1.   Egyptian officials quoted the travelers as saying that the Kuwaiti authorities and Kuwaiti Airways have said they may return Wednesday at the expense of the airline.

2.   He told the Kuwait News Agency that the Afghanis tried to enter Kuwait illegally in the boats and that Kuwaiti authorities refused them entry.

3.   He told the Kuwait News Agency that the Afghans tried to enter Kuwait illegally in the boats and that Kuwaiti authorities refused them entry.

4.   Kuwaiti authorities turned down the appeal, according to their lawyer, Ahmed Qorban.

5.   Kuwaiti authorities said Wednesday that police foiled an attempt by prisoners to escape through a tunnel they dug at the Central Prison.

6.   Kuwaiti authorities were unavailable for comment because of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday, ending the Ramadan month of fasting.

7.   Since then, Kuwaiti authorities have not provided his family with any further information about his fate.

8.   The Afghanis told Iraqi officials that they had been deported by Kuwaiti authorities, put onto two boats and forced into the Gulf.

9.   The Afghans told Iraqi officials that they had been deported by Kuwaiti authorities, put onto two boats and forced into the Gulf.

10.   The Iraqi agency reported that Kuwaiti authorities had arrested them and forced them onto the boats, while a Kuwaiti official denied that Kuwait had deported them.