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Kuwait's criminal court sentenced three men to death for spying for Iran, plotting the assassination of First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al Sabah, and joining Hezbollah. Eight more people received five years of penal servitude.
Otabek YusupovMore than 35 years after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, the fate of 315 people remains unknown. Senior UN official Mari Yamashita told the Security Council that the fate of 290 of the 605 missing has already been established, and that excavations at the Khamisiyah site could provide answers in roughly half of the remaining cases.
Otabek YusupovFrench President Emmanuel Macron arrived in the UAE on Monday, where he was welcomed by the country's president, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The tour, which began in Kuwait, also includes visits to Bahrain and Qatar and takes place against the backdrop of escalating regional tensions and disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Otabek YusupovOn the sidelines of the ninth ministerial meeting of the Russia–GCC Strategic Dialogue in Manama, Sergey Lavrov and Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed shipping security, bilateral cooperation and OPEC+. Lavrov also held talks with Kuwait's foreign minister on de-escalation in the region.
Otabek YusupovEmmanuel Macron arrived in Kuwait on October 19, beginning a tour of four Gulf countries — followed by the UAE, Bahrain and Qatar. The visit is timed to the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations and will be the first visit by a French leader to Kuwait since Nicolas Sarkozy in 2009.
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