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News Summary Report Tue, Apr 13, 2021

External Affairs

Amir congratulates Arab, Muslim leaders on Ramadan

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah exchanged yesterday greetings with Arab and Muslim leaders on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan. In the cables, His Highness the Amir wished welfare and prosperity for the Arab and Muslim nations during this joyous occasion.

Meanwhile, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received a call from Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to congratulate him on advent of the month of Ramadan. Sheikh Tamim also phoned His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, congratulating him on advent of the holy month of Ramadan. Sheikh Tamim wished Kuwait progress and prosperity under His Highness the Amir’s wise leadership. His Highness the Amir and His Highness the Crown Prince thanked Sheikh Tamim for his warm gesture that embodied the historical and distinguished bonds between the two countries, and wished Qatar more progress and prosperity.

In the meantime, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received congratulatory cables on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan from His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem and His Highness Chief of the National Guard Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah. His Highness the Amir also received similar cables from His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Deputy Chief of the National Guard Lieutenant General Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. In the cables, they expressed their sincere congratulations and best wishes for His Highness on this occasion, wishing him continued good health and for Kuwait, all prosperity and development. In response, His Highness the Amir sent cables of thanks, including appreciation for the wholesome messages they expressed, asking Allah Almighty, on this month, to bless the homeland, as well as citizens with safety, security and prosperity.

Separately, Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah sent cables of congratulations to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan. In the cables, Sheikh Ahmad, on behalf of the foreign ministry members, wished Kuwait and its

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people further progress and prosperity under His Highness the Amir’s wise leadership. — KUNA

Domestic Affairs

Kuwait Lists 1,635 New COVID-19 Cases, Five Deaths

Kuwait’s Ministry of Health has confirmed recording 1,635 new coronavirus infections and five related deaths in the past 24 hours.

The new figures take the total cases up to 248,729 and deaths to 1,412 respectively, noted the ministry’s spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad in statements to KUNA.

He pointed out that some 1,316 more people had been cured of the virus over the past day, raising the total of those to have overcome the disease to 232, 556.

He added that the number of people hospitalized with the virus currently stands at 14,761, with 228 of them in intensive care units.

Al-Sanad revealed that some 9,625 swab tests were conducted over the last day, increasing the total to 2,169,047.

He renewed calls for nationals and expatriates alike to abide by health precautions to curb the spread of the virus.

KUNA

Open Airport, Let in Farmers

Chairman of the Kuwaiti Farmers’ Union Abdullah Al-Damak has called for the reopening of the airport in order to allow the entry of farm workers as soon as possible, reports Al-Jareeda daily.

In a press statement, he explained that the local agricultural production is suffering from severe paralysis. The scarcity of manpower may lead to suspension of several agricultural activities in the coming period. This will have negative impacts on productive farmers and prices of agricultural products.

Al-Damak appealed to the Cabinet to create a mechanism to allow the return of farm workers to the country, and to allow them to be quarantined inside the farms, as well as allocate a medical a medical team to vaccinate them. He stressed that a specific method must be in place to ensure the farmers are saved from the huge losses they incur.

Al-Damak revealed that the total number of workers in the agricultural sector has reached 500,000 but 75% of them, which is nearly 375,000 workers, are outside the country, and there is no clear vision about their return.

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He went on to explain that the agricultural areas are usually remote sites far away from the city center and residential areas. This contributes to the application of the health requirements, especially not mixing with the general population. The agricultural sector is entering into losses that cannot be estimated as a result of a matter that can be resolved by setting a timetable that doesn’t exceed two weeks.

The crisis of labor scarcity has led to the existence of a black market, a rise in transfer rates or assignment of labor registered on farms, in addition to the high wages.

Al-Damak added that, “During normal times before the COVID-19 Pandemic, it would take four to six months to ensure workers from abroad would reach Kuwait.

Under the current global conditions due to the COVID-19 crisis, this matter could take much longer than that.

Arab Times

Assembly Holds Crucial Session as Political Disputes Continue

The National Assembly holds a crucial session today amid lingering political crises and an expected confrontation between opposition MPs and the government and Assembly speaker over grilling the prime minister. Opposition MPs have filed three grillings against HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah and a fourth against Health Minister Basel Al-Sabah, and they have been placed on the session’s agenda.

The Assembly last week held a session – boycotted by 31 opposition MPs – and decided to approve a request by the prime minister to delay his grillings for over 18 months. Opposition lawmakers insist the Assembly vote on the issue was rigged since it did not get the required absolute majority of 33 votes in the first vote. Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem then repeated the voting and got the required number, but still failed to call MPs by name as required.

Ghanem says the voting was legal and the prime minister cannot be grilled, while opposition MPs are adamant that the voting was flawed and breached the constitution. The problem is that neither party is in a position to make concessions – the government, speaker and their allies cannot afford to allow the premier to be grilled because the opposition has the numbers to declare non-cooperation with the prime minister and trigger an unprecedented political crisis.

The opposition, on the other hand, will be dealt a big defeat if it allows what it considers an unconstitutional decision to be applied. So, confrontation is highly expected and that may lead to adjourning the session. The grilling against the

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health minister is easier if the session continues. Opposition MPs have enough numbers to file a no-confidence motion and dismiss the minister.

In the meantime, the Cabinet yesterday decided to allow mosques to hold the Ramadan taraweeh prayers, which are performed after the Isha prayers, but it said they must not exceed 15 minutes, less than half the normal duration. But the Cabinet cautioned that all must observe strict health restrictions during the prayers and advised people who have not received the vaccination to perform prayers at home.

The Cabinet also decided that mosques will close after each of the five prayers and banned religious lectures that are popular during the holy fasting month.

The Cabinet banned gatherings to break the fast at mosques, which are held every year for the needy, and asked people responsible to distribute meals instead.

Islamist lawmaker Fayez Al-Mutairi yesterday submitted a draft law in which he proposed the death penalty for people who practice black magic and proposed a five-year jail term for those who seek their assistance.

Kuwait Times

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Economy

Kuwait Oil Gains 17 Cents Mon. to $ 62.06 pb – KPC

Kuwait oil gained 17 cents during Monday’s trading sessions to close at

$ 62.06 per barrel (pb) compared with $ 61.89 pb last Friday, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said Tuesday.

Benchmark Brent crude also edged 33 cents higher to $ 63.28 pb and West Texas Intermediate rose 38 cents to $ 59.70 pb.

KUNA

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