No problems that I know of in Kuwait. I was able to get a nice haul of
micros in Kuwait City right on the city beach.

However, you definitely need to get a visa in advance of arriving in Kuwait
even if staying on overnight layover.

David Kirsh
Durham, NC

>
> From North to South, clockwise:
> Israel: banned
> Jordan: no info
> Saudi Arabia: no info on shell collecting, but I heard about difficulties
> in obtaining visa to enter the country
> Yemen: probably no restrictions
> Djibouti: lot of marine parks, no idea if any regulations outside them
> Eritrea: I think no restrictions, but a country with a very delicate
> political situation
> Sudan: total ban? no info on permits
> Egypt: controls at Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh airports.  No info on other
> localities.
>
> Paolo