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Kuwaiti Woman Has Legal Right to Property Title

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2 months ago

May 24, 2025

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KUWAIT CITY, May 24: The Cassation Court has overturned previous rulings by both the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal, affirming that a Kuwaiti woman has the legal right to take all necessary steps to obtain a title deed for a disputed property, on equal terms with her ex-husband.

In its ruling, the Court confirmed that documentation showed the property in question had been jointly allocated to both the appellant (the woman) and the first respondent (her former husband) in 2003. An official letter sent to the relevant authority at the time clearly stated that the title deed should be issued in the names of both spouses.

Representing the appellant, Attorney Hawra Al-Habib argued that the respondent’s refusal to proceed with the title issuance amounted to an abuse of legal rights. She maintained that the earlier rulings were flawed and requested that they be set aside.

Al-Habib emphasized that marital status at the time of allocation is the key factor in determining co-ownership rights (regardless of any subsequent changes in the relationship), provided all legal conditions are met. She asserted that deviating from this principle undermines the legal framework for establishing ownership rights.

The Court ultimately agreed, restoring the woman’s equal entitlement to the property.

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KUWAIT CITY, July 12: As part of the ongoing efforts of the General Traffic Department to track down juveniles driving without a license, 184 juveniles were arrested in June and early July and then referred to the Juvenile Prosecution for legal action. Statistics from the department showed that 64 of the abovementioned juveniles were arrested in the first week of June.

A security source confirmed that traffic patrols are intensifying efforts to apprehend juveniles driving without a license and to take legal action against their parents. The source added that security campaigns targeting juveniles intensified during the summer vacation, due to the prevalence of juveniles who are driving within this period, particularly at night. The source called on the parents to closely monitor their children and not to give them vehicles for any reason in order to avoid legal accountability.

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Two Bedouns Accused of Swindling An Expat For KD 2,400

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2 days ago

July 10, 2025

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KUWAIT CITY, July 10: A Jahra police investigator has requested the Criminal Investigation Department in Jahra to locate and bring in two Bedouns for questioning in a case classified as fraud and deception.

According to case details, a 45-year-old expatriate filed a complaint at Jahra Police Station, stating that he had a longstanding friendship with the two Bedouns. He claimed they had convinced him to invest in a business project involving the purchase of camels, asking him for KD 2,400 to buy the livestock and launch the project, promising him a share of the profits after the animals were sold.

The complainant said he transferred the money to them via the “WAMD” Bank service in four installments: KD 10 for the first, KD 390 for the second, and KD 1,000 each for the third and fourth installments.

However, after both Bedouns received the full amount, they began evading him and ignoring his calls. When he finally confronted them, they told him bluntly: “There is no Camel,” and refused to return the money without providing any reason or excuse.

The complainant noted that the incident occurred on March 28 in the Jahra area, in front of a well-known market.

Authorities plan to confront the accused with the victim’s statements and the supporting documents, including his bank balance and transfer records showing the money was sent from his account to the accounts of the defendants.