KUWAIT -- Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah affirmed that the stance of Kuwait is clearly and firmly opposed to normalization of relations with Israel.
LONDON -- Kuwait Airways Company (KAC) Chairman Yousuf Al-Jassim said the company is in the process of operating summer flights to a number of European and Asian cities starting next June.
ROME -- Italy's Senate reiterated its support for granting Kuwaitis Schengen visa-free access during a meeting with visiting Kuwaiti lawmakers.
GAZA -- At least 20 Palestinian people were wounded by the Israeli occupation army's fire during their protests calling for returning to their homeland and lifting the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip.
NEW YORK -- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said peaceful and just resolution of the Palestinian cause would only be achieved via realization of two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security, with Jerusalem capital of two nations.
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump stressed that the current situation at the southern border "presents a border security and humanitarian crisis that threatens core national security interests and constitutes a national emergency." 2777981 BEIRUT -- The Lebanese Parliament gave a vote of confidence for Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri's government with 111 MPs voting in favor of the new cabinet. (end) bs