Articles from the author

Six lanes of perfectly tarred carriageway, lit all the way, stretch for 120km through scrub and desert to a modest border post which has been closed since the end of the 1991 Gulf War.

Kuwait arrests five "extremists", seizes arms

Kuwait said yesterday it had held positive talks on modifying UN sanctions on Iraq with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, who also stressed full commitment to Kuwait's security.

More than 2,000 tonnes of dead fish have been washed ashore in Kuwait in a yet unexplained, month-long phenomenon that has left a bustling fish market deserted and thousands out of work.

Kuwait's share index topped 10,000 points intraday yesterday for the first time, as investors bet on firm corporate earnings for this quarter against a solid economic backdrop thanks to record oil prices.