KUWAIT CITY, July 29: An Iraqi woman has been arrested in Kuwait after allegedly posing as a spiritual healer and exploiting vulnerable individuals through black magic and sorcery in exchange for money.

The General Department of Criminal Investigation, under the Ministry of Interior’s Financial Crimes Division, apprehended the woman — identified as Iman Abdul Karim Abboud Kazim — during a carefully coordinated sting operation in the Adan area. Authorities say she falsely claimed to possess supernatural powers and the ability to solve people’s personal, financial, and family problems by performing rituals and predicting the unseen. Victims, desperate for solutions, paid her sums of money in the belief that she could change their fate.

Investigators launched the operation after receiving confirmed intelligence about her illicit activities. Following a period of surveillance, officers obtained a legal warrant and set a trap that led to her dramatic arrest. When apprehended, the accused was found in possession of various items used in sorcery, including amulets, ritual papers, herbal oils, padlocks, and talismans, allegedly used to convince her victims of her so-called powers.

She and the confiscated materials have since been handed over to the appropriate legal authorities for further action. The Ministry of Interior has urged the public not to fall for such fraudulent and illegal practices, warning that anyone involved in harming society through deception or superstition will be brought to justice. It also encouraged citizens and residents to report similar cases through official channels.

KUWAIT CITY, July 28: A Kuwaiti woman has filed a shocking lawsuit seeking divorce and financial compensation after donating a kidney to her husband, only for him to marry another woman and subject her to physical abuse.

The plaintiff’s lawyer, Hawra Al-Habib, revealed the heartbreaking details, saying: “Marrying another woman alone isn’t grounds for divorce. But when a wife gives her husband a part of her body ( a kidney ), the very organ that keeps him alive, and then he turns around and beats her, it breaks her heart and makes living together impossible.”

Al-Habib confirmed she will be demanding compensation for the emotional and psychological trauma her client has endured, emphasizing that violence is never a form of discipline, whether for adults or children, and is strictly forbidden.

She added, “The relationship has been insulted and degraded. One party offered loyalty and selflessness, while the other responded with betrayal and cruelty. Some couples manage to rebuild after separation, but no relationship can survive when one partner is insulted for no reason.”

This case highlights the devastating consequences of betrayal and abuse in what should have been a loving marriage.

KUWAIT CITY, July 28: The Criminal Court has sentenced a (Kuwaiti citizen )social media user to six years in prison with hard labor for insulting the Amir and misusing his mobile phone via a tweet posted on his account on the platform “X” (formerly Twitter).

The court found the accused guilty on three charges of association, handing him a five-year prison term with hard labor, along with an order to close his social media account for one year and place him under police surveillance for five years following the completion of his sentence. His mobile phone, used in the offense, has also been confiscated.

On a separate fourth charge, the court sentenced him to an additional year in prison with hard labor, and imposed a fine of 5,000 Kuwaiti dinars.

The ruling is part of Kuwait’s continued enforcement of laws regulating digital conduct, defamation, and national security.