publish time

27/08/2017

author name Arab Times

publish time

27/08/2017

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 26, (Agencies): Kuwait’s Ambassador to Turkey Ghassan Al-Zawawi stated the embassy is following up the issue of Kuwaiti citizen Abdullah Al-Shatti arrested recently by the Turkish security authorities for smuggling relics of the Ottoman period.Al-Zawawi said the embassy communicated news about the arrest in Ankara to his family and the embassy lawyer has since embarked on relevant legal procedures.He added the embassy received phone calls from several senior officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the latest development of the case, and called upon the media to exercise caution on the issue’s coverage due to its sensitive nature.Al-Shatti was arrested in Ankara on the accusation of smuggling relics of the Ottoman regime and bloggers say Al-Shatti was arrested in possession of nine coins, which the airport authorities said were from the Ottoman regime. He admitted buying each coin for $30.Woman dead, 3 hurt :  A Kuwaiti lady in her 30s died and three other people sustained various degrees of injuries in a three-vehicle collision on the Coastal Motorway in Fahaheel.A security source said the remains of the lady citizen were deposited to Forensics by Criminal Evidences Men accompanying the rescue team to the scene after the Operations Room had been notified about the incident. Paramedics referred the injured people to Adan Hospital for treatment. A case was registered.By Munaif NayefAl-Seyassah Staff