Tag: Kuwait
Kuwait reels after 234 missiles, 422 Iranian drones rain down
Officials also confirmed that two separate fires broke out within the past 24 hours following drone strikes, raising fresh concerns…
U.S. Embassy in Kuwait suspends operations as tensions escalate
Authorities also maintained the travel advisory for Kuwait at Level 3-Reconsider Travel, urging U.S. citizens to carefully review the latest…
Kuwait confirms crash of several U.S. warplanes, says crews in stable condition
According to the statement, direct coordination is underway with “U.S. forces regarding the circumstances surrounding the incident, and joint technical…
War: US Aircraft crash in Kuwait amid Iran retaliation
According to the statement, all crew members on board survived the crashes. Kuwaiti authorities are helping with rescue and emergency…
Kuwait to resume international flights by 2021
Kuwait will resume flights at Kuwait International Airport on Jan. 2, 2021, the country’s Directorate-General for Civil Aviation (DGCA) said…
No woman wins seat in Kuwaiti poll, opposition gains
No woman was elected into Kuwaiti parliament on Sunday, but opposition candidates made gains in the election, in which two…
Kuwaitis go to polls amid tough economy
Kuwaitis vote in legislative polls on Saturday as the Gulf state faces its worst economic crisis in decades, posing a…
Kuwait runs out of cash, warns on salary payment default
Kuwait has $6.6 billion worth of liquidity in its Treasury and not enough cash to cover state salaries beyond October,…
Kuwait confirms 43 coronavirus cases, all Iran related
Kuwait now has 43 confirmed cases of coronavirus, said an official during a Kuwaiti Ministry of Health conference held on…
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait begin joint oil production
Saudi Aramco said on Wednesday a new agreement between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait has paved the way for the resumption…
Kuwait condemns suicide bombing in eastern Baghdad
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah condemned a suicide bomb attack in Iraq, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) said…
Kuwait’s fifth refinery to cost $5-$6 billion
Kuwait’s fifth refinery will cost five to six billion dollars , Hatem Al-Awadhi, Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC).
Kuwait needs economic reforms in spite of higher oil prices – Emir
Kuwait needs to push through economic reforms in spite of higher oil prices, the Gulf state’s ruler Emir Sheikh Sabah…
U.S. decision to remove missile systems ‘routine’ – Kuwait
A U.S. decision to remove anti-missile systems from several Arab allies was an “internal and routine procedure,’’ Kuwait said on…
Asian Games: IOC provisionally lifts ban on Kuwait
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday provisionally lifted a ban on Kuwait two days before the start of the…
Loan Deal: Kuwait to finance Kenya’s highway project
The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) has signed a loan agreement of 23.8 million dollars (7 million Kuwaiti…
Kuwait to regulate employment of Philippines domestic workers
Kuwait and the Philippines agreed measures on Friday to regulate the employment of domestic workers from the Southeast Asian country,…
Kuwait to hire 2,000 expatriate medical personnel
Kuwait is to hire about 2,000 expatriate medical personnel for new hospitals and clinics, the daily newspaper Kuwait Times said…
Kuwait pledges $2 billion for Iraq’s reconstruction
Kuwait will lend one billio dollars to Iraq and commit a further one billion dollars of investment to the country,…
Kuwait executes member of royal family, 7 other prisoners
Seven people, among them a member of the ruling al-Sabah family, were hanged on Wednesday in Kuwait’s first executions in…
Terrorism: Tunisia, France, Kuwait hit by deadly attacks
A 16-year-old British boy injured when a gunman stormed a tourist beach in Tunisia saw his mother and grandmother killed…
10 killed in suicide bomb attack on a Kuwait Mosque
Over 10 people were killed or wounded on Friday in a suicide bomb strike on a Shiite Muslim mosque, with…
Sambo arrives Kuwait for Africa-Arab summit
Nigeria’s Vice-President Namadi Sambo on Sunday arrived Kuwait City, the capital of the oil rich country of Kuwait to attend…
Kuwait Offers $4bn Aid Package To Egypt
Kuwait offered Egypt on Wednesday an aid package of $4 billion, a minister said, bringing to $12 billion the total…
Kuwaiti opposition leader jailed for ‘insulting’ Emir
Thousands of Kuwaitis demonstrated Monday night after the lower court sentenced key opposition leader Mussallam al-Barrak to five years in…
Kuwait to reduce expatriates by one million
Kuwait, where expats make up 68 percent of the population, plans to reduce the number of foreigners living in the…
US sells missiles to Kuwait to fend off Iran
The Pentagon said Wednesday it planned to sell 60 Patriot missiles to Kuwait in a deal worth an estimated $4.2…
Glo Increases International MMS to 37 Countries
Glo subscribers can now enjoy the network’s innovative International Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS) in more countries. This follows the increase…