Kuwaiti foreign ministry has called on Egypt to investigate an “assault” on a number of Kuwaiti students by security personnel at a mall in Alexandria. Kuwait’s ministry of foreign affairs called on Sunday for the [ More … ]
Following Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, Kuwait and the UAE have summoned their ambassadors from Beirut, over a diplomatic row provoked by Lebanese minister’s criticism of Riyadh’s on-going military intervention in Yemen. On Friday, the Kingdom [ More … ]
Kuwait has announced that the country’s labor market has lost 199,000 non-Kuwaiti workers, mostly from the Egyptian and Indian nationalities, covering 15 different activities, which is the largest number in the history of the country. [ More … ]
Gulf leaders are meeting in Saudi Arabia for their annual summit amid a breakthrough in the long-running dispute between a Saudi-led bloc and Qatar. Qatar’s ruler Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani arrived to Saudi [ More … ]
No women won seats; many new faces; voter turnout of 60% higher than expected The election for Kuwait’s National Assembly (parliament) resulted in an all-male parliament and several previous MP losing their seats, signalling a [ More … ]
A resolution of the Gulf diplomatic crisis is in sight, with all nations involved “on board” and final agreement expected soon, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has said. Until recently the three-year [ More … ]
For the first time in history, Kuwait’s oil revenues will not cover salaries and subsidies, which could spell financial trouble. When Kuwait emerged from a months-long coronavirus lockdown, hundreds of Kuwaitis flocked to reopened stores, [ More … ]
Kuwait continues its efforts to put an end to the three year blockade Kuwaiti Al-Qabas newspaper said officials are on the move to solve the Gulf crisis, affirming the country will not stop its efforts until the illegal land, [ More … ]
Known as a peacemaker, Kuwait’s 91-year-old ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah has died. Kuwait’s 91-year-old Emir Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah died on Tuesday in a hospital in the United States. “With great sadness and [ More … ]
Kuwait best get with the US program – or be prepared to face Trump’s wrath The New York Post has published a report by Jonathan Schanzer* & Varsha Koduvayur* about the relation between Kuwait and [ More … ]
The two leaders stress importance of Arab unity ahead of Arab League summit in Riyadh Lebanese President Michel Aoun led a delegation to Kuwait on Tuesday, his government’s first visit to the Gulf since the [ More … ]
Campaigners have criticized the gift-giving of countries like Saudi Arabia and UAE as a ploy to ‘increase influence’ Gulf monarchies have continued to shower UK foreign ministers with lavish gifts, according to newly released government [ More … ]
Kuwait’s al-Sabah prevented a formal split in the GCC Council during a visit to Saudi Arabia last week, sources revealed to The New Arab. Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Jaber al-Sabah reportedly stopped the official division [ More … ]
A Kuwaiti official attending an international conference in Russia was widely praised on Wednesday after criticising Israel and kicking out its representative from the hall. Israeli delegates at a conference in Russia’s St Petersburg were [ More … ]
On Wednesday, Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah and Acting Minister of Information, Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, delivered a letter to Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, [ More … ]
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