Pages 14 & 16 baseball THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT soccer Established in 1977 / www.arabtimesonline.com Page 15 THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2021 / SHABAAN 26, 1442 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17658 16 PAGES 150 FILS Constitutional Court rejects all poll challenges KUWAIT CITY, April 7, (KUNA): Kuwait’s Constitu- tional Court, chaired by Justice Amir, Libya PM meet Mohammad bin Naji, rejected in Day by Day a ruling on Wednesday all chal- KUWAIT CITY, April 7, (KUNA): lenges against the recently-held parliamentary election, which His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received THERE are many important took place on 5th December. projects which the govern- The court, rescheduled their on Wednesday His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al- ment must carry out, including ruling, from March 3rd to today those related to health sector on 10 challenges in the First, Hamad Al-Sabah who was accompanied and health insurance. Add to Second, Third, and Fifth Con- by visiting Libyan Prime Minister Ab- this the education, the resi- stituency. dul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibeh. dential cities, water and elec- In a related development, for- The meeting was attended by the Min- tricity all of which must be sub- mer MP Badr Al-Dahoum filed ister of Amiri Diwan affairs Sheikh Ali jected to careful study so that an appeal at the Court of Cassa- Jarrah Al-Sabah, President of the Amiri people can benefit from these tion regarding the Constitutional Diwan Sheikh Mubarak Faisal Saud Al- projects and not get harmed. Court’s decision to cancel his Sabah, Deputy President of the Amiri The state cannot remain parliamentary membership de- Diwan Mohammad Abdullah Mubarak ‘a care state’ forever to the spite the final verdict of the Court Al-Sabah, Head of the Honorary Mis- extent that it even provides of Cassation which confirmed the bread to citizens, and maca- sion Sheikh Talal Khaled Ahmad Al- roni and ‘Abu Kass’ cheese. legitimacy of his candidacy and Sabah, Amiri Diwan Undersecretary victory in the 2020 National As- …Yet, tomorrow is another KUNA photo and Director of the Amir Office Ahmad day. sembly elections. HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah with the visiting Libyan Prime Minister, Abdul Hamid Mohammad Al-Dbeibeh. Fahad Al-Fahad. Zahed Matar Opinion Attack on Pasdaran ‘base’ Restore our soul By Ahmed Al-Jarallah Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times GIVEN that the relationship between the two authorities - executive and legislative - did not start on the right path, the balance between them has been disturbed. Therefore, it has become clear that a healthy relationship between them cannot be expected in the coming days. This will be eminent if the National Assembly witnesses the resignations of MPs and becomes preoccupied with by- elections. This means that all the issues presented to the legis- lative authority will be delayed until the matter of new power is resolved after the election. This would put more pressure on the public in terms of their livelihood and the economic issues. On the Cabinet’s table are a series of laws related to econ- omy and sustenance, some of which are of a social nature, and some others related to freedoms and liberties. This has become an absolute requirement for the restoration of Ku- wait’s democratic spirit, which the country has known since its establishment, not only from the time the constitution came into effect. These issues could have been resolved if there was sincere intention by both the parliament and government to do so, by passing the laws instead of making them tools of mutual pres- sure between the two arch-rivals. It would have prevented a lot of unnecessary escalation, especially since it negatively reflects on the internal situation. It is very shameful for Kuwait, which was the first Gulf state to choose democracy as its way of life, to prosecute people with an arsenal of laws that restricts their freedoms. If someone is spared from the mines of the publications law, he ends up falling on the mines of the national unity law or the audiovisual law and the communications law, and finally the heresy of the cybercrime law. This Oct 1, 2020 satellite photo, from Planet Labs Inc shows the Iranian cargo ship MV Saviz in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. The Iranian cargo ship, be- lieved to be a base for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard that has been anchored for years in the Red Sea off Yemen, has been attacked, Iranian state television It is categorically worth mentioning that this matter was acknowledged, April 7, 2021. (AP) finally settled in the Kingdom of Bahrain through its leader- ship, which has a conscious vision and awareness regarding the requirements of the current era, as it unified the laws for all of these issues. ‘powers’ seek to bring US back to N-deal Bahrain abolished the act of imprisoning people for ex- pressing opinion, something that dozens of Kuwaitis are Other Voices being pursued for. Some of them are imprisoned for simply DUBAI, April 7, (AP): An Irani- believed to be close to the Guard, reported posting Twitter messages, in light of the laws approved by that a limpet mine planted on Saviz’s hull previous parliaments, for some of which the government an ship believed to be a base for caused the blast. A limpet mine is a type of went down at the request of MPs seeking to silence their the paramilitary Revolutionary naval mine that is attached to the side of a voices in preparation for imposing their social, political, and Honesty rare currency Guard and anchored for years ship, usually by a diver. It later explodes, and even economic points of view, while today everyone washes can significantly damage a vessel. Iran did not their hands from them. By Ali Ahmed Al-Baghli minister) for the fairness he showed in the Red Sea off Yemen has blame anyone for the attack and said Iranian Unfortunately, the government has not yet taken the initia- Former Minister of Oil towards a company that the MP been attacked, Tehran acknowl- officials likely would offer more information tive to settle the matter, especially regarding the economic sought to help because the leaders of edged Wednesday. in the coming days. laws that Kuwait awaits warmly. They may be a solution to NEWS about the dishonesty of many the concerned ministry had repressed Iran’s Foreign Ministry confi rmed the Officials from five world powers began a many challenges, but the citizens know no other authority of our executive and legislative offi- it unjustly for some reason or another. new effort Tuesday to try to bring the United that can implement them apart from the government. cials fill our eyes and ears every day The MP asked his colleague (the attack on the MV Saviz, suspected to States back into the foundering 2015 nuclear Meanwhile, the National Assembly, in people’s view, through social media, newspapers and former minister), “Do you know how have been carried out by Israel - though deal they signed with Iran, a delicate diplo- is a legislative authority that does not bear responsibility gossip. This includes government of- much I got from the company due to Tehran did not immediately blamed its matic dance that needs to balance the con- although its members capitalize on the challenges while ficials from the highest to the lowest your fair decision?” He then men- regional archenemy. The assault came as cerns and interests of both Washington and the people continue to pay a heavy price. This is because level, and MPs and their assistants. tioned a high number that shocked Iran and world powers sat down in Vi- Tehran. the two parties are investing this matter in their interest, Hundreds of millions of the public the former minister, and the latter told enna for the fi rst talks about the US po- The meeting in Vienna of envoys from but in this case, the government bears the full responsi- funds have been stolen by some, and him this amount exceeds all of the Russia, China, Germany, France, Britain and not even a fin- tentially rejoining the tattered deal aimed bility. salaries and privileges that he had ob- at curbing Iran’s nuclear program, show- Iran came as the US was due to start its own Nonetheless, when the government decided to immunize ger was moved tained when he occupied the ministe- indirect talks with Iran. It would be one of the to confront this rial position. ing events outside the negotiations could first signs of tangible progress in efforts to His Highness the Prime Minister from parliamentary ac- with the excep- derail those efforts. countability, it did so with great ease. This affirms the fact During the same meeting, another return both nations to the accord, which re- tion of the late MP told the former minister that he The ship’s long presence in the region, stricted Iran’s nuclear program in return for that if it wants something, no one can stop it from having it. Sheikh Nasser repeatedly criticized by Saudi Arabia, has Therefore, the immunization of Kuwait is much more impor- also benefited from his fair decisions relief from US and international sanctions. Sabah Al- when he went to him to ask for jus- come as the West and United Nations ex- Following the closed meetings of the sig- tant than that of an official. Ahmad who perts say Iran has provided arms and sup- Yes, we are all submissive to the ruler.