Three ports in Kuwait suspend operations due to bad weather

Cars drive amid a heavy sandstorm in Kuwait City on May 16, 2022. (AFP)

People wait at a bus stop amid a heavy sandstorm in Kuwait City on May 16, 2022. (AFP)

A commuter waits to cross amid a heavy sandstorm in Kuwait City on May 16, 2022. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)

• Flights at Kuwait International Airport resumed operating normally at 6 p.m. after a 1.5 hour period of inactivity
• The final of the Amiri Cup has also been rescheduled to May 23 due to the adverse weather conditions

LONDON: All maritime operations at three Kuwaiti ports have been suspended after bad weather struck the Gulf country.

Shuwaikh port, Shuaiba port, and Doha port are temporarily supsnded, Kuwait News Agency reported.

Earlier, the news agency reported that navigation to and from Kuwait International Airport had been halted due to a dust storm reducing visibility across the country.

Flights later resumed operating normally at 6 p.m. after a 1.5 hour period of inactivity.

The final of the Amiri Cup has also been rescheduled due to the adverse weather conditions.

Kazma and Salmiya football clubs were due to play on Monday but will play on May 23 instead.