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KUNA main news for Thursday, October 12, 2017

Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)
Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)

Local:

KUWAIT -- The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced on Thursday that the World Health Organization (WHO) lauded the efficiency of the ministry's viral inspection laboratories, affirming that the facilities were up to international standards. (By Nasser Qudaih issued at 03:43 p.m. local-time 12:43 GMT).

PARIS -- Minister of Commerce and Industry and Acting Minister of State for Youth Affairs Khaled Al-Roudhan participates in a conference on Kuwait's economy and opportunities.

International:

BRUSSELS -- The European Union's (EU) chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said Thursday that talks with the UK have reached "a deadlock which is very disturbing."

CAIRO -- The mainstream Palestinian movements, Fatah and Hamas, have agreed that the national unity government will rule with full jurisdictions in the West Bank and Gaza strip. (Issued at 04:16 p.m. local-time 13:16 GMT).

MADRID -- Spain on Thursday marked the national day with a strong show of unity through a military parade in Madrid under "Proud to be Spanish." (Issued at 03:27 p.m. local-time 12:27 GMT).

PARIS -- The OPEC group and other producers, who have agreed on production restraint, have been largely successful in stabilizing the oil market and are determined to maintain this objective heading into 2018, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday. (Issued at 12:47 p.m. local-time 09:47 GMT).

Editor on duty:

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