KUNA main news for Saturday, October 21, 2017

Local: ====== KUWAIT -- The State of Kuwait condemned Saturday in the strongest terms the terror attack, which led to the death and injury of several Egyptian police officers in Wahat area in Giza. (Issued at 12:55 p.m. local-time 09:55 GMT) COXS BAZAR - Kuwait's Red Crescent, in cooperation with Turkey's Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH), handed out 600 food parcels and 600 cleaning products to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh as part of an ongoing aid campaign. (Issued 10:37 p.m. local-time 07:37 GMT) International: ============= BAHDAD -- Iraqi President Fuad Masum on Saturday called for dialogue between the central Government and the Kurdish administration in the north to contain the crisis between the two sides. (Issued at 13:52 p.m. local-time 10:52 GMT) WASHINGTON -- The US voiced its concern on Saturday over the violent clashes in northern Iraq, saying it is "monitoring the situation closely" and called on all parties "to cease all violence and provocative movements and to coordinate their activities to restore calm." (Issued at 10:04 p.m. local-time 07:04 GMT) Editor on duty: Ahmad Al-Hamily, 14:00 - 19:30 (11:00 - 16:30 GMT) Tel: (00965) 22271840