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KUNA main news for Monday, January 21, 2019

KUNA main news for Monday, January 21, 2019

Local:

KUWAIT -- The Constitutional Court on Monday adjourned looking into an appeal, regarding its ruling on Article 16 of the National Assembly's by-law being "unconstitutional", to January 27. (Issued at 13:11 local time or 10:11 GMT)

KUWAIT - Kuwait Ministry of Finance holds a press conference to announce the state budget figures for the fiscal year 2019/2020.

KUWAIT -- Kuwaiti cabinet holds a weekly meeting Economic: KUWAIT -- The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) signed a loan agreement with the People's Republic of China worth KD 9 million (about USD 30.6 million) to finance the expansion of the Guiyang II People's Hospital. (Issued at 12:16 local time or 09:16 GMT)

KUWAIT -- Boursa Kuwait ended Monday's trading with mixed boards as the all share market reached 5,250.08 points, up by 0.08 points. (Issued at 14:26 local time or 11:26 GMT)

International:

LONDON -- British Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech to parliament to unveil her next steps after lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected last week a draft Brexit agreement with the European Union.

MADRID -- Spanish taxi drivers blocked major city streets nationwide on Monday to ratchet up pressure on the government to limit licenses to online ride-hailing services such as Uber, which they say have made competition virtually impossible. (Issued at 16:31 local time or 13:31 GMT)

BRUSSELS -- The European Union Foreign Affairs Council added Monday eleven prominent Syrian businessmen and five entities to the list of those subject to restrictive measures against the Syrian regime and its supporters. (Issued at 15:49 local time or 12:49 GMT)

DAVOS (Switzerland) -- The World Economic Forum (WEF) 2019 Annual Meeting on Monday launched a new Humanitarian Investing Initiative in Cooperation with the World Bank and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). (Issued at 13:01 local time or 10:01 GMT)

KUALA LUMPUR -- Nearly three million Filipinos from the country's Muslim-majority southern region are set to decide on a new law which would place them under a substantially more autonomous regional government. (Issued at 09:35 local time or 06:35 GMT)

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