Kuwait soil remediation programme makes good progress

Progress is being made in cleaning up the world’s biggest anthropogenic oil spill in Kuwait Over a decade ago, the Kuwait Environmental Remediation Program (KERP) was established by the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), Kuwait...

Kuwait Fund backs global shift to clean energy

The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development plays multiple roles and carries out important practices aimed at preserving the environment. It has given considerable attention to projects that support the transition toward green energy, making the...

Jahez Application Engages Kuwait’s Community Through Sponsorships, Innovation and National Projects

Food, culture and entertainment – all in one place with Jahez Application • Abdulrahman Reda: “Everything we’re doing is centred on supporting Kuwait’s community and adding value to people’s daily lives.” Kuwait City, 14 September 2025 – Jahez...

KOC’s AI Innovation Center ushers in a new era of operational efficiency in Kuwait’s oil sector

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 13: The launch by Kuwait Oil Company of its Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center (AIIC) represented a milestone in the process of digital transformation in the country’s oil sector. The Center, supported by the Kuwait Direct...

Public schools to reopen with new staggered timings

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s public schools will open their doors on Monday for first-grade students, while students in other grades will begin classes the following day, the ministry of education announced. Kindergartens will start welcoming children on...

Kuwaiti designer blends fashion and gardening on global stage

Founder of sustainable fashion brand Rawa Alloughani represents Kuwait in UK’s horticultural exchange program under patronage of King Charles III Rawa Alloughani, founder of Kuwait’s sustainable fashion brand, was recently selected by Kuwait’s...

Kuwait FM Reaffirms GCC Solidarity with Qatar, Condemns Israeli Aggression

MOSCOW, Sept 11: Kuwait’s Foreign Minister and Chairman of the current session of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministerial Council, Abdullah Al-Yahya, reaffirmed the GCC’s full solidarity with Qatar and expressed unwavering support for the...

Kuwait reaffirms its commitment to Belt and Road Initiative

HONG KONG: Kuwait’s Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau, Ambassador Nasser Al-Ghanim, on Thursday reaffirmed Kuwait’s commitment to the goals of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), noting Kuwait was among the first countries to join the...

Kuwait to implement extensive maintenance on transformer stations

Kuwait’s MEW to enhance grid reliability with a year-long maintenance of power stations and a new emergency facility. KUWAIT CITY, Sept 11: The Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy has requested the Central Tenders Bureau to issue...

Environmental Defenders

The Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide is known globally for its efforts on the intertwined issues of human rights and the environment in over 80 countries. After 33 years as the ELAW executive director, Bern Johnson announced his retirement in...

Where words go to die

It is the deepest, darkest place on the planet. It’s a place where hope and light no longer exist. An impenetrable void where light cannot reach. It is the Earth’s deepest wound: a crease in the crust where the Pacific plate slides beneath the...

Renewable Chemicals Market Size & Share to Surpass USD 525.8 Billion by 2035, Growing at a CAGR 11.75% | Vantage Market Research

NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Renewable Chemicals Market is witnessing unprecedented momentum as industries worldwide shift toward low-carbon, bio-based alternatives to traditional petrochemicals. According to Vantage Market...

Kuwait's Child Rights Law amended to enforce child registration with penalties

The Kuwait Cabinet holds its weekly meeting. KUWAIT CITY, Sept 10: The Council of Ministers on Tuesday approved a draft decree-law amending provisions of the Child Rights Law to reinforce national identity obligations, while also reviewing...

Tourists Slam Foul Odors In Kuwait’s Heritage Souk

KUWAIT CITY, Sep 11: Kuwait’s historic Mubarakiya Market has long been celebrated as a cultural landmark and one of the country’s most visited heritage destinations. But while large-scale renovation projects have been praised for breathing new...

Sensory storytelling at Expo 2025 Osaka

Expo 2025 Osaka is currently taking place in Japan, and one of the visionary teams that has helped bring its ambitious theme, Designing Future Society for Our Lives, to life is BeWunder, a specialist in immersive media and experiential design. The...

Education ‘key pillar’ of Kuwait’s sustainable development goals

KUWAIT: Education remains at the heart of Kuwait’s development priorities, viewed as a fundamental pillar of sustainable growth and a core driver of the “New Kuwait 2035” vision to build a diversified, knowledge-based economy. Officials stress...

Kuwait's Fishermen trapped by pirates and rules

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 9: Concerns in the fishing sector are no longer limited to fish abundance or harsh weather, as they now extend to facing armed pirates who threaten lives and confiscate equipment, reports Al-Seyassah daily. At the same time,...

Beacon of light in Kuwait’s education lives on

Mrs Rhoda Muhmood, Co-Founder and Founding Director of Kuwait English School, after receiving her MBE. "One must not look beyond education as something which ends with one's youth. It is the key to many doors, doors both of knowledge and wisdom,"...

The best countries to live in the world, rated by expats

Published on September 15, 2025 Want to move abroad? A new report reveals 2025’s best countries to live in, according to the people who know these places best: expats. A tropical escape in Panama, named the best country to live in for 2025 by the...

Kuwait urges GCC tax reform for economic integration

Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Finance, Aseel Al-Munifi KUWAIT CITY, Sept 9: Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Finance, Aseel Al-Munifi, on Tuesday emphasized the need to develop the tax system and achieve financial...