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Briefing of KUNA main news for Thursday until 00:00 GMT

KUWAIT - The decision to shut down Kuwait's long-running Shuaiba refinery was the result of thorough studies that found the facility to be unfit for business, Minister of Oil Essam Al-Marzouq said.

KUWAIT - Kuwait's Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery will meet the growing need for gasoline consumption with Shuaiba refinery out of the picture, KNPC CEO Mohammad Al-Mutairi said.

RIYADH - The GCC Ministerial Council meeting approved Saudi Arabia's nominee Madkhal Al-Hazali to serve as GCC Secretary General's envoy for Yemen.

RIYADH - The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministerial Council has expressed total rejection of the Iranian interference in the internal affairs of the GCC States and the region.

BAGHDAD - Iraqi government Spokesman Saad Al-Hadithi announced that his country and Kuwait are lobbying for an international donor conference to finance the reconstruction of Iraq.

ROME - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva affirmed the organization's keenness on supporting Kuwait's successful policies in reviving food and agricultural products sectors.

RIYADH - The health committee of the Kuwait Relief Society has provided 55 tons of medical supplies and a number of ambulances to some Yemeni governorates.

WASHINGTON - A formal investigation has begun into the civilian deaths in an airstrike by the US-led coalition in western Mosul, north Iraq, on March 17. (end) ibi