Gulf | Kuwait
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Thursday Feb 14
Blogger’s trial postponed in insult case
Al Dihani faces charges of posting offensive remarks
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Wednesday Feb 13
Court acquits five bloggers who ‘insulted emir’
Trial of blogger facing ten years’ imprisonment on blasphemy charges is adjourned
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Tuesday Feb 12
Kuwaiti court adjourns blasphemy appeal
Blasphemy charges faced by youths in Bahrain and Kuwait
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Monday Feb 11
Kuwait ministry ‘bought equipment from Israeli-owned firm’
Lawmaker claims deal violates Israel boycott laws and ‘amounts to treason’
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Sunday Feb 10
Kuwait court suspends jail term for three ex-MPs —lawyer
The lower court has ordered that the three be jailed immediately but police did not arrest them
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Sunday Feb 10
Gulf force begins war games in Kuwait
Kuwaiti official says exercise was prescheduled and unrelated to regional events
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Friday Feb 8
End jail terms over offences to ruler, Human Rights Watch says
Since October, prosecutors have charged nearly 25 people with offending emir
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Thursday Feb 7
Naturalisation of stateless gets first nod
Bill to naturalise 4,000 in Kuwait approved with nine ministers abstaining
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Thursday Feb 7
Opposition seeks to re-energise street pressure
Move likely to reinforce political deadlock in Kuwait
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Wednesday Feb 6
Kuwait trade union calls for national dialogue
‘Kuwaitis need to address differences before it is too late’
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Tuesday Feb 5
Kuwaiti former MPs sentenced for defaming Emir
Ex lawmakers used rally for verbal attacks on state ruler
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Tuesday Feb 5
Kuwait ‘backs free speech but must protect emir’
Citizens have a right to change constitution if they want provisions removed, says ministry
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Sunday Feb 3
Kuwait jails tweeter 5 years for emir insult
Ruling is subject to appeal but sentence enforced with immediate effect
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Sunday Feb 3
Educators reject one-month mid-year break
Combining holidays will affect students and disrupt school plans
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Sunday Feb 3
Kuwaiti MP calls for adoption of unified GCC visa
Single Schengen-like visa to help boost Gulf travel, business activities
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Sunday Feb 3
Kuwaiti women may become military pilots
Idea was floated when number of male applicants fell below the number of required potential pilots
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Tuesday Jan 29
Mohammad leads UAE team to Kuwait donor meet
Delegation received by Kuwaiti Emir and prime minister
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Monday Jan 28
Al Barrak supporters protest at trial venue
Demonstration outside judicial precincts unprecedented in Kuwait
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Sunday Jan 27
Kuwaiti ex-lawmaker sentenced to three months
Mohammad Al Juwaihal found guilty of insulting Mutair tribe
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Thursday Jan 24
Parliament session suspended over holiday wishes
Lawmakers argue about merit of marking Prophet’s birthday
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Wednesday Jan 23
Kuwaiti policeman injured in protests
Interior ministry says demonstrators set containers ablaze
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Wednesday Jan 23
Kuwaiti police use stun grenades on protesters
Interior Ministry says protersters ‘spread panic’ in residential areas, injured one officer
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Tuesday Jan 22
Kuwait Islamists decry French push into Mali
Stand comes amid official condemnation of ‘terrorist action’ in Algeria
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Monday Jan 21
Kuwait suspends maritime operations due to fog
Entry and exit of ships to port halted for 'safety reasons'
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Monday Jan 21
Kuwaiti MPs push for ‘natives’ electoral law
Move would require parliament candidates to prove their roots in country before 1920
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