Bradley also appeared live on Kuwait's most popular television sports talk show.

Basketball is one of Kuwait's most popular sports.

It also contains most of Kuwait's arable land.

Kuwait's Winter is colder compared to all the other Persian Gulf countries like Bahrain, Qatar or UAE.

Approximately 96 % of Kuwait's population is urbanized while 4 % are nomadic or semi-nomadic.

The State of Kuwait's current population is estimated at roughly 3-3. 5 million people ; counting both locals and foreigners.

Roughly 1 million ( or nearly one third ) of Kuwait's population is local, with 2-2. 5 million residents registered as foreigners / non-locals.

85 % of Kuwait's population is Muslim ( Sunni 70 %, Shi ' a 30 %) and the rest belong to other religions ( includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi ).

Kuwait's parliament is the strongest of those found in the monarchies of the Gulf.

Forty kilometers away is Iran, who had proclaimed its aim of exporting its Iranian Revolution ; while the other powerful neighbor, Iraq, had repeatedly challenged Kuwait's legitimacy and subsequently invaded Kuwait twice.

As of January 2007, Salmiya contains a population of 223, 646 and is arguably Kuwait's flagship district being a major cultural and commercial hub.

It is a remnant of Kuwait's once numerous traditional souk bazaars, similar to the ones located in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh and Kuwait City.

A boulevard passing through much of coastal Salmiya is a reflection of Kuwait's drive to modernity.

Qatar's emir, like Kuwait's, is not known to have a personal standard, nor does any other member of the ruling family.

Carrying a wide range of content such as thought provoking articles on Kuwait's music scene, updates on local musicians, and promotion of music related genres, Kuwait Music is transforming the way musicians and organizations in Kuwait interact with each other.

This island is important because it is a link in a chain of islands along Kuwait's coastline from north to south, which provide Kuwait with a defensive frontline.

Most of Kuwait's desert is in fact sparse shrubland and capable of sustaining sheep, goats and camels.

Marina World is Kuwait's second largest shopping and entertainment complex, located on the beachfront in the exclusive shopping district of Salmiya.

Most of Kuwait's oil is located in the Great Burgan area ( reserves of approximately 70 billion barrels ) and is considered to be the world's second largest oil field.

As a consequence of this Iran attacked Kuwait's oil tankers and Kuwait was forced to seek protection from the United States, which sent warships to the Persian Gulf.

* 1962 – Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait.

For example, it was the term used in the West to refer to the leaders of Kuwait's ruling al-Sabah dynasty, even though the monarchic style was actually Hakim ( Arabic ' ruler ') until June 19, 1961, when Kuwait joined the Arab League, and the title Emir was adopted.

Kuwait Airways has several subsidiaries that are considered large companies in Kuwait's Market.

Largely seen as the champion of Kuwait's local musicians, Kuwait Music has registered and promoted over 140 bands, DJ's, indpendent artists, music schools and organizations in the country and has bridged many cultural gaps by allowing musicians and artists of different nationalities and backgrounds to collaborate, share and engage in community using latest web technologies such as music portals, social sharing and more.

The invasion, which followed the inconclusive Iran – Iraq War and three decades of political conflict with Kuwait, offered Saddam Hussein the opportunity to distract political dissent at home and add Kuwait's oil resources to Iraq's own, a boon in a time of declining petroleum prices.

Kuwait's citizenship law, in theory, gives citizenship to those who descend, in the male line, from residents of Kuwait in 1920.

In May 2008 the Kuwait National Petroleum Company awarded a construction contract to a consortium of Asian companies — Japan's JGC Corporation, South Korea ’ s GS, SK, Daelim Industrial, and Hyundai — and a consulting contract to Fluor to build an oil refinery, which would be Kuwait's fourth.

It was fixed in a 1913 treaty between the Ottoman Empire and British officials acting on behalf of Kuwait's ruling family, which in 1899 had ceded control over foreign affairs to Britain.

The border was revisited by a memorandum sent by the British high commissioner for Iraq in 1923, which became the basis for Kuwait's northern border.

The Marine Brigade was deployed on Kuwait's nine islands, all of which with the exception of Failaka Island are uninhabited.

In October 1987, Kuwait's Sea Island off shore oil terminal was hit by an Iranian Silkworm which was observed to have originated from the Faw peninsula.

Little damage was found to Kuwait's shoreline and fishing industry.

The port also gave the Shaikh a territorial base just as Kuwait's entrepôt economy, oriented to fixed land and sea routes, caused the nomads to become sedentary and desert grazing for shipbuilding, pearling, and long-distance trade.

The treaty also gave Britain responsibility for Kuwait's national security.

* November 30 – The Soviet Union vetoes Kuwait's application for United Nations membership.

Although Kuwait's reputation for being a core influence for music in the GCC stands, a lot of local musicians still struggle to get their music heard in the public domain.

Perceiving Qassim's rhetoric to constitute a possible military threat to Kuwait's sovereignty, Sheikh Abdullah III appealed to Britain and Saudi Arabia for assistance.

* Kuwait-KASSIP ( Kuwait's Automated Settlement System for Inter-Participant Payments )

Laila al-Othman and Dr. Aliya Shoeib, two of Kuwait's top female authors, as well as publisher Yahya al-Rubayan, stood trial on November 10, 2000 for allegedly insulting Islam in their novels.

Kuwait's 1962 constitution calls for elections to the unicameral National Assembly at a maximum interval of four years.

However, at the subsequent election, held on May 16, 2009, four women were elected to the National Assembly, for the first time in Kuwait's history .< ref >