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RABI ALAWWAL 4,1440 AH MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2018 26º 28 Pages Max 150 Fils Established 1961 Min 18º ISSUE NO: 17681 The First Daily in the Arabian Gulf www.kuwaittimes.net Truck driver arrested at World leaders mark 100 years Iranian women attend Asian Man City beat Man United to 5 border with paan leaves 8 since WWI Armistice in Paris 24 football final in rare ‘victory’ 28 go on top of Premier League Amir thanks public authorities, officials for dealing with rain Finance minister asked to study damages • Army warns against touching ‘strange objects’ By B Izzak and Agencies rity and stability. The Public Authority for Roads and Transportation KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- said the country received 111 mm of rainfall in six hours, Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday expressed his deep thanks and compared to a yearly average of 115 mm. Schools will appreciation to the official bodies that have been har- reopen today - however, a number of them in Ahmadi nessing all their efforts and energies to deal with the will remain shut due to rain damage. The ministry of edu- repercussions of the heavy rains that hit the country. He cation said in a statement yesterday that only schools extended his thanks to the ministry of interior, national that were damaged will remain closed. Repair work is guard, ministry of public works, fire service directorate, currently underway at the damaged schools. ministry of health, ministry of electricity and water, min- The government earlier informed an emergency joint istry of information, ministry of education and higher meeting with the Assembly yesterday that the rainfall education and the municipality for implementing the that lashed Kuwait in the past few days was unprece- plans drawn by the Cabinet and committees. dented and led to flooding in several areas in the coun- HH the Amir also praised the efforts of HH the Prime try. The meeting, which was attended by 35 lawmakers Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and 12 ministers, asked Finance Minister Nayef Al- and ministers for taking all necessary measures to ensure Hajraf to study cases of people who sustained damages the safety of citizens and residents to preserve private due to flooding because of the heavy rains. Ghanem and public property. He also praised efforts of National told reporters that MPs saw a presentation by the gov- Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem and National ernment about the natural disaster and provided Assembly members. HH Sheikh Sabah expressed appre- answers to questions of the lawmakers. He said the ciation for the generous contribution of volunteers from meeting spoke about a number of areas that were hit citizens with official bodies, reflecting national cohesion strongly by the heavy rains, especially the southern and solidarity of people of Kuwait in facing various chal- area of Sabah Al-Ahmad. lenges, wishing to protect this land and to maintain secu- Continued on Page 24 CBK details new lending regulations KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Iraqi President Barham Saleh yesterday. — KUNA By Nawara Fattahova ed the Kuwaiti side. According to a statement by KUWAIT: The Central Bank of Yousef Al-Obaid Waleed Al-Awadhi Saleh: Iraq keen to Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Al- Kuwait (CBK) held a press confer- Jarrah Al-Sabah, the talks dealt with bilateral rela- ence yesterday to explain new regu- the Kuwait economy, in addition to a limit not exceeding 25 times the tions and ways to strengthen cooperation in vari- lations related to loans. The main banking performance and other fac- net monthly salary of the borrower overcome painful ous fields. The Amir then held a lunch banquet in goal of issuing these regulations is to tors related to loans,” said Yousef or a maximum of KD 25,000. For honor of the distinguished guest and his accompa- meet the financial needs of clients Al-Obaid, Deputy Governor of CBK. loans and Islamic financing for hous- past with Kuwait nying delegation. and support financial stability. “CBK He said the Central Bank has spe- ing purposes, the maximum limit Saleh said he is honored to meet HH the Amir modified the rules and regulations cial concern for consumption and remained KD 70,000. Thus the total KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Sheikh Sabah and discuss means of boosting coop- for granting personal loans and installment loans because they affect amount that can be obtained by a Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday at Bayan eration between the two countries. The visit will financing facilities - both personal a large segment of people. On customer in loans and Islamic Palace visiting Iraqi President Barham Saleh and include delivering part of Kuwait’s properties stored and for housing - by banks and Saturday, CBK increased the maxi- financing is KD 95,000. CBK has by Iraq’s ministry of foreign affairs, while the rest his accompanying delegation. Official talks were financial companies according to the mum amount of loans and Islamic also notified the ministry held between the two sides, where the Amir head- Continued on Page 24 movement of the basic indicators of financing for consumer purposes to Continued on Page 24 stay indoors ahead of the rain and “to News in brief Qatar again hit take extra care during thunderstorms”. Further thunderstorms are forecast later 130 suffer from food poisoning in the week. Yesterday’s weather was by heavy rain not as extreme as last month when Qatar KUWAIT: Public hospitals received yesterday 130 was hit by floods which saw more than a foreign workers with symptoms of suspected food DOHA: Thunderstorms brought heavy year’s rain in one day. Roads became poisoning, the health ministry announced. The rains, strong winds and fresh flooding to impassable, air traffic was disrupted and the desert state of Qatar yesterday for expatriates work for a company executing a gov- homes were flooded. the second time in less than a month, as ernment project in the country, the statement said. Bad weather has hit several countries bad weather battered the region claim- Farwaniya Hospital received, treated and dis- in the region, including Jordan where 12 ing lives. Some areas of Qatar received people were killed and nearly 4,000 charged 98 food poisoning cases, but one patient almost half-a-year’s worth of rainfall in was kept back for further treatment. Sabah Hospital tourists forced to flee the famed ancient just a few hours as thunderstorms struck, desert city of Petra. Yesterday, hundreds received 10 cases and Jahra Hospital 22 cases. All of said the Qatar Meteorology Department of rescuers from Jordan’s civil defense, them were discharged after treatment. — KUNA (QMD). It said a northwestern part of backed by troops and other security the country received almost 31 mm of forces were still searching for a rainfall, compared to the emirate’s annual Jordanian girl missing south of the capi- Clinics to stay open longer rainfall of 77 mm. Roads flooded and tal Amman since Friday’s flooding. Flash workers were seen mopping up inside floods also hit Kuwait on Saturday, KUWAIT: The health ministry has instructed its office buildings. killing a man and causing damage to DOHA: Motorists drive through a flooded street in the Qatari capital following clinics in various areas to extend their working hours The QMD had warned residents to roads, bridges and homes. — AFP heavy rainfall yesterday. — AFP until 3 am instead of midnight until further notice to be ready to face any emergency cases during the rainy season. The decision applies to two to three consensus on a broader output cut. clinics in each governorate, while some other clinics Riyadh to cut Oil prices have shed a fifth of their value will work 24 hours. — A Saleh in just one month after surging to a four- year high in early October, driven by a oil output as combination of factors centered on higher Law-breaking companies fined supply and fears of sluggish demand. The producers meet meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring KUWAIT: The ministry of commerce and industry Committee in Abu Dhabi will not take announced yesterday that the department for combat- ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia, the world’s decisions, ministers said, but will propose ing money laundering and terrorism funding issued 44 top crude exporter, said yesterday it recommendations for a crucial ministerial “precautionary measures” against law-breaking com- will cut oil output from next month, as meeting in Vienna early in December. panies in October. The precautions included address- major producers held a key meeting to Among those attending were Russian ing written warnings to four real estate, two exchange discuss shoring up sliding prices. Saudi Energy Minister Alexander Novak, Oman’s and two jewelry companies. The department ordered Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih Oil Minister Mohammed Al-Rumhi and the announced the kingdom was cutting its 18 realty companies and a jeweler to adhere to specific energy minister of host UAE Suheil Al- supplies by 500,000 barrels per day “measures compatible with the law”. Moreover, it rec- Mazroue. Falih told reporters ahead of the from December. But Falih said ahead of meeting that Saudi Arabia’s “crude exports ABU DHABI: Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih (center), Russian Energy ommended suspending work of 14 development com- Minister Alexander Novak (right) and OPEC Secretary General Mohammed the meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC for December will be 500,000 bpd lower panies and a jewelry firm. — KUNA Barkindo attend a meeting yesterday. — AFP key producers that there was not yet Continued on Page 24 2 Established 1961 Local Monday, November 12, 2018 Iraqi President begins official visit to Kuwait KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah welcomes Iraqi President Barham His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Iraqi Children greet His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Saleh.