Kuwait’s Info Ministry Refers 38 Media Outlets to Public Prosecution

A general view of Kuwait City (File photo: Reuters)
A general view of Kuwait City (File photo: Reuters)
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Kuwait’s Info Ministry Refers 38 Media Outlets to Public Prosecution

A general view of Kuwait City (File photo: Reuters)
A general view of Kuwait City (File photo: Reuters)

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Information referred 38 media outlets to the Public Prosecution for violating the terms and conditions for covering the National Assembly elections.

Legislative elections for the new National Assembly are scheduled for September 29, weeks following the Emiri decree to dissolve the parliament.

Registration of candidates will continue until September 7.

The Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Information, Lafi al-Subaie, said that 38 media outlets were referred to the Public Prosecution for violating the coverage regulation.

Subaie said in a press statement Monday that one production company filmed a series next to the elections administration without obtaining a license, adding that the ministry took the necessary legal measures in coordination with the Ministry of Interior.

The official asserted that the ministry would not allow any transgression of democratic practices.

He explained that the ministry works around the clock to ensure electronic, visual, audio, and print media are committed to the laws and regulations to provide the best coverage.



Saudi King Receives Written Message from Emir of Kuwait

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
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Saudi King Receives Written Message from Emir of Kuwait

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, received a written message from Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, inviting him to attend the 45th session of the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which will be held in Kuwait.
The message was delivered to Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, Minister of State and Cabinet Member, during his meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday with the Kuwaiti Emir’s envoy, Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The two sides exchanged cordial discussions and exchanged views on matters of mutual interest.