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KUNA main news for Friday, Nov 24, 2017

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

Local:

VIRGINIA, US -- Kuwaiti photographer Majid Al-Zaabi won first place at the international photography competition organized by the National Wildlife Federation of United States. (Issued at 11:10 local time or 08:10 GMT)

Economic:

KUWAIT -- The price of Kuwaiti crude oil went down 4 cents and settled at USD 59.84 per barrel, compared to USD 59.88 per barrel since last Wednesday, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on Friday. (Issued at 11:10 local time or 08:10 GMT)

VIENNA -- The OPEC daily basket price stood at USD 60.14 peb barrel on Thursday, compared with USD 61.09 pb on Wednesday, OPEC said on Friday. (Issued at 14:51 local time or 11:51 GMT)

International:

CAIRO -- At least 54 people were killed and 75 others wounded in a bomb attack on a mosque in Egypt's North Sinai on Friday, official sources said. (Issued at 15:44 local time or 12:44 GMT)

KUWAIT -- Zimbabwe's former vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa Friday was sworn in as the country's new president, succeeding his predecessor Robert Mugabe. (Issued at 15:07 local time or 12:07 GMT)

MOSCOW -- Russia reiterated Friday its rejection of North Korea's nuclear and rocket programs. (Issued at 16:01 local time or 13:01 GMT)

GENEVA -- Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) William Lacy Swing has highly appreciated Kuwait's keenness on honoring its pledges for financially supporting the Syrian refugees who were hard hit by the crisis at home. (Issued at 15:57 local time or 12:57 GMT)

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