Eight Years Later, Palestinian Mail Arrives in West Bank
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The meter-reading workers Grain greeted some of the number of Electricity and sisted that we have to work on He said that meter-reading said they never received any risk early pilgrims arriving in Water Authority (EWA) this day,” a meter-reading work- workers often work more hours allowance while many have got Arafat on Sunday evening. Aemployees, especially er, who doesn’t want to be iden- 86 than stipulated in the labour laws diseases after getting exposed to Pilgrims who journeyed meter-reading workers have tified, told Tribune. meter-reading workers but are hardly paid for putting in hot sun while carrying out their from Mina watched the accused an official of ordering “We did not fast during last are employed by the overtime. work. night sky light up with them to work today, which is a Ramadan. Braving this hot sun, EWA. “We urge Electricity and Water Earlier, the public holidays flashes of lightning, as they public holiday marking the Ara- we walk from one area to an - Affairs Minister Dr Abdulhus- were declared by HRH the Pre- prepared for a day of prayer fah Day. other recording the reading on sain Mirza to order a probe into mier marking the advent of Eid and devotion on the Arafat “This is more than slavery. We meters. No one cares about our the sufferings of 86 meter-read- Al Adha. plain on Monday. The downpour started just after dusk and lasted for less than an hour with everything returning to nor- mal shortly afterwards. Earlier, Makkah Gover- nor Prince Khaled Al-Faisal arrived in Mina to oversee the operation of transport- War on fake degrees ing and settling the pilgrims in the white-tented city. HRH the Premier’s directive to probe into the issue of forging degree certificates welcomed by lawmakers Israel closes people crossing with Gaza government officials to climb up their supposed to respond to the accusations Many other countries in the professional ladders. raised quickly because these accusations Jerusalem • Social media was rife with reports would harm the reputation of education region including Kuwait and over many government officials includ- in Bahrain,” he said. srael closed its only cross- Egypt have already begun probe ing diplomats, parliament members and “In the last seven years, we have no- Iing for people with the and deployed special squads to doctors buying degrees left and right to ticed many rising to top positions in the Gaza Strip on Sunday except tackle the issue of fake degrees. boost their credentials while deceiving vital and administrative sectors through for humanitarian cases af- both the public and the government. means of self-promotion on social media ter border clashes, the latest A senior doctor working with the and other channels while the number tightening of its blockade on A senior doctor working Health Ministry was also accused of of unemployed Bahrainis with higher the Palestinian enclave. with• the Health Ministry was obtaining a fake degree. Sources say degrees from well-known universities The move could prevent also accused of obtaining a fake the doctor has left the Kingdom while has increased. Gazans from traveling via degree. Sources say the doctor a probe is on into the matter. “Today, these dots must be connected the crossing for this week’s The Education Ministry vowed zero and it must be admitted that many have Muslim holiday of Eid Al has left the Kingdom while a tolerance in dealing with any fake certif- faked their competencies to obtain such Adha, which runs from probe is on into the matter. icates, expressing keenness on verifying HRH the Premier positions, which they don’t deserve at Monday night until Thurs- all academic degrees are real. the cost of others.” day night, but Israeli offi- TDT|Manama Education Minister Dr Majid Al Nu- “The official bodies concerned, espe- Specifically on the case of senior doc- cials did not say how long Amani Almaskati aimi commended the directives of HRH cially the Ministry of Education and tor working for years with a fake degree, the closure would last. the Premier to inquire into the alleged the Higher Education Council, were Mr Kadhim said a good number of staff Israeli Defence Minister is Royal Highness Prime Min- issuance of academic degrees by fic - in the Health Ministry are not qualified Avigdor Lieberman said in ister Prince Khalifa bin Salman titious or unaccredited overseas’ uni- for the job. a statement the closure was HAl Khalifa has issued a directive versities. He wondered why the Education due to “violent incidents on to launch a comprehensive probe into Dr Al Nuaimi, also Higher Education Ministry approves many degrees ob - the border last Friday.” the issue of fake degree certificates al- Council (HEC) Chairman, hailed HRH tained by students after spending five or Border protests and clash- legedly obtained by even some senior the Premier’s directives which, he said, six years in countries like China while es on Friday saw two Pal- reflect keenness on promoting the edu- fake degrees are easily accepted. estinians killed by Israeli cational system in Bahrain. The MP demanded an impartial inves- gunfire. Israel’s army said He announced that the ministry and tigation into the issue to punish those firebombs and improvised Today, these dots must be the council would draw up the neces- who have been trying to spoil the repu- explosive devices were also sary mechanisms to implement HRH the tation of the Kingdom. hurled at the border fence, connected and it must be Premier’s directives. Tribune published a report on the in- while a number of Pales- admitted that many have He hailed the edict which was issued creasing number of fake degrees in the tinians briefly crossed into faked their competencies to by HRH the Premier on establishing the Kingdom in its July 30 edition. Israeli territory. No Israelis obtain such positions, which new-look academic accreditation com- Many other countries in the region were reported wounded. mittee, adding that the ministry and the including Kuwait and Egypt have al - they don’t deserve, at the cost Tribune published a report on the increasing of others. council will cooperate with the panel. ready begun probe and deployed spe- Speaking to Tribune, MP Jalal Kadhim number of fake degrees in the Kingdom in its cial squads to tackle the issue of fake MR KADHIM welcomed the directives of the Premier. August 4 edition. degrees. DON’T MISS IT HISTORIC DELAY Degree mills on 03 the rise Eight years later, Palestinian mail arrives in West Bank Global report West Bank gesture and moves were under way to implement a 2016 agreement that would enable direct international praises Bahrain alestinians in the occupied West Bank are about mail links with the West Bank. 04 for social, to receive a special delivery of more than 10 At the Jericho facility, a wheelchair and toys were economic factors Ptonnes of mail that has been delayed by Israel among the items being sorted. for the past eight years. “A team was formed from across the city (Jericho) ‘Stop recruiting Postal workers have been sorting through thousands to deliver (the mail) to the people as soon as possible,” of mail sacks in the West Bank city of Jericho for the said Hussein Sawafta, director general of the Palestin- expatriates past several days after Israeli authorities allowed the ian Post Service. 05 as muezzins at entry of the letters and packages from neighbouring A Palestinian man inspects items sent by mail eight years ago But Ramadan Ghazawy, a Palestinian postal official, mosques’ Jordan. after Israel allowed the letters and goods into the West Bank said some material could be difficult to deliver because The 10.5 tonnes of mail had been held in Jordan since from Jordan. the contents had spilled out of damaged envelopes and 2010 because Israel would not permit direct transfer to boxes, while the addresses on others were unclear. the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, Palestinian of which are under Israeli control, first passes through “There are toys for kids. Maybe they were one year officials said. Israel, enabling it to perform security checks. old when those gifts were sent. Now they are eight,” Mail for the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the borders Israeli authorities said the transfer was a one-time Ghazawy said. MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018 02 One-family spirit protecting Kingdom ‘against challenges’ Premier emphasises the importance of national unity for the overall development of the nation HRH the Premier receives senior officials, citizens, intellectuals and journalists. officials, journalists, media persons, intellectuals national unity against all challenges. HRH the Prime Minister reviewed local issues, HRH the Prime Minister and citizens.