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

KUWAIT, Jan 27 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah confirmed that the government's top priority is fighting corruption and protecting public money, saying that this digital transformation in governmental work helps combating corruption.

KUWAIT -- His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah hoped that the program of the upcoming government could address all pending files and issues that concern citizens.

KUWAIT -- Minister of Interior Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali Al-Sabah on Wednesday issued a decision giving a new grace period to residency violators to help them adjust their status as of the first of February and March 2.

MANAMA -- Bahrain's Ministry of Health announced discovering Covid-19 variant in a number of existing active cases in the Kingdom.

BRUSSELS -- The European Union (EU) repeated its call to AstraZeneca to live up to its contractual obligations in an escalating row between the EU and the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company. (end) mb