Prince Philip’S Death
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SHAABAN 29, 1442 AH SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2021 16 Pages Max 32º Min 22º 150 Fils Established 1961 ISSUE NO: 18406 The First Daily in the Arabian Gulf www.kuwaittimes.net Reporter’s murder shocks Aramco in $12.4bn pipeline DMX, rap’s explosive, Leeds stall Man City title march, 6 Greece, PM demands probe 8 deal with EIG-led group 12 tortured star, dies at 50 16 last-gasp Liverpool up to fourth Gun salutes fired across UK to mark Prince Philip’s death Amir condoles with Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles LONDON: Gun salutes echoed around Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al- the United Kingdom yesterday as the Sabah sent similar cables to Queen military paid solemn tribute Elizabeth. to Queen Elizabeth II’s hus- HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf also band Prince Philip after his addressed a cable to Prince Charles, death aged 99. The coordi- Prince of Wales, expressing deepest nated 41-round volleys to condolences on the demise of his the former Royal Navy com- father. HH the Amir, in the cable, mander were fired at a rate wished Prince Philip forgiveness, and of one per minute from 12:00 the Royal Family patience, recalling his (1100 GMT) in London, noble stances towards Kuwait and the Edinburgh, Cardiff and highly-esteemed stature he had Belfast, as well as at naval enjoyed at the local and international bases, from warships at levels, as well as his contri- sea, and in the British terri- SEE PAGE 5 butions for serving his tory Gibraltar. Similar homeland. HH the Crown salutes - the most according to military Prince Sheikh Mishal and HH the Prime protocol - were also held in Canberra Minister Sheikh Sabah sent similar and Wellington, as the queen is head of cables to Prince Charles. state in Australia and New Zealand. At the Tower of London, a crowd of HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf more than 100 onlookers kept a Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a respectful silence as they watched the cable of condolences to Queen Honorable Artillery Company fire shots Elizabeth II on the death of Prince on the banks of the River Thames. One Philip on Friday. HH the Amir hailed the onlooker, Heather Utteridge, said she efforts and support Prince Philip had come to show her respects “for a showed towards Kuwait’s issues, adding superhuman”. “It’s a great loss to not that the UK lost one of its most influen- just the Queen, but actually to the tial figures. HH the Crown Prince country. He represented stability for all LONDON: The Death Gun Salute is fired by the Honorable Artillery Company to mark the passing of Britain’s Prince Philip, Duke of Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- of our lives,” the 65-year-old told AFP. Edinburgh (inset), at the Tower of London yesterday, a day after his death at the age of 99. —AFP Sabah and HH the Prime Minister Continued on Page 2 reviving the hobbled agreement but Iran starts was waiting for Tehran to reciprocate, something yesterday’s move signally Saudi executes failed to do. up advanced President Hassan Rouhani inaugu- rated a cascade of 164 IR-6 cen- three soldiers centrifuges trifuges for producing enriched urani- um, as well as two test cascades - of for ‘high treason’ TEHRAN: Iran announced yesterday 30 IR-5 and 30 IR-6S devices it has started up advanced uranium respectively - at Iran’s Natanz urani- RIYADH: Saudi Arabia yesterday executed enrichment centrifuges in a breach of um enrichment plant, in a ceremony three soldiers for “high treason”, the defense its undertakings under a troubled broadcast by state television. State 2015 nuclear deal, days after the start TV aired no images of the injection of ministry said, in a rare public announcement that A screen grab from a videoconference shows views of centrifuges and devices at of talks on rescuing the accord. The uranium hexafluoride gas into the cas- accused them of colluding with an unspecified Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment plant, as well as Iranian President Hassan United States had said Friday that it cades, but broadcast a link with enemy. The executions come as a Saudi-led mili- Rouhani delivering a speech yesterday. — AFP tary campaign intensifies in neighboring Yemen. had offered “very serious” ideas on Continued on Page 2 The soldiers were convicted of “the crime of high treason in cooperation with the enemy” in a way that threatens the kingdom and its military under the weight of the contagion, interests, the ministry said in a statement carried Lockdowns as which has killed 2.9 million people by the official Saudi Press Agency. The state- worldwide. ment named the three soldiers - Mohammed bin Having let its guard down with Ahmed, Shaher bin Issa and Hamoud bin Ibrahim vaccine efforts mass religious festivals, political rallies - without identifying which enemy they were and spectators at cricket matches, the accused of aiding. stumble world’s second-most populous nation Saudi Arabia views Iran as its main regional has added more than a million new foe and identifies Yemen’s Tehran-aligned Houthi MUMBAI: Fresh lockdowns and cur- infections since late March. Every rebels as a major security threat to the oil-rich fews were imposed on tens of millions weekend from yesterday until the end kingdom. The statement makes a rare announce- of people from India to Argentina of April, Maharashtra’s 125 million ment of military executions in the kingdom, yesterday, as COVID-19 infections people will be confined to their homes which is known to be highly secretive about its surged again and vaccine rollouts unless travelling or shopping for food armed forces. were hampered by shortages and or medicine. MUMBAI: A Hindu priest is seen near the deserted Chowpatty beach during a “The fact that the names of the decedents scares. In India, the worst-hit state of “I’m not for the lockdown at all but weekend lockdown imposed by the state government amidst rising COVID-19 were publicized means the Saudis must consider Maharashtra was running out of vac- I don’t think the government has any cases yesterday. — AFP their alleged misconduct to be exceptionally cines as the health system buckled Continued on Page 2 egregious and thus worthy of exemplary punish- ment,” David Des Roches, from the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies in carefully carried ancient pots and Washington, told AFP. Egypt unveils showed human and animal remains dug The defense ministry said the soldiers were up from the earth as members of the executed in the military’s Southern Command, media toured around curved brick based close to the border with Yemen, where 3,000-yr-old walls and rudimentary streets. Saudi Arabia is leading a six-year campaign “This is a large city that was lost. It against the Houthi rebels. Riyadh led a military ‘lost’ city was connected with the god Aton and coalition into Yemen in March 2015 to prop up Amenhotep III,” famed Egyptologist the internationally recognized government, but it LUXOR, Egypt: Archaeologists yes- Zahi Hawass enthusiastically told has struggled to oust the Houthis. It has also reporters yesterday. “We found three faced a surge in missile and drone attacks terday showed off their finds at what they say is the “largest” ancient city major districts: one for administration, against the kingdom. one for workers to sleep in and another Fighting has intensified for the key Yemeni ever found in Egypt, dating to a golden age of the pharaohs 3,000 years ago. for industry,” he said. Spaces include region of Marib, with 53 pro-government and workshops for drying meat, making LUXOR: A picture taken yesterday shows a view of a 3,000-year old-city, dubbed Continued on Page 2 At the site near Luxor, home of the legendary Valley of the Kings, workers Continued on Page 2 The Rise of Aten. — AFP 2 Established 1961 Sunday, April 11, 2021 Local Kuwait’s Amir sends letter to Turkish president on boosting ties Foreign Minister meets Turkish Parliament speaker Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan receives a letter from His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al- ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Kuwait’s Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, delivered by Kuwait’s Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah. — KUNA photos Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah. Kuwait’s Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah leads Al-Sabah meets Speaker of the Grand Turkish National Assembly Mustafa Sentop. Kuwait’s delegation during a meeting with Speaker of the Grand Turkish National Assembly Mustafa Sentop. ANKARA: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al- Cabinet Affairs, delivered the message to the Turkish Meanwhile, Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al- enhance joint cooperation in various fields. From the Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has addressed a written President during his official visit to the Turkish capi- Mohammad met Speaker of the Grand Turkish Kuwaiti side, the meeting was attended by Kuwaiti message to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tal Ankara, where he headed the State of Kuwait del- National Assembly Mustafa Sentop, on the occasion Ambassador Zawawi, General Consul in Istanbul dealing with the close relations between the two egation that took part in the second session of the of his official visit to Ankara, Turkey. Sheikh Dr Mohammed Fahad Al-Mohammed, Deputy Assistant friendly countries and means of boosting these ties in Kuwaiti-Turkish Cooperation Committee on Ahmad headed his accompanying delegation to chair Foreign Minister for the Minister’s Office Affairs various spheres as well as issues of common concern.