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  • Kuwait: MoE panel to review blacklisted universities case


    A specialist committee has been formed by the Ministry of Education (MoE) to review the conditions in recently-blacklisted universities in the Philippines and India where Kuwaiti students are studying. Kuwait Times - 03Jul 06:51GMT
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  • Kuwait MPs Pass Budget With $13.8 Billion Deficit


    Kuwait's parliament approved the 2009/2010 state budget which projects a sharp drop in revenues and spending due to lower oil prices and a four-billion-dinar (13.8-billion-dollar) deficit. AFP - 02Jul 12:07GMT
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  • Value Of Gulf RE Projects Under Way Is $2.39tr


    The effects of the global financial crisis on the Middle East property sector have become prominent in the dawn of 2009, when the region started witnessing a decline in unit sales and a distinctively massive correction of prices for residential projects. Press Release - 02Jul 11:39GMT
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  • Kuwaiti parliament lifts immunity on eight MPs


    The Kuwaiti parliament on Thursday lifted immunity on eight MPs accused in misdemeanors and criminal cases. KUNA (Kuwait News Agency) - 02Jul 10:51GMT
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  • Healthcare reforms throughout the GCC set to trigger massive investment


    NCB Capital has completed an extensive review of the healthcare sector in the GCC region and believes that the concerted reforms underway in each country to achieve and sustain international standards of healthcare delivery will provide a catalyst for expenditure to boom. Press Release - 02Jul 07:34GMT
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  • Jetro on Japan-GCC trade during the year 2008


    Japan's trade with the Arab Gulf Co-operation Council (AGCC) countries surged by 43.1% during the year 2008 to US $ 171.7 billion, against US $ 120.0 billion in 2007. Press Release - 02Jul 07:32GMT
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  • Translations via phone a step closer to reality


    A Kuwaiti company is on the verge of a huge technological breakthrough in the field of automated language translation after acquiring a Silicon Valley start-up specialising in mobile voice applications. The National - 02Jul 07:10GMT
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  • Global Sukuk rebound seen


    The global issuance of Islamic bonds, or Sukuk, fell 35 percent to $5.3 billion in the second quarter compared with a year earlier but a rebound may be within sight, data from Zawya Sukuk Monitor revealed. The Saudi Gazette - 02Jul 07:09GMT
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  • High costs of power propel ME district cooling market


    In a region where the temperature frequently exceeds 45 degree Celsius and air-conditioning requirements consume 70 percent of the power during peak electricity demand, district cooling is emerging as the most viable cooling solution in the Middle East. The Saudi Gazette - 02Jul 07:09GMT
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  • Kuwait: 'Amend Audit Bureau law'


    MP Jamaan Al-Harbash, member of the Development and Reform Bloc (DRB) said that responses of Ministers of Interior and Finance to inquiries made about 'secret expenses' was unsatisfactory and asserted that these expenses had increased several fold during the previous year, reported Al-Watan. Kuwait Times - 02Jul 07:08GMT
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