SUBSCRIPTION MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2015 JAMADA ALAWWAL 25, 1436 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Blackout case US seeks to At least 49 Rooney lands referred to finish job in dead in Brazil knockout blow prosecution3 Iran nuke7 talks tour bus9 crash on20 sorry Spurs MP vows to file request Min 14º Max 29º to grill minister Ibrahim High Tide 01:81 & 02:30 Low Tide Ummah party leader released on bail 00:38 & 00:57 40 PAGES NO: 16461 150 FILS By B Izzak conspiracy theories Truffles season begins with onset of spring KUWAIT: MP Awdah Al-Awdah announced yesterday that he has decided to file a request to grill Electricity What shall we and Water Minister Abdulaziz Al-Ibrahim after the minis- ter triggered a controversy for claiming that some MPs call them? are paid to take part in grillings. Asked about reports that some MPs are paid up to KD 350,000 to sign no-confidence motions after grillings, Ibrahim said that is the price he pays for fight- ing corruption. The statement was received with a storm of criticism from a large number of lawmakers with MP Nabeel Al-Fadhl calling on the minister to make By Badrya Darwish an official apology for his unwise statement. MP Awdah said that his grilling against Ibrahim, who is also the minister of public works, will be based on four issues that will be detailed in the grilling to be filed soon. The lawmaker said he had signed the no-confi- [email protected] dence motion filed against Ibrahim following a grilling last year and followed up on the recommendations at the end of the grilling. read an article from a colleague, Iqbal Al Ahmed, in He said that after the cancellation of the airport proj- Al-Qabas newspaper yesterday. I salute Iqbal for the ect tender and following his statement today, he has Itopic she chose. She talked about the method of decided to file the new grilling against the minister. naming streets in Kuwait. I fully agree with her. Many MP Sultan Al-Shemmari said that attempts by the times when I’m driving around, it came to my mind, electricity minister to abort the grilling against him will why is this street called so and so? Why is this street named after such and such person? There are hundreds not succeed. He added that the minister should bear of streets in Kuwait named after people most of us have KUWAIT: A merchant arranges his stock of truffles at a local market. Truffles, the most favored food by Kuwaitis the consequences of the decision of the Kuwaiti people never heard of before except their families. I did not during this time of the year, grow in the desert and are locally called ‘fagea’. — KUNA through their representatives. want to touch on the topic, I thought maybe I’m igno- Continued on Page 13 rant about these famous people and don’t know and I did not dare ask. But when our colleague wrote about it, I realized I’m not the only one. US shuts Saudi embassy over security So may I ask the Municipality on what basis or crite- ria do they name our streets? Or even how do they choose the names for our schools, hospitals and other RIYADH: The US embassy in Saudi that began in September against the The latest was last month when US Saudi police said that one of them well-known locations? What is the criteria for naming Arabia said it had suspended consular Islamic State jihadist group in Syria, rais- defense contractor Vinnell Arabia said was wounded but results of the investi- them? Or does it come at random? Do they create a lot- services in the kingdom for two days due ing concerns about possible retaliation. two of its American employees were shot gation that followed have not yet been tery and then choose ballots from the box? I doubt that. to “heightened security concerns”, after Westerners in Saudi Arabia have come at in Eastern Province, where most of the revealed. In October, another Vinnell Or is there a board or council that meets and discusses warning of threats against Western oil under attack four times since October. kingdom’s oil wealth is concentrated. employee was shot dead and another the issue and puts it to the public to choose also and workers. All services in Riyadh and at the wounded at a petrol station in Riyadh, in agree? consulates in Jeddah and Dhahran have what Saudi authorities have said was not Suppose I’m living in an area and they want to been cancelled for today, it said in a a “terrorist-related” incident. rename a street there. Do the people who are living in statement posted on its website A Dane was wounded in November as that area have the right to approve or at least discuss Saturday. he was driving away from his workplace the name that will be chosen? Or does our MP do it on The embassy warned US citizens to when he was fired upon from another our behalf? I have no idea. take extra precautions and keep a low car. Authorities said the three Saudis Whatever the process, if it was up to me, I’d name profile if they were out in public. “All US arrested on suspicion of involvement in streets for well-known historical figures or places. For citizens are encouraged to be aware of that attack had acted “in support of” the instance, if I’m talking about a police academy, why not their surroundings, and take extra pre- Islamic State group. A week after the name it after our historical warriors or leaders. Or if cautions when travelling throughout the Dane’s shooting, a Canadian was stabbed we’re talking about schools, why can’t we go into histo- ry and find a name from one of our famous poets, or country,” it said. “The Department of and wounded while he shopped at a scientists so that maybe the younger generations will State urges US citizens to carefully con- mall on Saudi Arabia’s Gulf coast. Shiite- hear about and discover who are these people. Or sider the risks of travelling to Saudi populated Eastern province is also the name the streets after beautiful places or nature or Arabia and limit non-essential travel scene of unrest sparked by members of stars, moons, planets. within the country.” the minority who occasionally clash with Bottom line - let’s name things after people who The embassy on Friday had warned police. Saudi Arabia has also blamed IS- made a difference in the world, who left their mark in that Western oil workers risked being linked suspects for the November killing art or science or the humanities. Or you know what, as attacked or kidnapped by “terrorist” of seven members of the Shiite commu- Iqbal suggested, let’s go back to numbers and no one groups. It did not identify the source of nity in Eastern Province, including chil- will be upset. Numbers are easier for street mapping the threats and said no details were RIYADH: File picture shows a general view of the US embassy in Riyadh which dren. Several Westerners in Saudi Arabia services anyway. available on the planned attacks. Saudi has suspended consular services in the kingdom for two days due to heightened were killed in a wave of deadly Al-Qaeda Have a good evening. Arabia is taking part in US-led air strikes security concerns. —AFP attacks between 2003 and 2006. — AFP 3 UK teens on way Twin bombings kill 14 to Syria arrested at Pakistan churches LONDON: Three British teens who were believed to be on their way to Syria to join militants there were LAHORE: A pair of suicide bombers attacked two burned two people to death who they suspected detained in Turkey and quickly returned to the UK churches in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore of being involved in the attacks. Christian demon- and arrested on suspicion of planning terrorist acts, yesterday as worshippers prayed inside - killing 15 strators blocked roads in other major Pakistani British police yesterday. people in the latest assault against religious cities as well. The male trio left Britain several days ago, and minorities in this increasingly fractured country, The explosions occurred in quick succession in they were detained in Istanbul after British officials officials said. the Christian neighborhood of Youhanabad at two notified Turkish authorities. The three were arrested on suspicion of the preparation of terrorism acts A spokesman for the Pakistani Taleban, churches while parishioners worshipped at and were in custody at a central London police sta- Ahsanullah Ahsan, claimed responsibility for the Sunday morning services. The churches are about tion, police said. Their names haven’t been released. assault in a statement emailed to reporters, and 600 meters (650 yards) apart. At least 70 people Two are aged 17 and one is 19. warned, “There will be more of such attacks.” were wounded, said Zahid Pervez, the provincial They are believed to be the latest in a growing Afterward, an angry Christian mob blocked a director general of health, who gave the death toll. major highway, ransacked a bus terminal and Continued on Page 13 KUWAIT: Renowned Kuwaiti sculptor Sami Mohammad and Ali Al- number of Britons trying to travel to extremist-held Youhah during the opening of the former’s exhibition at Contemporary territory inside Syria. Last month, three British schoolgirls left the UK for Turkey and, police believe, Art Platform (CAP) in Life Center in Shuwaikh yesterday.