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Kuwait hangs prisoners in 2009. (Screen capture: YouTube)
January 25, 2017, 8:00 pm
Kuwait hangs royal, six others, in mass execution
First recipients of death sentences in years, all but one convicted of murder, include woman who killed 58 in arson attack
By Hussain al-Qatari
Kuwait's ruling emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah dissolved parliament by royal decree on Sunday
October 16, 2016, 11:53 pm
Kuwait’s ruler dissolves parliament citing ‘security challenges’
Move sets the stage for early elections amid concerns over rise of Islamic State, drop in global oil prices
By Jon Gambrell
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif delivers a speech during a press conference in Kuwait City on July 26, 2015. (Yasser al-Zayyat/AFP)
July 26, 2015, 6:42 pm
Iran’s FM courts Gulf states following nuclear deal
Zarif promises the Islamic Republic will join in the regional fight against militancy and extremism
By AP and TOI staff
US President Barack Obama (center) says goodbye to the emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (2nd left) and Oman's Deputy Prime Minister Fahd bin Mahmud al-Said at the end of a summit meeting with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) at Camp David in Maryland, on May 14, 2015. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP)
May 15, 2015, 4:01 am
Obama offers Gulf states ‘ironclad’ support on Iran
At Camp David, president acknowledges Arab leaders’ concerns over nuclear deal, promises close cooperation to ensure their security
By Julie Pace
In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, listens to Kuwait’s Emir Sheik Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 2, 2014 (photo credit: AP Photo/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader)
June 2, 2014, 8:10 pm
Top Iran leader urges closer ties with Arab states
During rare state visit by Kuwaiti emir, Khamenei calls for ‘a new chapter’ in economic relations
By AP
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (right) meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on December 4, 2013. (photo credit: AP/WAM)
May 30, 2014, 6:16 am
Iran must change to improve ties with Gulf, analysts say
High-profile visit by Kuwaiti leader latest sign of thaw, but Arab states still wary of Tehran
By Omar Hasan
An illustrative photo of a potential voter at a perfume shop in Kuwait (photo credit: Serge Attal/Flash 90)
July 27, 2013, 12:24 pm
Kuwaiti voters brave searing heat to cast ballots
Candidates allied with ruling dynasty likely to win big in third parliamentary elections in 17 months
Bahraini anti-government protesters chant slogans and hold banners during a march in Daih, Bahrain, Friday, May 10, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
June 1, 2013, 10:58 am
Arab reform movements shift into low gear
Excluding Syria and Bahrain, experts say that Middle East revolutions have entered a ‘more mature phase’
By Brian Murphy
Bishop Tawadros, 60, soon to be Pope Tawadros II greets well-wishers, not shown, after being named the 118th Coptic Pope in the Wadi Natrun Monastery complex northwest of Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, November 4, 2012 (photo credit: AP/Roger Anis)
November 6, 2012, 5:28 pm
Egypt’s new pope: Yes to Islamists, no to visiting Jerusalem
Kuwait’s leader threatens the opposition and the international envoy to Syria stresses the gravity of situation
By Elhanan Miller
October 7, 2012, 2:37 pm
Frustrated by political gridlock, Kuwaiti leader dissolves parliament
Oil rich Gulf state to hold elections within two months
Foreign ministers of the 22-member Arab League meeting in March in Baghdad, Iraq (photo credit: AP/Karim Kadim)
March 29, 2012, 5:27 pm
Poor turnout for Arab League summit in Baghdad
Less than half the member nations attend meeting, reflecting mistrust of Iraq regime
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (photo credit: Vahid Salemi/AP)
March 20, 2012, 5:36 pm
Many Arab leaders distancing themselves from Iran
Gulf countries call on Ahmadinejad not to close Strait of Hormuz
By Elhanan Miller
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