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- Vivendi: no comment on Zain Africa bid
Vivendi chief Jean-Bernard Levy declined on Saturday to say whether the French media and telecom group was interested in acquiring the African operations of Kuwaiti telecom group Zain. 'I have no comment to make on this,' Levy told the news agency
- Egyptian girl found with swine flu virus
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Ministry of Health yesterday announced the 19th case of swine flu in the country with a 19-year-old Egyptian girl, who arrived from Cairo, testing positive for the A (H1N1) virus. The condition of the patient is stable and all who have
- Algeria, Nigeria, Niger sign gas supply agreement
(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Algeria, Nigeria and Niger on Friday signed an agreement to build a pipeline that will bring Nigerian gas across the Sahara desert to European markets. The project is expected to cost around USD 13 billion and is
- Asia Olympic Council backs Tokyo's 2016 bid
SINGAPORE: The Olympic Council of Asia has endorsed the bid of Tokyo to host the Summer Games in 2016. 'Asia will always support any city from Asia,' Kuwait's Ahmad Fahad al-Sabah, the council president, said after a general assembly meeting in
- Kuwaiti leadership congratulates Belarus on nat''l day
KUWAIT, July 3 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable of congratulations on Friday to Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on the occasion of his country's national day. His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh
- Egyptian investment authority visits Kuwait
KUWAIT: Al-Kharafi Group held a press conference in connection with Assem Ragab's visit, (Egyptian Chairman of the General Authority for Investment) to Kuwait. Attendees were briefed about investment projects in road and marine transportation, food
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Kuwait was attacked and overrun by Iraq on 2 August 1990. Following several weeks of aerial bombardment, a US-led UN coalition began a ground assault on 23 February 1991 that completely liberated Kuwait in four days. Kuwait has spent more than $5 billion to repair oil infrastructure damaged during 1990-91.
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AP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.
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