Kuwait cabinet passes anti-corruption draft lawKuwait's government passed an anti-corruption draft law on Sunday, which includes articles on financial disclosure and money laundering, with penalties of up to seven years in prison, the state news agency Kuna reported. The crimes cov More… |
Kuwait 'cancels $17bn Dow Chemical deal'Kuwait's cabinet has cancelled a deal to form a $17.4 billion petrochemical joint venture with U.S. firm Dow Chemical, which has met with opposition in parliament, Kuwaiti television station Al Rai said on Sunday. There was no immediat More… |
Key ministers stay in new Kuwait cabinetKuwait gave the oil portfolio to former acting oil minister Mohammad Al-Olaim in a cabinet formed on Wednesday following parliamentary elections. Ministers of finance, foreign affairs, defence and interior from the previous cabinet kept th More… |