PARIS -- Kuwait is given widespread praise and commendation for its commitment to helping the disabled on occasion of the awarding of late Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah prize for "Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities."
BRUSSELS -- The European Union (EU) accuses the armed forces in Myanmar of using "disproportionate use of force" against the Rohingya a Muslim minority in Rakhine State and called on the government to take steps to address the situation there.
ISTANBUL -- At least eight members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed in the eastern Turkish city of Tunceli during security operations, said Turkey's General Staff on Saturday.
NEW YORK -- World top body warns of deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria's Aleppo with an estimated 31,500 people are displaced from areas in eastern Aleppo.
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump's goal in the Middle East "corresponds with our objectives," Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry tells an annual gathering on US and Israeli policy interest. (end) mt