Dr Hamad Al-Adwani of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education has ordered the suspension of Kuwaiti students' enrollment in five British universities, according to Al-Qabas.

The daily obtained a copy of the decision, which stipulates the suspension of enrollment of Kuwaiti students at all levels of undergraduate and postgraduate programs at the University of Salford, De Montfort University and Brunel University London.

In addition, Kuwaiti students were not allowed to enroll in the Bachelor of Electronics and Electrical Engineering program at the University of Central Lancashire and the Bachelor of Pharmacy program at the University of Brighton because of the minister's directive.