Brotherhood CHANGES TACTICS, TRIES to REGROUP

SUBSCRIPTION SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2014 RAJAB 25, 1435 AH No: 16175 Thailand army Dialysis machine Record WCup detains former for infants numbers game PM12 Yingluck is36 born for46 FIFA, Brazil Brotherhood changes tactics, tries to regroup Max 43º 150 Fils Exiled leaders struggle to rein in young radicals Min 29º DOHA: Exiled leaders of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood are strug- gling to regroup, targeted by hostile Arab powers, cut off from senior colleagues imprisoned back home and challenged by angry young followers tempted to seek change by violence. Gathered over the past 10 months in Qatar, Turkey, Britain and elsewhere, hundreds of activists have isolated Egypt’s army- backed government diplomatically for last year’s removal of an elected Brotherhood-backed administration. The senior figures keep busy, shuttling between London, Doha and Istanbul to strategize in countries that still tolerate the movement, the standard-bearer of mainstream Sunni political Islam since it was founded in Egypt in 1928. But a political rebirth will be tough, even for a movement long adept at sur- viving repression and exile. Former army chief Abdel Fattah Al- Sisi, who deposed the Brotherhood’s elected president Mohamed Morsi last year and has since led a violent crackdown against its followers, is all but certain to win Egypt’s presidency in an election next week. He says that when he takes charge, the Brotherhood, which seemed an unstoppable electoral force after autocrat Hosni Mubarak was toppled in 2011, will cease to exist. Hundreds of Brotherhood followers were gunned down on Cairo streets when the army destroyed a protest camp after Morsi was toppled last year. Thousands more have been rounded up and jailed. The 70-year-old leader of the Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, and 682 supporters were sentenced to death on April 28. Another revolution That repression has galvanized the passion of exiles in those countries that tolerate them. Many shelter in Qatar, which fund- ed Morsi’s government during his year in power and remains ALEXANDRIA: Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamists hold a cardboard sign with the ‘rabaa’ symbol one of the only Arab states still friendly to the movement, and from the defendantsí cage as they receive sentences ranging from death by hanging and life in prison after they despite pressure from its neighbors to withdraw backing. were convicted of murder, rioting, and violence in a mass trial in Alexandria. — AP “There is no way in hell that I will vote for Sisi, the man who shed our blood and brought fear back into our country,” said Ahmed Rawag, 27, an Egyptian accountant in Doha who like Dramatic and miraculous rescue many other expatriates boycotted overseas voting. “Mark my words: you will see another revolution against him soon.” BEIJING: Dramatic images of two window sill, provincial broadcaster didn’t think too much at the time. I was But despite such passion, sustaining the organization in Chinese men catching a young child after Guangdong TV said. In the video footage just afraid of failing to catch him,” local exile, much less plotting a political comeback, may be difficult he fell from a second storey window were he was joined by another bystander, and media quoted the first man, surnamed Li, for a group that lost friends at home and abroad during Morsi’s released yesterday by Chinese state both threw up their arms in anticipation as saying. The video has created a storm year in office, when it was seen as trying to monopolize power. media. A man walking past a building of the child’s fall. Finally the infant tum- on social media worldwide, with thou- Nothing has come of tentative contacts via intermediaries to during a thunderstorm in the southern bled down into the pair’s arms. Some sands posting comments. “Wow... that is explore the idea of some kind of interim compromise with Cairo province of Guangdong spotted a baby reports on the incident have said he was what I call nice catch! That guy is a hero!” allowing Brotherhood activity, diplomats say. Brotherhood fig- who had climbed dangerously onto the a one-year-old looking for his mother. “I wrote one YouTube user. — AFP ures in exile say they are trying to learn the lessons of their fail- ure to hold power. “Within Ihwan (the Brotherhood) there is deep self criticism and they have long meetings to discuss mis- takes and what can be done in the future,” Ahmed Yusuf, a prominent, Turkey-based member of the youth section of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood. “The Ihwan will learn a lot of lessons from this coup and will come out stronger.” Abdelrahman Ayyash, a former Egyptian Brotherhood member based in Turkey, said the movement - long used to dominating mainstream Islamist discourse - should now seek allies and form coalitions with others harmed by the military takeover. The Brotherhood “right now is still very arrogant ... they need to open themselves up to some criticism”, he said. Others say the Brotherhood’s error was taking GUANGDONG: This combination of three screen grabs taken from CCTV footage shows (from left to right) two men power too soon, before its cadres learned how to keep allies reaching out with their hands as they prepare to successfully catch a one year old baby falling from a window. — AFP and govern. — Reuters LOCAL SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2014 Overloaded transformer catches fire in Khaitan Robbery gang busted in Jabriya KUWAIT: An overloaded power transformer in Khaitan Hospital murder case School attack caught fire, said security sources. Firemen rushed to the Following up the death sentences issued against a citizen A group of reckless individuals destroyed the physical edu- scene and brought the fire under control after disconnect- who had been accused of murdering a female citizen in the cation department at Qais bin Al-Aas school in south Surra and ing the power supply to the transformer. Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital parking lot, security sources said escaped. Head of the department was surprised seeing the that Kuwait’s Interpol officials contacted their Saudi counter- doors and desks being broken and the entire department Hit and run parts requesting the arrest and return of the suspect who fled destroyed. Police are investigating. A 25-year-old Indian was seriously injured when he was Kuwait to Saudi Arabia soon after the crime. hit by a speeding vehicle in Hawalli. The hit and run inci- Kheitan fight dent occurred as the man was changing a flat tire on his Robbery gang A large group of Asians were involved in a fight in Kheitan vehicle, said security sources. The injured was rushed to A gang comprising two Jordanians, a US citizen of Arab ori- area at noon Thursday. Empty soda bottles were used in the hospital while a search is still on for the runaway driver. gin and a European of Asian origins was recently arrested for fight. When police cars approached, the combatants escaped committing multiple robberies in Jabriya, said security sources to an unknown area, leaving the broken glass behind them. Barber shop fight noting that the gang used to attack expats, threaten them A citizen picked up a fight with a barber at Sabah Al- with knives and rob their possessions. Dead woman Salem area for keeping waiting for long, said security Detectives are investigating a case of a dead woman to sources. The fight started when the customer, having wait- Theft attempt find out whether it’s a murder or an abortion. Police authori- ed for over an hour, asked the barber to finish up serving Ahmadi police were quick to foil the attempt of a drug user ties received a call about the body of an unknown woman in the other customer. “You may go if you do not wish to to steal a car. Officers found Shabu and an empty syringe with the basement of a Jahra building where bachelors live. An wait,” the barber allegedly told the citizen, infuriating him. him. A security source said police received a call about a suspi- Asian expat told Jahra police that there is an unknown body in He started a scuffle with the barber, leading to a fisticuff. cious man near a parked car, so police patrols were dis- the building where he lives. So criminal evidence men were But others present in the shop, pulled them apart before patched to the area and found him attempting to steal the car. called in and recovered the body and investigations are they could get their hands on scissors or razors in the He was placed under arrest while in an abnormal condition. He underway. The woman does not live in the building and she salon. was sent along with the drugs to concerned authorities. was found to be pregnant. KUWAIT: The car which flipped over and caught fire on Fahaheel Road near Shaab area. Two families Zain main sponsor behind of KT Photography Competition hospital fight KUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunications company in Kuwait, announced yesterday its main sponsorship of By Hanan Al-Saadoun the 8th Photography Competition organized by Kuwait Times under its latest theme “Action in Kuwait”. This com- KUWAIT: The Security Information said that the fight petition aims at showcasing the hidden artistic talents of which took place at Sabah Hospital is due to disputes participants through depicting life in Kuwait. Zain mentioned that the previous editions of this com- between two Syrian families. It said that a fight started petition witnessed the participation of thousands of photo- between three individuals from the two families and graphs, where the company found an opportunity to high- extended to Sabah Hospital where police broke it up.

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