Kuwait

Kuwaiti oil tanker was hit in Iranian attack at Dubai port, alerts raised for possible oil spill

Authorities in Dubai confirmed they were responding to a drone attack on a Kuwaiti oil tanker in Dubai waters and that maritime firefighting teams were working to bring the fire under control.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
A satellite image of Jebel Ali Port, after one of the berths caught fire because of debris from an intercepted missile, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026.
US President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 26, 2026.

Trump gives Iran one‑week deadline on deal, says US response to Haifa strike coming soon

Regarding Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, Trump confirmed earlier reports that he has not been heard from, adding that “he’s very seriously injured.”

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Jasem Aljuraid

Kuwait is softening stance on Israel, dissident tells ‘Post’ after viral UN speech - interview

Kuwait, like many other countries in the region, has not been spared by the Islamic regime despite having no relations with Israel.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain, March 9, 2026.

Drone, missile attacks escalate across Gulf, target key energy sites

On Saturday, a drone fell in Iraq's Majnoon oil field, but did not explode, according to the country's Defense Ministry.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

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.

JANUARY 15, 2023ByMEDIA LINE
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.

JANUARY 7, 2023ByTHE MEDIA LINE
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.

DECEMBER 16, 2022ByHUDHAIFA EBRAHIM/THE MEDIA LINE
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.

NOVEMBER 8, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
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

OCTOBER 28, 2022ByTHE MEDIA LINE
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."

OCTOBER 19, 2022ByNEVILLE TELLER
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.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
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.

AUGUST 24, 2022ByREUTERS
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.

AUGUST 21, 2022ByREUTERS
A MAN waves a giant UAE flag outside the US ambassador’s residence in Jerusalem, August 19, 2020.

Kuwait names first ambassador to Iran in over six years

Ambassador Bader Abdullah Al-Munaikh handed his credentials to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran on Saturday, Iran's foreign ministry said on its website.

AUGUST 14, 2022ByREUTERS
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian meets with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, in Tehran, Iran, September 9, 2021.