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KUWAIT: Policemen direct traffic at an intersection during a power outage on June 19, 2024. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Rolling power cuts hit Kuwait

KUWAIT: Massive power outages hit over 40 residential areas on Wednesday as temperatures soared to 52 degrees Celsius in most areas in the country, leading power consumption to rise close to the danger level and prompting authorities to resort to programmed cuts. The ministry of electricity and water and renewable energy said in a statement that the cuts were necessitated as power generation plants were unable to meet rising demand during peak...

KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Defense and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah and Minister of State for Municipality Affairs Noura Al-Mashaan inspect building violations. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat and KUNA

Amir orders cash payments for families of Mangaf fire victims

Fire caused by short circuit • Landlords warned to remove discarded items KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ordered cash handouts for the families of the victims of a Mangaf building fire that killed 50 foreign workers and plunged relatives and friends into mourning. Forty-six of those who died in the fire were identified as Indian nationals. Three other deceased are Filipinos and the identity of one of the victims...

KUWAIT: Firefighters and security forces gather outside a building which was engulfed by fire in Mangaf on June 12, 2024. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

49 KILLED IN MANGAF INFERNO

MoI orders crackdown on violations • Prosecutor launches probe • Municipal officials suspended KUWAIT: At least 49 workers, mostly Indian, were killed and dozens injured on Wednesday in a huge fire in a building in Mangaf, the worst building fire in Kuwait’s history, triggering calls for action against real estate landlords and company owners who violate the law to house large numbers of foreign laborers in extremely unsafe conditions to...

KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah takes the constitutional oath as Deputy Amir before HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at a ceremony at Seif Palace on June 2, 2024. – KUNA

New Crown Prince sworn in, vows to serve Kuwait

KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Sunday signed an Amiri order officially appointing HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah as the new Crown Prince. The move came after the Council of Ministers endorsed HH the Amir’s nomination of HH Sheikh Sabah. HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled took the oath to become the Crown Prince during an extraordinary session of the Cabinet. He was congratulated by HH the Prime Minister...

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Amir nominates Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled as new Crown Prince

KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issued an Amiri order on Saturday nominating former prime minister HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah as the country’s new Crown Prince. Under the Kuwaiti constitution, the Amir and Crown Prince must be from the descendants of Sheikh Mubarak Al-Kabeer, who ruled Kuwait between 1896 and 1915. HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled graduated from Kuwait University in political science and...

KUWAIT: A laborer works outdoors in this illustrative image.

Outdoor work ban from June 1

KUWAIT: The Public Authority of Manpower said on Thursday that an annual ban on working under the sun for companies with outdoor sites will start on June 1 and continue for three months. The ban, which was first introduced in 2015, prohibits working under the sun from 11 in the morning until 4 in the evening daily until the end of August. The ban is aimed at protecting workers from the serious impact of the scorching heat of the sun in summer,...

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MoI: ‘Unprecedented’ crackdown on residency violators after amnesty

KUWAIT: Interior ministry officials have warned that the ministry will launch an “unprecedented” campaign against residency violators when an ongoing three-month amnesty expires on June 17. Authorities granted the amnesty on March 17 for thousands of expats who have been living illegally in the country, giving them two options: Either to pay a fine and legalize their stay or simply leave from any border exit without the need to take...

KUWAIT: The interior minister chairs a meeting of the Supreme Committee for Investigating Kuwaiti Citizenship on May 21, 2024. - KUNA

Nationality law petition rejected

KUWAIT: The constitutional court on Tuesday rejected a petition challenging the rights of children of naturalized Kuwaitis to run in parliamentary polls. The petition had argued that a law issued in 1994 allowing children of naturalized citizens to contest elections breached the constitution and should be canceled. Under Kuwaiti law, naturalized citizens have no right to contest parliamentary polls for life, but their children are considered...

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Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah

Amiri decree names new Cabinet

KUWAIT: An Amiri decree was issued on Sunday announcing the formation of the new Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, which retained most of the ministers in the previous Cabinet. The economic team of the oil, finance and public works were retained while the ministers of electricity and water, commerce and industry, justice and social affairs were changed, bringing in new and old faces. Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef...

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Court refuses to free ex-candidate, sets May 15 hearing

KUWAIT: The criminal court on Wednesday rejected a request from defense lawyers to release ex-election candidate Musaed Al-Qraifa, on trial for allegedly insulting the political leadership, and set May 15 for the next hearing. Defense lawyers for Qraifa said the court heard the testimonies of a secret service officer and the legal representative of the interior ministry on the case. The court then refused an appeal by the defense lawyers to free...

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Man held for plotting attacks on US bases; Qraifa’s trial begins

KUWAIT: The public prosecution said on Wednesday it has ordered the detention of a Kuwaiti citizen on charges of joining an outlawed group plotting terrorist attacks inside the country. The prosecution said in a statement on its account on X that the man posted videos and audios on social media of actions of that group as a sign of support. He also learned the manufacturing of explosives and instigated others to learn the same with the aim of...

The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

MPs urge govt to find solutions to power shortages

KUWAIT: Lawmakers called on the government on Tuesday to take emergency measures to face what they called massive shortages in power production that could lead to catastrophic results. The lawmakers were apparently alerted by a limited power outage in two Kuwait City suburbs way before the start of the summer peak when electricity consumption is expected to surpass the 17,000 megawatts mark, resulting in a key deficit. MP Abdulwahab Al-Essa...

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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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Minister of Commerce and Industry Khalifa Al-Ajeel

Business owners can now use 1 address for 5 licenses in Kuwait

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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