Arabic News Weekly Edition for Kuwait, 7/3/2000
Weekly Edition, Kuwait - Week of July 3, 2000
- Kuwait begins legalizing status of individuals without citizenship
The Kuwaiti government began taking legal procedures concerning individuals without any forms of country affiliation following the end of a period of time determined by the interior ministry last month and asked this individuals to amend their legal status or be presented to the general prosecution. Kuwait, Politics, 7/8/2000 - Kuwaiti foreign minister to visit Tehran very soon
Diplomatic sources in Kuwait expected that the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad will accept and invitation from Iran to visit Tehran shortly. Kuwait-Iran, Politics, 7/7/2000 - Kuwaiti foreign minister visits Iran next month Kuwait-Iran, Politics, 7/6/2000
- Kuwaiti daily expects the convening of an Arab summit
The Kuwaiti daily al-Qabas quoted well-informed sources in Cairo as saying that an Arab summit that is expected to be held before October will concentrate its efforts on one issue which is the peace process between the Palestinians and the Israelis, noting that the new Syrian President Lt. Gen. Bashar al-Assad is taking part in this summit. Kuwait-Palestine, Politics, 7/5/2000 - Kuwaiti - Iranian border talks
The spokesman for the foreign relations committee at the Kuwaiti parliament Abdul Mohsin Jammal said that the Kuwaiti first deputy prime minister and foreign minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah will head for Tehran shortly to hold talks relating to sea border demarcation between the two countries. Kuwait-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/5/2000 - Kuwait rents a refinery in Singapore Kuwait, Politics, 7/5/2000
- Saudi- Kuwaiti joint statement on bilateral cooperation
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have underlined the importance of cooperation and solidarity among the Arab and Islamic states and to strengthen the march of cooperation and integration among the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC member states so as to serves the GCC peoples and strengthening security and stability in the region. Saudi Arabia-Kuwait, Politics, 7/4/2000 - GCC secretary commends Saudi- Kuwaiti agreement
The secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC Sheikh Jamil al-Hujeilan has expressed his satisfaction and happiness over the agreement signed on Sunday between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait over dividing the area adjoining their joint borders which is rich in oil. Saudi Arabia-Kuwait, Politics, 7/4/2000 - Saudi- Kuwaiti sea border agreement signed
The governments of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia on Sunday signed an agreement on sea borders demarcation. This agreement would open the door before reaching an agreement with Iran to divide the storage of natural gas and oil under the waters of the Gulf among the three countries, Kuwait, Iran and Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia-Kuwait, Politics, 7/3/2000 - Lt. Gen. Bashar confers with Iraqi FM, Kuwaiti parliamentary delegation
Lt. Gen. Bashar al-Assad, the commander general of the army and armed forces in Syria on Saturday in Damascus received Iraqi Foreign Minister Muhammad Saeed al-Sahaf and members of the accompanying delegation. Syria-Kuwait, Politics, 7/3/2000