But officials now concede the oil-rich region faces its biggest challenge since the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

但官员们现在承认，这个富油地区正面临自1990年伊拉克入侵科威特以来的最大挑战。

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But Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait , and threatening overtures toward Saudi Arabia in the summer of 1990, filled the void.

但是萨达姆·侯赛因入侵科威特和1990年夏天对沙特领土的威胁迅速填补了空白。

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And China was a net oil exporter during the 1990-91 Gulf war following the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq.

而在1990年至1991年伊拉克侵占科威特引发的海湾战争期间，中国还是石油净出口国。

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Non-hydrocarbon sectors grew 9% in 2009 and the National Bank of Kuwait predicts those sectors will grow 15% in 2010.

非碳氢化合物部分在2009年增长9%，科威特本国银行预计这部分在2010年增长15%。

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Parties are officially outlawed in Kuwait , meaning that candidates run as independents.

各方都在科威特正式宣布，这意味着候选人的竞争是相互独立的。

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Employers can repatriate them at will, prevent them from changing jobs and, in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait , stop them from leaving the country.

雇主可以按自己意愿将她们遣送回国，阻止她们换工作，在沙特和科威特，雇主甚至可以阻止她们处境。

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Few have the experience or the specialised organisational structure of the Kuwait Investment Authority or of Temasek in Singapore.

很少有主权财富基金具备科威特投资局或新加坡淡马锡（Temasek）的经验或者专业组织架构。

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Zain Iraq is being advised by Citigroup, BNP Paribas and National Bank of Kuwait .

花旗、巴黎银行和科威特国家银行（NationalBankofKuwait）负责向ZainIraq提供咨询。

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The same painting was previously taken from the same museum in 1978, but recovered a decade later in Kuwait .

还是这幅画，还是在这个博物馆，早在1978年就被窃走过一次，但是十年后这幅画就现身科威特。

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A handful of other countries, such as Morocco and Kuwait , have multiparty systems, but monarchs still rule the roost.

还有一些国家如摩洛哥和科威特拥有多党体系，但是君主仍然独揽大权。

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If you go back to the history, I asked Saddam Hussein not to invade Kuwait , but I had to support the decision of the majority.

回顾历史，你会发现，我有叫萨达姆·侯赛因别侵略科威特，但我得服从多数派的决定。

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In Kuwait , activists say worker suicides are common. In Qatar, activists say deaths among the migrant Nepali workforce are rising.

激进者表示，科威特的劳工自杀事件屡见不鲜，而卡塔尔的尼泊尔流动劳工死亡事件也在上升。

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Even members of Kuwait ’s parliament complain that they do not know the true level of the country’s reserves.

即使是科威特的议员也抱怨他们对国家石油储备的真实水平不知情。

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Dow Chemical was not immediately available for comment on whether this deal would be affected by the scrapping of the Kuwait joint venture.

记者未能立即联系到陶氏化学，就科威特合资落空一事是否会影响上述收购交易置评。

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She received her first passport in 2007, to visit Alaska national guard members serving in Kuwait and Germany.

她在2007年获得了第一本护照，访问了在科威特和德国服役的阿拉斯加州国民卫队成员。

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It wasfollowed in order by three oil-producing countries: Kuwait , Nigeria andIndonesia, which owe a total of nearly $3 million.

紧随其后的是三个石油输出国：科威特，尼日利亚，印度尼西亚。这三国的停车罚款合计三百万美金。

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After several weeks of protests, Kuwait ’s prime minister and his cabinet resigned over allegations of corruption.

经过数周的示威抗议，科威特总理及内阁因腐败指控而辞职。

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Kuwait ’s sovereign fund is estimated at $200bn, Qatar’s $60bn, and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority at $500bn to $850bn.

据估计，科威特主权基金的规模为2000亿美元，卡塔尔为600亿美元，而阿布扎比投资局（AbuDhabiInvestmentAuthority）则在5000亿美元至8500亿美元之间。

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The last US combat brigade pulled out of Iraq and crossed into Kuwait Wednesday night, AP reported.

据美联社报道，当地时间18日晚，最后一批美军作战部队已开始撤离伊拉克，跨越伊拉克与科威特的边境。

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Qatar and Kuwait , petroleum rich Gulf states, have recognised the transitional council in Benghazi as the legitimate government of Libya.

卡塔尔和科威特，这两个石油生产量的国家，已经承认班加西的过渡委员会为代表利比亚的合法政府。

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It will be many years yet before Kosovo takes its seat at the UN between Kiribati and Kuwait (or Kurdistan, if it gets there first).

科索沃还有很多年才能加入联合国，成为基里巴斯和科威特之间的一员（或者是库尔德斯坦，如果它先加入的话）。

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Ahmadi, Kuwait : Authorities search a damaged Islamic Shia prayer hall after an explosion caused by a gas leak

科威特，艾哈迈迪：在一场燃气泄漏引发的爆炸后，当局调查一间受损的伊斯兰什叶派礼拜堂

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Kuwait City, Kuwait: An investor keeps track of stock prices

科威特，科威特城：一名投资者在密切关注股票价格。

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Scientists at the University of Kuwait were interested in finding out whether garlic could reduce free radical damage.

科威特大学的科学家们，致力于寻找大蒜是否能减少自由基受损。

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Kuwait ’s Sheikha Lulu Al Sabah in February held her country’s first-ever contemporary art auction.

科威特的SheikhaLuluAlSabah在2月举行了该国有史以来第一次当代艺术拍卖。

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Global Investment House of Kuwait is badly hit too, and Shuaa Capital, Dubai’s biggest investment bank, has had a torrid time.

科威特的全球投资机构受到严重的打击，迪拜最大的投资银行-Shuaa资本遭遇艰难的时期。

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The finance minister was quoted announcing the increased investment yesterday by the Kuwait state news agency.

科威特国家新闻通讯社昨日报道，该国财长宣布，将扩大对日投资。

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Kuwait and other countries in the Middle East, too, are said to be adopting IFRS with certain peculiarities.

科威特和其他一些中东国家也不甘寂寞，要求在实行IFRS的同时增加一些特例。

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Kuwait has both a public-sector and a private-sector middle class, but they are totally separate.

科威特既有公共行业的中产阶级又有私营业的中产阶级。但是他们是完全分开的。

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Kuwait held a general election, but a boycott by the opposition calling for more democracy saw turnout drop to 40%.

科威特举行了大选，反对党实行联合抵制要求更多的民主。因此，大选的参选人数减少了40%。

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