The President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Emir of Kuwait H.H Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah who is visiting the UAE held talks in Abu Dhabi today. The two leaders discussed regional and international developments, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and cooperation between their two countries.
Sheikh Khalifa stressed that the visit would strengthen relations between the UAE and Kuwait, Sheikh Khalifa said: “We look forward to attending the forthcoming GCC Summit in Kuwait next December.” After the meeting, Sheikh Khalifa held a lunch banquet in honor of Emir of Kuwait and members of the accompanying delegation.
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His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei began a three day statevisit to Kuwait on April 13 which he held talks with Emir of Kuwait. The leaders underlined the warm and friendly relations between the two countries and expressed commitment to further promote bilateral ties.
After the meeting, the Emir hosted banquet in honour of the monarch’s visit.
On April 16, His Majesty visited Oman. Arriving at the Al-Alam Guest Palace for an official welcoming ceremony. His Majesty was escorted by horse guards and later received a royal salute. The Brunei national anthem was played followed by the firing of 21 canon shots to honour His Majesty’s arrival.
His Majesty Sultan Qaboos and Sultan of Brunei attended an official meeting which both rulers discussed ways to improve relations and strengthen bilateral ties in a number of areas.
After the meeting a dinner banquet was hosted in honor of the visiting guest.
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Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah has accepted the resignation the prime minister and his cabinet, Kuwaiti official Television reported on Monday. Kuwait’s government resignation comes after the Islamist lawmakers submitted three requests to question Prime Minister Sheikh Naser Mohammed Al Ahmad Al Sabah on political crisis. It is the fourth time the cabinet has resigned in two years. The last cabinet resigned in November after a similar request to question the prime minister, who has been accused of mismanagement. Questioning the prime minister has never been allowed in Kuwait and the current one, Sheik Nasser al-Mohamed al-Ahmad al-Sabah, is the emir’s nephew.
The emir may either appoint a new prime minister or dissolve Parliament which would lead to early elections.
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Al Jazeera television reported on Tuesday that Kuwait’s ruler has decided to dissolve parliament after Islamist lawmakers asked to question the prime minister over his government’s handling of the economic crisis.
Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Kuwait quoted parliamentary sources as saying Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah, who has the last word in politics, would issue a decree to dissolve parliament.
This is not the first time the emir dissolves a problem in the government. A year ago, the emir dissolved parliament to end a row between MPs and the cabinet.
Kuwait’s parliament is the most outspoken in the region. Its mostly governed by ruling families. Rows between the government and members of parliament have often led to cancellation of government projects and delays in proposed reforms.
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On Wednesday 25 February, His Majesty King Abdullah meet with visiting Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah for talks. Sheikh Mohammad handed the Monarch a letter from Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah on efforts to realise Arab solidarity and current Arab and regional issues. The letter also included mechanisms to implement a $2 billion Arab development initiative that Sheikh Sabah launched during the January Arab Economic and Social Development summit to secure resources to finance and support small and medium-size enterprises in the Arab world.
During the meeting, they discussed regional developments and efforts to bring about peace and stability in the Middle East through finding a solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that is based on the two-state solution and the Arab Peace Initiative.
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After an unexpected visit to Baghdad on 10 February, President Nicholas Sarkozy of France visited the Gulf States of Oman, Bahrain, and Kuwait to confer with the rulers of those countries on both military and civilian issues. This visit follows visits by the President in 2008 to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, which also led to agreemements, most significantly an agreement for France to set up a military base in the UAE and also a deal for development of nuclear energy.
During the most recent trip, President Sarkozy signed a declaration about nuclear energy and an agreement for a French military base in Bahrain (similar to last year’s agreements with the UAE), and an agreement on health care in Oman.
This series of trips and agreements is likely to make France one of the most significant players, if not the most significant, in the Middle East in the early 21st century.
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