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Kuwait opposition keeps Parliament majority after vote
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kuwait opposition keeps Parliament majority after vote

The Hindu  

Opposition lawmakers maintained a majority in Kuwait's parliament, results showed on April 5, after the Gulf state's third parliamentary vote in as many years held just months into the new emir's reign. He took aim at both the cabinet and parliament in his inaugural speech to the assembly, before announcing an era of "reform" as he picked Kuwait's first Foreign …

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Kuwait dissolves its parliament again amid years of political gridlock in oil-rich nation
10 months, 1 week ago

Kuwait dissolves its parliament again amid years of political gridlock in oil-rich nation

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait’s emir on Thursday dissolved parliament after a lawmaker reportedly insulted the ruler, the latest dissolution to strike the oil-rich nation’s legislature amid years of political gridlock. Domestic political disputes have been gripping Kuwait for years — including the overhaul of Kuwait’s welfare system — which prevented the sheikhdom from taking on debt. Parliament has …

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Kuwait parliament dissolved by royal decree again
1 year, 7 months ago

Kuwait parliament dissolved by royal decree again

Al Jazeera  

The legislature was only reinstated in March following a Constitutional Court ruling and after a previous dissolution. Kuwait’s parliament has been dissolved by royal decree, state news agency KUNA said, having only been reinstated in March based on a Constitutional Court ruling after a previous dissolution. The decree, which was reportedly signed on Monday, comes after Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh …

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Kuwait formally dissolves parliament: State media
2 years, 4 months ago

Kuwait formally dissolves parliament: State media

Al Jazeera  

Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad Al Sabah issues decree dissolving the parliament, says elections will be held within two months. Kuwait has formally dissolved parliament in a decree, according to state news agency KUNA, as the Gulf Arab state’s crown prince moved to resolve a standoff between the government and elected parliament that has hindered fiscal reform. Last month, Crown …

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Kuwaiti National Guard figure picked as next crown prince
4 years, 2 months ago

Kuwaiti National Guard figure picked as next crown prince

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait’s deputy chief of the National Guard, who spent years in the oil-rich country’s security services, was nominated as crown prince on Wednesday, the Kuwaiti state news agency reported, a cautious selection at a turbulent time for Kuwait’s politics and the wider region. At age 80, the low-profile Sheikh Meshal, another half-brother of the late …

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