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Kuwait is principled and firm in its stance on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, condemning the use of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction by any side, Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah told the United Nations Security Council on Friday.
As well as being a “grave violation of international law,” the official underlined that “establishing peace, security and stability in the world cannot be achieved in the presence of such weapons.” He highlighted Kuwait’s commitment to Security Council Resolution 2231, which marked the launch of Iran’s nuclear deal with global powers in 2015, but said that the region is “still suffering from unstable security conditions.”
In regard to a Secretary-General detailed report on Iran’s scaling back of its nuclear-related commitments, the deputy minister expressed concern, calling on Tehran to meet its obligations set forth under the agreement. (KUNA)
The State of Kuwait is keen on supporting the political process aimed at bringing upon peaceful resolutions to the crisis in Syria, said a senior Kuwaiti diplomat late Friday.
Speaking to a UNSC session on the political process in Syria Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kuwait Khaled AlJarallah described the glimmer of hope resulting from the launch of the Constitutional Committee in Syria, saying it was the first step towards the implementation of Council resolutions, including free and fair elections. (KUNA)
Kuwait stressed that the Syrian Golan is an occupied territory by Israel and that the seizure and annexation of it by force is unacceptable and violates the UN Charter and the international law principles and relevant Security Council resolutions.
This came during Kuwait’s speech delivered by the second secretary to its permanent delegation to the UN, Fahd Hajji, in a session of the Security Council, in which Resolution 2503 was adopted to extend the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force in the Golan Heights (UNDOF) for a period of six months. (KUNA)
Any Kuwaiti except for students, businessmen and patients who remain outside the country for a period of 6 consecutive months shall be referred for investigation upon arrival to know the cause of the lengthy stay outside the country, reports Al-Anba daily quoting security sources.
The sources said the earlier investigations in similar cases have revealed that a number of persons who had stayed outside the country for several months, had either joined the extremist organizations or were involved in ‘unhealthy activities’ and were subsequently referred to the State Security apparatus for investigations.
If a citizen gives convincing justifications for his presence outside the country for a period of more than six months, he/she then is released by the security authorities, but if there is a suspicion, the person will be referred to the Personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) or the State Security police for interrogation.
An Arizona state trooper shot and killed a Qatari man who was in the US on a student visa after he violently attacked the officer patrolling for drunken drivers along with a member of the group Mothers Against Drunk Driving, authorities said Friday.
The state trooper spotted 25-year-old Mohamed Ahmed Al-Hashemi throw a street sign onto a road in suburban Phoenix late Thursday and ordered him to pick it up, said Col Frank Milstead, director of the Department of Public Safety.
Al-Hashemi wouldn’t pick it up, then began walking in the middle of the road and wouldn’t obey commands to stop, Milstead said. (AP)
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric called Friday for the speedy formation of a government and early elections as ongoing political wrangling caused Parliament to miss a deadline to name the next premier. That has sparked concerns of protracted political crisis and uncertainty.
Blast walls were erected by security forces on a bridge leading to the presidential palace in the heavily fortified Green Zone, the seat of Iraq’s government. The move came in anticipation of future demonstrations there as discontent over President Barham Saleh’s inability to name the next premier mounts among anti-government protesters. (AP)