On Wednesday, the State Minister for Cabinet Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah al-Sabah, said the government hoped that the new law would be the "foundation for resolving the Bidun problem".

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Each of these transactions was aimed at resolving a particular problem for the seller.

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These proposed solutions would unfairly place the burden on consumers for resolving a problem they were not aware of when they purchased their phones.

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