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Kuwait cabinet quits after disputes in parliament

Kuwait's prime minister submitted his resignation Thursday along with his cabinet, officials said, amid infighting between ministers and criticism of their performance. Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah "submitted the resignation of the cabinet to the emir... in order to allow...

Saudi backpedals on video labelling feminism 'extremism'

Saudi authorities have distanced themselves from an official video that sparked controversy after it branded feminism, homosexuality and atheism as extremist ideas. Saudi Arabia's state security agency posted the animated video on Twitter last weekend at a time when de facto ruler Crown...

Saudi court convicts 38 people on terrorism-related charges

A Saudi Arabian court has convicted 38 people of terrorism-related crimes, state-run Al Ekhbariya television reported on Tuesday. The TV channel said they were charged with financing terrorism and with takfir - the Islamist militant practice of labeling followers of other schools of Islam...

Uber CEO regrets calling Khashoggi death 'mistake'

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi backpedaled Sunday after calling the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi a "mistake" by the Saudi government, according to the Axios news website.  Khosrowshahi made the remarks to Axios in an interview on U.S. cable channel HBO, saying: "I think that...