The Latest Breaking News from Kuwait

(This Sept. 30 story has been refiled to correct 2022/2023 spending to 23.065 billion dinars (not 23.65 billion) and 2021/2022 spending to 23.048 billion dinars (not 23.48 billion), with conversion)

The unofficial results of Kuwait’s parliamentary elections, which were announced in the early hours of Friday, showed that the Change movement had swept the National Assembly, by winning more than half of the 50 parliamentary seats. The voter turnout reached around 50 percent across the country, while the fifth electoral…

The Kuwaitis will head to the polls on Thursday to elect a new parliament, with the hope to achieve a fundamental shift in the legislative authority and ease political tension, in conjunction with the appointment of a new prime minister. The current elections are held under the slogan, “Correcting the…

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of M1A2K tank operational and training ammunition, and related equipment to Kuwait in a deal valued at up to $250 million, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

Morocco's Minister of Justice Abdellatif Ouahbi held on Monday in Kuwait talks with his Kuwaiti counterpart Jamal Hadhel Salem Al-Jalawi. During the meeting, Ouahbi highlighted the Moroccan experience in the field of justice at the levels of legislation, infrastructure, digitization, training and future plans. Ouahbi stressed the importance of cooperation…

The permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and the international community called on the Yemeni parties to urgently intensify, and be flexible in, the negotiations under the auspices of the UN in order to agree on an expanded truce that could be translated into a durable ceasefire. Deputy…

The Kuwaiti court of appeals annulled the disqualification of three parliamentary elections candidates and suspended decisions on five others until the constitutional court reaches a ruling on the “offender” law, thus allowing all the candidates to run in the elections that will be held on Sept. 29. The court, headed…

An agreement to transport Egyptian gas to Lebanon via Syria is currently disrupted by Lebanon’s failure to meet the conditions for obtaining a World Bank loan and Washington’s reluctance to give an official approval confirming that the deal is not affected by the Caesar Act, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on…

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of condolences to Kuwait Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah over the death of Sheikh Saud Fadhil Sabah Al-Mohamed Al-Sabah. In his cable, the King expressed profound sorrow and sadness to His Highness and family of the deceased,…