Kuwait
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| Capital | Kuwait City |
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| Dialing code | +965 |
| Currency | Kuwaiti dinar |
| Population | 4. 137 million (2017) |
| GDP per capita | 29,040. 36 USD (2017) |
| Gross domestic product | 120. 1 billion USD (2017) |
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| ID | 764139 |
About Kuwait
Kuwait, an Arab country on the Persian (Arabian) Gulf, has cultural heritage dating back to antiquity. Kuwait City, the capital, is known for its modern architecture, ranging from skyscrapers to the striking Kuwait Towers, water towers whose design recalls the tiled domes of a classic mosque. The Tareq Rajab Museum houses a rich collection of ethnographic artifacts and Islamic art.
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Pride month: Kuwait criticises US embassy over pro-LGBT tweets
Kuwait has summoned a top US diplomat in protest over tweets from The American embassy supporting LGBT rights, its foreign ministry says.
US officials there had posted a rainbow flag and message of solidarity from President Joe Biden for Pride month.
But Kuwait officials criticised The Embassy for " supporting homosexuality" and demanded it didn't happen again.
Rights for LGBT people are severely restricted in Kuwait and it is illegal there for men to be gay.
In a pair of tweets published in English and Arabic on Thursday, the US Embassy in Kuwait quoted President Biden as saying everyone " should be able To Live without fear no matter who they are or whom they Love ".
The Post , published to mark The Beginning of Pride Month, appeared with a picture of a rainbow flag symbolising LGBT rights.
The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.Hours later, Kuwait 's Foreign Ministry said it rejected what had been published and had summoned the US Charges d'Affaires James Holtsnider to hand him a memorandum condemning the posts.
According to its statement, The Foreign Ministry ordered The Embassy to respect Kuwaiti laws and " not to publish such tweets".
Kuwaiti officials accused The Embassy 's of violating international conventions requiring diplomats to " respect the laws and regulations of the receiving state".
Many conservative Kuwaiti Twitter users responded with similar outrage to the US embassy's Pride post, who wrote: " The behaviour of The American embassy is unacceptable. "
" Foreign embassies must respect the Public Order of Kuwait and its official religion, " he added.
Another Kuwaiti Social Media user of " imposing a diseased and decadent culture on our conservative Muslim society".
Rights for LGBT people are extremely limited in socially conservative Kuwait - One of where being gay is criminalised.
According to The Gulf state's penal code, men who have same-sex relations can be punished by up to seven years in prison.
Until this year, it was a criminal offence in Kuwait to be a trans person. A court has now.
The US State Department is yet to respond from an emailed request from The Bbc for comment.
Source of news: bbc.com
