The Pentagon said Tuesday about 140 US service members have been wounded in the conflict with Iran giving the first insight into the broader toll of injuries sustained by US troops after a barrage of retaliatory rocket and drone strikes from Iran that also killed seven soldiers in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
Kuwait's real estate sector has recorded solid growth in FY 2025 with the Q4 property sales reaching record levels, supported by a significant increase in residential sales and robust commercial sales. For the full year, the sales came in at KD4.4 billion ($14.3 billion), said a report.
Global technology company SLB has announced that Kuwait Oil Company has awarded it a $1.5 billion, five-year integrated contract for the Mutriba field in Kuwait, including design, development and production management.
Non-oil trade between the UAE and Kuwait reached AED54.5 billion ($14.8 billion) in 2025, marking a year-on-year growth of 9.1 percent compared to 2024, said Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, the UAE Minister of Foreign Trade.
Saudi utility giant Acwa Power has announced that its consortium has signed an energy conversion and water purchase agreement for Az Zour North Phase 2 and 3 IWPP in Kuwait. The key $4.1 billion project will be implemented on a build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis.
State-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) plans to invite foreign companies to help develop recent offshore discoveries, as Kuwait looks to accelerate production and apply advanced technologies offshore, according to a Reuters report.
The equity markets in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and UAE led gains across Gulf in January, outperforming regional peers as strong earnings, economic momentum and policy support lifted investor sentiment. The Saudi equity index rose 8.5% for the month, the strongest performance in the Gulf, said a report.
Wego reports a 4.8% increase in Kuwait travel bookings for February 2026, driven by Hala February celebrations, National and Liberation Day holidays, and early Ramadan preparations, marking one of the busiest travel periods of the year.
Kuwait marks its 65th National Day today (on February 25), highlighting a year of strong financial performance underpinned by sovereign wealth fund assets exceeding $1 trillion, according to a regional statistical report.
Beyon, the Bahrain headquartered-telecom leader, has announced its selection by the Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) as the winning investor for the Fixed Telecommunications Network Development Project in Kuwait.
