Kuwait

Construction & Real Estate Finance & Capital Market

Markaz-owned Kuwaiti tower gets top green building certification

Sun, 19 Apr 2026

Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) has announced that the Al Nada Tower, a key residential building owned by its real estate fund MREF, has achieved LEED Gold certification. This comes as part of its broader strategy to strengthen sustainability and operational frameworks across its real estate portfolio.

Construction & Real Estate

Kuwait plans to build six underground water reservoirs

Mon, 13 Apr 2026

Kuwait has announced plans to develop six underground reservoirs in Al Na’eem region of the country, each with a capacity of 100 million imperial gallons. The move comes as part of its broader strategy to expand strategic water reserves and ensure supply during peak demand periods.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Kuwait raises May crude prices for Asia, pricing document shows

Mon, 13 Apr 2026

Kuwait has raised the official selling ‌price for Kuwait Export Crude to Asia in May ⁠to $17 a barrel above the average of Oman/Dubai quotes, a price document reviewed by Reuters ‌showed.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Jazeera Airways relaunches Dhaka flights

Wed, 01 Apr 2026

Jazeera Airways announced the relaunch of three weekly flights to Dhaka, restoring connectivity between Kuwait and Bangladesh and marking the first active air link between the two countries during the current period of disruption.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Jazeera Airways expands India network with four new destinations

Wed, 01 Apr 2026

Jazeera Airways added four Indian destinations—Kozhikode, Tiruchirappalli, Mangalore, and Kannur—expanding to 12 cities with 49 weekly flights under Project Vande Bharat, strengthening connectivity as the only airline operating from Kuwait to India.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

TGA adds two bus routes connecting Kuwait border crossings to Saudi airports

Wed, 01 Apr 2026

The Transport General Authority (TGA) launched two new bus routes linking Al-Khafji and Al-Ruqai border crossings with King Fahd International Airport and Qaisumah International Airport, serving travellers entering or returning from Saudi Arabia via Kuwait.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Drone attack targets Kuwait airport fuel tanks

Sun, 08 Mar 2026

The Kuwait army has reported fuel tanks belonging to Kuwait International Airport were targeted in a drone attack.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Hormuz shutdown could force Iraq, Kuwait to curb oil output within days: JP Morgan

Wed, 04 Mar 2026

Crude oil supplies from Iraq and Kuwait could start shutting in within days if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, potentially cutting 3.3 million barrels ‌per day (bpd) by day eight of the Middle East conflict, JP Morgan analysts said in a note.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Jazeera Airways to resume Karachi flights via Dammam from April 7

Sun, 29 Mar 2026

Kuwaiti low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways is set to launch flights to the Pakistani city of Karachi via Dammam starting from April 7, thus marking its third destination in the country after Lahore and Islamabad. With this addition, the airline has fully restored its connectivity to Pakistan as operated prior to the Middle East conflict.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Jazeera Airways announces resumption of Jeddah flights

Sun, 29 Mar 2026

Kuwaiti low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways has announced the resumption of its flights to the Saudi port city of Jeddah via Qaisumah Airport (AQI), as part of the airline’s expanded dual-base operations. This route will support both passenger travel and the continued movement of essential goods.