Arabic News Weekly Edition for Kuwait, 6/26/2000
Weekly Edition, Kuwait - Week of June 26, 2000
- Iran declares readiness to support Kuwait in reconstructing oil refinery
Iran said it is ready to support Kuwait in reconstructing al-Ahmadi refinery after an accident which forced the shut down of the refinery. Kuwait, Politics, 6/29/2000 - Preparations for a high Qatari- Kuwaiti joint committee
Media sources have asserted that Kuwait will shortly host a meeting for a committee to prepare for establishing a Kuwaiti-Qatari higher committee Kuwait-Qatar, Politics, 6/28/2000 - On the resignation of the Kuwaiti minister of oil
However, the resignation of the Kuwaiti oil minister comes after the great explosion took place on Sunday in al-Ahmadi refinery which resulted in total destruction of the refinery and killing of four persons and wounding of 49. Just one week earlier al-Shueibah oil refinery was exposed to a similar explosion. Kuwait, Politics, 6/27/2000 - Grenada President in Kuwait
Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah yesterday in Kuwait received prime minister of the Republic of Grenada Keith Michael. Kuwait-Grenada, Politics, 6/27/2000 - Three killed in a refinery explosion in Kuwait
The explosion took place on Sunday morning in the Kuwaiti refinery in al-Ahmadi resulted in killing three persons and wounding other 43. Kuwait, Economics, 6/26/2000 - Kuwait for convening an Arab summit
Kuwait's first deputy premier and foreign minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad has voiced his country's backing to convening an Arab summit. Kuwait, Politics, 6/26/2000