http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Fri, 01 May 2026 17:17:13 +0200 Fri, 01 May 2026 17:17:13 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/01/uk-jury-convicts-kuwaiti-national-over-attempt-to-attack-israeli-embassy-in-london http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/01/uk-jury-convicts-kuwaiti-national-over-attempt-to-attack-israeli-embassy-in-london Fri, 01 May 2026 16:51:17 +0200 The conviction comes the day after Britain's security services raised the terrorism threat level to "severe", the second highest level in the five-tier system, meaning an attack is "highly likely in the next six months." http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/04/24/kuwait-reopens-airspace-for-the-first-time-since-the-outbreak-of-the-iran-war http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/04/24/kuwait-reopens-airspace-for-the-first-time-since-the-outbreak-of-the-iran-war Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:51:25 +0200 Flag carrier Kuwait Airways and low-cost airline Jazeera Airways will resume flights on Sunday 26 April. http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/03/uk-deploys-rapid-sentry-anti-drone-system-to-kuwait-to-fend-off-attacks-air-force-says http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/03/uk-deploys-rapid-sentry-anti-drone-system-to-kuwait-to-fend-off-attacks-air-force-says Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:08:14 +0200 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. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/03/02/why-you-could-face-legal-consequences-for-posting-strike-footage-in-the-middle-east http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/03/02/why-you-could-face-legal-consequences-for-posting-strike-footage-in-the-middle-east Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:58:30 +0100 Authorities have restrictions around sharing such images for security purposes and to prevent the spread of fake news. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/03/01/how-europeans-can-register-with-their-embassy-after-attack-on-iran http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/03/01/how-europeans-can-register-with-their-embassy-after-attack-on-iran Sun, 01 Mar 2026 11:55:05 +0100 Residents and visitors to the Middle East are being urged to register their presence to receive updates. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/24/gulf-states-back-kuwait-in-maritime-dispute-with-iraq-over-un-sea-boundary-claim http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/24/gulf-states-back-kuwait-in-maritime-dispute-with-iraq-over-un-sea-boundary-claim Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:23:20 +0100 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. http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/14/thirteen-dead-and-dozens-ill-from-alcohol-poisoning-in-kuwait http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/14/thirteen-dead-and-dozens-ill-from-alcohol-poisoning-in-kuwait Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:19:06 +0200 The country's health ministry said hospitals had registered 63 methanol-related cases since Saturday. http://www.euronews.com/2024/07/18/it-feels-like-62c-in-dubai-why-is-heat-and-humidity-such-a-deadly-combination http://www.euronews.com/2024/07/18/it-feels-like-62c-in-dubai-why-is-heat-and-humidity-such-a-deadly-combination Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:12:17 +0200 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. http://www.euronews.com/2024/06/12/at-least-41-dead-in-residential-building-fire-in-kuwait http://www.euronews.com/2024/06/12/at-least-41-dead-in-residential-building-fire-in-kuwait Wed, 12 Jun 2024 15:38:53 +0200 Another fifteen people were injured in the fire in Mangaf city on Wednesday, most of whom were taken to hospital. http://www.euronews.com/2023/12/16/kuwaits-ruling-emir-sheikh-nawaf-al-ahmad-al-sabah-dies-at-86 http://www.euronews.com/2023/12/16/kuwaits-ruling-emir-sheikh-nawaf-al-ahmad-al-sabah-dies-at-86 Sat, 16 Dec 2023 13:32:22 +0100 His death comes after was rushed to a hospital for an unspecified illness in late November. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/06/13/toy-story-spin-off-lightyear-banned-in-saudi-arabia-kuwait-and-uae-over-lgbt-storylines http://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/06/13/toy-story-spin-off-lightyear-banned-in-saudi-arabia-kuwait-and-uae-over-lgbt-storylines Mon, 13 Jun 2022 19:00:28 +0200 Is this the latest battle between national censors and international studios? http://www.euronews.com/2021/09/10/kuwaiti-olympic-power-broker-found-guilty-by-swiss-court-of-forgery http://www.euronews.com/2021/09/10/kuwaiti-olympic-power-broker-found-guilty-by-swiss-court-of-forgery Fri, 10 Sep 2021 19:15:10 +0200 Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah of Kuwait has been found guilty by a Swiss court of forgery. http://www.euronews.com/2021/04/04/it-s-life-and-death-kuwait-joins-race-to-vaccinate-but-only-for-locals http://www.euronews.com/2021/04/04/it-s-life-and-death-kuwait-joins-race-to-vaccinate-but-only-for-locals Sun, 04 Apr 2021 10:30:11 +0200 They make up 70% of the population of the Gulf sheikhdom - but are last in line for COVID-19 vaccinations. http://www.euronews.com/2021/01/04/saudi-arabia-will-open-land-air-borders-with-qatar-after-three-year-blockade http://www.euronews.com/2021/01/04/saudi-arabia-will-open-land-air-borders-with-qatar-after-three-year-blockade Mon, 04 Jan 2021 21:35:33 +0100 It is the first step towards ending a diplomatic crisis that has deeply divided regional allies since 2017. http://www.euronews.com/2020/08/28/how-are-locusts-worms-helping-with-food-sustainability-in-kuwait http://www.euronews.com/2020/08/28/how-are-locusts-worms-helping-with-food-sustainability-in-kuwait Fri, 28 Aug 2020 19:29:35 +0200 Since January, many farmers in East Africa have seen their land besieged by swarms of hundreds of billions of locusts. http://www.euronews.com/2020/05/01/msci-delays-kuwait-s-emerging-market-upgrade-due-to-covid-19-pandemic http://www.euronews.com/2020/05/01/msci-delays-kuwait-s-emerging-market-upgrade-due-to-covid-19-pandemic Fri, 01 May 2020 16:59:12 +0200 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. http://www.euronews.com/2018/11/28/kuwaiti-artist-creates-graveyard-for-books-to-protest-government-s-literature-ban http://www.euronews.com/2018/11/28/kuwaiti-artist-creates-graveyard-for-books-to-protest-government-s-literature-ban Wed, 28 Nov 2018 18:44:10 +0100 A Kuwaiti artist has created a "Cemetery of Banned Books" to protest the government's ban on thousands of pieces of literature http://www.euronews.com/2018/10/12/meet-sara-and-doss-two-artists-boosting-the-street-dance-scene-in-kuwait http://www.euronews.com/2018/10/12/meet-sara-and-doss-two-artists-boosting-the-street-dance-scene-in-kuwait Fri, 12 Oct 2018 18:18:06 +0200 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. http://www.euronews.com/2018/09/14/what-s-lined-up-for-kuwait-s-smart-city-transformation http://www.euronews.com/2018/09/14/what-s-lined-up-for-kuwait-s-smart-city-transformation Fri, 14 Sep 2018 19:28:12 +0200 South Saad Al Abdullah city in Kuwait is billed as the Middle East’s first development to be both green and ‘smart’. http://www.euronews.com/2018/06/07/actor-apologises-after-outcry-over-kuwait-blackface-comedy-show http://www.euronews.com/2018/06/07/actor-apologises-after-outcry-over-kuwait-blackface-comedy-show Thu, 07 Jun 2018 16:22:00 +0200 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. http://www.euronews.com/2018/05/31/un-kuwait-blocks-us-resolution-condemning-attacks-on-israel http://www.euronews.com/2018/05/31/un-kuwait-blocks-us-resolution-condemning-attacks-on-israel Thu, 31 May 2018 01:08:00 +0200 Kuwait says it made the decision in order to allow its own draft resolution on the protection of Gazan civilians to be considered. http://www.euronews.com/2018/02/22/hundreds-of-filipino-workers-leave-kuwait-amid-diplomatic-row http://www.euronews.com/2018/02/22/hundreds-of-filipino-workers-leave-kuwait-amid-diplomatic-row Thu, 22 Feb 2018 15:00:00 +0100 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 http://www.euronews.com/2017/11/13/deadly-quake-rocks-iran-iraq-border http://www.euronews.com/2017/11/13/deadly-quake-rocks-iran-iraq-border Mon, 13 Nov 2017 10:17:27 +0100 The death toll rises following powerful earthquake in Iran-Iraq border region. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2017/07/03/qatar-delivers-response-to-arab-nation-demands http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2017/07/03/qatar-delivers-response-to-arab-nation-demands Mon, 03 Jul 2017 12:04:32 +0200 Qatar's foreign minister has arrived in Kuwait with a handwritten response to demands by four Arab nations http://www.euronews.com/2017/07/03/qatar-asks-for-more-time-as-demand-deadline-from-gulf-neighbours-expires http://www.euronews.com/2017/07/03/qatar-asks-for-more-time-as-demand-deadline-from-gulf-neighbours-expires Mon, 03 Jul 2017 03:56:56 +0200 Qatar is given 48-hour extension to a deadline issued by its neighbours linked to terrorism allegations http://www.euronews.com/2017/06/07/turkey-calls-for-mutual-dialogue-to-resolve-qatar-crisis http://www.euronews.com/2017/06/07/turkey-calls-for-mutual-dialogue-to-resolve-qatar-crisis Wed, 07 Jun 2017 09:00:00 +0200 Both Turkey and the US wade into the Qatar crisis with calls for mutual dialogue and peace in the Gulf region. http://www.euronews.com/2017/05/30/bomb-violence-with-love-anti-terror-tv-advert-ad-goes-viral http://www.euronews.com/2017/05/30/bomb-violence-with-love-anti-terror-tv-advert-ad-goes-viral Tue, 30 May 2017 13:14:03 +0200 Fight terror with leniency and love: anti-terror TV advert ad goes viral http://www.euronews.com/2017/04/30/sheikh-ahmad-resigns-from-football-posts http://www.euronews.com/2017/04/30/sheikh-ahmad-resigns-from-football-posts Sun, 30 Apr 2017 18:22:57 +0200 Fifa Council member Sheikh Ahmad strongly denied any wrongdoing after media reports linked him to a bribery claim http://www.euronews.com/2017/04/02/ethiopian-maid-in-kuwait-i-wasn-t-attempting-suicide-in-cruel-employer-s-viral http://www.euronews.com/2017/04/02/ethiopian-maid-in-kuwait-i-wasn-t-attempting-suicide-in-cruel-employer-s-viral Sun, 02 Apr 2017 15:13:39 +0200 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. http://www.euronews.com/2017/02/16/iran-looks-to-improve-ties-with-gulf-neighbours http://www.euronews.com/2017/02/16/iran-looks-to-improve-ties-with-gulf-neighbours Thu, 16 Feb 2017 00:50:01 +0100 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… http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/15/eurowings-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-kuwait http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/15/eurowings-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-kuwait Sun, 15 Jan 2017 11:33:11 +0100 A Eurowings flight travelling from Salalah in Oman to Cologne has made an emergency landing in Kuwait after a bomb scare. http://www.euronews.com/2016/04/21/yemen-peace-talks-set-to-start-on-thursday http://www.euronews.com/2016/04/21/yemen-peace-talks-set-to-start-on-thursday Thu, 21 Apr 2016 01:25:41 +0200 Talks to end the war in Yemen are set to get underway in Kuwait later on Thursday (April 21). The UN-backed talks were supposed to start on Monday http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/04/20/kuwait-oil-workers-end-strike-crude-prices-fall http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/04/20/kuwait-oil-workers-end-strike-crude-prices-fall Wed, 20 Apr 2016 16:01:55 +0200 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. http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/04/19/kuwait-oil-workers-strike-buoys-crude-prices http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/04/19/kuwait-oil-workers-strike-buoys-crude-prices Tue, 19 Apr 2016 19:00:03 +0200 Oil prices are being supported by a strike by energy workers in Kuwait which has offset an expected price slump following the failure by major oil producers to agree to freeze output levels. http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/30/why-aren-t-rich-gulf-states-welcoming-syrian-refugeesor-are-they http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/30/why-aren-t-rich-gulf-states-welcoming-syrian-refugeesor-are-they Wed, 30 Sep 2015 17:26:03 +0200 As EU countries try to find the best way to deal with an influx of refugees that is unprecedented in recent years, the Gulf states have come under http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/15/seven-sentenced-to-death-in-kuwait-mosque-suicide-bombing http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/15/seven-sentenced-to-death-in-kuwait-mosque-suicide-bombing Tue, 15 Sep 2015 17:34:12 +0200 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 http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/15/kuwait-court-sentences-seven-to-death-over-mosque-attack http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/15/kuwait-court-sentences-seven-to-death-over-mosque-attack Tue, 15 Sep 2015 10:48:39 +0200 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 http://www.euronews.com/video/2015/06/29/kuwait-thousands-gather-to-bury-the-mosque-blast-victims http://www.euronews.com/video/2015/06/29/kuwait-thousands-gather-to-bury-the-mosque-blast-victims Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:41:18 +0200 Kuwait: Thousands gather to bury the mosque blast victims http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/28/kuwait-national-day-of-mourning-after-friday-mosque-attack http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/28/kuwait-national-day-of-mourning-after-friday-mosque-attack Sun, 28 Jun 2015 11:05:00 +0200 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 http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/27/kuwait-suspects-arrested-following-deadly-attack-on-shi-ite-mosque http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/27/kuwait-suspects-arrested-following-deadly-attack-on-shi-ite-mosque Sat, 27 Jun 2015 17:40:00 +0200 As Kuwait marked a day of national mourning, officials announced the arrest of several suspects following a deadly suicide bomb explosion at a http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/27/isil-claims-it-carried-out-kuwait-mosque-bombing http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/27/isil-claims-it-carried-out-kuwait-mosque-bombing Sat, 27 Jun 2015 00:47:19 +0200 The first terror attack in Kuwait claimed by ISIL militants struck as worshipers gathered for Friday prayers at a Shi’ite mosque http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/26/kuwait-suicide-attack-kills-many-in-mosque http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/26/kuwait-suicide-attack-kills-many-in-mosque Fri, 26 Jun 2015 17:06:02 +0200 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 http://www.euronews.com/business/2015/03/24/global-gold-price-setting-arrives-in-the-21st-century http://www.euronews.com/business/2015/03/24/global-gold-price-setting-arrives-in-the-21st-century Tue, 24 Mar 2015 10:00:01 +0100 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