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Day of Shining Star to Be Celebrated in Kuwait
Pyongyang, February 9 (KCNA) -- A Kuwaiti preparatory committee to mark the birth anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il (the Day of the Shining Star) was inaugurated on February 3.

Yousef Al Amiri, president of the Kuwait House of Works who doubles as chairman of the Kuwait-DPRK Friendship Association, was elected chairman of the preparatory committee.

It decided to organize diverse political and cultural events praising the exploits of Kim Jong Il, release a statement and introduce them through website from Feb. 3 to 16.

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