Kuwait
Kuwait posts $18B deficit as lower oil prices slash revenue
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait's finance minister says the oil-exporting country has posted a budget deficit of $18.2 billion for the most...
Kuwait’s crude oil exports to Japan down 42.4 pct
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s crude oil exports to Japan fell 42.4 percent in May from a year earlier to 6.27 million...
Kuwait stocks drop in slightly volatile trade – Ooredoo surges 100 fils; Gulf Insurance Group up 30 fils
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait stocks declined on Thursday to wind down the week on a weak note as investors booked profits...
Major drug bust; suspects arrested
KUWAIT: Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khalid Al-Sabah personally supervised the checking of evidence of the latest drugs...
Kuwait index up 9.07 pts to close at 5,375.21 pts – NBK jumps 20 fils as volume rises 12.30%
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait stocks ticked higher on Tuesday as markets stabilize post-Brexit vote. The price index climbed 9.07 pts to...
KSE index rebounds as volume picks up – NBK rises 10 fils; Humansoft slips 40 fils
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait stocks saw a solid rebound on Monday after suffering big losses in the previous session on the...
Kuwait’s crude oil exports to China up 35.1 percent
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s crude oil exports to China in May surged 35.1 percent from a year earlier to 1.45 million tons,...
Kuwait realty sector to be steady: Experts
KUWAIT: Property experts predict that the domestic real-estate market will be stable in the second half of this year due...
Kuwait realty sector to be steady: Experts
KUWAIT: Property experts predict that the domestic real-estate market will be stable in the second half of this year due...
Warden bribed to smuggle drugs
KUWAIT CITY: A 30-year-old Kuwaiti inmate in the Central Jail tried to bribe a first lieutenant assigned in the General...
Dubai group buys majority stake in Kuwait’s Americana
KUWAIT: A Dubai-based investor group led by Emaar Properties chairman Mohamed Al-Abbar has agreed to purchase a majority stake in...
Kuwait suspends Americana shares after talks revived
KUWAIT: The Kuwait stock exchange said yesterday that it was suspending shares in Kuwait Food Co (Americana) pending clarification of...
Kuwait authorities foil attempt to smuggle one million Captagon tablets
KUWAIT CITY: Personnel from the General Department for Drugs have arrested a Syrian, identified as Thamer Mohammed for smuggling into...
Kuwait index ‘retreats’ 10.08 pts; volume soars – NBK drops 10 fils; Americana gains
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait stocks retreated on Monday snapping the five-day advance. The price index slipped 10.08 points in a tame...
Kuwait Customs foils attempt to smuggle fireworks
KUWAIT CITY: Customs officers at the Shuwaikh port recently foiled an attempt by unidentified persons to smuggle fireworks into the...
Kuwait Customs foils attempt to smuggle 50 snakes
KUWAIT CITY: A Kuwaiti citizen was arrested at Kuwait International Airport for attempting to smuggle 50 snakes into the country....
World Bank cuts Kuwait 2016 growth to 1.3%
KUWAIT: The World Bank has lowered its 2016 growth forecasts for Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE...
2,800 liquor bottles busted at Shuwaikh Port
KUWAIT: On the first day of Ramadan, narcotics detectives arrested a citizen – who had a criminal record in liquor...
Middle East, Africa deals dip
KUWAIT: The value of private equity deals in the Middle East and North Africa fell 4 percent last year as...
Arab investors stay away from UK on Brexit fears
KUWAIT: Persian Gulf Arab investors, some of the biggest buyers of British real estate, are holding back from new deals,...
