The video game is set to release worldwide on Friday. However, it comes as Kuwait still wrestles with memories of the Gulf War.

It has been confirmed that the long-awaited Call of Duty: Black Ops 6-ame which is due to release tomorrow — will not be available in Kuwait. Kuwaiti authorities blocked the release of the popular first-person shooter game days before its global launch,

The tiny Mideast nation of Kuwait has banned the release of the video game “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6,” which features the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and is set in part in the 1990s Gulf War DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The tiny Mideast ...

Black Ops 6’ video game - Images of Saddam Hussein and Iraq’s old three-star flag could be seen in footage of the game

Black Ops 6' due to its depiction of the late Saddam Hussein and the 1990s Gulf War. The game, crucial to Microsoft's Activision, presents historical and cultural challenges, affecting memories of Iraq's invasion.

The Call of Duty franchise is no stranger to controversy and in a 2009 entry into the series, players could take part in a militant attack on a Russian airport - killing civilians.