Local:
KUWAIT -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi at Bayan Palace on Wednesday, in presence of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. (Issued at 14:52 local time or 11:52 GMT)
Economic:
KUWAIT -- The price of Kuwaiti oil went down 45 cents to USD 42.96 per barrel (pb) Tuesday after being at USD 43.28 pb last Monday, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) Wednesday. (Issued at 10:59 local time or 07:59 GMT)
International
BRUSSELS -- Belgian judicial authorities revealed Wednesday that the attacker at the Brussels Central Station on Tuesday night had the Moroccan nationality, and confirmed that he was living in Molenbeek district of Brussels. (Issued at 14:06 local time or 11:06 GMT)
JEDDAH -- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz issues royal decrees, chiefly naming Mohammad Bin Salman as Crown Prince, and appointing him as Deputy Premier. (Issued 09:05 local time, 06:05 GMT)
LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II addresses a new parliament session, outlining future government policies.
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