Kuwait–Qatar relations are the relations between the Qatar and Kuwait. Qatar has an embassy in Kuwait City while Kuwait maintains an embassy in Doha. Both countries are part of the Middle East region and share close cultural and historical ties. In 1990, at the beginning of the Gulf War, Qatar was among the Arab countries to condemn Iraq's occupation of Kuwait. It also pledged military support to Kuwait. Qatari soldiers participated in the Battle of Khafji, the first major ground engagement in the Gulf War.