News Topic - Kuwait
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Kuwait inflation remains in double digitsAFP - Inflation in OPEC member Kuwait hit 11.35 percent in June, a government official said on Sunday. The figure was just slightly off its all-time high of 11.4 percent recorded in April.
Yahoo! – Sep 28, 2008 12:22 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Kuwait urges Iran 'not to harbour terrorists'AFP - Kuwait's interior minister urged Iran in remarks published on Saturday not to provide a safe haven for "terrorists" but said there was no proof of claims that Tehran has sleeper cells in his country.
Yahoo! – Sep 27, 2008 11:54 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Edfred L. Shannon Jr., Santa Fe oil executive who sold company to Kuwaiti government, dies at 82
Rising from the oil fields to the board room, Edfred L. Shannon directed the 1981 sale of Santa Fe International to Kuwait Petroleum Corp., the largest merger in U.S. history at the time. Edfred L. Shannon Jr., the longtime former chief executive of the oil-drilling firm Santa Fe International who m ... more »
Los Angeles Times – Sep 27, 2008 03:36 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Obituaries
Rising from the oil fields to the board room, Edfred L. Shannon directed the 1981 sale of Santa Fe International to Kuwait Petroleum Corp., the largest merger in U.S. history at the time. Edfred L. Shannon Jr., the longtime former chief executive of the oil-drilling firm Santa Fe International who m ... more »
Los Angeles Times – Sep 27, 2008 03:36 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Obituaries
Report: S. Asian workers at U.S. base in Kuwait deprived of rights
September 4, 2008 - Report: S. Asian workers at U.S. base in Kuwait deprived of rights
World Tribune – Sep 27, 2008 03:09 AM [GMT] – comment?
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September 4, 2008 - Report: S. Asian workers at U.S. base in Kuwait deprived of rights
World Tribune – Sep 27, 2008 03:09 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Depot workers deploy to Middle East to directly service weapons, equipment
Employees at the Anniston Army Depot have served more than 500 deployments to locations in Kuwait and Iraq since 2003 as part of a program called Forward Repair Activity to upgrade, fix and maintain vehicles for soldiers fighting in the Middle East.
The Anniston Star Online – Sep 25, 2008 05:29 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Employees at the Anniston Army Depot have served more than 500 deployments to locations in Kuwait and Iraq since 2003 as part of a program called Forward Repair Activity to upgrade, fix and maintain vehicles for soldiers fighting in the Middle East.
The Anniston Star Online – Sep 25, 2008 05:29 AM [GMT] – comment?
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440 Hoosier Soldiers Headed To Middle East
About 440 Indiana National Guard soldiers from three different units will be deployed to Iraq or Kuwait within the next few months.
TheIndyChannel.com – Sep 24, 2008 1:01 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Indiana: Indianapolis
About 440 Indiana National Guard soldiers from three different units will be deployed to Iraq or Kuwait within the next few months.
TheIndyChannel.com – Sep 24, 2008 1:01 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Indiana: Indianapolis
Accused 3rd ID soldier returning to U.S.
FORT STEWART - The 3rd Infantry Division soldier who allegedly shot and killed two fellow 4th Brigade Combat Team members in Iraq has been moved to Kuwait.
SavannahNow.com – Sep 24, 2008 03:30 AM [GMT] – comment?
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FORT STEWART - The 3rd Infantry Division soldier who allegedly shot and killed two fellow 4th Brigade Combat Team members in Iraq has been moved to Kuwait.
SavannahNow.com – Sep 24, 2008 03:30 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Pentagon IDs 4 Texans killed in chopper crash
Seven National Guardsmen — including four from Texas — were on their way from Kuwait to Balad to join their unit last week when their helicopter crashed in Iraq, the Texas National Guard said Monday.
HoustonChronicle.com – Sep 23, 2008 03:27 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Seven National Guardsmen — including four from Texas — were on their way from Kuwait to Balad to join their unit last week when their helicopter crashed in Iraq, the Texas National Guard said Monday.
HoustonChronicle.com – Sep 23, 2008 03:27 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Texas: Houston
The U.S. joins the sovereign wealth fund crowd
The proposed $700 billion Treasury-directed fund may have an immediate mandate to buy depressed mortgage assets, but it also shares characteristics with the burgeoning government sponsored investment pools aimed at directing surplus riches in countries like Singapore, China, Kuwait and Russia into p ... more »
International Herald Tribune – Sep 22, 2008 6:27 PM [GMT] – comment?
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The proposed $700 billion Treasury-directed fund may have an immediate mandate to buy depressed mortgage assets, but it also shares characteristics with the burgeoning government sponsored investment pools aimed at directing surplus riches in countries like Singapore, China, Kuwait and Russia into p ... more »
International Herald Tribune – Sep 22, 2008 6:27 PM [GMT] – comment?
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U.A.E. sets up fund to ease liquidity constraints
Analysts said the fund, worth the equivalent of about $13.6 billion, was a good idea, and Kuwait said it was studying a similar move.
International Herald Tribune – Sep 22, 2008 5:35 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Analysts said the fund, worth the equivalent of about $13.6 billion, was a good idea, and Kuwait said it was studying a similar move.
International Herald Tribune – Sep 22, 2008 5:35 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Business