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

Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah headed the Kuwaiti delegation in the ministerial meeting of the international coalition to defeat IS, in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia is to lead the Africa Focus Group to confront dangers of the so-called Islamic State (IS) in Africa, says Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan. This came in remarks at the conference of the Global Coalition against Islamic State/Daesh.

RIYADH — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stresses that his country will continue to work to defeat the so-called Islamic State/Dasesh.

KUWAIT — Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (the KPC), umbrella entity of the national oil companies, has mapped out a strategy and roadmap for low-emission energy transformation, the KPC Chief Executive Officer says.

BRUSSELS — The European Union will be hosting the seventh Brussels conference on “Supporting the future of Syria and the region” on June 14-15.

NEW YORK — Air quality in New York drops to an unprecedented level as a result of thick smoke emanating from wildfires in eastern Canada.

KUWAIT — Kuwait crude oil gained 72 cents during Wednesday’s trading sessions to reach USD 76.75 per barrel compared with USD 76.03 pb the day before.

Source: Kuwait News Agency

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