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"The System Is Broken": Kuwait Reformists Demand Political Change
Inside Kuwait's national assembly, 41-year-old lawmaker Dawood Marafie is a fresh face, determined to live up to the hopes of a younger generation exhausted by perpetual political turmoil in the Gulf state.
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TV Anchor Suspended After She Called Male Colleague "Handsome" On Air
A television news anchor in Kuwait has been suspended after she called a male colleague "handsome" on air. According to media reports, her casual comment was interpreted as "flirtatious" by some and caught the attention of a Kuwaiti Member of Parliament - who complained about it on Twitter. The journalist has defended her remark as "routine" and sa...
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FIFA Ends Kuwait's Suspension For Political Meddling
World football governing body FIFA announced on Wednesday it was lifting its suspension of Kuwait, after the Gulf state's parliament adopted a law meant to end government interference in the sport.
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Husband Gave "Triple Talaq" On Phone From Kuwait, UP Woman Alleges
Even as the centre is planning to bring a bill against "triple talaq"in the Parliament, a 32-year-old woman in the Fatehpur district was allegedly divorced by her husband from Kuwait on phone.
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Kuwait Parliament Passes Deficit Budget Due To Slump In Oil Prices
The deficit is projected to be $21.6 billion (19.3 billion euros), with revenues estimated at $43.6 billion and expenditure at $65.2 billion.
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In The London Attack, One MP Tried Desperately To Save A Police Officer
Just feet from London's parliament building, a grisly scene was unfolding. An attacker had mowed into a crowd of people on Westminster bridge
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Kuwaiti Opposition Win Big In Anti-Austerity Vote
Opposition candidates are estimated to have won around 20 seats out of 50 in Kuwaiti elections that saw most parliament members replaced, in a vote analysts said reflects anger at austerity measures to curb a budget deficit.
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Kuwait Female Doctor Jailed For Torturing African Worker
Kuwait's appeals court has sentenced a female physician to four years in jail for torturing her African household worker who became partially blind as a result, local media reported today.
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Human Rights Watch Urges Gulf States to Follow Kuwait on Rights of Domestic Helpers
Kuwait's first-ever legislation on the rights of domestic helpers is a "major step" that other Gulf states should follow, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Shi'ite Houthi Takeover in Yemen a 'Coup', Say Opposition, Gulf Countries
The Gulf Cooperation Council has accused Shi'ite Houthi rebels of staging a coup in Yemen after they announced they were dissolving parliament and forming a new government, Kuwait's official news agency said on Saturday.
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Gulf Neighbours Denounce Houthi Militia 'Coup' in Yemen
Yemen's Gulf neighbours today condemned what they termed a "coup" in Sanaa after the Houthi militia dissolved parliament and installed a presidential council to run the country.
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Tired of short-lived parliaments, Kuwaitis vote again
A boycott by some opposition Islamists and populist politicians may help liberals and independents in Kuwait's election on Saturday, but there are signs voters are flagging as they go to the polls for the sixth time in seven years.
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Kuwait court dissolves parliament, orders new elections
Kuwait's top court on Sunday ordered the dissolution of parliament and called for fresh elections, officials in the US-allied Gulf Arab said.
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Voting in Kuwait amid calls for boycott by opposition
Deeply divided Kuwait opened polling stations on Saturday to pick a new parliament that's certain to side with the ruling establishment after a widespread election boycott by opposition groups.
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Kuwait dissolves Parliament; elections next
Kuwait's ruler has dissolved Parliament to set the stage for elections in the politically tense Gulf nation. The official Kuwait News Agency says the nation's emir made the decision Tuesday, less than a week after naming a new prime minister.
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"The System Is Broken": Kuwait Reformists Demand Political Change
Inside Kuwait's national assembly, 41-year-old lawmaker Dawood Marafie is a fresh face, determined to live up to the hopes of a younger generation exhausted by perpetual political turmoil in the Gulf state.
-
TV Anchor Suspended After She Called Male Colleague "Handsome" On Air
A television news anchor in Kuwait has been suspended after she called a male colleague "handsome" on air. According to media reports, her casual comment was interpreted as "flirtatious" by some and caught the attention of a Kuwaiti Member of Parliament - who complained about it on Twitter. The journalist has defended her remark as "routine" and sa...
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FIFA Ends Kuwait's Suspension For Political Meddling
World football governing body FIFA announced on Wednesday it was lifting its suspension of Kuwait, after the Gulf state's parliament adopted a law meant to end government interference in the sport.
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Husband Gave "Triple Talaq" On Phone From Kuwait, UP Woman Alleges
Even as the centre is planning to bring a bill against "triple talaq"in the Parliament, a 32-year-old woman in the Fatehpur district was allegedly divorced by her husband from Kuwait on phone.
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Kuwait Parliament Passes Deficit Budget Due To Slump In Oil Prices
The deficit is projected to be $21.6 billion (19.3 billion euros), with revenues estimated at $43.6 billion and expenditure at $65.2 billion.
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In The London Attack, One MP Tried Desperately To Save A Police Officer
Just feet from London's parliament building, a grisly scene was unfolding. An attacker had mowed into a crowd of people on Westminster bridge
-
Kuwaiti Opposition Win Big In Anti-Austerity Vote
Opposition candidates are estimated to have won around 20 seats out of 50 in Kuwaiti elections that saw most parliament members replaced, in a vote analysts said reflects anger at austerity measures to curb a budget deficit.
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Kuwait Female Doctor Jailed For Torturing African Worker
Kuwait's appeals court has sentenced a female physician to four years in jail for torturing her African household worker who became partially blind as a result, local media reported today.
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Human Rights Watch Urges Gulf States to Follow Kuwait on Rights of Domestic Helpers
Kuwait's first-ever legislation on the rights of domestic helpers is a "major step" that other Gulf states should follow, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Shi'ite Houthi Takeover in Yemen a 'Coup', Say Opposition, Gulf Countries
The Gulf Cooperation Council has accused Shi'ite Houthi rebels of staging a coup in Yemen after they announced they were dissolving parliament and forming a new government, Kuwait's official news agency said on Saturday.
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Gulf Neighbours Denounce Houthi Militia 'Coup' in Yemen
Yemen's Gulf neighbours today condemned what they termed a "coup" in Sanaa after the Houthi militia dissolved parliament and installed a presidential council to run the country.
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Tired of short-lived parliaments, Kuwaitis vote again
A boycott by some opposition Islamists and populist politicians may help liberals and independents in Kuwait's election on Saturday, but there are signs voters are flagging as they go to the polls for the sixth time in seven years.
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Kuwait court dissolves parliament, orders new elections
Kuwait's top court on Sunday ordered the dissolution of parliament and called for fresh elections, officials in the US-allied Gulf Arab said.
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Voting in Kuwait amid calls for boycott by opposition
Deeply divided Kuwait opened polling stations on Saturday to pick a new parliament that's certain to side with the ruling establishment after a widespread election boycott by opposition groups.
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Kuwait dissolves Parliament; elections next
Kuwait's ruler has dissolved Parliament to set the stage for elections in the politically tense Gulf nation. The official Kuwait News Agency says the nation's emir made the decision Tuesday, less than a week after naming a new prime minister.
