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News Kuwait: Kuwait Boosts Chinese Energy And Security Ties, Despite U.S. Interests

Published on: Friday 12 September 2025
Kuwait Boosts Chinese Energy And Security Ties, Despite U.S. Interests
News source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/wesleyhill/2025/09/12/kuwait-boosts-chinese-energy-and-security-ties-despite-us-interests/

China's relationship with Kuwait is the best amongst all the gulf states, and emblematic of problems confronting American policy and global energy markets. For some, the Friendship Club may be seen as ...

News Kuwait: Kuwait shows interest in Belarus’ agricultural practices

Published on: Monday 08 April 2024
Kuwait shows interest in Belarus’ agricultural practices
News source: https://eng.belta.by/economics/view/kuwait-shows-interest-in-belarus-agricultural-practices-157351-2024/

MOSCOW, 9 April (BelTA) – Belarus’ Ambassador to Russia Dmitry Krutoi has held a meeting with Kuwait’s Ambassador to Russia Rashed Al-Adwani, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian ...

News Kuwait: Kuwait’s best real estate developer: United Real Estate Company

Published on: Monday 18 November 2024
Kuwait’s best real estate developer: United Real Estate Company
News source: https://www.euromoney.com/article/2dzaa8txfpimvs2gya680/awards/real-estate-awards/kuwaits-best-real-estate-developer-united-real-estate-company/

United Real Estate Company (URC) stands as a prominent player in Kuwait and the MENA region’s real estate landscape, boasting consolidated assets of approximately KD651 million ($2.12 billion). United ...

News Kuwait: Real estate transactions plunge sharply in Kuwait

Published on: Monday 09 March 2026
Real estate transactions plunge sharply in Kuwait
News source: https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/real-estate-transactions-plunge-sharply-in-kuwait/

KUWAIT CITY, March 10: The local real estate market recorded modest performance in the first week of March, with a decline of 31.25 percent in the number of transactions and 41.83 percent in the total ...

News Kuwait: Kuwait real estate trades reach KD 323 mln in June

Published on: Wednesday 08 July 2026
Kuwait real estate trades reach KD 323 mln in June
News source: https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/kuwait-real-estate-trades-reach-kd-323-mln-in-june/

Statistics released on Tuesday by the Real Estate Registration and Documentation Department at the Ministry of Justice show that 599 ...

News Kuwait: Why is Crypto Going Down? Iran Just Bombed Kuwait’s Airport and Struck the Strait of Hormuz, Bitcoin Is Crashing Toward Critical Support

Published on: Tuesday 02 June 2026
Why is Crypto Going Down? Iran Just Bombed Kuwait’s Airport and Struck the Strait of Hormuz, Bitcoin Is Crashing Toward Critical Support
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/why-crypto-going-down-iran-092633905.html

Crypto crashed overnight as Iranian strikes on Kuwait’s international airport and escalating conflict in the Strait of Hormuz sent risk assets into freefall, with more than $700 million in leveraged long positions forcibly closed in a 12-hour window. Bitcoin dropped sharply toward critical support levels, dragging the total crypto market ...

News Kuwait: Kuwait Investment Authority Fund

Published on: Tuesday 07 July 2026
Kuwait Investment Authority Fund
News source: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/tags/kuwait-investment-authority-fund.html

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News Kuwait: Kuwait announces 15-year residency permits for foreign investors

Published on: Sunday 14 June 2026
Kuwait announces 15-year residency permits for foreign investors
News source: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/gulf/kuwait-announces-15-year-residency-for-foreign-investors

The long-term residency permit is expected to provide greater certainty for international investors seeking to establish and expand their businesses in Kuwait ...

News Kuwait: Kuwait: Employment on radio, TV curtailed as cost-cutting measures kick in

Published on: Wednesday 28 October 2020
Kuwait: Employment on radio, TV curtailed as cost-cutting measures kick in
News source: https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-employment-on-radio-tv-curtailed-as-cost-cutting-measures-kick-in-1.74879109

Cairo: The Kuwaiti Information Ministry has banned hiring employees on radio and TV programmes as an austerity step, a newspaper reported Wednesday. The ban on employing people from outside the ...

News Kuwait: Kuwait automates employment status amendment procedures

Published on: Tuesday 29 April 2025
Kuwait automates employment status amendment procedures
News source: https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/kuwait-automates-employment-status-amendment-procedures/

KUWAIT CITY, April 30: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced on Wednesday the automation of procedures for amending employees' employment status through an integrated system. This initiative ...

News Kuwait: Employment conditions in Kuwait set to improve

Published on: Wednesday 22 August 2012
Employment conditions in Kuwait set to improve
News source: https://www.albawaba.com/business/kuwait-employment-conditions-439158

The latest Middle East and North Africa Consumer Confidence Index Survey, conducted by Bayt.com, the Middle East’s number one job site, and YouGov, a research and consulting organisation, shows that ...

News Kuwait: Kuwait power restored: Al Jahra outage fixed, ministry says

Published on: Saturday 04 April 2026
Kuwait power restored: Al Jahra outage fixed, ministry says
News source: https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-power-outage-al-jahra-hit-as-transformer-fails-1.500496543

Emergency teams fix technical malfunction that cut power to Al Jahra Kuwait restores electricity in Al Jahra after major station fault The Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy in Kuwait ...

News Kuwait: Boursa Kuwait ready to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs)

Published on: Saturday 20 June 2026
Boursa Kuwait ready to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs)
News source: https://www.albawaba.com/business/pr/boursa-kuwait-ready-launch-exchange-1630785

Boursa Kuwait welcomed the issuance of Capital Markets Authority Resolution 80 of 2026, which approved the comprehensive regulatory and legislative fram ...

News Kuwait: Kuwait: Reshaping The Welfare State

Published on: Sunday 05 January 2014
Kuwait: Reshaping The Welfare State
News source: https://gfmag.com/country-report/kuwait-reshaping-the-welfare-state/

COUNTRY REPORT By Gordon Platt Oil-rich Kuwait is finally making progress on implementing its multibillion-dollar development program and improving its business operating environment. Despite its aim to become a world-class financial and commercial center, the Arab Gulf ...

News Kuwait: Kuwait’s capital markets on the threshold of a new era

Published on: Monday 06 April 2026
Kuwait’s capital markets on the threshold of a new era
News source: https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/reports/kuwait/2025-report/capital-markets/establishing-success-the-sector-stands-on-the-threshold-of-a-new-era-going-into-2026-with-a-well-regulated-and-efficient-infrastructure-overview/

With the first half of 2025 witnessing annualised traded values and volumes almost doubling, and its market capitalisation surging by nearly a quarter, this has been a banner year for the country’s stock market, Boursa Kuwait. Indeed, in the first six months of the year, double-digit gains in both Boursa Kuwait’s Main Market and Premier

News Kuwait: Second Fire Hits Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi Refinery, Saudi Downs 29 Drones

Published on: Friday 20 March 2026
Second Fire Hits Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi Refinery, Saudi Downs 29 Drones
News source: https://english.aawsat.com/gulf/5253541-second-fire-hits-kuwait%E2%80%99s-mina-al-ahmadi-refinery-saudi-downs-29-drones

Gulf air defenses intercepted and destroyed multiple Iranian missiles and drones targeting civilian sites, energy facilities, and critical infrastructure across the region, officials said Friday, as attacks continued to escalate. In Saudi Arabia, air defenses downed 29 drones over the Eastern Province and Al Jouf. Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi refinery, operated by Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, was targeted by drones for a second consecutive day, while Bahrain said it had faced 382 attacks since the start of the war, intercepting 141 missiles and 242 drones.

News Kuwait: BREAKING: Iran Strikes Kuwait Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery Again Day After Damaging Qatar’s Ras Laffan Energy Hub

Published on: Thursday 19 March 2026
BREAKING: Iran Strikes Kuwait Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery Again Day After Damaging Qatar’s Ras Laffan Energy Hub
News source: https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/breaking-iran-strikes-kuwait-mina-al-ahmadi-refinery-day-after-damaging-qatars-ras-laffan-energy-hub

The refinery, which can process some 730,000 barrels of oil per day, was already damaged Thursday in another Iranian attack. It is one of three oil refineries in Kuwait, a tiny, oil-rich nation on the Persian Gulf.

News Kuwait: Kuwait says its Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery again hit in Iranian drone attacks, starting fire

Published on: Thursday 19 March 2026
Kuwait says its Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery again hit in Iranian drone attacks, starting fire
News source: https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-isreal-us-kuwait-d052e93613dac59e4164194f4df52c88

Kuwait said Friday its Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery again came under attack by Iranian drones, which sparked a fire at several of its units.The refinery had been hit Thursday, sparking fires.Kuwait said firefighters on Friday were trying to control the blazes and there were no immediate injuries from