Kuwait 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. 07/06/2018
Kuwait 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 22/02/2018
Iran Deadly quake rocks Iran-Iraq border The death toll rises following powerful earthquake in Iran-Iraq border region. 13/11/2017
brussels bureau Qatar delivers response to Arab nation demands Qatar's foreign minister has arrived in Kuwait with a handwritten response to demands by four Arab nations 03/07/2017
Qatar Qatar asks for more time as demand deadline from Gulf neighbours expires Qatar is given 48-hour extension to a deadline issued by its neighbours linked to terrorism allegations 03/07/2017
Saudi Arabia Turkey calls for 'mutual dialogue' to resolve Qatar crisis Both Turkey and the US wade into the Qatar crisis with calls for mutual dialogue and peace in the Gulf region. 07/06/2017
Kuwait Fight terror with leniency and love: anti-terror TV advert ad goes viral A television advert in which the victims of a terrorist encourage society to “bomb hatred with love” has sparked a debate online. What is the video 30/05/2017
Sport Sheikh Ahmad resigns from football posts Fifa Council member Sheikh Ahmad strongly denied any wrongdoing after media reports linked him to a bribery claim 30/04/2017
Africanews 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. 02/04/2017
Kuwait 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… 15/02/2017
Kuwait 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. 15/01/2017
Yemen Yemen peace talks set to start on Thursday 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 20/04/2016
corporate 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. 20/04/2016
corporate Kuwait oil workers strike buoys crude prices 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. 19/04/2016
Saudi Arabia Why aren't rich Gulf states welcoming Syrian refugees...or are they? 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 30/09/2015
Kuwait 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 15/09/2015
Kuwait 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 15/09/2015
no comment Kuwait: Thousands gather to bury the mosque blast victims Thousands of Shi’ite mourners gathered at the Jaafari cemetery of Kuwait City on Saturday (June 27) to bury victims of Friday’s Islamic State mosque 29/06/2015
Kuwait 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 28/06/2015
Kuwait 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 27/06/2015
Kuwait 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 26/06/2015
Kuwait 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 26/06/2015
Business Middle East 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 24/03/2015
