Kuwait: Judgment in the case of “secret defense expenses” in which Ahmed Al-Fahd is accused, December 23

The Kuwaiti Ministers Court set a session for next December 23 to pronounce the ruling in the case of “secret expenses” of the Ministry of Defense, in which the former Minister of Defense Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahd Al-Sabah and his former office director are accused, after the court heard, on Wednesday, the defense’s plea in the case that relates to accusations of seizing funds from the ministry.

The Ministers Court had set April 29, 2025, as the date for the first trial session of the accused, in the case in which press reports estimated the value of the purchases in question at about 400 thousand Kuwaiti dinars (about 1.3 million dollars).

During the trial sessions, Ahmed Al-Fahd presented a check for the amount attributed to his seizure, demanding that it be handed over to the Enforcement Department. His defense team also requested access to the secret expenditure records of the Ministry of Defense from 1962 until the period prior to his client assuming the Ministry’s portfolio.

The Permanent Investigation Committee for the Prosecution of Ministers had previously referred former Defense Minister Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahd to the Court of Ministers in a report on secret expenses submitted by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahd Al-Yousef.

The committee ended up referring Al-Fahd and his former office manager after submitting invoices for disbursing money to buy watches and vehicles.

During his trial before the Ministers Court, Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahd previously presented a check for the amount he was accused of embezzling, demanding that it be handed over to the Enforcement Department.

The case witnessed several sessions to listen to witnesses, as the court heard four prosecution witnesses and 22 defense witnesses in a session held on September 9, 2025, before deciding to postpone the trial to complete the pleadings.

The mobile primary care clinic, run by Prince Mohammed bin Salman Hospital in Aden, provided more than 2,300 medical visits to the displaced in Al-Firdaws camp in Al-Buraiqa District in Aden Governorate, during the period from mid-September until the beginning of this November, as part of the efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to strengthen health services in Yemen.

These services, which are implemented by the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen, come as part of its efforts to expand the scope of health care and reach it to the most needy groups, and reduce the burdens of displaced families obtaining medical services.

The average services provided by the clinic amounted to about 64 visits per day, which varied between medical examinations and examinations, diagnosis and treatment, primary health care and infection control, in addition to following up on chronic diseases and dispensing 2,192 prescriptions. It also included activating an emergency referral path to transfer patients whose cases require specialized care to Prince Mohammed bin Salman Hospital, to complete their treatment under the supervision of specialized medical staff.

In terms of maternal and child care, the clinic received 711 visits for children under the age of fifteen, while women accounted for 53 percent of the total visits, an indication of the wide range of services provided to meet the health needs of various groups within the camp.

The clinic recorded 625 visits for infection-related cases, and 82 visits for patients suffering from chronic diseases. Services included dealing with respiratory and digestive system infections, in addition to following up on cases of high blood pressure, diabetes, and asthma.

Mobile clinics contribute to overcoming the challenges of accessing health facilities, by providing treatment services close to the beneficiaries, and reducing the burdens faced by displaced persons in moving to obtain medical care.

On a broader scale, the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen continues to implement projects and initiatives to support the health system, which included establishing, equipping and operating hospitals and medical centers, and qualifying health personnel, in addition to providing more than 40 projects and initiatives in the health sector, and supporting 30 medical facilities distributed over 13 Yemeni governorates, with the aim of raising the efficiency of health services and enhancing their ability to meet increasing needs.

Supporting the health sector comes within more than 300 projects and initiatives implemented by the Saudi Program for the Development and Reconstruction of Yemen in 16 governorates, distributed over 8 vital sectors, including education, health, energy, water, transportation, agriculture, fisheries, development programs, and developing and supporting the capabilities of the Yemeni government.