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GCC Summit in Kuwait Urges 'Immediate Ceasefire' in Gaza

This is Beirut, 01/12 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A summit of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders urged an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Sunday, following calls for a truce by host Kuwait after nearly 14 months of war in the Palestinian territory. In the final statement of the summit, the six-member body called for an "immediate and permanent cessation of Israeli fire and military ...

Iran's Foreign Minister Says its Neighbours Won't Let Israel Use Airspace

This is Beirut, 22/10 17:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's neighbors have pledged not to allow the use of their "soil or airspace" for any attacks, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday, as Israel considers retaliation for the Islamic Republic's missile strike. "All our neighbors have assured us that they won't permit their soil or airspace to be used against the Islamic Republic of ...

Israeli-Iranian Conflict: The Strait of Hormuz as a Pressure Tactic

Liliane Mokbel, 17/10 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran may have to resort to a strategic tool: control of the Strait of Hormuz. According to several analyses, this tactic could be as devastating as a nuclear weapon. However, unlike a nuclear weapon, whose use would bring catastrophic consequences for Iran itself, the threat of closing the Strait of Hormuz serves as a form of "asymmetric ...

Brussels Summit on Middle East Tensions Brings Together Gulf and EU Leaders

This is Beirut, 16/10 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Gulf leaders including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gather with EU heads of state and government in Brussels Wednesday for a summit aimed at averting a "general conflagration" in the Middle East. The 27-nation European Union is seeking to work more closely with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) -- which groups Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, ...

Kuwait Urges its Citizens to Leave Lebanon “As Soon As Possible”

This Is Beirut, 22/06 00:03 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait reiterated its call “for all esteemed citizens to refrain from traveling to the Republic of Lebanon at this time, due to the ongoing security developments in the region.” In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs late on Friday, the ministry urged all esteemed citizens currently in the ...

Kuwait’s Emir Approves Its 46th Government Amid Political Crisis

This Is Beirut, 12/05 23:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Kuwait's emir approved a new cabinet Sunday two days after he dissolved the parliament elected only weeks earlier, and he and the new government assumed some of the assembly's powers. Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmed al-Sabah on Friday dissolved the most powerful elected legislature in the Gulf and suspended articles of the constitution, citing ...

Kuwaiti Opposition Retains Majority in Parliament After Vote

This Is Beirut, 05/04 14:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Kuwait's opposition retains a majority in parliament, according to the results of parliamentary elections published on Friday in this Gulf country. Opposition lawmakers maintained a majority in Kuwait's parliament, results showed on Friday, after the Gulf state's third parliamentary vote in as many years held just months into the new emir's ...

Kuwait: Elections to be Held, Third Time's the Charm

This Is Beirut, 04/04 14:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Kuwaitis are voting on Thursday to elect the first parliament of Emir Sheikh Mechaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah's reign, in the third parliamentary elections in three years in this rich Gulf oil state mired in repeated political crises. Some 835,000 voters were called upon to choose 50 deputies from 200 candidates, including 13 women, after the ...

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait Emphasize Stability in Red Sea

31/01 17:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Saudi Arabia and Kuwait on Wednesday stressed the importance of preserving "the security and stability of the Red Sea and respecting the right to maritime navigation there, in order to safeguard the interests of the entire world.”   Riyadh and Kuwait called for "restraint and de-escalation, in the shadow of events in the region", read a ...

Kuwait's Sheikh Nawaf: A Short but Tumultuous Reign

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-16 13:44 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, passed away on Saturday, December 16, at 86 years old, after a short but tumultuous reign. Kuwait's crown prince, Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah, was named the oil-rich country's new emir, state television reported. The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, passed away on ...

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