Kuwait

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah passed away on Saturday at the age of 86, the Amiri Diwan said in a broadcasted statement. He will be succeeded by Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah who has been declared as the new…
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The second Arabian Gulf Shooting military exercise concluded on Thursday in the northern Hafr Al-Batin region of Saudi Arabia. The mixed land-based training maneuvers involved troops from the Royal Saudi Land Forces, Kuwait Land Forces…
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Lebanon has seized more than half a ton of drugs destined for Kuwait, authorities said Sunday, as Beirut seeks to combat narcotics trafficking, particularly to Gulf countries. Authorities “seized around 800 kilogrammes (1,760 pounds) of…
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Kuwaiti Defense Minister Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Wednesday visited the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition’s headquarters in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Sheikh Ahmad and his accompanying delegation…
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Prince Khalid bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s minister of defense, has received his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Ahmad Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency reported early Wednesday. The ministers discussed ways to enhance…
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Kuwait’s Namaa Charity and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees signed an agreement on Tuesday to provide multi-purpose cash assistance to 338 families displaced in Sudan, the Kuwait News Agency reported. Khaled Al-Mathkoor, chairman of…
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Leaders of several countries sent messages of thanks to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman following the conclusion on Friday of the first joint summit of Gulf Cooperation Council and Association of Southeast Asian Nations members, which took place…
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Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz met with Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Kuwait Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. During the meeting, the…
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The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected Kuwait as one of 15 new members of the Human Rights Council. The council, the membership of which consists of 47 countries elected by secret ballot, is responsible for upholding and advancing…
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Kuwait has donated $2 million to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. Kuwaiti Ambassador to Jordan Hamad Rashid Al-Marri presented a check to UNRWA Director of External Relations and Communications Tamara Al-Rifai in…
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