Oil Union Condemns Saudi Halt of Khafji Production
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SUBSCRIPTION MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2014 THULHIJA 26, 1435 AH www.kuwaittimes.net No case BJP tightens Lufthansa pilots Sterling makes of Ebola grip on power threaten strike, a point as recorded with thumping train stoppage Reds win in Kuwait4 poll11 wins strands23 millions thriller20 at QPR Oil union condemns Saudi Max 39º Min 24º halt of Khafji production High Tide 09:07 & 22:20 MP questions oil minister • Some civil servants to get 25% raise Low Tide 03:27 & 16:07 40 PAGES NO: 16318 150 FILS By B Izzak and Agencies environmental reasons for ordering the halt to the environmental issues by 2017. Local media said the clo- Kandari also asked how many Kuwaiti employees might field’s 311,000 barrels per day output, Kuwaiti media sure could be the result of differences between the two be affected by the decision. KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti oil trade union yesterday con- reported. Media cited an internal memo issued by Helal countries over a small export facility in the nearby Al- Both countries have excess production capacity and demned the unilateral closure by Saudi Arabia of an off- saying that the level of harmful emissions from the Zour area where Kuwait has decided to locate a large are likely to make up any loss in output if the problem is shore oilfield jointly operated by the Gulf neighbors, call- operations far exceeded the allowed pollution percent- new refinery. not quickly resolved. Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil ing on the government to intervene. Fadghoush Al-Ajmi, age. Khafji is part of the neutral zone between Kuwait Independent MP Faisal Al-Kandari meanwhile asked exporter, is pumping around 9.6 million bpd and has head of the workers union at Kuwait Gulf Oil Co (KGOC), and Saudi Arabia which is jointly operated by the two Oil Minister Ali Al-Omair to brief parliament about the just under 3.0 million bpd of extra capacity. Kuwait on urged ministers to take action to ensure that production nations and pumps around 700,000 bpd. The produc- reasons for halting production at Khafji and if Kuwait the other hand, has a production capacity of over 3.2 at the Khafji oilfield resumes so that it does not affect tion is shared equally between them. had been informed before production was stopped. million bpd and is pumping an average of 3.0 million dozens of Kuwaitis employed by the company. Al-Rai newspaper quoted unidentified Kuwaiti oil Kandari also asked Omair if OPEC member Kuwait will bpd. The two governments signed the neutral zone The head of operations at Khafji, Abdullah Helal, who sources as saying they were surprised by the decision as be able to make up for lost oil production and about agreement almost 50 years ago. represents Saudi national oil company Aramco, cited the two countries had an understanding to address financial losses expected to be incurred by the state. Continued on Page13 No extra day off for Hijri New Year KUWAIT: The Hijri New Year holiday will an official holiday, the CSC said in a fall on Saturday (Oct 25), the Civil statement. It added that agencies and Service Commission (CSC) announced bodies of special work nature will deter- yesterday. All ministries, institutions and mine their holiday separately, taking government bodies will take that day as into account public interest. — KUNA HRW to Kuwait: Stop stripping citizenship KUWAIT: International advocacy group addition to 10 activists including leading Human Rights Watch called on Kuwait cleric Nabil Al-Awadhi. The rights group yesterday to stop targeting opponents said Awadhi, a naturalized citizen who through revoking their citizenship and to was stateless before 1998, was stripped reinstate withdrawn nationalities. Kuwait of his citizenship for “undermining the - where citizens have elected a parlia- country’s social or economic system” and ment for decades and which is tradition- for “undermining the country’s higher ally seen as one of the more tolerant Gulf interest or foreign security”. BAGHDAD: (From left) Mauritania’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmed Ould Teguedi, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled l-Sabah,A monarchies - was damaging its reputa- Also stripped of his nationality was Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari and Arab League Secretary General Nabil Al-Arabi attend a press conference yesterday. — AFP tion with the practice, HRW said. “Kuwaiti Saad Al-Ajmi, spokesman of the Popular authorities should immedi- Action Movement, a nation- ately stop stripping nation- alist opposition group. Ajmi als of their citizenship saw his nationality revoked IS threat to Iraq and region: FM because they exercise free under an article in the law speech or other legitimate that allows withdrawing citi- BAGHDAD: The forces of the US-led coalition strik- Teguedi, whose country holds the current session ous outstanding files. He said that he would dis- human rights,” New York- zenship from anyone natu- ing positions of the Islamic State are mainly Arab, of the Arab League, and Secretary General of the cuss with Jaafari the exact date for the next com- based HRW said in a state- ralized by another country, said Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Arab League Nabil Al-Arabi. “We have been briefed mittee meeting. ment. They should “reinstate though he told Human Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al- by the Iraqi officials on the challenges facing the Addressing the conference, Jaafari highlighted the citizenship of people Rights Watch that he has not Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday. He added that the ter- country and the details will be comprised in a that Baghdad did not ask for any Arab or foreign whose citizenship has been been naturalized by another rorist group poses a threat not only to Iraq, but the report to be submitted to the Arab foreign minis- troops on Iraqi soil. “Iraq only demanded arming its withdrawn on those country. whole region as well. Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled ters on the visit’s outcome,” Sheikh Sabah Al- security forces and training them,” the Iraqi foreign grounds,” it added. A government statement made the statement in a press conference with his Khaled said. minister pointed out. Referring to bilateral ties, he In the past few months, last month said some of Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim Al-Jaafari following talks Developments in Iraq will feature high on the expressed readiness to activate the joint higher Kuwait revoked the citizenship of 33 peo- those who lost their citizenship had been by a visiting a Arab delegation led by the Kuwaiti agenda of the coming meeting of Arab foreign committee and keenness on promoting these rela- ple and most of their family members. naturalised on the basis of fake docu- minister with the Iraqi president, prime minister, ministers, he said, calling for offering more aid to tions. HRW said that at least three of the cases ments. Others had dual citizenship, which parliament speaker, foreign minister, finance minis- displaced Iraqis and halting financing to terrorists. Arabi called for a comprehensive ideological, appeared to be politically motivated. The is outlawed in Kuwait, and some had their ter and several other Iraqi officials. Kuwait is the Stringent control of borders is essential to prevent intellectual and economic confrontation with ter- state in July withdrew the citizenship of nationality revoked for security reasons, head of the current Arab Summit. terrorist from infiltrating into the country, he rorism and IS, not just through military power. the family of Ahmad Jabr Al-Shemmari the statement said. “The Kuwaiti authori- The talks focused on developments in Iraq and added. The Kuwaiti foreign minister referred to the “Combating terrorist ideology in the region will and shut down his satellite television sta- ties seem to think they can use the cover the “critical” conditions in the region amid implica- Jeddah conference held on Sept 11 to offer politi- take a long time, and it has to be comprehensive,” tion and newspaper. The decision to of the nationality law to target their crit- tions of terrorist acts. Not only does IS pose a cal support to the Iraqi government and the he told the conference, noting that the visit is on revoke his citizenship was based on ics and deter dissent,” said Nadim Houry, threat to Iraq, but to the whole region, Sheikh humanitarian aid provided to displaced Iraqis who behalf of all the Arab countries concerned with “undermining the social or economic sys- deputy Middle East director at HRW. “But Sabah Al-Khaled told the conference, referring to were forced to flee their homes in the face of ter- Iraq’s stability and welfare. The Arab League chief tem”, according to Human Rights Watch. Kuwait’s real message of official intimida- the visit as a sign of “support and solidarity” with rorist attacks. also said that countering challenges in Iraq is a His four children also became stateless tion has rung out loud and clear,” he said. Iraq, whose “security and stability is a pillar for the On bilateral ties, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled said responsibility of the whole world. The outcome of under the law. “While Kuwait continues to strip people region’s stability”. the joint higher committee is due to meet by the the visit and conditions on the ground in Iraq will In August, Kuwait revoked the citizen- of citizenship for no good reason, its rep- The delegation includes Mauritanian Minister of end of the year, noting that the two countries be submitted to the next meeting of Arab foreign ship of a former Islamist opposition law- utation as a tolerant country will continue Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Ahmed Ould managed over the past two years to resolve vari- ministers, Teguedi said.