http://www.mail.com/locations/23638-kuwait.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/23638-kuwait.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2074962-kuwait-launches-sports-clubs-women.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Muneera al-Shatti has loved playing basketball since she was a child but it wasn't until Thursday that she had chance to show off her skills at a public arena in Kuwait. As part of a new initiative launching sports leagues for women, al-Shatti and her teammates from Salwa Al-Sabah club downed Qadsiya club 63-13 in a game that attracted ... Thu, 09 May 2013 21:31:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2074962-kuwait-launches-sports-clubs-women.html 2013-05-09T21:31:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2050672-kuwait-court-jail-time-twitter-insult.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — A Kuwait appeals court says an online activist must serve a jail sentence for Twitter posts deemed offensive to the Gulf nation's ruler, but the prison term was reduced from two years to one. Monday's decision sends a message that Kuwaiti authorities are holding firm to their crackdown on social media despite having put on hold proposal... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:54:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2050672-kuwait-court-jail-time-twitter-insult.html 2013-04-29T10:54:11Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2043822-kuwait-studies-retreat-media-law.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Kuwait put proposals to impose tough new media laws on hold Thursday after the country's prime minister suggested that objections from press groups and others could force the Gulf nation to scrap the plans. Rights groups and media watchdogs have criticized the draft law, announced earlier this month, because it would impose possible pen... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:26:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2043822-kuwait-studies-retreat-media-law.html 2013-04-25T15:26:20Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2042340-press-watchdog-urges-kuwait-to-rethink-media-laws.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — An international press freedom group is urging Kuwait to abandon proposals to tighten media laws that could bring fines of nearly $1 million for insulting the Gulf nation's ruler and allow further clampdowns on blogs and websites. The measures reflect wider efforts across the Western-backed Gulf states to expand media controls following... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:05:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2042340-press-watchdog-urges-kuwait-to-rethink-media-laws.html 2013-04-24T19:05:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2036062-kuwait-ex-mp-freed-to-fight-emir-insult-sentence.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — A defense lawyer in Kuwait says a former parliament member was granted bail and will remain free while fighting a five-year sentence for a speech considered insulting to the Gulf nation's emir. Monday's court decision defuses a brewing political crisis after Musallam al-Barrack refused to surrender to authorities last week. His supporte... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:38:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2036062-kuwait-ex-mp-freed-to-fight-emir-insult-sentence.html 2013-04-22T13:38:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2030350-muzzle-dissent-gulf-faces-backlash-kuwait.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Outside a palm-shaded villa in suburban Kuwait City, government security forces are taunted and defied each night by supporters of a former lawmaker ordered to prison for insulting the emir of this tiny nation. It's a local showdown, but the anger and resistance outside the ex-parliament member's home has the potential to reverberate ac... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:28:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2030350-muzzle-dissent-gulf-faces-backlash-kuwait.html 2013-04-19T10:28:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2019904-kuwait-opposition-leader-sentenced-to-5-years.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — A leader of Kuwait's opposition has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges of insulting the emir during a political rally last year, opposition groups said on Monday. The sentence against former parliament member Mussallam al-Barrack could rekindle street protests that flared during disputes over parliamentary elections in De... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:12:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2019904-kuwait-opposition-leader-sentenced-to-5-years.html 2013-04-15T16:12:55Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2010172-report-kuwait-proposes-1m-fine-emir-insults.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Kuwait's information minister is defending a proposed media law that reports say could bring fines of about $1 million for insulting the Gulf nation's emir and other members of the ruling family. The government has not given details of the draft regulations, which would cover both traditional media and online posts. But the liberal Kuwa... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:00:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2010172-report-kuwait-proposes-1m-fine-emir-insults.html 2013-04-10T10:00:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1989232-kuwait-online-activist-jailed-twitter-posts.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — A human rights campaigner in Kuwait says a Twitter user has been sentenced to two years in prison for insulting the ruler of the Gulf nation. Since the Arab Spring uprisings, Gulf authorities have sharply stepped up pressure on social media posts that they consider offensive to leaders or threatening to state security. Dozens of people ... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:05:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1989232-kuwait-online-activist-jailed-twitter-posts.html 2013-03-31T12:05:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1938784-us-court-charges-al-qaida-spokesman-911-crimes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior al-Qaida leader and member of Osama bin Laden's inner circle was charged Thursday with conspiring to kill Americans in his role as the terror network's top propagandist who lauded the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 — and warned there would be more. Officials said Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, who was born in Kuwait and was bin Laden's son-in-... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:45:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1938784-us-court-charges-al-qaida-spokesman-911-crimes.html 2013-03-07T23:45:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1938002-kuwait-jails-2-offending-emir.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Two activists have been jailed in Kuwait for Twitter posts that authorities claimed were offensive to the country's ruler. The sentences are part of an escalating backlash from authorities as the oil-rich country faces growing political unrest. Kuwait has the Gulf's most free-wheeling political system and a vibrant press, but denouncing... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:16:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1938002-kuwait-jails-2-offending-emir.html 2013-03-07T14:16:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1920912-gen-norman-schwarzkopf-buried-west-point.html WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, the no-nonsense Desert Storm commander famously nicknamed "Stormin' Norman," graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, soaking up its values: "Duty, Honor, Country." He married here. He taught here. And on Thursday he was buried here. His family and friends joined Kuwaiti officials, former Sec... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:15:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1920912-gen-norman-schwarzkopf-buried-west-point.html 2013-02-28T21:15:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1918540-iraq-resumes-flights-to-kuwait-22-year-halt.html BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi Airways flight landed in Kuwait on Wednesday for the first time since Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion of the tiny emirate as the neighboring states try to repair more than two decades of strained relations. Government ministers from both countries were on hand for the ceremonial landing at the international airport in Kuwait City sh... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1918540-iraq-resumes-flights-to-kuwait-22-year-halt.html 2013-02-27T18:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1913408-qatar-poet-remains-prison-offensive-verse.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A poet jailed for a verse considered offensive to Qatar's ruler harshly denounced the Gulf nation's legal proceedings on Monday after an appeals court reduced his life sentence but still kept a 15-year prison term. The rant in court — rare in the tightly controlled Gulf Arab states — underscored the free speech battles across the region... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:10:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1913408-qatar-poet-remains-prison-offensive-verse.html 2013-02-25T16:10:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1914096-iraq-kuwait-to-resume-flights-22-year-halt.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's Transportation Ministry says that country's airline will resume commercial flights to Kuwait for the first time since Saddam Hussein's forces invaded the Gulf nation in 1990. A statement posted on the ministry's official website said Monday that flights between the two "brotherly countries" is due to start next Wednesday for the firs... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:13:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1914096-iraq-kuwait-to-resume-flights-22-year-halt.html 2013-02-25T15:13:17Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1886216-kuwait-iraq-to-resume-flights-22-year-halt.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Kuwait's civil aviation chief says Iraqi Airways will resume commercial flights to the Gulf nation for the first time since the invasion of Saddam Hussein's forces more than 22 years ago. The decision follows approval by Kuwait's parliament last month for Baghdad to pay $500 million in compensation to Kuwait's national carrier for damag... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1886216-kuwait-iraq-to-resume-flights-22-year-halt.html 2013-02-12T13:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869392-kuwait-sentences-3-mps-emir-insults.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Three former Kuwaiti opposition lawmakers were sentenced to three years hard labor Tuesday for insulting the country's ruler in the latest crackdown on perceived political dissent in the Gulf nation, a defense lawyer said. The sentences are part of an escalating backlash from authorities as the oil-rich country faces growing political u... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869392-kuwait-sentences-3-mps-emir-insults.html 2013-02-05T15:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1855656-gulf-leads-un-appeal-major-boost-syrian-aid.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — An emergency U.N. appeal to raise $1.5 billion in humanitarian aid for Syria exceeded its goal Wednesday at a conference with dire predictions of rising civilian costs and Jordan's king saying the refugee crunch has pushed his nation's resources to the breaking point. "We are sending a message to Syrians: You are not alone," said U.N. S... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1855656-gulf-leads-un-appeal-major-boost-syrian-aid.html 2013-01-30T19:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1842574-un-kuwait-invasion-fund-pays-13-billion.html GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. panel that settles claims for damages from victims of Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait has paid out another $1.3 billion — bringing the total so far to $40.1 billion. The U.N. Compensation Commission did not disclose the identities of the claimants on Thursday but said the money goes toward settling two claims for damages to Kuwait's ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1842574-un-kuwait-invasion-fund-pays-13-billion.html 2013-01-24T08:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1840148-kuwait-lawmakers-clear-airline-privatization-plan.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Kuwait's parliament has approved a privatization plan for the struggling flagship carrier Kuwait Airways that includes a special government-appointed panel to oversee the transition. But Wednesday's report by the official Kuwait News Agency gives no timetable on opening the carrier to outside investors. A preliminary draft earlier this ... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1840148-kuwait-lawmakers-clear-airline-privatization-plan.html 2013-01-23T12:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808866-gulf-rulers-take-sharper-aim-web-dissent.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Something unusual happened on Kuwait's normally boisterous online universe after back-to-back convictions this week for insulting the emir on Twitter: There was hardly a mention in apparent fear of being next. If the Arab Spring uprisings represented the coming of age for social media activism in the Middle East, then th... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808866-gulf-rulers-take-sharper-aim-web-dissent.html 2013-01-09T15:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1806100-kuwait-green-light-to-airline-privatization.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A parliamentary committee in Kuwait has approved the privatization of struggling flagship carrier Kuwait Airways, but says the process could take up to three years. The report by the official Kuwait News Agency gave no further details. But officials Tuesday suggested there were no major changes to previously announced pl... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1806100-kuwait-green-light-to-airline-privatization.html 2013-01-08T11:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1804030-kuwaiti-journalist-jailed-twitter-insults.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — A Kuwait newspaper says an online journalist has been sentenced to two years in prison for posts deemed "insulting" to the Gulf nation's ruler — the second such ruling this week. The decision reflects a widening social media crackdown across the Gulf Arab states to quell perceived political dissent. Kuwait's pro-government Al Watan news... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1804030-kuwaiti-journalist-jailed-twitter-insults.html 2013-01-07T13:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1800078-correction-obit-schwarzkopf-story.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story Dec. 28 about the death of U.S. Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, The Associated Press reported erroneously the date of Schwarzkopf's birth. He was born on Aug. 22, 1934, not Aug. 24. A corrected version of the story is below: Desert Storm commander Norman Schwarzkopf dies His days of stormin' behind him, retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkop... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1800078-correction-obit-schwarzkopf-story.html 2013-01-04T18:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1789232-reaction-to-death-norman-schwarzkopf.html Reaction to the death Thursday of retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf: "With the passing of Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, we've lost an American original. From his decorated service in Vietnam to the historic liberation of Kuwait and his leadership of United States Central Command, Gen. Schwarzkopf stood tall for the country and Army he loved... Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1789232-reaction-to-death-norman-schwarzkopf.html 2012-12-28T02:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1769502-kuwaits-emir-digs-opposition.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Security forces blocked hundreds of protesters from staging a rally outside the parliament building Sunday as Kuwait's emir denounced anti-government factions for threatening to "tear apart" the nation and vowed a firm stance amid a deepening political crisis. The hardline stance underscored the potential for Kuwait's tensions to escala... Sun, 16 Dec 2012 12:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1769502-kuwaits-emir-digs-opposition.html 2012-12-16T12:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1768316-boeing-delivers-jet-to-iraq-decades.html BAGHDAD (AP) — The first new Boeing Co. jetliner sold to Iraq in 30 years touched down in Baghdad on Saturday, signaling the country's determination to rebuild its economy after decades of war and sanctions. Iraq is eager to improve its creaky aviation industry, which lags far behind that of its energy-rich neighbors. Boeing's delivery of the twin-aisle 7... Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1768316-boeing-delivers-jet-to-iraq-decades.html 2012-12-15T14:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760526-kuwait-names-government-with-major-changes.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Kuwait's ruler has named a new Cabinet that makes no major changes in membership and reinstates the finance minister who resigned earlier this year under pressure from opposition lawmakers. The failure to make even nominal changes is seen as a slap at the opposition. It comes less than two weeks after parliamentary elections boycotted b... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760526-kuwait-names-government-with-major-changes.html 2012-12-12T15:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760270-panetta-obama-weighing-us-presence-afghanistan.html ALI AL-SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday that President Barack Obama will decide in the next few weeks how many U.S. troops will stay in Afghanistan after the combat mission ends in December 2014. Panetta did not reveal what options Obama is considering, but officials have said he may settle on a figure betwe... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760270-panetta-obama-weighing-us-presence-afghanistan.html 2012-12-12T04:50:00Z