Kuwait News – Politics, Economy & Society

UAE investors get GCC access via ENBD Securities

Broker expands trading access to Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain

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Emirates NBD

GCC unified visa update: Schengen-style pilot revealed

GCC Grand Tourist Visa eases travel across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain

Passengers queue at the check-in counters prior to their departure at Kuwait International Airport.

Indian expats appeal to PM Modi over Kerala flight cuts

Shashi Tharoor backs Gulf NRIs likely to face travel chaos under winter flight schedule

Air India Express

Kuwait bank accuses Indian expats of Rs2b fraud

806 under probe in Kerala; 13 face fresh cases worth Rs10 million, reports say

The Crime Branch in Kochi has been tasked with investigating the cases.

Kuwait scraps Roads Authority; officials face trial

Ministry aims to ensure transparency and accountability while safeguarding public funds

Roads Authority scrapped, officials face disciplinary action in sweeping accountability drive

Carrefour shutters Kuwait stores in sweeping GCC exit

French retailer’s Gulf retreat accelerates as Majid Al Futtaim rolls out HyperMax brand

Carrefour exits more GCC countries: Kuwait stores shut after Bahrain, Oman, Jordan

Kuwait dissolves 10 public benefit associations

Ministry directs boards to halt transactions and hand over funds and documents

According to the official decree, published in the government gazette, the boards of directors and employees of the dissolved associations are prohibited from disposing of assets or documents.

Egyptian nurse revives man after heart attack at a mall

The incident took place at 360 Mall in Zahra, where the Kuwaiti man lost consciousness

Egyptian nurse revives man after heart attack at Kuwait mall

Kuwait to require licence for Influencer ads

New rules target misleading social media ads, mandate official approvals

Influencers and companies will be obliged to prove that any advertised service or product is legally licensed. Illustrative image.

Kuwait mulls sweeping reforms to decades-old family law

Draft overhaul tackles women’s consent in marriage, custody, alimony, and divorce rules

Under the reforms, a woman’s marriage without her explicit approval would be considered invalid, and she would have the right to add conditions to the marriage contract. Illustrative image.

Kuwait: Half of marriages ended in divorce in 2025

Marriages between Kuwaitis made up the majority, at 73.4 percent of the total

Kuwait is witnessing a steep climb in divorce rates, with official data showing that nearly one in two marriages ended during the first half of 2025.

Kuwait: Tainted alcohol victims donate organs

Kuwait doctors perform transplants stressing donor awareness

While Kuwait has long conducted kidney transplants, efforts to expand to other organs have only recently gained momentum.

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