RAJAB 15, 1439 AH SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 2018 Max 31º 32 Pages Min 18º 150 Fils Established 1961 ISSUE NO: 17495 The First Daily in the Arabian Gulf www.kuwaittimes.net Kuwait’s new terminal project Malala visits hometown for Family and friends bid Salah strikes again as Liverpool 3 remains on course: Minister 6 first time since her shooting 23 farewell to Hawking 16 ride their luck to beat Palace Gazans bury dead after bloodiest day in years Kuwait condemns Israel’s brutal attacks on Palestinian demonstrators GAZA CITY: Gazans buried their Gaza Strip, said five of those killed Security Council, called for holding dead yesterday with calls for were its members who were partici- an emergency meeting of the UN “revenge” a day after a major pating “in popular events side-by- Security Council to discuss the demonstration led to clashes that side with their people”. “Where are ongoing Israeli attacks on the saw Israeli forces kill 16 Palestinians you, Arabs? Where are you, unarmed demonstrators and the in the bloodiest day since a 2014 Muslims?” mourners chanted at one excessive use of power. war. But while anger seethed over funeral, calling on the Arab and The source referred to the “mar- Friday’s events, only several hundred Muslim world to intervene. tyrdom” of the 16 Palestinians and protesters returned to tents erected Kuwait condemned Israel’s brutal the wounding of over 1,400 others at different sites near the Gaza attacks on unarmed Palestinian announced by Palestinian medical Strip’s border with Israel to resume demonstrators in the occupied ter- sources. The source added that demonstrations planned to last six ritory, an official source at the for- Kuwait strongly supports the legiti- weeks in the blockaded enclave. eign ministry said on Friday. The mate demands of the Palestinian Gaza’s health ministry said 15 peo- source added that Kuwait has fol- president on the need to provide ple suffered wounds that were not lowed up, with a great sorrow, international protection for life-threatening in low-level clashes reports of Israel’s brutal attacks Palestinian people in the occupied along the border yesterday. against Palestinian demonstrators territory. The source called on the Thousands attended funerals for that are in defiance of international Security Council to shoulder its his- 14 of those killed - two were buried resolutions and violation of all toric responsibilities in maintaining on Friday - with mourners holding international norms. The source international peace and security Palestinian flags and some chanting noted that Kuwait, out of its and combating immediately the “revenge” and firing into the air. responsibilities towards Muslim and repressive Israeli practices against The armed wing of Hamas, the Arab issues, and through its non- Palestinians. GAZA: Palestinian relatives yesterday mourn over the body of Hamdan Abu Amsha, who was killed a day earlier by Islamist movement that runs the permanent membership of the UN Continued on Page 11 Israeli forces, during his funeral in Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza Strip. — AFP to their principals (their Duterte wants governments),” she said. “From our side, the president has expressed ‘govt-to-govt’ his views on the agree- ment and said the ‘initial deployment of agreement signed is not enough’ - he wants maximum protection for Filipino workers our workers. President By Ben Garcia (Rodrigo) Duterte said he wants ‘government- KUWAIT: The Philippines will demand the maximum to-government’ dealings protection of its overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in when it comes to the Sarah Arriola Kuwait, especially the interests and welfare of its deployment of our domestic helpers, said a senior government official workers, perhaps doing visiting the country. Speaking with the local media at away with private recruitment agencies. The agree- the Philippines Embassy in Siddiq on Friday, ment initially signed was just a preliminary one - he Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs wants more. As the chief architect of foreign policy, he Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Sarah wants the best for our workers,” Arriola said. Lou Arriola said a labor ‘agreement’ that was signed According to her, negotiations will continue and last week was a result of initial and preliminary talks will tackle all the aspects of employment - from held in Manila between Kuwaiti and Filipino negotia- recruitment and training to deployment and monitor- tors. “The talks were only at the level of the technical ing of workers once they are deployed. working group of negotiators. They will now go back Continued on Page 11 coalition said on Thursday it intercepted another mis- Saudi defenses sile fired by the Houthis at the southern city of Jazan - the latest in a series of such attacks that have drawn widespread condemnation. intercept missile The coalition spokesman again hit out at Iran after yesterday’s attack, accusing it of “jeopardizing the fired by Houthis security of Saudi Arabia, the region and the whole world”. The UN Security Council this week condemned RIYADH: Saudi air defenses intercepted a missile fired “in the strongest possible terms” multiple missile by Yemeni rebels at the kingdom’s southern city of attacks launched by the Houthis on Saudi territory, say- Najran yesterday, the Saudi-led coalition fighting the ing they posed a threat to regional security. In one of rebels said, adding that one person was wounded. “The the biggest such attacks yet, Saudi forces last weekend missile was fired at Najran indiscriminately and with the said they intercepted seven missiles fired by rebels aim of hitting residential areas,” coalition spokesman toward cities including Riyadh, killing one person. Colonel Turki Al-Malki told the official Saudi Press The coalition intervened in Yemen to push back the Agency. “It was successfully intercepted and the debris Houthis who captured the capital Sanaa and forced the fell on residential areas, lightly wounding one Indian government into exile. Riyadh has accused archrival expatriate.” Tehran of providing the missiles and threatened retalia- Yemen’s Saba news agency, run by the Iran-backed tion against Iran. Tehran has denied making any arms Houthi rebels, said the missile had been fired at a Saudi deliveries and has said the Saudi accusations are a National Guard base in Najran, just over the border smokescreen intended to divert attention from its dead- from Yemen where the Saudi-led coalition intervened ly bombing campaign against rebel-held areas, includ- on the side of the government in March 2015. The ing Sanaa. — AFP immigrant and non-immigrant visa applicants to list all US visa seekers social media identities they have used in the past five years. The information will be used to vet and identify them, according to the proposals, which would affect to be asked for about 14.7 million people annually. The proposals support President Donald Trump’s social media IDs promise to institute “extreme vetting” of foreigners entering the United States to prevent terrorism. WASHINGTON: In a broad expansion of the informa- Previously, under rules instituted last May, consular tion gathered from applicants for US visas, the federal officials were instructed to collect social media identi- government is proposing to collect social media identi- fiers only when they determined “that such information ties from nearly everyone who seeks entry into the is required to confirm identity or conduct more rigor- United States, according to a State Department filing ous national security vetting”, a State Department offi- on Friday. The proposal, if approved by the Office of cial said at the time. Management and Budget (OMB), would require most Continued on Page 11 2 Established 1961 Local Sunday, April 1, 2018 2 Kuwaiti authors sign their books at Baghdad fair 2018 Kuwait, Iraq strengthen cultural ties BAGHDAD: On the sidelines of Baghdad International Book Fair 2018, the two Kuwaiti authors Saud Al-San’ousi and Buthaina Al-Issa signed their books on Friday. This is the first time for Kuwaiti writers to sign books in Iraq for nearly three decades, Al-Issa told KUNA follow- ing the signing ceremony. She thanked the Iraqi side for the warm reception and hos- pitality offered to the Kuwaiti delegation to the book fair. On his part, Saud Al- San’ousi said he was very impressed by his visit to Baghdad, the heritage sites in the city and the humanitarian characteristics of the Iraqi people. He said the ongoing book fairs provide an opportunity for the intelligentsia from both countries to meet and discuss ways for enhancing the cultural exchanges. Meanwhile, President of the Union of Iraqi Publishers Abdulwahab Al-Radhi praised the Kuwaiti participation in the book fair, saying that the Iraqi readers have a grow- ing interest in the Kuwaiti books. The Kuwaiti pavilion has seen a remarkable BAGHDAD: Kuwait’s Deputy Ambassador to Iraq Khaled Al-Jana’i chats with Kuwaiti turnout by visitors of the book fair, he author Saud Al-San’ousi. — KUNA Kuwaiti author Buthaina Al-Issa pointed out. Kuwait’s Deputy Ambassador to Iraq Khaled Al-Jana’i attended the book signing ceremony. Baghdad International Baghdad International Book Fair 2018 aims head told KUNA. Baghdad is the capital of Publishers, does not seek commercial prof- his part, Union of Iraqi Publishers’ Book Fair kicked off yesterday with the to strengthen cultural relationship with Iraq, culture, arts, civilization, knowledge, and its, but, instead, intends to promote Kuwaiti President Abdulwahab Al-Radhi expressed participation of around 600 publishing an official said. Kuwait, via the National education, Al-Enezi noted, pointing out that books to Iraqi readers, he said. Kuwait his joy over the Kuwaiti participation at the houses from the Arab region and beyond. Council for Culture, Arts and Letters Kuwait’s last participation in the book fair books at the fair are spread amongst 350 fair after years of estrangement.