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KUNA main news for Thurs, Jan 4, 2017

KUNA main news for Thurs, Jan 4, 2017

Local:

Kuwait -- First Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah has left for Saudi Arabia to inspect the Kuwaiti troops in operation "Restoration of Hope" in Yemen. (Issued 14:52 local time, 11:52 GMT)

KUWAIT -- Promoting bilateral cooperation, military in particular, featured high on the agenda of talks held between Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and visiting Kuwait's Army Chief of Staff Lt Gen Mohammad Khaled Al-Khuder and an accompanying delegation. (Issued 15:31 local time, 12:31 GMT)

KUWAIT -- Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched a new weather application "KuwaitMet" competent with the latest smartphone systems.

International:

BRUSSELS -- The European Union (EU) has reiterated its opposition to death penalty anywhere and under any circumstances. (Issued 16:06 local time, 13:06 GMT)

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