Kuwait

RAF shoots down Iranian drones over Middle Eastern countries to protect British allies, interests

Additionally, Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry said it intercepted an Iranian cruise missile launched towards the Gulf state on Sunday morning.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Birds scatter as a Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jet comes in to land at RAF Coningsby after a sortie on February 19, 2026.
Damage to the Kuwait-flagged Al-Salmi crude oil tanker, following a reported Iranian strike, March 31, 2026; illustrative.

Gulf countries continue to face Iran attacks as criticial energy infrastructure at risk

UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia continue to face Iranian missile and drone attacks, targeting energy and infrastructure sites despite growing defenses.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation headquarters, illustrative.

Iranian drone attack sparks fire at Shuwaikh Oil Complex in Kuwait

The drone attack caused a fire at the Shuwaikh Oil Sector Complex, but no injuries were reported.

|ByJAMES GENN
US Secutary of State Marco Rubio listens to US President Donald Trump speak to the media at the White House, ahead of Trump’s departure to Florida, March 20.

Voices from the Arab press: US-Israel Iran war faces political limits

Israel and the US put pressure on Iran militarily, but domestic politics and regional dynamics could shape how the conflict unfolds and eventually ends.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE

Voices in the Arab press: Possible return to warm US-Gulf relations

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

JUNE 18, 2022ByMEDIA LINE
CYBERBULLYING INCIDENTS are more common than we’d like to think.

Arab Gulf states sanction IRGC, Hezbollah financiers, proxies

The sanctioned entities include a number of people and groups associated with and supported by the IRGC.

JUNE 6, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman.

Voices from the Arab press: Ukraine’s neutrality and Russian-American relations

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

APRIL 20, 2022ByMEDIA LINE
FINNISH RESERVE officers called up after World War II.

Voices from the Arab press: Political double standards and the risk of bias

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

MARCH 31, 2022ByTHE MEDIA LINE
INSIDE KUWAIT’S parliament.

Tehran has the right to exploit joint Iran-Kuwait-Saudi gas field, foreign minister says

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia agreed last Monday to develop the Durra gas field, which is located between them and Iran.

MARCH 26, 2022ByREUTERS
The production platform of Leviathan natural gas field is seen in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Haifa

Voices from the Arab press: Kuwait on International Women's Day

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

MARCH 16, 2022ByMEDIA LINE
WOMEN ENTER the Kuwait Boursa trading hall in Kuwait City.

Voices from the Arab press: The Women – Not the ‘Harem’ – of Kuwait

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

MARCH 3, 2022ByTHE MEDIA LINE
Kuwait women

Lebanon's Hezbollah chief describes Kuwaiti proposals to Lebanon as 'dictates'

Nasrallah added that he nonetheless supported Lebanese-Gulf dialogue.

FEBRUARY 8, 2022ByREUTERS
A man rides a motorbike past a picture of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, near Sidon.

Gal Gadot’s newest movie banned in Kuwait

The Gulf nation also banned the 2017 film that brought Gadot international acclaim: "Wonder Woman."

FEBRUARY 8, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Gal Gadot at the Met Gala, May 6, 2019

Kuwaiti paper pushes normalization with Israel, criticizes Palestinians

A Kuwaiti editorial called for Gulf states to cut support for Palestinians, saying "let them rebuild what they destroy by their own acts."

JANUARY 30, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
A woman waves two Kuwaiti flags during a military demonstration held at the Marina Mall in Kuwait City, Feb. 28, 2011