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.
France calm under night curfews as government awaits new weekend protests
France's cities were calm overnight under curfews imposed after last weekend's scenes of chaos, as protest groups announced a new round of demonstrations next Saturday.
Zelenskyy to meet Witkoff as Trump praises Russia and rebukes Ukraine
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due on Tuesday in Oslo to meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff, trying to repair ties with Washington that have deteriorated this month as President Donald Trump has courted Moscow.
Indian voters declared dead fight to get back on electoral rolls
Kamta Prasad has been going from one government office to another in Delhi, trying to prove he is not dead. The 53-year-old tailor is among 130 million people removed from India’s electoral rolls under a voter list review.
At least four killed in floods in eastern Spain
At least four people have been killed after heavy rain triggered flooding across Spain’s Mediterranean region.
Australian PM says attack on lawmaker Helen Haines was deliberate
The car that struck an independent Australian lawmaker outside her office had made a U-turn before hitting her, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said, describing the incident as deliberate.
