Kuwait
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Sovereign wealth
Trillion-dollar piggy banks: Inside the world of sovereign wealth
Norway’s is famously huge. Qatar used its to buy Harrods. How do sovereign wealth funds work? And why isn’t ours as big as Norway’s?
- by Angus Holland
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Sheikh Nawaf, Emir of Kuwait, defence minister at Iraqi invasion
Pressed on why so many officers were on holiday on the day before the invasion, he said it was all “compulsory and urgent leave”.
Gulf Arab nations ask Netflix to remove content that ‘contradict values’
The move comes after countries in the Muslim world in June banned the public showing of Disney’s latest animated film Lightyear
- by Jon Gambrell
Muslim nations rip into India over insulting remarks about Islam
At least five Arab nations have lodged official protests against India following comments made by two prominent spokespeople from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.
- by Sheikh Saaliq
Kuwait ruler, long-time diplomat Sheikh Sabah, dies aged 91
Kuwait was plunged into mourning for a leader regarded by many Gulf Arabs as a savvy diplomatic operator and a humanitarian champion.
Opinion
Good Weekend
Shattered illusions: how the bubble of American exceptionalism is bursting
A country known chiefly for its openness and dynamism is curling in on itself.
- by Amelia Lester
Australian investigated for mask stockpile scam
A healthcare union, Pittsburgh businessman and several hospitals and government agencies were all caught up in the elaborate fraud.
- by Peter Mitchell
Deep clean ordered as pilgrimage sites closed
The total number of coronavirus cases in the six Gulf states has risen to more than 2600, with nine deaths.
- by Aziz al-Yaakoubi and Yousef Saba
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Iran's negligence may lead to an even greater global viral outbreak
Any chance that Iran might have kept the epidemic from spiralling out of control has already been lost.
- by Dr Homayoun Kheyri
Stocks plunge as coronavirus takes aim at Europe and Middle East
Across the world, stock markets and futures dipped, with the Dow down more than 800 points in the opening minutes of trading.
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