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Crown Prince Delivers Amiri Letter to Saudi King tennis Page 16 markets THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT Established in 1977 / www.arabtimesonline.com Page 9 THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2021 / SHAWWAL 22, 1442 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17704 16 PAGES 150 FILS Crown Prince delivers Amiri letter to Saudi King Ties hailed Day by Day KUWAIT CITY, June 2, (KUNA): His Highness the I DO not exactly know what the role of the Prime Minister actually Decisions which have been issued by him have subsequently is. It appears the ministers in his government are the ones who proven to be wrong. The need of the hour is to cancel these deci- Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal rule the roost, because more often than not the Prime Minister sions but no one seems to care because no one sees anything Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah appears to have no opinion of his own. or hears anything and do not want to speak. delivered on Tuesday a written For example, the Minister of Health issues decisions concern- It is the story of the three monkeys … who do not see … do letter from His Highness the ing the Covid-19 pandemic which afflicts the country and the not hear … do not speak. This is the story of our senior officials. Amir Sheikh Nawaf AlAhmad citizens continue to scream at the top of their voices because of … Yet, tomorrow is just another day. Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to Saudi these decisions. Zahed Matar Arabia King Salman bin Ab- dulaziz Al-Saud.The letter, which was received by Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister, and Defense Minister Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al-Saud, highlighted bilateral relations and ways to bolster Seal-style mystery them, including a number of KUNA photo issues of mutual concern in the Kuwait’s Crown Prince delivers Amir’s written letter to Saudi region and international arena. Arabia King. The letter included an offi cial invitation by His Highness the Amir to Saudi Arabia King to visit the State of Kuwait. The Saudi Crown Prince, Opinion meanwhile hosted a dinner sinks Iran warship banquet on Tuesday in honor of His Highness the Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal and Shame behind cloak his accompanying delegation visit to the kingdom. The dinner banquet was held of a fake democracy at Al-Yamama Palace in Ri- yadh His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishaal on By Ahmed Al-Jarallah Tuesday sent a cable of thanks Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times to Saudi King Salman bin Ab- HIDING behind a fake transparent cloak of demo- dulaziz Al-Saud. cratic rhetorics exposes faults more than conceal- Warm ing them. Unfortunately, this matter still prevails in In the cable, the Crown backward democracies that have adopted the style Prince expressed sincere thanks but left out its content ... and Kuwait is one of those and appreciations for the hospi- countries. tality and warm reception he This is due to the fact that we have not worked on and his accompanying delega- developing our country. We have not learned from tion received during the offi cial the experiences of other countries, as many of us still visit to the kingdom. believe we possess the absolute truth, and that Ku- His Highness the Crown wait is a great country. As a result of this arrogance, Prince extolled the deep-rooted we imagine that the world is waiting for what we de- and distinguished fraternal re- cide in order to implement it. lations between the two coun- This fact takes me back to 1965 when the late This image made from a video released on June 2, by Asriran.com, shows smoke rising from Iran’s navy support ship Kharg in the tries. Egyptian President Jamal Abdul Nasser had visited Gulf of Oman. Kharg, the largest warship in the Iranian navy caught fire and later sank Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman under unclear He wished the Saudi King Saudi Arabia to sign the famous “Jeddah Agree- circumstances, semiofficial news agencies reported. (AP) permanent good health, and ment”. On that day, I had conducted a press interview Saudi Arabia further progress and prosperity under his wise with the late King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz. leadership During the interview, I was telling the late king, The Saudi cabinet on Tues- “Major countries have announced their support for day praised the strong and this agreement...” when he interrupted me to say, deeplyrooted ties with Kuwait. “But there is one superpower that has not yet wel- The cabinet also commended comed the agreement”. I asked him, “Which coun- the efforts of Saudi King Sal- try is that?” and he said, “Kuwait”. I then asked man and His Highness the him if this should be published, and he answered, Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf “Yes”. to strengthen sisterly bonds and The reason for me to say this is that the majority expand cooperation between in the National Assembly are Arab nationalists. The the two Arabian Gulf countries, position of the extremist leftists is in support of the reported the Saudi Press Agen- Palestinian cause to the extent of attacking some Gulf cy (SPA) quoting a the cabinet countries and calling them “Arab reactionary”. This statement following its weekly led to disturbing relations between Kuwait and some meeting today. of these countries. It noted that King Salman In fact, these MPs were the ones who reconciled has briefed the cabinet about with those rhetorics and made deals with well-known the content of a letter he re- influentials in order to market their ideas. They closed ceived from the His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf. their eyes to several wickedness, which in turn led to This undated photo provided by the Iranian army shows navy’s support ship Kharg. The Kharg, the largest warship in the Iranian navy, The cabinet discussed the laying of the foundations for the rampant corruption caught fire and later sank on June 2, in the Gulf of Oman under unclear circumstances, semiofficial news agencies reported. (AP) talks held Tuesday between the that is prevalent today. Saudi Crown Prince and Min- With the change in the balance of political forces ister of Defense Mohammad in the country, and with the control of the enemies of Refinery ablaze bin Salman and His Highness joy over the National Assembly, the situation con- the Crown Prince of Kuwait tinued in terms of weakening national and regional Other Voices Newswatch Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al- cohesion. This was clearly evident in 2013 when the Jaber Al-Sabah. GCC countries decided to support Egypt in confront- TEHRAN, Iran, June 1, ing the Muslim Brotherhood Group after the out- KUWAIT CITY: The Ministry (AP): The largest warship in break of the June 30 Revolution. Shameful MP behavior of Health (MoH) declared on the Iranian navy caught fire Not responsibility of This was followed by the announcement by the Wednesday issuing licenses for and later sank Wednesday late Amir at that time, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad, of emergency use of the medicine contractors – MPW By Ali Ahmed Al-Baghli Storovimab (7831-VIR) for treat- in the Gulf of Oman under supporting it with four billion dollars. Former Minister of Oil ing light and medium coronavi- On that day, the MPs of the Muslim Brotherhood unclear circumstances, the KUWAIT CITY, June 2: Ac- MORE than five months have passed since the elections of the Na- rus cases. cording to sources from the Group had submitted a proposal to prevent the Amir tional Assembly of December 5, 2020; yet not a single tangible Dr. Abdullah Al-Badr, the latest calamity to strike one from donating more than five million dollars to any assistant undersecretary for med- Ministry of Public Works, achievement has been realized by the Parliament or any of its mem- of the country’s vessels in re- the bridges and roads that are country, in an attempt to stop Egypt’s recovery from bers. There has been nothing but irresponsible statements and ac- icines and nutrition supervision, told KUNA the drug is used for cent years amid tensions with damaged as a result of traffic that malaise. They thus wanted the state to break con- tions that even children are ashamed of. accidents are maintained and We witnessed many of these behaviors a long time ago such such cases among adults and chil- the West. sensus by seeking to split the unity of the Gulf ranks. dren aged 12 and above. repaired through maintenance It is unfortunate that Kuwait tweets outside the as when an MP entered the National As- The blaze began around 2:25 am. and sembly with a loudspeaker as if he was in He has indicated that the medi- fire-fighters tried to contain it, the Fars contracts. They do not fall Gulf and international flock, and pushes itself into cine is used for persons of 65 within the responsibilities of isolation through the adventures of these dominant a market for used cars, when some MPs news agency reported, but their efforts verbally abused the Secretary-General and years of age and above, but not failed to save the 207-meter (679-foot) the contractor during the ten- currents through the fake democracy of the National tried to snatch his papers, and when some for hospitalized patients who year warranty period for roads, need oxygen due to infection Kharg, which was used to resupply other Assembly. MPs sat in the front seats, which have been ships in the fleet at sea and conduct train- reports Aljarida daily. This comes at a time when the Palestinians, both assigned for ministers from the time of the with COVID-19.
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