KUWAIT: An African woman working for a cosmetics company was recently arrested in Riga'ie when detectives found out that her residency visa had expired 18 months earlier. Patrol officers had stopped the woman during a routine check, and apprehended her when they discovered that she had an expired visa. The woman was sent to the proper authorities for deportation.

Harboring a fugitive

A citizen was arrested in Salmiya for possessing illicit pills and harboring a fugitive; a female citizen who had been reported missing by her family, said security sources.  The two were taken to the proper authorities for further action. - Al-Rai, Al-Anbaa