WASHINGTON -- US Department of Defense Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs Ilan Goldenberg affirms that the US "stands firmly committed to the defense of Kuwait, something that has been the keystone of our relationship."
KUWAIT -- Up to 37 Kuwaiti citizens (35 males and two females) apply for nomination for the upcoming parliamentary elections due on September 29.
KHARTOUM -- The Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) commences delivering humanitarian and relief aid to as many as 1,000 Sudanese families affected by the latest flash floods.
RAMALLAH -- Israeli occupation forces arrest 10 Palestinians in incursions into the West Bank, according to the Palestinians Prisoners' Club.
KHARTOUM -- The Sudanese Foreign Ministry summons Ethiopia's ambassador to Khartoum to protest his press remarks about a recently alleged downing of a plane loaded with weapons to rebels in Ethiopia's Tigray region.
TOKYO -- The Russian government approves Japanese trading firm Mitsui & Co. to keep its 12.5 percent stake in the Sakhalin-2 oil and natural gas project in Russia's Far East, the company announces. (end) mt