KUWAIT - Kuwait's top lawmaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim has disclosed that a grilling motion filed by a pair of lawmakers against Minister of Oil Bkheet Al-Rashidi is scheduled for parliament's regular session on May 1.
KUWAIT - Kuwait Airways announced that its flight KU-168 heading back to Kuwait from Paris diverted its route and landed safely at the Frankfurt International Airport due to a technical problem.
RIYADH - The Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the Yemeni Houthi rebel group towards the Saudi city of Najran.
BRUSSELS - The Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Ambassador Ahmet Uzumcu said the Fact Finding team (FFM) to verify whether chemical weapons were used in Syria, has not yet deployed to Douma.
WASHINGTON - The White House said that it is "considering" additional sanctions on Russia," and that it is "evaluating." (end) ibi