Sudan has called for easing tensions between several Gulf and Arab countries and Qatar, while President Omer al-Bashir backed Kuwaiti efforts to mediate a negotiated settlement to overcome the dispute. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, and [ More … ]
Landmark address over Gulf diplomatic rift delayed to allow Kuwait’s emir time for talks in Riyadh. Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Monday night delayed a much-anticipated speech which was expected to address [ More … ]
Sheikh Tamim of Qatar will visit Kuwait in his first official visit since a series of controversial quotes were erroneously attributed to him, sparking turmoil among his regional neighbours. The emir of Qatar will reportedly [ More … ]
Al-Sisi is warming his relations with Gulf countries under U.S blessings. Weeks after U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ visit to Egypt, al-Sisi started his Gulf tour amid Trump’s administration’s new agenda to renew its pact with [ More … ]
Turkish President Erdoğan is visiting Kuwait today as the two countries seek ways to strengthen economic ties. Erdoğan will hold official talks with Kuwaiti Emir al-Sabah to discuss economic issues, along with regional ones President [ More … ]
Kuwait has approved a $100 million grant for Iraq to support humanitarian and reconstruction projects in areas retaken from Daesh militants, an Iraqi official said on Tuesday. The grant is the first Kuwaiti financial assistance [ More … ]
As Kuwait’s emir pays a two-day visit to Turkey, Ankara’s ambassador to the Gulf country said a number of agreements are expected to be signed by the two states whose relations date back almost 200 [ More … ]
The US declared a new order barring passengers on flights originating in eight Muslim-majority countries from carrying any electronic device bigger than a mobile phone after a revised travel ban order was signed lately by the US [ More … ]
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani sent a letter on Monday to Kuwait’s ruler, Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, state media reported, in a new chapter of defusing the tension between Iran and Gulf countries. Tension has mounted [ More … ]
Kuwait will restore the citizenship of opposition figures and dozens of their relatives nearly three years after revoking it in a crackdown on dissent, lawmakers said Monday. “Our thanks to the emir for his generous [ More … ]
Kuwait’s first new government hospital in more than three decades will soon open its doors — but only to Kuwaiti citizens. The 304 million dinar ($997 million) Jaber Hospital, about a 20-minute drive from downtown [ More … ]
Iranian president Rouhani was also in Oman last week where he said he sought good relations with his Gulf neighbors Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, starts a three-day state visit [ More … ]
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani plans to visit Kuwait for talks expected to be about bilateral relations, while Iranian officials urged the gulf countries to exploit this opportunity offered by Tehran. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will [ More … ]
Rouhani’s visit to the two Gulf countries follows the call of the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) to start strategic dialogue with Iran Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will be in Kuwait on Wednesday on an official [ More … ]
Deployment comes after calls in Iraq to stage demonstrations to protest an agreement over navigation rights Kuwait has moved some of its security forces to the borders with Iraq as a precautionary measure in anticipation [ More … ]
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