KUWAIT - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirms that its Kuwaiti staffers solely are entitled to overseas missions.
MUSCAT - Kuwait Minister of Oil arrives in Muscat to participate in OPEC ministerial meeting, due on Sunday.
ISTANBUL - Turkish fighter jets pound 108 targets of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Afrin, north Syria.
NEW DELHI - India says the cross-border exchange of fire with the Pakistani forces left nine deaths in the last two days.
NEW DELHI - At least 17 Indians are killed and 30 others wounded in a huge fire in Bawana industrial area. (end) gb