Dubai: A Kuwaiti fugitive convicted in a public funds embezzlement and forgery case has been arrested in Dubai following a joint security operation coordinated between Kuwait and the UAE, Kuwaiti authorities said on Friday. Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior said the arrest was carried out through close cooperation between the two countries’ criminal investigation authorities, including direct coordination between the Kuwaiti branch of Interpol and its Emirati counterpart. The man had been sentenced in absentia to seven years in prison with hard labour after being convicted of forging official documents and illegally obtaining public funds.  Prosecutors said the case was tied to a wider investigation led by Kuwait’s Public Prosecution Office for financial crimes. According to the ministry, the suspect had previously worked as a public representative and legal adviser for a cooperative society in Kuwait.…