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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah poses for a group photo with HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah and Cabinet members after they were sworn in at Bayan Palace on Jan 17, 2024. – KUNA
Amir calls on new Cabinet to adopt ‘open door’ policy
KUWAIT: An Amiri decree was issued on Wednesday announcing the new Cabinet line-up which included 11 new faces and retained only three members of the outgoing government, appointing a non-ruling family foreign minister for the first time in Kuwait’s history. HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah swore in the 14-member Cabinet headed by new Prime Minister HH Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, who served as foreign...
KUWAIT: MPs arrive to attend a session at the National Assembly on Jan 16, 2024. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Assembly adjourned for three weeks after government no-show
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun on Tuesday adjourned the regular session of the Assembly for the second time for three weeks because the new Cabinet has not been formed after the previous one resigned. As Saadoun announced in the chamber that he was informed by the outgoing government that no minister will be attending the session and that he was calling the session off, MP Dawood Maarafi protested against the cancellation....
KUWAIT: MPs arrive for a session of the National Assembly on Jan 9, 2024. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Assembly cancels session due to govt’s absence
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun on Tuesday adjourned the Assembly’s regular session due to the absence of the government, which resigned over two weeks ago. Under Kuwaiti law, the presence of at least one Cabinet minister is essential for the Assembly’s session to be legal, although a number of MPs have disputed this fact and called for holding sessions without the presence of ministers.Caretaker Prime Minister HH Sheikh...
GAZA: The aunt of 12-year-old Mohamed Awad, who was killed along with his immediate family in Zionist bombardment, mourns as she holds his body at the European hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Jan 6, 2024. – AFP
MPs urge govt to join S Africa’s genocide case against Zionists
KUWAIT: The National Assembly’s foreign relations committee on Monday called on the government to join South Africa in its case at the International Court of Justice against Zionist genocide in its war on Gaza. South Africa filed the case on Dec 29, calling on the UN court in the Hague to order a halt in the Zionist entity’s bombardment against Palestinian civilians and also accused the Zionist entity of committing genocide in Gaza in...
HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Sheikh Dr Mohammad named as a new Premier
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Thursday named former foreign minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah as the new prime minister and asked him to form the new Cabinet. The Harvard-educated Sheikh Dr Mohammad replaces former prime minister HH Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah.Sheikh Dr Mohammad, 68, is the son of former Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, who ruled the country between 1965 and 1976. The new...
HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Amir meets PM, senior ministers
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday received HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah, who submitted his government’s resignation two weeks ago. He also received Defense Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah and Interior Minister Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah.HH the Amir has not yet assigned someone to form the new Cabinet, although he completed customary consultations last week. He can rename...
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Expats allowed to work part-time
KUWAIT: Interior Minister Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah on Thursday issued a decision allowing expats in the private sector to work part-time jobs provided the original employer/sponsor allows them, the Public Authority of Manpower said in a statement. The decision takes effect from the start of next month, the authority said.Under the decision, expats are allowed to work part-time for a maximum of four hours daily, except for the contracting...
KUWAIT: (Clockwise from top left) HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah holds talks with received National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun, former speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah, former prime ministers HH Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, HH Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah and HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace on Dec 26, 2023. – KUNA photos
Amir holds talks to form new govt
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday held customary talks at Bayan Palace with current and former Assembly speakers and prime ministers over forming a new Cabinet. He received National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun and former speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem. He also received HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah, who resigned last week, and former prime ministers HH Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad...
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives (from left) National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah and Head of the Supreme Judicial Council and Court of Cassation Justice Dr Adel Bouresli at Seif Palace on Dec 24, 2023. – KUNA photos
Amir meets speaker, PM, top judge
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Sunday separately received National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah and Head of the Supreme Judicial Council and Court of Cassation Justice Dr Adel Bouresli at Seif Palace.HH Sheikh Ahmad resigned last week and HH the Amir accepted the resignation, asking the Cabinet to continue as a caretaker government. The Amir is expected to...
KUWAIT: (Left) HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and members of the Al-Sabah Family receive condolences from citizens at Bayan Palace on Dec 18, 2023. (Right) HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal receives Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tariq at the Amiri Airport, who offered his deepest condolences on the demise of late Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. – KUNA photos
Sheikh Mishal to take oath as new Amir on Wednesday
KUWAIT: HH Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah will take the oath in the National Assembly on Wednesday to assume his powers as the new Amir of Kuwait following the demise of late Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Sheikh Mishal was declared as Kuwait’s 17th ruler by the Cabinet on Saturday, hours after announcing the passing of Sheikh Nawaf. Under the Kuwaiti constitution, the appointed Amir must take the constitutional oath to...
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
MPs pay tribute to late Amir, pledge loyalty to new Amir
KUWAIT: MPs on Sunday paid rich tributes to late Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who passed away on Saturday, describing him as a humble man who will be missed by Arabs and Muslims. At the same time, they pledged loyalty to the new Amir HH Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who was proclaimed Amir by the Cabinet hours after the late Amir passed away.Sheikh Mishal will assume his constitutional power only after he takes the...
Aerial View of Kuwait Parliament Building during Day
New residence law proposes jail term, KD 2,000 fine for violators
KUWAIT: The National Assembly’s Interior and Defense committee on Thursday approved major amendments to residence law for foreigners which propose a one-year jail term and a fine of up to KD 2,000 for visitors who overstay in the country. The new amendments also propose raising the daily fine for residency violators from KD 2 to KD 4 from the second month onward. It also proposes long-term residency for foreign investors and landlords from 10...
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