During the Iran – Iraq War , Kuwait supported Iraq . Throughout the 1980s , there were several terror attacks in Kuwait , including the 1983 Kuwait bombings , hijacking of several Kuwait Airways planes and the attempted assassination of Emir Jaber in 1985 . Kuwait was a regional hub of science and technology in the 1960s and 1970s up until the early 1980s ; the scientific research sector significantly suffered due to the terror attacks
1983 Kuwait bombings
1983 Kuwait bombings
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