The Arab Times reports that Kuwait, perhaps America’s most unflinching ally in the Middle East since it was liberated from Iraqi troops in 1991, is becoming increasingly fundamentalist:
In the past, men and women mingled and dated in Kuwait. The country had mixed beach clubs for nationals. No longer. Most now have separate swimming days for [...]

The Khaleej Times reports that Kuwait will build a “security barrier” along its 217km-long border with Iraq to prevent infiltrators from entering Kuwait and protect nearby oil facilities.
Following the 1991 Gulf War that liberated Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, Kuwait installed an electrified fence, constructed a sand berm and a deep trench to hinder infiltrators from [...]