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KUWAIT -- First Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah has flown to the People's Republic of China for an official visit. Issued at 12:01 (09:01 GMT).
NEW YORK -- Kuwait stresses importance of following up on implementation of UNSC Resolution 2231 by Iran and other nations as part of their international commitments to non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. Three years ago, Kuwait welcomed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and UNSC Resolution 2231 despite its inability to meet all the region's needs, Kuwait's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi says in a speech in a UNSC session. Issued at 12:31 (09:31 GMT).
Economic:
KUWAIT -- Kuwait's Over the Counter Market (OTC) has witnessed trading of 1.6 million shares worth KD 86,6 (USD 285,87) through 33 transactions during five sessions this week. Issued at 14:43 p.m. (11:43 GMT).
KUWAIT -- Kuwait's Over the Counter Market (OTC) has witnessed trading of 1.6 million shares worth KD 86,6 (USD 285,87) through 33 transactions during five sessions this week. Issued at 14:43 p.m. (11:43 GMT).
International: GAZA -- A gunman shoots dead two Israelis and critically wounds two others near the West Bank town of Ramallah, the Israeli Army says. Issued at 14:11 p.m. (11:11 GMT).
ANKARA -- A train speeding toward a railway station in the Turkish capital on Thursday accidentally rams into a locomotive causing death of at least nine people, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Cahit Turhan says. Issued at 14:04 p.m. (11:04 GMT).
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