Kuwait

Travel News

Kuwait reopens airspace for first time in two months

Flag carrier Kuwait Airways and low-cost airline Jazeera Airways will resume flights on Sunday 26 April.

24/04/2026

Kuwait

UK deploys Rapid Sentry anti-drone system to Kuwait, air force says

Gulf countries including Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have been pulled into the Iran war, targeted by Iranian strikes in retaliation to attacks launched by the United States and Israel on 28 February.

03/04/2026

Travel News

Middle East visitors could face legal consequences for strike footage

Authorities have restrictions around sharing such images for security purposes and to prevent the spread of fake news.

02/03/2026

Travel News

How to register with your embassy after attack on Iran

Residents and visitors to the Middle East are being urged to register their presence to receive updates.

01/03/2026

Kuwait

Gulf states back Kuwait in dispute with Iraq over UN sea borders claim

Gulf states have rallied behind Kuwait in a renewed sea border dispute with Iraq, highlighting unresolved maritime tensions in the northern Gulf and the strategic importance of shared waterways and offshore resources.

24/02/2026

World News

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.

14/08/2025

Earth News

Dubai hit by dangerous ‘feels like’ temperature of 62C

This perilously high figure is due to the combination of intense air temperature and high humidity generating a heat index far hotter than the recorded air temperature.

18/07/2024

Kuwait

At least 41 dead in residential building fire in Kuwait

Another fifteen people were injured in the fire in Mangaf city on Wednesday, most of whom were taken to hospital.

12/06/2024

Kuwait

Kuwait's ruling emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, dies at 86

His death comes after was rushed to a hospital for an unspecified illness in late November.

16/12/2023

Culture news

Why has the new Pixar film been banned in so many countries?

Is this the latest battle between national censors and international studios?

13/06/2022

Sport

Kuwaiti Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad found guilty of forgery

Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah of Kuwait has been found guilty by a Swiss court of forgery.

10/09/2021

Kuwait

Kuwait rushes to vaccinate, but only for locals

They make up 70% of the population of the Gulf sheikhdom - but are last in line for COVID-19 vaccinations.

04/04/2021

Qatar

Saudi Arabia will open land, air borders with Qatar after blockade

It is the first step towards ending a diplomatic crisis that has deeply divided regional allies since 2017.

04/01/2021

World

How are locusts & worms helping with food sustainability in Kuwait?

Since January, many farmers in East Africa have seen their land besieged by swarms of hundreds of billions of locusts.

28/08/2020

World

MSCI delays Kuwait’s emerging market upgrade due to COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted stock markets around the world. Amongst them is one of the oldest indexes in the Middle East, the Kuwait Stock Exchange.

01/05/2020

Kuwait

Kuwaiti artist designs 'Cemetery of Banned Books'

A Kuwaiti artist has created a "Cemetery of Banned Books" to protest the government's ban on thousands of pieces of literature

28/11/2018