MINA - Some 1.75 million people of 168 nationalities have traveled to Saudi Arabia to perform the holy Hajj pilgrimage in the current Hijri year 1438, authorities announced.
NEW YORK - Kuwait suggested that the maintenance of sustainable international peace and security requires the consideration of innovative practices of preventive diplomacy.
BEIRUT - Lebanon's parliament speaker Nabih Berri lauded Kuwait's continued support of his country, particularly on reconstruction efforts.
DOHA - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov affirmed that Russia is not making an initiative to resolve the inter-GCC crisis indicating that the Kuwaiti mediation remains effective.
GENEVA - The International Organisation of Migration (IOM) said that an estimated 18,500 Rohingya Muslims have crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar since latest outbreak of violence on August 25.
JEDDAH - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen sent two separate letters to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and to State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi, urging them to stop violence against the Rohingya Muslim community in Rakhine State. (end) ibi