VOL. XXXIX

No. 1

2-October-1995

KUWAIT

Kuwait Raises Gulf War Environmental Damage Estimate To $7.6Bn

Kuwait said on 26 September that estimates regarding environmental damage done to the country as a result of the Iraqi invasion and six-month occupation will amount to around KD2.25bn ($7.6bn). However, Mr. Adil Assam, General Manager of the Public Authority for Assessment of Compensation for Damages Resulting from Iraqi Aggression, noted that this figure was still not final. He added...