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Briefing of KUNA main news for Monday until 12:00 GMT

KUWAIT -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has sent a cable of condolences to President of Vietnam To Lam, expressing sincere condolences over the passing of late president Nguyen Phu Trong.

BAGHDAD -- Kuwait's Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Al-Sabah has begun an official visit to Iraq to represent Kuwait in Baghdad's second International Conference on Drug Control.

KUWAIT -- Minister of Social Affairs, Family and Childhood Affairs and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Dr. Amthal Al-Huwailah praises engineer Sara Burjaib on being the first Arab to win the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) global award.

RAMALLAH -- Casualty toll from Israeli artillery bombardment on the eastern areas of Khan Yunis south of Gaza has risen to 27 mortalities and dozens of injuries.

PARIS -- France has finalized all preparations for the Olympic games (Paris 2024), President Emmanuel Macron declares. (end) rk