DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Kuwait’s government resigned on Monday amid a power struggle with the Arab Gulf country’s assembly less than four months after parliamentary elections delivered a mandate for change. The state-run KUNA news agency confirmed the resignation, which had earlier been reported by local media, without providing further details. It’s the fifth time a…
Kuwait’s State Carrier Restructures Airbus Order to Add More Jets
KUWAIT CITY—State-owned Kuwait Airways on Monday announced it would now purchase 31 jets from Airbus instead of 28 as part of a restructured deal in which it has also reduced orders for A350–900 jets. Chief Executive Ma’an Razoq told a press conference the restructured aircraft order, estimated to be worth $3 billion, would save the…
Kuwait Death Toll Raised to 4 in Oil Refinery Fire
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—The death toll from a fire at a major oil refinery in Kuwait has been raised to four after two critically injured workers died of their wounds, the Kuwait National Petroleum Company said in a statement Wednesday. The fire, which erupted Jan. 14 during maintenance work at the Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery,…
CDC Warns Against Travel to Peru, Kuwait, UAE Over COVID-19
January 25, 2022
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WASHINGTON—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday advised against travel to 15 countries and territories because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases. The CDC elevated its travel recommendation to “Level Four: Very High” for Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Jamaica, Guadeloupe, Kuwait, Mongolia, Niger, Peru, Romania, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin,…
Fire at Kuwait Refinery Kills 2 and Critically Injures 5
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—A fire erupted in Kuwait during maintenance work at a major oil refinery on Friday, killing two workers and critically injuring five others, the Kuwait National Petroleum Company said. This is the second fire to erupt at the Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery in as little as three months. In October, the state-owned…
VIDEO: Teen Football Player Thinks It’s Just a Normal Coin Toss—Until He Sees Army Dad Dressed as Ref
What started as a coin toss before a high school football game turned into a surprise reunion between a footballer son and his Army dad returning from deployment overseas. Servicemember Fred Grooms Sr. had never watched his son play a high school football game before; this would be a first. It would also be Fred…
Large Fire in Major Oil Refinery in Kuwait
A fire erupted on Monday at a major oil refinery in Kuwait, the state-owned oil company said, reporting that some workers suffered from smoke inhalation and other light injuries. The blaze at the key Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery along Kuwait’s Persian Gulf coastline north of its border with Saudi Arabia did not affect the electrical…
Kuwait Starts to Recycle Massive Tire Graveyard
KUWAIT—More than 42 million old vehicle tires dumped in Kuwait’s sands have started to be recycled, as the Gulf state tackles a waste problem that created one of the world’s largest tire graveyards. The massive dumpsite was a mere 4 miles from a residential suburb. Residents were bothered by periodic large fires releasing noxious black…
Top US Diplomat Talks Relocation of Afghan Allies in Kuwait
July 29, 2021
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—The United States is negotiating with Kuwait and other countries whether they can host Afghans who supported the American war effort and could face Taliban revenge attacks if they stay in Afghanistan, America’s top diplomat said Thursday. During a visit to tiny, oil-rich Kuwait, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken did not…
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