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KUNA photoSheikh Salman Al-Hamoud at the heritage festival conclusion.

‘Arabian Beautiful Horse’ competition ends

‘Rectify status according to new law’

46 domestic labour officeshave their licenses revokedKUWAIT CITY, Nov 13: Director of Domestic Workers Department in the Interior Ministry Mohammad Al-Ajmi has announced the cancellation of licenses issued to 42 domestic labor offices due to failure to rectify their status as per Article 50 of Domestic Workers Law Number 68/2015 and Item Seven of Article 17 of Ministerial Decision Number 2194/2016.

Article 50 law number 68/2015 obliges licensed domestic labor offices to rectify their status according to the new law, or else, they will lose their license.

Article 17 of Ministerial Decision Number 2194/2016 stipulates withdrawal of license issued to a domestic labor office upon the instruction of the Interior Minister

in certain situations: If the office violated licensing conditions, if it provided false information, in case of its dissolution, sub-licensing activities, transformation of its branches into housing units for domestic workers, among others.

In a press statement, the Public Relations and Security Media General Department disclosed the decision took effect Sunday and the affected domestic labor offices have been included on the security list barring issuance of visa.

Meanwhile, Al-Ajmi confirmed receiving 41 applications from domestic labor offices and four companies that fulfilled the legal requirements stipulated in Law Number 86/2015 and the relevant ministerial decisions.

The Open Championship for Arabian Beautiful Horse concluded at Bait Al-Arab (Kuwait State Stud) as part of the Fifth Kuwait Arabian Horse National Championship sponsored by HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah with the participation of 299 horses and Kuwaiti stables.

Speaking on behalf of the sponsor of the competition, Minister of Information and Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman

Al-Hamoud considers it an honor and pride to represent HH the Crown Prince in this heritage festival. He praised the efforts of organizers in “attracting a large number of distinguished equestrian sports enthusiasts.”

The festival, which kicked off Friday, included the qualifying round for the beautiful Arabian horses national cham-pionship. It will continue next week — from Nov 18-19 — with the Beautiful Egyptian Horses competition.

68% of candidates representing 1stConstituency have varsity degrees

High school graduates constitute 8.3%

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 13, (KUNA): Many candi-dates of the First Constituency for the National Assembly (par-liament) elections for the 15th legislative term, slated for Nov 26, 2016, have high level of educa-tion. More than half of them are 50 years, or over.

Out of the total 72 nomi-nees of the First Constituency, as the registration ended for the race, there are 49 (68.05 percent) with university degrees; 16 (22.22 percent) who carry diplomas; six (8.33 percent) are high school graduates, and just one candi-date completed intermediate school, 1.38 percent.

Among the 49 nominees with academic degrees, 13 have PhDs in social politics, law, constitu-tional law, statistics, security management, pharmacology, medicine, eye surgery, physical education, educational manage-ment, computer, Information Systems and Science of Hadith.

Seven nominees have MAs in economy, industrial manage-ment, military sciences, law, public law, private law, engi-neering management and funda-mentals of religion.

Twenty-nine BA holding nom-inees studied medicine, surgery, law, economy, geography, histo-ry, engineering, mechanical engineering, civilian engineer-ing, political sciences, and accounting.

The 16 candidates with diplo-mas are specialized in sciences, mechanical engineering, oil industries, secretarial work.

Candidates of the First Constituency in the 2013 parlia-mentary elections hit 51.

Thirty-four of them (66.66 percent) had university degrees; nine (17.64 percent), had diplo-mas; five (0.8 percent) were high school graduates, and three (5.88 percent) candidates completed the intermediate school.

Among the 34 nominees with university degrees, eight had PhDs in education management, IT, education, statistics, law, physiology of sports science and nutrition, security management, physical education, philosophy and philosophy of international relations.

Four candidates with MAs studied computer science, librar-ies, business administration and

management of human resourc-es.

BA nominees, 22, were quali-fied in media, international rela-tions, business administration, arts, political sciences, fine arts, economy civilian engineering, geography, history, law, scienc-es, and accounting.

The nine diploma candidates studied navigation communica-tion, electricity, zoology, secre-tary work, applied sciences, physical education, banking, police science and commerce.

Candidates for the First Constituency in the 2012 parlia-mentary elections hit 59 as regis-tration deadline ended.

Among the 59 candidates, 34 (57.62 percent) had university degrees; nine (17 percent) had diplomas; six (0.16 percent) were high school graduates, and two candidates (3.38 percent) completed the intermediate

school.Seven of the 34 had PhDs in

literary criticism, statistics, phi-losophy, international relations, computer technology, organ transplant, law, oral surgery.

Six had MAs in engineering, military sciences, political sci-ences, media and special educa-tion.

Twenty-one BA holding candi-dates were qualified in mechani-cal engineering, accounting, communication engineering, law, civilian aviation, economic, political sciences, information and technology science, fine arts, sciences, Sharia, communication and electronics engineering, architecture and sociology.

Seventeen nominees with diplomas studied electricity, business administration, econo-my, aviation sciences, communi-cation, marketing, education, computer civilian engineering and physical education.

In terms of age, most candi-dates of the First Constituency standing for the 2016 elections are 50 years old or over. These are 38 (52.77 percent) of the total figure; Twenty nominees (27.77 percent) are 40-49 years old, and 14 ones (19.14 percent) are 30-39 years old.

In the 2013 elections, 20 can-didates (50.98 percent) were 50 years old or over; thirteen nomi-nees (25.49 percent) were 40-49 years old, and 12 ones (23. 52 percent) 30-39 years old.

Candidates for the 2012 elec-tions, included 26 nominees (44.06 percent) of 50 years old or over; twenty nominees (33.89 percent) were 40-49 years old, and 13 ones (22.03 percent) 30-39 years old.

Kuwaitis attend an electoral campaign meeting for Kuwaiti Islamist and former MP candidate Adel Al-Damkhi, in Kuwait City on Nov 12,

ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election. (AFP)

Prayer TimingsFajr ................................................................. 04:49Sunrise ............................................................ 06:11Zohr ................................................................. 11:33Asr ....................................................................14:33 Maghrib .......................................................... 16:54 Isha ................................................................. 18:13

WeatherExpected weather for the next 24 hours:By Night: Cool with light variable wind changing

to light to moderate north westerly wind, with speed of 08-26 km/h and some high clouds will appear.

By Day: Sunny with light to moderate north westerly to light variable wind, with speed of 08-30 km/h and some scattered clouds will appear.

Station Max Min Exp RecKuwait City 31 20Kuwait Airport 31 12Abdaly 32 14Bubyan 31 12Jahra 31 15Failaka Island 30 16Salmiyah 30 21Ahmadi 28 21Nuwaisib 29 17Wafra 31 14Salmy 29 12

4 days forecast - WeatherMonday, Nov 14

Expected weather ...........Sunny + scattered cloudsMax Temp ........................................................ 32CMin Temp ......................................................... 12CWind Direction .......................................... NW-VRBWind Speed ...........................................08-28 km/h

Tuesday, Nov 15Expected weather ...........Sunny + scattered cloudsMax Temp ........................................................ 32CMin Temp ......................................................... 13CWind Direction ..............................................VRB-SWind Speed ...........................................06-26 km/h

Wednesday, Nov 16Expected weather ..........................................SunnyMax Temp ........................................................ 30CMin Temp ......................................................... 13CWind Direction ................................................ S-SEWind Speed ...........................................12-32 km/h

Thursday, Nov 17Expected weather ......................Clouds to increaseMax Temp ........................................................ 30CMin Temp ......................................................... 14CWind Direction ....................................................SEWind Speed ...........................................12-35 km/h

Marine ForecastStation Max Min Sea Today’s Exp Rec Surf Waves Ht DirectionSouth Dolphin 29 20 22 4 ft SEUmm Mudayrah 27 23 - 4 ft SEBeacon M28 - - - 4 ft SEBeacon N6 28 18 - 4 ft SE

Qaruh Island 27 24 26 4 ft SEUmm Al-Maradim 27 24 - 4 ft SESea Island Buo - - - - -Salmiyah 30 21 - 4 ft SE

4 days forecast - MarineMonday, Nov 14

Expected weather ...........Sunny + scattered cloudsSea state ................................... Slight to moderateWave height ....................................................1-4 ftMax Temp ........................................................ 32CMin Temp ......................................................... 12CWind Direction .......................................... NW-VRBWind Speed ...........................................08-28 km/h

Tuesday, Nov 15Expected weather ...........Sunny + scattered cloudsSea state ................................... Slight to moderateWave height ....................................................1-3 ftMax Temp ........................................................ 32CMin Temp ......................................................... 13CWind Direction ..............................................VRB-SWind Speed ...........................................06-26 km/h

Wednesday, Nov 16Expected weather ..........................................SunnySea state ................................... Slight to moderateWave height ....................................................2-5 ftMax Temp ........................................................ 30CMin Temp ......................................................... 13CWind Direction ................................................ S-SEWind Speed ...........................................12-32 km/h

Thursday, Nov 17Expected weather ......................Clouds to increaseSea state ..................... Moderate to rough at times Wave height ....................................................3-6 ftMax Temp ........................................................ 30CMin Temp ......................................................... 14CWind Direction ....................................................SEWind Speed ...........................................12-35 km/h

Tide times at Shuwaikh Port1st high tide: ...................................................11:002nd high tide: ..................................................22:451st low tide: ....................................................17:002nd low tide: ...................................................05:30Sunrise: ..........................................................06:11Sunset: ...........................................................16:54

Recorded yesterday at Kuwait AirportMax temp .......................................................... 31CMin temp ........................................................... 11CMax Rh .............................................................35%Min Rh ..............................................................15%Max Wind ............................................NW 32 km/hTotal Rainfall in 24 hrs ...................................0 mm

Recorded yesterday at South DolphinMin/Max/ Air Temp ...................................... 20/29CMin/Max Rel Hum ........................................22/68%Wind Direction/Wind Speed ................... N/26 km/hPrev Wave Dir/Max Wave Ht ......................... N/2 ftMin/Max Sea Surface Temp ....................... 22/23 CSea Current ............................................. Upwelling

— Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Meteorological Dept.

deathsAbdullateef Khaled Abdullateef Al-Shtail, 37 years, buried. Condolences: (Men) Mishref, Block 5, Street 13, House No. 9, Tel: 55508055 (Women) Rehab, Block 1, Street 28, House No. 46, Tel: 99112110; Saleh Muhammad Fajri Al-Fajri, 71 years old, buried. Condolences: (Men) Abraq Khaitan, Block 10, Nasser Al Jabri Street, House No. 126, Tel: 51666989, (Women) Abraq Khaitan, Block 10, Nasser Al Jabri Street, House No. 136, Tel: 99528499; Ali Mubarak Hameed Al Azmi, 66 years old, buried. Condolences: (Men) Qusour, Block 5, Street 10, House No. 3, Tel: 67777786, (Women) Jaber Al Ali, Block 5, Street 53, House No. 30, Tel: 67771821; Aminah Hussain Rashed Al Damkhi, 76 years old, widow of Ali Hassan Ghareb Ali, buried. Condolences: (Men) Al Wazzan Mosque, Mubarak Al Abdullah, Tel: 97444225, (Women) Qurain, Block 4, Street 19, House No. 5, Tel: 67776817; Lilya Salem Mohammed Al Badi, 78 years old, widow of Fahad Thuman Mohammed Al Mahboul, to be buried on Monday morning. Condolences: Qadsiya, Block 8, Al Bader Street, House No 34, Tel: 99543911, (Women) Qadsiya, Block 8, Street 86, House No 16, Tel: 99624479; Saleh Abdullah Ali Al Hubail, 71 years old, to be buried on Monday morning. Condolences: (Men) Salam, Block1, Street 111, House No 6, Tel: 99599611, (Women) Sabah Al Salem, Block 11, Street 2, Avenue 7, House No 25, Tel: 99599611; Radia Khalil Abbas Al Hamr, 69 years old, widow of Hassan Rajab Ali, buried. Condolences: (Men) Maqamis Mosque, Rumaithiya, Tel: 90977791, (Women) Rumaithiya, Block 11, Muath bin Jabal St, Avenue 110, House No. 212; Hind Hamed Abdullah Al Mulhem, 44 years old, wife of Osama Abdulrahim Al Duaij, to be buried on Monday morning. Condolences: (Men) Qadsiya, Diwan Al Duaij, Abdulaziz Al Duaij Street, Tel: 25382886, (Women) Mubarak Al Abdullah , Block 1, Street 115, House No. 30, Tel: 50005599.

Nov 13, 2016

Kuwait Today

Winning ‘Stevie Award’ important: CAITKUWAIT CITY, Nov 13, (KUNA): The Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT) underlined importance that Kuwait’s e-gate won bronze prize in non-profit orga-nizations category as part of International Business Awards (IBAs).

In a press statement on Sunday, the CAIT said the country’s e-gate outperformed all gates across the globe that number 3,800 from orga-nizations of all types in more than 60 nations.

It added the IBAs are one of the best prizes in the world, noting that the award was created in 2002 to recognize accom-plishments and contributions of companies and business people across the globe.

The IBAs’ arbitration committee lauded

the State of Kuwait’s e-gate in terms of information services that it provides, it said.

The IBAs’ competent committee also extolled the design of e-gate which was done in line with the global standards, it made clear.

The country’s e-gate includes 1,744 elec-tronic services and information provided by 57 bodies from both the public and private sectors.

There are also further services from other bodies like the Ministry of Electricity and Water and others, the statement said.

The number of people who visited the gate hit 5.1 million, while the number of pages viewed was about 13.8 million since the beginning of this year until Oct 30.