Article

2016-11-28 Arabia

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Steve White 2016-11-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 It's only 135 miles from one end of Kuwait to the other - how big a deal can gas price be?

Posted by Glenmore in Mt Vernon 2016-11-28 00:09|| 2016-11-28 00:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Oil profits pay for all those government benefits that the citizenry is accustomed to, Glenmore.

Separately, Al Ahram better quantifies the election results:

The election on Saturday saw the Islamist-dominated opposition win nearly half of the 50-seat parliament after it ended a four-year boycott and took part in the polls.

Analysts predict the return of political disputes in parliament unless the ruling family-led government succeeds in cooperating with the opposition.

Around half of the opposition candidates who won seats are Islamists from a Muslim Brotherhood-linked group and Salafists.

The emir dissolved the previous parliament due to a dispute over hiking petrol prices.

But a majority of the elected MPs have openly said they would oppose any austerity measures by the government to boost non-oil income.

Voters dealt a heavy blow to candidates from the outgoing parliament, with more than half of them failing to win seats in the new assembly.

Only one woman was elected and Kuwait's Shiite Muslim minority was reduced to six seats from nine

Posted by trailing wife 2016-11-28 06:52|| 2016-11-28 06:52|| Front Page Top

#3 The Free Shit Army™ knows no sovereign boundaries

Posted by Frank G 2016-11-28 08:45|| 2016-11-28 08:45|| Front Page Top

#4 TE - referring to this: " some of the decisions taken by the government were not popular among citizens, including raising gasoline prices."

Posted by Glenmore in Mt Vernon 2016-11-28 11:21|| 2016-11-28 11:21|| Front Page Top

#5 With their new 'post-subsidy' gas prices to be around $1.06/gal for regular (~$1.67 Premium), I don't have much sympathy.

Sucks to be you when the teat dries up.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2016-11-28 13:23|| 2016-11-28 13:23|| Front Page Top

#6 referring to this: " some of the decisions taken by the government were not popular among citizens, including raising gasoline prices."

Fair enough, Glenmore. I guess it's the principle of the thing.

Posted by trailing wife 2016-11-28 21:04|| 2016-11-28 21:04|| Front Page Top

23:50 gorb
23:45 Bangkok Billy
23:43 Skidmark
23:42 gorb
23:40 gorb
23:39 gorb
23:39 gorb
23:38 gorb
23:36 gorb
23:34 Skidmark
23:31 gorb
23:29 gorb
23:25 Bangkok Billy
23:24 gorb
23:09 lord garth
22:09 Frank G
22:06 SteveS
21:13 Frank G
21:04 trailing wife
20:58 trailing wife
20:56 trailing wife
19:42 Nimble Spemble
19:37 Venezuala
19:16 Rob Crawford