• Trees sway in the wind during a dust storm in Kuwait City. AFP
    Trees sway in the wind during a dust storm in Kuwait City. AFP
  • Pigeons fly during a dust storm in Kuwait City. Kuwait temporarily suspended marine traffic because of bad weather and low visibility. EPA
    Pigeons fly during a dust storm in Kuwait City. Kuwait temporarily suspended marine traffic because of bad weather and low visibility. EPA
  • Palm trees sway in the wind during a dust storm in Kuwait City. AFP
    Palm trees sway in the wind during a dust storm in Kuwait City. AFP
  • Vehicles shrouded in heavy dust in Kuwait City during a storm. EPA
    Vehicles shrouded in heavy dust in Kuwait City during a storm. EPA
  • Vehicles drive along a motorway during a dust storm in Kuwait City. AFP
    Vehicles drive along a motorway during a dust storm in Kuwait City. AFP
  • Vehicles travel through Kuwait City in dusty weather. EPA
    Vehicles travel through Kuwait City in dusty weather. EPA
  • Palm trees sway in the wind during a dust storm in Kuwait City. AFP
    Palm trees sway in the wind during a dust storm in Kuwait City. AFP

Egyptian arrested in Kuwait for complaining about the weather on social media


Mina Aldroubi
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An Egyptian resident of Kuwait has been arrested for posting a video online in which he rants about bad weather and dust storms.
Kuwait's Ministry of Interior said on Sunday the person behind the "offensive" video was arrested and referred to authorities, which would "take the necessary legal action against him."


The incident was sparked when the man uploaded a video on the social media app TikTok.
He can be heard complaining about the blinding sandstorm that has engulfed Kuwait for the past few days.


"I'm inside a dust storm right now, I literally can't see anything in front of me," the man says, showing the dust coating the highway like a thick fog.
"Fine, Kuwait, fine," he said, adding an expletive.
The video went viral on Twitter with tens of thousands of views.