basketball Pages 14 & 16 THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT markets Established in 1977 / www.arabtimesonline.com Page 10 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021 / RAJAB 13, 1442 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17622 16 PAGES 150 FILS Zain Group reports revenue of $5.3bn for 2020 – Details Page 9 – KUNA photo The Kuwait Army Land Force, namely the Mechanized Liberation Brigade, with the participation of the American nesses, the Amir and the Crown Prince. On the 60th Anniversary of the National Day and the 30th Anniversary Army artillery and air force units, wrapped up the mock battles, code-named ‘Liberation-21’. The Kuwaiti-US of the Liberation Day, the minister recalled the great sacrifices by the army in repelling the enemy that occupied drills were carried out in the region of Al-Udaire – patronized and attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister the country. of Defense Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah. In a statement, the minister lauded skills manifested by the Moreover, Sheikh Hamad praised the allied forces that backed up the national forces in resisting and fighting national forces. He also conveyed to the personnel who took part in the maneuvers, greetings from Their High- the occupiers. Opinion Recklessness without a cure ... Oh Iran in N-snap-back Amir, Kuwait in crisis ... rescue it International inspections limited By Ahmed Al-Jarallah not want the country to get out of this fi- TEHRAN, Feb 23, (AP): Iran officially has begun had made good on its threat to reduce cooperation with Interna- Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times nancial impasse. restricting international inspections of its nuclear fa- tional Atomic Energy Agency inspectors. If we contemplate its negative conse- Iran’s move to limit international inspections underscores the daunting KUWAIT is in a predicament due to a quences, we will find that its repercus- cilities, state TV reported Tuesday, a bid to pressure task facing Biden as he seeks to reverse Trump’s policies and return to the floundering government that does not sions are greater than those of the Iraqi European countries and U.S. President Joe Biden’s deal, the most significant pact between Iran and major world powers since know how to treat the wounds that it has invasion. its 1979 Islamic revolution. caused to the country, and a Parliament Meanwhile, the major international administration to lift crippling economic sanctions “The law has gone into effect from this morning,” said Iranian Foreign that does not solve even a single prob- rating agencies are still warning, in their and restore the 2015 nuclear deal. Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, reiterating that Iran would no longer lem and refuses to provide a solution. reports, of the government’s mistake in The state TV report gave little detail beyond confirming that Iran share surveillance footage of its nuclear facilities with the U.N. agency. In between those two is the citizen who handling the financial situation, and are recommending a change in approach. “We never gave them live vid- is faced with a big burden due to issues eo, but (recordings) were given related to his financial and living condi- However, the government seems deaf, and the Central Bank seems to have let go and daily and weekly,” Zarif said of tions, while those responsible for safe- the IAEA’s access to informa- guarding such matters seem unconcerned. chosen silence, because either it is unable to reach a solution, or it has been infected tion recorded by camera moni- Therefore, the only thing left for the tors. “The tape recording of our people to do is to urge His Highness the by the confusion of the executive authority. In addition, the press did not leave a (nuclear) program will be kept in Amir to rescue this country from the tun- Iran.” nel of a crisis that seems to prolong as single occasion without sounding the alarm, as did the country’s top bankers The Atomic Energy Organi- long as the executive authority does ev- zation of Iran, Tehran’s civilian erything as though it doesn’t want to do and experts who have no interest but to maintain Kuwait’s financial and econom- nuclear agency, has promised anything, while the legislative authority to preserve the tapes for three refuses to pass the public debt law and ic strength. However, it seems His High- ness the Prime Minister does not want to months, then hand it over to the withdraw from the future generations IAEA - but only if granted sanc- fund. listen to the words of truth. In theory, it is true that the government tions relief. Otherwise, Iran has In fact, the legislative authority has vowed to erase the tapes, narrow- not prepared any proposals to rescue the has the right to borrow from the future generations fund because it has been ing the window for a diplomatic country, but rather escalate the crises as breakthrough. if they are pushing people into an abyss. saving for the rainy days. Nevertheless, before resorting to this painful surgical Iran announced its plans to A simple challenge related to combat- cease implementation of the so- ing the COVID-19 pandemic sparked a procedure, it has several alternatives that are still available. called “Additional Protocol,” a great confusion. This can only happen to confidential agreement between those who do not understand the alpha- However, it seems the government is bet of administration. Those responsible unable to resolve the situation because of Tehran and the IAEA reached as for the health affairs ignored all measures its loss of vision. And the MPs are only part of the landmark nuclear ac- that could help in containing the spread of concerned with their individual and par- cord. The agreement grants the the virus, and instead devoted themselves tisan interests. This, undoubtedly, is not U.N. inspectors enhanced pow- to resolving the issue faced by hotel own- just the highest degree of weakness and ers to visit nuclear facilities and ers. They did this through their decision indifference, but also a lack of national watch Iran’s program. to mandate Kuwaitis to be quarantined responsibility. Nearly three years ago, former institutionally in a hotel instead of their Amid this chaos, the people of this U.S. President Donald Trump homes. Such a measure contradicts the country can do nothing except urge the US President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, Vice- stone: 500,071 dead. unilaterally withdrew America Constitution, but if only they knew. top leadership - the guardian of the Con- President Kamala Harris, and Doug Emhoff partici- ‘That’s more Americans who have died in one year from the nuclear accord and re- stitution and the head of all authorities pate in a moment of silence during a ceremony to in this pandemic than in World War One, World War imposed sanctions on Iran that On the other hand, the government has honor the 500,000 Americans that died from COV- Two, and the Vietnam War combined. That’s more opted to be stubborn regarding the financial - to take decisive steps, because the gov- have squeezed its economy. ernment’s inactivity in this regard indi- ID-19, at the White House, Feb 22, in Washington. lives lost to this virus than any other nation on Earth,’ issue. It has resorted to sending a bill for ‘Today, we mark a truly grim, heartbreaking mile- Biden said in remarks at the White House. (AP) Agreement withdrawing from the future generations cates great danger. In front of this bleak picture that the To create leverage over Wash- fund to the National Assembly, which is ington, Iran has announced grad- suspended temporarily in accordance with legislative and executive authorities have article No. 106 of the Constitution. brought us to, the people of this country ‘Unborn’ own fund ual breaches of the agreement What kind of a mess is this? Can some- turns to you, Your Highness, to get them Ahmed Zaki over recent weeks. The country one, who is not able to resolve a simple out of confusion with firm royal orders has started enriching uranium up matter such as imposing precautionary to preserve the good of the country and to 20% purity, a technical step measures to confront COVID-19 pan- to stop the snowball of crisis that grows Yamani dies away from weapons-grade lev- every day. Bill pulls ‘Future’ 5bn els, as well as spinning advanced demic, be able to solve a sensitive issue DUBAI, Feb 23, (AP): Ahmed Zaki such as the financial situation, to which People do not want anything other than centrifuges and producing ura- their homeland to be prosperous, to enjoy Yamani, a long-serving oil minister By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh if it will be used for covering run- nium metal. the government has negatively contribut- in Saudi Arabia who led the king- ning expenditures, it is just like a ed since the beginning of the pandemic? a decent life, and not to get lost in a bot- Arab Times Staff Zarif stressed in a tweet Tues- tomless institutional maze. dom through the 1973 oil crisis, the temporary painkiller. day that Iran’s new limits on It failed to act in the manner that many nationalization its state energy com- He asserted the interim govern- countries adopted to cushion the effect We are tired of calling both the govern- KUWAIT CITY, Feb 23: National nuclear inspections and other ment and the National Assembly to come pany and once found himself held Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al- ment is repeating its mistake; as violations of the pact are revers- of the COVID-19 crisis. It justified itself hostage by the assassin Carlos the it previously submitted a bill on by claiming that the parliament rejected to a common ground, favor the language Ghanim said he received the in- ible, insisting that the U.S.