soccer car racing THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT Page 14 Established in 1977 / www.arabtimesonline.com Page 16 MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2021 / SHABAAN 2, 1442 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17637 16 PAGES 150 FILS Constitutional Court annuls MP membership Action on expat rentals By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh houses in residential areas should be for Arab Times Staff and Agencies families only. Doubt on AstraZeneca On the other hand, MP Ahmed Al-Ha- KUWAIT CITY, March 14: Kuwait’s Con- mad called on the government to prepare an stitutional Court Sunday annulled mem- economic catalyst for addressing the nega- bership of MP Bader Zayed Al-Dahoum tive consequences of coronavirus. Kuwait to continue use paving way for by-elections in the Fifth He said most countries around the world Constituency to fill in his vacant seat, a have taken such action, citing as an ex- court ruling said. ample the United States of America which KUWAIT CITY, March 14, (Agencies): Officials in takes reports of possible harmful effects from vaccines “very, very The court, chaired by justice Moham- allocated almost $2 trillion for this purpose several European countries pushed back against de- seriously,” both the European Medicines Agency and Germany’s mad bin Naji, ruled in favor of a law suit while the Kuwaiti government has offered own vaccine oversight body have said they have no evidence of an contesting parliamentary membership of nothing so far. cisions by others to pause use of AstraZeneca’s coro- increase in dangerous blood clots in connection with the shots. Al-Dahoum and thus annulled his member- Meanwhile, MP Muhannad Al-Sayer navirus vaccine following sporadic reports of blood “I regret that on the basis of the knowledge, as of Friday morning, some ship as a representative of the Fifth Con- said that despite the importance of the gen- clots, despite a lack of evidence the shot was respon- countries in the European Union have suspended vaccinations with Astra- eral amnesty issue; it is not the only matter Zeneca,” Spahn told reporters in Berlin. stituency. demanding attention. He pointed out the Earlier, several citizens filed an appeal sible. Denmark was the first to temporarily halt use of the AstraZeneca vaccine MPs have submitted more than 450 bills German Health Minister Jens Spahn said that while the country Thursday after reports of blood clots in some people. The Nordic nation’s against the parliamentary membership of and proposals, which means there are many Al-Dahoum on grounds that he was previ- health authority said the decision was important issues besides general amnesty. “based on a precautionary principle” and ously convicted of offending His Highness The lawmaker added that defending the the Amir. that one person who developed a blood former MPs and citizens who were con- clot after vaccination had died. In another development, MP Osama Al- victed in political opinion cases is part of Shaheen submitted a proposal for Kuwait Norway, Iceland and Bulgaria fol- the principles aimed at achieving national lowed suit and suspended use of the An- Municipality to take legal action against reconciliation, indicating this is an urgent glo-Swedish company’s vaccine, which citizens who rented their houses to expatri- step for the country to overcome the politi- was developed with the University of ate bachelors in Dasma and other residen- cal crisis. Oxford. tial areas. Also, MP Muhammad Al-Mutair dis- “Until all doubts are dispelled and ex- According to the lawmaker, he received closed many countries collapsed when perts guarantee that it holds no risk for several complaints from citizens residing the judiciary got involved in politics and people, we are stopping immunization in Dasma about the increasing number of dragged it into political disputes. He warned using that vaccine,” Bulgarian Prime expatriate bachelors and laborers in the the executive authority against putting the Minister Boyko Borissov told a Cabinet area. He pointed out that renting private judiciary in such a dark tunnel as it will de- meeting. He said that the suspension will houses to bachelors contravenes Law No. molish the most prominent pillar of the na- last until the European Medicines Agency 125/1992 which stipulates the renting of tion. He asserted: “Do not play with fire.” issues a written statement that it is safe. The regulator has said it is looking into the reports - but that vaccinations should continue in the meantime. Thailand and Congo have also delayed Opinion use of the vaccine, pending an investiga- tion, while Italy and Romania stopped using shots from one particular batch. Austria has also halted use of doses from a single, but different, batch. Mullahs regime enemy of Complication That decision followed the death from blood clots of a 49-year-old 10 days after Arabs in religion, world she had been vaccinated, and the hospital- ization of a 35-year-old woman. Experts concluded neither complication was relat- ed to the vaccine, and Austria’s chancel- By Ahmed Al-Jarallah cial relationship with the Islamic state lor said Friday that he, himself, would be Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times in that region. willing to receive the shot “to show that I Why be more royal than king? have trust in this vaccine.” FOR the past six years, Iran has been Weren’t the Palestinians themselves “Experts here have a clear opinion and hiding behind its fi ngers in its open the fi rst to take the path of negotiating this vaccine is being used in many coun- terrorist war against the Kingdom of with Tel Aviv and establishing rela- tries around the world, and it is already Saudi Arabia, claiming that the sabo- tions with it such that it reached the being used by tens of millions,” Sebastian point of security cooperation? Kurz said. tage attacks launched by the Houthi In fact, nearly every country that issued forces to confront what it calls the ag- Rather, weren’t the Palestinians the ones who built Israeli settlements? a suspension acknowledged that it had gression against Yemen. Given that no evidence the vaccine had caused the lies have short legs, the Iranian Quds That is why normalization with Tel Aviv, which is currently a supportive A protester throws stones towards the central bank building in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 13. Riot blood clots. Health experts have pointed Force Commander Ismail Qaani admit- police fired tear-gas to disperse scores of people who protested near parliament building in central out that the people most likely to current- ted, “Our allied forces, in less than ten force for the Arabs in the confl ict with ly be receiving COVID-19 vaccinations their historic enemy Iran, is no longer Beirut, Saturday amid deteriorating economic and financial conditions and as the local currency hit days, launched 18 accurate operations new low levels. (AP) are also more likely to have other health against Saudi Arabia”. shameful or disgraceful. problems, which could put them at higher His statement affi rmed his country’s While the peacock vanity regime risk for blood clots. continued interference in Yemen’s in- seeks to spread Shiism in the region, Protests on pound crash France, Poland and Nigeria, mean- ternal affairs, and its threat against the disguising its alliances with some Arab while, said they would continue using the United States, saying, “The sound of powers with the mantle of resistance Lebanon’s currency plummeted to a new re- sive material used in fertilizers, killed 211 and AstraZeneca shot even as national regula- the crushing of America’s bones will that has proven false for four decades, cord low on Saturday, continuing its crash amid wounded more than 6,000. tors investigate. be heard at the appropriate time”. the Jews, based on their geographical a worsening economic crisis that has triggered In addition to Beirut, there were also protests “At this stage, the benefit of vaccina- We all know that these words are for and demographical reality, will not near-daily protests throughout the tiny Mediter- in other cities such as Tripoli, Sidon and Tyre, tion is judged superior to the risk,” said France’s health minister, Olivier Veran. local satisfaction, as Iran will not dare be able to judaize 400 million Arabs. ranean country. as well as road closures in different parts of Rather, they seek to be an effective Among the Saturday afternoon protests was lebanon. The suspensions were the latest trouble touch an American soldier. a small one near parliament, where riot police The Lebanese currency hit a new record low for AstraZeneca, which had a public spat Irrespective of the language that member in the region economically and scientifi cally, and live in peace with the fired tear gas to disperse scores of young men on Saturday, reaching about 12,500 pounds to with the European Union earlier this year these terrorists speak, there is a com- throwing stones at security forces. The protest- the U.S. dollar on the black market. The official over supply delays and which also faced Arabs. ers also tried to break through a metal gate rate remains at about 1,500 pounds against the mon denominator between them, which Even on the military level, Israel concerns about its efficacy in older adults. is their endeavor to dominate the region leading to the legislature. greenback. Commodities and consumer goods While EU regulators approved it for use has possessed the nuclear bomb since Lebanon’s worst economic crisis in decades are mostly imports and prices have thus soared. and change its beliefs. the 1960s. Despite all the wars it has in all adults, some countries have set age For 41 years, the Mullahs regime has began in October 2019 and worsened with the Lebanon’s economic and financial crisis has restrictions - though many are now lifting fought, it has not used this weapon of spread of coronavirus and a massive explosion become worse in recent weeks as political bick- proven that it is the enemy of Arabs in in Beirut in August.