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SUBSCRIPTION SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2014 MUHARRAM 29, 1436 AH No: 16350 Kuwaiti designer Hamas ‘plotting Kuwait kicked works her way to assassinate’ out of Gulf Cup to the top3 Lieberman9 after48 5-0 defeat Questions linger as Saudi battles MERS Min 15º 150 Fils 808 infected, 346 killed in Saudi Arabia Max 29º News in brief Giraffes on plane? NAIROBI: Have you seen a man who loaded live giraffes into a Tanzanian military plane for delivery to Qatar? If so Interpol would like to speak with you. The international police agency Interpol recently began a Most Wanted campaign of suspects who have car- ried out such environmental crimes as wildlife trafficking, illegal fishing, illegal logging and trading in ivory. Interpol is asking for the public’s help in tracking down nine suspects on that list. Ioannis Kokkinis, an Interpol criminal intelligence officer, said in a statement that a new clue can rack open a dormant case. Among the nine most wanted is Ahmed Kamran. Interpol says Kamran allegedly paid for the transport of live giraffes and impalas by military plane from Kilimanjaro International Airport to be delivered to Qatar. Ultra-rich getting richer WASHINGTON: A bare 0.004 percent of the world’s adult population controls nearly $30 trillion in assets, 13 percent of the world’s total wealth, according to a new study. And per- haps unsurprisingly, the study by the Swiss bank UBS and lux- ury industry consultant Wealth-X said the concentration of money in the hands of the ultra-rich is growing. The report said 211,275 people qualify as “ultra-high net worth” (UHNW) - those with assets above $30 million. Of them, 2,325 have RIYADH: Asian workers wear masks while on duty during a football match at the King Fahad stadium, in Riyadh. — AFP more than $1 billion. Their numbers grew 6 percent over the LONDON: Saudi Arabia has not yet traced the source of a health minister and his deputy lost their jobs amid discon- past year, but their wealth grew 7 percent, as asset markets mysterious camel virus, leaving many questions about a dis- tent about their handling of the outbreak, said analysis like stocks and property soared in many places around the ease that has killed 346 people in the Kingdom. The lack of showed most people were infected in hospitals. “We found world. The fastest growth, indeed, came in the “demi-billion- scientific evidence about how camels contract the virus, out that 97 percent of the cases were healthcare associat- aire” group worth a half-billion to a billion dollars apiece, the which causes an often fatal illness called Middle East ed,” he said. “And 3 percent of them were primary cases study said. “Even amidst geopolitical conflicts, socio-econom- Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in people, echoes wider con- who probably acquired the infection from contact with ic strife, and volatile currency markets, the world’s equity cerns about the threat posed to human health by animal- camels.” Tighter infection controls in hospitals have con- markets displayed strong performances, thereby enabling borne pathogens, including the Ebola virus. tributed to a significant drop in cases recently, but he UHNW individuals’ wealth to increase and their influence There is no cure or vaccine for MERS-a severe respiratory warned sporadic primary cases will still pop up. across industries and sectors to grow-from their importance disease which causes cough, fever, breathing problems and Tests of nasal and rectal swabs from camel imports arriv- in wealth management to their consumption of luxury can lead to pneumonia and kidney failure. Yet studies of ing from the Horn of Africa-the source of the majority of goods,” it said. both camels and people infected with MERS in Saudi Arabia camels traded and farmed in Saudi-found no traces of the have given preliminary results that are helping authorities MERS virus, Madani said, with 71 animals tested so far. “Until ‘Jihad’ at summer camp curb the disease’s spread, according to the scientist over- now the camels we have examined have proven to be nega- NANTERRE: Four group leaders at a French summer camp are seeing the work. “Coming into close contact with the nasal tive-and this is really very unexpected,” he said. Asked under investigation after a series of photos were discovered of secretions of camels is a major risk factor,” said Tariq whether this suggested the camels were being infected them mimicking hostage executions and acts of torture, local Madani, head of the scientific advisory board of the Saudi within Saudi Arabia’s borders, Madani said it was too early authorities said yesterday. A man on his knees, a knife to his health ministry command and control centre (CCC) set up in to reach conclusions, but said tests on imported camels will throat, surrounded by “jailers” in balaclavas, is pictured in one of June to handle the outbreak. “The main transmission is actu- continue alongside studies of wild animals such as bats and about 20 images uncovered by the municipality of Colombes, ally human to human,” he told Reuters in a telephone inter- monkeys that may also be harboring the virus. just outside Paris, which organized the camp. “We filed a com- view. Meanwhile, studies of 12 camels with which MERS plaint on Thursday. They have also been suspended from their MERS was first identified in humans in 2012 and is caused patients had contact showed six had the virus circulating in jobs and disciplinary action is under way,” said Colombes mayor by a coronavirus from the same viral family as the one that their noses, but tests of their milk and urine were virus-free- Nicole Goueta. The photos were taken during the camp in August caused a deadly outbreak of SARS in China in 2003. Some suggesting the risk to humans from drinking camel milk is on an island in Brittany in northwest France. The municipality was 808 people in Saudi Arabia are known to have been infected far lower than from direct contact with nasal secretions. putting together an exhibition of images from summer camps with it since it was discovered, and 346 of them have died. Another study found that among a group of 36 workers in a when they stumbled upon the pictures on a USB key. It is unclear The World Health Organization and leading global health camel slaughterhouse, 58 percent had MERS antibodies- whether any of the 45 children at the camp, aged between eight specialists have criticized Saudi Arabia for failing to properly indicating they had been infected with it at some point. and 12, were involved in the staged scenes. One of the pictures investigate the causes of MERS. Critics said Saudi delays “None of them recalls having a severe infection or pneumo- showed a child sitting in a corner looking scared but it was contributed to the virus taking hold and spreading via trav- nia,” Madani said. “And this indicates that you get some sort unclear whether “he was witnessing a horrific scene or if he was elers to some 20 countries around the world. of immunity as a result of repeated exposure to camels and being punished,” said Goueta. Madani, who was appointed after the former Saudi the virus.” — Reuters LOCAL SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2014 Labor law offers additional protection for expatriates KUWAIT: Director-General of the public authority of workforce He noted that each governorate has a labor affairs depart- Jamal Al-Dosary has reaffirmed commitment of the authority ment mandated to solve any disputes between employees to protect expatriate workers under provisions of the labor law and employers in a mutually-acceptable way, otherwise the No 6/2010. “The law provides a range of benefits for workers complaint can take the issue to court. “The authority works to such as increasing the number of paid annual leave days, compel an employer to meet their financial commitments to including the sick, pilgrimage and maternity leave as well as foreign employees under the contract, including the provision the national holidays,” he said in a press release. “The Kuwaiti of a decent accommodation, or cover the costs of the return Cabinet also approved a decree to form an inter-agency panel home of any sacked employee,” Al-Dosary added, noting that to organize the situations of the foreign workers in the private the authority welcomes any complaints relating to worker sector, including housemaids,” Al-Dosary pointed out. rights. — KUNA Substandard products confiscated By Hanan Al-Saadoun KUWAIT: Shuwaikh Port authorities recently confiscated a cosmetics shipment that did not match the standard speci- fications. The products include dangerous components. Security sources said that although the state of origin marked on the consignment referred to a country in Europe, the shipment was arriving from one Asian country. Asians arrested for forgery 4 Asians were recently arrested for forging residency visas. An Asian was arrested after he arrived at the Kuwait airport with a fake visit visa. He confessed that some of his relatives had sent him the visa. Detectives found out that an Indian had been forging visas for KD800 each. An undercover agent was sent to make a deal with the sus- pect. He was later arrested after he agreed to make visas for the secret agent. He then led the detectives to three of Zain and Huawei officials his accomplices. Security operatives searched the apart- ment of one of the suspects and found some fake immi- gration stamps. In a similar incident, security sources said Regional telecom chiefs focus on that a gang of five Asians were also arrested for forging health certificates. how innovation has changed life Saudi policeman detained KUWAIT: During this week’s annual Zain that build a better connected world.

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