Notably, the current National Assembly members were elected on June 6, 2023, commencing their session on June 20, 2023, six months before the passing of the late Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf ...

KUWAIT: In a historic move toward gender equality, Kuwait officially abolished Article 153 of the penal code, a law that effectively allowed “honor killings” by granting lenient sentences to male ...

2006 -- Kuwait National Assembly, or parliament, unanimously voted for Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as Crown Prince. Sheikh Nawaf then swore before the house. Sheikh Nawaf was nominated by the ...

KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) held its Annual General Assembly (AGM) for the financial year 2024 on Saturday, March 15, 2025, with a quorum of 60.63 percent. The AGM approved all agenda items, ...

In a warm and festive Ramadan atmosphere, former Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and Honorary President of Al-Qurain ...

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik met with Kuwaiti Ambassador to Korea Deyab Farhan Al-Rashidi on Tuesday, urging Kuwait’s support to ensure that Korean companies operating in the Gulf nation ...

Kuwait celebrates the 64th anniversary of its National Day, which is observed annually on February 25. The event marks the celebration of the 34th Liberation Day with both occasions expressing ...

1969 -- Bomb explosions took place at Kuwait National Assembly, house of Interior and Defense Minister sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, and Ministry of Interior building. Twenty-one Kuwaiti ...

Kuwait Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah issues a decree into law regarding the Kuwaiti nationality, forming panels to investigate citizenships. 1979 -- The scholar Mohammad Saleh Al-Ojairi dies ...

KUWAIT, March 6 (KUNA) -- 1991 -- Fire extinguishing companies from 27 states begin dousing fires triggered by the Iraqi regime at some 727 oil wells. 2002 -- The Ministry of Oil declares establishing ...