baseball boxing Page 16 Page 15 THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT Established in 1977 / www.arabtimesonline.com MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2021 / MUHARRAM 15, 1443 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17770 16 PAGES 150 FILS Europe girds for Afghan refugee crisis Talks termed ‘necessary’ Kabul crush kills 7 HANGEDIGI, Turkey, Aug 22, (AP): From above, Amir, Iraqi PM discuss trade the new border wall separating Turkey from Iran looks like a white snake winding through the bar- By Ahmed Al-Jarallah According to a statement issued by the ren hills. So far it only covers a third of the 540-ki- Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times Iraqi Foreign Ministry, despite the main theme of the one-day visit being “increas- lometer (335-mile) border, leaving plenty of gaps KUWAIT CITY, Aug 22: In light of the ing the volume of trade between the two for migrants to slip across in the dead of night. accelerating international and regional countries and attracting investments”, the Traffic on this key migration route from central Asia to Europe developments, and in anticipation of the focus was mainly on several political is- “Baghdad Summit of the Leaders of Iraq sues during the meeting. has remained relatively stable and Neighboring Countries” scheduled His Highness the Amir welcomed the compared to previous years. for next month, the Prime Minister of Iraq Iraqi Prime Minister and his accompany- But European countries, as Mustafa Al-Kadhemi arrived in Kuwait ing delegation, and expressed his wish to Newswatch well as Turkey, fear the sud- on an official visit, which is his first visit strengthen the cooperation between the two den return of Taliban rule in since taking office in April 2020. countries. He affirmed that, “Kuwait will Afghanistan could change that. The Iraqi Prime Minister was received continue to support Iraq and its government KUWAIT CITY: The decision Haunted by a 2015 migration by His Highness the Amir of Kuwait in facing various challenges and obstacles”. to operate direct fl ights to six crisis fueled by the Syrian war, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad, in the pres- The Iraqi Prime Minister said, “Kuwait countries – India, Egypt, Bang- European leaders desperately ence of His Highness the Crown Prince is a neighbor and friend, and is present in ladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and want to avoid another large-scale Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad. Two sessions the heart and soul of every Iraqi by virtue Nepal – went into effect on Aug influx of refugees and migrants Photo by Mahmoud Jadeed of talks were also held with His High- of its historical positions and its generos- 18, 2021, the day it was issued from Afghanistan. Except for The Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhemi with the Editor-in-Chief of the ness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah ity towards Iraq and all Arab countries.” by the Council of Ministers dur- those who helped Western forces Arab Times and Al-Seyassah Ahmed Al-Jarallah during their meeting at the Al-Khaled, and the National Assembly ing a Cabinet meeting chaired by Continued on Page 3 in the country’s two-decade war, Bayan Palace. Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim. His Highness the Prime Minister the message to Afghans consid- Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, reports ering fleeing to Europe is: If you Al-Qabas daily. must leave, go to neighboring The decision stipulates these countries, but don’t come here. New COVID cases 167 countries must adhere to the pro- Opinion tocols determined by the Min- “It must be our goal to keep the KUWAIT CITY, Aug 22, (KUNA): Kuwait’s isterial Committee for Corona majority of the people in the re- daily coronavirus cases rose by 167 to 408,245 as Emergencies and assigning the gion,” Austrian Interior Minister deaths increased by one to 2,404, according to the concerned authorities to do what Karl Nehammer said this week, Palace cook’s son a sultan, thoroughbred horses health ministry on Sunday. is necessary to implement the de- echoing what many European Another 571 people were cured of the virus, cision. leaders say. European Union officials told a raising the total of those to have overcome the In the meantime the concerned authorities, led by the Directo- meeting of interior ministers this raised with cows and falcons become chickens disease to 401,317, ministry spokesperson Dr. rate-General of Civil Aviation, week that the most important les- Abdallah Al-Sanad said in a statement. are waiting for the Corona Emer- son from 2015 was not to leave gency Committee to know what Afghans to their own devices, and controls it has put in place so that without urgent humanitarian By Ahmed Al-Jarallah that these controls can be imple- help they will start moving, ac- Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times mented. cording to a confidential German ❑ ❑ ❑ ARABS were famous for their sagacity. There were person- diplomatic memo obtained by alities who could determine an insightful person by just one KUWAIT CITY: Following the The Associated Press. glance. decline in the rate of infections Migration According to a folklore story, a minister had given his sultan from the Corona virus and the and a mare. The sultan then asked for an expert groom to take care the recovery rate which stands at Austria, among the EU’s mi- nearly 97.8%, the Council of Min- gration hard-liners, suggested of the mare and train her. setting up “deportation centers” About 20 days later, the sultan asked the expert about the isters has discussed the recom- mendations that were submitted in countries neighboring Afghan- mare, and the expert told him that the horse is a thoroughbred by the Ministerial Committee for istan so that EU countries can de- but was not breastfed by her mother. Corona Emergencies, and decided port Afghans who have been de- The sultan asked the minister who gave him the mare to that re-operating the commercial nied asylum even if they cannot comment on what the expert said. The minister admitted that fl ights to India, Egypt, Bangla- be sent back to their homeland. the mother of the mare died when she was born, and he could desh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and The desperate scenes of peo- only find a cow to breastfeed her. Nepal must adhere to a set con- ple clinging to aircraft taking off The sultan then ordered his aide to arrange for a chicken trols put in place by the Commit- from Kabul’s airport have only to be slaughtered, cooked with rice and broth, and sent to the tee, reports Al-Rai daily. deepened Europe’s anxiety over a expert to express his appreciation. The controls include a set of potential refugee crisis. The U.S. Some days later, one of the nobles gave the sultan a falcon as a conditions proposed by the Min- istry of Health for incoming pas- and its NATO allies are scram- gift. The falcon was given to the same expert for nurturing and care. bling to evacuate thousands of After two weeks, the expert revealed to the sultan that the falcon has sengers to Kuwait. The mecha- nism says even if the passengers Afghans who fear they’ll be pun- the characteristics of falcons but was raised with chickens. ished by the Taliban for having The next day when the noble went to the sultan’s assem- are vaccinated with vaccines not approved by Kuwait they must worked with Western forces. But bly, the sultan asked him why he gave him a falcon that is not Turkish security forces apprehend a group of migrants in an operation aimed at stemming the other Afghans are unlikely to get recent influx of migration, mainly coming from Afghanistan and stopping human trafficking op- receive a third dose of one of the purebred. approved vaccines. the same welcome. The noble said, “Your honor, we go to the desert to search erations in the area at the border province of Van, Turkey, late Aug 21, 2021. Traffic on this key migration route from central Asia to Europe has remained relatively stable compared to previ- ❑ ❑ ❑ Even Germany, which since in the nests of falcons for their eggs. When we find them, we 2015 has admitted more Syrians take them to our chickens who in turn incubate the eggs until ous years. But European countries, as well as Turkey, fear the sudden return of Taliban rule in GAZA: The Israeli occupation Afghanistan could change that. (AP) than any other Western nation, is they hatch. We then give the falcons to the kings, princes and forces launched a series of raids sending a different signal today. sultans.” on several sites in the Gaza Several German politicians, The sultan ordered a lamb to be slaughtered, cooked with Strip, said Palestinian news including Armin Laschet, the rice and broth, and sent to the expert to appreciate his profes- agency Saturday. center-right Union bloc’s candi- sion. The occupation forces war- Up to 40,000 addicts in Kuwait planes targeted Al-Nusairat date to succeed Angela Merkel as A few weeks later, the sultan requested the expert to become chancellor, warned last week that the servant and advisor to his new wife. At first, the expert Camp with several missiles, it sain Bandar, Minister of Agriculture Muhammad added. there must be “no repeat” of the turned down the offer, but with a little persuasion, he accepted By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh migration crisis of 2015. Arab Times Staff Kareem Jassem, Iraqi Ambassador to Kuwait Al A number of eyewitnesses told the job. KUNA that the sounds of explo- French President Emmanuel After a while the sultan asked him, “What’s your opinion Manhal Al Saifi and some senior officials.