Two fuel tanks at Kuwait International Airport were hit by drones in a direct attack on critical infrastructure and the country’s armed forces responded to a wave of hostile drones, Kuwait’s Defense Ministry said early Sunday.

KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait International Airport (KWI), the country's primary aviation hub, remains fully closed with no commercial flights operating as of Monday, March 2, 2026, due to the ongoing escalation in the U.

Kuwait said Sunday that “hostile” drones targeted fuel tanks at the Kuwait International Airport in an attack on critical infrastructure. Defense Ministry’s spokesman Col. Saud Abdulaziz Al-Atwan said the armed forces dealt with a wave of hostile drones that breached the country’s airspace at dawn.

Following a drone attack on Kuwait International Airport (T1) two days ago, which caused limited damage to airport facilities, all relevant

Jazeera Airways will operate flights from Qaisumah Airport in Saudi Arabia after Kuwait International Airport closed, offering cross-border travel options for passengers.

An Iranian attack drone hit Kuwait International Airport on 28 February. Several airport employees have sustained "minor injuries".

Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways has begun operating flights from Qaisumah-Hafar Al-Batin International Airport after obtaining official

KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait’s defense ministry said on Sunday that fuel tanks at the Gulf nation’s international airport were targeted in a drone attack, as Iran continued its strikes across the region. “The fuel tanks of Kuwait International Airport were attacked by drones in a direct targeting of vital infrastructure,

Damage occurred to various facilities, with no reported casualties. Iranian media claimed the institution was used by US forces.