Min 07º Max 16º High Tide 05:16 & 18:53 Low Tide www.kuwaittimes.net 12:07 40 PAGES NO: 17088THURSDAY, 150 FILS DECEMBER 22, 2016 RABI AL-AWWAL 23, 1438 AH MPs call to end sports crisis By B Izzak Cabinet ministers present in the Assembly, also calls on try for personal and political objectives. directly accused Kuwaitis holding leading positions in the government to contact international sports bodies Many MPs accused the government of a lack of will international sports organizations of causing the sus- KUWAIT: In its first special debate, the National and inform them of the plan and request a temporary to lift the ban on Kuwait by failing to convince interna- pension in collaboration with certain officials in local Assembly demanded yesterday that the sports crisis lifting of the 14-month suspension to allow Kuwaiti tional organizations, and also for interfering in local sports bodies, who complained against the country. that attracted international suspensions must be teams to take part in international events. sports. Minister of Information and State Minister for Speaking during the debate, opposition MP Shuaib resolved within two months by issuing new legislation The resolutions were approved after a marathon six- Youth Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah denied that Al-Muwaizri said the problem of sports in the country is that conform to world sports charters. MPs voting by a hour debate called by 11 lawmakers to find a solution to the government was unwilling to end the ban, but a struggle between top officials. large margin a recommendation calling to form a sports the suspension imposed on Kuwaiti sports since Oct insisted that the suspension imposed on Kuwait has no He said the struggle festered because the govern- and youth committee next week that will start immedi- 2015, allegedly over government interference in sports. legal basis. ment could not stop it, adding that every side is trying ately to work on a new sports law agreed by all sides During the debate, a large number of MPs spoke, and He said the laws issued in the past few years, and to push the solution that serves its interests. Opposition and also by the international sports organizations. most of them strongly lashed out at what they called a specifically the law issued in June this year, did not con- MP Mohammad Al-Dallal said the struggles that led to The recommendation, which was approved by all political struggle between leading figures in the coun- stitute any interference in local sports. The minister Continued on Page 13 LOCAL THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2016 KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah poses for a group His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah poses for a group photo with KFAS officials. photo with 2016 KFAS award winners. — Amiri Diwan photos Amir patronizes, attends 2016 KFAS award ceremony Supporting scientific research in Kuwait, Arab World KUWAIT: With patronage and attendance of with the unique aesthetic aspects of Arab her- Winner of the first place, Dr Amira Hussein Jaber Al-Sabah, Sheikh Faisal Al-Saud Al- covering three main pivots; enhancing scientif- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad itage and the contemporary Arab reality, partic- Traish (Palestinian), was awarded her PhD in Mohammad Al-Sabah, His Highness Sheikh ic awareness among the public in cooperation Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Kuwait Foundation for ularly, his interest in Islamic and Arab art. The 2014 from the British University in Dubai, UAE, Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, His with the Ministry of Education for boosting the Advancement of Science (KFAS) held its 2016 fourth category of the Kuwait prize, Economics for her dissertation titled: Comparative analysis Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al- dissemination of scientific culture through the award ceremony at Bayan Palace yesterday. and Social Sciences in Banking and Finance, of competence grades of students in universi- Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Deputy e-media targeting young people. The awards include the Kuwait Prize award- was withheld this year. ties of the United Arab Emirates: The effective- Minister of the Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali It also aims to build research capabilities for ed to Kuwaiti and Arab researchers, the ness of using mother tongue in teaching read- Jarrah Al-Sabah, together with governors and developing effective solutions for the obstacles Scientific Production Prize awarded to Kuwaiti Scientific Production ing in a second language. Dr Traish is currently a senior state officials as well as military, police to sustainable development, in addition to car- researchers, and Anwar Al-Nouri Prize, offered As for the 2016 Scientific Production Prize, Coordinator of the English language Center, and Kuwait National Guard (KNG) commanders. rying on with the official scientific bodies to for Best PhD thesis in Education in the Arab established in 1988, KFAS offered it in four Faculty of Arts and Humanities and Social The ceremony included a documentary on increase the share of scientific research in state World. The Kuwait Prize, established in 1979, is researchers in four categories. Prize of the first Sciences at the University of Sharjah. KFAS’ major achievements. budget to one percent, at least, the KFAS direc- consistent with the KFAS objectives, fulfilling its category, Physical Sciences and Mathematics, The second place has been equally shared Addressing the ceremony, Shehabeddine tor said. The plan will also seek to achieve a rise mission to support scientific research in various went to Dr Halima Ali Mohammed Al-Kandari, by Dr Nasser Saud Abdul Aziz Al Rais (Saudi emphasized His Highness the Amir’s keenness in spending on the programs on bolstering the branches seeking to motivate Arab scientists Associate Professor, College of Health Arabia), and Dr Dalal Samir Rizkallah on honoring scientists and researchers out of role of the private sector. and researchers. Sciences, Environmental Health Department, (Lebanese). Rais earned his PhD in 2015 from a strong belief in the essential role of science Shehabeddine noted that coordination with at the Public Authority for Applied Education the College of Education at King Saud for establishing a renaissance with sustain- the Supreme Council for Planning and Kuwait Prize and Training. University for his dissertation titled: School able economy. Development (GSSCPD) led to comprising sev- The 2016 Kuwait Prize was awarded in three The second category, Engineering Sciences, accreditation in public schools in the Kingdom He added that on the sidelines of the 4th eral of the KFAS project in the development categories. The first category’s prize, on basic was awarded to Professor Issa Mohammed Issa of Saudi Arabia). He is currently an Assistant Africa-Arab Summit recently held in Malabo, plan to be carried out with scientific bodies sciences in physics, was awarded to Dr George Safran, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Professor at the Deanship of the Foundation Equatorial Guinea, His Highness the Amir hon- such the Ministry of Education and the Kuwait Tanios Helou (Lebanese), Executive Director of Faculty of Engineering and Petroleum at Kuwait Year and Elective Studies, Department of Self- ored winners of Al-Sumait Prize for African Petroleum Corporation (KPC). In conclusion, the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, University. The third category prize, Medical development at the University of Dammam, Development for health and food security. Shehabeddine highly appreciated His Highness and Research Professor of Physics at the Science and Allied Health Sciences, was award- Saudi Arabia. the Amir’s directives and patronage of the University of Caltech in Pasadena, California, ed to Professor Walid Ibrahim Al Herz, Co-winner Rizkallah received her PhD in 40th anniversary annual ceremony. He also congratulated the USA. Prize in the second category, Applied Department of Pediatrics, and Faculty of 2015 from the Institute of Advanced Studies of Shehabeddine noted that yesterday’s award winners of the KFAS 2016 awards. Sciences in food and Agriculture, was awarded Medicine at Kuwait University. Arts and Humanities at the Lebanese University ceremony coincided with KFAS 40th anniversary, to Dr Sufian Abdul Salam Kamoun (Tunisian), Winner of the fourth category prize, Social for her dissertation titled: The Development of saying that the great scientific stronghold was Developing science Professor of Biology at West Anglia University, Sciences and Humanities, was Professor Collaborative Self-Assessment Standards and established by an Amiri Decree in 1976. It was Speaking on part of the award winners, Dr and a senior fellow at the Sainsbury Laboratory, Abdullah Abed Ali Alqatem, Department of Procedures in Vocational Education Settings. Dr then supported by an initiative led by the Kuwait Helou, thanked His Highness the Amir Sheikh John Innes Centre in the UK. Arabic Language and Literature, Faculty of Riskallah is currently the Principal of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) for Sabah for attending and patronizing the event As for the third category of the Kuwait Prize, Arts at Kuwait University in the category of Antoine Sisters School in Hazmieh, Lebanon. the private sector firms to contribute to the which aimed at developing science in Kuwait Arts and Literature, the prize was equally Social sciences and humanities. The financing of KFAS research projects as part of and the Arab region. Helou said that science shared by Prof. Dr Nihad Mohammad Saliha Scientific Production Prize in Biological Warm welcome their social responsibility. The ceremony also was an ongoing quest for perfection and find- (Egyptian) and Dr Afif Ahmad Rafiq Bahnasi Sciences, and Administrative and Economics, On arrival at the venue, His Highness the coincided with the fulfillment of the last year of ing answers for questions bewildering human (Syrian). Saliha is a professor of drama and criti- was withheld this year. Amir, who is also KFAS Chairman, was warmly the institution’s five-year strategy plan, he said.