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

KUWAIT - Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced exempting immunized travellers coming from abroad, arriving in Kuwait from paying the PCR test fees at the value of KD 20 via 'Kuwait Mosafer' application.

KUWAIT - Kuwait's Ministry of Health said five people succumbed to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 933 others have been infected with the disease over the past 24 hours.

NEW YORK - "We are encouraging the Tunisian political leaders and stakeholders to quickly resolve disagreements through dialogue and compromise and act with responsibility to maintain calm," UN Spokesman Farhan Haq said.

BRUSSELS - European Union diplomats are working on a legal framework on a new sanctions regime for Lebanon which is expected to be completed by the end of July, an EU spokesperson said.

AMMAN - The United Nations Security Council must hold Israel accountable for the crime of attempting to "blur the identity, history and features" of Jerusalem's Old City in violation of international law, the Palestinian National Council said.

JEDDAH - The Saudi-led coalition to support the legitimate Yemeni government said that it had intercepted two ballistic missiles and two explosives-laden drones fired by the Yemeni Houthi militia towards civilian targets in southern Saudi city of Jizan. (end) ibi