Kuwait has started the long process of quizzing 15 former lawmakers over the source of millions of dinars deposited in their bank accounts. Hussain Al Hariti and Mokhlid Al Azimi were the first ex-MPs to be questioned on Monday night by the public prosecutor before they were released on bail of 5,000 dinars each...
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A new decree to dissolve Kuwait’s parliament could be issued to end the controversy sparked by the increasingly divisive constitutional interpretations of the earlier decision, according to the Al Aan news portal. The emir on December 6 issued the decree dissolving the 50-member parliament upon a recommendation from the government.
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A constituent labour committee, a major step towards Qatar’s general trade union, will be formed soon, an official has said. The 50-member committee will include employees from the public and private sectors, a labour ministry source told Qatari daily Al Sharq.
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Tunisia’s new constituent assembly on Monday evening elected Moncef Marzouki, a former opposition figure, a doctor and rights activist, as the country’s interim president. He was the only candidate running after eight applications were refused for not securing the support of at least 15 members of the assembly while one applicant was below the...
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Libyan government representatives and civil society activists have announced a series of media principles and recommendations to the National Transitional Council. The historic step toward creating a viable media system for the country was taken after the government-led Libyan delegation concluded a high-profile conference, the Media Vision for Libya: A Good Offices Conference, hosted...
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No Arab country has accepted the conditions set by Syria to allow observers into the country, the head of the Arab League has said. “The Arab foreign ministers will meet within days to review Syria’s conditional response to signing the protocol to send observers into the country,” Nabeel Al Araby told Kuwaiti daily Al Anba on...
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A Kuwaiti court has cancelled an interior ministry decision that denied a Kuwaiti woman the right to set up a women-only taxi company. The plan announced last year to set Kuwait’s first pink taxi company was stalled after the interior ministry rejected the application, claiming there was no law in Kuwait that allowed women...
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