Tues Nov 30, 2021
News Summary Report EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Crown Prince receives invitation to attend Jeddah’s F1 Grand Prix
His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday a written letter from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud concerning ties and ways to enhance them. The letter touched on recent regional and international developments, and also included an invitation to attend the Formula 1 Grand Prix to be held in Jeddah on December 5, 2021. Saudi Ambassador to Kuwait Prince Sultan bin Saad bin Khaled Al-Saud handed the letter to His Highness the Crown Prince during a reception at Bayan Palace. Head of His Highness the Crown Prince’s Diwan Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and other officials were present at the reception.
Kuwait Times
PUAC branch in Kuwait calls for peace in the Korean Peninsula
The Peaceful Unification Advisory Council branch in Kuwait and Chairman Chung Hyun-sik organized a 10 km desert trip in Kabad, Kuwait to prevail peace in the Korean Peninsula. A lecture was arranged for the guests of the event titled ‘Peaceful Unification for Koreans.’
70 persons participated in the event including members of the Peaceful
Unification Advisory Council, members of the Korean Embassy to Kuwait,
heads of Korean community, local university students and educational officials
in Kuwait. Participants joined the 10 km desert trip with sincere hearts aiming
to achieve sustainable peace in the Korean Peninsula and overcome COVID-19
obstacles and worldwide disasters.
Branch Chairman Chung explained that this event is a part of peace movement that aims to activate general diplomacy for peace and national unity of Kuwaiti and Korean citizens abroad and to support the international community’s convention regarding peace in the Korean Peninsula.
This event was sponsored by the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council in the Middle East headed by Hyun Bong-Chul and Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the State of Kuwait and its Ambassador Mr. Chung Byung-ha.
The Peaceful Unification Advisory Council was established under Article 92 of the Korean Constitution, and it is an advisory authority that belongs to the Korean President and it offers suggestions and consultations related to peace and unity policies.
Al-Seyassah
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
Kuwait oil price down USD 2.94 to USD 74.86 pb
The price of Kuwait oil went down USD 2.94 to USD 74.86 per barrel on Monday as oppose to USD 77.80 pb last Friday, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) Tuesday.
The prices of Brent crude and the West Texas Intermediate also went down by 72 cents and USD 1.80 respectively to USD 73.44 per barrel and USD 69.95 pb.
KUNA
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS
Kuwait reports 30 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths
Kuwait’s Ministry of Health on Monday said that 30 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in 24 hours, taking the total to 413,327.
No deaths were listed in the same period, keeping the death toll at 2,465, the Ministry’s spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad told KUNA.
The total recoveries rose by 15 to 410,610, he added. There 252 patients receiving treatment at hospitals, in addition to five others at COVID-19 wards, he noted. He affirmed that there is no any case at COVID-19 ICUs.
Medical swabs conducted over the same period reached 21,682 increased the total tests to 5,310,741, he stated.
Meanwhile, the ministry said that 31 infections and 20 recoveries were listed on Sunday, with no deaths. It added that 20,806 medical tests were conducted in the same day.
KUNA
Full return to school eyed in 2nd semester
The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education, Dr. Ali Al-Yacoub, confirmed the preparations are in full swing for the full return to school during the second semester, indicating that there is continuous communication and coordination with the Ministry of Health in this regard, reports Al-Anba daily. Al-Yacoub, in an exclusive statement to the daily said if the medical authorities agree to the return, the ministry and all its sectors and educational areas are working in this direction to achieve “what we all aspire to, which is the full return of our students to their schools,” pointing out that the Ministry of Health is a key partner with us in decision-making, and there are medical teams that conduct inspection tours of schools, and the indicators of those visits are good. He added, the authorities are following up the situation carefully and in all cases, God forbid, if the situation worsens, then “we have more than one alternative option to continue education in schools during the second semester.”
Al-Yacoub touched on the participation of Kuwaiti students in the tests, where the National Center for Education Development, in cooperation and coordination with the Ministry of Education, will organize a feature test during December, which is an electronic test aimed at assessing the level of the educational system’s outputs for boys and girls in the fifth and ninth grades in Arabic language, English language, mathematics and science, not to mention measuring the strength of learners’
achievement through performance test, noting that this test is a prelude to participating in the national test to be held in April next year.
Meanwhile, the children’s clubs under the Childhood and Motherhood Department, which the Ministry of Social Affairs and Societal Development established earlier, resumed operations recently, reports Al-Qabas daily. During the opening ceremony for Martyr Abdul- Wahhab Abdul-Razzaq Club in Qadisiyah, Assistant Undersecretary for the Social Development Sector Hana Al-Hajri confirmed that all the clubs for children opened their doors after a two-year closure. Al-Hajri added the efforts exerted for more than two years greatly contributed to reaching a safe stage after the Corona pandemic hit the country. She pointed out that the suspension of children’s activities for more than two years had a negative impact on children;
especially in the psychological, social and behavioral aspects due to the closure of schools, nurseries and facilities for a long time.
Arab Times
“non-cooperation” disrupts appointing ministers
As the Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled is conducting consultations and meetings to form his new cabinet that aims to include strong and cohesive members, sources confirmed to Al-Seyassah that Al-Khaled is encountering crisis of “non-cooperation” that some opposing MPs are declaring. Some of those MPs were informed that they might be appointed as ministers in the new cabinet. He is also taking advantage of the subtle atmosphere resulted by the Amiri Decree and is paving the way to the national reconciliation.
Sources explained that MPs Hassan Jawhar and Muhannad Al-Sayer’s announcements unacceptance of Al-Khaled’s offer disrupted other MPs and made them hesitate although close persons tried to convince MPs to accept the offer, while non- cooperation justifications were abolished with issuance of Amnesty Decree and with the government resignation and discarding all grillings and interrogations that were directed to the Prime Minister and his ministers.
Al-Seyassah
‘Traffic’ approves driving license on ID app
The General Traffic Department approved digital driving license on ‘My Identity’
application on smart phones.
This statement was released after a coordination meeting held by Assistant Undersecretary of the Operations Affairs Major General Jamal Al-Sayegh, Assistant General Director of License Affairs Yusef Al-Khaddah and General Director of the Public Authority for Civil Information Msaed Al-Asosi.
On a side note, Maj. Gen. Al-Sayegh issued an administration decision to amend law of banning ‘delivery’ motorcycles to drive in highway roads, while now they are allowed drive in King Faisal road starting from its intersection with fifth ring road reaching Kuwait City from both sides.
Al-Jareeda
Strict health procedures for arrivals to Kuwait
In accordance with the Cabinet’s instructions during its irregular meeting yesterday, Kuwait International Airport transformed into a beehive. Authorities at the airport tightened health precautionary measures for all arrivals from all countries. In parallel with suspending commercial flights with 9 African countries, the airport, seaport and land ports witnessed new measures on both health and logistic sides in order to prevent any COVID-19 cases in general and Omicron cases in specific.
A health official considered keeping up with this improvement is the greatest challenge, noting that WHO confirmed that boarders closure is not the best solution to combat the new variant because precautionary measures are enough for the time being, especially in countries that have vaccinated around 80% of its citizens similar to Kuwait.
An official stressed that imposing strict measures on boarders is to prevent variants from spreading in Kuwait, and revealed that individuals started to receive the third booster shot in the past few days, which strengthens the herd immunity against virus variants.
Al-Qabas
Prime Minister nominates 8 candidates to join his cabinet
Sources said in a special statement to Al-Anbaa that His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al- Khaled is still resuming consultations to nominate new names on the hour as part of preparations to submit it to the political leadership and to announce the new government.
Sources revealed that there are 3 aspects of the new candidates, first aspect nominated figures who have practical and technical experience in the field of digital transformation and have the ability to use modern technology in daily work and don’t rely on paperwork to ensure justice and to enforce laws and regulations equally on everyone. Sources added that the second aspect is that the nominated candidates for ministerial positions are veteran politicians of all ages who can be harmonious with MPs and able to conduct dialogue based on professional objective foundations to reach points of convergence and resolve stranded issues that will be both authorities’
priorities and the first steps towards reconciliations. Sources said further that the third aspect will be based on the parliamentary participation in the new government from the National Assembly.
Moreover, Al-Anbaa was informed of the new candidates’ names for ministerial positions, they are Abdullatif Al-Sarea, Counselor Sultan Noah Burselli, Sheikh Thamer Jaber Al-Ahmad, Sheikh Mohammad Al-Yousef, and from the MPs’ side, candidates are Dr. Hamad Rouh Al-Deen, Mubarak Al-Arou, Mohammad Al-Rahehi and Dr. Hisham Al-Saleh.
Al-Anbaa
Sources:
KUNA: http://www.kuna.net.kw/Default.aspx?language=en
Al Rai: http://www.alraimedia.com/
Kuwait Times: http:/36Y5/www.news.kuwaittimes.net/website/
Arab Times: http://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/
MEED: http://www.meed.com/
Al Anbaa: http://www.alanba.com.kw/newspaper
Al-Seyassa : http://al-seyassah.com/
Al-Anbaa: https://www.alanba.com.kw/newspaper/
Al-Jareeda: http://www.aljarida.com/
