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Kuwait has topped the Gallup's Global Safety Report as the safest country in the World in 2023. KUWAIT - Kuwait's Finance Minister Dr. Nora Al-Fassam held talks with her visiting Turkish counterpart Mehmet Simsek focusing on efforts to ratchet up bilateral relations. KUWAIT - The 17th relief plane of the Kuwaiti Air Bridge departed to Sudanese (Port Sudan) Airport, carrying two ambulances to support those affected by the rains and the conflict. AMMAN - Kuwait's Ambassador to Jordan Hamad Al-Marri affirmed that the Kuwaiti-Jordanian relations are strong and tight in all fields including the cultural field. KUWAIT - Kuwait Petroleum International Corporation won an Award for Best Gulf Cooperation for the year 2024 on Al-Duqm Refinery Project from The Energy Year Magazine in London, UK. GAZA - The health authorities in Gaza announced, 83 Palestinians were killed and 220 injured in the strip during the past 24 hours. BEIRUT - Israeli forces opened fire at bases belonging to UN peacekeeping mission UNIFIL, including the main station of Naqoura, injuring two personnel. BEIRUT - Israeli occupation aircraft struck a building in the region of Al-Karak in eastern Lebanon killing nine people, the official National News Agency reported. GENEVA - The Independent International Commission of Inquiry affirmed that the Israeli occupation forces committed war crimes against the Palestinians under direct orders from ministers in the Israel government. RAMALLAH - The Israeli occupation government decided to confiscate the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) headquarters' land in the occupied Jerusalem City. ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed 27 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for cooperation in diverse fields, particularly in energy, agriculture, mining, human resources, and cyber security. Source: Kuwait News Agency