Gulf | Kuwait
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Wednesday Jun 19
Kuwaitis jailed for ignoring police instructions
Sentence to be suspended on paying bail, Kuwait court says
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Wednesday Jun 19
Kuwaitis expected to spend $5.2b on vacations
London, Dubai, Istanbul are favourite destinations
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Tuesday Jun 18
Kuwait to decide elections date on Wednesday
Options include holding polls in Ramadan, in mid-August
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Tuesday Jun 18
Two convicts executed in Kuwait
Rapist targeted boys, girls less than 10 years old
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Monday Jun 17
Kuwaitis hope political tensions ease
Increasingly divided opposition weighing options, including boycott
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Monday Jun 17
Two Kuwait officers sentenced to death in torture case
Cassation Court upholds 15-year jail terms against abettors
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Sunday Jun 16
Top Kuwait court’s decision to dissolve parliament changes political landscape
Kuwaitis agree on upholding court decision on parliament, elections
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Sunday Jun 16
Kuwait opposition divided by court ruling
Some may decide to re-enter political system as change is approved by judiciary
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Sunday Jun 16
Timeline: Kuwait parliament
Here is a look at Kuwait since Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, took over in 2006 as the country’s ruler.
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Sunday Jun 16
Kuwait court scraps poll, approves electoral law
Constitutional Court upholds Emir’s single-ballot principle
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Sunday Jun 16
Kuwait parliament dissolved, fresh polls ordered
Constitutional Court makes its ruling after throwing out an opposition challenge
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Saturday Jun 15
Gulf states ‘unable to protect themselves’
New report says this is despite the fact that they are big military spenders
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Saturday Jun 15
Key court ruling puts Kuwait democracy on the line
Sunday’s verdict ‘could determine whether Kuwait stays democratic’
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Friday Jun 14
Kuwait ‘will not allow protests on ruling’
Any protests outside the designated Erada Square will be dealt with ‘firmly’
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Friday Jun 14
Kuwait parliament condemns sectarian rhetoric
Statement follows an anti-Hezbollah demonstration outside Lebanese Embassy
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Friday Jun 14
Kuwait begins crackdown on expat driving
Begins cancelling driving licences of foreign students
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Thursday Jun 13
UN welcomes warming of Kuwaiti-Iraqi ties
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attends first joint meeting with Kuwaitis and Iraqis
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Thursday Jun 13
Kuwait tells ILO it respects expatriate rights
GCC labour ministers hold meeting with top official
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Thursday Jun 13
Driver caught doing 194kph in 80kph zone
Traffic police should sell car to deter reckless driving, say Kuwaitis
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Wednesday Jun 12
GCC states are ‘Tunisia’s strategic depth’ FM
‘Tunisia holds identical views with Gulf states on many issues’
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Wednesday Jun 12
Kuwaiti prime minister visits Baghdad
Iraq and Kuwait making progress in mending ties frayed by Saddam invasion
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Wednesday Jun 12
GCC decision ‘not targeting Lebanese nationals’
Concern about Lebanese economy as remittances from GCC are more than half of total
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Tuesday Jun 11
Kuwaiti supermarkets boycott Iranian products
Prominent clerics have launched a campaign to raise funds to arm 12,000 fighters and send them to Syria
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Monday Jun 10
Woman gets 11 years in jail for insulting Kuwait emir
Female teacher is latest Twitter user to be penalised in Kuwait
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Monday Jun 10
Former Kuwait lawmakers’ trial adjourned
Ex-MPs accused of taking part in unlawful rallies
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