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JAMADA ALTHANI 16, 1440 AH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2019 28 Pages Max 21º Min 07º 150 Fils Established 1961 ISSUE NO: 17765 The First Daily in the Arabian Gulf www.kuwaittimes.net Government totally rejects normalizing ties with Israel FM reiterates stance a major pillar of Kuwait’s foreign policy By B Izzak al Arab foreign ministers who reportedly met the Israeli premier. KUWAIT: Foreign Minister Sheikh Following his return, several MPs and Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah told the activists strongly lashed out at Jarallah National Assembly’s foreign relations and the government, accusing it of vio- committee that Kuwait totally rejects any lating its longstanding pledge not to normalization of relations with Israel, the have any contacts with Israel. Jarallah head of the panel said. MP Abdulkarim immediately issued a statement in which Al-Kandari said after an expanded he clarified that there was no change in meeting of the committee that the for- Kuwait’s well-established policy towards eign minister also reiterated that reject- the Palestinian cause. ing normalization is one of the major pil- Besides Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled and lars of Kuwait’s foreign policy. Jarallah, the meeting was attended by The meeting was held following parlia- National Assembly Speaker Marzouq mentary and popular criticism of Deputy Al-Ghanem and several lawmakers. Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah for Kandari said besides discussing the taking part in a group picture at a Warsaw conference, the meeting also Warsaw conference in which the Israeli debated regional developments, and the prime minister was also present. Kuwait discussions were very open and trans- has repeatedly said it will not normalize parent. The lawmaker said the informa- relations with Israel and that it will do so tion and commerce ministries will be only if all Arab countries normalize ties summoned later for meetings to reiter- with Israel. Jarallah represented Kuwait at ate their total rejection of normalization KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, Deputy Foreign Minister the Warsaw conference held a couple of with Israel. Khaled Al-Jarallah, head of the Assembly’s foreign relations committee MP Abdulkarim Al-Kandari and other lawmakers and officials attend weeks ago, which was attended by sever- Continued on Page 24 the panel’s meeting yesterday. — Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh 29 hurt in Mahboula blaze Saudis, India to step up ‘pressure’ against terrorism NEW DELHI: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Indian leader Narendra Modi vowed yesterday to increase pressure on coun- tries that fuel terrorism. The promise came as fallout from a suicide bomb attack that India has blamed on Pakistan overshadowed the latest leg of the crown prince’s tour aiming to boost his country’s image. Modi did not mention Pakistan - a key Saudi ally - as he again blasted the “barbaric attack” in Kashmir last week that left at least 40 paramilitaries dead. “To tackle this menace effectively, we agreed that KUWAIT: The charred remains of a room ravaged by fire are seen in Mahboula there is a need to increase all possible pressure on NEW DELHI: Indian President Ram Nath Kovind (center) looks on as Saudi Crown yesterday. countries supporting terrorism in any way,” Modi said Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake after talks with the crown prince. hands during a ceremonial reception at the presidential palace yesterday. — AFP By Hanan Al-Saadoun extinguishing the blaze. The victims, Continued on Page 24 who are of Indian and Filipino nation- KUWAIT: At least 29 people were alities, were taken to Adan, Mubarak hurt in a fire in a Mahboula building and Farwaniya hospitals with injuries yesterday, including 21 who were hos- varying between burns and smoke he gets sent back to prison in Holland I can pitalized with burns. The fire report- inhalation. A firefighter also suffered IS teen ‘shocked’ just wait for him while he is in prison.” edly started in a laundry before the from smoke inhalation and was hospi- Begum’s fate has stirred controversy since flames spread to an adjacent residen- talized. An investigation was opened she and two friends fled her east London tial building, trapping 100 occupants to determine the cause of the fire, after UK revokes home to join the terror network four years inside. Firefighters rushed to the scene Kuwait Fire Service Directorate ago when she was aged 15. The case high- and evacuated the building before (KFSD) said in a statement. her citizenship lights a dilemma facing many European coun- tries, divided over whether to allow militants LONDRES, United Kingdom: A British and IS sympathizers home to face prosecu- UAE eases Qatar Qatar flag, owned by Qatari shipping firms teenager who joined the Islamic State group tion or bar them over security concerns as the or nationals. UAE-flagged vessels still can- in Syria said yesterday she was shocked by a so-called “caliphate” crumbles. shipping ban amid not call at Qatar ports. An industry source government decision to revoke her citizenship Britain’s Home Office said it did not discuss told Reuters the circular applied to all UAE and was considering applying to settle in The individual cases when asked about Begum. continuing dispute ports. Government authorities in both Gulf Netherlands, the homeland of her husband. Interior minister Sajid Javid told lawmakers Arab states did not immediately respond Shamima Begum, who travelled to Syria in yesterday that revoking citizenship was “a DUBAI/DOHA: The United Arab to Reuters’ request for comment. Liberian 2015 and now wants to return to Britain after powerful tool” not used lightly. “But when Emirates has eased a ban on the shipping flagged container ship MSC ELSA 3 giving birth in a refugee camp in Syria last someone turns their back on (our) fundamen- of goods between it and Qatar enforced arrived at Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port on Feb 20 week, said the order was “unjust”. tal values and supports terror they don’t have under a political and economic boycott of from Qatar’s Umm Said, according to “I am a bit shocked,” she told ITV News an automatic right to return to the UK,” he Doha, according to port circulars and an Refinitiv data. after learning of the move, which was said. However Javid hinted that Begum’s new- industry source. The UAE, Saudi Arabia, It was not clear if the move was linked announced in a letter Tuesday from the British born son could be treated differently. Egypt and Bahrain severed diplomatic, to complaints filed to the World Trade government to her mother in London. “It’s a “Children should not suffer, so if a parent does trade and transport ties with Qatar in June Organization related to the Gulf dispute. bit upsetting and frustrating. I feel like it’s a lose their British citizenship it does not affect Shamima Begum 2017 over allegations it supports terrorism, Qatar filed in July 2017 a wide-ranging bit unjust on me and my son.” She said an the rights of their child,” the minister said. a charge Doha denies. An Abu Dhabi Ports legal complaint at the WTO to challenge “option” could be to apply for citizenship in Begum gave birth to her third child at the had the right to appeal the order. Tasnime circular dated Feb 12 cancelled previous the trade boycott. Last month, the UAE The Netherlands, where her husband and the weekend, and appealed to British authorities Akunjee, a lawyer for her family, said it was directives that banned cargoes of Qatar filed a complaint against Qatar at the father of her newborn child - an IS fighter to show “compassion” by allowing her to disappointed with the move and “considering origin from UAE waters and ports and WTO saying Doha has imposed a ban on believed to be held by Kurdish forces in Syria raise the baby in Britain - while expressing no all legal avenues to challenge this decision”. those of UAE origin from Qatar. Emirati products. - is from and has relatives. “Maybe I can ask regret over having joined IS. In the ministry’s Begum, who is of Bangladeshi It maintained a ban on vessels flying the Continued on Page 24 for citizenship in Holland,” Begum added. “If letter sent to Begum’s mother, it said the teen Continued on Page 24 2 Thursday, February 21, 2019 Local Amir meets children from Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Charitable Village in Indonesia Defense minister congratulates Crown Prince on anniversary His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Chairman of the Al-Sabah meets with Hawally Governor Sheikh Ahmad Al-Sabah meets with Al-Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Fawaz Indonesian-Kuwaiti Charity Ahmad Mohammad Al-Houli, the organization’s officials and orphans of His Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Charitable Village in Indonesia. — Amiri Diwan photos His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets with Hawally Governor Sheikh His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Al- His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Fawaz Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Hawally Governor Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad children, after meeting His Highness, expressed deep pleas- Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Al-Ahmadi post.