Kuwait
Crown prince becomes oil-rich Kuwait’s new ruling emir
Middle East
September 30, 2020
Crown prince becomes oil-rich Kuwait’s new ruling emir
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah became the oil-rich nation’s new…
Reports: Kuwait and the UAE in economic pain amid pandemic
Middle East
September 23, 2020
Reports: Kuwait and the UAE in economic pain amid pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two oil-rich Arab Gulf states suffered severe economic blows on Wednesday, as a major…
Video: Clip of assault on Egyptian toy shop workers in Kuwait cut short, says minister
Egypt
September 6, 2020
Video: Clip of assault on Egyptian toy shop workers in Kuwait cut short, says minister
A video showing two teenagers assaulting an Egyptian worker in a toys and clothes store in Kuwait was cut short…
Kuwait to rebuild Lebanon’s only large grain silo after blast: report
Middle East
August 23, 2020
Kuwait to rebuild Lebanon’s only large grain silo after blast: report
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Kuwait said it will rebuild Lebanon’s only large grain silo that was destroyed by the massive Beirut…
Kuwait emir’s health shows ‘significant improvement’: PM
Middle East
August 4, 2020
Kuwait emir’s health shows ‘significant improvement’: PM
DUBAI (Reuters) — The health of the Kuwait’s 91-year old emir has shown “significant improvement”, parliament quoted the prime minister…
Kuwait-Egypt FMs discuss foreign relations and the return of Kuwaiti-Egyptian flights
Egypt
August 3, 2020
Kuwait-Egypt FMs discuss foreign relations and the return of Kuwaiti-Egyptian flights
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Sunday held a telephone conversation with his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Muhammad Al-Sabah,…
EgyptAir suspends flights to Kuwait indefinitely
Travel
August 1, 2020
EgyptAir suspends flights to Kuwait indefinitely
EgyptAir announced in a statement that it has suspended all flights to Kuwait starting Saturday until further notice over coronavirus…
Kuwait bans flights to 31 ‘high risk’ countries due to coronavirus
Middle East
August 1, 2020
Kuwait bans flights to 31 ‘high risk’ countries due to coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) – Kuwait has banned until further notice commercial flights to 31 countries it said that it regarded as…
Egypt condemns any attempts to cause rift with Kuwait
Egypt
August 1, 2020
Egypt condemns any attempts to cause rift with Kuwait
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry has slammed posts on social media which it says seek to worsen relations between Egypt and Kuwait.…
Kuwait cautions about deteriorating relations with Egypt due to ‘abusive practices’
Egypt
July 31, 2020
Kuwait cautions about deteriorating relations with Egypt due to ‘abusive practices’
The Kuwaiti embassy in Cairo issued a statement on Friday calling on Egyptian authorities to take necessary measures to deter…