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