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Country briefings are no longer being updated. From Economist.com Apr 14th 2010 A general election in Kuwait ![]() A recent general election may not make the government more effective From The Economist print edition May 21st 2009 Four women become MPs in Kuwait's election ![]() The victory of four women in the election reflects a popular shift against Islamist conservatives From The Economist print edition May 17th 2009 Land grabs in Cambodia ![]() Disputes erupt over plans to invest millions in rice farming From The Economist print edition Apr 23rd 2009 The dissolution of Kuwait's parliament ![]() The emir of Kuwait has dissolved parliament, again From The Economist print edition Mar 18th 2009 Labour rations in the Gulf ![]() Gulf Arab states are fretting at the rising number of foreign workers From The Economist print edition Sep 1st 2008 Kuwait's election ![]() An experiment in democracy fails to inspire the neighbours From The Economist print edition May 22nd 2008 Kuwait holds a parliamentary election ![]() Kuwait holds a parliamentary election From Economist.com May 15th 2008 Kuwait prepares for a parliamentary election ![]() Kuwait prepares for a parliamentary election From Economist.com May 4th 2008 Banking on women in the Gulf ![]() Women in the Gulf seek to prise open the male-dominated world of banking From The Economist print edition Apr 10th 2008 Arab sovereign-wealth funds are still eyed with suspicion ![]() Arab sovereign-wealth funds are still eyed with suspicion From The Economist print edition Feb 26th 2008 Investments by Gulf countries in poorer places ![]() The Gulf's rich are beginning to invest in dowdier places as well From The Economist print edition Feb 21st 2008 America in the Middle East ![]() A new sort of cold war stalks the region From The Economist print edition Aug 2nd 2007 Tracking the oil trail ![]() Where do the Gulf states invest their immense wealth? From The Economist print edition Jun 7th 2007 New era in Kuwait ![]() Monarchs of the Gulf have been proving mortal From The Economist print edition Jan 19th 2006 Kuwait's booming hotels ![]() Events in Iraq have given Kuwait one of the world's perkiest hotel markets From The Economist print edition Mar 25th 2004 Kuwait's high-tech vote-riggers ![]() With the help of a mobile phone From The Economist print edition Jul 3rd 2003 Kuwait, America and Iraq ![]() Kuwait looks forward to war, though harbouring a doubt or two From The Economist print edition Feb 20th 2003 Anti-terrorism in the Gulf ![]() Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Yemen have to admit that all is not as it should be From The Economist print edition Nov 21st 2002 Time travellers ![]() The Gulf states have come a long way, fast. Now they need to think about where they are going, says Max Rodenbeck From The Economist print edition Mar 21st 2002 Kuwait ten years after liberation ![]() Kuwait celebrated 40 years of independence and ten years of restored freedom this week. It is rich again, but mired in indecision and state control From The Economist print edition Mar 1st 2001 Kuwait’s encouraging election ![]() Will the country’s newly elected reformists make a real difference? From The Economist print edition Jul 8th 1999 Kuwaiti women get the vote ![]() From The Economist print edition May 20th 1999 . . . and in Kuwait ![]() From The Economist print edition May 6th 1999 Kuwait’s complacent princes ![]() Kuwait dangerously fails to mend its ways From The Economist print edition Jun 4th 1998 Bored and drugged in Kuwait ![]() Young Kuwaitis are a drug-dealer’s delight From The Economist print edition Feb 26th 1998 Kuwait prepares for the worst ![]() From The Economist print edition Feb 19th 1998 |
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