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olympics THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT Pages 15 & 16 Established in 1977 / www.arabtimesonline.com Page 14 baseball MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 / ZUL-HIJJAH 23, 1442 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17752 16 PAGES 150 FILS Kuwait marks invasion with aid to Iraq Opinion O Arabs, poised leader, Farouk the taxi driver, Abdul-Aziz councils ... the best rulers are benevolent dictators By Ahmed Al-Jarallah Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times Amendment on THOSE who study the reality of Arabs KUNA photo and all this devastation would realize that over 60’s seen Some of the ambulances donated to Iraq by Kuwait. there are sins committed against people. The most eminent sin in this regard is KUWAIT CITY, Aug 1: An in- the closing of the doors and windows formed source at the Public Authority of government institutions, and listening for Manpower said amendments are Rift closing only to the reports written by clerks, who expected soon to the decision pro- interpret their dreams of getting closer to hibiting the renewal of work permits rulers through them instead of conveying for those who have reached 60 years KUWAIT CITY, Aug 1, (KUNA): As people’s pain and suffering. This reality and above and hold only high school the State of Kuwait marks the 31st anni- prompted human desertification to creep certificates or below and will become into the Arab world. effective from the date of its publi- versary of the Iraqi invasion tomorrow, The reason for this is that those who cation in the official gazette Kuwait Monday, Kuwaitis themselves focused on are supposed to be fair rulers did not Alyawm, reports Al-Anba daily. closing the rift with their Iraqi brethren learn lessons from Hormuzan, the gover- The source clarified the fee set for nor of Khuzestan, when he was brought renewal is 2,000 dinars, including via continued humanitarian aid and re- as a captive before Caliph Omar Ibn Al- private health insurance. However, lief. Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). the source said an amendment is in Despite the heavy impact of the 1990, Iraqi inva- The guards and the prisoner found the the offing. sion of Kuwait, which caused harm on various lev- Caliph sleeping soundly in the shadow of els, the State of Kuwait took on the responsibility of a palm tree. This prompted Hormuzan to aiding the Iraqi people since 1993. comment by saying, “Poised leader, you In April 1995 — upon directives from late Amir Sheikh did justice and peacefully slept ... I served Newswatch Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah — the Kuwait Red four of our kings, and I did not revere Crescent Society (KRCS) delivered aid to the Iraqi people, any of them the way I revere this leader knowing well that the people suffering in the fellow Arab (Omar)”. country should not confused with their brutal regime led This is not the only story narrated KUWAIT CITY: Director-General of by Saddam Hussein. about the caliphs and kings who humbled Kuwait Municipality Eng. Ahmad After toppling of the Iraqi regime in 2003, Kuwait man- themselves and lived among the people, Al-Manfouhi issued a circular for the aged to become one of the top countries providing aid to and whose main principle was justice. return of employees to work in full capacity starting from Sunday, Au- the Iraqi people through the UN Refugee Agency (UN- There is a story about King Farouk, HCR). who one day decided to inspect one of gust 1, reports Al-Qabas daily. In the circular, he called on all Those displaced within Iraq as a result of armed conflict the markets. Despite being a periodic in- also benefited from Kuwait’s humanitarian assistance. spection, he decided to go undercover this employees of Kuwait Municipality, its various sectors and administrative In 2010, Kuwait donated USD one million to the UN- time and personally conduct the inspec- HCR and in 2014, it provided USD three million to sup- tion. He drove to that market in a private units to adhere to the offi cial working hours, which start from 7:30 am and port humanitarian operations in Iraq. In 2015, the UNHCR car, and sat next to his driver. On his way, end at 2:30 pm. received USD 200 million to help those displaced in the an upcountry woman stopped the car, as- Eng. Al-Manfouhi highlighted that fellow Arab country. suming it was a taxi, and asked how much the cases of exemption from work are In October of 2016, Kuwait donated to the UNHCR a a ride to the market would cost. limited to employees with disabilities, sum of USD eight million to aid Iraqis fleeing from the Regardless of what the woman offered pregnant employees, and those with brutality of so-called Islamic State (IS). to pay, the king signalled his driver to al- chronic heart diseases, kidney failure Kuwait donated in the same month a sum of USD six low her to sit on the back seat of the car. and cancer diseases, which must be million to the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund During the trip, the woman narrated why verifi ed by a medical certifi cate ap- (UNICEF) to cover their operations in Iraq. she was going to the market, as she had proved by the Medical Council. In July 2016, the State of Kuwait donated a sum of USD heard of the inspection, and she wanted He indicated that the requests for exemption must be sent with the re- 176 million during a conference held in Washington to aid to plead to the market inspectors to give Iraq. her more time to pay the land arrears she port attached to the Personnel Depart- ment. In December 2016, Kuwait pledged a sum of USD five owed to the state, or else her bull, which million to WHO to help its operations in Iraq. was confiscated by the authority, would KUNA photo Eng. Al-Manfouhi affi rmed the A happy reunion at the Kuwait International Airport on Aug 1. A number of non-Kuwaiti need for adherence to the provisions The State of Kuwait — in its position as a UN humani- be sold to cover the arrears. travelers at Kuwait International Airport on Sunday expressed their happiness upon tarian aid center — hosted in February of 2018 the Kuwait The undercover king sympathized with of Civil Service Council Resolution arrival with the start of the Cabinet’s decision to allow the vaccinated non-Kuwaitis to No. 41/2006 regarding the rules, International Conference for the Reconstruction of Iraq the woman, and gave her a letter to take return to the country from Aug 1. provisions and regulations of offi cial (KICRI). to the authorities. After she hesitated to work and its amendments. The proof The conference resulted in a USD 30 billion donations take it, the king gave her some money on of attendance and departure from to help Iraqis overcome the destruction caused by IS. top of it and urged her to take the letter to work will be monitored by the direct the authorities. Agencies gear for expat return manager, and is subject to discipli- Pain The woman was stunned by his gener- nary accountability if he does not take Meanwhile, on the Iraqi side, the visit by the late Amir osity and asked, “My son, if you are this appropriate measures immediately Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to Iraq on rich, why do you work as a taxi driver?” KUWAIT CITY, Aug 1, (Agen- after the occurrence of any violations cies): Following the decision by June 19, 2019 and the continued efforts by His Highness The king answered her, “That is where in this regard. Also, a copy of the at- the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah had my provision is”. the Kuwaiti authorities to open tendance record must be sent to the the Kuwait International Airport COVID impacts spend, helped in mending some of the pain caused by the Iraqi The woman submitted the letter to one Personnel Department for follow-up invasion. of the officials, and it led her to narrate (KIA) for people who are vacci- in preparation for the resumption of nated and were stranded outside the fi ngerprint attendance system. In recent history, the cooperation between two countries the story of how she got the letter. After savings among Kuwaitis helped Kuwait receive the remains of 10 Kuwaiti POWs that, the official introduced the woman to the country after Kuwait closed the ❑ ❑ ❑ airport to protect the country from on July 11, 2021. King Farouk, and tears of joy and rever- KUWAIT CITY, Aug 1, (KUNA): The coronavirus situ- DUBAI: The United Kingdom has The KRCS, on its part, provided various modes of as- ence instantly fell from her eyes, fol- Coronavirus, the first plane landed ation had an impact on spending for Kuwaitis, especially at the Kuwait International Airport alleged Iran carried out the drone sistance to the displaced Iraqis in cooperation with the lowed by supplications for the wellbeing during the lockdown period and the decrease in spending attack that killed two aboard an oil government and international organizations. of the king. at exactly 2:45 am, Sunday, Aug 1, on travelling and other entertainment means. 2021, reports Al-Anba daily. tanker off Oman. Some 500 units were constructed in the Iraqi region of In this Gulf region, there are many The COVID-19-imposed lifestyle forced many Ku- Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab Kurdistan by the KRCS in addition to the distribution of lessons about the humility of rulers and The flight arrived from Trabzon, waitis to save more money from their salaries as markets, said in a statement Sunday night: Turkey, carrying dozens of resi- 56,000 foodstuff on suffering and needy families.