UN pays Kuwait war reparation

Kuwait City - A UN committee will hand over $84

Kuwait City - A UN committee will hand over $84.12 million in reparations for victims of the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait today, the emirate's official news agency KUNA said.

The Public Authority for Assessment of Damages told KUNA that the money would go to residents who were forced to flee Kuwait and individuals with compensation claims of up to $100,000 each.

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