N IO T IP R C S B U S WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2017 SHAWWAL 18, 1438 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Kuwait, China India’s top National Bank Paris, LA seek to boost court stays of Kuwait posts confirmed energy, water ban on cattle KD 164.7m to host cooperation2 slaughter9 in17 net profits Olympics16 Amir expresses bitterness, Min 36º Max 49º High Tide concern over Gulf crisis 02:38 & 13:40 Low Tide Qatar, US ink counterterror deal Quartet, US FMs to meet 08:22 & 21:08 32 PAGES 32 17277 NO: FILS 150 • KUWAIT/DOHA: HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday expressed “bitterness” Saudis execute and is “extremely concerned” over “unprecedented devel- opments” in the Gulf crisis. The Amir appreciates the posi- 4 over attacks tive reactions and messages of support of Kuwait’s media- tion efforts regarding the stalemate, displayed by Kuwaiti on police, riots nationals, Gulf states and the international community, read an Amiri Diwan statement. RIYADH: Saudi Arabia yesterday executed four men These expressions of support have “relieved” him from convicted of “terrorist crimes” including attacks on the resulting pain and “increased our determination” to police and participating in riots in the district of Qatif, resolve the matter, said HH the Amir, who is leading the kingdom said. The interior ministry named the four mediation efforts in the crisis involving several Arab as Zaher Al-Basri, Yusof Al-Meshikhes, Mahdi Al- countries. The Amir warned that the Gulf Cooperation Sayyegh and Amjad Al-Emeibid, according to a state- Council’s accomplishments, based on the aspirations of ment aired by Al-Ekhbariyah state news channel. They its people, “cannot be compromised, and should be main- were convicted of “disobeying the ruler” and attempt- tained and adhered to”. “We will not surrender our historic ing to “sow sedition” in the kingdom, according to the responsibilities (towards the bloc) and we will be loyal to statement. it until we overcome these developments,” he underlined, They were found guilty of charges including open- stressing that the related parties themselves can only ing fire at police centers in villages in Qatif, in Eastern resolve this crisis. Province, and taking part in riots and hurling petrol Meanwhile, Qatar and the United States signed a deal bombs at security forces and government installations. yesterday on combatting “terrorism” as visiting US The executions come amid mounting attacks on police Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pursued efforts to resolve in Qatif, home to a significant part of the kingdom’s the Gulf diplomatic crisis. In Qatar as part of a series of Gulf Shiite minority which has traditionally complained of meetings, Tillerson also said Doha had been “reasonable” in marginalization. the dispute, which has seen Saudi Arabia, the United Arab On Saturday, two police officers were wounded in Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut ties with the emirate over an attack on a patrol in Qatif, while a police corporal DOHA: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (left) meets Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani at the accusations it supports extremism. was killed in a bombing in the same area on Thursday. Sea Palace residence yesterday. — AFP Continued on Page 11 PAGE PAGE US military plane Ban on niqab in crashes, 16 dead Belgium upheld IS chief Baghdadi reported dead BEIRUT: Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi was reported dead yesterday, Three cups of a day after Iraq declared it had driven the militants from their one-time biggest coffee a day keep stronghold of Mosul. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a longtime monitor of the country’s conflict, said it had the doctor away information from top IS leaders confirming MIAMI: Coffee addicts and aficionados often say Baghdadi’s death. The report could not be drinking the bitter liquid makes life worth living, independently verified and Baghdadi has but the habit may also help them live longer, been reported dead several times. according to two major international studies yester- GAZA: UN Special Coordinator for the United Nations for the peace process in the But if confirmed, his death would day. Experts cautioned, however, that the US and mark another devastating blow to the Middle East Nikolay Mladenov (left) shakes hands with Qatar’s Ambassador to European reports, published in the Annals of Gaza Mohammed Al-Emadi following a press conference yesterday. — AFP extremist group after its loss of Mosul, Internal Medicine, failed to show that coffee was which Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al- truly the reason that many drinkers appeared to Abadi said Monday had been retaken have longer lives. Rather, the studies were observa- from IS after a gruelling months-long tional in nature, meaning they showed an associa- MOSUL: This file grab taken from a Qatar pledges Gaza support, campaign. “Top tier commanders from IS tion between coffee-drinking and a propensity propaganda video released on July 5, who are present in Deir Ezzor province toward longevity, but stopped short of proving 2014 allegedly shows the leader of the UN says enclave ‘unlivable’ have confirmed the death of Abu Bakr cause and effect. Islamic State (IS) group Abu Bakr Al- GAZA CITY: Qatar’s envoy to Gaza said continue with the reconstruction The first study, led by the International Agency Al-Baghdadi, emir of the Islamic State Baghdadi, aka Caliph Ibrahim, address- yesterday Doha was committed to fund- process,” he told a news conference. “The for Research on Cancer (IARC) and Imperial College group, to the Observatory,” the Britain- ing worshippers at a mosque in this ing projects in the Hamas-run Palestinian policy of Qatar is to support the people London, examined more than half a million people based monitoring group’s director Rami northern Iraqi city. — AFP enclave, despite pressure from Saudi and the official government. We do not across 10 countries in Europe. Those who drank Abdel Rahman told AFP. Arabia and others who accuse it of sup- support Hamas, we support Hamas as a “We learned of it today but we do not verify the Observatory’s information. “We about three cups a day tended to live longer than cannot confirm this report, but hope it is porting extremism. Meanwhile, the Gaza part of the Palestinian people.” non-coffee drinkers, said the study, which know when he died or how.” Strip may already be “unlivable”, a United On June 5, Saudi Arabia and its allies Deir Ezzor, in eastern Syria, remains true,” said coalition spokesman Colonel researchers described as the largest analysis of the Ryan Dillon. Nations official warned yesterday, after a severed all diplomatic ties with Qatar, effects of coffee-drinking in a European population. largely under IS control even as the group “We strongly advise ISIS to implement decade of Hamas rule and a crippling accusing the gas-rich state of bankrolling “We found that higher coffee consumption was is losing territory elsewhere in the country a strong line of succession, it will be Israeli blockade. “extremist” groups, including Hamas. associated with a lower risk of death from any and in neighboring Iraq. Abdel Rahman needed,” he added, using a different Speaking in Gaza City alongside a top Islamist movement Hamas has ruled cause, and specifically for circulatory diseases, and said Baghdadi “was present in eastern acronym for IS. Asked if the coalition had UN official, Mohammed Al-Amadi said Gaza since 2007 but is considered a ter- digestive diseases,” said lead author Marc Gunter of parts of Deir Ezzor province” in recent Qatar would continue to fund projects in rorist group by the United States, the IARC, formerly at Imperial’s School of Public months, but it was unclear if he died in a process underway to examine such Gaza, despite the “siege” imposed by European Union and Israel. The official Health. “Importantly, these results were similar the area or elsewhere. There was no offi- claims, Dillon said: “We have profession- Saudi Arabia and its allies in recent Palestinian government is based in the across all of the 10 European countries, with vari- cial confirmation or denial of the news on als who use all information at their dis- weeks. “We came to assure you we stood Israeli-occupied West Bank and led by able coffee drinking habits and customs.” social media platforms used by IS. posal to verify reports before we would and will continue to stand with the Hamas’ rivals Fatah. Continued on Page 11 The US-led coalition fighting the confirm any allegations.” besieged Palestinian people and we will Continued on Page 11 group in Syria and Iraq said it could not Continued on Page 11 ‘Gangnam’ dethroned as top YouTube video NEW YORK: “Gangnam Style,” the quirky tured in the 2015 action movie “Furious 7”. South Korean video that spawned a global “See You Again” intersperses scenes from the dance craze and went so viral it nearly broke film with Wiz Khalifa rapping and Charlie Puth YouTube, has finally been dethroned as the singing as they overlook a sandy coast. The most watched video. After four and a half song was a tribute to Paul Walker, an actor in years as YouTube’s most seen video, “The Fast and Furious” film franchise who died “Gangnam Style” slipped late Monday to num- in a car wreck. ber two, replaced by “See You Again” by Wiz Psy’s triumph was all the more striking Khalifa and Charlie Puth. “Gangnam Style,” a due to the overwhelming dominance of satirical take on the nouveau riche residents English-language music on global charts. In a of the Seoul district by the same name, sur- new example, “Despacito” - a Spanish-lan- prised even its singer, Psy, with its sudden guage reggaeton song by Puerto Rican star global ascent in 2012.