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Last month, Tunisia denied reports that it was would hold talks on inviting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to an Arab League summit in March next year.

Islamic State jihadists are staging a counter-attack in eastern Syria, a spokesman for US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces has said.

Commenting on Wednesday, Salih's office did not deny the report but said the Iraqi president has not yet made arrangements for the visit.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is reportedly set to move on to alleged mutually beneficial but possibly illegal dealings between the US president and Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Israel.

"The person behind the Khashoggi murder is known to me, but you [Saudi Arabia] must declare it," Erdogan said in a speech in Istanbul on Friday.

Netanyahu defends Riyadh, his country's de-facto ally, suggesting kingdom's stability more important than accountability over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, allegedly ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Local press reports had suggested the UK and Kuwait reached an agreement to build a permanent British base in the Gulf country.

Unrest in southern Iraq has sparked unease across the border in Kuwait, as bloody protests over poor services and corruption in Basra province continue.

Not the Onion: The announcement was made in a broadcast by Radio Andalus, an official mouthpiece of the militant group.