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KUNA main news for Saturday, August 18, 2017

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

Local:

TUNIS -- Chairman of the Kuwaiti and Arab tennis federations Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah praises Arab championship for juniors currently hosted by Tunisia. Issued at 14:51 p.m. (11:45 GMT).

Economic:

KUWAIT -- Price of the Kuwaiti oil went up 76 cents to reach USD 47.69 per barrel (pb) Friday compared with USD 46.93 pb on Thursday, saYS Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC). Issued at 10:56 a.m. (07:56 GMT).

International:

BEIRUT -- The Lebanese Army launches wide scale military operation at dawn to liberate areas east the border towns of Ras Baalbek and Al-Qaa from the so-called Islamic State (IS). Issued at 13:01 p.m. (10:01 GMT).

AMMAN -- Syrian Government troops backed by Lebanese Hezbollah fighters advance into Islamic State strongholds in the barren mountainous region of Al-Qalamoun, located on eastern side of slopes in the border region with Lebanon, inflicting casualties and losses among the militants, according to the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). Issued at 14:27 p.m. (11:27 GMT).

MADRID -- Spain will maintain its security alert level at 4 after two deadly attacks in the northeastern region of Catalonia this week, Spanish Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido declares. Issued at 15:11 p.m. (12:11 GMT).

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