Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: KUWAIT CITY
Yemen foes hold new talks under truce pressure
Yemen’s warring parties held a new session of peace talks in Kuwait on Saturday under pressure to firm up a fragile ceasefire that went into effect on April 11. “The meeting has started,” Charbel Raji, spokesman for UN envoy Ismail
Kuwait to deport 60 Lebanese for alleged Hezbollah links: report
Kuwait is to deport 60 Lebanese for alleged links to Hezbollah in the latest Gulf Arab move against the Shiite militant group, a newspaper reported on Monday. Those to be deported all had permanent residency which has been revoked, Al-Qabas
Kuwait to sign multibillion-euro fighter jet deal with Italy
Kuwait and Italy will finalize a multibillion-euro deal next week for the Gulf state to purchase Eurofighter jets, Kuwait’s defense minister has said. Sheikh Khaled Jarrah Al-Sabah did not specify the number of planes involved in the deal but the
Iraq denies responsibility for abduction of Qataris
Iraq’s foreign minister denied on Tuesday that his government had anything to do with the kidnapping of a group of Qatari hunters in the south of the country this month. “I deny categorically that this issue (of the kidnapping) has
Kuwait govt requests extra $20bn for weapons
Kuwait’s government has asked Parliament for $20.5 billion in additional funds for defense purchases over the next 10 years, local media and a minister said Tuesday. Kuwait is looking to upgrade its firepower amid increased security concerns in the region
Kuwait names acting oil minister
Kuwait Oil Minister Ali Al-Omair was moved to the Public Works Ministry in a limited cabinet reshuffle following a row with top oil executives, according to a royal decree. Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh was appointed as acting oil minister, in
IMF: We can bank on Islamic finance for stability
The fast growing, Shariah-compliant Islamic finance industry has the potential to promote financial stability because of its risk-sharing and asset-backed features, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde has said. “Islamic finance has, in principle, the potential to promote financial
Kuwait deporting 23 expatriates for brawl; citizen’s involvement denied
Kuwaiti authorities will deport without trial 17 Egyptians and six Syrians after they were involved in a mass brawl over a commercial dispute, an Information Ministry official said Tuesday. The official denied media reports that the men were being deported
Reform call: Kuwait income drops 60%
Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah has called on officials to seek alternative revenue sources and reduce public expenditure after state income dropped 60 percent due to a sharp slide in crude prices. Addressing Parliament at the beginning of its
Kuwaiti actor held for ‘indecency’
A popular Kuwaiti actor has been arrested by the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Haia) for allegedly mixing with women in a mall and taking pictures with them. News of his arrival in the
KNPC to sign contracts for Kuwait’s Al-Zour refinery
Kuwait’s National Petroleum Company (KNPC) plans to sign the main contracts awarded to companies to build the Al-Zour oil refinery. Construction of the 615,000 barrel per day refinery which would be the largest in the Middle East could be a
Kuwaiti using Gulf plates attracts $190,000 fine
A Kuwaiti driver who apparently thought having license plates from another Gulf country would help avoid more than 1,600 traffic citations has been hit with a huge fine. The Kuwait News Agency says the driver racked up 1,645 different driving
Kuwait stock delistings threaten market’s status
A rising tide of delistings from Kuwait’s stock market threatens to widen a gap with rival bourses in the region as companies favor more dynamic economies such as Saudi Arabia and Dubai to sell shares. With a capitalization of about
Saudi expert explores program to plant 10,000 trees in Kuwait
A Kuwaiti oil company has sought an audience with Saudi inventor Ibrahim Alalim to further discuss a plan to plant trees similar to that which a local firm did in Qurais in the Eastern Province. “I am leaving shortly to
Kuwait sentences 7 to death over mosque bombing
Kuwait has sentenced seven suspects to death, five of them in absentia, on Tuesday for their roles in the deadly attack on a Shiite mosque in June that killed 27 people, according to Kuwait’s state news agency (KUNA). Among those
Kuwait tightens security as emir attends joint prayers
Kuwait deployed unprecedented security measures around Shiite mosques for Friday prayers following last week’s deadly bombing, as the emir attended a rare Shiite-Sunni joint ceremony in a show of unity. Shiite mosques in Kuwait City were completely cordoned off, and
Kuwait arrests driver in mosque attack
Kuwaiti police arrested a driver who transported a suicide bomber to a Shiite mosque where he blew himself up, killing 26 and injuring 227 people, the interior ministry said on Sunday. Authorities have also detained the owner of the house
Kuwait court orders female activist jailed for criticising Emir
A Kuwaiti court sentenced a female rights activist to three years in jail on Sunday after convicting her in absentia of publicly criticising the oil-rich Gulf state’s ruler. The lower court convicted Rana Jassem al-Saadun of repeating parts of a
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