KUWAIT - Kuwait is following with deep concern regional developments after the seizure of a British oil tanker, stressing these actions would increase escalation and tensions and put navigation safety under direct threat.
KUWAIT - Gold price has hit its highest level in six years on Friday, peaking at USD 1,452 following a sharp rise in prices since last Thursday, a precious metals trade company said Sunday.
ALGERIA - Algerian oil and gas company Sonatrach said the Iranian Navy has released its tanker after talks with Iranian authorities, who on Friday had seized the vessel for over an hour.
ISLAMABAD - At least nine people were killed in attacks hitting Pakistan's northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, said a security source.
NEW DELHI - Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Sunday that it has began countdown to launch its ambitious moon mission Chandrayaan-2, which was postponed last week. (end) ibi