Kuwait
Country in West Asia
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Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. Kuwait also shares maritime borders with Iran. Kuwait has a coastal length of approximately 500 km (311 mi). Most of the country's population reside in the urban agglomeration of the capital and largest city Kuwait City. As of 2023, Kuwait has a population of 4.82 million people of which 1.53 million are Kuwaiti citizens while the remaining 3.29 million are foreign nationals from over 100 countries.
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PM Modi hails Kuwait new Amir, hopes for boost in tiesPM Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah for taking over as the Amir of Kuwait, saying he was confident that India-Kuwait relations would further strengthen..IndiaTimes - Published | |
India announces one-day state mourning following demise of Kuwait emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-SabahThe Indian government has declared a one-day state mourning on Sunday in honor of the passing of Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who died at the age of 86 on Saturday. The..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Government announces one-day state mourning on Sunday following demise of Emir of KuwaitThe government has announced one-day state mourning on Sunday following the demise of Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The ruling emir died on Saturday at the age of 86. "His..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Kuwaiti leader Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah diesKuwait's leader, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, has died aged 86, the country's state media has announced.Sky News - Published | |
Thousands of fans watch Australia beat PalestineLeicester defender Harry Souttar scores the only goal as Australia beat Palestine in front of thousands of fans in a World Cup qualifier in Kuwait.BBC Sport - Published | |
Passengers taken hostage in Kuwait accuse UK government of 'years of cover-up'Passengers and British Airways (BA) crew members who were taken hostage after flying into Kuwait in 1990 are preparing to take legal action against the government - with a law firm claiming they were..Sky News - Published | |
Barbie movie banned in Kuwait as Lebanon also moves to censor filmKuwait has banned the film Barbie in a bid to protect "public ethics and social traditions," while a Lebanese minister has made moves to censor the film on grounds it "promotes homosexuality and sexual..Sky News - Published | |
PM Modi extends Eid al-Adha wishes to people of Kuwait, its leadersIndiaTimes - Published | |
120% gain in income for Indians going abroad to work, says WDRThe report, released on Tuesday, has estimated that low-skilled Indians migrating to the US stand to gain the most as they would see a jump in income of nearly 500%, followed by UAE at almost 300%...IndiaTimes - Published | |
AI generated newsreader debuts in KuwaitAn AI generated newsreader has been revealed by a media outlet in Kuwait.Sky News - Published | |
Turkey & Kuwait seek more than doubling of flying rights to IndiaIndiaTimes - Published | |
Kuwait crown prince in good health after bout of illness: ReportIndiaTimes - Published | |
Kuwait supermarket pulls Indian products as row grows over Prophet remarksIndiaTimes - Published | Remarks against Prophet; BJP acts against 2 office-bearers Nupur Sharma and Naveen Zindal: Latest developmentsThe BJP is desperate to salvage its relations with Islamic, especially Arab nations, with Iran, Kuwait, and Qatar who have summoned the Indian ambassadors and handed over to them protest notes on what..IndiaTimes - Published |
After Iran and Kuwait, Saudi Arabia slams remarks made by Nupur Sharma against Prophet MuhammadSaudi Arabia issued an official statement on the controversy, saying that they welcomed the decision of tBJP to suspend Nupur Sharma over her remarks.DNA - Published | Qatar, Kuwait & Iran protest over BJP functionaries' controversial remarks against Prophet; envoy blames ‘fringe elements’IndiaTimes - Published |
Why were Nupur Sharma, Naveen Kumar Jindal suspended by BJP? What Qatar, Kuwait said and why?Nupur Sharma, Naveen Kumar Jindal remarks: Nupur Sharma wrote on Twitter that she had been upset with the continuous 'insult' of Lord Shiva.DNA - Published | India’s Kuwait embassy criticises Tharoor for sharing ‘anti-India’ tweetIndiaTimes - Published |
4,355 Indian expatriates died of Covid-19: GovernmentA total of 4,355 Indian expatriates died due to Covid-19 in 88 countries, with the highest death toll of 1,237 being reported in Saudi Arabia, followed by 894 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The..IndiaTimes - Published | BA not told Iraq had invaded Kuwait as jet headed to gulf state in 1990, Foreign Office admits Hundreds of British Airway passengers spent months as hostages after officials failed to warn the airline of Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait, the government has admitted.Sky News - Published |
Global Hunger Index 2021: India slips to 101st rank; Pakistan, Nepal fare betterEighteen countries, including China, Brazil and Kuwait, have topped this year with a GHI score of less than five.DNA - Published | On hunger index, India trails Pakistan, Bangladesh & NepalIndia has slipped to the 101st position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 of 116 countries and is behind its neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. Eighteen countries, including China, Brazil..IndiaTimes - Published |
India 'moved mountains' to contain second wave of Covid-19: EAM tells Indians in KuwaitIndian external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday assured the worried diaspora in Kuwait that the second wave of Covid-19 was receding in India and the government "really moved mountains" to..IndiaTimes - Published | India, Kuwait sign MoU for cooperation on recruitment of domestic workersIndia and Kuwait have signed an MoU that brings Indian domestic workers in the Gulf nation within the ambit of a legal framework that streamlines their recruitment and provides them with the protection..IndiaTimes - Published |
External affairs minister Jaishankar arrives in Kuwait on bilateral visitIndiaTimes - Published | EAM Jaishankar to visit Kuwait next weekThe visit comes in the backdrop of the country reaching out to India amid the second wave of Covid pandemic with assistance.DNA - Published |
INS Shardul arrives at Kochi with 87 MT of liquid oxygenAs part of Operation Samudra Setu II, INS Shardul, the Indian Navy ship of the Southern Naval Command, arrived here on Thursday with four ISO containers carrying 87 MT of liquid medical Oxygen from..IndiaTimes - Published | Three Indian Navy ships return to India with oxygen, medical equipment from Singapore, Kuwait, QatarINS Kolkata arrived in New Mangalore, INS Trikand entered Mumbai and INS Airavat arrived in Visakhapatnam today.DNA - Published |
