January 5 - Prime Minister Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah narrowly survives a no confidence vote, following a crackdown at an opposition demonstration in December.
February
February 18 - A thousand or more non-citizen residents of Kuwait demonstrated demanding rights given to Kuwaiti citizens.
March
March 11 - Riot police fire tear gas at a demonstration of stateless Arabs demanding more rights.
March 30 - Kuwait recalls its ambassador to Iran after it convicted three people on charges of spying for Iran.
August
August 26 - Al Arabiya television reports that three rockets have hit the border area between Kuwait and Iraq.
November
November 28 - Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah and his cabinet resign after protesters storm the national Parliament.