KUWAIT: Kuwait has approved $1.5 billion in pipeline contracts aimed at upgrading and expanding its oil infrastructure. The move is part of a broader strategy to enhance production efficiency, improve export capacity, and reinforce the nation’s position in global energy markets. Officials say the new projects will modernize aging systems and support long-term sustainability in [...]

KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Combating Corruption (Nazaha) has sent 1,035 individuals to the Public Prosecution in 2025 due to suspicions of corruption-related activities, illegal profits, and breaches of financial disclosure rules. Nazaha explained that these referrals result from cases involving suspected corruption, unlawful enrichment, incorrect financial disclosure statements, or not filing disclosures on time [...]

KUWAIT: Nasreen Rubaian, the head of the UNHCR office in Kuwait, stated that Kuwait—through its government, civil society, and media—"has always supported humanitarian efforts," even as global crises grow and funding decreases. During an annual meeting with journalists, Rubaian described 2024 as one of the toughest years for the UN system. She referred to it [...]

KUWAIT: The interior ministry and public prosecution started a national awareness campaign about the new strict anti-drug laws, which will take effect on December 15. They released statements to explain the law's details and highlighted the severe punishments included in it. The ministry pointed out that the death penalty will be enforced for drug trafficking [...]

KUWAIT: Kuwait urged the global community to honor its commitments to the rights of people with disabilities. They emphasized the importance of including children with disabilities in all programs, even when resources are tight. These comments were made by Kuwait’s Permanent Representative during a speech at the annual UN World Conjoined Twins Day. In 2024, [...]

KUWAIT: Kuwait has launched a serious campaign against drugs, successfully reducing trafficking by 90 percent in the past year, announced First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah. He mentioned that the cost of narcotic pills has increased to seven or eight times more than it was last year due to [...]

KUWAIT: The Minister of Health, Dr. Ahmad Al-Awadhi, stated that medical laboratories are essential to the healthcare system. They play an important role in diagnosing, treating, and preventing diseases and improving how services are delivered. He mentioned that the ministry is focused on developing this area by improving both the skills of its workers [...]

KUWAIT: A well-educated and skilled workforce is essential for the social and economic growth of countries. As nations face rapid changes in education, technology, economy, society, and the environment in the 21st century, they are updating their educational systems to adapt to these shifts and meet the fast-changing needs of the job market. In this [...]

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Education has reaffirmed its ongoing commitment to regulating tuition fees, ensuring fairness and stability in the educational system, and easing the financial burden on parents. In a statement, the ministry announced that Minister of Education Jalal Al-Tabtabaei has issued a directive to continue enforcing the provisions of Ministerial Resolution No. 10 [...]