Kuwait News Agency

Kuwait Emir leaves hospital following successful check-up

Kuwait - Muslimchronicle

Minister of Emiri Diwan Affairs Shaikh Nasser Sabah Al Ahmad Al-Sabah said that His Highness the Emir Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah has left the hospital after a successful medical check-up. On Wednesday, Shaikh Sabah received phone calls from several Arab leaders who enquired about his health conditions after undergoing the medical check-ups, Kuwait News Agency reported.Read more

Kuwait condemns terrorist bombing in Iraq

Kuwait - Musimchronicle

Kuwait has condemned the terrorist bombing that targeted a power station in the Iraqi city of Samarra, killing and injuring several people. Kuwait News Agency quoted a senior Foreign Ministry source as reaffirming Kuwait's full support to all measures taken by Iraqi government to maintain the country's security and stability. The source emphasised Kuwait's rejection of terrorism and all its formsRead more

Kuwaiti oil price down 12 cents to US$48.68 pb

Kuwait - WAM

The price of Kuwaiti oil dropped by 12 cents to settle at US$48.68 per barrel Monday compared with $48.80 pb last Friday, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation on Tuesday. According to Kuwait News Agency, the price of the West Texas Intermediate's future contracts for September delivery went down by US$1.30 to reach $46.57 per barrel, the same case for the BrentRead more

Kuwait's current account surplus narrows in first quarter of 2017

Kuwait - Musimchronicle

Kuwait's current account surplus fell for the first time in three quarters at the start of 2017 from KD0.6 billion (USD$1.9 billion) in 4Q16 to KD0.3 billion ($0.99 billion) in 1Q17, on the back of deterioration in the goods balance, a decline in investment income, and a rebound in net service outflows, an economic report shows. Despite the fall, theRead more

Kuwaiti oil price up 24 cents to US$47.65 pb

Kuwait - WAM

The price of the Kuwaiti oil went up 24 cents to reach US$47.65 per barrel (pb) Wednesday compared with $47.41 pb on Tuesday, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Thursday. According to Kuwait News Agency, the Brent Crude's future contracts also went up 34 cents to reach $51.14 pb.Read more

Kuwaiti ministry of the interior announces death of policeman

Kuwait- QNA

Kuwait Ministry of the Interior announced the death of a policeman and the injury of fiver other in a run over incident. In a statement carried today by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), the Kuwaiti Ministry of the Interior said a policeman was killed and five others injured while on duty. It said security men managed to arrest the culprit afterRead more