House of Al-Sabah — For other uses, see Sabah. Kuwait This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Kuwait … Wikipedia
Nayirah (testimony) — refers to the controversial testimony given before the non governmental Congressional Human Rights Caucus on October 10, 1990, by a female who provided only her first name, Nayirah. In her emotional testimony, Nayirah stated that she had… … Wikipedia
Nurse Nayirah — (Nayirah al Sabah) was a 15 year old Kuwaiti girl, who alleged that she had witnessed the murder of infant children in Kuwait, in verbal testimony to the U.S. Congress, in the run up to the 1991 Gulf War.… … Wikipedia
Citizens for a Free Kuwait — (CFK) was an astroturf operation established by the Kuwaiti government to persuade the US public to look favourably on US military action in the Persian Gulf (the subsequent Operation Desert Storm). Its principal payment was to public relations… … Wikipedia
Uses of torture in recent times — Torture, the infliction of severe physical or psychological pain upon an individual to extract information, a confession or as a punishment, is prohibited by international law and illegal in most countries. However, it is still used by many… … Wikipedia
Saddam Hussein's alleged shredder — In the runup to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, press stories appeared in the United Kingdom and United States of a plastic shredder into which Saddam and Qusay Hussein fed opponents of their Baathist rule. These stories attracted world wide attention … Wikipedia
Kuwait — /koo wayt /, n. 1. a sovereign monarchy in NE Arabia, on the NW coast of the Persian Gulf: formerly a British protectorate. 2,076,805; ab. 8000 sq. mi. (20,720 sq. km). 2. a seaport in and the capital of this monarchy. 800,000. Also, Koweit. * *… … Universalium
Liste der Biografien/Al- — Biografien: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q … Deutsch Wikipedia
al — /ahl/, n. See Indian mulberry. [ < Hindi al] * * * (as used in expressions) Abu al Fath Jalal al Din Muhammad Akbar Al Jazair Muhi al Din Muhammad Abu Ali al Husayn ibn Abd Allah ibn Sina Zahir al Din Muhammad Khayr al Din Busra al Sham Al… … Universalium
Al — /al/, n. a male given name: form of Albert, Alfred, Aloysius. Symbol, Chem. aluminum. * * * (as used in expressions) Abu al Fath Jalal al Din Muhammad Akbar Al Jazair Muhi al Din Muhammad Abu Ali al Husayn ibn Abd Allah ibn Sina Zahir al Din… … Universalium
