KUWAIT (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Kuwaitis packed into a square opposite parliament on Sunday in a peaceful opposition-led rally against new voting rules ahead of elections on December 1.

Recent demonstrations against the electoral changes, ordered by Kuwait’s ruler last month, have led to clashes between protesters and police as marches spread out of the areas usually designated for rallies.

KUWAIT, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Kuwaitis
packed into a square opposite parliament on Sunday in a peaceful
opposition-led rally against new voting rules ahead of elections
on Dec. 1.

Recent demonstrations against the electoral changes, ordered
by Kuwait’s ruler last month, have led to clashes between
protesters and police as marches spread out of the areas usually
designated for rallies.

KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwaiti opposition groups plan to stage a joint demonstration on Sunday against new voting rules as a standoff with the government intensifies ahead of an election on December 1.

While opposition groups say the rules are a bid to skew the election, the government, so far spared the mass uprising seen in Arab Spring movements elsewhere, has made clear its determination to stop street protests spilling over into unrest.

KUWAIT, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Kuwait’s government has made clear
it is willing and able to suppress unauthorised street protests,
saying it must protect public safety, but risks provoking worse
popular unrest by taking a hard line.

Police fired tear gas and smoke bombs to disperse thousands
of Kuwaitis protesting over new voting rules late on Sunday.
Last month a prominent opposition figure was arrested after
speaking at a protest rally where he appealed to the emir,
Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, to avoid “autocratic rule”.

KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwaiti security forces fired tear gas to disperse a banned demonstration on Sunday by about 2,000 opposition supporters against new voting rules for parliamentary elections on December 1.

OPEC member and U.S. ally Kuwait has so far avoided the mass pro-democracy unrest that has toppled rulers in four other Arab countries since last year, but tension has mounted this year in a long-running power struggle between parliament and the government which is dominated by the ruling Al-Sabah family.

KUWAIT (Reuters) – The opposition in Kuwait will press ahead with a march on Sunday to protest at new voting rules ahead of parliamentary elections, despite a government warning that it will not tolerate unsanctioned demonstrations, an activist said.

The OPEC member and U.S. ally said on Saturday it had not authorised any protests and the prime minister warned that police could use force if the authorities felt the Gulf Arab state was under serious threat.

KUWAIT (Reuters) – The opposition in Kuwait will press ahead with a march on Sunday to protest at new voting rules ahead of parliamentary elections, despite a government warning that it will not tolerate unsanctioned demonstrations, an activist said.

The OPEC member and U.S. ally said on Saturday it had not authorized any protests and the prime minister warned that police could use force if the authorities felt the Gulf Arab state was under serious threat.

KUWAIT, Nov 4 (Reuters) – The opposition in Kuwait will
press ahead with a march on Sunday to protest against new voting
rules despite the government warning it will not tolerate
unsanctioned demonstrations, an activist said.

The OPEC member and U.S. ally said on Saturday it had not
authorised any protests and the prime minister warned police
could use force if the authorities felt the Gulf Arab state was
under serious threat.

KUWAIT, Nov 4 (Reuters) – The opposition in Kuwait will
press ahead with a march on Sunday to protest against new voting
rules despite the government warning it will not tolerate
unsanctioned demonstrations, an activist said.

The OPEC member and U.S. ally said on Saturday it had not
authorised any protests and the prime minister warned police
could use force if the authorities felt the Gulf Arab state was
under serious threat.

KUWAIT (Reuters) – The opposition in Kuwait will press ahead with a march on Sunday to protest against new voting rules despite the government warning it will not tolerate unsanctioned demonstrations, an activist said.

The OPEC member and U.S. ally said on Saturday it had not authorized any protests and the prime minister warned police could use force if the authorities felt the Gulf Arab state was under serious threat.