2025 in Kuwait

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Events in the year 2025 in Kuwait .

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	Emir of Kuwait	Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
	Prime Minister of Kuwait	Ahmad Abdullah al-Ahmad al-Sabah

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Kuwait

Source: ^{[1] [2]}

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 30 January – The Prophet's Ascension
• 25 February – National Day
• 26 February – Liberation Day
• 30 March – 1 April – Eid al-Fitr
• 5 June – Arafat Day
• 6–9 June – Eid al-Adha
• 26 June – Islamic New Year
• 4 September – The Prophet's Birthday

Events

January

• 20 January – Kuwait Oil Company announces the discovery of significant commercial quantities of hydrocarbon resources in the Al-Julai'a offshore field within Kuwaiti territorial waters, marking the second discovery of its kind in Kuwait's offshore area. ^{[3] [4]}

February

• 4 February – Appointment of Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah as Minister of Defense. ^{[5] [6]}

March

• 8 March – All flights to and from Kuwait are briefly suspended for undisclosed reasons. ^[7]
• 12 March – Six Americans held in Kuwait on drugs-related charges are released and returned to the United States following a visit by US special envoy Adam Boehler. ^[8]
• 16 March – Kuwait abolishes Article 153, ending reduced penalties for "honor killings," and raised the legal marriage age to 18 for both genders. ^[9]
• 24 March – A major sweepstakes scandal reveals rigged draws, pre-selected winners, and a lack of transparency. The Ministry of Interior announces the arrest of the main perpetrators, including the raffle director at the Ministry of Commerce, the fictitious winner, and her husband. ^[10]

April

• 16 April – Kuwait hosts the third Central Asia–Gulf Cooperation Council ministerial meeting. ^[11]
• 22 April – Kuwait enforces a new traffic law. ^[12]
• 30 April – Ten Americans held in Kuwait on various charges are released and returned to the United States. ^[13]

June

• 1 June – Five people are killed in a fire at an apartment block in Riggae. ^[14]

August

• 14 August – At least 23 people are reported to have died while 147 others are recorded as having suffered from alcohol poisoning linked to the consumption of bootleg alcohol. At least 63 suspects are arrested in connection with the incident. ^[15]

Deaths

• 2 January – Abdulaziz Ali Saleh Al-Haddad (aged 74), an actor and director ^[16]
• 23 March – Khalid Al-Jarrallah (aged 78), a diplomat and undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1999–2021) ^[17]
• 26 May – Waleed Al-Jasem (aged 65), a footballer.
• 14 June – Hussein Al-Qattan (aged 98/99), an actor.
• 1 July – Badr Al-Yaqoub (aged 79), a politician.
• 8 August – Mohammed Al Manea (aged 95), an actor.

References

1. "Kuwait Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
2. "Kuwait Public Holidays 2025". qppstudio.net The professional source of worldwide public holidays. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
3. "(Kuwait Oil) announces the discovery of large commercial quantities of hydrocarbon resources in the Jalaya offshore field". Ministry of Oil. 20 January 2025.
4. "تعلن شركة نفط الكويت عن اكتشاف كميات تجارية كبيرة من الموارد الهيدروكربونية في حقل الجليعة البحري". KUNA. 20 January 2025.
5. "Kuwait Cabinet holds weekly session". Kuwait News Agency. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
6. "Newly appointed Defense Min. takes constitutional oath before Kuwait Amir". Kuwait News Agency. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
7. "Flights briefly disrupted in oil-rich Kuwait, local media say". AP News. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
8. "Kuwait frees a group of jailed Americans, including contractors held on drug charges". AP News. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
9. kuwaitTimes (2025-03-16). "Kuwait abolishes Article 153, raises minimum age of marriage to 18 - kuwaitTimes". Kuwait Times. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
10. "فضيحة «سحوبات الجوائز» تتفاعل في الكويت... وأنباء عن «شبكة» للتلاعب". Middle East newspaper (in Arabic). 24 March 2025.
11. Omirgazy, Dana (17 April 2025). "Central Asia, Gulf Countries Deepen Strategic Partnership at Kuwait Meeting". Astana Times. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
12. "KUNA : Kuwait enforces new traffic law in bid to protect lives". www.kuna.net.kw. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
13. "Kuwait frees 10 more Americans in the second release in as many months". AP News. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
14. "Five dead in Kuwait apartment block fire —official". GMA News. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
15. "Kuwait arrests 67 over illegal alcohol production after 23 deaths". Al Jazeera. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
16. "Kuwaiti Info. Min. issues obituary over actor Abdulaiz Al-Haddad's death". Kuwait News Agency. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
17. "الدبلوماسية الكويتية تفقد خالد الجارالله". Al Jarida (in Arabic). 23 March 2025.

External links

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