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Briefing of KUNA main news for Monday until 00:00 GMT

KUWAIT -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah held at Dasman Palace an iftar (fast-breaking) banquet in the honor of the visiting Jordanian King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein and his accompanying delegation on the occasion of their visit to Kuwait.

RIYADH -- The Saudi-led coalition supporting legitimacy in Yemen said it destroyed "hostile targets" flying over "restricted areas" in Jeddah and Taef, coalition spokesman said.

TEHRAN -- Iran's 3.67 percent uranium production capacity has increased by four folds since Tehran announced it was suspending some of its activities related to the nuclear agreement, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI).

NEW YORK -- Kuwait affirmed that Al-Qaeda and the so-called Islamic State (IS) still remain a threat to world peace.

VIENNA -- Kuwait affirmed that crimes, especially the organized ones, are increasing at an alarming rate, and had cross-border effects and growing links with terrorist activities.

ROME -- UN World Food Program (WFP) hinted of suspending food delivery in areas controlled by Houthis, which it said were hampering its humanitarian operations.

ALGIERS -- Algerian Deputy Minister of National Defense Lt General Ahmad Gaid Salah urged to speed up procedures for holding presidential elections.

MOSCOW -- New President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy took the oath of office and dissolved parliament, calling for snap election in his country. (end) mb