Kuwait’s ‘Anti-Money Laundering’ Department Issues Preventive Measures Against 56 Violating Companies

Kuwait’s ‘Anti-Money Laundering’ Department Issues Preventive Measures Against 56 Violating Companies
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Kuwait’s ‘Anti-Money Laundering’ Department Issues Preventive Measures Against 56 Violating Companies

Kuwait’s ‘Anti-Money Laundering’ Department Issues Preventive Measures Against 56 Violating Companies

The Kuwaiti Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Department, which falls under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, issued 56 preventive measures against violating companies in October.

In a press statement on Wednesday, the ministry explained that these measures included sending written warnings to 20 real estate companies, a notice to a money exchange company, two others to two insurance companies, and 17 to jewelry companies.

They also included issuing orders for three jewelry companies to follow specific procedures to comply with the law and avoid violations.

The Department has completed the licensing procedures for 34 establishment applications during the same month, including 27 real estate companies and seven jewelry companies, the statement added.

It also updated the data of 85 licenses, 60 of which are for real estate companies, two for exchange companies, 21 jewelry companies, and two insurance companies.

Meanwhile, Head of Kuwait’s Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) Abdulaziz al-Ibrahim has affirmed the support for all efforts made to enhance integrity and combat corruption at the level of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states.

His remarks were made in a video-conference on Tuesday during the sixth meeting of the bodies responsible for protecting integrity and combating corruption in GCC.

Several articles in the field of combating corruption were discussed, topped by enacting the guiding law to protect GCC public funds.



OIC Welcomes UN Call for ICJ Opinion on Israel's Aid Obligations to Palestinians

OIC Welcomes UN Call for ICJ Opinion on Israel's Aid Obligations to Palestinians
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OIC Welcomes UN Call for ICJ Opinion on Israel's Aid Obligations to Palestinians

OIC Welcomes UN Call for ICJ Opinion on Israel's Aid Obligations to Palestinians

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has welcomed the UN General Assembly approval of a resolution requesting "an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the obligations of Israel in relation to the presence and activities of the United Nations, other international organizations and third States,” expressing appreciation for the efforts of the Kingdom of Norway and all the countries that co-sponsored and supported the draft resolution, SPA reported.
The OIC emphasized that all plans and measures implemented by the Israeli occupation, including legislation affecting the presence, operations, and immunities of the United Nations and its bodies, such as the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), as well as other international organizations and third states in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, constitute a violation of the UN Charter and its relevant resolutions.
“These actions deprive the Palestinian people of essential assistance and exacerbate the humanitarian crisis they are experiencing," said the OIC.
The organization further welcomed the UN General Assembly's adoption of a resolution affirming the “permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources.”
The OIC called on all states, international organizations, and UN agencies to work toward ending the Israeli occupation and enabling the Palestinian people to exercise their legitimate rights, including the right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent state based on the June 4, 1967, borders with Jerusalem as its capital.