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A council of ministers Tuesday named Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah the new ruler of the Gulf country after ailing leader Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah has died. Kuwait Tuesday announced the death of its leader Emir Read more
Kuwait Thursday swore in its first female judges to sit on the Supreme Court, the first ever move in the Gulf region. The eight women have been approved to become judges at the beginning of July. Attorney General Dirar Al Read more
Kuwait’s Deputy Emir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah has vowed that the Gulf country will not spare any royal family member involved in any wrongdoings including corruption. Sheikh Nawaf, reports say, in a televised Read more
Kuwait will rebuild Lebanon’s largest silo plant destroyed in Beirut port explosion that has caused the death of at least 180 people, reports say. “We decided that the best and most appropriate way to start with the material aid is Read more
Kuwait Wednesday warned it will not be able to pay salaries of civil servants from November for lack of funds amid increase in budget deficit caused in part by slump in oil revenues. Finance Minister Barak Al-Sheetan rung the alarm Read more
Kuwaiti aircraft leasing company, Alafco, has said it reached an agreement with France-based global aircraft maker, Airbus, to delay the delivery of the jets it has ordered. Alafco in the bourse filling did not say how many aircraft are involved Read more
Oman will launch operations of its biggest solar plan, Ibri II, by mid-2021, Trade Arabia reports. The project located in near Ibri, the capital of the Dhahirah Governorate, is currently under construction. Acwa Power, Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC) and Alternative Read more
Alafco, aircraft lessor company in Kuwait, will purchase 20 aircrafts from US airplane maker Boeing after both parties reached a deal over a dispute involving a cancelled 737 MAX order, Zawya reports. The order, Alafco said in a statement will Read more
Kuwaitis and residents in the Gulf country can travel in and out from August 1, the government has announced. The decision however excludes residents hailing from Bangladesh, Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Iran, Nepal. The Gulf Arab country was the Read more
A Kuwaiti man has been arrested for slapping an Egyptian expat worker in the Gulf country where anti-expat sentiment is very becoming increasingly alarming. The man, The New Arab reports, was filmed slapping the Egyptian cashier on the face at Read more