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His Highness the Amir's representative, His Highness the Crown Prince visits Bahrain King in Jeddah
Kuwait Amir's Rep. visits Bahrain King in Jeddah
Jeddah: Representing His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah called on Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman at his residence in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday.During the meeting, His Highness Sheikh Mishal conveyed to King Hamad the greetings of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.Both sides discussed the sisterly...
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Biden leaves Saudi Arabia, ending first Middle East tour as president
Jeddah: US President Joe Biden left Saudi Arabia aboard Air Force One on Saturday, ending his first Middle East tour in office after four days in the region.Saudi state-run channel Al-Ekhbariya said Biden was seen off at the airport in the coastal city of Jeddah by Prince Khaled al-Faisal, the governor of Mecca province.
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Biden invites United Arab Emirates president to US
Jeddah: US President Joe Biden on Saturday invited his Emirati counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, to visit the United States, a friendly gesture after months of strained ties over the Ukraine war and other issues."Challenges you face today only make it a heck of a lot more important we spend time together. I want to formally invite you to the States," Biden said after the two men met on the sidelines of a gathering of Arab leaders...
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London grants Kuwaiti envoy's wife city award
London: The city of London awarded Saturday wife of Kuwaiti ambassador to the United Kingdom, Mrs. Dalal Yaqoub Al-Humaidhi, the Honorary Freedom of the City of London for her voluntary work in a number of British charitable societies.Lord Mayor of the financial district in London, Vincent Keaveny stated to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that Mrs. Al-Humaidhi played an integral role in supporting the diplomatic career of her husband, Ambassador Khaled...
Kuwait Amir's Representative in Saudi Arabia received by Crown prince Mohammad bin Salman
Kuwait Amir's Rep. in Saudi Arabia for Jeddah Summit
Kuwait: Representing His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and his accompanying delegation, arrived in Saudi Arabia Saturday morning to attend Jeddah Security and Development Summit gathering GCC countries, the US, Jordan, Egypt and Iraq.His Highness the Amir's Representative was received at the airport by Prince Mohammad bin Salman, the Crown Prince,...
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Kuwait oil price up to USD 104.53 pb - KPC
Kuwait: The price of Kuwaiti oil went up by 65 cents to USD 104.53 per barrel on Friday, compared with USD 103.88 pb the earlier day, said the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on Saturday.The Brent crude and the West Texas Intermediate prices rose by USD 2.06 and USD 1.81 to USD 101.16 and USD 97.59 pb respectively.
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OPEC crudes' basket down to 102.66 pb
Vienna: The price of OPEC's basket of oils went down by 75 cents to reach USD 102.66 per barrel Thursday against USD 104.41 pb the day before, announced the organization Friday.The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said in its bulletin that the annual average rate of the crudes basket, last year reached USD 69.89 pb.The OPEC+ alliance countries agreed on their 30th ministerial meeting to increase their production by 648,000 barrels...
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German court hands ex-soldier five and a half years for far-right plot
Frankfurt: A German court on Friday sentenced a former soldier to five and a half years in prison for plotting a far-right attack on senior politicians while posing as a Syrian refugee."The accused is guilty of planning a serious act of violence endangering the state," presiding judge Christoph Koller said.
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UK owes apology for 'grave wrong' of forced adoptions
London: Britain should formally apologise to unmarried mothers who were forced to give up their babies for adoption, according to an official report Friday that gave harrowing detail of the anguish suffered by the women.Some 185,000 children were taken away for adoption between 1949 and 1976 in England and Wales, the report by parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights estimated.The committee's chairwoman, Labour MP Harriet Harman, said the...
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Italy PM Draghi says will resign later Thursday
Rome: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Thursday he will resign amid a political crisis sparked by the refusal of the Five Star Movement to participate in a government confidence vote."I want to announce that this evening I will hand in my resignation to the president," Draghi told his cabinet.He said the conditions necessary to carry on with the coalition government were "no longer there" and the "pact of trust that the government is...
Sri Lanka's President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Sri Lankan president e-mails resignation
Colombo: Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa e-mailed his resignation on Thursday, shortly after he reached Singapore, a spokesman for the parliamentary speaker said.The resignation was being forwarded to the country's attorney general to consider legal implications before being formally accepted, Indunil Yapa said.
Paolo Gentiloni, EU Commissioner for Economy, gives a press conference on the Summer Economic Forecast
European Commission Forecast: Ukraine war negatively affects EU economy
Brussels: Russia's war against Ukraine continues to negatively affect the EU economy, setting it on a path of lower growth and higher inflation compared to the Spring Forecast, according to the Summer 2022 EU Economic Forecast released by the European Commission Thursday.The forecast projects that the EU economy will grow by 2.7 percent in 2022 and drop to 1.5 percent in 2023.Growth in the euro area is expected at 2.6 percent in 2022, and fall to...