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2/15/2024 10:24:26 PM
Kuwait dissolved parliament on Thursday after a protracted stalemate between cabinet ministers and lawmakers dragged on despite the accession of a new emir in December.
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1/30/2024 10:50:27 PM
Kuwait's new emir travelled to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for his first foreign trip since taking power, Saudi state media reported, a customary stop underscoring deep ties between the Gulf oil suppliers.
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1/17/2024 6:24:30 PM
Kuwait's new emir announced an era of "reform" as a government including the first foreign minister from outside the ruling family took the oath of office on Wednesday.
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1/4/2024 3:32:45 PM
Kuwait's new ruler announced his prime minister on Thursday as he bids to end the chronic political stalemate afflicting the major oil-producing Gulf nation.
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12/20/2023 2:51:19 PM
Kuwait's new emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmed al-Sabah on Wednesday criticised parliament and cabinet for harming national interests as he was formally sworn in before lawmakers as the country's 17th ruler.
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12/16/2023 3:40:43 PM
Kuwait's crown prince, Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah, was named the oil-rich country's new emir after the death on Saturday of his predecessor Sheikh Nawaf, state television reported.
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12/16/2023 2:03:00 PM
Kuwait's Emir, the 86-year-old Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, has died, state television reported Saturday.
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11/29/2023 1:25:58 PM
The ruling emir of oil-rich Kuwait was hospitalized Wednesday “due to an emergency health problem” but later reported to be in stable condition, renewing the longstanding concerns over his health since he became ruler in 2020.
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8/5/2023 10:33:51 AM
Saudi Arabia advised its citizens to leave Lebanese territory and to avoid approaching areas where there have been armed clashes, the Saudi Press Agency said on Saturday.
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8/4/2023 4:17:52 PM
Kuwait's top diplomat has been invited to visit Iran, state media said, amid a dispute over a gas field to which Kuwait and Saudi Arabia say they have exclusive rights.
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8/3/2023 10:21:00 AM
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait said Thursday they have sole ownership of a disputed gas field also claimed by Iran, in an escalating feud after Tehran threatened to pursue exploration.
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7/31/2023 9:35:28 PM
Iran's oil minister said Sunday Tehran would "pursue its rights" to a disputed gas field also claimed by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait if negotiations fail, the ministry's news agency reported.
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7/30/2023 5:05:31 PM
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrived Sunday in Iraq on an official visit to discuss issues of common interest, including oil, border demarcation, as well as strengthening bilateral relations between Kuwait and Baghdad.
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7/12/2023 10:09:12 PM
The finance minister of Kuwait, one of the world's biggest oil producers, has resigned only three months after his appointment by the prime minister, state media said on Wednesday.
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7/5/2023 10:38:42 AM
Saudi Arabia has said it enjoys "full rights" along with Kuwait to a disputed gas field in the resource-rich Gulf, pushing back against claims by Iran, state media reported late Tuesday.
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7/3/2023 7:40:33 PM
Kuwait reinvited Iran on Monday to talks on their sea borders after Tehran said it was ready to start drilling in a disputed gas field in the resource-rich Gulf.
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6/22/2023 2:28:20 PM
Iran's foreign minister on Thursday concluded a three-day tour of Gulf Arab neighbors with a visit to the United Arab Emirates where he held talks with the country's president.
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6/21/2023 7:50:39 PM
Iran's top diplomat arrived in Kuwait Wednesday, the third leg of a Gulf tour that saw him hold "constructive" talks with his Omani counterpart in Muscat earlier in the day.
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6/19/2023 2:38:38 PM
Kuwait's fifth government in less than one year took the oath of office Monday after elections returned an opposition-controlled parliament, setting the stage for further political turmoil in the oil-rich emirate.
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6/14/2023 7:32:44 PM
Kuwait reached an agreement worth $367 million with Turkish drone giant Baykar to purchase its increasingly sought-after TB2 combat drones, the Kuwaiti army said.
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