KUWAIT -- Kuwait Petroleum Corporation signs a two-year agreement with Korea National Oil Corporation to store four million barrels of oil in Ulsan, South Korea.
KUWAIT -- A reckless driver is arrested in Subahiya area after running over a police officer and injuring him.
RIYADH -- Folk Maritime, of Saudi Arabia, launches the new regional shipping route India-Arabian Gulf Service.
BEIRUT -- At least 12 more people are killed and 11 others injured in a new wave of Israeli occupation airstrikes in several parts of Lebanon.
BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi Council of Representatives elects Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani as a replacement to former parliament speaker Mohammad Al-Halbousi.
WASHINGTON -- Secretary Blinken: The United States is "tracking very carefully Israel's responsibilities to meet the letter of the law" with regard to the provision of humanitarian assistance in Gaza.
BRUSSELS -- EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell condemns Israel's attempts to obstruct UNRWA's activities.
BERLIN -- The German government orders closure of Iran's three consulates in Frankfurt, Munich and Hamburg. (end) gb