Kuwait

Kuwait urged its citizens to leave Lebanon and postpone plans to travel to the country after deadly shootings erupted in the capital Beirut on Thursday, according to local media....

Kuwait has decided to allow women to sign up for military service, joining other Gulf Arab states which have enabled female citizens to be part of their armed forces...

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Some foreign fighters have already left Libya as the government seeks to mobilise international assistance to see the remaining members withdraw, the minister of foreign affairs said yesterday. "The...

Members of the Kuwaiti National Assembly have condemned the atrocities committed by the Indian authorities and Hindu extremist groups against the Muslim community. The lawmakers said in a joint...

A senior legal expert in Kuwait has commented on the Biden administration's imposition of sanctions on two Kuwaiti citizens for their involvement in support for Hezbollah and Iran. The...

A leaked audio recording of the Prime Minister of Libya's interim Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, in which he questioned the Egyptian judiciary's integrity could ignite a...

The Ministry of Public Works and Housing in the besieged Gaza Strip announced that reconstruction of the enclave is set to begin soon but there are fears that donor...

A Swiss criminal court convicted a member of the Kuwait royal family on Friday, Reuters has reported. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah was found guilty of forgery. The power broker...

More than 42 million old vehicle tyres dumped in Kuwait's sands have started to be recycled, as the Gulf state tackles a waste problem that created one of the...

Kuwait is looking into the possibility of allowing women to join the army, according to local reports on Monday. Assistant Chief of Staff of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces, Major...

Qatar today handed over the presidency of the Arab League to Kuwait ahead of the group's next meeting on Thursday, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. The Permanent Representative of Qatar to...

Algerian oil company Sonatrach yesterday announced that it expects its annual revenues to increase $13 billion, to $33 billion this year, compared to $20 billion last year. Chief Executive...

Kuwaiti Foreign Minister, Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al Mohammed Al Sabah, had two phone calls with his Moroccan and Algerian counterparts to discuss bilateral relations and regional developments, the Kuwait News...

A Palestinian restaurant in Didsbury, Manchester, made 900 meals for Afghan refugees and delivered them to the airport for when they land. Ali Yousef and his wife Aisha, who...

The trial of the former President of Kuwait's Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), Ahmad Al-Fahd Al-Sabah, began in the Swiss city of Geneva yesterday. He is accused of forgery in an...

At least one artillery rocket crashed on the Kuwaiti side of its border with Iraq, military sources said Saturday, reports Anadolu Agency. The Kathusya-type artillery rocket did not cause...

Kuwait has suspended passenger transport by sea due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic but shipping operations continue, the Gulf Arab state's ports authority said today. The Kuwait Ports...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi yesterday announced an agreement to form a Supreme Political Committee with Kuwait that aims to negotiate and resolve outstanding issues between the two countries,...

Kuwaiti Finance Minister Khalifa Hamade has offered his resignation to the prime minister of the oil-rich Gulf emirate, two government sources said on Wednesday, according to a report by...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi's office announced on Monday that Baghdad is set to host a conference for neighbouring countries later this month to discuss de-escalating tensions and to...

Kuwait is struggling hard to scrap the world's largest tyre graveyard, which scientists fear could create environmental and health hazards, Anadolu Agency reports. Located in the Arhiya area, five kilometres (over...

Kuwaiti authorities arrested a political activist and prominent poet over tweets criticising the government, his family said on Wednesday, as a political crisis between the government and opposition weighs...

British MPs are calling on the government to suspend a "secretive" multi-million-pound funding programme to Gulf countries over concerns that Saudi Arabia and Bahrain may have channelled taxpayers' money...

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of $445 million in heavy tactical vehicles and associated equipment to Kuwait, Defense News reports. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), which...

Kuwait and Iran have agreed upon an exchange of citizens wanted by their respective authorities, Al-Rai reported yesterday. Both individuals are accused of committing financial crimes. According to Iran's...

Kuwait's parliament approved the 2021-22 state budget on Tuesday focusing on job support as the country witnessed record annual job losses earlier this year. Finance Minister Khalifa Hamada said 71.6 per...

Qatar is the safest country in the Middle East according to the 2021Global Peace Index's Societal Safety and Security measures. The Gulf state came in at 15th globally, but tops the regional...

The six countries forming the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will remain heavily dependent on hydrocarbon production for at least the next ten years, despite efforts to diversify their economies,...

The United States is withdrawing its Patriot anti-missile defence batteries from four Middle Eastern states as it continues to reduce its military presence in the region, according to a...

President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Duarte Pacheco announced on Friday that his union would continue working towards a sustainable peace in the Middle East, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)...

The former wife of Saudi Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal has had €600,000 ($729,635) worth of handbags, furs and other items stolen from her in Paris, the Times newspaper reports. According to...