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

AMMAN - Bashayer Al-Mayyas and Tofool Al-Hasan both clinched Kuwait's first-ever medals in women's weightlifting amid a newly-formed national team at an Arab event in Jordan.

WASHINGTON -- The House is expected to vote next week on these two allegations, before referring them to the Senate, which has the right to dismiss the president in the event of a two-third vote against him.

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump announced to the reaching of a "very large phase one" trade deal with China and that negotiations on phase two of the deal will begin "immediately." 2841247 ANKARA -- The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned American Ambassador to Ankara David Satterfield, over a US congressional resolution on Armenian claims concerning 1915 events.

BRUSSELS -- The European Parliament's Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries urged the international community to condemn Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar for his threats to Tripoli.

NEW YORK - The United Nations General Assembly has renewed the mandate of the UN Palestinian refugees agency (UNRWA) for three years. (end) ibi