Despite its wealth and strong banking sector, Kuwait is being held back by its failure to invest internally and diversify away from oil. The demonstrations that preceded—and followed—Kuwait’s ...

Kuwait is at a crossroads. Despite huge financial reserves, the Persian Gulf state must speed up project implementation to revive a stagnant economy far too dependent on oil revenues. Kuwait can lay ...

Kuwait is advancing reforms under New Kuwait 2035 to diversify its economy beyond hydrocarbons. Governance changes, infrastructure investment and financial sector reforms are supporting private sector ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that Kuwait’s economy will remain in a recession due to the ongoing OPEC+ oil production cuts. “The economy is projected to remain in recession ...

Kuwait, located at the north-western tip of the Arabian Gulf and sharing borders with Saudi Arabia and Iraq, blends political tradition with economic weight. Governed as a constitutional monarchy ...

Following the death at 91 of Kuwait’s ruler, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, his half-brother, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, aged 83, faces a daunting challenge characterised by a ...

Kuwait's human rights record drew increased international scrutiny in 2010, as proposed reforms for stateless persons, women's rights, and domestic workers remains stalled. Freedom of expression ...

The rise of the so-called Islamic State (IS) has shaken the Middle East, and few countries are more at risk – or more concerned – than Kuwait. In a country whose security has often been upended by ...

Heads of States of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) sit at a round table in Bayan Palace for the opening session of the 34th GCC Summit hosted by Kuwait on December 10, 2013. The government ...

Over 800,000 Lyrica capsules seized; ringleader directed operation from prison cell Dubai: Kuwaiti authorities have dismantled the country’s largest known criminal network involved in the smuggling ...