Kuwait vote hands Islamist-led opposition more seats
Kuwait's Islamist-led opposition made significant gains in the Gulf state's fourth parliamentary election in six years, while women candidates did not win a single seat, official results of the ballot showed.
Liberal candidates also lost seats in the vote, which was called by Kuwait's ruler, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, in December after he dissolved the chamber in response to deepening political deadlock that has stymied reform and held up vital development projects in the key oil-exporting country. (Reuters)
