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Kuwait bans gatherings of more than 20 people amid protests
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Kuwait bans gatherings of more than 20 people amid protests

KUWAIT — Kuwait banned gatherings of more than 20 people and gave police more powers to disperse protests, local media…
Kuwait braces for huge protest against vote change
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Kuwait braces for huge protest against vote change

Kuwait was braced Sunday for what organizers said would be a huge rally in the face of beefed up security…
Five arrested at Kuwait protest
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Five arrested at Kuwait protest

Kuwaiti security forces detained at least five people, including the son of a prominent opposition figure, at an anti-government protest…
State media: Kuwait’s ruler dissolves parliament
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State media: Kuwait’s ruler dissolves parliament

Kuwait's ruler ordered the dissolution of parliament on Sunday, a senior government minister said, opening the way to a parliamentary…
Kuwait opposition presses for reform, party system
World

Kuwait opposition presses for reform, party system

  The Kuwaiti opposition pressed for a multi-party system as part of a host of political and constitutional reforms to…
Kuwait picks outgoing PM to form new Cabinet
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Kuwait picks outgoing PM to form new Cabinet

KUWAIT — Kuwait's emir on Thursday asked outgoing Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah to form a new government, state…
Kuwaitis protest court ruling scrapping polls
World

Kuwaitis protest court ruling scrapping polls

Thousands of Kuwaitis rallied against a court ruling scrapping legislative polls as the opposition called for a constitutional monarchy and…
Foreign Ministry: Kuwait tops expat voting in last 2 days
Egypt

Foreign Ministry: Kuwait tops expat voting in last 2 days

Nearly 50,000 Egyptian expatriates voted in the last two days, with the Gulf nation of Kuwait recording the most voters,…
Kuwaiti court sentences Twitter user for 10 years for Prophet insult
Egypt

Kuwaiti court sentences Twitter user for 10 years for Prophet insult

A lower court in Kuwait sentenced a Shia user of the social networking website Twitter to 10 years in jail…
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