Kuwait News Digest, Mon Sep 23 2002

Mon Sep 23 10:01:36 CDT 2002

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 at gweep.ca.

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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.
 <URL:http://frontierpost.com.pk/home.asp?id=28&date1=9/16/2002>

 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.
 <URL:http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=63220>

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
 <URL:http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=topnews&StoryID=1453089>
 <URL:http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/020918/2002091804.html>

 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.
 <URL:http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/020916/2002091621.html>

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.
 <URL:http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,793637,00.html>
 <URL:http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/09/16/kuwait.troops/>
 <URL:http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,5120686%255E1702,00.html>
 <URL:http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L16102663>
 <URL:http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/reuters20020919_142.html>
 <URL:http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=245C0244-5D47-4139
      -B166C738BD98B74A>
 <URL:http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/020920/2002092015.html>
 <URL:http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=63550>
 <URL:http://asia.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/meast/09/19/savidge.kuwait.otsc/>
 <URL:http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=topnews&StoryID=1468982>

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.
 <URL:http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=D0210451-AA89-41A7
      -B3505EEFC253FDDF>
 <URL:http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/
      FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1031119426622>
 <URL:http://www.nydailynews.com/business/story/20001p-18955c.html>

 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.
 <URL:http://www.riyadhdaily.com.sa/cgi-bin/display_assay.pl?
      issue=Wednesday+-+18+September+2002&section=Home+/+Gulf&id=24294>
 <URL:http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=topnews&StoryID=1460499>

 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.
 <URL:http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=topnews&StoryID=1463303>

 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.
 <URL:http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=topnews&StoryID=1462737>

 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.
 <URL:http://www.rcrnews.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=4974>

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.
 <URL:http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=63464>
 <URL:http://www.ameinfo.com/cgi-bin/news/showarticle.cgi?id=91902105204>

 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.
 <URL:http://www.timesofoman.com/newsdetails.asp?newsid=14675>

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.
 <URL:http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/020920/2002092010.html>

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.
 <URL:http://www.riyadhdaily.com.sa/cgi-bin/display_assay.pl?
      issue=Saturday+-+21+September+2002&section=Home+/+Gulf&id=24393>

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