Kuwait

US fighter jet downs Iranian drone near aircraft carrier, gunboats approach US-flagged tanker

Iranian Shahed-139 drone shot down by F-35 jet over Arabian Sea • In separate incident, six Iranian gunboats approach US-flagged oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
Qatar Emiri Air Force personnel load aid onto a military cargo plane headed to Syria, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, December 30, 2024.

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.”

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

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

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE
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

If dozens of Muslim states are acceptable, if Christian state churches are traditional, then why is one Jewish state too many for Mr. Ghalib to acknowledge?

|BySTEVEN BURG

Kuwait’s minority government bows out after a month

Legislature clashes with executive over constitutional prerogatives, including selection of speaker

JANUARY 14, 2021ByDIMA ABUMARIA/ THE MEDIA LINE
Kuwait's new Emir Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah takes the oath of office at the parliament, in Kuwait City, Kuwait September 30, 2020

US to sell billions worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait

The sale comes in the final days of US President Donald Trump's term.

DECEMBER 30, 2020ByREUTERS
Foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) arrive, ahead of an annual leaders' summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 9, 2019.

Kuwaiti election produces all-male parliament

Male-dominated culture, insufficient organization, absence of a quota were behind the results, experts say.

DECEMBER 7, 2020ByDIMA ABUMARIA/ THE MEDIA LINE
Kuwait's new Emir Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah takes the oath of office at the parliament, in Kuwait City, Kuwait September 30, 2020

Kuwaitis go to polls as economy poses challenge for new emir

More than 300 candidates, including 29 women, are vying for 50 seats.

DECEMBER 5, 2020ByREUTERS
Kuwait's new Emir Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah takes the oath of office at the parliament, in Kuwait City, Kuwait September 30, 2020

Voices from the Arab Press: Boycotting Turkey

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

OCTOBER 29, 2020ByTHE MEDIA LINE
Anti-government demonstrators take pictures of a metal sculpture spelling out "revolution" topped by flames.

Kuwait's new emir names Sheikh Meshal as new crown prince

Earlier two members of Kuwait's ruling family posted messages on Twitter pledging allegiance to Sheikh Meshal as crown prince.

OCTOBER 7, 2020ByREUTERS
Kuwait's new Emir Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah takes the oath of office at the parliament, in Kuwait City, Kuwait September 30, 2020

Iran sends foreign minister Zarif to Kuwait following emir death

Iran wants Kuwait to remain neutral in Tehran's struggle against US role in region.

OCTOBER 5, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
FILE PHOTO: Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif looks on during a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in Moscow, Russia December 30, 2019.

Kuwait's new emir meets senior US, Iranian officials

"He will be remembered as a great man and a special friend to the United States," U.S. Defence Secretary Mark Esper said in comments tweeted by the US Embassy during his visit.

OCTOBER 4, 2020ByREUTERS
Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed al-Sabah attends the opening session of the Syrian Donors Conference at Bayan Palace Liberation Hall in Kuwait City January 15, 2014

Kuwait mourns Emir Sheikh Sabah, veteran defender of Arab unity

Sheikh Sabah, 91, had ruled the Gulf Arab oil producer and US ally since 2006.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020ByREUTERS
FILE PHOTO: Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah is seen during the Arab summit in Mecca, Saudi Arabia May 31, 2019

Kuwait, Qatar: Guessing game of who will sign deal with Israel continues

The latest details related to Kuwait, according to posts on social media and Arabic media.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed al-Sabah attends the opening session of the Syrian Donors Conference at Bayan Palace Liberation Hall in Kuwait City January 15, 2014