Page 16 Page 15 THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT basketball ice hockey Established in 1977 / www.arabtimesonline.com WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021 / RAMADAN 30, 1442 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17687 16 PAGES 150 FILS A happy Eid Al-Fitr to all KUWAIT CITY, May 11, (KUNA): His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah congratulated Opinion everyone on the advent of the festive cel- ebration of Eid Al-Fitr, according to the Amiri Diwan. The next issue of the Arab Times will appear either on Sunday morning if Eid Omar bin Abdul-Aziz died, wolf of corruption ate the sheep falls on Wednesday or Monday morning if it falls on Thursday. — See you then By Ahmed Al-Jarallah Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times OMAR bin Abdul-Aziz, the eighth caliph of the Umayyad Dynasty, Amir hits inhumane occupation boots whose reign lasted only thirty months, is considered to be one of the most important eras in Islamic history and an example of equality and justice after the era of the four rightly-guided caliphs. It is for this reason that he was considered as the fifth rightly-guided caliph. Caliph Omar bin Abdul-Aziz’s reign was characterized with jus- tice for all, irrespective of status or class. During his reign, he restored justice and rectified the grievances committed by his predecessors in the Umayyad Dynasty. He also dismissed and even punished any governor or state official who was proven to be corrupt and unjust. Omar bin Abdul-Aziz did not seek the throne. He was an ascetic who did not wish to carry this great responsibility. Therefore, after being nominated as the eighth ruler of the Umayyad Dy- nasty, he addressed the people from the pulpit by saying, “O people, I have been nominated as your caliph despite my unwillingness and without your consent. So here I am... I relieve you of your pledge that you have taken for my allegiance. Elect whomsoever you find suitable as your caliph.” People then shouted in response, “O Omar, we have full faith in you and we want you as our caliph.” The first thing he ordered was the return of all the wealth that the rulers of the Umayyad Dynasty seized from the treasury (Bait-ul-Mal), even his wife’s jewelry and luxurious clothes. It is said that Omar bin Abdul Aziz had enriched people to such an extent that they did not find a single poor man who would accept charity (Zakat). He also ordered wheat to be spread on the tops of mountains/hills so that it would never be said that a bird went hungry Rockets being launched from Gaza Strip to Israel, on May 11. (AP) in the land of the Muslims. Omar’s policies of justice, sim- plicity and equality were against the policies of the other Umayyad’s Children among dead in clash princes. That is because his poli- cies deprived them of pleasures and Newswatch enjoyment that the royals are privi- KUWAIT CITY, May 11, Since sundown Monday when the cross- leged to have. He instead made them border attacks began, 24 Palestinians – in- similar to the farthest people in the (Agencies): His Highness the cluding nine children – were killed in Gaza, outskirts of the state. Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf most by airstrikes, Gaza health officials said. KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s Ministry of Health A slave of the caliph was bribed The Israeli military said 15 of the dead were has announced recording 978 new coronavirus to administer a deadly poison to Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah infections and seven related deaths in the past Day by Day militants. During the same period, Gaza mili- 24 hours. him. The caliph, having felt the ef- condemned Tuesday the Israeli tants fired more than 250 rockets toward Is- fect of the poison, sent for the slave The new fi gures take the total cases in the occupation army’s “tragic es- rael, injuring six Israeli civilians in a direct hit country up to 286,064 and deaths to 1,652 re- THEY say: “Miserliness is the enemy of and asked him why he had poisoned on an apartment building. him. The slave replied that he was calation” against worshippers spectively, noted the ministry’s spokesman Dr men,” and also they say: “The money that In a further sign of rising tensions, israel Abdullah Al-Sanad in statements to KUNA on is dear to the owner is useless.” given 1,000 dinars for the job. in Al-Aqsa Mosque, describing Rich countries are generous with their The caliph took the amount from signaled it is widening its military campaign. Monday. them “inhumane.” The military said it is sending troop reinforce- He pointed out that some 1,250 more people people and if they do not have money, they him and deposited it in the public borrow to make their people happy. treasury. He then freed the slave and His Highness the Amir reaffirmed Ku- ments to the Gaza border and the defense had been cured of the virus over the past day, wait’s firm position against these “inhu- minister ordered the mobilization of 5,000 raising the total of those who have overcome the In the end, this money that the countries asked him to leave the place imme- spend on their people returns to the trea- diately, lest anyone would kill him. mane actions.” reserve soldiers. disease to 270,883. In the past, cross-border fighting between He added that the number of people hospital- sury through its natural cycle. As a sign of how people revered He called on the occupation authorities to Miserliness is the enemy of progress and cease these actions immediately and respect Israel and Hamas, the group that rules Gaza, ized with the virus currently stands at 13,511, him even in his absence, it is said with 210 of them in intensive care units. development of peoples, and if we look at that a wolf attacked a flock of sheep rights of the Palestinian people to exercise would typically end after a few days, often history, we will find that the Tatars invaded their rituals in Al-Quds. helped by behind-the-scenes mediation by (KUNA) belonging to a woman, killing sever- ❑ ❑ ❑ Baghdad and destroyed it because the Ca- al sheep. In response to that incident, The State of Kuwait, reiterated His High- Qatar, Egypt and others. It was not clear if liph Al-Musta’sim Billah was parsimonious the woman said, “This is a sign of ness the Amir, stands by the Palestinian peo- such a resolution would come this time. KUWAIT CITY: An Amiri decree issued on and he did not spend on his people and his the death of Omar bin Abdul-Aziz”, ple and supports all efforts aimed at reaching Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya- Monday has offered amnesty and commuted the country. which is an indication of the prestige a just and comprehensive solution for the Pal- hu has warned that fighting could “continue prison terms of some convicts, the Kuwaiti gov- ... Yet, tomorrow is just another day. and strength of the ruling. estinian cause, in order to enable the Pales- for some time.” Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, ernment said on Monday. Zahed Matar It is also reported in history that, tinian people establish their independent state an israeli military spokesman, told reporters The public prosecution and interior ministry when the news of Omar bin Abdul- with East Jerusalem as its capital in line with Tuesday that the military was in “the early will collectively implement this measure short- Aziz’s death spread, the king of the UN resolutions and Arab peace initiative. stages” of strikes against Gaza targets that it ly, the government’s communication center Roman Byzantines gathered his The Kuwaiti Cabinet during its weekly had planned well in advance. tweeted. (KUNA) authorities is the basis for successful national tasks. He further underscored that the state at- entourage and said with tears in his meeting on Monday voiced its great condem- The overnight rockets and airstrikes were ❑ ❑ ❑ nation and denouncement of Israel’s contin- preceded by hours of clashes between Pales- taches particularly concern for the new genera- eyes, “A virtuous person has passed KUWAIT CITY: Offi cial Spokesman of the tion. (KUNA) away. I would hardly be surprised if ued construction of settlements and the forced tinians and Israeli security forces, including dramatic confrontations at Jerusalem’s Al- Ministry of Health Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said ❑ ❑ ❑ I saw an ascetic who renounced the displacement of Palestinians from East Jeru- on Monday that 6,500 vaccination doses for world and gave himself to the prayers salem and Sheikh Jarrah’s area. Aqsa Mosque compound, a sacred site to both COVID-19 have been administered to the em- KUWAIT CITY: His Highness the Amir Sheikh of Allah. But I am certainly surprised It stressed seriousness of continued build- Jews and Muslims. In fighting in the contest- ployees at 360 and Al-Kout shopping malls as Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a to see a person who had all the plea- ing of settlements which run counter to inter- ed city and across the West Bank, more than part of the second phase of the roving inocula- written message to Spain’s King Philip VI on sures of the world at his feet but still national law principles and endanger interna- 700 Palestinians were hurt, including nearly tion campaign that kicked off on Sunday. the deep-rooted and historical ties between the shut his eyes against them and lived a tional efforts aiming to reach a final solution 500 who were treated at hospitals.