olympics baseball Page 14 THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT Pages 15 & 16 Established in 1977 / www.arabtimesonline.com MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2021 / MUHARRAM 1, 1443 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17758 16 PAGES 150 FILS MP submits proposal to end Mosafer ‘Leave oil’ Opinion Newswatch By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh Arab Times Staff KUWAIT CITY: According to the Global Wealth Report for the KUWAIT CITY, Aug When a maidservant is wiser than the rulers, year 2021 issued by the Swiss bank Credit Suisse, Kuwait is 8: MP Abdullah Al- the second richest Gulf country Mudaf has submitted a after Qatar in terms of average proposal to cancel Ku- best nations are not ruled by ignorant people per capita wealth until the end of 2020, reports Al-Rai daily. wait Mosafer applica- Kuwait’s fortune jumped from tion, such that travelers $62,064 in 2000 to $129,890 in will only be required to By Ahmed Al-Jarallah 2020, which is an increase of 109.3 percent in two decades. The Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times present a negative PCR total wealth in Kuwait amounted test result and covid-19 THERE are Arab folktales that to $ 409 billion, which constituted contain precious lessons about 0.1 percent of the world’s total vaccination certificate. how the ignorance of unworthy wealth in 2020, and the per capita He suggested cancelation GDP amounted to $34,339. of the Shlonech application rulers who assume their positions According to the report of by chance can cause devastation to Credit Suisse, Qatar ranked fi rst as well, and for the concerned their countries. in the Gulf region with an aver- authorities to be satisfied with Among such folktales is one age per capita wealth of $146,730 certificates issued by the Min- about a sultan (ruler) who heard and total wealth of $ 352 billion. istry of Health and accredited about a maidservant (female slave) In third place is the UAE with an health centers. in the market whose price exceed- average wealth of $ 115,476 per MP Hamad Al-Matar also ed that of others by 100. Out of cu- person and total wealth of $ 930 called for the cancellation of Ku- riosity, he sent his guards to fetch billion. Bahrain is in fourth place wait Mosafer application rather her just to see what distinguishes with $ 87,559 per capita wealth than evaluating it; as it has been her from the others. and total wealth of $ 115 billion. proven to be a failure and caused Standing before the sultan was Saudi Arabia came fi fth with per capita wealth of $ 68,697, many problems for citizens. a maidservant who was character- Commenting on the clashes ized with honor and pride. This and total wealth of $ 1.662 tril- lion. In sixth place is Oman with between citizens and security of- prompted the sultan to ask, “Why ficers during a demonstration at is your price so high, girl?” and per capita wealth of $39,433 and a total of $ 148 billion. Erada Square where the citizens she replied, “Because I have intel- With an average per capita expressed objection to the com- ligence”. wealth of nearly $ 674,000, Swit- pulsory vaccination against coro- Her response tickled more of zerland was ranked by Credit na, MP Abdulkareem Al-Kandari his curiosity and he said, “I will Suisse as the richest country in said this cannot be considered an ask you a few questions. If your the world. The United States of individual action. He believes answers are correct, I will liber- America came in second place this is part of the systematic ac- ate you. But if you give wrong an- with an average per capita wealth tion adopted by the Ministry of swers, I will get rid of you”. The of $ 505,420. Interior. maidservant agreed. ❑ ❑ ❑ The sultan asked, “What is Action the most beautiful dress, the best ISTANBUL: A passenger bus veered and tumbled off a high- MP Abdulaziz Al-Saqaabi scent, the most delicious food, way in western Turkey, killing holds Minister of Interior Sheikh the best bed to sleep, and the best 15 people on Sunday. Thamer Ali Al-Sabah respon- country?” The governor’s offi ce of Ba- sible for such action. He argued The maid turned to those present likesir province said said the bus that freedom of expression is the and said, “Bring me some luggage overturned at 04:40 local time right of citizens guaranteed by and a horse, for I am leaving this A man uses water to extinguish a tree on fire, after the start of a new fire in Senyayla village near Mugla, Turkey, late Aug (0140 GMT) on Sunday. Emer- 7, 2021. (AP) the Constitution. palace as a free woman”. gency units arrived at the site, On another issue, Al-Saqaabi She then replied, “The most where 11 people died. Four oth- asserted the KD10 billion budget beautiful dress is the shirt of a poor ers died in the hospital. deficit entails finding alterna- person who does not have any oth- The governor’s offi ce said 17 tive sources of national income; er shirt to wear because of which people injured in the crash were instead of depending on oil. He that shirt is an item of beauty to taken to fi ve hospitals for treatment. suggested some alternatives like him and suitable for all seasons. The bus belonging to travel company Efe Tur was traveling increasing revenues collected As for the most delicious food, from renting State properties and the one that is eaten out of hunger, from Zonguldak in northern Tur- key to Izmir in western Turkey industrial plots, as well as impos- even dry bread, is the most deli- when it went off the road, accord- ing tax on huge companies and cious. ing to Turkey’s offi cial Anadolu combating corruption. As for the best bed to sleep, it is news agency. In another development, the the one that you can sleep on with Authorities said an investiga- parliamentary Education, Culture peace of mind. However, if you tion was ongoing. (AP) and Guidance Affairs Committee were an unjust person, you would ❑ ❑ ❑ has approved 66 out of 68 bills. find a golden bed to be thorny”. The committee postponed ap- Then she started walking to- DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s oil- proval of the two bills untill it re- wards the door, but the sultan producing company, Aramco, ceives the government’s opinion called out to her, “What about my announced Sunday a net income on some technical issues related last question?” of around $47 billion for the fi rst half of the year, double what to higher, private and public edu- She turned towards him and it earned over the same period cation. said, “The best country is a free last year when the coronavirus Committee Chairman MP Ha- homeland that is not ruled by igno- grounded travel and pummeled mad Al-Matar disclosed that they rant people”. global demand for oil. discussed the full resumption of The maid did her best, and she This puts Aramco back square- official working hours and em- won her freedom. ly where it was before the pan- ployees’ attendance in public in- Indeed, the most beautiful demic struck and sunk earnings stitutions on Aug 15. He pointed country is the homeland that is to $23.3 billion in the fi rst six out this decision contradicts the not ruled by ignorant people. In months of 2020. previous directive to reopen modern or ancient times, history Aramco CEO Amin Nasser nurseries by the beginning of is full of examples of such rulers said the company’s second quar- September, considering fami- whose ignorance destroyed their ter results “refl ect a strong re- lies are in dire need of nurseries homelands. bound in worldwide energy de- for their children while they are In ancient times, the crazy Ro- mand.” at work. He inquired where the man Emperor Nero, on a whim, KUNA photo “While there is still some un- Part of the contingent of Kuwaiti firefighters to take part in efforts to put out massive wildfires in Turkey and Greece. certainty around the challenges parents will send their children wanted to build a new palace called posed by COVID-19 variants, if the nurseries are closed, espe- “The Golden House” that was in- we have shown that we can adapt cially the families with disabled tended to be a venue for parties and Kuwait sends reinforcements swiftly and effectively to chang- children. orgies. He had ordered Rome to be ing market conditions,” he said. He confirmed the committee burnt down, including those in it, The company also confi rmed is keen on supporting the return so that he could restructure the en- Some 45 Kuwaiti firefighters began arriving in Turkey on pursue a similar mission in neighboring Greece, where to normal education plan, assert- Sunday to join efforts to put out massive wildfires still rag- drought-fueled wildfires have been spreading for five days, in its earnings report that its per- tire city again for that purpose. formance in the second quarter of ing that making students stay at It is said that during the six days ing in coastal towns, the Kuwaiti military said, adding the said a military statement. 2021 “was primarily driven by home for a long time is more of the fire, Nero was sitting on a aid comes as per His Highness the Amir’s instructions. Wildfires have been raging in Greece and Turkey amid higher crude oil prices.” Bench- dangerous than coronavirus.