Kuwait

Where are the American bases in the Middle East Iran threatened it might strike? - explainer

Trump warned Iran that if it retaliated against the US, the US would respond at levels “never seen before.”

Qatar Emiri Air Force personnel load aid onto a military cargo plane headed to Syria, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, December 30, 2024.
Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and prime minister Menachem Begin acknowledge applause during a joint session of Congress in which US president Jimmy Carter announced the results of the Camp David Accords on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 18, 1978.

Voices from the Arab Press: Israel, Donald Trump, and Anwar Sadat

AMER GHALIB speaks at a rally for then-presidential nominee Donald Trump in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on the eve of US Election Day last November. Diplomatic appointments must transcend campaign considerations, the writer asserts.

The troubling case of Amer Ghalib: Trump's Kuwait pick raises red flags - opinion

Hamtramck, Michigan, mayor Amer Ghalib at his Senate confirmation hearing to become President Trump's ambassador to Kuwait, October 23, 2025

Trump nominee for Kuwait ambassador grilled at confirmation hearing, loses support on Israel views


PM Netanyahu’s ‘magic’ in the gulf might be waning - opinion

Netanyahu must address and repair his relationship with the current US administration before pursuing further relationships with other nations.

 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly government conference at the PM's office in Jerusalem on January 22, 2023.

Voices from the Arab press: 2023: A continuation of last year

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

 EXITING A currency exchange shop in Cairo.

Voices from the Arab press: Taliban are remaking Afghan society in their image

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

 PROTESTERS TAKE part in a march and rally in support of Afghan women’s rights in London, last November.

Arab Gulf countries crack down on homosexuality

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar are tightening laws that aim to prevent, prohibit, and punish homosexual relations and deport foreign nationals caught working in massage parlors.

 People take part in a rally marking the annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, on June 3, 2021.

COP27: Israeli minister takes part in meeting with Lebanese, Iraqi officials

Lebanon's prime minister downplayed the importance of the event, saying no communication was made with an Israeli official.

 Israel takes part in Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East Climate Change Initiative at COP27

Voices from the Arab press: Sadat’s genius decision for war, peace

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

 EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Anwar Sadat and prime minister Menachem Begin acknowledge applause during a Joint Session of Congress in which US president Jimmy Carter announced the Camp David Accords results, in Washington, Sept. 1978.

What is the future of Kuwait? - opinion

Kuwaiti writer and poet Nejoud Al-Yagout wrote, "There is no other time but now to wake up from this stupor of separation...Let's take the wait out of Kuwait."

 A WOMAN votes during Kuwaiti parliamentary elections at a polling station in Kuwait City, on September 29.

Aleppo Airport back in service despite airstrikes - analysis

Aleppo International Airport is apparently back in service following airstrikes allegedly carried out by Israel.

A man walks at Aleppo international airport after it was reopened for the first time in years, Syria, February 19, 2020.

Saudi-Iran talks to resume when conditions right in Iraq, says Iranian envoy

Riyadh and Tehran, the leading Sunni Muslim and Shi'ite powers in the region respectively, have been locked in a decades long rivalry.

 Kuwait's new Emir Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah gestures as he takes the oath of office at the parliament, in Kuwait City, Kuwait September 30, 2020.

UAE upgrading ties with Iran, says envoy to return to Tehran within days

The move is in line with UAE efforts to strengthen relations with Iran "to achieve the common interests of the two countries and the wider region," the foreign ministry said in a statement.

 A MAN waves a giant UAE flag  outside the US ambassador’s  residence in Jerusalem, August 19,  2020.