Local:
KUWAIT -- Kuwait E-content Award ceremony kicked off at Bayan Palace on Monday under the patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. (Issued at 12:52 local time or 09:52 GMT).
KUWAIT -- Targeting retirees with research, care and survey is a vital necessity for a healthy society, National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim has said. (Issued at 16:20 local time or 13:20 GMT).
KUWAIT -- The Ministry of Health has laid the cornerstone of Sheikha Salwa Sabah Al Ahmad Stem Cell and Umbilical Cord Center on a 12,000-sqm plot of land in the Sabah Health Zone at a cost totaling KD 7 million. (Issued at 16:19 local time or 13:19 GMT).
Economic:
KUWAIT -- Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Dr. Ali Al-Omair signed on Monday a contract worth KD 1.3 billion, for the construction of a new terminal at Kuwait International Airport. (Issued at 15:39 local time or 12:39 GMT).
KUWAIT -- A meeting between members of Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and a Pakistani delegation will look into means to boost relations within the economic, investment, and finance domains.
International:
CAIRO -- President of Arab Parliament (AP) Ahmad Al-Jarwan commended on Monday Kuwait's hosting of Yemeni peace talks and the wise diplomacy of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah aiming to support Yemen's dialogue. (Issued at 16:24 local time or 13:24 GMT).
KUWAIT -- UK Foreign Secretary Philp Hammond described the UN-brokered Yemeni peace talks, which is held in Kuwait, as "making progress" even though there was a cautious optimism prevailing over the discussions. (Issued at 11:08 local time or 08:00 GMT).
KUWAIT -- The UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmad met with representatives of Ansarullah movement and General People's Congress (GPC) to discuss main topics in the UN-sponsored Yemeni peace talks held in Kuwait. (Issued at 13:57 local time or 10:57 GMT).
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