KUWAIT CITY, Sept.

KUWAIT CITY, July 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah announced a new initiative to raise the base pay of servicemen in the Army, Police, National Guard and Fire Department.

Text of report in English by Kuwaiti government-owned news agency Kuna website By Mubarak al-Hajeri Kuwait, Sept 19 (Kuna) - Kuwait has taken necessary measures as advised by the world health organization to prevent possible spill over of cholera, now reported in neighbouring Iraq.

Text of report in English by Kuwaiti government-owned news agency Kuna website Doha, July 2 (kuna) - Meetings of the 12th round of the Gulf Cooperation Council's Ministerial Committee for Environment Affairs ended here on Wednesday [2 July] with issuance of recommendations aimed at preserving the marine environment.

The emir of Kuwait said Sunday he has been forced to dissolve the country's Parliament. Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah cited the rift between the executive and legislative sections of the government as the main factor in his decision, the Kuwait News Agency, KUNA, said.