KUWAIT -- Kuwait Airways resumes commercial flights to Bangkok, Thailand, with four flights per week.

KUWAIT -- The Ministry of Health confirms 35 more coronavirus infections, raising Kuwait's caseload to 413,362.

DOHA -- Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani inaugurates the 10th FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 at Al Bayt Stadium.

WASHINGTON -- Three students are killed and at least six others wounded in a shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan State.

WASHINGTON -- Two Brazilians test positive for the new Omicron variant, prompting the US authorities to tighten surveillance of arrivials.

WASHINGTON -- US health experts believe the current vaccines provide "at least some protection" against Omicron variant. (end) gb