UAE Lists Brotherhood As a 'Terrorist Group'
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SUBSCRIPTION SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014 MUHARRAM 23, 1436 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Road accidents Obama gets Triumphant Gritty Djokovic killed 225 glimpse of probe sends subdues people in life as lame last-gasp data Nishikori to six months4 duck14 abroad from28 ‘alien world’ reach17 final UAE lists Brotherhood Min 11º Max 29º as a ‘terrorist group’ High Tide 05:16 & 19:44 Over 80 other Islamist outfits blacklisted Low Tide 00:12 & 12:33 40 PAGES NO: 16344 150 FILS DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has for- Yesterday’s move echoes a similar move the UAE for its alleged link to Egypt’s abide by an agreement not to interfere in conspiracy theories mally designated the Muslim Brotherhood by Saudi Arabia in March and could Muslim Brotherhood, as a terrorist group. one another’s internal affairs. So far efforts and local affiliates as terrorist groups, state increase pressure on Qatar whose backing UAE authorities have cracked down on by members of the GCC, an alliance that news agency WAM reported yesterday, cit- for the group has sparked a row with fel- members of Al-Islah and jailed scores of also includes Oman and Kuwait, to resolve Let’s do some math ing a cabinet decree. The Gulf Arab state low Gulf monarchies. It also underscores Islamists convicted of forming an illegal the dispute have failed. The three states has also designated Nusra Front and the concern in the US-allied oil producer branch of the Brotherhood. Al-Islah denies mainly fell out with Qatar over the role of Islamic State, whose fighters are battling about political Islam and the influence of any such link, but says it shares some of Islamists, including the Muslim Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, as terror- the Brotherhood, whose Sunni Islamist the Brotherhood’s Islamist ideology. Brotherhood. Gulf officials say the three ist organizations, along with other Shiite doctrines challenge the principle of dynas- In an unprecedented public move, want Qatar to end any support for the militant groups such as the Houthi move- tic rule. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Brotherhood. Qatar says it backs all Arabs, By Badrya Darwish ment in Yemen, part of a list of 83 Islamist The UAE has designated Al-Islah group, Emirates recalled their ambassadors to not just Brotherhood members. groups. which is a local Islamist group banned in Qatar in March, accusing Doha of failing to Continued on Page 13 [email protected] Putin to cut short G20 summit ey, hey hold your horses. You ate our heads for the whole week, giving us statements Hand scaring us that we need to ‘rationalize’ our spending, and every government official gave a statement. The latest by State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah who said that rationalizing will not affect Kuwaiti citizens. I don’t know if he meant it will affect expats and not citizens - but that’s another story. All media are clapping and praising the govern- ment to cut spending and rationalizing without even knowing the agenda or details about which subsidies will be cut and which spending will be reduced, etc. They just blindly support the idea and call it a ‘great heroic’ idea. What’s so heroic about it, may I know? Then I read the Central Bureau of Statistics’ report on the latest budget of Kuwait. Did you know that Kuwait has a budget surplus of almost KD 9 billion - that’s BILLION - from April to September of this year only? Total revenue for the first six months of the current fiscal year was nearly KD 15 billion, with more than KD 14 billion coming from oil receipts. At the same time, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that oil prices must be at least $54 per barrel to balance Kuwait’s budget. Meaning in simple mathematics, for the time being - as I’m writ- ing my article - a barrel of Kuwaiti crude is selling for more than $77, so what is the panic about? I leave it for you guys to calculate the difference. Is there a prediction that oil will drop below $54 per barrel? Or that the oil will run out and our wells will dry up by the end of this year? Or are you just BRISBANE: Heads of states and international organizations pose for a ‘family photo’ during the G20 summit yesterday. — AFP (See Pages 21 & 29) preparing us for a future of less income? Or is this a new game to play with the emotions of the nation? BRISBANE: Russian President tion of anonymity. on Russian radio. Because every year they have to invent a new issue Vladimir Putin intends to cut short his Putin will attend summit sessions The Group of 20 nations, which Lebanon food to discuss in parliament and in the diwaniyas to dis- attendance at a G20 summit in today but will skip an official lunch includes the United States and China, tract us from the serious issues and corruption in Australia, an official said yesterday, and address reporters earlier than found agreement in vowing to “extin- our country. after he faced Western scorn and planned, the source said, adding: guish” the Ebola outbreak - albeit scandal leaves Because the way I see it, and we’ve been shout- scepticism over Ukraine despite ven- “Lunch is more of an entertainment.” without any promise of hard cash - as ing our throats out, every year we have an issue to turing to paper over Europe’s deepest But the Kremlin, mindful that Putin’s it worked to reboot growth in the a bitter taste discuss which doesn’t exist or to distract us. And our chill in relations since the Cold War. exit might further stoke tensions, world economy after the shock of the infrastructure deteriorates and our education falls The abrupt decision threatens to quickly moved to quash speculation 2008 financial crisis. But Ukraine is the BEIRUT: Lebanon, a nation fiercely proud of its cuisine, behind and the youth are denied their potential. As upend the annual summit’s focus on that the Russian strongman was leav- most pressing test of the club’s ability has been left with a case of severe indigestion after a if we need more issues to deny our potential - it’s revamping the global economy and ing early and that “no one is putting to marry its economic heft to diplo- scandal over restaurants and supermarkets selling taint- not enough the turmoil in our neighboring coun- addressing the Ebola epidemic in pressure”. “The G20 summit will be matic troubleshooting, given the Cold ed food. Health Minister Wael Abu Faour has won plau- tries which God forbid could reach us in a minute. Is west Africa. “The program of the sec- over tomorrow (Sunday), Putin will War-style divisions between Russia dits but also faced harsh criticism for publicly naming and this a scarecrow issue or are you serious guys? ond day (Sunday) is changing, it’s certainly leave it, when all the work is and the West exposed by the former shaming establishments that failed food safety tests. His recent graphic press conferences have horrified a country If you’re serious, it’s a disaster. being cut short,” a source in the completed the president will leave,” Soviet satellite’s separatist crisis. Russian delegation told AFP on condi- Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Continued on Page 13 where it is not unusual to eat out three times a day. “The Lebanese don’t know what they’re eating, and it would only be worse if they knew,” Abu Faour said at a Kuwait leave press conference this week. “The Lebanese are eating food dipped in sweat and covered with diseases and microbes,” he added. At one unnamed establishment it late vs Iraq “some of the samples tested showed they contained the remains of human faeces! This cannot be tolerated what- RIYADH: Fahd Al-Enazi curled a last-gasp winner into ever the cost is.” the net to give Kuwait a 1-0 win over Iraq in their open- Over the course of several days, Abu Faour listed some ing Gulf Cup Group B clash on Friday. The game looked of the country’s best-regarded institutions. The campaign to be headed for the fourth consecutive draw in the has divided Lebanese, with some describing Abu Faour tournament but Enazi scored from the edge of the area as a rare example of good governance and others accus- to secure the points after holders the United Arab ing him of a smear campaign that could destroy busi- Emirates drew 0-0 with Oman in the earlier match in nesses. On Twitter, backers showed their support with an the section. On Thursday, hosts Saudi Arabia and Qatar Arabic hashtag reading “minister of all of Lebanon”. kicked off the event with a 1-1 draw before Yemen held A restaurant named by him thanked Abu Faour for Bahrain 0-0 in Group A. being a “valued customer” and insisted it took “extreme measures” to ensure it met safety standards. But others Iraq’s American-born Justin Meram came close to accused him of grandstanding, ignoring protocols by fail- scoring on more than one occasion on his international ing to privately caution offenders, or even worse. debut. Miram, who plays for MLS side Columbus Crew Economy Minister Alain Hakim reportedly accused Abu in the United States, almost found the net in the last Faour of “terrorism against restaurants”. “It is like shooting action before halftime when his shot was cleared off ourselves in the head, not even in the foot,” local media the line by defender Hussain Fadhel with Iraq appeal- quoted him as saying.