Polls opened in Kuwait on Saturday for the Gulf Emirate’s second general election in eight months with turnout the key issue as the opposition called for a boycott.

Kuwait on Saturday marked the golden jubilee of its constitution with a spectacular $14-million fireworks display which earned the wealthy Gulf state a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.

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Indians are among more than 2,100 people apprehended in Kuwait during raids on visa violators and those involved in crimes like theft, an official at the Indian embassy in Kuwait has said.

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Kuwait security officials have warned that wearing bikinis at public beaches is an act of indecency.

They said dressing indecently on beaches amounted to provocations to character of the Kuwaiti soci

Kuwaiti lawmakers voted in favour of a legal amendment on Thursday which could make insulting God and the Prophet Mohammad punishable by death, after a case of suspected blasphemy on Twitter caused an

Kuwait's parliament on Thursday provisionally passed amendments to the Gulf state's penal code stipulating the death penalty for those who curse God, Islam's Prophet Mohammed or his wives.

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Sovereign wealth funds from the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait are among foreign investors that have pledged to buy shares in state-run Oil & Natural Gas Corp, the Economic Times reported on Monday.

The government of oil-rich Kuwait resigned today following a bitter dispute with opposition MPs, lawmaker Khaled al-Sultan said.

"The Kuwaiti cabinet has resigned and the resignation has been accept

Two Kuwaitis have been arrested in the Abadan region of southwest Iran on suspicion of spying and illegal entry, a state television channel reported on Sunday.

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US is set to bolster its military presence in the Persian gulf by posting combat forces in Kuwait to respond to a collapse of security in Iraq or a military confrontation with Iran.

The build up of