Local:
ANKARA -- Kuwaiti Ambassador in Turkey Ghassan Al-Zawawi says the Kuwaiti Embassy is following up on arrest of Kuwaiti citizen Abdullah Al-Shatti in Turkey. Issued at 15:14 p.m. (12:14 GMT).
KUWAIT -- Personnel of Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) have scrambled into action, containing an oil spillage near Qaruh Island. Issued at 13:15 p.m. (10:15 GMT)
KUWAIT -- Kuwait News Agency mourns its veteran advisor and former chief of the news agency's bureau in London Hosni Emam who passed away earlier today. Issued at 15:49 p.m. (12:49 GMT).
Economic:
KUWAIT -- The price of Kuwaiti oil was up by 42 cents to reach USD 48.69 per barrel Thursday after being at USD 48.27 the day before, says Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC). Issued at 12:54 (09:54 GMT).
TOKYO -- Kuwait's crude oil exports to China in the first seven months of this year remain unchanged from the same period of 2016 at 321,000 barrels per day (bpd), government data show. Issued at 10:39 a.m. (07:39 GMT).
International:
KUALA LUMPUR -- Authorities in Myanmar announce that at least 32 people were killed in attacks waged by Muslim Rohinga militants in western state of Rakhine. Issued at 14:49 p.m. (11:49 GMT).
IRBIL -- Iraqi Government forces seize a region east of Talafar and locate two mass graves with remains 500 people killed by IS militants.
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