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Alan Peter Cayetano, Philippine Foreign Secretary. (AFP/ File Photo)

May 3rd, 2018 - 10:13 GMT

Three Philippine Diplomats Face Kidnapping Allegations in Kuwait

Three Philippine embassy personnel in Kuwait have been issued arrest warrants for kidnapping, despite being covered by diplomatic immunity, Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said late Wednesday.

Renato Villa, Philippine ambassador to Kuwait, was given a week to leave the country. (AFP/ File Photo)

April 26th, 2018 - 08:47 GMT

Kuwait Expels Philippine Ambassador, Gives Him a Week to Leave Country

(YASSER ALZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images)

March 5th, 2018 - 03:03 GMT

Kuwait Re-Activates Ban on Bangladeshi Workers

Much of Mosul's Old City remains in ruins (AFP/File Photo)

February 21st, 2018 - 01:34 GMT

Aoun: Lebanon Wants to be a Part of Iraq Reconstruction

Lebanon's President Michel Aoun attends a gathering with the Lebanese community in Kuwait City on January 23, 2018 during an official visit to the Gulf country.
(YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)

January 24th, 2018 - 12:28 GMT

Kuwait Sends Care Package to Lebanon to Revive Relationship

From the year’s biggest IPOs to Saudi Arabia’s new dependent fee and the Qatar crisis, here’s a roundup of some of the most significant business stories of 2017. (AFP)

December 31st, 2017 - 05:28 GMT

2017 Year in Review: Al Bawaba’s Top 10 Business Stories

Kuwait, the ‘kout,’ thrived on outsiders finding it a lucrative money-making machine (AFP/File)

October 26th, 2017 - 10:20 GMT

Opinion: 'Kuwait Will Crumble in Less Than a Day' if Expats Leave

The cost of bribery in Kuwait is $2 billion a year, or two percent of the country's total GDP. (File photo)

October 12th, 2017 - 12:46 GMT

Bribes Cost Kuwait $2 Billion a Year: IMF

Ramadan is just around the corner and foreigners visiting the Middle East region need to be respectful to the religious month and aware of customary etiquette. (Shutterstock)

May 12th, 2017 - 07:00 GMT

Weekly Business Roundup: Kuwait Deports 2,000 Expats, How to Survive Ramadan at Work and 6 Stories You Probably Missed

Safa Al Hashem, Kuwait’s only female MP, is notorious for her populist comments against expats, including recommending that expats should be banned from obtaining driving licenses and be taxed to walk on the streets. (AFP)

May 8th, 2017 - 02:00 GMT

Kuwait Deports At Least 21,000 Expats Between 2016-2017: Al-Qabas

The sixth and last series to date began in 2014, with the Kuwaiti Dinar displaying an elegant design both depicting various landmarks and also increasing the size of the font to enable shortsighted individuals to read what’s written on the bill. (Shutterstock)

April 12th, 2017 - 09:02 GMT

Kuwait celebrates Dinar's 56th anniversary

The government plan to increase oil production is spurring Kuwait’s construction sector. (File photo)

April 3rd, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Kuwait construction sector poised for growth despite low oil prices: Report

President Trump, you’re not wrong here! The Middle East was controlling its borders in the name of security long before you came along and called a spade a spade.

February 7th, 2017 - 02:18 GMT

Hey Team Trump: The Middle East is on your ban-wagon!