A community portal about Kuwait with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The State of Kuwait is a small constitutional monarchy on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the...
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A community portal about Kuwait with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The State of Kuwait is a small constitutional monarchy on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north. The name is a diminutive of an Arabic word meaning "fortress built near water."
Since it introduced the death penalty 40 years ago Kuwait has executed more than 70 people, most of them convicted for drug smuggling or murder. The first drug-related executions were in 1998 when two Iranians found guilty of smuggling heroin were hanged. Sheikh Talal Nasser al-Sabah believed that being a relative of Kuwait's rulers would protect him. Now, with a death sentence hanging over the sheikh for drug trafficking, the oil-rich emirate is waiting to see whether the strict rule of law... Read Full Story
Age: 27 Height: 5'5" Weight: 127 lbs Competition: 120 lbs Measurements: 34DD-23-34 Sheikha Dina Ali Fahad Al-Salim Al-Sabah (born February 28, 1974) is a professional figure competitor from Kuwait. She stands out from the rest of the Figure competitors for being the first and only female Arab athlete to achieve pro card status as of 2006; as well as the first female Arab Athlete to ever stand on the Olympia stage. Dina Al-Sabah was born in Beirut, Lebanon. She is from Kuwaiti, Syrian, and... Read Full Story
KUWAIT CITY, March 19 (UPI) --
The emir of Kuwait Wednesday dissolved the National Assembly and called for new elections.
The action taken by Emir Sheik Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah followed this week's resignation of Prime Minister Sheik Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah and the rest of the Cabinet, Kuwait Times reported.
The newspaper said the country's Constitution provides for a new parliament to be elected within two months and that May 18 or 19 were likely dates.
A meeting of senior... Read Full Story
After the military parade held on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defense, in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior, held a military marine parade and exhibition yesterday at the Marina Crescent in Salmiya. The event, held under the patronage of Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, the First Deputy Premier and the Minister of Defense, was open to the public from 4:30 pm to 10:00 pm. The parade was launched by Air Marshal Fahad Al-Ameer, the Chief of Joint Staffs of the Kuwaiti Army. Read more Read Full Story
France and Kuwait are expected to conclude an agreement on the delivery of French Rafale fighter planes before the end of this year, French President Nicholas Sarkozy said here Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference, Sarkozy said within the framework of friendship between the two countries, the defense ministers of France and Kuwait would hold talks to conclude an agreement for the delivery of Rafale Multi-Role Combat Fighters, frigates, and an anti-missile defense system that would "all... Read Full Story
