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Saudi-Led Coalition Ends Yemen Military Campaign SUBSCRIPTION WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2015 RAJAB 3, 1436 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Housemaids’ Replacing carpet Bargains and Barcelona and recruitment at Jerusalem bidding in Bayern Munich firm referred to mosque reveals raucous Saudi into Champions financial3 panel religious8 rift open-air40 market League20 semis Saudi-led coalition ends Min 20º Max 40º Yemen military campaign High Tide 02:15 & 13:55 Low Tide Operation enters new phase • National Guard mobilized 08:10 & 21:00 40 PAGES NO: 16498 150 FILS NAJRAN, Saudi Arabia: The Saudi-led “Decisive Storm” air campaign targeting Shiite rebels in Yemen is over, a Crown Prince: Turmoil undermining security spokesman for the coalition said yesterday, but a new phase aimed at preventing the rebels from operating is KUWAIT: HH the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh beginning. The announcement suggested that the near- Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday warned ly month-long campaign of heavy airstrikes would be that grave political and security tensions in the region scaled down, but the spokesman, Brig Gen Ahmed Asiri, and the world at large “pose a threat to our existence, did not say they would stop. He said the coalition would undermine our security and draw attention away from continue to interdict rebel movements and protect civil- essential issues”. Sheikh Nawaf made his statements dur- ians, without specifying how. ing the opening ceremony of Kuwait’s heads of missions’ Speaking at a news conference in Riyadh, Asiri said conference yesterday at Bayan Palace under auspices of the campaign’s objectives have been met as the rebels’ HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. military capabilities had been destroyed, and that the The Crown Prince referred to regional events over operation would cease at midnight (2100 GMT). He says the past few years, known as the “Arab Spring”, which he the rebels, known as Houthis, no longer pose a danger said drove the region into sophisticated calculations. to civilians and that the new phase, called “Renewal of “But today,” he said, “we are ushering in a new stage to Hope”, will focus on rebuilding the country while deny- adjust our course making use of past experiences and ing the rebels operational movement, protecting civil- facing powers that target our security, stability and ians, and supporting evacuation and relief operations. interests.” He stressed the role of Kuwaiti diplomatic mis- “To implement this we will continue to have our sions overseas is to “convey to the world the bright operation,” he said. “Inside a city like Aden we will con- image of their country that enjoys democracy and free- tinue to protect civilians to prevent these militias from dom”, and whose diplomacy is based on constants of sustaining their operations,” he said, referring to the international legitimacy as well as enforcing the basis of southern port city which has seen fierce fighting in peace. recent weeks. Asiri added that Saudi Arabia’s ground According to Sheikh Nawaf, Kuwait’s heads of mis- and naval forces would continue to guard its border sions have to affirm to the world that their country is with Yemen and interdict any shipments to the rebels, keen on fulfilling its humanitarian commitments, and he did not rule out future airstrikes against them. responding to efforts by the international community Iran welcomed the announcement, saying it was a to defend and maintain human rights and back sustain- “step forward” to reaching a political settlement in the able development. country. “The establishment of a ceasefire and a stop to On Yemen, he said that the recent events in the the killing of innocent and defenseless people is a step country threaten security and stability of the region, forward,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh besides being a warning sign of grave consequences. Afkham said, quoted by the official IRNA news agency. He stressed the momentousness of the Gulf The US-backed campaign by Saudi Arabia and its Cooperation Council’s initiative and its executive mech- KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (center) is received at the airport yes- allies, mainly Gulf Arab countries, is aimed at crushing anism, approved by all Yemeni powers and the UN terday by HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (left), National Assembly the Houthis and allied military units loyal to a former Security Council. Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem (right) and other senior officials after he returned home after a private vis- autocrat, who have taken over Sanaa and much of Continued on Page 13 it to Germany and Morocco. — KUNA northern Yemen. Continued on Page 13 Jaber Stadium to be ready by yearend All approvals for Jaber Bridge secured By B Izzak and Agencies oil sector’s approvals, Minister of Public Works and Minister of Electricity and Water Egyptian poet KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Ahmad Al-Jassar said yesterday. The minis- State Minister for Youth and Sports Sheikh ter was responding to a question raised by Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah said yester- an MP regarding allegations that Jaber Abnoudi dies day that Jaber Stadium will be ready for Bridge has been constructed on an oil well opening by the end of this year, after sev- in Kuwait Bay. CAIRO: Egyptian poet Abdel Rahman Al-Abnoudi, eral years of delay. The stadium will follow Regarding the repeated incidents of widely known for his revolutionary verse and criti- high technical standards and safety meas- burnt out electrical transformers, Jassar cism of two toppled presidents, died yesterday at ures, said Sheikh Salman, responding to a said that the Ministry of Electricity and the age of 76, his wife said. Abnoudi, who under- parliamentary question on the matter dur- Water’s statistics showed a drop in the went brain surgery at a Cairo hospital just days ago, ing a National Assembly session yester- number of such cases, as the ministry has rose to prominence in the 1960s for his poems, day.The minister also said that the Cabinet been carrying out a campaign since 2008 some performed by legendary Arab singer Abdel has decided to refer all parties responsible on tackling such incidents, which result- Halim Hafez. In a career spanning four decades, for the stadium’s malfunction to the public ed in a decrease from 12 cases earlier to Abnoudi, known for his prosecution for investigation. only two in 2013. The ministry has no leftist views, published Meanwhile, the Public Works Ministry jurisdiction to where such electrical trans- TSURU, Japan: Central Japan Railway’s seven-car maglev train returns to the sta- several volumes of has secured all official approvals required formers can be installed, as the Municipal tion after setting a new world speed record in a test run near Mount Fuji yester- medieval poems on Arab for the construction of Jaber Bridge, for- Council is the sole body to decide, the day. — AFP hero Abu Zeid Al-Hilali merly called Subbiya Bridge, including the minister said. and his tribe that trav- elled through the Middle East and North Africa. Japan maglev train Born in 1939, Abnoudi’s fans affection- ately called him “uncle”. breaks speed record President Abdel Fattah Al- Sisi and Prime Minister TOKYO: Japan’s state-of-the-art maglev “The faster the train runs, the more sta- Ibrahim Mahlab offered train clocked a new world speed record ble it becomes - I think the quality of the Al-Abnoudi their condolences to yesterday in a test run near Mount Fuji, train ride has improved,” Yasukazu Endo, Abnoudi’s family. “Egypt smashing through the 600 km per hour who heads the maglev test centre south- and the Arab world have lost a great poet... his con- mark, as Tokyo races to sell the technology west of Tokyo, told reporters yesterday. JR tributions to poetry will remain a national and Arab abroad. The seven-car maglev train - short Central wants to have a train in service in symbol,” Sisi’s office said. for “magnetic levitation” - hit a top speed of 2027, plying the 286-km route between In recent years, Abnudi openly criticized former 603 km an hour, and managed nearly 11 Tokyo and the central city of Nagoya. The presidents Hosni Mubarak and Mohamed Morsi, seconds at over 600 kph, operator Central service, which would run at a top speed of both toppled after mass uprisings, but has support- Japan Railway said. The new record came 500 kph, is expected to connect the two ed Sisi. Abnudi’s wife, Nehal Kamal, said her hus- less than a week after the company record- cities in only 40 minutes, less than half the band would be buried in the canal city of Ismailiya, ed a top speed of 590 kph, breaking its present journey time in Japan’s already where he moved years ago. — AFP own 2003 record of 581 kph. The maglev speedy bullet trains. KUWAIT: The Jaber Stadium is seen in this recent file photo. hovers 10 cm above the tracks and is pro- By 2045, maglev trains are expected to pelled by electrically charged magnets. link Tokyo and Osaka in just one hour and About two hundred train buffs gath- seven minutes, slashing the journey time in ered for yesterday’s record-setting run, half. However, construction costs for the Ousted Morsi jailed for 20 years with the crowd cheering as the train broke dedicated lines are astronomical - estimat- through 600 kph per hour. “It gave me ed at nearly $100 billion just for the stretch CAIRO: An Egyptian court yesterday sen- United States was more circumspect, with the broadcast live on state television.
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