ABU DHABI -- Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah signs with Secretary General of Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Bundit Limschoon a Declaration of Intent which will enable Kuwait to host the permanent headquarters of the ACD's Secretariat.
BRUSSELS -- Italian Member of Parliament Antonio Tajani wins the first round of voting for the European Parliament Presidency but failed to win an absolute majority and hence a second round of voting will be held later today in Strasbourg.
BEIRUT, Jan 17 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) continues its campaign to aid the Syrian refugees in eastern Lebanon, providing them with necessities to help fend off the harsh cold weather.
WASHINGTON -- US State Secretary John Kerry on Monday underlined the importance of a "strong EU" and described the US president-elect's remarks about German leader Angela Merkel as "inappropriate." (end) mt