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Kuwait’s divorce rate highest in the world after US, say experts

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 20: Kuwait is second to the US in the rate of divorce cases in the whole world, reports Al-Qabas daily quoting participants at a seminar organized by the Family Security Society recently under the slogan “Divorce Cases.” No details were provided. Dr Khadija Al-Mahmed explained the society is focusing on maintaining family stability in the country. She said the society has compiled comprehensive files on regulating the rights of workers and sponsors to protect maintain family security, which were presented to the Council of Ministers. Disclosing the society has opened a file for forgotten Kuwaiti women, Al-Mahmed affirmed “we approached several authorities without causing any media uproar in the country. Many children are victims of broken homes. I am still confused whether our problems lie in the constitutional provisions or the implementation of the law.” Sons threaten to shoot father for marrying another woman KUWAIT CITY : Police are looking for four unidentified youths for threatening to kill their father, reports Al-Rai daily. According to a security source the father recently got married to an Egyptian woman and the children did not approve of the marriage. They even told their father to divorce the woman, but the man refused and stood his ground. The foursome then, armed with guns, barged into the man’s apartment at an unidentified location and threatened to shoot the father and his wife. When the father screamed for help the sons escaped. A complaint has been filed at the Ardhiya Police Station.