The shadow of Saddam Hussein’s Iraq invasion of Kuwait in 1990-1991 still looms over the Gulf emirate.
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At the root of problem lies a controversial overnight ban on chemical fertilisers by the government in April last year.
Victims of so-called haruwa-charuwa system try to escape debt bondage but it’s not so different on other side as well.
Environmental and economic pressures push people in Kenya’s fishing communities to seek jobs in energy-rich Gulf states.
![Kenyan fisherman Enos Awele Ajuoga takes his nets out of Lake Victoria’s water every morning. “Most youth, even those unemployed, are not interested in working in the fishing industry, socially it is not looked high at. A graduate working on the lake is perceived as a nobody.” said Ali Juma, a secretary at KENAFA. [Sebastian Castelier/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/LAKE_VICTORIA_01.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Some Gulf countries may seek to test the commitment of Kuwait’s new leadership to speak up for Gulf Cooperation Council.
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Kuwaiti leader was the primary mediator in the Qatar-GCC crisis and a widely respected voice in the region.
Reporter Sebastian Castelier went to the remote village of Kumzar to understand its role in a destructive food system.
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Remains of millions are buried in Wadi-us-Salaam, the Valley of Peace which gravediggers say is a frightening workplace.
The Indian state has long depended on remittances from abroad, but now homegrown tech firms are creating new jobs.
Families remain haunted by unknown whereabouts of 369 Kuwaitis abducted by Saddam Hussein’s forces during Gulf War.
