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Abdulhameed Dashti speaks during a parliament session at Kuwait’s national assembly in the capital Kuwait City. AFP

Kuwaiti MP Dashti Faces Jail, Loss of Parliamentary Seat

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jul 28, 2016 | Middle East

Kuwait-The Kuwaiti criminal court sentenced on Wednesday Member of Parliament Abdulhameed Dashti to 14 years and six months in jail for insulting Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Dashti was sentenced to 11 years and six months in prison with labor for insulting Saudi Arabia,...

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Iraqis dive into the Tigris River in the capital Baghdad on 20 July 2016 on the first day of a two-day official holiday that the Iraqi authorities announced due to a heat wave in the country. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images

Kuwait on a Hotplate

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Jul 27, 2016 | Middle East

Kuwait – Kuwait is on fire with the world record temperature and an expected similar temperature at the beginning of the week. The country maintained half the boiling point temperatures with high humidity which imposed an optional curfew. Kuwaiti people are so fond of...

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Gulf Coordination to Fight Online Extortion and Cyber Begging

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Jul 27, 2016 | Technology

Riyadh-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is working on fighting online extortion, identity theft, and cyber begging through several methods. Of the proposed techniques, officials are planning on drafting guidelines to protect Gulf citizens and their personal information....

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Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Khaled al-Jarallah. KUNA

Kuwait: Dialogue with Iran is Possible as Long as Sovereignty is Respected

by Fahed al-Thiyabee | Jul 27, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh-Kuwait Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs Khaled Jarallah stressed that Kuwait’s position towards Iran conforms with that of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). He saidthat his country welcomes dialogue with Iran as long as the important bases are maintained....

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A traffic signboard directing to Abdaly and Iraq is seen on the road in Granata, Kuwait May 30, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee

Kuwaiti Appeal: Court Upholds Death Sentence to Abdali Member

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Jul 22, 2016 | Middle East

Kuwait – A Kuwaiti appeal court upheld the death sentence of a man convicted of spying for Iran as part of al-Abdali cell which Kuwait said was trying to destabilize the State on behalf of Tehran. Abdali cell was uncovered on August 13, 2015 when security forces...