Briefing of KUNA main news for Tuesday until 00:00 GMT KUWAIT - Under the patronage and in the presence of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, "Deerat Al-Khair" National Operetta was held at Bayan Palace Theater.
KUWAIT - The Cabinet endorsed draft-decrees on the budgets of ministries, government agencies and independent bodies for the FY 2026/20027 and a decree-law amending the domestic violence law.
KUWAIT - Minister of Finance, Dr. Yaqoub Al-Refaei unveiled the draft state budget for the fiscal year (2026-2027), projecting a fiscal deficit of KD 9.8 billion (approx. USD 31.9 billion).
KUWAIT - US Chargأ© d'Affaires At Interim at the US Embassy in Kuwait Steven Butler affirmed that relations between the United States and Kuwait are solid, deep and durable.
KUWAIT - Kuwait scored 46 out of 100 in the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) report issued by Transparency International, maintaining its performance level from the previous year.
KHARTOUM - The Kuwait-based Patients Helping Fund Society constructed a health center in Tawila locality, North Darfur State.
KUWAIT - Kuwaiti Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology and Acting Minister of Information and Culture Omar Al-Omar reaffirmed Kuwait's commitment to supporting the efforts of UN Tourism.
KUWAIT - Kuwait's National Diwan for Human Rights (NDHR) met a delegation from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for Middle East and North Africa to discuss ways to strengthen technical cooperation and exchange expertise.
MUSCAT - Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani stated that the negotiating track between Tehran and Washington has recently witnessed positive developments, noting that the next phase "may hold opportunities for strategic de-escalation." GENEVA - United Nations agencies warned of an unprecedented deterioration of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron urged on Tuesday Europe to assert itself on the world stage, saying it is time to start acting like a "power". (end) ibi