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Middle East and North Africa: Kuwait
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Basic Country Information and News
Library of Congress:
Country Studies (Kuwait)
CIA World Factbook:
Kuwait's Profile
LookLex Encyclopaedia:
Encyclopedia of Kuwait
Encyclopedia Britannica:
Encyclopedia of Kuwait
CountryReports:
Basic information on Kuwait's history, culture, government, economy, etc
Kuwaitiah Net:
"All about Kuwait"
Kuwait Times:
Kuwait's leading English Daily
The New York Times:
News on Kuwait
Bloomberg:
Kuwait News Updates
The Guardian:
Kuwait News
The Kuwait News Agency:
Kuwaiti news (arabic and english)
Gulf News:
News in Kuwait
Politics
US Department of State:
US relations with Kuwait
Al Diwan Al Emiri:
the Official governmental portal to important political figures, ministries, and palaces
The Kuwaiti Government Official Online Portal:
links to ministries and officials as well as news and information for visitors and citizens
The UK Government:
UK-Kuwait relationship
USAID:
Guide to Kuwait's Elections
Michael Herb, Georgia State University:
Kuwait Politics Database (mostly Arabic, some English)
The Inter-Parliamentary Union:
Kuwait's 2009 Elections
Reuters:
Kuwait's role in Syria
Middle East Fellowship:
Iraq Timeline Part VI: "The Invasion of Kuwait"
NGO's/ IGO's
The World Health Organization
: Statistics on Kuwait's community health, as well as WHO collaboration
Amnesty International
: Reports and Data on Human Rights in Kuwait
Kuwaiti Bedoons Movement
: Working to right injustices related to lack of citizenship
Gulf Woman and Family Association
: Works towards improving the quality of life for women and children
Gulf Association for Press and Free Media
: Works towards enhancing the status of Arabic journalism
Economy
The Heritage Foundation
: 2013 Index of Economic Freedom
The Kuwait Petroleum Company
: Official Website for the state-owned company
Kuwait Oil Company
: Explores, Develops, and Produces Oil resources within Kuwait
The Kuwait Investment Authority
: Responsible for managing the assets of Kuwait
The International Monetary Fund
: Kuwait and the IMF
The US Government's Official Exports Portal
: Trade and Business information with Kuwait
The World Bank:
Kuwait's progress on the World Development Indicators, it's finances, data on climate change, and more
National Bank of Kuwait:
Official Website
AMEinfo
: Kuwaiti Business and Finance
Gulf Cooperation Council:
Official Website
The Gulf Investment Corporation
: Official Website
Culture
Blogs
Al Rai al Hur (arabic)
Q8 Geeks
248am
BananaQ8
Hi Kuwait
Expatwoman
Kuwait Living:
Touches on most aspects of life in Kuwait
The Culture Trip:
An overview of Kuwaiti culture
Soundcloud:
A place for Kuwaitis to share their music online
Kuwait Government Online:
Customs and Traditions in Kuwait
KuwaitSamachar:
Places to visit in Kuwait and a guide for visitors
Embassy of the State of Kuwait, Australia/New Zealand:
A guide to Kuwaiti Culture
Desert Girl on Kuwait:
Kuwaiti food and restaurants
Tareeq Rajab Museum:
calligraphy, ceramics, manuscripts, metalwork, glass, textiles, and jewelry from the Islamic World
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