2010 in Kuwait

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2010
in
Kuwait

Decades:
See also:Other events of 2010
List of years in Kuwait
Timeline of Kuwaiti history

The following lists events that happened during 2010 in Kuwait.

Incumbents[edit]

Events[edit]

July[edit]

  • July 30 - A United States Army private suspected of sending thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks is transferred from Kuwait to a US Marines brig in Quantico, Virginia.[1]

August[edit]

  • August 3 - Seven people go on trial in Kuwait accused of spying for Iran against Kuwait and the United States; they deny all charges and say they were tortured into confessing.[2]
  • August 11 - The United States threatens to sell an anti-ballistic missile to Kuwait to counter alleged "current and future threats".[3]

Deaths[edit]

Ghanem Al-Saleh

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Alleged Rogue GI Sent to U.S. in WikiLeaks Probe". 30 July 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Iran 'spying trial' opens in Kuwait". 3 August 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  3. ^ "US to sell Kuwait Patriot anti-ballistic missile system". 11 August 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2015.