Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Kuwait has drafted a plan to deport at least one million foreign laborers over the next decade. Officials said the Kuwaiti government in cooperation with the royal family has drafted a plan to begin expelling at least 100,000 illegal foreign laborers in 2013. The officials said the plan, meant [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The Gulf Cooperation Council has sought a plan to counter the threat of a leak from Iran’s nuclear energy reactor. The six GCC states convened for an emergency session on April 14 to examine options to protect against a massive radiation leak from Iran’s Bushehr reactor. On April 9, [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Kuwait has reported the theft of a massive amount of U.S. weapons. The Interior Ministry said thieves broke into a warehouse and stole a huge amount of firearms and ammunition. The ministry said 20,000 U.S.-origin M-16 assault rifles and 15,000 rounds for 9mm pistols were stolen. “There were no [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Kuwait has barred entry to an Iranian-aligned Shi’ite cleric. The Kuwaiti Interior Ministry said it turned away Murtada Al Quzweini earlier this month. Al Quzweini, who also holds U.S. citizenship, has been identified as a Shi’ite cleric from Iraq with origins in Iran. “During a previous visit to Kuwait, [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The Arab League has been urged to act against Iran, accused of undermining regional security. Arab League interior ministers heard briefings of Iranian efforts to destabilize such members as Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Several of the ministers appealed to the GCC to act against Teheran, particularly amid the [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The Gulf Cooperation Council has concluded one of its largest military exercises in years. The GCC’s Peninsula Shield ended a 17-day exercise in Kuwait that combined air, naval and ground forces. Officials said the exercise showed a high degree of performance by a range of units. “The joint activities [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The Kuwait Air Force plans to recruit women personnel, including pilots. Military sources said women in other services would be welcome to assignments in the Air Force, including that of pilot. “The decision was made to shift attention to Kuwaiti women who have already proven their competency in the [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Despite nearly $20 billion in orders, the Gulf Cooperation Council remains without sufficient assets to foil an Iranian missile war, a report said. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy asserted that the six GCC states have not acquired sufficient batteries and systems to defend against Iran. In a report, [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com ABU DHABI — In late 2012, the U.S. Navy reduced its presence in the Gulf. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said the Navy would operate one rather than two aircraft carrier groups in the region over the next few months. Panetta, the first U.S. defense secretary to visit Kuwait in nearly [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Kuwait is again progressing with its multi-billion-dollar refinery project amid unprecedented Islamist unrest. The Kuwaiti government has awarded contracts to U.S. and other energy contractors for the modernization of two refineries in the Gulf Cooperation Council sheikdom. In the latest development, the Swiss company Foster Wheeler signed a deal [...]
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