Page 15 Page 16 THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT ice hockey Established in 1977 / www.arabtimesonline.com basketball WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021 / RAMADAN 23, 1442 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17681 16 PAGES 150 FILS MPs DECRY MINISTERIAL OVERREACH ... YOU DON’T OWN US Day by Day Travel ban on non-vaccinated THE whole country talks about dis- bursing bonuses to frontline workers who played a vital role in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and the amount that has been allocated by the gov- ernment and those concerned with the issue makes no sense. So where violates Kuwaiti Constitution do we stand? In Britain, a country of seventy mil- lion people, no more than 60,000 peo- ple will receive the bonuses, while in Government backs two ministers Kuwait those who have registered for the rewards are about 214,000. We want an explanation from the government, since we hear a lot of By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh coronavirus, from travelling. noise but it falls on deaf ears. It is the Arab Times Staff and Agencies MP Osama Al-Shaheen said the decision is unconstitutional, asserting His Highness the time for a setback. Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled and the concerned ministers should be held liable … Yet, tomorrow is just another KUWAIT CITY, May 4: Several MPs voiced objection to the decision day. politically and legally. He pointed out it is reasonable to encourage citizens to get vacci- Zahed Matar of the Cabinet to prevent citizens, who have not been vaccinated against nated, but forcing them to do so is unacceptable. MP Abdulkareem Al-Kandari stressed that whoever is protected from questioning misuses his pow- er. He asserted the government Opinion is dealing with the crisis through the issuance of disturbing deci- sions like preventing citizens from travelling and allowing the return of expatriate teachers although the So you don’t weep like women for the kingdom you have lost academic year will end soon. He considers such decisions a viola- tion of the Constitution. MP Ahmed Mutei Al-Azmi, By Ahmed Al-Jarallah who filed a grilling motion Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times against Minister of Health Dr Basel Al-Sabah, said the latter is THE situation in several Arab countries was unexpected promoting the idea that his resig- ... and what was expected of these countries has become nation will lead to the collapse of a dream. This is due to the fact that the ruling elites mis- the health system. calculated and misread the situation that their countries He pointed out this is not true. could reach when they left its affairs on a serendipitous “In fact, the health system in a strike. number of countries did not col- They did not tackle the challenges faced by the people lapse even if their health min- in a serious manner, or they left matters to be handled isters have resigned. Dr Basel by their aides and advisors, or they selected unqualifi ed Al-Sabah wants the coronavirus crisis to last until Doomsday as offi cials to run the affairs of the country. he said during a parliamentary For these reasons, development has retreated and ret- session. He wants the crisis to rogressed in various fi elds. Transparency has become an last forever in order to keep the iron curtain that renders the future more oblique. As for budget open. He is afraid of the democracy in some Arab countries, it has turned out to collapse of his own system which be a war and like rivers of blood, as if the COVID-19 failed to manage the crisis in pandemic not only affected people, but rather destroyed spite of the huge amount of mon- the systems and institutions of government, and weak- ey spent for this purpose. The ened their immunity. Cabinet’s decision that is based on the recommendation of health Hence, there are Arab countries living in a terrifying authorities violates the interna- situation. If their leaders do not rectify the matter and tional law stating the individuals rush to reform, the coming days will be similar to Hell. should not be forced to get vac- These leaders need to initiate reforms, even with surgi- cinated. It is also a violation of cal calculated objectives and without anesthesia so that the Constitution of Kuwait which the pain could serve as a wake-up call to encourage peo- safeguards the citizens’ freedom ple to progress forward. to travel and move,” he added. Perhaps the leaders of these countries should care- MP Muhannad Al-Sayer won- dered how the government could fully read the Andalusian (Spanish) experience, which punish the citizens for its own is not that different from the current reality, either during mistakes, indicating the govern- its glorious times and its renaissance led by its found- KUNA photo ment does not provide the vac- er Abdul Rahman Al-Dakhel, or during the time of its Arrival in New Delhi of the Kuwaiti military aircraft carrying emergency medical aid for India. cine to all citizens and the wait- weakness when the conviction of acquisition prevailed ing list is endless. among the princes of Andalusia and made them divide Decision the state among themselves until the state became fragile Emergency aid to New Delhi and on constant fear of either foreign invasion or inter- Regarding the paper exams nal confl icts. of grade 12 students, many MPs The first Kuwaiti military flight carrying emergency medical Ambassador al-Najim, who was at the Indira Gandhi Interna- called on Minister of Education Even if these confl icts were behind closed doors, they aid from Kuwait Red Crescent arrived in New Delhi on Tues- tional Airport at New Delhi to receive the military aircraft, said Ali Fahd Al-Mudaf to cancel weakened the mini-states and led them to their demise, day. that the flight carried 40 tonnes of emergency aid from the Ku- the decision; taking into con- given that the princes of certain mini-states hired their In a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Ambassa- wait Red Crescent. dor Jassim al-Najim said that this emergency support is coming The first aid consignment from Kuwait includes ventilators, sideration the Health Ministry’s enemies, the Franks, to overcome their own country- in line with the guidelines of Kuwait leadership, especially His a large number of oxygen concentrators, about 300 oxygen report that many schools are not men. The last of them was Abu Abdullah Al-Saghir, Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah cylinders of various sizes, medicines, sterile corridors, steriliza- ready to receive the students as who did not know how to preserve a legacy built by his in order to help to reduce the suffering of the friendly Indian tion tools, personal protective equipment, and other medical they lack health-related prepara- forefathers. people due to this health disaster. supplies, he said. (KUNA) tions. After Al-Saghir was expelled from his Granada, he On the other hand, MP Fayez Al-Jomhour urged the Kuwait stood on the hill where he used to perform his escapades. Municipality and Ministry of That was when his mother said to him the famous phrase Saudi Aramco Interior to close shops which — “Weep like a woman for a kingdom you could not Newswatch sell hot drinks during fasting defend as a man.” hours in Ramadan. He stressed The call to contemplate such lessons is not for enter- profi ts up 30% that selling drinks that must be tainment purposes, as the rulers do not have time for en- consumed immediately during tertainment. They are intended to ensure constant work DUBAI, May 4, (AP): Saudi KUWAIT CITY: The Council of Ministers has manitarian rules, thus there must be rapid and day time in Ramadan violates Aramco said Tuesday its profits issued a draft decree appointing Sheikh Me- decisive action to deter them. (KUNA) the Islamic laws. He concluded for the good management of the country without any soared by 30% in the first-quar- ❑ ❑ ❑ complacency, but with the speed and fi rmness of deci- shaal Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah as head of the Na- saying that Kuwait is a Muslim ter of the year, compared to last tional Security Agency and Sheikh Abdullah country, the people of Kuwait sions. year, riding on the back of higher Al-Ali as head of the General Administration TEHRAN: Iranian police on Tuesday started investigating the death of a Swiss diplomat are Muslims and whoever lives It is a fact that people adhere to the principles of their crude oil prices. The results come of Civil Aviation, and Eng Saleh Al-Fadaghi in Kuwait must respect its reli- as some of the world’s biggest and Eng Saad Al-Otaibi as two assistant sec- who died after reportedly falling from a high leaders. A diligent leader is the one who makes victory rise in the capital of Tehran. gion. available to his soldiers. He is not the one who is inac- economies are clawing their way retaries in the Directorate-General of Civil The Kuwaiti government on out of recession and easing re- Aviation (DGCA), reports Al-Anba daily The Swiss woman, in her 50s, fell from the tive in their affairs, as this is how corruption becomes upper fl oors of a 20-story building in which Monday during its weekly meet- strictions amid vaccine rollouts quoting government sources. ing declared a travel ban on common in his country. This is where the plague of the The Council of Ministers also issued a de- she lived in northern Tehran, the state-run against COVID-19.