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The conservative country of Sharjah of the United Arab Emirates has passed a new rule related to the sale of lingerie. The new law prohibits men from selling lingerie in shops. All the lingerie outlets have been instructed to employ only women...
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Perhaps communities in which some non-reproducing, same-sex-preferring members devoted their energies to caring for unrelated individuals have historically been...
made popular Jun 17 2009
While one might think Kuwait is far more progressive than countries like Saudi Arabia and Iran, there are still certain elements there that want to keep women...
made popular May 5 2009
A candidate for Kuwait’s parliamentary elections scheduled for May 16th has called for Kuwaiti recognition of Israel and plenary diplomatic relations with the...
made popular Apr 23 2009
Kuwait is not the worst violators of human rights in the Middle East and does not hold a candle to neighbor Saudi Arabia. In fact, of all Arab governments - excluding...
made popular Apr 21 2009
The middle-east is a region well known for blinged out exotics, for no specific reason, but just for the heck of it. This time around, somebody in Kuwait decided that...
made popular Mar 31 2009
AP, Kuwait City
Kuwait’s emir says he has dissolved parliament and called for new elections.
made popular Mar 18 2009
AP, Kuwait City
Kuwait is scrapping a $14 billion project to build a fourth refinery in the oil-rich country, the prime minister said in remarks published Sunday. The announcement was...
made popular Mar 15 2009
AP, Kuwait City
A Kuwaiti oil official said Tuesday that oil exports were suspended for less than two hours because of sandstorm. The temporary halt did not affect Kuwait’s...
made popular Mar 10 2009
AP, Baghdad
Iraq took another step toward healing its rift with Kuwait on Thursday as government leaders welcomed the highest-ranking Kuwaiti envoy since Saddam Hussein’s...
made popular Feb 26 2009
AP, Baghdad
Kuwait’s deputy prime minister visited Iraq on Thursday in the highest-level visit by a Kuwaiti official since Saddam Hussein’s 1990 invasion of the Gulf...
made popular Feb 26 2009
AP, Washington
Lebanese dancers, a Shakespeare production from Kuwait portraying Saddam Hussein as “Richard III” and incredible wedding dresses from the Arab world are...
made popular Feb 23 2009
AP, Kuwait City
The state-owned Kuwait National Petroleum Co. says it has suspended all oil exports for a second time this month because of bad weather.
made popular Feb 22 2009
AP, Baghdad
The American military is shipping battlefield equipment through Jordan and Kuwait, testing possible exit routes in advance of a U.S. withdrawal in Iraq, military...
made popular Feb 21 2009
AP, Kuwait City
France is in discussions to sell combat jets, frigates and an anti-missile defense system to Kuwait, the French president said Wednesday, the latest effort to raise his...
made popular Feb 11 2009
AP, Kuwait City
Kuwait’s new oil minister expects crude prices to tumble further in the coming weeks and perhaps beyond, but he says it’s too early for his country to...
made popular Feb 10 2009
AP, Kuwait City
Kuwait has appointed a new oil minister to fill a key position left vacant since the Cabinet resigned in November.
made popular Feb 9 2009
AP, Kuwait City
Kuwait’s Central Bank governor has unveiled a $5.15 billion economic stimulus package aimed at helping struggling investment companies and offering bank loan...
made popular Feb 8 2009
AP, Baghdad
The Iraqi government says it will pay $300 million in compensation to Kuwait Airways Corp. for claims related to Saddam Hussein’s 1990 invasion of the neighboring...
made popular Jan 26 2009
AP, Kuwait City
A senior Gulf Bank official says shareholders of the troubled Kuwaiti bank have covered 68 percent of the public subscription to double its capital. The rest will be...
made popular Jan 26 2009
AP, Dubai
Kuwaiti state news says an investment firm in the Persian Gulf oil producer is forming a pair of joint venture companies with Russia’s Gazprom.
made popular Jan 25 2009
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