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

KUWAIT -- Kuwait's capacity to carry out the hydrogenation processing of remaining oil will be 758,000 barrels per day after the completion of an environmental fuel project, compared with the current capacity of 228,000 bpd, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) CEO Mohamed Al-Mutairi says.

KUWAIT -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah expresses condolences over the victims of a tragic shooting inside a church in Texas in a cable to US President Donald Trump.

RIYADH -- The Saudi-led coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen closes all routes to Yemen temporarily to re-examine inspection measures and to prevent the "trafficking of Iranian arms to Houthi militias."

WASHINGTON -- Up to 26 people are killed after a gunman, late on Sunday, opens fire at a Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. The attack is the deadliest mass shooting in the state's history, authorities say.

BRUSSELS -- Ex-Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four former ministers are released from prison by an investigating judge in Brussels, but with conditions, Belgian media reports.

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting US President Donald Trump agree to maximize pressure on North Korea, for Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear and missile programs. (end) sd