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KUNA main news for Monday, March 5, 2018

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

Local:

KUWAIT -- Under patronage and with attendance of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwait University (KU) held its annual graduation ceremony for graduate and postgraduate students for the academic year 2016-2017 on Monday. (Issued at 14:46 local time or 11:46 GMT)

KUWAIT -- A pair of Kuwaiti MPs have submitted requests to chief lawmaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim for an interpellation of Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Adel Al-Kharafi. (Issued at 15:43 local time or 12:43 GMT)

KUWAIT -- Kuwaiti cabinet holds its weekly meeting.


Economic:

KUWAIT -- Kuwait's crude refining capacity has stood at 736,000 barrel per day (bpd) after the closure of Shuaiba Refinery, a senior Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) official said. (Issued at 15:05 local time or 12:05 GMT)

KUWAIT -- Boursa Kuwait on Monday closed on mixed boards, as the Price Index rose by 38.37 points to 6805.9 points, while Weighted and KSX 15 indexes fell by 0.03 and 0.1 points respectively. (Issued at 14:23 local time or 11:23 GMT)

International:

ISMAILIA, Egypt -- Egypt and Saudi Arabia share the same views on fighting terrorism on both security and practical levels, a presidential spokesman said on Monday. (Issued at 15:03 local time or 12:03 GMT)

BRUSSELS -- The EU announced Monday the extension until March 6, 2019 the asset freezes against 13 persons identified as responsible for the misappropriation of Ukrainian state funds or for the abuse of office causing a loss to Ukrainian public funds. (Issued at 13:38 local time or 10:38 GMT)

PARIS -- Oil markets should have adequate supply in the period up to 2020, but more investment will be needed to boost production to satisfy market needs after that period as price volatility could affect some producer behaviour, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Monday. (Issued at 11:47 local time or 08:47 GMT)

MOSCOW -- As the date of the presidential election approaches, the eight candidates - representing different spectrums of the Russian political scene - have "upped the ante" appearing in various television shows and segments in a bid to secure votes and people's approval. (Issued at 10:04 local time or 07:04 GMT)

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