03/03/2026
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03/03/2026
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KUWAIT CITY, March 3: The French Embassy in Kuwait has temporarily closed its premises to the public and advised French nationals to strictly follow local authority instructions while limiting non-essential travel due to the regional situation and its local repercussions.
Citizens are urged to stay informed through the embassy's social media channels (X and Instagram @FranceKoweit), website, and the official Travel Advice site, rather than visiting the embassy grounds.
The embassy remains reachable for emergencies at +965 2205 8949 and is closely monitoring developments alongside local authorities.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said France is ready to defend its partners if they request help after Iranian retaliatory strikes and reserves its right to intervene.
He added that French Rafale fighter jets carried out air operations to secure the skies above France's bases in the region.
Around 400,000 French nationals are currently in the countries affected by the crisis in the Middle East and the French government is ready to fly back those most at risk using both commercial and military flights, Barrot said.
French Defence Minister Noel Barrot said "This war... is dragging a number of countries in the region into the conflict with which we have relations, defence agreements, and interests, including military bases"