Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day. Part of this analysis extracts entities and entity related information from clusters of stories.The selection and placement of stories are determined automatically by a computer program. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material.http://emm.newsexplorer.eu/NewsExplorer/entities/en/53501.htmlenhttp://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=115062http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=115062BEIRUT: Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah held talks with Lebanese politicians and supervised the signing of more bilateral agreements between his country and Lebanon on Wednesday. Kuwait's deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammad Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah and Prime Minister Saad....Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200LBdailystar-1b1c7aacad8d8bd72a76f6ff0e5738c8LBdailystarenhttp://www.menewsline.com/article-1173,18686-France-Kuwait-Agree-On-Nuke-Coop.aspxhttp://www.menewsline.com/article-1173,18686-France-Kuwait-Agree-On-Nuke-Coop.aspxTue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100menewsline-11fcf4074a76f6e481336df2cade15cemenewslineenhttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009/12/02/story_2-12-2009_pg5_32http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009/12/02/story_2-12-2009_pg5_32KUWAIT CITY: Kuwaiti shares closed 2.71 percent lower on Tuesday as local investors had their first chance to react to the Dubai debt crisis. The market opened 1.8 percent down and quickly slipped back further, led by a slide in the key banking sector.Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100dailytimesPK-d86419b81d993b9d1fbb2785f132c45ddailytimesPKenhttp://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/Foreign_News/Politics1/Pages/KuwaitiSpeakerMeetsIraqiEnvoy25112009.aspxhttp://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/Foreign_News/Politics1/Pages/KuwaitiSpeakerMeetsIraqiEnvoy25112009.aspxKUWAIT, November 25 (QNA) - Kuwaiti National Assembly Speaker Jassim Al-Kharafi received on Wednesday Iraqi Vice President Envoy and advisor Khaled Risan Kased, who is currently visiting Kuwait. Bilateral ties and means to boost them were reviewed during the meeting.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100qnaol-3bfdd5096f5717a29fcd17127d606ebaqnaolenhttp://article.wn.com/view/2009/10/17/Gulftrotting_Tony_Blair_cashes_in_on_his_war_contacts/http://article.wn.com/view/2009/10/17/Gulftrotting_Tony_Blair_cashes_in_on_his_war_contacts/Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and visiting Emir of Kuwait Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah held talks on Tuesay at Al Mushref Palace. Topic discussed included the Even as David Cameron devises ways to prevent his conference speech coming over all....Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200eirepost-ebf203762ad03679b25b9ca657f74149eirepostenhttp://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/Local_News/Politics/Pages/HEthePremierCondolesEmirofKuwait10102009.aspxhttp://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/Local_News/Politics/Pages/HEthePremierCondolesEmirofKuwait10102009.aspxDoha, October 10 (QNA) - H.E. Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani has sent a cable of condolences to Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on the demise of late Sheik Khalid Ali Sabah Al- Sabah Saud Al-Sabah.Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200qnaol-84c9c8519cf9c70c5107e5f5e775d47bqnaolenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/kuwait/6042867/Ex-wife-started-fire-at-former-husbands-wedding.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/kuwait/6042867/Ex-wife-started-fire-at-former-husbands-wedding.htmlA spurned exwife started a fire at the second marriage of her former husband which killed 43 women and children according to police sources in Kuwait.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-c4429948927138ced17c66c57aea9a9etelegraphenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/8203733.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/8203733.stmAt least 30 women and children are killed by a fire in a tent at a wedding ceremony in Kuwait, officials say.Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200bbc-59c4d6866e8f20a3f592803983593cccbbcenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090812/wl_nm/us_kuwait_qaeda_refineryhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090812/wl_nm/us_kuwait_qaeda_refineryReuters - Members of an al Qaeda-linked group arrested in Kuwait planned to attack the OPEC member's Shuaiba oil refinery, a daily newspaper reported on Wednesday.Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-70f1c0fff75f1b3631b4e1d7eec0dbf0news-yahooenhttp://article.wn.com/view/2009/08/09/Consul_slams_Benjamin_Netanyahu_for_undermining_USIsraeli_re/http://article.wn.com/view/2009/08/09/Consul_slams_Benjamin_Netanyahu_for_undermining_USIsraeli_re/Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman suggested Monday that a diplomat who warned that government policy was causing a dangerous rift in Israel-U.S. ties should resign his post. Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman suggested Monday that a diplomat who warned that government policy was causing a dangerous rift in Israel-U.Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200palestinepost-f69b2352887afffe2dcc5ce155384017palestinepostenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/03/israelis-evict-palestinians/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/03/israelis-evict-palestinians/JERUSALEM | Israeli police evicted two Palestinian families in East Jerusalem on Sunday, then allowed Jewish settlers to move into their homes, drawing criticism from Palestinians, the United Nations and the U.S. State Department. Police arrived before dawn and cordoned off part of the Arab....Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200washtimes-90d2b3ac3f2992b495669b1fdb13f6b2washtimesenhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2009/07/2009726114449837108.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2009/07/2009726114449837108.htmlOfficials in Kuwait have found the body of a man said to be Hazem Khaled al-Braikan, a Kuwaiti financier charged by the US financial regulator with fraud. Media reports said on Sunday that Al-Braikan, who was head of Al-Raya Investment Company, had apparently shot himself.Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-c6debb065c8cc7f59a16ab9fa1de0d13aljazeera-enenhttp://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=32752http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=32752NBK reports net income on overseas investments in 2008 dropped by 22.8% due to global economic crisis.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200middle-east-online_en-be9440cde257e05f5d65dc8ae6715604middle-east-online_enenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54U0VO20090531?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewshttp://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54U0VO20090531?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsKUWAIT (Reuters) - Almost a fifth of Kuwait's newly elected members of parliament walked out of Sunday's first session to protest against the new cabinet line-up, a sign that tensions that had almost paralyzed lawmaking were still alive.Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200reuters-49fae4cacc55038b211820bfbb1a624freutersenhttp://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&month=May2009&file=World_News2009051823942.xmlhttp://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&month=May2009&file=World_News2009051823942.xmlKUWAIT: Women won four seats in Kuwait’s Parliament, a first in the Gulf Arab state’s history, but with many of the same faces back, Saturday’s election is unlikely to end a political deadlock that has delayed economic reforms. Sunni Islamists lost some ground while Shi’as and liberals made small....Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200thepeninsulaqatar-19616012b4e313e9b7d2591f438c3705thepeninsulaqatarenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/9JWAsYoMaqY/la-fg-babylon16-2009may16-link,0,4314075.storylinkhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/9JWAsYoMaqY/la-fg-babylon16-2009may16-link,0,4314075.storylinkBabylon & Beyond blog: Voters headed to the polls today for the third time in three years to elect a new parliament amid an economic downturn that has spurred some to reconsider the Persian Gulf kingdom's experiment in democracy.Sat, 16 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200latimes-8d782471a126fd5ef30c90435068f6c4latimesenhttp://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_Bulletin/News/Pages/09-05-13-1850_110_0038.aspxhttp://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_Bulletin/News/Pages/09-05-13-1850_110_0038.aspxKuwait, May 13 (QNA) - Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed al Jaber al Sabah received Wednesday a letter from Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev, pertaining to bilateral ties and ways of enhancing the aspects of mutual cooperation in all fields. The letter was received by Minister of the Emiri Diwan....Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200qnaol-cb4a5032af109805be8780095ed2fcebqnaolenhttp://www.arabtimesonline.com/kuwaitnews/pagesdetails.asp?nid=31351&ccid=9http://www.arabtimesonline.com/kuwaitnews/pagesdetails.asp?nid=31351&ccid=9confirmed his plan to stand in the elections from the First Constituency. Former MPs Marzouq Al-Ghanem, Ali Al-Rashed, Mubarak Al-Khurainej and Ahmad Lari, along with a multitude of supporters, welcomed Al-Qallaf upon his return to Kuwait after undergoing treatment in London.Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200arabtimes-dfacfab74e5341051b8b877ce1d468bfarabtimesenhttp://www.arabtimesonline.com/kuwaitnews/pagesdetails.asp?nid=30241&ccid=9http://www.arabtimesonline.com/kuwaitnews/pagesdetails.asp?nid=30241&ccid=9he homeland, under the theme, Kuwait above all other considerations. The minister, who expressed appreciation to His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for sponsoring the graduation ceremony, urged the new batch of the top-degree students to be ready for serving Kuwait....Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100arabtimes-7b4f127c98c54fd185f8772079822fccarabtimesenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e4312d0e-125d-11de-b816-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e4312d0e-125d-11de-b816-0000779fd2ac.htmlKUWAIT, March 16 - The Kuwaiti government has tendered its resignation to the Gulf Arab state’s ruler to avert a questioning of the prime minister in parliament amid a protracted political crisis, several deputies said on Monday. ”The resignation has been submitted formally and it’s up to the emir....Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100ft-82da07b42e6c9845cbadf667e429105aftenhttp://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Kuwait-to-scrap-14-bn-refinery-project/rssarticleshow/4268049.cmshttp://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Kuwait-to-scrap-14-bn-refinery-project/rssarticleshow/4268049.cmsKuwait is scrapping a $14 billion project to build a fourth refinery in the oil-rich country, the prime minister said in remarks published on Sunday.Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100economictimes-fe3d53b89eae4ba3dfa4c224ca31da42economictimesenhttp://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2009/200902/news26/20090226-02ee.htmlhttp://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2009/200902/news26/20090226-02ee.htmlPyongyang, February 26 (KCNA) -- Bulletins were issued by organizations in Kuwait and Sri Lanka on the occasion of the birthday of General Secretary Kim Jong Il. The preparatory committee for celebrating February 16 of Kuwait and the Kuwait-DPRK Friendship Association jointly issued a bulletin on Feb.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100kcna-00d74214e16c349a7bb3cd4f7af8e0c6kcnaenhttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90854/6578217.htmlhttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90854/6578217.htmlArab League Secretary General Amr Moussa said on Tuesday the pan-Arab bloc will coordinate the transfer of funds into the Palestinian Gaza Strip for its reconstruction following three weeks of Israeli massive offensive. Moussa told a press conference after the closing session of the first Arab....Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100peopledaily-5f2c0f4b87c697d9b37057c49770a3b9peopledailyenhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=157678http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=157678KUWAIT CITY: Arab investors have lost $2.5 trillion from the credit crunch, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad al-Sabah, whose country hosts anSun, 18 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100NewsJang-en-0459c21ead98b59604418aa203419a84NewsJang-enen