N IO T IP R C S B U S THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015 RAJJAB 18, 1436 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Bollywood star Inspired Salman Khan Messi lifts gets 5 years Barca past for40 hit-and-run Bayern20 UAE, EU sign Schengen Min 27º Max 35º High Tide visa waiver agreement 02:23 & 13:11 Low Tide 07:14 & 20:09 40 PAGES 40 16513 NO: FILS 150 UAE to send probe named ‘Hope’ to Mars in 2020 BRUSSELS: The EU and the United Arab Emirates Amir meets Saudi dep crown prince (UAE) signed a Schengen visa waiver agreement at a ceremony in Brussels yesterday. The new visa regime provides visa-free travel for EU citizens when travelling to the UAE and for citizens of UAE when travelling to the EU for a period of stay of 90 days, said a statement released by the EU Council of Ministers. UAE is the first Arab country to sign the Schengen-visa waiver agreement with the 28- member European bloc. On behalf of the EU, the agreement was signed by representatives of the current EU Latvian Presidency and the European Commission. The UAE Ambassador to the EU Sulaiman Hamid Al- Mazroui signed the agreement for his country. Visa- free travel applies to all categories of persons and for any purpose of travel, including tourism, cultur- al visits, scientific activities, family visits, business, etc, except for persons travelling for the purpose of carrying out a paid activity. The agreement will now be sent to the KUWAIT: HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah European Parliament with a view to obtaining its meets Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman at Dar Salwa yes- consent before it can be concluded. However, it terday. — AFP (See Page 2) will apply on a provisional basis as of now. Ireland and the United Kingdom will not be part of the application of the agreement. The visa regime to Boeing to seal $3bn Kuwait deal these two EU member states remains subject to their national legislation, it noted. WASHINGTON: Kuwait is expected to deal. Kuwait, which operates a fleet of earli- Separately, the UAE said yesterday it was press- announce in coming weeks an order for 28 er F/A-18 models, has signed a formal letter ing ahead with plans to send the first Arab Boeing Co F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, a $3 stating its firm plans to buy newer-model unmanned probe to Mars by 2021, naming it billion-plus deal that will keep the jets’ St Boeing jets, according to one of the people “Hope”. The probe will leave Earth in 2020 - the year DUBAI: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of Louis production line running well into who is familiar with the deal Dubai hosts the World Expo - on a mission the UAE and Ruler of Dubai (left), stands among engineers and scientists during a cere- 2019, according to people familiar with the Continued on Page 13 Continued on Page 13 mony to unveil UAE’s Mars Mission yesterday. — AFP THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015 LOCAL KUWAIT: (From left): His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and National Assembly Speaker President of the National Assembly of Serbia Maja Gojkovic. Marzouq Al-Ghanem are pictured during a luncheon held in honor of the visiting Saudi Prince. —Amiri Diwan photos Amir meets Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah meets Serbian speaker KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- fulfilling the expectations and hopes of their people. They also Al-Sabah and several senior state officials. terday Kuwait’s National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al- Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday the visiting Saudi Deputy reviewed inter-GCC cooperation and common Gulf action. Prince Mohammad bin Salman later left Kuwait at the Ghanem, accompanied by President of the National Crown Prince, Second Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of The meeting was attended by HH the Prime Minister conclusion of his short fraternal visit, and was seen off at the Assembly of Serbia Maja Gojkovic and her accompanying Defense and Chairman of the Council of Economic Affairs Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Minister of airport by HH Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak, Sheikh Sabah Al- delegation. Deputy Amiri Diwan Minister Sheikh Ali Jarrah and Development Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Khaled, Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled, Sheikh Khaled Al- Al-Sabah and Head of Kuwaiti-Serbian Friendship Abdulaziz Al Saud and his accompanying delegation. Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Jarrah, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Committee MP Faisal Al-Shaya attended the meeting. HH They had friendly talks that reflected the depth of brotherly Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Deputy Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, Army Chief of the Amir also received HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf ties between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, and keenness on pro- Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Staff Lieutenant General Mohammad Khaled Al-Khuder and Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Separately, HH Sheikh Nawaf moting and developing them for the common interest of both Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime several other state officials. received Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al- sides within the framework of historical Gulf countries, and on Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Meanwhile, HH the Amir received at Bayan Palace yes- Sabah. —KUNA GCC, France committed to strategic partnership RIYADH: The Gulf Cooperation Council through a process of political transition (GCC) states and France on Tuesday reit- based on the statement Geneva I. They erated commitment to strategic part- called for providing assistance to Syrian nership and agreed on intensifying people in the face of violence of Bashar political consultations and cooperation Al-Assad’s regime and ISIL and to help in various domains. achieve Syria people’s aspirations of In a statement at the conclusion of inclusive democracy. the 15th GCC consultative meeting that was also attended by French President Arab-Israeli conflict Francois Hollande, both sides lauded On the Arab-Israeli conflict, the GCC the close views on means to secure sta- and French leaders agreed to push for bility in the Middle East. peaceful settlement through demand- KUWAIT: (Front row, from left) Sheikh Jaber Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, former parliament speaker Jassem Al-Kharafi, His Highness The French leader, as per the state- ing the UN Security Council to set a ment, reiterated his country’s commit- time frame for negotiations and to urge the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, ment to a strategic partnership with the the international community to help National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem and the visiting Serbian National Assembly President Maja Gojkovic attend the GCC countries to ensure technology reach an agreement within the frame- ceremony. —Amiri Diwan photos transfer, young people training, work of the Arab peace initiative. enhancing mutual investments and On Libya, the two sides affirmed the strengthening security and defense support of the elected parliament and Amir patronizes cancer cooperation. urged all Libyans to shoulder their The two sides agreed on coopera- national responsibilities and continue tion for the success of the 21st session dialogue to find a solution to end the of the Conference of Parties to the state of division and to support the UN support center’s operetta United Nations Framework Convention special envoy’s efforts to reach a recon- on Climate Change, to be held in Paris ciliation agreement. between November 30 and December On Lebanon, they voiced support to KUWAIT: Al-Sidra Cancer Support Center organ- 11, 2015. Lebanon’s sovereignty, unity and stabili- ized an operetta titled ‘Sidrat Al-Amal’ on hope They described Tuesday’s meeting as ty and appealed to the parties con- for cancer patients at Bayan Palace theater yes- a starting point for the outstanding cerned to accelerate the election of a terday, under the patronage and attendance of partnership between the two sides. new president for the republic. They His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad They stressed the need for respecting also expressed keenness to contribute Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. independence, territorial integrity and to the stability and development of The ceremony included showing a documen- safety of borders and national sover- Egypt. tary on the center’s history and services, followed eignty against foreign interference. Following their participation in the by a speech of the center’s Chairman of the They noted that the meeting tackled meeting, the GCC leaders left the Saudi Board Sheikha Azza Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah. A gift the required measures to restore capital to return back home. The sum- was presented to the Amir before the operetta regional stability and counter the grow- mit, chaired by Saudi King Salman bin started. ing terrorism threats and foreign inter- Abdulaziz Al Saud, was attended by His Sheikha Azza said that the center is a volun- ference in domestic affairs of the Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- tary work of consultant medical oncologist and head of the Breast Group and Breast Unit at regional countries. Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Amir of Qatar Kuwait Cancer Control Center Dr Shafika Al- The two sides firmly condemned ter- Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Awadi, Consultant at the Psychiatric Hospital Dr rorism in all its forms and states’ desta- Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Rasil Boresli and therapist Altaf Al-Essa.