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Not a lot happening but here are my favorite events taking place this weekend:
Thursday, May 8
10th Arab Handball Cup
The Improv Comedy Show
Friday, May 9
10th Arab Handball Cup
Haydn & Mozart by Ahmadi Music Group
Saturday, May 10
10th Arab Handball Cup
Sip & Shop Pop-up Market
Canada vs Kuwait Hockey Match
The Cartoons’ Orchestra
Recently, I decided I needed a better way to organize my CDs. I have around 300 packed away in boxes, making it virtually impossible to listen to them. While a lot of this music is available digitally, I still have a huge collection that isn’t available online. Initially, I started looking on eBay for CD cases, but then decided to look locally first. Since, the only music shop I know of that’s still open is ROMCO, I decided to head there.
I’ve posted about ROMCO before. They used to have a shop in Hawally, but it closed years ago, with all remaining cassettes and CDs moved to a small room within their offices, located in the same building but at the back. They carry a few English tapes, but most of their collection is Arabic. The last time I posted about them they used to sell the tapes for 1.5KD but now they sell for 2KD for some reason.
Up until a few years ago there were a couple of more cassette shops open in Kuwait but they also closed suddenly and I think this is the last one left standing. And if you’re curious, yes I managed to find a CD case for my CDs. They had two SKB CD-400 ATA Carrying Cases left which I guess DJ’s used to use since each can hold up to 120 CDs. They don’t have anymore of those cases left, but they do have some CD stands and wallets still available.
The employee there told me they’re open from 9AM to 4PM, so if you want to pass by and check out their tapes, they’re located across the street from Alandalus Complex in Hawally. You can also find them on Google Maps.
If you know of any other music shop still open, let me know.
Both Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airways just launched new summer routes, so I put together a list of all the new spots, their launch dates, and the cheapest ticket prices I could find. Check them out below:
Alexandria
Flights from July 1 starting at KD 122
Antalya
Flights from June 2 starting at KD 135
Bodrum
Flights from June 2 starting at KD 152
Luxor
Flights from July 2 starting at KD 86
Malaga
Flights from June 5 starting at KD 197
Salalah
Flights from June 2 starting at KD 83
Sarajevo
Flights from June 5 starting at KD 130
Sharm El Sheikh
Flights from June 4 starting at KD 120
Trabzon
Flights from June 1 starting at KD 188
Vienna Flights
Flights from June 1 starting at KD 216
Budapest
Flights from June 5 starting at KD 119
Hurghada
Flights from June 28 starting at KD 106
Krakow
Flights from June 6 starting at KD 141
Prague
Flights from June 5 starting at KD 140
Rize
Flights already started, starting at KD 000*
Sarajevo
Flights already started, starting at KD 90
Sochi
Flights from June 4 starting at KD 101
Yerevan
Flights from June 1 starting at KD 92
*Couldn’t find the destination on their website even though the press release says they’ve already started flying there.
A news article is making its way around the internet today about airlines like British Airways and Lufthansa no longer flying in and out of Kuwait. The article put the blame on a few things, including outdated terminals and substandard passenger services, two of the main reasons I try not to fly out of the old airport terminal.
But, what caught my attention is the article mentions that 14 airlines have now stopped flying to Kuwait without mentioning what those airlines are. What 14 airlines? The only ones I can think of are:
British Airways
Fly Arna
KLM
Lufthansa
United Airlines
Wizz Air
What are the others? Also, United for example stopped flying to Kuwait years ago, so I’m assuming they’re not even counting that.
Here are my favorite events taking place this weekend.
Thursday, May 1
Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias Stand Up
Matcha Bar Pop-up
Friday, May 2
Craig David Concert
TEDxGharabally Souq St Youth
Matcha Bar Pop-up
Saturday, May 3
Back to the 90’s Party
Urban Sketchers at the Islamic Calligraphy Museum
Matcha Bar Pop-up
Bilad Al Sham Pop-up
Here are my favorite events happening this weekend. Always double-check the details by visiting the organizer’s account, which I’ve linked to.
Thursday 24 April
Cantina Pizza Pop-up
QUANTUM CON 2025
Kuwait Food Festival
Literary Open Mic at Bliss & Paper
GRAFIKA Market 2025
Friday 25 April
Cantina Pizza Pop-up
QUANTUM CON 2025
Kuwait Food Festival
Saturday 26 April
Cantina Pizza Pop-up
QUANTUM CON 2025
SADI 2025: Ancestral Bonds
The Big Bargain Event
Kuwait Food Festival
Earth Day Treasure Hunt
DAI StoryTime at Amricani
The Washing Machine
The Kuwait ice hockey team won the bronze medal at the annual IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division IV. Eight teams took part in the Division IV world championship which is the lowest level of the IIHF World Championships. The national team that wins the Division IV championship gets promoted to the following year’s Division III B championship. Uzbekistan came first while Armenia second.
Three of the top five scorers in the division though were from the Kuwait National Team. Anton Tcibin scored the most goals with 14, Ilya Drozdetskikh the 2nd most with 13, and Valery Budzevich came 5th with 10 goals.
To stay posted on the teams activities you can follow them on instagram @kuwait_wgc
This isn’t a rumor, but rather an interesting observation from one of my readers. Tesla recently updated their careers page to include Kuwait as a location. According to the reader who regularly checks the Tesla careers page to see which new countries get added, Saudi Arabia appeared on the list around this time last year, and Tesla opened its first dealership there just this past month.
Now they’ve added Kuwait, so it could mean we’ll see a Tesla dealership opening here around this time next year.
To double-check his info, I used web.archive.org to pull up a snapshot of the careers page from two weeks ago. He was right, Kuwait wasn’t listed then which confirms it was just recently added.
Although Tesla is currently going through a rough patch in the US and Europe, the brand remains popular in our region, most likely because it’s always been desirable, yet unavailable here.
If you want to check the above yourself, head to tesla.com/careers/search
update: I’m being told this is actually happening, Tesla will be opening their first store in Kuwait by first quarter of 2026. They will be sharing details after August. This is going to be a direct investment by Tesla and the Kuwait government, so I’m assuming through KDIPA.
Here are my favorite events taking place this weekend.
Thursday, April 17
The Washing Machine
Movie Night: Welcome to Dongmakgol
Friday, April 18
A Yellow Picnic on the Beach
Francophonie Bazar
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Red Bull Flying Day
Cacao Ceremony & Music Jam
Saturday, April 19
The Washing Machine
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
DAI StoryTime
KTTA Spring Bazaar
Korean Game Day
Ed Westwick, from the Netflix show White Gold is coming to Kuwait later this month to take part at Quantum Con. Ed was also on the show Gossip Girls as well as in the movies Children of Men and Son of Rambow.
If you haven’t watched White Gold, you should, it’s great. But also it’s super random that he’s coming to Kuwait.
Expo 2025 officially opened yesterday in Osaka, Japan under the theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives.” The event will focus on innovation, sustainability, and global collaboration, featuring pavilions from countries and organizations from around the world.
The Kuwait Pavilion is one of the most anticipated ones, designed by the architectural firm LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture). The structure is envisioned as a “Visionary Lighthouse,” symbolizing Kuwait’s embrace of Arab culture, arts, and social initiatives.
Kuwaiti chef Khaled AlBaker (@chefkb) is currently in Japan as the head chef for the Kuwait Pavilion, and he just sent me some photos he took. Khaled helped set up the menu for the pavilion’s restaurant, Sidra, which features classic Kuwaiti dishes like machboos and mourabian among other things. The restaurant is open to all visitors who want to try Kuwaiti food. According to him, getting everything ready wasn’t easy since most of the chefs there aren’t trained in Arabic cuisine, and sourcing the right ingredients was a challenge. But in the end, they managed to make it work.
The Kuwait Pavilion has four exhibition rooms that take you on a multi-sensory journey through Kuwait’s past, present, and future. The experience ends with a massive dome projection that’s supposedly pretty epic. Expo 2025 runs until October 13, so if you’re in Japan over the next six months, you can pass by and check it out.
For more details on the Kuwait Pavilion, you can head over to their Instagram @kuwait_expo2025
Service Hero recently revealed the results of its 2024 Customer Satisfaction Index, and the top brands in Kuwait have been named (based entirely on you).
If you’re not familiar with Service Hero, it’s the region’s only consumer-powered index, measuring how happy people are with the service they receive across different industries. It’s been running in Kuwait since 2010 and follows strict international research standards, so the results are credible and transparent.
Over 28,000 assessments were collected from customers across Kuwait, rating brands in categories like satisfaction, complaint resolution, loyalty, and more. This isn’t a popularity contest, it’s a data-driven reflection of how brands are actually performing. Here are the winners:
Entertainment: Vox Cinema
Islamic Banks: Boubyan Bank
Retail Banks: National Bank of Kuwait
New Car Sales: Toyota
Car Service: Chevrolet
Private Hospitals: Royal Hayat Hospital
Delivery Apps: Jahez
Restaurants: Mais Alghanim
Fast Food: Pick Yo!
Clothes: Centrepoint
Electronics: X-Cite
Health Clubs: Oxygen Health Club
Home Furniture: Home Centre
ISPs: Zain
Mobile Operators: Zain
Cafes: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
Airlines: Qatar Airways
Supermarkets: City Hypermarket
I don’t think there is anything on the list above that felt out of place, it’s not like Aramex won best delivery courier or anything controversial like that. Link
Lots to do this weekend, check them out below. Always double check the event details by visiting the organizers account, I make mistakes sometimes!
Thursday, April 10
TTD by Jaune Pizza Popup
The Improv Show
GR Yaris Cup – Kuwait vs Qatar
Palestinian Poetry Night
Friday, April 11
TTD by Jaune Pizza Popup
GR Yaris Cup – Kuwait vs Qatar
Starlight Jazz and Buffet
Chadirji’s Hawally Workshop
Full Moon Women’s Circle
Kuwait Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Saturday, April 12
TTD by Jaune Pizza Popup
Chadirji’s Hawally Workshop
DAI Story Time
DAI Chess Fest
NORAEBANG – K-POP Together
A couple of weeks ago, Kuwait Flour Mills introduced coffee at some of their branches, and it’s been causing quite a bit of drama. Why? Because of the prices. KFM is selling espresso and Americano for 500 fils, and a latte for just 750 fils. That’s around half the price, or even less, compared to most coffee shops.
They aren’t skimping on quality either. KFM are using proper grinders (Eureka) and coffee machines (IBERITAL) to pull the shots, and their beans are from 48 East who also provided the training.
I passed by the Yarmouk branch this morning to see what the fuss was about, but the line was so long I decided to drive to their Fahad Al Ahmad branch instead. It also had a line, but a much shorter one. I tried both the hot and iced latte and although they weren’t better than the coffee I make at home, it definitely was better than most coffees in that price range.
Some coffee shop owners are upset about the pricing and have been voicing their frustration online. Since Kuwait Flour Mills is government-owned, they feel it’s unfair for them to sell coffee this cheap.
It costs me around 360 fils to make an espresso at home using beans from %Arabica, so it definitely costs coffee shops and KFM even less with wholesale pricing. So are coffee shops being greedy, or is KFM undercharging?
Personally, I think the hype might hurt some coffee shops for now, but eventually people will go back to buying coffee from their favorite (and usually most convenient) spots.
American stand-up comedian and actor Gabriel Iglesias, aka Fluffy, is coming to perform in Kuwait for the first time ever. Fluffy is known for his hit Netflix specials and sold-out shows around the world, and I think he is easily the biggest stand-up comedian to ever perform in Kuwait.
He’ll be performing live at The Arena on May 1st as part of his “Don’t Worry Be Fluffy” world tour. Tickets are expected to go on sale later today on The Arena’s website.
If you want an idea of what to expect, you can watch one of Fluffy’s many specials on Netflix, including his latest one, “Legend of Fluffy”. You can also check out his insta @fluffyguy