2018 in Kuwait
# 2018 in Kuwait

Events in the year 2018 in Kuwait.

## Incumbents

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

## Events

* 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.

## Deaths

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