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Kuwait Parliament Kicks off New Sessions by Debriefing Defense, Commerce Ministers

An aerial view shows Kuwait City and the National Assembly building. (Reuters)
An aerial view shows Kuwait City and the National Assembly building. (Reuters)
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Kuwait Parliament Kicks off New Sessions by Debriefing Defense, Commerce Ministers

An aerial view shows Kuwait City and the National Assembly building. (Reuters)
An aerial view shows Kuwait City and the National Assembly building. (Reuters)

Kuwait's National Assembly Speaker Marzouq al-Ghanim said Monday that he has officially received motions to grill Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah and Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Al-Salman.

Ghanim announced that according to the bylaws, he had informed the "Prime Minister and the concerned MPs of the grilling motions, and they will be scheduled on the next ordinary session."

The Defense Minister's grilling paper includes questioning about allowing women to join the military, "unjust officer promotions," and "waste of public money and the loss of rights of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) employees."

Meanwhile, the Commerce Minister's grilling motion included "damaging Kuwait's reputation by intimidating several leaderships and harming the public interest," reported the state news agency (KUNA).

On October 12, the Minister of Defense announced it was allowing Kuwaiti women to enlist in the military for the first time after they were restricted to civilian roles.

The Minister issued a ministerial decree to open the registration for women to join the National Military Service.

"The time has come for Kuwaiti women to be given the opportunity to enter the Kuwaiti military side by side with their brothers," the minister said in remarks carried by KUNA.

At the current stage, their role would be restricted to medical supportive military services

"Kuwaiti women have proven their achievements in several fields, and accordingly, the approval was given for women to enter the military corps along with men," he said.

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Qatar Pledges Aid for Gaza as More Trucks Cross into the Territory

This picture taken from the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip shows an afternoon view of destroyed buildings in Gaza, on January 20, 2025, following a ceasefire deal a day earlier between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group. (AFP)
This picture taken from the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip shows an afternoon view of destroyed buildings in Gaza, on January 20, 2025, following a ceasefire deal a day earlier between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group. (AFP)
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Qatar Pledges Aid for Gaza as More Trucks Cross into the Territory

This picture taken from the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip shows an afternoon view of destroyed buildings in Gaza, on January 20, 2025, following a ceasefire deal a day earlier between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group. (AFP)
This picture taken from the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip shows an afternoon view of destroyed buildings in Gaza, on January 20, 2025, following a ceasefire deal a day earlier between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group. (AFP)

Qatar on Monday announced plans to supply post-ceasefire Gaza with resources via a “land bridge” at Kerem Shalom, on the border between Egypt, Israel and the coastal Palestinian enclave.

After sending 25 fuel trucks to Gaza on Monday, Qatar plans to supply Gaza with 3.3 million gallons (12.5 million liters) of fuel over the next 10 days, its Foreign Ministry said. The fuel is intended to provide basic services and power hospitals and shelters.

Over the course of the 16-month war, the majority of aid has crossed into Gaza via the Kerem Shalom crossing, although it has intermittently closed amid disagreements over what kind of aid can be allowed into the strip. Israel previously restricted entry of some equipment, arguing it could be used for military purposes by Hamas.

Allowing more aid into Gaza is a central tenet of the ceasefire deal’s first phase and will be key to later reconstruction efforts. The deal allows for hundreds of trucks — more than Israel has previously allowed — to deliver aid to Gaza.

Egypt’s state-run press center said Monday that at least 300 aid trucks entered Kerem Shalom and the Nitzana crossing to the south since the ceasefire took effect, as well as 12 diesel trucks and four gas trucks.

However, some of those trucks have carried food aid labeled for UNRWA, the UN agency that Israel has vowed to ban from operating even as it remains the primary distributor of aid in Gaza.

Truck drivers told The Associated Press that throughout the war, vehicles have been turned back for minor bureaucratic infractions or not having aid properly packaged or wrapped.

“If items are approved, we unload them and head back to Egypt ... Some trucks have to drive all the way back with packages they left with that contain expired food aid or that the driver’s or truck information is not listed correctly,” driver Hamdy Emad said.