KUWAIT: MP Oudah Al-Rowaei announced his intention to grill Minister of Education Dr Bader Al-Essa over scholarships, appointments, certificate accreditation and the failure of the ministry's educational plan.

Ministry of Awqaf denies report

Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs strongly denied that the Egyptian IS-related suspect who was arrested for ramming his truck into a pickup carrying US soldiers ever worked as an imam in any of its mosques. The ministry's official spokesperson Ahmed Rashid Al-Qarawi urged the media to be more accurate.

Policeman sentenced to death

The Criminal Court yesterday sentenced a policeman accused of murdering his 74-year-old father-in-law in Sabah Al-Nasser to death.

Poultry ban lifted

PAAAFR yesterday issued a decision lifting a ban that had been previously imposed on importing all poultry products from Lebanon over fears of avian flu (H5N1).

Green Line's cooperation

The head of the Green Line Environmental Group Khaled Al-Hajri said he met EPA Chairman Sheikh Abdullah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah to discuss Green Line's cooperation with EPA. He added that both sides agreed to use email systems in communicating with EPA in order to save time and effort.

Inspection tour

The Ministry of Commerce an Industry's consumer protection inspection teams toured a number of food supply and catering companies and warehouses in Ardiya. The tour resulted in filing various citations including for forgery, inedible food, expired foodstuff and not pricing services. In another development, the Public Authority for Manpower urged the Ministry of Commerce and Industry not to issue any new commercial licenses unless applicants provided a clearance from it concerning sponsored labor.

By Meshaal Al-Enezi