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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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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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"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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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.
