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ZURICH, April 30, (Agencies): World sport powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah announced his resignation Sunday from the FIFA council, saying he did not want to …
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MPs file to ‘grill’ minister over sports ban – ‘Don’t jump to conclusions over no-confidence vote’
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 15: MPs Waleed Al-Tabtabaei, Abdulwahab Al-Babtain and Al-Humaidi Al- Subaie on Sunday submitted a grilling request against Minister of Information and State …
Read More »MP QUESTIONS DELAY ON METRO, RAILWAY PROJECTS – Sport warned … Asia Cup ban upheld
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 14: MP Riyadh Al-Adsani has warned against the reinstatement of club unions dissolved by HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al- Mubarak …
Read More »FIFA approves 48-team World Cup from 2026 – Africa, Asia could be the big winners with rise in number of places
ZURICH, Jan 10, (AFP): FIFA voted to expand the World Cup to 48 teams from 2026 in a victory on Tuesday for its president Gianni …
Read More »Kuwait asks FIFA for temporary lift of ban
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 5, (KUNA): Kuwait’s parliamentary committee for sports and youth affairs decided on Thursday to address a message to the International Federation of …
Read More »IOC refuses to lift Kuwait ban
LAUSANNE, Jan 1, (AFP): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has rejected a call by the Kuwaiti government to temporarily lift a 14-month sports ban while …
Read More »Kuwait calls for temporary waiver of sports ban
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 23, (AFP): The Kuwaiti government on Friday called on FIFA and the International Olympic Committee to temporarily lift a 14-month sports ban …
Read More »MPs form panel for sports law amendments
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 21: The National Assembly during its special session Wednesday discussed amendments to the Kuwait sports law. In view of this, the Parliament …
Read More »Pledge to solve sport crisis within 6 months
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 19: The government has pledged to solve the sports ‘crisis’ within six months, MP Abdulwahab Al-Babtain said, and called on the international …
Read More »Kuwait faces Asian Cup ‘exclusion’ on FIFA ban
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov 25, (AP): Kuwait will be removed from the 2019 Asian Cup if it is still suspended by FIFA on Dec 18. …
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