VOL. XLI

No. 41

12-October-1998

KUWAIT

Kuwait To Construct New City Near Iraqi Border

The Kuwaiti cabinet approved on 5 October the construction of a majorcity on the northern coast of the country near the Iraqi border which will ultimatelyhouse 250,000 inhabitants and take some 30 years to build. The new city al-Sabiyah will include all the necessary services and government offices, entertainmentcenters, a sea front promenade as well as a university and institutes of higher education.It will...