Arabic News Weekly Edition for Kuwait, 8/2/1999
Weekly Edition, Kuwait - Week of August 2, 1999
- Selling Kuwait assets in USA, Portugal
The Kuwait International Investment Company has decided to sell its assets in the USA and Portugal, valued at $60 million. Kuwait-International, Business, 8/6/1999 - Iraq renews denial of having Kuwaiti prisoners
Iraq had renewed its denial of the existence of any Kuwaiti or non-Kuwaiti prisoners in its territories. It, at the same time, announced its readiness to take part, conditionally, in the works of a committee in charge of searching of the fate of the missing of the Gulf War in 1991. Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 8/5/1999 - Iraqi paper criticizes Kuwait Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 8/5/1999
- Kuwaiti Nation's Council approves 1999 budget
The Kuwaiti Nation's Council has approved the fiscal budget for 1999-2000, estimated at 4.25 billion dinars (US $14 billion), representing a the largest deficit since the Gulf war in 1991. Kuwait, Economics, 8/4/1999 - Kuwait on the ninth anniversary of the Iraqi invasion
On Monday Kuwait recalled during the events of the ninth anniversary of the Iraqi invasion that the question of the prisoners and missing were still prevailing. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 8/3/1999 - Kuwait faces strong debate over foreign company participation in oil industry
Kuwait's first deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah said yesterday that the plan aimed at permitting major international petroleum companies to produce petroleum locally doesn't require the parliament's approval. Kuwait, Politics, 8/3/1999