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Assistant to the minister of manpower has been relieved of his duties because of "derogatory comments" about the emir of Kuwait after the Egyptian ambassador in the Gulf country was summoned by the Kuwaiti government.
The proposal was submitted to the Supreme Committee to resume commercial flights, by implementing the 14-day institutional quarantine period in Kuwait for those who are coming from the banned countries.
The Cabinet ratified on Wednesday the initiative of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) to push back the due dates of loan installments and interests.
In an official statement, the ambassador wished the new crown prince success and good health and wellness towards achieving more security, stability and prosperity.
Sheikh Nawaf wished the crown prince best of luck and success in his new duties.
The meeting was held via video conference.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi announced public mourning in Egypt for three days after Kuwaiti Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah passed away Tuesday.
Egypt has mourned with great sadness and sorrow Tuesday the death of his highness the Emir of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah who died after "a life full of achievements in serving his people, his Arab and Islamic nation and supporting its causes."
Kuwaiti Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah dies Tuesday at 91 years old.
They added that their desire to excel came out of a strong belief in being ambassadors for their home country in their second homeland Kuwait.
The video “does not include all the details of the incident during which physical clashes took place between the parties to the incident,” the ministry said in a statement on Sunday, adding that the incident ended with an "apology to the Egyptian citizen."
At a meeting in the chamber, Qouni appreciated efforts by the Kuwaiti chamber for enhancing joint cooperation.
Kuwait referred to investigations two people, a Saudi and Kuwati nationals, over insulting and assaulting an Egyptian doctor and a security personnel while performing their work.
The ministers also discussed the status of Egyptian and Kuwaiti expats in both states.
EgyptAir has decided to suspend all scheduled flights to Kuwait as of Saturday until further notice.
The Foreign Ministry asserted the strong fraternal relations between Egypt and Kuwait, underscoring the keenness of the two countries’ leaderships to promote these ties, in a way that achieves the common interest of the Egyptian and Kuwaiti peoples.
Egypt’s Prosecutor General Hamada el Sawy is closely following up with the incident of assaulting an Egyptian expatriate at work in Kuwait.
et reviews the rights of Egyptian workers in Kuwait according to Kuwaiti law.
The video has angered social media users as well as the head of the Sabah Al-Ahmad cooperative supermarket who announced resigning as an objection to abuses against expats’ rights.
Two flights carried 310 Egyptian citizens for Assiut and one another with 145 Egyptians on board left for Luxor, the directorate said.
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