(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT - National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim said that the no-confidence motion against Minister of Social Affairs Dr. Ghadeer Aseeri will be discussed at an ordinary session on February 4.
KUWAIT - A joint Kuwaiti-Ethiopian committee convened its inaugural meeting to hammer out a deal over the recruitment of domestic workers from the sub-Saharan African nation, said Kuwait's foreign ministry.
KUWAIT - Kuwait wields much political and economic influence in the Middle East, said the chief of a joint Arab and Ukrainian business council, pointing out that the European nation is eager for better trade ties with Kuwait.
KUWAIT - Kuwait succumbed to a 34-27 defeat by South Korea in the AHF Asian Men's Handball Championship, as the hosts dropped out of the tournament after their second main round loss.
WASHINGTON - The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump for the abuse of power and the obstruction of Congress began at the US Senate.
BRUSSELS - NATO is currently holding discussions within the Alliance and also with regional partners whether NATO should play more of a role in the Middle East region, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
BEIRUT - Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab named his new cabinet members after more than a month of talks with political parties and nearly three months following the resignation of predecessor Saad Al-Hariri.
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree to form a new government in which Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev kept their positions.
WASHINGTON - The US discovered its first case of the novel Coronavirus (nCoV) after a man in the state of Washington, who had recently been on a trip to Wuhan, China, was found to be a carrier. (end) ibi
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