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

KUWAIT - His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and his accompanying delegation have returned to the homeland, coming from Turkey where he headed the Kuwaiti delegation at the World Humanitarian Summit held in Istanbul.

KUWAIT - In a last-ditch attempt to save the UN-mediated Yemeni peace talks, negotiators resumed meetings to reach a compromise deal to end Yemeni people suffering.

KUWAIT - The Cabinet has lauded Kuwait Investment Authority's response (KIA) response to a suggestion made by a National Assembly committee to halt the sale of companies in which more than half of their capital is state-owned.

JEDDAH - Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council member states and Canada emphasized the need for expanding mutual cooperation in various domains.

JEDDAH - Foreign Ministers of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Canada underlined Monday importance of achieving progress in UN-sponsored Kuwait-hosted talks among the Yemeni parties.

VIENNA - Former Greens leader and independent candidate Alexander Van der Bellen has won the second round of the Austrian Presidential elections, Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner announced. (end) ibi