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He was Kuwait’s emir for just three years but spent decades in top posts through the House of Sabah’s tumultuous rule of the oil-rich state.
The death of Jullebee Ranara in January sparked outrage and put the spotlight back on the plight of migrant workers in Kuwait.
Students from Kuwait are flocking to Pattaya, attracted by lower temperatures than home, stronger spending power – and the chance to attract an online following through high-risk riding.
The suspension comes after the Philippines stopped the first-time deployment of domestic workers to Kuwait after the body of a Filipino domestic worker was found in the Kuwaiti desert.
Hong Kong bowled out for 242 in Nepal, with Kuwait now facing the hosts in Friday’s semi-finals.
Kuwait is the only Gulf Arab state to have an elected government but political turmoil has stalled reforms in one of the world’s largest producers of crude oil.
The Malaysian financier was sentenced alongside a Kuwaiti sheikh and 3 other accomplices in the latest case stemming from the multibillion-dollar scam that saw Malaysian public money used to bankroll a global spending spree.
Nation, a key member of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), produces about 2.7 million barrels a day.
His late wickets end Kuwait’s run-chase to clinch the trophy, a week after Hong Kong also won their home T20 series.
Tail-ender Bilal Tahir hits blistering 87 to get side within sight of target, but visitors ultimately fall 39 runs short of the 245 needed to win.
APC Group One Day Series will follow on from the T20 tournament that also includes Bahrain, and will take place from March 15 to 20.
Quadrangular series to be held at Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground from March 8 to 12, and for some players it will be the first time they have represented the city on home soil.
High-resolution images show seven methane clouds over a 20-day period in October that appear to be from a burn pit linked to Kuwait’s Burgan oilfield.
Hong Kong have now comfortably defeated Kuwait and Singapore, but a final game with UAE on Wednesday night will decide their Asia Cup fate.
The group, calling itself Al-Waretheen, put out an online statement claiming that on August 12 it targeted Kuwait’s Ali Al Salem Air Base. ‘No such attack occurred,’ the US Air Force said.
The appointment comes more than six years since Kuwait recalled its top envoy to Tehran in solidarity with Saudi Arabia after it severed ties with the Islamic Republic in 2016.
Hong Kong secure semi-final clash with Malaysia, as director and former men’s captain Rahul Sharma hails ‘huge moment’ for women’s cricket in the city.
Workers at Al-Ardiya Co-Operative Society store piled Indian tea and other products into trolleys in protest against ‘Islamophobic’ comments made by a spokeswoman for Indian PM Modi’s party.
Kuwait Airways, country’s main carrier, says flights to Iraq suspended due to ‘current conditions’; 6 rockets hit Baghdad airport damaging two planes belonging to Iraqi Airways.
Hong Kong women secure a win over Kuwait during the ICC T20 World Cup cricket tournament in Dubai to finish in a solid second place behind the United Arab Emirates.
As a result, more than 300 people headed from London to Kuala Lumpur were captured by Saddam Hussein’s troops and held hostage for months after their plane landed to refuel in the Persian Gulf.
Kuwait and the UAE followed the Saudis with punishable measures against Lebanon, which is badly in need of foreign help to help it ease a crippling financial crisis.
The Lan Asket campaign is helping to expose the daily experiences of women in the Gulf nation.
The low-profile Sheikh Meshal has been deputy chief of the Kuwait National Guard since 2004.
The emir had ruled the oil-rich Gulf state since 2006, and is succeeded by his half-brother, the crown prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah.
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