Page 11 - Al-Rashed Newsletter May 2020

KUWAIT & IRAQ
KUWAIT NEWS

Partial curfew from 6 pm to 6 am from May 31; 6 areas under full lockdown
The Council of Ministers yesterday decided to ease the total lockdown into a partial
curfew for 12 hours from 6 pm to 6 am as part of a comprehensive plan to return to
normal life in phases, the interior and health ministers said. Cabinet decided to
impose a lockdown on the residential areas of Farwaniya, Khaitan, Hawally and
Maidan Hawally, in addition to Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh and Mahboula, which are already
under lockdown, effectively placing the overwhelming majority of expats in total
isolation. Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah said the return to normal life will
be carried out in five phases, each consisting of three weeks with complete flexibility
to move back to previous phases or reduce existing phases depending on the
number of coronavirus cases. If the plan takes full course and each of the phases
completes its duration of three weeks, the plan will end on Sept 13. The curfew will
be eased but will be completely lifted on July 12 at the start of the third phase.
Government and private offices will remain closed during the first phase, which ends
on June 20.

Kuwait Port Authority in deal to build new industrial port
The Kuwait Port Authority has joined hands with the Public Authority for Industry
(PAI) for the design and construction of an industrial port in the south of the country,
reported Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).
The MoU, which also includes a joint study for the project, aims to elevate Kuwait’s
position worldwide and enhance its local manufacturing capability, stated the report.A
public sector body run on a commercial basis under the Ministry of Communications,
the Kuwait Port Authority manages three commercial ports in Kuwait namely
Shuwaikh, Shuaiba and Doha ports.

66047 IRAQ NEWS

Kuwait's testing per 1M Iraq encourages Saudi Companies to enter Iraqi Market
Iraq's Minister of Finance, Ali Allawi, concluded a visit to Saudi Arabia, during which
population- 12th highest in
he delivered a message from Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi to King Salman bin
countries over 1M Abdulaziz Al Saud. During his visit, Mr. Allawi also held meetings with the Minister of

population Energy, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince
(Source: Worldometer Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, the Minister of Finance, Mohammed Al-Jadaan, the
Minister of Commerce and Investment, Majid Al Qasabi, and other senior Saudi
5/30)
officials.

"WHAT YOU GET BY EU gives $2.8m in Relief to Iraqi Children
A recent contribution of USD2.8 million by the European Union has provided
ACHIEVING YOUR immediate relief to 90,000 vulnerable people -half of them children - in emergency
GOALS IS NOT AS camps in Salamiya, Hamam al Alil and Jeda'a 1 and 5 IDP camps within Ninawa
governorate.Only 39 per cent of Iraq's population have access to safely managed
IMPORTANT AS WHAT
drinking water. The situation is particularly dire for thousands of vulnerable families
YOU BECOME BY living in camps and who depend on humanitarian support for their survival.

ACHIEVING YOUR Funds were also used to support appropriate sanitation facilities and maintaining a
clean and hygienic environment through care maintenance and waste management,
GOALS." water quality monitoring and distribution.

-ZIG ZIGLAR

Source: Arab Times, Kuwaiit Times, MenaFN, Zawya.com, iraq-businessnews.com/