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.
Palestinian teen shot dead in Israeli West Bank raid, Wafa reports
A Palestinian teen has been shot dead during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
Israel begins intercepting Gaza aid ships far from shores, army radio says
Israel has begun taking control of aid ships bound for Gaza far from Israeli shores, Israeli army radio cited an Israeli source as saying on Wednesday.
Trump urges Iran to sign a deal and discusses prolonged blockade
Donald Trump discussed how to mitigate the impact of a possible months-long US blockade of Iran's ports with US oil companies, a White House official said on Wednesday, as the US president urged Tehran to 'get smart soon' and sign a deal.
Seven people die in hospital wall collapse in southern India
Seven people have died after a 2.5 metre wall at a hospital complex collapsed in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, a state official said on Wednesday.
Putin puts forward ideas on Iran in call with Trump, Kremlin says
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump held a phone call on Wednesday in which the Russian leader put forward ideas on resolving the conflict over Iran's nuclear programme, a Kremlin aide said.
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