Portal:Kuwait

Arts | Biography | Geography | History | Mathematics | Philosophy | Science | Society | Technology Template:/box-header Kuwait (Arabic: دولة الكويت‎‎), officially the State of Kuwait, is an Arab country in Western Asia. Situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, it shares borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia. As of 2014, Kuwait has a population of 4.1 million people; 1.2 million are Kuwaitis and 2.8 million are expatriates. Template:/box-footer The Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Shield (2 August 1990 – 17 January 1991), for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm (17 January 1991 – 28 February 1991) in its combat phase, was a war waged by coalition forces from 34 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait. Template:/box-header Jaber III Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, GCB (Hon), GCMG (Hon) (29 June 1926 - 15 January 2006) (Arabic: الشيخ جابر الأحمد الجابر الصباح‎‎) of the al-Sabah dynasty, was the 3rd Emir of Kuwait and Commander of the Military of Kuwait; serving from 31 December 1977 until his death on 15 January 2006 due to cerebral hemorrhage. The third monarch to rule Kuwait since its independence from Britain, Jaber had previously served as minister of finance and Economy from 1962 until 1965, when he was appointed prime minister prior to becoming Kuwait's ruler. More about Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah... ...that the fourteen nations designated Major non-NATO ally are the only countries outside of NATO to whom the United States government will consider selling depleted uranium anti-tank rounds? ...that more than one million Koreans moved to Arab countries and Iran between 1975 and 1985? ...that in Kuwait, the freedom of the press is restricted mostly by self-censorship rather than active government action? ... that incidents of violent crime against foreign citizens are rare in Kuwait? ... that after events of the Gulf War in February 1991, the highway which connects Kuwait City to Al Jahra became known as the Highway of Death? News from Kuwait Template:/box-footer Kuwait Kuwaiti people Culture • Education • Music • Cinema • Cuisine Demographics Sports Environment • Fauna • Flora Economy Military Geography History Politics Transportation Tourism Communications Science and technology Founded: 4 December 2007 Founder: John Carter Maintainers: Members of WikiProject Kuwait Asia Middle East Iraq Iran Saudi Arabia Bahrain Syria Jordan United Arab Emirates Egypt Lebanon Oman Yemen Turkey If you regularly contribute to articles pertaining to Kuwait or Kuwaitis, join WikiProject Kuwait The following Wikimedia sister projects provide more on this subject: What are portals? List of portals Featured portals