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KT 5-10-2016.Qxp Layout 1 SUBSCRIPTION WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016 MUHARRAM 4, 1438 AH www.kuwaittimes.net KRCS pays for Kuwait seeks Bangladeshi Sharapova’s education, increased mosque architect doping healthcare of cognitive smashes ban cut to Syrian child2 development21 glass40 ceiling 1520 months Saudi Arabia holds live-fire Min 21º drills during Gulf war games Max 37º High Tide 01:33 & 14:40 Iran space agency ‘interested’ in cooperating with NASA Low Tide 08:27 & 20:27 40 PAGES NO: 17010 150 FILS RIYADH/TEHRAN: Saudi Arabia is conducting live-fire drills during war games underway in the Gulf, official media said Wanted citizen yesterday, as tensions simmer with Iran. Exercise Gulf Shield 1 has begun with naval ships, aircraft, marines and “special units”, the Saudi Press Agency said. The maneuvers stabs policemen are also taking place in the strategic Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman. Navy Brigadier Majid Al-Qahtani said the By Hanan Al-Saadoun and stabbed them, before he exercises include “shooting of live ammunition” as part of was brought under control. The the effort to improve combat readiness and protect the KUWAIT: Two policemen were suspect was referred to rele- kingdom’s waters “against any possible aggression”. injured yesterday in Abu Halifa vant authorities, while the Saudi Arabia and Iran - which lie on opposite sides of when a wanted citizen with a policemen were taken to hos- the Gulf - have no diplomatic relations and are at odds criminal record resisted arrest pital for treatment. over regional issues including the wars in Syria and Yemen. The Royal Saudi Navy says the latest exercise is part of a series. A Saudi-led coalition, including naval forces, oper- ates a blockade of Yemen as part of efforts to prevent weapons reaching Houthi rebels and their allies who over- ran much of Saudi Arabia’s neighbor. The United States and Saudi Arabia accuse Iran of send- ing missiles and other weapons to the rebels, but Tehran denies the charge. Riyadh’s ally Washington has accused Iran of repeated dangerous encounters with the US Navy in and around the Strait of Hormuz in recent months. Last week, an Iranian commander said two of Tehran’s warships held maneuvers with an Italian frigate in the Strait of Hormuz after it made an Iranian port call. Major oil produc- ALEPPO: A Syrian civil defense volunteer holds the body of a child after he was pulled from ers in the Gulf, including world top exporter Saudi Arabia, the rubble following a government air strike on the rebel-held neighborhood of Karm ship most of their exports through the Hormuz, which Iran Homad in this northern city yesterday. — AFP has threatened to close during past rounds of tension. Separately, the head of Iran’s space agency said yester- day his country is interested in cooperating with NASA. Army advances in Aleppo, The policemen suffered deep, bloody gashes. Speaking to reporters at the start of World Space Week, Mohsen Bahrami said that “many in the world look at IS wedding attack kills 34 NASA’s programs. We are interested in having cooperation, Composer of Kuwait naturally. When you are in orbit, there is no country and ALEPPO: Syrian regime forces advanced the port of Tartous. And the UN rights chief race.” It was the first time Iran had expressed such interest against rebels during intense street battles in called for action to halt the “ghastly avalanche anthem passes away since signing last summer’s landmark nuclear deal with the heart of Aleppo yesterday, after the of violence” unfolding in Syria’s second city, world powers. United States abandoned talks with Russia which is reeling from some of the most brutal KUWAIT: The composer of Bahrami said, however, that cooperation will only be aimed at reviving a ceasefire deal. Washington fighting in the five-year conflict. Kuwait’s national anthem, vet- possible with the agreement of leaders of both countries. said its decision did not mean it was “aban- The Syrian army announced a major eran Kuwaiti musician Ibrahim He emphasized that Iran has a peaceful and powerful civil doning the pursuit of peace”, as Moscow Russian-backed military push nearly two Al-Soula, died yesterday. Soula space program. called for “political wisdom” while announcing weeks ago to capture the rebel-held eastern was born in Kuwait in 1935 to Continued on Page 13 the deployment of its S-300 missile system to Continued on Page 13 a family of folkloric musicians. He obtained a degree in music from Cairo and launched his career in 1960. Ibrahim Al-Soula Assange vows MoI hands over US vote leaks BERLIN: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange vowed yesterday to publish new “significant” documents new e-passports related to the US presidential elections ahead of the Nov 8 vote, as the online leaking platform celebrated KUWAIT: The interior ministry’s diplomatic and special pass- its 10th birthday in defiant mood. Taking aim at crit- relations and security media ports equipped with electronic ics accusing him and his organization of manipula- department announced that chips. The department added tion, Assange pledged he would not be muzzled as the assistant undersecretary for that extra passports were given he sought to raise “an army” citizenship and passports Maj to be sent to Kuwaiti embassies of supporters to join in the Gen Mazen Al-Jarrah yesterday worldwide, so that they could defense of WikiLeaks. visited the foreign ministry, introduce them to various “We hope to be publish- where he handed over new countries’ border exits. ing every week for the next 10 weeks. We have on sched- David Thouless Duncan Haldane Michael Kosterlitz ule... all the US election relat- ed documents to come out before November 8,” ‘Strange states’ of matter Assange, wearing a black T- shirt bearing the word earns trio Physics Nobel “Truth”, told journalists via webcast from the Ecuadoran Julian Assange embassy in London where he has been holed up STOCKHOLM: The study of “strange states” of mat- The jury said there were hopes that their discov- since 2012. He refused to reveal if the US-vote related ter, which may one day yield superfast computers, eries would have future uses in the fields of materi- documents would hurt Democrat candidate Hillary earned British scientists David Thouless, Duncan als science and electronics, especially at the super- Clinton or target her Republican rival Donald Trump. Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz the Nobel Physics small quantum scale. For now, however, the scien- But the white-haired WikiLeaks founder described Prize yesterday. The trio, all based in the US working tists’ discoveries remain in the realm of research. the material as “significant” with “a lot of fascinating in the highly-specialized mathematics field of Kosterlitz, speaking to reporters in Helsinki where angles”. “Do they show interesting features on power topology, studied unusual phases or states of mat- he was working, joked: “I’ve been waiting for my factions and how they operate? Yes they do,” he said. ter. “This year’s laureates opened the door on an desktop quantum computer for years and it’s show- Ten years after it was founded, Wikileaks has faced unknown world where matter can assume strange ing no signs of appearing. At the risk of making a growing charges that it is manipulated by politicians states,” the Nobel jury said. “Thanks to their pioneer- bad mistake, I would say that this quantum compu- - either by recycling documents provided by ing work, the hunt is now on for new and exotic tation stuff is a long way from being practical.” Continued on Page 13 The special and diplomatic e-passports are seen. phases of matter.” Continued on Page 13 Google launches Pixel smartphone SAN FRANCISCO: Google yesterday launched of a new hardware division at the California- ducing both the hardware and Android soft- its Pixel smartphone with built-in assistant as based internet giant. “We believe that the ware, Google is making a more direct assault the tech giant made a direct challenge to the next big innovation is going to take place at on Apple and its tightly controlled ecosystem. iPhone with its own branded, premium-priced the intersection of hardware and software, Along with being the first smartphone to handset. The unveiling of Google’s in-house with AI at the center.” Pixel smartphone will be ship with Google Assistant, it will come with designed phone came as part of an expanded available with a five-inch display or a 5.5 inch unlimited storage for photos and videos and push into hardware by the US firm, which also display, starting at $649 for US customers, at be compatible with the company’s new revealed details of its new “home assistant”, similar prices to the latest iPhone models. Pre- Daydream virtual reality platform. Pixel has a virtual reality headset and Wi-Fi router. The orders began on Tuesday in Australia, Canada, “smart” camera which can select the best San Francisco event marked a shift in strategy Germany, Britain, and the United States. images from a stream, and a program to make for Google, which is leading a major push of Google, by using its own name on hand- it easy for users to switch operating systems, a its artificial intelligence software, Google sets, is aiming for a bigger slice of a competi- move aimed at winning over iPhone users. Assistant, centered around its new smart- tive smartphone market dominated by But Patrick Moorhead of Moor Insights & phones and other devices. Samsung and Apple. “It’s the first phone made Strategy said it may be challenging for Google “We are building hardware with the Google by Google inside and out,” said Sabrina Ellis of to gain significant market share.
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