RAMADAN 10, 1440 AH WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2019 28 Pages Max 43º Min 23º 150 Fils Established 1961 ISSUE NO: 17833 The First Daily in the Arabian Gulf www.kuwaittimes.net Burgan Bank reports net Mystery shrouds ‘sabotage’ History made as women to 11income of KD 19.2 million 24 of oil tankers in tense Gulf 27 referee men’s AFC Cup clash IMSAK 03:17 Fajr 03:27 Dhur 11:44 Asr 15:20 Magrib 18:33 Isha 20:00 Spain pulls its frigate from US military build-up in Gulf Saudi shuts oil pipeline after Houthi drone attacks • Kuwait condemns terror attack MADRID: Spain has recalled a frigate accompanying a US aircraft carrier to the Middle East because of rising Amir expresses confidence in the army tensions between Washington and Tehran, the defense ministry said yesterday. “For the moment the frigate KUWAIT: The region is witnessing conflicts which Mendez Nunez has left the combat group of the USS resulted in a state of instability and insecurity, His Abraham Lincoln,” a ministry spokesman told AFP, con- Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- firming a report in the Spanish daily El Pais. “It’s a tem- Sabah said. However, His Highness expressed full confi- porary withdrawal, decided by Defense Minister dence in the Kuwaiti army’s ability to “be vigilant and Margarita Robles, as long as the American aircraft carri- ready to defend the nation from all dangers.” His Highness the Amir made his remarks in an er is in this zone,” the spokesman added. address to officers at the Kuwait Army Officers Club on He said the Spanish frigate had joined the aircraft car- Monday, during which he underlined that the govern- rier’s strike group for a military exercise. “No possible ment would spare no effort to the development of confrontation or warlike action is envisaged (by Spain) HARADH: File photo shows a general view of an oil weapons and field training of the armed forces. His and it is for this reason that the participation is suspended plant in Haradh. Two pumping stations on a major Saudi Highness the Amir reasserted during a later visit to the for the moment,” he added. On May 5, the United States oil pipeline were attacked by drones yesterday. — AFP Kuwait National Guard Presidency Headquarters that announced it was deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln regional developments required vigilance. Carrier Strike Group and a bomber task force to the Meanwhile, Army Chief of Staff General Mohammad Middle East in response to a “credible threat” from Iran. agreement,” she added. The Spanish frigate is currently Al-Khodhr praised His Highness the Amir for his Last Friday, the Pentagon announced the deploy- in Mumbai, the minister said. The spike in tensions endeavors that contributed to addressing many chal- ment of the amphibious assault ship the USS Arlington between the United States and Iran comes a week after lenges in the region, particularly relentless efforts to and a Patriot missile battery to the region. Washington Tehran announced it was suspending some of its com- reunite the Gulf countries, a matter that was supported reiterated that intelligence reports suggested Iran was mitments under the 2015 nuclear agreement. That came a by all countries of the world. He warned against the planning some sort of attack in the region. Robles later year after President Donald Trump withdrew from the war of information through which social media were told reporters in Brussels that the US decision to accord and slapped tough sanctions on the Islamic used to undermine national security. deploy the aircraft carrier to the Gulf “went beyond republic. “We are closely following the dangerous impacts of what was scheduled in the terms of a cooperation On Sunday and Monday, US allies Saudi Arabia and social media abuse, which have negative impact on KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad agreement that placed the Mendez Nunez frigate with the United Arab Emirates said oil tankers belonging to national unity, and has become a tool to destroy and is Al-Jaber Al-Sabah addresses officers at the Kuwait the US fleet for training. them were damaged in “sabotage attacks” in the Gulf. used by saboteurs to spread rumors and foment sec- Army Officers Club on Monday. — Amiri Diwan photo “This is not a problem of discrepancies with Iran or.. Neither country released further details. tarianism,” he said. — KUNA (See Page 3) It’s a question of interpretation of a techno-military Continued on Page 24 messages on its platform being encrypted Ramadan Kareem WhatsApp calls end to end so that WhatsApp and third parties cannot read or listen to them. The company said it was still investigating the for update after breach but believed only a “select number Ramadan therapy of users were targeted through this vul- security breach nerability by an advanced cyber actor.” By Dr Teresa Lesher But its advice to all users to update JERUSALEM: WhatsApp said yester- came “out of an abundance of caution” day a security breach on its messaging and a recommendation by Citizen Lab, a odern life, which is characterized by com- app had signs of coming from a govern- puterization, communication, and global- research group at the University of ment using surveillance technology ization, has made work easier and given Toronto. It did not disclose how many M developed by a private company and may us more leisure options, but has also contributed to users were affected. A WhatsApp have targeted human rights groups. mental and social problems. “Modern man” is often spokesman said the attack was sophisti- WhatsApp, which is part of Facebook, characterized by lack of purpose, distraction, low cated and had all the hallmarks of a “pri- said it had notified the US Department of stamina, isolation, loss of community involvement, vate company working with governments decreased empathy, and general depression. Justice to help with an investigation, and on surveillance.” Given the busy schedules that we often feel we encouraged all WhatsApp users to WhatsApp said it was “deeply con- have little control over, it’s hard to make major update to the latest version of the app, cerned about the abuse” of such surveil- lifestyle changes. But our Creator has prescribed a where the breach had been fixed. lance technologies and that it believed treatment for whatever social, emotional or per- WhatsApp, one of the most popular human rights activists may have been the sonal challenge we face in life - it is called messaging tools in the world, is used by targets. “We’re working with human Ramadan. Feeling a lack of purpose in your life? 1.5 billion people monthly. It has touted its rights groups on learning as much as we HERZLIYA, Israel: An Israeli woman uses her smartphone in front of the building hous- Fast during Ramadan. high level of security and privacy, with Continued on Page 24 ing the Israeli NSO group in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv. — AFP Nobody would undertake such a long and diffi- cult commitment without a reason, whether or reli- gious conviction, health benefits, personal chal- basin Mare Frigoris near the Moon’s break as the interior shrinks, resulting in Geoscience and examined the shallow lenge, or solidarity with Muslims. The Quran says, The Moon north pole - one of many vast basins so-called thrust faults, where one section moonquakes recorded by the Apollo “Fasting has been prescribed for you as it was pre- long assumed to be dead sites from a of crust is pushed up over an adjacent missions, establishing links between scribed for those before you so that you may learn geological point of view - has been section. them and very young surface features. God-consciousness” (2:183). If you sincerely fast, ‘shrinking’ cracking and shifting. As a result, the Moon has become “It’s quite likely that the faults are still observing the restrictions on food, drink and sexual Unlike our planet, the Moon doesn’t about 150 feet “skinnier” over the past active today,” said Nicholas Schmerr, an intimacy in daylight hours, you will develop a WASHINGTON: The Moon is steadily have tectonic plates; instead, its tectonic several hundred million years. The Apollo assistant professor of geology at the strong sense purpose - which for most is to obey shrinking, causing wrinkling on its sur- activity occurs as it slowly loses heat astronauts first began measuring seismic University of Maryland who co- and worship Almighty God. face and quakes, according to an analy- from when it was formed 4.5 billion activity on the Moon in the 1960s and authored the study. “You don’t often get You will also become a more sincere person, sis of imagery captured by NASA’s years ago. This in turn causes its surface 1970s, finding the vast majority were to see active tectonics anywhere but since fasting cannot really be observed by another Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) to wrinkle, similar to a grape that shrivels occurred deep in the body’s interior while Earth, so it’s very exciting to think these person - only you and God. Ramadan is the perfect published Monday. A survey of more into a raisin. Since the moon’s crust is a smaller number were on its surface. faults may still be producing moon- time to ask, “What is the purpose of my exis- than 12,000 images revealed that lunar brittle, these forces cause its surface to The analysis was published in Nature quakes.” — AFP tence?” Most people nowadays are distracted due to busy schedules, incessant phone messages and emails, and the demands of media for our attention.