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Kuwaittimes 11-4-2018.Qxp Layout 1 RAJAB 25, 1439 AH WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2018 Max 31º 32 Pages Min 22º 150 Fils Established 1961 ISSUE NO: 17504 The First Daily in the Arabian Gulf www.kuwaittimes.net Zuckerberg apologizes to Congress Iranians flock to empty money Saudis revive forgotten past Roma shock Barcelona to reach 11 over massive Facebook breach 19 exchangers after currency fix 30 with desert ruins of Al-Ula 16 semis; Liverpool beat Man City Speaker refutes rumors of Cabinet resignation Decision on early retirement delayed till next week By B Izzak Meanwhile, the Assembly’s financial and economic affairs committee delayed its deci- “The ministry is following the devel- KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker sion on the early retirement draft law until MoH denies opments related to infectious and Marzouq Al-Ghanem denied yesterday that the Monday after the government and the pensions communicable diseases in the area government has resigned, describing social agency expressed reservations. Ghanem, who any spike in very closely, and takes into consider- media reports on the issue as “rumors”. Social attended the meeting, said the committee is ation the availability of necessary media reports said Prime Minister HH Sheikh heading towards consensus on the issue and vaccinations,” he said. Ministry offi- Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah and several minis- hoped that a final agreed decision will be taken scabies cases cials will hold a news conference at ters have resigned, but government sources next week. Adan Hospital today morning. immediately denied the reports, saying that the Rapporteur of the panel MP Saleh Ashour KUWAIT: Health Ministry Notably, Saudi media reported prime minister is on an official vacation. told reporters that the government rejected Among the ministers rumored to have also the three proposals made by a foreign compa- Undersecretary Dr Mustafa Redha that cases of scabies among students denied press reports published today quit along with the premier are Minister of ny, which conducted a comprehensive study in Makkah have reached 2,762, Commerce and Industry Khaled Al-Roudhan, on the issue. He said the company said of hundreds of cases of scabies in according to health officials in the Kuwaiti hospitals. The reported 200 State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Anas Al- Kuwaiti employees can retire after 30 years in holy city. They said 2,156 cases were Saleh, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind service without additional financial costs and scabies patients in Adan Hospital and discovered in schools while 506 were Al-Sabeeh, Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al- can still get full benefits. The company made 70 in Jahra Hospital “is totally false”, detected in homes. The officials said Jarrah Al-Sabah and Foreign Minister Sheikh two other proposals that allow employees to Marzouq Al-Ghanem Redha told KUNA late yesterday. He as many as 77 medical teams are Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah. retire earlier, but by losing some of the finan- however confirmed that cases of sca- fighting the disease to prevent it from The speaker said that some of the ministers cial benefits. These scenarios will cost the the proposal was not accepted by the com- bies in Kuwait “did not exceed their spreading to other areas. A number of mentioned were in fact in the Assembly attend- pensions agency up to KD 2.2 billion annually mittee, Ashour said. He said that if the govern- normal rate”. schools in Makkah have remained ing committee meetings, adding things are run- for more than 25 years. ment does not submit a proposal in writing on Redha also assured Kuwait has closed since the scabies was first ning normally. Ghanem called on Kuwaitis not The government however proposed that Monday, the committee will vote on its pro- to heed rumors on social media and reiterated employees who wish to retire early should pay enough scabies medicine in storage. detected on March 25. — Agencies posals for the National Assembly to debate that the Cabinet has not resigned. from their salaries to the pension agency, but the bill next week. needed to scale back ties with Iran and stop News in brief Trump welcomes funding extremism. Qatar’s neighbors had also been infuriated by its willingness to host 33% illegals benefit from amnesty dissidents from across the Gulf and to allow Qatari Emir in broadcasts critical of them by Doha-based Al KUWAIT: Informed security sources said the num- Jazeera. Trump had initially supported an ber of expats who corrected their residency status from the cold economic blockade on Qatar, but aides - since the start of the grace period on Jan 22 until mindful of the pivotal role that the Al Udeid April 9 reached 51,500 - 33 percent of the total WASHINGTON: US President Donald Air Base outside Doha plays in US Middle expats in violation of the residency law. They said Trump welcomed the Emir of Qatar to the East operations - have since convinced him 32,000 violators left the country without paying White House yesterday, barely one year after to take a more moderate approach. fines, with the possibility of being able to return to alleging his government funded terrorism at a The emir said Trump “has been very the country. Meanwhile 19,500 expats paid fines and “high level”. Drawing a line under a spat that helpful in supporting us during this block- remained in the country, with KD 1.170 million col- called into question the future of a key US air ade”, and thanked the American people for lected in total. Sources called on the remaining of base in the Gulf state, Trump hosted Emir being “very supportive”. “We do not and we violators - whose numbers are over 100,000 - to Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in the Oval will not tolerate people who fund terrorism. hurry and correct their status before the amnesty Office. “He’s a friend of mine” Trump said We are cooperating with the United States expires in two weeks’ time (on April 22).— Al-Anbaa effusively. “He’s a great gentleman.” of America to stop funding of terrorism A year ago the picture was very different. around the region.” Trump praised Qatar’s WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Emir of Typhoons to provide Qatar security Trump had followed the lead of Saudi Arabia military purchases, saying they buy “a lot of and the United Arab Emirates in taking a equipment from us, a lot of military air- Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in the Oval Office of the White hard line against Qatar, saying the country House yesterday. — AFP DOHA: UK Typhoon fighter jets bought last year planes, missiles”. — AFP by Qatar will be delivered in time to help provide security for the 2022 World Cup, Britain’s ambas- sador in Doha said yesterday. “We expect that the could feed other forms of terrorism and Typhoon will be ready for the World Cup,” Ajay France and Saudis destabilize the region,” Macron said of Sharma told reporters at his residence in the Qatari Riyadh’s regional rival. capital. In December, Qatar signed an $8 billion On Yemen, where Saudi Arabia has led an deal with Britain for 24 Typhoon jets. At the same agree to curb Iran international military coalition since 2015 time, the two countries agreed to create a Joint and waged a blockade that has sparked Operation Squadron using both of their air forces. ‘expansionism’, ink widespread condemnation, Macron stressed It is this joint flight group that will provide air the need for “respect for international security for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. — AFP humanitarian law”. “We will continue to be deals worth $18bn extremely vigilant on this point,” he said, PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron said while adding: “It is obvious that we will not Abu Dhabi opens oil auction yesterday that France agreed with Saudi tolerate any ballistic activity that threatens Arabia on the need to curb Iranian “expan- Saudi Arabia.” sionism” in the Middle East, while also After a trip which has seen France and ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi’s state energy company announcing a conference to boost humani- Saudi sign up for major cultural exchanges said yesterday it had opened its first auction for tarian support for Yemen, where Riyadh is as well as discussions of war in the Middle exploration contracts, offering six major oil and gas waging a bombing campaign. Speaking East, companies from both countries signed blocks as it looks to expand output. Successful bid- alongside Crown Prince Mohammed bin draft deals worth a total $18 billion. The ders will gain access to untapped reserves estimat- Salman at a press conference as he wrapped memoranda of understanding cover sectors ed to hold billions of barrels of oil and trillions of up a three-day official visit, Macron called including petrochemicals, water treatment, cubic feet of natural gas, Abu Dhabi’s National Oil for “greater efforts to limit Iran’s ballistic tourism, health, agricultural and cultural Company (ADNOC) said. “The licensing strategy activity and regional expansionism”. “This activities, the French-Saudi business forum PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Saudi Crown Prince represents a major advance in how Abu Dhabi strategic vision means reducing all the proj- said in a statement. Mohammed bin Salman upon his arrival at the Elysee Presidential Palace unlocks new opportunities and maximizes value ects of expansionist political Islam which Continued on Page 11 for a meeting yesterday. — AFP from its hydrocarbon resources,” the statement said. Bids will be accepted for the six blocks - four onshore and two offshore until October. — AFP The scandal dates back to 2008 when Comoros Former presidents launched a program, in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, to give citizenship to state- Riyadh wants to cut off Qatar less individuals from the Gulf known as bedoons.
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