National & Liberation Days THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015 JAMADA ALAWWAL 7, 1436 AH www.kuwaittimes.net ‘American The Real Fouz: Arsenal NOTICE TO OUR READERS Sniper’ killer My favorite stumble in sentenced to eyeliner Champions Kuwait Times offices will be closed on Feb 26 and 27, 2015, and our next issue will be pub- life in prison products League race lished on Sunday, March 1, 2015. Happy National and Liberation days to our readers! 9 39 20 Kuwait marks national Min 09º Max 22º days with joy, parades High Tide 05:42 & 16:47 KOC sets record with largest human ‘K’ Low Tide 11:08 40 PAGES NO: 16445 150 FILS By Nawara Fattahova and Faten Omar KUWAIT: Thousands of citizens and expats gathered on Arabian Gulf Road to celebrate the national days yester- day, with children and families lining up on the sides of the street spraying water and waving flags. Cruising along the Gulf Road is a popular activity during the national and liberation days, with various car and motorcycle groups holding rallies. The Q8 Old Cars Team paraded from Green Island to Shuwaikh Beach yesterday, while teams will gather on Anjifa Beach today opposite Salwa and head towards Shuwaikh Beach. The Ministry of Information in cooper- ation with the Touristic Enterprises Company is also holding national and folklore music performances on Gulf Road, in addition to laser shows on the Kuwait Towers. Those who don’t like to get stuck in traffic for hours have other options, and can enjoy attending various celebrations around Kuwait. The Carnival City at the International Fairground in Mishref is worth a visit, with various activities for both children and adults. Shows are held throughout the day. Shopping malls have got ready for the celebrations as well. The 360 mall is holding many activities includ- ing contests such as Wear Your Pride, where visitors can submit their photos and win prizes, the biggest cake and others. Visitors can also attend the shows around KUWAIT: Citizens and expats gather on Arabian Gulf Road to celebrate the national days yesterday. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat, Joseph Shagra and Fouad Al- the mall and get their photo printed for free. Shaikh (See Pages 2, 3 & 4) Continued on Page 13 Mock US aircraft carrier Saudis in hi-tech border target in Iran war games battle to keep IS at bay SUWAYF, Saudi Arabia: The chain- TEHRAN: With rockets roaring and said on state television. A direct hit said Iran naturally wants to sink link fences, topped with coils of guns blazing, more than a dozen by a missile could set off a large sec- them. barbed wire, rise and fall like a ser- swarming Iranian speedboats ondary explosion, he added. Fadavi The drill, named “Great Prophet pent’s back across the desert scrub- assaulted a replica of a US aircraft last month boasted that his force is 9,” was held near the Strait of land between Saudi Arabia and the carrier yesterday during large-scale capable of sinking American aircraft Hormuz, through which about a jihadist threat across the Iraqi bor- naval drills near the strategically vital carriers in the event of war. He previ- fifth of the world’s oil passes. der. A double-fence system and entrance of the Arabian Gulf. The ously called carriers easy targets and Continued on Page 13 complementary hi-tech surveillance nationally televised show of force by tools, officially opened in the country’s elite Revolutionary September, have become the front Guard comes just weeks ahead of a line of efforts to protect the king- deadline for Iran and world powers dom from Islamic State (IS) group to forge a historic deal on the fate of extremists who have seized vast the Islamic Republic’s nuclear pro- areas of Iraq as well as Syria. gram. Iranian live-fire war games are “As you know, the terrorists are not uncommon. But by simulating the biggest threat,” said border for the first time an attack on the guards Major Mohammed Al- ultimate symbol of American naval Rashidi, a supervisor at Judaidat power, hardliners hoped to send a Arar command and control centre message that Iran has no intention where officers monitor radar and of backing down to the US - cameras about 10 km from the fron- ARAR, Saudi Arabia: Saudi border guards monitor cameras and radars on whichever way talks over its contest- tier. That threat became painfully surveillance screens of the Saudi northern border with Iraq at the Arar ed nuclear program go. clear in January when three border regional command and control centre headquarters on Feb 23, 2015. — AFP “American aircraft carriers are guards including a local command- gets in Syria as part of a US-led cage of a Jordanian fighter pilot. very big ammunition depots hous- er were killed in nearby Suwayf in a coalition. Saudi Arabia’s involvement in air ing a lot of missiles, rockets, torpe- battle with “terrorists”. The attack The jihadists have claimed strikes on IS targets has raised fears does and everything else,” the Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard troops attack a mock US aircraft carri- followed the launch in September responsibility for widespread atroci- of retaliation by the group. Guard’s navy chief, Adm Ali Fadavi, er during a military drill in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday. — AFP of the kingdom’s air strikes on IS tar- ties including the burning alive in a Continued on Page 13 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015 LOCAL Photo of the day KUWAIT: Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel and Spa hoisted a giant Kuwaiti flag as part of the country’s celebrations of the National and Liberation Day anniversaries. Nearly 150 employees participated in the event. —Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat Thank you Kuwait: Expats Classic Cars Rally share national Days’ joy on Gulf Road today By Faten Omar By Ben Garcia what’s going on in Kuwait, I know every the center of social gatherings and celebrations. KUWAIT: A classic cars rally will be held street, customers by name and I know today on Arabian Gulf Street as part of KUWAIT: As Kuwait celebrates its National where’s the traffic and accident-prone areas. Muhammad Abdulbarry, 45 the national celebrations. “The aim of and Liberation Days with various activities, This is how I know and am familiar with Thank you, Kuwait. I love every celebration this march is to highlight the youth’s concerts and parades, expats speak about Kuwait. Thank you Kuwait! Happy National and I love spending time role and support their talents,” former what Kuwait means to them. and Liberation Days! with happy people. For me, MP and head of the Masar group Ali Al- this holiday is very important Rashed said, adding HH the Amir Sheikh Alden Navarro, 32 Bahroumi to remind people about their Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has Thank you Kuwait for Abdulhussein, 50 forefathers’ sacrifices, their urged to support young people and lifting me up and helping Shukran Kuwait! I have history and how the world stand by them, calling on them to me in many ways! The most been here for many years. I united to defeat the Iraqi achieve and innovate and open oppor- important thing on earth is have many Kuwaiti friends aggression. It is always good tunities for them to build the country. to have money so we can and I congratulate them to be reminded of the past. I “The slogan of the procession is eat, provide for the family, on this wonderful occa- love Kuwait because it helped me raise my family ‘humanitarian Kuwait’, from our belief in socialize and send our chil- sion! back in India. the role of humanitarian leader Sheikh dren to school. I could not Sabah, may Allah protect him. The rally Ali Al-Rashed do that in my own country. Thank you Kuwait Ana Rose Guirhem Longno Christina Panimdim which will be launched from Diwan Al- for six wonderful years of quality life! Thank you Kuwait for teaching me a lot! I Kuwait has given us many blessings because we Sayadeen on Gulf Road,” he said. Rashed will also include motorcycles. The rally is was able to learn Kuwaiti culture, I learnt how to enjoy benefits like citizens. I am lucky to have land- added Masar will continue to partici- unique in terms of distance and the Zukumar K, 53 save, I learnt how to walk ed a job that I love very much pate in national events, social activities number of participants. Fadhli said the This is the day that alone and I learnt how to be with an attractive salary. I wish and support the talent of youth, and it is rally will kick off at 11 am from the everyone loves - it’s a holi- a woman and mingle with the rulers of Kuwait and its open to all every Saturday evening in Diwan Al-Saydeen’s parking. “The award day. I like to thank Kuwait different nationalities. This is people more prosperity and Surra. ceremony will be in the presence of and for giving me an opportu- my second year celebrating happiness on the occasion of The head of 25 Social Center Talal the auspices of Masar, the Ministry of nity to be part of this socie- the National and Liberation their 54th National Day and Abdullah Al-Fadhli said the rally will wit- Interior and the emergency medical ty for the past 15 years. I Days. I am excited to meet 24th Liberation Day. Long live ness the participation of car enthusiasts team at 1:00 pm, then the procession am a taxi driver, and I know new people on Gulf Road, Kuwait! from UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.