Sudan’s Bashir to Visit Kuwait, Qatar

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. (Reuters)
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. (Reuters)
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Sudan’s Bashir to Visit Kuwait, Qatar

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. (Reuters)
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. (Reuters)

President of Sudan Omar al-Basjir will head to Kuwait on an official two-day visit as part of a regional tour that also takes him to Qatar.

This will mark the first time he visits the Gulf state since the eruption of the crisis with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.

Bashir is expected to discuss bilateral ties, efforts to achieve peace and rebuild Sudan during his tour.

In Kuwait, he is scheduled to hold talks with Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah and in Qatar he is set to meet with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, reported the Sudan News Agency (SUNA).

Discussions will focus on regional developments and issues of common interest, added SUNA.

Since the eruption of the crisis with Qatar, Bashir had voiced his support for the Kuwait initiative aimed at resolving it.

He had pledged to exert efforts to end the crisis through peaceful means and within the Gulf fold.



Gulf Air Plane Lands Safely at Kuwait Airport after Hoax Bomb Threat

A Gulf Air plane made a safe landing at Kuwait International Airport after a hoax bomb threat. KUNA
A Gulf Air plane made a safe landing at Kuwait International Airport after a hoax bomb threat. KUNA
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Gulf Air Plane Lands Safely at Kuwait Airport after Hoax Bomb Threat

A Gulf Air plane made a safe landing at Kuwait International Airport after a hoax bomb threat. KUNA
A Gulf Air plane made a safe landing at Kuwait International Airport after a hoax bomb threat. KUNA

Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced on Sunday that a Gulf Air plane made a safe landing at Kuwait International Airport after a hoax bomb threat.

In a press statement, DGCA spokesman Abdullah Al-Rajhi said that while the Bahraini plane was flying to Kuwait on its scheduled flight, a bomb was reported to have been on board, adding the report was handled immediately in line with relevant security procedures and protocols at Kuwait International Airport.

According to Al-Rajhi, in full collaboration with the Ministry of Interior and relevant authorities, and in the presence of DGCA Chairman Sheikh Humoud Mubarak Al-Humoud Al-Sabah, the aircraft landed safely at the airport and all passengers disembarked from the plane.

He confirmed that all passengers are safe and no flights have been affected, noting that the man behind the hoax bomb threat was arrested.