouse for non-compliance to hygiene conditions and for the presence of rats. The team also ordered removal of four structures that transgressed on state properties, reports Al-Seyassah daily.

The International Islamic Charity Organization (IICO) has launched an urgent relief campaign for the residents of the besieged city of Aleppo, Syria, who suffer severely from lack of food, medicine, fuel, and security due to non-stop air strikes on the city.