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Proposal of Islamist MP forces hijab on all women – Women activists criticize statement

KUWAIT: Parliament recently discussed a ‘decent attire’ draft law, proposed by Islamist MPs who want to ban swimsuits and introduce many other restrictions. Yesterday an Islamist MP made a new…

Controversy over parliament raid’s complaint

KUWAIT: Changes to the official complaint made against the storming of Parliament incident last November will be a step backwards in the process of establishing a state of law, Deputy…

Unions to expose ‘cheating’ MPs

KUWAIT: Labor unions plan to expose lawmakers that promised to fulfill their demands during election campaigns, but changed their stance once voted to power, stated a report quoting sources. “During…

Moves to protect corrupt individuals – Bloc prepares grilling motion against finance minister

KUWAIT: The Popular Action Bloc is reportedly preparing a grilling motion to be filed against Mustafa Al-Shamali, minister of finance, for allegedly covering up corruptive practices featured in firms affiliated…

NA majority support grilling of Premier

KUWAIT: The parliamentary majority agreed to support the grilling motion of MP Saleh Ashour against His Highness the Premier, Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak, out of respect for the constitutional tool. They…

Ashour set to file new Assembly’s first grilling

KUWAIT: Shiite MP Saleh Ashour is expected to file the first grilling of the new National Assembly today against Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah who is outside the country…

MP Ashour to grill PM over deposits

KUWAIT: In a surprising move, leading Shiite MP Saleh Ashour said yesterday he will to file a request to grill Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah tomorrow over two corruption…

‘Priorities’ coordination meeting fails to take place in Parliament – Al-Shamali grilling ‘only a matter of time’

KUWAIT:   A meeting between Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun and Shuwaib Al-Muwaizri, the minister of housing and parliamentary affairs,  did not take place yesterday as scheduled owing to the speaker’s busy schedule.…

Putin poised to regain Kremlin; protests likely

MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin appears all but certain to return to the Kremlin in today’s Russian presidential election, but he’ll find himself in charge of a country far more willing to…

75 percent of state affected by flooding

SYDNEY: Thousands of Australians were yesterday ordered to evacuate their homes in Sydney’s northwest and elsewhere in New South Wales state as heavy rainfall flooded rivers and waterways. State Emergency…

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