KUWAIT - Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received visiting US Senate delegation led by Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Bob Menendez.
FEZ - Kuwait is keen to uphold dialogue and coexistence that achieve development for the good and well-being of people, Kuwait's permanent representative to the United Nations said.
BEIRUT - An Arab parliamentary group condemned comments by a European Union (EU) executive on Kuwait, in which he implied that recent executions carried out there could affect plans to grant Kuwaitis visa-free travel to the EU.
KUWAIT - Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Al-Sudani affirmed his country's seriousness in pursuing a true partnership with Kuwait; a clear and tangible one that benefits both nations.
BRUSSELS - The European Union has described the Gulf region as an important ally and intends to step up cooperation with the Gulf for regional security.
BAGHDAD - Iraq said it would redeploy forces on the borders separating its Kurdistan region from Iran and Turkey in a bid to prevent security breaches there.
ADEN - Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed said the Central Bank of Yemen received 1.1 billion dirhams (nearly USD 300 million), the first tranche of a Saudi-UAE deposit amounting to USD two billion.
RAMALLAH - Mohammad Abu Kishk, 22, breathed his last after being shot in his abdomen by the Israeli occupation forces last night.
WASHINGTON - At least six people were killed and several others wounded in a shooting at a store in Chesapeake, Virginia, the City of Chesapeake said. (end) ibi