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Kuwait city is a luxurious oasis

Twenty years after the short-lived invasion of Kuwait by neighbouring Iraq, this tiny oil rich city state's tourism industry is yet to recover even as the Gulf nation continues to be a magnet for foreigners who need luxury beach resorts and glittering shopping malls.

Kuwait City lies in one of the most contested corners of the world. In the early part of its history, its sea breeze attracted Bedouins fleeing from recurring drought in the interior.

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