Kuwait

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Jazeera restores Kuwait–India connectivity under Vande Bharat

Wed, 18 Mar 2026

Leading Kuwaiti low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways has marked another major milestone by simultaneously relaunching flights to six Indian cities from Kuwait via Qaisumah Airport (AQI) in Hafar Al Batin, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under Project Vande Bharat during these challenging times.

IT & Telecommunications

Sama X brings Starlink services to Kuwait

Tue, 17 Mar 2026

Alghanim Industries (Kutayba Alghanim Group) has announced the official launch of Starlink services in Kuwait through its technology venture Sama X, bringing SpaceX’s satellite internet network and the world’s largest constellation of low Earth orbit satellites to customers across the country.

Construction & Real Estate Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Heisco, Shanghai Electric eye Kuwait utility project upgrade work

Sun, 15 Mar 2026

Kuwait-based Heavy Engineering Industries and Shipbuilding Company (Heisco) and Shanghai Electric Group are the sole bidders for the Al Subiya Power Generation and Water Distillation Station upgradation project work with the Chinese group emerging as the lowest bidder.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Saudi Arabia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait implement reductions in daily oil output

Wed, 11 Mar 2026

Saudi Arabia has curtailed its crude oil production by an estimated 2 million to 2.5 million barrels per day, while the UAE has reduced output by approximately 500,000 to 800,000 barrels daily, Bloomberg reported.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS Media & Promotion

140 US soldiers wounded so far in Iran war, says Pentagon

Wed, 11 Mar 2026

The Pentagon said Tuesday about 140 US service members have been wounded in the conflict with Iran giving the first insight into the broader toll of injuries sustained by US troops after a barrage of retaliatory rocket and drone strikes from Iran that also killed seven soldiers in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

Construction & Real Estate

Residential market boom drives Kuwaiti property sales to record $14.3bn

Wed, 04 Feb 2026

Kuwait's real estate sector has recorded solid growth in FY 2025 with the Q4 property sales reaching record levels, supported by a significant increase in residential sales and robust commercial sales. For the full year, the sales came in at KD4.4 billion ($14.3 billion), said a report.

Construction & Real Estate Energy, Oil & Gas

KOC awards SLB $1.5bn contract for Mutriba field development

Tue, 03 Feb 2026

Global technology company SLB has announced that Kuwait Oil Company has awarded it a $1.5 billion, five-year integrated contract for the Mutriba field in Kuwait, including design, development and production management.

Finance & Capital Market Industry, Logistics & Shipping

UAE-Kuwait non-oil trade hits $14.8bn in 2025, up 9.1%

Tue, 03 Feb 2026

Non-oil trade between the UAE and Kuwait reached AED54.5 billion ($14.8 billion) in 2025, marking a year-on-year growth of 9.1 percent compared to 2024, said Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, the UAE Minister of Foreign Trade.

Construction & Real Estate Energy, Oil & Gas Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Acwa Power consortium signs $4.1bn Kuwait Az Azour IWPP project deal

Tue, 03 Feb 2026

Saudi utility giant Acwa Power has announced that its consortium has signed an energy conversion and water purchase agreement for Az Zour North Phase 2 and 3 IWPP in Kuwait. The key $4.1 billion project will be implemented on a build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Kuwait to invite foreign firms to develop recent offshore discoveries

Tue, 03 Feb 2026

State-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) plans to invite foreign companies to help develop recent offshore discoveries, as Kuwait looks to accelerate production and apply advanced technologies offshore, according to a Reuters report.