Airliner Collides with Kuwait Airways Plane at JFK Airport

A ground crew member takes a peek inside the cabin of a Kuwait Airways Airbus A340. AFP file photo
A ground crew member takes a peek inside the cabin of a Kuwait Airways Airbus A340. AFP file photo
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Airliner Collides with Kuwait Airways Plane at JFK Airport

A ground crew member takes a peek inside the cabin of a Kuwait Airways Airbus A340. AFP file photo
A ground crew member takes a peek inside the cabin of a Kuwait Airways Airbus A340. AFP file photo

A Kuwait Airways plane was involved in a collision with another passenger jet at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Kuwait’s state-run KUNA news agency reported.

The plane was on the runway ready for takeoff early Saturday when it was hit by another aircraft, it said.

According to KUNA, no injuries among the passengers were reported.

All passengers were transferred to a hotel until further arrangements are taken, it said.

On Thursday, officials closed the runways at La Guardia and Kennedy Airports in New York after a giant winter storm walloped the US East Coast with heavy snow and freezing cold.

Flights resumed on Friday from the region's bustling airports in Boston and New York, although 20 percent were again canceled at the Kennedy airport and 30 percent from La Guardia.



Afghan Prime Minister Receives MWL Secretary-General in Kabul

Prime Minister of Afghanistan Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund and Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa meet in Kabul. (SPA)
Prime Minister of Afghanistan Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund and Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa meet in Kabul. (SPA)
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Afghan Prime Minister Receives MWL Secretary-General in Kabul

Prime Minister of Afghanistan Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund and Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa meet in Kabul. (SPA)
Prime Minister of Afghanistan Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund and Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa meet in Kabul. (SPA)

Prime Minister of Afghanistan Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund received on Tuesday Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa at the Gul Khana Palace at the presidential compound in Kabul.

They discussed several issues of mutual interest, emphasizing the importance of the role of Muslim scholars in addressing major and critical matters through effective dialogue to achieve tangible, positive outcomes.

Al-Issa arrived in Kabul on Monday on an official visit during which he will meet with senior government leaders and religious scholars.