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Kuwait

Kuwait mourns two officials killed as Iran war rages

Guards of Honour carry the coffin of one of two police officers, who were killed while performing their duties, during their funeral procession at a graveyard in Kuwait City, Kuwait, March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Benmansour
Guards of Honour carry the coffin of one of two police officers, who were killed while performing their duties, during their funeral procession at a graveyard in Kuwait City, Kuwait, March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Benmansour

Kuwait airport, Bahrain desalination unit struck as Iran intensifies Gulf attacks

Smoke rises after an Iranian drone was intercepted over the Bahrain Financial Harbour towers, which houses the Israeli embassy, in Manama, Bahrain, on March 6.
Smoke rises after an Iranian drone was intercepted over the Bahrain Financial Harbour towers, which houses the Israeli embassy, in Manama, Bahrain, on March 6.

Kuwait declares force majeure, cuts crude oil output due to Middle East conflict

Vehicles driving along the highway leading to and from Kuwait City on March 2.
Vehicles driving along the highway leading to and from Kuwait City on March 2.

Zelenskiy spoke to leaders of Bahrain, Kuwait about Iran conflict

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks to media after he shared an iftar, meal to break fast at sunset, during the holy month of Ramadan, with Ukrainian Muslim service members, near a mosque in Kyiv, Ukraine March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Alina Smutko
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks to media after he shared an iftar, meal to break fast at sunset, during the holy month of Ramadan, with Ukrainian Muslim service members, near a mosque in Kyiv, Ukraine March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Alina Smutko

Explosion reported off tanker near Kuwait, crew safe, UKMTO says

Middle East conflict widens as Israeli, US strikes again hit Iran; Trump says ‘too late’ for talks

Foreign workers watch smoke rising from the UAE's Fujairah industrial zone on March 3, following an explosion.
Foreign workers watch smoke rising from the UAE's Fujairah industrial zone on March 3, following an explosion.

US orders some diplomatic staff to leave Middle East as Iran conflict escalates

Vehicles drive past a building that was damaged by an Iranian drone attack, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Seef, Manama, Bahrain, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
Vehicles drive past a building that was damaged by an Iranian drone attack, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Seef, Manama, Bahrain, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Gas prices surge as Qatar shuts world’s largest LNG export plant

QatarEnergy's Ras Laffan plant covers about a fifth of the world's LNG supply
QatarEnergy's Ras Laffan plant covers about a fifth of the world's LNG supply

Arab countries at UN slam Iran’s retaliatory strikes

Emergency personnel work to extinguish a fire in a building after an Iranian strike in the Bahraini capital Manama on Feb 28, 2026.
Emergency personnel work to extinguish a fire in a building after an Iranian strike in the Bahraini capital Manama on Feb 28, 2026.

Mid-East war widens across multiple fronts as Iran and its allies attack Israel, US targets

A burning aircraft falls from the sky in Al Jahra, Kuwait, in this still image obtained from social media video released on March 2, 2026. Social Media/via REUTERS
A burning aircraft falls from the sky in Al Jahra, Kuwait, in this still image obtained from social media video released on March 2, 2026. Social Media/via REUTERS

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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.