Category: August 1, 2024

(Update) Bou Habib welcomes UK’s Foreign, Defense Secretaries

Caretaker Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Minister, Dr. Abdallah Bou Habib, welcomed on Thursday at his ministry office, the UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, and UK Defense Secretary, John Healey, in the presence of the accompanying delegation, and Br…

Mawlawi broaches developments with Jordanian Ambassador

Caretaker Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Judge Bassam Mawlawi, on Thursday received at his ministry office, Jordanian Ambassador to Lebanon, Waleed Hadid, with whom he discussed the general situation in the country in light of the latest dev…

GCC, Indonesia Sign Joint Statement to Launch Negotiations on FTA

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jassim Mohammad Al Budaiwi and Indonesia’s Minister of Trade Dr. Zulkifli Hasan signed the joint statement to launch negotiations on the Indonesia-GCC Free Trade Agreement (I-GCC FTA).

Both side…

Kuwait Bourse Closes Lower

Kuwait Bourse closed Thursday trading as the All Share Index lost 25.28 points to reach 7,214.13 points, a decrease of 0.35 percent.

As many as 207.7 million shares valued at KWD 49.4 million (roughly USD 151 million) were traded via 12,737 transacti…

UN Security Council Extends UNSMIL Mandate to 2027

New York:The UN Security Council has announced the extension of the mandate for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until October 31, 2027. The Council expressed its full support for Hanna Tetteh, the Special Representative of the UN …