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Technical & Logistics Support for Kuwait’s F/A-18s
2011-11-10 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait for continuing logistics support, contractor maintenance, and technical services in support of the F/A-18

Kuwait: No Plans to Host More US Troops
2011-11-09 Read More...
A top Kuwaiti official has thrown doubt on American proposals to station at least 4,000 additional soldiers in the Gulf nation following the US military withdrawal from Iraq at the end of the

US Brigade in Iraq Likely Heading to Kuwait
2011-11-07 Read More...
Senior US officials say the Pentagon is poised to move at least 4,000 US forces from Iraq to Kuwait at the end of the

Kuwait Airlines Privatization Delayed
2011-11-02 Read More...
State-owned Kuwait Airways Corp (KAC) has delayed plans to privatize the airline and will now push ahead with the restructuring of the ailing carrier, a committee formed for the privatization plan

Indra Wins New Kuwait Airport Order
2011-10-03 Read More...
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Kuwait awarded Indra (Spain) the implementation of an advanced controller-pilot data link communication system in Kuwait city airport.

Kuwait Welcomes IAEA's Call for Mideast Forum
2011-09-22 Read More...
The State of Kuwait said guarantees implemented by the UN nuclear watchdog were a key pillar for nuclear

Kuwait Plans Compulsory Military Conscription
2011-08-23 Read More...
The new law re-introducing compulsory military conscription in Kuwait will be enacted shortly. The Parliament had suspended it in 2001. However, a draft legislation to enforce it again was submitted to the Parliament

Kuwait’s Agility Pleads not guilty to US Fraud Charges
2011-08-17 Read More...
Kuwaiti logistics firm Agility pleaded not guilty to charges it defrauded the US government over multibillion-dollar supply contracts during the war in Iraq, a senior company official

Kuwait Beefs Up Security at Mubarak Port
2011-08-16 Read More...
Kuwait has beefed up security around a controversial port project ahead of a visit by an Iraqi delegation for talks, a security official was quoted as saying.

Kuwait's Army Mobilized in Bobian Island
2011-08-15 Read More...
Kuwait's Defense Ministry has taken huge security precautions, represented by the mobilization of a Military Force in Bobian Island, close to the end of Iraq's Shatt al-Arab

Kuwait Airways to Sell $280m Stake
2011-08-04 Read More...
Kuwait Airways has put up a $280m stake for sale to international carriers and investors, the initial stage of a first airline privatization in the Gulf

Al-Sabah: Reform Crucial for Gulf Rulers
2011-07-06 Read More...
Gulf Arab Rulers should enact economic and political reforms or risk raising the ire of their citizens, Kuwait's Prime Minister was quoted as saying in Al-Hayat

Kuwait Emir Warns Against Any Security Threats
2011-06-18 Read More...
Kuwait’s Emir said the Gulf state would show “zero tolerance” to anyone threatening the OPEC oil exporter’s security, after the opposition held weekly rallies demanding that the Prime Minister step down.

Kuwait’s KGL Wins US Army Logistics Deal
2011-05-17 Read More...
Kuwaiti logistics firm KGL said that one of its units won an $870 million logistics contract with the US Army, along with 3 other

Kuwait Grants $180m to Libyan Rebel Council
2011-04-25 Read More...
Kuwait gave an Emiri grant of KD 50 million ($180 million) to the Libyan opposition Transitional National Council (TNC), its Chief Mustafa Abdul Jalil said in a press conference at Bayan Palace after meeting with Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad

Al-Sabah: “Iran Cell Eyed Strategic Facilities”
2011-04-23 Read More...
Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister said on Thursday an Iranian spy cell uncovered by the state last year monitored the US military presence and possessed explosives to bomb 'strategic'

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