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Partnership with Kuwait Fund renewed
Solomon Star
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June 18, 2025
Vienna, Austria – Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele has met with the Acting Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), Mr. Waleed S. Al-Bahar, to re-establish development cooperation and explore new areas of...
Kuwait Denies Missile Threats, Confirms Airspace Safety Amid Regional Escalation
Gulf Insider
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June 18, 2025
Kuwait’s armed forces and government agencies on Monday reassured the public after social media was flooded with reports of ballistic missiles and alleged military activity in the country’s airspace. In a statement, the General Staff of the Kuwait...
Kuwait Oil Sector's Impenetrable Cybersecurity System Keeps Perils At Bay
MENAFN
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Following is a report by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) as part of Federation of Arab News Agency's (FANA) economy file By Khaled Al-Mutairi KUWAIT, June 18 (KUNA) -- With concrete steps and a lucid vision, Kuwait's...
Kuwait eyes eco-friendly parking standards in new urban plan
Zawya
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KUWAIT CITY - Municipal Council member Alia Al-Farsi has submitted a proposal to create a comprehensive and sustainable parking code in the State of Kuwait, in line with the latest global developments in sustainable parking design. The proposed...
Iran denounces Israeli attacks as ‘destructive to environment, biodiversity’
Tehran Times
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June 18, 2025
TEHRAN – The Department of Environment has strongly condemned the recent Israeli attacks on fossil fuel tanks and storage facilities, saying it will be destructive to the natural environment and biodiversity. The destruction of environment is a...
PM Manele renews partnership with Kuwait Fund
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 18, 2025
Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele has met with the Acting Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), Mr. Waleed S. Al-Bahar, to re-establish development cooperation and explore new areas of partnership. The...
Minister of Environment meets Kuwait, Spain Ambassadors
The Peninsula
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June 18, 2025
Minister of Environment and Climate Change H E Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie meeting Ambassador of Kuwait to Qatar H E Khaled Bader Al Mutairi yesterday. Doha, Qatar: Minister of Environment and Climate Change H E Dr. Abdullah bin...
Investment opportunities at the core of Boursa Kuwait’s participation in HSBC’s fourth GCC Exchanges Conference in London
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN- TRACCS) London, 17 June 2025 – As part of its ongoing efforts to enhance its international presence and showcase the compelling investment opportunities within the Kuwaiti capital market, Boursa Kuwait concluded its participation in the...
Kuwait says sighted missiles pose no threat
Xinhua News Agency
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KUWAIT CITY, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait's General Staff of the Armed Forces announced on Monday that the ballistic missiles observed in the sky were "outside the country's airspace and pose no threat." The statement, published on the General...
Foreign Ministers of Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, UAE and other countries issue joint statement
Azertag
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June 17, 2025
Islamabad, Hilal Ahmad, June 17, AZERTAC In light of the rapidly evolving regional developments and the unprecedented escalation of tensions in the Middle East—particularly due to the ongoing military aggression of Israel against Iran—the Foreign...
Kuwait holds third day of emergency meetings as regional unrest escalates
Kuwait Times
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June 15, 2025
KUWAIT: For the third day in a row, senior Kuwaiti officials have convened emergency meetings in response to the escalating conflict between Iran and the Zionist entity, assuring that essential services are secure and the country remains prepared...
UN climate chief says crunch talks must deliver
The National News
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The UN climate chief has stressed the “world is watching” as 5,000 delegates gather in Germany for 10 days of crunch talks aimed at protecting the planet for future generations. Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework...
Arab Coordination Group ACG Provided US$ 19.6 Billion In 2024 To Promote Global Sustainable Development
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN- Mid-East Info) The Arab Coordination Group ACG, the world's second-largest development finance group, extended US$19.6 billion collectively to fund nearly 650 operations in more than 90 countries in 2024. This significant financing was...
More Rewards, More Value: Ooredoo Kuwait Brings LuLu Hypermarket to Nojoom
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN- BPG Group) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kuwait City, Kuwait – [June 16th,2025] — Ooredoo Kuwait, the leading provider of integrated telecommunications services, proudly announces a strategic new partnership with LuLu Hypermarket, the largest and...
Egyptian amb. to Kuwait discusses providing Kuwait with skilled labor
Egypt Today
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June 16, 2025
CAIRO – 16 June 2025: Egypt's ambassador to Kuwait Ambassador Osama Shaltout discussed with Acting Director General of the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) in Kuwait Marzouq Dhaifallah al-Otaibi the formation of a specialized technical...
DGR and Kuwaiti Consulate discuss cultural, educational ties
Sharjah24
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Joining the meeting were Khaled Khalil Al Farsi, Diplomatic Attaché at the Kuwaiti Consulate, and Sheikh Majid bin Abdullah Al Qasimi, Director of DGR. Sheikh Fahim welcomed the Consul General, underlining the significance of the visit as a...
Gulf Arab states anxious over threat of nuclear contamination
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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June 18, 2025
By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Concern is rising in Gulf Arab states about the possibility of environmental contamination or reprisal attacks if Israel or the United States strikes Iran’s nuclear facilities just across the Persian Gulf. In Oman,...
Erdoğan discusses Israel-Iran conflict with Iraqi, Kuwaiti leaders
Sabah
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June 15, 2025
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan resumed his phone diplomacy over the Israel-Iran conflict on Sunday. After a busy weekend where he spoke to key actors from U.S. President Donald Trump to Iran’s President Pezeshkian, Erdoğan on Sunday held phone...
Al-Ahsa records highest temperatures on Tuesday
Saudi Gazette
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June 18, 2025
Saudi Gazette report AL-AHSA — The Arabian Gulf region experienced an intense heat wave on Tuesday. Kuwait recorded the highest temperature on the planet, reaching 51.3 degrees Celsius, exceeding half the boiling point, in a worrying environmental...
Kuwait's Ministry of Oil to host strategic conferences
Oil Review Middle East
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Kuwait's Ministry of Oil is set to host two strategic conferences this September focusing on digital transformation and asset integrity/process safety The 2nd Digital Transformation Kuwait Oil & Gas Conference will be held from 8–9 September 2025,...