Kuwait Power, Water Desalination Plants Damaged by Iranian Attack

A drone view shows Kuwait City, in the aftermath of strikes by Israel and the US on Iran, in Kuwait, February 28, 2026. (Reuters)
A drone view shows Kuwait City, in the aftermath of strikes by Israel and the US on Iran, in Kuwait, February 28, 2026. (Reuters)
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Kuwait Power, Water Desalination Plants Damaged by Iranian Attack

A drone view shows Kuwait City, in the aftermath of strikes by Israel and the US on Iran, in Kuwait, February 28, 2026. (Reuters)
A drone view shows Kuwait City, in the aftermath of strikes by Israel and the US on Iran, in Kuwait, February 28, 2026. (Reuters)

Two Kuwaiti power and water desalination plants were damaged by a drone attack from Iran, the electricity and water ministry said Sunday.

The attack resulted in "significant material damage and the shutdown of two electricity generating units", the ministry said in a post on X, adding there were no deaths or injuries.

Earlier, the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said a fire broke out in its Shuwaikh oil sector complex, which houses the oil ministry and KPC headquarters, after a drone attack, the Kuwaiti state news agency ‌reported early ‌on Sunday.

Kuwaiti state ‌media, ⁠citing the finance ⁠ministry, said an Iranian drone hit an office complex for government ministries, causing significant material damage but no casualties.

No injuries were ‌reported.

An Iranian drone attack had also caused "significant" damage to a government building in Kuwait City on Saturday evening, a finance ministry statement said, adding there were no reports of deaths or injuries. 

Staff from the several ministries housed in the complex would work remotely on Sunday and visits would be suspended, the statement said. 

The latest attacks come as the US-Israeli war on Iran, how in its sixth week, broadens, with Tehran striking Israel and Gulf Arab states hosting US military installations.

There was no official comment from Iran.



Saudi FM Discusses Regional Developments with US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Senator Tom Cotton meet in Washington. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Senator Tom Cotton meet in Washington. (SPA)
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Saudi FM Discusses Regional Developments with US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Senator Tom Cotton meet in Washington. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Senator Tom Cotton meet in Washington. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks in Washington on Tuesday with US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Senator Tom Cotton.

The meeting covered the latest political and security developments and ways to boost bilateral cooperation in related fields, supporting the two countries’ shared interests and strengthening security and stability at the regional and international levels.


Saudi Arabia Categorically Rejects Any Attempts to Alter Geographical Character of Palestinian Territory

 The Israeli settlement of Halamish is seen on a hill overlooking Palestinian homes in the village of Deir Nidham, northwest of Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on September 23, 2026. (AFP)
The Israeli settlement of Halamish is seen on a hill overlooking Palestinian homes in the village of Deir Nidham, northwest of Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on September 23, 2026. (AFP)
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Saudi Arabia Categorically Rejects Any Attempts to Alter Geographical Character of Palestinian Territory

 The Israeli settlement of Halamish is seen on a hill overlooking Palestinian homes in the village of Deir Nidham, northwest of Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on September 23, 2026. (AFP)
The Israeli settlement of Halamish is seen on a hill overlooking Palestinian homes in the village of Deir Nidham, northwest of Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on September 23, 2026. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia reiterated its absolute rejection of any measures aimed at the forced displacement of the Palestinian people, or any attempts to alter the geographical or demographic character of the occupied Palestinian territory.

It also expressed its strong condemnation of the expansion of Israeli settlement activities and settler terrorism.

This came during the participation of the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva, as part of the 63rd session of the Human Rights Council that addressed the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories.

Dr. Salem Al-Qahtani, Director General of the General Administration of Humanitarian Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said Saudi Arabia reaffirms that the only path to achieving a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace lies in the implementation of the two-state solution, supporting the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, and the establishment of their independent, sovereign state based on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned the continuation of the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, stressing the need of adhering to a ceasefire and ensuring full protection for civilians, he added.

Al-Qahtani said Saudi Arabia values the important steps taken by a number of countries to recognize the State of Palestine, and the subsequent recent strengthening of accountability measures, including restrictions on trade with Israeli settlements.

Marking one year since the adoption of the "New York Declaration," Riyadh reaffirmed the statement made by the co-chairs of the "Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution," stressing that Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are a single Palestinian territorial unit, and that the occupation must end.


Saudi Arabia, Bulgaria Discuss Bolstering Defense, Military Cooperation

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman. (SPA)
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia, Bulgaria Discuss Bolstering Defense, Military Cooperation

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman. (SPA)
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman. (SPA)

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman held talks on Tuesday with his Bulgarian counterpart Dimitar Stoyanov on military and defense cooperation between their countries and means to develop them to serve mutual interests.

During a telephone call, they also tackled means of bolstering security and stability in the region. They also discussed regional and international affairs.