Municipal Council discusses anew ban on ‘hubble-bubble’ restaurants, closed areas

Suspects in Egyptian assault arrested

By Abdul Nasser Al Aslami

Al-Seyassah Staff and

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 10: The issue of “Shisha” (hubble-bubble) reemerged on the tables of the Municipal Council with regard to a proposal suggesting separation of the licenses of restaurants from cafes and banning Shisha in cafes. The proposal was approved by nine votes against two.

Council member Ahmad Hadian who presented the proposal confirmed the use of “Shisha has become common in Kuwait though it’s without commercial classification, and it’s against the law.”

In his role, Deputy Director of Capital and Jahra Municipal Affairs Engineer Faisal Sadeq explained that the municipality “will implement the decision in relation to banning the use of Shisha in closed areas, and there is coordination with the Ministry of Trade and Industry to change some classifications and titles after the ban on smoking Shisha in closed places takes effect.”

Meanwhile, sources expect the proposed ban on Shisha in cafes would be the same as the proposal to “prevent Shisha for families”, thus adequate response would come from the relevant minister”.

Regarding another municipal affair, the council agreed to refer recommendations of the workshop of the legal committee and the environment committee to the legal committee to prepare a memorandum, which will be submitted to the council for ratification.

The remains of a Pakistani national who drowned off a beach in Al-Sharq area have been referred to Forensics, reports Al-Rai daily.

Among the recommendations is to provide the Kuwait municipality with a GPS tracking system for all garbage trucks, including those under government contracts or private contracts.

The council also agreed to refer the workshop’s recommendation to monitor cleaning contracts that are concerned with cleaning investment and commercial areas, in addition to other bodies such as hospitals, so that the municipality will follow-up and monitor all cleaning contracts, whether they are affiliated with it or

When the Operations Room of the Ministry of Interior received a report on the incident police and paramedics rushed to the spot and recovered the corpse.

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Suspects arrested:

Personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department and personnel from the Search and Investigation Department from the Hawalli Governorate have arrested the suspects who were wanted by law for assaulting an Egyptian following an argument over priority of movement behind the Salmiya traffic department, reports Al-Anba daily.

The arrest came based on the description provided to the police by the victim.

Meanwhile the Al-Rai daily said the Minister of Immigration and Egyptian Affairs Abroad, Ambassador Nabila Makram, has praised the efforts of the Kuwaiti authorities in following-up the incident following the attack on an Egyptian by two young men, due to a traffic dispute in Salmiya a few days ago, and confirmed her confidence in the ability of the Interior Ministry men to bring the suspects to justice.