Briefing Of KUNA Main News For Tuesday Until 00:00 GMT


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA))

KUWAIT -- Kuwait's first satellite is successfully launched into space in what is hailed as a milestone effort in setting up the country's space industry.

NEW YORK -- Former director general of Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) Dr. Adnan Shihab-Eldin is named Bulletin of Atomic Scientists (BAS) advisory board member.

RIYADH -- A host of regional Arab and Muslim organizations strongly condemn an Israeli far right minister's storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy protection from Israeli forces.

WASHINGTON -- The US opposes unilateral actions that undermine the historic status quo of holy sites in Jerusalem, deeming these actions 'unacceptable,' the State Department says.

LONDON -- A strike by tens of thousands of rail workers in London over pay brings transport to a screeching halt, with British Trade Union RMT citing a near complete halt in services nationwide.

WASHINGTON -- Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy fails to secure enough support for his bid to become House speaker during the chamber's first round of voting - the first time in a century that the majority party fails to coalesce behind a speaker. (end) sd

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