Al-Sabah rulers (http://www.kuwaitboom.com/al-sabah/)
Family Tree of Kuwaiti rulers from 1756 to present, links to biographies. (in Arabic)
Arab German Consulting (http://www.arab.de/links.htm)
Major portal site on the Arab countries. Includes up-to-date information on the
government, history, economy, education systems.
Arab Net (http://www.arab.net/)
It is a major Arab website that contains information on the government, history,
geography, business, culture, transport, tourism of each country, and provides
links to other relevant websites.
Center for Research and Studies on
Kuwait (http://www.crsk.edu.kw/PageModule.asp?Module=1002 )
Principal research center for studies on Kuwait. It has unique documentation
on the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, as well as a bibliography of publications on
the history, politics and society of Kuwait.
Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides
numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.
Fares.net (http://www.fares.net)
Site includes a directory and a list of sites on a wide range of subjects including
tourism, entertainment, culture, the media, news and business in English and
Arabic. Search under the name of the country.
Infoplease (http://www.infoplease.com/)
Part of the electronic Learning Network, this homepage allows searches by country
which yield articles in almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographical works,
etc. Additional reference links are provided as well.
Iraq-Kuwait
Relations (http://www.journaliststoolbox.com/newswriting/iraq.html)
Important background portal on the Gulf conflict. Includes all UN resolutions
related to the conflict since 1990 to the present.
Kuwaiti Military
History and Institutions (http://www.regiments.org/nations/mideast/kuwait.htm)
This site provides information on the Kuwaiti military, the Iraqi invasion and
the Gulf war, and includes online research resources.
The Oriental Institute
Museum (http://oi.uchicago.edu/museum/collections/pa/)
The Museum of the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute offers on
this page photographs of monuments in ancient Iran, Iraq, Sudan, and Egypt. Links
to related sites are also provided.
UCLA Library
Collections & Internet Resources (http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/url/colls/mideast/)
The University of California Library Collections and Internet Resources in Middle
Eastern, Arab, Islamic, Armenian and Central Asian studies.
United States. Library of Congress Country
Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/)
A series published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress
under the Country Studies/Area Studies Handbook Program sponsored by the Department
of the Army.
University of Texas Middle
East Website (http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/mes/)
Excellent website on the government, politics, news and media, education and
the social sciences in the Middle East.
World Statesmen (http://www.worldstatesmen.org)
“World Statesmen is an attempt at a comprehensive and accurate list of
the heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders
occupying neither of those formal positions) for all countries and territories,
going back to about 1700 or in some cases earlier. Some go further back, some
only from their creation. Some subdivisions of some countries are present including
native or traditional polities, provinces, or states. This sight also lists the
leaders of international, religious, and governmental organizations.” Searchable
by leader or by nation, offers a map of the country, audio and text versions
of the national anthem, and text of the national constitution for most countries. |