Gulf countries

Kuwait’s Emir Approves Its 46th Government Amid Political Crisis

Kuwait's emir approved a new cabinet Sunday two days after he dissolved the parliament elected only weeks earlier, and he and the new government assumed some of the assembly's powers. Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmed al-Sabah on Friday dissolved the most powerful elected legislature in the Gulf and suspended articles of the constitution, citing ...

Saudi Prince MBS ‘Reassures’ Cabinet on King’s Health

Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler offered reassuring words on Tuesday about the health of the Gulf kingdom's aging monarch, who has a lung infection, state media said. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, first in line to the throne, "reassures everyone about the health of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques," the official Saudi Press Agency said on ...

Dubai Crown Prince Named UAE Defense Minister

Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum on Sunday announced he had appointed his son, the emirate's crown prince, as defense minister of the United Arab Emirates in a cabinet reshuffle. "Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has joined the government of the UAE as Deputy Prime Minister and has been appointed Minister of ...