Lack of buildings delays family courts: Ministry

KUWAIT: Justice ministry’s undersecretary Abdul Aziz Al-Surayye’ said moves to set up family courts in various governorates are facing difficulties in view of a lack of required buildings in Jahra and Ahmadi. He added that the courts would be launched once all needed buildings are ready.

KAC employees MP Faisal Al-Kandari urged Minister of Communications Essa Al-Kandari to annul a previous decision to transfer around 180 Kuwait Airways Company (KAC) employees to work in other ministries and government bodies. “The decision is unfair, especially since the KAC privatization law has not so far been passed,” he underlined, pointing out that the national carrier had to remain to be run by Kuwaitis, since the new law stipulates that over 75 percent of the corporation would be owned by the government as wished by His Highness the Amir. “The employees had expressed wishes not to be transferred and an agreement was made with the minister to hold the decision pending making the needed amendments,” he pointed out.

Dow Chemical deal Chairman of the parliamentary public funds protection committee MP Dr Abdullah Al-Turaiji expressed surprise at what he described as false accusations made by former oil minister Adel Al-Subaih and other former senior oil sector officials to the committee after submitting its report about investigating the Dow Chemical deal. “What gives Subaih the right to speak about this problem? Is he speaking as a normal citizen or as an ICM leader,” he wondered, noting that all criticizers should have waited until the committee’s report was discussed by the parliament and full truth was revealed.