Iran, US Swap Prisoners As Sanctions Set To
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SUBSCRIPTION SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2016 RABI ALTHANI 7, 1437 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Sawaber tenants Jeb Bush sees ‘Hateful Eight’ Leicester go disappointed by similarities in his a mysterious, top despite lack of services foreign policy bloody thriller missed Mahrez at new 2home and his 9dad’s by38 Tarantino penalty20 at Villa Iran, US swap prisoners Min 07º Max 20º as sanctions set to end High Tide 04:27 & 15:14 Tehran to buy 114 jets from Airbus, eyes oil deals Low Tide 11:05 & 23:57 40 PAGES NO: 16758 150 FILS VIENNA: Iran and the US announced yesterday a pris- oner swap in an apparent gesture of goodwill ahead of Comoros cuts the expected entry into force of last year’s mammoth nuclear deal between Tehran and six major powers. The ties with Iran four Iranian-American detainees set to be freed by Iran included Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian MORONI: Indian Ocean archipelago and Saudi Arabia and Saeed Abedini, a pastor from Idaho, a senior US offi- ally the Comoros said Friday it had cut diplomatic cial said. The others are Amir Hekmati and Nosratollah relations with Iran over what it termed Tehran’s Khosravi-Roodsari, Washington said. A fifth American, “aggression” towards Riyadh. A foreign ministry state- identified as Matthew Trevitick, was also to be released ment said the Comoros viewed Tehran as “interfering” as part of a different process. in “the internal affairs of certain countries” and “not In exchange Washington said it had granted clemen- respecting diplomatic conventions”. Comoros’ foreign cy to seven Iranians, six of whom are dual US-Iranian cit- ministry said it had called on the Iranian ambassador izens, and dropped charges against 14 more. In Vienna to clear his desk. meanwhile US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian The move came a week after the Comoros, a mem- Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hammered out ber of the Arab League, recalled its own ambassador the final details for the implementation of last July’s from Tehran judging that Iran has created a climate of nuclear deal. This was ahead of an expected UN nuclear “gratuitous aggression” towards Riyadh. Relations watchdog announcement that Iran has complied with between majority Shiite Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia its side of the accord, allowing the lifting of sanctions, dived after the January 2 ransacking of the Saudi including on Iran’s lifeblood oil exports. embassy in Tehran and the Saudi consulate in Zarif said earlier as he arrived in the Austrian capital Mashhad, Iran’s second city. VIENNA: US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) meets Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif that this was a “good day for the world”, removing “the Continued on Page 13 (right) yesterday. — AP Continued on Page 13 Committee formed to PAGE Taiwan’s Tsai warns PAGE speed up deportations China after big win Columnist, Fadhl’s son join race By Meshaal Al-Enezi Municipality set to KUWAIT: The total number of candidates running for by-elections in the third elec- allow barbequing toral constituency rose to 21 yesterday after five more candidates filed their in parks, beaches nominations with the elections commit- KUWAIT: Acting Municipality Director Ahmed Al- tee including outspoken columnist Fuad Manfouhi told Al-Rai newspaper yesterday that the Al-Hashim and Ahmed Nabil Al-Fadhl, municipality will soon make an announcement son of the late MP. allowing barbequing at certain locations that have Hashim stressed that Nabil Al-Fadhl GAZA: Palestinians attend the opening of the Sheikh Hamad residential project been environmentally regulated and readied. The had to be replaced by a man of the same in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis yesterday. — AFP locations include parks and other spots along the caliber and potentials during this time of seafront that will be available for free. Manfouhi tension. “We need an MP who is not sec- Ahmed Nabil Al-Fadhl said that the municipality formed a special commit- tarian, tribal, belongs to a party or uses Qatar provides 1,000 tee including representatives from TEC, PAAAFR religious slogans,” he underlined, noting and EPA to decide on suggested locations in a way that he had worked as a journalist for 35 new homes for Gazans that meets environmental conditions and regula- years during which he witnessed 15 par- tions stated in the new environment law. liaments and that he had never thought GAZA: Qatari-funded construction proj- The Qatari donations have buoyed “Very strict measures will be taken against those of becoming a lawmaker because he ects have provided 1,000 new dwellings Gaza’s de facto Islamist Hamas rulers, irk- who barbeque in non-designated locations,” he believes that journalists are more power- for Palestinians left homeless by the 2014 ing Israel and the US-backed Palestinian warned, pointing out that all locations would moni- ful and effective in terms of getting min- Gaza war with Israel, and a similar num- administration based in the occupied tored by the municipality. He also noted that a isters and officials to respond to their ber for low-income families in the territo- West Bank. Past efforts by Qatar to medi- meeting would be held soon to decide on these articles faster than ministers respond to ry, officials said yesterday. The Gulf state’s ate between Hamas and Israel yielded lit- locations and declare them open for barbequing. grilling motions. contribution is the sole significant sign of tle. After the 2014 war, Qatar pledged $1 Municipal council member Ali Al-Moussa said a lack He also undermined the short period rebuilding in the Gaza Strip, where some billion for building projects in Gaza, of of services and periodic maintenance had been left of this parliament’s tenure, noting Fuad Al-Hashim 100,000 people remain displaced 18 which $50 million was paid to owners of behind the previous environmental destruction that he at least wishes to lay some foun- months after the fighting, with economic destroyed houses to fund the rebuilding caused by barbequing and stressed the need to dations and set examples to be followed less and were ousted by voters after growth stifled by Israeli and Egyptian of shelters. Qatar envoy Mohammed Al- have new regulations including conditioning the and nurtured by his successors. “Some amassing huge fortunes,” he underlined, blockades. Ismail Haniya, the Hamas Amadi said 1,000 new homes had been use of environment-friendly charcoal and selling it people have been parliamentarians for pointing out that his life was like an open chief in Gaza, called the completion of completed since. to picnickers at reasonable prices. 40 years and did nothing so far, while book for voters. the first stage “a historic moment”. Continued on Page 13 others became MPs while totally penni- Continued on Page 13 News 29 killed in attack in brief on Burkina hotel Fire at Saudi oil site DUBAI: A fire that broke out yesterday at an industrial oil waste storage tank in the Saudi industrial city of Aussie couple abducted Jubail was brought under control without any disrup- tion to operations or casulaties, Saudi petrochemical OUAGADOUGOU: At least 29 people, dead “and around 150 injured”. company Kayan said. Kayan, the fifth-largest petro- many of them foreigners, were killed in Compaore said “three jihadists - an Arab chemical manufacturer by market value in Saudi Arabia, an attack overnight on a top hotel in the and two black Africans - have been gave no details on what caused the fire but said it capital of Burkina Faso, the latest country killed”. The security source said four would announce the financial impact and any new to be drawn into a regional jihadist battle jihadists were killed, two of them developments at a later date. Saudi civil defense earlier against the West and its allies. A total of women, and that the victims were of 18 reported the fire having been brought under control 126 people were freed, 33 of them nationalities. and published photos on its Twitter account of fire wounded, from the four-star Splendid Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb trucks trying to control the flames. hotel after security forces retook the (AQIM) claimed the attack on behalf of facility and nearby Cappuccino restau- an affiliate, saying the strike on the for- rant on Saturday more than 12 hours mer French colony was in “revenge Queen Rania slams cartoon after the attack began, Interior Minister against France and the disbelieving AMMAN: Jordan’s Queen Rania has hit back at a car- Simon Compaore told AFP. The assault West”, according to a statement carried toon in French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on the two venues, popular with by US-based monitoring group SITE. depicting drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi as a Westerners and UN personnel, was AQIM said the gunmen were from the Al- grown-up refugee committing sexual offences in crushed by midday but the police and Murabitoun group of notorious Algerian Germany, referring to the multiple acts of sexual military were still combing the area for extremist Mokhtar Belmokhtar. The assault blamed on migrants on New Year’s Eve. In other suspects, a security source said. attack will heighten concerns that response Queen Rania posted a cartoon on Communications Minister Remi jihadist groups are casting their net Facebook and Twitter by Jordan’s Osama Hajjaj Dandjinou earlier gave a provisional fig- wider in search of targets in west Africa, depicting the little boy lying face down on the ure of 26 killed and announced three beach alongside an older child with a backpack and two months after a siege at a luxury finally a doctor.