KUWAIT: Kuwait has witnessed many events throughout 2025, including in the political, economic, security, social affairs and health fields, among which the signing of the completion operations of Mubarak A-Kabeer Port with China. Following are major events of the year.
His Highness the Crown Prince:
Feb 23: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received the Prime Minister of Egypt, Dr. Mustafa Madbouly, who was paying an official visit to Kuwait.
Feb 23: His Highness the Crown Prince received Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and UAE National Security Advisor, during his official visit. March 4: His Highness the Crown Prince headed to Egypt to represent His Highness the Amir to the Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo.
March 30: His Highness the Crown Prince performed Eid Al-Fitr prayers at the Grand Mosque.
April 9: On behalf of His Highness the Amir, His Highness the Crown inaugurates the new Maternity Hospital in the Sabah Health Area.
April 28: His Highness the Crown Prince receives at Bayan Palace the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmad Abul Gheit.
May 25: On behalf of His Highness the Amir, His Highness the Crown Prince arrives at Kuala Lumpur to lead Kuwait’s delegation at the second ASEAN-GCC-China Summit in the Malaysian capital.
May 26: Representative of His Highness the Amir, His Highness the Crown Prince witnessed the signing of a joint statement in Kuala Lumpur to launch negotiations for a free trade agreement between the GCC and Malaysia.
May 27: On behalf of His Highness the Amir, His Highness the Crown Prince, in his capacity as President of the current session of the GCC Supreme Council, delivered the opening speech at the third GCC-ASEANChina Summit. He emphasized the importance of tripartite commercial and investment integration, energy and food security, advanced technology cooperation, digital transformation, and activation of cultural, educational, health and tourism programs. He also stressed the need to coordinate positions in international forums on common issues.
May 28: His Highness the Crown Prince arrives at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo on an official visit to Japan.
May 29: His Highness the Crown Prince meets Emperor Naruhito of Japan at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
May 30: His Highness the Crown arrives at Kansai International Airport in Osaka as part of his official visit to Japan and visits the Expo 2025.
June 30: His Highness the Crown Prince receives at Bayan Palace Michael Jary, Vice Chairman of the King’s Foundation in the United Kingdom, and Dr. Simon Sadinsky, Executive Director of Education, on the occasion of their visit to Kuwait.
July 6: His Highness the Crown Prince received at Seif Palace the UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, David Lammy, on the occasion of his official visit.
Aug 12: His Highness the Crown Prince received at Bayan Palace the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Abdulsalam Abdi Ali.
Aug 25: His Highness the Crown Prince received at Bayan Palace the Lebanese Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Michel Mansi.
Aug 31: His Highness the Crown Prince receives at Bayan Palace the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Iraq and Head of UNAMI, Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Al-Hassan.
Sept 2: His Highness the Crown Prince received the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassem Al-Budaiwi, at Bayan Palace.
Sept 10: On behalf of His Highness the Amir, His Highness the Crown Prince departed Kuwait for the State of Qatar on a fraternal visit.
Sept 10: Representing His Highness the Amir, His Highness the Crown Prince traveled to the US to head Kuwait’s delegation to the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York, marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.
Sept 15: Representing His Highness the Amir, His Highness the Crown Prince traveled to Qatar to head Kuwait’s delegation to the Extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit in Doha, where he reaffirmed in a speech Kuwait’s full support for the measures taken by Qatar to preserve its security, stability and sovereignty.
Sept 22: His Highness the Crown Prince, representing His Highness the Amir, participated in a high-level meeting commemorating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. He also participated in the international high-level conference on the peaceful settlement of the Palestinian issue and the implementation of the two-state solution, jointly chaired by Saudi Arabia and France at the UN headquarters.
Sept 23: His Highness the Crown Prince attended the opening session of the General Debate of the highlevel week of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly. Sept 23: Representing His Highness the Amir, His Highness the Crown Prince delivered a speech on behalf of the Gulf Cooperation Council in the UN Security Council emergency meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, held at the UN headquarters in New York.
Sept 24: Representing His Highness the Amir, His Highness the Crown Prince delivered Kuwait’s national statement before the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Sept 27: His Highness the Crown Prince arrived in London on an official visit to the United Kingdom.
Sept 29: His Highness the Crown Prince met Prince William of Wales and Heir to the British Throne, at Windsor Castle.
Oct 6: His Highness the Crown Prince receives the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice President of the European Commission, Kaya Kallas, on the occasion of her participation in the High-Level Forum on Security and Regional Cooperation between the GCC and the EU, and the 29th Joint Ministerial Council meeting between the GCC and the EU held in Kuwait.
Oct 26: His Highness the Crown Prince receives the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, and his accompanying delegation on the occasion of his visit to the country.
Nov 2: His Highness the Crown Prince receives the Vice President of China Han Zheng at Bayan Palace on the occasion of his official visit.
Nov 2: His Highness the Crown Prince receives the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric, and ICRC Director-General Pierre Krahenbuhl at Bayan Palace.
Nov 2: His Highness the Crown Prince and the Chinese Vice President co-chair official talks, discussing major issues of mutual interest and regional and international developments.
Nov 3: His Highness the Crown Prince receives Prince Turki Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, at Bayan Palace.
Nov 17: His Highness the Crown Prince, in the presence of His Highness the Prime Minister, receives the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Pham Minh Chinh, on the occasion of his official visit.
Nov 25: His Highness the Crown Prince receives Gulf defense ministers at Bayan Palace during the 22nd session of the Joint Defense Council of the GCC.
Dec 15: Under the patronage and presence of His Highness the Crown Prince, the opening ceremony of the exhibition “Between Two Masterpieces: The Birth of the Dar Al-Athar Al-Islamiyyah” was held at the American Cultural Center in Kuwait City.
