Kuwait’s Emir Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah on Sunday accepted the resignation of the government. The resignation was expected following the parliamentary elections held on Thursday and in which tribesmen and Islamists made gains, easing out women and curbing the number of liberals in the 50-seat parliament.
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Kuwait Emir accepts government resignation
Tunisia launches procedures to expel Syrian ambassador
Tunisia has launched procedures to expel the Syrian ambassador and withdraw its recognition of the regime in Damascus, the official news agency said, citing a presidential palace statement. The decision was attributed to the bloodshed and to the deadly attacks on Homs as the Muslim nation celebrated the birthday of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), the...
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Tunisia to hold parliamentary, presidential elections within 18 months
Tunisia will hold fresh parliamentary elections within 18 months, the prime minister has said. “There is a determination within the interim authorities to hold transparent and democratic elections within 18 months,” Hamadi Jebali said.
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Bahrain to skip Arab League summit
Bahrain’s foreign minister has ruled out his country’s participation in the next Arab League summit set for March 29 in Baghdad. “How can a summit be held, or how can you accept to attend a summit in a country that gives you problems day after day?” Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmad Al Khalifa said in...
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Not a single woman makes it to Kuwaiti parliament
Kuwait parliamentary election has brought a new exclusion of women from the 50-seat parliament after none of the 23 women candidates, including the four incumbents, could secure enough votes to win, even though women made up around 54 per cent of the voting bloc. Social media users spent the first hours after the announcement...
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Kuwait braces for turbulent times
The newly-elected Kuwaiti parliament will not complete its full term, analysts have predicted after Islamists made unprecedented gains. Islamists, including Muslim Brotherhood, Salafists and independent candidates won 22 out of the 50 seats in parliament in what one analyst described as a “soft Arab Spring”. “Tribalism and Islamism have proven that they are undisputedly...
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Islamist gains in Kuwait at expense of women and liberals
Kuwait has become the fourth Arab country in as many months to see overwhelming gains for Islamists and dismal losses for liberals in parliamentary elections. It also saw a new exclusion of women from the 50-seat parliament after none of the 23 women candidates, including the four incumbents, could secure enough votes to win...
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