SAFAR 7,1440 AH TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018 Max 37º 28 Pages Min 24º 150 Fils Established 1961 ISSUE NO: 17658 The First Daily in the Arabian Gulf www.kuwaittimes.net Ghanem urges lawmakers Trump opponent Warren reveals Zain announces launch of drone Turkish star Turan could face 2 to reject Israeli practices 8 DNA test in challenge to president 11 services on 2nd day of GITEX 27 more than 12 yrs jail for brawl Kuwait rejects campaign against Saudi Arabia in Khashoggi case Turkey searches consulate • Trump blames ‘rogue killers’ • Calls to boycott Uber, Virgin KUWAIT/ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON: Kuwait stands in opposition against all accu- Amir praises sations and unlawful campaigns targeting Saudi Arabia in relation to the case of jour- generosity nalist Jamal Khashoggi, said a statement by the Kuwaiti Cabinet yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet of Kuwaitis Affairs Anas Al-Saleh said strong relations between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia dictated KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah the current Kuwaiti position on the issue. Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah affirmed Saleh stressed it was important to wait for yesterday that the strength and good the results of the investigations in reputation of Kuwait’s charitable activities around the world have been Khashoggi’s case, affirming that the Kuwaiti made possible by the generous people Cabinet continues to follow the situation with of the country. The Amir, speaking interest. Kuwait rejects all allegations aimed during a meeting with members of the HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad at soiling the reputation of Saudi Arabia and National Diwan for Human Rights at Al-Jaber Al-Sabah interfering in its sovereignty, said Saleh who Bayan Palace, said: “I want to assure commended the kingdom’s role in maintaining you that Kuwait is safe not because I HH the Amir bears the United security and stability within the Arab, Islamic rule it - it’s because of the strength of Nations’ designation of Humanitarian and international spheres. ISTANBUL: Turkish police and other officials enter the Saudi consulate yesterday to search the its people, praise be to (His Almighty) Leader, accorded to him for spearhead- Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump premises in the investigation over missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. — AFP Allah. Their (Kuwaitis’) generosity ing ongoing wide-scale philanthropic said yesterday “rogue killers” may have been boosts the (philanthropic works’) and relief works locally and throughout behind the disappearance of Khashoggi and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, vanished after provoked an international outcry. strength and good reputation all over the globe. The UN has also honored dispatched Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul two Turkish police yesterday searched the the world, so we all must preserve this Kuwait with the title of Center of meet King Salman over the case. Khashoggi, a weeks ago to get marriage documents. Turkish Saudi consulate for the first time since country together.” Humanitarian Action. — KUNA US resident, Washington Post columnist and officials say they believe he was murdered Khashoggi went missing. leading critic of the powerful Saudi Crown there and his body removed, in a case that has Continued on Page 24 past five months. Accordingly, Kuwait Airways fleet will News in brief Kuwait Airways be composed of 38 aircraft for achieving flexible opera- tions through long-, medium- and short-range planes - Disrespect will be punished five A350-900 Airbuses; Eight A330-800neo Airbuses; to buy 8 Airbus 15 A320neo Airbuses and 10 B777 -300ER Boeings. KUWAIT: Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al- The new Airbus aircraft will be received according to a Jarallah affirmed yesterday that the foreign ministry A330-800neo jets time plan that stretches from 2019 till the end of 2026. will not hesitate to legally pursue anyone who disre- The new planes will replace the currently leased aircraft spects Kuwait and its figures. He said that the min- TOULOUSE, France: Kuwait Airways Chairman as per the time schedule agreed upon. istry is looking closely to what is posted on various Yousef Al-Jassem announced that the national carrier On the newly-opened terminal at Kuwait social media through Kuwait’s official missions signed yesterday an agreement to purchase eight International Airport, Jassem told KUNA that abroad. Jarallah said the country will continue to A330-800neo medium-to-long-range Airbus aircraft. Kuwait’s flag carrier will launch flights to Europe out take all legal actions to retaliate against anyone who These planes are characterized with operational and of the terminal from next week, followed by other tries to insult the country, indicating that strict economic efficiency compared to aircraft of the same destinations in the Indian subcontinent and Asia instructions have been given to Kuwaiti missions category. The agreement came in implementation of Pacific, in addition to Iran and the United States. He abroad in this respect. Such instructions have the national carrier’s strategic plan and to enhance its added that the new terminal solely serves the national already been implemented in cases where Kuwait operational capabilities through its fleet. carrier, thanking the Kuwaiti government for its has been targeted, he said, noting that legal action in Kuwait Airways is considered one of the first carri- steadfast support over the years. such cases has been taken. The ministry, he pledged, ers in the world to approve such modern planes for its Airbus’ Chief Operations Officer Christian Shearer will pursue such an approach resolutely to deter any fleet. According to this agreement, Kuwait Airways hailed the deal as a productive endeavor that will bring person who tries to target the country. — KUNA managed to reduce the capital costs of the fleet in its both sides closer together, acknowledging Kuwait new combination, not to mention the lower operational Airways as among the most reputable airlines in the TOULOUSE: Kuwait Airways’ Chairman Yousef Al-Jassem costs for the aircraft. Signing this agreement came as world. He added that Airbus’ relationship with Kuwait and Airbus’ Chief Operations Officer Christian Shearer Degree verification outsourced the culmination of extended negotiations between Airways dates back years, hoping that the deal will be seal a deal to purchase eight aircraft from the Airbus Airbus representatives and Kuwait Airways during the a launch pad for closer ties. — Agencies A330-800neo family yesterday. — KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait Engineers Society has finalized an agreement with a Swedish company to verify expat engineers’ degrees. Head of the society Faisal Al-Atal said the company has been working in the Gulf Iran’s new breed MIT unveils new region and is responsible for verifying engineers’ cer- tificates in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. About the of charities on $1bn college for process, Atal said: “The engineer submits all his degrees to the company and authorizes it to make poverty frontline artificial intelligence inquiries. The company then contacts his university to find whether he studied in its college of engineering, TEHRAN: At an outreach center in southern Tehran, WASHINGTON: The Massachusetts Institute of decides the period of his study and the subjects he teenagers are learning to be journalists, while upstairs Technology announced plans yesterday to create a new studied as a first step. The second step will be to their mothers are fine-tuning their sewing skills and college of artificial intelligence with an initial $1 billion check the degree’s seals and data.” He said the “the rushing to fill an order for hospital uniforms. The commitment for the program focusing on “responsible company will also provide us with information about brand-new center in the working-class neighborhood and ethical” uses of the technology. The prestigious university said it would add 50 new faculty members the criminal record of every person who wants their of Shahr-e Rey caters to hundreds of struggling fami- and create an interdisciplinary hub for work in comput- certificate authenticated”, adding the fees will be col- lies and Afghan refugees. It’s a relatively new approach for Iran, where social welfare has often been er science, AI, data science, and related fields. A large lected directly by the company. — Al-Rai left to informal groups based around the bazaar and part of the new funds will come from a gift from mosque or fallen to large-scale government-con- Stephen Schwarzman, chairman and co-founder of the MEW to buy surplus solar power trolled organizations. financial giant Blackstone, after whom the new college Today, privately-run charities are emerging, with will be named. managers, targets and buzzwords such as “empower- TEHRAN: Students study at the ILIA charity complex that “As computing reshapes our world, MIT intends to KUWAIT: The ministry of electricity and water, in ment” and “skills-training”, and funded by wealthy caters to hundreds of struggling families and Afghan help make sure it does so for the good of all,” said coordination with the Kuwait Institute for Scientific business people who have made fortunes in booming refugees on Sept 11, 2018. — AFP MIT President Rafael Reif. An MIT statement said the Research, is preparing an agreement to buy power industries such as private healthcare. This center is run initiative represents the single largest investment in from citizens who have installed solar or photoelec- by the ILIA Foundation, created by social workers and One of the pioneers of the new approach to charity computing and AI by an American academic institu- tric panels on their rooftops to encourage others to members of the Nikan Hospital Group, who have part- is the Imam Ali Popular Students Relief Society, which tion. The initiative comes amid growing concerns nered with UN refugee and health agencies to help invest in such projects.