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Kuwait

Kuwait strips naturalised citizens of voting rights

Kuwait has launched a campaign of mass citizenship revocations since 2024 that has affected tens of thousands of people.
Kuwait has launched a campaign of mass citizenship revocations since 2024 that has affected tens of thousands of people.

Iran says its ambassador met four nationals detained in Kuwait

Japan Football Association probes referees over S. Korean federation’s ‘sexual service’ saga

The Korea Football Association headquarters in Seoul after a police raid on Aug 6. It was part of an investigation into alleged interference over the hiring of former coach Hong Myung-bo.
The Korea Football Association headquarters in Seoul after a police raid on Aug 6. It was part of an investigation into alleged interference over the hiring of former coach Hong Myung-bo.

Iran military says it attacked US bases in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait

In a satellite image from Planet Labs, aircraft are seen at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Azraq, Jordan, on Feb 2.
In a satellite image from Planet Labs, aircraft are seen at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Azraq, Jordan, on Feb 2.

Iranian forces target Bahrain and Kuwait after US hits Iran’s south

A plume of black smoke and flames billowing over the town of Mangaf, south of Kuwait City.
A plume of black smoke and flames billowing over the town of Mangaf, south of Kuwait City.

Iran renews attacks on Gulf states after another night of US strikes

Kuwait came under sustained attack, with a desalination plant hit and operations at Kuwait International Airport suspended due to repeated missile and drone threats.
Kuwait came under sustained attack, with a desalination plant hit and operations at Kuwait International Airport suspended due to repeated missile and drone threats.

Iran says it targeted US military in Kuwait

Iran claimed it targeted US military sites in Kuwait in retaliation for attacks on Iranian infrastructure.
Iran claimed it targeted US military sites in Kuwait in retaliation for attacks on Iranian infrastructure.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, July 13, 2026

Members of emergency personnel working next to covered bodies at the site of a deadly fire at a pub in Bangkok, Thailand.
Members of emergency personnel working next to covered bodies at the site of a deadly fire at a pub in Bangkok, Thailand.

Fresh attacks hit Iran, Kuwait as Tehran and US square off over Hormuz

A projectile is fired during what the US Central Command said was a third round of strikes this week against Iran, seen in a screengrab taken from a handout video released on July 11, 2026.
A projectile is fired during what the US Central Command said was a third round of strikes this week against Iran, seen in a screengrab taken from a handout video released on July 11, 2026.

‘Want our normal lives back’: Bahrain, Kuwait residents distressed by Iran attacks

Vehicles drive along a highway on the outskirts of Kuwait City on July 8.
Vehicles drive along a highway on the outskirts of Kuwait City on July 8.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.