Economics:
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KUWAIT -- The price of Kuwaiti oil went up by 26 cents to USD 52.77 per barrel Tuesday after being at USD 52.51 pb Monday, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) Wednesday. (Issued at 09:18 a.m. local-time 06:18 GMT)
KUWAIT -- Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) said it had provided 172 loans to West African countries from 1962 to late 2016, with a total of KD 610.1 million (about USD two billion). (By Salem Al-Methen issued at 09:47 a.m. local-time 06:47 GMT)
International:
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BAGHDAD - Kuwaiti charity opens two schools in Ramadi city, west of the Iraqi capital.
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