Jamaan Al-Harbash
Jamaan Al-Harbash (
Opposition to falcon smuggling
On April 17, 2007, Al-Harbash and other MPs submitted documents to parliament claiming that several falcon shipments for "influential people" had been imported recently without proper testing. Kuwait banned bird imports as an avian influenza precaution, but the ban was eased in July 2006. Al-Harbash saw the smuggling as an example of corruption that puts the country at risk for bird flu: "Lifting the ban on falcons was a catastrophe. Why were they exempted from the ban despite warnings by doctors?" Al-Harbash said he would ask the parliament's health committee to study the situation and report back.
Kuwait reported 20 birds, including 18 falcons, tested positive for the deadly
Protest against Israeli attacks
On December 28, 2008, al-Harbash with fellow Kuwaiti lawmakers
References
- ^ "Kuwaiti gov't denies illegal falcon trade as cause of bird flu outbreak". People's Daily. April 18, 2007. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "Can Kuwait oil make the grade?". MEED. 9 November 2007. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2023.