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Briefing of KUNA main news for Friday until 12:00 GMT

KUWAIT -- Kuwaiti embassies and diplomatic missions abroad continue to hold celebrations to commemorate Kuwait's 57th National Day 27th Liberation Anniversary.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Abbasi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani launch a 1,130-mile-long gas pipeline on Friday that will feed Turkmenistan gas to Afghanistan, as well as Pakistan and India.

NEW DELHI -- India and Canada agree to deepen cooperation in a number of areas following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau in New Delhi.

ISTANBUL -- AT least 1,873 militants have been killed since the beginning of Operation Olive Branch in Afrin, northwestern Syria, the Turkish General Staff says. (end) mt