Gulf War bombs found at Kuwait building siteUnexploded bombs from what was known as the "Highway of Death" in the 1991 Gulf War have been found at a housing project site on Kuwait's Highway 80, which connects the city to the Iraqi border, said a report. The &q More… |
Gulf War bombs found at Kuwait building siteUnexploded bombs from what was known as the "Highway of Death" in the 1991 Gulf War have been found at a housing project site on Kuwait's Highway 80, which connects the city to the Iraqi border, said a report. The &q More… |
Iraq wins one-year reprieve on Gulf War reparationsA United Nations body has agreed to let Iraq postpone its final payment of reparations to Kuwait for the 1990-91 Gulf War, in an effort to help ease Baghdad's cash-strapped budget. The consensus decision, reached by major powe More… |
Japan won't join combats like Gulf, Iraq warsPrime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared that Japan would not take part in multilateral combat operations such as the 1990-1991 Gulf War or the US-led 2003 war in Iraq. He was speaking at a news conference after his cabinet a More… |
Iraq to pay $408m Gulf War debt to EgyptiansIraq said on Saturday it had agreed to pay $408 million to hundreds of thousands of Egyptian workers who fled Iraq because of Saddam Hussein's 1990-91 invasion of Kuwait. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari signed a memorandum of under More… |
Iraq, Kuwait end airline row in $500m dealIraq has reached a $500 million agreement with Kuwait to resolve a standoff over Gulf War-era debts that had prevented Iraqi Airways from flying to destinations in the West, an aide to Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki said on Wednesday. &n More… |
Egyptair starts Iraq flights after 21-year breakNational carrier Egyptair has resumed direct flights to Iraq after a break of 21 years, said a report. The service was scrapped in 1990 after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Egyptair would fly four times a week to Baghdad and thrice a wek to Ar More… |
Iraq owes Kuwait $22bn in war reparationsIraq still owes Kuwait $22.3 billion in reparations from its invasion of the Gulf state two decades ago and the Gulf War that liberated it, a Kuwaiti official said in remarks published on Tuesday. Mansour Hayat, from the More… |
Kuwait returns remains of Gulf War Iraqi soldiersKuwait returned to Iraq on Monday the remains of 55 Iraqi soldiers killed in the Gulf War in 1991, a month after they were found in a mass grave. Iraqi troops shouldered the remains in coffins draped with Iraqi flags during a ceremony in t More… |
Kuwait finds mass grave of Iraq troopsKuwaiti authorities have found a mass grave of 55 Iraqi soldiers killed in the 1991 Gulf War, the state news agency KUNA said. Iraqi military badges and death certificates issued by the US-led coalition forces that fought the war with Iraq More… |