Kuwait News

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 8, : Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Khaled Sulaiman Al-Jarallah re-ceived on Wednesday Ambassador of Syria to Kuwait Bassam Ali Abdelmajeed.

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Gaza premier Ismail Haniyeh met Kuwaiti leaders in a visit to the Gulf state on Tuesday, noting his commitment to the success of the deal to form a new Palestinian cabinet reached in Doha on Monday.

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 6: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jabber Al-Sabah on Monday re-appointed Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah as prime minister and assigned him to select members of the new government.

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 6: The Development and Reform Bloc has asked the Kuwaiti government to expel the Syrian ambassador and cancel the Hala February festivities in solidarity with the Syrians.

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 4: The Kuwaiti government must be careful in taking decisions because the coming period is critical and any wrong move might jeopardize the country's vision of becoming a commercial hub in the region, reports Al-Jarida daily quoting newly-elected MP Shaya Al-Shaya. In a recent press statement, Al-Shaya thanked his constituents for ... (more)

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 4: Syrian expats stormed their embassy in Kuwait at dawn on Saturday, damaging its property and lowering the Syrian flag.

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 2: Musallam Al-Barrak led an opposition surge for Assembly seats in a snap poll that saw women candidates lose ground.

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 1: The Arab region has a pool of competent people who can work with the concerned authorities to ensure fair and honest elections, said participants in a press conference organized Wednesday by the Kuwait Transparency Society at the Media Center for the 2012 Parliamentary Elections.

ARMENIA, KUWAIT SEEK CLOSER TIES Kuwait News Agency http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2217745&language=en Jan 28 2012 YEREVAN, Jan 28 -- Kuwait's Ambassador to Armenia Bassam Mohammed Al-Qabandi met Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Samvel Nikoyan discussing means of promoting bilateral relations between the two states.

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 29: Candidate of the second constituency Hamad Matar has said Kuwait's education system needs complete overhaul to rectify crisis the education sector witnesses each year, reports Al-Wasat daily.

RIYADH: The government's continuous support has made the Kingdom one of the most developed and advanced markets in the region for the telecommunications industry, according to industry experts.

The Sultanate of Oman is currently participating in Kuwait's 31st International Information Technology, Office Systems and Communications Exhibition which started at Kuwait International Fair in the State of Kuwait.

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 28: Police have arrested an expatriate working in a mobile phone shop for blackmailing a girl and demanding that she pay him KD 500 if she didn't want her photos to be posted on the Internet, reports Al-Rai daily.

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 28, : The State of Kuwait celebrates on Sunday the sixth anniversary of the proclamation of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as the Amir of the country.

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 28: Several Kuwaiti human rights and political activists gathered Saturday at the Erada Square in solidarity with Bedouns, calling on the government to immediately take the necessary steps to address the problems of Bedouns and release those arrested during the protest actions in Taima last week.

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 27: Dr Mahmoud Dashti, deputy director of the Ibn Sina Hospital who is contesting the National Assembly elections from the Third Constituency has called on the government to review all educational and instructional curriculums and get rid of those curriculums which no longer correspond with the world method, reports Al-Seyassah ... (more)

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 25, : Kuwaiti army officers - who took part in the mission of the Arab League monitors in Syria - returned home today having been recalled by the decision made by the GCC foreign ministers to end their stint in that country, a Kuwait army press statement indicated on Wednesday.

Kuwaiti shooters who qualified for the London 2012 Olympics are to be rewarded on a monthly basis, the Kuwait Shooting Club said on Monday.

The polls will be held against the backdrop of heightened sectarian tensions between the majority Sunni Muslims and minority Shiites, echoing regional conflicts, allegations of widespread corruption and non-stop crises since 2006.