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Kuwait dissolves parliament, orders new electionsKuwait's top court on Sunday ordered the dissolution of parliament and called for fresh elections, officials said. The Constitutional Court made its ruling after throwing out opposition challenges to changes to the electoral system More… |
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Qatar leadership change to herald little policy shiftA planned leadership change that could see Qatar's Emir eventually ceding power to his son is unlikely to change the Gulf state's taste for bold investments overseas and assertive support for Arab Spring revolts. Analysts More… |
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Kuwaiti politician jailed for insulting emirA prominent Kuwaiti opposition politician was sentenced to five years in jail on Monday for insulting the country's ruler, his lawyer said. The court found Musallam Al-Barrak, an outspoken f More… |
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Kuwait sentences 2nd man to jail for emir insultA Kuwaiti court sentenced a man to two years in prison on Monday for insulting the country's ruler on Twitter, his lawyer said, the second person to be jailed for the offence. The state has clamped down in recent months on pol More… |
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Kuwaiti gets 2 years for insulting emir on TwitterA Kuwaiti court sentenced a man to two years in prison for insulting the country's ruler on Twitter, a lawyer following the case said. According to the verdict on Sunday, published by online newspaper Alaan, a tweet written by More… |
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Kuwait to host Syria aid meeting in JanuaryKuwait will host an international conference next month to tackle Syria's humanitarian crisis, the emir said, as foes of President Bashar Al-Assad voiced frustration with international efforts to end the civil war. More… |
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Kuwait will not tolerate lawlessness: EmirKuwait's ruler opened the country's new parliament on Sunday in the face of months of street protests and political unrest, warning critics he would not accept lawless behaviour and chaos on the streets. &n More… |
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Kuwait ruler reappoints PM, calls for new cabinetKuwait's ruler reappointed Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah as prime minister on Wednesday and asked him to form a new government after a parliamentary election on Dec. 1, the state news agency Kuna reported. The Gulf Arab cou More… |
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Kuwait govt resigns; makes way for new cabinetKuwait's ruler accepted the government's resignation on Monday, the state news agency Kuna said, a step designed to make way for a new cabinet in the Gulf Arab state after parliamentary elections boycotted by the opposition. More… |
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Kuwait government to resign todayKuwait's government will resign on Monday in line with constitutional rules, its foreign minister said, a step designed to make way for a new cabinet in the Gulf Arab state after a snap parliamentary election two days ago. The More… |
