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A regularly updated column of news briefs from around the region Iranian gives himself up after immolation threat inside UN Athens office
Kuwait MPs pass key election reform bill to curb corruption
Kuwaits parliament on Monday passed a key election reform bill that slashes the number of polling constituencies in line with a key opposition demand aimed at curbing corruption.
Kuwait parliament reelects speaker as PM urges cooperation
Kuwaits new parliament on Wednesday reelected the pro-government figure Jassem Al Khorafi to the post of speaker as the prime minister called for an era of cooperation with MPs.
Analysis: Arabs eye Kuwait's elections and reforms
The democratic exercise in Kuwaits early parliamentary elections may have given the oil-rich emirate something to boast about, but the polls seem to have backfired against the regime with the oppositions sweeping victory.
Kuwait ruling family under fire in heated election campaign
The vigor of the campaign for Thursdays parliamentary election in Kuwait, which has featured direct criticism of the ruling family, shows that Kuwaitis have made much bigger strides toward democracy than fellow Gulf Arabs.
Stormy campaign in buildup to historic Kuwait election
Oil-rich Kuwait, where democracy has made more inroads than in any other Gulf Arab state, chooses a new parliament on Thursday in historic elections that will see women taking part for the first time.
Kuwaiti opposition charges conspiracy to take over parliament
Kuwaiti opposition groups, locked in a crucial election battle, are mounting a fierce attack against claims that highly influential "forces of corruption" are trying to seize control in parliament.
Kuwaiti women flock to historic polls
Kuwaiti women turned out in force on Thursday to vote for the first time in parliamentary elections in the oil-rich Gulf state after a heated campaign focused on electoral reform and corruption.
Gulf bloggers: a new breed of Arab activists
Internet blogs are giving rise to a new breed of Arab activist as ordinary residents increasingly use them to press for more political rights and civil liberties in conservative Gulf states.
