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Kuwait, Saudi Visits Pivotal for Ties basketball THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT markets Page 16 Established in 1977 / www.arabtimesonline.com Page 9 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2021 / SHAWWAL 21, 1442 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17703 16 PAGES 150 FILS Kuwait, Saudi visits pivotal for ties Amir meets PM Attack on experience hit KUWAIT CITY, June 1: Officials from the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) recently Kuwait unwavering on Palestine met with the Cabinet’s Finance Committee in the pres- ence of representatives of the Public Authority for Man- KUWAIT CITY, June 1, (KUNA): His line with international resolutions on this power (PAM), and demanded the cancellation of the Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ah- matter and also the Arab peace initiative. decision to prevent the renewal of work permits of ex- mad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah said on Tuesday He affirmed that the Palestinian cause patriates aged 60 years and above, and holders of high that the State of Kuwait remains unwav- was, and still is, the central issue for Kuwait school certification and below, reports Al-Rai daily. ering in its stance and support of the just as well as the Arab and Muslim worlds, According to informed sources, the Finance Com- Palestinian cause. wishing the Palestinian government and mittee listened to an explanation about the consid- His Highness the Amir’s statement came people security, peace, and triumph. erations pitched in by KCCI officials to reject the during his reception at Bayan of His High- On his part, Palestinian Prime Minister decision. Three main proposals were submitted for mitigating ness Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Shtayyeh expressed deep gratitude and the risks of the implementation of this decision. The Al-Hamad Al-Sabah who was accompa- appreciation to the efforts of the State first proposal is for the concerned person to pay a fee nied by visiting Palestinian counterpart Dr. of Kuwait, leadership and people, in the ranging between KD 1,000 and KD 2,000 to the state Mohammad Shtayyeh and his delegation. support of Palestinians’ aspirations. upon renewal for the first time, taking into account the His Highness the Amir reiterated that Minister of the Amiri Diwan Affairs KUNA photo human and social conditions of the residents of this His Highness the Crown Pri- Kuwait would also be steadfast in its sup- Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah, Foreign segment. The second proposal is related to imposing nce Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad port of the Palestinian people until they Minister and Minister of State for Cabi- an annual fee on the beneficiaries of this procedure. Al-Jaber Al-Sabah achieve their dream in an independent net Affairs Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser The third proposal submitted by KCCI stipulates KUNA photo state with East Jerusalem as its capital, Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, and a score of that every resident on whom the decision applies HH the Amir during his meeting with the Palestinian Prime Minister. saying that such lawful aspiration came in other officials attended the reception. must take health insurance. Strong bonds Opinion KUWAIT CITY, June 1, (KUNA): His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Meshaal Road rage bill crafted Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah kicked off Tuesday an official Palestinian revolt visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, his first official over- Palestine backed seas visit since his assumption to post in October 2020. until the last dollar The choice of the Saudi King- By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh dom to be the first country to Arab Times Staff visit while in office, once again mirrors the peculiarity of rela- By Ahmed Al-Jarallah KUWAIT CITY, June tions between the two neighbor- Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times 1: MP Hesham Al- ing Arabian Gulf allies. REVOLUTION and wealth do not meet. Revolution Saleh has submitted a Through 130 years of rela- lives in trenches, while wealth lives in hotels. If they tions, leaders of Kuwait and meet at one table, there is a big question that must be bill on amending Ar- Saudi Arabia were reciprocat- answered – Whose revolution is this when its leaders ticle 171 of Penal Code ing visits to keep in touch, co- ordinate stances of all issues accumulate wealth at the expense of the blood of the No. 16 /1960 stating and give impetus to efforts to people? that whoever threatens ameliorate relations and mutual Since the beginning of the Palestinian revolution and annoys others or cooperation in all domains. in the 1960s, we have known a group of leaders who causes damages to the In 1910, late Saudi king and did not suffer like the rest of their people, starting with founder of the Saudi Kingdom Yasser Arafat, to Ismail Haniyeh and Khaled Meshaal. vehicles of others or Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman All of them did not dust their shoes in the soil of the the road and whoever Al-Saud visited Kuwait and military bases where their fi ghters were deployed in a forces another motorist held his milestone talks with number of Arab countries. to stop and endangers the then Amir Sheikh Mubarak In 1973, Israel assassinated leaders of some organi- the life of the latter will Al-Sabah. zations in the Lebanese capital Beirut. I mean Muham- Since then, visits of leaders mad Yousef Al-Najjar, Kamal Nasser, and Kamal Ad- be imprisoned for five and officials of the two sisterly wan in the elegant Verdun area. At that time, refugee years and fined KD countries did not stop. camps spread over all the Lebanese land were shanty- Mahmoud Al-Masri, 14, stands for a portrait in his bedroom that was damaged when an airstrike 1,000 maximum or any Last January, His Highness towns. destroyed the neighboring building prior to a cease-fire that halted an 11-day war between the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ah- Gaza’s Hamas rulers and Israel, May 26, in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip. (AP) of these two penalties. They were not the only ones who gave up the mis- mad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah visited Meanwhile, National As- the Saudi Kingdom to partake ery of their people. Ali Hassan Salamah, known as Abu sembly Speaker Marzouq in the 41st Gulf Cooperation Hassan Salamah, the intelligence offi cial of the Fatah No ‘room’ for hope Al-Ghanim on Tuesday Council summit. Saudi King movement was also killed near his home in that area. met Palestinian Prime Min- Salman bin Abdulaziz made an Also, the assassination of Abu Jihad and Abu Iyad took The latest Gaza war is over, but its wreckage still The 11-day war was the fourth fought be- ister Mohammad Ibrahim official visit to Kuwait in De- place in one of the most prestigious areas, Hammamet, litters the purple bedroom of 9-year-old Shrouq tween Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian mili- Shtayyeh who is currently on cember 2016. in the Tunisian capital. The leader of As-Sa’iqa Move- al-Masri and her 4-year-old sister, Razan. tant group that has ruled Gaza since 2007. It Their toys are coated with gray dust, the featured the same waves of predawn Israeli official visit to Kuwait. Saudi Crown Prince Moham- ment Zuhair Mohsen was killed in the French city of ceiling is bent and buckled, and the cracks in airstrikes, the same continuous rocket fire out During the meeting, the two mad bin Salman Al-Saud also Cannes where he was spending his vacation. the walls slice through the cartoons that deco- of the impoverished territory, and the same lop- officials discussed develop- paid two visits to Kuwait in The leaders of the Palestinian revolution who were not rated them. sided casualty toll, with Palestinians making up ments in the situation of Pal- May 2015 and September 2018. killed ended up dying in their beds and leaving behind The two girls survived the early morning the vast majority of the more than 250 killed. estine after the recent Israeli Since the creation of the GCC a huge fortune for their children, including Yasser Ara- airstrike that destroyed a nearby building on And like the others, it took a heavy toll on attack. Al-Ghanim pointed out in 1981, Kuwait and Saudi Ara- May 19, two days before a cease-fire ended children. At least 66 Palestinian children were that the resistance of the Pales- bia have been working hand in fat, whose wealth was estimated at a few billion dollars tinians exposed the Israeli oc- which he bequeathed to his wife and daughter. the war. But like so many children in Gaza killed, as well as a 5-year-old boy and a 16-year- hand to strengthen unity among they will carry the memory of its horrors and old girl on the Israeli side. Countless more were cupation to the entire world. He Arabian Gulf nations and Therefore, we are not surprised to learn that Ismail devastation. awakened in the night by explosions. (AP) also affirmed that Kuwait’s Na- Haniyeh’s bill in a Doha hotel came to around a million achieve political, economic, se- tional Assembly fully supports curity and development goals of dollars for the eleven days he spent in that hotel during the Palestinian cause, stressing the last confl ict in Gaza. Wake up and smell the coffee this is the official position of the the pan-Gulf organization. This happened at a time when the Palestinians were State of Kuwait regarding the is- Efforts being roasted with Israeli fi re power. At that time, Hani- sue. For more than three years yeh was spending time in saunas and savoring delicious On the other hand, Shtayyeh from 2017 to 2020, Kuwait ex- praised the unwavering support erted strenuous diplomatic ef- food while uttering slogans and claiming delusional vic- No cafeteria, but ‘not a gram’ of Kuwait for the Palestinian tories.
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