Page 15 ice hockey THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT Established in 1977 / www.arabtimesonline.com Page 9 markets WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2021 / RAJAB 20, 1442 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17627 16 PAGES 150 FILS MP raps extension of grace period for expats ‘Deport them’ By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh Amir decrees new Cabinet Arab Times Staff KUWAIT CITY, March 2: MP Abdulka- reem Al-Kandari has criticized the deci- sion of the Interior Ministry to extend the Opinion PM expresses gratitude grace period given to expatriates, who violated the Residency Law, to legalize their status or leave the country. He em- KUWAIT CITY, March 2, (KUNA): His phasized the need to deport these expa- Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al- triates, instead of encouraging others to Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday violate the Residency Law and increase the crowd in areas where a large number issued a decree forming the new gov- of expatriates are residing. He said the de- Drop begins a storm cision of the ministry reflects its inability ernment under the chairmanship of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sa- to enforce the law and this entails wastage of public funds. bah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Meanwhile, a number of current and By Ahmed Al-Jarallah The decree names the government lineup as fol- former MPs attended the solidarity meet- Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times lows: Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah was named ing held at the diwaniya of MP Badr Al- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Dahoum recently with the theme, “Al Da- NO ONE is above the law, as emphasized Abdullah Youssef Abdurrahman Al-Roumi, Deputy houm … You are not alone,” to express by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al- Prime Minister, Minister of Justice and Minister of their support for him in dealing with an Ahmad and His Highness the Crown Prince State for Nazaha Enhancement, Issa Ahmad Mo- appeal filed at the Constitutional Court Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad on several occa- hammad Hassan Al-Kandari, Minister of Awqaf and against the ruling confirming the validity sions. Because of this, the arrest of the former of his parliamentary membership. Islamic Affairs, Mohammad Abdullatif Al-Fares, The appeal was submitted after the Court minister of Defense and minister of Interior Minister of Oil and Minister of Higher Education, Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah and the former un- of Cassation issued its final ruling affirm- Bassel Humoud Al-Sabah, Minister of Health and ing that the candidacy of Al-Dahoum in the dersecretary of the Ministry of Defense Jas- Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, Foreign 2020 parliamentary elections is valid and sar Al-Jassar represents a significant turn of Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs. that he met all the conditions for contesting events. The Amiri decree also named Rana Abdullah Al- the election. The Constitutional Court will These two are involved in the “Army Fund” Fares, Minister of Public Works and Minister of State rule on the appeal on March 3. case and have been referred to the State Se- for Communication and Information Technology Af- Constitutional expert Dr Muhammad curity Department by the order of the Min- fairs, Mubarak Salem Al-Harees as Minister of State Al-Muqatei explained the Constitutional isters Court. This is a huge indication of the for National Assembly Affairs, Thamer Ali Al-Salem Court is authorized to rule on appeals re- commitment of the higher leadership to fight Al-Sabah as Minister of Interior, Khalifa Musaed garding the entire election, not the parlia- corruption and render all corrupt individuals Hamada as Minister of Finance and Minister of State mentary membership of a lawmaker. A press conference followed the meet- to watch their back. Father Nazeer Dako places a poster welcoming Pope Francis at St. Jo- for Economic and Investment Affairs, Abdurrahman Baddah Al-Mutairi as Minister of Information and Cul- ing at Al-Dahoum’s diwaniya, during There is no place to hide for the corrupt, seph’s Chaldean Church in preparation for the Pope’s visit, in Baghdad, which several MPs delivered speeches whether old or young, a Sheikh or a citizen, Iraq, March 2. (AP) ture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Ali expressing support for him. They clari- a current minister or a former minister, or an Fahad Al-Mudhaf as Minister of Education. fied that they have no intention to go ordinary civil employee. Vatican defends visit In addition, Shaya Abdurrahman Ahmad Al-Shaya against the judiciary as their main aim This droplet is the beginning of a major was named as Minister of State for Municipality Af- is to ensure the latter is not dragged into storm against corruption which the Kuwaitis fairs and Minister of State for Housing Affairs and political disputes. They also agreed that The Vatican defended Pope Fran- Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni Urban Development, Abdullah Issa Al-Salman as accept with great satisfaction because it con- cis’ decision to go ahead with his trip was asked how the Vatican could the target of the appeal is not Al-Dahoum, stitutes a window of hope to get out of the Minister of Commerce and Industry and Mashaan Mo- but all the pro-reform MPs. to Iraq this weekend despite rising justify exposing Iraqis to such a risk hammad Mashaan Al-Otaibi as Minister of Electricity, tunnel of corruption that continues to exhaust coronavirus infections there, saying of infection when the Vatican itself Reacted the state and deepens its financial crisis due Tuesday all health care precautions has been on a modified lockdown Water and Renewable Energy and Minister of Social have been taken and that the trip is for months, with no public audi- Affairs and Societal Development. MP Abdulaziz Al-Saqaabi reacted to to the regulatory negligence that led some of- objections to the meeting under the pretext ficials to dare to violate the sanctity of public an “act of love for this land, for its ences, and why the trip couldn’t be Under the decree, His Highness the Prime Minister people and for its Christians.” postponed for even a few months. will inform the National Assembly about this decree, that it is tantamount to interfering in the funds and abuse their positions to serve their Francis is due to visit Iraq Friday- Bruni noted that Iraq has a pre- which comes into effect from the date of its issuance. It affairs of the judicial authority. He cited interests with the impression that they are Monday in his first foreign trip since dominantly young population and will be published in the official gazette. Article 173 of the Constitution to highlight above the law. the pandemic erupted last year. that the current daily caseload was Meanwhile, His Highness the Prime Minister ad- the special nature of Constitutional Court. For years, talk has been going around in Planning for the trip went into high small compared to the overall popu- dressed His Highness the Amir, expressing gratitude This article states that: “The law shall whispers, and many times at the loudest voice gear after infections fell, but cases lation. He said the trip has been determine the competent legal authority have spiked in the past month and designed to limit crowds, and that for his precious confidence, tasking him with heading about financial crimes in the Ministry of In- the council of ministers and working out the Cabinet to deal with the settlement of disputes in infectious disease experts say a all papal events would follow Iraqi respect to the constitutionality of laws terior and Ministry of Defense, which are papal trip to a country with a fragile health protocols that include lim- new line-up. supposed to be above suspicion because they and regulations and shall determine this health care system simply is not a ited participation, social distancing, His Highness the Premier said he deeply appreciated authority’s jurisdiction and the procedure form the security fence to protect the home- good idea. mask mandates and other mea- the task accorded to him, amid “this phase marked with it shall follow. The law shall guarantee to land and maintain the citizens’ security and The Vatican has taken its own sures. challenges, risks and rapid events that require serious precautions, with the 84-year-old The Pope will use a covered car both the government and those concerned rights. Because “we are all children of a vil- and fruitful action to make more accomplishments in the right to challenge the constitutionality lage and everyone knows everyone”, the cor- pope, his 20-member Vatican en- — likely armored — for all his trans- various realms for sake of attaining the Kuwaiti people tourage and the 70-plus journalists fers, which the Vatican says should of laws and regulations before that author- rupt is known and reveals himself from the on the papal plane all vaccinated. limit the formation of crowds on the aspirations.” ity. Where the aforementioned authority first moment he took office. Iraq, however, only began its vacci- street. However, he is to celebrate a His Highness the Prime Minister pledged to His rules the law or the regulation to be uncon- There was no bribery or corruption scandal nation campaign Tuesday and most Mass for an expected 10,000 peo- Highness the Amir and the people of Kuwait to spare stitutional, that law or regulation shall be without strong indications ... like there is no Iraqis who come to see the pope ple in the sports stadium in Erbil and no effort to work out, in coordination with the Parlia- deemed null and void.” smoke without fire.