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13-Year-Old Girl Rescued After Blackmail Attempt by Store Employee

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1 month ago

May 21, 2025

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KUWAIT CITY, May 20: By order of the Hawalli Public Prosecution, a grocery store worker has been referred to the central prison on charges of blackmailing a 13-year-old girl. The incident reportedly began when the child allegedly took some sweets from the store and attempted to leave without paying. The worker later used the incident to extort and intimidate her.

According to security sources, the father of the girl, a 51-year-old expatriate, was alerted by neighbors who found his daughter in distress and crying. She had been detained by the store worker.

The girl told her father that the worker had confronted her the day before, accusing her of taking sweets without paying. He then forcibly took money from her bag and threatened to report her to the police unless she returned to him daily. On the day of the incident, she complied with his demand, but he instructed her to stay out of sight of the store’s surveillance cameras. Alarmed, she screamed, prompting passersby to intervene.

The accused later confessed to the crime during questioning by Hawalli detectives. A case has been registered as felony number 115/2025.

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One Ton Of Rotten Meat Seized In Surprise Inspection At Shuwaikh Market

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July 3, 2025

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KUWAIT CITY, July 3: In a surprise inspection campaign, the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition announced the seizure of one ton of rotten meat unfit for human consumption that was being sold at the meat market in the Shuwaikh area.

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Hefty fine for trio in Kuwaiti citizen assault

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July 3, 2025

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KUWAIT CITY, July 3: A long-running legal battle stemming from a violent incident at the Salmi border has concluded, with three officers paying KD45,000 in compensation to a citizen they assaulted in front of his family. The case, which was first reported by the daily in October 2020, involved a physical altercation between the citizen and the officers at the border checkpoint. The Court of Appeals had earlier issued a final criminal ruling, fining the defendants. Attorney Dr. Obaid Al-Enezi, who represented the victim, secured a separate civil ruling from the Court of Appeals granting temporary compensation of KD5,001. The full settlement amount was paid before the filing of a final civil compensation suit.

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Blazes Break Out in Al-Rehab and Farwaniya; Firefighters Swiftly Respond

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July 3, 2025

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KUWAIT CITY, July 3: Kuwait’s firefighting teams responded to two separate fire incidents on Thursday evening, swiftly containing both blazes and preventing further damage.

In the Al-Rehab area, fire crews from the Subhan Fire Department successfully extinguished a fire that broke out in three vehicles parked at a school. The teams acted promptly to control the flames, and no significant injuries were reported.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident in the Farwaniya area, firefighting teams from both Farwaniya and Subhan centers responded to a blaze in a residential apartment building. The fire was brought under control after an intense effort, but five individuals sustained injuries. The affected site was handed over to the relevant authorities for further investigation.

Authorities are continuing to determine the causes of both fires.