In search of Obama bids to Nadal wins as the best fishing mend fences Murray, Serena spots in 4Kuwait with10 Gulf royals pull46 out Min 28º Max 40º FREE www.kuwaittimes.net NO: 16521- Friday, May 15, 2015 Oil sector purge rattles parliament By B Izzak vene and stop the planned changes and defuse the crisis in KUWAIT: The reported wide-scale the oil sector, the mainstay of the changes at the oil sector’s top Kuwaiti economy. positions has turned into a politi- He said that the crisis was trig- cal crisis with several MPs said to gered by a personal dispute be preparing to grill the oil minis- between the minister and the ter while others called on the majority of oil executives who are political leadership to intervene. qualified and dedicates execu- State Minister for Cabinet tives. Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Al- Nasef said the move of the Abdullah Al-Sabah however council of ministers to replace the declined to answer queries on the experienced members of KPC issue saying that no official state- board with people who are not ment has been issued and ques- related to the oil sector is “very tions should be delayed until after strange”. the official word on it. He said that the board mem- Reports have surfaced in the bers have not completed their local and social media that Oil tenures and accordingly should Minister Ali Al-Omair, an Islamist be allowed to continue to imple- Salafi lawmaker who took the job ment a number of mega projects. over a year ago, has received the MP Askar Al-Enezi said Omair green light from the council of has “limits” and warned him not ministers to make the sweeping to cross his limits, adding that the changes at national oil conglom- national assembly will not remain erate Kuwait Petroleum Corp. silent on any plan to undermine (KPC) and its subsidiary compa- the oil sector, the main source of nies. public revenues. The reports, which have not He said that MPs are waiting been denied by Omair himself, for a government pledge not to said the minister decided to go ahead with the planned replace all board members of KPC changes. except the chief executive officer MP Madhi Al-Hajeri described Nizar Al-Adasani without even Omair’s planned changes as consulting him. “unacceptable political deals” and The changes are supposed to warned the minister against play- also include top brass as several ing with the oil sector through oil companies in a bid for the min- random appointments. ister to have more support in the But a number of MPs declared sector he oversees. their support for Omair. MP The reports have caused an Abdulhameed Dashti praised outrage among many lawmakers Omair’s planned changes saying with reports that several MPs were this is an overdue decision that is planning to grill Omair and that needed to rectify the previous the grilling could eventually force shakeup in the oil sector about him to resign. The reports could two years ago. MP Majed Mussa not be independently verified. described Omair’s planned MP Rakan Al-Nasef calling on changes as reformist and will the political leadership to inter- inject fresh blood in the oil sector. Local FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015 Local Spotlight Private sector keen to partake in exhibitions MANAMA: Kuwait’s Ambassador to Bahrain Sheikh Azzam Lost in Kuwait Al-Sabah asserted yesterday that Kuwait’s private sector was keen to take part in international exhibitions special- ized in economic and investments fields. Sheikh Azzam said in a press statement during his visit to the Kuwaiti Pavillion at the ‘Gulf Property Show,’ held at Bahrain International Exhibition Center (12-14 May), that naming a street after certain figures. There are many the participation of private sector in regional and interna- By Muna Al-Fuzai Kuwaiti personalities who have contributed to the tional fairs also depicts the keenness of the Kuwaiti politi- cal leadership to support and encourage it as a main country, and renaming major streets in the area in development partner at home and abroad. Bahrain’s which they lived would be acceptable because they Prime Minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, who [email protected] deserve to be immortalized. But there are streets with inaugurated the fair last Tuesday, affirmed that that exhi- vague names of persons whom we know nothing about bitions ‘have a key role to play in contributing to the econ- their roles in Arab or Islamic history. omy of the Kingdom of Bahrain.’ — KUNA any expatriates find it difficult to locate a The streets are not private properties - there is a house in Kuwait for a very simple reason - it is commission called the titles committee in the munici- Mdifficult to pronounce the street name. The pal council which grants approvals for street names, street may have been named after a person, but the but they ignore complaints. It’s also worth mentioning sad part is that this person may be known only to his here that most streets are named after men and not family and inner circle and not regionally or interna- women. Why can’t we find streets named after Kuwaiti tionally. There are many examples and this issue has women who had served in many areas and were promi- been criticized by many columnists, but the tragedy is nent in the field of women’s emancipation from the still ongoing. ignorance of the past? Also, naming streets after the I went to Rawda recently to meet someone living on martyrs of Kuwait - even non-Kuwaitis - would be a Abu Hayyan Al-Tawhedi Street. I spent an hour trying to recognition of their sacrifices. find the street, but failed to do so. When I contacted a The current situation of street names is confusing colleague who happens to live in the area, he told me and embarrassing. Maybe we need to name a street as that the street’s name was changed! I know well who GPS Street, as without this device in the car today, we Abu Hayyan Al-Tawhedi is. He was a philosopher, mys- would be lost! The interior ministry is the right body to tic and writer. But I wonder why the name was changed regulate this matter and its engineering division should MANAMA: Kuwait’s Ambassador to Bahrain Sheikh for no apparent reason. have the upper hand in this matter. Until this happens, some of us will be lost in Kuwait. Azzam Al-Sabah (2nd right) during his visit to the There must be a clear and compelling reason for Kuwaiti Pavilion at the ‘Gulf Property Show’. — KUNA Local FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015 P ier pressure in search of the best fishing spots in Kuwait Local FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015 By Faten Omar ishing is one the most popular hobbies in Kuwait due to the presence of a large variety of fish species off its shores. You will Ffind most fishing piers packed with fishermen, particularly dur- ing the weekend. If you are one of Kuwait’s many fishing fanatics but you haven’t found an ideal spot for the day’s best catches, Kuwait Times has done the search for you and found some of the best fishing spots in Kuwait. Ali Zaki, a long-time fisherman in Kuwait said: “My fishing time depends on the tides. When it is high tide, I go straight to Shuwaikh beach - it is my best fishing spot.” Zaki told Kuwait Times that “there is also an excellent spot in front of the National Assembly building where you can catch the yellow fin sea bream and the small beji fish, but it’s best to go there at dawn.” Abo Hussein had a different opinion about the best fishing spots. “Some of the best places for shore fishing is the pier at the Scientific Centre. I pay KD 23 per year to use it and get regular discounts. I think it is a good deal if you are looking for a place that is away from the public eye. But nowadays you can find me near the Burj Al-Hamam restaurant because I’m with my family and it is a good spot to be fish- ing with the special ones in your life,” he said. Hussein pointed out that at the Scientific Centre’s fishing pier, you will find a vast array of species such as the yellow fin sea bream, winem, fiskr, buleil, mazizi, subaiti, qarqfan and nuwaibi. “You can also rent a boat for better fish- ing as boats have easier access to ports at all times.” But if you are looking for a place where you can be alone without a lot of fishermen around you, you can go to Balajat’s “special place. There is a secluded place behind the fire station on Balajat Street which only a few people know about. The place is quite good, but you have to be patient to catch the big fish,” Sherif Al-Hattab said. Sitting behind the McDonald’s fishing pier - sadly with no fish in his basket - Forhad Ahbani said: “ I guess today is not my lucky day, but yesterday I got a lot of nuwaibi when I was fishing near Kuwait Towers on Chili’s fishing pier”. Saleh Al-Obaidi was another unlucky fisherman at Souq Sharq’s fishing pier. “I told my friend that Souq Sharq is not a good spot for fishing, but he won’t hear any of it. In my opinion, the best spots are Al-Zour and Khairan’s fishing piers, where you will find many expert fishermen.