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.
Israel's parliament sworn in as Eisenkot tries to forge a government
Israel's parliament was sworn in on Tuesday without a new government, after a deadlocked general election stripped Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his parliamentary majority but left his main rivals with no clear path to power.
Defiant Hegseth blasts impeachment effort ahead of House vote
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday blasted efforts to impeach him as a farce that would embolden US adversaries, as he lashed out at his political opponents in Congress and the media in an unapologetic defence of his record.
Saudi official inspects Aramco Riyadh office after Houthi attack
Saudi Arabia's deputy governor of Riyadh inspected an Aramco administrative building in the capital that was damaged in an attack by Houthis, state news agency SPA reported early on Tuesday.
Three workers die at Tata's India iPhone parts factory in latest safety incident
Three contract workers have died at a Tata Electronics factory that makes parts for Apple iPhones in India's southern Tamil Nadu state, the latest supply chain incident affecting the US company in its most critical manufacturing base after China.
Eleven dead, fifty injured in Bulgarian motorway pile-up
Eleven people died in a traffic accident involving dozens of vehicles on both sides of a foggy stretch of highway in eastern Bulgaria on Tuesday, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said.
