Khor Abdullah case faces further delay
In September of 2023, Iraq's Federal Supreme Court ruled that a bilateral agreement regulating navigation in the Khor Abdullah waterway was unconstitutional, a decision Kuwait said contained 'historical fallacies'.(KUNA)
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