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While the country lacks significant mountains or rivers, its desert terrain offers a unique charm with golden dunes and ...
Step onto Failaka Island in the Persian Gulf, which was seized by Iraqi forces during the invasion of Kuwait. Bullet-riddled and abandoned buildings mark this remnant of the gulf war.
National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC, the United Arab Emirates’ second-biggest bank, is part of a group advising Kuwait on the development of Failaka island.
The most impressive remains of the Failaka structure are the shattered, mammoth limestone columns that once supported the temple. Such stone is not found on the island.
But Alexander the Great, according to later classical authors such as Strabo and Arrian, gave Failaka the name Ikaros, since it resembled the Aegean island of that name in size and shape.
Al-Oun also reviewed steps taken in the Failaka Island project, explaining that there is a coalition of seven local and international companies that has qualified for the project, adding that ...
Government instructs Kuwait Municipality to purchase private properties on the island The Kuwait government has requested Kuwait Municipality to “remove all obstacles facing the implementation of the ...
KUWAIT CITY, Sept 19: The Public Institute for Social Security, represented by its real estate arm, Wafra Real Estate Company, is studying investment on Failaka Island through the development of a ...
Kuwait is hoping that an island which was depopulated when Iraqi forces invaded during the Gulf War could be added to the World Heritage List. Kuwait’s permanent delegation to the UNESCO, Ali Ahmad Al ...
Springtime in Failaka Island is regarded as particularly special by tourists. Failaka has quite a different ecosystem than mainland Kuwait and its budding flowers and changing temperatures are so ...
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) announced a major discovery of light oil and gas in the Al-Nokhatha field, located east of Failaka Island.Read More: Interesting Facts About Kuwait on Kuwait National Day ...