Kuwait

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Sabah has dissolved the country’s parliament and assumed some of its powers, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. The emir cited an “unhealthy atmosphere” and spread of corruption that has “even affected the justice system.” Weeks after…

The Juvenile Court in Kuwait handed down a five-year prison sentence to a tenth-grade student for his involvement with Daesh and his attempt to bomb a Husseiniya in the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate, Middle East Monitor reported yesterday. According to the…

Parliamentary elections were held in Kuwait the day before yesterday, Thursday, with participation from voters in various regions of the country. The elections aimed to choose new members to represent the citizens in the Kuwaiti National Assembly, which is the…

Kuwaiti voters cast their ballot to elect a new parliament on Thursday in the first election since Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah took power last year. Some 834,733 voters are eligible to vote to choose 50 lawmakers out of 200 candidates…

Colon cancer is the most common type of cancer among Kuwaiti men, said the head of the Cancer Awareness National Campaign (CAN) in Kuwait. According to Alanbaa News, Khalid Al-Saleh added that the most common types of cancer among men…

Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait, died on Saturday at the age of 86 due to his deteriorating health condition in the hospital, Kuwait state TV reported, citing the official statement by the Amiri Diwan of Kuwait.…

Amersham town in England has hosted the largest event on the biography, principles and humanitarian stand of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, amid the presence of leaders and clerics from different religious backgrounds from all over the world. Sayyeda…

On the days of the anniversary of the martyrdom of Sayyida Fatima Al-Zahra, peace be upon her, the son of the religious authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah, Sayyed Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi, Hujjat Al-Islam wa al-Muslimin, Sayyid Ahmed Al-Shirazi, participated in…

The Husseiniyah of Imam Al-Mahdi, may Allah hasten his honorable reappearance, which is affiliated with the Supreme Religious Authority in the State of Kuwait, established a Fatimid mourning ceremony on the martyrdom anniversary of Lady Fatima Al-Zahraa (peace be upon…

A Kuwaiti lawmaker has suggested that the parliament pass a law to make the teaching of the Holy Quran at schools compulsory. Hamdan al-Azimi has proposed that the Quran be taught as a compulsory subject in elementary and high schools,…