Kuwait said it has amended its sports law in response to IOC threats to suspend the Gulf nation because of government interference in the national Olympic committee.

No details were immediately given

The head of the dissident Free Syrian Army charged in remarks published on Sunday that Al-Qaeda has links with the powerful airforce intelligence of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

"If Al-Qa

Kuwaiti lawmakers voted in favour of a legal amendment on Thursday which could make insulting God and the Prophet Mohammad punishable by death, after a case of suspected blasphemy on Twitter caused an

Kuwait's parliament on Thursday provisionally passed amendments to the Gulf state's penal code stipulating the death penalty for those who curse God, Islam's Prophet Mohammed or his wives.

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Kuwait Airways says flight cancellations across its network of routes have been extended into a second day as it copes with a strike by workers.

The action by Kuwait Airways employees is part of a la