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- FirstRand drops plans for Brazil auto finance unit
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- Zain allocates $4.5b for ME, Africa acquisitions
(MENAFN) The Chief Executive Officer at Zain Africa said that the $4.5 billion generated from Kuwaiti investors will be used to acquire four to five companies in the Middle East and Africa, Gulf Daily News reported. According to the official, Zain is
- Nigeria Reopens Embassy in Kuwait
Nigeria has officially reopened its embassy in Kuwait after a year closure. The new ambassador was received by His Highness the Amir as he submitted his credentials to the Kuwaiti government. In his goodwill message, the new Nigerian Ambassador Bala
- Emir of Kuwait accepts Cabinet resignation
Kuwait's emir has accepted the recent resignation of his Cabinet and may designate the outgoing prime minister to form the next government, the parliament speaker said Monday.
- Sweden''s exports to Kuwait estimated at USD 180 million
KUWAIT, Dec 1 (KUNA) -- Sweden's exports to Kuwait are currently estimated at USD 180 million per annum, Minister of Commerce and Industry Ahmad Baqer announced on Monday. Baqer, speaking after a meeting with the visiting Swedish Minister of Foreign
- IPU PRESIDENT AND NAMIBIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ARRIVES IN KUWAIT
KUWAIT, NOV. 30 (BNA) -- SPEAKER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF NAMIBIA AND ELECTED PRESIDENT OF INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION (IPU) DR. THEO-BEN GURIRAB ARRIVED IN KUWAIT THIS EVENING FOR A FOUR-DAY VSIT TO THE STATE. IN A STATEMENT UPON ARRIVAL, GURIRAB SAID
- Amir''s envoy heads to Egypt to deliver letter to Mubarak
KUWAIT, Nov 30 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir's Envoy, Advisor at the Amir's Office Abdulrahman Salem Al-Ateeqi, headed to Cairo on Sunday to deliver a letter from the Kuwaiti leader to President Hosni Mubarak. (end) ema KUNA 301131 Nov 08NNNN
- 'Kuwait, S. Korea place emphasis on economy'
SEOUL, Nov 29, (KUNA): South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo said Saturday his country and Kuwait had maintained a close cooperative relationship since diplomatic ties were established in 1979, with a strong emphasis on the economic sector. 'The
- Egyptian consultant, aides arrested for blackmailing citizens
KUWAIT CITY : Securitymen arrested an Egyptian consultant working in the General Department of Immigration and his six aides for allegedly blackmailing a number of Kuwaiti citizens, reports Al-Anba daily. Security sources say the Egyptian, identified
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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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