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

BRUSSELS - The 27 EU heads of state and government will meet next Wednesday to discuss the implications of Brexit, President of the European Council Donald Tusk says.

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says despite Britain's exit from the EU, both (Britain and the EU) will remain "indispensable partners" of the US.

KUWAIT - An oil analyst expects that Brexit could cause a five dollar drop in the oil price from USD 60 pb to USD 55 pb for the benchmark Brent crude.

RIYADH - A Saudi security officer is shot dead by an unknown assailant in the town of Sehat in the eastern province.

RAMALLAH - The Israeli occupation forces kill a 18-year old Palestinian girl in the West Bank city of Hebron.

WASHINGTON - Iraqi government forces have cleared more than 70 percent of the city of Fallujah from the so-called Islamic State, a US official says.

GENEVA - The United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) estimates that 85,000 families, including nearly 40,000 children, have fled Fallujah since May 23. (end) gb