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Kuwait City, Kuwait - Opposition lawmakers maintained a majority in Kuwait's parliament, results showed Friday, after the Gulf state's third parliamentary...
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Opposition retains majority in Kuwait parliament post elections
Kuwait City, Kuwait - Opposition lawmakers maintained a majority in Kuwait's parliament, results showed Friday, after the Gulf state's third parliamentary...
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Kuwait forms new government led by Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf al-Sabah
Kuwait - Kuwait on Sunday formed a new government led by the Prime Minister, Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah....
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Netanyahu vows to continue with controversial judicial reforms
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Iran-Saudi reconciliation advances with high-level diplomatic visit
In a significant step towards reconciliation, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan conducted a landmark visit to Iran to hold...
- Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan holds historic talks with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, focusing on regional security
- The talks are part of a reconciliation process between Iran and Saudi Arabia, following a seven-year rupture that began in 2016
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Former Israeli PM testifies in Benjamin Netanyahu graft trial
JERUSALEM - Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid on Monday testified at a Jerusalem court in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ongoing...
- According to prosecutors, between 2007 and 2016 Netanyahu allegedly received gifts valued at US$195,000.
- Netanyahu denies any wrongdoing, saying gifts were only accepted from friends and without him having asked for them.
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George Soros hands over control of his $25bn empire to son Alexander
Billionaire investor George Soros had handed over control of his US$25 billion empire to his younger son Alexander Soros -...
- Alexander Soros recently met with Biden administration officials, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and heads of state.
- The younger Soros is the only family member on the investment committee overseeing Soros Fund Management.