RABI ALAWWAL 8, 1439 AH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2017 Max 23º 32 Pages 150 Fils Established 1961 Min 12º ISSUE NO: 17391 The First Daily in the Arabian Gulf www.kuwaittimes.net MP proposes special residency Rohingya to stay in temporary Oscars bid for story of Japan’s Reds crowned as 3 for long-time Arab residents 9 shelters after Myanmar return 32 ‘Pakistan’s toughest woman’ 16 Asian kings after Hilal win Egypt mourns more than 300 killed in Sinai mosque attack Sisi vows forceful response • Kuwait condemns massacre • Amir sends condolences CAIRO: Egypt mourned yesterday as the several vehicles used in the terrorist death toll from a gun and bomb assault at attack, killing those inside near the vicini- a mosque in the Sinai Peninsula soared ty of the attack,” an army spokesman said above 300, including children, in the in a statement. deadliest attack the country has wit- HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad nessed. The army said warplanes had Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Friday sent a cable struck militant hideouts in the insur- of condolences to Sisi over the victims of gency-wracked North Sinai in retaliation. the attack. In the cable, the Amir con- According to the state prosecution, up to demned the attack as a terrorist act that 30 militants in camouflage flying the violates Islam and all religions, norms and Islamic State (IS) group’s black banner human values. HH the Amir reiterated had surrounded the mosque and pro- Kuwait’s condemnation of these criminal ceeded to massacre the worshippers dur- heinous acts, while voicing solidarity and ing weekly Friday prayers. Twenty-seven sympathy with Egypt and full support to children were among the dead, it said. all measures taken by Egypt to maintain IS has not claimed responsibility for its security and stability. He wished a the attack, but it is the main suspect as swift recovery of those injured in the the mosque is associated with followers attack. HH the Crown Prince Sheikh of the mystical Sufi branch of Sunni Islam Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and whom it has branded heretics. Funerals HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al- for the victims were held overnight and Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent similar many were buried unwashed in their cables. bloodied clothes, according to the Islamic An official source at the Kuwaiti burial practices for martyrs, security and Foreign Ministry Friday also strongly medical officials said. deplored the attack. The source said President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi Kuwait stands side by side with Egypt declared three days of mourning and and supports all measures it is taking in vowed to “respond with brutal force” to order to preserve its security and stabili- the attack, among the deadliest in the ty. It believed that such “terrorist coward- world since the Sept 11, 2001 attacks on ly acts” will not affect Egyptian efforts to the United States. “The army and police fight terrorism. It also reiterated Kuwait’s will avenge our martyrs and return secu- principled and firm position based on rity and stability with force in the coming rejecting all forms of violence and terror- short period,” he said in a televised ism, calling for doubling international speech. Hours later Egyptian air force jets efforts to wipe out this serious SINAI: Egyptians walk past bodies following a gun and bombing attack on Friday at the Rawda mosque, roughly 40 km west of the North Sinai pursued the “terrorists and discovered Continued on Page 11 capital of El-Arish. — AFP ENT conference US changes course, allows brings together PLO office to remain open WASHINGTON: The Trump adminis- Palestinians, before abruptly reversing field specialists, tration has backtracked on its decision to course late Friday, as many Americans order the Palestinians’ office in were enjoying a long Thanksgiving Day Washington to close, instead saying it weekend. State Department spokesman leading suppliers would merely impose limitations on the Edgar Vasquez said the US had “advised office that it expected would be lifted the PLO Office to limit its activities to KUWAIT: A triple dose of events at an ENT after 90 days. those related to achieving a lasting, com- conference held over the weekend provided a Last week, US officials said the prehensive peace between the Israelis golden opportunity to discuss, learn, exchange Palestine Liberation Organization mis- and Palestinians”. and acquire new technological knowhow. sion couldn’t stay open because the Vasquez said even those restrictions Under the patronage of Health Minister Dr Palestinians had violated a provision in will be lifted after 90 days if the US Jamal Al-Harbi, the 40th Kuwaiti US law requiring the office to close if the determines the Israelis and Palestinians Otolaryngology Conference, the 8th Pan Arab Palestinians try to get the International are engaged in serious peace talks. The Rhinology Society Conference and the 4th Criminal Court to prosecute Israelis. The White House, in an effort led by Trump Otology and Cochlear Implant Symposium move triggered a major rift in US- adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner, were held from Nov 23 to 25, 2017 at Hotel Palestinian relations that threatened to has been preparing a comprehensive Radisson Blu Kuwait. The aim of this confer- scuttle President Donald Trump’s ambi- peace plan to present to both sides in the ence was to bring the advancements of the sci- KUWAIT: CEO of Central Circle Co Dr Ziad Al-Alyan speaks to Health Minister Dr Jamal Al- tious effort to broker Mideast peace coming months. “We therefore are opti- ence of these subjects to the forefront, and gain Harbi at the ENT conference. before it ever got off the ground. mistic that at the end of this 90-day peri- knowledge and insight from world leaders in Yet the United States delayed shutter- od, the political process may be suffi- these fields. and numerous academic presentations on all all delegates at a three-day-long exhibition, ing the office for a week while saying it ciently advanced that the president will The scientific program consisted of hands- branches of otorhinolaryngology - head and providing an opportunity for international and was working out the details with the Continued on Page 11 on workshops on emerging high-tech surgical neck surgery. A lively debate section with dif- regional suppliers, distributors and manufactur- techniques, high-powered opening lectures, fering voices was also held. Leading companies ers to network and establish new business with plenary sessions from an international faculty displayed their new products and services for leading experts in the field of ORL-HNS. Oman enforces Trump claims he tolerance, keeps turned down Time divides at bay ‘Person of Year’ MUSCAT: On a November evening at Sayyida WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday Mazoon mosque in Muscat, worshippers from different said he turned down being named Time’s “Person of the Muslim sects ascended the polished marble steps to Year” after the magazine asked him for an interview and pray together at sunset. Oman - home to Sunnis, Shiites photo shoot but did not confirm he would be chosen. He and adherents of the Ibadi branch of Islam, the sul- tweeted: “Time Magazine called to say that I was PROBA- tanate’s majority sect - increasingly stands out as a BLY going to be named ‘Man (Person) of the Year,’ like last bastion of coexistence in the Middle East. Respect for year, but I would have to agree to an interview and a major NEW YORK: Then US president-elect Donald Trump other religious sects is not an accident. MUSCAT: Worshippers pray on Oct 31, 2017 at the photo shoot. I said probably is no good and took a pass. was Time’s ‘Person of the Year’ in 2016. — AFP It is enshrined in Omani law, a legal system that has Sayyida Mazoon mosque. — AFP Thanks anyway!” Time responded on its own Twitter also, according to Human Rights Watch, been employed account: “The President is incorrect about how we choose Trump was named the magazine’s 2016 “Person of the to stifle free speech, with the shuttering of the inde- Quran class and men washed their feet in elegant basins Person of the Year. TIME does not comment on our choice Year” following his election, in an edition which carried the pendent Azaman newspaper. But the enforced peace is as the sun cast its last rays through the arched win- until publication, which is December 6.” title “President of the Divided States of America”. The former a source of national pride for the country of 4.5 million dows. A trickle of female worshippers filed upstairs to Former editor Richard Stengel went further, retweeting real estate tycoon keeps a close eye on the award, and com- (some 46 percent of whom are foreigners) as sectarian the women’s section. Trump’s tweet with the comment: “Hate to tell you but plained on Twitter in 2012, 2014 and 2015 about not being conflict rocks other parts of the region. Ahmed, a 46-year-old Egyptian doctor living in that PROBABLY means you’re NOT Person of the Year. picked. In June, The Washington Post revealed several of his Sayyida Mazoon, an Ibadi mosque named for the Oman, says he chooses to worship at Sayyida Mazoon They just wanted a photo shoot. But I’m sure you still golf clubs prominently display a framed copy of a fake Time mother of ruler Sultan Qaboos, was an oasis of calm even though he is Sunni. “I feel very close to this have that fake TIME cover somewhere in storage.” The cover featuring several positive headlines and Trump as its away from the bustling streets of capital Muscat on a mosque.