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KUNA main news for Wednesday, Dec 6, 2017

KUNA main news for Wednesday, Dec 6, 2017

Local:

KUWAIT -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, alongside other senior Kuwaiti officials, received visiting FIFA President Gianni Infantino who said that a two-year ban imposed on Kuwait's football federation has officially been lifted. (Issued 15:43, 12:43 GMT)

KUWAIT -- Minister of Trade and Industry and Acting Minister of Youth Affairs Khaled Al-Roudhan has congratulated the country's political leadership and people on lifting the suspension of Kuwaiti football activity officially by FIFA and welcomed the visit by President of International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Gianni Infantino to Kuwait. (Issued 15:44, 12:44 GMT)

KUWAIT -- The Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) has appointed a consortium led by WTE Wassertechnik GmbH Group ("WTE") and International Financial Advisors K.S.C.C ("IFA") to implement Umm Al-Hayman Wastewater Projects. (Issued 15:09, 12:09 GMT)

DUBAI, Dec 6 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti projects in Dubai will be offered exceptional entrepreneurship facilities according to an agreement announced by the Kuwait Business Council (KBC) in Dubai and the Northern Emirates. (Issued 14:47, 11:47 GMT)

KUWAIT -- Kuwaiti Ambassador to China Samih Hayat and Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong have discussed ways for boosting relations and partnership between the two countries as well as issues of common concern. (Issued 13:14, 10:14 GMT)

Economic:

VIENNA, DEC 6 (KUNA) -- The OPEC daily basket price fell by 58 cents to USD 60.78 per barrel (pb) on Tuesday, compared with USD 61.45 pb on Monday, the OPEC said on Wednesday. (Issued 13:49, 10:49 GMT)

International:

CAIRO -- The Arab foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting in Cairo on Saturday to discuss the potential repercussions of an expected US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. (Issued 15:01, 12:01 GMT)

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