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Briefing of KUNA main news for Tuesday until 00:00 GMT

Briefing of KUNA main news for Tuesday until 00:00 GMT

KUWAIT -- Kuwait's military sends two planes carrying urgent relief aid for the victims of a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkiye's southeastern border region with Syria a day earlier.

KUWAIT -- Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Sabah, alongside Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Abdulaziz Al-Mejel, holds talks with China's ambassador Zhang Jianwei, focused on bilateral relations.

KUWAIT -- Kuwait's Ministry of Social Affairs and Community Development approves applications from 30 charities and relief agencies to contribute to a nationwide campaign to raise donations for quake-affected people in Turkiye.

RAMALLAH -- A Palestinian charity finalizes its fourth stage of a home renovations project in Gaza with the help of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development.

BRUSSELS -- The necessary procedure for the appointment of the first EU Special Representative for the Gulf has not been completed as yet, an EU spokesperson says.

WASHINGTON -- The US State Department approves the potential sale to Poland of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers and related equipment for an estimated cost of USD 10 billion, the Pentagon says.

LONDON -- Greece and the United Kingdom sign a new defence and security agreement, targeting closer collaboration to benefit eachother's military, Britain's defense ministry says. (end) sd