Kuwait

Drones target US facility near Iraq airport, IRGC attacks Amazon cloud computing center in Bahrain

The Bahrain site had been damaged on Wednesday after an Iranian strike, the Financial Times reported, citing a ‌person familiar with the matter.

APRIL 2, 2026|ByREUTERS

Smoke rises in the sky after blasts were heard in Manama, Bahrain, February 28, 2026.

Planes of Kuwait Airways and Qatar Airways are seen through the window of a Middle East Airlines aircraft at Cairo International Airport, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Cairo, Egypt, March 31, 2026.

Drone attack sparks fire at Kuwaiti Airport, tanker off Qatar hit as Iran strikes Gulf states

Iran also launched attacks against Qatar and Bahrain in its latest attacks against the Gulf States.

APRIL 1, 2026|ByARIELLA ROITMAN, REUTERS, AMICHAI STEIN

A satellite image of Jebel Ali Port, after one of the berths caught fire because of debris from an intercepted missile, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026.

Kuwaiti oil tanker was hit in Iranian attack at Dubai port, alerts raised for possible oil spill

Authorities in Dubai confirmed they were responding to a drone attack on a Kuwaiti oil tanker in Dubai waters and that maritime firefighting teams were working to bring the fire under control.

MARCH 31, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

US President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 26, 2026.

Trump gives Iran one‑week deadline on deal, says US response to Haifa strike coming soon

Regarding Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, Trump confirmed earlier reports that he has not been heard from, adding that “he’s very seriously injured.”

MARCH 30, 2026|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Voices from the Arab press: Partition Lebanon as a solution to Hezbollah

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

FEBRUARY 10, 2023ByMEDIA LINE

BEIRUT’S ACHRAFIEH Quarter, where Christians form the majority.

PM Netanyahu’s ‘magic’ in the gulf might be waning - opinion

Netanyahu must address and repair his relationship with the current US administration before pursuing further relationships with other nations.

FEBRUARY 6, 2023ByMAJDI HALABI/THE MEDIA LINE

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly government conference at the PM's office in Jerusalem on January 22, 2023.

Voices from the Arab press: 2023: A continuation of last year

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

JANUARY 15, 2023ByMEDIA LINE

EXITING A currency exchange shop in Cairo.

Voices from the Arab press: Taliban are remaking Afghan society in their image

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

JANUARY 7, 2023ByTHE MEDIA LINE

PROTESTERS TAKE part in a march and rally in support of Afghan women’s rights in London, last November.

Arab Gulf countries crack down on homosexuality

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar are tightening laws that aim to prevent, prohibit, and punish homosexual relations and deport foreign nationals caught working in massage parlors.

DECEMBER 16, 2022ByHUDHAIFA EBRAHIM/THE MEDIA LINE

People take part in a rally marking the annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, on June 3, 2021.

COP27: Israeli minister takes part in meeting with Lebanese, Iraqi officials

Lebanon's prime minister downplayed the importance of the event, saying no communication was made with an Israeli official.

NOVEMBER 8, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE

Israel takes part in Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East Climate Change Initiative at COP27

Voices from the Arab press: Sadat’s genius decision for war, peace

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world

OCTOBER 28, 2022ByTHE MEDIA LINE

EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Anwar Sadat and prime minister Menachem Begin acknowledge applause during a Joint Session of Congress in which US president Jimmy Carter announced the Camp David Accords results, in Washington, Sept. 1978.

What is the future of Kuwait? - opinion

Kuwaiti writer and poet Nejoud Al-Yagout wrote, "There is no other time but now to wake up from this stupor of separation...Let's take the wait out of Kuwait."

OCTOBER 19, 2022ByNEVILLE TELLER