據塔斯尼姆通訊社：伊拉克庫爾德斯坦地區內政部長表示，由華盛頓領導的國際聯軍已開始正式撤離伊拉克庫爾德斯坦地區。預計聯軍從庫爾德斯坦地區的全面撤離將在9月底前完成。

OPEC monthly report: OECD oil inventories rose 9.8 mln barrels in July to 2.76 bln barrels.

Pakistan said on Thursday it is not discussing a military response to Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia but will act under the Mecca Agreement "when the time comes", foreign ministry spokesman Sajjad Haider Khan said at a weekly briefing. The joint defence pact signed last month with Saudi Arabia and Turkey says an attack on any of the three states will be treated as an attack on all. Khan’s comments followed Houthi strikes this week on Saudi cities and energy infrastructure that Reuters said have opened a second front in the Middle East. Islamabad has warned Iran to restrain its Houthi ally and condemned the attacks but gave no detail on how it might fulfil obligations under the pact.