Briefing of KUNA main news for Tuesday until 00:00 GMT

General

The Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy orders the expatriates to pay the electricity consumption bills before departure.

CAIRO — Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Co. announces a new oil discovery in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt.

ALGIERS — Algeria rejects a request from France for opening the Algerian airspace to a possible military intervention in neighboring Niger.

NEW DELHI — Indian Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan will start a two-day visit to Kuwait on Wednesday, August 23.

NEW YORK — UN envoy for Libya urges all Libyan leaders to amendment of the draft electoral law.

ISLAMABAD — At least six soldiers and four militants are killed in an exchange of fire in South Waziristan tribal district.

TOKYO — Japan prepares for releasing treated wastewater from the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean on Thursday amid Chinese opposition.

Source: Kuwait News Agency