BRUSSELS - A top United Nations humanitarian aid official praised Kuwait's efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Yemen.
KUWAIT - The Public Authority for Sport (PAS) has decided that the boards of directors of the sports bodies will continue on a caretaker basis until new ones elected.
WASHINGTON - On his last day as president, Barack Obama sent a letter to the leaders of Congress urging once again for closing the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
WASHINGTON - The US inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump will be "extra fortified" due to the possible threats of lone wolf and vehicle attacks, a senior official said.
NEW DELHI - Indian government rejected interference of any third party in the Jammu and Kashmir issue amid reports that the British parliament may take up the issue.
WASHINGTON - US airstrikes on two camps of the so-called Islamic State (IS) in Libya killed over 80 fighters who were planning attacks on Europe, Secretary of Defence Ash Carter said.
RAMALLAH - Hundreds of Palestinians demonstrated in the West Bank protesting a pledge by the US designated president Donald Trump to move the American embassy to Jerusalem.
NEW YORK - The UN Security Council adopted unanimously resolution 2337 confirming Adama Barrow as legitimate and democratically elected President of Gambia. (end) ibi