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According to some blogs, Bashar al Sayegh and Jassim al Qames of the ‘Al-Jareeda Newspaper’ were harassed and attacked by the secret police of Kuwait.

You can see the article here by Shiekha Bibi Al-Sabah :I, Bibi Nasser Al-Sabah am against the detaining and torchering of Jassim Al Qames and Bashar Al-Sayegh.…>>

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According to Bashar, he was not attacked by the secret police. Jassem was the only victim.
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Judge oil minister on performance, not wrongly-worded statement: MP; ‘Give Sheikh Ali opportunity to deal with violations’

Arab Times , KUWAIT CITY: With both the Popular Bloc and National Bloc increasing the heat on him and leading a tireless campaign to oust him from the Cabinet, Oil Minister Sheikh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah says he has left the issue of his resignation in the hands of HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah. A reliable governmental source said Sheikh Ali Al-Jarrah’s resignation will depend on the nature of the grilling motion expected to be submitted next week by MPs Musallam Al-Barrak and Faisal Al-Muslem, and the number of MPs who support the grilling. On the same issue, MP Dr Waleed Al-Tabtabaei said “we should judge Sheikh Ali Al-Jarrah on his performance and not on the basis of a wrongly worded statement. We should give the minister a final opportunity to deal with the violations, which were revealed by MPs.”

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Bid to defuse standoff; Amir urges MPs to work with Cabinet

Aab Times - KUWAIT (RTRS): HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah urged parliament on Monday to cooperate more with the government, weighing in to defuse a standoff that is threatening to delay key legislation. Kuwait’s parliament, which has a history of challenging the cabinet in a region where the public has little say, has been caught in a row with the government that led to the resignation of the last cabinet in March. Despite vows of a fresh start by the new line-up, deputies attacked Oil Minister Sheikh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah last week for seeking advice from a cousin who was investigated several years ago on suspicion of a role in an embezzlement case at a state oil firm.
Another parliament session ended in turmoil after deputies accused each other of misusing public funds, prompting Sheikh Sabah to tell Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi that deputies should focus on legislating.

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Kharafi plans meeting with all MPs to deliver Amir’s message; Blocs urged to go ahead with implementation of programmes

Taken from Arab Times - KUWAIT CITY: “I am planning to invite all MPs for a meeting in my office Monday afternoon to deliver a fatherly message from HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah and discuss other important issues in the interest of Kuwait,” says Parliament Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi. Al-Khorafi made this remark after meeting HH the Amir on Saturday. Sources say Al-Khorafi is still upset with the language used in the Parliament recently when the first report of the Public Fund Protection Committee was discussed. Meanwhile, the government has urged leaders of all major political blocs in the country to go ahead with the implementation of various programmes which were approved by both the Parliament and government.
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Oil Minister said to mull resignation on ‘grilling’; Cabinet to consider issue

Taken from Arab Times - KUWAIT CITY: With many MPs intent on grilling him, Oil Minister Sheikh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah may resign on Sunday, say sources. “He will take a final decision on whether to continue in the Cabinet after meeting HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah,” they added. Meanwhile, Sheikh Ali Al-Jarrah, who is in Egypt on an official visit, said “I will not talk about my resignation at this stage. Kuwait is a free country and everybody has the right to take his own decision.” Minister of Communications and State Minister for National Assembly Affairs Sharida Al-Meosherji said “in its meeting the Cabinet will spend sometime to discuss this issue and listen to Sheikh Ali Al-Jarrah’s explanations on the alleged public funds violations committed by him.”

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