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KUNA main news for Friday March 24, 2017

Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)
Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)

Local:

MANAMA -- Bahraini Minister of Cabinet Affairs Mohammad Al-Mutawa hails His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for his primary role in maintaining stability and peace in the Gulf area. Issued at 14:50 p.m. (11:50 GMT).

VIENNA -- Kuwait will host on March 25th a meeting for the joint OPEC and non-OPEC members' ministerial committee tasked with monitoring the decision in late 2016 to reduce oil production. Issued at 10:44 a.m. (07:44 GMT).

CAIRO -- Chairwomen of the Council of Arab Businesswomen Sheikha Hessa Al-Sabah has been honored by the esteemed Cairo University's School of Medicine. Issued at 13:24 p.m. (10:24 GMT)

Economic:

ANKARA -- Kuwaitis came third after Iraqis and Saudis in property trades in Turkey last February, according to Turkish Statistical Institute. Issued at 14:25 p.m. (11:25 GMT).

International:

AMMAN -- Syrian Government troops and opposition groups' fighters engage in fierce fighting on outskirts of Damascus and in the region of Hama. Issued at 15:16 p.m. (12:16 GMT).

BERLIN -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel reaffirms Germany's commitment to the two-state solution as the best way out of the Middle East conflict. Issued 15:20 p.m. (12:20 GMT)

Editor on duty:

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