ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2021 LOCAL 4

Kuwait Amir’s envoy meets FM in HH Amir congratulates Bolivia, Jamaica on national days CITY, Aug 7, (KUNA): Amir expressed congratulations His Highness the Amir Sheikh to the Jamaican top offi cial on his Foreign minister offers condolences to his Greek counterpart Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- country’s National Day. Sabah sent Friday a cable of con- His Highness the Crown Prince gratulations to Bolivian President Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al- HH Amir sends condolences to Greek president over forest fi re victims Luis Arce on the occasion of his Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness country’s National Day, wishing the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah , Aug 7, (KUNA): Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al- killing and injuring dozens. boat. him good health and everlasting Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent His Highness the Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness In his phone call, the Kuwaiti Firefi ghters from France, Swit- prosperity for the friendly country. similar cables. Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah minister expressed hopes for a zerland, Sweden, Cyprus and Ro- His Highness the Crown Prince Meanwhile, His Highness the Sabah sent a cable of condolences Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent speedy recovery to those injured mania have been deployed to assist Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al- Amir’s representative, Foreign Saturday to Greek President Kat- similar cables. and a safe return to homes. Greece. Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness Minister and State Minister for erina Sakellaropoulou over forest Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Greece carried out mass evacua- Gale-force winds are forecast to the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmed fi re victims. and Minister of State for Cabinet tions overnight in the northern sub- fan the many blazes. In the cable, His Highness the Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmed Nasser urbs of Athens and on the nearby Residents of Marathon, north- Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah Amir prayed to Almighty Allah Mohammad Al-Sabah telephoned island of Evia as wind whipped up east of Athens, were told to head to similar cables to President Arce. met India’s Foreign Minister S. to bestow mercy upon the dead on Friday Greece Foreign Minis- huge wildfi res. the coast as wildfi res spread along Also, His Highness the Amir Jaishankar during his offi cial visit and for a speedy recovery for the ter Nikos Dendias and offered his According to reports by the Brit- several fronts. Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber to on Thursday. injured, hoping for the friendly sympathy and condolences over the ish Broadcast Corporation (BBC), Dozens of homes have been de- Al-Sabah sent Friday a cable to The two discussed their coun- country to overcome such natural huge wild fi res in the northern sub- thousands left their homes near the stroyed or damaged, and several Governor-General of Jamaica Pat- tries’ historical bilateral relations disaster. urbs of Athens and on the nearby Greek capital, which is cloaked in dozen injured people are in hospi- rick Allen. alongside regional and internation- His Highness the Crown Prince island of Evia, which resulted in acrid smoke, and 600 fl ed Evia by tal. In the cable, His Highness the al developments. Online services to continue even after country returns to normalcy

Crowding at govt institutions begins to reappear

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7: With the successive stages of re- ernment institutions, amid fears of the government returning to the rou- turning to normalcy, crowding that had disappeared or tine paper work to complete transactions and losing the advantages of the online services adopted during the pandemic. decreased signifi cantly during the Covid-19 pandemic has In this context, sources stressed on the need not to do away with the achieve- begun to reappear, reports Al-Rai daily. ments imposed by the pandemic in terms of facilitating transactions without go- Citizens and residents saw a return to paper transactions in some gov- ing in person to government institutions, ministries and service centers. Photo by Mohammad Morsi A number of officials, visitors With the resumption of fl ights at Kuwait airport, overseas stranded passen- and employees told the daily they gers continue to arrive in Kuwait. believe that resorting to electronic transactions during the pandemic organized the work of ministries, Ambassador participates in video confab reduced crowding and chaos, achieved speedy completion of transactions and shortened time India one of key sources of exports and effort for many citizens and residents. to Kuwait for various food products Facilitate KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7: The Ambassa- In the meantime, Director of the dor of India to Kuwait HE Sibi George Security Media and Public Rela- participated in the video conference of tions Department at the Ministry of embassies/high commissions/consul- Interior, Brigadier Tawhid Al-Kan- ates of India abroad which was held to dari, said all ministry sectors will enhance their efforts to explore market potential for Indian products in each continue to provide “online” ser- identified product category, and under- vices to facilitate the citizens and take focused activities, says a press re- residents to complete their transac- lease issued by the embassy. tions easily and smoothly, which The event was held under the guid- now takes minutes and can be done ance of the Ministry of Commerce & from anywhere in the world. Industry, and Ministry of External Af- The Ministry of Commerce and fairs, India. In his address the Prime Ambassador Sibi George Industry stressed that all services Minister of India gave provided by the ministry to the instructions to work to promote of In- Professional Network (IPN) are among public online since the outbreak of dian exports. This initiative is part of the platforms in Kuwait for bringing KUNA photo the pandemic will remain ‘online’. transforming India from being just a together all stakeholders to promote Kuwait Red Crescent Society hands over ambulances to the Lebanese Red Cross. passive market to an active manufac- trade, business and investment between Deputy Director of the Chamber India and Kuwait. of Commerce and Industry, Hamad turing hub at the heart of global value chains. The embassy will also work close- KRCS donates 10 ambulances to Lebanese Red Cross Al-Omar, said that the Chamber India and Kuwait are natural trade ly with various state governments, will continue with the online ser- partners and India is one of the major Chambers of Commerce and In- The Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society Al-Barjas told KUNA that the do- cancer medications at a chil- vices even after the country returns sources of exports to Kuwait for vari- dustry, Export Promotion Councils, (KRCS) announced Friday donat- nation is part of a grant to reach dren’s cancer center, which is to full normalcy saying the online ous food products including cereals, es- business groups and industry orga- ing 10 fully equipped ambulances throughout Lebanese areas host- suffering “extreme shortage,” ac- service has proved effective and pecially rice as well as fresh fruits and nizations, business and professional and four mobile blood donation ing Syrian refugees in a bid to com- cording to Al-Barjas, who added saves time and effort and the same councils and associations in India and vehicles for the Lebanese Red bat COVID-19. that KRCS is seeking to alleviate vegetables, and marine products. India Cross. Afterwards, the KRCS delega- burden off the center as much as goes with the Public Authority for also enjoys high market share in sev- in Kuwait to meet the trade target for KRCS Secretary General Maha tion paid a visit and distributed possible. (KUNA) Industry say the sources, eral other product categories including 2021-22. The director of the psycho- electrical machinery, jewelry, apparel, The embassy has organized several logical services at the Ministry organic chemicals, wood & wood ar- trade promotion events, virtual buyer- of Education, Huda Al-Haddad, ticles, ceramic products, cotton and silk seller meets, webinars, digital exhibi- Info minister eulogizes deceased actress Al-Sharrah talked about the advantages of the etc. tions and online conferences focusing The embassy has conceptualized and on various products/sectors including KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7, away. sectors for four decades, he said, pandemic which were many, the most important of which is that the created various outreach platforms to agriculture and allied products, textiles, (KUNA): Minister of Informa- She was a pioneer in arts, thea- recalling her contributions to tel- engage all stakeholders in the area of automobiles, marine products and so pandemic organized the work of trade, business and investments and to on. tion and Culture and Minister tre and drama locally, in the Gulf evision, radio programs and the the ministries and helped get rid of of State for Youth Affairs Ab- and the Arab world, said the min- Kuwaiti theater. transform the buyer seller relationship The embassy looks forward to feed- overcrowding and lack of coordina- into a mutually beneficial economic back and suggestions from all. All com- dulrahman Al-Mutairi paid trib- ister in a statement on sidelines He expressed condolences to tion while completing transactions partnership for the benefit of the citi- ments may be addressed to com.ku- ute to the famous actress Intisar of her funeral. Al-Sharrah had family of the deceased, Kuwaiti which was the order of the day in zens of both the countries. The Indian [email protected] and com1.kuwait@ Al-Sharrah who recently passed enriched the arts and cultural artists in Kuwait and the Gulf. the past. Business Network (IBN) and Indian mea.gov.in Shisha to be served Ban on fresh, frozen bird meat import from Ghana, Togo: PAFN KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7: The Public Authority for Food and Nutrition (PAFN) announced a ban on the import of all types of “fresh, chilled, frozen and processed bird meat of all kinds and its derivatives and products and eggs thereof from the republics of Togo and Ghana due to the outbreak of highly pathogenic ‘H5’ bird fl u, reports Al-Seyassah daily. Secretary of the Supreme Committee for Food Safety at the PAFN, Adel Al-Suwait, said in a press statement, the committee had recommended, at its sixth meeting of 2021, to ban the import of all types of fresh-chilled-frozen-pro- cessed meat of all kinds and its derivatives and products from the Republic of Kenya, due to the outbreak of Rift Val- ley Fever virus. ❑ ❑ ❑ Shisha to be served at cafes: The Kuwaiti Union of Sh- isha Cafés welcomed the decision of the health authorities to allow the resumption of shisha service in cafés in accord- ance with the precautionary regulations to curb the spread of coronavirus, reports Al-Qabas daily. On its Twitter account, the union stressed the need to use a medical tube shisha (one-time use), ensure that workers are wearing masks and gloves, serve drinks in paper and plastic cups for one time use, wash and sterilize the shisha every after use. The union said sterilization devices must be placed on all tables, a thermal examination device should be provided and used to check the temperature of customers and work- ers upon entering the cafés, social distancing must be main- tained, and surfaces must be cleaned at least every two hours.

Photo by Mahmoud Jadeed A cafe worker displays one-time-use shisha tube.