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KUWAIT CITY:
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Sunday sent a cable to US President Donald Trump, offering his condolences over the victims of the snowstorm, which spread across the US, causing loss of lives in several midwestern states.
His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf AlAhmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber AlMubarak Al-Hamad AlSabah sent similar cables to the American President. (KUNA)
KUWAIT CITY:
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber
Al-Sabah on Sunday cabled Chinese President Xi Jinping expressing condolences on death of citizens in a coal mine collapse in the northern Chinese region of
Shaanxi.
His Highness the Amir wished the injured quick recovery, hoping the leaders would successfully deal with repercussions of the tragic accident.
Their Highnesses the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister, respectively Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad AlJaber Al-Sabah and Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak AlHamad Al-Sabah, addressed cables of identical content to the Chinese president. (KUNA)
DOHA: Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad AlThani has ordered formation of a $20 million fund, sponsored by the African Union, to organize return of illegal African refugees in Libya to return to their countries.
The official Qatari News Agency said on Sunday the Amir’s initiative came in line with his “vision for supporting humanitarian and development action in the African Union countries and for easing off the living hardships suffered by these refugees.”
It quoted Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat as praising, during a meeting Sunday with the Amir, the latter’s initiative. (KUNA)
ABU DHABI: Mutual military and defense cooperation was the focus of a meeting held on Saturday between Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and General Austin Scott Miller, Commander of NATO’s Resolute Support Mission and US Forces-Afghanistan. (KUNA)
SANAA: Yemen’s government has announced that the chief of its military intelligence has died of wounds sustained during last week’s drone attack on an army parade. It said President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, head of Yemen’s internationally recognized government, sent a cable of condolences to the family of Maj Gen Mohammad Saleh Tamah, who died Sunday in a hospital in the southern port city of Aden. (AP)