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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.
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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.