RABI ALAWWAL 17, 1439 AH TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2017 Max 23º 32 Pages 150 Fils Established 1961 Min 08º ISSUE NO: 17398 The First Daily in the Arabian Gulf www.kuwaittimes.net Mattis meets Kuwaiti foreign, UN voices alarm about YouTube star Adam Saleh loves Squash a perfect match for 3 defense ministers during visit 6 spread of HIV in Egypt 28 Kuwait and its friendly people 14 Syria girl refugees in Jordan Clashes rage after Yemen ex-president Saleh killed Strongman dies in Houthi RPG, shooting attack SANAA: Yemen’s ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed yesterday as fighting raged between his forces and Iran-backed rebels, the insurgents and his party said, fol- lowing the dramatic collapse of their anti-government alliance. Sources in the Houthi militia said its fighters stopped Saleh’s armored vehicle with an RPG rocket out- side the embattled capital Sanaa and then shot him dead. President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, the head of Yemen’s internationally recognized government, moved to take advantage of the chaos by ordering an offensive to retake the capital. Saleh, who ruled Yemen with an iron fist for three decades until 2012, had joined forces with the Shiite Houthi rebels three years ago when they took control of large parts of the Arabian Peninsula country including the capital Sanaa. But that alliance unraveled over the last week, with heavy fighting across the capital. His death could mark a major turning point in a conflict that has left thousands dead, led to one of the world’s worst humani- tarian crises and deepened tensions between Middle East rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran. The Saudi-led military coali- tion backing Hadi’s government carried out a wave of air strikes on the capital and warned residents to evacuate areas under rebel control. The Houthi-controlled interior ministry in Sanaa announced Saleh’s death on the rebels’ Al-Masirah televi- sion station. A statement read on the channel announced the “end of the crisis of militias”, referring to Saleh’s armed supporters, and “the killing of their leader and a number of his criminal supporters”. A video provided to AFP by the rebels showed what appeared to be a dead Saleh with a severe head injury, his body wrapped in a floral-print blanket. Armed men could be seen loading the body into SANAA: Houthi rebel fighters are seen in front of the burning residence of Yemen’s former president Ali Abdullah The body of Saleh is being transported to an undis- the back of a pick-up truck in an empty, sandy lot. Saleh yesterday. — AFP closed location in Yemen. — AFP Continued on Page 11 will contribute to the success of the sum- Kuwaiti FM, mit. The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Qatar attended the round-table talks, in their first such encounter since Riyadh Schools in some Zayani stress cut all ties with Doha. Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled thanked areas to close on GCC unity, Bahrain for hosting the 37th GCC Summit, affirming that the fellow GCC country is an integral member of the council. He also during summit strategic ties thanked the GCC Secretariat and partici- pants for attending the preparatory meet- KUWAIT: Schools in some areas will close dur- By Nawara Fattahova and Agencies ing. The Kuwaiti foreign minister stressed ing the 38th Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) the importance of the current summit, not- Summit on Dec 5-6, said a statement by the edu- KUWAIT: The Gulf Cooperation ing that it will contribute to the continua- cation ministry yesterday. In a press release, the Council’s (GCC) unity and solidarity is still tion of the council’s success. ministry said schools in Farwaniya, Hawally and intact, standing against various kinds of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad challenges and trials over the years, Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and his fellow GCC the Capital educational districts will be closed affirmed First Deputy Prime Minister and leaders are hopeful that the summit will today due to the holding of the summit. The clo- Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah continue to be the venue that serves the sure might be extended to tomorrow to prevent Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday. people of the region and carries on the traffic congestions, said the ministry. Meanwhile, Delivering his opening speech to the 144th rapid development of GCC nations, said the health and interior ministries released state- foreign ministers’ meeting held ahead of Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled. He noted that ments expressing their readiness during the the 38th GCC Summit on Dec 5-6, Sheikh the GCC’s supportive stance during the KUWAIT: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers meet at Bayan Palace yes- course of the summit. — KUNA Sabah Al-Khaled welcomed the meeting’s Iraqi invasion in 1990 and the subsequent terday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat participants, saying that their presence Continued on Page 11 verge - the commercial, technical discus- Indian screen US firms invited sions between KACARE and the American companies, while we work with our coun- terparts on the American side to address icon Shashi to bid for Saudi the regulatory and policy issues,” Falih said. Perry, who is on his first official visit Kapoor dies to Saudi Arabia and will go on to the nuclear plants United Arab Emirates and Qatar this MUMBAI: Bollywood week, said it was “a bit premature” to RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has invited US firms icon Shashi Kapoor - a comment on the negotiations. “We are in to take part in developing its civilian nuclear the early stages of it but I think we both star of 1970s Indian cine- power program, Energy Minister Khalid Al- are working from the position of getting ma and a member of the Falih said yesterday, adding the kingdom to yes,” he said. Hindi film industry’s was not interested in diverting nuclear tech- Washington usually requires a country famous Kapoor family - nology to military use. Reuters has reported to sign a peaceful nuclear cooperation pact died yesterday aged 79 that Westinghouse is in talks with other US- - known as a 123 agreement - that blocks after a long illness, his based companies to form a consortium for a steps in fuel production with potential family said. The multiple multi-billion-dollar project to build two bomb-making uses. In previous talks, award-winning actor died reactors and that those firms are pushing Saudi Arabia has refused to sign up to any at a hospital in Mumbai Washington to restart talks with Riyadh on agreement that would deprive it of the yesterday evening, his Shashi Kapoor a civil nuclear cooperation pact. possibility of one day enriching uranium. nephew Randhir Kapoor Falih said Saudi Arabia was committed The world’s top oil exporter says it wants told the Press Trust of India to restricting nuclear technology to civilian nuclear power to diversify its energy mix RIYADH: US Energy Secretary Rick Perry (left) and Saudi Energy Minister Khaled Al- news agency. Another family member confirmed the death use. “Not only are we not interested in any allowing it to export more crude rather Falih shake hands after a signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding on to AFP. “Yes, he has passed away. He had kidney problem way to diverting nuclear technology to mil- than burning it to generate electricity. It carbon management between Saudi Arabia and the US yesterday. — AFP for several years,” Kapoor told PTI, adding that the funeral itary use, we are very active in non-prolif- has not yet acquired nuclear power or eration by others,” he said at a joint news would be held today. enrichment technology. cally. Riyadh has said it wants to tap its own Salman to reduce the economy’s depend- conference with US Energy Secretary Rick Reactors need uranium enriched to Shashi - the youngest son of Prithviraj Kapoor, a pio- uranium resources for “self-sufficiency in ence on oil. Riyadh wants eventually to Perry. KACARE, the King Abdullah City for around 5 percent purity but the same tech- producing nuclear fuel”. install up to 17.6 gigawatts of atomic neer of Hindi film and theatre - appeared in more than 150 Atomic and Renewable Energy, is the nology in this process can also be used to films, winning over fans with his charm and suave good The kingdom sent a request for infor- capacity by 2032 - or up to 17 reactors. Saudi government agency tasked with the enrich the heavy metal to a higher, mation to nuclear reactor suppliers in This is a promising prospect for the strug- looks. His most memorable roles were in such films as “Jab nuclear plans. It said last month on its web- weapons-grade level. This has been at the October, and plans to award the first con- gling global nuclear industry and the Jab Phool Khile” (Whenever The Flowers Bloom, 1965), site that it was in talks with Toshiba-owned heart of Western and regional concerns struction contract in 2018. Its nuclear plans United States is expected to face competi- “Kabhi Kabhie” (Sometimes, 1976), and “Kalyug” Westinghouse and France’s EDF. over the nuclear work of Iran, Saudi Arabia’s have gained momentum as part of a reform tion from South Korea, Russia, France and Continued on Page 11 “We hope that the two paths will con- archrival which enriches uranium domesti- plan led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin China for the initial tender. — Reuters 2 Established 1961 Local Tuesday, December 5, 2017 Amir receives letter from Sheikh Tamim KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- will be accompanied by a delegation consisting of Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received a letter yesterday Minister responsible for Foreign Affairs Yousef bin from Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani Alawi bin Abdullah, Transport and Communications focusing on means to bolster bilateral relations.