Kuwait Politics News

The torrential downpour on the first day of Eid Al-Adha put a damper on numerous people's plans for the occasion, leading many to postpone plans to visit family members and friends, go to local malls, hold beach barbeques and participate...

One day last summer, Gene Mulak, observing carnage in the sand trap, decided it was time to rescue the Leader of the Free World. "Open the clubface more!" the golf pro yelled to President Barack Obama. A rank of bodyguards...

Kuwaiti MPs criticized the ruling Al-Sabah family for feuding on Tuesday, warning that persistent infighting posed serious risks for the oil-rich Gulf emirate. “Disputes within the ruling family could be destructive to Kuwait,” liberal MP Abdullah al-Rumi said in Parliament. “Senior...

Interior Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, under pressure over a KD 5.3 million contract, yesterday referred himself to the ministers' tribunal which investigates alleged criminal offenses by current and former ministers. The minister's surprising move came one day after he...

Islamist MP Daifallah Buramiya carried out his threat yesterday, filing a request to grill Minister of Defense Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, alleging that he has committed a number of financial and administrative violations. In his 44-page grilling motion, Buramiya charged...

Kuwaiti writer and publisher of Alaan online newspaper Zayed Al-Zaid was attacked by an assailant at a seminar on corruption in state agencies in Shuhada yesterday. The lecture was organized by the "Kuwaiti Action Umbrella" group to discuss a recent...

Kuwaiti shares dived to a seven-month low at close of trading yesterday on the back of continued political tension and a slump in profits of most of the listed firms, traders said. The Kuwait Stock Exchange index dropped two percent...

The visit of His Highness the Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to Iran last Saturday reflected the strength of the historic Kuwaiti-Iranian ties. Iran was satisfied with the visit during which trade, electricity, and water agreements...