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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 05KUWAIT1016 |
KUWAITI ELECTORATE TO JUMP 160% IF WOMEN VOTE; [...] If the National Assembly grants Kuwaiti women the right to vote, women will become a vital political constituency as they will constitute 61% of eligible voters. The overall electorate will more than double to 39% of the total citizen population (cited as 956,000) from 15% today. According to [...] |
2005-03-13 13:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN PHUM KDEM KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 05KUWAIT4008 |
KUWAIT FREEDOM AGENDA: PRIME MINISTER'S SON [...] (C) Summary: Shaykh Nassar Al-Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, the son of the Prime Minister and an advisor to the premier, advised the Ambassador to push the U.S. political reform agenda quietly in political circles rather than publicly. The Ambassador questioned Shaykh Nassar on the intentions of Pr [...] |
2005-09-11 14:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV PHUM KU PDEM FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 05KUWAIT4190 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: UNPRECEDENTED [...] (C) Summary and comment: Emboffs have confirmed that an unprecedented alliance of liberal, Islamist, and Shi'a political associations have been meeting since the end of May to negotiate a political reform agenda. Former Minister of Information Dr. Saad Bin Tefla Al-Ajmi said the associations [...] |
2005-09-26 12:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KISL SOCI KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 05KUWAIT4293 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: REDUCTION OF ELECTORAL DISTRICTS [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Reducing the number of electoral districts from 25 to 10 is a top priority for reform-minded parliamentarians (MPs) in the next National Assembly session, which begins October 17. They argue that the reduction would reduce electoral corruption by making common prac [...] |
2005-10-03 14:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KISL SOCI KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 05KUWAIT4314 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: BACKGROUND ON ELECTORAL [...] (C) Paragraph two is a translation of a document on reform of electoral constituencies in Kuwait, drafted by Shaykh Nassar Al-Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, the son of the Prime Minister and an advisor to the Amir and PM, on December 17, 2002. Shaykh Nassar provided the Ambassador with a copy foll [...] |
2005-10-04 11:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 05KUWAIT4352 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT SPEAK OUT ON [...] (C) Summary and comment: During his nightly courtesy visits to diwaniyas during Ramadan, which began October 4, the Ambassador has been asking National Assembly members (MPs) and political activists their views on reducing the number of electoral districts, a key component of political refor [...] |
2005-10-10 12:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 05KUWAIT4406 |
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER ON SUCCESSION, PROJECT [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The Ambassador met October 12 with National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi for a periodic update on a range of issues. The speaker quickly turned to recent dispute within the ruling family (reftel). Al-Khorafi said the Amir's strong public support for the Prime Minis [...] |
2005-10-13 16:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ KU SUCCESSION NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 05KUWAIT4438 |
LEADING MP "SCARED TO DEATH" ABOUT LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary and comment: The Ambassador met October 15 with Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager, a National Assembly member (MP) and Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Commenting on the recent ruling family spat over the country's future leadership (reftels), sparked by National Guard Chief Shay [...] |
2005-10-16 07:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SUCCESSION FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 05KUWAIT4460 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: GOK FORMS MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE TO [...] (SBU) The GOK has formed a ministerial-level committee to "study" proposals to reduce the number of electoral districts from 25 to 10, or fewer, and to register voters based on their civil identification numbers. The six-person committee is headed by First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior [...] |
2005-10-17 15:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU PDEM FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 05KUWAIT4647 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: ENERGY MINISTER'S VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: Responding to the Ambassador's inquiries about elements of the "Freedom Agenda" during a meeting on October 30, ruling family member and Energy Minister Shaykh Ahmad Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said most National Assembly members "don't know how many voting constituencies they want," [...] |
2005-10-31 07:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL SOCI PTER PINR KU FREEDOM AGENDA SUCCESSION |
| 05KUWAIT4740 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: PLANNING MINISTER ON ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary. Planning Minister Dr. Masouma Al-Mubarak told the Ambassador during a November 12 meeting that reduction of the number of electoral districts was a GOK priority and would pave the way for additional political reforms, and facilitate the participation of women in the 2007 nationa [...] |
2005-11-13 07:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 05KUWAIT5135 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: AMBASSADOR URGES WORDS TO MATCH [...] (C) Summary: Kuwait FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed told the Ambassador December 14 that Kuwait had a strong record of encouraging religious tolerance and did not need to respond to calls by extremists to limit the construction of places of worship other than mosques. The Ambassador agreed the GOK [...] |
2005-12-14 14:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 05KUWAIT5136 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY POSTPONES [...] (C) Summary: The National Assembly voted on December 12 in favor of postponing discussion on proposals to reduce the number of electoral constituencies, a key political reform, until June 30, 2006. The vote comes amid heated public debate over the issue, and after the Government came out pub [...] |
2005-12-14 14:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 05KUWAIT5186 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: HEATED DEBATE OVER ELECTORAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 12, the National Assembly voted to postpone discussion on proposals to reduce the number of electoral constituencies, a key political reform, until June 30, 2006 (ref A). The vote comes amid heated public debate over the issue. Top government officials recently st [...] |
2005-12-19 10:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT1077 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CANDIDATE [...] (C) Summary and comment: Talal Dashti, one of twelve candidates in an election for a vacant Municipal Council (MC) seat, told Poloff March 26 he refused to participate in a pre-election Shi'a primary to choose one of the seven Shi'a candidates in the election to represent the constituency's S [...] |
2006-03-28 07:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT1135 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: MUNICIPAL COUNCIL DECISION SPARKS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Kuwait Municipal Council denied on March 20 a Catholic group's request for land to build a new church. The denial caused a vigorous public debate over the limits of religious freedom for non-Muslims in Kuwait. All agreed on freedom of conscience, but some argu [...] |
2006-04-02 12:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT1196 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: FEMALE CANDIDATE RUNNER-UP IN [...] (U) Jenan Bushehri, one of two female candidates in the April 4 Municipal Council by-election, came in second behind Yousef Al-Suwaileh, a Sunni candidate representing the Al-Awazem tribe. (Note: The Municipal Council has national jurisdiction over land allocation, zoning, and public and hea [...] |
2006-04-05 13:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT1317 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT POSTPONES DISCUSSION OF [...] (U) On April 17, Parliament unanimously approved a Government motion to postpone discussion on proposals to reduce the number of electoral constituencies, a key political reform, until May 15. Parliament previously voted to discuss the proposals on April 17 (ref D), but agreed to the postpon [...] |
2006-04-17 13:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT1570 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT LEADERS DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In a May 2 meeting, the Cabinet failed to agree on whether to support a reduction in the number of electoral constituencies from 25 to ten or five. Parliamentary debate on the issue, scheduled for May 15, could be postponed if the Government's proposal is further delayed. Nation [...] |
2006-05-05 10:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT1642 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITIS RALLY ON CONSTITUENCY [...] (U) Approximately 150 Kuwaitis staged a rally on May 5 in support of electoral constituency reform (ref b). Wearing orange and white, carrying signs that read "five for the sake of Kuwait," and exchanging "high five's," they protested for over two hours across the street from Seif Palace whe [...] |
2006-05-09 13:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT1673 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: CABINET APPROVES TEN [...] (C) Summary and comment: On May 9, the Cabinet approved a draft law to reduce the number of electoral constituencies from 25 to ten. Information Minister Dr. Anas Al-Rashaid, a liberal who supports five constituencies, resigned in protest of the draft law and a related proposal (not approved) [...] |
2006-05-10 15:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT1773 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: BETWEEN DISSOLUTION AND [...] (C) Summary: On May 16, Parliament approved by a simple majority a motion to refer the Government's draft law on constituency reform to the Constitutional Court for review. The session was boycotted by 29 MPs who support five constituencies and strongly criticize the Government for submitting [...] |
2006-05-16 14:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT1789 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: THE GOVERNMENT KEEPS ITS COOL AS PRESSURE [...] (U) Debate over constituency reform continues with the Government requesting on May 17 the convening of a special National Assembly session on May 22 to discuss the draft law to reduce the number of electoral constituencies from 25 to ten. Post contacts report that the Government is considerin [...] |
2006-05-17 14:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT1832 |
COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER EXPELLED FROM ISLAMIST [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-21 18:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT1833 |
KUWAITI AMIR DISSOLVES PARLIAMENT; NEW ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary and comment: On May 21, the Amir issued decree 146 exercising his constitutional power to dissolve Parliament after weeks of contentious debate on reducing the number of electoral constituencies reached an impasse with 29 Members of Parliament (MPs) intent on "grilling" the Prime [...] |
2006-05-21 19:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT1844 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT DISSOLUTION PRESENTS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Elections for a new National Assembly will take place on June 29, almost certainly on the basis of the status quo 25 constituencies. Reformers who rejected a compromise offer of 10 constituencies in order to hold out for their proposed 5 constituency model, will now [...] |
2006-05-22 14:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT1852 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: REACTIONS TO PARLIAMENT DISSOLUTION [...] (U) Summary: The Amir's May 21 decision to dissolve Parliament has Kuwaitis focused on the prospects for meaningful political reform and the impact of women voting in national elections for the first time. A number of public figures have already declared their intent to run for office, among [...] |
2006-05-22 17:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT1915 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: RACING THE CLOCK TO PREPARE FOR KUWAIT'S [...] Summary: Debate over the Amir's May 21 decision to dissolve Parliament is already fading as focus shifts to the June 29 parliamentary elections. Though candidate registration begins officially May 25, many prospective candidates have already launched their campaigns. According to one estimat [...] |
2006-05-24 16:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT1986 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: MEPI, BMENA, AND EXCHANGES BASIS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy has pursued a consistent, comprehensive plan in support of women's empowerment and full political participation in Kuwait. That support has involved more than 350 Kuwaiti women in professional development and exchange programs, public diplomacy activities, regional [...] |
2006-05-30 16:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO KMPI PHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2026 |
FREEDOM AGENDA - KUWAIT ELECTION UPDATE: 24 WOMEN [...] (C) Summary: A total of 244 candidates, including 24 women, have registered so far for the June 29 parliamentary elections. Kuwaiti women, participating in national elections for the first time in Kuwait's history, have responded with enthusiasm. Women account for 194,910 of Kuwait's 340,24 [...] |
2006-05-31 18:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT2081 |
KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE MAY 25-31: A CLEAR SPLIT [...] Summary: A divide has emerged in how the Kuwait media are covering the upcoming parliamentary elections. Newspapers, which are privately owned, are delving with delight into controversial matters such as vote buying, women candidates and whether members of the ruling family should stand for el [...] |
2006-06-05 07:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2148 |
FREEDOM AGENDA AND JUNE 29 ELECTIONS: PROGRESS ON [...] (S/NF) Summary and comment: The June 29 Kuwaiti parliamentary election campaign has commenced. Some observers will be tempted to use votes for women and reform candidates as a litmus test for the pace and success of political reform in the Gulf region. A more nuanced view is required. The [...] |
2006-06-07 17:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2150 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM BLOSSOMS IN [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of Kuwait's recent "orange revolution" is the role played by the ad hoc coalition of pro-reform youth organizations known as the "orange movement." These youth organizations, which include both liberals and Islamists and were not [...] |
2006-06-07 17:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2151 |
ELECTION UPDATE: TENTS, BLACKSMITHS, FLAT SCREEN TVS AND [...] (U) Summary: Preparations for Kuwait's June 29 parliamentary elections are proving to be an economic windfall for the country's catering services, tent suppliers, flat screen television vendors, print shops, and blacksmiths as 386 candidates, including 31 women, splurge on these and other of [...] |
2006-06-07 17:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2152 |
KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE JUNE 1-6: KEY ISSUES [...] Summary: With registration for candidates closed, the media in Kuwait has switched focus from announcing entrants into the race for Parliament to reporting on candidate platforms and those withdrawing their candidacies. Among the news coverage, several key issues have crystallized and are recei [...] |
2006-06-08 07:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2193 |
NEW KUWAITI INFORMATION MINISTER AIMS TO CUT PUBLIC MEDIA [...] Summary: Charg d'Affaires paid a courtesy call on Kuwait's new Minister of Information Mohammed Nasser Al-Sanousi on June 7, 2006. The Minister, who was sworn in by the Amir on May 16, is a U.S.-educated businessman with extensive prior media experience in both the public and private sectors. [...] |
2006-06-10 14:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KU PINR FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2271 |
THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY IS MY FRIEND: SUPPORT FOR [...] (C/NF) Summary: An emerging consensus between ideologically opposite political blocs on the need for political reform in Kuwait has led to the formation of a number of unprecedented alliances in advance of the June 29 parliamentary elections. Some Islamist groups, like the Islamic Constituti [...] |
2006-06-13 15:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2298 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: LOCAL NGO RECRUITS VOLUNTEERS TO [...] (C/NF) In a June 14 meeting with Poloff, Nasser Al-Abdly, the Chairman of the Kuwait Society for Developing Democracy (www.demokwt.com), a local NGO, reported that his organization hoped to recruit 700 local volunteers to monitor Kuwait's June 29 parliamentary elections. He said KSDD had giv [...] |
2006-06-14 17:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2300 |
KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE JUNE 8-14: NEWSPAPER JOINS [...] Summary: Corruption and alleged vote-buying held sway in the media this week as the June 29 elections draw nearer. One Arabic-language daily joined the fray by launching its own anti-vote-buying campaign with front-page banners and by setting up a hotline for the public to report corruption. R [...] |
2006-06-15 10:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2392 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: WOMEN'S ELECTION PARTICIPATION [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: The participation of women in the June 29 parliamentary elections is having a profound impact on Kuwaiti society. Issues of equality and social import have taken a prominent place in the local media, and candidates have been forced to address issues important to w [...] |
2006-06-19 13:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KWMN KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2394 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: IMPLICATIONS OF ISLAMIST GAINS IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: There is a strong possibility that the Kuwaiti Parliament elected on June 29 will include more Islamist members than the previous one. Islamists are well-organized and poised to capitalize on the women's vote. While there are legitimate concerns about the impact this would ha [...] |
2006-06-19 14:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KISL KU FREEDOM AGENDA ISLAMISTS |
| 06KUWAIT2419 |
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: WELCOME TO THE BIG TOP: [...] (C/NF) Campaigning in Kuwait is quite a production. In addition to waxing eloquent on all manner of issues, candidates are expected to provide lavish buffets, fresh-squeezed juice, copious amounts of tea and coffee, and big screen TVs showing the latest World Cup match. And all this in the [...] |
2006-06-20 13:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2442 |
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE JUNE [...] (U) Summary and comment: Government censorship and the fight against corruption stole the headlines as media coverage of the June 29 elections hits its stride. The Information Minister was the object of sharp criticism in the press from candidates and among the public over his role in blocki [...] |
2006-06-21 12:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KMPI KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2445 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: MEPI -- MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: More than half of the Kuwaiti women currently running for office, while different in their social, economic, and educational backgrounds, have in common their participation in a range of MEPI programs designed to strengthen the role played by women. The women campaigning on [...] |
2006-06-21 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM KDEM KMPI KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2446 |
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: CORRUPTION EMERGES AS THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Corruption has emerged as the central issue in the June 29 parliamentary elections. Allegations of vote-buying are common and often politically-motivated, but there is no doubt that some candidates attempt to influence voters with bribes. Nonetheless, the intensity of the ca [...] |
2006-06-21 14:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV EIND KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2521 |
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: STRENGTHENED ANTI-FRAUD [...] (C/NF) During a June 24 meeting, the Director of the Ministry of Interior's National Assembly Elections Department, Ali Murad, showed Poloff the voting stands and transparent ballot boxes the GOK has ordered to prevent electoral fraud in the June 29 parliamentary elections. The voting stands [...] |
2006-06-26 09:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2527 |
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: CABINET SHUFFLE RUMORED LIKELY [...] (C/NF) Summary: With the June 29 parliamentary elections fast approaching, candidates are making one final push to garner support. Several high-profile former members of Parliament are expected to easily win re-election, but beyond these it is unclear who will emerge victorious. Most contac [...] |
2006-06-26 13:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2568 |
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: YOUTH ACTIVISTS HIGHLIGHT [...] (C/NF) In a June 26 meeting with Poloff, "orange movement" (ref B) leaders Kahled Al-Fadhalah, Jassem Al-Maqamis, and Dana Al-Salem shared their views on the upcoming elections. All three studied in the U.S. and were active in the U.S. branch of the National Union of Kuwait Students (NUKS). [...] |
2006-06-27 14:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2590 |
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: Some 100 foreign media, mostly from the Middle East and the Gulf Region, will be in Kuwait to cover the June 29 elections. Few U.S. or major international media outlets are present; however a CNN reporter is planning to arrive June 28. The Ministry of Information opened a forei [...] |
2006-06-28 13:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2593 |
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: KUWAITI CANDIDATES REPRESENT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Two hundred and fifty-two candidates will compete in Kuwait's National Assembly elections on June 29. Over 340,000 voters will go to 91 polling stations between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm to elect two representatives from each of 25 electoral districts. Fifty-seven percen [...] |
2006-06-28 14:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2600 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI WOMEN NOT REPRESENTED IN [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Kuwaiti women voted and ran for office for the first time on June 29. While initial reports indicate only 35% of registered women voted, EmbOffs who visited polling stations saw crowds of women taking part in the electoral process in both urban and tribal areas. [...] |
2006-06-30 12:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2601 |
KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION DAY COVERAGE - JUNE 30 [...] (U) Summary and comment: International broadcast coverage of the June 29 Kuwait National Assembly elections ran the gamut from near full-time coverage on Al-Arabiya to a brief mention late in the evening on BBC World. CNN, France 2, the New York Times and the Washington Post were among the m [...] |
2006-06-30 12:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2602 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: PRO-REFORM CANDIDATES WIN [...] (S/NF) Summary and comment: Pro-reform candidates won a resounding victory in the June 29 parliamentary elections as voters sent a clear message to the Government on the need for political reform to combat corruption. Pro-reform MPs now have a clear majority (34) in the 65-member Parliament. [...] |
2006-06-30 13:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN PINR KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2751 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: POST HOSTS YOUNG DEMOCRATIC [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-09 13:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2773 |
MELKITES DENIED PERMISSION TO BUILD CHURCH [...] (C/NF) On July 8, the Technical Committee of the Municipal Council officially denied the Greek Catholic (Melkite) Church's request for land on which to build a new church. Committee chairman Majid Al-Mutairi told Church representative Pier Maloof that the Committee had refused the applicati [...] |
2006-07-10 10:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KIRF KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2774 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: EMBASSY ANALYSIS OF ELECTION [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Kuwaiti news media reported that only 35% of eligible women voted in the June 29 Parliamentary elections. Post's statistical analysis puts the number at approximately 60%. Although Islamists made gains in the National Assembly, a close look at the voting number [...] |
2006-07-10 12:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2821 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: CABINET APPROVES FIVE CONSTITUENCY [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: The new Cabinet approved July 11 a draft electoral reform bill and a draft bill to write off the interest on retirees' loans. Many saw the measures as a conciliatory move by the Government to repair relations with Parliament. Jassem Al-Khorafi was re-elected as Sp [...] |
2006-07-12 15:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT2824 |
KUWAIT MEPIC 5: MEPI MEETS CHANGE, CHALLENGES AND SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: This quarterly report covers key MEPI developments in Kuwait during FY06Q3. The Amir's dissolution of the National Assembly on May 21 and the ensuing elections held on June 29 compelled a change in the scope of the Mission's MEPI programming for the quarter as well as for the c [...] |
2006-07-13 14:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KMPI KPAO PGOV KU KDEM MEPI FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT285 |
FREEDOM AGENDA AND THE KUWAITI SUCCESSION: [...] (C) The Freedom Agenda took a step forward this week as Kuwait's parliament played a vital role in the constitutional removal of one Amir and the appointment, scheduled for confirmation on January 29, of another. In the flurry of commentary about the Hamas electoral gains, the significance o [...] |
2006-01-28 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT2871 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: REFORMERS WIN MAJOR VICTORY AS [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: Parliament voted July 17 to reduce the number of electoral constituencies from 25 to five. The vote comes after months of contentious debate on the issue, which culminated in the Amir's dissolution of Parliament on May 21. According to one liberal political analy [...] |
2006-07-17 14:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT347 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: POLITICAL ACTIVISTS AND MPS HOPE [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: As Shaykh Sabah took the Amiri oath on January 29, leading political activists and parliamentarians (MPs) met to welcome the "new era" and call for greater political and economic reforms. In a Kuwait Graduates Society seminar entitled, "What Do We Want from the New [...] |
2006-01-31 13:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETTC KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT3856 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT SPEAKER SAYS ELECTORAL [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a September 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Speaker of Parliament Jassem Al-Khorafi highlighted the importance of the recently-passed electoral reform legislation for Kuwait's political future. The new electoral system will change the nature of parliamentary politics in Ku [...] |
2006-09-26 12:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT3878 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: MINISTER ANTICIPATES CONTENTIOUS [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a September 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Abdul Hadi Al-Saleh said the Government is expending "maximum efforts" to repair its "tense" relations with Parliament. Despite these efforts, the Minister predicted Parliament w [...] |
2006-09-28 06:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT3939 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: WOMEN ACTIVISTS CALL FOR "ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: A group of prominent Kuwaiti women political activists, academics, and former candidates for Parliament have launched a public campaign to establish a quota for the number of parliamentary seats to be held by women. They have lobbied the Amir, the Prime Minister, and First D [...] |
2006-10-02 14:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT4121 |
FY06Q4 PROGRAM EVALUATION: U.S. SPEAKER DR. SARAH BREWER [...] Summary: On September 17 - 20, 2006, PA Kuwait hosted U.S. Speaker on women and politics, Dr. Sarah Brewer, for a five-day intensive speaking tour in Kuwait. The associate director of American University's Women and Politics Institute effectively engaged Kuwaiti female political activists rang [...] |
2006-10-17 04:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL KMPI XF KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT4206 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: OPPOSITION GROUPS IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary: The three opposition groups in Parliament -- the Islamic Bloc (17 MPs), the Popular Action Bloc (9 MPs), and the National Action Bloc (8 MPs) -- announced the formation of a new, 34-member Reform Bloc, culminating weeks of meetings between the groups. They also agreed on a com [...] |
2006-10-23 06:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT424 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: SPEAKER PREDICTS FEW CHANGES IN [...] (C) In a February 6 meeting with the Ambassador, National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi said the Amir would decide "in the coming few days" whether or not to keep the Prime Minister and Crown Prince positions separated. (Note: The positions were separated for the first time since indepe [...] |
2006-02-07 10:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU FREEDOM AGENDA SUCCESSION |
| 06KUWAIT4430 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: RUMBLINGS OF ANOTHER PARLIAMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Kuwait has been buzzing with rumors over the last two weeks that the Amir may dissolve Parliament again, this time unconstitutionally for a period of up to three years. Many Kuwaitis have come out strongly against such a move, arguing that it would exacerbate existing politic [...] |
2006-11-10 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT4498 |
INFLUENTIAL AL-SABAH EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION WITH [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a November 17 meeting with Poloff, Shaykh Mohammed Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, an influential ruling family member with close ties to the Amir, expressed frustration with the Prime Minister's "weakness" and his inability to control an increasingly assertive Parliament. He complai [...] |
2006-11-21 14:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT585 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: PM OUTLINES GOK PRIORITIES AS NEW [...] (U) In a February 20 speech to the National Assembly following the swearing in of the new Cabinet, Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah outlined the Government's priorities, which included approval of the Press and Publications Law, Project Kuwait, and amendment of the elec [...] |
2006-02-21 05:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT617 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: NOVEMBER WOMEN IN BUSINESS CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (U) Members of post's MEPI committee met February 21 with organizers of the proposed November 12-14 First Gulf Forum of Women in Business (WiB). Conference coordinator Ahmed Suleiman explained that the non-profit UK-based WiB, founded in 19 [...] |
2006-02-22 05:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON KMPI KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT635 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT REVISES DATE FOR [...] (U) During its February 21 session, Parliament approved a motion to advance the date for debate of an Interior and Defenses Affairs Committee proposal to reduce the number of electoral constituencies to April 17 from June 30 as previously agreed (reftel). Initially, the Government opposed t [...] |
2006-02-23 11:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KU PGOV FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT636 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT REVISES DATE FOR DEBATING [...] (U) During its February 21 session, Parliament approved a motion to advance the date for debate of an Interior and Defense Affairs Committee proposal to reduce the number of electoral constituencies to April 17 from June 30 as previously agreed (reftel). Initially, the Government opposed the [...] |
2006-02-25 07:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT656 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: PLANNING MINISTER SAYS ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: During a February 27 call to congratulate the Minister on her re-appointment as Minister of Planning and Minister of State for Administrative Development Affairs, Dr. Ma'souma Al-Mubarak was generally optimistic about the new Government and echoed the Prime Minister's recent co [...] |
2006-02-27 12:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT703 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: INFORMATION MINISTER REPORTS [...] (C) Summary: During a March 1, 2006 meeting with the Ambassador, the newly re-appointed Minister of Information commented optimistically about progress made on the draft press law and reduction in the number of political constituencies in Kuwait, two key Freedom Agenda elements. The Minister e [...] |
2006-03-04 06:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KU PREL IZ KMPI FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT768 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAIT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES [...] Summary: Kuwait's National Assembly ratified on March 6 a new Press and Publications law. It will now be sent to the Cabinet which has one month to approve or reject. If they do not respond, the law will be considered to be in force. The National Assembly approved amendments that the Governm [...] |
2006-03-06 15:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT804 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: OPPOSING REACTIONS TO THE NEW [...] (U) Summary and Comment: Reactions to the newly-passed Press and Publications law (reftel) have varied widely and at times tended to hyperbole. One knowledgeable post contact sees it as a great step forward while another fears it will lead to the end of quality journalism in Kuwait. Liberal [...] |
2006-03-08 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KHUM IR KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT85 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: MOST SAY WOMEN WON'T WIN, BUT [...] (U) Summary: Automatic registration of female voters began in late December and the Ministry of Interior announced January 7 that almost 195,000 names have been added to the electoral rolls, doubling the number of eligible voters. Verification of voter information is underway and the regist [...] |
2006-01-09 13:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT891 |
FREEDOM AGENDA - ELECTORAL REFORM PART I OF III: [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: This is the first in a series of three cables on electoral reform in Kuwait. Debate over proposals to reduce the number of electoral constituencies, a key political reform, continues to dominate political discussion in Kuwait. Reducing the number of constituencies [...] |
2006-03-15 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT892 |
FREEDOM AGENDA - ELECTORAL REFORM PART II OF III: [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: This is the second in a series of three cables on electoral reform in Kuwait. A majority of Kuwaitis support reducing the number of electoral districts from the current 25 to 10, or fewer; however, there is still an influential minority opposing the reform. The mos [...] |
2006-03-15 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT893 |
FREEDOM AGENDA - ELECTORAL REFORM PART III OF III: [...] (C) Despite many Government officials' public and private support for reducing the number of electoral constituencies (refs A and C), some question the Government's seriousness in supporting this key political reform. During a March 12 meeting, Issam Al-Dabbous, a Government-leaning MP who se [...] |
2006-03-15 14:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT925 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: EMBASSY'S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY [...] Summary: The Embassy hosted a luncheon for 50 Kuwaiti women leaders on Sunday, March 12, 2006, at the Ambassador's Residence in celebration of International Women's Day. Comprised of high-ranking female Kuwaitis, the guest list included government officials, business executives, educators, hu [...] |
2006-03-18 12:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL XF KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT995 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: ISLAMISTS SHARE VIEWS ON ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: The DCM hosted on March 18 an "American diwaniya," inviting influential Islamists, both Shi'a and Sunni, to discuss their political views and objectives, the prospects for political reform in Kuwait, and the impact of sectarian violence in Iraq on Shi'a-Sunni relations in Kuwait. [...] |
2006-03-21 12:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KU ISLAMISTS FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 07KUWAIT113 |
NEXT STEPS FOR THE FREEDOM AGENDA IN KUWAIT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Over the last year, Kuwait has implemented two of the three key elements of the Freedom Agenda strategy that we described in May 2005 (05 Kuwait 2091). These were: women's registration for and participation in national elections and the passage of a new press and publications [...] |
2007-01-27 14:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 07KUWAIT172 |
MIXED REVIEWS ON SHAYKH SABAH'S FIRST YEAR AS AMIR [...] (C/NF) Summary: January 29 marked Shaykh Sabah's first anniversary as Amir. He has presided over an historic year during which Kuwait experienced several significant developments, including the constitutional dissolution of Parliament and new elections in which women participated both as vot [...] |
2007-02-05 12:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 07KUWAIT317 |
KUWAIT CABINET RESIGNS UNDER PRESSURE FROM [...] (SBU) Kuwait's Cabinet resigned en masse March 4 on the eve of a scheduled parliamentary vote of no confidence on Health Minister Shaykh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Sabah. The Cabinet, the 23rd since Kuwait gained independence in 1961, lasted only eight months. The Amir will now begin the customary c [...] |
2007-03-04 13:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 07KUWAIT479 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI ACADEMICS SHARE VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwaiti academics shared their views on democratic development in Kuwait with visiting American professor Dr. Michael Herb during an April 2 reception. Overall, they were cynical about Herb's argument that Kuwait was in the process of transitioning from a monarchy to a parliame [...] |
2007-04-04 11:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 07KUWAIT508 |
READOUT OF NDI MEETINGS WITH KUWAITI POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Senior NDI representative for Kuwait Kelley Jones briefed PolOffs on her April 3-7 meetings with Kuwaiti political associations. She said the organizations were open to receiving NDI training and assistance, but liberal groups expressed concerns about being viewed as too closely [...] |
2007-04-08 13:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI MEPI KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 07KUWAIT56 |
PARLIAMENT TO GRILL RULING FAMILY MINISTER [...] (SBU) On January 17, three Members of Parliament (MPs) formally submitted a request to question Minister of Health Shaykh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah over procedural irregularities in approving Kuwaitis for medical treatment abroad, alleged "administrative violations" in the min [...] |
2007-01-17 13:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 07KUWAIT566 |
AMIR'S ATTEMPT TO QUELL RULING FAMILY DISPUTES [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: In a rare meeting of senior Al-Sabah family members April 14, Amir Shaykh Sabah issued a strong warning not to air intra-ruling family rivalries in public via proxies and stressed that he had no intention to dissolve Parliament or amend the constitution. The Crown [...] |
2007-04-16 14:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 07KUWAIT882 |
INFLUENTIAL AL-SABAH PREDICTS CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (S/NF) Summary and comment. An influential, younger Shaykh in the inner circle of the ruling family told the Ambassador June 4 that there was a "90% chance" the Amir would dissolve Parliament within a month and call for end of summer elections. Shaykh Mohammed Al-Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Saba [...] |
2007-06-06 10:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |