Politics In Kuwait

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  Kuwait's New Ruler's First Job is To Fix Its Old Problems

  Like his immediate predecessor, Kuwait's new ruler is taking over in his 80s and will be confronted with the same economy-hobbling political dysfunction that has for years doomed reforms.

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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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  Kuwait Reappoints Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid As Prime Minister: Report

  Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid has been reappointed prime minister, state media said on Tuesday, and tasked with forming a cabinet that would be the Gulf OPEC oil producer's third this year in a domestic political standoff.

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  A $600 Billion Wealth Fund Is Caught In A Political Power Struggle

  A $600 billion sovereign wealth fund is caught in the crosshairs of a political power struggle that's roiling one of the world's richest countries.

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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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  Revoking Olympic Quota Status of Asian Shooting Championship 'Politically Motivated': Asian Body

  Asian Shooting Confederation said in its general assembly that they completely support Kuwait Shooting Federation, after the Asian Championship that they hosted this month was stripped of Olympic quota status

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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.

• Kuwait Revokes Citizenship of 10 More People, Including a Cleric

  The Kuwaiti government said on Monday it had revoked the citizenship of 10 people, including a well-known Muslim cleric, in an escalating political crackdown.

• Arab summit strives to heal rifts, stave off 'enormous' peril

  Warning of "enormous" dangers, Kuwait urged Arab leaders on Tuesday to resolve a lengthening list of disputes complicating crises such as Syria's war and political strife in the biggest Arab state, Egypt.

• Kerala raises concern over deportations of expatriate workers from Kuwait

  Setting aside political differences, Congress-led UDF government and LDF opposition headed by CPM in Kerala today expressed serious concern over large scale deportation of expatriate workers from Kuwait and asked the Centre to intervene in the situation.

• Kerala-born Yusuffali making waves in Gulf

  Kerala-born M. A. Yusuffali is today dubbed as one of the most influential Indians in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a political and economic alliance of six Middle Eastern countries - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman.

• 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.

• Cabinet resigns in Kuwait political crisis

  The government of oil-rich Kuwait resigned on Monday following a bitter dispute with opposition MPs, lawmaker Khaled al-Sultan said.