Al Anba newspaper reported that the body of an Asian expatriate was found after he had committed suicide by hanging himself in a desert area in the southern part of Kuwait. Authorities were alerted about the case after receiving a report from another expat saying he had seen his friend hanging from a rope inside a room, the paper quoted a security source as saying. Medics who rushed to the place found that the 40-year-old man had passed away.
In the second case reported by the newspaper, an Arab expat committed suicide by hanging himself with a rope inside a building in the Farwaniyah governorate south of Kuwait City. His body was transferred to the forensic medicine department for an autopsy. The motives for suicide in both cases are not clear yet, according to the security source.
Gulf News reported that the deaths come after Kuwaiti authorities ordered the deportation of an Indian man who had attempted to commit suicide from an iconic bridge in the country. The newspaper noted that authorities deport foreigners attempting to kill themselves. This policy was referenced in coverage of the latest incidents.
Gulf News has documented several other suspected suicide cases among expatriates in Kuwait in the months leading up to April 2025. One involved an expatriate chauffeur found dead after hanging himself inside a house in the Fintas area, according to Al Anba newspaper cited in the dispatch. In another, a domestic helper was found hanging from a rope on a house rooftop in Al Salam suburb, as reported by Al Rai newspaper.
A February 2025 case covered by Gulf News described an expatriate in Hawalli governorate whose death initially raised suspicions of murder before forensic review, with the roommate reporting financial woes as a possible factor. The publication stated that forensic evidence personnel examined the body and the site. Such examinations are routine to determine if criminal suspicion exists.
The original reporting on the desert and Farwaniyah cases traces to Al Anba newspaper, as conveyed through the Gulf News account that identified the security source and sequence of events. No additional details on the victims’ identities or final forensic conclusions appeared in the initial coverage from either outlet.
