Key facts
- Kuwait's Chief of Staff, General Khaled Al-Shuraian, met in Saudi Arabia.
- The meeting was with a "maritime defence coalition".
- The purpose of the coalition is to preserve freedom of navigation in the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
- The meeting was reported by Kuwait's state news agency.
Kuwait's Chief of Staff, General Khaled Al-Shuraian, convened in Saudi Arabia with a "maritime defence coalition" to address the preservation of freedom of navigation through the Bab el-Mandeb strait. The meeting was reported by Kuwait's state news agency on Thursday, July 30, 2026. The coalition's objective is to ensure safe passage in the strategically important waterway.