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Kuwait army allows women in combat roles but with this condition
Kuwaiti women are angry after the military, having allowed female soldiers in combat roles, decided they need the permission of a male guardian and banned them from carrying weapons. Activists have decried the policy as “one step forward, two steps back” after the defence ministry also decided that women in the armed forces, unlike civilians, must wear head coverings. The moves have sparked an online backlash in Kuwait, usually regarded as one of the most open societies in the Gulf. “I don’t know why there are these restrictions to join the army,” Ghadeer al-Khashti, a sports teacher and member of
Supreme court gives relief to 60 women officers deprived of permanent commission
Supreme Court has given interim relief to about 60 women military officers who are denied permanent commission on medical and merit basis, asking the government not to exempt them from service till January 18. On January 18, the court will hear the petition of these officers against not getting a permanent commission. In fact, 615 women officers applied for a permanent commission. Of these, 422 were selected on the basis of merit but only 277 were considered fit on medical grounds. Significantly, after a long legal battle, on February 17, the Supreme Court had asked to give permanent commission to
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