Kuwait

  • May 17, 2005
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KUWAIT: Women's suffrage raises hopes for other reform

The National Assembly yesterday passed a law allowing women to vote and run in elections for the...

Kuwait
  • May 5, 2005
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GULF STATES: Free labour imports are coming to an end

Cheap expatriate labour has been part of the Gulf business model ever since the oil boom....

Gulf States
  • May 4, 2005
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KUWAIT: Parliament delays women's suffrage

Emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabah yesterday issued a decree for the holding of municipal...

Kuwait
  • Apr 19, 2005
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KUWAIT: Women allowed to vote in municipal elections

The National Assembly today approved a law allowing women to participate in municipal council...

Kuwait
  • Feb 4, 2005
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GULF STATES: Iraq and Saudi terrorism spills over

In the wake of four terrorist shootouts in less than a month, the Kuwaiti parliament this week...

Gulf States
  • Jan 17, 2005
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KUWAIT: Shoot-out highlights Sunni militant threat

The energy minister said yesterday that the government has tightened security around oil and...

Kuwait
  • Jan 14, 2005
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GULF STATES: FTAs stoke Saudi-smaller states tensions

Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are due to start talks with Washington on bilateral free...

Gulf States
  • Jan 10, 2005
  • 6 min read

KUWAIT: Corruption issue dominates political struggle

The emir yesterday formally accepted the resignation of the information minister who quit before...

Kuwait