Case summaries and judges’ rulings on Guantanamo Bay detainees seeking release from prison
Excerpts from rulings in Guantanamo Bay cases US military says one American soldier killed in accident in Kuwait
US military: US soldier killed in Kuwait accident Kuwait’s highest court rules headscarves are not obligatory for elected female lawmakers
Kuwait: Headscarf not a must for female lawmakers Majority of Kuwait’s Global Investment House debtors agree to restructuring terms
Kuwait’s Global debtors onboard for restructuring Kuwait’s highest court grants women right to passport without husband’s approvalKUWAIT CITY — Kuwait’s highest court granted women the right to obtain a passport without their husband’s approval, the case’s lawyer said Wednesday, in the latest stride for women’s rights in this small oil-rich emirate. For US infantry company, leaving Iraq ends mission veiled in ambivalenceBAGHDAD — There are just a few days left before U.S. Army Capt. Nathan Williams finally gets to go home. INSIDE WASHINGTON: Sleeping on duty when it comes to scrutiny of war contractorsWASHINGTON — During a routine check of a watch tower at a U.S. military base in Kuwait, an Army sergeant found the guard leaning back in a chair, his sunglasses on, apparently sound asleep. When the soldier woke the guard, an employee of a defense contractor named Combat Support Associates, he denied he’d dozed off while on duty. Over 1000 illegal Pakistani immigrants to be deported from KuwaitKUWAIT - The Kuwait has decided to deport over 1000 Pakistanis who are living in the country illegally. Iraq’s president says new sanctions against Iran won’t work, bans use of airspace to attackNEW YORK — Iraq’s president said new sanctions against Iran won’t work and warned Saturday that Iraq will never allow Israel or any other country to use its airspace to carry out an attack against Iranian nuclear facilities. Judge orders Kuwaiti’s release from Gitmo, criticizes lack of evidence holding him 7 yearsWASHINGTON — A federal judge has ordered the release of a Kuwaiti man held at Guantanamo Bay and rebuked the U.S. government for relying on scant evidence, uncredible witnesses and coerced confessions to hold him for more than seven years. House to vote to eliminate Medicare Part B premium hikes next year for the few who face themWASHINGTON — With no Social Security cost-of-living increase expected in January, House Democrats want to cancel all of next year’s premium increases for Medicare Part B recipients. Iraqi president says he’ll press for dropping multibillion Saddam-era debts at UN meetingBAGHDAD — Iraq’s president said Tuesday he will press his government’s case before the United Nations this week to have the country’s remaining multibillion dollar Saddam Hussein-era debts dropped. Kuwaiti oil minister says OPEC production target revision not needed nowVIENNA — Kuwait’s oil minister says OPEC’s markets monitoring committee will recommend the 12-member producer group keep its output targets unchanged when it meets Wednesday. Investigators scour bank records in continuing hunt for corruption in Iraq’s costly rebuildingWASHINGTON — Federal investigators are searching for suspicious transactions in the personal bank records of a retired Army colonel who ran the contracting office in Baghdad during the early stages of Iraq’s $125 billion reconstruction. OPEC meeting: Saudi oil minister says crude markets ‘in good shape,’ output cut seen unlikelyVIENNA — Saudi Arabia’s oil minister said Tuesday that crude markets were “in good shape,” boosting expectations OPEC will use its meeting this week to stress member compliance with output quotas — instead of cutting production. Kuwait’s wealth fund to keep stakes it took in Citi, Merrill, confident crisis will passDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund says it has no plans to sell off the stakes it took in Citigroup and Merrill Lynch because it has faith in the U.S. banks’ long-term potential. With oil prices settling in, OPEC not expected to cut crude outputVIENNA — With oil prices about where OPEC wants them and a modest economic upturn in the offing, the oil cartel isn’t likely to tighten the taps when its leaders meet this week in Vienna. Top US Army general says too early to tell whether Iraq violence will alter troop drawdownSHUAIBA PORT, Kuwait — The U.S. Army’s top general said Friday that it was too early to tell whether a recent spike in violence in Iraq that has killed hundreds will have an impact on the pace that Washington withdraws its troops from the country. Top US Army general: American troops in Iraq will be down to around 50,000 in a yearSHUAIBA PORT, Kuwait — The U.S. Army chief of staff says he expects the number of American troops in Iraq to go down to around 50,000 by this time next year. Fluor completes multibillion-dollar joint venture project in KuwaitIRVING, Texas — Fluor Corp. completed a multibillion-dollar project for a joint venture with Dow Chemical Co. and Petrochemical Industries Co. in Kuwait, the company said Thursday. Oil falls below $69 in noon European trading amid global stock selloffVIENNA — Oil prices fell below $69 a barrel Wednesday after a selloff in world stock markets cast doubts on the speed with which global demand for energy might recover. US Embassy warns Americans in Kuwait to be vigilant against attacks after terror arrestsKUWAIT CITY — The U.S. Embassy is warning Americans in Kuwait to be vigilant against possible terror attacks after the arrest of people suspected of planning to attack a U.S. military camp there. Death toll in Kuwait wedding fire rises to 45; 6 people still in critical conditionKUWAIT CITY — The death toll in a fire at a Kuwaiti wedding celebration has risen to 45 women and children, an official said Tuesday, as authorities questioned a suspect they say confessed to starting the blaze. Reports allege groom’s ex-wife lit fire in Kuwait wedding tent that killed 41 peopleKUWAIT CITY — Kuwaiti authorities have apprehended the person suspected of setting fire to a wedding tent and killing 41 people and said Monday the motive was personal. Local newspapers reported the groom’s ex-wife was the arsonist. Kuwait’s wedding tent disaster claims 2 more lives as papers speculate on cause of blazeKUWAIT CITY — The blaze that consumed a wedding tent in Kuwait and claimed 43 lives was a criminal act by a perpetrator motivated by personal reasons, a Kuwaiti spokesman said Monday. Fire that tore through Kuwait wedding tent killed 41 people in just 3 minutesKUWAIT CITY — A fire that tore through a wedding tent outside Kuwait’s capital killed 41 women and children in just three minutes, leaving behind shoes melted to the ground and bodies so blackened they were unrecognizable, the fire chief said Sunday. Kuwait wedding fire consumed the tent and killed 41 in just 3 minutes, says fire chiefKUWAIT CITY — The fire at a wedding tent in Kuwait that killed 41 women and children consumed the structure in a blazing inferno lasting just three minutes, the fire department chief said Sunday. Kuwait starts DNA tests to identify bodies of 41 women and children killed in wedding fireKUWAIT CITY — Kuwaiti authorities are running DNA tests to identify the 41 women and children killed in a wedding tent fire. A wedding fire in Kuwait kills at least 41 women and children, toll could riseKUWAIT CITY — A fire at a wedding tent Saturday has killed at least 41 women and children guests and injured 76 others, authorities said. Fire at a wedding tent in Kuwait kills at least 30 women and children guestsKUWAIT CITY — A fire at a wedding tent in Kuwait has killed at least 30 women and children guests and injured 50 others, officials said. |
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