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20 MORE Candidates REGISTER for Election SUBSCRIPTION SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2016 MUHARRAM 21, 1438 AH NO: 17027 Kuwait to host IS attacks Iraqi Packers tame Arab Commercial city of Kirkuk Bears at Arbitration2 Court amid Mosul8 fight Lambeau48 Field 20 more candidates register for election Min 20º 150 Fils Tabtabai among former opposition MPs to enter fray Max 37º By B Izzak KUWAIT: A large number of the so-called assembly majority opposition, comprising the February 2012 assembly, yesterday decided to take part in the next month’s parliamentary polls, officially breaking a four-year boycott. Former opposition MP Waleed Al-Tabtabai said the decision was taken after a meeting of a large number of former opposi- tion MPs. He said he will register to contest the polls today along with Osama Al-Shaheen, Mohammad Al-Dallal, Mohammad Hayef, Osama Al-Munawer, Bader Al-Dahoum and Nayef Al-Merdas, all members of the February 2012 assembly which was controlled by the opposition and was dissolved by the constitutional court for procedural flaws. Tabtabai said that the decision was taken for the service and interest of the Kuwaiti people. More opposition figures are expected to join the fray, including former MP Jamaan Al- Harbash of the Islamic Constitutional Movement. Almost all opposition groups boycotted the December 2012 and 2013 elections in protest against the government’s unilat- eral change of the voting system. But they eventually decided to take part under the amended single-vote system saying that the political situations in the country have deteriorated. Three former opposition MPs Ali Al-Deqbasi, Adel Al-Damkhi and Ammar Al-Ajmi have already registered as candidates even ahead of the decision. But former speaker and opposition leader Ahmad Al-Saadoun said he will not change his position and will not contest the election because nothing has changed and even if the opposition wins it will not be able to change. In the meantime, 20 more candidates filed their nomination papers yesterday raising the number of candidates so far to 152 KUWAIT: Candidates file nomination papers for contesting in the upcoming National Assembly elections slated for hopefuls. They included a woman and two members of the dis- November 26 at the registration office on Thursday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat solved assembly. Trump and Clinton carry barbs into charity dinner NEW YORK: Republican Donald Trump and for the record books” and said it echoed the Las Democrat Hillary Clinton took their acrimo- Vegas debate. nious presidential contest to a charity dinner, “Donald had some very solid minutes early where Trump drew boos from the well-heeled on and eventually he crossed the line and took audience when his jokes veered well into the it a little too far,” he told CNN on Friday. “Hillary, jagged terrain of his campaign speeches. on the other hand, was able to laugh at herself The candidates shared the stage Thursday and at the same time not underplay any of the night at an annual white-tie dinner in New York serious things that Donald Trump has said or City that raises money for needy children and done.” typically offers White House hopefuls a respite Both presidential candidates call New York from election tensions. Trump, lagging Clinton home but the crowd of financiers and political in national opinion polls, had slugged it out and media figures was largely in Clinton’s court. with his rival on Wednesday night at their third Trump spoke first and set the room on edge and final presidential debate before the Nov 8 with bitter jabs, drawing boos with his label of election. He drew sharp rebukes from Clinton, a former secretary of state, as “corrupt.” Democrats and many in his own party for say- “With all of the heated back and forth ing during the debate that he thinks the elec- between my opponent and me at the debate tion is being rigged and so will not commit yet last night, we have proven that we can actually to accepting the outcome. be civil to each other,” Trump said. “In fact just Alfred Smith V, whose family hosts the din- before taking the dais, Hillary accidentally NEW YORK: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (right), Cardinal Timothy Dolan, ner named after the state’s former governor, bumped into me and she very civilly said, Archbishop of New York (center) and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton share a Alfred E. Smith, called Thursday’s dinner “one ‘Pardon me.’” — Reuters laugh during the Alfred E Smith Memorial Foundation dinner on Thursday. —AP LOCAL SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2016 News In brief ‘Small Merchant’ Forum KUWAIT: The Manpower and Government Restructuring Program (MGRP) announced Thursday the launch of the third edition of “Small Merchant” Forum in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and DACUM Academy for Consulting and Training. The forum aims at developing the concept of self-employment and encouraging middle and high school students to create their own small projects, Bandar Al- Rashed, MGRP Assistant Secretary General for Manpower Affairs, said in a press conference. Al-Rashed stressed the event’s importance in instilling work values and initiative spirit in students, adding that it also aims at raising students’ awareness and encouraging them to create and organize their projects in accordance with sound scientific fundamen- tals, and under supervision of experts in projects field in Fatma Al-Husseinan, a cinematic order to build a promising generation with ideas and observer at Kuwait National Council Cinema festival coordinator Dr Habib achievements. The forum also tends to hone the students’ Kuwaiti director Ramadan Khesro of Culture, Arts and Letters. Ghloom characters and grow inside them the love for self-employ- ment, serving their country and community, breaking the fear barrier, and bearing the responsibility through practical ‘Habeeb Al-Ardh’ movie depicts practices and ability to deal with the needs of markets, com- Kuwait grand cinematic leap modities, profits, and earnings, he said. ‘Sports for all’ Kuwait grabs 3 awards at the Gulf Film Festival KUWAIT: The commission tasked with drafting the national sports strategy, “sports for all,” has held its first ABU DHABI: meeting under chairmanship of Minister of Information The Kuwaiti movie Kuwait National Council of Culture, documentary, short documentary, and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman ‘Habeeb Al-Ardh’ which snatched Arts and Letters, said most of the filming of a documentary movie, Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah. The Public the first place in the long narrative critics and attendees expressed narrative movie, narrative short Authority for Sport (PAS) said in a statement on Friday movies’ category of the Third Gulf admiration at the Kuwaiti movie. movie, narrative long movie, filming that the meeting was held at its headquarters, with atten- Film Festival has drawn much Winning the three awards at the fes- of a narrative movie, soundtrack, dance of members of the commission. Due to the interna- applause for depicting truthful sac- tival affirms that the Kuwaiti cinema and best actor and actress. — KUNA tional suspension of sports in the State of Kuwait, the rifices for the homeland. The occupies a distinguished status at national sports authorities, with participation of experts, Kuwaiti movie (or lover of the land) the regional level, she said. have assessed the sector and drafted a strategy for over- has all the ingredients for success as For his part the movie director, hauling it, the statement confirmed. The strategy, adopt- a cinematic work, said Dr Habib Khesro, expressed satisfaction for ed by the Cabinet, covers sports for communities, enter- Ghloom, the festival general coordi- winning the award, noting that cin- tainment, women (Olympic and non-Olympic) and sports nator, in a statement to Kuwait ematic works from the other GCC for citizens of special needs. The statement indicated that News Agency. countries competed strongly in the the conferees discussed plans for updating the financial Kuwait has grabbed three awards festival. The movie narrates life of and administrative sections. in the Third Gulf Film Festival, con- the late Kuwaiti poet Faek Abduljelil cluded in Abu Dhabi Thursday. and his contributions to develop- AMF’s conference “Habeeb Al-Ardh”, directed by ment of the Kuwaiti theater. The RABAT: Arab Monetary Fund in collaboration with Ramadan Khesro, snatched the first poet, who was also a composer of Morocco Central Bank, German International Development place in the long narrative movies songs, died after he was taken Agency (GIZ), Organization for Economic Cooperation category, the jury announced at the hostage by the Iraqi occupiers of Development (OECD), World Bank, and Micro, small and closing ceremony. The movie por- Kuwait. Khesro lauded the producer, medium enterprises (MSMEs) yesterday organized a trayed in a magnificent fashion Sheikha Intisar Salem Al-Ali Al- regional conference to enrich financial education in deep meanings of faithfulness and Sabah, who had given unlimited Skhirat city. Abdulrahman A Al-Hamidy Director General sacrifices for the homeland, said support for this distinctive work. and Chairman of the board of the Arab Monetary Fund Ghloom, who is also a popular UAE In the animation movies catego- delivered a speech at the opening session, entitled “finan- actor. ry, Kuwaiti movie “Sandra”, which cial education in the Arab world, strategies, implementa- Ghloom expressed pleasure for was directed by Yusuf Al-Bakhshi tion and impact.” Al-Hamidy asserted on the importance participation of the Kuwaiti veteran came first and Kuwaiti documentary on the issue of educating people regarding financial actor, Abdelhussein Abdulredha. movie “We Die to Live Kuwait” awareness and services in the Arab world. Financial edu- Jassem Al-Nabhan, also a famous ranked second in the long docu- cation is one of the essential criteria of economic efficien- Kuwaiti actor, expressed pleasure mentary movies category.
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