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The Emir of Kuwait has named Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Sabah as Prime minister on Sunday, replacing caretaker Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid. Sheikh Ahmad had previously served in similar capacity. He was deputy Prime Minister and Interior minister in the outgoing government, which had submitted its resignation in April. Prior to those positions, he became deputy head […]
The Supreme Council of Ulema strongly condemns the content of the film ‘The Lady of Heaven’, expressing its categorical rejection of the blatant falsification of established facts in Islamic history. Here follows the English translation of the statement issued by the Council on Saturday in this regard: “The Supreme Council of Ulema has taken cognizance […]
Morocco’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Nadia Fettah Alaoui, held, Tuesday in Kuwait city, talks with her Kuwaiti counterpart, Abdelouahab Errachid, on ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries. According to a statement by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Finance, relayed by KUNA News Agency, the two parties welcomed, on this occasion, the strong relations […]
After suffering a diplomatic humiliation with the cancelation of the Arab summit that was planned in March in Algiers, Pdt. Abdelmajid Tebboune flew on Tuesday to Cairo seeking Egypt’s leverage to shore up Arab support for the summit venue. The hubris of Algerian military junta, de facto rulers, has been shaken to the core by […]
The 42nd Summit of the High Council for Gulf Cooperation (GCC) was held this Tuesday, in the city of Al ‘Ula, in the north-west of Saudi Arabia, with the participation of the leaders of its member states, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the Sultanate of Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain. The summit has […]
King Mohammed VI have played a key role in bringing Gulf countries closer following the rift that pitted Qatar against its Gulf Cooperation Council neighbors, Kuwaiti FM Ahmad Nasser Al Mohammad Al Sabah said. The Moroccan monarch’s efforts were instrumental in supporting Kuwait’s quest to restore ties between the Gulf neighbors, Al Sabah said in […]
King Mohammed VI has received a message from Emir of Kuwait Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The message was handed over to Prince Moulay Rachid, the King’s younger brother, by Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al Ahmed Al-Sabah, at a meeting Thursday in Rabat. Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and Kuwait’s ambassador […]
Morocco and Kuwait share the same views on a set of Arab and regional issues and causes, notably those of Libya, Yemen, Lebanon and Palestine. This was stressed at a video conference held Wednesday between the two countries’ Foreign Ministers, Nasser Bourita and Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah. The two officials also noted the […]
Lawmakers and activists in Kuwait have lambasted the Gulf country’s Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Egypt on anti-corruption cooperation noting that the most populated Arab country is not a reference on the fight against corruption. Kuwait’s Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) and Egypt’s Administrative Control Authority (ACA) have signed an agreement to fight corruption jointly. The agreement, […]
Kuwait has named for the first time an ambassador to Palestine in a gesture of unshakable support to the Palestinian cause. Media reports, citing Palestine’s envoy to the Gulf country Rami Tahboub, indicate that Aziz al-Daihani has been appointed as Kuwait’s non-resident ambassador to Palestine. The appointment came following talks between Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed and […]