Tag: Kuwait

Kuwaiti police have arrested a Pakistani man for raping more than 11 boys in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, reports Al-Jaridah daily. Acting to reports the suspect...

Kuwait, a major OPEC producer, is heading for a deep political crisis as a rebellious parliament steps up its pressure on the government and...

The Foreign Office on Monday rejected as baseless the news item published in some Kuwaiti newspapers, claiming that entry and work permit visas would...

Kuwait has banned nationals from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan from entering the country, Gulf News reported Sunday. The ban includes suspending all tourism,...

Two opposition MPs on Tuesday filed to question the Kuwaiti premier in parliament over allegations of squandering public funds and financial and administrative irregularities....

President Asif Ali Zardari while assuring full protection to foreign investments, invited the Kuwaiti businessmen and entrepreneurs to take advantage of the investment-friendly policies...

KUWAIT/TEHRAN - - Iran has expelled three Kuwaiti diplomats in a tit-for-tat move after the Gulf emirate said it would throw out three Iranian diplomats in a row over spy allegations, a Kuwaiti official said on Sunday.
"Iran has expelled three Kuwaiti diplomats, and they were given 10 days to leave," Khaled al-Jarallah, the undersecretary of Kuwait's Foreign Ministry told Reuters on Sunday.
The move comes after Kuwait expelled three Iranian diplomats this month, Jarallah

DUBAI - A Kuwaiti criminal court has sentenced three people to death for being part of an alleged Iranian spy ring in the Gulf Arab state, Dubai-based Al Arabiya television said on Tuesday.
The station did not give further details on a case that has strained relations between Kuwait and Tehran. Kuwait, which banned media coverage of the case, has said only that several people were detained in an unspecified security probe.
Kuwaiti media said in May 2010 authorities had

KUWAIT - Kuwaitis demonstrating outside parliament for the prime minister's ouster came up with a new symbol of Arab discontent on Tuesday by handing out watermelons.
"This is for the parliament's poor performance," one of the small band of protesters shouted as he gave a watermelon to a lawmaker making his way into the parliament. The significance was not spelled out, but in local parlance, a person who has a lack of understanding or holds an unrealistic point of view sometimes

KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait braced for demonstrations against the government on Tuesday as youth groups promised to take their campaign to oust the prime minister to the streets of the oil-rich emirate. The Fifth Fence youth group has been using microblogging website Twitter to urge its supporters to join a rally coinciding with parliament's first meeting after a six-week break.
Opposition blocs representing Islamists, liberals and nationalists have separately demanded Prime Minister

KUWAIT CITY - President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday joined Kuwait's Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and other world leaders in celebrating Kuwait's golden jubilee celebrations, marking its 50th independence day.
Around 40 heads of state and government, envoys and special representatives gathered at the 'Loyalty Parade' - the hallmark of the festivities, held at Kuwait city's north. A 21-gun salute was offered as the Amir of Kuwait, along with President Zardari and

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan will seek conversion of 50 percent of its annual diesel imports from Kuwait to grant along with the proposal to extension credit facility from 60 days to 90 days. An official source on Friday said the proposals would be discussed with the leadership of Kuwait during President Asif Ali Zardari's two-day official visit to the country.
Pakistan imports nearly 3.4 million tonnes of diesel and 1 million tonne of furnace oil from Kuwait annually. The government is

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani will officially visit Kuwait from February 14-15, 2011. During his visit, he will meet Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Pakistan and Kuwait enjoy excellent relations and both the countries share common values, faith and traditions, said a foreign office statement issued on Saturday.
It added

DOHA - Qatar coach Bruno Metsu is wary of Gulf Cup champions Kuwait in their must-win clash at the Asian Cup on Sunday, knowing they are desperate to salvage their reputation after two defeats. The host nation go into the game at Al Khalifa Stadium on three points in Group A, alongside China, with Uzbekistan on six points and Kuwait on none.
If they beat Kuwait and China either lose or draw with the Uzbeks, then they will be through to the knockout rounds.
Like Kuwait, they

BAGHDAD - Kuwait's prime minister arrived to a red carpet welcome in Baghdad on Wednesday in the first such visit since Saddam Hussein's forces invaded the oil-rich emirate in 1990. Television footage showed Sheikh Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah being greeted at Baghdad airport by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and deputy foreign minister Labid Abbawi. The Kuwaiti national anthem played as Sheikh Nasser walked down a red carpet to the group of

KARACHI - Pakistan, presently exporting halal foods to most Middle Eastern countries, is also making concerted efforts to enter the potentially lucrative Halal market in Kuwait and attempting to address the vexing issue of hygiene standards.
During the third session of Pakistan-Kuwait Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) to be held in Kuwait on January 17, Islamabad will also seek the relaxation of Kuwaiti visa policy which, according to sources, was hampering bilateral trade.