Kuwait

June 7, 2012

Nancy
09:47 GMT

The multi-platinum selling artist allegedly lifted one of her song compositions from a Kuwaiti track from ten years ago.

June 5, 2012

The Kuwaiti man was found guilty of insulting the Prophet, his wife and companions, mocking Islam, and provoking sectarian tensions
11:05 GMT

A Kuwaiti man was sentenced to 10 years in prison yesterday after he was convicted of endangering state security by insulting Prophet Mohammad.

May 16, 2012

"There's a lot of potential in the Arab world and all these shows help in bringing them in the spotlight," said Ali Jaber.
13:56 GMT

The singing competition The Voice is coming to the Arab world, with scouts scouring the region for talent.

May 14, 2012

The IMF forecast 4.4 per cent inflation for Kuwait in 2012
12:39 GMT

Kuwait's recent wage hikes have raised concerns about the sustainability of its public finances, its central bank governor announced.

May 5, 2012

Pastor Terry Jones: infamous for burning Qurans in Florida. The Quran-burning spree began in 2010. He vowed to burn 200 on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, before reducing the book-toll to one. Jones's anti-Islamic flame sparked 20 deaths. Back in April 2012 with a burning vengeance that cost him a fire department fine, he might yet burn again.
14:49 GMT

This slideshow in pictures, highlights some 11 prominent cases of Muslims and non-Muslims causing offense to Islam. In conclusion, however, maybe those of the Muslim world still feel most strongly about those 'outsiders' as Terry Jones who burn Qurans or the Danish cartoonist. In (dis) honor of Pastor Terry's recent repeat offense against Islam and Muslims, we think back to all the crimes against Islam that have caused or started a Muslim fire of outrage.

April 30, 2012

Gulf word wars: Kuwait singer Shams Attacks Emirati Ahlam
20:26 GMT

Gulf Wars - the Twitter edition - when Kuwaiti Shams lashes out with cutting tweets to her co-Gulfi Ahlam.

April 25, 2012

Halima Poland has a baby girl
20:07 GMT

Kuwaiti TV presenter Halima Poland gave birth to her first child, born premature, after just seventh months of her pregnancy.

March 29, 2012

Iraq
14:39 GMT

The Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, said Thursday in Baghdad that his country would "overcome the suffering and injury" of the past

March 26, 2012

Kuwaiti officials have issued an apology for the Kazakh national anthem snafu.
08:24 GMT

Kuwait, the proud outlier nation to the Arabian peninsula, apologizes to save face. Kuwait has issued a public apology to Kazakhstan on its disgraceful anthem gaffe that gave credence to the 'Borat' Kazakh long-running entertainment slander.

March 20, 2012

This strike resembles a result of the negligence of the government for not increasing allowances of KAC workers more than six months ago
06:42 GMT

Kuwait Airways, the Gulf state’s national carrier, yesterday said that it cancelled flights for a third day in a row following a strike by its employees.

February 18, 2012

As Bashar al Assad follows in father's footsteps (the late Haafez al Assad had blood on his hands from Hama '82), keeping a deathly watch over his people as they are slaughtered, we ask what became of his Hippocratic oath. Assad Junior trained to save lives & sight as an eye doctor: medical care not military devastation was his calling.
22:31 GMT

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.

December 25, 2011

Dubai does it biggest and brightest! While not yet a public holiday in the UAE, you'd be forgiven for thinking you were in a festive Christmas conforming country if the malls were anything to go by. Here a tree placed to stand proud near the soaring Burj al Arab.
03:01 GMT

Christmas is observed in some Middle Eastern countries, by local peoples as well as by expatriates. How do these some 10 million Christian 'Arabs' living in the Middle East mark Christmas, with most living in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Palestine? Christmas visits smaller Arab Christian populations in Jordan, Iraq, and even some of the Gulf states.

December 14, 2011

Sheikh Jaber
12:59 GMT

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

December 13, 2011

Iran & KSA: The last century felt exacerbated tensions between the 2 countries, with distinct detente, 
alternating with rapprochement, periods. Tension comes of Sunni & Shia clerics from both camps respectively deeming the other's 
religious beliefs incorrect. Iran's hardliner Ahmadinejad, is unlikely to bridge the gulf between Persia & Arabia.
13:37 GMT

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

November 28, 2011

Kuwait PM
15:19 GMT

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