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Kuwait held national elections on Thursday for the fourth time in as many years as the oil-rich country seeks to break out of its longstanding political gridlock. There are no political parties.
Kuwait said Saturday it will hold elections for its national assembly on April 4, its latest round of voting after years of political turmoil. The state-run KUNA news agency made the announcement ...
The number of newspapers published reached the peak in 2009, when there were 14 Arabic dailies, three English dailies and a dozens weekly newspapers in Kuwait. [2] But the numbers decreased since then either on account of the 2008 financial crisis and the increase of digital news sources or by government censorship.
3.41 3 0 Hadas 3.36 1 −2 Taalof 3.18 2 0 Hashd 3.09 2 +1 Thawabit Al-Umma 3.03 2 +1 KDF 0.98 1 +1 Justice and Peace Alliance 0.86 1 +1 Independents 82.08 38 −2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Politics of Kuwait Member State of the Arab League Constitution Monarchy Emir Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Crown Prince Vacant House of Sabah Government Prime ...
26 November – Kuwait's highest court sentences former defense and interior minister Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah to seven years in prison for mishandling military funds while former Prime Minister Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, who faced similar charges, is only ordered by the court to return the funds that he mismanaged.
Kuwait is highly dependent on migrant labour, but their poor living conditions have been noted by human rights groups. [5] From 2022 to 2024, over 1,400 Indian workers died in Kuwait, and the Indian embassy in Kuwait City received 16,423 complaints from March 2021 to December 2023 due to payment delays, harassment, and substandard accommodation.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first confirmed case in Kuwait was announced on 24 February 2020.
3.07 1 +1 Taalof 2.90 2 0 Salafi Alliance 2.80 3 +1 Hadas 2.35 3 0 Independents 87.90 41 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Politics of Kuwait Member State of the Arab League Constitution Monarchy Emir Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Crown Prince Vacant House of Sabah Government Prime Minister Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah Cabinet No-Confidence Votes Judiciary ...