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 H5N1 strain of the bird flu on February 25 with bird flu cases reaching 132. In November 2005, the first bird infected with the H5N1 strain was detected in a flamingo at a seaside villa.[1]
jamaan, harbash, arabic, جمعان, الحربش, member, kuwaiti, national, assembly, representing, second, district, opposition, falcon, smuggling, editon, april, 2007, harbash, other, submitted, documents, parliament, claiming, that, several, falcon, shipments, influ. Jamaan Al Harbash Arabic جمعان الحربش is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly representing the second district Opposition to falcon smuggling editOn 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 H5N1 strain of the bird flu on February 25 with bird flu cases reaching 132 In November 2005 the first bird infected with the H5N1 strain was detected in a flamingo at a seaside villa 1 Protest against Israeli attacks editOn December 28 2008 al Harbash with fellow Kuwaiti lawmakers Mikhled Al Azmi Musallam Al Barrak Marzouq Al Ghanim Ahmed Al Mulaifi Mohammed Hayef Al Mutairi Ahmed Al Sadoun Nasser Al Sane and Waleed Al Tabtabaie protested in front of the National Assembly building against attacks by Israel on Gaza Protesters waved banners reading No to hunger no to submission and chanted Allahu Akbar Israel launched air strikes against Hamas in the Gaza Strip on December 26 after a six month ceasefire ended on December 18 2 dead link References edit 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 nbsp This article about a Kuwaiti politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jamaan Al Harbash amp oldid 1214616840, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
