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KUWAIT CITY, April 3, (Agencies): Kuwaiti Cabinet held an extraordinary session Thursday, chaired by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. After the meeting, Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah made the following statement. The Cabinet thanked all of the medical cadres, headed by the Minister of Health Sheikh Dr. Basil Al-Sabah, on the International Doctor’s Day, expressing gratitude for their tremendous efforts and sacrifices, especially during the Coronavirus pandemic times.
Moreover, the Cabinet was briefed by the Health Minister Dr. Bassel Al-Humoud Al-Sabah on the health situation in the country. The Cabinet called on all citizens and residents to continue cooperation and commitment to health requirements and precautionary measures. The Cabinet said it studied the recommendations of the Ministerial Committee for COVID-19 Emergencies, and then decided the following
PROSPECTS FOR GRADUAL RETURN TO NORMAL IN JULY
KUWAIT CITY, April 1: Director of the Air Transportation Department at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Abdullah Al-Rajhi revealed details of the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on passenger traffic at Kuwait International Airport during the past year, reports Al-Rai daily. He said, “The reopening of the airport will depend on the decrease in the rate of COVID-19 infections and their stability at a low rate. Even if the Ministry of Health increases the number of passengers permitted to enter, it will not do so directly, but gradually, especially since the number of passengers allowed to be transported is related to the bed capacity of the institutional quarantine centers.”
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KUWAIT CITY, Jan 14: In a ceremony befitting heroes, Kuwait laid to rest the remains of 13 prisoners of war and missing persons in the Sulaibikhat and Al-Ja’afari cemeteries – a ceremony that was attended by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali, Minister of Interior Sheikh Thamer Al- Ali, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Anas Al-Saleh and the Minister of Finance and Education and a large number of senior military and security personnel from the Ministries of Interior and Defense, the National Guard, state officials, and representatives of official and civil organizations.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali, Minister of Interior Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Anas Al-Saleh and the Minister of Finance and Education and a large number of senior military and security personnel from the Ministries of Interior and Defense, the National Guard, state officials, and r
5:52 AM MYT AMMAN Jordan on Wednesday commenced a COVID-19 vaccination campaign with the priority for vulnerable groups and frontline health workers, and the program is progressing smoothly, said Health Minister Nazir Obeidat. The vaccination program kicked off in 29 centers around the kingdom, according to a plan announced by the ministry to vaccinate about 5,000 people a day, he said during a visit to a vaccination center. He added that the campaign intends to cover at least some 20 percent of the Jordanian population. (Jordan-COVID19-Vaccination) - - - - DAMASCUS The Israeli missile strike against a series of military positions in eastern Syria after midnight killed 57 fighters, a war monitor reported Wednesday.
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KUWAIT CITY, Jan 12, (Agencies): His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received at Seif Palace on Tuesday Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah and the ministers. Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali tendered resignation of all the cabinet members, putting the resignation at His Highness Sheikh Sabah Khaled’s disposal, and that is, “In light of current developments regarding the relation between the National Assembly and the Government, and what the national interest may warrant.” Cabinet resignation Tuesday, is the latest development in a cycle of clashes between the government and lawmakers that long has convulsed the State with the strongest parliament in the Gulf.