Kuwait

In an unprecedented and controversial move, the Kuwaiti government has imposed sweeping restrictions on mourning ceremonies for Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) during the first ten sacred nights of Muharram. This decision effectively bans traditional majalis (mourning gatherings) during…

Kuwait bans foreign and sectarian flags, sparking online debate Kuwait has issued a decree amending its national flag law, imposing strict limits on the display of foreign, religious, and sectarian flags. The new provision—Article 3 (bis)—prohibits raising foreign flags at…

Kuwait revokes citizenship of 153 individuals in ongoing crackdown Kuwait has revoked the citizenship of 153 individuals, including their dependents, according to a decree published in the official gazette, media outlets reported. Those affected reportedly include descendants of tribal leaders…

Since August 2024, Kuwait has revoked the citizenship of more than 37,000 people, mostly migrant women who had acquired citizenship through marriage, sparking widespread criticism from human rights organizations and regional analysts, Khaama Press reported. This mass revocation is part…

The Kuwaiti government has raised the legal marriage age from 15 to 18 after amending the Personal Status Law. According to an official decree published in the Kuwait Today gazette, Article 26 of the law was modified to prohibit the…

Sheikh Othman Al-Khamis, a Kuwaiti Sunni cleric, has sparked a wave of reactions on social media with his fatwa declaring it forbidden for men to wear the color red. The fatwa by Sheikh Othman Al-Khamis, a Kuwaiti Sunni cleric, regarding…

A fire ripped through a labor housing facility in Kuwait on Wednesday, killing at least 40 Indian workers and injuring over 50 more, Reuters reported yesterday, adding that most of the deceased were from the southern Indian state of Kerala.…

At least 41 people have been killed when a fire broke out in a building that housed workers in Kuwait, according to authorities. The blaze early on Wednesday morning in the southern Mangaf district also injured dozens of people, the…

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Sabah has dissolved the country’s parliament and assumed some of its powers, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. The emir cited an “unhealthy atmosphere” and spread of corruption that has “even affected the justice system.” Weeks after…

The Juvenile Court in Kuwait handed down a five-year prison sentence to a tenth-grade student for his involvement with Daesh and his attempt to bomb a Husseiniya in the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate, Middle East Monitor reported yesterday. According to the…