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PM ‘Understands’ Pain of Closures Page 16 football markets THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT Established in 1977 / www.arabtimesonline.com Page 10 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021 / JUMADA AL THANI 27, 1442 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17609 16 PAGES 150 FILS Hope on course Day by Day THE Dubai International Fi- nancial Center (DIFC) building EVERY day, the local news- (right) lit up in red in anticipation papers publish pictures of of the UAE Hope probe’s expect- garbage piled up in street ed arrival to Mars on Feb 9. corners, residential areas Called Amal, or Hope in Ara- and even main city squares. bic, the Gulf nation’s spacecraft This gives Kuwait a bad im- is seeking an especially high or- age ‘buried’ under the pile of bit – 13,500 by 27,000 miles high garbage. (22,000 kilometers by 44,000 ki- Add to this scenario stray lometers) – all the better to moni- cats and dogs that appear tor the Martian weather. to have invaded us and this means only one thing – no one paying any attention to See Also Page 2 the environment or cleanli- ness. When people enter the suburbs of Abdali, Kabd, “We are quite excited as engi- Wafra, Khaitan and Farwaniya neers and scientists, at the same they are welcomed by the bad time quite stressed and happy, stench. worried and scared,” said Omran In some instances the Sharaf, project manager for the mountains of garbage seen UAE venture. in our neighborhoods almost The UAE is especially proud block the roads. No one that Amal was designed and built seems to be in charge or may- by its own citizens, who partnered be we do not know who is re- with the University of Colorado sponsible or even if we know the surprising thing is no one at Boulder and other US institu- responds to our calls. tions, not simply purchased from We wonder what will hap- abroad. Its arrival at Mars coin- pen in the new cities that are cides with this year’s 50th anni- being built. Will it also be filled versary of the country’s founding. with trash? In many countries “Starting off the year with of the world, the municipalities this milestone is something very collect cleaning fees from resi- important for the people of the dents. UAE,” said Sharaf. … Yet, tomorrow is another day. Photo courtesy of Dubai Zahed Matar Media Offi ce PM ‘understands’ pain of closures Kuwait lists 996 new COVID cases Opinion KUWAIT CITY, Feb 8, (Agencies): Al-Mojil stressed in his statement, “We support measures to confront the Corona pandemic, but in Kuwait Ministry of Health (MoH) return the government must take clear measures Neither the Levant on Monday listed 996 new corona- to support those affected by these measures, and it virus (COVID-19) cases bringing must be taken into account that the economic crisis faced by young and medium-sized business own- caseload of contaminations with the ers in particular and the rest of society in general contagion to 171,994 since eruption is no less important and dangerous than the health nor Yemen for Iran of the pandemic locally months ago. crisis, therefore, addressing it and taking it into con- MoH official spokesperson Dr. Abdullah sideration and importance is an absolute duty and By Ahmed Al-Jarallah Al-Sanad said in a statement to KUNA that necessity.” Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times He expressed his sincere thanks and gratitude to there also three new fatalities due to infection all frontline workers who work to combat the spread with the contagious virus, registered during the of this epidemic, including health, security, moni- KUNA photo IRAN’S illusions have begun to fall in front of a storm of same period, thus mortalities’ toll rose to 969. toring cadres and others, Kuwaiti male and female His Highness the Amir is presented with the coins by CBK Gover- reality that the leaders of the Mullah regime had tried to Dr. Al-Sanad added that the number of people volunteers and others. nor Dr Mohammad Yousef Al-Hashel (right). falsify with colors of revolutionary slogans and divine vic- who are receiving treatment at intensive care units With the ban on the activities of health establish- tory. The situation can be explained by the popular Arabic has amounted to 90, thus the whole count of the ments and salons taking effect on Sunday, the own- Amir receives coins proverb – “Neither the Levant’s dates nor Yemen’s grapes confirmed infection cases and remained under med- ers of these establishments adhered to the closure were reaped by Iran”. Instead, the coffins of Revolutionary ical care has stood at 8,905. decision while the Health Regulations Committee He pointed out that 8,864 swab tests were con- formed by the Council of Ministers intensified its His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Guards’ fighters are piling up at Damascus airport waiting ducted in the past 24 hours, bringing the total num- inspection efforts to ensure strict compliance with Sabah received on Monday at Seif Palace, the Governor of the to be transported to Tehran. ber of such examinations to 1.608,305. the decision, reports Al-Qabas daily. Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) Dr Mohammad Yousef Al-Hashel. As for “Yemen’s grapes” and its Proportion of the infections as compared to the During the meeting, Al-Hashel handed His Highness the Amir missed season, the answer to the Iranian number of swab tests, during the last 24 hours, stood Assured three commemorative coins on the occasion on the 60th anniver- at 11.2 percent. Tariq Asad, head of the Barbershops Union, as- sary of the Independence of the State of Kuwait, the 30th Libera- missiles launched by the Houthis against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia came from He re-appealed to the people of Kuwait to remain sured the daily that “everyone is committed to the tion Day, and the 60th anniversary of the issuance of the Kuwaiti on guard against the dreaded virus, maintain social decisions issued by the government agencies” not- currency. (KUNA) — See Also Page 6 the new American administration, which distancing and avert crowds. ing that the only objection is the implementation vowed to Tehran that it would be differ- National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al- mechanism. ent from its predecessor. Ghanim said on Sunday that His Highness the Prime “We will submit the recommendations of the However, President Joe Biden ex- Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Hamad Al-Sabah union and its reports on ensuring that work is in ac- Newswatch pressed more keenness than Donald expressed his understanding of the suffering of en- cordance with the health regulations without harm- Trump concerning the relations with trepreneurs, owners of small and medium enterprises ing the owners of enterprises and the workers,” and activities affected by lockdown decision to con- Asad revealed. Al-Jarallah the Gulf states. He openly demanded an front the spread of coronavirus (Covid 19). A parliamentary-ministerial committee consist- CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has re-af- immediate cessation of the Iranian in- In a statement, Al-Ghanim, said that he met the ing of the health minister, state minister for Cabi- fi rmed that the security of Egypt and the Gulf are intertwined tervention in Yemen, and made a clear pledge to continue premier and he was “cooperative and understand- net affairs and two members of the Parliament and constitute one of the pillars of the Egyptian state policy. to cooperate and support the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in ing, and he is working to resolve issues related to will meet soon to discuss the resumption of the Presidential spokesman Bassam Radi said in a statement health precautionary measures and to alleviate the that el-Sisi re-stated his unwavering commitment to the close confronting threats and protecting its sovereignty and lands. abovementioned of activities. relationship with the GCC states in a meeting with the GCC This American stance was quickly met by the Iranian For- suffering of business owners and activities.” The committee tasked to follow up the imple- Secretary General Nayef Al-Hajraf. eign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif when he said, “We Al-Ghanim expressed optimism that the premier mentation of health regulations has started inspect- would be “able to take steps that alleviate the suffer- ing the concerned establishments. The committee President el-Sisi affi rmed during the meeting his aspiration (Iran) extend our hand to Riyadh and invite it to reach out to develop these ties further in various sectors noting necessity ing of entrepreneurs and owners of small and me- members are from Kuwait Municipality, Ministry of solidarity to face challenges facing the Arab nation. to us.” dium businesses affected by these decisions.” of Interior, Public Authority for Manpower and For his part, Al-Hajraf underscored the close and brotherly Before him, there was a clearer message from the Deputy The Speaker also said he believed that violations Ministry of Commerce. The committee met recent- ties between Egypt and the GCC countries hailing Cairo’s piv- Parliament Speaker Hussein Amir Abd Al-Lahyan through committed by some store owners should not be gen- ly to lay down a mechanism to uncover violations. otal role in safeguarding national security. (KUNA) a statement in which he said, “Iran is the most important eralized, as the matter calls for tougher punishment Official sources said the committee divided its ❑ ❑ ❑ neighbor of Saudi Arabia and it can count on us during bad for the violator and not punish those who adhere to teams among the governorates, indicating the rec- regulations.
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