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    Every person entering Kuwait now has to get their iris, face and finger prints scanned. This applies at every entry port including the airport. Previously it was just finger prints, now it’s the face, iris and finger prints. Applies to everyone not just expats. In a press statement, the ministry clarified that all arrivals, nationals or expatriates, who are over 18 years of age would subject to biometric scanning before entering the country. This includes fingerprints, face recognition and eye scanning, it pointed out, adding that the new technology would be applied on entrants only. The ministry said it opened four centers in Al-Jahra, Ali Sabah Al-Salem, Gharb Mishref and Farwaniya for travelers who want to register their biometric data before traveling.  14 devices have been set up in the Umm Al-Hayman and Jahra centers, which will operate 24 hours a day to receive citizens.” Bio metric system installed at land, airports  the ministry has installed 49 devices at the land, sea an

UN Day World Wildlife Day 2023 (and 50th Anniversary of first signing of CITES)   When: 3 March 2023 Theme: Partnerships for Wildlife Conservation Every 3rd of March, wildlife is celebrated all over the world for the UN World Wildlife Day . This date was chosen as it is the birthday of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora , signed in 1973. This World Wildlife Day 2023 falls on the 50th Anniversary of CITES coming into being. Since its inception, CITES has stood at the junction of trade and conservation. It has sought to build partnerships and reconcile differences between the groups that are guided and governed by its regulations.