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SUBSCRIPTION SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2017 MUHARRAM 4, 1439 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Iran trying to In defiance to Worlds of Islam, Chelsea hammer reconcile Syria US, Iran tests Michael Jackson Stoke as Morata and Hamas7 latest11 missile collide31 in movie scores15 hat-trick Saudi Arabia marks national Min 25º Max 43º day with fireworks, concerts High Tide 01:53 & 14:35 Low Tide Amir congratulates Saudi King; Women allowed into stadium 08:33 & 20:40 32 PAGES NO: 17337 150 FILS RIYADH: With iconic buildings bathed in green light and US bombers fly off cultural shows, concerts and fireworks, Saudi Arabia cel- ebrated the anniversary of the founding of the kingdom North Korea coast yesterday. Car stereos blared patriotic songs as citizens began racing through the streets of the capital Riyadh at A show of force midnight in cars bedecked with the national flag to mark the annual event in the kingdom, founded in the 1930s. WASHINGTON: US Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers The national day celebration coincides with a crucial escorted by fighter jets flew in international air- time for Saudi Arabia, which is in a battle for regional space over waters east of North Korea yesterday in a influence with arch-rival Iran, bogged down in a contro- show of force the Pentagon said demonstrated the versial military intervention in neighboring Yemen and range of military options available to President at loggerheads with fellow US Gulf ally Qatar. “On this Donald Trump. The patrols came after officials and great occasion, we feel that the kingdom has become experts said a small earthquake near North Korea’s an important state with a pioneering role at the region- nuclear test site yesterday was probably not man- al and international levels,” Crown Prince Mohammed made, easing fears Pyongyang had exploded anoth- Bin Salman said in a speech cited by the official Saudi er nuclear bomb just weeks after its last one. Press Agency. The Pentagon said the mission was designed to The 32-year-old prince is set to be the first millennial show the many military options US President to occupy the throne in a country where half the popu- Donald Trump had to deal with the grave threat lation is under 25, though the timing of his ascension presented by the North Korean nuclear program. remains unknown. Already viewed as the de facto ruler “This is the farthest north of the Demilitarized Zone controlling all the major levers of government, from (DMZ) any US fighter or bomber aircraft have flown off North Korea’s coast in the 21st century, under- defense to economy, the prince is seen as stamping out scoring the seriousness with which we take (North traces of internal dissent before any formal transfer of Korea’s) reckless behavior,” said Pentagon spokes- power from his 81-year-old father King Salman. woman Dana White. Authorities this month arrested around two dozen Yesterday’s seismic activity came just hours people, including influential clerics, in what activists before North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho - decried as a coordinated crackdown. Analysts say many who warned on Thursday that North Korea could of those detained are resistant to Prince Mohammed’s consider a hydrogen bomb test of an unprecedent- aggressive foreign policy that includes the boycott of ed scale over the Pacific - was due to address the Gulf neighbor Qatar as well as some of his bold reforms, dubbed Vision 2030, which include privatizing state United Nations General Assembly in New York. RIYADH: Saudi families sit in a stadium waving national flags, to attend an event in the capital Riyadh yesterday Continued on Page 11 assets and cutting subsidies. commemorating the anniversary of the founding of the kingdom. — AFP Continued on Page 11 LOCAL SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2017 Kuwait ready to host Yemenis to sign final agreement: Premier ‘Iran should adopt serious confidence-building measures’ NEW YORK: Kuwait is ready to host the dialogue between the Islamic Republic and said Kuwait was firmly against all forms of liberated from IS. His Highness the Amir had internally displaced or in refugee camps in Yemeni parties to sign a final peace agree- the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Kuwait is repression and terrorism, violence and called Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi fol- neighboring countries. ment, extending support to UN efforts to acting on the GCC behalf in holding a dia- extremism, and supported international lowing the liberation of Mosul to congratulate reach a political settlement for the Yemen logue with Iran with the objective of having measures to eradicate terrorist groups. him on the victory, and offered to host the Sustainable development conflict, a senior government official said. relations based on mutual respect and good Kuwait, he added, was provided logistical international conference. Moreover, His Highness the Prime Minister “We express our readiness again to receive neighborliness. support for the international counter-terror- His Highness the Prime Minister, in his UN said Kuwait was committed in implementing our Yemeni brothers to sign a final agreement ism coalition. He noted that actions of so- speech, congratulated the Iraqi government the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals once they conclude it,” representative of His Palestinian State called Islamic State (IS) were “violating the and people for their victory against IS and the (SDGs) 2015-30, which would complement its Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Kuwait condemned Israel’s recent acts in simplest human rights principles,” and have liberation of many areas that used to be New Kuwait 2035 vision. He further noted Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Prime Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, urg- created humanitarian disasters. His Highness under the terrorist group’s control. “We are that the ‘New Kuwait’ vision was based on a Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad ing the international community to compel the Prime Minister said the Middle East region looking forward that these victories continue vision by His Highness the Amir to transform Al-Sabah said in a speech before the UN Israel to abide by UN resolutions to pave way until the liberation of all areas, to contribute Kuwait into a regional financial, commercial, General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. for establishment of the independent to boosting national conciliation among all cultural and institutional hub. He said New Kuwait hosted the UN-brokered Yemeni nego- Palestinian State. His Highness Jaber Al- segments of the Iraqi people,” he said. Kuwait vision, which was based on seven pil- tiations for more than three months last year Mubarak said the Palestinian people have This conciliation, said His Highness the lars, would involve all government and non- in a bid to help reach a peace agreement. The been suffering from the Israeli occupation for Prime Minister, should preserve unity, inde- government parties to push forward a nation- parties failed to reach any deal. His Highness the past 50 years. The Israeli occupation, he pendence and sovereignty of Iraq in order to al development plan for the future of Kuwait. the Prime Minister renewed support for the added, was not complying with UN resolu- pave way for reconstruction and return of His Highness the Prime Minister brought to UN envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Sheikh tions including the latest resolution 2334, internally displaced persons to their homes. the UN attention that the SDGs were facing Ahmad’s attempt to solve the conflict, which which considered Jewish settlements illegal The Iraqi armed forces, backed by the interna- big challenges caused by behavior of human caused massive humanitarian and economic and called for their complete halt. There were tional coalition fighting IS, have been liberat- beings, natural disasters and global warming. problems for the Yemeni people. many UN resolutions, regional and interna- ing many areas occupied by the terror group. He called for promotion of partnerships Kuwait rushed to help the Yemeni people tional initiatives aimed at solving the His Highness the Prime Minister said terrorist among development agencies in order to and allocated $100 million to provide relief Palestinian cause, said His Highness the Prime and extremist groups were “exploiting Islamic eradicate poverty and climate change. aid for the people in need to ultimately Minister, but they all failed because of the teachings ... to achieve illegitimate objectives. Kuwait, said His Highness the Prime restore security and stability in the country, Israeli blatant rejection. The Israeli illegal prac- They want to create chaos, incite sedition, and Minister, has contributed to development at which has been in uncertainty since the coup tices in occupied Jerusalem aimed at chang- provoke hatred and extremism.” the economic, social and environment fronts. of Houthis and former President Ali Abdullah ing its demographic structure, he said, in NEW YORK: Representative of His Highness His Highness the Prime Minister, meanwhile, Saleh on the legitimate leadership. complete breach of UN Security Council reso- the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Peaceful settlement said Kuwait supported UN Secretary General His Highness the Prime Minister reasserted lutions and the 1949 Geneva Fourth conven- Al-Sabah, His Highness the Prime Minister On Syria, His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al- Antonio Guterres’ reform plans. He also called commitment to unity, sovereignty and inde- tion. “We call upon the international commu- Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah Mubarak called for pressing all parties to the for the reformation of the UN Security Council pendence of Yemen. He also rejected any nity and the Security Council to live up to addresses the UN General Assembly in New Syrian conflict to speed up the political to include an Arab representation that interference in its internal affairs. A solution their responsibilities, and to continue pres- York.