KUWAIT - Kuwait National Petroleum Company denies media reports that petrol prices would be raised in December.
RIYADH - IMF Managing Director expects the GCC economies to grow by 1.7 percent in 2016 and 2.3 percent next year.
WASHINGTON - More than 30,000 members of the Syrian Democratic Forces are poised to liberate Raqqa from the IS.
WASHINGTON - A US airstrike kills five Al-Qaeda militants in central Yemen.
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May reiterates the UK commitment to the security of Arabian Gulf countries. (end) gb