Kuwait
Kuwait announces it will resume flights to Egypt
Egypt
December 15, 2020
Kuwait announces it will resume flights to Egypt
Kuwaiti civil aviation authorities have informed EgyptAir, Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airways that they will allow airlines to resume flights…
Kuwait names new oil and finance ministers as government faces liquidity crunch
Middle East
December 14, 2020
Kuwait names new oil and finance ministers as government faces liquidity crunch
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait’s emir on Monday approved a new cabinet that included new ministers of oil and finance for…
Egypt FM notes progress in reconciliation with Qatar
Egypt
December 9, 2020
Egypt FM notes progress in reconciliation with Qatar
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Tuesday that the negotiations aimed at resolving the Qatar diplomatic crisis have witnessed…
Kuwait emir reappoints Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid as PM – state media
Middle East
December 8, 2020
Kuwait emir reappoints Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid as PM – state media
DUBAI (Reuters) – Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah reappointed Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah as prime minister on Tuesday following…
Kuwait election delivers all-male parliament
Middle East
December 7, 2020
Kuwait election delivers all-male parliament
All of the female candidates in Kuwait’s parliamentary election lost their races. The unofficial opposition took nearly half of the…
Kuwaiti opposition make gains in first parliamentary vote under new emir
Middle East
December 6, 2020
Kuwaiti opposition make gains in first parliamentary vote under new emir
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Opposition candidates made gains in a parliamentary vote in Kuwait in which two thirds of MPs lost…
Kuwait votes for parliament amid economic, virus challenges
Middle East
December 5, 2020
Kuwait votes for parliament amid economic, virus challenges
KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Kuwait began voting Saturday for its National Assembly, the first election since the death of its…
Oil-rich Kuwait faces reckoning as debt crisis looms
Middle East
November 24, 2020
Oil-rich Kuwait faces reckoning as debt crisis looms
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When Kuwait emerged from a months-long coronavirus lockdown, hundreds of Kuwaitis flocked to reopened…
OPEC+ starts meetings to weigh further steps to support market
Middle East
November 16, 2020
OPEC+ starts meetings to weigh further steps to support market
LONDON (Reuters) – The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies started meetings on Monday that will look at further…
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry invites Emir of Kuwait to visit Egypt
Egypt
November 15, 2020
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry invites Emir of Kuwait to visit Egypt
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry delivered a message from President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf…