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FREE Established 1961 Friday ISSUE NO: 18003 RABIA ALTHANI 9, 1441 AH FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2019 Almost expired market: A Iraq revolution dramatized, Bahrain beat Iraq 7-5 on 6 place to bag a great deal 27 written, read, and painted 47 penalties after 2-2 draw Arson suspected as inferno guts electronics warehouse SEE PAGE 9 2 Friday Local Friday, December 6, 2019 Health on wheels PHOTO OF THE DAY Local Spotlight By Muna Al-Fuzai [email protected] isability is any deficiency in the physical, mental or sensory abilities of the individual, and it takes many Dforms, such as mental, hearing or visual or physical impairment. Last week the Kuwait Society for Human Rights carried out a humanitarian activity on the occasion of the International Day of Disabled Persons, which falls on Dec 3 every year. The event included sitting in a wheelchair and touring the venue to experience firsthand the suffering of people with disabilities and live their reality and the diffi- culties they face. The importance of this activity is that it sends clear and targeted messages about the role of the community and its members towards people with disabilities that force them to use wheelchairs, and that they are no less or different. I agree with these campaigns because I believe that in Kuwait people who use wheelchairs suffer a lot, whether due to disabilities or old age, especially when moving from one place to another, as not all places are equipped with wheelchair ramps. Worse, some healthy people use the parking spaces for disabled people, or ATM machines in some local banks that are allocated for people on wheelchairs. Another form of suffering for people with disabilities is a lack of signs and walkways for pedestrians. I don’t know of any street people with wheelchairs can use safely, except a few places near the beaches. I am often surprised to find emergency exits do not have a ramp for people on wheel- chairs, as most of these exits only have stairs. I wonder how those people can get out in case of fire or necessity. In April, the Kuwait Society for Disabled Persons organ- ized a seminar on wheelchairs to highlight the problems experienced by a large number of people with motor dis- abilities - the lack of suitable wheelchairs for them. The par- ticipants pleaded for a new wheelchair every year. So, not only the problems of people with disabilities here is the dif- ficulty in mobility, but even the possibility of obtaining a new wheelchair every year is difficult, and I hope that this problem is resolved once and for all. The chairman of the Kuwait Society for Human Rights said persons with disabilities face obstacles that may seem very easy and simple to others, but constitute a barrier that may lead to isolation and a desire to not go to public places to avoid these difficulties, which is psychological suffering for them. I really believe that we need an activity like this every month throughout the year to remind healthy people that people with disabilities are no less or different and we need to support them, because anyone can become dis- Almost there. A bridge over the 6th Ring Road reaches the final stage of construction. — Photo by Thomas Joseph abled at any time for any reason. 4 Friday Friday, December 6, 2019 Local Friday 5 Friday, December 6, 2019 uwait’s desert camping season is off to a tents with heaters on. Campers are also responsi- great start. Desert camping offers a fun, re- ble for protecting the environment and cleaning up laxing way for families to gather, enjoy the after themselves. People should avoid building any Kgreat outdoors during the best weather of structures with cement at their campsites and must the year. Around 1,000 licenses have been issued not litter or damage the soil. According to environ- by the municipality this season, with each applicant ment law no. 42/2016, environmental violations can receiving an area of 1,000 square meters. result in heavy fines – up to KD 5,000. But there are also many dangers and campers should be aware of their environment, make sure — Photos by Yasser Al Zayyat not to leave fires unattended or sleep in sealed 6 Friday Local Friday, December 6, 2019 Almost Expired Market: A place to bag a great deal By Ben Garcia The relatively compact area is frequented mostly by low- and medium-income families he rising cost of living has hit every- and people searching for a better deal. But Tone, especially lower- and middle- according to the salesman, the market is now income families. So markets like Souq being visited by customers from all walks of Turki (Turkish Market) in Shuwaikh have life from as far as Fahaheel and Jahra. sprung up to fill the gap in family budgets. In one store you can find chocolates, can- This market is a legitimate market for food- dies and nuts, while another store sells a stuff close to their expiry date. It is located variety of cooking oil, spices, pasta, sugar in Shuwaikh Industrial Area behind London and salt at a very cheap price. There are Shopping Center off Canada Dry Street. plenty of choices - cold cuts, sausages, mor- Frozen items include minced chicken/beef, tadella, salad dressing, frozen fruit, dry whole chicken and parts, mutton and even products like rice, shampoos, body soaps, fish. Since they are nearly expired, they are detergents and much more. sold at half price or even cheaper. “I come to buy items here once in a while, Products being sold at the Turkish Market especially items I know I can use right away. usually come from supermarkets and gro- These are all consumable items - they’re not cery stores across Kuwait. “In supermarkets harmful to health because they are not and hypermarkets, items that are nearly expired yet and can be consumed immedi- expired must be discarded before municipal ately,” said a shopper. But be warned - all inspectors see them. If they are displayed on items should be examined carefully and shelves, grocery stores are told to remove dates studied. If frozen items are not stored them or they will be penalized,” said a sales- man at the Turkish Market who asked that properly, they can pose a health hazard. his name be withheld. Nonetheless, there is a large selection of There are approximately 20 stores in the food items in the market and it’s up to cus- area buying and selling nearly expired items. tomers to buy them or not. 8 Friday Local Friday, December 6, 2019 Kuwait Owl Team: Unique group in the Middle East KUWAIT: The Kuwait Owl Team, established in 2016, is one of few groups in the Middle East dedicated to the protection and proliferation of owls in the region. The team, consisting of 30 members with 30 owls of 15 different species, is dedicated to owl rearing. The members import owls from Europe and elsewhere and are devoted to the fight for protecting this bird. The Kuwait Owl Team is eager to spread awareness and educate people on owls and their habits. — KUNA Kuwait funds News in brief projects worth Winter is coming KUWAIT: Astronomer and historian $4bn in Africa Adel Al-Saadoun said the winter Marbaaniya season (40 days) will KUWAIT: Senegalese Ambassador to Kuwait start tomorrow and end on Feb 14, Abdulahad Mbacke yesterday lauded the vital role adding it has the name Marbaaniya of Kuwait in supporting Africa via the Kuwaiti because it is 40 days long. Mar- Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), baaniya is one of the year’s 12 sea- which has financed 324 projects worth around four sons, starting with Suhail and ending billion dollars. Mbacke said at a press conference with “Kalbain. Saadoun said Mar- held on the occasion of the Africa Day that KFAED baaniya is divided into two periods - established strong ties with Africa under the wise the first is of 20 days and continues directives of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad KUWAIT: African ambassadors hold a press conference yesterday. — KUNA till Dec 27, and the second from Dec Al-Jaber Al-Sabah by financing projects and pro- 28 until Feb 14, adding the second grams according to the 2063 plan. He expressed period sees colder weather and tem- hope for more cooperation for the Kuwaiti private of the formation of the African Union in 2013, the has a special impact on every Egyptian especially peratures may reach zero degrees sector to invest in Africa. union adopted the African Development Strategy that the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi Celsius. — A Saleh The African Union has witnessed many chal- Vision 2063, which includes seven aspirations for officially take over the post of ceremonial head of lenges and changes since its inception, although a better future for younger generations. the African Union. The African Union has wit- Africa survived to prove to the world that the peo- Kuwait is in constant steps to achieve 2035 nessed a number of regional and international Fintas clean-up ple on their own could achieve much, added agenda, under the directives of HH the Amir in achievements that have contributed to the devel- Mbacke. He pointed out that Africa is rich in re- 2017, he noted. The African Agenda 2063 aspires opment within the framework of Egyptian Presi- The Municipality’s public relations sources, such as agriculture and natural resources; in implementing vast projects, such as integrated dent directives’ to continue to expand cooperation department said its Ahmadi branch however, it suffers from living conditions, where network of high-speed rail, virtual African univer- between world and Africa, he added.