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KUNA main news for Monday, August 14, 2017

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

Local:

KUWAIT -- Kuwaiti cabinet holds its routine weekly meeting.

KUWAIT -- Workers at the Ministry of Electricity and Water, in collaboration with oil companies, have controlled all oil spots surrounding the southern and northern Al-Zour power plants, said an official at the ministry, on Monday. (Issued at 14:38 local time or 11:38 GMT)

Economic:

KUWAIT -- Kuwait Bourse ended Monday's trading session in the green with the three main indices up. (Issued at 12:46 local time or 09:46 GMT)

AMMAN -- The Jordanian and Japanese governments have inked an additional grant agreement worth USD 12.6 million to finance a water network expansion project in Al-Balqa governorate, west of Jordan. (Issued at 15:28 local time or 12:28 GMT)

International:

FES, Morocco -- Moroccan poet Fatima Bohraka on Monday underlined the distinguished role of Kuwait's poets in enriching the literary movement in the Arab world. (Issued at 12:59 local time or 09:59 GMT)

KHARTOUM -- Sudanese Parliament is looking forward to strengthening relations with Kuwait National Assembly, said President of the Sudanese National Council Ibrahim Ahmad Omar Monday. (Issued at 12:44 local time or 09:44 GMT)

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