Category Archives: Kuwait
Nasrah Al Shamery Released from Kuwaiti Jail
The Australian woman who was jailed for allegedly bashing the Emir of Kuwait at the country's airport, has been set free.
Nasrah Al Shamery will stay in the Kuwait jail that she's been in since December until she is at last deported back to Australia. She was originally given a two year sentence but now it has been suspended.
Al Shamery's family is overjoyed not only because they insisted she was innocent of the charges, but because they were concered for her health.
Al Shamery reportedly suffers Read more [...]
Kuwaiti Emir Cements Energy Ties with China
The Emir of Kuwait arrived in China Sunday for a four day visit to the world's most populous nation.
Reuters
Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah is there to strengthen economic ties with China, especially in the field of energy.
"We attach great importance to advancing cooperation with China in various fields, including cooperation in economy and trade and politics," the Emir told Chinese President Hu Jintao.
In 2005, the two countries signed signed an agreement to build an oil refinery in China's Read more [...]
Australian Sentenced for Insulting Kuwaiti Emir
An Australian woman has been sentenced for two years for insulting Kuwait's emir.
Nasrah Al-Shamery was arrested back in December at a Kuwaiti airport after officials accused her of screaming insults of the country's ruler.
Bashing Emir Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah is not permitted to Kuwaitis or foreigners.
Al-Shamery's family insist she is innocent, and are pleading for her release.
"The emir is a good and respectable man," said Sulaiman Al-Shamery, Nasrah's husband.
"I beseech him to pardon her. Read more [...]
Kuwaiti Emir Accepts Cabinet Resignations
On Monday, the ruler of Kuwait accepted the resignation of the Cabinet, asking his prime minister to deal with "urgent matters" until a new government is in place.
The Emir - Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah - may appoint a new prime minister or dissolve parliament but has few options to resolve an underlying standoff between Islamist deputies and the pro-Western government.
He also has the chance to decide on a non-parliamentary rule for two years, and even dissolving the national assembly. Either Read more [...]
Sarkozy Promotes France to Middle East Royals
Nicolas Sarkozy promoted France all over the Middle East these past two days. Following his historic visit to Baghdad, the President of France went to Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait, and met with the monarchs of those countries during his tour of the region.
In Oman, Sarkozy aimed to sell French-made aircraft to replace the country's aging 20 Anglo-French Jaguars. This was to be a challenge since most Middle East countries buy from the English-speaking world.
"These are by tradition Anglo-Saxon countries Read more [...]
Kuwaiti Judge Keeps Australian on Detention for Two More Weeks
An Australian woman at the center of an international freedom of speech conflict was given two more weeks of detention in a Kuwaiti jail.
Nasrah Alshamery has been behind bars since late December for allegedly insulting Kuwait's emir.
It happened when Alshamery, her husband and children travelled to the Middle East via Kuwait for a holiday. A misunderstanding at the Kuwaiti airport led to a chaotic scene between her family and officials. It led to Alshamery, 43, to cry out obscenities, including Read more [...]
Australian Woman Jailed After Insulting Kuwaiti Emir
An Australian woman has been sitting in a Kuwaiti jail cell for three weeks for allegedly bashing Kuwait's ruling Emir at a Kuwaiti airport.
But according to the daughter of Nasrah Alshamery, 43, she does not even know the name of the Emir.
Wafa Alshamery, 21, a medical science student, said: "My mum didn't swear about the emir. She didn't even mention his name. [The security guards] made this problem because their friend started hitting my dad."
"One of the police said something like, 'Saddam Read more [...]
Tensions Among Kuwait’s Ruling Family Worsens Country’s Crisis
Divisions within Kuwait's ruling family are exacerbating a political crisis that has paralysed legislation and threatened economic reforms in the OPEC state, lawmakers, analysts and diplomats said.
Last month, the cabinet resigned after deputies moved to question the Gulf Arab state's prime minister, a senior member of the royal family, over mismanagment charges and allowing the visit of an Iranian Shi'ite cleric to the Sunni-ruled country.
"The political crisis in Kuwait is difficult to relate Read more [...]
