2:48AM - Entertaining Kuwait since 2003

This news is a few weeks old but it just popped up on my Linkedin feed now and it bothered me.

Emirates and Kuwait Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to progress with an interline agreement, enabling more flight choices for customers travelling to Dubai and beyond.

Can someone tell me what the benefit of this is? Emirates already flies to Kuwait so I can just book flights with them instead of going through Kuwait Airways. Couldn’t Kuwait Airways sign a deal with Lufthansa, or British Airways, or maybe even United Airlines. Imagine being able to fly to Kuwait – New York – LA…

If you’ve been craving something sweet, December Bakery has a deal that makes it even harder to resist. For a limited time, and exclusively on Jahez, when you order their Molten, Vanilla Cake, or 2 Cup Cakes, you’ll get a free coffee with it.

Perfect pairing? Absolutely. Just open the Jahez app, search for December Bakery, and make your pick. @decemberbakery_kw

I was randomly checking to see if anyone else in Kuwait opened up pre-orders for the Nintendo Switch 2 and found Jarir while searching. The link is dead but according to the search summary, Jarir had listed the Switch 2 Mario Kart bundle for KD 169.990.

If that was true then they’d have the cheapest prices in Kuwait, which isn’t very Jarir like.

This coming Tuesday, the Scientific Center will finally open its doors to its new expansion, “World of Science.” The opening also marks the center’s 25-year anniversary since first launching in 2000 as the region’s first scientific center.

The new area includes the following exhibits:

Kuwait, Earth & Universe Exhibit
Showcases the history of Kuwait and its current development, as well as a section showcasing Earth, the other planets, and natural forces.

Robosapiens Exhibit
This exhibit explores how humans and technology have developed throughout the years, from robotics to bioengineering.

Engineering Our World
This section makes physics and engineering interactive and fun, which is great for curious minds of all ages.

There are a few more exhibits that haven’t opened yet but will be launching soon. The “Power of Play” exhibit is coming next month, while the “Children’s Museum” is set to open in 2026. The Children’s Museum will be a fun, hands-on space where kids can explore planets, animals, water, energy, and more. Another upcoming exhibit, “Ecosystem,” will showcase different environments from around the world.

As a longtime fan of the Scientific Center, I’ve been looking forward to this new expansion ever since it was first announced 10 years ago. The new area will officially open to the public this coming Tuesday, May 27, and tickets are already available on their website.

There will be a limited number of daily tickets available at first, so if you want to be among the first to explore the new space, head to tsck.org.kw and grab your tickets ASAP.

Deboned is my go-to spot when I want to eat clean or healthy. Their grilled chicken is packed with flavor, and since they have branches near my home and office, delivery is always quick.

One of the reasons I like their chicken so much is the special marination they use, and now they’ve introduced a new flavor for a limited time, Loumi. The flavor is inspired by the tangy depth of black lime, and it’s perfect for summer when you’re craving something light but tasty.

The new Loumi flavor is available across all their chicken dishes, including Shawarma, Chicken Wings, and of course, the Half Chicken and Whole Chicken options (with or without rice).

I didn’t realize this until I got their press release, but Deboned isn’t just in Kuwait anymore. They’ve also expanded to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, which explains why I’ve been seeing them pop up more online.

If you’ve never tried Deboned before, or if you want to check out the new flavor, head over to their Instagram page for more info @deboned.kw

I just read that the legendary Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado has sadly passed away. He was widely regarded as one of the greatest documentary photographers of our time.

In 1991, just after the Gulf War, Salgado documented one of the most devastating environmental disasters of the 20th century, the oil fires. His powerful black-and-white photographs of firefighters battling huge flames and smoke-filled skies. became iconic and captured the true cost of the war.

The images he captured in Kuwait continue to define how the world remembers the impact of the Gulf War. He published a book featuring those photos titled Kuwait: A Desert on Fire. To explore more of his work, visit his Instagram @sebastiaosalgadooficial.

Found this driving license from 1961 for sale. It’s number 2061, I wonder if that means there were only 2000 drivers on the roads back then?

I just read a review about the first class lounge where the guy called it the least beautiful in the world. The funny part is, I was looking at the photos thinking, wow, that actually looks like a nice lounge. Probably because I recently experienced the Kuwait Airways business class lounge at T4, which has to be the worst lounge I’ve ever been to.

The lounge was so bad I actually went and sat outside near my gate because I found that more comfortable. The lounge was dark with no daylight, it was long and narrow with most of the seats just facing the wall. It was a claustrophobic and uncomfortable place to be in.

If you want to check out his review of the first class lounge, click here.

This week I started watching a bunch of shows:

Bad Thoughts
Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace
Toast of London
Zero Day

Darkplace and Toast of London both star Matt Berry. Darkplace is hilarious, the whole thing is shot and acted like a cheap old tv show and I love it. Bad Thoughts was fine, most of the funny stuff I had already watched as TikTok clips. Zero Day I’m two episodes in and don’t really like it but trying to stick to it.

I also started rewatching Transparent again, used to really love the series and it still holds up really well. Super easy to binge watch as well.

Have you watched anything interesting lately? Let us know in the comments.

Movies at the Cinemas
The English movies below are now showing at the local cinemas:

New This Week:
Lilo & Stitch (7.3)
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (7.6)

Other Movies Showing:
A Few Good Men (Classic) (7.7)
A Minecraft Movie (6.0)
A Working Man (6.8)
Heart Eyes (6.1)
Home Sweet Home: Rebirth (4.7)
Hurry Up Tomorrow (5.9)
Final Destination: Bloodlines (7.1)
Pet Investigators (6.1)
Sinners (8.0)
The Accountant 2 (7.2)
Thunderbolts* (7.8)
Valiant One (5.2)
Until Dawn (6.0)

The numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at the time of publishing.

Below are my favorite events happening this weekend. Always double-check the details by visiting the organizer’s account.

Thursday, May 22
Matilda the Musical
23rd Gold & Jewelry Exhibition
Sadu Immersive Experience
Mozart & Vivaldi Live Orchestra

Friday, May 23
Matilda the Musical
23rd Gold & Jewelry Exhibition
Mozart & Vivaldi Live Orchestra
Qaroh Island Cleanup
Cocktail Non-imported Music

Saturday, May 24
Matilda the Musical
23rd Gold & Jewelry Exhibition
Tango of the Heart
DAI Story Time at Amricani

For those wondering, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is not banned in Kuwait. I checked with Cinescape earlier and they confirmed to me it was not banned and that it would be released soon.

Update: Mission Impossible is now out in Kuwait, 2 days before the US release

The other day I published Switch 2 prices in Kuwait, and I have some updates.

Firstly, 3R Store (3roodq8) started the pre-order on the Nintendo Switch 2 console and they’ve currently got the cheapest price in Kuwait. They’re selling the console (not the bundle) for KD170, so 10KD cheaper than everyone else. Link

Secondly, Best, Eureka and Xcite are all offering additional things with their bundles. Best are including 1-year of Nintendo Online with their offer, Eureka are offering screen protectors, and Xcite are including headphones.

Finally, a reader let me know you can pre-order the Nintendo Switch 2 from the Amazon.fr store and they’ll ship it straight to Kuwait. The Switch 2 + Mario Kart Bundle will cost 183KD shipped to Kuwait including customs. So around 15KD cheaper than Kuwait prices plus you have the benefit of getting it before the shops in Kuwait.

On a side note, I was checking to see if Amazon.ae carried the Switch 2, they don’t, but I did find the new Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones for sale. They have a pre-order offer now where they’ll include the Sony ULT10 portable speaker for free if you order before the June 17th regional launch date. Total price shipped to Kuwait is KD153. Amazon.com price is KD137 not including tax and shipping plus you don’t get the portable speaker.

If you regularly send money abroad, there’s now an easier and cheaper way to do it in Kuwait. Al Ansari Exchange recently launched a new app that lets you transfer money internationally directly from your phone, and based on what I’ve seen so far, it works really well.

You’ll need a Kuwait Civil ID and a local number to sign up, and the process took me less than 3 minutes to get started. Once registered, you can send money to countries like the UK, Europe, the US, and Canada using market exchange rates. The fees are low with transfers starting at 3KD with no hidden charges, and no sketchy buy/sell currency conversion margins.

The app allows bank-to-bank transfers for GBP, Euro, USD, and CAD, which is perfect for summer travel. You can even top up your Visa card from the app too. The app is really easy to use and it’s available in seven languages, including English, Arabic, Filipino, Hindi, Malayan, Tamil, and Telugu.

If you don’t want to use the app or don’t have a Civil ID, you can still visit one of Al Ansari’s 39 branches in Kuwait and transfer from there. With their recent $200 million acquisition of Bahrain Financing Company, they’ll soon have 80+ branches across the country.

Whether you’re sending money back home or moving funds for travel, it’s worth checking out. To find out more you can head to alansariexchange.com.kw

Main image by double a studio

Last night, as part of AlSadu Society’s celebrations marking Kuwait City’s designation as a World Craft City for Sadu weaving, a new temporary immersive experience was launched at Sadu House.

The immersive experience is set up in the inner courtyard and features a large temporary room surrounded by LCD panels that blend Sadu heritage with modern technology.

The experience is open to the public starting today and runs until Thursday (May 20–22). If you’d like to check it out, visit anytime between 6:30PM and 9:30PM. Entry is free. @saduhouse

This is the last batch of photos from Ian Caldwell’s family collection.

If you missed the previous two posts, Ian was born in Ahmadi in 1955 and lived in Kuwait until 1975. He’s scanned over 300 Kuwait-related photos from his family’s archive, which he’s kindly given me permission to share.

This final batch of photos isn’t categorized, other than being random scenes from around Kuwait taken in the 70s.

I really like the shot of the phone booth in the middle of the nowhere, it’s really weird, which is why I had Ian send me the original scan so I could print it out and frame it. Another favorite is the main image I used of the baqala, which looks like a scene straight out of a Western movie.

You’ll also find a couple of photos of the Kuwait Towers and Gulf Road while they were still under construction, and one of Seif Palace with the original telecommunications building going up in the background.

There are also some really odd ones I’ll let you discover for yourself. Link