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What to know about Kuwait’s parliamentary elections

Authorities will not meddle in parliamentary election crown prince says, which 796,000 citizens are eligible to vote for

Al Jazeera · Sep 29, 2022

Kuwait heads to polls in second legislative election in two years

Some 305 candidates, including 22 women, are competing for 50 seats in parliament in five constituencies.

Al Jazeera · Sep 29, 2022

Kuwait’s National Assembly Elections Kick off amid Hope to ‘Correct the Path’

Kuwaiti voters are heading to the polls Thursday to elect members of the National Assembly, with the hope of achieving the needed change in the country. The current elections are held under the slogan, “Correcting the course”, in reference to the famous speech of the Crown Prince, Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 29, 2022

Kuwaiti Court Annuls Decision to Disqualify Electoral Candidates

The Kuwaiti court of appeals annulled the disqualification of three parliamentary elections candidates and suspended decisions on five others until the constitutional court reaches a ruling on the “offender” law, thus allowing all the candidates to run in the elections that will be held on Sept. 29. The court, headed…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 21, 2022

Lebanon: Gas Import Agreement from Egypt Disrupted by Unsecured WB Financing

An agreement to transport Egyptian gas to Lebanon via Syria is currently disrupted by Lebanon’s failure to meet the conditions for obtaining a World Bank loan and Washington’s reluctance to give an official approval confirming that the deal is not affected by the Caesar Act, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 21, 2022

Saudi Leadership Sends Cables of Condolences to Emir of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Saud Fadhil Sabah

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of condolences to Kuwait Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah over the death of Sheikh Saud Fadhil Sabah Al-Mohamed Al-Sabah. In his cable, the King expressed profound sorrow and sadness to His Highness and family of the deceased,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 20, 2022

Lebanon Seizes 1 Mn Captagon Pills Intended for Smuggling to Kuwait

The Lebanese authorities have thwarted an attempt to smuggle one million Captagon pills to Kuwait via Sudan. The Minister of Interior and Municipalities in the caretaker government, Bassam Mawlawi, said that the illicit haul was heading to Kuwait via Sudan and was seized by the Lebanese security services in Beirut…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 18, 2022

Kuwait Oil Company Says to Increase Natural Gas Production

The state-owned Kuwait oil company aims to increase natural gas production to meet local demand, the company's acting chief executive officer Khaled Nayef Al Otaibi said on Sunday. "With the world recovering from the disruptions caused by COVID-19 pandemic, demand for oil and gas returned to its pre-pandemic levels in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 18, 2022

Veteran Kuwaiti ambassador recalls three decades of memories with the Queen

Khaled Al-Duwaisan, 75, an ambassador of 30 years, spoke with the PA news agency from his home in Kuwait.

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2022

Human rights groups sound alarm over Tory foreign minister’s links to repressive Gulf states

Leo Docherty has accepted over £30,000 in hospitality from countries such as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and the UAE since 2017

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022