{
   "changes" : [],
   "text" : "Kuwait's interior ministry reports fires at several oil facilities, power plants, and desalination plants after an Iranian drone attack. ",
   "hash" : "41f266a51eb18d3566ca0c8a2a7d1bfb4d5c269f",
   "sources" : [
      {
         "hash" : "e4f7d6aa80f9231968ef37331cb53ddfe4720898",
         "name" : "Middle East Eye",
         "day" : "8",
         "month" : 4,
         "year" : "2026",
         "permalink" : "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/kuwait-reports-damage-oil-facilities-power-stations-after-iranian-drone"
      }
   ],
   "keywords_list" : [
      "Kuwait",
      "Middle Eastern crisis",
      "desalination",
      "drones from Iran",
      "interior ministry",
      "oil facilities",
      "power plants"
   ],
   "slug" : "/feed/2026/04/8/kuwait-s-interior-ministry-reports-fires-at-several-oil-facilities-power-plants-and-desalination-plants-after-an-irani",
   "images" : {},
   "date" : "2026-04-8",
   "keywords" : [
      {
         "slug" : "/wiki/kuwait",
         "name" : "Kuwait",
         "index" : 2
      },
      {
         "slug" : "/wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis",
         "name" : "Middle Eastern crisis",
         "index" : 1
      },
      {
         "index" : 116,
         "name" : "desalination",
         "slug" : "/wiki/desalination%20by%20country#kuwait"
      },
      {
         "index" : 172,
         "name" : "drones from Iran",
         "slug" : "/wiki/unmanned%20aerial%20vehicles%20in%20the%20iranian%20military"
      },
      {
         "name" : "interior ministry",
         "index" : 14,
         "slug" : "/wiki/ministry%20of%20interior%20(kuwait)"
      },
      {
         "slug" : "/wiki/petroleum%20industry%20in%20kuwait",
         "name" : "oil facilities",
         "index" : 37
      },
      {
         "index" : 71,
         "name" : "power plants",
         "slug" : "/wiki/energy%20in%20kuwait"
      }
   ],
   "keywords_main" : "Middle Eastern crisis",
   "index" : 14,
   "related" : [
      {
         "date" : "2026-04-7",
         "slug" : "/feed/2026/04/7/at-least-five-people-are-killed-after-a-rocket-fired-from-kuwait-landed-in-basra-southern-iraq",
         "hash" : "bcd1408560356934ca0a0f6b638d5e796c139587",
         "keywords" : [
            "Kuwait",
            "Middle Eastern crisis"
         ],
         "text" : "At least five people are killed after a rocket fired from Kuwait landed in Basra, southern Iraq. ",
         "score" : 2,
         "changes" : [],
         "index" : 32
      },
      {
         "text" : "Iranian drones strike a SABIC petrochemical complex in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, causing a fire. ",
         "score" : 2,
         "changes" : [],
         "index" : 17,
         "keywords" : [
            "Middle Eastern crisis",
            "drones from Iran"
         ],
         "hash" : "b9b40074278348071a5414f7aaaed29dec98d7b5",
         "date" : "2026-04-7",
         "slug" : "/feed/2026/04/7/iranian-drones-strike-a-sabic-petrochemical-complex-in-jubail-saudi-arabia-causing-a-fire"
      },
      {
         "text" : "The Kuwaiti military responds to 14 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 46 drones from Iran in Kuwaiti airspace. ",
         "index" : 10,
         "score" : 2,
         "changes" : [
            {
               "hash" : "8fa6d04f04ab6b17bfd4bf101b9f0a9582055007",
               "slug" : "/feed/2026/04/6/the-united-arab-emirates-is-targeted-by-12-ballistic-missiles-two-cruise-missiles-and-19-drones-from-iran",
               "date" : "2026-04-6",
               "text" : "The United Arab Emirates is targeted by 12 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 19 drones from Iran. ",
               "timestamp" : 1775763257
            }
         ],
         "keywords" : [
            "Kuwait",
            "Middle Eastern crisis"
         ],
         "hash" : "c72a82e70b9c35cd0057f0a5e6796c07ad417b10",
         "date" : "2026-04-6",
         "slug" : "/feed/2026/04/6/the-kuwaiti-military-responds-to-14-ballistic-missiles-two-cruise-missiles-and-46-drones-from-iran-in-kuwaiti-airspace"
      },
      {
         "slug" : "/feed/2026/04/5/two-power-plants-and-their-associated-desalination-facilities-are-severely-damaged-the-electricity-and-water-ministry-c",
         "date" : "2026-04-5",
         "hash" : "da7c1328d780bdd753638dc4f8e8ad9812b1f79b",
         "keywords" : [
            "Middle Eastern crisis",
            "power plants"
         ],
         "score" : 2,
         "index" : 10,
         "changes" : [
            {
               "slug" : "/feed/2026/04/5/two-power-plants-and-their-associated-desalination-facilities-are-severely-damaged-the-ministry-of-electricity-and-wate",
               "date" : "2026-04-5",
               "hash" : "43f8dbd93137545f3c6ec1de6b4c85917294c4e9",
               "text" : "Two power plants and their associated desalination facilities are severely damaged. The Ministry of Electricity and Water confirms the failure of two power generation units. ",
               "timestamp" : 1775388767
            }
         ],
         "text" : "Two power plants and their associated desalination facilities are severely damaged. The electricity and water ministry confirms the failure of two power generation units. "
      },
      {
         "text" : "The Jordanian military says that 261 missiles and drones from Iran aimed at Jordan have been intercepted over the past five weeks. ",
         "changes" : [],
         "score" : 2,
         "index" : 4,
         "keywords" : [
            "Middle Eastern crisis",
            "drones from Iran"
         ],
         "hash" : "137bdd8308149ae065dd5f0c4b880931dec69375",
         "date" : "2026-04-4",
         "slug" : "/feed/2026/04/4/the-jordanian-military-says-that-261-missiles-and-drones-from-iran-aimed-at-jordan-have-been-intercepted-over-the-past-f"
      },
      {
         "text" : "A fuel storage at Kuwait International Airport in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, is hit by Iranian drones, causing a major fire. ",
         "changes" : [
            {
               "hash" : "542edb4df379a308c97a9cc1f0bf855aa2b65492",
               "slug" : "/feed/2026/04/1/a-fuel-storage-at-kuwait-international-airport-is-hit-by-iranian-drones-causing-a-major-fire",
               "date" : "2026-04-1",
               "timestamp" : 1775050309,
               "text" : "A fuel storage at Kuwait International Airport is hit by Iranian drones, causing a major fire. "
            }
         ],
         "score" : 3,
         "index" : 4,
         "date" : "2026-04-1",
         "slug" : "/feed/2026/04/1/a-fuel-storage-at-kuwait-international-airport-in-farwaniya-governorate-kuwait-is-hit-by-iranian-drones-causing-a-maj",
         "hash" : "e37abdc4cd80be87a36357c7fcfab0c38fd8eb9a",
         "keywords" : [
            "Kuwait",
            "Middle Eastern crisis",
            "drones from Iran"
         ]
      },
      {
         "text" : "An Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait kills an Indian worker and damages a building at the site. ",
         "score" : 3,
         "index" : 9,
         "changes" : [
            {
               "timestamp" : 1774899088,
               "text" : "An Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant kills an Indian worker and damages a building at the site. ",
               "date" : "2026-03-30",
               "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/30/an-iranian-attack-on-a-power-and-water-desalination-plant-kills-an-indian-worker-and-damages-a-building-at-the-site",
               "hash" : "daa9754858f01f91ed2300b7eea3e9dbfd318f99"
            },
            {
               "text" : "An Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant kills an Indian worker and damages a building at the site. [https:--www.aljazeera.com-news-2026-3-30-iranian-attack-damages-kuwait-power-and-desalination-plant-kills-worker (Al Jazeera)]*Spain closes its airspace to U.S. planes involved in attacks on Iran. [https:--www.bbc.com-news-articles-cwy368j1e3lo (BBC News)]Reactions to the 2026 Iran war",
               "timestamp" : 1774891879,
               "hash" : "2fb02b047123dd4e79b696021884cb058df9f4ba",
               "date" : "2026-03-30",
               "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/30/an-iranian-attack-on-a-power-and-water-desalination-plant-kills-an-indian-worker-and-damages-a-building-at-the-site-ht"
            },
            {
               "timestamp" : 1774884703,
               "text" : "An Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant kills an Indian migrant worker and damages a building at the site. ",
               "hash" : "1017ed3081302167b3b3f2f024f7de4048b68daa",
               "date" : "2026-03-30",
               "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/30/an-iranian-attack-on-a-power-and-water-desalination-plant-kills-an-indian-migrant-worker-and-damages-a-building-at-the-s"
            }
         ],
         "hash" : "af20b58c8107107ab522a4a72741650b7fa8089b",
         "date" : "2026-03-30",
         "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/30/an-iranian-attack-on-a-power-and-water-desalination-plant-in-kuwait-kills-an-indian-worker-and-damages-a-building-at-the",
         "keywords" : [
            "Kuwait",
            "Middle Eastern crisis",
            "power plants"
         ]
      },
      {
         "score" : 3,
         "changes" : [
            {
               "text" : "An Italian MQ-9 Reaper is destroyed in an Iranian drone strike on Ali Al Salem base, Kuwait. ",
               "timestamp" : 1773667669,
               "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/15/an-italian-mq-9-reaper-is-destroyed-in-an-iranian-drone-strike-on-ali-al-salem-base-kuwait",
               "date" : "2026-03-15",
               "hash" : "b9deeb66b97af887267d166dd703c0f1f038963a"
            }
         ],
         "index" : 8,
         "text" : "An Italian MQ-9 Reaper is destroyed in an Iranian drone strike on Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. ",
         "hash" : "2a6e32e47290d8b5ac8f19e3d5b225b45851816b",
         "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/15/an-italian-mq-9-reaper-is-destroyed-in-an-iranian-drone-strike-on-ali-al-salem-air-base-in-kuwait",
         "date" : "2026-03-15",
         "keywords" : [
            "Kuwait",
            "Middle Eastern crisis",
            "drones from Iran"
         ]
      },
      {
         "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/5/the-bahraini-military-reports-that-74-iranian-missiles-and-117-hostile-drones-have-been-intercepted-and-destroyed-a-mis",
         "date" : "2026-03-5",
         "hash" : "6a250d8d946e998ddd408a39a095c83162e9e43e",
         "keywords" : [
            "Middle Eastern crisis",
            "drones from Iran"
         ],
         "index" : 10,
         "score" : 2,
         "changes" : [
            {
               "text" : "The Bahraini military reports that 74 Iranian missiles and 117 hostile drones haven been intercepted and destroyed. ",
               "timestamp" : 1772738687,
               "hash" : "18b00566a0287ae762bbadaa38d15dea5a498f1b",
               "date" : "2026-03-5",
               "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/5/the-bahraini-military-reports-that-74-iranian-missiles-and-117-hostile-drones-haven-been-intercepted-and-destroyed"
            },
            {
               "hash" : "70f2e54e6a7ad33a3a9900496e6ab159e82cfc4f",
               "date" : "2026-03-5",
               "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/5/the-bahrain-defence-force-reports-that-74-iranian-missiles-and-117-hostile-drones-haven-been-intercepted-and-destroyed-i",
               "text" : "The Bahrain Defence Force reports that 74 Iranian missiles and 117 hostile drones haven been intercepted and destroyed in last hours. ",
               "timestamp" : 1772717080
            }
         ],
         "text" : "The Bahraini military reports that 74 Iranian missiles and 117 hostile drones have been intercepted and destroyed. A missile hit an oil refinery, causing a fire. "
      },
      {
         "slug" : "/feed/2022/02/17/the-kuwaiti-ministers-of-defense-and-the-interior-both-members-of-the-ruling-al-sabah-family-resign-the-resignations",
         "date" : "2022-02-17",
         "hash" : "e26671cc0bf82121691d6ff167f53bc61b43294c",
         "keywords" : [
            "Kuwait",
            "interior ministry"
         ],
         "index" : 33,
         "score" : 2,
         "changes" : [
            {
               "timestamp" : 1645153557,
               "text" : "The Kuwaiti Ministers of Defense and the Interior, both members of the ruling Al-Sabah family, resign from their offices. The resignations are accepted by the Emir, who appoints a different member of the Al-Sabah family and Mohammad al-Fares, the current Oil Minister, to their respective posts. ",
               "hash" : "951cc76ef2023f9530ad1da53a18779141f6af89",
               "date" : "2022-02-17",
               "slug" : "/feed/2022/02/17/the-kuwaiti-ministers-of-defense-and-the-interior-both-members-of-the-ruling-al-sabah-family-resign-from-their-offices"
            },
            {
               "timestamp" : 1645117576,
               "text" : " The Kuwaiti Ministers of Defense and the Interior, both members of the ruling Al-Sabah family, resign from their offices. The resignations are accepted by the Emir, who appoints a different member of the Al-Sabah family and Mohammad al-Fares, the current Oil Minister, to their respective posts. ",
               "hash" : "4924f248e9e0338a84496250a8b488130cabfb8e",
               "slug" : "/feed/2022/02/17/the-kuwaiti-ministers-of-defense-and-the-interior-both-members-of-the-ruling-al-sabah-family-resign-from-their-office",
               "date" : "2022-02-17"
            }
         ],
         "text" : "The Kuwaiti Ministers of Defense and the Interior, both members of the ruling Al-Sabah family, resign. The resignations are accepted by the Emir, who appoints a different member of the Al-Sabah family and Mohammad al-Fares, the current Oil Minister, to their respective posts. "
      }
   ]
}