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Ismaeel Naar

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Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Meshal has led the country since December. Abdulla Al Neyadi / UAE Presidential Court
Kuwait Emir forms new government days after dissolving parliament

Sheikh Meshal has approved a cabinet made up of 13 ministers, including two women

GulfMay 13, 2024
Ismaeel Naar
Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmed Al Jaber appears during an oath-taking ceremony at a special session of the National Assembly in Kuwait City. EPA
Kuwait's Emir dissolves parliament and suspends some constitutional articles

Since elections on April 4, tension between elected parliament and appointed Prime Minister has stalled government formation

GulfMay 10, 2024
Ismaeel Naar
Muslims leave after offering the last Friday prayer during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at the Grand Faisal Mosque, in Islamabad, Pakistan. AP
Why Pakistan's largest mosque owes much to Saudi Arabia

Worshippers tell The National about the affinity they have developed with the landmark because of its Saudi ties

AsiaMay 10, 2024
Ismaeel Naar
Israeli tanks line up near the border fence with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel. EPA
Israel launches more strikes on Gaza as Cairo ceasefire talks stall

Egypt calls on Hamas and Israel to show flexibility to ensure a deal is reached

MENAMay 10, 2024
Nagham Mohanna
Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan's comments have dashed hopes of at least a pause in fighting in Sudan. AFP
Sudan peace talks in doubt as army chief rejects any deal with rival paramilitary

Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan's comments appear to rule out a resumption of negotiations in Saudi Arabia with the Rapid Support Forces

MENAMay 09, 2024
Ismaeel Naar
Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in eastern Rafah on Monday. AP
What is the three-phase ceasefire deal Hamas agreed to?

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh has said the 'ball is now in Israel's court' to accept or reject the proposal

MENAMay 07, 2024
Ismaeel Naar
Aboud village, in Al Jazirah state, after heavy rains and floods in August 2022. The army has launched raids in the state in an attempt to dislodge the RSF. AP
Clashes erupt in Sudan’s Al Jazira state before planned talks in Jeddah

Military surrounds the province on three sides in push to wrest back control of Wad Madani from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

MENAMay 06, 2024
Ismaeel Naar
In 2015, a suicide bomber killed 26 worshippers and wounded more than 200 at a Shiite mosque in Kuwait City. AFP
Kuwaiti man held on suspicion of bomb plot against US forces

Suspect had previously posted content on social media in apparent support of a banned group

GulfMay 02, 2024
Ismaeel Naar
Sudan says a UN Security Council meeting was changed to a closed-consultation format, meaning its representatives could not attend. AP
Sudan complains over closed-door UN Security Council talks

Khartoum accuses UK of altering agenda and format of emergency meeting at the 11th hour

MENAMay 01, 2024
Ismaeel Naar
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv on Wednesday. EPA
Blinken urges Hamas to accept truce deal after arriving in Israel

US Secretary of State arrives in Tel Aviv after Saudi Arabia and Jordan on his seventh round of shuttle diplomacy

MENAMay 01, 2024
Mohamad Ali Harisi
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan at a meeting in Riyadh. Reuters
Arab and European ministers call for ‘irreversible’ two-state solution

Tangible steps to establish a Palestinian state viewed as an essential component

MENAApril 30, 2024
Ismaeel Naar
Jordanian women hail a cab in a street in Amman. Salah Malkawi for The National
Jordanians say problems caused by Israeli GPS jamming have worsened

Malfunctions in location-based apps increased in the days before Iran's attack on Israel

MENAApril 18, 2024
Ismaeel Naar
Jordan's King Abdullah II at an Arab-Islamic summit on Gaza in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. SPA
King Abdullah says Jordan will not turn into a 'battlefield' after Iran attack

Jordan shot down projectiles that flew over its capital Amman to eliminate 'real danger' to its territory

MENAApril 17, 2024
Ismaeel Naar
Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al Ahmad Al Sabah in 2010, when he served as Kuwait's oil minister and information minister. Photo: Kuna
Kuwait Emir appoints Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al Sabah as Prime Minister

Sheikh Ahmad has been called to form a government after fourth election in the country in four years

GulfApril 15, 2024
Ismaeel Naar
An anti-missile system is launched after Iran fired drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon on April 14. Reuters
Israel discusses retaliation after Iran says it gave notice of attack

Netanyahu's war cabinet discussed 'painful' options that would avoid full-scale war, according to media reports

MENAApril 15, 2024
Ismaeel Naar
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