2018 in Kuwait

Events in the year 2018 in Kuwait.

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See also:	Other events of 2018 List of years in Kuwait Timeline of Kuwaiti history

Incumbents

• Emir: Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
• Prime Minister: Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah

Events

Signing of the "Agreement on the Employment of Domestic Workers" between Kuwait and the Philippines, in the aftermath of the 2018 Kuwait–Philippine diplomatic crisis.

• January to May – A diplomatic crisis developed between the countries of Kuwait and the Philippines over concerns of the latter over the situation of Filipino migrant workers in Kuwait.

• May 29 – Kuwait blocks draft United Nation Security Council US sanction attack on Israel.^[1]

Deaths

• 7 January – Meshary Al-Arada, singer and composer (b. 1982).^[2]
• 12 August – Frayha Al-Ahmad, Kuwaiti royalty (b. 1944).
• 25 September – Ismail Fahd Ismail, novelist (b. 1940).