Kuwait Receives 42,000 Books Looted During Iraqi Occupation Baghdad Also Exerting Tremendous Efforts on Issue of Missing Kuwaitis
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THULHIJJA 28, 1440 AH THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2019 28 Pages Max 47º Min 28º 150 Fils Established 1961 ISSUE NO: 17918 The First Daily in the Arabian Gulf www.kuwaittimes.net Sheikh Sabah library in New Fake-branded bars slip dirty Playing ketchup in Spain - Jokic: Serbia’s beloved 5 Delhi ‘beacon of knowledge’ 11 gold into world markets 19 thousands wage tomato fight 27 big man of basketball Kuwait receives 42,000 books looted during Iraqi occupation Baghdad also exerting tremendous efforts on issue of missing Kuwaitis KUWAIT: Visiting Iraqi Foreign containing remains of 46 human bodies, Ministry Undersecretary Ambassador 32 of whom were identified as deceased Hazem Al-Yousefi announced yesterday Kuwaitis. that Iraq handed over to Kuwait 42,000 Yousefi affirmed that the Iraqi govern- books belonging to Kuwait National ment is serious about efforts to close all Library and Kuwait University. These pending files “caused by the former books, recently found in Iraq, were regime”. Stressing the depth of the ties “seized” by troops of the former Iraqi between the two brotherly countries, the regime during Kuwait’s occupation in Iraqi official indicated at reciprocal visits 1990, Yousefi said in a statement to jour- by senior officials of the two countries as nalists on sidelines of the delivery cere- a prelude to a new period of relations, mony. Iraqi authorities are seeking to joint investments and mutual cooperation. close the file of Kuwaiti properties in Iraq Kuwaiti Assistant Foreign Minister for before the yearend, said Yousefi, adding International Organizations’ Affairs competent authorities were waiting for a Counselor Abdulaziz Al-Jarallah con- decision in this respect by Prime Minister firmed that the ministry of foreign affairs Adel Abdelmahdi. had taken delivery of 800 boxes contain- Moreover, Iraq is exerting tremendous ing 42,000 books from the Iraqi side. The efforts to close the file of the missing books belong to the national library and Kuwaitis, the Iraqi undersecretary stated. Kuwait University, he added. The books The Baghdad authorities are using satel- and other items that had been brought KUWAIT: (Left) Kuwaiti Assistant Foreign Minister for International Organizations’ Affairs lite images and advanced drilling back were part of Kuwait’s archives, Counselor Abdulaziz Al-Jarallah and Iraqi Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Ambassador machines, he said, reconfirming that the which were stolen during the blatant Hazem Al-Yousefi shake hands as Acting UN Resident Coordinator Hideko Hadzialic looks intensive efforts led to the recent discov- Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990. on during a handover ceremony of stolen books yesterday. — Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh ery of the mass grave in Samawa desert Continued on Page 24 Cartons of books returned by Iraq are seen yesterday. and hiking the cost of services. earlier this week said he will oppose any plan by the News in brief MPs back ‘regulated’ But the lawmaker said she remains very cautious in government to privatize public services because it will supporting privatization, since Kuwait’s experiment in lead to adding financial burdens on citizens. 8-yr-old girl hangs herself this field has not been encouraging, adding that the Meanwhile, MP Ahmad Al-Fadhl yesterday privatization, social performance of governments has also been below launched a scathing attack on what he called “suspi- KUWAIT: An eight-year-old Indian girl hanged expectations. Privatization has remained a highly con- cious accounts” operating on social media that have herself in her parent’s home in Jleeb. Police received media crackdown troversial issue in Kuwait because of unsuccessful been targeting Kuwait, recalling the rumors and fab- a call from Jleeb health center about a dead girl instances in the past, most of which did not improve ricated news spread by those accounts when HH the brought by her father. Forensics officers and the By B Izzak services but resulted in an increase in prices. Amir faced some health issues that he recovered coroner went to the center and had suspicions over MP Khalil Al-Saleh said he prefers the privatization from. Fadhl said most of these accounts are those of her death, so they went to her house and found the KUWAIT: A number of MPs said yesterday they are of the management of public services without privatiz- enemies of Kuwait and pointed out that between 70 rope with which she had hanged herself. The girl’s ready to support privatization of some public services, ing the service itself, saying this method improves the and 80 percent of them are run by non-Kuwaitis who father said he had left her at home to bring her but linked it to strong regulation by the government to service and leads to the creation of more jobs for aim at destabilizing the country. Fadhl called on the mother from work, and when they entered the create jobs for citizens and prevent misuse. MP Safa Kuwaitis. The lawmaker said privatization of manage- information ministry and the cyber crime department house, they found her hanging in the bathroom. The Al-Hashem said she has no objection to any govern- ment will result in a major transformation in the per- to crack down on those accounts and block all prosecutor considered it a suicide case and asked ment plan to privatize public services provided there is formance of public services, adding that he opposes full accounts that undermine the country and its inter- detectives to investigate. — Al-Jarida a strong government monitoring of the resulting com- privatization because previous experiments have not ests. He said he would support an Amiri decree to panies in order to avoid misuse, exploitation of people been promising. Opposition MP Riyadh Al-Adasani block such accounts. US concerned over India registry no-deal Brexit on Oct 31. WASHINGTON: The head of a US government Queen allows Queen Elizabeth II has approved the advisory board on Tuesday voiced concern over request to close what has been the India’s drive to register citizens in the northeastern longest session of parliament in nearly state of Assam, amid fears it could disenfranchise PM to suspend 400 years, and reopen it on Oct 14 set- millions, most of them Muslims. “...We remain con- ting out Johnson’s fresh legislative pro- cerned with the potential abuse of the National UK parliament gram. Seemingly caught on the hop, Register of Citizens in Assam and the resulting incensed anti-Brexit MPs were left introduction of a religious requirement for citizen- LONDON: Prime Minister Boris scrambling for a way to stop the move. ship, which are contrary to the ideals of religious Johnson yesterday announced the sus- Johnson’s announcement came after six freedom in India,” said Tony Perkins - chair of the pension of parliament in the final weeks opposition parties said on Tuesday they US Commission on International Religious before Britain’s EU departure date, would first seek to legislate to prevent Freedom. Joining his statement of concern was enraging anti-Brexit MPs. The pound leaving the EU without a deal when par- member of the commission Anurima Bhargava, who slid on the surprise news, which oppo- liament returns from a summer recess said the registration “must not become a means to nents branded a “coup” and a “declara- next week. target and render stateless the Muslim community tion of war”, although US President Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the main in northeastern India”. — AFP Donald Trump weighed into the row by opposition Labour Party, has said he praising Johnson as “great”. The wants to call a vote of no-confidence in Conservative leader’s move to close par- Johnson’s government, which commands LONDON: Members of the anti-Brexit Our Future, Our Choice (OFOC) a youth move- Israel army opens Farsi accounts liament for a month will give pro-EU a majority of just one seat. John Bercow, ment supporting a people’s vote on the Brexit deal, demonstrate outside the gates lawmakers less time than they expected the speaker of parliament’s lower House to Downing Street yesterday. — AFP JERUSALEM: Israel’s army has opened social to try to thwart his plans for a possible Continued on Page 24 media accounts in Farsi in a bid to reach out to the people of Iran, the military said on Twitter yester- day. The new Twitter, Instagram and Telegram accounts will enable Iranians “to see for themselves US to open direct that they are not the enemy, the oppressive Iranian US nixes Harvard regime is”, the army said. “The people of Iran deserve to hear the truth, and that’s exactly what we talks with Houthis; will share,” the army said on its Twitter account. The student’s visa, axes new accounts, which have garnered thousands of govt retakes Aden followers within days of launch, posted what the ‘Palestine’ from list army described as the “command and control chart” WASHINGTON/ADEN: The United States is prepar- of the Iran’s elite Quds Force which Israel says was ing to open direct talks with Iran-aligned Houthi rebels WASHINGTON: A Palestinian teenager admitted planning a drone attack from Syria. — AFP in a bid to end Yemen’s war which has claimed thou- to Harvard University said he was detained for hours at Boston’s airport and refused entry into the sands of lives, the Wall Street Journal reported yester- United States after officers disapproved of his day. The proposed initiative, the first direct negotiations friends’ political comments on social media. Ismail Iran publicly hangs murderer of imam between Washington and the Houthis in over four years, Ajjawi, who lives in Lebanon, said that an officer comes as the rebels have stepped up missile and drone Iran yesterday hanged in public a man also asked him about his religion during eight hours TEHRAN: attacks on neighboring Saudi Arabia.