Kuwait on Saturday announced the appointment of Al-Sabah Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber as the country's new emir, succeeding Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, who just passed away at the age of 86. In a statement, the Kuwaiti Cabinet officially proclaimed Sheikh Meshal the country’s new...

Police in Dubai seized 86 million tablets of the amphetamine known as Captagon hidden in a shipment of doors and decorative building panels, authorities said Thursday, estimating its street value at just over $1 billion. The bust comes as sales of the amphetamine have become a Mideast-wide...

Kuwait said Thursday it executed five prisoners, including an inmate convicted over the bombing of a Shiite mosque in 2015 that killed 27 people and was claimed by the Islamic State group. The inmates were hanged at the Central Prison, Kuwait's Public Prosecution said in a statement....

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his historic reelection.  According to Türkiye's Communications Directorate, the Saudi crown prince congratulated Erdogan on his election victory over the phone, expressing his wish for the...