Local:
KUWAIT -- Chairman of the Supreme Advisory Committee to work on complete the application of Sharia law Dr. Mohammad Al-Tabtabai, stressed Thursday the importance of working to show Islam in its true and tolerant form, far from terrorism and extremism. (Issued at 16:14 local time or 13:14 GMT)
Economic:
KUWAIT -- International oil prices are forecast to remain in the vicinity of USD 45 and 55 until the market regains stability and equilibrium, a Kuwaiti oil expert believes. (Issued at 14:42 local time or 11:42 GMT)
KUWAIT -- The price of Kuwaiti oil went down USD 1.07 to USD 41.89 per barrel (pb) on Wednesday after being at USD 42.96 pb last Tuesday, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) Thursday. (Issued at 10:34 local time or 07:34 GMT)
International:
ISLAMABAD -- At least 29 people were killed and over 60 others wounded in a car suicide bombing in front of a bank in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Thursday, said an official. (Issued at 16:17 local time or 13:17 GMT)
GAZA -- Turkish humanitarian aid arrived in the blockaded Gaza Strip on Thursday, Gaza officials said, a day after arriving on a ship at an Israeli port from Turkey. (Issued at 16:19 local time or 13:19 GMT)
BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi government said Thursday the recent visit of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi to Riyadh, Tehran and Kuwait was "successful". (Issued at 14:54 local time or 11:54 GMT)
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