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

KUWAIT - An Amiri decree has been issued evening to carry out a limited cabinet reshuffle, said Tareq Al-Mezrim, head of the Center for Government Communication.

KUWAIT - His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah stressed that the newly-appointed ministers, who have been sworn in before him, must implement the laws and the State's systems, and meet needs of citizens.

KUWAIT - Minister of Oil, Electricity and Water Dr. Khaled Al-Fadhel said oil extraction, in testing phase, would begin at Al-Wafra and Al-Khafji fields today (Sunday) and volume of the pumped crude would be gradually increased "to the normal level."

KUWAIT - Under the patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the 12th International Invention Fair in the Middle East kicked off on Sunday with the participation of 100 inventors from 41 countries.

KUWAIT - Kuwait's weather is partially cloudy and there is an opportunity for sporadic thunderstorms through Wednesday, said Yasser al-Boloushi, a senior official at Kuwait Meteorological Department.

ADEN - Delegates representing the parties to the conflict in Yemen agreed on a detailed plan to complete the first official large-scale exchange of prisoners since the beginning of the conflict.

DUBAI - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Sunday announced a case of infection with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing to nine the total number in the country. (end) ibi