KUWAIT

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The royal family is being deployed by the UK government to roll out the red carpet for the autocratic leaders of Gulf states, amid hopes of a trade deal with …

Sergeant Mohammed Saad Al-Hajri KUWAIT CITY, Jan 21: The Ministry of Interior on Tuesday announced the death of Sergeant Mohammed Saad Al-Hajri, describing him as a “martyr of duty,” after …

Every year, some 10,000 low-paid migrant labourers return home to southeast Asia from the Gulf in body bags. Half of these deaths are unexplained, and with no labour laws in …

Afghan citizens who fled the country with American assistance after the US’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan remain stranded in third countries, new documents shared exclusively with the Guardian suggest, some …

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 13, (KUNA): His Highness the Amir, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, received the President of the Republic of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, in the presence of His …

Authorities across the Arab world have banned the billion-dollar blockbuster “Barbie” for purportedly violating morals and ethics. Meanwhile, riding a new wave of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric in Lebanon, the culture minister …

Iraq was hit by its most severe sandstorm of 2025 this week, turning skies from blue to an orange haze. Visibility dropped to less than half a mile, causing travel …

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV KUWAIT CITY, Jan 13: Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait Monsignor Eugene Martin Nugent announced that His Eminence Cardinal Pietro …

The blaze, which broke out in the six-storey building south of Kuwait City at around dawn, also left dozens of people injured, the health ministry said. Flames engulfed the lower …