Sylvia Westall

Liberals, smaller tribes win seats in Kuwait vote after boycott

August 24, 2021 at 6:44 p.m.

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Liberals and candidates from some of Kuwait's more marginalized tribes have won seats in a parliament which may prove more cooperative with the ruling family after opposition...

Kuwait sets sixth parliamentary election in seven years

August 24, 2021 at 5:15 p.m.

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait will hold its sixth parliamentary election in seven years on July 25, a snap vote ordered by its top court after the current assembly was dissolved...

Libya, Egypt make democratic gains in 2012: U.S.-based watchdog

August 24, 2021 at 2:26 a.m.

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Countries whose leaders were overthrown in the "Arab Spring" revolts of 2011 mostly made democratic gains in 2012 but the uprisings triggered crackdowns elsewhere in the region,...

Libya, Egypt make democratic gains in 2012: U.S.-based watchdog

August 22, 2019 at 1:14 p.m.

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Countries whose leaders were overthrown in the "Arab Spring" revolts of 2011 mostly made democratic gains in 2012 but the uprisings triggered crackdowns elsewhere in the region,...

Kuwait used “excessive force” at demonstrations: rights group

August 22, 2019 at 12:51 p.m.

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaiti security forces appear to have used excessive force to disperse several largely peaceful street protests since October, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday, citing activists,...

Kuwait used “excessive force” at demonstrations: rights group

August 24, 2021 at 1:18 a.m.

Kuwaitis vote in poll hit by opposition boycott, protests

August 23, 2021 at 11:39 p.m.

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaitis voted on Saturday in a parliamentary election overshadowed by an opposition boycott, protests over a change to the polling rules and a festering political crisis in...

Kuwaiti holds divisive vote after mass protest

August 23, 2021 at 11:41 p.m.

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaitis voted on Saturday in a divisive parliamentary election held under new polling rules that triggered an opposition boycott of the ballot and mass protests. The election...

Kuwaiti holds divisive vote after mass protest

August 22, 2019 at 12:15 p.m.

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaitis voted on Saturday in a divisive parliamentary election held under new polling rules that triggered an opposition boycott of the ballot and mass protests. The election...

Kuwaitis vote in poll hit by opposition boycott, protests

August 22, 2019 at 12:14 p.m.

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaitis voted on Saturday in a parliamentary election overshadowed by an opposition boycott, protests over a change to the polling rules and a festering political crisis in...

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