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KUNA main news for Wednesday, February 21, 2018

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

Local:

KUWAIT -- Under the patronage and attendance of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the ceremony to honor winners of Kuwait's 21st Quran Recitation and Memorization Grand Competition was held at Bayan Palace on Wednesday. Issued at 13:52 p.m. (10:52 GMT).


KUWAIT -- The United States is honored to have built a deep-rooted relationship with Kuwait that has grown stronger from independence, through liberation, to today. This relationship benefits both our peoples, US Ambassador to the State of Kuwait Lawrence R. Silverman says. Issued at 14:26 p.m. (11:26 GMT).


KUWAIT -- Selling at KD 8 to 15 (USD 24-45) a kilo, desert truffles imported from Libya and Tunisia have been dominating the local agriculture market with the product being highly demanded by citizens. Photo feature by Ghazi Qafaf. Issued at 10:22 p.m. (07:22 GMT)

Economic:

KUWAIT -- kuwait-based logistics company Agility announced Wednesday its 2017 financial results, reporting a net profit of KD 68.5 million, or 54.4 fils per share, an increase of 16 percent over 2016. Issued at 15:41 p.m. (12:41 GMT).


KUWAIT -- Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become a strategic choice that successful companies invest to maximize profits, a senior Ministry of Commerce and Industry official tells a major CSR event. Issued at 15:24 p.m. (12:24 GMT).


International:

CAIRO -- The Arab League calls for an Arab agreement to solve refugees' problem and encounter their flow to Arab nations. Issued at 15:22 p.m. (12:22 GMT)

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