Cafés And Car Dealerships Shut Down In Inspection Sweep
KUWAIT CITY, May 30: The Kuwait Municipality announced that an inspection tour conducted by teams from the Audit and Services Follow-up Departments in the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate led to the administrative closure of four commercial establishments. According to the Municipality, two cafés in the Abu Al-Hasaniya area were shut down for carrying out activities that disturbed public peace. Additionally, two car dealerships in the West Abu Futaira Industrial Area were closed for operating in unlicensed spaces.
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