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Dhaman Investigation Was Opened to Reveal the Cause of Moreover, the Sources Pointed out That a Proposal the Fire JUMADA ALTHANI 25, 1441 AH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2020 28 Pages Max 30º Min 15º 150 Fils Established 1961 ISSUE NO: 18065 The First Daily in the Arabian Gulf www.kuwaittimes.net 600 workers employed in Kuwait Hero worship: India’s Trump Daredevil ‘Jetman’ stuns with More than football: Kurdish 5 stranded in China due to virus 9 superfans gear up for arrival 19 Iron Man-style Dubai flight 27 women win big with Syria title Fists fly as guards called in during Assembly session Ghanem charges conspiracy; opposition blames speaker • Amnesty bills fail to pass By B Izzak country with unconfirmed reports that opposition law- makers could resign en masse or the Assembly could be KUWAIT: MPs yesterday were involved in fistfights, dissolved and snap election called. The opposition MPs traded jibes and insults and exchanged heated arguments however said they will be debating their options in the during a highly-charged session that at one point turned coming days. into total chaos when guards quarreled with spectators in The altercation took place while debating a contro- the jam-packed gallery. Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al- versial draft law calling to pardon a group of former Ghanem accused leading opposition MP Mohammad Al- opposition MPs and activists who were handed heavy Mutair of plotting to disrupt and sabotage the session in jail terms for entering the Assembly building during an order to make people hate democracy. anti-corruption protest in Nov 2011. The legal and leg- The opposition responded by blaming Ghanem of islative committee was asked by the Assembly to prepare being totally responsible for what happened and a report within one month on the draft law, but it added accused him of committing a series of constitutional and two other bills calling to also pardon Kuwaiti Shiite legal blunders, saying they will not remain silent. members of an Iran-linked cell who are in jail. Yesterday’s developments raised political tension in the Continued on Page 24 KUWAIT: MPs are involved in a brawl during a session of the National Assembly yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat Iraqis wanted to topple the system; taboos fell instead BAGHDAD: Mocking clerics, falling in love at rallies and mending a broken society: Even if Iraq’s young protesters have failed to overthrow entrenched politi- cians, they have scored by shattering decades-old taboos. Since October, the country of 40 million has been rocked by a historically large grassroots move- BASRA: An Iraqi woman raises a placard as she takes part ment with big goals: Ending corruption, unaccountable in an anti-government demonstration in this southern city sectarian parties and overreach from neighboring Iran. on Feb 13, 2020. The placard reads in Arabic: “You are the Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi resigned in revolution and you are the taboo”. — AFP December, only to be replaced by ex-minister Mohammad Allawi, slammed by protesters as too close His best friend just proposed to a girl he met marching to the ruling elite. But what they have so far been in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, the anti-government move- unable to win politically, demonstrators have made up ment’s epicenter. Like other squares across Iraq’s mainly- for with social change. “We scored one goal by bring- Shiite south, Tahrir has become a social experiment, a ing down the government, but socially we achieved free space where conservative norms have been toppled. much more,” said Ali Khraybit, 28. Continued on Page 24 faithful. “I would hope that it is a new form of chan- Palestinians channel neling the way the message is being sent out there,” said Abu Baker. “Because we have tried protesting and it did not work because we don’t have enough protests through Fajr power. It’s the safer way for everyone.” Much of the crowd’s message at Friday’s Fajr NABLUS: Before sunrise, thousands of Palestinians (dawn) prayers - the day when most people turn out streamed towards the mosque in Nablus’s Victory - was a rejection of the perceived pro-Israel bias of Square, swelling the usual crowds of morning wor- US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace shippers to launch a new front in their protests plan. There have only been small regular street rallies against Israel and the United States. The scene has since that plan was launched last week. Few have been repeated elsewhere in the West Bank, where responded to calls by President Mahmoud Abbas’ people have begun turning out for early prayers in Palestinian Authority for ‘Days of Rage’. unprecedented numbers, forsaking the usual protest Instead many have begun heeding calls on sites where they risk arrest and channeling their Facebook and other social media sites to attend what anger into a mass expressions of faith. is becoming known as the ‘Great Fajr Campaign’ - “This is the most peaceful way to get the message described as a show of solidarity against Trump and out,” said restaurant owner Saif Abu Baker, as the what they see as Israeli threats to Islamic holy sites in Nablus crowds spilled out of the mosque into sur- Jerusalem and Hebron. Those two cities have also rounding alleyways and courtyards. Political slogans seen larger turnouts in the past few weeks. The first including “For the sake of God, we have risen up” calls for a surge in attendance were from Fatah, echoed through Nablus’s Old City after the calls from Abbas’s nationalist political faction that dominates the muezzin and the murmured recitations of the Continued on Page 24 2 Established 1961 Local Wednesday, February 19, 2020 Amir receives Crown Prince, Sheikh Nasser, Ahmadi Governor KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Sabah meets with His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al- meets with His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. —Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos Al-Sabah. His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives a memorial shield from Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Fawaz Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Sabah meets with His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al- Al-Sabah meets with NBK Chairman Nasser Al-Sayer and CEO Ahmad Al-Sabah. Issam Al-Saqer. KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Governor Sheikh Fawaz Khaled Al-Hamad Meanwhile, His Highness the Crown Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received Al-Sabah, who presented to His Highness a Prince received His Highness Sheikh at Bayan Palace yesterday His Highness the memorial shield on Kuwait’s National Days. Nasser Al-Mohammad, as well as Chairman Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al- Governor Sheikh Fawaz also gifted similar of the Board of Directors of the National Jaber Al-Sabah. His Highness the Amir then shields to His Highness the Crown Prince Bank of Kuwait (NBK) Nasser Al-Sayer received His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al- Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and NBK CEO Issam Al-Saqer, where they Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. Later, His and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh extended an invitation to His Highness to His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah in sep- attend the opening ceremony of NBK’s Sabah receives a memorial shield from Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received Ahmadi arate meetings yesterday. new building. —KUNA Fawaz Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Zain ‘Best Mobile Operator’, ‘Best ISP’ in Kuwait during 2019 KUWAIT: For the eighth time, Zain - the channels, which give us bigger challenges leading digital service provider in Kuwait and need more education and investments - was ranked first in the ‘Best Mobile to sustain them and make them effective.” Operator’ and ‘Best Internet Service Roudhan explained: “when we speak Provider’ categories in Kuwait for the about customer service excellence and year 2019 by Service Hero, the Arab what Service Hero does, we usually talk World’s only 100 percent consumer pow- about two faces of the same coin; the first ered customer satisfaction index. The being customer experience excellence awards ceremony, supported by the through scientific research and data ana- Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement lytics, and the second being how this of Sciences (KFAS), was held in Sheikh excellence impacts industries and service Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center (JACC) providers like Zain.” with the attendance of private sector Roudhan added: “when we started leaders from across various fields. measuring our customer satisfaction lev- The awards ceremony, which commem- els long ago, we started with traditional orated Service Hero’s 10th anniversary, tools such as management meetings, sur- also witnessed a panel discussion titled veys, case studies, and so on. Today, we ‘Foundation for a Culture of Excellence’ rely on completely different ways to that featured Zain Kuwait’s Chief achieve this through our main channels, Executive Officer Eaman Al-Roudhan, such as phone calls and SMSs, as well as KFAS Director General Dr Adnan Shihab our online channels like the Zain App. Zain Kuwait’s Chief Executive Officer Eaman Al-Roudhan during the panel discussion. Eldin, and Service Hero President Faten Through our app, we can simply send Abu Ghazaleh. push notifications to our customers and experience process, whether from the Operator’ and ‘Best Internet Service experts, the Council’s function is to Zain ranked first in the telecommunica- put their feedback at the core of our employee’s side or the customer’s side.” Provider’ awards for achieving high rates supervise the assessment and ensure fair tions sector within two categories for decision-making process.” Roudhan concluded: “the private sec- of customer satisfaction.
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