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All rights reserved.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:21:00 GMT5014476http://www.zawya.com/countries/kwhttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091121042100Most Gulf stock markets extended losses this week ahead of Eid Al-Adha holidays due to start on Nov. 26, financial analysts said Friday.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:13:14 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091121042100Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091121054054The Cabinet is considering methods by which it can curb the flood of grilling motions that have been filed, after it reaches an agreement on the legislative authority's abuse of its constitutional right.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:46:27 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091121054054Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091121034802 King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) received the inaugural flight of Lion Air of Indonesia and Al-Watania of Kuwait, according to reports over the weekend.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:39:13 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091121034802Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091120085759Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it downgraded its long- and short-term counterparty credit ratings on Kuwait-based wholesale institution Gulf Investment Corporation G.S.C. (GIC) to 'BBB-/A-3' from 'BBB/A-2'. The outlook is stable. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:01 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091120085759Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091120074927Iraq and Kuwait discussed in Baghdad the issue of mutual border oil fields, the Iraqi Oil Ministry said on Thursday.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:17:34 GMTAswat Aliraq ZAWYA20091120074927Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091120061803 In its latest economic forecast HSBC put the inflation in Saudi Arabia at six percent in 2010, up from the current 3.5 percent. The overall GDP growth for the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council is to reach a modest four percent, the report added.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:47:37 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091120061803Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119105132 At least 297 new cases of swine flu have been recorded in Kuwait this week, a low rate compared to previous weeks, said the Ministry of Health on Thursday.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:58:07 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091119105132Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119101823 The price index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) ended trade on Thursday with a gain of 49 points to 6,754.3 points, while the weighted index came to 374.67 points after an increase of 6.13 points.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:27:31 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091119101823Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119084606The price index of Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) increased 57.9 points to 6,763.2 points at 11:08 am on Thursday.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:38:35 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091119084606Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119090017The Parliament on Wednesday amended and approved 12 articles of the new private sector labor law, including Articles 21 and 22, which contain stipulations on the types of jobs and work hours for women.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:37:05 GMTArab Times ZAWYA20091119090017Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119065858The price index of Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) was up 13.4 points to 6,718.7 points by 9:31 a.m. Thursday, while the weighted index was at 370.68 after gaining 2.14 points.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:19:21 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091119065858Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119070658 Chairman of STC Board of Directors Dr. Muhammed Al- Jasser said here Wednesday that VIVA Telecom Company had been well received in the Kuwaiti market especially after subscription for the company shares were more than expected.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:18:40 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091119070658Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119070739 Zain communication company has launched the "single network" service in Egypt as part of a strategic deal with Mobinil.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:18:21 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091119070739Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119070918The Kuwaiti-Bahraini Higher Cooperation Committee affirmed here Wednesday after the conclusion of its fifth high-level meeting that both brotherly countries would focus on means to develop their relations in all possible domains.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:18:05 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091119070918Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119070836The parliament discussed Wednesday during its complementary regular session the draft law on employment of citizens in the private sector and possible amendments to it.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:17:46 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091119070836Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119071007The media should be impartial and unbiased when addressing the public or covering any events, Undersecretary at the Information Ministry Sheikh Faisal Khalifa Al-Malek Al-Sabah said on Wednesday.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:17:23 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091119071007Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119071339 Visiting Kuwaiti medical delegation met officials of the Egyptian higher committee on medical specializations here on Wednesday to discuss Egypt's fellowship program in relation to the international criteria.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:17:07 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091119071339Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119071547 Zain Jordan, the Jordanian chapter of Zain Group, announced on Wednesday it launched "al-deerah" line which is a cost-effective service for its Kuwaiti subscribers in the Hashemite Kingdom.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:16:39 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091119071547Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119071832 The upcoming GCC summit in Kuwait will be the launch pad for the unified Gulf currency, Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah said Wednesday.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:16:00 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091119071832Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119041433Kuwait Blind Association held a press conference yesterday to voice its members' disappointment at what it called the "unrealistic disability law," which was recently approved and is to be implemented by next month.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:39:40 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091119041433Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119070157The Kuwait China Investment Company (KCIC) announced on Wednesday it has launched an equity fund for long-term investment in Asian emerging economies.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:37:34 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091119070157Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119042122Agility, a Kuwaiti firm supplying food to US soldiers in Iraq and Kuwait, said it had been temporarily suspended, but not debarred, from new US government contracts pending the outcome of a grand jury indictment on allegations that it overcharged.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:35:31 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091119042122Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119033409 Kuwaiti mobile telephone firm Zain's and logistics provider Agility took a beating on Wednesday and hammered the index to a 33-week low.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:05:00 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091119033409Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119041025The scheduled discussion of the amendments to the draft private sector labor law during yesterday's parliamentary session was postponed until Dec 8, 2009 following heated exchanges between MPs and the government and Kuwait's Deputy National Assembly Speaker Abdullah Al-Roumi.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:50:23 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091119041025Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119041614According to results of a poll posted on the Kuwait Times website, 67 percent of people are expecting the dissolution of the Parliament soon.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:48:39 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091119041614Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119041834Political temperatures soared to new heights in Kuwait after two opposition lawmakers filed separate requests to grill the interior and public works ministers over a variety of violations.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:47:11 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091119041834Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119041908The economies of Gulf oil producers have overcome the adverse effects of the global fiscal turbulence and have started to stabilise as a direct result of their governments' anti-crisis measures, according to a regional investment firm.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:45:16 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091119041908Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_18112009_191101The GCC Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) will organise a grand ceremony to mark the formal launching of the first phase of the multi-billion-dirham GCC power grid project in Kuwait next month.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:37:30 GMTGulf News GN_18112009_191101Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118111327 Kuwaiti export crude gained in per barrel (pb) price and put on 87 cents over Monday's rate to reach USD 77.21 pb Tuesday, stated Kuwait Petroleum Corporation on Wednesday.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:18:27 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118111327Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118102806 Interior Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Khalid Al-Sabah expressed readiness and willingness to take the stand for a ministerial hearing, "in case of a constitutional interpellation." Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:11:29 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118102806Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118102346The price index of Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) ended trade Wednesday with a drop of 70.8 points to 6,705.3 points, while the weighted index came to 368.54 points after a decrease of 5.25 points.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:10:40 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118102346Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118044347Two aircraft manufacturers, Airbus and Boeing estimate that the Middle East airlines would require anywhere between 1,436 (as per Airbus' forecast) and 1,710 (Boeing's forecast) aircraft over the next 20 years, indicating an improvement in outlook.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:37:00 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091118044347Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118090608The Parliament agreed Tuesday to lift the immunity of lawmakers Faisal Al-Muslim, Saadoun Hamad, Mohammed Hayef, Khaled Sultan, Marzouq Al-Ghanem and Daifallah Buramiya to allow the court to question them on their alleged involvement in a number of cases.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:32:05 GMTArab Times ZAWYA20091118090608Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118085430The price index of Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) declined 95.6 points to 6,680.5 points at 11:05 am on Wednesday.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:29:52 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118085430Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118085830The head Fatwa and Shari'ah department in Kuwait finance House KFH in Malaysia Dr. Mohammad Abdulrazzak Al-Tabtabai signed here on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding with International Shari'ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA).Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:29:15 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118085830Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118083534 A survey conducted by Trend Micro, a global leader in Internet content security at GITEX 2009 reveal that 57% of the regions business have actually had two or more virus attacks in the past six months alone.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:43:16 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091118083534Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118073713Members of Parliament Msallam Al-Barrak and Mubarak Al-Waalan presented the official interpellation motion to the National Assembly's Secretariat against the Minister of Interior Sheikh Jaber Al-Khalid Al-Sabah and against the Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Fadhil Safar in their official capacities. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:12:28 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118073713Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118064804The Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) Sheikh Salem Abdelaziz Al-Sabah categorically denied on Wednesday reports, disseminated through sms messages, that equitable mortgage of floundering companies had been put under seizure.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:03:03 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118064804Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118064836The price index of Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) was down 97 points to 6,679.1 points by 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, while the weighted index was at 365.48 after dropping 8.31 points.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:02:30 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118064836Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118071205 The Kuwaiti National Assembly (parliament) approved, in its ordinary meeting on Tuesday, a proposal to set up a panel to review the enforcement of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) single currency agreement.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:59:58 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118071205Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118071708The parliament approved in its session on Tuesday a bill to suspend the work of the parliamentary commission of inquiry into the subject of calcinated coal and refer the issue to the Audit Bureau for examination.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:53:55 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118071708Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118071812The National Assembly approved at its session on Tuesday a request by the Public Prosecution to lift immunity of several MPs.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:53:32 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118071812Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118071844Omani Ambassador to Kuwait Sheikh Salem Al-Ma'shani said Tuesday the bilateral ties between his country and Kuwait have lived up to the desired level and made remarkable progress in all domains.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:53:16 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118071844Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118072412The Kuwaiti economy has seen signs of improvement in the level of confidence in business during the fourth quarter of 2009, a specialized report issued on Tuesday said.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:51:12 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118072412Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118072741The Kuwaiti National Assembly (parliament) agreed, in its ordinary meeting on Tuesday, to postpone to December 23, 2009, the due date on which its committee on financial and economic affairs should produce a report on the issue of citizens' loans.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:49:39 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118072741Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118072858 Simon Williams, chief economist at HSBC Middle East-Gulf bank, said Tuesday an early economic recovery in the oil-rich Gulf countries depends mainly on a better manipulation of the oil revenues generated between 2003 and 2008.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:49:04 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118072858Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118072952Drop of trading within the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) was due to psychological and technical reasons, where the price index reached 6,776 points.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:48:44 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118072952Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118073059Minister of Health Dr. Hilal Al-Sayer signed here on Tuesday a memorandum of cooperation with one of the largest British hospitals specialized in children's diseases, cancer and leukemia.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:42:04 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118073059Open