SUBSCRIPTION WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 THULHIJJA 2, 1436 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Kuwait to sell Hungary locks Ooredoo Juve score late local currency down EU border, enhances as City lose bond by yearend taking migrant its prepaid for first time to meet5 deficit crisis in7 its hands portfolio23 this20 season 7 sentenced to death over Min 27º Max 46º Al-Sadeq Mosque bombing High Tide 01:25 & 13:40 Judge warns of dangers of extremist ideology Low Tide 07:50 & 19:55 40 PAGES NO: 16642 150 FILS ‘Abdaly’ suspects By B Izzak King sanctions Binladin Group KUWAIT: The criminal court yesterday sentenced seven deny all charges, men, five of them in absentia, to death over the suicide bombing at the Imam Al-Sadeq Shiite mosque that allege torture killed 26 people and wounded 227 others, and passed various jail terms against eight others. Reading the court By B Izzak verdicts in front of the suspects and a packed court- room, Judge Mohammad Al-Duaij also acquitted 14 sus- KUWAIT: In a separate case also presided by Judge pects. The public prosecution had pressed charges Mohammad Al-Duaij, all 23 Kuwaiti suspects of the against 29 people, including seven women. Five of the so-called “Abdaly cell” categorically denied the men remain at large. charges and insisted that they were tortured severely to extract confessions from them. The pub- SEE PAGE 3 lic prosecution charged 24 of the 26 suspects of having links to Iran and its Shiite Lebanese militia The two men who were sentenced to death while in ally Hezbollah and of plotting attacks against court were Abdulrahman Sabah Eidan Saud, the bedoon Kuwait. Twenty-three suspects, all Kuwaiti citizens, driver who dropped off the Saudi bomber to the appeared in court in grey prison uniforms. Three mosque in Kuwait City and who also brought the explo- others, including one Iranian, are at large. sives used in the bombing from near the Saudi borders, Judge Duaij allowed all the suspects to express and Fahd Farraj Nassar Muhareb, who is described as the their grievances and tell their stories in a hearing “wali” or leader of the Islamic State group in Kuwait. The that lasted two-and-a-half-hours and witnessed man has been serving a jail sentence in another case. intense arguments by defense lawyers. But as the The five others who received the maximum punish- hearing was about to conclude, the main suspect ment in absentia include the two Saudi brothers Hassan Abdulhadi Hassan sprang a major surprise. Mohammad and Majed Al-Zahrani, who transported the After initially denying all the charges, Hassan explosives belt from Saudi Arabia into Kuwait a day sought permission to speak and told the court that before the bombing. The two carried the explosives the arms discovered at his residence were from the through the borders in an icebox in an old car and aban- 1990-91 Iraqi invasion period and were given to him doned the car in Kuwait. The two are being held in Saudi by a sheikh. MAKKAH: Pilgrims walk yesterday past the site of a crane collapse that killed over a 100 people last Arabia after they were arrested a few days after the Continued on Page 13 Friday in the Grand Mosque. — AP (See Page 13) attack. Continued on Page 13 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 LOCAL Ghanem meets Speaker of UK House of Commons KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker delegation met UK House of Commons’ Marzouq Al-Ghanem held official talks yes- Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman terday with Speaker of the UK House of Crispin Blunt at the House of Commons’ Commons John Bercow at the British par- premises. The meeting focused on issues liament building. The talks tackled a wide of common interest between Kuwait and array of key issues with focus on bilateral Britain and the relations between the two cooperation, especially parliamentary friendly countries. ones, and the developments in the Gulf The conferees tackled the latest devel- and the Middle East regions. MPs Ahmed opment in the Arab and international Alqudaibi, Rakan Al-Nisf, Askar Al-Eenzi areas, especially the Syrian crisis and the and Majed Al-Mutairi as well as Kuwait’s continuing influx of Syrian refugees into Ambassador to UK Khaled Al-Dowaisan European countries. They touched upon attended the meeting. Ghanem arrived in the security and political challenges facing KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah receives the cre- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah receives the credentials of London Monday night upon an official the Middle East and Gulf regions, notably dentials of newly-appointed ambassador of China Wang Di. —Amiri Diwan photo newly-appointed ambassador of Sri Lanka Kandeepan Balasubramaniam. invitation from the House of Commons the Palestinian cause, the Gulf countries’ Speaker John Bercow. security, the war on terror and the devel- Later, Ghanem and his accompanying opments in Iraq and Yemen. —KUNA His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah receives the credentials His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah receives the credentials of newly-appointed ambassador of Egypt Yasser Mohammad Atef Abdelkader. of newly-appointed ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Frans Potuyt. Amir receives credentials of LONDON: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem is pictured with newly-appointed ambassadors Speaker of the UK House of Commons John Bercow at the British parlia- ment’s building. —KUNA KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Sabah, in addition Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to other senior officials. received yesterday the credentials of Earlier, His Highness the Amir newly-appointed ambassadors of China Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- and Sri Lanka Wang Di and Kandeepan Sabah received His Highness Sheikh Balasubramaniam respectively. His Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmad Al- Highness also received the credentials of Sabah, First deputy Prime Minister and Yasser Mohammad Atef Abdelkader of Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al- the Arab Republic of Egypt, Mohammad Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Halilovic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as Chairman of the Central Tenders well as of that of the Kingdom of the Committee (CTC) Ahmad Al-Kulaib. Netherlands Frans Potuyt. Meanwhile, His Highness the Crown The ceremony was attended by Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Jaber Al-Sabah received His Highness Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad, Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, acting deputy Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governor General Amiri Diwan Affairs Minister Advisor Ahmad Al-Rujaib, Deputy National Mohammed Daifallah Sharar, Director Assembly Speaker Mubarak Al- of the Office of His Highnesss the Amir Khurainej, Minister of Public Works and Ahmad Fahad Al-Fahad and the Minister of Electricity and Water Advisor at the office of His Highness Ahmad Al-Jassar and Chairman of the Marzouq Al-Ghanem and his delegation meet the UK House of Commons’ the Amir Mohammad Abou Al-Hassan, Central Tenders Committee (CTC) His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah meets the newly- Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Crispin Blunt. Chief of Amiri Protocol Sheikh Abdullah Ahmad Al-Kulaib. —KUNA appointed ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mohammad Halilovic. Oman, an attractive place for everyone By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: Oman’s ministry of tourism in cooperation with Oman Air organized a party for partner travel agencies and members of the local media in Kuwait. The event was held at Crowne Plaza Hotel to convey their gratitude for making Oman the number one destination for Arabs and other expats from Kuwait. “We are number one in the hearts of our Kuwaiti brothers and the rest of Arabs and other expat communi- ties in Kuwait. The trend is spreading from Kuwait to all GCC countries - so we are really very grateful to Kuwait for trusting the tourism destinations we offer in Oman,” said Gamal Sadek, Director of Oman’s Tourism Ministry. Gamal Sadek Apart from its favor- able climate, Oman is a member of GCC and its proximity is very tempting for people who want to make a short visit. “We really thank Kuwait for its continuous trust and confidence in our market and what Oman has to offer. You are our greatest ambassadors who will share the beauty of our country and our diverse and unique destinations,” Gamal noted. “We are here to invite you to visit Salalah, where the KUWAIT: Some attendees receiving gifts from Oman’s Ministry of Tourism. —Photos by Joseph Shagra weather is not more than 25 degrees,” he added. Attendees at the event experienced unique Omani experiences including foods, clothing and traditional items. Oman’s flag carrier Oman Air is proud of its various Kuwait reiterates backing to OHCHR Kuwait condones use achievements since its establishment in 1993. Currently, according to an Oman Air representative, the airline flies GENEVA: Kuwait has vowed that it crimes against Palestinian civilians. Human rights violations of nuclear energy for to over 26 destinations. It has 39 aircraft and planning to would continue its support for the He emphasized that the interna- On Syria, he said Kuwait was peaceful purposes reach 70 by the end of 2020. Office of the United Nations High tional community should live up to alarmed by the UNHRC’s report on Commissioner for Human Rights responsibility by protecting the serious human rights violations in VIENNA: Kuwait cooperates with the International (OHCHR) and its great role in the Palestinian people who have been Syria, urging all warring parties in Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in its aspiration to augment development of human rights across suffering from the oppression and this Arab country to stop attacking its energy capacities with the use of nuclear energy for the world.