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KUWAIT: Elections will show little sign of change
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES286263
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KUWAIT: Emir reveals a forceful hand
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES285279
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KUWAIT: Parliament will test reform priorities
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES285074
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KUWAIT: The government will focus on anti-corruption
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES284639
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In November 2021, Emir Nawaf al-Ahmed Al Sabah, three years his elder, handed over several of his constitutional duties to the crown prince on a temporary basis (presumably due to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282337
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As GCC countries push for privatisation, while also nationalising the labour force, the prospect of citizens becoming increasingly willing to resort to strikes cannot be…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282174
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KUWAIT: Government may signal anti-corruption
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES283616
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The Shura Council was first proposed in 2003 but fears that it would prove a combative institution prompted the authorities three times to postpone its introduction. Since it was…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273123
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This comes ahead of by-elections on March 16 for two parliamentary seats vacated by opposition MPs after a court sentenced them to prison time for a crime of which they had…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242502
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Oman and Bahrain, already struggling with rising public debt levels and high fiscal deficits, are in the most exposed medium-term position.