KUWAIT - Kuwaiti horse rider Ali Al-Kharafi has won two gold and silver medals and the ongoing international Equestrian Championship in the Netherlands.
NEW YORK - UN Security Council welcomed the strong bilateral relations between Iraq and Kuwait and commended the Government of Kuwait's continued support for Iraq.
TUNIS - The Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) announced that Kuwait would host early next year an international donors conference to back up education in Somalia.
RIYADH - The Saudi-led Arab coalition said it was not imposing a siege or economic embargo on any part of Yemen, but it was only abiding by UN resolutions aimed at preventing smuggling of arms and ammunition.
ANKARA - Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala announced the cancelation of passports of 49,211 people involved in the July 15th failed coup.
WASHINGTON - A White House spokesman said an assertion by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that US General Joseph Votel, of US Central Command, supported the attempted coup in Turkey earlier this month is "entirely false. (end) ibi