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Commitments by the United States to strengthen its Gulf allies have been confirmed with the public agreement of a multi-billion dollar defence deal intended to shift the balance of power from tipping into Iran’s favour, while allowing the US to safely reduce its boots-on-the-ground military presence in the region and create jobs at home

Seychelles scandal, Media comments, Art activities, Saudi visit, Iranian guest, Concern over national divisions, Football controversy

Halliburton wins Eni contract in Iraq. GDF Suez/IP create world’s largest power generator. Praxair buys into ROC

Two decades after Saddam Hussein’s invasion and in the fifth year of Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s rule, is a more positive investment and policy implementation story starting to emerge from Kuwait? The sometimes beleaguered prime minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah seems to think so.

The Saudi-Kuwaiti technical committee for border demarcation has signed a contract with New Zealand’s NZ Aerial Mapping. China and Qatar agreed to boost military co-operation at a meeting of senior military officials in Beijing

Kuwait’s criminal court on 28 June ordered the release of controversial writer Mohammed Abdulqader Al-Jassem after 49 days in detention.

New Bahrain Citibank chief, United Gulf to sell stake in Tunis International, Dollar sukuk issue ‘in third quarter’, NBK Islamic fund fully subscribed in one day, Investment Dar restructuring nears approval, Qatari Diar ‘prepares $3.5bn bond issue’, Doha Bank eyes $1bn bond sale, New evidence in DIB fraud case

The US State Department’s tenth annual Trafficking in Persons report has been released. It details countries’ progress in combating trafficking

MPs under pressure from constituents to secure loan bailouts are susceptible to government lobbying on economic development and reform measures. Debate over a bailout for indebted Kuwaitis has given Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s government unexpected leverage over

The Public Warehousing Company KSC (PWC), rebranded as Agility, on 15 April issued a statement to the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) saying that the United States’ Defence Logistics Agency (DLA) had appointed another company to manage its main supply contract for Kuwait and Iraq.

The civil nuclear plans of GCC and neighbouring states point to a new assertiveness among Gulf economies, whose need to diversify energy sources is greater than the temptation to keep up with regional nuclear leaders Iran and Israel

Canadian court to decide on Bombardier jets; Rockwell Collins simulator; Russia to supply Murena landing ships; Russia, neighbours make splash at Dimdex; ITT wins US Army contract; EADS opens Tetra competence centre; FMS contract; $30m contract for Cubic; Gama plans executive facility

An Islamist parliamentary group has warned the government not to purchase French-made Rafale fighter jets, saying the deal is “suspicious”.

Senior United States Department of Defence officials have criticised the defence industry for inadequate quality control on missile defence programmes, saying the administration planned to use more fixed-price contracts.

Freedom of expression is a proud Kuwaiti boast in a region where most countries restrict public debate and media comment. The existence of a powerful and democratically elected parliament is only one facet of a society that can justifiably claim to stand out from its neighbours for the pluralism and vigour of its political culture.