Local:
KUWAIT -- The National Assembly (Kuwait's parliament) on Wednesday gave the thumbs up to a proposal to set up a three-member committee to look into the aftershock of lingering rainy weather conditions in Kuwait. (Issued at 14:29 local time or 11:29 GMT)
KUWAIT -- The Civil Defense Committee in the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense on Wednesday urged citizens and residents to stay indoor except for urgent matters due to the ongoing unstable weather conditions and the heavy downpour in the country. (Issued at 13:29 local time or 10:29 GMT)
Economic:
KUWAIT -- The price of Kuwait's crude oil on Tuesday went down USD 2.61 to stand at USD 67.25 per barrel (pb) compared to USD 69.86 pb the day before, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on Wednesday. (Issued at 10:02 local time or 07:02 GMT) BRUSSELS -- GDP rose by 0.2 percent in the euro area and by 0.3 percent in the European Union (EU) during the third quarter of 2018, compared with the previous quarter, according to figures published Wednesday by Eurostat, the EU's statistical office. (Issued at 14:50 local time or 11:50 GMT)
International:
NEW DELHI -- India successfully launched on Wednesday its communication satellite GSAT 29 on board its satellite launcher GSLV MK III from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. (Issued at 16:07 local time or 13:07 GMT)
CAIRO -- The Arab League on Wednesday commended Kuwait's relentless backing to the UN refugee agency, UNRWA, as part of this Gulf country's historical role in supporting the Palestinian issue. (Issued at 16.02 local time or 13:02 GMT)
BRUSSELS -- In the first ten months of 2018, the number of illegal border crossings into the European Union fell by 31 percent from a year ago to about 118,900, mainly because of lower migratory pressure in the Central Mediterranean. (Issued at 14:53 local time or 11:53 GMT)
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