Kuwait City, Sept. 1 -- In a landmark move, Kuwait has introduced a new traffic law replacing prison sentences and fines with community service for certain traffic offences.

The reform aims to improve road safety, ease pressure on prisons, and encourage responsible driving. The new system will take effect one month after its publication in the Official Gazette Kuwait Al-Yawm.

According to the Arabic daily Al Rai, the decision, led by First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah, updates the 1976 traffic law by giving courts the power to order offenders to carry out unpaid public work, attend training sessions, or pay compensation for damages.

This approach focuses on rehabilitation and encourages of...