(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Economic:
KUWAIT -- Reflective of the strong relations binding the two countries, Kuwaiti investments in Germany have reached USD 18.3 billion according to recent statistics, says Ambassador of Germany to Kuwait Karlfried Bergner. Moved at 11:33 a.m. (08:33 GMT).
KUWAIT -- This week's sessions at Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) were distinguished with liquidity shortage, absence of market makers and intense speculations thus impacting negatively on the key indices, according to analysts. By Mohammad Kamal. Moved at 14:40 p.m. (11:40 GMT)
KUWAIT -- The Kuwaiti auto racer Hussein Al-Shemmari will take part in the fourth round of the FIA WTCC Race of Germany due in Berlin on Friday. Moved at 16:23 p.m. (13:26 GMT).
International:
GENEVA - The United Nations Special Envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura announces the UN has temporary suspended its humanitarian missions in Syria due to the violent battels in Aleppo. Moved at 13:35 p.m. (10:35 GMT).
LONDON - Nearly 18,000 people have died in government prisons in Syria since the beginning of the uprising in 2011, according to a new report by Amnesty International. (Moved at 12:36 (09:36 GMT)
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