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KUWAIT: Telecom privatization accompanied by crackdown on civil liberties
Babylon & BeyondIn the Persian Gulf, at least, capitalism does not equal freedom. In Kuwait, the government has announced plans to privatize phone and mail services while at the same time increasing censorship. It has begun shutting down all pornographic websites, and...... -
KUWAIT: Riot police break up protest by stateless Arabs
Babylon & BeyondPolice in anti-riot gear descended Friday on a small protest rally near Kuwait City that was staged by stateless Arabs demanding greater rights, media reports said. According to the Reuters news agency, despite a stern warning from the new minister...... -
KUWAIT: Court sentences 3 to death for being part of Iranian spy ring
Babylon & BeyondA Kuwaiti criminal court condemned two Iranians and a Kuwaiti national to death on Tuesday for being part of an Iranian spy ring, media reports say. A Syrian national and a stateless Arab were also handed life sentences at the...... -
KUWAIT, IRAN: Iranian diplomats to be expelled over spy ring row in latest spat in Arab Gulf-Iranian relations
Babylon & BeyondKuwait is reportedly ready to boot out a number of Iranian diplomats for alleged links to a spy ring working for Tehran in the latest spat in ties between Sunni Arab Gulf states and Shiite Iran. According to Kuwait's foreign...... -
Oil falls, but gasoline prices are still rising
Money & CompanyOil prices took a tumble, but the relentless rise in retail gasoline prices continued overnight. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline reached $3.833 Monday, according to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report, which is compiled by the Oil...... -
IRAN: Tensions increase as second Iranian flotilla to Bahrain is blocked
Babylon & BeyondIranian supporters of Shiite dissidents in Bahrain saw their second flotilla in less than a month turned back from the Persian Gulf kingdom Monday. The 120 people aboard the two-ship "flotilla of solidarity" included a mix of workers, athletes, lawmakers,... -
KUWAIT: Lawmakers throw punches in parliamentary fight over Guantanamo prisoners
Babylon & BeyondThe Kuwaiti parliament became a scene of chaos Wednesday when a fistfight broke out between Shiite and Sunni Muslim lawmakers during a session about Kuwaiti detainees at the U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The brawl began after Shiite...... -
MIDDLE EAST: In wake of WikiLeaks scandal, Arab leaders are cautious on Iran censure
Babylon & BeyondArabian peninsula states have adopted a conciliatory tone on Iran a little over a week after U.S. diplomatic cables released by the watchdog site WikiLeaks appeared to show serious anxiety among Arab leaders over Tehran's growing power, and even... -
KUWAIT: U.S. confirms detention of American citizen who claims being beaten
Babylon & BeyondA U.S. official has confirmed that an American citizen of Somali origin who claims he was beaten by security agents in Kuwait while they were interrogating him about his travels in Yemen and Somalia is being held in detention in...... -
Edward 'Coots' Matthews dies at 86; half of famed oil well firefighting team
Mcclatchy-Tribune News ServiceEdward "Coots" Matthews, a famed oil well firefighter and part of a trio who inspired the 1968 movie "Hellfighters" starring John Wayne, died March 31 of natural causes at his home in Humble, Texas. He was 86. Matthews and Asger "Boots" Hansen co-founded...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Companies and Corporations, Social Issues, Halliburton Company, Disasters and Accidents
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KUWAIT: New labor law grants women the right -- and flexibility -- to work late
Babylon & BeyondThe choice to clock late-night hours just like men is now a right for Kuwaiti women. In a revision to the labor law this week, the government of Kuwait allowed women to work night shifts at hotels, restaurants, pharmacies, press...... -
KUWAIT: Islamic purists hound education minister
Babylon & BeyondKuwaitâs education chief has run up against the fire and brimstone of puritanical Muslim members of parliament for her recent decision to tone down the incendiary religious content of the nation's school curriculum. In late June, reports surfaced that...
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