SUBSCRIPTION TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2016 RABI AL-AWWAL 7, 1438 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Kuwait University Trump names Islamic finance ‘Walking Science Faculty Carson as gold guidance legend’ Brady celebrates 50th housing emphasizes seizes all-time anniversary4 secretary13 real25 deal win20 mark Kuwait football reels as Max 22º chief resigns, team quits Min 11º High Tide 02:37 & 17:07 Vague disciplinary rules blamed for latest chaos Low Tide 10:12 & 22:23 40 PAGES NO: 17072 150 FILS No surveillance By Ahmad Jabr KUWAIT: Kuwait football entered yet another dark tun- of private social nel Sunday night after the head of the football associa- tion resigned after just over three months in office and one of its top teams withdrew from league competition. media accounts Another team is expected to follow suit shortly. Both teams are dropping out after complaints regarding the MoI refutes reports league’s chaotic disciplinary system. KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior has denied reports Fawaz Al-Hasawi, the owner of English Championship on social media claiming that a new surveillance law side Nottingham Forest, was appointed in August after dealing with these websites is in effect. “The reports authorities dissolved the are absolutely baseless and untrue,” a statement Kuwait Football Association issued by the ministry yesterday noted, adding that amid a clampdown on sports “there hasn’t been any new communication law governing bodies that trig- enacted” as these reports allege. gered strong international Moreover, the statement noted that the ministry is criticism. Hasawi announced committed to its security obligations without his resignation on Twitter late encroaching on personal privacies. The statement Sunday without giving a rea- also underscored that a new information technology son, but his decision came law in effect since Jan 12 has specified the penalties only hours after the competi- violators face, noting that the law does not authorize tions committee at KFA reject- the ministry to intrude on peoples’ privacies. It added ed complaints by two league Fawaz Al-Hasawi that social media users are free to utilize the platform teams over allowing two sides as they see fit, and will only face legal action for any to field suspended players. Social media reports late yes- infractions of state laws. terday said Hasawi had withdrawn his resignation, but Ministry Spokesman Mohammad Al-Awwash said this could not be immediately confirmed. in a later statement that the electronic media law reg- The controversy started two weeks ago, after Al- ulates the media profession and is not applicable to DOHA: Saudi King Salman (left) waves next to the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani during a wel- Arabi Sports Club filed an official protest to the KFA, personal accounts on social media. coming ceremony yesterday. King Salman is on a regional tour to the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait. — AFP claiming that rival Kuwait Sports Club fielded a Continued on Page 13 Continued on Page 13 Anti-austerity Opposition issues more MPs threaten warnings on ministers By B Izzak ple want to restore their seized constitu- reform plans tional and legal rights and want develop- KUWAIT: Opposition MPs yesterday ment without corruption. KUWAIT: A parliament packed with lawmakers who issued more warnings to the prime minis- Subaei also said the Kuwaiti people oppose wage cuts and taxes, and who want to keep ter against retaining a number of minis- also want measures to safeguard public Kuwait’s sumptuous welfare state intact, is threaten- ters in the new Cabinet, saying they will funds and legislation that require the pri- ing the government’s attempts to close a gaping spark tensions with the new National vate sector to shoulder its responsibility in budget deficit. Opposition candidates won about 24 Assembly. Opposition Islamist MP Waleed boosting the state’s resources instead of out of 50 seats last month in a parliamentary elec- Al-Tabtabaei yesterday added Finance those undermining the income of citizens. tion seen by Kuwaitis as a referendum on austerity Minister Anas Al-Saleh to a list of at least Opposition MP Riyadh Al-Adasani measures aimed at dealing with the 2016/17 short- six ministers who have already been urged the premier to form a government fall, forecast at KD 9.5 billion ($31 billion). rejected as potential “crisis makers”. capable of achievement and which will Citizens of the country, one of the world’s wealth- Tabtabaei said on his Twitter account seriously tackle all unresolved issues. He iest, have bristled at recent fuel subsidy cuts and that the return of the finance minister to said the latest government austerity utility price hikes that the government pushed the Cabinet will trigger a crisis between measures have overburdened the income ROME: Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announces his resignation during a through the outgoing parliament with relative ease. the Assembly and the government over of citizens, and as such the economic and press conference at the Palazzo Chigi following the results of a referendum on con- But the new lawmakers say they are determined to his role in undermining the “pockets of financial reform package must be abol- stitutional reforms yesterday. — AFP protect basic services and jobs in a public sector, citizens” and for his major failures in man- ished, coupled with curbing squandering which employs more than 90 percent of workers. aging Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), of public funds and corruption. Governments across the Gulf - also trying to rein in the country’s wealth fund. Tabtabaei was Adasani said that any economic meas- Renzi packs his bags spending in an era of flagging oil prices - are watch- referring to accusations that Saleh is ure must not impact the income of citi- ing closely as the government tries to pass more responsible for a series of measures to zens and must not include imposing tax- after referendum rout reforms, including taxing corporate profits and cut- reduce subsidies and raise prices. es, reducing subsidies or raising prices. He ting government wages and benefits. Several MPs have already issued strong also called for restoring all citizenships ROME: Italian Prime Minister Matteo After a first meeting with President Kuwait’s opposition, which includes the Muslim objections to retaining the ministers of revoked for political reasons and not Renzi said his goodbyes yesterday after a Sergio Mattarella to discuss his depar- Brotherhood, liberals, tribal representatives and interior, health, justice, social affairs and revoke any citizenship in the future with- ruinous referendum defeat that was ture, Renzi posted a link on his Facebook independents, say the government should trim oth- labor and education among others. out a final court verdict. cheered by populist leaders and sent page defending his record since he came er costs first, including what it calls “wasted expens- Tabtabaei also charged that a majority of Meanwhile, the constitutional court shockwaves rippling around Europe. “My to power in February 2014. “1,000 diffi- es” such as an overseas medical allowance. By law, KIA board members have been in their yesterday received a new petition chal- experience of government finishes here,” cult but wonderful days. Thanks to every- Kuwaitis, who enjoy the fourth highest gross posts for the past 20 years as if there are lenging the general election on the basis said a downcast Renzi after accepting a one. Viva l’Italia,” he wrote. domestic product per capita in the world, can travel no replacements for them in the country. that the formation of the election com- defeat of almost 60-40 percent over his Renzi, 41, later arrived at the presiden- abroad for specialized medical treatment at the MP Al-Humaidi Al-Subaei called on the mittee to examine the candidates was not constitutional reform bid. The result, tial palace in Rome to formally offer his expense of the government. prime minister not to include any minister in line with the constitution. The court coming on the coattails of Brexit and resignation. Mattarella was expected to Opposition figures elected to the Assembly say that may cause problems with the had rejected a similar petition before the Donald Trump’s US election win, has either accept his resignation, ask him to the allowance, which costs an estimated KD 760 mil- Assembly, saying this will be understood elections were held on Nov 26. plunged Italy into a period of political stay on for a few days in order to pass the lion a year, is used to line the pockets of people with by the Kuwaiti people as a challenge to The court has already received a peti- uncertainty and cast a shadow over the country’s 2017 budget, or appoint a care- ties to government. their decision in the general election last tion challenging the election results in the short- and long-term future of the euro- taker leader until elections can be held. Continued on Page 13 month. He said the outcome of the elec- fourth constituency by candidate zone’s third-largest economy. Continued on Page 13 tion clearly indicates that the Kuwaiti peo- Continued on Page 13 Jayalalithaa dies after long illness CHENNAI: Jayalalithaa Jayaram, the chief min- Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered his O P Panneerselvam, a cabinet colleague, has ister of south India’s Tamil Nadu state and one condolences over her demise. “I will always stood in for Jayalalithaa in the past, but he has of the country’s most popular political leaders, cherish the innumerable occasions when I had repeatedly made it clear he is not replacing died after a prolonged illness, hospital authori- the opportunity to interact with Jayalalithaa ji her and pointedly refused to sit in her chair at ties announced late yesterday night.