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KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah has congratulated, via phone, his Maldives counter- part Abdulla Shahid on his election as a presi- dent of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). In his phone con- versation on Monday, Sheikh Ahmad, also Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, wished Shahid every success in his mission. He also expressed readiness to cooperate with Shahid for supporting the UNGA activities in all domains, particularly the implementation of the UN sustainable development goals and pro- moting of multilateral actions. —KUNA

Kuwait expresses sorrow KUWAIT: The Ministry of Education has finalized preparations for the grade 12 final exams for public and Arabic private school students, which KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry take place starting today in a number of schools around Kuwait under strict health precautions. — KUNA photos expressed on behalf of the country on Monday its deep sorrow and condolences to victims of the two trains’ accident in Sindh southern Pakistan, which resulted in killing and injuring dozens. In a statement, the ministry offered the committee will also of the world, adding that Kuwaiti charitable work sympathy over this tragic incident, expressing Social Affairs employ common visions efforts serve humanity and consolidate the dis- hopes for a speedy recovery to those injured, and ideas from all con- tinctive image of Kuwait as a center for humani- and its condolences to the Pakistani leadership, Minister forms higher cerned parties and par- tarian work and a beacon of goodness for all government, and people. — KUNA ticipants in this impor- humanity. tant sector of the state. He added that one of the committee’s goals is joint panel to enhance Otaibi explained that to implement governance mechanisms and sys- Kuwait condemns attacks the committee will work tems that are compatible with the needs of the charity work to raise recommenda- charitable work sector, unify media visions and KUWAIT: The Foreign Ministry on Monday tions that would organ- mechanisms for collecting official donations and KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and ize charitable work and raising community awareness, in order to fortify expressed Kuwait’s strong condemnation and Dr Mishaan Al-Otaibi denunciation of the missile assaults launched Community Development Dr Mishaan Al-Otaibi present the necessary charitable work and suggest what the committee by Houthi militias on the Yemeni city of Marib issued a decision Monday on forming a Higher proposals to support deems appropriate to achieve the interest of and a petrol station that led to the killing of Joint Committee for Regulating and Developing and monitor the charitable work sector in the charitable work. Otaibi said that the committee several innocents. In a statement, the ministry Charitable Work, which he will preside, for the country, in addition to cooperating in developing includes in its membership the Assistant said that such attacks are in continuation of the purpose of enhancing the effectiveness of charita- mechanisms that simplify procedures through Undersecretary for the Development Sector at crimes committed by the Houthi militias against ble work in the country. The committee will work electronic and digital systems that link charities the Ministry of Community Affairs and the brotherly Yemeni people, and the region’s to develop and fortify charitable work, said and the ministry to various bodies working in this Development in his capacity as a Vice-Chairman, neighbors and stability. — KUNA Otaibi, who doubles as Minister of Electricity, field. The minister expressed pride in what along with nine ministries as members in the Water and Renewable Energy. The minister added Kuwaiti charitable work is doing in various parts committee. — KUNA

pick-up truck “mounted the curb and struck” them as able to see hundreds of kilos of cocaine that were Muslim family they waited to cross the intersection. Waight offered Hundreds arrested concealed in canned goods,” Shivers said. Showing few details of the investigation, but noted that the sus- the massive global scale of the sting, Australia said killed in Canada... pect’s social media postings were reviewed by police. in ‘staggering’... more than 200 people had been charged already. The attack, which brought back painful memories Sweden arrested 155 people, including five in Continued from Page 1 of a Quebec City mosque mass shooting in January Spain. The authorities had been able to hone in 2017 and a driving rampage in Toronto that killed 10 Continued from Page 1 on around 600 suspects, preventing “more than people in April 2018, drew swift condemnation. The 10 planned murders within Sweden” alone. a 74-year-old woman, a 46-year-old man, a 44- National Council of Canadian Muslims said in a state- Europol hailed the “exceptional” operation, Neighboring Finland announced around 100 year-old woman and a 15-year-old girl - together rep- ment it was “beyond horrified and demands justice” which saw around 12,000 of the ANOM devices arrests, including a major seizure of machine resenting three generations of the same family, accord- for the family who was just “out for a walk” on a warm distributed worldwide to criminals who thought guns and a 3D printing workshop turning out spring evening. ing to London mayor Ed Holder. A nine-year-old boy they were chatting in secret. “This information led parts for firearms. Germany detained 70 sus- “This is a terrorist attack on Canadian soil and must was also hospitalized following the attack and is recov- over the last week to hundreds of law enforcement pects, the Netherlands 49, and New Zealand 35 be treated as such,” Mustafa Farooq, the council’s ering. “Let me be clear, this was an act of mass murder operations on a global scale from New Zealand to in the operation. president, told Radio Canada. The Muslim Association perpetrated against Muslims, against Londoners, root- Australia to Europe and the USA, with impressive Most of the 27 million ANOM messages ed in unspeakable hatred,” said Holder. of Canada also called on authorities to “prosecute this horrific attack as an act of hate and terrorism”. “Hate results,” said Jean-Philippe Lecouffe, deputy direc- obtained by the sting were in Dutch, German and Bouquets of flowers were seen at the scene of the tor of operations at Europol. “More than 800 Swedish, Dutch police said. “Criminals assumed attack. A vigil in memory of the victims took place yes- and Islamophobia have NO place in Ontario,” tweeted Ontario Premier Doug Ford. “These heinous acts of arrests, more than 700 locations searched, more that the service was safe and touted it among terday at a local mosque. The suspect, identified as than eight tons of cocaine.” themselves as the platform you should use... Nathaniel Veltman, has been charged with four counts violence must stop.” Police also seized 22 tons of cannabis, two tons Nothing could have been further from the truth,” of first-degree murder and one count of attempted Four years ago, a 27-year-old white supremacist of methamphetamine, 250 firearms, 55 luxury vehi- Dutch police said in a statement. murder. Waight said local authorities are also liaising burst into a Quebec City mosque and unleashed a hail cles and over $48 million in various currencies and According to unsealed court documents, the FBI with federal police and the attorney general about of bullets on worshippers who were chatting after cryptocurrencies, Europol said. Australian police adding “possible terrorism charges”. evening prayers, killing six men and seriously wounding worked with insiders to develop and distribute At about 8:40 pm on Sunday (0040 GMT five others. At the time, before the New Zealand said the supposedly hardened encrypted devices ANOM devices through the Phantom Secure net- Monday), according to police, the five family members mosque shootings in March 2019, it was the worst-ever were handed out to criminals as part of the FBI-led work of existing criminal customers, unloading 50 - were walking together along a sidewalk when a black attack on Muslims in the West. — AFP plot. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said mostly to Australia - as a “beta test”. The devices yesterday that the operation had “struck a heavy are said to have had no email, call or GPS services blow against organized crime - not just in this and could only message other ANOM phones. solve the Assembly and call for fresh polls. “We country, but one that will echo around organized They could only be bought on the black market Crisis deepens have reached a deadlock in dealing with the prime crime around the world”. - for around $2,000 - and required a code from an minister and the speaker...the two pose a grave dan- The operation began after global police work in existing user to access. “We didn’t hand them out, ger to democracy and the constitution,” said MP the past two years disrupted two other major people actually came to us seeking those devices,” as govt again... Bader Al-Mulla, who called for their resignation. encrypted phone networks used by criminals, MP Mohammad Al-Mutair said the country is Shivers said. Australian agencies helped get the EncroChat and SkyGlobal. “The closure of those Continued from Page 1 facing a catastrophic political situation. “What is phones in the hands of underworld “influencers” - happening is undermining parliament, the constitu- two encrypted communication platforms created a including an Australian fugitive drug boss on the session because MPs sat in seats reserved for tion, and the Kuwaiti people and an attempt to steal significant void in the encrypted communication run in Turkey - in a bid to gain trust. Cabinet ministers, citing article 116 of the constitu- their wealth,” Mutair said. He charged Ghanem of market,” said New Zealand police. To fill the void, The cover appeared to be blown in March tion which he said stipulates the attendance of min- being a tool of the “deep state”. Mutair said the “the FBI operated its own encrypted device com- 2021 when a blogger detailed ANOM security isters for the session to be legal. Opposition MPs Assembly will not continue in the presence of pany, called ‘ANOM’”, the New Zealand police flaws and claimed it was a scam linked to however challenged Ghanem, insisting that article Ghanem and Sheikh Sabah and called for holding added. Australia, the United States and other members of 116 stipulates that the Assembly session is held fresh polls. MP Obaid Al-Wasmi said there is no The FBI’s Shivers said this enabled them to “turn the Five Eyes intelligence sharing network. The when the required quorum is available, without the scope for any cooperation with the government, the tables” on criminals. “We were actually able to post was later deleted. ANOM’s website was need for ministers. adding that the events are not serving the interests see photographs of hundreds of tons of cocaine unavailable yesterday, with a message that the of the state. He appealed to HH the Amir to take Ghanem said last week that at least 30 Assembly that were concealed in shipments of fruit, we were “domain has been seized”. — AFP sessions had been called off since 1962 because of action to end the political crisis. MP Abdulkarim Al- the government’s absence. Opposition MPs are Kandari said what is happening today is “pre- adamant that they will not allow sessions to pro- planned”, with attempts to strip the Assembly of its ceed unless the prime minister agrees to face four powers and turn it into a toothless house. He said characterized by strong people-to-people contacts. grillings filed against him. The government says the what the opposition lawmakers are doing is a form Indian FM Kuwait hosts nearly one million Indians. India is Assembly on March 30 took a decision to delay of peaceful opposition to force the prime minister amongst the largest trading partners of Kuwait and grillings against the prime minister until the end of to accept to be grilled. “We want to implement the Kuwait is a major supplier of oil to India. 2022. The opposition says the decision is against constitution,” he said. arrives today... In recent weeks, to help fight the second wave of the constitution and did not even get the required MP Ahmad Al-Azemi said the Assembly has been COVID-19 in India, Kuwait has been at the forefront majority to pass. in limbo since March 30 because of the prime minis- Continued from Page 1 to ensure sustained and reliable supply of liquid Angry opposition MPs immediately held a press ter and the speaker. MP Muhalhal Al-Mudhaf said medical oxygen to India after establishing an conference in which they called for the resignation the dispute today is between those working for a Importantly, 2021-22 marks the 60th anniversary air/sea bridge. Sheikh Ahmad visited India on of Ghanem and HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah democratic civil state and those who don’t want it. He of establishment of diplomatic relations between March 17-18, 2021. Both countries had agreed to Al-Khaled Al-Sabah. They urged HH the Amir called for implementing a full parliamentary system in India and Kuwait. The traditionally warm and close establish a joint commission at the foreign ministers’ Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to dis- which the winning party forms the government. bilateral relationship between India and Kuwait is level during the visit.