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Trump says he has not seen Egyptian counter to his plan for Gaza

Trump says he has not seen Egyptian counter to his plan for Gaza

WASHINGTON —  U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening he has not seen the proposal being discussed by Arab leaders as an...

Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister meets with NMO Chairman

Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister meets with NMO Chairman

KUWAIT, 19th February, 2025 (WAM) -- Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Kuwait,...

NMO Chairman meets Kuwaiti Minister of Information and Culture

NMO Chairman meets Kuwaiti Minister of Information and Culture

KUWAIT, 19th February 2025 (WAM) -- Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, Chairman of the National Media Office (NMO), met today...

India negotiating FTA with GCC and Qatar: MEA

India negotiating FTA with GCC and Qatar: MEA

New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): India is in the process of negotiating a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Gulf Cooperation...

Former CEO Doha Bank highlights strengthening India-Qatar economic ties and FTA prospects

Former CEO Doha Bank highlights strengthening India-Qatar economic ties and FTA prospects

New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): Dr R Seetharaman, Former CEO of Doha Bank and SSDD President, emphasized the growing economic...

Hamdan bin Mohammed meets with Kuwaiti Minister of Defence on sidelines of IDEX 2025

Hamdan bin Mohammed meets with Kuwaiti Minister of Defence on sidelines of IDEX 2025

ABU DHABI, 17th February, 2025 (WAM) - H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister...

GPSSA participates in civil retirement systems seminar in Kuwait

GPSSA participates in civil retirement systems seminar in Kuwait

KUWAIT, 17th February, 2025 (WAM) -- The General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) is participating in the 17th annual...

KUWAIT-KUWAIT CITY-SCIENCE-IIFME

KUWAIT-KUWAIT CITY-SCIENCE-IIFME

(250217) -- KUWAIT CITY, Feb. 17, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Inventors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are pictured during the 15th International...

Handloom fashion show held at Bharat Tex 2025

Handloom fashion show held at Bharat Tex 2025

New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): Highlighting the 'Vocal for Local' movement, a handloom fashion event titled 'Breathing Threads'...

Saif bin Zayed meets with Kuwaiti Minister of Defence in Tunisia

Saif bin Zayed meets with Kuwaiti Minister of Defence in Tunisia

TUNIS, 16th February, 2025 (WAM) -- H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior,...

KUWAIT-HAWALLI GOVERNORATE-CATS SHOW

KUWAIT-HAWALLI GOVERNORATE-CATS SHOW

(250216) -- HAWALLI, Feb. 16, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A cat is pictured during the Kuwait Cats Show 2025 in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait, Feb....

Arab League, GCC: Trump's proposal on Gaza rejected by Palestinians, Arab states, international community

Arab League, GCC: Trump's proposal on Gaza rejected by Palestinians, Arab states, international community

DUBAI,12th February, 2025 (WAM) -- Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, and Jasem Al Budaiwi, Secretary-General...

Mohammed bin Rashid meets with Kuwait's Prime Minister at WGS, discusses growing relations

Mohammed bin Rashid meets with Kuwait's Prime Minister at WGS, discusses growing relations

DUBAI,11th February, 2025 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE...

Mansour bin Zayed receives First Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait

Mansour bin Zayed receives First Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait

ABU DHABI, 6th February, 2025 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and...

GCC, EU law enforcement officials meet in Abu Dhabi, tackle shared security threats

GCC, EU law enforcement officials meet in Abu Dhabi, tackle shared security threats

ABU DHABI, 6th February, 2025 (WAM) -- Senior law enforcement officials from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, EU Member States,...

Commander of National Guard witnesses military exercises in Kuwait

Commander of National Guard witnesses military exercises in Kuwait

KUWAIT, 5th February, 2025 (WAM) - Major General Saleh Mohammed bin Muqrin Al Ameri, Commander of the National Guard, attended the...

UAE-Kuwait trade relations exemplify Arab integration: Kuwait's Ministry of Commerce and Industry

UAE-Kuwait trade relations exemplify Arab integration: Kuwait's Ministry of Commerce and Industry

DUBAI, 3rd February, 2025 (WAM) -- Zyad Abdullah Alnajem, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the State of...

Egypt, Kuwait discuss current regional situation

Egypt, Kuwait discuss current regional situation

CAIRO, 3rd February, 2025 (WAM) - President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt stressed the vital need to strengthen joint efforts to ensure...

RAK Ruler receives Consul-General of Kuwait

RAK Ruler receives Consul-General of Kuwait

RAS AL KHAIMAH, 29th January, 2025 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah,...

AEEDC Dubai 2025: Kuwait named guest of honour of 29th edition

AEEDC Dubai 2025: Kuwait named guest of honour of 29th edition

DUBAI, 27th January, 2025 (WAM) -- The 29th edition of the UAE International Dental Conference and Arab Dental Exhibition-AEEDC Dubai...

Emir of Kuwait receives UAE Accountability Authority President

Emir of Kuwait receives UAE Accountability Authority President

KUWAIT, 26th January, 2025 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait, received UAE...

Mansoor bin Mohammed attends 'Road to Champions in Dubai' tournament

Mansoor bin Mohammed attends 'Road to Champions in Dubai' tournament

DUBAI, 25th January, 2025 (WAM) - H.H. Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, attended...

GCC ranks 6th globally in goods trade volume: GCC-Stat

GCC ranks 6th globally in goods trade volume: GCC-Stat

MUSCAT, 25th January, 2025 (WAM) -- The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Trade Report for 2023, issued by the Statistical Centre...

ADFD highlights UAE's commitment to water security at forum in Kuwait

ADFD highlights UAE's commitment to water security at forum in Kuwait

ABU DHABI, 22nd January, 2025 (WAM) -- Mohamed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director-General of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), participated...

Kuwait hosts introductory seminar for Sharjah Award for Public Finance

Kuwait hosts introductory seminar for Sharjah Award for Public Finance

SHARJAH, 16th January, 2025 (WAM) -- The Sharjah Award for Public Finance (SAPF), in collaboration with the Arab Administrative Development...

MoFA receives credentials of Consul-General of Kuwait

MoFA receives credentials of Consul-General of Kuwait

DUBAI, 14th January, 2025 (WAM) -- Rashid Abdulla Al Qaseer, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) at Dubai Office,...

Sharjah Ruler receives Consul-General of Kuwait

Sharjah Ruler receives Consul-General of Kuwait

SHARJAH, 2nd January, 2025 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, received...

Preparations underway for 2031 AFC Asian Cup bid: Kuwait's Public Authority for Sports

Preparations underway for 2031 AFC Asian Cup bid: Kuwait's Public Authority for Sports

KUWAIT, 2nd January, 2025 (WAM) -- Acting Director-General of Kuwait's Public Authority for Sports Bashar Abdullah confirmed plans...

Emirates to operate Airbus A350 to Kuwait, Bahrain starting January 8

Emirates to operate Airbus A350 to Kuwait, Bahrain starting January 8

DUBAI, 31st December, 2024 (WAM) -- Emirates is bringing forward the deployment of its Airbus A350 to Kuwait and Bahrain. Services...

Kuwait submits bid to host 2031 AFC Asian Cup

Kuwait submits bid to host 2031 AFC Asian Cup

KUWAIT, 30th December, 2024 (WAM) -- The Kuwait Football Association officially announced today that it has submitted a bid to host...

UAE media sector shapes future through key milestones in 2024

UAE media sector shapes future through key milestones in 2024

ABU DHABI, 30th December, 2024 (WAM) -- The UAE's media sector solidified its role and influence in 2024 in producing constructive...

GCC Secretary-General reaffirms Gulf states' support for stability in Lebanon

GCC Secretary-General reaffirms Gulf states' support for stability in Lebanon

RIYADH, 29th December, 2024 (WAM) -- Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), reaffirmed...

Kuwait signs KD238 million in power maintenance contracts

Kuwait signs KD238 million in power maintenance contracts

KUWAIT, 28th December, 2024 (WAM) -- The Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity on Saturday signed two contracts for maintaining and modernising...

Kuwait condemns Israel's burning of Kama Adwan Hospital in Gaza

Kuwait condemns Israel's burning of Kama Adwan Hospital in Gaza

KUWAIT, 28th December, 2024 (WAM) -- The State of Kuwait condemned the heinous crime the Israeli occupation forces committed by burning...

Kuwait strongly condemns Israeli minister's storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque

Kuwait strongly condemns Israeli minister's storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque

KUWAIT, 27th December, 2024 (WAM) -- The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday strongly denounced the storming of the Al-Aqsa...

Arab League warns against attempts to ignite discord in Syria

Arab League warns against attempts to ignite discord in Syria

CAIRO, 26th December, 2024 (WAM) -- The General Secretariat of the Arab League has expressed concern over the events unfolding in various...

Arab Parliament condemns Israeli minister's storming of Al-Aqsa compound

Arab Parliament condemns Israeli minister's storming of Al-Aqsa compound

CAIRO, 26th December, 2024 (WAM) -- The Arab Parliament has condemned the storming of Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar...

Kuwaiti Cabinet approves bill imposing 15 % tax on multinational entities

Kuwaiti Cabinet approves bill imposing 15 % tax on multinational entities

KUWAIT, 25th December, 2024 (WAM)-- The Kuwaiti Cabinet endorsed on Tuesday a draft resolution on issuing a law imposing a 15-percent...

Iran Lauds Arab States Rejection of US-Israeli Plan for Gaza

Iran Lauds Arab States Rejection of US-Israeli Plan for Gaza

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The foreign minister of Iran praised the Persian Gulf Arab countries for dismissing a US-Israeli plan for the forced...

Gulf Cooperation Council countries' economic growth to double in 2025: report

ABU DHABI, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economies will outpace global growth in 2025, with the region's gross...

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Australian central bank cuts interest rates for first time since 2020
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