A military base in Kuwait hosting Italian forces was hit by an Iranian drone strike on Sunday, destroying an Italian-owned drone but leaving no injuries, the Italian Defense Ministry announced.
Iran struck Gulf infrastructure on Sunday, hitting fuel tanks at Kuwait’s international airport and damaging a desalination plant in Bahrain as Tehran pressed its missile and drone campaign against its neighbours into a second week.
Three F-15E Strike Eagle fighters were shot down by an ally while engaging Iranian aircraft, all pilots ejected safely and recovered.
The Iranian terror regime struck seven different neighboring countries with missiles and drones following the launch of America’s “Operation Epic Fury,” reports as of Saturday night Washington, DC, time indicated.
Saudi Arabia on Saturday morning strongly condemned Iranian missile attacks against U.S. bases hosted by their Gulf allies, and threatened to take actions if Iran continues violating their sovereignty.
New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli was given the “surprise of a lifetime” from his son, U.S. Army Capt. Jake, on the eve of Election Day in New Jersey between Ciattarelli and his Democrat gubernatorial opponent, Mikie Sherrill.
Internet monitors said over the weekend that widespread service disruptions in Asia and the Middle East appear to have been caused by damage to undersea cables in the Red Sea, off the coast of Saudi Arabia. It was not immediately clear if the cable damage was caused by deliberate sabotage.
Kuwait First Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud a-Sabah announced on Monday that nearly 50,000 citizenships have been revoked because their papers were allegedly obtained with the assistance of “forgers.”
Several countries in the Middle East such as Kuwait and Bahrain announced they were closing their airspaces after reports that Iran had fired ballistic missiles at U.S. bases in Qatar and Iraq.
An American defense contractor who was held hostage in Kuwait for 903 days has thanked President Donald Trump for his efforts in securing his release.
Six Americans, consisting of veterans and military contractors, who had been imprisoned on drug charges were released by Kuwait, according a recent report from the Associated Press.
President Donald Trump announced that he has nominated Amer Ghalib, the mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan, to serve as Ambassador to Kuwait.
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China deployed a task force of six warships to the Middle East over the past week.
Three siblings in Cullman County, Alabama, got one of the best surprises ever on Friday, which brought tears of joy.
The Moscow Times reported on Wednesday that illegal copies of the international blockbuster hit film Barbie have begun appearing in Russian movie theaters despite American sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine.
Two Michigan students received the surprise of a lifetime when their father, who had deployed to Kuwait with the National Guard, visited their school upon returning home.
The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad, made a point on Tuesday of getting himself photographed waving the flag of Saudi Arabia during the Saudi match against Argentina at the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Monday that two B-52H Stratofortress nuclear-capable bombers flew across the Middle East on Sunday in a Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission that included fighter escort planes from the United Kingdom, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and briefly Israel.
Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) took steps this week to restore diplomatic relations with Iran, a tacit acknowledgment that President Joe Biden’s reckless determination to restore the Iran nuclear deal will make Tehran vastly more rich and powerful, not to mention bringing it closer to deploying a nuclear umbrella.
Gulf state Bahrain has joined other Middle Eastern countries in imposing a cinema ban on the fourth instalment of superhero saga Thor, a Hollywood blockbuster featuring gay characters.
AL Shahania (Qatar) – The lips pouted to perfection, the neck was long and poised, and the judges were sure that no Botox was involved as they awarded Qatar’s largest cash prize for a camel beauty contest in front of an enthusiastic crowd.
The strict Islamic nation of Kuwait has moved to modernise its armed forces by allowing women to sign up for combat roles, however they will be required to wear hijab face coverings at all times and not be allowed to carry weapons into battle.
The 2022 film Death on the Nile has been banned in Lebanon and Kuwait over its Israeli star, Gal Gadot — who served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the 2006 Lebanon war — according to a report by Deadline.
The operators of Kuwait’s largest shopping center removed a Christmas tree display from the mall this week after receiving a number of complaints from citizens who said Christian religious symbols should not be displayed in the country, which officially recognizes Sunni Islam as its state religion, the Jordanian news site Al Bawaba reported Thursday.
Disney-owned Marvel Studios’ latest superhero epic, “Eternals,” has so far been barred from showing in markets in the Middle East, and many wonder if it is because the film features an openly gay character.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait’s government is barring unvaccinated residents from traveling abroad starting later this month, the latest attempt to tame the spiraling coronavirus outbreak in the Gulf Arab sheikhdom.
Two sisters in Jackson, Missouri, got a big surprise at school on Friday when their father showed up in his military uniform fresh off a deployment to Kuwait.
Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia, told reporters at a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Tuesday that his country and its allies will “fully set our differences aside” with Qatar, ending a virtual blockade that has endured for over three years.
Arab Gulf states and Israel agree extending a U.N. arms embargo against Iran is of critical importance, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, after announcing his country’s intention to introduce a resolution at the Security Council.
Residents of Saudi Arabia who violate the country’s coronavirus ban on large gatherings will be permanently banished from the Kingdom, the nation’s interior ministry announced Tuesday, Saudi news site al-Arabiya reported.
In Qatar and Kuwait, not wearing a sanitary mask could land you in prison, according to new mandates issued by the Persian Gulf states to curb the spread of the Chinese coronavirus, Middle Eastern news site Al-Monitor reported Monday.
Kuwait City — Abu Othman, like thousands of Kuwaiti men, has struggled to split his time between two wives living in separate homes amid the Gulf state’s strict lockdown to combat the coronavirus.
WASHINGTON — A group of 11 Iranian naval vessels made “dangerous and harassing” maneuvers near U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf near Kuwait on Wednesday, in one case passing within 10 yards (meters) of a Coast Guard cutter, American officials said.
Kuwait City — The meat is too fatty and the staff are slow to clean up coffee stains — some Kuwaitis quarantined in five-star hotels due to the coronavirus outbreak have a litany of complaints.
Iraq and Afghanistan confirmed their first cases of the Wuhan coronavirus on Monday. Both cases were detected near the Iranian border and involved patients who recently traveled to Iran, where an outbreak spreading from the city of Qom has officially infected 61 people and killed 12, although a lawmaker from the area claims there have been 50 deaths and 250 people are under quarantine.
Marsha Lazareva, who has been detained in Kuwait for her Christian faith, is the focus of an event at the Museum of the Bible in D.C.
A soldier stationed in Kuwait gave his daughter the surprise of a lifetime, even if he could not be there to present that surprise in person.
A Chevy truck pulled a 4,690 square foot Kuwaiti flag a distance of more than 328 feet to break a Guinness World Record.
The president traveled to Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet in Florida, thanking the members for all they had done to assist victims in the recent hurricanes.
KUWAIT CITY – World sport powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah said he was “temporarily” stepping aside from his International Olympic Committee duties on Monday after he was charged with forgery in Switzerland.
