Kuwait
Rich young Kuwaitis challenge old guard government
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Kuwait
Kuwait elected a new parliament. Turnout was low due to a boycott by an opposition coalition of Islamists, tribal groups, and young people.
Egypt
Egypt’s President Morsi takes sweeping new powers
Kuwait
Security forces used tear gas to break up a demonstration against new voting rules for upcoming parliamentary elections. The government had previously banned all demonstrations.
Kuwait
Rare protest bond between Islamists and liberals emerges from Kuwait’s political turmoil
Kuwait
The government banned public gatherings. The ban followed clashes between riot police and Islamist demonstrators who oppose changes to electoral laws.
Kuwait
Opposition groups staged a large protest against changes to election laws affecting upcoming parliamentary elections. Some protesters were arrested and several injured as police tried to break up the demonstration.
Al Qaeda
The death of Osama bin Laden: how the US finally got its man
Kuwait
Kuwait’s ruler dissolved parliament and set early elections. The action was a victory for opposition Islamic and tribal parties.
Muslim Brotherhood
After Arab Spring, Salafists are building influence — at polls and at gunpoint
Al Qaeda
Citing US Fears, Arab Allies Limit Aid to Syrian Rebels
Iran
Muslim rage over Prophet film fed by hunt for America’s free speech `red lines’
Lebanon
Anti-American Protests Over Film Expand to More Than a Dozen Countries
Bahrain
Plans for Gulf’s biggest Catholic church stir backlash in troubled Bahrain
Afghanistan
Iran drawing India closer with talks on train, road access to Afghanistan
Afghanistan
NATO says combat operations unaffected by pullout logistics
Iran
US Reliance on Saudi Oil Is Growing Again
Egypt
Egypt issues fatwa on Muslims who publicly ignore Ramadan fast
Afghanistan
Looking Toward Future, Army Plans to Relocate Overseas Stores
Kuwait
US Adds Forces in Persian Gulf, a Signal to Iran
Kuwait
The quiet influence of Kuwait’s Salafis
Syria
Turkey seeks diplomacy not war
Guantanamo detainee releases audio message to Syrian people
An audio message from Guantanamo detainee Fayiz al Kandari to the Syrian people was reportedly released online. US officials have identified al Kandari as an al Qaeda propagandist who was close to Osama bin Laden.
Kuwait
Kuwait: Blogger gets 10 years in prison for blasphemy
Saudi Arabia
Arab states agree to provide millions to pay opposition fighters in Syria
Bahrain
Islamic Lending Grows as Western Banks Take Breather
Tunisia
Arab Spring Fails to Allay Women’s Anxieties
Al Qaeda
Gulf Arabs Deny Arms to Syria Rebels
Kuwait
Pakistan – Seminaries in KP collected over Rs30m from abroad
Kuwait
Kuwaitis punish government over graft, say analysts