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KT 29-3-2017 .Qxp Layout 1 SUBSCRIPTION WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2017 RAJAB 1, 1438 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Envoy: Kuwait South African Gilt-y pleasure: Australia beat keen on Arab anti-apartheid Italian artisan UAE; Iran blow solidarity, icon Kathrada crafts 24-carat hole in China’s cooperation2 dies at 878 gold40 shoes World20 Cup bid ‘Alien’ MPs Hashem, Hayef Min 16º Max 28º spar over perfume, pantsuit High Tide 00:27 & 12:53 Low Tide Fadhl’s immunity lifted, Harbash, Merdas spared 07:01 & 19:16 40 PAGES NO: 17182 150 FILS By B Izzak and Nawara Fattahova Amir arrives for Arab Summit KUWAIT: Tense discussions overshadowed the National Assembly’s regular session yesterday, leading speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem to adjourn the meeting for today ahead of time. MP Safaa Al-Hashem, the only female member in the Assembly, clashed with Islamist opposi- tion lawmaker Mohammad Hayef because he refused to allow her to sit next to him during a meeting of the com- mittee fighting alien phenomena. Hashem complained to the Assembly in a letter that Hayef, who heads the committee, refused to allow her to sit in her regular seat next to him. Hayef said that he can- not sit next to a woman wearing perfume and dressed like a man. The two traded strong words before the speaker ended the confrontation. Several pro-government lawmakers also clashed with opposition MPs over a request to lift the immunity of two leading opposition MPs Jamaan Al-Harbash and Nayef Al-Merdas to be tried by court over charges of insulting HH the Amir. But a legal and legislative com- KUWAIT: MPs Mohammad Hayef and Safaa Al-Hashem trade barbs during a ses- mittee report recommended that the immunities should sion of the National Assembly yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat not be lifted and also requested that no debate was needed on the issue. Man kills wife with axe However, MPs Saadoun Hammad and Ahmad Al-Fadhl strongly objected to halting the debate and demanded By Hanan Al-Saadoun detectives. Preliminary information AMMAN: HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah that a full discussion should take place on the issue indicates that after a fight broke out and Jordan’s King Abdullah II attend a welcome ceremony at Queen Alia because it relates to the Amir. Following the debate, the KUWAIT: A citizen killed his wife yes- between the couple, the husband hit International Airport yesterday ahead of talks on the eve of the Arab League Assembly voted in support of the committee’s decision. terday with an axe in Jahra over a dis- his wife with a solid object on the summit. — AFP Continued on Page 13 pute, and was arrested by Taima head, killing her instantly. Trump rolls back Obama Petrofac wins $1.3bn PAGE Musk diving into minds PAGE era climate protections contract in Kuwait while reaching for Mars WASHINGTON: US President Donald its commitments to a global climate Trump signed an executive order yester- change accord reached by nearly 200 day to undo a slew of Obama-era cli- countries in Paris in 2015. mate change regulations that his admin- The so-called “Energy Independence” Amazon expands global reach istration says is hobbling oil drillers and order also reverses a ban on coal leasing coal miners, a move environmental on federal lands, undoes rules to curb groups have vowed to take to court. The methane emissions from oil and gas pro- Tech giant buys Souq.com after $800m counteroffer decree’s main target is former President duction, and reduces the weight of cli- Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan that mate change and carbon emissions in required states to slash carbon emis- policy and infrastructure permitting sions from power plants - a critical ele- decisions. Saudis plan $3bn ment in helping the United States meet Continued on Page 13 joint investment fund for Jordan AMMAN: Saudi Arabia is to set up a $3 billion joint investment fund for Jordan, among 15 cooperation agreements signed by King Salman during a visit to Amman, state media said yesterday. Other agree- ments include measures to boost power generation, tackle worsening water shortages, and improve hous- ing and health services, Jordan’s official Petra news agency said. It said the accords covered uranium min- ing and water desalination projects, and that a memo- randum was signed to build a $70 million solar power DUBAI: A truck is parked at the entrance of the Souq.com warehouse on Monday. — AP station on Jordan’s eastern border. The agreements, worth a total of $3.5 billion, were DUBAI: Tech giant Amazon expanded its Emaar Malls confirmed offering $800 mil- signed on Monday evening shortly after Salman’s global reach yesterday with the lion to acquire the site. Amazon had arrival for an Arab summit later this week, Petra announcement of a deal to buy Dubai- walked away from talks with Souq.com added. With desert covering 92 percent of its territory, based Souq.com, the Middle East’s earlier this year, but it reportedly came the kingdom is one of the world’s 10 driest countries largest online retailer. The agreement, back with an offer of $650 million. and wants to use atomic energy to fire desalination the financial details of which were not Founded in 2005 as an auction site, plants to overcome its crippling water shortage. disclosed, brings Amazon into a fast- Souq.com has evolved into a retailer and Jordan is thought to have significant uranium reserves growing market as it continues to invest a marketplace for third-party sellers. and has struck deals over the years with foreign firms in its core retail network despite expand- In a joint statement announcing the WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump, accompanied by Environmental to mine for uranium in its central region, while also ing into a wide range of services. agreement, the two companies said the Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt (third left) and Vice President considering building a nuclear power plant. It appears competition was fierce to deal would be finalized this year “subject Mike Pence (right) is applauded as he holds up the signed Energy Independence Continued on Page 13 acquire Souq.com, with the Amazon deal to closing conditions”. Executive Order yesterday at EPA headquarters. — AP announced just a day after Dubai-based Continued on Page 13 Putin meets Rouhani as ties deepen MOSCOW: Russia signed yesterday a string of nine of Iran’s 20 proposed nuclear reactors and importance of cooperation on Syria, bilateral agreements with Iran as President has emerged as a long-term arms partner, sup- Rouhani’s visit came as splits emerge Vladimir Putin hosted his Iranian counterpart plying Tehran with its S-300 air defense missile between the countries over the role to be Hassan Rouhani for his first official visit to system. The relationship has blossomed under played by Turkey, which is backing oppo- Moscow. The meeting between Putin and Rouhani despite the countries having a compli- nents of the regime. Moscow has formed an Rouhani, who have grown closer through their cated history over territory, oil and Communist unlikely alliance with Ankara since 2016, envi- mutual support of Syrian president Bashar Al- ideology. Rouhani is looking to boost Iran’s sioning Turkey as part of a solution to the Assad, mostly focused on flourishing econom- economy ahead of elections in May, in which Syrian conflict. But Iran has been more wary ic ties in the fields of energy and industry. he is expected to stand for a second term. about Turkey’s involvement in efforts to end Putin said in televised comments after the Putin also hailed the countries’ role in hostilities, with tensions mounting after meeting that trade between the countries had ensuring peace in Syria, where both Russia Moscow and Ankara left Tehran out of a truce “grown more than 70 percent” last year. and Iran have shored up Assad. The joint they brokered in December. “This is truly a good result considering that statement said that cooperation between Moscow and Tehran helped Assad’s forces it was achieved in unstable global conditions Tehran, Moscow and Ankara to bring the gain ground in recent months, including in the and amid persistent volatility on the com- Syrian regime and armed rebels to the negoti- Syrian army’s major offensive last year to modity and currency markets,” Putin said. A ating table was “an important step on the retake rebel-held eastern Aleppo. Russia’s joint statement published by the Kremlin said road to the success of the Geneva negotia- entry into the conflict in Sept 2015 - when it that “special attention” had been paid to tions under the auspices of the United began launching air strikes to shore up Assad’s cooperation in energy, with both sides pledg- Nations”. Rouhani said that Moscow and forces - helped turn the tide for the Syrian ing to continue efforts to stabilize the inter- Tehran had “begun effective cooperation” in regime, while Iran has provided military advis- national market. countering “terrorists” in Syria, in a speech at ers and frontline militia fighters. More than In addition to cooperation on Syria, energy Moscow State University where he was grant- 310,000 people have been killed in Syria since and defense ties have deepened between Iran ed an honorary doctorate. the conflict broke out in March 2011 with MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets his Iranian counterpart Hassan and Russia in recent years. Russia is to build Although the two sides reiterated the protests against Assad’s rule. — AFP Rouhani at the Kremlin yesterday.
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