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Kuwait plans to build $6.6bn industrial city “Al Nayeem”.

March 26, 2018 WCK "Al Nayeem", construction, Engineers, Industrial City in Kuwait, New projects in Kuwait, Reuters, Works

The Public Authority for Industry (PAI) plans to set up a multipurpose industrial city in the state with total expected investments of $6.6

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Business News Kuwait Local News. OIL & GAS News 

Saudi Arabia aims to prequalify firms by April or May for first nuclear plant

January 17, 2018January 17, 2018 WCK GCC, Gulf, Money, Nuclear Plant, Reuters

Saudi Arabia plans to prequalify for bidding firms from two or three countries by April or May for the first

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Construction Projects in Kuwait. Construction Projects in Middle East 

Saudis and Kuwait struggle to restart Khafji oilfield as glut persists.

April 27, 2016 WCK # Oil and Gas news, Engr. Shahid Mahmood, GCC, Gulf OPEC allies, Middle East, Oil and Gas news in GCC, Reuters, Saudis and Kuwait struggle to restart Khafji oilfield as glut persists, wck

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia appear no closer to restarting their jointly operated Khafji oilfield, industry sources said, despite Kuwait saying

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IT & Telecom Science & Environment 

WhatsApp to drop renewal fees for the messaging service.

January 24, 2016 WCK Facebook, Internet, it, Reuters, twitter, WhatsApp to drop renewal fees for the messaging service

WhatsApp says that many users don’t have a credit or debit card and are afraid of losing the service when

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OIL & GAS News 

Kuwait to permanently shut heavy oil unit at Shuaiba.

January 13, 2016 WCK BBC, CNN, KGOC, KNPC, KOC, Kuwait to permanently shut heavy oil unit at Shuaiba., Oil and Gas, Reuters, wck

Kuwait has decided to permanently shut its heavy oil cracking unit at its Shuaiba refinery which has been shut since

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Kuwaiti gov’t requests special $20bn budget for weapons.

December 16, 2015 WCK BBC, CNN, Kuwait Times, Kuwaiti gov't requests special $20bn budget for weapons, Reuters, wck, Weapons

The Kuwaiti government asked parliament to approve a supplementary budget of 6.2 billion dinars ($20.4 billion) to fund weapons purchases

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The World News 

Turkey’s Erdogan warns Russia not to ‘play with fire’.

November 28, 2015November 28, 2015 WCK Asia, BBC, CNN, England, GCC, Middle East, Pakistan, Politics, Reuters, Russia, Turkey, Turkey's Erdogan warns Russia not to ‘play with fire’, USA, wck

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan warned Russia on Friday not to “play with fire”, citing reports Turkish businessmen had been detained

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Construction Projects in Kuwait. 

Kuwait Govt. plans new terminal as stop-gap for delayed airport expansion.

October 21, 2015 WCK Air, Apf, Aviation, BBC, CNN, Kuwait, Kuwait Govt. plans new terminal as stop-gap for delayed airport expansion, Reuters, Shahid Mahmood, wck

Kuwait’s government is to build a new terminal at the country’s international airport that can handle 5 million passengers a

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Suadi Authorities says,Wind caused Grand Mosque crane collapse.

September 14, 2015 WCK Al Arabia TV, GCC, Reuters, Saudi Arabia, Suadi Authorities says, wck, Wind caused Grand Mosque crane collapse.

Saudi Arabian officials have confirmed strong winds were responsible for the crane which collapsed on Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mosque on

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Kuwait Economy 

Kuwait may issue bonds to finance budget deficit-Reuters.

July 5, 2015 WCK BBC, CNN, Fox News, Kuwait Budget, Kuwait Economy, Kuwait may issue bonds to finance budget deficit-Reuters., Kuwaiti finance minister Anas al-Saleh. (AFP/Getty Images), Oil and Gas, Reuters, wck, worldcentre kuwait

Kuwait is considering issuing bonds among various options to finance a budget deficit created by low oil prices, Finance Minister

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OIL & GAS News 

Kuwait mulls changes to board of state-owned energy giant.

June 18, 2015June 18, 2015 WCK BBC, KNPC, KOC, KPC, Kuwait mulls changes to board of state-owned energy giant, Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC), New projects in Kuwait, Oil and Gas Projects in Kuwait, OPEC, Reuters, state-owned energy giant., wck, worldcentre kuwait

Kuwait is considering whether to make changes to the board of its state-owned energy giant, Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC), after

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Aviation Business 

France nears $1.1bn Kuwait deal to sell 24 Airbus helicopters.

June 11, 2015 WCK AFP, Airbus, Aviation Business, BOEING, France nears $1.1bn Kuwait deal for military helicopters, heliconperts, Kuwait Airforce, military helicopters, Reuters

France is on the verge of finalizing a contract worth about 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) for the sale of

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IT & Telecom 

US Army website hacked-AFP.

June 9, 2015 WCK AFP, American Army, BBC, CNN, Fox News, Information Tchnology, Internet, News Update, Reuters, US Army website hacked-AFP., wck, worldcentre kuwait, Worldcentre Kuwaity

The US Army´s official website was hacked Monday with messages denouncing Washington´s training of rebel fighters inside Syria, but no

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Construction Projects in Kuwait. 

Obama expected to push for Gulf missile defense at U.S. summit.

May 9, 2015 WCK BBC, CNN, construction, Fox News, GCC Countries, Gulf allies, Gulf Arab countries, Middle East Crisis, President Barack Obama, Raytheon Co, Raytheon Co and the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), Reuters, Saudi Arabia, World, worldcentre kuwait, Yemen

President Barack Obama is expected to make a renewed U.S. push next week to help Gulf allies create a region-wide

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The World News 

Qatar, Bahrain, UAE ban new Hollywood blockbuster film ” The Noah”.

March 11, 2014 WCK #Anthony Hopkins, #Oscar-winners Russell Crowe, Bahrain, Qatar, Reuters, UAE ban new Hollywood blockbuster film " The Noah".

Three Arab countries have banned the Hollywood film “Noah” on religious grounds even before its worldwide premiere and several others

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