Kuwait City life. Theatrical activities in Kuwait began in the 1920s when the first spoken dramas were released. Theatre activities are still popular today. Kuwaiti soap operas (المسلسلات الكويتية) are among the most-watched soap operas in the Arab world. Most Gulf soap operas are based in Kuwait. Although usually performed in the Kuwaiti dialect, some Kuwaiti soap operas have been shown with success as far away as Tunisia. The city is home to the Al Kuwait SC, which has traditionally provided Kuwait's national basketball team with key players. Kuwait City Kuwait City () is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Located
Government of Kuwait Government of Kuwait Kuwait is a constitutional emirate with a semi-democratic political system. The hybrid political system is divided between an elected parliament and appointed government. The Constitution of Kuwait, approved and promulgated in November 1962, calls for direct elections to a unicameral parliament (the National Assembly). Kuwait's judicial system is the most independent in the Persian Gulf region and the Constitutional Court is widely believed to be one of the most judicially independent courts in the Arab world. The National Assembly is the legislature in Kuwait. The National Assembly has the power to remove government ministers from their post.