KUWAIT -- The National Assembly (Kuwait's parliament) gives the thumbs up to a proposal to set up a three-member committee to look into the aftershock of lingering rainy weather conditions in Kuwait.
KUWAIT -- The Civil Defense Committee in the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense urges citizens and residents to stay indoors except for urgent matters due to the ongoing unstable weather conditions and the heavy downpour in the country.
MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to pay an official visit to Turkey on November 19, the Kremlin press office reports.
BRUSSELS -- In the first ten months of 2018, the number of illegal border crossings into the European Union fell by 31 percent from a year ago to about 118,900, mainly because of lower migratory pressure in the Central Mediterranean. (end) mt