News: Kuwait

We have started to collect the most important news related to Kuwait in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Kuwait – overview

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• October 21st 2009 – May 16th 2009
• April 20th 2009 – October 22nd 2008
• September 8th 2008 – February 21st 2008
• February 18th 2008 – July 11th 2006
• July 10th 2006 – January 29th 2006
• January 25th 2006 – January 15th 2006
• January 15th 2006 – November 11th 2005

Kuwait: news

Kuwaiti women win passport rights

Wednesday, October 21st 2009, 10:07

Kuwaiti women can obtain their own passports without their husbands' consent, the Gulf state's constitutional court rules.
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Kuwait wants Gulf currency delay

Sunday, October 11th 2009, 15:22

Kuwait has called for the launch of a Gulf monetary union and single currency - due in 2010 - to be delayed.
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Ex-wife blamed for Kuwait inferno

Monday, August 17th 2009, 14:53

Police investigating a deadly blaze at a Kuwaiti wedding on Saturday say the groom's ex-wife has confessed to starting it.
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Dozens die in Kuwait wedding fire

Sunday, August 16th 2009, 13:51

Forty-one women and children are killed by a fire in a tent at a wedding near Kuwait City, officials say.
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Kuwait wedding tent fire kills 25

Saturday, August 15th 2009, 21:41

At least 25 women and children are killed by a fire in a tent at a wedding ceremony in Kuwait, officials say.
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Kuwait 'foils US army base plot'

Tuesday, August 11th 2009, 13:36
related countries: United States

Kuwait says it has arrested six members of an al-Qaeda-linked cell who were planning to attack a US military base.
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UK troops in Iraq moved to Kuwait

Tuesday, July 28th 2009, 14:12
related countries: Iraq, United Kingdom

All British forces in Iraq have been moved to Kuwait because the Iraqi authorities are yet to ratify an agreement allowing them to remain, the MoD says.
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US Kuwait troops suffer swine flu

Sunday, May 24th 2009, 7:09
related countries: United States
related places: Gulf

Eighteen US troops in Kuwait are tested positive for swine flu, health authorities say, the first reported case from the Gulf.
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Kuwait votes for first female MPs

Sunday, May 17th 2009, 4:36

Kuwaiti voters elect their first female MPs in early elections called after the emir dissolved parliament two months ago.
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Ghosts of Amman bring back memories

Saturday, May 16th 2009, 11:04
related countries: Iraq
related places: `Amman

A visit to the Marriott hotel in Amman reminds Jeremy Bowen of his first big break, as a young journalist covering the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
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October 21st 2009 – May 16th 2009April 20th 2009 – October 22nd 2008September 8th 2008 – February 21st 2008February 18th 2008 – July 11th 2006July 10th 2006 – January 29th 2006January 25th 2006 – January 15th 2006January 15th 2006 – November 11th 2005