KUWAIT - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appreciates His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's efforts to address humanitarian crises in the region.
KUWAIT - The Yemeni peace talks are so close to a final solution to the conflict, says Spokesman of Ansarullah Movement Mohammad Abdulsalam.
BAGHDAD - UN Secretary General congratulates Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi on liberating the city of Fallujah from the so-called Islamic State.
MADRID - Turnout in Spain's parliamentary elections hits an all-time record low of 51.13 percent.
LONDON - 11 ministers of Britain's Labour shadow cabinet resign in an attempt to force the cabinet's leader Jeremy Cobryn to step down following the Brexit. (end) gb