National Assembly Approves Amendment to Election
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SUBSCRIPTION THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016 RAMADAN 18, 1437 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Rival Brexit Dubai auction of Goal machine North Korea Ramadan TImings camps battle; Islamic treasures Messi leads test fires two Emsak: 03:04 UK votes in raises $11 million Argentina to powerful Fajer: 03:14 Shrooq: 04:49 referendum for refugees Copa final missiles Dohr: 11:50 Asr: 15:24 Maghreb: 18:51 7 40 20 12 Eshaa: 20:23 National Assembly approves Min 33º Max 47º amendment to election law High Tide 02:55 & 12:12 Low Tide New election law bars those who insult God, prophets, Amir 06:55 & 19:57 40 PAGES NO: 16913 150 FILS By B Izzak Ramadan Kareem KUWAIT: The National Assembly yesterday overwhelm- Be mindful of God ingly approved an amendment to the election law that bars all those convicted by court for insulting the By Hassan T Bwambale Almighty, prophets or the Amir. The amendment, passed by 40 members against just three, means o be mindful of God Almighty in whatever one depriving dozens of opposition members including does is to know for certain that God watches over prominent opposition leader and former MP Mussallam you externally and internally. As such, people T Al-Barrak from contesting or voting in elections. should be ashamed to commit sins either in private or The Assembly passed the critical amendment in two public because in whatever place or situation they are, readings and sent it to the government. It becomes God (to Whom is ascribed all perfection and majesty) effective if the government, whose minister supported definitely sees them. the change, will ratify the law and publish it in the offi- God says in the Quran what can be translated as, cial gazette. MPs also approved an amendment that “Moreover, with Him (Allah) are the keys of the realms would allow holding parliamentary elections from mid- of the unseen. No one knows of them but Him. And He day to midnight if they fall in the Muslim holy month of knows, as well, all that is in the land and the sea. Not Ramadan. Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be even a leaf falls but He knows it. Nor is there any single held in summer next year after the current Assembly grain hidden within the veils of the darkness of the completes its four-year term. The Assembly also decid- earth - nor anything moist therein nor anything with- ed to hold its final session on July 3 when it is expected ered - but that it is recorded in a clear book.” (6:59) to pass a landmark legislation for the independence of Worship God as if you see Him: Muadh Bin Jabal - the judiciary. Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) companion said, “O The Assembly also debated a report by the Audit Messenger of Allah, advise me! The Messenger of Allah Bureau outlining the main financial violations recorded (PBUH) said what can be translated as, “Worship Allah by the Bureau against government ministries and as though you see Him and always count yourself departments from their final accounts in the 2014/2015 among the dead...” (Sheikh Al-Albani rated it as authen- fiscal year. Although, the report says there has been a tic in Saheeh At-Targheeb, 2,870) drop in violations as ministries responded positively to If someone is mindful of Allah and counts himself the Audit Bureau remarks, large sums of public funds among the dead, there is no way he will have the have still been squandered due to failing to implement audacity to disobey God. He will also make sure that KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah (center) greets MPs as he arrives for a the law and the correct procedures. the aim of everything he does is to seek the pleasure of parliamentary session at the National Assembly in Kuwait City. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat Continued on Page 13 God. Zaid bin Aslam narrated that Ibn Umar passed by a shepherd and said to him, “O shepherd! Is there any sheep suitable for slaughter?” The shepherd replied, “The owner of the flock isn’t here.” Ibn Umar replied, “When he returns, tell him it was eaten by a wolf.” Airport authorities tackle congestion Upon hearing this, the shepherd lifted his head towards the heaven and said, “Then where is Allah?” - a KUWAIT: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation and other ones would be set up next week, said Al- receives 100 planes on regular days and 130 planes rhetorical question indicating that even he could lie to (DGCA) yesterday declared that new measures would Fozan, who also revealed that the departure counters during travel seasons. Al-Fozan also said that 200 his master or anyone else, but he can’t lie to God be executed this week to revamp work and services would be increased from 10 to 22. There are 100 personnel wearing phosphoric uniforms have been because He watches over him in all situations and cir- at Kuwait International Airport. Yousef Al-Fozan, the counters for serving the departing passengers and tasked with aiding the passengers. New gates at the cumstances. Ibn Umar was impressed by the piety, sin- DGCA General Director, said in a statement to KUNA their luggage at the passengers’ terminal, in addition parking lots have been built. A contract has been cerity, honesty and above all the shepherd’s mindful- that the entry zone for departing passengers would to eight electronic devices for issuing booking tickets worked out with a Turkish company to build a new ness of God so much so that he paid that shepherd’s be expanded, with a gate for all passengers, another for passengers carrying luggage by hand only. passenger terminal at a projected cost of KD 1.3 bil- master a considerable amount of money to set him for Kuwaiti and GCC citizens and a third for first-class, Moreover, night-time flights have been re-sched- lion. The six-year contract has been signed to Continued on Page 13 business travelers and crew members. uled to avert jamming. The airport can accommo- increase the passenger capacity from six million to Seven X-ray scanning devices have been installed, date 2,000 departing passengers per hour. It 25 million per year. — KUNA Amir receives Iraq PAGE 4 acquitted of PAGE Finance Minister IS membership Lightning kills at least 93 as monsoon sweeps India NEW DELHI: At least 93 people have are children and women,” Anirudh been struck by lightning and killed in Kumar, a senior official at Bihar’s disas- News India over the past two days, disaster ter management agency said. Another in brief management officials said yesterday, as 37 people were killed across Uttar annual monsoon rains swept the coun- Pradesh, Jharkand and Madhya Pradesh try. Lightning strikes are relatively com- states, according to figures compiled by Eid Al-Fitr holiday from mon in India during the June-October local disaster management authorities. SANABIS, Bahrain: Bahraini Muslim boys read Quran, Islam’s holy book, during July 5th to July 9th: CSC monsoon, which hit the southern coast Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted the holy fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in the village of Sanabis, west KUWAIT: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) said yes- earlier this month, but this week’s toll is that he was “deeply anguished” by the of Manama. — AFP terday that Eid Al-Fitr holiday would last five days start- particularly high. Most deaths occurred loss of life. Lightning kills thousands of ing from July 5th until July 9th, whether Ramadan is 29 in the eastern state of Bihar, where an Indians every year, most of them farm- or 30 days. It said in a statement that if Eid was to fall on overnight storm killed at least 56 peo- ers working in the fields. More than Saudi to spend $1 bn Tuesday (July 5th), the official holiday would last till July ple and injured another 28, mainly in 2,500 people were killed by lightning in 8th, whereas Saturday July 9th would be considered rural areas. India in 2014 according to the National rest day. However if Eid starts on Wednesday July 6th, “The death toll has climbed to 56 Crime Records Bureau, the most recent on cultural heritage Tuesday - Ramadan 30th would still be a rest day while and 28 are injured. Many of the victims figures available. — AFP Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday would be ASIR: If Rijal Almaa, a stone village tucked projects listed in the plan were for a few official holidays. State bodies with special working cir- into a fold of Saudi Arabia’s southern large sites. cumstances shall determine their working hours mountains, showcases the polished end- “For maybe 40 years we stopped according to their own needs. point of new efforts in the kingdom to using these old houses and every five preserve cultural heritage, the hamlet of years you need to rehabilitate them,” said Watan Emsoudah represents the difficul- Abdulaziz Al-Ghanem representative of Citizens, expats urged to ties faced. Its low-covered alleyways lie Asir’s architectural heritage centre at the abide by MoI’s directions thick with the debris of decades of aban- government’s General Commission for KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior yesterday urged donment, some stone house roofs have Tourism and Antiquities. “I hope we get citizens and residents to abide by the Ministry’s caved in and thistles grow high between more money. We need it.” Watan directions on roads, in markets and mosques during the hamlet’s walls, but near the entrance Emsoudah is one of around 4,000 old vil- the last ten days of Ramadan.