Tag: Kuwait government
Ex-premier’s graft case a test of justice in oil-rich Kuwait
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Where is Sheikh Jaber? Kuwait was abuzz with the question as citizens on social media demanded to know the...
Forgery trial of Olympic powerbroker now set for August
GENEVA — The delayed trial of Olympic powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah, charged with forgery in an alleged Kuwaiti coup plot, is now set...
Expats struggle to get vaccines in Kuwait, citizens come 1st
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In the tiny, oil-rich sheikhdom of Kuwait, the foreigners who power the country's economy, serve its society and make...
Kuwait’s #MeToo moment: Women denounce harassment, violence
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Abrar Zenkawi was cruising toward the beach in Kuwait City when she saw a man waving and smiling in...
Olympic ‘kingmaker’ faces 5-day forgery trial in Swiss court
GENEVA — The so-called “kingmaker” of Olympic elections goes on trial Monday accused of forging documents that his accusers allege were used to implicate...
Trial of Olympic sheikh on forgery charge pushed back
GENEVA — The trial of an influential Olympic official was adjourned Monday before any evidence was presented of alleged forgery to implicate a political...
Olympic powerbroker to go on trial in Geneva in forgery case
GENEVA — Olympic powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah will go on trial in Switzerland this month in a forgery case he has said is...
