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

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

KUWAIT -- Art and culture are reflective of the status of any given nation and plays an integral role in diplomacy, says Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

KUWAIT -- The State of Kuwait and the United Kingdom are partners in defending their joint security and interests, says a British official.

KUWAIT -- The Arab Planning Institute (API) signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Oman Development Bank (ODB) to strengthen cooperation and strategic partnership between both sides.

RIYADH -- The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) and Maersk have laid the cornerstone of the company's biggest comprehensive logistics zone in the Middle East at Jeddah Islamic port, with investments of SAR1.3 billion (USD 346 million).

BRUSSELS -- The chair of the Delegation for relations with Palestine in the European Parliament Manu Pineda condemns an Israeli ban on him to visit Gaza as part of an EP Delegation.

ISTANBUL -- Turkish search and rescue teams pull an elderly woman from the rubble of a collapsed building in Adiyaman Province after two powerful earthquakes struck southern Turkiye last week, according to local media. (end) mt