by Ahmed Issa | Aug 7, 2014 | Middle East
Kuwait City, Asharq Al-Awsat— The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is preparing for an emergency meeting to discuss the latest developments regarding the spread of the Ebola virus. Dr. Tawfiq Bin Ahmed Khoja, Director-General of the Executive Board of the GCC Health...
by Ahmed Issa | Jul 22, 2014 | Middle East
Kuwait City, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kuwait has revoked the nationality of at least 5 citizens, citing threats to national security. The Kuwait cabinet on Monday voted on a draft decree stripping citizenship from a number of citizens, some for obtaining citizenship under...
by Ahmed Issa | Jul 30, 2013 | Middle East
Kuwait, Asharq Al-Awsat—In a widely anticipated move, the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad, has reappointed Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak as prime minister, following the parliamentary elections that took place last Saturday. It was the sixth time in seven years that...
by Ahmed Issa | Jun 29, 2013 | Interviews
Kuwait City, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Kuwaiti Information Minister Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Hamoud Al-Sabah emphasized the government’s commitment to complying with the Constitutional Court’s ruling, earlier this month, to dissolve parliament. He...
by Ahmed Issa | Jun 21, 2013 | Middle East
Kuwait City, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kuwait will hold parliamentary elections on July 25, the cabinet decided in an emergency meeting yesterday following the country’s Supreme Court’s order to dissolve parliament last week. The forthcoming elections will be the sixth...