KUWAIT -- His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah announces the new Kuwaiti Cabinet formation.
BRUSSELS -- EU foreign ministers tell Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu that the 28-member European bloc will not recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel like the US has done.
WASHINGTON -- The US says it has planned significant border security measures after a Bangladeshi man, who injured himself in an attempted attack on New York's main bus terminal, is arrested.
AMMAN -- Russian President Vladimir Putin, on a visit to Syria, orders preparations for the withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria.
CAIRO -- Russia plans to invest around USD 7 billion for a Russian-made industrial zone and nuclear reactor near the Suez Canal, which will sell its products to the Middle East and North Africa.
KUWAIT -- The Kuwait Football Association president denies reports of the withdrawal of Saudi Arabia and other national teams from the upcoming Kuwait-hosted football Gulf Cup.
RIYADH -- Saudi Arabia approves licenses to open cinemas which had been previously banned in the kingdom.
TEHRAN -- A six degree quake strikes Iran's western city of Ezgeleh, local media reports. (end) sd