Kuwaiti exodus - effect on Saudi Arabia

Title

Kuwaiti exodus - effect on Saudi Arabia

Genre

Interview

TX Date

18 Sep 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:08

Description

Nicky Broyd reports on the effect on Saudi Arabia of the influx of Westerners and the exodus of Kuwaiti citizens from their homeland after the decision by Saddam Hussein to open the country’s border with Khafji following the invasion of Kuwait. There are fears the migration will impact on the strict Saudi Islamic customs. Includes interviews with Prince Mohammed ibn Faisal ibn Turki, Governor of the Western Province.

Contributors

Nicky Broyd; Mohammed ibn Faisal ibn Turki

Keywords

Military affairs; Refugees; Saudi Arabia; Islam; Arab states; Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Islamic law; Khafji

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