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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 sends a cable of congratulations to the newly-elected President of Tunisia, Kais Saeid.

KUWAIT -- Kuwait's National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim says Israel continues its crimes because of the international community's silence towards these violations.

WASHINGTON -- The US sanctions Turkey's Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Energy and their ministers along with the interior minister due to their country's military intervention in Syria.

RIYADH -- Saudi and Russian companies meeting in Riyadh sign 17 agreements and four investment licenses on a range of sectors, including energy, logistics and space, during the Russian president's visit.

AMMAN -- Jordan's state security court accuses four football spectators of "harming ties with a friendly country" after they chanted slogans deemed offensive to Kuwait during a recent match held between both countries.

BRUSSELS -- Abhijit Banerjee of India, Esther Duflo, a French American and Michael Kremer of the US are awarded the Nobel prize in Economic Sciences for their research into alleviating global poverty. (end) sd