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Briefing of KUNA main news for Thursday until 00:00 GMT

HANOI - His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah stresses the imperative to expand Kuwait's oil industry operations worldwide.

KUWAIT - The Yemeni stakeholders are poised for reaping the fruits of the direct UN-facilitated peace talks which started here a fortnight.

RIYADH - Yemeni President Abd-Rabbuh Mansour Hadi extols His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for his personal interest in the success of Yemeni peace talks.

AMMAN - Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah says Kuwait and Jordan share the desire to strengthen their ties.

JEDDAH - The Saudi authorities announce that four terrorists have been killed in Makkah, and two others arrested in Jeddah during security crackdown.

NEW YORK - UN Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator calls for an immediate probe into a deadly airstrike on a refugee camp in Idlib, north Syria.

WASHINGTON - The US will "continue to fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows," a military official says in response to Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz.

GAZA - A Palestinian old lady is killed and several other civilians are injured in an Israeli shelling of Khan Yunis city, south Gaza Strip. (end) gb