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KUWAIT: Kuwait is still waiting to receive from Iraq $11.2 billion in compensation that was approved by the United Nations for the damages sustained by the Kuwaiti oil sector during the 1990-91 Iraqi Invasion, a local daily reported yesterday, quoting official state figures. According to the compensation statistics released by a state authority, Kuwait had sought a total of $177.4 billion in compensation.
However, only $41 billion was approved, out of which $29.8 billion has been received so far by Kuwait, while Iraq is yet to pay $11.2 billion. The statistics quoted by Al-Qabas yesterday indicated that Kuwait received all compensations under the category of individuals, cases of injury and death, and other demands exceeding $100,000. The report further showed that out of $114.1 billion that the Kuwaiti government had initially asked for, only $8.2 billion had been approved and received
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KUWAIT: Kuwait is still waiting to receive from Iraq $11.2 billion in compensation that was approved by the United Nations for the damages sustained by the Kuwaiti oil sector during the 1990-91 Iraqi Invasion, a local daily reported yesterday, quoting official state figures. According to the compensation statistics released by a state authority, Kuwait had sought a total of $177.4 billion in compensation.
However, only $41 billion was approved, out of which $29.8 billion has been received so far by Kuwait, while Iraq is yet to pay $11.2 billion. The statistics quoted by Al-Qabas yesterday indicated that Kuwait received all compensations under the category of individuals, cases of injury and death, and other demands exceeding $100,000. The report further showed that out of $114.1 billion that the Kuwaiti government had initially asked for, only $8.2 billion had been approved and received
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