Local:
IRBIL -- Kuwait Zakat House delivers relief aid to Syrian refugees at a camp north of Irbil.
KHARTOUM -- Cornerstone ceremony for the establishment of a Quran school, funded by Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development's (KFAED), takes place.
Economic:
KUWAIT -- Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Homoud Al-Sabah sponsors event celebrating the banking sectors social responsibility. The event is within Kuwait's celebrations as the capital of Islamic culture for 2016.
KUWAIT -- Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Acting Oil Minister Anas Al-Saleh patronizes forum on the future of the oil industry.
International:
KUALA LUMPUR -- Vendors at popular bazaars in Kuala Lumpur are yelling to sell their goods -- weather clothes, accessories or food -- in a well-organized environment held under local municipality's supervision.
The municipality bans cars from entering one of the streets to allow vendors set up their booths and display tables, making the bazaars suitable for people with limited income because of the low-price goods compared to those offered in regular shops. (Photo feature by Abdullah Bugis. Issued at 09:09 local-time 06:09 GMT)
JEDDAH -- GCC Foreign Ministers hold meeting in preparation for the 16th Gulf leaders' consultative summit next Tuesday.
BEIRUT -- Fourth phase of Lebanese municipal and mayoral election begins.
MANAMA -- The 17th conference for the Arab Towns Organization (ATO) kicks off.
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