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KUWAIT -- Kuwaiti women in the old times boasted their beauty accessories, such as "Al-Baghma" (necklace), "Hejel" (ankltes) and "Al-Khazzama" (nose rings) -- as known by the local dialect. Report by Amna Al-Shemmari.
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KUWAIT -- Boursa Kuwait (the Kuwaiti bourse) auctions more than 66 percent of Americana's stocks. By Mohammad Kamal.
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PARIS -- Kuwait's First Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah is scheduled to head Kuwait's delegation at the international ministerial-level meeting on Mosul stability, due to open today.
AMMAN -- A truce scheduled from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Syria local time) muzzles the warring parties' guns in the embattled northern city of Aleppo, the Syrian Army declares, affirming that it is an opportunity for gunmen and civilians to leave eastern sector. Issued at 10:20 a.m. (07:20 GMT).
WASHINGTON -- During the final presidential debate Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump refused to say if he would concede to rival Democrat Hillary Clinton in case he lost the election. "I will tell you at the time. I will keep you in suspense," Trump replied when asked by moderator Chris Wallace if he is "prepared to commit" to the US principle of "peaceful transfer of power." Issued at 09:05 a.m. (06:05 GMT).
WASHINGTON -- The State of Kuwait Ambassador to the United States Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah says First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah will head an official high level delegation to lunch the first strategic dialogue between Kuwait and the United States of America. The strategic dialogue will be held at the capital Washington next Friday, where US Secretary of State John Kerry will head the US side. Issued at 10:33 a.m. (07:33 GMT).
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