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KUNA main news for Saturday, Jan 13, 2018

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

Local:

KUWAIT -- Talented Kuwaiti youth have built a wooden dhow naming it "boom of the Humanitarian Leader," to be gifted to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Photo feature by Jaber Abdulkhaleq. Issued at 14:27 p.m. (11:27 GMT).


KUWAIT -- Excellent-record Kuwaiti students are currently on a mission abroad examining tasks and projects by Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), philanthropic marks of which are visible in many countries -- namely Morocco and Albania. By Bedour Al-Hamad.


KUWAIT -- Kuwaiti racers bag up to 18 cups in Bahrain drag racing competitions, raising the name of Kuwait aloft once again. By Ahmad Al-Rifaee. Issued at 15:08 p.m. (12:08 GMT).


Economic:

KUWAIT -- Price of Kuwaiti crude oil was down 15 cents Friday, settling at USD 65.93 per barrel (pb), compared to last Thursday's USD 66.08, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said Saturday. Issued at 10:16 a.m. (07:16 GMT).


KUALA LUMPUR -- Myanmar's leader praises the army for acknowledging "extra-law" killings targeting Muslim Rohingyhas.


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