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American-Kuwaiti journalist Mohammad Shihab Eldin has been released after being detained in Kuwait over allegations linked to his reporting on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. According to U.S. officials, the journalist left Kuwait safely following 52 days in detention. He had been arrested......
An American-Kuwaiti journalist has been held in detention in Kuwait for several weeks, according to international press freedom organizations, raising concerns about increasing restrictions on media activity in the Gulf region. The journalist, Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, an independent reporter who has previously......
Kuwait’s Interior Ministry announced the arrest of 24 individuals suspected of involvement in financing activities linked to “terrorist” organizations, in a major security operation aimed at protecting national stability. According to official statements, security forces dismantled......
Six people were injured in Kuwait on Monday after a series of missile and drone attacks attributed to Iran, local authorities reported. The incidents are part of ongoing regional tensions involving Tehran and its neighboring Gulf states. According to the Ministry of Health, emergency responders attended......
Open-source intelligence analysts have identified wreckage displayed by Iranian state media as belonging to a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle, contradicting Iran's claim that its forces had downed a fifth-generation F-35 stealth fighter. Geolocated footage simultaneously showed American combat......
Kuwait said on Friday that it had come under missile and drone attacks, as tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East. The announcement comes more than a month into a regional conflict that has increasingly drawn in Gulf countries. According to official statements, Kuwaiti air defenses intercepted......
Kuwait International Airport was hit by multiple drones early Saturday morning, causing significant damage to its radar system in the latest attack on the Gulf state's main aviation hub, the country's civil aviation authority said. Abdullah Al-Rajhi, spokesperson for Kuwait's Directorate......
Kuwait’s strategic Mubarak Al‑Kabeer Port was targeted early Friday in a coordinated attack involving drones and cruise missiles, according to official statements from local authorities. Preliminary assessments indicated that the strike caused material damage to infrastructure but resulted in......
Kuwait has once again been the target of missile and drone attacks, according to official statements from the country’s armed forces. The incidents come shortly after a previous strike that caused a fire at a fuel storage facility near Kuwait International Airport. Military authorities reported......
Lebanon’s Foreign Minister, Joe Raggi, has issued a strong condemnation of an alleged sabotage plot reportedly linked to members of Hezbollah in Kuwait. The statement, released by Lebanon’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, follows an announcement by Kuwait’s Interior Ministry regarding......
Authorities in Kuwait announced that two officers from the country’s Interior Ministry died while carrying out their professional duties, according to an official statement released on Sunday. The ministry confirmed the deaths in a brief message published on the social media platform X, formerly......
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that he spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman regarding the situation in Iran and broader Middle East tensions. Zelenskiy reiterated Ukraine’s offer to assist in countering Iranian-made drones, drawing on Kyiv’s extensive......
Middle East Airlines (MEA), Lebanon’s national carrier, has released an updated flight schedule for the weekend as tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East. The announcement comes roughly a week after the outbreak of a new phase of hostilities in the region. Despite the volatile security......
