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SUBSCRIPTION SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2013 SHAABAN 20, 1434 AH No: 15854 KIA more than Obama’s ‘hero’ Nerveless Navas doubled UK Mandela sends Spain into investment3 hangs10 on Confeds46 final Morsi friends, foes Max 47º 150 Fils take to the streets Min 32º Alexandria clashes raise fears of deepening unrest CAIRO: Supporters and opponents of Egyptian Islamist President Mohamed Morsi took to the streets yesterday for rival protests a year after his election, as clashes in Alexandria raised fears of widespread unrest. Fervent dis- plays of emotion on both sides underline the bitter divisions in Egypt, with Morsi’s opponents accusing him of hijacking the revolution and his supporters vowing to defend his legit- imacy to the end. Meanwhile, a man was killed by gunfire yesterday of Alexandria during clashes between the sup- porters and opponents of Morsi, a health ministry official said. Continued on Page 8 Gulf to agree action against Hezbollah RIYADH: The Gulf Cooperation Council will hold a meet- ing in Riyadh next week to agree the mechanisms for imposing sanctions on members of Lebanese move- ment Hezbollah, its head Abdullatif Al-Zayani said. The monarchies of the GCC decided on June 10 to impose sanctions on members of Hezbollah targeting their residency permits and their financial and business activities in reprisal for the Shiite group’s armed inter- vention in Syria. Thursday’s meeting, in which deputy interior ministers from GCC member states will take part, would “develop the appropriate mechanisms for applying” the June 10 decision, Zayani said in com- ments quoted by official Saudi news agency SPA. The sanctions would be implemented “in coordina- tion... with ministers of commerce and the central banks of the GCC”, he added, without giving further details about the precise nature of the mechanisms. — AFP ALEXANDRIA: An injured man is assisted after clashes between supporters and opponents of Egypt’s Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in Alexandria yesterday. — AP Gulf lovers use smartphones to beat taboo DUBAI: Jaber and his girlfriend flirt the of his BlackBerry. society. day away, never wasting a minute to “I saw her at the movies. I asked an That first Skype date was enough “to sweet-talk and dream of a future employee there to hand her my affirm our love,” said the university together, but like most Gulf Arab BlackBerry PIN code,” Jaber recalls with graduate. Eventually he convinced his youths they can only do it virtually. a grin the day he met his girlfriend. beloved to meet him in secret and now In the United Arab Emirates and all “I didn’t really expect her to add me the couple are considering the next across the conservative Gulf countries, to her contact list, or for such a love step-namely should Jaber request a dating is unacceptable among nation- story to evolve between us,” said Jaber, meeting with her father in line with tra- als while arranged marriages are the who is in his 20s. dition and formally ask for her hand in norm. To beat the segregation imposed But it did and the first cyberspace marriage. by a stern society, young men and encounter took place two months later “Despite the modernization in the women meet through chatting applica- when the young woman mustered United Arab Emirates, families still hold tions available on smartphones. enough courage and linked up with on to their traditional conservative val- Sitting in a coffee shop in a luxuri- Jaber via Skype. It was a short meeting, ues,” says Jamila Khanji, adviser of ous Abu Dhabi mall, the love-struck said Jaber, who staunchly refused to research and studies at the Family Emirati young man holds a tea cup in reveal his girlfriend’s name because Development Foundation in Abu RIYADH: A Saudi woman looks at her mobile as she walks one hand while the other one is busy making their relationship public would Dhabi. through a coffee shop in the capital Riyadh. — AFP typing love messages on the keyboard trigger a scandal in their conservative Continued on Page 8 local SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2013 Kamel Al-Awadhi Meshal Mubarak Al-Ayyar Saleh Bader Al-Saeedi Faleh Al-Thafeeri Mohammed Al-Mutairi Mubarak Saleh Al-Enezi Osama Al-Tahous Talal Al-Shemmiri Faisal Saleh Al-Harbi Rabah Al-Najadah 65 candidates register for parliament polls Al-Roumi to run for speaker’s post KUWAIT: The first day of registration to run for period of work and achievement ahead of us darity and good intentions, especially under said Kuwait judiciary protected the one vote the Parliamentary elections witnessed 65 can- and compensate for lost time to support the the dangers that surround the region as Kuwait system, which corrected the defect in the elec- didates including one woman, Riham Al-Jlewi, development plans.” is not far from it. Al-Roumi said article 71 of the tion law, and “we must admit that the defect in the Third district. The most notable candi- He said the organization of elections under constitution said that there is no absolute was present.” He appealed to the government date on Thursday was Abdullah Al-Roumi who total supervision from the Judiciary is some- authority that gives the right to issue decrees. and the next assembly to cooperate to finish said he will run for the speaker’s post in case he thing that distinguished Kuwait’s elections He said the amendment of the election law several projects that attract investments, and won the elections. which is always transparent. He said the requires social and national consensus, which activate the role of the private sector. Acting Premier and Interior Minister Sheikh responsibility of the information ministry is to needs collective efforts to find out a legislation Candidate of the Third constituency Riham Ahmad Al-Humoud inspected the elections play its main role in making citizens aware, and that no one looks at from a personal view. Al-Jlewi said she is running in the elections directorate, and said all precautions will be tak- the importance of their carrying out their Second constituency candidate Eng. Adel because she believes the next stage requires en to avoid mistakes during the elections. He responsibility to support the election process. Al-Khorafi said it is possible to contest the elec- strong economy in order to improve the citi- said that six teams were formed to monitor Sheikh Salman said the information min- tions as it is the right of every citizen to do so, zen’s living. She said she also wants to encour- vote-buying as well as bi-elections. istry has a plan to grant all candidates equal especially that the assembly annulment was age the youth in the private sector to be pres- Meanwhile, Information Minister and State opportunities to present their platforms. due to wrong procedures. He asked the gov- ent in the assembly to be part of decision mak- Minister for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Al- Meanwhile, informed sources said Kuwait ernment to rely on competent Kuwait youth ing. Candidate Abdel Kareem Al-Kandari said Humoud lauded the efforts of all those University will launch a media campaign to instead of the wide spread displeasure the Kuwait needs competent people, and “as a involved in the election process, and hoped educate the youth and urge them to partici- people are living today. professor in commercial law, I want to present that election day on July 27 becomes a good pate in the elections and vote for the better Second constituency candidate Khalil Al- solutions through participating in several opportunity during the month of Ramadan to away from secterian and tribal loyalty. The Saleh said the legal and constitutional proce- issues in the next assembly, most important of fulfill the wishes of citizens and the country. sources said the campaign will be in coopera- dures for the current elections are correct, and which is health, education and unemployment. He said Kuwait is proud with its democratic tion with government entities such as the the responsibility is now that of the voter in Roudhan Al-Roudhan, a former minister experience and all its institutions, adding that information ministry, which will stress the choosing who deserves to represent the and former MP, said Kuwait is living a demo- this is an important stage and asked citizens to importance of staying away from selling votes nation. He said the number of laws that were cratic festival, and all gave what they had in the participate positively to support the democrat- and show that it is a crime. The campaign will approved in the previous assembly is 143, that previous assemblies, as people choose those ic process. Sheikh Salman said that “despite the include SMS, ads, stickers and leaflets. benefited all Kuwaiti people, as it was a demo- they feel are the best. He said “we are looking hurdles that we faced in the past, the demo- Parliamentary candidate Abdullah Al- cratic assembly and approved several laws for stability and cooperation between the two cratic experience proved its strength and the Roumi said he will run for the speakership, regarding development. authorities and use the constitutional articles belief in the institutional state, and we have a adding that the current situation requires soli- Meanwhile candidate Ahmad Al-Hamad correctly.” Kuwait welcomes Iraq’s partial exit from Chapter VII sanctions UNITED NATIONS: Kuwait is content over place despite the change of regime. property, as well as the national archive. Kuwait’s thanks to former UN high-level an issues, under Chapter VI, to UNAMI’s Iraq’s “partial” exit from Chapter VII obliga- “The resolution reflects development This would be done upon understandings Coordinator for missing Kuwaiti and third attention, taking into consideration the tions, Acting Charge d’Affaires of the of bilateral relation between the two coun- between Kuwait and Iraq under Chapter country nationals and of missing Kuwaiti Kuwaiti conditions aimed at having the Kuwaiti permanent mission to the UN, tries, which was crowned by the recent vis- VI.” In contrast to Chapter VII, the UNSC property Gennady Tarasov.