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MOHARRAM 12, 1441 AH WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 Max 43º 28 Pages Min 31º 150 Fils Established 1961 ISSUE NO: 17929 The First Daily in the Arabian Gulf www.kuwaittimes.net Zain kicks off 5th edition of Zain Aramco prepared for foreign float Largest flying animal Australia beat Kuwait 3-0 311Great Idea accelerator program alongside main domestic listing 24 in history identified 27 in World Cup qualifiers Netanyahu vows to annex West Bank Jordan Valley if reelected Annexation bid ‘destroys chances of peace’: Palestinian official JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a deeply contro- Amir sends letter to Saudi king versial pledge yesterday to annex the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank if reelected in Sept 17 polls. “There is one place where we can apply Israeli sovereignty immediately after the elections,” Netanyahu said in a tele- vised speech. “If I receive from you, citizens of Israel, a clear mandate to do so ... today I announce my intention to apply with the for- mation of the next government Israeli sover- eignty over the Jordan Valley and northern Dead Sea.” The prime minister also reiterated his intention to annex Israeli settlements throughout the West Bank if reelected, though in coordination with US President JEDDAH: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al- Donald Trump, whose long-awaited peace plan is expected to be unveiled sometime Sabah delivers a letter from HH the Amir to Saudi King Salman bin RAMAT GAN: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points at a map of the Jordan Abdulaziz yesterday. — KUNA after the vote. Those moves could effectively kill any remaining hopes for a two-state solu- Valley as he gives a statement near Tel Aviv yesterday. — AFP tion to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, long the JEDDAH: Representative of HH the the Saudi king. focus of international diplomacy. Senior cent of the territory, including the vast major- Trump has thrown US support overwhelm- Amir, Deputy Prime Minister and Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled also met Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi said ity of the Jordan Valley. Netanyahu said his ingly in favor of Israel since taking office, Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al- Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Netanyahu was “not only destroying the two- annexation plans would not include including by recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, deliv- Minister and Defense Minister state solution, he is destroying all chances of Palestinian cities, such as the Jordan Valley’s capital and cutting hundreds of millions of dol- ered a letter to Saudi King Salman Mohammad bin Salman. During the peace”. “This is a total game changer,” she Jericho. lars in aid to the Palestinians. Ahead of April bin Abdulaziz yesterday. During a meeting, held at Al-Salam Palace, told AFP. Netanyahu, who used a map of the Jordan elections, Trump recognized Israeli sovereignty meeting in Jeddah, Sheikh Sabah Al- Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled reassured The Jordan Valley accounts for around Valley to illustrate his plans, said Trump’s over the occupied Golan Heights, seized from Khaled handed the Saudi monarch the Saudi prince of the health of HH one-third of the West Bank and Israeli peace parameters “will place before us a Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War. It is unclear if the letter. During the talks, attended the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- rightwing politicians have long viewed the great challenge and also a great opportunity”. Trump, who made clear before April’s vote that by a bevy of officials and diplomats Jaber Al-Sabah. The two reviewed strategic area as a part of the territory they “This is a historic, onetime opportunity to he would like to see Netanyahu win, will follow from the two Gulf countries, the fraternal relations between the two would never retreat from. Israeli settlements apply Israeli sovereignty on our settlements... up with any further expressions of support Kuwaiti foreign minister conveyed countries and discussed number of are located in what is known as Area C of the and other places of importance to our securi- before next week’s election. HH the Amir’s warmest greetings to issues of common interest. — KUNA West Bank, which accounts for some 60 per- ty, our heritage and our future.” Continued on Page 24 News in brief Kuwait Shiites mark Ashoura Trump fires KD 8 airport tax mulled hawkish security KUWAIT: The ministry of services is reconsidering a decision that had been frozen by Minister of chief Bolton Commerce and Industry Khaled Al-Roudhan, to add KD 8 as service fees on every air ticket for flights WASHINGTON: President Donald departing from Kuwait, said informed sources. The Trump yesterday announced the firing of sources added that in view of passenger traffic at his hawkish national security advisor Kuwait airport, where 7.38 million flight tickets were John Bolton, saying he disagreed John Bolton sold in 2018, the new fee will annually bring in around “strongly” with his positions, in the latest KD 60 million. “The new fee will most likely take effect upheaval for US foreign policy. “I asked ly linked to the invasion of Iraq and other next April with the beginning of the 2020-2021 fiscal aggressive foreign policy decisions. He year,” the sources stressed. — A Saleh (See Page 5) John for his resignation, which was given to me this morning,” Trump announced had been seen as one of the main driving on Twitter, saying he would name a forces in the White House’s muscular replacement next week. Bolton, who had approach to Iran, Venezuela and other 31 killed in Karbala stampede been due to give a press conference at trouble spots. the White House less than two hours lat- Famous for his moustache and ever- BAGHDAD: More than 30 pilgrims died and dozens er, denied being fired and insisted present yellow legal pad, the hardline for- were injured yesterday in a stampede at a major instead that he’d resigned. mer US ambassador to the United Nations shrine in the Iraqi city of Karbala on the Shiite holy KUWAIT: Mourners are seen at Bu Hamad Husseiniya in Daiya as Shiites mark The news - coming days after Trump had pushed back hard against Trump’s day of Ashoura. As the massive crowds pressed for- Ashoura yesterday. The religious commemoration of Ashoura, which includes a caused uproar by revealing he was can- dramatic, though so far stumbling attempts ward on their way to Imam Hussein’s gold-domed 10-day mourning period starting on the first day of Muharram in the Islamic cal- celing secret talks with Afghanistan’s to negotiate with the Taleban and North shrine, a stampede broke out that left at least 31 peo- endar, commemorates the seventh-century slaying of Prophet Muhammad’s Taleban - stunned Washington. Bolton is Korea’s Chairman Kim Jong Un. ple dead and another 100 wounded, 10 critically, (PBUH) grandson Imam Hussein in Karbala. — Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh a veteran and controversial figure close- Continued on Page 24 according to Iraq’s health ministry. No Kuwaitis have been harmed in the stampede, Kuwait’s Embassy in Baghdad confirmed. — Agencies Apple unveils Iranian fan ‘Blue Diabetes risk higher for short people iPhone 11, TV+, Girl’ dies after PARIS: Shorter people are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study published yester- game service setting self on fire day. Each additional 10 cm in height translates into a 41 percent smaller chance of contracting the disease in men CUPERTINO, California: Apple unveiled its iPhone 11 TEHRAN: Iran is to probe the death of a woman foot- and a 33 percent smaller chance in women, according to models yesterday, touting upgraded, ultra-wide cam- ball fan, state media said yesterday, after she reported- the research in medical journal Diabetologia. The greater eras as it updated its popular smartphone lineup and ly set herself ablaze in fear of being jailed, triggering health risk in shorter individuals is likely linked to higher cut its entry price to $699. The newest handsets come calls for an end to a ban on women attending matches. liver fat content, and a larger number of risk factors for as Apple seeks to spur new upgrades in a slumping heart disease, stroke and diabetes, the authors speculat- Vice President for Women and Family Affairs global smartphone market. The new iPhones are “jam ed. It has also been reported that insulin sensitivity and Masoumeh Ebtekar had asked the judiciary to look packed with new capabilities and an incredible new the functioning of special cells in the pancreas that into the case in a letter, the state-run Iran newspaper design,” Apple chief executive Tim Cook told a launch secrete the hormone are better in taller people. — AFP reported. event in Cupertino, California. Sahar Khodayari, 30, was arrested early last year The surprise from Apple was the reduction in the when she tried to enter a stadium dressed as a man to entry-level price at $699, down from the starting level CUPERTINO, California: Apple CEO Tim Cook announces watch her favorite team, Esteghlal FC, the Varzesh 3 of $749 for the iPhone XR a year ago even as many the new iPhone 11 Pro as he delivers the keynote India locates missing Moon lander sports news outlet said, citing her sister. Dubbed “Blue premium devices are being priced around $1,000. address at the Steve Jobs Theater yesterday. — AFP Girl” because of Esteghlal’s colors, she set herself on NEW DELHI: Indian space scientists were desperately Apple additionally unveiled a more expensive “Pro” fire outside the court last week after hearing someone trying yesterday to establish communication with their model of the iPhone 11.

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