Aleppo Reels from Deadly Air Strikes, Dozens Killed
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SUBSCRIPTION SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2016 THULHIJJA 23, 1437 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Aleppo reels from deadly Min 25º Max 43º air strikes, dozens killed High Tide 05:07 & 20:22 Syrian troops advance Water cut off across city Low Tide • 13:16 40 PAGES NO: 17001 150 FILS BEIRUT: The Syrian army and militia allies seized ground north of Aleppo yesterday, tightening a siege of the city’s OCA sets up 5 rebel-held east while warplanes bombed it relentlessly in a Russian-backed offensive that has left Washington’s Syria new offices as policy in tatters. The capture of Handarat, a Palestinian refugee camp a few kilometers north of Aleppo, marked row rumbles the first major ground advance of the offensive, which the government announced on Thursday. The camp, on ele- DANANG, Vietnam: The Olympic Council of Asia vated ground overlooking one of the main roads into (OCA) has decided to set up five new sub offices to Aleppo, had been in rebel hands for years. enable it to function effectively while the row with “Handarat has fallen,” an official with one of the main the Kuwait government continues over its head- Aleppo rebel groups told Reuters. An army statement con- quarters in the state. Kuwait was suspended by the firming the advance said “large numbers of terrorists” had International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Oct 2015 been killed. The assault on Aleppo, where more than after the government was accused of interference in 250,000 civilians are trapped in a besieged opposition sec- its national Olympic Committee, which has subse- tor, could be the biggest battle yet in a civil war that has quently been dissolved. A month later, the long- killed hundreds of thousands of people and driven 11 mil- term agreement for the OCA to have its headquar- lion from their homes. ters in Kuwait City was unilaterally torn up by the Two weeks after Moscow and Washington announced a government. ceasefire, President Bashar Al-Assad and his Russian and The OCA Executive Board met yesterday and Iranian allies appear to have launched a campaign for a decided to set up regional offices in Bangkok, decisive battlefield victory that has buried any hope for Almaty, Delhi and Nansha, China as well as in diplomacy. Dozens of people have been reported killed in Lausanne, Switzerland, the home of the IOC. “We are eastern Aleppo since the army announced the new offen- committed to not only continuing with our services sive. US Secretary of State John Kerry, who hammered out but to improve them further,” OCA Director General the truce over the course of months of intensive diploma- Husain Al-Musallam said in a statement. “We hope for cy, was left this week pleading in vain this week with the (Kuwait) government to finalize what is the direc- Russia to halt air strikes. tion. (They) terminated the diplomatic agreement in Residents say air strikes on eastern Aleppo have been November last year and we are looking forward to more intense than ever, using more powerful bombs. finalizing all the related issues officially with them. Rebel officials said heavy air strikes yesterday hit at least But now, with these five offices, plus Lausanne, the four areas of the opposition-held east, and they believe the strikes are mostly being carried out by Russian war- OCA and the Asian Games is well protected.” ALEPPO: Syrians receive treatment at a makeshift hospital following air strikes on the rebel-held eastern areas planes. Continued on Page 13 of this city yesterday. — AFP Continued on Page 13 LOCAL SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2016 Kuwait’s oil development will Local spotlight feature in Bahrain’s event Child refugees KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti oil authorities playing Kuwait’s experience in crude the conferees about the Corporation’s and corporations will be represented production and refining. KPC CEO strategic projects, namely the envi- By Muna Al-Fuzai with a high-profile delegation at the Nezar Al-Adsani will address the con- ronmentally-friendly fuel venture, Al- 10th Middle East Refining and ference with a working paper on the Zor refinery along with other major Petrochemicals Conference and impact of economic recession on oil developments in the refining and Exhibition (Middle East Petrotech manufacturing industries. petrochemicals sector. Furthermore, 2016) in Bahrain. The conference will Al-Adsani’s speech will also tackle representatives of the Kuwait Oil be held from September 26th to the vital role of the industries, education Company (KOC), a main subsidiary of 29th. Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and governance with emphasis on the KPC, will present documents and a [email protected] (KPC) said in a statement publicized KPC’s strategy due by 2040 as well as lecture about its current and future yesterday that it has completed the corporation means of coping with activities. The industry thought lead- hile the world’s children began a new school year, preparations for the event, which it current economic changes. KPC par- ers will discuss the sector outlook in nearly 15 million children remain without access will sponsor along with its subsidiary ticipation in the Bahrain conference general and review technological Wto school and regular education or any possibility companies. Bakhit Al-Rashidi, the KPC will contribute to promoting the State advancements at the largest gather- to acquire a basic education -these are Syrian child Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will chair of Kuwait as a leading oil producing ing of downstream oil & gas profes- refugees. UN reports for 2015 indicated that the number of the convention. and exporting country at the global sionals in the Middle East. The event is refugees totals 65 million people, and is expected to Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Chief Executive The KPC will also take part in an level. expected to attract over 3,500 atten- increase. Children form the greatest number of refugees. Officer Nezar Al-Adsani. exhibition on the event sidelines, dis- Moreover, KPC leaders will address dees over four days. —KUNA Today, about 50 million children do not have access to reg- ular education due to the ongoing war in Syria and crises plaguing Africa. It is really sad. Several countries, such as Turkey and Lebanon for example, have received the largest number of refugees in the world. In Turkey, according to estimates, there are 2.5 million Syrian refugees. It’s natural that such a figure would constitute a significant burden on the state’s resources. The refugees may engage in crime because of ignorance of laws, idleness and the need for money. The absence of immediate solutions to crises, especially the conflict in Syria, can prolong the hard times for these people, and children will grow up in difficult humanitarian conditions. Before the beginning of the war in Syria, the school enrollment ratio there exceeded 90 percent. Education was not spared by the war, with kids fleeing with their parents, while those who remain in Syria cannot continue their education. It is a dangerous situation. Ignorance is another problem of the asylum crisis, along with the loss of refugees’ homes and alienation. This igno- rance doesn’t allow these refugees to assist in the develop- ment of their host states. A model effort by Lebanon to educate Syrian refugee kids is unique, but it is not enough, with the increasing numbers of child refugees. It seems this issue is not receiving enough attention and the UN is maybe not doing enough to make the governments aware of the consequences of such a matter on their childhood and future. I am a media person, but read about this issue by coincidence, so I guess not many fully understand the importance of this issue and possible implications. Dar Al Athar Al Islamiyyah: A I only read about this issue when I saw a report about UNESCO signing an agreement in collaboration with the University of Yarmouk in Jordan to finance a program for bright cultural image of Kuwait the education of Syrian refugees worth $500,000, funded by Kuwait. The agreement provides rehabilitation and edu- cation of 200 young Syrian refugees to help them obtain KUWAIT: Dar Al Athar Al Islamiyyah has played a distinctive ing exhibitions of art and architecture, specialized seminars, antiques for more than three decades that trace back to diplomas and bachelor’s degrees. It is a small number, but role in the perseverance of monuments and formed an musical evenings and concerts from around the world. And Islam’s historical era. Much of this preservation is thanks to every country should exert similar efforts. incubator on the global level where its activities have as an institution concerned with artifacts and monuments the special attention provided by Minister of Amiri Diwan A lack of education creates a generation that cannot extended to include a variety of cultural aspects forming a comprised by (Al-Sabah Archaeological Group), the Dar has Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and the strenuous integrate into the host community of nations and will con- mosaic painting decorating the Kuwaiti cultural aspect. made a civilized, humane and cultural legacy as a reference efforts of the General Supervisor of the Dar Sheikha Hussa stitute a burden, because these children will grow up and Founded in 1983, Dar Al Athar Al Islamiyyah has taken a for future generations, a link to the past and a catalogue of Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. The two began in the mid-seven- live as refugees. This generation will be formed by refugee distinctive role in the preservation of artifacts and antiqui- humanity’s cultural creations produced over the centuries. ties of the last century, acquiring a collection of esteemed children who did not acquire an education, who can fall ties and adopted various artistic and cultural events includ- The Dar has been keen to collect monuments and monuments crafted by human hands since immemorial time victims to the lure of terrorist organizations and crime.