The Latest Breaking News from Kuwait

Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development Completes 15% of Gulf Electric Interconnection

The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development said that 15 percent of the Gulf electrical interconnection expansion project with Kuwait has been completed until March 2023. The Authority said in a press statement that the interconnection project between the GCC Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) and Kuwait is one of the essential…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 23, 2023

91 Saudis, Dozens of Foreign Nationals Evacuated from Sudan to Jeddah

Ninety-one Saudi nationals and some 66 foreign nationals from 12 countries arrived in Saudi Arabia’s coastal city of Jeddah after being evacuated from Sudan. The evacuation was carried out by the Saudi Royal Navy with the support of various armed forces. The Foreign Ministry confirmed the arrival of the Saudis…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 22, 2023

Kuwait Crown Prince Reinstates Parliament to be Dissolved, Elections to be Held in Months

Kuwait's crown prince said on Monday that the parliament reinstated based on a Constitutional Court ruling last month would be dissolved and that new legislative elections would be called in coming months. "We decided to dissolve the 2020 National Assembly, which was reinstated by the Constitutional Court ...

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 18, 2023

Kuwait’s political crisis leaves opposition waiting for new era

A new government in Kuwait, but an old parliament – and one that has returned in complicated circumstances.

Al Jazeera · Apr 11, 2023

Kuwait’s new government revealed, the seventh in three years

Turmoil between Kuwait’s parliament and executive has stalled much-need investments and reforms.

Al Jazeera · Apr 10, 2023

Kuwait names another new government — the fourth in 8 months

Kuwait named the prime minister’s fourth government in eight months, as the oil-rich OPEC member faces little let-up from political uncertainty and economic malaise.

Tribune News Service · Apr 9, 2023

Kuwait Prime Minister Selects New Cabinet

Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf al-Sabah has selected a new cabinet, state news agency KUNA reported on Sunday. Sheikh Ahmad was re-appointed as prime minister by the crown prince in March, more than a month after the government resigned. Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah was re-appointed as minister of interior…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 9, 2023

Kuwaiti prime minister selects new cabinet - state news agency

Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf al-Sabah has selected a new cabinet, state news agency KUNA reported on Sunday without giving further details.

Reuters · Apr 9, 2023

Saudi Crown Prince, Kuwaiti Counterpart Discuss Issues of Common Interest

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, has made a phone call to the Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Saudi Press Agency reported. During Thursday’s phone conversation, they reviewed bilateral relations and discussed several issues of common interest,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 7, 2023

Families mourn ‘devastating’ suicide rates among Nepal’s migrant workers

Almost 12% of Nepali migrant workers who die abroad, mainly in the Gulf and Malaysia, take their own lives

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2023