DUBAI, United Arab EmiratesDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait’s constitutional court has struck down a contentious law long used to criminalize transgender people by forbidding the “imitation of the ...

The ceremony then officially opened with the National Anthem of Kuwait, performed by the Brass Band of the Ministry of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kuwaiti people walk through the popular Avenues mall. Many of the wealthiest people in Kuwait only leave their air-conditioned ...

This submission highlights Human Rights Watch’s concerns regarding the human rights situation in Kuwait. Although at its last Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Kuwait accepted 230 recommendations,[1] ...

Kuwait City — More than 35 people were killed and dozens injured after a fire broke out at dawn in a building housing nearly 200 foreign workers in Kuwait, officials said on Wednesday. Forty-three ...

Kuwaiti flag – Photo: Masrur Rahman, via Unsplash. Kuwait’s constitutional court has overturned a law that had been used to prosecute transgender people on the grounds that the statute violates ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes Kuwait’s acceptance of 206 recommendations including to repeal the “kafala” (sponsorship) system and replace it with residence permits for domestic workers. However, we ...

Kuwait has said 23 people have been killed by alcohol contamination in the past week and dozens more are being treated for poisoning in hospital. The Kuwaiti Health Ministry said 160 people, most of ...