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Kuwait's July crude oil exports to Japan down 1.0 pct
Zawya
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TOKYO -- Kuwait's crude oil exports to Japan edged down 1.0 percent in July from a year earlier to 4.93 million barrels, or 159,000 barrels per day (bpd), marking a decline for the fourth consecutive month, government data showed. As Japan's...
President of Qatari, Arab Police Sports Federations meets Kuwait's Police Federation Chair
Gulf Times
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September 1, 2025
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Police Sports Federation Brigadier General Mubarak Ali Yousef Al Sabah met on Sunday with HE President of the Qatari and the Arab Police Sports Federations Major General Khalid bin Hamad Al Attiyah,...
Kuwait Hosts GCC Ministerial Talks on Strategic Ties with Global Partners
Asharq Al-Awsat
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September 1, 2025
Kuwait is scheduled on Monday to host a regular meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers to review the bloc’s strategic relations with major countries and international groupings. The gathering will also feature a joint session...
In a message to US, Chinese President cautions against 'cold war mentality and bullying' at SCO Summit
Sambad English
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September 1, 2025
Tianjin: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for promoting a correct view of second world war history and opposing cold war mentality, block confrontation and bullying, a statement seen as sending message to the United States over its...
Bahrain launches international tender for 1400MW power plant
Zawya
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Bahrain's Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) has announced the launch of an international tender for the development of the Sitra Independent Water and Power Production Plant (IWPP), with a planned capacity of 1400–1500 megawatts (MW) of...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Holds Press Conference Following SCO Summit
Sputnik News
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September 1, 2025
Sputnik goes live as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds a press conference following the SCO Summit.The SCO is an international organization founded in 2001. It includes Russia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan,...
Starr appoints Hassan El Kaissi as SEO & Regional President, Middle East
Reinsurance News
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September 1, 2025
Starr Insurance, a provider of commercial property and casualty insurance, has announced the appointment of Hassan El Kaissi as Senior Executive Officer (SEO) & Regional President, Middle East. Based in Dubai, El Kaissi will oversee all lines of...
Kuwait Scraps Jail For Traffic Crimes: Offenders To Clean Streets, Mosques
Gulf Insider
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August 31, 2025
Convicts of traffic crimes in Kuwait will now be ordered to clean mosques, sweep streets, plant trees in public parks, assist at special needs centres and hospitals, or perform other community service tasks, the Ministry of Interior announced on...
Big Money, Big Dispute: Who Controls Kuwait’s Bank Prize Draws?
Arab Times
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August 31, 2025
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 31: After more than five months of suspension, the fate of bank prize draws in Kuwait remains uncertain, caught in a regulatory tug-of-war between the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI)....
Kuwait entrusts key positions to experienced royals
Arab Times
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August 31, 2025
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 31: With the well-known wisdom and insightful reform vision of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and in line with his strategy that restored Kuwait to its former glory as the ‘Pearl of the Gulf’ and...
Kuwait vs Lebanon Prediction and Betting Tips | 2nd September 2025
Sportskeeda
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August 31, 2025
Kuwait and Lebanon face off at the Gelora Bung Tomo (GBT) Stadium in Indonesia for an international friendly on Tuesday. Ranked 138th in the world, the Blue Waves are going through a torrid year in 2025 as they've failed to win any of their five...
Kuwait Modern Pentathlon Association celebrates hosting the 2028 Youth World Championship
Arab Times
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August 31, 2025
Nasser Al-Waleed, President of the Kuwait Modern Pentathlon Association. VILNIUS, Aug 31: The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has announced that Kuwait will host the U19 and U15 Modern Pentathlon World Championships in 2028, a...
Kuwait Canara Welfare Association Holds General Body Meeting, Pays Tribute to Eric Ozario
Mangalorean
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August 31, 2025
Kuwait Canara Welfare Association Holds General Body Meeting, Pays Tribute to Eric Ozario Salmiya, Kuwait: The Kuwait Canara Welfare Association (KCWA) convened its General Body Meeting (GBM) on Friday, August 29th, 2025, at the Indian School of...
Kuwait’s sixth relief flight departs, carrying 10 tons food aid to Gaza
Kuwait Times
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August 31, 2025
KUWAIT: The sixth Kuwaiti relief aircraft, carrying 10 tons of food aid, departed on Sunday as part of the second Kuwaiti air bridge to Gaza, continuing the humanitarian campaign “Kuwait by Your Side” in urgent solidarity. Heading to Egypt’s...
Kuwait introduces community service for traffic prison terms
Kuwait Times
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August 31, 2025
KUWAIT: Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah issued a decision on Sunday introducing for the first time alternative community services to replace prison terms for certain traffic offenses. The decision was published in the official...
Kuwait Amir receives newly appointed Amiri Diwan Minister
Kuwait Times
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August 31, 2025
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in the presence of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, received the newly appointed Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali...
Kuwait’s Gulf Bank wins 4 prestigious global finance awards
GCC Business News
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August 31, 2025
Gulf Bank has been recognized with four distinguished awards at the Global Finance Best Digital Bank Awards 2025, reaffirming its leadership in digital innovation, corporate banking solutions, and customer engagement across Kuwait and the Middle...
Kuwait Zoo once loved by generations now an administrative tug-of-war
Arab Times
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August 31, 2025
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 31: Once a key tourist attraction for over five decades, the Kuwait Zoo remains closed and mired in administrative limbo, with its future uncertain despite government moves to repurpose the land for public finance needs. As the...
Kuwait endorses GCC payment system linkage to boost economic ties
Arab Times
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August 31, 2025
Kuwait ratifies historic agreement to link payment systems across GCC member states. KUWAIT CITY, Aug 31: The Official Gazette (Kuwait Today) today published several decrees approving international agreements and a memorandum of understanding...
Kuwait’s taste revolution: Bloggers drive the surge in food tourism
Arab Times
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August 31, 2025
Food bloggers propel Kuwait to the top of the regional culinary tourism map. KUWAIT CITY, Aug 31: Kuwait is emerging as a major regional destination for food tourism, fueled by the influence of digital restaurant bloggers who have played a pivotal...