Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — After nearly two years of silence, Kuwait’s opposition has resumed mass protests. The Islamist opposition has renewed activities against the government and ruling family of the Gulf Cooperation Council sheikdom. After a crackdown in late 2012, the opposition has begun organizing street protests to highlight official corruption. “We want […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Kuwait is holding parliamentary elections amid rising violence. Up to 400,000 Kuwaitis began to cast their votes on Feb. 2 in elections described as the most tense in decades. The heated campaign has been marred by tribal and ethnic violence, which prompted an expanded security presence in Kuwait, which […]
