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Over 100 Charitable Organizations Evicted from Private Residential Areas

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KUWAIT CITY, May 26: Municipal inspection teams have successfully evacuated 107 branches of charitable organizations operating out of private residential properties within an 18-day period, following a targeted campaign across Kuwait’s six governorates.

At the start of May, the municipality deployed specialized inspection teams from the engineering audit and follow-up departments across its governorate branches. Their mission: to intensify field inspections and enforce eviction orders against charitable associations unlawfully operating from private and model residential areas. This action is in line with a government directive prohibiting the use of residential real estate for purposes other than private housing.

During the 18-day campaign, municipal teams issued a total of 122 warnings and emphasized that legal violations would be met with strict penalties in accordance with municipal regulations. As a result, 107 charity branches were successfully vacated.

Inspection Breakdown by Governorate:

  • Ahmadi Governorate (May 8): 15 warnings were issued. Complete evacuation was carried out in cooperation with property owners.
  • Farwaniya Governorate (May 12): 33 demolition notices were issued. All targeted properties were evacuated with the cooperation of the committee owners.
  • Jahra Governorate (May 18): Four violations were recorded, eight warnings issued, and seven charity branches operating from private homes were evacuated.
  • Hawalli Governorate (May 19): Seven warnings were issued, with full evacuations achieved through coordination with the respective committees.
  • Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate (May 22): 15 demolition notices were served, and all affected branches were evacuated successfully.
  • Capital Governorate (May 26): 40 demolition notices were issued. Thirty charity committees were evacuated, and 10 final warnings were delivered ahead of impending fines.n

This coordinated campaign reflects the municipality’s commitment to upholding zoning regulations and ensuring residential properties are used solely for their designated purpose.

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Kuwait Visa Fraud: Officials and Company Owner Held Over 382 Fake Worker Permits

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KUWAIT CITY, Oct 1: A detention renewal judge ordered the continued detention of a Kuwaiti company owner, several expatriates, including Egyptians and a Palestinian, and a supervisor and acting manager at the Public Authority for Manpower, all of whom are involved in one of the largest residency trafficking cases in the country. The Public Prosecution accused them of issuing fake licenses to recruit 382 workers under the names of 28 non-existent companies, charging between KD 800 and 1,000 per worker. Investigations revealed that some employees at the Public Authority for Manpower accepted bribes of KD 200 to 250 per worker to facilitate issuing these licenses.

By Jaber Al-Hamoud
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By Jaber Al-Hamoud Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff

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Indian Man, Nepali Woman Face Trial in Kuwait Murder Cases

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KUWAIT CITY, Oct 1: The Criminal Court adjourned the trials of two expatriates until October 14 – an Indian man accused of murdering his wife in Farwaniya, and a Nepalese female domestic worker accused of murdering her infant daughter in Abu Halifa by placing her in a bag for disposal. In addition, the detention renewal judge ordered the continued detention of a man accused of killing his young friend in Firdous during a quarrel between them.

By Jaber Al-Hamoud Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff

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