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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261017
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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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The 5.3-billion-dollar loan is part of a broader international aid programme. The SBA loan will be disbursed over three years in 13 quarterly installments, including a first…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212302
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KUWAIT: Cabinet resignation will help calm tensions
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES265330
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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…
KUWAIT: Emir seeks compromise with MPs on his terms
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES259158
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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 follows the successful issuance of 7.5 billion dollars of bonds by the Saudi government on January 9 -- a signal of confidence from global financial markets after the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241231
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The demonstrations first began on July 7 but died down in recent days. Riding the wave of dissent, the provincial council of oil-rich Basra province voted on July 22 to begin the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236417
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Prospects for Iraq to end-2018.