12+ hour, 59+ min ago   (230+ words) Kuwait Times Iran, Gulf countries to discuss Hormuz TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry said the country would meet with Gulf states in Oman on Monday to discuss the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which the Islamic republic has blockaded during the Middle…...

13+ hour, 5+ min ago   (649+ words) Kuwait Times Saudis shut down oil pipeline ADEN: Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West pipeline after the vital oil conduit came under aerial attack in the widening Middle East war, threatening to send energy prices even higher. The world’s…...

15+ hour, 42+ min ago   (735+ words) Kuwait Times Egyptians budget for bread after mass food aid cuts CAIRO: Standing outside a bakery in Cairo’s working-class El-Marg district, Eman Abdel Fattah thumbed a handful of crumpled banknotes, calculating how much bread she could afford after her family’s…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (434+ words) Kuwait Times ECB raises interest rates to fight off inflation jump FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the second time this year in a widely flagged move on Thursday, hoping to tame an inflation rise driven entirely…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (538+ words) kuwaittimes.com Oil prices flare as Iran tightens grip on Hormuz TEHRAN: Oil prices hovered above $100 a barrel on Thursday, a day after Iran said it attacked more than a dozen vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz....

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (291+ words) The president did not say where the money would come from, saying only that "our country is making so much money". AFP estimated the theoretical bill would likely top $1 trillion. Doubling down on his bet that he can help Republicans…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (407+ words) HONG KONG: Asian stocks fell on Thursday as oil prices extended gains a day after breaking the psychological $100 barrier on the back of resurgent Middle East hostilities that have fanned inflation fears. With the United States and Iran exchanging strikes…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (244+ words) With Trump constitutionally barred from seeking a third term, Republicans interviewed by Reuters said the question is which elements of Trumpism should endure, with divisions emerging over tariffs, foreign intervention and the scope of his populist agenda. It is a…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (240+ words) SEOUL: Dozens of South Koreans urged their government on Wednesday not to deploy troops to the strategic Strait of Hormuz, slamming what they called Washington’s “illegal war”. The protest came a day after South Korean defense authorities said they had…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (93+ words) Kuwait Times Jordan intercepts 18 of 20 Iranian missiles AMMAN: Jordan's air defense systems dealt with a 20-missile attack from Iran in recent hours, with no casualties reported, the Jordanian armed forces said early Wednesday. The air defense systems successfully intercepted 18 missiles,…...