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baseball THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT Page 14 Established in 1977 / www.arabtimesonline.com MONDAY, MAY 24, 2021 / SHAWWAL 12, 1442 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17695 16 PAGES 150 FILS Nod to Moderna likely; societal immunity close New cases at 1,017 KUWAIT CITY, May 23, (Agencies): The Ministry of than Pfizer and Oxford, the sources indicated that the Moderna vaccine Health is not keen about vaccines whose effectiveness is likely to be approved soon. They highlighted the situation in some countries that resorted to administer- KUNA photo and safety have not been proven through the scientific Restaurants and coffee shops opened Sunday for customers after a long period ing the third dose of some COVID-19 vaccines, which are not approved in of closure. The Kuwait Cabinet decided to reopen all eateries provided custom- studies published about them, reports Al-Qabas daily Kuwait, about six months after administering the second dose. ers abide by health precautionary measures against COVID-19 and conduct quoting official sources from the Ministry of Health. Meanwhile, the sources explained that Kuwait is just a few steps away from temperature checks. Regarding the possibility of approving and supplying vaccines other achieving the milestone of two million COVID-19 doses administered to the people of Kuwait. They affirmed that the min- istry is intensifying its efforts Opinion Newswatch to vaccinate about 70 percent of the country’s population in order to achieve community im- KUWAIT CITY: His Highness munity within the shortest period the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al- of time. This is aimed to contain Merchants of bloodshed ... resistance, wealth don’t mix; Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent the pandemic and stop its spread Saturday a cable of congratula- among the various segments of tions to winner of 5th Constituen- the society. Palestine liberation not in French perfume, Cuban cigars cy by-elections for National As- The sources said the total sembly Dr Obaid Al-Mutairi, number of COVID-19 doses ad- wishing him well in his endeavor ministered so far in the country serving the country. exceeded 192,000 as of Wednes- By Ahmed Al-Jarallah His Highness the Crown Prince day last week, adding that the Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al- pace of vaccinations accelerated Jaber Al-Sabah and His High- in the recent period with the ar- REVOLUTION becomes impossi- ness the Prime Minister Sheikh rival of Pfizer vaccine shipments ble when it combines two extremes Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al- almost weekly. which never concur in a manner Sabah sent similar cables to the They stressed that the vaccina- that would produce a reality that elected MP. (KUNA) tion campaigns have started to can be relied upon. ❑ ❑ ❑ bear fruit through the improve- Indeed, everyone should admit KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait Red ment of the epidemiological to this fact instead of going into the Crescent Society (KRCS) an- situation of the country, and the cycle of bloodshed and destruction nounced that the fi rst relief plane positive indicators that now re- that has been ongoing since 1947 has taken off from Abdullah veal decrease in the number of when the United Nations resolu- Al-Mubarak Air Base, carry- deaths and infections, as well tion No. 181 was issued for the ing medical aid to Cairo Airport as a remarkable decrease in the partition of Palestine into Arab in Egypt, to be delivered to the number of intensive care patients and Jewish states with the city of Palestinian people in Gaza Strip, suffering from COVID-19. Jerusalem as a separate entity to be who are facing diffi cult living Kuwait, meanwhile, has governed by a special international conditions due to the brutal Is- jumped to the 28th position in regime. raeli aggression. the world in terms of societal For over seven decades, the Pal- Speaking to KUNA, The immunity against the ‘Corona’ estinian leaders have been proving Chairman of the Board of Direc- virus out of 208 countries around that they are not seeking to liberate tors of KRCS, Dr Hilal Al-Say- er, said on Sunday, that the relief the world, by immunizing about their land. They hence wasted sev- 47.5 percent of the population, eral opportunities, and resorted to fl ights of Kuwait’s humanitarian “Air Bridge” to Gaza Strip began which predicts to acquire total investing in the blood of their peo- today, which is a translation of community immunity in Kuwait ple in order to accumulate wealth. the keenness of His Highness the early next September, according This is what the Vietnamese Amir of Kuwait, Kuwaiti govern- to the CovidFax website. General Vo Nguyen Giap de- ment, and Kuwaiti people, to sup- Informed health sources said duced from the Palestinian lead- port the brothers in Gaza Strip. Kuwait has made great strides in ership when he visited Beirut in He added that the plane was community immunization since the 1970s to study the conditions carrying 40 tons of medicines, the start of the national vaccina- of the Palestinian resistance. He medical supplies, blankets and tion campaign which kicked off witnessed its leaders living a lofty wheelchairs, accompanied by a at the end of last December and life and enjoying luxury cars, Cu- number of volunteers who would continues to date. ban cigars, luxurious Italian suits go to the Rafah crossing and and expensive French perfumes. deliver them to the Palestinian Pace This prompted him to compare the Red Crescent, noting that KRCS It has succeeded in administer- Palestinian resistance with the re- distributed food baskets and two ing more than 2 million doses to sistance of the “Viet Cong” in the ambulances for the brothers in citizens and residents. The sourc- Palestine over the past days. Vietnamese jungles, and declare A child weaves between columns of Hamas militants as they parade through the streets for Bassem Issa, a top Hamas’ es say the efforts of the Ministry unequivocally to the Palestinian commander, who was killed by Israeli Defense Force military actions prior to a cease-fire reached after an 11-day war (KUNA) between Gaza’s Hamas rulers and Israel, in Gaza City, May 22. (AP) ❑ ❑ ❑ of Health to speed up the rate of leadership, “Your revolution will immunization in the country has not triumph!” TEHRAN: Iran’s parliament been greatly appreciate, pointing When the leaders asked him Speaker said Sunday that interna- out in the beginning the ministry why, he replied, “Because revo- Hamas defiant tional inspectors may no longer could not keep up the pace due lution and wealth do not meet. A Lack of quorum adjourns session access surveillance images of the to the lack of availability of vac- revolution that is not led by con- Islamic Republic’s nuclear sites, cines, then gradually increased science turns into terrorism. A rev- in Gaza ‘strut’ escalating tensions amid diplo- the pace and the vaccines became olution that is showered with mon- matic efforts in Vienna to save available by doubling the number ey turns its leaders into thieves. If GAZA CITY, May 23, (AP): Grilling motions still in play Tehran’s atomic accord with of vaccination centers and units, you see someone claiming to seek Hundreds of masked Hamas world powers. and the intensification of home revolution but living in a palace or fighters brandishing assault rifles The comments by Iran’s par- By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh violating Article 99 of the Constitution and liament speaker Mohammad and mobile campaigns. a luxurious apartment, eating the paraded in Gaza City and the The ministry indicated that most delicious dishes, and enjoy- group’s top leader made his first Arab Times Staff Article 121 of the National Assembly Decree. Bagher Qalibaf, aired by state ■ The grilling motion of MP Shuaib Al- TV, further underscored the nar- the rise in societal immunity, ing life in luxury while his people public appearance on Saturday, followed by an expansion in the in a defiant show of strength af- KUWAIT CITY, May 23: National Assembly Muwaizri against Minister of Finance and rowing window for the US and live in camps and beg for interna- others to reach terms with Iran. procedures for returning to nor- tional aid to survive, then know ter the militants’ 11-day war with Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim adjourned the Minister of State for Economic and Invest- special session on Sunday due to lack of quo- ment Affairs Khalifa Hamada for violating The Islamic Republic is already mal life, easing health restric- that the leadership does not want Israel. tions in public places, opening Saturday marked the first full rum as the government had earlier declined Article 99 of the Constitution and Article 121 enriching and stockpiling ura- to change the status quo. How can nium at levels far beyond those air traffic inside and outside, such leadership win?” day of a cease-fire, and Egyptian the invitation to the session and only 23 MPs of the National Assembly Decree. were present. ■ Electing members of some committees allowed by its 2015 nuclear deal. while adhering to the necessary This fact was known to the Ar- mediators held talks to firm up “Regarding this, and based on health requirements according to abs and the Palestinians for 73 the truce which ended the fourth The Assembly was supposed to discuss the to fill up vacancies. the expiration of the three-month grilling motions against Minister of Finance ■ Second reading of the bill on amending each stage of the gradual return years. We did not see any of the Israel-Hamas war in just over a deadline, defi nitely the Interna- to normal life.
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