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Kuwait discounts US pullout of Patriot missiles as internal 'routine procedure'
Sep 30, 2018 03:15Kuwait’s top military official has said that the recent US Defense Department’s decision to withdraw two anti-air Patriot missile systems from the Persian Gulf kingdom was a “routine procedure” amid Pentagon’s refusal to discuss the move.
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US decision to remove missile systems is routine: Kuwait
Sep 27, 2018 04:41A US decision to remove anti-missile systems from several Arab allies was an "internal and routine procedure", Kuwait said on Wednesday, adding that its defenses would not be affected.
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US to open new military bases in Iraq, Kuwait: Reports
Jul 14, 2018 07:04New reports says the United States will open new bases in Iraq and Kuwait in defiance of widespread calls to end its military presence in the region.
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Iraq’s Hakim rejects claims he talked to US in Kuwait trip
Jun 01, 2018 08:05Senior Iraqi religious scholar Ammar Hakim has dismissed media reports that he held talks with a US envoy during a recent trip to Kuwait, saying the claims are purely meant to sabotage efforts to form a united coalition government.
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Kuwait seeks support at UN for intl. protection mission for Palestinians
May 30, 2018 02:27Kuwait has proposed a draft resolution to the UN Security Council, calling for “considerations” on the establishment of an international protection mechanism for Palestinians in the face of Israeli violence.
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Kuwaiti emir lauds Iran’s role in fighting Daesh, developing Iraq’s economy
Feb 14, 2018 15:49Kuwait's emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, has praised Iran’s role in fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, and the Islamic Republic’s contribution to Iraq’s stability and economic development.
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Kuwait City hosts 2nd day of fund-raising conference for Iraq reconstruction
Feb 14, 2018 06:11The Kuwaiti capital is hosting the second day of an international conference aimed at raising funds for reconstructing Iraq, which is reeling from the Daesh terror group’s campaign of death and destruction.
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More than 2,200 Filipino citizens in Kuwait seek repatriation: Official
Feb 12, 2018 10:47The Philippine labor minister says over 2,200 Filipinos are ready to take up an offer by President Rodrigo Duterte to repatriate workers from Kuwait amid reports of abuse.
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Kuwait slaps blogger who insulted Saudi Arabia with ten-year sentence
Jan 27, 2018 03:10Kuwait’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 03:47A group of imprisoned activists in Kuwait have announced the formation of a new political party despite Kuwait’s general ban on such moves.