Search results
1 – 10 of 17
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…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249128
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Succession in Gulf Arab states.
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227726
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
KUWAIT: The emir is likely to control citizenships
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES218483
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
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…
KUWAIT: Succession will further complicate politics
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES259959
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The government is also curtailing legislators’ right to cross-question ministers, especially the prime minister -- a distinctive feature of the Kuwaiti system that has long given…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261017
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
KUWAIT: The government will focus on anti-corruption
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES284639
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
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…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242502
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
KUWAIT: The government will deter opposition voices
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES235984
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
KUWAIT: Suspending parliament will solve nothing