Restructuring the Media System
The Official Gazette published a law regulating the media, repealing previous legislation and granting the minister six months to issue the executive regulations.
Translated by Qiyas from الأنباء — Original source
The Official Gazette (Kuwait Today) published a decree-law issuing the Law Regulating the Media. Article 2 of the aforementioned decree-law tasked the competent minister with issuing the executive regulations for this law within six months from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, as well as issuing the necessary decisions to implement its provisions.
Article 3 required owners of the media activities mentioned in this law and listed upon its implementation to regularize their status in accordance with its provisions within six months from the date of issuance of the executive regulations; failure to regularize their status within this period will result in the cancellation of their license.
Article 4 repealed Law No. 3 of 2006 concerning Publications and Publishing, Law No. 61 of 2007 concerning Audiovisual and Audio Media, and Law No. 8 of 2016 concerning the Regulation of Electronic Media, as well as any other provision conflicting with the provisions of this law. Article 5 of the aforementioned decree-law called upon the ministers, each within their respective competence, to implement the provisions of this decree-law, which shall be published in the Official Gazette and take effect six months after its publication.
The explanatory memorandum for Decree-Law No. 102 of 2026 issuing the Law Regulating the Media considered that this law represents a comprehensive qualitative leap to restructure and modernize the media system in the country. For more details:
