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Capital

Kuwait City

Head of State

Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Head of Government

Prime Minister Ahmad Abdullah Al-Sabah

(From left) Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Emir of Kuwait Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, Jordan Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah and UAE’s National Security Advisor Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed al-Nahyan pose for a picture during their meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Friday. Photo: Saudi Ministry of Media via AP

Israel-Gaza war

Arab leaders meet to craft counter to Trump’s Gaza plan

The US president has proposed to ‘take over’ the Palestinian territory and relocate its over 2 million residents to Egypt and Jordan.

22 Feb 2025 - 12:37PMvideocam

Climate change

A place so hot ‘the outdoors doesn’t exist’ and people go to malls to jog

23 Sep 2024 - 12:35PM

Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV start-up Rox Motor to push overseas expansion

2 Sep 2024 - 1:14PMvideocam

India

Kuwait building fire kills 49 foreign workers, mostly Indians

Filipino workers were also injured in the blaze in the city of Mangaf that a minister blamed on ‘the greed of real estate owners’.

13 Jun 2024 - 11:15AM

Firefighters and security forces gather outside the blaze-hit building in Kuwait City on June 12. Photo: AFP

Middle East

Kuwait approves new government amid political crisis

The new government comes shortly after the emir dissolved parliament indefinitely on Friday, after a prolonged period of bickering between the government and the elected parliament.

13 May 2024 - 10:33AM

US-China relations

‘White House for sale’: Trump earned millions from China, report says

Democrats on oversight committee release findings after multi-year investigation, accusing 2024 Republican front-runner of violating US Constitution.

5 Jan 2024 - 7:21AMvideocam

Middle East

Kuwait’s former defence minister Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah dies at 86

He was Kuwait’s emir for just three years but spent decades in top posts through the House of Sabah’s tumultuous rule of the oil-rich state.

16 Dec 2023 - 7:39PM

The Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah performs the constitutional oath at the Kuwaiti National Assembly in 2020. Born in 1937, Sheikh Nawaf was the fifth son of Kuwait’s late ruler from 1921 to 1950 Sheikh Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Photo: AP

The Philippines

Kuwaiti boy jailed for 15 years for killing pregnant Filipino domestic worker

The death of Jullebee Ranara in January sparked outrage and put the spotlight back on the plight of migrant workers in Kuwait.

15 Sep 2023 - 6:00PM

Thailand

Thais irked as Kuwaiti bikers living the fast life descend on Pattaya

Students from Kuwait are flocking to Pattaya, attracted by lower temperatures than home, stronger spending power – and the chance to attract an online following through high-risk riding.

20 Aug 2023 - 11:30AMvideocam

The Philippines

Kuwait suspends new visas for Philippines workers in rights row

The suspension comes after the Philippines stopped the first-time deployment of domestic workers to Kuwait after the body of a Filipino domestic worker was found in the Kuwaiti desert.

27 May 2023 - 5:34PM

Overseas Filipino Workers from Kuwait hold their documents as they queue at the airport in Manila. Photo: Reuters

Cricket Hong Kong

Kuwait upset Hong Kong in ACC Men’s Premier Cup clash

Hong Kong bowled out for 242 in Nepal, with Kuwait now facing the hosts in Friday’s semi-finals.

28 Apr 2023 - 1:28AM

Ehsan Khan bowls during the ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2023 Group B match between United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong held at the Mulpani Cricket Stadium in Kathmandu. Photo: Asian Cricket Council

Middle East

Kuwait announces its seventh government in three years

Kuwait is the only Gulf Arab state to have an elected government but political turmoil has stalled reforms in one of the world’s largest producers of crude oil.

10 Apr 2023 - 3:06AM

Malaysia 1MDB scandal

1MDB scandal: Kuwait sentences alleged Malaysian mastermind Jho Low in absentia

The Malaysian financier was sentenced alongside a Kuwaiti sheikh and 3 other accomplices in the latest case stemming from the multibillion-dollar scam that saw Malaysian public money used to bankroll a global spending spree.

30 Mar 2023 - 1:24AM

Middle East

Kuwait oil firm declares ‘state of emergency’ after leak

Nation, a key member of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), produces about 2.7 million barrels a day.

20 Mar 2023 - 7:26PM

Screenshot from a video posted by Kuwaiti media shows a gushing pipe surrounded by a large slick of oil. The Kuwait Oil Company has declared a state of emergency. Photo: Twitter @AlraiMediaGroup

Cricket Hong Kong

Ehsan Khan stars as hosts Hong Kong edge Kuwait in one-day series final

His late wickets end Kuwait’s run-chase to clinch the trophy, a week after Hong Kong also won their home T20 series.

19 Mar 2023 - 9:59PM

Ehsan Khan took the late wickets that ensured victory for Hong Kong. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Cricket Hong Kong

Tahir innings in vain as Hong Kong survive Kuwait scare in first one-day game

Tail-ender Bilal Tahir hits blistering 87 to get side within sight of target, but visitors ultimately fall 39 runs short of the 245 needed to win.

16 Mar 2023 - 1:39AM

Cricket Hong Kong

Hong Kong to play Kuwait, Malaysia in ODI series ahead of Asia Cup qualifiers

APC Group One Day Series will follow on from the T20 tournament that also includes Bahrain, and will take place from March 15 to 20.

4 Mar 2023 - 8:00AM

Cricket Hong Kong

Hong Kong to host T20 tournament, will play Malaysia, Bahrain, Kuwait

Quadrangular series to be held at Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground from March 8 to 12, and for some players it will be the first time they have represented the city on home soil.

22 Feb 2023 - 6:04PM

Hong Kong celebrate the wicket of Pakistan’s Babar Azam during their Asia Cup match in Sharjah on September 2, 2022. Photo: AP

Middle East

Kuwait’s state oil producer failed to spot methane leak that lasted 3 weeks

High-resolution images show seven methane clouds over a 20-day period in October that appear to be from a burn pit linked to Kuwait’s Burgan oilfield.

13 Jan 2023 - 2:01AMvideocam

Cricket Hong Kong

Hong Kong face UAE in last hurdle to Asia Cup qualification

Hong Kong have now comfortably defeated Kuwait and Singapore, but a final game with UAE on Wednesday night will decide their Asia Cup fate.

24 Aug 2022 - 7:30PM

Middle East

US Air Force targeted in ‘propaganda attack’ by Iraqi militants in Kuwait

The group, calling itself Al-Waretheen, put out an online statement claiming that on August 12 it targeted Kuwait’s Ali Al Salem Air Base. ‘No such attack occurred,’ the US Air Force said.

21 Aug 2022 - 2:27AM

Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait on August 12. The US Air Force said on Saturday it was the subject of a “propaganda attack” by a previously unheard of group calling itself Al-Waretheen. Photo: US Air Force via AP

Middle East

Kuwait names first ambassador to Iran in over 6 years

The appointment comes more than six years since Kuwait recalled its top envoy to Tehran in solidarity with Saudi Arabia after it severed ties with the Islamic Republic in 2016.

14 Aug 2022 - 9:23PM

Kuwait has maintained relatively good relations with Tehran under a foreign policy balancing ties with its larger neighbours. Photo: Bloomberg

Cricket Hong Kong

Hong Kong dismantle Kuwait to keep ACC Asia Cup record intact

Hong Kong secure semi-final clash with Malaysia, as director and former men’s captain Rahul Sharma hails ‘huge moment’ for women’s cricket in the city.

22 Jun 2022 - 6:10PM

India

Indian products pulled by Kuwait supermarket in row over Prophet remarks

Workers at Al-Ardiya Co-Operative Society store piled Indian tea and other products into trolleys in protest against ‘Islamophobic’ comments made by a spokeswoman for Indian PM Modi’s party.

6 Jun 2022 - 8:57PMvideocam

Iraq

Kuwait suspends Iraq flights after Baghdad airport attack damages planes

Kuwait Airways, country’s main carrier, says flights to Iraq suspended due to ‘current conditions’; 6 rockets hit Baghdad airport damaging two planes belonging to Iraqi Airways.

30 Jan 2022 - 7:33PMvideocam

A damaged aircraft on the tarmac of Baghdad airport, after a rocket attack on Friday. Photo: via AP

Cricket Hong Kong

Kuwait win tops ‘fantastic’ ICC T20 tournament result for Hong Kong women

Hong Kong women secure a win over Kuwait during the ICC T20 World Cup cricket tournament in Dubai to finish in a solid second place behind the United Arab Emirates.

29 Nov 2021 - 5:05PM

Hong Kong v UAE at ICC Academy in Dubai for Women’s T20 World Cup Asian regional qualifier. UAE batsman Chamani Seneviratna drives a ball back towards Hong Kong’s Betty Chan during at the ICC Academy grounds in Dubai. Photo: ICC

Iraq

UK didn’t warn ‘human shield’ BA flight of 1990 Kuwait attack, new files show

As a result, more than 300 people headed from London to Kuala Lumpur were captured by Saddam Hussein’s troops and held hostage for months after their plane landed to refuel in the Persian Gulf.

24 Nov 2021 - 5:58AM

Middle East

Kuwait and UAE join Saudi Arabia with measures against Lebanon

Kuwait and the UAE followed the Saudis with punishable measures against Lebanon, which is badly in need of foreign help to help it ease a crippling financial crisis.

31 Oct 2021 - 2:47AMvideocam

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