Egypt joined six Gulf Arab nations in insisting that streaming services take down programs that go against “societal values.”
Tag: Kuwait
Kuwait Overturns Law Used to Prosecute Trans People
The country’s constitutional court said the law, which criminalized “imitation of the opposite sex,” violated Kuwaitis’ rights to personal freedom.
Gulf States Withdraw Ambassadors to Lebanon Over Criticism of Yemen War
With a few stray comments from a minor minister, Lebanon once again found itself caught in the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran, underscoring just how vulnerable it is to the whims of its more powerful neighbors.
The Americans Left Behind in Kuwait
Dozens of military contractors have been imprisoned in the emirate — some on trumped-up drug charges, and many after torture. Why has the government failed to help them?
Muslim Countries Denounce French Response to Killing of Samuel Paty, Urge Boycott
While the government’s moves against extremism have public support, they have opened France to criticism that its relationship with its Muslim citizens has taken an ugly turn.
They Came for My Father Nearly 30 Years Ago. It Still Haunts Me.
The recent antigovernment protests in Iraq remind me of Saddam Hussein’s regime of fear and of the rebels who, like my parents, opposed it at great risk.
Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, Kuwait’s Emir, Dies at 91
The emir steered the tiny, oil-rich country through the tumultuous rivalries of the Middle East.
Kuwait Says 91-Year-Old Emir Had ‘Successful’ Surgery
No further explanation was given for the procedure, which could renew a power struggle in the Gulf nation’s ruling family.
Laid Off and Locked Up: Virus Traps Domestic Workers in Arab States
The pandemic and economic crises have caused many workers to lose their jobs. Some have been detained, abused, deprived of wages and stranded far from home with nowhere to turn for help.
Virus Forces Persian Gulf States to Reckon With Migrant Labor
The Mideast’s wealthiest countries depend on foreigners to do jobs their citizens won’t. But the virus has hobbled the arrangement and drawn attention to its inequities.