The Latest Breaking News from Kuwait

“Hardeep Singh Puri, the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Housing and Urban Affairs, will be visiting Kuwait as the prime minister’s special envoy.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed condolence at the passing away of the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The Emir had ruled the oil-rich country for three years and breathed his last on December 16.

Heir Sheikh Meshaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, 83, replaces Sheikh Nawaf who had ruled for three years.

Most events will now be enjoying a deserved rest period over the Christmas break but events such as Asian Le Mans kicked off in early December, while the 2024 Formula E season begins mid-January, so there are plenty of events to watch.   

Following a virtual meeting, OPEC+ members have announced additional oil supply cuts, with de facto leader Saudi Arabia saying it would extend an existing cut of one million barrels per day through to March next year. Russia pledged to slash oil exports by 500,000 barrels a day, up from 300,000,…

The ruling emir of oil-rich Kuwait has been hospitalized “due to an emergency health problem” but later was in stable condition

Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah taken to hospital ‘to receive necessary treatment, undergo medical exams’.

With Israel and Hamas agreeing to a four-day pause in fighting, here’s a look at how truces from other wars played out.

Palestine’s flag was ubiquitous at the game, which was moved from the West Bank to Kuwait due to the Israel-Hamas war.