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Ireland's 3-0 win over Kuwait will stand, as FAI issue statement on abandoned match

There was good news today for Ireland's Under-21 stars, with the news that they would be awarded caps for their abandoned match against Kuwait.

Irish Mirror · Jun 20, 2023

James McClean praises Ireland's U21 players for their reaction to alleged racist abuse

The Republic of Ireland Under-21s’ friendly against Kuwait Under-22s was abandoned after one of the Ireland substitutes was allegedly the target of racist abuse

Irish Mirror · Jun 20, 2023

FIFA stress ‘zero-tolerance policy’ after friendlies abandoned over racism claims

Allegations of racism were levelled at a Kuwaiti player and a Qatari player in separate friendly matches in Austria.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 20, 2023

Kuwait forms cabinet with new oil, finance and defence ministers

The governmental shake-up is the result of snap elections as the Gulf nation grapples with ongoing political bickering.

Al Jazeera · Jun 19, 2023

Kuwait strikes $367 million deal to acquire Turkish-made combat drones

Kuwait says it has struck an agreement worth $367 million with Turkish drone giant Baykar to procure its TB2 drones

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023

Ireland Under-21 opponents in no-show; manager Jim Crawford reacts to Gabon's decision to ditch game

Ireland were due to play Gabon in an Under-21 friendly in Austria on Tuesday - but the African side decided at late notice not to travel.

Irish Mirror · Jun 12, 2023

Opposition retain majority in Kuwait vote; just one woman elected

The new parliament is unlikely to shift the country past its political stalemate.

Al Jazeera · Jun 7, 2023

Kuwait's election brings little change to parliament or hope of overcoming years of gridlock

Voters in Kuwait have returned most of their lawmakers to parliament in the third election in as many years amid widespread frustration with an ongoing political gridlock

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023

Kuwaitis go to the polls again in bid to shift political crisis

Kuwait on Tuesday holds its second legislative election in nine months in a bid to resolve a grinding political crisis that has seen parliament repeatedly dissolved and reinstated, hindering economic reforms.

Reuters · Jun 6, 2023

Kuwait, only Gulf Arab nation with a powerful assembly, holds another election mired in gridlock

Voters in Kuwait are heading to the polls for a third time in as many years, with little hope of ending prolonged gridlock between the ruling family and assertive lawmakers

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023