A Kuwaiti woman, wearing sunglasses in the colours of the Gulf Emirate’s national flag, flashes the V-sign for victory in Kuwait City during national celebrations yesterday on the eve of the Gulf state’s 50th Independence Day and ahead of the 20th anniversary of the end of the Gulf war with the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation.

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