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(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) WASHINGTON -- Hurricane Maria was upgraded to the highest-level Category 5, with winds of 160 miles per hour, threatening residents in the Caribbean with potential widespread destruction from the central Lesser Antilles through Puerto Rico.

IRBIL -- Authorities in Kirkuk impose a curfew on Tuesday in fears of further violence after a recent deadly shooting in the northern Iraqi city, which occurred ahead of Kurdistan's September 25 independence referendum.

KUWAIT -- Two oil experts expect Kuwait crude prices to remain in the range of USD 50 pb in the coming few months based on the market outlook and the supply/demand mechanism.

NEW YORK -- Kuwait's First Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah participates in the Arab Ministerial Contact Group on Palestine, which discussed support for the Palestinian economy and institutions.

NEW YORK -- UN Special envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Sheikh Ahmad has commended Kuwait for its contributions to help the Yemeni people, especially in the humanitarian domain. (end) gta

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