KUWAIT: Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) strongly denied reports and photos claiming the occurrence of a huge fire at Shuaiba refinery, stressing that the photos were of a previous blaze.

Al-Watan TV's closure

The comprehensive court yesterday seconded an administrative decision closing down Al-Watan TV channel for violating ministry of commerce laws. Meanwhile, the criminal court sentenced a blogger to three years in jail with labor for slandering His Highness the Amir on his Twitter account.

Authority's staff

Employees of the anti-corruption authority that was dissolved by a court order on Sunday demanded protecting their rights as they had resigned from previous jobs in the public and private sectors before joining the authority. In a statement, the employees said that the court order explained why the authority was dissolved but left some very important points unexplained, although the authority had been established in compliance with His Highness the Amir's wishes. The statement stressed that the Cabinet's statement in this regard was void of how to practically deal with the consequences of annulling the authority law, namely those related to the rights of employees. The statement demanded treating the authority's employees as 'actual ones' to ensure the continuity of paying their salaries and temporarily transfer them to other bodies pending reappointing them once the authority is reactivated.

By Meshaal Al-Enenzi