VOL. XLIV

No 43

22-October-2001

KUWAIT

Shaikh Sa'ud Says Islamists AreBlocking Project Kuwait, Pans States Ties With Islamic Groups

Kuwaits former Oil MinisterShaikh Sa'ud Nasir al-Sabah has said that Islamic groups in the emirate areseeking to block Project Kuwait under which international oil companies(IOCs) will help develop the northern oilfields as a matter of principle andout of hostility to the West. In a lengthy interview published in the Arabicdaily Asharq al-Awsat on 13 October,...