Kuwait

  • Apr 9, 2021
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Kuwait’s emir will rein in parliamentary independence

After long deadlock, the ruling family-dominated government seeks to remove key tools of legislative scrutiny

Kuwait
  • Mar 15, 2021
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Kuwait may be heading for new elections

Relations between the government and parliament have deteriorated sharply since the December 2020 polls

Kuwait
  • Mar 9, 2021
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Kuwait’s executive-legislative crisis will intensify

The prime minister faces a fresh no-confidence vote threat, days after naming a new government

Kuwait
  • Mar 4, 2021
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Kuwait’s succession will further complicate politics

A little-changed cabinet is set to take on the angry legislature, amid fiscal shortfalls and ruling family tensions

Kuwait
  • Feb 24, 2021
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Parliament pressure may block Kuwait fiscal solutions

The caretaker government is asking permission to borrow from future generations

Kuwait
  • Feb 18, 2021
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Suspending Kuwait’s parliament will solve nothing

As the prime minister delays naming a new cabinet, legislative rowdiness has increased

Kuwait
  • Feb 12, 2021
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Oman and Kuwait may keep neutrality, not influence

The two states' strength as regional mediators was driven by specific leaders, more than foreign policy orientation

Oman
  • Feb 5, 2021
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Kuwait’s political sclerosis will undermine finances

Despite significant concessions by the premier on draft legislation, MPs are proving recalcitrant over a new cabinet

Kuwait