KUWAIT: Informed sources at Kuwait International Airport said it is expected that nearly 90,000 citizens and expatriates will leave the country during the New Year holiday. They said the number of passengers has been increasing due to the fact that the New Year holidays coincides with the end of the first school semester for intermediate and secondary stages.

Courts' roundup

The judge yesterday released Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on a KD 2,000 bail. Sheikh Abdullah was detained for insulting His Highness the Amir and the ruling family. Meanwhile, the misdemeanors court sentenced Musab Al-Failakawi to three months in jail on charges of making insults and misusing a phone. In another case, three airport employees were declared innocent over charges of bringing alcohol into the country.

By Meshaal Al-Enezi