KUWAIT CITY, May 13: MP Saleh Al-Mulla has accused the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Mohammed Al-Afasi and other officials in his ministry of corruption, reports Al-Shahid daily.
According to Al-Mulla, the minister doesn’t care about the ministry’s interests and pays no attention to warnings by the MPs. “We have proof that some senior ministry officials have transactions with corrupt personalities in the cooperative societies”, he claimed, stressing that Al-Afasi has failed to manage affairs in the cooperative societies.

Meanwhile, Al-Afasi challenged Al-Mulla to prove any of his officials involves in the affairs of cooperative societies. I hope the MP will apologize to the senior officials in the ministry, he added. However, Al-Mulla maintained it’s not honorable to apologize to corrupt senior officials.

Meanwhile, MP Mohammad Hayef on Sunday said the recent visit of Shiite scholar Al-Seyyid Ali Al-Amin to his diwaniya was an expression of support for efforts to spread tolerance, fair attitude towards the companions of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and a strong response to baseless allegations against the Shiites, reports Al-Anba daily.

Speaking during the seminar, Hayef asserted the visit of the revered scholar conveyed a clear message to the extremist Shiites, who have been spreading rumors against the companions of the Prophet (PBUH). He affirmed the extremist Shiites will benefit from the seminar if they would only realize that most of the members of the sect are not against Muslim women leaders and the companions of the Prophet (PBUH).

On the other hand, Al-Amin asserted there are good persons among the Shiites who object to the Iranian vision of attacking the Sunnis. He cited his personal experience, saying that he left the south in 2008 due to his desire to spread moderate ideology and respect for other sects. He compared extremism to fire, that spreads quickly regardless of the source, and only moderation can control it. He also stressed the need to make the young generation understand the difference between religious and political leaders.
In another development, the Amir of Al-Rushaida tribe Mohammed Bin Meselam urges Kuwaitis to cooperate to uphold the beloved country, reports Al-Anba daily.

He made the statement at a reception held in the tribe’s diwaniya in honor of lawmakers from the tribe, Bin Meselem and the Minister of Awqaf Mohammed Al-Nomas.

Meanwhile, Al-Nomas thanked HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad for renewing trust in his tribe. He reaffirmed commitment to oath he took in the presence of the Amir and the National Assembly to make Kuwait his topmost priority at all times.

Also, MP Mohammed Khurainej thanked the Amir for appointing a competent person from the tribe to join the new government and called for preservation of the Constitution, while working toward the country’s interests.