Fire kills 49 in building housing workers in Kuwait A fire killed 49 people in Kuwait when it ripped through a building housing nearly 200 foreign workers, the government said. World • 12 Jun 24
Fire kills 49 in building housing workers in Kuwait A fire killed 49 people in Kuwait when it ripped through a building housing nearly 200 foreign workers, the government said. World • 12 Jun 24
John Menzies welcomes sweetened proposal from NAS John Menzies said today that Kuwait's National Aviation Services (NAS) has sweetened its takeover proposal for the British airport services company to about £559m. Business • 21 Feb 22
John Menzies welcomes sweetened proposal from NAS John Menzies said today that Kuwait's National Aviation Services (NAS) has sweetened its takeover proposal for the British airport services company to about £559m. Business • 21 Feb 22
Macron comments provoke boycott of French goods Calls to boycott French goods are growing in the Arab world and beyond, after President Emmanuel Macron criticised Islamists and vowed not to "give up cartoons" depicting the Prophet Muhammad. World • 25 Oct 20
Macron comments provoke boycott of French goods Calls to boycott French goods are growing in the Arab world and beyond, after President Emmanuel Macron criticised Islamists and vowed not to "give up cartoons" depicting the Prophet Muhammad. World • 25 Oct 20
Oil prices up 3% amid meeting rumours Oil prices rose more than 3% today after a smaller-than-expected US crude build offset glut worries stirred by the end of a Kuwaiti strike and on speculation that major oil producers were meeting in Russia in May for another attempt at curtailing output. Business • 20 Apr 16
Oil prices up 3% amid meeting rumours Oil prices rose more than 3% today after a smaller-than-expected US crude build offset glut worries stirred by the end of a Kuwaiti strike and on speculation that major oil producers were meeting in Russia in May for another attempt at curtailing output. Business • 20 Apr 16
Numerous arrests follow Kuwait mosque bombing Kuwait's interior ministry has detained amongst others the owner of a vehicle which a suicide bomber used to get to a Shia Muslim mosque where he blew himself up, killing 27 and wounding 200 people. News • 27 Jun 15
Numerous arrests follow Kuwait mosque bombing Kuwait's interior ministry has detained amongst others the owner of a vehicle which a suicide bomber used to get to a Shia Muslim mosque where he blew himself up, killing 27 and wounding 200 people. News • 27 Jun 15
UN seeks nearly €8bn for Syria at Kuwait meeting A major UN donors' conference that aims to raise billions of dollars for Syria has opened in Kuwait with experts warning of a "humanitarian catastrophe" unfolding in the war-torn country. World • 31 Mar 15
UN seeks nearly €8bn for Syria at Kuwait meeting A major UN donors' conference that aims to raise billions of dollars for Syria has opened in Kuwait with experts warning of a "humanitarian catastrophe" unfolding in the war-torn country. World • 31 Mar 15
Oil prices have reached 'bottom' - Iraqi minister Oil prices rose today on bargain-hunting after sliding to near six-year lows a day earlier, while Iraq claimed the market was set to recover after recent heavy falls. Business • 21 Jan 15
Oil prices have reached 'bottom' - Iraqi minister Oil prices rose today on bargain-hunting after sliding to near six-year lows a day earlier, while Iraq claimed the market was set to recover after recent heavy falls. Business • 21 Jan 15
US army general Schwarzkopf dies at 78 Retired army general H Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded the US-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991 has died. News • 28 Dec 12
US army general Schwarzkopf dies at 78 Retired army general H Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded the US-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991 has died. News • 28 Dec 12
Kuwait court deems parliamentary elections illegal Kuwait's constitutional court has declared February's legislative polls, in which the opposition swept to victory, illegal and reinstated the previous pro-government parliament. News • 20 Jun 12
Kuwait court deems parliamentary elections illegal Kuwait's constitutional court has declared February's legislative polls, in which the opposition swept to victory, illegal and reinstated the previous pro-government parliament. News • 20 Jun 12
