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Editor's note
Country briefings are no longer being updated.
Apr 14th 2010

Four women become MPs in Kuwait's election
The victory of four women in the election reflects a popular shift against Islamist conservatives
May 17th 2009

Land grabs in Cambodia
Disputes erupt over plans to invest millions in rice farming
Apr 23rd 2009

The dissolution of Kuwait's parliament
The emir of Kuwait has dissolved parliament, again
Mar 18th 2009

Labour rations in the Gulf
Gulf Arab states are fretting at the rising number of foreign workers
Sep 1st 2008

Kuwait's election
An experiment in democracy fails to inspire the neighbours
May 22nd 2008

Kuwait holds a parliamentary election
Kuwait holds a parliamentary election
May 15th 2008

Kuwait prepares for a parliamentary election
Kuwait prepares for a parliamentary election
May 4th 2008

Banking on women in the Gulf
Women in the Gulf seek to prise open the male-dominated world of banking
Apr 10th 2008

Arab sovereign-wealth funds are still eyed with suspicion
Arab sovereign-wealth funds are still eyed with suspicion
Feb 26th 2008

Investments by Gulf countries in poorer places
The Gulf's rich are beginning to invest in dowdier places as well
Feb 21st 2008

America in the Middle East
A new sort of cold war stalks the region
Aug 2nd 2007

Tracking the oil trail
Where do the Gulf states invest their immense wealth?
Jun 7th 2007

New era in Kuwait
Monarchs of the Gulf have been proving mortal
Jan 19th 2006


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