US Embassy warns on demo
KUWAIT CITY, April 20: The US Embassy in Kuwait informs US citizens that localized demonstrations are expected to take place in the Al-Andalous area in the Farwaniya Governorate beginning Friday morning on April 21, 2017. The localized demonstrations may produce crowds.
Even demonstrations intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational and escalate into violence. You should avoid areas of demonstrations, and exercise caution if in the vicinity of any large gatherings, protests, or demonstrations.
For further information about security in Kuwait.
See the State Deepartment’s travel website for the Worldwide Caution, Travel Warnings, Travel Alerts, and Kuwait Country specific Information.
Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive security messages and make it easier to locate you in an emergency.
Contact the US Embassy in Kuwait, located at Bayan, Block 13, on Masjed Al-Aqsa Street, at +965 22591001, 8:00 am. to 5:00 pm. Monday through Thursday. The after-hours emergency number for US citizens is +965-2259-1583.
Call 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the United States
and Canada or 1-202-501-4444 from other countries from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. Eastern Standard Time Monday through Friday (except US federal holidays)
KUWAIT CITY:
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent Thursday a congratulatory cable to Queen Elizabeth II of the UK on the occasion of her birthday.
In the cable, His Highness the Amir wished her good health and wellbeing, and hailed historical and distinguished retions between both countries and friendly people.
His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad AlJaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent Queen Elizabeth two cables of similar sentiments. (KUNA)
PARIS:
One policeman was shot dead and a gunman was also killed in a shoot-out Thursday evening on the fashionable Champs Elysee avenue in central Paris, French media reported. A second policeman was also wounded in the incident which is still being clarified by police, “France 24” television reported.
The Interior Ministry is expected to make a statement later in the evening, sources at the ministry said. The shooting started about 20.45h local time near the Arc de Triomphe monument at the top of the world-famous avenue but it is not known if there is any link with terrorism or if it is a criminal matter.
France is on its highest alert ahead of presidential elections that begin Sunday and in view of a series of terrorist attacks here in the past two years. The Champs Elysee area was crowded with tourists at the time of the incident and police have moved in to secure the area and empty it of by-standers, residents and tourists, reports said. (KUNA)
MOSCOW:
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday banned the Jehovah’s Witnesses from operating anywhere in the country, accepting a request from the justice ministry that the religious organization be considered an extremist group.
The court ordered the closure of the group’s Russia headquarters and its 395 local chapters, as well as the seizure of its property. (AP)
ROME:
In a potentially landmark case, an Italian court has ruled that excessive, work-related use of a mobile phone caused an executive to develop a benign brain tumour.
In a ruling handed down on April 11 but only made public on Thursday, the court in the northern town of Ivrea awarded the plaintiff a state-funded pension. (AFP)