Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: KUWAIT CITY
Kuwait magnate Khorafi dies at 75
Kuwait’s richest independent businessman, Jassem al-Khorafi, who served as speaker of the Gulf emirate’s parliament for a decade, has died at the age of 75, his family said. Kuwaiti media said he had suffered a heart attack while flying home
Kuwait top court upholds opposition leader’s jail term
Kuwait’s supreme court on Monday upheld a two-year jail sentence against prominent opposition leader Mussallam al-Barrak for insulting the emir, his group said. “The supreme court upheld the two-year jail term against Barrak,” the Popular Action Movement (PAM) said on
Gulf states agree to push value-added tax project
Officials of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council agreed at the weekend to keep working toward the introduction of a value-added tax around the region, in a sign that low oil prices may be strengthening support for the idea. A meeting
Tougher cyber laws urged
A three-day Arab Media Forum in Kuwait ended Monday with several participants calling for tougher legislation to monitor the Internet and a crack down on cyber criminals attempting to undermine the security and stability of countries. Mohammed Fahad Al-Harthi, editor
U.S. defense chief convenes anti-ISIS war council in Kuwait
New Pentagon chief Ashton Carter will hold talks Monday in Kuwait with top U.S. commanders and diplomats to discuss the war effort against the Islamic State jihadist group, officials said. Carter flew to Kuwait City from Afghanistan on Sunday to
Ex-government minister freed pending court hearing in Kuwait
The lawyer for a former Kuwaiti government minister jailed over an article critical of government spending says he has been released pending appeal. Saad bin Tefla was arrested Saturday after being found guilty in absentia of insulting Finance Minister Anas
Kuwait plans $155bn projects despite plunge in oil prices
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s government has announced plans to spend 45.5 billion dinars ($155 billion) on projects over the next five years despite the plunge in world oil prices, a lawmaker said. The spending is slated to cover 523 key projects
Kuwait jails ex-minister over article criticizing government
Kuwait authorities arrested a former liberal cabinet minister as he attempted to leave the country Saturday, after being sentenced to a week in jail over an article criticizing the government, his lawyer said. Saad al-Ajmi, information minister between 1999-2000, was
Kuwait MP faces charges over alcohol remark
A member of Kuwait’s parliament says he is facing charges of insulting the nation after saying he supports legalizing the sale of alcohol in the predominantly Muslim country. Nabil al-Fadhl told The Associated Press late Sunday that controversy was sparked
Kuwait court jails three ISIS supporters
A Kuwaiti court has jailed three Arab supporters of ISIS militant group, in a first for the Gulf emirate, newspapers reported Friday. The court sentenced a Kuwaiti to 10 years in jail for urging support for the group and also
Kuwait sees no output cut at OPEC meeting
KUWAIT CITY: OPEC is not likely to cut crude output when it meets later this month amid hopes that the market will absorb surplus supplies, the Kuwaiti oil minister said. “I do not expect OPEC to make any production cut.
Kuwait says stateless to be offered Comoros citizenship
Tens of thousands of stateless people in oil-rich Kuwait will be offered citizenship of the impoverished African nation of Comoros to end their decades-old problem, the government said Sunday. The stateless people — known as bidoons — would be granted
Kuwaiti back home as US speeds up releases from Gitmo
KUWAIT CITY: A Kuwaiti, who had been held for 13 years at the controversial US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, arrived home Thursday as Washington steps up releases, his father said. Fawzi Al-Odah had been one of just two
Kuwait awards $4.8 billion contract for airport expansion
Kuwait on Monday awarded a contract worth 1.4 billion dinars ($4.8 billion) to a local company for the expansion of the country’s only international airport, an official statement said. The central tenders committee announced on its website that the contract,
U.S. urges coalition to wage online battle against ISIS
Washington called Monday for the battle against the Islamic State group to be taken to the Internet, as coalition partners vowed to step up efforts to counter the jihadists’ online propaganda. Retired U.S. general John Allen told participants at the
Kuwait arrests suspected Qaeda financier
A Kuwaiti, Hajjaj bin Fahd al-Ajmi, considered a financier of Al-Nusra Front, a Syrian rebel group linked to Al-Qaeda, was arrested Wednesday on his return from a visit to Qatar, activists said. They said on Twitter that Ajmi, 26, was
Kuwait in 10-year deal with Sinopec to double oil supplies
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has concluded a new 10-year deal with a China’s Sinopec Corp. to nearly double its supplies by offering to ship the oil and sell on a more competitive cost-and-freight basis, according to a KPC official and a
Kuwait revokes more citizenships citing state security
Kuwait has revoked the citizenship of 10 people, including activists, the government said Monday in the second such move in less than a month as part of a crackdown on dissent. The decision announced after a cabinet meeting did not
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