KUWAIT - Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, the envoy of His Highness the Amir, handed a written message from the Amir to a senior Saudi official; addressed to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud.
KUWAIT - Kuwait reported seven deaths and 663 cases due to COVID-19.
KUWAIT - Sudan's Ambassador to Kuwait Abdulmunem Al-Ameen praised the humanitarian aid Kuwait offer to countries in need, especially the efforts it exerted lately in Sudan.
JEDDAH - Saudi Arabia said it would allow citizens and residents to pray in the Holy mosque in Makkah, seven months after suspending the ritual due to the coronavirus pandemic.
ISTANBUL - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the natural gas that has been recently discovered in the Black Sea would meet the country's needs for several years.
BRUSSELS, Oct 18 (KUNA) -- EU High Representative Josep Borrell said he phoned the foreign ministers of Armenia (Zohrab Mnatsakanyan) and Azerbaijan (Jeyhun Bayramov) to urge that the ceasefire should be unconditional and strictly respected by both countries. (end) ibi