RAMADAN 29, 1439 AH THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2018 Max 44º 28 Pages Min 32º 150 Fils Established 1961 ISSUE NO: 17558 The First Daily in the Arabian Gulf www.kuwaittimes.net Woman and child killed, North Korea is no longer a Gulf Cable wins Al-Roudhan's 3 7 injured in Hasawi blaze 6 nuclear threat, Trump says 27 39th Ramadan Futsal Tourney IMSAK 03:03 FAJR 03:13 DHUHR 11:48 ASR 15:22 MAGHRIB 18:48 ISHA 20:21 Opposition lawmaker Adasani suspends grilling, meets Amir MP Muwaizri proposes amendment to election law By B Izzak - adding that there are many ways to achieve reforms together have more votes than the remaining three con- before resorting to filing a grilling. stituencies: the Third (96,000), the First (86,000) while KUWAIT: Opposition MP Riyadh Al-Adasani met HH He said an understanding was achieved between the Second has the least number with 62,000. Amir congratulates the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah along with Adasani and Minister Al-Sabeeh over the issues in the Still each of them has an equal number of lawmakers in the National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem grilling in a way to serve public interests. He said that the the Assembly. If approved, a remote possibility, the law citizens and expats yesterday and announced the suspension of a grilling he aim of the grilling will be achieved in the near future. Al- will dramatically boost the number of tribal legislators in was planning to file against the Minister of Social Affairs Ghanem said that the Assembly is scheduled to hold two the National Assembly. They currently occupy about half KUWAIT: His Highness and Labor Hind Al-Sabeeh. Adasani said after the meet- special meetings on June 24 and 25 to be followed by two of the 50 seats. The present election law divides Kuwait the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- ing that the government has decided to take the measures regular meetings on June 26 and 27. into five electoral constituencies, each electing 10 law- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah required which was supposed to have been filed yester- Meanwhile, opposition MP Shuaib Al-Muwaizri yes- makers. Each voter is allowed to cast only one vote congratulated all citizens day against Minister Al-Sabeeh. terday submitted a draft law stipulating sweeping amend- meaning a voter can elect only one candidate. and expatriates on Eid Al- The lawmaker however said he was still awaiting for ments to the election law by dividing Kuwait into two The law, amended in 2012, has triggered wide scale Fitr, said the Amiri Diwan the implementation of the government’s promises regard- major constituencies each electing 25 MPs. Muwaizri said criticism and street protests. In his draft law, Shuwaibi yesterday. The Diwan, in a ing the issues in the suspended grilling. Adasani thanked that the existing election law does not achieve social jus- proposes to divide the country into two constituencies: statement, also congratu- the Amir and spoke about the external developments tak- tice with regards to the number of voters in each of the the first comprising the governorates of the capital, Jahra lated His Highness the ing place around Kuwait. Speaker Al-Ghanem said that five constituencies. He said that the Fifth Constituency and Farwaniya while the second comprises the gover- Amir, His Highness the the grilling is a constitutional tool and not an aim as such has 155,000 voters and the Fourth has 140,000 - which norates of Ahmadi, Mubarak Al-Kabeer and Hawally. Crown Prince and His Highness the Prime Minister on the advent of the joyous occasion, praying to Allah Almighty to United States, Canada and Mexico have bestow peace and security on the Arab and Muslim US, Mexico and plumbed new lows thanks to a dispute nations. — KUNA over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a $1.1 trillion trade Canada to host pact that ties the three countries’ economies together. The North 2026 World Cup Americans pledged their tournament Ramadan Kareem would generate an $11 billion profit, MOSCOW: The 2026 World Cup will which would be a financial shot in the be held in the United States, Mexico and arm for soccer’s world governing body Farewell Ramadan Canada after FIFA’s Congress voted FIFA which has been rocked by a cor- overwhelmingly yesterday to support the ruption and bribery scandal in the last By Teresa Lesher joint bid over Morocco, despite reluc- three years that ensnared top officials. tance in some countries to choose North lthough the hardship of Ramadan is about to end Morocco, which has now failed in five and festivities of Eid are about to begin, there will America while President Donald Trump bids to host the World Cup, said theirs Abe sadness in every devout Muslim’s heart that was in office and souring US relations would make $5 billion. Ramadan has passed. Barely having had their last break- with its neighbors. Trump, who has Although it will be the first World fast at sunset, they will immediately start looking forward called for a wall to be built on the US Cup to be hosted by three nations, the to the next Ramadan and counting the months and weeks southern border with Mexico to stem vast majority of matches will be held in until it comes again. illegal immigration and just days ago the Unites States. As part of the bid, They will begin to greet one another with the phrase attacked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trump pledged that those travelling to ëAasakom min awadah’ which means, ‘May you repeat it.’ Trudeau on trade issues, praised the out- the United States for the tournament Some people may tilt their head in confusion and wonder come as the result of ‘a great deal of would not be subject to stringent visa MOSCOW: FIFA president Gianni Infantino (right) addresses the United 2026 bid why would anyone look forward to a month of daily 16- hard work’ on his Twitter feed. restrictions. (Canada-Mexico-US) officials, following the announcement of the 2026 World Cup hour fasts in 45 degree temperatures? What is so special Under Trump, relations between the Continued on Page 24 host during the 68th FIFA Congress at the Expocentre yesterday. — AFP about Ramadan? First of all, Ramadan is an opportunity to express your devotion to Allah. Everything on the earth was created for us, according to many verses in the Quran- (2:29). gered a wave of protests over price Many use their time and the earth’s resources to satis- Qatar extends hikes and subsidy cuts this month that fy themselves through acquiring things, entertaining brought down the government. Jordan’s themselves and seeking sensual pleasures. Doing so is not economy has struggled to grow in the necessarily forbidden but it shouldn’t be the goal of ones’ $500 million life. So why were we created? Allah gave us life and He last few years under chronic deficits as hopes that we will voluntarily give it back to him through private foreign capital and aid flows worship and submission to His will. aid package have slipped. Almost everything we do in life has some sort of The Qatari package includes opening return for us, even if it is done purely for Allah’s sake. For 10,000 jobs for Jordanians in the wealthy example, when we give charity, others benefit and we feel to Jordan Gulf state alongside project finance and their happiness too. But fasting in Ramadan is a chance to AMMAN: Qatar has extended a $500 job-generating investments in the king- show our devotion to our Lord, because nobody benefits million aid package to Jordan that dom, the source said. Yesterday’s pledge from the fast. Nobody even knows if you are fasting, so includes investments, project finance and was delivered by Qatar’s Foreign this expression of faith is purely for Allah. job opportunities for Jordanians, an offi- Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Another reason many people are sad to bid Ramadan cial source in Amman said yesterday. Two Abdulrahman Al Thani who met King farewell is because the atmosphere of intensified worship Abdullah in Amman, the source added. and charity will pass, and mundane duties and distrac- days ago, Qatar’s Gulf neighbors Saudi tions will creep back into our lives. We will miss Ramadan Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - The UAE and Saudi Arabia, together with for the brotherhood and sisterhood that is so apparent as with which it is embroiled in a diplomatic Bahrain and Egypt, imposed a boycott on Muslims join together in one great project, which is fast- row - and Kuwait pledged $2.5 billion to Qatar in June 2017, severing diplomatic ing for a month while striving to accomplish the most help Jordan. and transport ties and accusing it of sup- good and expressing our gratitude and reliance through The kingdom’s cash-strapped econo- porting terrorism. Doha denies that and AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah II (right) receives Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and frequent prayer and supplication. Everyone will miss this my has been hit by regional turmoil and says the pressure is aimed at stripping it Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in the capital immense opportunity to draw closer to Allah. IMF-driven austerity measures trig- of its sovereignty. — Reuters Amman. — AFP I will miss Ramadan and all the lessons it teaches me. I have learned so much about myself ñ about how my body can adjust to extreme circumstances, and about how dedicated I can be when I am striving to Muslim-majority population.