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KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Sabah meets His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al- meets His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. — Amiri Diwan photos Hamad Al-Sabah. meets National Assembly’s Acting Speaker Ahmad Al-Shuhoumi.

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al- Sabah at Bayan Palace yesterday. His Highness the National Assembly’s Acting Speaker Ahmad Al- Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah, and Deputy Prime Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received His Highness the Amir also received His Highness the Prime Minister Shuhoumi. His Highness the Amir then received Minister, Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Integrity Promotion Abdullah Al-Roumi. — KUNA

ing with bilateral relations and ways to enhance them at Kuwait, all possible levels. He said he and Ghazouani discussed collective efforts to strengthen immunity in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. “This cannot happen individually share big potentials but within a systematic collective manner,” he added. They also discussed boosting food security between the to promote ties: FM two countries, he said. Sheikh Dr Ahmad said points of view of Kuwait and Mauritania regarding regional and NOUAKCHOTT: Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr international issues were eye-to-eye on basis of dialogue, Ahmad Nasser Mohammad Al-Sabah has said there were good neighborliness and non-interference in internal great potentials to further cementing relations and coop- affairs of other countries. eration with Mauritania. Kuwait and Mauritania estab- During his visit, Sheikh Dr Ahmad also held talks with lished diplomatic relations 44 years ago and “there are Mauritania Foreign Minister Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmad, wide spaces of cooperation between the two countries in which highlighted bilateral relations. The two ministers different domains, which would be activated in the com- also delved into ways of boosting cooperation and devel- ing days” through bilateral agreements and a meeting of a opment in various fields, including discussion on the latest joint committee due end of this year, he said. developments in the region and international arena. Sheikh Dr Ahmad, also Minister of State for Cabinet Furthermore, Sheikh Dr Ahmad held talks with Affairs, made remarks at a news briefing at end of his Mauritania’s Prime Minister Mohamed Ould Bilal, focus- official visit to Nouakchott late Saturday. Sheikh Dr ing on bilateral relations and aiming to bolster ties across Ahmad noted that he delivered a letter from His Highness numerous fields. The Kuwaiti foreign minister’s official the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to visit to the West African nation came as part of a com- NOUAKCHOTT: Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Mohammad Al-Sabah speaks during a Mauritanian President Mohammad Ould Ghazouani deal- prehensive tour of the region. — KUNA press conference in Nouakchott late Saturday. — KUNA

experience. Parents can cre- achieved fruitful results in Ooredoo launches ate individual profiles for each Mexican ambassador cooperation in various of their children, decide what fields. I attach great content to make available for sends Eid greetings importance to the devel- ‘Safer Internet for them, set a timer to limit opment of Mexico-Kuwait screen time, see recent videos KUWAIT: Ambassador of Mexico Miguel Angel relations, and am willing to Kids’ campaign their kids have been watching, Isidro has the honor to extend his sincere con- work closely with the gov- and so much more. Hence, gratulations and best wishes to His Highness the ernment of the State of KUWAIT: Ooredoo Telecom, the first to introduce YouTube Kids is specially Amir of the State of Kuwait, His Highness the Kuwait to take the oppor- innovative digital services in Kuwait, in association with designed for children under Crown Prince, His Highness the Prime Minister, tunity to carry forward the the Communication and Information Technology the age of thirteen. the government and the people of the State of traditional friendship and Regulatory Authority (CITRA) has launched a new In this context, Mijbil Mijbil Alayoub Kuwait, on the occasion of the advent of “Eid-al- deepen cooperation in Mexican Ambassador campaign entitled ‘Safer Internet for Kids’, the first of Alayoub, Senior Director, Fitr”, wishing the friendly people of Kuwait fur- various fields, so as to Miguel Angel Isidro its kind. The campaign tackles YouTube Kids applica- Corporate Communications, ther prosperity and stability. bring benefits to the two tion, comes under the umbrella of Ooredoo Kuwait’s Ooredoo Kuwait, said: “Through this campaign, we aim Ambassador Isidro added, “In recent years, countries and peoples. I look forward to strength- social responsibility program, and aims to raise public to nurture public awareness and shed light on the importance of raising children in a safe environment Kuwait and Mexico have built a strategic partner- ening the strategic partnership between Mexico awareness, encourage parents to take positive role in including a safe online experience free from any dis- ship, continuously deepened mutual trust and and the State of Kuwait.” offering their children with a safer online experience through YouTube Kids’ parental control options. turbing scenes. Children, as users of technology, may YouTube Kids is a filtered version of YouTube, be at risk through their contact with others or being designed only for children to explore their talents and exposed to inappropriate content.” to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and threat- interests in a contained, age-appropriate experience. “We are fully aware of how hard parenting children Arab world en the region’s stability. Yet, not all content is manually reviewed by YouTube, in the age of social media and screens could be, and The ministry welcomed the statement issued by thus, there might be inappropriate content that may what kind of real dangers children can face and deal with if applications were not monitored by parents. Britain, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain, in which it impact the child’s behavior. Children by nature are Child’s online experience must be safe, fun and educat- slams Israel... called on the Zionist entity to suspend its decision to recipients of information, they accept everything they hear and translate them into actions. ing. Ooredoo is committed to supporting the communi- proceed with the expansion of the settlements and to Continued from Page 1 We are all responsible for our children, and through ty, raising public awareness and educating both; par- stop the ethnic cleansing measures in East Jerusalem, YouTube Kids, parents have the authority to approve ents and youth on the risks and responsibilities they especially in Sheikh Jarrah. most sacred mosque for Muslims, during the holy or decline what their kids can watch. Childhood is a may encounter when using YouTube Kids and the labeled Zionist measures in Jerusalem internet,” Alayoub added. The multimedia campaign month of Ramadan leading to clashes with worship- precious time in which children should live free from against Palestinians as “repression”, and “coercive fear, safe from violence and protected from mishandling aims to reaching out to millions of parents, through TV, pers that left hundreds of Palestinian civilians wound- action” in a foreign ministry statement late Saturday. and exploitation. and social media posts under the slogan ed. The UAE and condemned Friday’s storming YouTube Kids has a full suite of parental controls in #Safer_Internet_for_Kids, as well as printed press, and Zionist settlers meanwhile are stormed the Al- of Al-Aqsa mosque by occupation forces, and the the app so parents can customize their children’s online outdoor advertising. Aqsa compound today (Monday) under the protec- ensuing crackdown on worshippers seeking to tion of occupation forces despite worldwide con- access the site. Abu Dhabi urged Zionist authorities demnation. occupation authorities are also trying to to “take responsibility for de-escalation” of violence steal homes from Palestinian families in Jerusalem’s at the holy site, while Manama called on the occupy- Iceland volcano’s Sheikh Jarrah suburb. ing government “to stop these rejected provocations Kuwait Foreign Ministry denounced the Zionist against the people of Jerusalem.” lava geysers occupation and ethnic cleansing of the Sheikh Jarrah expressed “deep concern” over the vio- neighborhood residents in East Jerusalem. In a state- lence saying King Mohammed VI “considers these ment Friday, the ministry condemned the Zionist set- violations... (are) likely to fuel tensions.” ’s thrill visitors tlement expansion process, saying that these meas- foreign ministry said it “rejected” plans to evacuate REYKJAVIK: Iceland’s Fagradalshraun volcano lies ures violate the international law principles and dis- Palestinian households from Jerusalem, and called for quiet for a spell before suddenly spewing red molten lava rupt global efforts aimed at reaching a final solution the reinstatement of the pre-1967 borders. — AFP geysers high into the air, visible from the capital Reykjavik in an awe-inspiring display. The volcano, which sprang into life in mid-March in the Geldingadalir valley near Mount Fagradalsfjall, has drawn visitors from The skyline of the Icelandic capital Reykjavik with the around the world, many venturing as close as possible to glow from the lava coming out of a fissure near the the safety perimeter set up to protect against sprays of Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes Peninsula behind. — AFP red-hot rock. “It’s incredible to see,” said Henrike Wappler, a we can go to look at a volcano so close. It’s just really German woman who lives in Iceland, standing with her amazing and so beautiful,” she said. Bjarki Brynjarsson, daughter at the edge of the volcano. Marvelling at “the 25, was enthralled by the alternation of slumber and fury. power of the earth,” she told AFP Saturday on her fourth “I’m just waiting for the bomb to pop,” he joked. visit to the site: “I feel small so near to this power — but Despite outward appearances, the volcano’s activity is I’m not scared.” continuous, vulcanologist Magnus Tumi Gudmundsson Up until a week ago, the volcanic activity was contin- said. “All the time the magma is flowing,” Gudmundsson uous and low key, but now it is alternating between quiet told AFP. “This is not uncommon and this is a normal spells and furious outbursts. One geyser was measured at behavior. It is, if anything, less common to have a very more than 460 meters (1,500 feet) at dawn last continuous flow with no pulsations.” Wednesday, according to the national meteorological The eruption, which began on March 19, is the first on office. The powerful bursts throw up rock fragments the Reykjanes peninsula in more than eight centuries, and called tephra, some still hot, that land several hundred it has been nearly 6,000 years since the last activity at meters from the crater, which is located in an uninhabited the precise site. Since the original eruption in the area on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland. Geldingadalir (Eunuchs in English) valley, several new A low roar precedes the next explosion, a noise that “kind vents opened up. Vulcanologists have predicted that the of reminds me of an airplane,” said Freyja Wappler- activity will continue for several months — if not decades. Fridriksdottir. But they are certain that the eruption is far from superfi- She was among more than 2,500 people at the site on cial, coming from the Earth’s crust. “This is the most prim- Saturday, kept back some 500 meters (yards) from the JERUSALEM: Palestinian devotees pray on Laylat Al-Qadr (Night of Destiny) outside the Dome of the Rock itive lava that we have seen since the last Ice Age” some crater — a safety radius that varies from 400 to 650 in Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the holy month of Ramadan Saturday. — AFP 10,000 years ago, said Edward Marshall of the Institute meters depending on the wind speed. “It’s not every day of Earth Sciences. — AFP