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Heritage

Kuwait’s Failaka discoveries illuminate glory of Gulf’s ancient civilisations

Heritage

Supporting joint Gulf archaeological research

Kuwait’s Failaka discoveries illuminate glory of Gulf’s ancient civilisations

Supporting joint Gulf archaeological research

China-GCC ties

Kuwait’s Minister of Public Works Noura al-Mashaan presides over the 39th meeting of the Ministerial Committee for Monitoring the Implementation of Major Projects.

Kuwait moves ahead with China on $4 billion Mubarak port project

Honouring the past.

From ancient landscapes to modern museums, Gulf countries reclaim heritage

China-GCC ties

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks in Beijing, October 27, 2025.

China urges Gulf states to finalise 20-year free trade talks

Gulf

A general view of Muscat.

Gulf growth rebounds for 2025 as Oman emerges among top performers

Kuwait - Iran

Hassan Abdullah Zachriaa, a Kuwaiti of Iranian origin and owner of the Al-Walimah restaurant, shares Iranian bread - known as taftoon - during a meal with a friend in Kuwait City

Iranian bread remains a staple in Kuwait

Muslim Brotherhood

Kuwait Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah

HRW: Kuwait's return of Egyptian dissidents unlawful

Gulf Tension

The most recent incidents followed a spate of attacks on tankers since May around the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman

Kuwait ups port security amid Iran tension

Tensions in Gulf region

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah (C) holding talks with Iraqi officials

Kuwait, Iraq call for wisdom to avoid clashes in Gulf region

Tensions in Gulf of Oman

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah

Kuwait ruler to visit Iraq

Attacks on oil tankers

Norwegian tanker ablaze at sea

US accuses Iran of tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman

Oil

Iranian Revolutionary Guard boat is seen near the U.S. aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush in the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. Navy helicopters hover nearby

Attacks on Gulf oil routes expose alternatives to Hormuz

Gulf Stock Market

Qatar shares were down 2.1 percent and Kuwait Bourse was 1.2 percent lower

Gulf stock markets take dive as tensions rise

Bahraini economy

Bahrain will receive instalments up until 2023

Bahrain gets first instalment of Gulf aid package

Kuwait Economy

Sunset view of the arch pylon on the Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway which will lead to the Future Silk City

Kuwait plan to build economic hub faces political hurdles

Regional conference in Iraq

Iraqi parliament

Regional arch-rivals meet in Baghdad

Mazen al-Tarazi

Tarazi is on an EU blacklist of Syrian nationals who have been banned from entry to European states

Kuwait arrests Syrian businessman with close ties to Assad

Kuwait Oil

Kuwaiti Minister of Finance Nayef al-Hajraf speaks during a news conference in Kuwait City to announce the 2019-20 budget, last January

Is Kuwait rethinking its oil expansion plans?

UK-GCC trade pact

UAE economy minister Sultan bin Saeed al-Mansouri

Britain seeks post-Brexit trade pact with GCC

Dead Sea Talks

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the conference will look at "making sure Iran is not a destabilising influence"

Diplomats from Saudi, allies meet in Jordan

Pompeo's Mideast tour

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) meets with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at Al Yamamah Palace

US, Saudi agree on continued de-escalation in Yemen

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