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Kuwait emir tells parliament: reform needed, stop disputes
Middle East
December 15, 2020
Kuwait emir tells parliament: reform needed, stop disputes
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait’s ruler told the new parliament, in which opposition candidates made gains, that comprehensive reform was needed…
Kuwait’s new emir meets senior US and Iranian officials
Middle East
October 4, 2020
Kuwait’s new emir meets senior US and Iranian officials
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait’s new Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Sunday met senior US, Iranian and Gulf officials who…
Qatar rift overshadows Gulf Arab summit as emir stays away
Middle East
December 10, 2018
Qatar rift overshadows Gulf Arab summit as emir stays away
RIYADH (Reuters) – A Gulf Arab summit called for regional unity as Bahrain and Qatar traded barbs over the…
Qatar’s emir heads to Turkey for talks with Erdogan
Middle East
August 15, 2018
Qatar’s emir heads to Turkey for talks with Erdogan
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar’s emir headed to Turkey on Wednesday for talks with President Tayyip Erdogan who is dealing with…
Newsmaker: Malaysian teacher seen as new ’emir’ of pro-Islamic State militants
Middle East
October 16, 2017
Newsmaker: Malaysian teacher seen as new ’emir’ of pro-Islamic State militants
The battlefield deaths of two leaders of an Islamic State alliance in the southern Philippines could thrust a Malaysian who trained…
Kuwait court hands down two years jail sentence for insulting emir
Egypt
February 22, 2015
Kuwait court hands down two years jail sentence for insulting emir
A Kuwaiti appeals court on Sunday sentenced an opposition politician to two years in jail for insulting the country's ruler,…
Kuwaiti opposition tweeter jailed for emir insult
Egypt
March 31, 2013
Kuwaiti opposition tweeter jailed for emir insult
Kuwait's lower court on Sunday sentenced opposition tweeter Hamed al-Khaledi to two years in jail on charges of insulting the…
Republican Guard to secure Qatar emir’s visit to Gaza
Egypt
October 22, 2012
Republican Guard to secure Qatar emir’s visit to Gaza
The Egyptian Republican Guard would be responsible for securing Emir of Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, his wife, and their accompanying…
Qatar emir to be first head of state to visit Gaza
World
October 22, 2012
Qatar emir to be first head of state to visit Gaza
GAZA — The emir of pro-Western Qatar will become the first head of state to enter the blockaded Gaza Strip…
PLO leader blasts Qatar over contentious Al Jazeera leaks
Egypt
January 24, 2011
PLO leader blasts Qatar over contentious Al Jazeera leaks
Al Jazeera’s leaks on the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations are a political campaign orchestrated by the emir of Qatar, said Yasser Abd…