Kuwait

  • Jul 1, 2021
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Kuwait's cabinet will build on victory over parliament

The opposition-dominated National Assembly has been forced into recess, having had no chance to advance its agenda

Kuwait
  • Jun 8, 2021
  • 7 min read

Wary Gulf states will struggle for consensus on Iran

Regional countries are repositioning and opening new channels after US policy changes

Gulf states
  • Jun 7, 2021
  • 7 min read

Kuwait faces a deferred liquidity crunch

The worsening political impasse outweighs improved revenue prospects in 2021

Kuwait
  • May 25, 2021
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Kuwait’s emir may dissolve parliament

Angry opposition MPs have again blocked National Assembly business by stealing cabinet members’ chairs

Kuwait
  • May 18, 2021
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Kuwait will take the strongest Gulf line on Gaza

Unlike neighbours seeking to preserve 'normalisation', the emirate is roundly criticising Israel

Kuwait
  • Apr 22, 2021
  • 7 min read

Kuwait’s government may seek to centralise power

Other Gulf ruling families see Kuwait’s increasingly chaotic parliament as a warning against democracy

Kuwait
  • Apr 20, 2021
  • 2 min read

Emirati activism pays COVID-19 dividends in the Gulf

Even among the six relatively wealthy Gulf Cooperation Council countries, pandemic performance has been mixed

Gulf states
  • Apr 14, 2021
  • 2 min read

Kuwait’s rulers will hold control amid rising acrimony

As armed guards avert parliamentary violence, a former prime minister is arrested

Kuwait