Arabic News Weekly Edition for Kuwait, 2/4/2002
Weekly Edition, Kuwait - Week of February 4, 2002
- Al-Ghabra summoned back to Kuwait over contacts with Israelis
The Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am said that the chairman of the Kuwaiti press office in Washington Shafik al-Ghabra was summoned to return back to Kuwait after contacts he recently made with Israeli figures. Kuwait-Israel, Politics, 2/9/2002 - Kuwait: German forces to arrive to inspect mass annihilation weapons
The Kuwaiti defense minister on Thursday stressed the arrival of specialized German units in monitoring nuclear and chemical weapons shortly into Kuwait to hold training with American forces. Kuwait-Germany, Military, 2/8/2002 - Kuwait: A fire at al Shueiba oil refinery in Kuwait
A Kuwaiti official said that a break took place in one of the refinery's pressing equipment and a small fire caused the closure of the hydrogen unit of a capacity of 36,000 barrels of oil per day in al-Shueiba oil refinery. Kuwait, Economics, 2/7/2002 - Prisoner hunger strike in Kuwait
The Kuwaiti daily al-Seyasah said in its Wednesday's issue that seven prisoners started a hunger strike in protest of being arrested since one year. Kuwait, Local, 2/7/2002 - Iraq calls Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to deal with war prisoners issue
The chairman of the people's commission for searching for the Iraqi missing during the Gulf war Munzir Ahmad al-Mutlaq said that Iraq does not have any Kuwaiti or Saudi prisoners. Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 2/6/2002 - Italian- Kuwaiti friendship association for solving the Kuwaiti prisoners question in Iraq
The Italian- Kuwaiti friendship society has called on the Italian government to interfere with the Iraqi government and to debate a new initiative to solve the question of the Kuwaiti prisoners held in Iraq. Kuwait-Italy, Politics, 2/6/2002 - Kuwaiti members of parliament call for the resignation of the government
Members at the Kuwaiti parliament on Monday called for the resignation of the government because of the explosion that took place at the al-Rawdatin oil field and reduced oil daily production at one third. Kuwait, Politics, 2/5/2002 - Killer of Kuwaiti journalist sentenced to death Kuwait, Local, 2/4/2002
- A message to ruler of Kuwait from Indian President Kuwait-India, Politics, 2/4/2002
- Kuwaiti, Indonesian labor cooperation discussed Kuwait-Indonesia, Economics, 2/4/2002
- Kuwaiti minister resigns over oil field fire issue
Kuwait's minister of oil Adel al-Subeih announced on Saturday his resignation on the ground of the fire which flared in al-Rawdatin oil field to the north of Kuwait and claimed the life of 4 persons. Kuwait, Politics, 2/4/2002