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

CAIRO -- The Arab League condemns the US Administration's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel by relocating its embassy to the occupied city as a "blatant breach" of international law and human rights.

RAMALLAH -- Some 44 Palestinians are injured during confrontations with Israeli forces in the West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent says.

BEIRUT -- Nineteen Lebanese policemen are injured amid confrontations with protesters near the US embassy in Beirut in the wake of Washington's decision to recognise occupied Jerusalem as Israel's capital city.

PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron calls on Israel to freeze settlement construction and launch "courageous" initiatives to break the deadlock with Palestinians at a joint press conference with visiting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

KUWAIT -- Kuwaiti lawmakers head to Cairo to attend urgent Arab Parliament talks over the US decision to relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, thus recognizing the occupied city as Israel's capital.

KUWAIT -- A team of Kuwaiti security personnel is set to travel to Romania to help local authorities in a search and rescue operation for a Kuwaiti national, who's been missing since 2015.

KUWAIT -- Kuwait's national football team are due to play their first official match against Bahrain in a friendly next week after the lifting of a competitive ban by football's governing body, FIFA.

RIYADH -- Saudi legendary singer, songwriter, composer and poet Abu Baker Salem Belfkih dies aged 78. (end) sd