Kuwait has made several attempts to mediate between Qatar and its Gulf neighbors in attempts to quell the conflict, though so far to no avail.
Russia and China on Thursday abstained from an annual United Nations Security Council vote to extend approval for cross-border humanitarian aid deliveries in Syria because Moscow said the four-year-old authorization was "divorced from reality."
The move is strategic for Europe, given its desire to be closer to key negotiations affecting stability in the region. Kuwait and the EU see eye-to-eye on issues such as Iraq's reconstruction and the Qatar blockade.
The historic and ornate U.S. Capitol Rotunda was hosting mourners on Tuesday paying respects to the 41st U.S. president, George H.W. Bush, who died last week at the age of 94 and will be buried on Thursday in his home state of Texas.
The tiny emirate of 3 million has managed to remain stable and build lucrative partnerships amid the seemingly constant turmoil in its wider orbit.
OPEC is struggling to add barrels to the market after agreeing in June to increase output, an internal document seen by Reuters showed.
Shares in luxury automaker Aston Martin fell as much as 6.5 percent in its market debut in London on Wednesday.
Kuwait has been one of the least attractive Middle East markets for investors, but plans from index providers to upgrade Kuwait to emerging markets status is boosting stocks.
OPEC and its allies are expected to start pumping more oil, but tensions are rising as producers protect their interests.
The country of 10 million has been struggling under tight austerity measures imposed as part of an IMF debt-reduction package.
Numerous cases of sexual abuse and suicide, as well as unexplained disappearances of workers, have been coming out of Kuwait and other Gulf states for several years.
The country had initially set June 21 as the date to open bids for 11 new blocks, located in border areas with Iran and Kuwait, and in offshore Gulf waters.
Efficiency improvements from the world’s largest oil-producers could see prices slide back to near $50 a barrel, according to J.P. Morgan.
“We finished one battle but we are engaged now with a war for reconstruction,” said Mustafa al-Hiti, the head of Iraq’s reconstruction fund.
Trade groups and foreign governments stayed at or held events at properties linked to the President, according to think tank Public Citizen.
Online social accounts allow terror groups to explicitly broadcast calls for financial support.
Saudi authorities are striking deals with some of those detained in an anti-corruption crackdown, asking for assets and cash in return for their freedom.
Saudi Arabia on Saturday suspended any dialogue with Qatar, accusing it of "distorting facts."
President Trump holds a joint press conference with Kuwaiti emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber al-Sabah.
President Trump holds a joint press conference with Kuwaiti emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber al-Sabah.
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