The U.S. military is sending a soldier accused of making a threatening rap song to Kuwait for a court-martial. Specialist Marc A. Hall was being held at Fort Stewart near Savannah following his arrest in December. Military charges claim he posted a rap song ...

Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani said on Wednesday that Arab states in the Gulf should not allow the United States to launch attacks on the Islamic republic from bases in the region. "States in the region which house US military bases should know that these bases must not be used against Iran. The region should not become a launchpad for ...

Human Rights Watch on Sunday criticised Kuwait for abuses against foreign female domestic workers and depriving stateless Arabs of their rights, but praised some improvements. "Many domestic workers complain of confinement in the house, long working hours without rest, months or years of unpaid wages, and sometimes verbal, physical and sexual abuse," HRW said in its annual report. Some 700 ...

Kuwaiti Islamic lender Boubyan Bank on Sunday started a major rights issue aimed at raising its capital by 50 percent, the bank said. In a statement on the Kuwait Stock Exchange website, the bank said the share price in the rights issue will be at a nominal value of 100 fils (0.35 dollars) in addition to a premium of ...