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soccer Page 16 THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT Established in 1977 / www.arabtimesonline.com MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2021 / SHABAAN 16, 1442 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17649 16 PAGES 150 FILS Iran, China sign critical co-op pact ‘Strategic’ TEHRAN, March 28, (Agencies): Iran and China on Sat- The deal marked the first time Iran has signed such a lengthy agreement with a major recent years. That’s down from nearly $52 billion in 2014, however, because of world power. In 2001, Iran and Russia singed a 10-year cooperation agreement, mainly a decline in oil prices and U.S. sanctions imposed in 2018 after then-President urday signed a 25-year strategic cooperation agreement in the nuclear field, that was lengthened to 20 years through two five-year extensions. Donald Trump pulled the U.S. unilaterally out of a nuclear deal between Iran and addressing economic issues amid crippling U.S. sanctions Before the ceremony Saturday, Yi met Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and world powers, saying it needed to be renegotiated. on Iran, state TV reported. special Iranian envoy in charge of the deal Ali Larijani. Iran has pulled away from restrictions imposed under the deal under those sanc- The agreement dubbed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, cov- Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, on Friday called tions in order to put pressure on the other signatories - Germany, France, Britain, the agreement “deep, multi-layer and full-fledged.” Russia and China - to provide new economic incentives to offset U.S. sanctions. ers a variety of economic activity from oil and mining to promoting indus- The deal, which had been discussed since 2016, also supports tourism and cul- Iran and China enjoy a “strategic” relationship based on shared viewpoints over trial activity in Iran, as well as transportation and agricultural collabora- tural exchanges. It comes on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplo- regional and global matters, Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday, just before the two tions, according to the report. matic relations between China and Iran. countries sealed the 25-year cooperation agreement. No additional details of the agreement were revealed as Iran’s Foreign Minister The two countries have had warm relations and both took part in a joint naval Citing Beijing as Iran’s “largest trade partner” amid talks with Chinese Foreign Mohammad Javad Zarif and Chinese counterpart Wang Yi took part in a cer- exercise in 2019 with Russia in the northern Indian Ocean. Minister, Rouhani urged more progress on bilateral deals, which include crucial emony marking the event. Reportedly, Iran and China have done some $20 billion in trade annually in sectors such as infrastructure and energy, state media reported. Photo by Royal Commission for AlUla Photo shows AlUla Old Town. The AlUla Old Town has welcomed its first visitors back after a three-year hiatus. – See Pages 2 & 3 Opinion 32 MPs to boycott Tuesday’s session End of Iranian arrogance, Bid to prevent new govt from taking oath By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh Earlier, Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim invited the MPs to the up- gallows, keys to hell gates Arab Times Staff coming session. The new government is expected to take oath during this ses- sion whose agenda includes six bills and two grilling motions against HH the By Ahmed Al-Jarallah KUWAIT CITY, March 28: A total of 32 MPs have announced that they will Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid. Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times boycott the parliamentary session stated for Tuesday in a bid to prevent the MPs Khalid Al-Otaibi, Thamer Al-Suwait and Badr Al-Dahoum submitted new government from taking the constitutional oath in front of the National one of the grilling motions against the premier; whereas MPs Muhammad Al- THE end of authoritarianism is a historical inevitability that cannot be prevented by Assembly. Mutair and Hamdan Al-Azmi submitted the other. the reliance of the tyrants on the strength of their control over their people through As per Article 142 of the oppression. No matter how long it takes, there will come a day when the bridle of ar- National Assembly Decree, rogance will collapse and the flood of popular anger will drown them in tragic ends. Shippers still avoid the first grilling motion is sup- This fact applies to the Mullahs regime, which uses repression and terror as a posed to be removed from the means to prolong its control over the people. However, just as the revolution in the Egypt’s Suez Canal agenda because of the resigna- late 18th century served as the deluge that ended French tyranny after long suffering, tion of the former government. the same will certainly apply to the Mullahs. SUEZ, Egypt, March 28, (AP): The second grilling motion fo- In this regard, one can refer to what was narrated about Napoleon Bonaparte, who Two additional tugboats sped cuses on one issue -- selective was deceived by strength, when one of his advisers told him, “You have to beware Sunday to Egypt’s Suez Canal to enforcement of laws. of people’s anger, as 90 percent of the people are against you”. Bonaparte’s response aid efforts to free a skyscraper- In a related development, was, “I am not afraid ... it suffices that ten percent of these people are with me, and sized container ship wedged for MP Osama Al-Menawer clari- they are the soldiers who carry arms. These are the source of strength, while the rest days across the crucial waterway, fi ed that he was not enthusias- possesses nothing but emotions, and emotions do not kill a person”. even as major shippers increas- tic about boycotting the ses- Since 1979, the Mullahs regime, as a way of hallowing its rule, merged the religious ingly divert their boats out of fear sion earlier; but this step seems cloak with suppression as a means to quell any opposition. While there is a small politi- the vessel may take even longer necessary now considering the cal system that controls military force, security services and the courts through which it to free. government committed several exercises its arrogance, at the same time it fears about 80 million Iranians. The massive Ever Given, violations, such as the measures Therefore, the Mullahs preoccupy the Iranians with stories related to cosmic con- a Panama-flagged, Japanese- taken regarding the parliamenta- spiracy against their country. owned ship that carries cargo be- ry membership of Bader Al-Da- In addition to misinformation, it practices systematic terrorism directly or through tween Asia and Europe, got stuck houm and referring participants agents abroad, suggesting that this is self-defense, and therefore any resistance to it is Tuesday in a single-lane stretch Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, that is wedged across the Suez Ca- in a press conference held at Al- of the canal. In the time since, nal and blocking traffic in the vital waterway is seen, March 27. Tugboats and a Dahoum’s house to the Public treachery. It works to apply the law in a theatrical manner to carry out random execu- specialized suction dredger worked to dislodge a giant container ship that has tions, reclaiming the method of the Iraqi Mahdawi Court, which was used by Abdul- authorities have been unable Prosecution. to remove the vessel and traffic been stuck sideways in Egypt’s Suez Canal for the past three days, blocking a MP Khalid Al-Otaibi said: “We Karim Qasim, to humiliate opposition, torture and execute them even on suspicion. crucial waterway for global shipping. (AP) The Mullahs regime has taken this path since Khomeini took power in 1979, through the canal - valued at over cannot believe that the govern- when he adopted execution as a means of terrorizing his people. He had ordered $9 billion a day - has been halted, ment woke up all of a sudden and the execution of about 88,000 dissidents within a year, seeking to instill fear in the further disrupting a global ship- is now willing to ratify important hearts of Iranians. ping network already strained by bills.” He asserted the inclusion of Despite the cruelty of this, the open opposition to the repressive practices contin- the coronavirus pandemic. Newswatch certain bills in the agenda of the ued. This almost toppled the regime, which deliberately stirred up national fervor by The Dutch-flagged Alp Guard upcoming session is a trick aimed igniting the war with Iraq, portraying it as a holy war and a divine order. This regime and the Italian-flagged Carlo at ensuring quorum for the gov- invented the so-called “keys to heaven” to lure young people to go to the front-lines. Magno, called in to help tug- ernment to take the constitutional boats already there, reached the KUWAIT CITY: His Highness the 14,539, with 250 of them in intensive This matter did not stop at Iran, as the countries controlled by its militias endure care units, according to health min- oath. He urged his colleagues to Red Sea near the city of Suez Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al- be vigilant in order to avoid fall- the same repressive approach, although by more hideous methods such as assassina- Jaber Al-Sabah on Saturday sent a istry spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al- tions and extra-judicial killings carried out by its gangs in Iraq against any voice that early Sunday, satellite data from Sanad. ing in such a trap. MarineTraffic.com showed. The cable of condolences to Egypt’s Pres- In addition, constitutional ex- speaks out against Iranian hegemony. ident Abdelfattah Al-Sisi. He revealed that some 7,729 swab This is also the case in Lebanon, where Hezbollah is exercising killings and sys- tugboats will nudge the 400-me- tests were conducted over the last day pert Dr Muhammad Al-Fili dis- ter-long (quarter-mile-long) Ever In the cable, His Highness ex- closed that 33 MPs and ministers tematic starvation against the people, seeking to impose its hegemony on the state.

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