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KUNA main news for Sunday, Dec 10, 2017

Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)
Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)

Local:

KUWAIT -- Kuwait National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim adjourned today's session, designated to discuss national unity, due to lack of quorum. (Issued at 09:23 local time or 06:23 GMT)

KUWAIT -- The State of Kuwait is looking into ways to import Iraqi natural gas and it is negotiating a deal on the final price, said Kuwaiti Minister of Oil and Minister of Water and Electricity Essam Al-Marzouq Sunday. (Issued at 14:39 local time or 11:39 GMT)

BRUSSELS -- The President of the Belgian Senate Christine Defraigne has reiterated her strong support that Kuwaiti citizens be exempted from the Schengen visa for the EU. (Issued at 11:50 local time or 08:50 GMT)

KUWAIT -- A forum bringing together Arab youth leaders along with academicians and experts opened on Sunday, part of ongoing festivities to mark Kuwait as the "Capital of Arab Youth 2017". (Issued at 15:21 local time or 12:21 GMT)

Economic:

KUWAIT -- Boursa Kuwait ended trading Sunday in the red zone with the benchmark going down by 24.59 to 6,162.35 points. (Issued at 13:12 local time or 10:12 GMT)

International:

CAIRO -- The Arab League announced the launch of an 'international media campaign' explaining the "gravity" of the US Administration's decision to relocate embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. (Issued at 13:14 local time or 10:14 GMT)

BRUSSELS -- The European Union (EU) expressed Sunday "serious concern" over repressions being carried out by the Houthis in Yemen following the killing of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh last week. (Issued at 15:49 local time or 12:49 GMT)

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