News From Kuwait
US President Donald Trump will take part in the World Economic Forum, the annual gathering of the world’s business and financial elite in Davos, Switzerland, later this month.”The president welcomes opportunities to advance his America first agenda wit…
Trump to attend World Economic Forum in Switzerland Read MoreNorth Korea on Tuesday accepted Seoul’s proposal to hold military talks to reduce border tensions, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported, citing a joint press statement issued after high-level talks. In their first formal dialogue in two years at t…
N. Korea agrees to hold inter-Korean military talks Read MoreThe United States welcomed the meeting between North and South Korea on Tuesday over the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. The US remains in close consultations with South Korean officials “who will ensure North Korean participation in the …
US welcomes North-South Korea talks Read MoreAt least five people are dead and thousands evacuated in Southern California on Tuesday after days of heavy rain that triggered mudslides. Santa Barbara County officials confirmed at least five deaths from the storms on Tuesday in that areas hit earlie…
Heavy rain, mudslides leave five dead in S. California Read MoreTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks with his Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic at Presidential Complex on Tuesday.During the meeting, both leaders agreed to strengthen the bilateral ties and cooperation on the international ar…
Turkey, Croatia agree to strengthen cooperation Read MoreIraqi Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi Tuesday thanked the State of Kuwait for hosing a conference on rebuilding Iraq, due on February 12-14.”The reconstruction conference is a major event, and our brothers in the State of Kuwait agreed to host it and ha…
Iraqi PM thanks Kuwait for hosting reconstruction conf. Read MoreKuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) has signed a contract with Combined Group Contracting Company for building 10 new filling stations worth KD 15.47 million (around USD 51.25 million) nationwide.The contract was signed by KNPC’s CEO Mohammad Al-M…
KNPC to build 10 new gas stations Read MoreHis Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received at Seif Palace Monday Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service Sir Alex Younger and his accompanying delegation on the occasion of their visit to the country.The meeting…
PM receives Head of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service Read MoreBulgaria, which holds the current EU Presidency, expressed its desire Monday to work with the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini to boost ties between the EU and the Middle East region.”We are working with the EEAS (European External Action Serv…
Bulgaria EU Presidency seeks to promote Europe-Middle East ties Read MoreA forthcoming conference on reconstruction in Iraq slated for February 12-14 in Kuwait comes at a “critical juncture”, Kuwait’s Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah said on Monday.In a press conference to promulgate the details of the “Kuwait Int…
Kuwaiti Deputy FM hypes upcoming Iraq reconstruction conf. Read MoreVice President Mike Pence will visit Egypt, Jordan and Israel from January 20 to 23, the Office of the Vice President announced Monday.Pence “will address the shared need to combat terrorism and assist persecuted religious minorities,” the announcemen…
US VP cPence to visit Egypt, Jordan, Israel this month Read MoreThe EU added Monday 16 persons and one entity, the Ministry of the People’s Armed Forces, in North Korea to the lists of those subject to an asset freeze and travel restrictions, transposing part of the new sanctions imposed by UN Security Council reso…
EU expands sanctions on North Korea Read More