(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Local:
LONDON -- All Kuwaiti citizens currently present in the British capital are safe, says the State of Kuwait Embassy in aftermath of a bloody blast that ripped through a tube train leaving at least 18 people including kids wounded. Issued at 14:38 p.m. (11:38 GMT).
KUWAIT -- National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim consoles with Iraqi counterpart Salim Al-Jabouri over terror attacks in southern Nasiriyah city. Issued at 12:29 (09:29 GMT).
ANKARA -- A Turkish court allows Abdallah Al-Shatti, a Kuwaiti citizen, to depart the country while court proceedings take their course, according to the Kuwaiti embassy. Issued at 15:22 p.m. (12:22 GMT).
Economic:
KUWAIT -- Price of Kuwaiti oil went by 67 cents to USD 52.23 per barrel Thursday as oppose to USD 51.56 pb the day before, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) says. Issued at 10:21 a.m. (07:21 GMT).
International:
LONDON -- At least 18 people have been wounded in a blast aboard a train at Parson Green tube station, as Mayor Sadiq Khan calls on Londoners to remain calm, pledging no subjugation to terrorism. Issued at 14:05 p.m. (11:05 GMT).
PARIS -- A man wielding a knife and shouting "Allahu Akbar" attacks a soldier in Paris but no injuries inflicted, police say. Issued at 11:55 a.m. (08:55 GMT).
MOSCOW -- States masterminding conciliation talks for Syria in the Kazakh capital Astana pledge that the de-escalation zones in Syria will not be at expense of the country's sovereignty and territorial unity. Issued at 15:10 p.m. (12:10 GMT).
ANKARA -- Turkish, Iranian and Russian observers will be deployed along demarcation lines of de-escalation zone in northern Syrian region of Idlib.
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