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...

Kuwaiti journalist tells Israeli TV that the majority of Kuwaitis favour normalised ties with Tel Aviv

Saudi Arabia is hosting a joint air exercise with several Arab states at the Prince Sultan Air Base, according to an announcement yesterday by the Ministry of Defence. The...

The Kuwait Red Crescent Society yesterday announced that its first relief plane has taken off from the Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base to Egypt's Cairo International Airport to deliver medical...

Kuwait yesterday launched a public aid campaign to support the Palestinian people, amid the ongoing Israeli aggression against them. The announcement came in a joint press conference by Assistant...

Lebanon's foreign minister asked the president to be relieved of his duties today, the presidency said, after his comments in a television interview strained ties with traditional Gulf Arab...

The Czech Ambassador to Kuwait, Martin Dvorak, yesterday apologised for publishing the Israeli flag on his official Instagram account as an expression of his solidarity with the occupation state....

IMF member countries have agreed to clear Sudan's arrears to the institution, France's president said yesterday, removing a final hurdle to the African nation getting wider relief on the...

For the first time in Kuwait, the Kuwaiti Public Prosecution has referred eight judges to trial accused of money laundering in the Bnaider Network cases. Al-Qabas newspaper quoted a...

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Commerce and Industry will increase control and oversight of fruits and vegetables imported from Lebanon in the Kuwaiti markets, Al-Rai newspaper reported yesterday. The Kuwaiti paper quoted...

Farah Hamza Akbar was on Tuesday taken from her car by a man who later stabbed her and left her outside a hospital, the family's lawyer and Kuwait's Interior Ministry said.

The man identified on social media as Fahad Subhi Mohammed was arrested and later released on bail

Kuwait is set to implement value-added and excise taxes amid popular opposition due to the cash crisis resulting from COVID-19 and the instability of oil prices, The New Khalij...

Kuwait's Ministerial Court yesterday ordered the pretrial detention of former Prime Minister, Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, over the alleged mishandling of military funds, local media reported. Anadolu Agency reported a Kuwaiti...

The Central Bank of Kuwait today said on its website it has instructed local banks to appoint Kuwaitis in "leadership positions", as part of a drive to create more...

The Funeral Department of Kuwait Municipality has rejected requests by Buddhists and Hindus to cremate the bodies of their dead in Kuwait, Al Rai newspaper reported yesterday. According to the paper,...

Kuwait's ruler has sent a letter to Turkey's president reaffirming his country's desire to bolster ties with Ankara, Kuwaiti media reported today, Anadolu Agency reports. The letter was delivered by...

Kuwait's State Security Agency has referred a large company for investigation into alleged money laundering after it was found to have had financial ties with the so-called Iranian Fouad...

Jordan's neighbours and allies reacted with statements of support after the Jordanian military said on Saturday that King Abdullah's half-brother and former Crown Prince Hamza bin Hussein had been...

Kuwait on Sunday received from Iraq the third batch of Kuwaiti property and archives that had been seized during Iraq's invasion of its Gulf neighbour in 1990. The Iraqi Foreign Ministry...

A state of popular anger has prevailed in Kuwait following the discovery of Israeli food products being sold in local markets after it was imported from the United Arab...

More than 45,000 housing units are standing vacant in Kuwait due to the repercussions of coronavirus, CSRGulf announced yesterday. "Real estate companies face major problems, especially owners who have...

Saudi Arabia yesterday condemned Israel's continued settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, while Kuwait called on the United Nations to hold the occupation accountable. In a speech to...