SUBSCRIPTION SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 SHAWWAL 17, 1436 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Kuwaiti student Jolie, Suu Kyi Shamers on Pakistan win awarded US meet women the prowl T20 thriller patent for teeth garment workers in social against straightener2 in12 Myanmar media27 jungle 20Sri Lanka Tested by hard times, Min 30º Max 47º High Tide Kuwaitis stay united 00:00 & 11:29 Low Tide 05:41 & 18:31 40 PAGES NO: 16597 150 FILS Bonds remain strong on 25th ’versary of Iraqi invasion KUWAIT: Kuwaitis have succeeded in staying together and from the editor’s desk maintaining national unity during hard times, when their keenness on solidarity appears much stronger, thus setting an example to follow for other nations. Bonds of unity and Unity key to brotherhood among the Kuwaitis were manifested in the very first moments of the Aug 2, 1990 Iraqi aggression. Years later, they proved to be as strong, when the Imam face crises Sadiq Mosque bombing took place. In the morning of the atrocious Iraqi aggression, the people of Kuwait scrambled to inquire about each other, SEE PAGES 4 & 5 phoning loved ones, rela- tives and even knocking on neighbors’ doors to inquire By Abd Al-Rahman Al-Alyan about their condition and needs. They gathered at the diwaniyas to bolster coordination in face of hardships and for sake of securing each other’s necessities. Although the crisis dragged on for seven months, Kuwaitis coped with the hardship, and many quickly manned bakeries to make [email protected] bread for neighborhood residents. Many, who had served behind desks in air-conditioned offices, were seen in the streets in broad daylight, sweeping them and collecting n Aug 2, 1990, Saddam Hussein ordered his garbage to keep the districts clean. troops to invade Kuwait, a historic moment Continued on Page 13 Othat exposed the true fragility of Arab unity. It was a day that also proved to be the start of major changes in the Middle East. Saddam’s actions paved ‘MH370’ wing the way for turmoil in Iraq, and ultimately 16 years later, an execution verdict for himself. The removal DUMA: A Palestinian demonstrator holds up a photo of slain one-and-a-half year old boy Ali Dawabsha of Saddam meant a new Iraq and a friendlier neigh- during clashes at the entrance to this village near the West Bank city of Nablus yesterday. — AP part in French bor for Kuwait. Twenty-five years later, we are reflecting on how lab for probe much has changed for Kuwait. From a regional point Slain Palestinian toddler’s of view, the removal of Saddam and the security PARIS: A piece of Boeing 777 wreckage washed up forces of that era was like a huge prison break for family fighting for lives on an Indian Ocean island and suspected to belong dangerous criminals. I understand that Saddam was to missing flight MH370 arrived yesterday at a a dictator, but even in a dictatorship, there are crimi- JALAZON REFUGEE CAMP: The to grips with violence by hardline as life-threatening. The family’s French laboratory for analysis. If confirmed as being nals who deserve the prosecution they get and parents and brother of a Jewish settlers. The child’s father, small brick and cement home in from the doomed Malaysia Airlines flight, the dis- there were officers who genuinely loved their coun- Palestinian toddler burned to Saad, was being treated for third- the village of Duma was gutted by covery would mark the first breakthrough in a case try and did not abuse their powers. death by Jewish extremists were degree burns at the Soroka hospi- fire, and a Jewish Star of David that has baffled aviation experts for 16 months. The However, all the good and bad were released fighting for their lives yesterday, as tal in southern Israel, where a spray-painted on a wall along with convoy containing the two-metre wing part was from prison or relieved from duty in the police or demonstrators held a second day spokeswoman described his con- the words “revenge” and “long live escorted by police overland from Paris to the military. Personally, I would have kept the police and of protests over the attack. The dition as “critical”. the Messiah”. That was indicative of defence ministry laboratory near the southwestern the military intact but replaced the hierarchy and firebombing of the family’s home Mother Riham and four-year- so-called “price tag” violence - a city of Toulouse, encased in a wooden crate. prosecuted all those who abused their powers. At in the occupied West Bank that old brother Ahmed were being euphemism for nationalist-moti- The part, identified as a flaperon, was flown least that would have kept the good ones in the job killed 18-month-old Ali Saad treated at Tel Hashomer hospital vated hate crimes by Jewish overnight to the mainland from the French island of rather than allowing IS to pay for their services and Dawabsha sparked an internation- near Tel Aviv, where a spokes- extremists. La Reunion, where it was found on a beach in the cause a sectarian division. al outcry over Israel’s failure to get woman described their condition Continued on Page 13 Continued on Page 13 By now you must be thinking, well what does this have to do with Kuwait? Unfortunately, an unstable Iraq causes many problems for its neighboring countries and the threat of IS just makes it worse for Laden relatives killed in UK jet crash everyone. Internally, Kuwait has failed to take advan- tage of the opportunity of a friendly northern neigh- bor. In fact, our lawmakers still fail to realize that YATELEY, United Kingdom: Members of relativess for the grave incident of the what they do and say can impact Kuwait’s relations Osama bin Laden’s family were among crash of the plane carrying members of across the region. Our neutrality and ability to main- four people killed when a private jet the family at Blackbushe airport,” a state- tain working ties with all our neighbors is a crucial crashed into a car auction lot in Britain, ment posted on the embassy’s Twitter element of our foreign policy. Saudi Arabia’s embassy in London said account said. The embassy also said it Worse, we’ve let sectarian strife and discord enter yesterday. While the embassy did not would work with British authorities to our local politics. Instead of showing greater unity in identify the dead, a source close to the investigate the incident and repatriate the face of regional upheaval, some of our lawmak- family speaking to AFP and Saudi media the bodies for burial in Saudi Arabia. ers do their best to promote division and discord. indicated that they were bin Laden’s A police spokesman confirmed that The region is embroiled in a series of intercon- stepmother Raja Hashim, his sister Sanaa, three passengers and the pilot had died. nected conflicts that can destroy all our efforts to the sister’s husband Zuhair Hashem, and “We do believe three of the deceased to develop. Kuwait must be wise and diplomatic and a Jordanian pilot. be the mother, sister and brother-in-law navigate these issues without losing its internal The Saudi-registered Phenom 300 jet of the owner of the aircraft, all of whom strength - our unity. came down on Friday as it tried to land at are from the bin Laden family, but for- Twenty-five years ago we faced a national crisis Blackbushe Airport, a small airfield in mal post-mortem examinations are that brought us all together. Little more than a Hampshire, southern England. Police ongoing,” the spokesman said. “They month ago, on June 26, we were reminded just how confirmed that three passengers and the were Saudi Arabian nationals and visit- vulnerable we can be, and more importantly, how pilot had died. Officers have launched an ing the UK on vacation,” he said. Osama important our unity is. I hope 25 years from now, we investigation into what caused the crash bin Laden, the leader of the Al-Qaeda can look back on today and be proud of how great alongside the Air Accidents Investigation militant network and the man behind Kuwait has become through our shared efforts and HAMPSHIRE, England: This picture taken on Friday shows the debris of a Branch (AAIB). The Saudi ambassador the 9/11 attacks, was killed by US special shared destiny. Embraer Phenom 300 jet that crashed near the end of the runway of Blackbushe “offered his condolences to the sons of forces in Pakistan in 2011. Airport. — AP the late Mohammed bin Laden and their Continued on Page 13 India, B’desh swap border enclaves DASHIAR CHHARA, Bangladesh: day after Dhaka and New Delhi Jubilant crowds celebrated yester- struck a border agreement in June. day as Bangladesh and India The land-swap means some 50,000 swapped tiny islands of land, ending people who have been living in the one of the world’s most intractable isolated enclaves since 1947 will border disputes that has kept thou- now become part of the countries sands in limbo for nearly seven that surround their homes. decades. As the clock struck one In Dashiar Chhara, thousands of minute past midnight, thousands of people defied monsoon rains to cel- people who have been living with- ebrate, marching through rain- out schools, clinics or power for a soaked muddy roads singing the generation erupted in cheers of cel- Bangladeshi national anthem and ebration for their new citizenship. shouting: “My country, your country. “We have been in the dark for 68 Bangladesh! Bangladesh!” Others lit years,” said Russel Khandaker, 20, as 68 candles to mark the end of “68 he danced with friends in the years of endless pain and indignity”.