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Kuwait will soon ratify an international agreement on combating corruption, according to two members of parliament.

The International Labour Organisation has suggested that the Ministry of Social Affairs in Kuwait sponsor all expatriate workers in the country instead of individuals.

Shiite MPs, who are unhappy at the non-inclusion of Shiites in appointments to the Municipal Council, feel the government is not following the principle of equality and are planning to seek a meeting with the prime minister to discuss the issue, reported daily Al Seyessah newspaper.

Kuwait's Crown Prince Shaikh Sa'ad Al Abdullah Al Salem Al Sabah has been admitted to hospital for treatment of high blood sugar, the state-run Kuwait News Agency reported yesterday.

Kuwait's Prime Minister Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah said yesterday that the government supports proposals to grant new licences for daily newspapers but the process has to be regulated.

A Kuwaiti human rights activist has ridiculed and criticised the US State Department report issued on Friday, which faulted four GCC countries, including Kuwait, on human trafficking.

Tribal candidates won six of the 10 seats in Kuwait's municipal council elections as the results for the country's last all-male polls came out.

Kuwait Prime Minister Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah said yesterday that he intends to appoint women as members in the Municipal Council after tribal candidates captured six of the 10 seats in the country's municipal elections.

Thousands of Kuwaiti men flocked to polling stations yesterday to elect 10 representatives for the Municipal Council.

Some 130,960 eligible Kuwaiti males are expected to participate in the country's ninth Municipal Council elections.

Iranian President Mohammad Khatami's visit to Kuwait is still on the president's agenda but it has been delayed due to 'organisational matters', Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said yesterday.

Kuwaiti women are all set to take up challenging positions at various government and private sector establishments, says Al Seyassah daily.