Kuwait

Firmly into 2012, how are the Arab revolutions developing? We check in with some of the Arab protest pictures to gauge to what extent they have reached revolution saturation, or on the contrary are just getting started.

Kuwaiti is aiming to double its tourist arrivals to one million by 2015.

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Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Wednesday swore in the new cabinet

The relationship of Arab and Persian can be summarized as one of antagonistic alternating bouts of best of friends with worst of neighbors!

Kuwaiti opposition lawmakers on Monday said the government has submitted its resignation amid a growing crisis over corruption accusations.

The plan aims at decreasing the country's dependence on oil but also includes investment on raising oil and natural gas production.

Previous “concerns” expressed have been that Iran has vast oil reserves, so there must be a weapons-related reason to expand nuclear power.

According to Kuwaiti analyst, Mohamed Al-Shatti, oil prices will not drop below $100 per barrel in the coming period

Sun-drenched Kuwait, a desert nation with no solar-power plants and electricity demand that’s growing about eight percent a year, has set the most ambitious target for using renewable energy in the Gulf region.

Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Sabah, a senior member of the ruling family, has stepped down, local reports said Tuesday.

Oil exports will be hit severely within the coming few days and could lead to a halt in production” if the strike is not resolved.

Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) ended last week in the red zone, as both its main indices recorded losses.

The reasons for the consumerism culture Kuwait has found itself in are three-fold, according to the economist Hajjaj Bukhadour : opportunity, population and values which are all central issues.

Increases of electricity consumption in Kuwait, and the Gulf as a whole, have steadily been on the rise and findings revealing that per capita electricity consumption is set to rise 2.5 percent per year.

Despite the bustling gold souks, dry statistics show that the people and the governments of the Gulf have shunned gold in recent years.

The lack of credit has gravely impacted the stock market, the lack of credit is the main reason for the imbalance between the public and private sectors.

Had not a number of OPEC members, including Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, increased their oil production; so oil prices would have shot above current levels causing a global crisis and contributing to a recession in the global economy which is still recovering from the impact of the 2008 crisis.

The misuse of the surplus and not investing it in the right direction has led to structural imbalances in the economy and threatens the future of the country in the implementation of programmes and financial obligations.

The Kuwaiti Emir emphasized that economic security is the backbone of any country.

Kuwaiti shares tumbled, sending the benchmark index to the lowest level since 2004.

As a new batch of university graduates prepares to join the job market, the option for Kuwaitis of choosing between government vs. private sector jobs seems to be resurfacing with a new vigor.

Kuwait may seek private investors to help build its largest oil refinery after a government council revived the $14.5 billion project, which stalled two years ago amid political opposition.

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Kuwait has conveyed that Iranians are contributing to the capital of 1,378 companies in Kuwait.

Observers in Kuwait are expecting additional regression in Kuwait Stock Exchange on the background of the PM's interrogation and the ongoing political tensions.

Word on the Arab street, when not debating the latest on the Arab revolutions, and the state of catastrophe in Yemen or Libya or Syria, has turned to the new bid to expand the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Scrutiny lies with the two potential new candidates for entry into this Gulf state league, namely Jordan and Morocco. The twitter-sphere is buzzing (or tweeting) with humorous remarks, as well as more grave concerns around the implications of such a shift, for both sides of the equation: the new members and the former block.