THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT Page 15 ice hockeyEstablished in 1977 / www.arabtimesonline.com markets Page 9 TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2021 / MUHARRAM 16, 1443 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17771 16 PAGES 150 FILS Kuwait regulator approves drug to treat COVID Talks on flights KUWAIT CITY, Aug 23, (Agen- cies): Kuwait’s pharmaceutical Taliban retake three districts regulator on Monday granted emergency use approval for an artificial antibody drug known as ‘Ronapreve’ to treat COVID-19, Gunfire kills 1 the health ministry said. The antibody drug, developed by the US biotech company Re- KABUL, Aug 23, generon, has been approved by (Agencies): A firefight the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency; just outside Kabul’s UK’s drug regulator, said the international airport ministry’s Assistant Undersecre- killed at least one Af- tary for drug control Dr. Abdul- lah Al-Bader. ghan soldier early The drug has been shown Monday, German of- to be effective in reducing the ficials said, the latest likelihood of COVID-induced hospitalizations, added the offi- chaos to engulf West- cial, hailing the medication as a ern efforts to evacu- useful tool to ease the strain on ate those fleeing the hospitals. The Ministry of Health (MoH) Taliban takeover of the during a meeting with officials country. from the Directorate-General of The airport shooting came Civil Aviation (DGCA) has said as the Taliban sent fight- there is a need to set conditions, ers north of the capital to standards and controls to orga- nize flights from countries that eliminate pockets of armed were previously classified ‘high resistance to their lightning risk’ and not to rush into taking takeover earlier this month. decisions, reports Al-Anba daily. The Taliban said they retook It is worth mentioning here the three districts seized by oppo- decision to operate direct flights nents the day before and had to six countries -- India, Egypt, surrounded Panjshir, the last Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka province that remains out of and Nepal – went into effect on their control. Aug 18, 2021 after the Cabinet Afghanistan’s security forces during the meeting chaired by collapsed in the face of the Tal- HH the Prime Minister Sheikh iban advance, despite 20 years Sabah Al-Khaled gave the nod. of Western aid, training and as- Successful sistance. Tens of thousands of The sources said that the oper- Afghans have sought to flee the ation of flights must be success- country since, fearing a return ful in terms of equal distribution to the brutal rule the Taliban of operating shares between na- imposed the last time they ran tional companies and companies Afghanistan. That has led to operating in those countries, and In this image provided by the US Air Force, US Air Force aircrew, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, assist qualified evacuees boarding a US chaos at the airport in Kabul, Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport. Inset: In this Aug 21 photo, provided by the obtaining an additional ‘quota’ the main route out of the coun- for Kuwait International Airport US Marine Corps, a US Marine assigned to 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) comforts an infant while they wait for the mother during an evacuation at Hamid try. Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP) commensurate with the increase Gunfire broke out near an en- in operations, especially with the trance to the airport, where at destinations such as Egypt and least seven Afghans died a day India. KFAS recruiting hit earlier in a panicked stampede of The sources expect the opera- Opinion thousands of people. The circum- tion schedules and distribution of stances of the shooting, which flights to be finalized this week. occurred around dawn, remained The Residency Affairs Sec- unclear. tor in the Interior Ministry has Mohammed VI, voice of his people MP queries BAE spy app The German military tweeted no power to issue visit visas to that one member of the Afghan any category like it did before By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh army was killed and three others the emergence of coronavirus, Arab Times Staff were wounded by “unknown at- reports Al-Anba daily quoting a By Ahmed Al-Jarallah since 1999 until today is well tackers.” An Italian humanitarian source from the security sector. KUWAIT CITY, Aug 23: MP Abdulaziz Newswatch organization that operates hos- Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times aware of where Morocco is Al-Saqaabi forwarded queries to Minister The source clarified that at heading, something that King pitals in Afghanistan said it had present, the Residency Affairs THE Moroccan King Moham- of Foreign Affairs and Minister of State treated six patients with bullet Mohammed VI took upon him- for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Committee is the only entity au- med VI has achieved a new wounds from the airport. thorized to grant visit visas to the self to develop in line with na- Al-Muhammad about the report that Brit- KUWAIT CITY: His Highness the The US military and NATO milestone for his kingdom tional capabilities and innova- ish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) pub- Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad family members of expatriates Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received, on did not immediately acknowl- who hold the following visas: through the development of the tions. lished on May 15, 2017 regarding BAE edge the shooting. There was no political discourse in interna- Monday, cables from senior state Article 22 (dependent visa), Ar- Today it has become one of Systems; which allegedly sold spying comment from the Taliban. ticle 18 (private sector work visa) tional relations by opening up applications violating the privacy of indi- offi cials, all expressing deep condo- the most attractive destinations lences over the demise of Sheikha Approved and Article 17 (government sec- more to Europe - the neighbor for foreign investments. Like viduals to some countries. Badriah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- tor work visa). The source added closest to Africa’s golden gate. Al-Saqaabi requested for clarification Mubarak Al-Sabah, asking Al- Kuwait approved the transit the ministry will issue an entry many modern cities, it has mod- about the report. If it is true, he wants to of 5,000 Afghan nationals, who This was eminent from his ern infrastructure. All of this mighty Allah to bestow mercy upon permit once the visit visa ap- speech marking the 68th an- know the reasons behind signing a con- her soul. have been evacuated from their plication is approved, indicating translates into human develop- tract with such a company for Kuwait’s niversary of the Revolution of The cables were from His High- country to the US, under the the application is entered into the ment especially when the illit- biggest cybersecurity project. He inquired ness the Crown Prince Sheikh directions of His Highness the joint automated system for the the King and the People, by eracy rate drops signifi cantly, about the legal basis for signing a contract Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad opening the doors to a histori- approval of the committee. and unemployment continues with the company to provide applications Sabah, National Assembly Speaker Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the foreign The source reiterated that no cal settlement that unclogs the which can be used to spy on individuals. Marzouq Al-Ghanim, His High- ministry said on Sunday. to decline, despite the obstacles ness Chief of Kuwait National Guard decision has been issued yet for Moroccan-Spanish relations due created by the COVID-19 pan- He asked if the ministry floated a public This move comes in “recogni- the Residency Affairs Sector to to Madrid’s misreading of re- tender in this regard. If yes, he demanded Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah, tion of the strategic relations be- demic. His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al- grant visit visas; hence, this re- gional developments in the past for copies of the relevant documents. tween the State of Kuwait and the mains the task of the committee All of this is the natural re- He also wants to know the total cost of Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, two years. His Highness the Prime Minister United States of America,” ac- until further notice. sult of the perseverance of the the contract, if the ministry coordinated cording to a ministry statement. Therefore, Spain, like the rest Moroccan monarch who, eve- Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad The source also affirmed that with other concerned institutions like the Al-Sabah, President of Kuwait’s It also aims to “enhance the the ministry gave the Residency of the European Union member ry year in the Throne Day’s Ministry of Public Works and Central existing cooperation between states, highly appreciated this Supreme Judicial Council and Chair- Affairs Sector the authority to speech, presents the general agency for Information Technology. If man of the Court of Cassation Jus- them and in continuation of the grant entry visas to foreign wom- position with great applause, guidelines and road map of the yes, he requested for copies of the rel- tice Ahmad Al-Ajeel and National humanitarian role of the State of en who are currently abroad and and considered it an initiative state. According to all Moroc- evant correspondences and minutes of Guard Deputy Chief Lieu. Gen. Kuwait, which calls for the im- are married to citizens, as well as to restore matters to its natural can observers, they are more meetings. Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad portance of securing safe passage the children of Kuwaiti women courses and to work on a solid Deputy National Assembly Speaker Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.