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the aerobatic team of the United Arab Emirates armed forces performs during a military show in Kuwait City, Feb 25, as the country marks its 52nd Independen­ce Day and 22nd anniversar­y of the Liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation.

Parliament speaker to visit Oman: Kuwaiti National Assembly Speaker Ali AlRashed is scheduled to begin an official visit to the Sultanate of Oman on Friday, according to official sources.

Al-Rashed, during his four-day visit, would hold talks with senior Omani officials, namely Chairman of the Shura Council, Khaled Bin Hilal Al-Muawli, and other ranking figures.

Official talks between Al-Rashed’s delegation and the Omani leaders are scheduled to address means of boosting mutual cooperatio­n between the two countries, particular­ly at the parliament­ary level.

The speaker will also visit some of the country’s cultural and civic landmarks.

Oman and Kuwait maintain close and warm ties. The two countries are members of the Gulf Cooperatio­n Council, a regional bloc formed in the early 80s for sake of greater coordinati­on and cooperatio­n among the regional states.

The GCC also includes Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Qatar. Officials of these regional countries regularly hold coordinati­on and consultati­ve talks. (KUNA) ‘Outpatient’ allocation­s on agenda: The proposal to allocate outpatient clinics exclusivel­y for Kuwaiti citizens in the mornings was discussed recently in a meeting of the Health Zone Council, during which the council members unanimousl­y voted in favor of the proposal, reports Al-Jaridah daily.

This proposal will be submitted to the Undersecre­taries Council of Ministry of Health headed by Dr Mohammad Al-Haifi for necessary action.

However, sources of Ministry of Health announced that the issue will be included in the agenda of the meeting of the Undersecre­taries Council post March 3.

 ?? Photo by Rizk Tawfik ??
Photo by Rizk Tawfik

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