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KT 3-6-2014 Layout 1 SUBSCRIPTION TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2014 SHAABAN 5, 1435 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Kuwait hopes Celebrations New Nadal shows to benefit as India gets Palestinian no sign of from China’s new state unity govt relinquishing expertise of Telangana sworn in clay crown 3Top Iran11 leader15 urges20 Max 43º Min 27º closer ties with Gulf High Tide 04:12 & 14:25 Khamenei warns Syria rebel supporters • Kuwait eyes Iran gas Low Tide 09:12 & 21:55 40 PAGES NO: 16185 150 FILS TEHRAN: Iran’s top leader called for better ties with Gulf conspiracy theories nations during a rare visit yesterday by the HH the Amir of Kuwait, intensifying a push by Tehran to mend rela- tions with the US-allied countries on the other side of the Arabian Gulf. Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah’s Environment two-day trip, which began Sunday, follows visits by Iran’s foreign minister to Kuwait and other Gulf states in education!! recent months. Moderate Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed to improve relations with Arab coun- tries after he came to power in August. Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say on all state matters, sounded a concilia- tory note on the second day of the Kuwaiti leader’s visit. Iranian state TV quoted him as saying that regional security “depends on good relations among all coun- By Badrya Darwish tries of the region”, and that differences between them will only benefit their common enemies. He expressed hope for “a new chapter” of economic relations between Iran and Kuwait. Trade between the two stands at about $220 million, according to state television. [email protected] It was Sheikh Sabah’s first trip to Iran since he became Amir of Kuwait, which has a sizable Shiite minority, in 2006. Kuwait’s first deputy premier and video I saw recently about a poor turtle was Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, horrific. I cannot describe it more than revolt- described earlier talks between HH the Amir and Aing. The problem is that it was done by two Rouhani as “constructive” and said it was important for young men who looked normal and healthy. The countries in the region to have normal relations with worst part of the video which disturbed me was Iran, according to the official Kuwait News Agency. the way they tortured and killed the turtle. They The Amir is the second Gulf leader to visit Iran since looked like they were enjoying and bragging about Rouhani’s election last summer. Sultan Qaboos bin Said, what they were doing. The audio was not very the ruler of Oman - which has long sought to balance clear, but I could hear some words that showed TEHRAN: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (right) listens to Kuwait’s Amir HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad relations with both Iran and the West - visited in August. enthusiasm in the actions they did. As if they were Al-Sabah (center) while Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends their meeting yesterday. — AP (See Page 3) Continued on Page 15 heroes. Catching a poor turtle and slitting its throat and cheering each other on. Why did they do that? I have no idea. If it’s for Spain king the meat, then it’s not allowed to be eaten by most sects of Islam. Islam prohibits the consumption of any amphibian. And if we’re talking about other religions, there is almost no meat in the abdicates turtle...what meat is there to sacrifice and kill it for? If it’s for the blood, it’s more of a taboo. MADRID: Spanish King Juan Carlos announced yesterday The idea which I’m trying to reach to is why did he will hand the crown to his son Felipe, ending a historic these two young men do this? In fact, I don’t blame 39-year reign that guided Spain to democracy but was these guys totally. I blame them OK, but there is weakened by scandals. The 76-year-old, crowned in Nov also blame on the government and especially the 1975 after the death of General Francisco Franco, said he educational system, which totally lacks anything wanted to hand over to “a younger generation” after several about the environment. We are a seaside country turbulent years. Juan Carlos was widely respected for his since God created Kuwait. So how much environ- role in building modern Spain, but a corruption scandal ment education do we have in our books to guide that struck his family at the height of an economic crisis our people? undermined his popularity. You don’t guide and educate people when they Years of economic crisis “have awakened in us a desire are old. You start in the kindergarten, especially for renewal, to overcome and correct mistakes and open when you want to talk about the environment or the way to a decidedly better future”, the king said in a tele- discipline or whatever. It should start in KG up to vised address. “Today a younger generation deserves to university. What is the environment. How to protect step into the front line, with new energies,” said the it. How to preserve it and why we should preserve monarch, looking relaxed in a grey suit and green tie. “For it. How to care for the sea and its creatures. How to all these reasons... I have decided to end my reign and abdi- respect the flora and fauna of the sea and desert. cate the crown of Spain.” Worse things take place in the desert but Spain’s new king will be his son Felipe de Borbon, Prince nobody reports it. All those shrubs and bushes that of Asturias, a six foot six inch-tall former Olympic yachts- grow naturally, God created for a reason to take man, relatively unscathed by the family’s scandals. The care of us and absorb the heat and lessen sand- future King Felipe VI “has the maturity, the readiness and storms. But is that in our curricula? People don’t the sense of responsibility needed to take on the leader- take care of the desert. They drive with their cars ship of the state and open a new phase of hope,” Juan and buggies and four wheelers and destroy the Carlos said. Experts warned Felipe has a tough job ahead to natural landscape. unite a country suffering from a recession that ended last Worst things happen on the islands. They dam- year, with an unemployment rate still close to 26 percent. age the sea and throw garbage and treat it like a Continued on Page 15 waste bin unfortunately. Really, the seas in Kuwait are garbage dumps. People get in their boats and they throw plastic bags, trash, etc. Leave alone the untreated sewage which is allegedly dumped in the sea. Many say that near the chalets, people are just dumping sewage into the sea openly without shame. So where is environment protection and where is the government? Or are we only excited when these guys made a mistake and posted the video of the turtle killing? Just to show the whole world that we care and then a price is put on these guys’ heads. But why isn’t that the case with our environ- ment all the time, be it the desert or islands. Guys, preserve the environment because it’s the only one MADRID: Spain’s King Juan Carlos addresses the left for us. nation following his abdication at the Zarzuela Palace yesterday. — AFP (See Pages 10 & 14) Macs and iPhones get closer SAN FRANCISCO: Apple yesterday unveiled new operating Apple device and continue them without interruption on software that strengthened ties between its coveted mobile another, the California company unveiled HealthKit and devices and popular Macintosh computers. A next generation HomeKit software that put its hardware at the center of man- Macintosh operating system called “Yosemite” and coming iOS aging personal health care and smart fixtures for home appli- 8 software for iPads, iPhones, and iPod Touch devices were ances. unveiled before 6,000 developers at a sold-out World Wide Yesterday’s event in downtown San Francisco, an annual Developers Conference here. pilgrimage of sorts for the large and growing Apple developer Apple chief Tim Cook starred in a keynote presentation community, was short of major surprises. Apple has one of the that showcased how Apple “devices, platforms and services most dedicated software communities in the tech industry, together create a seamless experience unparalleled in the with more than 9 million registered developers. Every year, the industry.” Cook said the iPhone maker has sold more than 800 iPhone maker and rival Google Inc, whose Android mobile million mobile devices. Some 130 million customers bought devices comprise an estimated four-fifths of all smartphones their first Apple mobile device in the past 12 months, he sold globally, show the latest software enhancements to thou- added. Along with features making it easy to start tasks on one sands of prospective developers. — Agencies TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2014 LOCAL Photo of the day KUWAIT: Despite fears of connections between the MERS coronavirus and camels, the animals continue to be a beloved favorite in Kuwait and the region. — Photo by Joseph Shagra Kuwaiti women hesitant to talk personal health issues By Ben Garcia they have, the more they are susceptible to geni- dition, the harder it will be for us to solve your tal incontinence,” he added. problem. The treatment is now very easy, so KUWAIT: Approximately 20-25 percent of Incontinence is a common and often embar- come and be treated,” Elmardi asserted.
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