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UN confirms Yemen peace talks will start on Thursday ASIA

UN confirms Yemen peace talks will start on Thursday

Yemen peace talks will begin on Thursday in Kuwait, the UN confirmed, after the rebels finally agreed to join the negotiating table.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kuwait to restore full oil output after strike ends ECONOMY

Kuwait to restore full oil output after strike ends

Kuwait's state oil firm said it expects to restore full production within three days after workers ended a strike in a surprise about-turn that triggered a renewed slide in world prices.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Yemen peace talks on hold as rebels delay arrival ASIA

Yemen peace talks on hold as rebels delay arrival

Crucial talks between Yemen's government and rebels were delayed on Monday after the insurgents failed to show up, prompting UN concern over the fate of peace efforts for the war-torn country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kuwait's KNPC says current refining output 510,000-520,000 bpd ECONOMY

Kuwait's KNPC says current refining output 510,000-520,000 bpd

Kuwait's current refinery production is between 510,000 and 520,000 barrels per day on the second day of a strike by Kuwaiti oil workers, an official from state refiner Kuwait National Petroleum Co said on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Strike by Kuwait oil workers slashes output ECONOMY

Strike by Kuwait oil workers slashes output

Thousands of Kuwait's oil workers began an open-ended strike on Sunday in protest at plans to cut their wages, action which saw the emirate's crude production plunge.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kuwaiti oil and gas workers begin strike ASIA

Kuwaiti oil and gas workers begin strike

Kuwaiti oil and gas industry workers began a strike on Sunday over public sector pay reforms which they fear could reduce salaries and diminish other benefits, union members said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rebels kill 13 Yemen loyalists despite ceasefire ASIA

Rebels kill 13 Yemen loyalists despite ceasefire

At least 13 pro-government fighters were killed in a rebel attack on their positions near the Yemeni capital despite a UN-brokered ceasefire taking effect this week, military sources said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kuwait to raise power, water price on expats ASIA

Kuwait to raise power, water price on expats

Kuwait's parliament on Wednesday passed a bill allowing the government to raise power and water charges on foreign residents and on businesses but exempted the citizens.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kuwait sends national guard to oil units after strike call: report ASIA

Kuwait sends national guard to oil units after strike call: report

Kuwait is deploying national guard units to run and protect some oil facilities after workers announced a major strike for this weekend, a newspaper reported.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kuwait oil, gas, petrochemical workers to strike from Sunday ASIA

Kuwait oil, gas, petrochemical workers to strike from Sunday

Union members at Kuwait's state-owned oil, gas and petrochemical companies will start a strike on Sunday in protest against a government proposal to cut some of their benefits and wages, the president of the sector union said on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Oil prices rally as Kuwait revives hope of output deal ECONOMY

Oil prices rally as Kuwait revives hope of output deal

Oil prices rallied after Kuwait said an agreement to freeze output during a producers' meeting this month could still be reached despite conflicting statements by participants.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kuwait deports Lebanese, Iraqis for Hezbollah links ASIA

Kuwait deports Lebanese, Iraqis for Hezbollah links

Kuwaiti authorities have deported 11 Lebanese and three Iraqis for alleged links with Hezbollah, the Shia movement classified by Gulf states as a "terrorist" group, a local newspaper said Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016