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13th May 2007 : Web Edition No:12881
Editor-in-Chief: Ahmed Jarallah

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Kuwait expected to let dinar rise 3pct – Deutsche; Appreciation seen over 6 months
KUWAIT (RTRS): Kuwait’s central bank is expected to allow its dinar currency to appreciate by 3 percent in the next six months to check inflation and soak up cash pouring into the oil exporter’s economy, Deutsche Bank said in a report. The dinar, like the currencies of five other Gulf Arab oil producers, is pegged to the dollar which has tumbled for much of the past 18 months and touched a record
Situation calm, reassuring; Amir optimistic on prosperity
KUWAIT (KUNA): His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah said in remarks published on Saturday the situation in Kuwait was calm and reassuring, adding that he was optimistic of a prosperous future for the country. Speaking to the newly-published “Al-Wasat” newspaper following a meeting with members of the legislative authority, His Highness Sheikh Sabah said he sensed “a spiri
‘US will free 4 Gitmo men’
KUWAIT CITY (Agencies): The United States has decided to release the last four Kuwaiti prisoners in Guantanamo Bay within the next four months, a new Kuwaiti daily said on Saturday. Al-Wasat, quoting informed sources, said US authorities had informed Kuwait, a staunch ally of Washington, that its remaining citizens in the military base on Cuba do not constitute a danger to American national secur
Almost 1,500 expats arrested in massive, ‘48-hour’ raids on vice; Two Kuwaiti youths dead in ‘suspicious’ circumstances
KUWAIT CITY: A Kuwaiti woman was confined at the Al-Sabah Hospital due to serious injuries she got when her vehicle overturned several times after colliding with another vehicle at the Ghazally Bridge on Saturday. Capital Traffic Department securitymen rushed to the scene and removed the vehicles from the road to ease the traffic jam. The driver of the other vehicle was referred to Shuwaikh Indu
‘Find ways to solve problems threatening lives of road users’; 1.2m people die every year: UN statistics
KUWAIT (KUNA): The conference on “Traffic in Kuwait: Contem-porary Issues” will provide a benchmark for tackling modern-day traffic dilemmas, said First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Minister of Defense Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on Saturday. In his inaugural speech to the conference, held under the auspices of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Moha
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Kuwait expected to let dinar rise 3pct – Deutsche; Appreciation seen over 6 months
Situation calm, reassuring; Amir optimistic on prosperity
‘US will free 4 Gitmo men’
Almost 1,500 expats arrested in massive, ‘48-hour’ raids on vice; Two Kuwaiti youths dead in ‘suspicious’ circumstances
‘Find ways to solve problems threatening lives of road users’; 1.2m people die every year: UN statistics
Solving long pending issues govt’s top priority: ministers; MP stresses on need for securitymen to regain past glory
KJA slams Info directive,vow fight for press liberty; Muhailbi backs ‘responsible’ reporting
Experts seek to fight desertification; 4-day conference starts at KISR
Panel studying law on more civil, social rights for women; Proposed law on state contracts revised
Ethiopia, Kuwait call for Somalia unity
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