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Saudi Arabia, Kuwait keep Oct crude output steady ECONOMY

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait keep Oct crude output steady

Gulf OPEC members Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have kept their oil production steady in October compared to the month before, according to official numbers submitted to OPEC, industry sources familiar with the matter said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kuwait dissolves parliament, opens way for elections ASIA

Kuwait dissolves parliament, opens way for elections

Kuwait's Emir ordered the dissolution of parliament on Sunday, opening the way to fresh elections, saying "security challenges" in the region could best be addressed by consulting the popular will.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US troops in Kuwait came under 'terrorist' attack ASIA

US troops in Kuwait came under 'terrorist' attack

A collision between a truck driven by an Egyptian and a vehicle carrying three US soldiers in Kuwait was a ‘terrorist attack,’ not an accident as first thought, the embassy confirmed Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UN urges Kuwait to abolish migrant labour system ASIA

UN urges Kuwait to abolish migrant labour system

A UN rights expert on Thursday urged Kuwait to abolish its "kafala" system for foreign workers which has long been criticised.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kuwait tells citizens to check phones before travelling to US ASIA

Kuwait tells citizens to check phones before travelling to US

Kuwait has advised citizens to make sure their phones contain no material that might be seen as being linked to Islamist militants before travelling to the United States ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kuwait arrests govt staffer promoting IS online ASIA

Kuwait arrests govt staffer promoting IS online

Kuwaiti police have arrested a government employee accused of spreading the Islamic State jihadist group's ideology online, the interior ministry said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kerry announces new Yemen peace initiative ASIA

Kerry announces new Yemen peace initiative

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday announced a fresh international peace initiative for Yemen aimed at forming a unity government to resolve its 17-month-old conflict.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kuwait sacks heads of Olympic committee, football federation CULTURE

Kuwait sacks heads of Olympic committee, football federation

Kuwait announced on Thursday that it had sacked the board of directors of both its Olympic committee and football association.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Olympics-Police in Kuwait raid Football Association offices CULTURE

Olympics-Police in Kuwait raid Football Association offices

Police in Kuwait raided the country's Football Association (FA) headquarters late on Tuesday, a week after the Gulf state lost a Swiss court case against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) which has banned the country from international competitions.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kuwait orders 30 Airbus Caracal helicopters ASIA

Kuwait orders 30 Airbus Caracal helicopters

Kuwait's armed forces placed a firm order worth more than 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) for 30 Airbus Caracal military helicopters, the French defence ministry said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kuwait raises petrol prices by more than 80% ASIA

Kuwait raises petrol prices by more than 80%

The Kuwaiti cabinet Monday decided to raise petrol prices by more than 80 percent from September 1 as part of economic reforms aimed at countering falling oil revenues.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kuwait sets minimum wage for maids in first for Gulf ASIA

Kuwait sets minimum wage for maids in first for Gulf

Kuwait has set a minimum wage for its hundreds of thousands of mostly Asian domestic staff, the first country in the Gulf to do so, local media reported on Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016