LONDON: Kuwait’s foreign minister, Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, has reaffirmed his country’s unwavering support for the Palestinian people and efforts to secure their rights.

His comments came during a meeting with Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner general of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, which took place on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 160th meeting of Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo, during which officials discussed ways to ensure the sustainability of UNRWA operations.

DOHA: A Qatari medical team has completed a humanitarian mission in northern Syria in a move intended to alleviate the suffering of displaced patients.
The convoy’s mission was assisted by the Qatar Red Crescent and in partnership with Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar News Agency reported on Wednesday.
Dr. Abdulla Al Naimi, HMC’s consultant urologist, headed the medical team which included a group of doctors experienced in the fields of urology and pediatric surgery.

BAGHDAD: Iraqi oil flows to Turkiye are not expected to resume before October, when Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will likely visit Baghdad, sources said, after the trip originally scheduled for August was postponed.
Turkiye halted Iraqi northern oil export flows on March 25 after an arbitration ruling by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ordered Ankara to pay Baghdad damages of $1.5 billion for unauthorized exports by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) between 2014 and 2018.

TUNIS: Tunisia will soon reopen its Bardo national museum, the Culture Ministry said on Tuesday, two years after it was closed when President Kais Saied shuttered the parliament, which shares the same building.

TUNIS: The two top officials in Tunisia’s main opposition Ennahda party were arrested, the party said on Tuesday, the latest targeting of opponents of President Kais Saied.
The interim head of Ennahda, Mondher Ounissi, was detained by police and minutes afterward so was Abdel Karim Harouni, who was placed this week under house arrest, the party said.
Ounissi’s arrest follows the publication of audio recordings on social media this week attributed to Ounissi in which he accused some officials of his party of seeking to control Ennahda and receiving illegal funds.