Kuwait pays homage to Colin Powell

Kuwait has paid tribute to Colin Powell, US secretary of state in George W. Bush’s administration, who is regarded as the architect of a US-led victory on Iraqi forces in a 1991 war launched to expel Saddam Hussain’s invading troops from Kuwait. In 1993, Kuwait awarded him a prestigious medal in recognition of his role in the liberation war.

Kuwait’s Emir Shaikh Nawaf Al Ahmad mourned Powell’s death in a cable of condolences he sent to US President Joe Biden, hailing his “honourable” stances towards Kuwait. Kuwait’s Crown Prince Meshal Al Ahmad sent a similar cable.