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Kuwait slaps blogger who insulted Saudi Arabia with ten-year sentence
Jan 27, 2018 06:40Kuwait’s Criminal Court has sentenced Kuwaiti blogger and activist Abdullah Mohammed al-Saleh to ten years in prison for allegedly insulting Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in the wake of the ongoing Saudi-led diplomatic and trade boycott against energy-rich Persian Gulf kingdom of Qatar.
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Jailed activists in Kuwait announce formation of new political party
Jan 04, 2018 07:17A group of imprisoned activists in Kuwait have announced the formation of a new political party despite Kuwait’s general ban on such moves.
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Kuwait jails MPs, dissidents over 2011 parliament raid
Nov 27, 2017 15:23A court in Kuwait has sentenced to jail three members of the emirate’s parliament, the country’s most prominent opposition leader as well as 63 other activists over a raid five years ago that was aimed at forcing the cabinet to resign.
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Kuwaiti lawmaker tells Israeli delegation to leave IPU conference
Oct 19, 2017 08:00A high-ranking Kuwaiti lawmaker has furiously told an Israeli delegation to immediately leave a conference in Russia.
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Four Arab states reject progress in Kuwait mediation efforts with Qatar
Sep 08, 2017 13:20The Saudi-led bloc of four Arab countries which recently severed ties with Qatar have denied statements by the Kuwaiti emir about signs of progress in his mediation efforts to help resolve the diplomatic crisis with Doha.
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Environmentalists censure Kuwait media blackout on oil spill
Aug 14, 2017 06:33Kuwait has been criticized for its cover-up of an oil spill in the Persian Gulf waters as an environmental campaigning group says authorities did not issue proper warning about the disaster which now threatens human life on the beaches.
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Kuwait closes Shia TV as crackdown widens
Jul 29, 2017 06:03Kuwait has shut down a Shia satellite television channel, accusing one of its owners of having links to Iran and Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah.
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Kuwait's extremist lawmaker proposes jail terms for Hezbollah backers
Jul 25, 2017 05:42A member of Kuwaiti parliament has proposed legislation calling for supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement to be sentenced to up to 20 years in jail.
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Kuwait shuts Iran cultural mission, expels diplomats: KUNA
Jul 20, 2017 13:42Kuwait has reportedly told the Iranian Embassy to reduce its diplomatic staff in the Persian Gulf state and close down some of its technical offices following a court ruling last year that implicated some Iranians in a spying case.
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Kuwait: Qatar dispute may have undesirable consequences
Jun 13, 2017 06:48Kuwait’s emir has warned that the dispute between Qatar and several other Persian Gulf states could lead to "undesirable consequences."