This has proved to be unpopular in a country where the one million citizens have been spoiled by a cradle-to-grave welfare system. Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed Al Sabah, Kuwait's ruler, called early elections after he disbanded the 50-seat parliament in...

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2008-05-17 20:37:52 - economic development. New electoral rules to reduce corruption and vote-buying and greater political opportunities for women could result in a markedly different legislature for this tiny, oil-rich Gulf nation and...
There are 27 female candidates running for the 50-seat parliament ©AFP - Yasser al-Zayyat KUWAIT CITY (AFP) - Kuwaitis are voting Saturday to elect a new parliament in this oil-rich Gulf state which has been rocked by political turmoil, with...
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