Kuwait has given its nationals until March 31 to apply for smart ID cards that will supplant the older identification documents. “Only smart ID cards will be accepted in transactions in both the public and private sectors,” said Musaad Al Asoossi, the head of the Public Authority for Civil Information. “All nationals are urged...
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The total number of Kuwaitis running in next month’s parliamentary elections has slimmed down to 371 after two candidates pulled out of the race. Under the 2012 election rules, the deadline for withdrawing candidacies is January 15. With the pullout of Mubarak Al Khurainej, Fourth Constituency, and Abdullah Al Mutairi, First Constituency, on Saturday,...
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Hamas has denied reports that it planned to establish its offices or open an office in Tunis. “The movement has no intention to set up an office in Tunis,” Salah Al Bardwell, a Hamas leader, said. “There has never been talk within the movement about this issue,” he said.
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