Local:
KUWAIT - Kuwaiti cabinet holds its customary weekly meeting.
KUWAIT -- The Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) announced on Monday it has distributed some 2,000 food baskets to Iraqi refugees in Basra, in coordination with the General Consulate of Kuwait and the Iraqi Red Crescent Society. (Issued at 11:22 local time or 08:22 GMT)
Economic:
KUWAIT -- The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) is set to provide USD 1 million to provide treatment to Syrian refugees suffering from cancer in Jordan. (Issued at 15:55 local time or 12:55 GMT)
KUWAIT -- Kuwait Bourse ended Tuesday's trading on mixed boards as the price index gained 14.18 points reaching 6,774.34 points, while the weighted index shed 1.97 points standing at 402.49. (Issued at 12:52 local time or 09:52 GMT)
International:
GENEVA -- An international conference on crimes begins, with the Kuwaiti minister of justice attending.
MANAMA -- The Kuwaiti minister of commerce partakes in a meeting with GCC counterparts and chiefs of chambers of commerce.
BRUSSELS -- The EU Council of Ministers adopted a decision Monday authorising the opening of Brexit negotiations with the UK and formally nominating the EU Commission as EU negotiator. (Issued at 15:40 local time or 12:40 GMT)
RAMALLAH -- US President Donald Trump said on Monday that more work should be done in order to ensure a peace future that is free of terrorism. (Issued at 14:54 local time or 11:54 GMT)
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