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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• 'Guantanamo man' in Iraq attack – Ex-wife blamed for Kuwait inferno
• Former emir dies in Kuwait City – Kuwait emir to tackle cabinet row
• Kuwait ends 18-year Iraq absence – Kuwait sentences 'al-Qaeda' group
• Kuwait set to install new emir – Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Jaber buried
• Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Jaber dies – Kuwaiti women vote for first time
• Kuwaiti women win passport rights – US to send more troops to Gulf
• Veil protest dogs Kuwait minister – Wide rifts on show at Arab summit

Kuwait: news

'Guantanamo man' in Iraq attack

Wednesday, May 7th 2008, 18:21
related countries: Iraq, United States

A former Kuwaiti detainee at Guantanamo Bay carried out a recent suicide bombing in Iraq, the US says.
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Ailing Kuwait ruler ousted by MPs

Tuesday, January 24th 2006, 16:21

Kuwaiti MPs vote to remove the new emir on grounds of ill health, an unprecedented move in the Gulf.
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Arab leaders meet to heal rifts

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 18:33
related countries: Saudi Arabia, Syria

Saudi Arabia's king holds a mini-summit with Syria, Egypt and Kuwait in an effort to thaw long-strained relations.
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Conservatism threatens Kuwaiti reforms

Saturday, January 21st 2006, 12:43

Following the death of Kuwait's long-standing ruler, Jonathan Fryer assesses the pressure from traditionalists for the country to undo recent reforms.
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Court closes Kuwait stock market

Thursday, November 13th 2008, 10:22

A court orders Kuwait's stock exchange to close until 17 November following protests over falling share prices.
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Crunch 'cost Arabs $2.5 trillion'

Saturday, January 17th 2009, 4:42

The global economic crisis has cost Arab countries $2,500bn in the last four months alone, according to Kuwait's foreign minister.
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Crunch time for ill Kuwait ruler

Tuesday, January 24th 2006, 11:30

Kuwait's new emir is poised to abdicate to solve a constitutional crisis in the ruling Sabah family, officials say.
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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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Electoral first for Kuwaiti women

Thursday, May 25th 2006, 14:32

Five women become candidates in the Kuwaiti elections for the first time in the Gulf state's history.
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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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'Guantanamo man' in Iraq attack – Ex-wife blamed for Kuwait infernoFormer emir dies in Kuwait City – Kuwait emir to tackle cabinet rowKuwait ends 18-year Iraq absence – Kuwait sentences 'al-Qaeda' groupKuwait set to install new emir – Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Jaber buriedKuwait's Emir Sheikh Jaber dies – Kuwaiti women vote for first timeKuwaiti women win passport rights – US to send more troops to GulfVeil protest dogs Kuwait minister – Wide rifts on show at Arab summit