(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Local:
KUWAIT -- Kuwaiti cabinet holds its customary weekly meeting.
KUWAIT -- The Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) referred on Monday a member of the Central Agency for Public Tenders, his spouse, along with a company staff member that the apparatus made contract with to import medic vehicles to ministry of health, to the public prosecution on corruption charges, including the deliberate act of inflicting damage to public funds. (Issued at 13:17 local time or 10:17 GMT)
Economic:
KUWAIT -- The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) has announced the most recent issues of CBK bonds and related Tawarruq at a total value of KD 240 million (USD 792 billion). (Issued at 15:54 local time or 12:54 GMT) KUWAIT -- Kuwait's stock exchange, known as Boursa Kuwait, ended Monday's trading with the benchmark index increasing 18.4 points to reach 5176.8 points, an increase of 0.36 percent. (Issued at 15:36 local time or 12:36 GMT)
International:
BRUSSELS -- The European Union (EU) Monday announced that humanitarian funding foreseen for 2019 for refugees in Turkey is 640 million euro (USD 732 million). (Issued at 16:15 local time or 13:15 GMT)
PARIS -- The reopening of the French embassy compound in Syria is "not on the agenda," French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Agnes von der Muhll said. (Issued at 16:13 local time or 13:13 GMT)
BEIRUT -- Lebanese President Michel Aoun stressed Monday that Arab Economic Summit would be held on time, referring to the absence of any reason or justification for its postponement. (Issued at 16:09 local time or 13:09 GMT)
KUALA LUMPUR -- An earthquake measuring 6.5 degrees on the Richter scale shook Maluku Province in northern Indonesia on Monday, Indonesian authorities said. (Issued at 15:11 local time or 12:11 GMT)
TOKYO -- North Korea urged South Korea on Monday to stop joint military drills with the US, saying it will help create a peaceful atmosphere and move forward inter-Korean relations, according to the Seoul-based Yonhap News Agency. (Issued at 11:43 local time or 08:43 GMT)
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