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

ISTANBUL - His Highness the Amir of Kuwait arrives in Istanbul for the OIC emergency summit.

JEDDAH - Nearly 85 percent of the Yemeni territory is retrieved from Houthi militias.

MOSCOW - Russia shuts down its embassy in Sanaa and relocate its diplomats to Saudi Arabia.

WASHINGTON - US President signs into law a bill allocating USD 692 billion to defense spending in 2018.

NEW YORK - The UN and its partners co-launch USD 4.4 billion plan to support "a lost generation" of Syrian refugees.

BRUSSELS - NATO member states extend Jens Stoltenberg's mandate as Secretary-General for additional two years. (end) gb