List of applicants eligible for citizenship being reviewed

51 pct say grant citizenship to children of Kuwaiti women married to non-kuwaitis

KUWAIT CITY, March 3: Higher Committee for Nationality in the Cabinet is reviewing the list of names of some 2,000 applicants eligible for Kuwaiti citizenship, reports Al-Anba daily quoting reliable sources as saying.

Earlier, the concerned authorities approved the files of these applicants for naturalization, and the committee most likely will grant them citizenship.

Meanwhile, participants in an online poll conducted by Al-Seyassah daily last week on the proposal to grant Kuwaiti citizenship to the children of Kuwaiti women married to non-Kuwaitis were divided on the issue with 51 percent in favor, 47 percent against and two percent refused to comment.

According to those in favor of the idea, all Kuwaitis should be treated equally, warning that refusing to grant the Kuwaiti nationality to a certain group may cause many problems.

On the other hand, those who opposed the idea said it might have a negative impact on the population structure of the country, while two percent of the participants had no comment on the proposal.

The daily has reported that than 400 men and women from different social groups participated in the survey.

In other news, Communications Minister Salem Al-Utheina discussed several issues on the improvement of the mode of operation in the ministry in a conference in Barcelona recently; as well as the latest development in the fields of technology, transportation and communication, reports Al-Shahed daily quoting sources.

Sources said the minister also tackled the consumer services in Kuwait while the conference touched on the advanced communication gadgets used in security surveillance. Sources disclosed the equipment has the capacity to monitor persons wanted by law for security reasons. Sources confirmed there is a possibility of using the equipment by the security commands in collaboration with the Communications and Interior ministries.

Sources added the minister did not talk about the proposed monitoring of social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook, indicating he intends to meet communication experts to find the best way to reduce violations on these sites.

Last month, HH the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad issued a decree recently stipulating the terms and conditions for providing finan-