​Gulf weekly: Kuwait's emir has a health scare

GULF COUNTRIES - Report 25 Aug 2019 by Rory Fyfe and Justin Alexander

The Gulf has begun to wake up from the long summer and Eid holidays. Notable policy developments over the last week included an extension of customs duties in the UAE (a move other Gulf states are likely to emulate) and further moves towards the Aramco IPO. Tension with Iran and in Yemen continued to overshadow the region. An unexpected twist was reports of a health scare for Kuwait’s emir, although he is said to have recovered, for now at least.

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