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Kuwait Risk Management Report: Thousands protest over sentencing of opposition leader Al-Barrak


Risk Management Reports
Issue 946 - 10 May 2013 | 1 minute read

The opposition wrote itself out of the Kuwaiti parliament by boycotting December’s elections, and as a result there has been less tension between parliament and government. The assembly has managed to pass a number of bills and motions, approving a much-delayed draft law to privatise Kuwait Airways, and awarding the contract for the Az-Zour North independent water and power project – the first contract since the Partnerships Technical Bureau was established in 2008. But while the opposition has been less vocal in recent months, frustrations remain liable to erupt.

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