NEW YORK - UN General Assembly President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande lauded the visible and undisputed worldwide humanitarian contributions of His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
GENEVA - Chairman of Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Hilal Al-Sayer was elected as member of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (RCRC) for a four-year term.
DOHA - The Arab Region Parliamentarians against Corruption (ARPAC) has reelected former Kuwaiti MP Naser Al-Sanea as chief of the organization for a two-year term.
KUWAIT - Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah reiterated his country's respect for international commitments to human rights.
PARIS - Kuwait was among a number of countries added to UNESCO's lists of Intangible Heritage, specifically for date palm production and associated cultural activities, UNESCO said in a statement.
TOKYO - The US flew a Global Hawk surveillance plane over the Korean Peninsula and a strategic B-52 bomber over the sea near Japan, Yonhap News Agency reported.
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the Lebanese government has the responsibility for freeing the country from the influence of "outside entities" in reference to the Iranian-backed Hizballah group.
PARIS - The International Support Group for Lebanon (ISGL) stressed the necessity for Lebanon to adopt a package of sustainable, inclusive and credible economic reforms.
NEW DELHI - India successfully launched its earth observation satellite RISAT-2BR1 along with nine other foreign satellites on board its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C48).
JEDDAH - Katyusha rockets from Yemen targeted a hospital in Jazan region, the Spokesman of the General Directorate of Saudi Civil Defense in Jazan Region Lieutenant Colonel Yahya Abdullah Al-Qahtani said. (end) ibi