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Kuwait Former Defense Minister Receives Jail Sentence over Mishandling of Military Funds

Lightning strikes over Kuwait City during a thunder storm on November 19, 2023. (AFP)
Lightning strikes over Kuwait City during a thunder storm on November 19, 2023. (AFP)
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Kuwait Former Defense Minister Receives Jail Sentence over Mishandling of Military Funds

Lightning strikes over Kuwait City during a thunder storm on November 19, 2023. (AFP)
Lightning strikes over Kuwait City during a thunder storm on November 19, 2023. (AFP)

Kuwait's highest court on Sunday sentenced former defense and interior minister Sheikh Khalid al-Jarrah al-Sabah to seven years in prison for mishandling military funds.

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah, who faced similar charges, was ordered by the court to return the funds he mismanaged.

Both men had denied the charges.

Sheikh Jaber had in 2019 resigned as prime minister, a post he had held since 2011, after lawmakers sought a no-confidence vote against Sheikh Khalid, who was interior minister at the time.

The then defense minister Sheikh Nasser Sabah al-Ahmed had issued a statement two days after the government resignation, saying the cabinet stood down to avoid addressing mismanagement of some 240 million dinars ($778.61 million)in military funds before he assumed office.

Sheikh Jaber and Sheikh Khalid were acquitted of embezzlement charges in March 2022 but the case was revived upon an appeal from the Kuwaiti prosecution.

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Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Israeli Statements on Philadelphi Corridor 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands before a map of the Gaza Strip, telling viewers how Hamas has imported arms into the territory since Israel's withdrawal in 2005, during a news conference in Jerusalem, 02 September 2024. (EPA)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands before a map of the Gaza Strip, telling viewers how Hamas has imported arms into the territory since Israel's withdrawal in 2005, during a news conference in Jerusalem, 02 September 2024. (EPA)
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Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Israeli Statements on Philadelphi Corridor 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands before a map of the Gaza Strip, telling viewers how Hamas has imported arms into the territory since Israel's withdrawal in 2005, during a news conference in Jerusalem, 02 September 2024. (EPA)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands before a map of the Gaza Strip, telling viewers how Hamas has imported arms into the territory since Israel's withdrawal in 2005, during a news conference in Jerusalem, 02 September 2024. (EPA)

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Tuesday Israeli statements regarding the Philadelphi Corridor and the “futile attempts to justify ongoing Israeli violations of international laws and norms.”

The Saudi Foreign Ministry underscored the Kingdom's solidarity with and support for Egypt against these Israeli allegations.

Additionally, the Kingdom warned about the potential consequences of Israel's provocative statements, which could undermine mediation efforts led by Egypt, Qatar, and the United States to achieve a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

Israel's statements may also exacerbate already dangerous tensions in the region.

The Kingdom reiterated the importance of ending the suffering of the Palestinian people and emphasized the need for unified international efforts to enable them to exercise their inherent right to self-determination and establish their independent state based on the 1967 borders, with east Jerusalem as its capital.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday rejected calls to soften his demand to keep troops in the southern Gazan border area as the price for a ceasefire deal, saying it was vital for Israel to control a key lifeline for Hamas.

The issue of the Philadelphi Corridor, on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip bordering Egypt, has been a major sticking point in efforts to secure a deal to halt the fighting in Gaza and return Israeli hostages held by Hamas.

Hamas has rejected any Israeli presence, while Netanyahu has insisted that Israel will not abandon the corridor, where Israeli troops have uncovered dozens of tunnels they say have been used to smuggle weapons and ammunition into Gaza.