motor racing Page 14 baseball THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT Page 15 Established in 1977 / www.arabtimesonline.com MONDAY, JUNE 28, 2021 / ZUL-QAADAH 18, 1442 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17725 16 PAGES 150 FILS FACILITIES VIOLATING VACCINE RULES FACE KD 5,000 FINE Authorities implement ID requirement New daily cases remain high Newswatch KUWAIT CITY, June 27, (Agencies): KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait records The authorities on Sunday implement- the world’s highest temperatures ed the health requirement process of exceeding 53.2°C during last 24 hours, prompting weather author- entering malls, gyms, and hairdress- ities to issue alert for residents ing salons through the ‘My Identity’ to take proper care of hydration periodically, reports Gulf Today. and ‘Immunity’ applications. An international website that The process of organizing entry for vaccinat- monitors temperatures around ed recipients includes malls, restaurant, cafes, the world has ranked 13 Arab cit- health clubs and hairdressing salons. ies among the hottest spots in the Kuwait Municipality teams were Sunday inspect- world during the last 24 hours, ing shops, malls, coffee shops and gyms in differ- with temperatures exceeding ent governorates to make sure only people who 53.2ºC. received Covid-19 vaccines were allowed to enter, The website said, “An Arab or the facility would be fined with KD 5,000 (USD city records the highest tempera- ture in the world, along with oth- 16,500). er 10 cities from the Arab world.” The inspections were in compliance with a gov- The “Eldoradoweather” pub- ernment decision to only allow vaccinated persons lished a list of the highest tem- to enter these facilities starting today. peratures in the world during the Director of inspection and services follow up last 24 hours, as the seven highest department at Ahmadi office, Saad Al-Shaiba, said were recorded in 7 Arab cities, teams were working round-the-clock to make sure and the list came as follows: only vaccinated persons enter shopping malls, res- Maximum Temperature in last taurants, salons and coffee shops. 24 hours 06/27/2021 at 10:00 He said owners of the facilities were complying UTC No. 1. Nuwasib (Kuwait) 53.2°C; with the government’s decision, which was part of 2. Jahra (Kuwait) 50.2°C; 3. Mi- efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus. tribah (Kuwait) 49.4°C; 4. Bas- Al-Shaiba said the Municipality carried out an rah Int. Airport (Iraq) 49.3°C; awareness campaign before execution of the deci- 5. Amarah (Iraq) 49.2°C; 6. sion, so the teams would take all legal measures Sulaibiya (Kuwait) 49.2°C; 7. against people violating the decision. Abdaly (Kuwait) 49.1°C; 8. Abadan (Iran) 49°C; 9. Ahwaz Violations (Iran) 48.8°C; 10. Kuwait Air- Sulaiman Al-Ghais, Director of violations at Mu- port (Kuwait) 48.8°C; 11. Bas- nicipality’s Al-Jahra office, said teams in Al-Jahra rah-Hussen (Iraq) 48.6°C; 12. British paratroopers with the 16th Air Assault Brigade attend instructions before they board a C-130 transport aircraft at RAF Akrotiri air base in were accompanied by a police force in order to en- Kuwait City (Kuwait) 48.6°C; Cyprus for an airdrop over Jordan as part of a joint exercise with Jordanian soldiers on June 23. (AP) 13. Sabriyah (Kuwait) 48.6°C; force the implementation of the government deci- 14. Experimental Farm (Kuwait) sion. 48.5°C; 15. Ali-Algharbi (Iraq) Al-Ghais, speaking to KUNA, commended man- 48.4°C Airdrop affi rms UK support for Jordan agements of shopping malls and gyms who were The temperature in the Gulf re- making sure non-vaccinated persons were not al- gion is usually hits 50°C in sum- British paratroopers have trained together with prosperity and security.” Speaker calls for lowed to enter the facilities. mers. Jordanian soldiers in an airdrop over the Middle The jump by the paratroopers - the Brigade’s He said a facility would be fined KD 5,000 (USD In 2017, a tweet went viral Eastern country to underscore the U.K.’s support lead assault force - took place during Jordan’s Thursday session 16,500) if it allowed non-vaccinated persons, unless showing a truck sinking as as- for Jordan and its commitment to regional stabil- 100th year of independence. the management proved the visitor breached the re- phalt melts in Kuwait. The tem- ity, Britain’s armed forces minister said. The brigade is a key element of the UK’s Global striction decision. perature was reported the highest Minister James Heappey said in a statement Response Force, a versatile force that can quickly By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh on that day. that Wednesday’s joint exercise of 150 paratroop- undertake assigned missions around the world. Arab Times Staff and Agencies Kuwait government decided on June 17 it would ❑ ❑ ❑ ers from Britain’s 16 Air Assault Brigade and 84 “They are the soldiers of the future, ready to allow access to most public venues only for fully Jordanian parachutists demonstrates that U.K. tackle changing threats around the world,” He- KUWAIT CITY, June 27: National As- vaccinated people, in an effort to contain the spread KUWAIT CITY: The Kuwait armed forces “stand with Jordan against shared appey said. sembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim of the Delta coronavirus variant, which has been be- Transparency Society revealed threats in the region.” The British paratroopers jumped from a C130 declared that he had addressed invitations hind a sharp rise in new infections. that only ten government agen- Brigade Commander Brigadier James Martin Hercules transport aircraft flying at 1,000 feet to the MPs to hold a session on Thursday As per the new rules, only those who have had cies committed to implementing said British forces will play a role in deepening that took off from RAF Akrotiri, a British air base to examine the State financial status. both doses of a COVID vaccine will be allowed into the Right to Information Law, “strong, historic bilateral ties in the Middle East on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Al-Ghanim, in a statement on Sunday, large shopping malls, gyms and salons, in addition and that the percentage of non- and North Africa region, which are vital to UK (AP) said the session would begin at 9 a.m. compliant government agencies (Kuwait local time). to state bodies that provide services. reached 90 percent, reports Al- Meanwhile, MP Muhammad Hadi Al- On public venue admission for those vaccinated, Rai daily. Hewaila submitted a proposal to estab- a smartphone app called “Immune” will be valid Chairman of the Society’s Sisi in landmark lish three hospitals for the employees at proof of immunization and subsequent entry to Board of Directors Majid Al- Ticket, hotel prices surge the National Guard, Kuwait Firefighting these venues. Mutairi called on the Council visit to Baghdad Force (KFF) and Ministry of Interior. Meanwhile, Abdullah Jaber, head of the Capital of Ministers to “urge the govern- According to the proposal, these hospi- health requirements implementation department, ment agencies to implement the on airport passenger limit tals shall offer services in all specializa- said teams were touring the shopping malls, gyms, provisions of Law No. 12/2020 BAGHDAD, June 27, (AP): Egypt’s restaurants, coffee shops, cinema theaters and cul- regarding the right to access tions; including an advanced laboratory. president arrived in Baghdad on KUWAIT CITY, June 27: According to managers of travel and This is in addition to a department tasked tural centers to make sure they were in compliance information and its executive Sunday on a first official visit by an regulations, and to speed up the tourism offices, reservations made by expatriates for the month to conduct researches on diseases com- with the government’s decision. Egyptian head of state to the country of August are almost negligible until now, despite the Cabinet’s mon among employees at the National Kuwait’s daily coronavirus cases jumped by initiative of determining the com- in over 30 years, for tripartite talks petent authority in each govern- decision to allow non-Kuwaitis to enter the country starting from Guard and burn burn injuries among KFF 1,661 to 349,923 as deaths rose by six to 1,919, ac- with Jordan and Iraq to deepen eco- employees. cording to the health ministry on Saturday. ment agency to receive requests nomic and security cooperation. the beginning of August, provided they obtain two doses of Pfizer, for access to information, as well The employees will undergo regular Another 1,689 people were cured of the virus, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was greeted AstraZeneca or Moderna vaccines or one dose of the Johnson & as publish the approved form to Johnson vaccine, reports Al-Rai daily. medical check ups and they will continue raising the total of those to have overcome the dis- request access to information in by Iraq’s President Barham Salih receiving health care after retirement. upon arriving Sunday morning. It They attributed the reluctance of the expatriates to their fear of ease to 329,423, the ministry said in a statement. accordance with the law and its the repetition of the scenario of August last year when the state The hospital for workers at the Minis- The number of people hospitalised with the vi- executive regulations.” marked the first time Egypt’s presi- try of Interior will also serve their fami- dent paid an official visit to Iraq since closed the airport and they were stuck in transit destinations such rus currently stands at 18,5581, with 265 of them in Al-Mutairi stated that, “All lies.