person:al-ahmad al-sabah

KUNA : Kuwait commended for alleviating Palestinians’ suffering - Human - 05/04/2015
▻http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2434284&language=en

GAZA, April 5 (KUNA) — Palestinian Minister of Public Works and Housing Mufid Al-Hasaina commended here Sunday the Kuwaiti role, under the directions of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in alleviating the suffering of Palestinians harmed by the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip last year.
Al-Hasaina said at a press conference that the USD-200-million donation agreement offered by Kuwait for reconstruction in southern governorates in the Strip will contribute to building about 1,500 housing units and executing several vital projects.
He added that his ministry will coordinate with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to assess homes affected by the aggression for the reconstruction process, adding the units will be built through several stages.
According to latest statistics, about 100,000 homes and institutions were destroyed by the Israeli aggression.
On March 12, the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and the Palestinian government signed the agreement in Amman for the reconstruction of southern provinces in the Strip.
The donation, which is part of Kuwait’s pledge made during the Cairo International Conference on Palestine and Reconstructing Gaza held in the Egyptian capital in October, will finance also projects of infrastructure, education and health. (end) wab.hm

KUNA : Sheikh Talal Al-Fahad no longer holding two sports posts in Kuwait - Min. - Parliamentary - 02/12/2014
▻http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2411927&language=en

KUWAIT, Dec 2 (KUNA) — Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah affirmed Tuesday that the legal status of Sheikh Talal Al-Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah was adjusted.
In statements during the regular National Assembly session, Sheikh Mohammad said that Sheikh Talal is no longer holding two posts concurrently at sports clubs boards, sports associations, and the Public Authority for Youth and Sports (PAYS).
The law bans being a board member at any of the abovementioned bodies and concurrently a leader in another.
“Sheikh Talal is no longer holding concurrently the two posts of a deputy chairman of PAYS and the President of Kuwait Football Association,” Sheikh Mohammad said.
He added that the government has taken many measures in the past years to improve performance and address problems facing the sports bodies

#Kuwait emir leaves for ’routine’ #Medical tests in US
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/18755

Emir of OPEC member Kuwait, #Sheikh_Sabah_al-Ahmad_al-Sabah, left for New York on Monday to undergo “routine” medical tests, the official Kuwait news agency (KUNA) reported. The agency provided no details on the nature of the tests nor the duration of the stay of the emir, who turns 85 in June. Sheikh Sabah, who in February 2000 underwent heart pacemaker surgery, had also traveled to New York last September for medical tests. Sheikh Sabah ascended to power in January 2006 after serving as foreign minister for almost four decades and premier for three years. read more

#Top_News

#Kuwait opposition writer sentenced over #Twitter comments
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/kuwait-opposition-writer-sentenced-over-twitter-comments

A Kuwaiti court on Wednesday sentenced prominent opposition writer Mohammed al-Wushaihi to a three-month jail term for tweets deemed derogatory to a former prime minister. The court ruling said Wushaihi had been convicted of posting messages on Twitter defaming former premier Sheikh Nasser Mohammed al-Ahmad al-Sabah, a senior member of the ruling family. The ruling stipulated that Wushaihi, who is also a television presenter, must start serving his jail term immediately, but that he could (...)

#Top_News

Un leader de l’opposition condamné au Koweit
▻http://www.lemonde.fr/proche-orient/article/2013/04/15/un-leader-de-l-opposition-condamne-au-koweit_3159826_3218.html

Un chef de l’opposition koweïtienne, l’ancien député Mussallam Al-Barrak, un nationaliste, a été condamné, lundi 15 avril, à cinq ans de prison ferme pour diffamation à l’encontre du chef de l’Etat, cheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. L’opposition avait annoncé qu’elle organiserait des manifestations si M. Barrak était emprisonné.
Le verdict a été prononcé par le juge Waël Al-Atiqi, président d’un tribunal de première instance qui a ordonné l’incarcération immédiate de l’ex-député.

M. Barrak est le premier homme politique à être condamné à la prison ferme dans les affaires de diffamation à l’encontre de l’émir du Koweït.

Plusieurs jeunes opposants jugés pour des propos tenus sur les réseaux sociaux, notamment Twitter, ont été condamnés avant lui à différentes peines de prison pour le même motif. M. Barrak a été poursuivi pour ceux qu’il avait proférés le 5 octobre, lors d’une meeting politique, et qui ont été jugés offensants pour l’émir. Il a été condamné à la peine maximale prévue par la loi. L’un des avocats de M. Barrak a dénoncé le verdict et a annoncé l’intention d’interjeter appel.

Koweït : manifestations contre un verdict
▻http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2013/04/16/97001-20130416FILWWW00307-koweit-manifestations-conter-un-verdict.php

Des milliers de Koweïtiens ont manifesté hier soir pour protester contre le verdict rendu par la justice contre un chef de l’opposition, Mussallam al-Barrak, condamné à 5 ans de prison ferme pour diffamation à l’encontre de l’émir. Quelque 10.000 personnes se sont rassemblées devant la résidence de M. Barrak au sud-est de la capitale et ont marché en direction de la prison où l’opposant devrait être incarcéré, perturbant la circulation sur une autoroute sans aucune intervention de la police.