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KUNA main news for Friday, February 23, 2018

Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)
Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)
Local: KUWAIT -- Kuwaiti embassies and diplomatic missions abroad continued to hold celebrations to commemorate Kuwait's 57th National Day 27th Liberation Anniversary. (Issued at 10:05 local time or 07:05 GMT) Economic: ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Abbasi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani launched a 1,130-mile-long gas pipeline on Friday that will feed Turkmenistan gas to Afghanistan, as well as Pakistan and India. (Issued at 13:33 local time or 10:33 GMT) KUWAIT -- The price of Kuwaiti oil went up by 46 cents to USD 61.26 per barrel on Thursday compared to USD 60.80 the day before, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) Friday. (Issued at 11:09 local time or 08:09 GMT) International: ANKARA -- The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the Dutch charge d'affaires in Ankara due to a recent Dutch parliament decision to recognize Armenians' events of 1915 as "genocide". (Issued at 16:04 local time or 13:04 GMT) NEW DELHI -- India and Canada on Friday agreed to deepen cooperation in a number of areas following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau in New Delhi. (Issued at 15:03 local time or 12:03 GMT) ISTANBUL -- AT least 1,873 militants have been killed since the beginning of Operation Olive Branch in Afrin, northwestern Syria, the Turkish General Staff said on Friday. (Issued at 14:54 local time or 11:54 local time or 08:54 GMT) Editor on duty: Magdy Tolba, 14:00 - 19:30 (11:00 - 16:30 GMT) Tel: (+965) 22271840