President el-Sisi commends Kuwaiti-Egyptian relations
Kuwaiti official highlights goal to end poverty in Arab states
CAIRO, Sept 17, (KUNA): Egyptian President Abdel Fattah elSisi praised Monday the strong Kuwaiti-Egyptian brotherly ties.
The Egyptian presidency spokesperson Bassam Radhi said that during the meeting of el-Sisi with Kuwait’s Parliament Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim, the two sides discussed bilateral relations and recent regional developments.
President el-Sisi conveyed his greetings to His Highness the Amir, wishing him a long healthy life, and also mentioned the historic Egyptian-Kuwaiti relations and stressing on the need for continuous cooperation between the two sides.
El-Sisi noted that these bonds were boosted during his visit to Kuwait in August.
On his part, Speaker Al-Ghanim conveyed greetings of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and His Highness’ wishes for more development to Egypt.
Al-Ghanim said that Kuwait deeply appreciates Egypt’s political position in the Arab world, stressing on the deep historic ties between Kuwait and Egypt.
Meanwhile, it is imperative to rid the Arab region of poverty particularly in countries plagued by conflict, said a Kuwaiti official on Monday, pointing out these nations usually grapple with the highest rates of malnutrition.
The Arab Planning Institute’s (API) Director General Dr Bader Malallah made the remarks amid pan-Arab talks over efforts to exterminate poverty, saying the matter has morphed into a global scourge that transcends the Arab region.
He dispelled the notion that population growth is among the causes of widespread poverty, pinpointing the culprit as an amalgam of social and economic factors.
Eliminating poverty is the focal point of sustainable development plans and API is in the midst of putting together a “comprehensive strategy” to address the problem from a regional perspective, he added. Dean of Kuwait Journalism, Editor-in-Chief of the Arab Times and Al-Seyassah newspapers Ahmed Al-Jarallah received in his office Tuesday afternoon KUWAIT CITY, Sept 17: The Public Authority for Manpower has identified a group of companies which are involved in forging work permits and salary certificates and sent the report about the subject to the local financial institutions, reports Al-Qabas daily quoting reliable sources.
According to the sources, these companies are in Hawalli Governorate, and were discovered when checking the work permits and financial statements of their employees.
The authority has taken legal procedures, and placed their files under code 31, which means all administrative procedures have been stopped except the deportation of workers.
“Our focus is on Arab countries mired in internal conflict,” he said, citing Syria and Yemen as cases in point, while the strategy also takes
Meanwhile, Ministry of Public Works (MPW) Undersecretary Eng Ismael Failakawi held a meeting with Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs in the Interior Ministry Major General Jamal Sayegh, Director of Public Authority for Roads and Transportation (PART) Eng Suha Ashkanani, an assistant undersecretary at MPW and Head of License Section in the General Traffic Department (GTD) Eng Mansour Al-Shemmeri at the headquarters of MPW in South Surra, reports Al-Anba daily.
They discussed the plan for repairing roads in residential areas which will be done in coordination with the mayors during morning hours in preparation for the winter
into account recent statistics and figures on poverty in the region.
He went on to urge the Cairobased Arab League to follow suit season that is characterized by unstable weather conditions.
Al-Shemmeri revealed the road repair process will start in Da’iya, Rawda, Salem Sabah Al-Salem Road, Bin Ziyad Road, from Damascus Street to Jabriya area.
He called on the public, especially the motorists, to cooperate with the working bodies in a bid to protect the interest of the nation and its people; affirming that these bodies will carry out the work as per the timetable set by the contractors and companies.
Also, Failakawi promised to water down difficulties which the working team might face in the sites, in coordination with GTD and PART.
with similar initiatives, which will help bring the aforementioned strategy a step closer to fruition, he said.