Kuwait

Kuwait has executed seven people convicted of murder, in what are the first executions conducted in the country in the last five years. According to media reports, four Kuwaitis,...

The Kuwaiti Criminal Court yesterday sentenced controversial Kuwaiti writer and TV host, Fajr Al-Saeed, to a three-year suspended prison sentence and bail of 2,000 Kuwaiti Dinars ($6,530), Al-Rai newspaper...

Kuwait has announced an official commitment to becoming carbon neutral in the oil and gas sector by 2050, Foreign Minister, Salem Al-Sabah told state news agency, KUNA, on Monday...

Algeria aims to demonstrate diplomatic clout this week as it hosts the first Arab League Summit since before the COVID-19 pandemic, but political divisions mean any show of unity...

Kuwait's Crown Prince re-appointed Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Sabah, the ruling Emir's son, as Prime Minister on Wednesday and later approved a new Cabinet following legislative polls in the Gulf...

Kuwait, Jordan, Pakistan and Djibouti have voiced their full solidarity with Saudi Arabia in the face of American criticism over the recent decision by the Saudi-led OPEC+ group to...

The Kuwaiti National Assembly yesterday elected veteran parliamentarian and pro-Palestine lawmaker, Ahmed Al-Saadoun, as the new speaker. Local media outlets said Al-Saadoun, 88, has been named as Kuwait's speaker...

Kuwait's Crown Prince, in an emotional speech at Tuesday's opening of Parliament, urged the legislative and executive branches to focus on the country's development and put an end to...

Kuwait's new Government was sworn in Monday before the country's Crown Prince, Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Anadolu News Agency reports. Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony, Sheikh Mishal said...

The State of Kuwait has renewed its position on the need to end the Israeli occupation of all the occupied Palestinian territories and for the Palestinian people to obtain...

Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmed Al-Nawaf has launched consultations with the National Assembly deputies aimed at advancing consensus on forming the new government, local Al-Qabas newspaper reported. The paper...

Kuwait has unveiled plans to develop a completely carbon-free green city, to be named XZERO, Al-Seyassah has reported. It is planned to be the largest of its kind in...

In Kuwait, more than 80 per cent of the public sector employees are Kuwaiti nationals and only 20 per cent are expats, Al-Nabaa newspaper has reported. According to the...

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of the National Advanced Surface-To-Air Missile System (NASAMS) and Medium Range Air Defence System to Kuwait in a deal valued...

Kuwait's cabinet ministers submitted their resignations yesterday only hours after Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al Sabah announced his cabinet. Kuwaiti Al-Qabas newspaper said the ministers resigned following parliamentary...

Kuwait's foreign reserves increased by 5.9 per cent in August, compared with the same month last year, the Central Bank of Kuwait said in its monthly report on Monday....

The Director-General of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, said on Tuesday that the economies of the Gulf States are expected to grow by 6.5 per cent this year....

Arab Gulf states yesterday discussed the developments of the programme to achieve economic unity amongst them by 2025. This was during a meeting of the GCC Financial and Economic...

Kuwait's Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced the seizure of a shop for displaying merchandise bearing slogans representing the Israeli occupation state. The ministry said on Twitter yesterday that...

Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Sunday accepted the resignation of the Kuwaiti government after two months of its formation. Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Sabah submitted...

The Kuwaiti Public Prosecution today sentenced two popular TikTok influencers to lengthy prison sentences on charges of violating public morals in their social media videos. According to Kuwait's Al-Rai...

Kuwaiti opposition groups secured nearly 60 per cent of the seats in the 50-seat National Assembly, according to the final results of early parliamentary elections announced on Friday, Anadolu...

A total of 305 candidates are vying for seats in Parliament in Thursday’s elections

Emirati curator Alia Zaal says her work has been inspired by her father's weak eyesight as 'he was forced to approach art a bit differently, paying a lot of attention to detail'

Member of the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkiye (DEIK) and President of the Turkiye-Qatar Business Council Basar Arıoglu said the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) railway link project would...

Iran's non-oil exports to neighbouring countries have surged in the five months since the start of the Persian calendar year on 20 March, Press TV has reported. There has...

Gulf Arab states have demanded that US streaming giant, Netflix, remove content deemed offensive to "Islamic and societal values" in the region, Saudi Arabia's media regulator said on Tuesday,...

Kuwait will hold a parliamentary election on Sept. 29, state news agency KUNA reported, after the Gulf state's crown prince moved to dissolve parliament in a bid to resolve...

The head of the International Committee to Support the Rights of the Palestinian People (ICSPR) has said that Kuwait has always demonstrated its commitment and loyalty to the Palestinians...

An Egyptian physician who worked for Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health has been sentenced by a Saudi terror court to 20 years in prison, according to the Freedom Initiative....

Ambassador Saif Mohammed Al-Zaabi is set to resume his duties 'within days' of the announcement

Kuwait has announced that it will lay off 250,000 Egyptian workers next month and suspend all contracts with non-nationals. Some 500,000 further Egyptian workers will lose their jobs over...