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Briefing of KUNA main news for Tuesday until 12:00 GMT

CAIRO -- Kuwait's Minister of Justice Faleh Al-Azb and Egyptian counterpart Mohammad Hossam Abdel-Rahim sign an agreement to bolster judicial and legal ties.

ISLAMABAD -- At least six security personnel have been killed and 15 others including two civilians were injured during a clash with Taliban rebels in Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province, said officials.

ISTANBUL -- Some 18 fighters from the so-called Islamic State (IS) have been killed in clashes with the Free Syrian Army (FSA) near the town of Al-Bab in northern Syria, within the ongoing Operation Euphrates Shield, the Turkish military says.

 NEW DELHI -- Indian police say that a militant was killed during an incident with Indian forces in Baramulla district of the north Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. (end) mt