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Kuwait jails MPs, dissidents over 2011 parliament raid
Nov 27, 2017 11:53A 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 04:30A 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 08:50The 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 02:03Kuwait 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 01:33Kuwait 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 01:12A 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 09:12Kuwait 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 02:18Kuwait’s emir has warned that the dispute between Qatar and several other Persian Gulf states could lead to "undesirable consequences."
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Kuwait says Qatar ready for talks as Bahrain moves to freeze assets
Jun 12, 2017 00:38The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry says Qatar is prepared to enter negotiations aimed at solving the diplomatic row with Arab countries as Bahrain’s central bank has issued orders freezing assets and bank accounts of Qatar-linked entities.
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Kuwaiti emir trying to mediate row between Persian Gulf Arab states
Jun 07, 2017 04:17The Kuwaiti emir has engaged in shuttle diplomacy to help mediate a solution to the dispute between Qatar on the one side and Saudi Arabia and its allies on the other, the biggest diplomatic crisis to hit the Persian Gulf region in years.