The Latest Breaking News from Kuwait

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait sign MoU to Develop Durra Gas Field

Saudi Aramco’s wholly-owned subsidiary Aramco Gulf Operations Company signed on Saturday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with state-owned Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC) to develop the joint Durra gas field. Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Badr al-Mulla and Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman attended…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 12, 2022

Kuwait Retains GCC Secretary-General Post After Al-Hajraf Term Expires

The Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) approved on Friday the desire of Kuwait to retain the post of GCC Secretary General for a second term starting from the end of the current term of the Secretary General Dr.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 10, 2022

King Salman Receives Message from Kuwaiti Crown Prince

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received on Monday a written message from Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, reported the Saudi Press Agency. The message tackled the close bilateral relations between their countries and peoples and ways to bolster them in all…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 5, 2022

GCC’s Banks Gross Loans Reach $1.93 Trillion

The aggregate gross loans in the Gulf region reached a new record of $1.93 trillion, and the banking sector in the Gulf countries is witnessing the initial interest rate hike applied by the central banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries consistent with the US Federal Reserve interest rate…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 28, 2022

Red tape is strangling Kuwait’s infant FOI law

While the intention is good, the Kuwaiti government can do away with the many hurdles in accessing public information.

360info · Nov 28, 2022

Kuwait is Top Investor in Jordan with $18 Billion

Kuwait's ambassador to Jordan Aziz Al-Daihani revealed on Saturday that Kuwait is the first investor in Jordan with investments worth 5.5 billion Kuwaiti dinars ($18 billion). During a meeting organized by the Jordanian Businessmen Association under the title (the development of Jordanian-Kuwaiti economic relations), Al-Daihani said he hoped economic cooperation…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 27, 2022

In Kuwait, Sudani Affirms Iraq’s Keenness to Build Balanced Relations with Neighbors

Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al Sabah held on Wednesday official talks with his Iraqi counterpart, Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, who is on his first visit to Kuwait since taking office. The Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) said that the discussions were friendl” and touched on bilateral relations and means…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 24, 2022

Kuwaiti Government Issues Special Pardons

The Kuwaiti government issued a decree on Monday granting special amnesty for a number of convicted citizens. The move comes in response to the requests of parliamentary forces, and ahead of the government’s expected program. The head of the Government Communication Center, and government spokesman Tariq Al-Muzram said in a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 22, 2022

Kuwait Rejects European Criticism: Don’t Interfere in Our Internal Affairs

Kuwait criticized what it labeled as interference in its internal affairs, and the Kuwaiti foreign minister called on EU countries to respect his country's laws and sovereignty, rejecting European disapproval regarding the recent implementation of the death penalty against seven convicts. Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah expressed wishes that European…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 18, 2022

Kuwait executes seven people, first since 2017

Kuwait put seven people to death for murder on Wednesday, the public prosecutions service said, as the first executions since 2017 went ahead despite appeals from a prominent rights group.

Bangkok Post · Nov 16, 2022