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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.
Kuwait is transforming its ‘tyre graveyard’ into a new smart city
Kuwait has had a mounting problem with recycling its car tyres. Here’s how they plan on fixing it.
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.
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.
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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.
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
Meet Sara and Doss: two artists boosting the street dance scene in Kuwait
After quitting dance school in New York due to an injury, Sara Al Homood came back to her hometown of Kuwait only to discover an emerging dance scene.
What’s lined-up for Kuwait’s Smart City transformation?
South Saad Al Abdullah city in Kuwait is billed as the Middle East’s first development to be both green and ‘smart’.
Actor apologises after outcry over Kuwait 'blackface' comedy show
Hasan al-Ballam took to Instagram to apologise for any offence caused by the episode of comedy show Block Ghashmarah in which actors were “blacked-up” and portrayed Sudanese people to be lazy.
Hundreds of Filipino workers leave Kuwait amid diplomatic row
A Kuwaiti court has sentenced a Lebanese man and his wife to death after they were convicted in absentia of killing a Filipina maid in a case that triggered a crisis between the Philippines and the Gulf Arab state
Fight terror with leniency and love: anti-terror TV advert ad goes viral
Ethiopian maid in Kuwait: I wasn't attempting suicide in cruel employer's viral video
An Ethiopian maid who survived a fall from the seventh floor of a building in Kuwait's Sabah el-Salem area while her employer filmed has explained that she wasn't trying to commit suicide.
Iran looks to improve ties with Gulf neighbours
President Hassan Rouhani has called for greater unity between Shiite and Sunni Muslims during his first official visit to the Arab Gulf since being elected in…
Eurowings flight makes emergency landing in Kuwait over bomb scare
A Eurowings flight travelling from Salalah in Oman to Cologne has made an emergency landing in Kuwait after a bomb scare.
Kuwait oil workers end strike, crude prices fall
Oil prices slipped again on Wednesday as energy workers in Kuwait ended a three-day strike that had cut the country's production of crude by nearly half.
Seven sentenced to death in Kuwait mosque suicide bombing
A court in Kuwait has sentenced seven people to death over a suicide bombing in June, the state news agency reports. The attack, at a Shi’ite Muslim
Kuwait court sentences seven to death over mosque attack
A court in Kuwait has sentenced seven people to death over a suicide bombing in June, according to state news agency KUNA. The attack, at a Shi’ite
Kuwait: Thousands gather to bury the mosque blast victims
Kuwait: national day of mourning after Friday mosque attack
A national day of mourning is being observed in Kuwait, as the funerals take place of 27 people who died in Friday’s suicide attack on a mosque. The
Kuwait: suspects arrested following deadly attack on Shi'ite mosque
As Kuwait marked a day of national mourning, officials announced the arrest of several suspects following a deadly suicide bomb explosion at a
ISIL claims it carried out Kuwait mosque bombing
The first terror attack in Kuwait claimed by ISIL militants struck as worshipers gathered for Friday prayers at a Shi’ite mosque
Kuwait: suicide attack kills many in mosque
A suicide bomb attack at a Shi’ite mosque in Kuwait City has left several people dead. The group calling itself Islamic State says it was behind the
Global gold price setting arrives in the 21st century
A new era of gold pricing and Kuwait’s budgetary concerns are the issues in this edition of Business Middle East. Better late than never, the gold