SUBSCRIPTION MONDAY, MAY 15, 2017 SHABAN 19, 1438 AH www.kuwaittimes.net ‘Dean of Saudi North Korea Portugal’s Hamilton journalism’ fires missile big-hearted wins thrilling Sudairi that lands in crooner wins Spanish passes away5 sea near7 Russia Eurovision38 Grand18 Prix 200,000 victims hit by Min 28º Max 41º High Tide global cyber attack 03:18 & 13:35 Low Tide Businesses brace for new week as ransomware threat lingers 08:20 & 21:12 40 PAGES NO: 17228 150 FILS LONDON: The unprecedented global cyber attack has hit more than 200,000 victims in scores of countries, Europol said yesterday, warning that the situation could escalate when people return to work. An international manhunt was well under way for the plotters behind the world’s biggest-ever computer ransom assault. The indiscrimi- nate attack, which began Friday, struck banks, hospitals and government agencies in more than 150 countries, exploiting known vulnerabilities in old Microsoft com- puter operating systems. US package delivery giant FedEx, European car facto- ries, Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica, Britain’s health service and Germany’s Deutsche Bahn rail network were among those hit. Europol executive director Rob Wainwright said the situation could worsen today as workers return to their offices after the weekend and log on. “We’ve never seen anything like this,” the head of the European Union’s policing agency told Britain’s ITV televi- sion, calling its reach “unprecedented”. “The latest count is over 200,000 victims in at least 150 countries. Many of those victims will be businesses, including large corporations. We’re in the face of an esca- lating threat. I’m worried about how the numbers will continue to grow when people go to work and turn on their machines on Monday.” The 5,500-strong Renault fac- tory in Douai, northern France, one of the most impor- tant car plants in the country, will not open today due to the attack, sources told AFP. BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping (center) and leaders and delegates attending the Belt and Road Forum pose for a group photo on stage at the China National Continnued on Page 13 Convention Center yesterday. — AP China pledges $124bn for new Silk Road Ramadan begins BEIJING: China yesterday touted its new Silk Road as “a trading routes that could further expand China’s grow- population and around a third of global gross domestic project of the century” at a summit highlighting its ing global influence on trade and geopolitics. “This is product. The China Development Bank has earmarked May 27: Saadoun growing leadership on globalization, but a North indeed a gathering of great minds,” Xi said, addressing $890 billion for some 900 projects. The project could KUWAIT: The lunar month of Ramadan will begin on Korean missile test competed for attention. President Xi leaders from Russian President Vladimir Putin to Turkish also serve Beijing’s geopolitical ambitions as Saturday, May 27, meteorologist Adel Al-Saadoun Jinping hosted leaders from 29 nations for the two-day counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Philippine Washington retreats into “America First” policies. told KUNA yesterday. The lunar calendar is the refer- summit in Beijing ending Monday after US and South President Rodrigo Duterte. While Xi did not mention North Korea during his ence Muslims use for marking religious occasions and Korean military officials confirmed that Pyongyang had Xi pledged to pump an extra $124 billion in funds speech, it was discussed at his bilateral meeting with seasons. Ramadan is the ninth month, devoted for launched a ballistic missile. Delegations from North into the initiative, calling it “a project of the century” in a Putin. “Both parties expressed their concern over the fasting from sunrise till sunset with more prayers and Korea and the United States attended the forum, “world fraught with challenges”. The Chinese-bankrolled escalation of tensions” on the Korean peninsula, Kremlin acts of worship observed by devotees. The start of though not their leaders. Few Western heads of govern- project seeks to link the country with Africa, Asia and spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. The Chinese Ramadan is not announced according to astrological ment made the trip. Europe through an enormous network of ports, rail- foreign ministry said in a statement it opposed such calculations alone. A testimony of sighting the cres- The summit is showcasing Xi’s cherished One Belt, ways, roads and industrial parks. The initiative spans missile tests and called for restraint from all parties. cent by two men or a man and two women is One Road initiative, a revival of the ancient Silk Road some 65 countries representing 60 percent of the world Continued on Page 13 required for the call to begin fasting. — KUNA Kane sinks United in PAGE ‘Make In India’ hit PAGE Spurs’ Lane farewell by red tape, taxes Nod to labor support for bedoons MPs press for second livestock company By B Izzak KUWAIT: The National Assemblys legal and legislative committee yesterday approved proposed amendments to extend the financial support provided to Kuwaitis employed in the private sector to stateless people known as bedoons and children of Kuwaiti women married to non-Kuwaitis. Head of the committee MP Mohammad Al- Dallal said the panel unanimously approved the proposal, but rejected another one calling to increase social PARIS: Newly elected French president Emmanuel Macron parades in a military car on allowance for Kuwaitis in the private sector. the Champs Elysees avenue after his formal inauguration ceremony yesterday. — AFP In a bid to encourage Kuwaitis to seek jobs in the pri- vate sector to reduce pressure on government jobs, the government began years ago to provide monthly finan- Macron takes power cial support to Kuwaitis employed in the private sector. The proposal wants the allowance to be also given to as French president bedoons and children of Kuwaiti women from foreign husbands. The proposal was sent to the financial affairs committee, which will study it and send its opinion to the Amir sends congratulations Assembly for a vote. The panel also approved a proposal to set up two gov- PARIS: Emmanuel Macron became wellbeing, and everlasting development ernment universities in Ahmadi and Jahra. Dallal said the France’s youngest ever president yester- and prosperity in France as well as fur- committee will study in its next meeting a new version of day, promising at his inauguration to ther development of bilateral relations. the anti-corruption law and complete it. It also approved The crew of Zilzal, a dhow captained by Sheikh Hamdan bin restore the country’s lost confidence and HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al- a law calling to exempt single children from compulsory Mohammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, sails towards the finish relaunch the flagging European Union. Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and HH the military conscription. line off the coast of Dubai to win the Al-Gaffal traditional long- Macron, a 39-year-old centrist, took the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al- Health Minister Jamal Al-Harbi said yesterday that distance dhow sailing race which started at the island of Sir Bu reins of power from Socialist Francois Hamad Al-Sabah sent similar cables. there were 18 medical errors in the past three years (2014- Nayer in the Gulf yesterday. — AFP Hollande at the Elysee Palace a week After a private meeting with his for- 2016) and that 79 investigations were launched by the after his resounding victory over far-right mer mentor Hollande and his first speech ministry. In reply to a question by MP Mohammad Al- Traditional dhow boat race leader Marine Le Pen in an election that as president, Macron headed up the rainy Huwailah, the minister said prices of medical services in was watched worldwide. Champs Elysees in an army vehicle, waving the private sector are noted by the ministry’s health retraces Gulf pearl route HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah to small crowds of well-wishers who gath- licenses department. The price lists cannot be changed DUBAI: More than 120 traditional km) journey from the island of Sir Bu Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday ered along the famed avenue. Macron said for one year, he said. He said that medical institutions in dhows retraced a centuries-old pearl Nayer to the Dubai coast. sent a congratulatory cable to Macron on his first priority would be “to give back to the private sector are subject to continuous supervision diving route off the coast of the The winner, the dhow “Zilzal,” or his inauguration. In the cable, the Amir the French people the confidence that for by a specialized committee set up by the ministry. United Arab Emirates yesterday for an “Earthquake,” was awarded 10 million hailed firm and distinguished relations too long has been flagging”. “I will convince Rapporteur of the financial and economic affairs com- annual boat race. The “Al-Gaffal” race, dirhams ($2.72 million). The tradition of between Kuwait and France, saying he our compatriots that France’s power is not mittee MP Safa Al-Hashem said yesterday the committee Arabic for “The Return”, traces the path dhows dates back to pearl diving in the looks forward to promoting and bolster- in decline, but that we are at the dawn of discussed the government’s failure to implement a law pearl-divers would take on their Gulf, a major industry for coastal com- ing bilateral ties in various fields for the an extraordinary renaissance because we calling to set up a second state-owned cattle importing return home from a day at sea. The munities until the mid-20th century, common interest of both friendly coun- have all the qualities which will make..