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Kuwait Govt Sets Date for First Session of New National Assembly

Kuwaitis cast their votes at a polling station to cast their votes, during the parliamentary elections Kuwait City, Kuwait, on 29 September 2022. (EPA)
Kuwaitis cast their votes at a polling station to cast their votes, during the parliamentary elections Kuwait City, Kuwait, on 29 September 2022. (EPA)
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Kuwait Govt Sets Date for First Session of New National Assembly

Kuwaitis cast their votes at a polling station to cast their votes, during the parliamentary elections Kuwait City, Kuwait, on 29 September 2022. (EPA)
Kuwaitis cast their votes at a polling station to cast their votes, during the parliamentary elections Kuwait City, Kuwait, on 29 September 2022. (EPA)

The Kuwaiti government held an extraordinary session on Saturday to set the date for the first meeting of the newly-elected National Assembly.

The parliament will meet for the first time on October 11.

The government then submitted its resignation following the announcement of this week’s elections results.

The results were announced on Friday, introducing a 54 percent change in the legislature.

Only 12 lawmakers were reelected to their posts in the 50-member legisalture.

Opposition lawmakers made gains, while pro-government MPs were dealt shocking defeats.

Deputies representing the Islamic Constitutional Movement - Hadas (Muslim Brotherhood) won seats. The victors included: Osama Issa Al-Shaheen (first constituency), Hamad Muhammad Al-Matar (second district), and Abdulaziz Al-Saqabi (third constituency).

The Salafist movement achieved a remarkable win with the return of MP Muhammad Hayef to the National Assembly after his loss in the previous elections. Adel Al-Damkhi, Fahd Al-Masoud and Hamad Al-Obeid also won seats.

The entire Bloc of Five, consisting of Hassan Gohar, Abdullah Al-Mudhaf, Badr Al-Mulla, Muhalhal Al-Mudhaf, and Muhannad Al-Sayer, also won with a high number of votes in their constituencies.

About nine Shiite deputies, distributed in various electoral districts and political blocs, won seats, including two independents, Osama Al-Zayd and Jenan Boushehri.

Former National Assembly Speaker Ahmed Al-Saadoun claimed a landslide victory, receiving more than 12,200 votes in the third constituency - the highest in the country.

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One Dead, Eight Wounded in Iranian Attack on Residential Building in Manama

Smoke rises after an Iranian drone was intercepted over the Bahrain Financial Harbour towers, which houses the Israeli embassy, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Manama, Bahrain, March 6, 2026. Picture taken on a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer
Smoke rises after an Iranian drone was intercepted over the Bahrain Financial Harbour towers, which houses the Israeli embassy, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Manama, Bahrain, March 6, 2026. Picture taken on a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer
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One Dead, Eight Wounded in Iranian Attack on Residential Building in Manama

Smoke rises after an Iranian drone was intercepted over the Bahrain Financial Harbour towers, which houses the Israeli embassy, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Manama, Bahrain, March 6, 2026. Picture taken on a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer
Smoke rises after an Iranian drone was intercepted over the Bahrain Financial Harbour towers, which houses the Israeli embassy, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Manama, Bahrain, March 6, 2026. Picture taken on a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer

Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said early on Tuesday that a 29-year-old woman was killed and eight others were wounded as the result of a blatant Iranian attack on a residential building in the capital Manama.

The Bahrain Defense Force General Command confirmed that air defense systems continue to confront successive waves of what it described as Iranian terrorist attacks, noting that since the start of the aggression they have destroyed 102 missiles and 173 drones targeting the country.

In a statement, the General Command denounced the use of ballistic missiles and drones to target civilian facilities and private property dubbing it as a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and the United Nations Charter.

It stressed that these indiscriminate attacks pose a direct threat to regional peace and security.

It also urged everyone to remain at home and only go out in cases of extreme necessity, while exercising the highest levels of caution to ensure their safety.

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Kuwait Downs 6 Drones

The National Guard, army, police and fire fighting department are ready to handle any threats. (Kuwait's National Guard)
The National Guard, army, police and fire fighting department are ready to handle any threats. (Kuwait's National Guard)
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Kuwait Downs 6 Drones

The National Guard, army, police and fire fighting department are ready to handle any threats. (Kuwait's National Guard)
The National Guard, army, police and fire fighting department are ready to handle any threats. (Kuwait's National Guard)

Kuwait's National Guard announced on Tuesday the downing of six drones in northern and southern regions of the country.

National Guard spokesman Jadaan Fadhel said the move was part of ongoing efforts to bolster security, protect vital locations and confront any potential threat.

He called on everyone to respect safety and security instructions issued by the relevant authorities.

The National Guard, army, police and fire fighting department are ready to handle any threats and firmly confront anything aimed at destabilizing the county in order to maintain its sovereignty, security and stability and protect its national interests, he stressed.

The Defense Ministry had on Monday said air defense intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles in southern Kuwait. They also shot down a drone.

Meanwhile, the Information Ministry called on people to respect media coverage regulations and to obtain information from official sources, saying it was prohibited to circulate rumors and unconfirmed information.

It also warned against posting any content that is harmful to sisterly or friendly countries and anything that may harm Kuwait’s foreign relations.

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Saudi Arabia Condemns Targeting of UAE Consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan

Smoke and flames rise following a drone attack on the UAE consulate in Erbil, Iraq in this screengrab obtained from social media March 9, 2026. (Social media/via Reuters)
Smoke and flames rise following a drone attack on the UAE consulate in Erbil, Iraq in this screengrab obtained from social media March 9, 2026. (Social media/via Reuters)
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Saudi Arabia Condemns Targeting of UAE Consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan

Smoke and flames rise following a drone attack on the UAE consulate in Erbil, Iraq in this screengrab obtained from social media March 9, 2026. (Social media/via Reuters)
Smoke and flames rise following a drone attack on the UAE consulate in Erbil, Iraq in this screengrab obtained from social media March 9, 2026. (Social media/via Reuters)

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Tuesday the targeting of the United Arab Emirates’ consulate in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.

A Foreign Ministry statement stressed Riyadh's solidarity with Abu Dhabi.

The repeated attacks on diplomatic missions are a “clear violation of international laws and norms,” it added.

The UAE’s Foreign Ministry had earlier said a “terrorist” drone attack had struck its consulate.

Material damage was reported. No one was injured in the incident.

The ministry said attacks on diplomatic missions are “flagrant violations of all international laws and norms, especially the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.”

It warned that such attacks are a dangerous escalation and threat to regional security and stability.

It called on the Iraq and Kurdistan governments to investigate the attack and hold the perpetrators to account.