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LOCAL ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2016 7 Info Ministry files complaint Top and above: Pictures taken during the visit of Dr Ali Mansour Bin Safa’a to Pakistan National English School. Majid Ali Chaudhry, Abid Ali Chaudhry present a bouquet of flowers to Dr Ali Mansour Bin Safa’a. Top and above: Pictures taken during the training program. Yemen diplomat visits PNES, lauds education standard Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Yemen Professor Dr Ali Mansour Bin Safaa visited the Pakistan National English School (PNES) at Hawally recently, along with other dignitaries from the Embassy of the Republic of Yemen. The visiting delegation was greeted by Majid Ali Chaudhry, Abid Ali Chaudhry, management and staff of PNES. Dr Ali Mansour Bin Safaa was a professor in Aden University and was later elected as Minister of Educa- tion in Yemen from 2002-2007. He was then posted as an ambassador to Bahrain from 2007-2012. He also served as Secretary-General of the Presidency of Re- public of Yemen from 2012-2014. On the other hand, Majid Ali Chaudhry, Abid Ali Chaudhry and Wajid Ali Chaudhry own a group of Paki- stani schools in different Yemeni cities, such as Aden, Taez, Mukall, Ibb and Hudaidah. During the visit, various issues to improve the stand- ard of education were discussed between PNES ad- ministration and Ambassador Dr Ali Mansour Bin Safaa and his team. The visitors lauded the standard of edu- cation in the school. They were especially impressed by the system including discipline of the students. Editor, scribes summoned for probe KUWAIT CITY, Oct 3: The In- formation and Publication Affairs Department of the Public Prosecu- tion has summoned the editor-in- chief of the Al-Rai daily and a number of columnists and writers following a complaint filed by the Ministry of Information, reports Al-Rai daily. The ministry is accusing them of writing articles that may harm Kuwait’s relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran in international cir- cles. The summons have been issued following a complaint filed by the Ministry of Information concern- ing four topics published in the June 8, 10, 12 issues. Three of these are analysis written by the columnists and the fourth is a opinion of law- makers and specialists on the issue of the alleged Iranian espionage ac- tivities in Kuwait and the region and risks they pose to Kuwait. One of the articles by Kuwaiti columnist Abdulaziz Al-Fadhli is written under the title (Iran, Syria, and Russia …Terrorism) is about terrorism in general. The complaint filed by the Min- istry of Information against the Al- Rai daily which centers on harm- ing relations between Kuwait and the Islamic Republic of Iran at the international level is strange be- cause our political leadership has called on Iran several times to stop its intervention in the affairs of the region. The talk about the risk of Iran’s intervention and its espionage ac- tivities is not new. The judiciaries of Kuwait, the United Arab Emir- ates and Bahrain have looked into several cases about the Iranian spy networks which were unearthed by the Gulf States. It may be worthy to mention here and remind the Ministry of Informa- tion of the so-called Abdali Cell and its members who have been con- victed by the court in Kuwait. The unanimous statement signed by the Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries last week concerning relations with Iran have expressed their total rejection and dissatisfaction of the Iranian interference in the internal affairs of the GCC countries and the re- gion and the violation of their sov- ereignties and independence, and Tehran’s attempts to sow seeds of discord, sedition and sectarianism among the citizens. The statement has also demand- ed full commitment to fundamentals and the basics based on the princi- ple of good neighborliness, non- use or threat or force, and the need for Iran to change its policy in the region and not to embrace or give shelter for the terrorist groups on its territory. Snapchat, social media spoiling teenage people ‘Alien to tradition, culture’ By Munaif Nayef Al-Seyassah Staff KUWAIT CITY, Oct 3: Close watchers of the mobile application ‘snap- chat’ and other social media networking sites observe an increasing rate of liquor and illicit drug consumption among the youth, in addition to stunts considered alien to the tradition and culture of Kuwaiti society. It has been noted that indi- viduals using their accounts to post photos of liquor and unde- sirable scenarios target minors, teenagers and young ladies. For this reason, some of the target groups are seen on roads dancing and holding bottles of liquor, while others consume illicit drugs like ‘larika’ or ‘chemical’, because they con- sider the trend as normal. Warnings against such acts have reached deaf ears in the sense that several youths and teenagers have been spending their nights promoting acts that threaten their future—as they engage in inde- cent behavior by playing music and dancing on streets, culverts or parks and posting videos on social networking site ‘livechat’ in violation of religious, ethical and social values. The close watchers have urged government to stand firm against such acts before the youth is completely drawn into dark and destructive pit- fall. They are of the view that whoever shares such posts will influence others to follow their trail if they go unpunished. They said those misbehav- ing did not limit their activities to consumption of liquor, illicit drugs and stunt driving but also put innocent lives in danger while driving in excessive speed on the roads and snapping photos. They blame the families and security operatives for the widespread act resulting from failure to curb the excesses of gullible individuals, urging the government to activate relevant laws against perpetrators who encourage bad behavior in order to protect the youth, as well as values and ethics. Briefs Indians hurt: Three Indians and two Vietnamese who were injured following a fight between them in Kabad have been admit- ted to the Farwaniya Hospital, reports Al-Anba daily. According to the daily, all those involved in the fight are working for the same company and have submitted medical reports to sub- stantiate their claims. ❑ ❑ ❑ Owner probed: The owners of an unidentified shop selling toys had been referred to the Com- mercial Court after the Ministry of Commerce inspectors found Hebrew talking toys, reports Al- Rai daily. The action comes within the keenness of the ministry to pre- vent the sale of goods made in Israel in line with the Israel Boy- cott Office and within the frame- work of the trade normalization with Israel which is banned by commercial laws in force in Ku- wait. Training with partner nations 3rd Armored Brigade in Kuwait FORT BLISS, Oct 3: An armored brigade from Fort Bliss is doing im- portant work to help ensure stabil- ity in the Middle East and has been busy training with partner nations there, its leaders and soldiers said. About 3,500 soldiers from 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division deployed to Ku- wait in June. They are expected to re- turn home sometime in early spring. Soldiers from the Bulldog Bri- gade are serving as a contingency force in the Middle East and so far, have done training with the armies from Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, and to a lesser extent, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain, 3rd Bri- gade commander Col Lee Magee said during a conference call from Kuwait last week. The goal is to increase what is known as interoperability, the abil- ity of US forces and their partners to work and communicate together for common goals, Magee said. “The soldiers are doing well,” said Magee, who took command of the brigade on June 13 shortly before it deployed. “They are get- ting after the mission they have. They are doing it very, very well. They are a professional, disciplined formation and taking care of the na- tion’s requirements in this part of the world.” The brigade officially took over its Kuwait mission on July 6, re- placing 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley, Kan. This is a continuing mission where an armored brigade has a ro- tational presence in Kuwait. Magee, of Leavenworth, Kan., compared the brigade’s presence to how the United States promotes re- gional stability in South Korea and Eastern Europe by having a military presence in those places too. So far, the Bulldog Brigade has had no major issues. They’ve had two soldiers break ankles while playing sports but no serious inju- ries from training operations or oth- er military activities, Magee said. The brigade will soon be doing some maneuver and gunnery train- ing on its own and with some Mid- dle Eastern partners, Magee added. Capt Brent Beadle serves as 3rd Brigade’s civil affairs officer. Bea- dle, of Swansboro, NC, said the bri- gade has already done 900 “engage- ments” with regional partners. These are considered any mean- ingful contact with a partner nation and can last from a half-hour to sev- eral hours. They can include tacti- cal and technical training, medical training, meetings and briefings. In- dividual interactions during extend- ed training events are also counted. Echoing Magee, Beadle said the goal is to “create regional stabil- ity and show our partners that they have American support.”
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LOCALARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2016
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Info Ministry fi les complaint
Top and above: Pictures taken during the visit of Dr Ali Mansour Bin Safa’a to Pakistan National English School.
Majid Ali Chaudhry, Abid Ali Chaudhry present a bouquet of fl owers to Dr Ali Mansour Bin Safa’a.
Top and above: Pictures taken during the training program.
Yemen diplomat visits PNES, lauds education standardAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Yemen Professor Dr Ali Mansour Bin Safaa visited the Pakistan National English School (PNES) at Hawally recently, along with other dignitaries from the Embassy of the Republic of Yemen.
The visiting delegation was greeted by Majid Ali Chaudhry, Abid Ali Chaudhry, management and staff of PNES.
Dr Ali Mansour Bin Safaa was a professor in Aden University and was later elected as Minister of Educa-tion in Yemen from 2002-2007. He was then posted as an ambassador to Bahrain from 2007-2012. He also
served as Secretary-General of the Presidency of Re-public of Yemen from 2012-2014.
On the other hand, Majid Ali Chaudhry, Abid Ali Chaudhry and Wajid Ali Chaudhry own a group of Paki-stani schools in different Yemeni cities, such as Aden, Taez, Mukall, Ibb and Hudaidah.
During the visit, various issues to improve the stand-ard of education were discussed between PNES ad-ministration and Ambassador Dr Ali Mansour Bin Safaa and his team. The visitors lauded the standard of edu-cation in the school. They were especially impressed by the system including discipline of the students.
Editor, scribes summoned for probeKUWAIT CITY, Oct 3: The In-formation and Publication Affairs Department of the Public Prosecu-tion has summoned the editor-in-chief of the Al-Rai daily and a number of columnists and writers following a complaint filed by the Ministry of Information, reports Al-Rai daily.
The ministry is accusing them of writing articles that may harm Kuwait’s relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran in international cir-cles.
The summons have been issued following a complaint fi led by the Ministry of Information concern-ing four topics published in the June 8, 10, 12 issues. Three of these are analysis written by the columnists and the fourth is a opinion of law-makers and specialists on the issue of the alleged Iranian espionage ac-tivities in Kuwait and the region and risks they pose to Kuwait.
One of the articles by Kuwaiti columnist Abdulaziz Al-Fadhli is written under the title (Iran, Syria, and Russia …Terrorism) is about terrorism in general.
The complaint fi led by the Min-istry of Information against the Al-Rai daily which centers on harm-ing relations between Kuwait and the Islamic Republic of Iran at the international level is strange be-cause our political leadership has called on Iran several times to stop its intervention in the affairs of the region.
The talk about the risk of Iran’s intervention and its espionage ac-tivities is not new. The judiciaries of Kuwait, the United Arab Emir-ates and Bahrain have looked into several cases about the Iranian spy networks which were unearthed by the Gulf States.
It may be worthy to mention here and remind the Ministry of Informa-
tion of the so-called Abdali Cell and its members who have been con-victed by the court in Kuwait.
The unanimous statement signed by the Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries last week concerning relations with Iran have expressed their total rejection and dissatisfaction of the Iranian interference in the internal affairs of the GCC countries and the re-gion and the violation of their sov-ereignties and independence, and Tehran’s attempts to sow seeds of discord, sedition and sectarianism among the citizens.
The statement has also demand-ed full commitment to fundamentals and the basics based on the princi-ple of good neighborliness, non-use or threat or force, and the need for Iran to change its policy in the region and not to embrace or give shelter for the terrorist groups on its territory.
Snapchat, social mediaspoiling teenage people
‘Alien to tradition, culture’
By Munaif NayefAl-Seyassah Staff
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 3: Close watchers of the mobile application ‘snap-chat’ and other social media networking sites observe an increasing rate of liquor and illicit drug consumption among the youth, in addition to stunts considered alien to the tradition and culture of Kuwaiti society.
It has been noted that indi-viduals using their accounts to post photos of liquor and unde-sirable scenarios target minors, teenagers and young ladies. For this reason, some of the target groups are seen on roads dancing and holding bottles of liquor, while others consume illicit drugs like ‘larika’ or ‘chemical’, because they con-sider the trend as normal.
Warnings against such acts have reached deaf ears in the sense that several youths and teenagers have been spending their nights promoting acts that threaten their future—as they engage in inde-cent behavior by playing music and dancing on streets, culverts or parks and posting videos on social networking site ‘livechat’ in violation of religious, ethical and social values.
The close watchers have urged government to stand fi rm against such acts before the youth is completely drawn into dark and destructive pit-fall. They are of the view that whoever shares such posts will infl uence others to follow their trail if they go unpunished.
They said those misbehav-ing did not limit their activities to consumption of liquor, illicit drugs and stunt driving but also put innocent lives in danger while driving in excessive speed on the roads and snapping photos. They blame the families and security operatives for the widespread act resulting from failure to curb the excesses of gullible individuals, urging the government to activate relevant laws against perpetrators who encourage bad behavior in order to protect the youth, as well as values and ethics.
Briefs
Indians hurt: Three Indians and two Vietnamese who were injured following a fi ght between them in Kabad have been admit-ted to the Farwaniya Hospital, reports Al-Anba daily.
According to the daily, all those involved in the fi ght are working for the same company and have submitted medical reports to sub-stantiate their claims.
❑ ❑ ❑
Owner probed: The owners of an unidentifi ed shop selling toys had been referred to the Com-mercial Court after the Ministry of Commerce inspectors found Hebrew talking toys, reports Al-Rai daily.
The action comes within the keenness of the ministry to pre-vent the sale of goods made in Israel in line with the Israel Boy-cott Offi ce and within the frame-work of the trade normalization with Israel which is banned by commercial laws in force in Ku-wait.
Training with partner nations
3rd Armored Brigade in KuwaitFORT BLISS, Oct 3: An armored brigade from Fort Bliss is doing im-portant work to help ensure stabil-ity in the Middle East and has been busy training with partner nations there, its leaders and soldiers said.
About 3,500 soldiers from 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division deployed to Ku-wait in June. They are expected to re-turn home sometime in early spring.
Soldiers from the Bulldog Bri-gade are serving as a contingency force in the Middle East and so far, have done training with the armies from Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, and to a lesser extent, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain, 3rd Bri-gade commander Col Lee Magee said during a conference call from Kuwait last week.
The goal is to increase what is known as interoperability, the abil-ity of US forces and their partners to work and communicate together for common goals, Magee said.
“The soldiers are doing well,” said Magee, who took command of the brigade on June 13 shortly before it deployed. “They are get-ting after the mission they have. They are doing it very, very well. They are a professional, disciplined formation and taking care of the na-tion’s requirements in this part of the world.”
The brigade offi cially took over its Kuwait mission on July 6, re-
placing 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley, Kan.
This is a continuing mission where an armored brigade has a ro-tational presence in Kuwait.
Magee, of Leavenworth, Kan., compared the brigade’s presence to how the United States promotes re-gional stability in South Korea and Eastern Europe by having a military presence in those places too.
So far, the Bulldog Brigade has had no major issues. They’ve had two soldiers break ankles while playing sports but no serious inju-ries from training operations or oth-er military activities, Magee said.
The brigade will soon be doing some maneuver and gunnery train-ing on its own and with some Mid-dle Eastern partners, Magee added.
Capt Brent Beadle serves as 3rd Brigade’s civil affairs offi cer. Bea-dle, of Swansboro, NC, said the bri-gade has already done 900 “engage-ments” with regional partners.
These are considered any mean-ingful contact with a partner nation and can last from a half-hour to sev-eral hours. They can include tacti-cal and technical training, medical training, meetings and briefi ngs. In-dividual interactions during extend-ed training events are also counted.
Echoing Magee, Beadle said the goal is to “create regional stabil-ity and show our partners that they have American support.”
