Kuwait- KUNA main news for Monday, Sept 18, 2017

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Local: ===== KUWAIT -- It would be "very difficult" to see the success of a Palestinian-Israeli two-state solution under the current Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu, political expert tells KUNA. (Analysis by Samie Al-Dulaimi issued at 10:02 local time, 07:02 GMT) KUWAIT -- Australia's top-ranked research university hopes to cooperate with Kuwait in creating a lectureship focused on Arab culture and civilization as part of its centre focused on Arab and Islamic studies. (Exclusive by Samie Al-Dulaimi issued at 11:41 local time, 08:41 GMT) KUWAIT -- Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Centre chooses the late Amir's quote "From Kuwait We Start" as the theme of its first festival season, which kicks off on Tuesday. (Report by Shahad Kamal) Economic: ======== KUWAIT -- Kuwait Petroleum International Company (KPI) signs a contract worth KD 4.2 million (USD 13.9 million) to provide Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) with five million litres of various oils. (Exclusive by Osama Jalal issued at 11:30 local time, 08:30 GMT) International: ============= BAGHDAD -- Iraqi circles suggest the inevitability of civil war if the Kurdistan region goes ahead with a referendum to secede from Baghdad in the wake of Irbil's insistence to hold the September 25 vote. (Analysis by Alaa Al-Huwaijel issued at 08:46 local time, 05:46 GMT) Editor on Duty: Samie Al-Dulaimi, 08:00 - 14:00 (05:00 - 11:00 GMT) Tel: (00965) 22271840

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