Credit Bank blaze caused losses of more than $6 million, says director

Deportation for couple who locked up 2 kids before leaving country

KUWAIT CITY, June 28, (Agencies): Kuwait Credit Bank (KCB) Director General Salah Al-Mudaf said on Wednesday losses inflicted at the news headquarters building due to the recent fire did not exceed KD 2 million ($6.5 million), noting that they would be covered by the insurance company, not public funds.

Al-Mudaf, speaking at the project site in South Surrah, indicated that the fire caused delay of the venture handover for six months, maximum.

The fire, losses of which were estimated at five percent of the project value, caused no injuries, he said, lauding the extraordinary efforts by the Kuwaiti firemen who doused the flames.

A new plan is in the offing to complete this vital project, one of the State of Kuwait key ventures.

Deportation for couple: The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior Lieutenant-General Mahmoud Al-Dossari has ordered the deportation of an Egyptian man with his wife, reports Al-Anba daily.

They were arrested as soon as they arrived at the Kuwait International Airport.

On June 14, 2017, it was reported the couple had left the country after locking their two sons – believed to be four and six years old -- inside an apartment in Khaitan.

The grandfather of the boys informed the police after he failed to get a response from his son and when police went to the apartment, they found the two frightened looking boys.

The boys also will be deported with the parents.

Ministry of Public Works has contacted the Central Tenders Committee (CTC) concerning the contract for construction of Police Hospital with capacity of 500 beds, reports Al-Rai daily.

According to the Assistant Undersecretary for Construction Projects Engineer Ghaleb Safouq, the hospital will be located on an area of about 90,000 square meters towards the farther part of Sabah Health Zone.

He indicated that the tender will soon be floated for the project, as an official announcement was made for prequalified companies to submit bids.

Safouq declared that Ministry of Public Works and Ministry of Interior have been coordinating to deal with the design stage, and to specify requirements and conditions that are suitable to meet the needs for implementing the hospital project.

He explained that Ministry of Public Works is only striving to execute the project, based on demand from Ministry of Interior. The hospital will take care of the employees of Ministry of Interior, especially for treating officers who might have been involved in accidents.