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Meysan Shortlisted for Kuwait Law Firm of the Year. KUWAIT CITY,   -- Meysan Partners was chosen as one of six finalists for IFLR National Law Firm of Year for Kuwait award. ..

un / syria attacks reax

Three co-pen holders on Syria, Kuwait, Germany and Belgium, including those on medical facilities and medical workers. ... Following closed-door meeting of Security Council on Syria, the representatives of Belgium, Germany and Kuwait condemn ongoing airstrikes impacting civilians in..

memories of iraq sanctions are still raw

In August of 1990, Saddam Hussein sent Iraqi troops into Kuwait, Iraq's oil-rich neighbor, mistakenly assuming that other Arab countries in the region and United States would offer no support to Kuwait. ... On January 16, 1991, with Iraqi troops still ensconced Kuwait, Operation..

criminal history: bcci, the bushes … and mueller

Saddam's with Kuwait centered on two main issues first, that the billions of dollars Kuwait had given Iraq during the war with Iran was straightforward aid to the nation that was defending Sunni Arab from the aggressive onslaught of Shiite Persians. In the two weeks before the invasion..

former us president george hw bush dies aged 94

George Bush and junior are the second only father and son to lead the US After Iraq invaded Kuwait August 1990, Mr Bush began building international military coalition that included other Arab states.. After freeing Kuwait, ions that the US carry the offensive to Baghdad, choosing to end..

military drills in egypt point to forecasted alliance

Egypt is hosting Shield of Arabs 1 military drills, in which land, sea and air forces and equipment from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Jordan are participating. ... This accounts for six of the eight participants in Shield of Arabs 1 military drills Saudi Arabia,..

iraq asks neighbors for help

U.S officials have accused Iran -- which will attend Kuwait conference -- of supporting Shiite extremists Iraq, allegation Iranians deny. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, is scheduled to be at Kuwait meeting to lend support to Iraq. ..

world affairs: too often foreign for americans

It's impossible to prove, of course, how recent events would have played were Baker more receptive to his specialists advice, and there is little doubt that the main foreign-policy crises of Bush - American of Panama and Iraqi of Kuwait - reflect the failure of American policy-makers to prevent..

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