AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoKuwait Housing Reform: Kuwait’s Cabinet-backed draft decree-law would expand mortgage financing for housing welfare beneficiaries and allow subsidized and unsubsidized loans to be combined, aiming to cut waiting times and pull in private developers. Security Cooperation: Kuwait’s MoI undersecretary met Italy’s public security chief in Rome to boost cooperation on organized crime, drugs, cybercrime, financial crimes and border security. Maritime Safety (Hormuz): India confirmed five Indian nationals were rescued after the Kuwait-flagged tanker MT Kazimah III was hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, with all five shifted ashore safely with Omani help. Airport Crackdown: Kuwait Customs foiled two drug-smuggling attempts at KIA T4 and T5, seizing marijuana, suspected heroin and hashish. Charity Fraud Probe: MoI says five suspects allegedly exploited a charity donation project by using its phone and website to collect in-kind donations and resell them, netting about KD 60,000 monthly. Ration Subsidy Fraud: Police arrested three suspects, including two ration-branch employees, for allegedly tampering with subsidized food weights and selling the deducted quantities. Immigration Enforcement: Kuwait deported Egyptian social media figure “Pocahontas” for removal “for the public interest.” Aviation Regulation: Kuwait’s civil aviation authority denied any resumption of transit operations at KIA and said actions against Jazeera Airways remain in force.
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