Arabic News Weekly Edition for Kuwait, 5/17/1999
Weekly Edition, Kuwait - Week of May 17, 1999
- Al-Hoss heads to Kuwait and meets with Kuwait's emir
Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss arrived in Kuwait today at the invitation of Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Saad al-Abdullah al-Sabah in a visit during which he will meet with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jabir al-Ahmad al-Sabah. Lebanon-Kuwait, Politics, 5/22/1999 - Kuwait refuses to take part in the Arab sport tournament
Kuwait has reiterated its rejection to take part in the 9th Arab sport games which Jordan will host on June 12 through 31. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 5/22/1999 - Kuwait provides loan for Bahrain for electric grid
The Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development said it is presenting a loan of 7.5 million Bahraini dinars ($25 million) to develop Bahrain's electricity network. Bahrain-Kuwait, Economics, 5/21/1999 - Tunisian - Kuwaiti project worth $6 million
The Kuwaiti Company El-Mal has decided to invest $6 million in the Tunisian company, Marina Hamamat El-Ganoub. Tunisia-Kuwait, Business, 5/21/1999 - Sanaa commends closing the file of misunderstanding with Kuwait
The Yemeni Cabinet on Wednesday commended the results of the visit held by the Yemeni deputy premier and foreign minister Abdul Qader Bajmal to Kuwait last Saturday and the restoration of relations between the two countries to normalcy. Yemen-Kuwait, Politics, 5/20/1999 - Kuwait, Arab League sign memorandum of understanding
The memorandum aims at strengthening and promoting cooperation between the two sides in the areas of judicial and legal information and realizing the best use of human and material potentials as well as expertise available in each side. Kuwait-Regional, Politics, 5/20/1999 - International forum for investment in Kuwait in the coming year
Kuwait will host from February 5 - 24, 2000 its first international economic forum. Kuwait, Economics, 5/19/1999 - EU approves in principle project to boost Arab exports to Europe
Head of the Italian-Arab Chamber of Commerce, Sergei Marini, announced in Kuwait Tuesday that the European Union has given its support in principle to a project to boost Arab exports to Europe and was waiting for the final agreement to finance it. Regional-Kuwait-European Union, Economics, 5/19/1999 - Kuwait offers women the right to be candidates, to vote Kuwait, Politics, 5/17/1999
- New Yemeni embassy in Kuwait, Meguid says this is Arab reconciliation
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Sunday received a message from Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, delivered over by Yemeni Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Abdul Qader Bajmal during his meeting with Sheikh Jaber on Sunday. Yemen-Kuwait, Politics, 5/17/1999 - Kuwait for boosting Iranian-Arab relations
Kuwait's first deputy Premier and foreign minister, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad, has stated that the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council are looking forward vast horizons of solid relations built on confidence with Iran. Kuwait-Iran, Politics, 5/17/1999