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SUBSCRIPTION SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2014 MUHARRAM 8, 1435 AH No: 16329 Kuwait slams Syria’s Alawites Kenya marathon closure of pay heavy price star Jeptoo tests Aqsa Mosque2 as they bury8 sons positive48 for EPO Clashes after Israel reopens Aqsa mosque Max 30º 150 Fils Abbas says closure ‘declaration of war’ Min 20º JERUSALEM: Clashes erupted in the West the Islamic Waqf body which oversees Bank yesterday after weekly prayers while Jerusalem’s Muslim holy sites, gave a sharp security forces deployed heavily around sermon at Al-Aqsa, calling Thursday a Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque which “black day” and a “catastrophe”. Shortly reopened following the killing of a Palestinian afterwards, a handful of Palestinian youths by police. Al-Aqsa, in the Old City, and adjacent outside the Old City threw stones at police, neighbourhoods have seen months of vio- who quickly dispersed them, police spokes- lence, and the mosque compound has been a woman Luba Samri said in a statement. rallying point for Palestinian resistance to per- In the West Bank about 300 Palestinians ceived Jewish attempts to take control of it. threw stones at Israeli security forces at the Jerusalem was relatively calm yesterday Qalandiya checkpoint just north of a day after youths clashed with police fol- Jerusalem. The Israelis responded with live lowing the shooting dead of Muataz Hijazi, fire and rubber bullets and wounded a Palestinian suspected of trying to murder around a dozen people, Palestinian security hardline Jewish rabbi Yehuda Glick, linked sources and medics said. Jerusalem’s Old to the tensions at Al-Aqsa. During the City was teeming with additional police, unrest Thursday, Israel ordered a rare clo- including many in riot gear, after an Israeli sure of the mosque compound, sacred to clampdown on the compound. both Muslims and Jews, but the area The closure was the first for decades and reopened yesterday. prompted a spokesman for Palestinian presi- Fearing unrest after Hijazi’s killing, hun- dent Mahmoud Abbas to condemn the dreds of additional police were deployed move as an Israeli “declaration of war”. The around the Al-Aqsa mosque, restricting resident imam at Abbas’ headquarters in entry for Muslim men to those over 50. Ramallah echoed the president’s words, say- Prayers were more sparsely attended than ing the closure had been a “declaration of JERUSALEM: Israeli security forces stand guard as Palestinian worshippers perform usual but held without incident, an AFP cor- war ... to Muslims across the world” and call- Friday prayers in a street outside the Old City following restrictions by Israeli police to respondent said. Azzam Al-Khatib, head of ing for people to “defend” Al-Aqsa. — AFP allow entry only to Muslim men over 50 to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.— AFP Gang arrested over Burkina president ousted OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso’s embattled killing, steel theft President Blaise Compaore announced yester- day that he was stepping down to make way for elections after a violent uprising against his 27-year rule. His resignation came as tens of thousands of protesters demanded that he quit immediately after a day of unrest that saw mass demonstrations, with protesters storm- ing and setting fire to parliament. Observers have drawn a parallel between the protests and the Arab Spring, while the situation is being closely watched across Africa, where at least four heads-of-state are pushing constitu- Blaise Compaore tional change to cling to power. A French diplomatic source who wished to “In order to preserve the democratic gains, remain anonymous said Compaore had left as well as social peace... I declare a power vac- the capital Ouagadougou and fled south, uum to allow the establishment of a transition although he was still in the country. The presi- leading to free and fair elections within a max- dent had initially rejected calls to resign, imum of 90 days,” Compaore said in a state- prompting the demonstrators to gather out- ment read on local television. Army chief side the city’s military headquarters, chanting: By Hanan Al-Saadoun hammer was, and the victim’s mobile was also Navere Honore Traore said he would take found. The suspects also reenacted the crime “Blaise, get out!” power “in line with constitutional measures”, a France’s President Francois Hollande KUWAIT: Criminal detectives solved the mys- with the role played by each of them. They said move which will prove hugely unpopular with tery of the killing of a Pakistani in Sulaibikhat by five other suspects, also Egyptian, were vowed that Paris would “contribute to calm- the protesters, who see him as a close ally of identifying four Egyptian suspects in the case. involved in the theft. The suspects stole 18 bun- ing” the situation in its former colony, adding Compaore. “We do not want General Traore in The suspects confessed they entered the crime dles of steel rods weighing 36 tons, and later that he was sure Compaore would “take the scene, tied up the victim and bludgeoned him sold it for KD 5,400. The money and steel were power. We need someone credible. Traore is right decision in the coming hours to achieve to death with a hammer in order to steal the confiscated, and the suspects, money and steel Blaise Compaore’s henchman,” said Monou the calm necessary”. The EU called for the peo- steel at the site. They told the police where the rods were sent to concerned authorities. Tapsoaba, an activist with the opposition ple of Burkina Faso to have the final say in People’s Movement for Progress. who rules their country. — AFP LOCAL SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2014 Speaker condemns Aqsa Mosque closing Kuwait welcomes Sweden’s decision to recognize Palestine KUWAIT: We condemn the unjustly Muslim holy shrines and represent a Israeli act of closing the Holy Aqsa dangerous escalation that will lead to Mubarak Al-Khurainej Mosque in the face of worshippers, further anxiety and an undermining of Security seminar urges Kuwait’s National Assembly Speaker and the peace process in the region, a senior Chairman of the Arab Inter- Foreign Ministry source said. need to address threats Parliamentary Union (AIPU) Marzouq Al- The source urged the international Ghanim said yesterday. community - the Security Council in par- CAIRO: An Arab seminar warned of threats and challenges to In a press release, Ghanim said that ticular - to bear responsibility in putting national security, along with the need to work to acknowledge the international community, especially pressure on Israel to stop such actions, threats facing food and water security at its conclusion on the UN and major countries sponsoring to lift the siege on Al-Aqsa Mosque thus Thursday. In its final communiqué, the seminar urged the impor- the Middle East peace process, should reopening it to Muslim worshippers, and tance of working to find a new common and united Arab posi- stop such Israeli acts from reoccurring. to ensure Israel’s abidance with legiti- tion on the execution of national security agreements made at Preventing Muslims from entering mate international laws and compre- past summits. the holy shrine is a heinous violation to hensive peace. It called to revise and amend past pacts on the matter, in light Jerusalem’s holy status, Ghanim said, of recent developments, particularly the threat of terrorism. stressing that Israel’s act was a clear Palestinian’s right Arab nations were also urged to cooperate in order to resolve indication that the international com- Separately, Kuwait welcomes their internal dilemmas, and to put more emphasis on compre- munity was turning a blind eye to the Sweden’s decision to recognize Marzouq Al-Ghanim hensive sustainable development, particularly advancing human situation. Palestine as an independent state, a sen- development, education, social justice and maintaining the envi- ior Foreign Ministry source said. ple, added the source. ronment. Attendees also stressed the importance of economic Dangerous escalation The decision comes in line with legiti- Nations whom have not yet come to integration in order to achieve comprehensive integration, recognize Palestinian statehood were national security and an acknowledgement of threats to food Meanwhile, Kuwait fiercely con- mate international laws and the Arab called on to do so right away, said the and water security. The talks also urged appropriate media cov- demned Israel’s closing of Al-Aqsa Peace Initiative, and will increase the erage of matters that touch upon capabilities on the matter in Mosque in Jerusalem to Muslim wor- opportunity for just and comprehensive source, who added that this would aid the Arab world. The three-day event was attended by a large shippers earlier on Thursday. peace in the region that supports the peace, security and stability in the number of experts in the field of national security. These actions are a violation of legitimate rights of the Palestinian peo- region. — KUNA Security challenges Deputy Speaker of Kuwait’s National Assembly and Arab Parliament Member Mubarak Al-Khurainej said meanwhile that Kuwait prioritizes protection his country, who currently hold presidencies of the Arab and GCC summits, makes great efforts to address security challenges fac- ing the Arab world. Under His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah of human rights: Envoy Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwait works to implement the res- olutions of the Arab summits and promote Arab joint action, he said after the seventh and last session of the seminar. NEW YORK: The State of Kuwait reaf- “In his capacity as chairman of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary firmed respect for human rights out of Union, Speaker of the National Assembly Marzouq Al-Ghanim is belief in their crucial role in the in close contact with the Arab lawmakers and politicians to fol- achievement of sustainable develop- low up the developments on the Arab arena,” he pointed out.