Kuwait

Kuwait: First female MPs voted into office

US-educated Aseel al-Awadhi and Rola Dashti were among winners in the third district, official results declared.

Kuwaiti female activists yesterday called for more judicial empowerment pursuant to the policy of their involvement in national development alongside their male peers.

Kuwait: Debate over the headscarves of female ministers

Islamic MPs are obliging Education Minister Nouriya Al-Sabeeh and Housing Minister Moudhi Al-Homoud to wear hijabs during parliamentary sessions in implementation of Islamic rules and regulations.

Kuwait: First Islamic Investment Holding Company for Women Formed in Kuwait

The shares of the first Islamic holding company established and directed by women and intended to serve women in the country will soon hit the Kuwait market.

Kuwait: Enforcing a repressive law on dress codes

New arrests show that Kuwait has resumed enforcing a repressive dress code that criminalizes "imitating the appearance of the opposite sex," Human Rights Watch said today.

Koweït: Le Koweït recrute des femmes dans la police de l’aéroport

Le ministère koweïtien de l’Intérieur doit très prochainement annoncer la création d’une unité de police entièrement féminine, qui sera dirigée par une femme.

Koweït: Extraits d'interview avec l’intellectuel koweïtien Ahmad Al-Baghdadi

Le site d’information en arabe, «elaph.com», publie ce lundi une longue interview de l’intellectuel koweïtien Ahmad Al-Baghdadi. Ancien enseignant universitaire, Al-Baghdadi s’emporte avec virulence contre la situation qui prévaut dans les pays arabes.

Koweït: Le Koweït abandonne le week-end jeudi-vendredi

Officiellement depuis hier, c’est le Koweït qui a changé de week-end, optant pour le vendredi-samedi.

Kuwait: Kuwait bars women from working night jobs

The Kuwaiti parliament on Monday passed a law banning women from working at night, except those in the medical profession, and barring them from jobs considered ‘immoral.’

Kowéit: Nouriya Al-Sebih, la femme qui défie les islamistes

Elle a prêté serment sans hidjab au parlement Koweïtien.