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Australia's Jackson Irvine, third right, celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's second goal during the World Cup 2022 Group B qualifying soccer match between Kuwait and Australia in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Thursday, June 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Jaber Abdulkhaleg)
Australia resumes WCup qualifying with 3-0 win over Kuwait

By John Duerden Jun. 03, 2021 06:17 PM EDT

A woman casts her vote for parliamentary elections in the town of Hawally, Kuwait, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Jaber Abdulkhaleg)
Kuwait election sees two-thirds of parliament lose seats

Dec. 06, 2020 08:35 AM EST

A man casts heis vote for parliamentary elections in the town of Hawally, Kuwait, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Jaber Abdulkhaleg)
Kuwait votes for parliament amid economic, virus challenges

Dec. 05, 2020 12:06 AM EST

The new Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, waves after he performed the constitutional oath at the Kuwaiti National Assembly in Kuwait, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. Kuwait's Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah was sworn in Wednesday as the ruling emir of the tiny oil-rich country, propelled to power by the death of his half-brother after a long career in the security services. (AP Photo/Jaber Abdulkhaleg)
Sheikh Nawaf sworn in as Kuwait's new ruling emir

By Isabel Debre Sep. 30, 2020 08:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019 file photo released by Kuwait News Agency, KUNA, Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, middle, receives by Kuwaiti officials after his arrival from the U.S. in Kuwait. Kuwait state television said Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, the country's 91-year-old ruler, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, had died. ( KUNA via AP, File)
Kuwait ruler, longtime diplomat Sheikh Sabah, dies at age 91

By Jon Gambrell And Adam Schreck Sep. 29, 2020 09:35 AM EDT