KUWAIT - The Cabinet held its weekly meeting at Sief Palace and announced two law-decrees of necessity concerning the parliamentary elections.
CAIRO - The State of Kuwait is keen on Arab economic integration through initializing the cumulation of Arab goods as part of the grand Arab free trade zone, said an official on Wednesday.
ANKARA - Kuwaiti swimmer Waleed Abdulrazaq won the silver medal of 50-m butterfly contest in the Islamic Solidarity Games.
RIYADH - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan hammered out fourteen agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) for bolstering cooperation in a variety of domains.
RAMALLAH - The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) confirmed that three Palestinians were wounded after clashes at Balata refugee camp, eastern Nablus city.
ALGIERS - Fire broke out in forests in nine Algerian provinces, killing at least 26 people and injuring dozens others, the interior minister announced. (end) ibi