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Kuwait’s latest corruption scandal has led to the dissolution of the government and forced out top ministers. Its outcome highlights the extent to which the emir still manages…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249128
ISSN: 2633-304X
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KUWAIT: The emir will struggle to manage parliament
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES258884
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KUWAIT: New emir faces his first government crisis
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES258655
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This followed parliamentary polls on December 5, a full four-year term after the last elections in November 2016. The emir had delayed naming a new cabinet after his ascension…
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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SOMALIA: Ban on ex-militant may have unintended impact
KUWAIT: Suspending parliament will solve nothing
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES259646
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KUWAIT: Parliament will have new faces, old dynamics
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES258036
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As emir and before that as foreign minister, Sabah was the key architect of the moderate foreign policy that characterises Kuwait today. The new ruler, Nawaf, was formerly deputy…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256576
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The November 26 legislative elections returned the Islamist opposition to the political field. Opposition and like-minded parliamentarians now occupy almost half of the seats…