The Latest Breaking News from Kuwait

Kuwait arrests 67 over illegal alcohol production after 23 deaths

Kuwait bans the import of alcoholic beverages, but bootleg liquor is sold with no oversight or safety standards.

Al Jazeera · Aug 17, 2025

Thirteen dead and dozens ill from alcohol poisoning in Kuwait

The country's health ministry said hospitals had registered 63 methanol-related cases since Saturday.

Euronews · Aug 14, 2025

'She Never Made it Home': Filipino Worker Dies on Bus in Philippines After Returning From Kuwait

A Filipino domestic worker tragically died of cardiac arrest during her bus journey home after years abroad, just hours before reuniting with her family in the Philippines.

International Business Times UK · Aug 8, 2025

Flight 149: Hostage of War review – a tale so staggering you couldn’t write it

This excellent documentary tells the tale of a BA plane’s Kuwait stopover … just as Saddam Hussein invaded. It’s a crucial tale of a four-month nightmare that is barely believable

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2025

Op Sindoor global blitz: Loud at home, lost overseas

Fifty-nine politicians. Thirty-two countries. A high-profile tour funded by crores in taxpayers’ money. 

Newslaundry · Jun 4, 2025

Sebastiao Salgado in his own words: "My photography is my life; it’s my way of life. If people, after I disappear, use my photography as a reference of the moment that I lived, OK, that can become a legacy, but now I cannot speak about legacy"

Following his death we remember celebrated photographer Sebastiao Salgado through this 2017 interview where he talked about his work, his wife and his death

Digital Camera World · May 27, 2025

Saudi official denies reports alcohol ban will be lifted

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are the only Gulf countries that prohibit the sale of alcohol

The Independent UK · May 26, 2025

Energy use in a Kuwaiti city fell by over 50% after authorities cracked down on crypto mining

Over 100 houses are allegedly hosting crypto mining activities, with some of them using up more than 20 times the normal power consumption of the average Kuwaiti home.

Tom’s Hardware · May 2, 2025

Kuwait frees 10 more Americans in the second release in as many months

U.S. officials say Kuwait has released 10 more American detainees in an apparent goodwill gesture

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025

Jordan defeat Palestine in AFC World Cup qualifiers to pressure South Korea

Jordan beat Palestine, while Iran defeat Kuwait as pair keep pressure on group leaders South Korea in Group B.

Al Jazeera · Mar 20, 2025