From brian at gweep.ca Mon Sep 23 10:01:36 2002 From: brian at gweep.ca (Brian Edmonds) Date: Sat Jan 15 09:47:18 2005 Subject: Kuwait News Digest, Mon Sep 23 2002 Message-ID: Welcome to the Kuwait news digest. This is a collection of headlines and news site URLs gleaned from news.google.com in the past week, or submitted by readers. If you would like to submit a pointer to a news story, please send it to kuwait-news@gweep.ca. If you wish to discuss any of these items, please do. Remember to edit the quoted material in your post to remove anything you are not directly commenting on. September 15, 2002 Atta holds round-table on IT in Kuwait The visiting Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Attaur Rehman made an impressive presentation on the growth of IT in Pakistan during the last three years, at a round table organized by the Pakistan Embassy in Kuwait. Bin Hindi lands title in Kuwait UAE's Nader bin Hindi snatched the final leg of the Kuwait jet-ski series held under the International Jet Sports Boating Association (IJSBA) banner on Thursday. September 16, 2002 Kuwait to release four Iraqi women collaborators Kuwait has decided to release four Iraqi women years before the end of jail sentences imposed on them after the Gulf War for collaborating with occupying Iraqi troops An Iraqi document admits Kuwaiti prisoners A Kuwaiti paper said on Sunday a "smuggled" official Iraqi document admitted that there are four Kuwaiti prisoners held by Baghdad since the Gulf war in 1991. September 17, 2002 American military gathers in Kuwait Top American military officers will meet in Kuwait this week as reports of US military activity in the region increase and Washington cranks up pressure on Iraq to comply with UN resolutions. September 18, 2002 OPEC Will Decide Against Raising Production Kuwait's Oil Minister Sheikh Ahmed Fahad al-Ahmad al-Sabah says OPEC, meeting in Osaka, Japan, will decide Thursday against raising oil production to bring down prices. Kuwait not Averse to UN Mandated Iraq Strike Kuwait would not object to any UN resolution mandating military action against Iraq, the emirate's first deputy premier and foreign minister said in remarks published Tuesday. Kuwait sees Iraq crisis still brewing Kuwait said on Wednesday the world knew Iraq would cave in and readmit U.N. arms inspectors, but that the crisis with its former occupier was far from over. France's CMN wins Kuwait warship deal, UK in talks Constructions Mecaniques de Normandie (CMN) said on Wednesday it had reached a deal with Kuwait's navy to provide technical support for eight patrol missile boats it earlier sold to the Gulf Arab state. Vodafone enters partnership in Kuwait Vodafone Group plc signed a partnership agreement with Middle East operator Mobile Telecommunications Co., which serves more than 600,000 customers in Kuwait. September 19, 2002 GE wins Kuwait copter engine deal GE Aircraft Engines has won the $30 million (Dh110 million) contract to supply its T700-701C helicopter engines to Kuwait. These will be fitted out on Kuwait's new fleet of 16 Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters. Oman Juniors hold Kuwait The Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Bausher played host to two football matches yesterday with the Oman Under-17 boys, preparing for the AGCC Youth Championship, playing a friendly against Kuwait in the main stadium and Oman Under-19 squad, preparing for the International Friendship Soccer Championship, in action against Oman Club at the adjacent venue. September 20, 2002 Jordan: King Abdullah postpones visit to Kuwait The Jordanian King Abdullah II has postponed a visit which was due to the state of Kuwait next Sunday to a later date which was not set yet, without clarifying the reasons behind that. September 21, 2002 We Have No Secret Stance on Iraq: Kuwait Kuwait's First Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah reiterated Friday that Kuwaiti stance towards the Iraqi issue is the stance of the Arab League that calls for need for Iraq to implement the UN resolutions and opposes a military strike. EOT From nospam at please.invalid Tue Sep 24 11:15:20 2002 From: nospam at please.invalid (nospam@please.invalid) Date: Sat Jan 15 09:47:18 2005 Subject: Kuwait News Digest, Mon Sep 23 2002 References: Message-ID: Brian Edmonds wrote: > Welcome to the Kuwait news digest.... (cut) Dear Brian, thank you very much for this good news selection, and for moderating this group. Is this News Digest going to appear regularly in this group? Or is it being updated and accessible elsewhere? Regards, Ticino (an Italian in Kuwait) From brian at gweep.ca Tue Sep 24 12:44:18 2002 From: brian at gweep.ca (Brian Edmonds) Date: Sat Jan 15 09:47:18 2005 Subject: Kuwait News Digest, Mon Sep 23 2002 References: Message-ID: (Ticino) writes: >> Welcome to the Kuwait news digest.... (cut) > Is this News Digest going to appear regularly in this group? Or is it > being updated and accessible elsewhere? I am going to collect and post it as time allows. I expect I'll miss a week every now and then, but hopefully I'll hit more than I miss. Brian.