baseball Page 10 THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT markets Page 15 Established in 1977 / www.arabtimesonline.com SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2021 / SHAWWAL 18, 1442 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17700 16 PAGES 150 FILS MP in call for resumption of flights Consultant pay cap bid Opinion Day by Day By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh WE ask His Highness the Prime Minister: ‘Who ben- the screams of those stranded and no one cares about Arab Times Staff efits from the failed ‘Kuwait Traveler’, application. The their torments. ‘Forbearing’ Omanis failure of this application is the cause for citizens being Because of this application (this technology), the KUWAIT CITY, May 29: stranded at airports around the world. Kuwaitis are prevented from returning to their country. MP Saad Al-Khanfour has This application has many faults and one of these How long will this scenario last? faults is the elderly and even the young do not know … Yet, tomorrow is another day. called for resumption of di- deserve the very best how to use it and in the midst of all this no one hears Zahed Matar rect flights to and from coun- tries where a large number of Kuwaitis are studying, fore- By Ahmed Al-Jarallah most of which are Egypt and Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times Jordan. THERE is no doubt that the decisions announced by Sultan He pointed out that Kuwaiti stu- Haitham bin Tariq to address the causes for the emergence of dents are suffering financially and some rare protests in the Sultanate of Oman are a clear indication morally due to recent decisions, of the close relations between the leadership and its people, as considering families are exposed to well as the sheer ability of the leadership’s efforts to meet in the the manipulation of several travel middle of the road to solve its problems, especially the ruler’s companies offering exorbitant transit decision to provide 32,000 job opportunities for the unemployed. packages and other problems. Omanis are known for their calmness and forbearance, and He asked the Council of Ministers to look into the possibility of allotting the their ability to work and persevere. This emerged in the past dec- fleet of Kuwait Airways Corporation for ades when they worked to implement the visions of the late Sul- these Kuwaiti students to reach their des- tan Qaboos bin Said, who in 1970 took over a country that was tinations in batches to end their suffering. living in the Middle Ages and turned the Sultanate into a Gulf Meanwhile, MPs Hassan Jawhar, Talal jewel and a global touristic destination. Al-Sayer, Abdullah Al-Mudaf and Me- I remember when Cyclone Gonu hit the Sultanate of Oman in halhal Al-Mudaf submitted a proposal 2007, I met the late Sultan Qaboos and told him, “All the people to allow individuals who have yet to be of the region love your country. Your relations with the coun- vaccinated against Covid-19 to travel to tries of the Gulf Cooperation Council are good such that they are countries which do not ban the entry of ready to help and support”. unvaccinated people. They suggested that He said, “Omanis are able to manage their affairs and reform these people must undergo institutional quarantine upon their return to Kuwait. what the cyclone ravaged”. That was an indication of his confi - Also, MP Khalid Al-Otaibi submitted dence in the capabilities of his people, and his belief that who- a proposal to establish social and sports ever moves the state from one phase to another will defi nitely go clubs for doctors and other medical per- through challenging times. sonnel similar to the Police Officers Club We are witnessing the fact that the Omanis are forbearing and Army Officers Club. He said the es- and persevering. However, the global economic developments tablishment of these clubs for medical have cast negative shadows on these people, like in the rest of practitioners is one way of recognizing the world. Because Oman, like the other Gulf countries, relies their efforts, especially during the coro- largely on its oil income, the low oil prices have generated some navirus crisis. fi nancial diffi culties. Nevertheless, there have always been so- He recommended allocating land mea- lutions. suring 10,000 square meters near the resi- The leadership is equitable ... Here I recall how the late Sultan dential areas and Gulf Street for the clubs, which will be established by the Ministry Qaboos had ordered the creation of 50,000 jobs and implementa- of Public Works in coordination with oth- tion of comprehensive reforms following the protests in Oman in er concerned institutions. He added the 2011, which led to the absorption of popular anger at that time. Ministry of Health will specify the condi- There is no doubt that the economic situation, exacerbated by tions for club membership and the Board the COVID-19 pandemic, has led to new diffi culties, as is the of Directors election. case in other countries of the world. On the other hand, MP Abdulkareem However, according to observers, this can be resolved radi- Al-Kandari urged Minister of Commerce cally through a series of strategic measures, foremost of which is and Industry Abdullah Essa Al-Salman the opening of all economic sectors and the strengthening of the to address the price hike issue. He said government’s support for the private sector by facilitating local, some are manipulating prices due to the Gulf, Arab and foreign investments to create great job opportuni- absence of monitoring on the part of the ministry, indicating the minister should ties, and facilitating Gulf and Arab ownership of investments, punish those behind the unjustified price similar to what the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Bah- People pray outside the newly-built Taksim Mosque at the Taksim Square in Istanbul, May 28. (AP) increase. rain did. Oman has several characteristics that support the demand for Proposal investment in it, such as the willingness of the people to accept Erdogan inaugurates landmark mosque In another development, Al-Kandari any work, the geographical area, and the nature that qualifi es criticized National Assembly Speaker Oman to be one of the advanced industrial, agricultural and tour- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated The Turkish leader, who has steadily consolidated Marzouq Al-Ghanim for not responding istic countries in the region. a landmark new mosque on Istanbul’s Taksim Square power in his 18 years in office, had long promised sup- to the proposal of 10 MPs to discuss MP In the current era, everyone, especially in the GCC countries, on Friday, fulfilling a long-time ambition to build a porters of his Islam-oriented ruling party a mosque on Abdulaziz Al-Saqaabi’s bill on amend- is convinced that Gulf food security is a strategic necessity, and Muslim house of worship in the city’s main public Taksim, saying it is inconceivable for Istanbul’s main ing the National Assembly Decree in space that has become a symbol of the modern Turk- square not to have one. order to allow the MPs to dismiss the commercial and industrial exchange among the GCC states is an ish Republic. Critics, however, see the mosque’s construction as infl uential factor even at the regional level. Therefore, investment speaker. Erdogan joined dozens of mask-wearing worship- being part of Erdogan’s plans to undermine the legacy Citing Article 72 of the National As- openness has become an urgent necessity. pers for the first prayers at the towering 3,000-capac- of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk who established the secu- sembly Decree which mandates the Subsequently, as the countries are exacting efforts to antici- ity mosque on Taksim - which was also the site of the lar-oriented republic after the collapse of the Ottoman speaker to respond to proposals submit- pate crises and because Omani society is considered as young (46 mass anti-government protests in 2013 sparked by the Empire. A cultural center at Taksim, which was named ted by the Prime Minister or 10 MPs percent) and educated (0.7 percent illiteracy rate), the unemploy- government’s construction plans at the adjacent Gezi after Ataturk and seen as a symbol of his heritage, has Park. Hundreds of others performed their prayers out- been demolished and is being replaced by a new struc- to hold a special session, the lawmaker ment rate will increase in the coming years with more graduates side the mosque. ture that will hold an opera house. (AP) asserted this article does not give the and job seekers. Therefore the causes of this phenomenon can speaker the right to approve or reject only be addressed by attracting more Omani and non-Omani in- such proposals. vestments. In addition, MP Bader Al-Humaidi May Almighty Allah protect the Sultanate of Oman, and guide Kuwaiti students in Egypt appeal praised the decision of Minister of Pub- the efforts of its ruler towards greater stability. The people of lic Works and Minister of State for Eco- Oman deserve the best of everything. nomic, Communication and Informa- tion Technology Affairs Rana Al-Fares Email: [email protected] to terminate the rent contract for the COVID still above thousand headquarters of the Communication and Follow me on: Information Technology Regulatory KUWAIT CITY, May 29, the conditions for travel is that Authority (CITRA) in Al-Hamra Mall (Agencies): Kuwait said 1,134 those who took one dose of at KD1 million per year. He thanked Al-Fares for taking into consideration [email protected] people tested positive for coro- the vaccine must wait for five navirus while four related deaths weeks before they are allowed Newswatch the issue he raised when the previous were reported on Saturday, tak- to travel.