KUWAIT CITY:
GENEVA: The State of Kuwait on Tuesday expressed concern toward attacks targeting civilians in Syria as documented by the independent fact-finding commission in Syria.
The Kuwaiti stand was expressed by the permanent representative at the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Nasser Al-Hayen, in an address to the UN Human Rights Council during an examination of a report filed by the commission.(KUNA)
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita affirmed full support to the UN’s efforts to find a political solution for the
Moroccan Sahara conflict.
According to a statement by
Principal Deputy Spokesperson of the US Department of State Vedant
Patel late Monday, the two sides discussed efforts to protect regional peace and stability and Morocco’s role amid several challenges in the Middle East and Africa.
They also discussed the Russian war on Ukraine, Libya’s elections and instability in the Sahel Region. (KUNA)
The official spokesman for the Kuwait Oil Company, the Deputy Executive President for Administrative Affairs, Qusay Al-Amer on Tuesday said the oil spill accident is still under control and specialized emergency teams are present at the site and working around the clock.
The concerned work teams continue to make maximum efforts to fully control the leakage as well as following all procedures based on international standards, Al-Amer said in a statement. (KUNA)
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden used a White House event to mark Persian New Year on Monday to pay tribute to Iranian women and girls who took to the streets of Iran to protest following the death last year of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini and vowed to keep pressure on Tehran.
Biden said he wished the Nowruz holiday, a nearly 4,000-year-old tradition known as the Festival of Fire that’s linked to the Zoroastrian religion, would be a moment of “hope for the women of Iran fighting for their human rights and fundamental freedoms.” (AP)