SUBSCRIPTION SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2015 RABI ALTHANI 18, 1436 AH No: 16426 Kuwaiti MPs Houthis dissolve Cavs stretch condole Jordan parliament, streak with win pilot’s family4 assume 7power over48 Clippers Ruling family invited to hand in unlicensed arms Min 11º 150 Fils Interior minister vows to enforce law on all Max 24º KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent a written invi- tation to the Amiri Diwan to ask members of the ruling family to hand in any unlicensed firearms or ammunition in their pos- session to the unlicensed firearm collection centers that will be opened soon in all Kuwait’s governorates. In his request, the minister urged ruling family members to be a role model for all people in abiding by the unlicensed firearms and ammunition collection law which was passed by the parliament on Jan 28. This invitation comes within the framework of the ministry’s preparation to enforce the new law on everyone without exception and in full transparency, said the Interior Ministry’s Security Media Department in a press statement yesterday. It noted that the law provides a four-month ultimatum for people to hand in their unli- censed firearms and ammuni- tion and be exempted from punishment. On Jan 29, and a day after the parliament’s approval of the law, the interior minister underlined that the law aims to boost Kuwait’s security and to fight rising crime. He revealed that the ministry has prepared a water- tight force deployment plan to search and bring to justice pos- sessors of unlicensed firearms or ammunition in any part of Sheikh Mohammad AMMAN: Jordanians shout slogans against jihadists during a demon- the country. stration yesterday in the capital in solidarity with the Jordanian pilot murdered by the Islamic State group last month. (Inset) Jordanian Sheikh Mohammad stated that the ministry also is embark- Queen Rania holds a placard during the demonstration. — AFP ing on a nationwide media campaign to persuade those with unlawful weapons in their possession to hand them in to authorities before the end of the four-month grace period. The Thousands march for pilot minister stressed that law enforcers will show due respect to the society’s traditions and Islamic teachings during inspection IS claims Jordan strike kills US hostage raids. He noted that female officers will participate in raids on Kuwaiti citizens’ homes to inspect women areas. AMMAN: Thousands marched in Jordan’s capital yesterday no images of the woman. Mueller is a 26-year-old aid worker The law stipulates that anyone possessing unlicensed demanding retribution for the burning alive of a fighter pilot whose identity was never disclosed out of concerns for her firearms and ammunition could be jailed for five years and be by the Islamic State group, as Amman intensified its fight safety. fined up to KD 10,000 or one of the two penalties. It also against the jihadists. Jordan said dozens of its jet fighters Earlier this week, IS released a video of the gruesome increases jail time to ten years and the maximum limit on fines struck IS on Thursday, and had widened their campaign from killing of airman Muath Al-Kassasbeh, whose death has to KD 50,000 for anyone who deals (ie buys or sells) in unli- Syria to include targets in neighboring Iraq. Foreign Minister sparked grief and deep anger in Jordan. In Amman crowds of censed firearms and ammunition. The law allows police, after Nasser Judeh told CNN the operation was “the beginning of people waved Jordanian flags and pictures of Kassasbeh. “We taking proper authorization from the public prosecutor, to our retaliation over this horrific and brutal murder of our are all Muath... We are all Jordan,” they chanted, some hold- search any public location and private or public vehicles if brave young pilot.” ing placards aloft that read: “Yes to punishment. Yes to the there was cause to believe the existence of unlicensed or Late yesterday, a purported statement by IS claimed that eradication of terrorism.” unlawful firearms or ammunition. an American female hostage was killed in a Jordanian Holding a portrait of the pilot with the words “Muath the The Cabinet last week had underscored the importance of airstrike yesterday on the outskirts of the northern Syrian city martyr of righteousness”, Jordan’s Queen Rania joined the the unlicensed firearms and ammunition collection law to of Raqqa, the militant group’s main stronghold. The state- marchers after weekly prayers at the Al-Husseini mosque. enhance state security and urged all people to cooperate ment identified the woman as Kayla Jean Mueller and said “Today I’m just like any other Jordanian. We are united in our with security agencies. The Cabinet stressed that the enforce- she was killed during Friday prayers in airstrikes that targeted horror and our grief,” the 44-year-old Kuwait-born Palestinian ment of this law is a national duty that requires cooperation “the same location for more than an hour”. No militants were Rania told the BBC. “Through their heinous acts they’re hop- killed in the airstrikes, the statement further claimed. It pub- ing to frighten Jordanians, but all they did is to make us angry from everybody to prove successful, Minister of State for lished photos allegedly of the bombed site, showing a and united and very determined to rid this world of this evil,” Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al- Mubarak severely damaged brown colored three-storey building - but she told the British broadcaster. — Agencies Al-Sabah said in a press statement following the Cabinet’s weekly meeting. — KUNA LOCAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2015 Kuwaiti author Mai Al-Naqeeb showcases her new book before WB. Kuwaiti Writer Al-Naqeeb showcases her new book WASHINGTON: Kuwaiti writer and professor of English litera- She reviewed the dimensions of her book from several lin- For her part, Director of External Relations for the Middle ture at Kuwait University Dr May Al-Naqeeb said that her book guistic or objective aspects which “were centered about mem- East in the World Bank Group Hiba Shamsuddin praised the titled ‘Hidden Light of Things’ deals with historical facts, such ory, especially regarding things that have sentimental mean- opportunity given to the public and employees of the group as the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the civil war in Lebanon and ings or related to certain memories in our lives, thus, making to read the book and the invitation extended by Al-Naqeeb to the Palestinian issue. Al-Naqeeb said after submitting her our memories issue the ‘Hidden Light of Things’ around us.” announce the World Bank Group’s hosting of a series of semi- book in a panel discussion at the World Bank Group building Al-Naqeeb said that she had written her book in English nars and lectures from the Middle East to bring in more enthu- within framework of a literary tour carried out to a number of instead of Arabic, saying that “in addition to the fact that siasts from that region to the World Bank Group. Shamsuddin universities and organizations in the United States that the English is the first for her because of her studies, the English said among the main goals of these series was to shed more book’s narration of such facts, had made the attendance at the allows a wider audience to become acquainted with her light on the situation in the Middle East and how people live seminar, which was mostly from the Arab community, more book”, welcoming the idea of translating the book if the atten- there in addition to the various communities, especially liter- interactive with what had been raised. tion attached to it has increased. ary ones. — KUNA Kuwait-UK Joint Steering stresses better relations KUWAIT: The Kuwait-UK Joint Steering Group and Sky Marshalls, it noted. has underlined the significance of promoting Discussions on bilateral cooperation in cul- and developing bilateral cooperative relations ture and education focused on intensifying the in various fields. At its fifth meeting held on cooperation between both countries’ scientific February 4-5, the biannual group said ways to establishments and universities, providing facil- further strengthen mutual cooperation were ities for Kuwaiti students in the UK and looking identified, and both sides welcomed the at how to increase student numbers. Both sides progress made by the joint group and high- emphasized the importance of cooperation in lighted the bilateral relationship between the the field of medicine and medical researchers. UK and Kuwait. The meeting was co-chaired by They discussed ways to benefit from the devel- Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Ministry of opment of the medical sector through training Foreign Affairs Ambassador Khaled Al-Jarallah and providing facilities to Kuwaiti patients and UK Minister for the Middle East Tobias receiving private treatment in UK hospitals, Ellwood. according to the joint statement. They signed an action plan for the next six On wider issues, both sides focused on the months and a memo of understanding on edu- importance of fighting terrorism and countering cation to strengthen the bilateral links in this violence and extremism, and discussed how to important sector through exchanging experi- sustain human life and dignity, and freedom of ence and supporting Kuwait’s aims to improve expression, provided that it does not cross the its capacity in the field, the group said in a joint line into incitement to extremism, hatred, or KUWAIT: Photo shows the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Khaled statement. Both sides emphasized the impor- defamation. Furthermore, they praised the Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah with UK Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Tobias Elwood tance of reinforcing UK-Kuwait relations in humanitarian efforts of both countries, particular- during the meeting.