Fireworks light the sky near the Kuwait Towers during celebrations marking the Gulf state's 50th anniversary of its constitution in Kuwait City on Nov. 10, 2012. Kuwait marked the golden jubilee of its constitution with a spectacular $15-million, fireworks display which earned the wealthy Gulf state a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Author: Edecio Martinez
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