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Kuwait strategic economic plan is worth 30 billion dinars (US$104 billion). On the agenda is a detailed roadmap to implement Kuwait economic plan a long-term strategy after years of short-term planning. It is the first of its kind since 1986.
Kuwait ruling family Al-Sabah has always said that all governments in the Gulf region should work for stability in the Persian Gulf. His Highness Sheikh Al-Sabah has no interest in any movement that might destabilize the gulf. However, Kuwait foreign relations with Iran remain complex, but have improved despite a number of unanswered questions.
Kuwait and Iraq approached each other after Saddam’s regime was ousted in 2003. The carefully planned détente culminated on the 16th of July 2009 when Kuwait named its first ambassador to Iraq since the 1991 Gulf War.
The result of the elections, however, sent encouraging signals throughout the Arab world. A total of 210 candidates vied for 50 seats, among them 50 women. Four women won seats—a result that can fairly be described as revolutionary within the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
