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alt="Jennifer Gnana event" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/08/al-monitor-expands-gulf-coverage-new-talent-led-jennifer-gnana" > Al-Monitor expands Gulf coverage with new talent led by Jennifer Gnana </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/saudi-arabia" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.2#saudi-arabia"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Saudi Arabia</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/08/kuwait-explores-renewable-energy-austrian-company" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-08/GettyImages-2157719646.jpg?h=1d34674f&itok=D6KWLd4T" width="870" height="489" alt="YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/08/kuwait-explores-renewable-energy-austrian-company" > Kuwait explores renewable energy with Austrian company </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/08/kuwait-explores-renewable-energy-austrian-company" > Kuwait's agreement with Burgenland Energie reinforces country's willingness to explore foreign partnerships to develop its nascent clean energy sector. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/kuwait" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.2#kuwait"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Kuwait</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/07/why-are-victims-1990-kuwait-hostage-crisis-suing-british-airways" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-07/GettyImages-168510636.jpg?h=f83b32dd&itok=F0XJqVFy" width="870" height="489" alt="The Royal Courts of Justice in London, England." /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/07/why-are-victims-1990-kuwait-hostage-crisis-suing-british-airways" > Why are victims of 1990 Kuwait hostage crisis suing British Airways? </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/07/why-are-victims-1990-kuwait-hostage-crisis-suing-british-airways" > On Aug. 2, 1990, upon landing for a planned refueling in Kuwait, the crew and passengers of BA149 were taken hostage by Iraqi forces to be used as human shields against the Western military response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/kuwait" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.2#kuwait"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Kuwait</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/06/kuwait-doubles-down-saudi-ties-driven-economics-counter-islamism" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-06/MBS%20Kuwait.jpeg?h=bfaa3d24&itok=snOplTh_" width="870" height="489" alt="Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives Kuwait鈥檚 Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on June 11, 2024. (Source: KSAmofaEN/Twitter/X)" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/06/kuwait-doubles-down-saudi-ties-driven-economics-counter-islamism" > Kuwait doubles down on Saudi ties driven by economics, counter-Islamism </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/06/kuwait-doubles-down-saudi-ties-driven-economics-counter-islamism" > Kuwait's newly appointed crown prince, Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al Sabah, is expected to advance the already good ties between his country and Saudi Arabia, as the two seek to further their economic prosperity. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/kuwait" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.2#kuwait"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Kuwait</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/06/fire-overcrowded-kuwait-building-kills-least-41" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-06/GettyImages-2156619944.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=5Hc1lWMV" width="870" height="489" alt="YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/06/fire-overcrowded-kuwait-building-kills-least-41" > Fire in overcrowded Kuwait building kills at least 41 </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/06/fire-overcrowded-kuwait-building-kills-least-41" > A fire at an overcrowded building in Kuwait has killed at least 41 people and injured dozens more, and the death toll is expected to rise as dozens of others are treated in hospitals. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/kuwait" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.2#kuwait"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Kuwait</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/05/inside-kuwaits-political-turmoil-parliament-dissolves-new-government-forms" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-05/GettyImages-1982637912.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=S0nLTXWC" width="870" height="489" alt="Female security guards stand by as Kuwaiti lawmakers attend a parliament session at the National Assembly, Kuwait City, Kuwait, Feb. 6, 2024." /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/05/inside-kuwaits-political-turmoil-parliament-dissolves-new-government-forms" > Inside Kuwait's political turmoil as parliament dissolves, new government forms </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/05/inside-kuwaits-political-turmoil-parliament-dissolves-new-government-forms" > The Kuwaiti emir鈥檚 move to dissolve parliament and appoint a government a few days later further deepens years of political instability in the Gulf nation. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/kuwait" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.2#kuwait"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Kuwait</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/05/turkey-and-kuwait-sign-six-deals-erdogan-hosts-countrys-emir" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-05/Erdogan%20Kuwait.jpeg?h=d77446a2&itok=ydPxUdUS" width="870" height="489" alt="Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah in Ankara on May 7. Photo courtesy: The Turkish Presidency " /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/05/turkey-and-kuwait-sign-six-deals-erdogan-hosts-countrys-emir" > Turkey and Kuwait sign six deals as Erdogan hosts country's Emir </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/05/turkey-and-kuwait-sign-six-deals-erdogan-hosts-countrys-emir" > The Kuwaiti emir traveled to Turkey for his first foreign visit to a non-Arab country since he took the oath of office in December. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/turkey" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.2#turkey"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Turkey</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/04/chipotle-opens-restaurant-kuwait-its-first-middle-east" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-04/GettyImages-1393875852%20copy.jpeg?h=a5ae579a&itok=7q-xfJTA" width="870" height="489" alt="A customer orders food at a Chipotle restaurant on April 26, 2022, in San Francisco, California." /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/04/chipotle-opens-restaurant-kuwait-its-first-middle-east" > Chipotle opens restaurant in Kuwait, its first in Middle East </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/04/chipotle-opens-restaurant-kuwait-its-first-middle-east" > The Mexican-style food chain鈥檚 entry into the Middle East comes as Western brands in the region deal with the effects of Gaza war-related boycotts. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/kuwait" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.2#kuwait"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Kuwait</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/02/us-firm-mulls-stake-starbucks-middle-east-franchise-local-competition-heats" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-02/GettyImages-1255802982_0.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=5FNdW_I0" width="870" height="489" alt="A man poses for video outside a Starbucks coffee shop in a market area in Dubai on May 18, 2023." /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/02/us-firm-mulls-stake-starbucks-middle-east-franchise-local-competition-heats" > US firm mulls stake in Starbucks Middle East franchise as local competition heats up </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/02/us-firm-mulls-stake-starbucks-middle-east-franchise-local-competition-heats" > Apollo Asset Management's reported interest comes after the coffee chain said boycotts related to the Gaza war had hurt its regional business. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/saudi-arabia" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.2#saudi-arabia"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Saudi Arabia</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/02/kuwait-holds-annual-camel-race-sport-regains-regional-traction" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-02/GettyImages-1350404133%20copy.jpeg?h=a5ae579a&itok=IruH1Vxj" width="870" height="489" alt="Race camels resting before a race in Qatar." /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/02/kuwait-holds-annual-camel-race-sport-regains-regional-traction" > Kuwait holds annual camel race as sport regains regional traction </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/02/kuwait-holds-annual-camel-race-sport-regains-regional-traction" > Camel racing is popular throughout the region, even as other sports grow. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/gulf" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.2#gulf"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Gulf</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/01/kuwait-emir-travels-saudi-arabia-first-foreign-visit" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-01/GettyImages-1244053809%20copy.jpeg?h=a5ae579a&itok=qxFDEyPo" width="870" height="489" alt="Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah gestures as he delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the 17th parliamentary term at the National Assembly in Kuwait City on Oct. 18, 2022." /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/01/kuwait-emir-travels-saudi-arabia-first-foreign-visit" > Kuwait emir travels to Saudi Arabia for first foreign visit </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/01/kuwait-emir-travels-saudi-arabia-first-foreign-visit" > Relations with Saudi Arabia are a priority for Kuwait's new emir. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/gulf" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.2#gulf"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Gulf</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2023/11/saudi-aramco-qatarenergy-uaes-emirates-among-fortune-arabia-top-10" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2023-11/GettyImages-1244052462.jpg?h=b90bc823&itok=y5tkvj3S" width="870" height="489" alt="QatarEnergy" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2023/11/saudi-aramco-qatarenergy-uaes-emirates-among-fortune-arabia-top-10" > Saudi Aramco, QatarEnergy, UAE鈥檚 Emirates among Fortune Arabia top 10 </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2023/11/saudi-aramco-qatarenergy-uaes-emirates-among-fortune-arabia-top-10" > The list of 500 companies from 22 Arab countries posted around $1.6 trillion in revenues in 2022, yielding a net profit of $343 billion. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/saudi-arabia" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.2#saudi-arabia"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Saudi Arabia</div> </a> </div> </article> </div> </section> <section class="section section--in-house-ad section--newsletter-full section--daily 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