51.   Three weeks ago, Amnesty International accused the Kuwaiti government of ignoring human rights abuses against suspected sympathizers of Iraq.

52.   U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen left here Wednesday after brief talks with the Kuwaiti government on the standoff between Iraq and the United Nations over weapons inspectors.

53.   Unlike previous standoffs, the Kuwaiti government distanced itself from the showdown between Iraq and U.N. inspectors that sparked the overnight attacks.

54.   He also denied that differences had emerged within the Kuwaiti government over the deployment of the US forces.

55.   A parliamentary committee is backing a proposal by the Kuwaiti government to introduce tougher laws to curb illegal weapons, newspapers reported on Thursday.

56.   A Kuwaiti government source said Tuesday that the cabinet was considering resuming relations with Jordan and Yemen.

57.   Baghdad also denies detaining any Kuwaiti prisoners, estimated at several hundred by the Kuwaiti government.

58.   Britain also announced it was to send the frigate HMS Cornwall to Kuwaiti waters following a request from the Kuwaiti government.

59.   Britain also announced it was sending a frigate to Kuwaiti waters following a request from the Kuwaiti government.

60.   Earlier, a member of the Kuwaiti government said Iraq had no alternative but to recognise Kuwait in order to get the sanctions lifted.