Kuwait will suspend all commercial flights and close it's land and sea borders from 11 pm on Monday until January 1st, the government communications office said in a Twitter post.
Earlier, Oman announced the closure of land, air and sea borders from tomorrow, December 22 to prevent the spread of the new strain of COVID-19.
The news follows this morning's declaration by Saudi Arabia of a similar one week's border closure.
15 Turkish-backed fighters killed by Kurdish forces in Syria
At least 15 Ankara-backed Syrian fighters were killed on Sunday after Kurdish-led forces infiltrated their territory in the country’s north, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said.
One dead, three injured in Lithuania plane crash
A DHL cargo plane crashed near Lithuania’s Vilnius airport on Monday at about 0330 GMT, killing one person and injuring three others.
One Lebanese soldier killed, 18 hurt in Israeli strike on army centre
At least one soldier was killed and 18 others injured, some seriously, after an Israeli attack targeted an army centre in the town of Al-Amiriya in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese army said on Sunday.
Netanyahu condemns settler violence on IDF in West Bank
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned on Sunday Jewish settlers who attacked senior Israeli military officers including Major General Avi Bluth, the head of the army's Central Command in the occupied West Bank.
Russian plane evacuated in Turkey as engine catches fire
The engine of a Russian-made passenger plane caught fire after landing at southern Turkey's Antalya Airport on Sunday, the Turkish transport ministry said in a statement.
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