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KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah and National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun share a light moment on Jan 21, 2024.

Govt, Assembly discuss roadmap

KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah held talks at the National Assembly on Sunday about updating a legislation roadmap that was set with the previous government at the start of the current Assembly term in November with Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun, Deputy Speaker Mohammad Al-Mutair and members of the parliamentary committee for coordination with the government. The previous government headed by HH Sheikh...

KUWAIT: (Left) HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah poses with his ministers before chairing the first meeting of the new Cabinet on Jan 18, 2024. (Right) National Asembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun meets HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad.

PM extends hand of cooperation

KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on Thursday chaired the first meeting of his Cabinet and visited the National Assembly, where he stressed the importance of cooperation with parliament to help achieve the aspirations of the Kuwaiti people. Received by Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun, the new prime minister said the government extends the hand of cooperation to the National Assembly based on constitutional...

KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah poses for a group photo with HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah and Cabinet members after they were sworn in at Bayan Palace on Jan 17, 2024. – KUNA

Amir calls on new Cabinet to adopt ‘open door’ policy

KUWAIT: An Amiri decree was issued on Wednesday announcing the new Cabinet line-up which included 11 new faces and retained only three members of the outgoing government, appointing a non-ruling family foreign minister for the first time in Kuwait’s history. HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah swore in the 14-member Cabinet headed by new Prime Minister HH Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, who served as foreign...

KUWAIT: MPs arrive to attend a session at the National Assembly on Jan 16, 2024. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Assembly adjourned for three weeks after government no-show

KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun on Tuesday adjourned the regular session of the Assembly for the second time for three weeks because the new Cabinet has not been formed after the previous one resigned. As Saadoun announced in the chamber that he was informed by the outgoing government that no minister will be attending the session and that he was calling the session off, MP Dawood Maarafi protested against the cancellation....

KUWAIT: MPs arrive for a session of the National Assembly on Jan 9, 2024. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Assembly cancels session due to govt’s absence

KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun on Tuesday adjourned the Assembly’s regular session due to the absence of the government, which resigned over two weeks ago. Under Kuwaiti law, the presence of at least one Cabinet minister is essential for the Assembly’s session to be legal, although a number of MPs have disputed this fact and called for holding sessions without the presence of ministers. Caretaker Prime Minister HH Sheikh...

GAZA: The aunt of 12-year-old Mohamed Awad, who was killed along with his immediate family in Zionist bombardment, mourns as she holds his body at the European hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Jan 6, 2024. – AFP

MPs urge govt to join S Africa’s genocide case against Zionists

KUWAIT: The National Assembly’s foreign relations committee on Monday called on the government to join South Africa in its case at the International Court of Justice against Zionist genocide in its war on Gaza. South Africa filed the case on Dec 29, calling on the UN court in the Hague to order a halt in the Zionist entity’s bombardment against Palestinian civilians and also accused the Zionist entity of committing genocide in Gaza in...

HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal
Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Sheikh Dr Mohammad named as a new Premier

KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Thursday named former foreign minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah as the new prime minister and asked him to form the new Cabinet. The Harvard-educated Sheikh Dr Mohammad replaces former prime minister HH Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah. Sheikh Dr Mohammad, 68, is the son of former Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, who ruled the country between 1965 and 1976. The...

HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal
Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Amir meets PM, senior ministers

KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday received HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah, who submitted his government’s resignation two weeks ago. He also received Defense Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah and Interior Minister Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah. HH the Amir has not yet assigned someone to form the new Cabinet, although he completed customary consultations last week. He can...

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Expats allowed to work part-time

KUWAIT: Interior Minister Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah on Thursday issued a decision allowing expats in the private sector to work part-time jobs provided the original employer/sponsor allows them, the Public Authority of Manpower said in a statement. The decision takes effect from the start of next month, the authority said. Under the decision, expats are allowed to work part-time for a maximum of four hours daily, except for the contracting...

KUWAIT: (Clockwise from top left) HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah holds talks with received National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun, former speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah, former prime ministers HH Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, HH Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah and HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace on Dec 26, 2023. – KUNA photos

Amir holds talks to form new govt

KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday held customary talks at Bayan Palace with current and former Assembly speakers and prime ministers over forming a new Cabinet. He received National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun and former speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem. He also received HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah, who resigned last week, and former prime ministers HH Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad...

KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives (from left) National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah and Head of the Supreme Judicial Council and Court of Cassation Justice Dr Adel Bouresli at Seif Palace on Dec 24, 2023. – KUNA photos

Amir meets speaker, PM, top judge

KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Sunday separately received National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah and Head of the Supreme Judicial Council and Court of Cassation Justice Dr Adel Bouresli at Seif Palace. HH Sheikh Ahmad resigned last week and HH the Amir accepted the resignation, asking the Cabinet to continue as a caretaker government. The Amir is expected...

KUWAIT: (Left) HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and members of the Al-Sabah Family receive condolences from citizens at Bayan Palace on Dec 18, 2023. (Right) HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal receives Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tariq at the Amiri Airport, who offered his deepest condolences on the demise of late Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. – KUNA photos

Sheikh Mishal to take oath as new Amir on Wednesday

KUWAIT: HH Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah will take the oath in the National Assembly on Wednesday to assume his powers as the new Amir of Kuwait following the demise of late Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Sheikh Mishal was declared as Kuwait’s 17th ruler by the Cabinet on Saturday, hours after announcing the passing of Sheikh Nawaf. Under the Kuwaiti constitution, the appointed Amir must take the constitutional oath to...

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DUBAI: The signing of the MoU in the presence of the Chairman of Kuwait's General Administration of Civil Aviation, Sheikh Hamoud Mubarak Hamoud Al-Sabah, and the Chairman of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum on Monday. --KUNA

Kuwait Airways, Emirates sign MoU

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KUWAIT: Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) and Shell officials attend the signing ceremony.

Kuwait Oil Company and Shell renew Enhanced Technical Service Agreements

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NEW DELHI: Indian President Droupadi Murmu presents the Padma Shri award to Kuwait’s Sheikha Shaikha Ali Jaber Al-Sabah on April 28, 2025.

India honors Kuwaiti yoga practitioner

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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Shell CEO Wael Sawan at Bayan Palace on April 28, 2025. – Amiri Diwan/KUNA photos

Kuwait, Shell renew cooperation