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beIN Sports bags QRI initiative to Mena media rights for Premier train patients in League matches THE PENINSULA sport activities DOHA: On the eve of the start of the 2018/19 Premier League season, the Premier FAZEENA SALEEM “This program will League and beIN Sports have THE PENINSULA benefit patients announced a multi-year who have the ability media rights deal whereby DOHA: The Qatar Rehabili- beIN Sports will broadcast tation Institute (QRI) through a and interest to exclusively all Premier unique initiative plans to train become athletes. League football matches in its patients with potentials in We hope that with the Middle East and North sport activities. training we can get Africa (Mena) for the three The program will be intro- seasons 2019/20 – 2021/22. duced as part of QRI’s aim to them participate beIN Sports is the reintegrate patients into the in the upcoming incumbent exclusive broad- community. Paralympics,” said Barge to help instal underwater pipeline caster of the Premier League “QRI has initiated the Dr Wafa Al Yazeedi, in Mena, however the new program with Qatar Paralympic deal – signed in London yes- Committee and Aspetar to train Chairperson of QRI. People looking at a barge anchored at the Doha Corniche to install an underwater pipeline to the terday by Richard Scudamore, and supervise the patients,” Dr Qatar National Museum. PIC: SALIM MATRAMKOT/THE PENINSULA. Executive Chairman of the Wafa Al Yazeedi, Chairperson Premier League, and Nasser of QRI told The Peninsula. skills needed to regain their Al Khelaifi, Chairman and CEO “This program will benefit independence and reintegrate of beIN Media Group – will patients who have the ability into the community. mean that beIN Sports is the and interest to become athletes. “At the QRI, we are making exclusive home of Premier We hope that with training we a real positive difference to the Brisk business in school stationery League football in Mena for can get them participate in the lives of our patients. We do not the next four seasons, said a upcoming Paralympics,” she just provide rehabilitation statement issued yesterday. said. services to patients but help Premier League fans in “We have initiated this very patients go back into the com- as summer break draws to a close Mena will be able to watch all unique program with Qatar munity,” said Dr Al Yazeedi. 380 games per season exclu- AMNA PERVAIZ RAO Paralympic Committee and QRI is also working with slogan ‘get ready for school with a good number of customers. sively live on beIN, in addition Aspetar to train and supervise Hamad Medical Corporation’s THE PENINSULA deals so cool’. “As schools opening will to having access to compre- patients while they are in the (HMC) general hospitals in Al Talking to The Peninsula, come closer, customers rush will hensive magazine pro- hospital,” Dr Al Yazeedi added. Khor, Al Wakra as well as the DOHA: As summer vacations of an expatriate mother said: “ increase manifold,” said a gramming, including pre- and QRI is the region’s largest Cuban Hospital and Hamad different schools draw to an end Every year I prefer Lulu Hyper- salesman at a bookstore in Old post-match shows, as well as tertiary rehabilitation hospital, General Hospital to link the in the last week of this month market for back-to-school Airport area. daily highlights and weekly providing high-quality rehabil- services with the community. many parents have started shopping where we get Excitement of children has wrap-up programmes. itation services through the QRI’s services are linked back-to-school preparations amazing set of stationery at a come to the next level for Further, through beIN’s most technologically advanced with the Primary Health Care and shopping. reasonable price and that too schools after a long summer market-leading OTT service, patient-centred care. QRI’s Corporation (PHCC), and Step Parents are rushing to tailors of good quality.” break. beIN Connect, subscribers will patient centred, interdisci- Down facilities of HMC, for uniform orders or collection She said that she had Sumit, a student of Newton be able to watch all Premier plinary approach is delivered including the Residential Care while many are preparing lists bought a set of school bags at a International School at a book League content, including the across the Stroke, Traumatic Compound (RCC 1), one of the of schools essentials to avoid last reasonable price. “This time I store said: “Preparations are live streaming of matches, across Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, long-term care facilities and minute hustle. Numerous bought for my son a set of car- almost coming to an end and a web, tablet and mobile devices. Musculoskeletal/Pain Man- Enaya Specialized Care Center, retailers have launched back- themed trolley school bag with few things are left to buy. We beIN Sports is the flagship agement and Pediatric Reha- both operated by Rumailah Hos- to-school offers as well on sta- pencil box, lunch box and water have come to buy our school sports channel of beIN Mdeia bilitation Programs. pital, which provide an tionery and other school related bottle for only QR109. Hyper- bags. Our uniforms were col- Group, which has rapidly Meanwhile, QRI has suc- advanced care system for long- items. markets make it easy for lected from our school a week become one of the leading cessfully introduced many ini- term patients with chronic ill- On visiting hypermarkets children and parents to select ago. We are very excited to go sports and entertainment tiatives helping patients tran- nesses, as well as Bayt Aman, the parents are burdened by what they want easily.” back to school and meet our groups in the world with an sitioning back to the com- assistive living accommodation demands of their children who Shopping trolleys were full friends and teachers after a long unparalleled roster of global munity. The institute supports for labourers awaiting are excited to buy new things of notebooks, files, pens and break.” sports and entertainment recruitment of people with dis- repatriation. for schools. The sight was pencils as children chose bags, A number of parents were rights and content (including abilities by providing job eval- “Wherever there is a reha- familiar at the Lulu Hyper- water bottles and lunch boxes seen outside tailor shops and Miramax studios), but also uations and student assess- bilitation facility — it can only market where parents were from a vast variety displayed on different school-uniform shops through its state-of-the-art ments, helping them go back to help the person recover. But the found shopping for school items the shelves. to purchase school uniforms and production and distribution work or continue education. community is where the person with their children. The management of most of collect their orders from the facilities and its world-leading A Simulated Living Suite should go back and the com- Lulu Hypermarket has come major supermarkets and book- tailors. pundits, analysts and talent. opened at QRI last year is munity should accept the up with an exciting ‘School stores selling back-to-school helping patients re-learn the person,” said Dr Al Yazeedi. Time’ offer having marketing goods said they were receiving →CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 →CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

Anime gaining popularity in Qatar RAYNALD C RIVERA When she was a child, Al Ali approaching this popular art form, THE PENINSULA said she thought she was the only which she says, varies depending one obsessed with anime that she on the medium she uses. DOHA: Anime is a popular art used to call herself an otaku cre- Her inspiration is mainly form with a continuously growing ating fan art. based on personal experiences, fandom in Qatar extending among “But when I grew up I found emotions and philosophy in life. Qatari artists evidenced by out that the anime community For this exhibition, her collection “Colour Bar”- an exhibition here in Doha is huge and I found focuses on a world a girl creates recently opened in Katara dedi- out that so many people are for her which she holds dear and cated to this genre. watching anime and that they protects. The exhibition currently on have a club, there are cosplayers She is thankful for Katara show at Katara Building 19 fea- and collectors,” she added. organising the exhibition and pro- tures a collection of 38 artworks “Anime is very famous here viding artists like her the chance by six Qatari artists with passion but unfortunately it’s a little bit an to show their work to people. for anime and animation. underrated art, so if I’m aiming to “Most of the time, we show “I think the popularity of have a personal exhibition and it our work on the Internet through anime mostly started with my gen- will only be about anime, I don’t Instagram, Twitter and other eration because when we were think it will have similar social media but to meet people, young we liked to watch anime acceptance in society than if I let them see our work in person, dubbed in Arabic on national TV make another exhibition on cul- interact and get feedback from which were very famous here,” tural things like falcons,” she said. them is a totally different expe- Kholoud Al Ali, one of the artists Having started engaging in rience,” she said. whose works are featured at the anime at a tender age, Al Ali has Works of Qatari artist Kholoud Al Ali on display at “Colour Bar” exhibition at Katara Building 19. exhibition, told the media. developed her own unique style in →CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 02 HOME SATURDAY 11 AUGUST 2018

Amir sends Perseid meteor shower to illuminate Qatar sky tomorrow greetings to THE PENINSULA Ecuador President Perseid meteor shower is QNA DOHA: The “Perseid meteor” created by debris from “Swift- shower will illuminate the sky Tuttle Comet”; where the Earth from the evening tomorrow, till passes through the dust and DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh dawn of Monday, August 13, debris it leaves behind during last Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani hence the residents of Northern week of July till mid-August every sent yesterday a cable of Hemisphere including Qatar year. congratulations to President will have a good chance to see Astronomers and astro- of the Republic of Ecuador, and observe Perseid meteor nomical amateurs will have a Lenin Moreno, on the shower, Qatar Calendar House good chance to observe Perseid occasion of his country’s (QCH) announced. meteor this year because the age independence day. Astronomer expert at QCH of Moon will be 2 days old at the Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Dr Beshir Marzouk said the peak time of Perseid meteor Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani Perseid meteor shower is showers, so the Moon will not and Prime Minister and usually active every year from appear on the sky during night Interior Minister H E Sheikh July 23 till August 24, while its time; where the set time of Abdullah bin Nasser bin peak will be starting from Moon will be at 7:12pm Doha Khalifa Al Thani also sent evening of August 12, till dawn according to astronomer experts because they can see it with photo for Perseid meteor local time. similar cables of congratula- of August 13. on meteors shower naked eye from places without shower by using recent digital As known, the best time tions to President of the Moreover, Perseid meteor observations. light and environment pol- cameras, but they must for observing Perseid meteor Republic of Ecuador Lenin shower is one of the important Qatar and the countries of lution (pure sky) and darker increase an exposure time of shower is at midnight till Moreno on the occasion of his meteor showers seen from all Northern Hemisphere res- places, only they need to look camera when taking a photo dawn time, while the best country’s independence day. Earth, where the average rate idents do not need an astro- to northeast direction of sky to get best photos for Perseid location is a darker location of showers flow will be 100 nomical instrumentations to toobserve Perseid showers. meteor shower, Dr Beshir without light and environ- Al Attiyah visits Perseid meteors per hour see Perseid meteor shower, Moreover they can take a nice Marzouk added. mental pollution. areas affected by fire in Greece

ATHENS: Deputy Prime HMC cautions against leaving Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al children alone in parked vehicles Attiyah paid a visit to the areas affected by the fires that broke out in the friendly THE PENINSULA Each summer, hundreds Hellenic Republic. During the of patients are treated visit, Dr Al Attiyah was DOHA: Hamad Medical Corpo- at HMC’s Emergency briefed on the effects of the ration (HMC) has cautioned the Departments and fires on a number of areas, public about the importance of Pediatric Emergency which claimed the lives of a protecting children, the elderly, large number of local resi- Centers for heat-related outdoor workers, and others dents, in addition to who may be vulnerable to heat- illnesses. Between destroying the infrastructure related illnesses. April and November of those areas. Each summer, hundreds of 2017, over 1,000 heat- The Deputy PM conveyed patients are treated at HMC’s related illnesses were Children are at an increased risk of dehydration. the condolences of the gov- Emergency Departments and reported at Hamad ernment and the people of Pediatric Emergency Centers for at risk of dehydration, heatstroke, above, can rapidly develop Qatar to the government and General Hospital’s heat-related illnesses. Between and even death,” said Dr. Al Amri. serious and life-threatening con- people of Greece. April and November 2017, over Emergency Department, According to Dr Al Amri, knowing ditions such as heat exhaustion The Minister of National Dr Mohamed Al Amri, Senior 1,000 heat-related illnesses with the largest number the signs and symptoms of heat- or heat stroke. They are also at Defence of Greece Panos Consultant, Pediatric Emergency were reported at Hamad of patients seen in related illnesses are important in risk of developing complications Kammenos accompanied Dr Medicine. General Hospital’s Emergency late August and early their prevention. He said these to existing medical conditions. It Al Attiyah during the visit. Department, with the largest September, said a can range from blisters on the is important that we frequently number of patients seen in late skin, in the case of sunburn, to a check on our elderly family statement. August and early September, headache and loss of con- members, friends, and neighbors Qatar strongly said a statement. sciousness in cases of heat to make sure they are safe, espe- condemns attack “Children are more sensitive Dr Al Amri has also warned exhaustion. cially those who are living alone, to heat and cold stress than of the risk of leaving babies and Dr Hanadi Al Hamad, Chair- have chronic medical conditions, on Herat City adults and are more susceptible young children unattended in person of HMC’s Department of or have difficulty caring for them- to dehydration and heat ill- vehicles or other enclosed Geriatrics and Long Term Care, selves,” she added. DOHA: The State of Qatar has nesses. Heat tolerance is directly spaces. He said even on a cool said the elderly are also vul- HMC’s Senior Consultant of strongly condemned the affected by body size and day, the temperature inside a nerable to high temperatures and Emergency Medicine, Dr. Warda attack that took place in Herat children have a lower ability to car can quickly rise to a dan- heat-related illness. She said older Al Saad cautioned that those who city, western Afghanistan, tolerate heat,” said Dr. Mohamed gerous level. people may have diminished sen- work outdoors should take pre- killing two children and Al Amri, Senior Consultant, “Children should never be sations, especially those who have cautions against heat-related wounding 10 civilians. Pediatric Emergency left unattended in a vehicle. dementia or diabetes and may not illnesses. In a statement issued yes- Medicine. Young children left alone in a be aware they are thirsty or hot. “To avoid heat-related ill- terday, the Ministry of Foreign He said children are also at Dr Hanadi Al Hamad, Chairperson vehicle may play with the car’s She says relatives, friends, or nesses, outdoor workers should Affairs reiterated Qatar’s firm an increased risk of dehydration of HMC’s Department of Geriatrics ignition, accidentally stop the neighbors of elderly individuals increase their water and fluid stance rejecting violence and and overheating because they engine, or lock themselves in. should be on the lookout for signs consumption. They should be terrorism, regardless of sweat less and produce more “Parents should limit their The temperature in a vehicle of heat exhaustion or heat stroke. drinking regularly throughout the motives and reasons. heat when exercising. He says child’s outdoor playtime and parked in direct sunlight can “The elderly are at higher risk day so that they don’t get thirsty. The statement expressed children may not recognize encourage playing under shaded quickly rise, placing occupants of developing heat-related ill- Avoiding direct sunlight between the condolences of the State when they are thirsty or may get areas. Without precautions, at risk of carbon monoxide poi- nesses and need special care and 10am and 4pm is also recom- of Qatar to the victims’ fam- distracted and ignore the signs children can develop sunburn, soning as the gas can come attention during the hot summer mended, as this is generally the ilies, the government and of thirst, not wanting to interrupt heat rash, heat cramps, and heat through the air conditioner months. People of advanced age, hottest period of the day,” Dr. Al people of Afghanistan, their play time. exhaustion,” he cautioned. vents. A child left in a hot car is especially those aged 65 and Saad added. wishing the wounded a speedy recovery. Eutelsat sells NU-Q Communication Director receives Media Management Award shared satellite

THE PENINSULA to Es’hailSat development has been – and a senior advisor for cor- THE PENINSULA continues - to be recognized porate strategy and devel- DOHA: An award for lead- by his peers,” said Everette E. opment at Yle Finland, the ership and media Dennis, dean and CEO. “His country’s national public DOHA: Eutelsat has sold its management in academia experience in media man- broadcasting company. interest in the Eutelsat 25B was received by the Director agement will play a key role “The award came as a satellite operated at 25.5 of the Communication as NU-Q continues to enhance complete surprise, and is degrees East to the co-owner Program at Northwestern its curriculum and develop certainly an honor that I will of Qatar’s satellite, Es’hailSat, University in Qatar. new courses that incorporate cherish,” said Lowe. “EMMA for a consideration of €135m. Gregory Ferrell Lowe new research in the field.” is the only incorporated Eutelsat’s share of the sat- was recognized by the As a prominent scholar association in the field of ellite generated FY2018 rev- European Media Man- and professional in the field media management and eco- enues of €16 million in the agement Association of media management, Lowe nomics, and has played a video application, said a (EMMA) for his contribu- has decades of experience in leading role in its devel- statement published on tions in scholarship, lead- both academe and corporate opment over the past 15 Thursday on Eutelsat’s ership, and community media management. Prior to years.” website. development in the field of joining NU-Q, Lowe was a In announcing the The investment of this media management. The professor of media man- award, EMMA President non-core asset is in line with 2018 Award for Excellence agement at the University of Ulrike Rohn said that Lowe Eutelsat’s strategy of opti- in Media Management Tampere in Finland. “has significantly contributed mising its portfolio of busi- Scholarship and Practice is He also taught at George to the research and devel- nesses in the context of its awarded annually by the Washington University in opment of European public policy of maximising cash association, an interna- Washington, D.C., and has held service broadcasting.” She generation. tional academic organi- visiting appointments at the added that Lowe, “feeds our It has no impact on Eutel- zation that supports the Vienna University of Applied Sci- self-understanding and sat’s revenue objectives development of media ences, Jönköping International reflections on our schol- which are at constant management research Business School in Sweden, the arship by setting topics and perimeter, and will be throughout the world. University of Nevada at Reno, the asking – as he did, for absorbed within the Group’s “Professor Lowe’s University of Tallinn in Estonia, instance, in the book that he EBITDA margin target. The expertise in the field of media and the University of West- edited with Charles Brown – discretionary free cash flow management and his minster in the U.K. What’s so special about NU-Q’s Gregory Lowe Ferrell (left), receiving the 2018 EMMA Award of Excellence objective excludes the impact involvement in its global Lowe has also served as media management?” from the association President Ulrike Rohn. of the disposal. SATURDAY 11 AUGUST 2018 HOME 03

Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, General Manager of Katara, along with other officials tours the African Safari exhibition during its launch on Wednesday at Katara Building 18. MIDDLE AND RIGHT: Photos by Ali Al Shamsi on display at the exhibition. African Safari photo exhibition opens at Katara

RAYNALD C RIVERA The 49 stunning photographs on display at tricky task that needed a lot of Majed Sultan who inspired him field to reach his goals. THE PENINSULA Qatari lensman Al Shamsi’s solo exhibition at patience. At times, I had to wait and taught him numerous tech- It was a successful launch as Gallery1 of Building 18 at Katara Cultural Village for several hours to snap one niques in using the camera. local photography enthusiasts DOHA: In wildlife photography, good photo, but at the end of Three years ago, he decided thronged the Youth Hobbies getting the perfect shot entails a comprise some of the best images taken during the day I am so proud of the to take his love for photography Centre on Wednesday to witness great deal of patience, passion his travels to Africa. outcome of those efforts,” Al to a higher level travelling to the show’s opening led by Dr. and daring – traits that Qatari Shamsi said. several countries in Africa to Khalid bin Ibrahim Al-Sulaiti, lensman Ali Al Shamsi unde- His keen interest for wildlife pursue wildlife photography that General Manager of Katara along niably possesses evident in images taken during his travels habitat. and love for animals started at a paid off since he contributed a with dignitaries and officials. photographs he took during his to Africa. Tree-climbing lions, a tender age watching movies such number of his photos to National “It is such a beautiful exhi- sojourn in Tanzania and Kenya. Titled “African Safari,” the cheetah carrying its lifeless prey, as “The Lion King” which made Geographic which he considers bition. The photographer has The 49 stunning photographs exhibition took the breath away a lioness tending her cubs and a the lion his favourite animal. a turning point in his pursuit of made so much effort risking his on display at Al Shamsi’s solo of visitors at the opening event vulture in its flight are some of In 2010, he picked up his first his passion for the art. life to come up with those fine exhibition which opened on for the wide variety of rarely the striking images captured on camera to pursue his hobby He said he considered his photographs. We always Wednesday at Gallery1 of seen moments in the life of pred- lens by the 26-year-old self- which later turned into a passion visits to Africa a dream come true welcome and support these tal- Building 18 at Katara Cultural ators and preys in the wild as taught photographer. he honed through the help of which he vowed to continue to ented and ambitious youths,” Village comprise some of the best well as their picturesque natural “Taking these photos was a famous Kuwaiti photographer further enhance his skills in the said Dr. Sulaiti at the event. beIN Sports bags Mena media rights for Premier League matches

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 football across all 23 countries grow further as the next FIFA League has trusted beIN MEDIA The Premier League in MENA and also one of the World Cup – the first ever to GROUP and beIN SPORTS again rights are the most coveted foremost sports broadcasters be held in the region in Qatar to be the official and exclusive sports rights in the MENA in the world. 2022 – draws closer. broadcaster, champion and region and they remain part While beIN SPORTS has Richard Scudamore, Exec- custodian of its product in the of beIN’s outstanding roster long been the trusted partner utive Chairman of the Premier Middle East and North Africa. of European football league of the Premier League in League, said “We know there Nothing brings people together content, which includes MENA, this new deal is a clear are many passionate fans of and excites passions and emo- broadcast rights to LaLiga, long-term endorsement by Premier League clubs right tions like sport; particularly the Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and the Premier League of beIN’s across the Middle East and football.” Serie A. custodianship of its brand in North Africa, and that beIN “The Premier League is In addition, beIN also holds the region, which has resulted SPORTS does an excellent job one of the most exhilarating of rights to all major international in an insatiable demand for making the competition all leagues in world football, club and country competitions top tier English football in available to them. beIN is a long- attracting the best talent on – including, the UEFA Cham- MENA over recent years. term partner of the League and and off the pitch and providing pions League, the UEFA Europa It is widely expected that its first-rate coverage has helped the most captivating enter- League, all major CAF, AFC and consumer demand to watch to grow interest in our clubs tainment. We are delighted to Nasser Al Khelaifi (right), Chairman and CEO of beIN Media Group, and CONCACAF competitions, the world’s best football talent across many countries.” be able to exclusively offer this Richard Scudamore, Executive Chairman of the Premier League, signing together with the FIFA World competing in the Premier Nasser Al Khelaifi, premium sports content to our the agreement. Cup and UEFA European League, which includes some Chairman and CEO of beIN subscribers, bringing them Championships – making beIN of the best players of countries MEDIA GROUP, said “We are closer to the Premier League together with our unparalleled library comedy and children’s programming,” the undisputed home of in MENA, will only continue to honoured that the Premier for many more years to come, of movies, drama, entertainment, Al Khelaifi added. Anime gaining popularity in Qatar

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 bigger than what we all “Many things have changed. Another Qatari artist Abdul think,” he added. We now create our own car- Aziz Yousef was of the same For the past 15 years, Yousef toons, unlike before when only view anime has a huge following has taken his interest in ani- Japanese people make them,” in the country. mation to another level visiting said Al Mutawa, whose works “The community is big. Ajyal studios in other countries like centre on classic cartoon runs Geekdom every year. There Japan and Spain and making characters. are many people who are inter- films. The show’s title “Coulour ested in fan art, animation pro- “I was lucky to produce my Bar” derives from the colour duction has gone up in the first animation in Japan with bars on television, which Yousef market, and we have a lot of Japanese artists. Currently I’m says, mirrors the homogeneous short movies created for that,” working on a film in India direction Qatari artists take in said Yousef. which is also animated,” he the field of animation delivering “Also people from Qatar said. a unified visual experience to Indian dance show are travelling around the For Hamad Al Mutawa, the audience. world to participate in events another participating artist, a Other artists featured in the Artistes in colourful costumes performing a Punjabi folk dance as part of Indian Beat Show at that celebrate animation and proof of anime’s increasing pop- exhibition , running until August Ooredoo Stage at the Mall of Qatar yesterday. Three daily shows (12.30pm, 5.30pm and 8pm) will anime specifically, so I think ularity in Qatar is the fact artists 19, are Aisha Al Khulaifi, continue until August 18. PIC: SALIM MATRAMKOT / THE PENINSULA. the awareness and the com- are creating their own Mohammed Al Sharif, and munity itself is growing cartoons. Fatima Al Nisf.

Brisk business in school stationery as summer break draws to a close

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 As Eid Al-Adha holidays will few Indian schools as well. Talking to The Peninsula, a be immediately followed by Parents bring in their orders as staff member of Zaks Trading (a back-to-school season, tailors soon as month of August starts. uniform shop) said: “We provide are receiving more orders from Most of my customers brought uniforms for international schools the parents and customers pre- their Eid orders early as they like Newton British Academy, paring clothes for Eid Al- Adha knew that this year Eid Al- Adha Qatar International School, as well. Tailors around the and back to school season coming Newton International School, country are heading for a busy simultaneously.” Doha British School among season due to double factor; Eid “I have completed most of my others. Parents visit us during the Al-Adha and back-to-school orders for uniforms and only 20% morning timings as rush time season. of school uniforms are left starts after 6pm. We provide rich Mukhtar, a Pakistani tailor in because we are working on our quality uniforms to all of our cus- Muntaza said: “I make school uni- Eid clothes order side by side,” he tomers as per their orders.” forms for all Pakistani schools and added. Back to School promotion at Lulu Hypermarket. PIC: SALIM MATRAMKOT / THE PENINSULA. 04 MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA SATURDAY 11 AUGUST 2018

Aide doesn’t see Erdogan calls on any reason for Trump-Rowhani Turks to buy lira meeting AP for ‘national battle’ TEHRAN: A semi-official Iranian news agency is quoting an aide to the REUTERS “The dollar cannot country’s president as block our path. Don’t saying that he doesn’t see ISTANBUL: President Recep “any reason” for talks Tayyip Erdogan told Turks to worry,” Erdogan between Donald Trump exchange gold and hard told a crowd in the and Hassan Rouhani at the currency into lira yesterday as northeastern city of next United Nations General part of a “national battle” Assembly. against economic enemies he Bayburt. Majid Takht-e Ravanchi, said have irreparably ruptured a member of the presidency’s ties with Ankara. political bureau, told the The lira has now lost banks. This is a national, semi-official Isna news around 40 percent this year on domestic battle,” he said. agency yesterday that Ira- worries about Erdogan’s “This will be my people’s nians have no expectations influence over monetary policy response to those who have from Trump after he pulled and worsening relations with waged an economic war against America out of the landmark the United States - a relentless us.” nuclear deal between Tehran Yemenis gather next to the destroyed bus at the site of a Saudi-led coalition air strike, that targeted slide which turned to meltdown Without naming countries, and world powers. the Dahyan market the previous day in the Houthi rebels’ stronghold province of Saada, yesterday. yesterday. Erdogan said supporters of a Ravanchi told Isna: “I do President Donald Trump failed military coup two years not see any reason for talks stepped up the pressure by ago, which Ankara says was between Rowhani and doubling tariffs on Turkish organised by a US-based cleric, Trump.” Coalition to probe air raid, metal imports, in the latest were attacking Turkey in new He also added that Ira- round of a dispute focused ways since his re-election two nians have no expectations around the terrorism trial in months ago. from Trump after the US Turkey of a US evangelical “Some countries have president in May pulled Houthis say 40 children dead pastor whose freedom Wash- engaged in behaviour that pro- America out of the landmark ington is demanding. tects coup plotters and knows nuclear deal between Tehran REUTERS The two countries are no laws or justice,” Erdogan and world powers. director of the UN Children’s accordance with international also divided over the said. “Relations with countries Renewed US sanctions on Fund Unicef, said the “horrific” humanitarian law, describing detention of three locally who behave like this have Iran took effect on Tuesday. DUBAI/GENEVA: A Saudi-led attack marked “a low point in them as a “legitimate military employed US consular staff, reached a point beyond Among Asia’s top coalition said yesterday it would (Yemen’s) brutal war”. action”. Washington’s sanctions on salvaging.” importers of Iranian oil and investigate an air strike that The United Nations called Houthi-run Al Masirah TV Iran, Turkey’s plans to buy a Turkey was facing artificial condensates is China, which killed dozens of children in for an independent investigation cited the group’s health minister Russian missile defence financial volatility, Erdogan has rejected a US demand to Yemen, an apparent shift of of the raid which hit the bus as Taha Mutawakil as saying that system, and their military said, and people should look to cut purchases. Elsewhere, stance on an attack Riyadh it drove through a market of the estimated number of casu- interventions in Syria. the “big picture” instead of buyers in South Korea and initially portrayed as a legit- Dahyan, a town in the Houthis’ alties stood at 51 killed including In a day of extraordinary foreign exchange prices. Japan are still awaiting the imate military action against its home province of Saada. 40 children, and at least 79 volatility the lira lost as much Turkey had made important outcome of earlier requests Houthi foes. Announcing the coalition people wounded, of which 56 as 20 percent, crashing to a progress with other countries, for waivers. At least 40 children were probe, the Saudi Press Agency were children. The ICRC’s record low of 7 to the dollar, he said, naming Iran, Russia, Lifters in the European killed in Thursday’s strike on a quoted an alliance official as Yemen Twitter account reported before paring losses to trade at China and “some European Union remain determined to bus in northern Yemen, the saying: “The coalition is firmly the same toll yesterday, citing 6.36 at 1513 GMT. countries”, Erdogan said, preserve the nuclear deal as armed Houthi group said, committed to investigating all authorities in Saada. “The dollar cannot block adding that increasing pro- it considers the consequences raising the toll of children killed claims regarding mistakes or It had said on its Twitter our path. Don’t worry,” Erdogan duction, exports and of abandoning it as in the raid, the latest in a series violations of international law, account on Thursday its medical told a crowd in the northeastern employment was the best “catastrophic.” of mass casualty air strikes in to sanction those who caused team at the ICRC-supported city of Bayburt. response to the country’s India, the world’s fastest Yemen’s war, from 29. these incidents and to provide hospital in Saada had received “However, I say it once challenges. growing oil market and one The strike by the Western- assistance to the victims.” the bodies of 29 children, all again from here, if there is “Don’t get too excited...You of Iran’s biggest customers, backed alliance outraged human The Western-backed under 15 years old. The hospital anyone who has dollars or gold will not be able to topple this has been preparing for alter- rights groups and was strongly alliance had said the air strikes also received 48 wounded under their pillows, they should nation,” he told the crowd of native supplies and is buying condemned by UN officials. had targeted missile launchers people, among them 30 go exchange it for liras at our supporters in Bayburt. more US crude. Henrietta Fore, executive and were carried out in children.

Kenyan parliament Calm returns to Gaza-Israel border for now rejects call to probe AFP Thursday, an Israeli air raid flat- ministers over tened a five-storey building GAZA CITY: Fresh border protests which hosted a cultural centre sugar imports last evening could test the return in Gaza City but which the army REUTERS of calm to Gaza and neighbouring said was used by Hamas security areas of Israel after a deadly forces. The Israeli security flare-up between Palestinian mili- cabinet and the Hamas lead- NAIROBI: Kenyan lawmakers tants and the Israeli military. ership met separately on have rejected a report by two Palestinian political sources Thursday, with the truce offer parliamentary committees said agreement had been brokered by Egypt and the that recommended the reached to end all rocket fire into United Nations on the table. finance minister and a cabinet Israel and air strikes on the Gaza Neither Israel nor Hamas colleague be investigated Strip from around midnight officially confirmed any truce over their handling of sugar (2100 GMT) on Thursday. had gone into effect, although imports, local newspapers There was no Israeli confir- that has also been the case with reported yesterday. mation but there were no fresh previous informal arrangements. The privately-owned strikes overnight. Thursday had It would be the third such truce Daily Nation and Standard seen extensive Israeli raids in in a month. Reserve General newspapers said lawmakers retaliation for the launching of Doron Almog, former head of had voted on Thursday to more than 180 rockets and Israel’s southern command reject the joint report by par- mortar rounds by Gaza’s Islamist which deals with Gaza, told army liament’s agriculture and rulers Hamas and its allies on radio on Friday morning that the trade and industries com- Wednesday night. next 24 hours would be crucial. mittees, which was submitted Three Palestinians were A Palestinian inspects the debris of Said Al Mashal Foundation for Arts and Culture building after “We are closer to an to parliament last week. killed in the Israeli strikes, Thursday’s Israeli airstrikes that hit the cultural center, in western part of Gaza City, yesterday. arrangement than we have been It recommended that including a mother and her in the past because Hamas’s Finance Minister Henry 18-month-old daughter, while Palestinian rocket fire as hun- shelters. It was one of the most Gaza war and followed months interest in a deal is greater than Rotich and Adan Mohamed, seven Israelis were wounded by dreds took refuge in bomb serious flareups since the 2014 of escalating tensions. Late on its wish for escalation,” he said. who is now East African Com- munity minister but was pre- viously minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, should be investigated over Zimbabwe oppn lodges appeal against result Syrian regime steps up attacks the sugar imports last year. Neither Rotich nor AFP on opposition-held Idlib country is liberated,” Jameson repressive 37-year rule. Mohamed have publicly com- Timba, a senior member of the International monitors mented on the report. The ANATOLIA HARARE: Zimbabwe’s MDC MDC, told journalists outside the largely praised the conduct of Kenyan government has opposition party lodged a court Constitutional Court after party the election itself, although EU undertaken an unprecedented bid yesterday to overturn the lawyers arrived accompanied observers said that Mnangagwa, IDLIB: The Assad regime has recently stepped up air and artillery crackdown against what it calls results of presidential elections by plastic boxes full of a former long-time Mugabe ally, attacks on opposition-held parts of Syria’s northwestern Idlib illicit goods, to help boost the that it alleges were rigged to paperwork. benefitted from an “un-level province. According to Syrian civil-defence officials, regime forces East African country’s manu- ensure victory for Robert Party leader Nelson playing field” and some voter have been using internationally-banned weapons, including barrel facturing sector. Mugabe’s successor, Emmerson Chamisa tweeted: “Our legal intimidation. bombs and phosphorous munitions, resulting in heavy civilian The report said Rotich Mnangagwa. team successfully filed our court Mnangagwa narrowly won casualties. had authorised imports that The Movement for Demo- papers. We have a good case the presidential race with 50.8 Late last month, Syrian leader Bashar Al Assad told Russia’s led to a market oversupply of cratic Change (MDC) has and cause.” percent of the vote -- just Tass news agency that Idlib would be the “next target”, describing more than 450,000 tonnes of accused the ruling ZANU-PF Mnangagwa, who is seeking enough to avoid a run-off the region’s roughly four million civilian residents as “terrorists”. sugar. It said Mohamed had party and the election com- to reverse Zimbabwe’s eco- against the MDC’s Nelson Located in northwestern Syria near the Turkish border, Idlib was failed to supervise the coun- mission of ballot fraud in the nomic isolation and attract des- Chamisa, who scored 44.3 designated a “de-escalation zone” — in which acts of aggression try’s standards agency, which July 30 vote, Zimbabwe’s first perately-needed foreign percent. The MDC, which had are expressly forbidden — in May. falls under the ministry he poll since the ousting of Mugabe investment, had vowed the elec- seven days in which to file its Syria has only just begun to emerge from a devastating con- ran, leading to imports of in November. tions would be fair and fair, and petition, arrived at the court less flict that began in early 2011, when the Assad regime cracked down sugar that was not safe for “We will rest when this would turn a page on Mugabe’s than an hour before it closed. on protesters with unexpected ferocity. human consumption. SATURDAY 11 AUGUST 2018 ASIA 05 Water inundates Kerala as dams lift floodgates

IANS Army was deployed district authorities and the Kerala in the worst- State Electricity Board, which IDUKKI: The flood situation in controls the dam. He appealed to Kerala worsened yesterday as all affected districts of the people to avoid travel to the the five gates of the Idukki hydel Idukki, Erankulam, hilly areas in the dark. project were opened and shutters Malappuram, Union Home Minister Rajnath of over two dozen dams were Kozhikode, Wayanad Singh, who will be visiting the lifted, inundating various parts state to the worst-affected areas, of the state which reeled under and Kannur and talked to Vijayan on telephone. the unprecedented downpour in thousands of people Both took stock of the situation decades. The floods have claimed were evacuated to as the Centre assured the state of 27 lives so far. safe places along the all possible assistance. Army was deployed in the Around 200 families who worst-affected districts of Idukki, banks of the rivers as live on the sides of the river Erankulam, Malappuram, rain alert has been have already been evacuated to Kozhikode, Wayanad and safety as a matter of abundant sounded in many Rescue personnel patrol the flooded waters on the banks of Periyar River after the opening of Kannur and thousands of people caution. Idamalayar and Cheruthoni dam shutters following heavy rains, on the outskirts of Kochi, in the were evacuated to safe places districts till Monday. The waters are set to reach along the banks of the rivers as parts of Ernakulam and Thrissur southern Indian state of Kerala, yesterday. rain alert has been sounded in districts and authorities in these many districts till Monday. with the shutters of the Idamalayar two districts are on a high alert. damaged following a over 23,000 people have been that things can be controlled.” While one shutter of the dam also being opened adding to The authorities have decided to landslide. put up in 254 relief camps. The State Revenue Minister E Chan- Cheruthoni dam of the Idukki the swelling of the river. keep open all the five floodgates State Tourism Minister total death toll on account of the drasekheran, who is camping in hydel project was opened on Since the dam was last of the Idukki dam for a specified Kadakampally Surendran wrote heavy rains that stood at 24 yes- Ernakulam and coordinating the Thursday, two more were lifted opened in 1992, a lot of period of time. on Facebook that all the tourists terday went up with three more activities, said five teams of the this morning and another by the encroachment have taken place The army is already involved have been rescued with help deaths reported yesterday. army were taking part in disaster afternoon as the water level across the banks of the river. in rescue-relief and damage from army personnel. Kerala Power Minister M.M. management exercise in Idukki, reached 2,400 feet against its full Agricultural activities and houses control exercises in several dis- While the rains continued in Mani, who hails from Idukki, told Wayanad, Kozhikode and capacity of 2,403 feet. The gates have come up in the area. tricts in the state. Idukki, the remaining districts of the media there that the decision Malappuram. of the Cheruthoni dam have been Rains in the rest of the flood- Nine columns of personnel Malappuram, Kozhikode, Pal- to open more shutters of the “The central team is also here opened after 26 years. ravaged state have come down, have been deployed in rescue akkad and parts of Kannur, Idamalayar dam was taken to to assess the damages that were With all the five floodgates of a Met official said. and rehabilitation work and which received heavy rains on prevent the water level from caused by the rains in July. Now the Idukki dam opened, water is Chief Minister Pinarayi reaching food to the needy. Wednesday and Thursday reaching its full strength of 2,403 that they are witness to the rushing down the Periyar river Vijayan is closely monitoring the There were some anxious heaved a sigh of relief on Friday feet. current situation — widespread causing huge loss to crops and situation after cancelling all his moments for around 60 tourists, as the downpour reduced in Mani also said: “This is not destruction of crops and property, properties. The worst affected is the engagements. He is staying put in including foreigners who were intensity. going to create any issue as we we are hopeful that they will be Cheruthoni town, located close to his office in Thiruvananthapuram, holed up at a resort near Idukki According to the Kerala gov- are soon planning to close down able to speed up their reports,” the dam. The situation worsened coordinating with the various as the roads to the resort were ernment, as on Friday evening the shutters. We are confident said Chandrasekheran.

Triple talaq bill stalled in Lok Sabha passes 21 bills in 17 sittings of monsoon session Rajya Sabha IANS maintain the credibility of Par- electors to appoint proxies to Acquisition of Immovable and requires a written notice by liament,” she said. cast their votes in the elections Property (Amendment) Bill. the member. IANS NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha, which The house had 17 sittings to Lok Sabha and state The House also discussed the The House took up a short was adjourned sine die yesterday, which lasted 112 hours. assemblies. supplementary demands for duration discussion on the situ- NEW DELHI: The proposed passed 21 Bills in its 17 sittings It took up the no-confidence The other important bills grants (general) and demands for ation in different parts of the law to criminalise the practice during the monsoon session. motion against the Narendra passed by the House include the excess grants (general) for country due to rains and drought. of instant divorce by Muslim The government introduced Modi government on July 20 in Right of Children to Free and 2015-16 and the approved the “The House lost 8 hours and husbands will not see the light 22 bills in the House as members which 51 members took part. Compulsory Education (Second relevant appropriation bills. 26 minutes due to disruptions, of the day for at least four sat over 20 hours beyond the Mahajan said the gov- Amendment) Bill, Fugitive Eco- Seventy-five starred ques- but the members sat for 20 more months as the Rajya scheduled time to make up for ernment introduced 22 Bills and nomic Offenders Bill, Prevention tions were replied in the House hours and 43 minutes beyond Sabha yesterday decided to over eight hours lost in 21 were passed. of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, and replies of 285 others laid on the scheduled time,” Mahajan defer the consideration of the disruptions. The significant legislation was Trafficking of Persons (Pre- the table of the House. Answers said. bill till the next session due to Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, on granting constitutional status to vention, Protection and Reha- were also placed of 4,140 uns- She said the session was lack of consensus. who adjourned the House sine die National Commission of Backward bilitation) Bill, Criminal Law tarred questions. more productive and satisfactory Chairman M Venkaiah at the conclusion of monsoon Classes. Another measure involved (Amendment) Bill, Commercial Members raised 534 issues compared to the past two other Naidu said the Muslim Women session, expressed her happiness. restoring the immediate arrest pro- Courts, Commercial Division and of public importance and 326 productive sessions -- the (Protection of Rights on Mar- “I have several times laid vision in the SC/ST Act. Commercial Appellate Division matters were raised under Rule second part of Budget session riage) Bill, 2017, has been stress on smooth conduct of the Yet another Bill paved the of High Courts (Amendment) Bill 377, under which an issue which 2017 and the last monsoon deferred till the next session House which is essential to way to enable the overseas and Requisitioning and is not a point of order is raised session. even as Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad demanded that the bill be taken up. The Chairman said he would not proceed without a consensus. India, Afghanistan review The minister blamed the Congress for the delay. “Sir, whatever is hap- development cooperation pening is unfair. Should the Muslim women not get justice? The Congress is delaying it in IANS According to the statement, the name of select committee,” the Afghan side appreciated Prasad said as Opposition MPs NEW DELHI: India and India’s timely assistance of protested loudly and Naidu Afghanistan reviewed the 170,000 tonne of wheat and asked the Minister to stop. development projects in the 2,000 tonne of pulses during The Union Cabinet on war-torn country being imple- this year when large parts of the Thursday cleared amendments mented with Indian aid, country were suffering from to the bill, which was passed by including security of Indian drought. the Lok Sabha, with the fresh personnel, during a meeting of “Both sides also expressed version allowing a magistrate the Joint Working Group on satisfaction that these lar- to give bail to the men found Development Cooperation gescale deliveries were made instantly divorcing their wives. (JWG-DC) in Kabul, the External from India to Afghanistan via According to the new pro- Affairs Ministry said yesterday. Chabahar, highlighting the via- visions of the bill, instant According to a ministry bility of Chabahar as a route for divorce will continue to be statement, during the meeting trade and commerce,” it stated. illegal and void, attracting a on Thursday, both sides had an “Both sides underscored the jail term of three years for the exhaustive review of the large importance of access through guilty. But if the wife and the number of ongoing devel- Chabahar port for strength- husband desire to settle their opment projects spread over ening trade and economic rela- differences, then a magistrate Rehearsal for the big day varied areas of cooperation tions.” The two sides also can compound the offence on such as capacity building, infra- decided to take up several School children rehearse during preparations ahead of Indian Independence Day celebrations in appropriate terms and con- structure, education, small, medium and largescale Amritsar yesterday. India celebrates Independence Day on August 15. ditions and grant bail after healthcare, good-governance projects for implementation in hearing the wife. and human resource the near future, including the development. Shahtoot dam, low cost housing India is a leading devel- for the returning refugees in opment aid partner of Afghan- Nangarhar province of Afghan- istan having successfully imple- istan, a polyclinic in Mazar-e- Dalai Lama regrets remarks on Nehru mented a large number of infra- Sharif, and construction of a structure projects, including the road connecting Band-e-Amir IANS they fled from their motherland. August 8, the Dalai Lama had The Dalai Lama thanked Afghan Parliament building, in Bamyan province with the “My statements (on Nehru) said: “Mahatma Gandhi wanted Nehru for supporting the Tibetans’ Afghan-India Friendship Dam, Bamyan-Yakawlang Highway. BENGALURU: The Tibetan spir- have created a controversy. I to give the prime ministership cause when thousands of them fled the first phase of the Chabahar The Shahtoot dam is a pro- itual leader Dalai Lama apologise if I said something to (Mohammad Ali) Jinnah. But their motherland after China port in Iran among others. posed dam in the Kabul river yesterday regretted blaming wrong,” the 83-year-old Nobel Nehru refused. He was self- annexed the country in 1950. “I had The Chabahar port on the basin that is expected to supply former Prime Minister Jawa- laureate told reporters on the centred. He said, ‘I wanted to be a close relationship with Nehru, southeastern coast of Iran is irrigation water for about harlal Nehru for the partition of sidelines of an event here. Prime Minister’. India and who suggested to have separate being jointly developed by 10,000 hectares of agricultural India and Pakistan in 1947 and Speaking to the students at Pakistan would have been schools to preserve the Tibetan India, Iran and Afghanistan and land and drinking water to thanked him for sheltering thou- the Goa Institute of Management united (had Jinnah been made thought. He (Nehru) supported the is aimed at giving access to around two million people in sands of exiled Tibetans after at Sanquelim in north Goa on Prime Minister at the time)”. Tibetans’ cause,” he said. Afghanistan bypassing Pakistan. Kabul city. 06 ASIA SATURDAY 11 AUGUST 2018 U S slashes military training programmes for Pakistan

REUTERS U S officials said current director-general of they were worried Pakistan’s powerful spy agency, ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON: the decision could the Inter-Services Intelligence President Donald Trump’s agency (ISI). administration has quietly undermine a key The War College, the U S started cutting scores of Paki- trust-building Army’s premier school for stani officers from coveted measure. Pakistani foreign officers, says it has training and educational officials warned it hosted 37 participants from programmes that have been a Pakistan over the past several hallmark of bilateral military could push their decades. It will have no Paki- relations for more than a military to further stani students in the upcoming decade, U S officials say. look to China or academic year, a spokeswoman The move, which has not Russia for leadership said. been previously reported, is one Pakistan has also been of the first known impacts from training. removed from programmes at Trump’s decision this year to the U S Naval War College, suspend U S security assistance and myopic”. Naval Staff College and courses Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria with Imran Khan in Islamabad yesterday. Bisaria gifted Khan to Pakistan to compel it to crack “This will have lasting neg- including cyber security studies. a cricket bat autographed by the entire Indian cricket team. down on Islamist militants. ative impacts limiting the In his first tweet of 2018, The Pentagon and the Paki- bilateral relationship well into Trump slammed Pakistan, stani military did not comment the future,” Feldman said. saying the country has rewarded Imran Khan to be sworn in as directly on the decision or the The State Department past U S aid with “nothing but internal deliberations, but offi- spokesperson, speaking on the lies & deceit.” Washington cials from both countries pri- condition of anonymity, said the announced plans in January to Prime Minister on August 18 vately criticised the move. IMET cancellations were valued suspend up to roughly $2 billion U S officials, speaking on the at $2.41m so far. At least two other in U S security assistance to AFP The party confirmed Friday spokeswoman Anila Khawaja condition of anonymity, said programmes have also been Pakistan. that it has secured the numbers said after the meeting. they were worried the decision affected, the spokesperson said. But weeks later, Pakistan’s ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s World for a majority in the lower house The Indian high commission could undermine a key trust- It is unclear precisely what foreign secretary was quoted by Cup cricket hero Imran Khan of parliament. tweeted that Bisaria had gifted building measure. Pakistani offi- level of military cooperation still local media saying that will be sworn in as prime “In a historic moment, Imran Khan a cricket bat autographed cials warned it could push their continues outside the IMET pro- Islamabad had been told the minister next week, his party Khan will take the oath (as prime by the entire Indian national military to further look to China gramme, beyond the top level United States would continue said yesterday, announcing it minister) on August 18,” Faisal team. Besides tense relations or Russia for leadership training. contacts between U S and Paki- funding IMET programs. has the numbers to form a Javed Khan, a PTI senator and with India, Khan’s government The effective suspension of stani military leaders. Officially allies in fighting ter- coalition government in the Khan’s close aide, said in tele- —once in power — will have to Pakistan from the U S govern- The U S military has tradi- rorism, Pakistan and the United nuclear-armed nation. vised comments in Islamabad. tackle other difficult challenges ment’s International Military tionally sought to shield such edu- States have a complicated rela- Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e- Pakistan’s President including a looming balance of Education and Training program cational programmes from tionship, bound by Washington’s Insaf (PTI) party said the entire Mamnoon Hussain has called a payments crisis, unrest on the (IMET) will close off places that political tensions, arguing that the dependence on Pakistan to supply squad that Khan captained to session of the new National Afghan border, and water had been set aside for 66 Paki- ties built by bringing foreign mil- its troops in Afghanistan but victory in the 1992 World Cup Assembly, the lower house of scarcity. stani officers this year, a State itary officers to the United States plagued by accusations Islamabad were invited to the ceremony, parliament, starting August 13. Khan brings charisma and Department spokesperson said. pay long-term dividends. is playing a double game. as well as Indian cricket greats Earlier, India’s high com- international name recognition, The places will either be For example, the U S Army’s Tensions have grown over Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar and missioner in Pakistan Ajay but running the country will unfilled or given to officers from War College in Carlisle, Penn- U S complaints that the Afghan Navjot Singh Sidhu. Bisaria called on Khan and con- take considerable statecraft other countries. sylvania, which would normally Taliban militants and the PTI emerged victorious in gratulated him on his victory. from his relatively inexperi- Dan Feldman, a former U S have two Pakistani military Haqqani network that target the July 25 elections, the coun- “Discussed the need to enced party. special representative for officers per year, boasts grad- American troops in Afghanistan try’s second-ever democratic restart dialogue between Pak & He has already vowed to Afghanistan and Pakistan, called uates including Lieutenant are allowed to shelter on Paki- transition of power, but fell short India on all outstanding issues rebalance Islamabad’s rela- the move “very short-sighted General Naveed Mukhtar, the stani soil. of an outright majority. including Kashmir,” Khan’s tionship with the US.

PTI agrees on forming panel to Afghan forces search for Taliban fighters after major attack probe ‘rigging’ AFP unprecedented in its scale. everywhere in and around the for US Forces in Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani said the Taliban A spokesman for US Forces city,” shopkeeper Mohammad tweeted yesterday. had suffered heavy casualties in GHAZNI: Afghan forces in Afghanistan said the fighting Haleem said. “Afghan forces held their the onslaught and confirmed the INTERNEWS launched a clearing operation had “ceased” as of Friday Another resident, Yasan, said ground and maintain control of airstrikes. yesterday, searching for Taliban morning, hours after the insur- the Taliban were using loud- all government centres. Another Police special forces have ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan fighters following a major assault gents began the assault late speakers at the mosque to warn failed attempt by Taliban to seize also been deployed to help block Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has on the southeastern city of Thursday from several positions residents to stay in their homes. terrain, while creating strategi- the Taliban advance, an Afghan agreed on the formation of a Ghazni, after US air strikes around the city. “Heavy explosions and cally inconsequential headlines,” security official said. parliamentary commission to targeted insurgents trying to However, sporadic gunfire gunfire can be heard. We are ter- it said. The Taliban issued a probe alleged rigging in the overrun the city. continued to echo into the rified,” Yasan wrote in a “Initial reports indicate statement claiming to have cap- recently-held elections. Afghan special forces were afternoon amid intermittent Facebook post. minimal Afghan security force tured “most of the government Speaking on Geo News’ deployed to Ghazni after the clashes, with officials telling res- Civilian houses and army casualties,” the US spokesman buildings inside the city”, and show ‘Capital Talk’, Fawad latest attempt by the Taliban to idents to stay in their homes as checkpoints came under mortar later said, adding that American that they killed and wounded 140 Chaudhry said that they were capture an urban centre, with the scattered Taliban fighters attack and the bodies of dozens forces deployed attack heli- security forces. ready to form a parliamentary assault coming as pressure builds roamed the streets. of Taliban fighters were in the copters and conducted a drone The insurgents frequently commission to probe the on the insurgents to enter peace Power has been cut to the streets, provincial governor strike in response. exaggerate their battlefield gains matter. talks. area since fighting erupted. spokesman Arif Noori said. Baz Mohammad Himmat, and downplay losses incurred Fawad Chaudhry said Ghazni — less than two hours Earlier, residents described The US said that the city head of the civilian hospital in during fighting. they had no objection to the by road from Kabul — has been heavy gunfire ringing out and remained under government Ghazni, said at least 16 people Afghan forces have been commission and were ready under threat from massing government buildings set on fire control. had been killed in the fighting, struggling to hold back the to investigate rigging Taliban fighters for months, with during bouts of tense fighting. “U S Forces responded with including 14 soldiers and two resurgent militant group since allegations. residents saying the complex “We are scared for our lives. close-air support this morning residents. the withdrawal of Nato combat Earlier, the Pakistan nature of the attacks was The Taliban are roaming in #Ghazni,” the official account A spokesman for President troops at the end of 2014 Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shahbaz Sharif demanded formation of a parliamentary com- mission to probe alleged Thousands in China protest rigging in elections. “The opposition demands formation of a parliamentary mosque demolition plan commission,” Shahbaz said while speaking to media in AP that were largely tolerated in the Islamabad. “We have the right past have seen their freedoms to raise our voice against BEIJING: Thousands of shrink as the government seeks rigging in elections.” Muslims gathered at a mosque to “Sinicize” religions by making He further said that the in northwestern China the faithful prioritize allegiance commission must comprise yesterday to protest its planned to the officially atheist ruling members of all parliamentary demolition in a rare, public Communist Party. Islamic cres- political parties. pushback to the government’s cents and domes have been “The commission must efforts to rewrite how religions stripped from mosques, find out why the RTS was shut are practiced in the country. Christian churches have been down. The commission must A large crowd of Hui people, shut down and Bibles seized, find why polling agents a Muslim ethnic minority, began and Tibetan children have been weren’t allowed to stay inside congregating at the towering moved from Buddhist temples polling stations when votes Grand Mosque in the town of to schools. were being counted,” the Weizhou on Thursday, local Hui The residents of Weizhou former Punjab CM said. residents told The Associated were alarmed by news that the “Why were votes counted Press by phone. government was planning to in absence of polling agents? “People are in a lot of pain,” demolish the mosque despite The nation has the right to said Ma Sengming, a 72-year- initially appearing to approve know about all of this,” he old man who was at the protest its construction, which was said. from Thursday morning until completed just last year. On Wednesday, anti-PTI Friday afternoon. “Many people The town’s Communist parties also staged a protest were crying. We can’t under- Party secretary had even made outside the office of the Having tea away from home stand why this is happening.” Ma a congratulatory speech at the Election Commission of said the group shouted “Protect site when the mosque’s con- Pakistan (ECP) in Islamabad, A Rohingya refugee man drinks tea at a local tea stall at the Kutupalong camp in Ukhia, near Cox’s faith in China!” and “Love the struction began, said Ma against alleged rigging of Bazar in Bangladesh, yesterday. country, love the faith!” The Zhiguo, a resident in his late polls. protest comes as faith groups 70s. SATURDAY 11 AUGUST 2018 ASIA 07

Widodo chooses S Korea firms caught cleric as VP pick importing coal, iron in 2019 poll race AFP from North: Seoul JAKARTA: Indonesia’s 2019 presidential race took shape yesterday with incumbent AFP More than 35,000 Joko Widodo choosing to run tonnes of North Korean alongside a conservative SEOUL: Three South Korean coal and iron worth Islamic cleric against contro- firms were caught importing coal versial ex-general Prabowo and iron from the North last year, 6.6bn won ($5.8m) Subianto. Seoul said yesterday, in an were imported into Widodo, whose down-to- apparent violation of UN sanc- the South between earth style and ambitious tions imposed in August 2017 on April and October infrastructure drive has made the nuclear-armed state. him popular with many Indo- More than 35,000 tonnes of last year, the Korea nesians, picked cleric Ma’ruf North Korean coal and iron worth Customs Service said. Amin as his vice presidential 6.6bn won ($5.8m) were imported In addition to breaking South Korean labour union members wave the unification flags as North Korean workers arrive at nominee. into the South between April and The decision will bolster South Korean law, a hotel in Seoul, yesterday. October last year, the Korea the president’s Islamic cre- Customs Service said. some of the shipments dentials but could be polar- In addition to breaking South were likely in breach of izing among more pro- Korean law, some of the ship- UN resolutions as well. Red Cross warns of food crisis gressive voters. ments were likely in breach of UN Amin, 75, is the current resolutions as well, with the chairman the country’s top customs service warning that were in breach” of sanctions as Islamic authority the Indo- “any ships that are believed to well, it added. in North Korea as crops fail nesian Ulema Council (MUI), have violated UN sanctions will News of the apparent breach which issues fatwas and has be impounded or banned from comes after a UN report last week REUTERS The population of 25 million infrastructure to ward off some influence over gov- entering South Korean ports”. accused the North of evading is already stressed and vul- natural disasters. ernment policy on Islamic In a complex process spanning sanctions by continuing to export GENEVA: A heat wave in North nerable with malnutrition among In Seoul, South Korea’s Uni- matters. three countries, coal shipments coal, iron and other commodities Korea has led to rice, maize and children that could worsen, fication Ministry said it had no Widodo told supporters were first sent to Russia, where as well as carrying out illegal other crops withering in the stunting their growth, it said. specific information on the sit- yesterday, however, he their details were disguised using ship-to-ship transfers of oil fields, “with potentially cata- “This is not yet classified as uation in the north, but that the wanted an election fought on forged “country of origin” docu- products at sea. strophic effects”, the Interna- a drought, but rice, maize and Red Cross had notified them of ideas and achievements, “not ments, and then reloaded on ships Deliveries of iron and steel to tional Federation of Red Cross other crops are already with- the heat wave last week. divisiveness”. bound for the South, the customs China, India and other countries and Red Crescent Societies ering in the fields, with poten- The IFRC was helping the The pair will square off office said in a statement that fol- generated nearly $14m from (IFRC) said yesterday. tially catastrophic effects for the national Red Cross to support against Prabowo and deputy lowed a 10-month investigation October to March, the UN report The world’s largest disaster people of DPRK,” said Joseph 13,700 of the most vulnerable Jakarta governor Sandiaga by the authorities. said. relief network warned of a risk Muyamboit, the IFRC’s pro- people at risk, in South Ham- Uno, a former businessman In another case, black coal The South Korean investigation of a “full-blown food security gramme manager in Pyongyang. gyong and South Pyongan prov- and private equity tycoon. imported from North Korea was also uncovered a trade in pig iron, crisis” in the isolated country, “We cannot and must not let inces. It had deployed emer- Prabowo, who lost to transferred to the Russian port of with the customs office saying that where a famine in the mid- this situation become a full-blown gency response teams and 20 Widodo in 2014, officially Kholmsk, where it was “disguised the suspects sold the crude metal 1990s killed up to three million food security crisis. We know that water pumps to irrigate fields in enjoys the support of the as semi-coking coal that does not to a South Korean buyer via a Hong people. It said the worrying sit- previous serious dry spells have the hardest-hit areas, it said. Democratic Party and two need country of origin docu- Kong-based shell company. uation had been exacerbated by disrupted the food supply to a David Beasley, the head of small Islamic parties, the ments”, before being reloaded on It said the suspects appeared international sanctions imposed point where it has caused serious the UN’s World Food Pro- Prosperous Justice Party ships heading to the South, the to have been paid in coal, rather due to North Korea’s nuclear health problems and malnutrition gramme (WFP), visited North (PKS) and the National customs office said. than cash, for their role in helping and missile programmes. across the country.” North Korea Korea in May to look into Mandate Party (PAN). “Korea Customs Service has the nuclear-armed regime export In a statement issued in called last week for an “all-out boosting food distributions, in Opinion polls show confirmed seven criminal its products. Geneva, the IFRC said there had battle” against the record temper- the latest sign of an opening. Prabowo is well behind offences and it will report three Last year the UN Security been no rainfall since early July atures threatening crops, referring About 70 percent of North Widodo, who is popularly persons and three companies to Council adopted a series of reso- as temperatures soared to an to an “unprecedented natural Koreans are “food insecure”, known as Jokowi. prosecution authorities with a lutions targeting North Korean average 39 Celsius across the disaster”. meaning they struggle to avoid Prabowo was a top mil- request to indict them”, it said. exports of commodities and the country, whose official name is Drought and floods have hunger, and one in four children itary figure in the chaotic “It is necessary to consider isolated regime’s financial the Democratic People’s Republic long been a seasonal threat in under five is stunted from months before dictator the timing of UN resolutions... to network in a bid to cut off revenue of Korea (DPRK). The next rain North Korea, which lacks irri- chronic malnutrition, the WFP Suharto was toppled by determine whether the activities to its weapons programmes. was expected in mid-August. gation systems and other said at the time. student protests in 1998.

Russia must end torture and Najib Razak to face corruption trial in February prosecute prison AFP three for money laundering overseen by Najib — in an auda- stemming from illegal activities artworks and a luxury yacht that lodged on Wednesday over cious fraud that spanned the was transferred to Najib’s bank was recently handed over to guards: UN KUALA LUMPUR: Former claims he pocketed 42m ringgit globe. accounts between December Malaysia. Malaysian prime minister Najib ($10.3m) from a former unit of High Court Judge Mohamad 2014 and February 2015. Najib’s lawyer Muhammad REUTERS Razak’s trial on corruption 1MDB. Nazlan Mohamad Ghazali set the All the charges relate to fund Shafee Abdullah said on charges related to a massive These are in addition to the trial dates from February 12-28 transfers from SRC International, Wednesday that the toppled GENEVA: Russia must halt financial scandal that led to his charges he faced last month after and from March 4-29. an energy company that was leader believed the case was torture of detainees and pros- shock election defeat will start he was first arrested — three for State prosecutors said they originally a subsidiary of 1MDB. driven by politics. ecute the perpetrators, in February, a court said criminal breach of trust and a expect to call around 50 The sums involved are just a “I am confident of a fair trial including prison guards caught yesterday. separate count that he abused witnesses. fraction of the $681m that was for my client, but my client thinks on video beating an inmate, Najib, 65, will stand trial for his position to take the money. Najib is facing a long time mysteriously transferred to this is a political prosecution,” United Nations human rights criminal breach of trust, money Najib has denied all the behind bars if found guilty — the Najib’s personal bank accounts Muhammad Shafee told investigators said yesterday. laundering and power abuse charges. money-laundering charges carry several years ago, sparking reporters. The U N Committee against linked to billions of dollars Malaysia’s new government, maximum jail terms of 15 years uproar in Malaysia. The US Department of Torture, in a rare move, told allegedly looted from sovereign under Najib’s 93-year-old each, while the other four Najib, who has consistently Justice, which is seeking to Russian authorities to report wealth fund 1MDB. former mentor Mahathir charges carry sentences of 20 denied any wrongdoing, and his recover items allegedly bought back in a year on progress in The former leader, who is Mohamad, is probing the cor- years each. allies are accused of using the with stolen 1MDB cash in holding to account guards who free on bail, has been hit with ruption allegations involving The money-laundering plundered money to buy every- America, estimates that $4.5bnn beat Yevgeny Makarov with seven charges so far, including 1MDB — which was set up and charges allege 42 million ringgit thing from US real estate to in total was looted from the fund. truncheons and their superiors who suppressed the year-old tape, which provoked a public outcry. Despite “numerous Scandinavia faces high winds; reliable” reports of torture, they rarely lead to prosecutions, or storms hit France, Germany those responsible are charged with simple abuse of authority AP 61-year-old camper’s throat as rather than a crime, said panel he was packing up. He was taken member Claude Heller. “The BERLIN: Authorities in Scan- by helicopter to a hospital and strengthening of the rule of law dinavia warned of high winds was in serious condition, police would be in a certain sense our yesterday amid storms that spokesman Henrik Nielsen told main recommendation,” Heller followed a long spell of hot, dry public broadcaster DR. told a news briefing. weather, while Germany’s Parts of northern Germany Jens Modvig, panel national railway worked to saw storms Thursday evening chairman, said: “One could reopen routes closed the and overnight, with winds up to get the impression that the previous night due to storms. 140kph measured along the prison system in Russia is Across Norway, ferry com- country’s coast. The gusts almost a state in the state and panies canceled crossings on brought down trees and signifi- is not really being scrutinised Friday. Authorities warned cantly disrupted public transport. from the outside. The prison hikers of fierce winds in the Germany’s railway operator, system should be better mon- mountains and called on people Deutsche Bahn, closed several itored with a view to pre- to securely fasten small boats, train routes in the north on venting the episodes that we tents and other gear. Thursday night as the storms see repeatedly.” The Novaya Gusts were expected along approached. On Friday, it said Gazeta newspaper published Denmark’s North Sea coast and long-distance service between the notorious 10-minute warnings were issued that Hamburg and Hannover and video clip last month and said Seeking relief by the side of fountain lighter vehicles should not cross between Hamburg and Bremen the incident took place in bridges. was expected to resume only in June 2017 in a prison in the An elderly woman rests by a fountain in the All-Russia Exhibition Centre, a trade show and amusement In Thy, in northwestern mid-afternoon, and there was city of Yaroslavl, northeast of park, with temperatures at around 28 degrees Celcius in Moscow, yesterday. Denmark, high winds apparently some disruptions on other Moscow. blew a metal tent peg into a routes. 08 VIEWS SATURDAY 11 AUGUST 2018 Combative Saudi foreign ESTABLISHED IN 1996 policy stirs international ire CHAIRMAN SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DR. KHALID BIN MUBARAK AL-SHAFI [email protected]

ANUJ CHOPRA ACTING MANAGING EDITOR AFP MOHAMMED SALIM MOHAMED [email protected] audi Arabia has sought to tame critics with an aggressive DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR foreign policy, but a deadly air MOHAMMED OSMAN ALI raid in Yemen following an Sacrimonious spat with Canada will [email protected] only amplify international pressure on the kingdom, analysts say. An air strike by the Saudi-led coa- lition hit a bus in rebel-held northern Yemen on Thursday, killing dozens of what aid groups said were school EDITORIAL children, with the United States and United Nations both calling for an investigation. The coalition insisted Houthi rebel Playing its due role combatants were aboard the bus, but international media have photo- espite unprecedented pace of development and a graphed dazed and bloodied children constant boom in construction sector and population flooding into hospitals struggling to Dof the country, Qatar is successfully achieving its goals cope with a three-year conflict that vis a vis environment protection and sustainability. the UN has dubbed the world’s worst With dozens of timely initiatives, Qatar has been able to humanitarian crisis. Blatant disregard for rules of war Germany and Sweden -- targets of protect natural environment and through sticking to envi- “The war is becoming increasingly when bus carrying innocent school previous Saudi backlashes for calling ronmentally–friendly practices the country is set to achieve unpopular with the international com- children is fair game for attack.” out the kingdom over human rights more sustainable development goals in the future. In the munity, including in the US Congress,” The bombing raid, part of an inter- abuses -- to help resolve the row, times when climate change has become a global threat, Sigurd Neubauer, a Middle East vention that reflects Saudi Crown according to a government source. every country will have to come forward to address the chal- analyst in Washington, said. Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Canada also plans to reach out to lenge with firm commitment and concrete, result-oriented “(This) attack has unfortunately increasingly assertive foreign policy, regional heavyweight the United Arab policies. become the norm and not the follows the kingdom’s diplomatic Emirates and to Britain, which has Owing to a number of efforts made by Qatar government, exception.” rupture with Canada earlier this week. strong historical ties to Saudi Arabia. the total waste generated in the country has fallen signifi- The coalition has repeatedly been Saudi Arabia expelled Canada’s Canada has expressed disap- cantly. The total waste generated in the country has declined accused of striking civilians in Yemen ambassador, recalled its own envoy pointment that Western powers by around 32 per cent since 2011. According to the ‘Second since it launched an intervention in and froze all new trade and invest- including the US -- which has pro- Voluntary National Review 2018’, the total waste declined 2015 to try to ments after Ottawa publicly vided arms worth billions of dollars to from about 12.1 million tonnes in 2011 to about 8.2 million restore the demanded the “immediate release” of the Saudi-led coalition -- did not pub- tonnes in 2017. interna- rights campaigners jailed in the licly support Ottawa. “The Government has encouraged the efficient use of tionally rec- kingdom. “Absent a strong US voice (under natural resources, green initiatives and buildings by reducing ognised gov- A furious Riyadh also moved to President Donald Trump) on human waste production through ernment after pull out thousands of Saudi students rights and democratic values, Arab reduction and recycling, and the An air strike by the Iran- from Canadian universities, state leaders have become less willing to development and implemen- the Saudi-led backed Shiite airline Saudia suspended flights to tolerate Western advice on either tation of programs and projects coalition hit a Houthi rebels Toronto, and the kingdom pledged to political reform of governance,” said related to pollution and solid bus in rebel-held drove it out stop all medical treatment pro- the Eurasia Group. waste recycling (construction, of the capital grammes in Canada. But the developments this week With dozens of building waste, and domestic northern Yemen Sanaa. The Saudi reaction could impinge could complicate Riyadh’s relationship timely initiatives, waste) from about 9.6 million on Thursday, The coa- on the kingdom’s efforts to attract with Washington. Qatar has tonnes in 2011 to about 4.6 million killing dozens of lition called badly needed foreign investment to “President Trump has made rela- been able to tonnes in 2017,” said the report. what aid groups Thursday’s fund its ambitious reform plan to pivot tions with Saudi Arabia a central It is due to collective efforts strike a the economy away from oil, experts aspect of his approach to the Middle protect natural of all state institutions and said were school “legitimate say. The move illustrates how the oil- East. But discontent against Saudi environment organizations. For example, the children, with the military rich kingdom is unwilling to brook any Arabia in the US Congress is growing,” and through Public Works Authority United States and action” in criticism -- foreign or domestic -- Perry Cammack, a fellow at the sticking to (Ashghal), the governmental response to a under its young crown prince. Carnegie Endowment for International body responsible of executing all United Nations rebel missile “The top leadership is not particu- Peace, said. environmentally– development projects in the both calling for attack on larly concerned with Canada’s global “There is a real possibility that friendly practices country, signed an MoU with an investigation. Saudi Ara- influence,” said analysis firm Eurasia (the) Congress could move to constrain the country is International Roads Federation bia’s southern Group. “Instead, it is interested in in a meaningful way the US military’s (IRF) Geneva for cooperation in Jizan city a shutting the door to broader criticism, involvement in the Yemen war.” set to achieve the field of construction recycling day earlier that resulted in the death of also from European countries, and on The row with Canada has also more sustainable in March this year. Ashghal had a Yemeni national. other issues in the future.” shone an uncomfortable spotlight on development has also signed another MoU But that did not quell the out- But Canadian Prime Minister Justin its European allies. goals in the with VINCI Construction Grands pouring of global condemnation. Trudeau has refused to back down and “The failure of Western allies to Projects to cooperate in the field tweeted Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF’s asserted that his country will continue rally around Canada in its dispute with future. of recycling of construction regional director in the Middle East to speak out on human rights. Saudi Arabia risks luring the kingdom materials. and North Africa. Saudi officials privately insist into a false belief that economic sanc- Ashghal’s initiatives to promote recycling of construction “Does the world really need more that respect for cultural sensitivities tions will shield it from, if not reverse materials contribute to the formation of a sustainable innocent children’s lives to stop the and closed-door diplomatic mounting criticism of its human rights platform for the development of local infrastructure. It is cruel war on children in Yemen?” engagement is a more effective record and conduct of the war in worth mentioning here that the National Strategy 2017- Jan Egeland, head of the Nor- approach than public denunciations Yemen,” said James Dorsey, a fellow at 2022 of the State of Qatar aims at using at least 20% of wegian Refugee Council, tweeted: of the kingdom. Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of recycled materials to reduce the cost of raw materials used “Grotesque, shameful, indignant. Canada is quietly consulting International Studies. in road construction in Qatar by 30% and to use environment friendly methods in the use of building materials, in line with Qatar National Vision 2030 for accomplishing sustainability. Meanwhile, Qatargas Operating Company Limited Bitcoin is still a total disaster (Qatargas) recently announced the successful hand over of MATT O’BRIEN a new Water Recycling Facility at LR2 to reduce water con- of bitcoin rather than dollars. like this back when bitcoin was just sumption and eliminate the discharge of treated industrial THE WASHINGTON POST Just what you want in a currency! starting out. And the answer is that water to the sea. Seventy percent of the recycled water will Why has bitcoin’s price been so they thought bitcoin was going to end be used as boiler feed and cooling water in the Laffan Refin- here’s one thing a currency is up-and-down? Well, part of it is just up being worth much, much more - eries, the remaining 30 percent is sent to Ras Laffan Indus- supposed to do that bitcoin that it was designed that way. The idea and with what seemed like good trial City (RLIC) for irrigation purposes. never has. That’s maintain a was to create a decentralized system reason. That was the fact that the stable value. that would let you transfer things number of bitcoin that would ever be TIndeed, as investment analyst online without having to trust a third created was strictly limited in advance. QUOTE OF THE DAY Eddy Elfenbein points out, bitcoin has party like a bank. But the problem was This finite supply, then, meant that any gone through four bear markets in that the only way to do that would be increase in demand would tend to 2018 alone. Now, maybe you don’t for every member of that network to send prices roaring up. care if your money periodically loses keep a record of every bitcoin trans- But even this inbuilt volatility We won’t allow anyone 20 percent of its value, but most action there’d ever been - that way doesn’t fully explain why bitcoin has to deter us from our people tend to. They want to be able to they knew who actually had bitcoin to been on such a roller-coaster ride. goals... Despite the afford things whether or not cryptos spend - which would require a lot of Something else must be going on, and attacks conducted via are having a good day. Although when computing power. So much that you’d that something is plain-old manipu- it comes to bitcoin, the price changes have to pay them more to do it than lation. Now, before we get to that, the currency rate, we will so quickly and so violently that it you would a bank ... unless, of course, there are two things to understand continue to grow in the really matters what point you’re com- the system paid them for you. Which it here. The first is that what makes second quarter and end paring it to. Over the last year, you see, did by giving newly created bitcoin to bitcoin work as a way to transfer bitcoin is actually up 91 percent, but whichever one of them could solve a things - the expectation that its price 2018 with a record rate. over the last nine months it’s down 67 tough math problem that would let will keep rising - is also what makes percent. That, as you can see above, is them process your transaction first. bitcoin not work as a currency. Why Recep Tayyip Erdogan why inflation would alternate between That’s what is known as bitcoin spend $100 worth of bitcoin today if Turkish President being nearly negative 100 percent and “mining.” you think it’s going to be worth $1,000 positive 100 or 200 or even 300 The question, then, is why anyone in a not-too-distant tomorrow? You percent if we measured prices in terms would have been willing to get paid wouldn’t. And people aren’t. SATURDAY 11 AUGUST 2018 OPINION 09 Why did Bangladesh arrest Shahidul Alam?

he recent arrest of award- of people immediately rushed to the “larger” factors than road safety Bangladeshi government is acting winning photographer Sha- Detective Branch Office, where he alone. out a carefully planned propaganda hidul Alam raised important was believed to be held, to show their He highlighted “the looting of the plan to legitimise the upcoming questions about human rights, support and demand to know his banks and the gaggling of the media” election, which every stakeholder Tfreedom of expression and the role whereabouts. After a tense 12-hour and widespread “extrajudicial killings, of Bangladesh knows will be rigged urban elite should play in social wait, the Detective Branch was forced disappearings, bribery and cor- in favour of the incumbents. Alam’s justice movements in Bangladesh. to admit Alam had indeed been ruption” as the real reasons behind poignant interview which came at QUMR AHMED Alam was arrested on Sunday for arrested by them. The official the public’s growing anger. He said the peak of a civil disobedience AL JAZEERA making “provocative” comments in an announcement was a big relief for his civil discontent in the country was movement that attracted interna- Al Jazeera interview about student pro- family, as they feared they may not building up for a very long time and tional attention drove right into the tests that have convulsed the country hear anything about the photogra- the killing of the two teenagers was falsehoods devised by a very for more than a week. The 63-year-old pher’s fate for a very long time. only “a valve” that allowed these unpopular and corrupt regime. photographer’s Dhaka home was Later on Monday, Alam was taken feelings of dissatisfaction and anger to Considering these three aspects stormed by at least 20 plain-clothes to court to face a judge for the first go through. He explained Prime Min- of the interview, the Bangladeshi police officers around 10pm, hours after time. On his way to court, he seemed ister Sheikh Hasina lost all credibility government had no choice but to the interview was first broadcast. A day shaken and was visibly limping. He in the eyes of the Bangladeshi public immediately arrest Alam and send later, he was charged under Section 57 told reporters outside the magistrate’s when she failed to reform the “rigged” a message to others like him who of Bangladesh’s Information Communi- court that he had been beaten so quota system earlier this year after may consider taking a stand against cations Technology Act, a broad law badly in police custody that his blood- promising to do so amid widespread the government. against electronic communication that stained tunic needed to be washed protests. “[This week] the prime min- The elites in Bangladesh long “tends to deprave or corrupt” the image and given back to him before his court ister once again promised that she ago opted to remain silent in the of the state. appearance. will see to the demands of [the face of increasing government bru- Alam was not the first person But why did Alam’s interview protestors],” Alam said. tality towards opposition activists arrested under Section 57 - such attract the wrath of the Bangladeshi He also connected the govern- and ordinary citizens. They chose arrests and enforced disappearances government? ment’s brutal response to the current to stay out of politics and even are now commonplace in Bangladesh. Given the environment of fear protests to the general election that is cajoled the ruling party to guar- Authorities had already detained enforced on the Bangladeshi popu- expected to take place later this year. antee their own protection and scores of journalists, activists and lation by the government, Alam was “They know if there is a free and prosperity. The government’s ordinary citizens under this draconian unusually candid in his interview with fair election, they would lose,” Alam brutal response to the last week’s law. All these arrests followed a very Al Jazeera. He spoke of things that said. This was why, Alam asserted, the student protests and treatment of similar pattern: Plain-clothes officers many in Bangladesh accept as true government is brutally attacking Alam, however, violated two major storm into a house and take the target but never dare to mention in an protestors - they are desperately boundaries of the Bangladeshi person without any warrant or expla- interview - let alone in an interview trying to subdue the populace and middle class and urban Alam was arrested nation. They confiscate all CCTV or with an international news network - cling to power. establishment: on Sunday for camera footage documenting the due to fear of violent retribution. In the eyes of the Bangladeshi First, the government is events before departing in haste. Later Widespread demonstrations government, there were three major allowed to kill, injure, abduct and making “provocative” government agencies deny any began in Bangladesh after a speeding problems with the short interview arbitrarily arrest opposition comments in an Al awareness of the ordeal, keeping fam- bus killed two teenagers on July 29, broadcast on Al Jazeera: activists, but not “neutral” urban Jazeera interview ilies clueless about the fate of their with student protesters pressing the The first was the identity of the intellectuals. Moreover, these acts about student protests loved ones for a very long time. government to make the country’s interviewee. Shahidul Alam, as an can only take place outside the Alam was indeed luckier than chaotic and lethal roads safer. The internationally renowned photog- capital and away from cameras and that have convulsed many that came before him. Due to government wanted the world to rapher, is not a nameless student or reporters. the country for more his success as a photographer, he was believe that the protests were only an activist that can easily be dis- Second, middle and upper- than a week. well known to the media and news of about road safety, but Alam said the credited, but a very influential middle-class kids and private uni- his arrest spread like wildfire. Dozens demonstrators were driven by member of the Bangladeshi intelli- versity students are out of bounds gentsia and urban cultural elite. In the and cannot be touched by gov- past, this influential group mostly ernment forces, even if they partic- remained silent when the government ipate in protest movements. carried similar attacks on opposition forces. The government knows that if the cultural elites in the country start speaking against them on the interna- tional arena, the legitimacy of their rule will be questioned. 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But those demographic earthquake that has holdout groups staged four separate gains may be partly offset by weaker turned Colombia into an overwhelm- attacks in the countryside -- a sharp growth in China and rate hikes by the ingly urban country: Despite the spike reminder that cocaine trafficking and US Federal Reserve, which could in crime and cocaine, the countryside is All thoughts and views violence are soaring in areas once siphon away foreign capital. “The no longer the bellwether for wellbeing expressed in these columns thought cleansed of conflict. question is if Duque can fortify the it was when the continent’s most In addition to a cranky home economy before the global slowdown,” fearsome insurgents made their stand are those of the writers, crowd, Duque also faces big challenges said Iliopulos. there. not of the newspaper. The economy is from foreign friends and neighbors. An even tougher question might be Yet Duque cannot afford to snub weak, corruption Start with the emergency next door. how to navigate relations with a dis- the hinterlands, either. Traversed by oil All correspondence runs deep and Duque takes office as Venezuela’s eco- tracted Trump administration, better pipelines, roads and mineral deposits, regarding Views and although Colombia nomic implosion has sent nearly a known for its Twitter fiats than a laser they remain home to farmers who bore million refugees over its shared border, focus on hemispheric affairs. “My gut the brunt of half a century of war and Opinion pages should be may no longer be a spreading indigence and despair and feeling is that while continuing to are still waiting for the vaunted peace send to editor-in-chief country at war, it is dividend. “Ignoring rural populations vanquished diseases like measles. strongly back Colombia, the US will office or mailed to the hardly at peace. “Duque has promised to reduce taxes demand results,” said Iliopulos. can come back to bite you,” said and public expenditures, and still deal The agenda could include calls to Shifter. [email protected] 10 EUROPE SATURDAY 11 AUGUST 2018 Russia warns of ‘economic war’ over sanctions AP response with economic means, political means and, if necessary, MOSCOW: Russia’s prime other means. Our American minister sternly warned the Russian Prime Minister friends should understand that.” United States yesterday against Medvedev’s tough tone was ramping up sanctions, saying Dmitry Medvedev in stark contrast with past state- that Moscow will retaliate with said while the US ments by President Vladimir economic, political and unspec- said the restrictions Putin and his lieutenants, who ified “other” means. are intended to have taken a nonchalant posture The tough message from while talking about US and other Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev punish Russia’s “bad” Western sanctions, seeking to marked what the Kremlin sees behaviour, their real downplay their impact on the as a red line, reflecting a growing goal is to sideline a Russian economy. dismay with the new US sanc- The announcement of new tions that already have sent the rival. US sanctions has rattled the Russian ruble plummeting to its Russian currency and stock lowest level in two years. purchase many items with markets. The ruble plummeted The US State Department national security implications. to its lowest level since August said on Wednesday that Wash- New sanctions proposals in 2016 in early trading Friday. ington made the determination the US Congress include legis- Russia-US ties have sunk to this week that Moscow had used lation targeting Russia’s state- their lowest level since the Cold the Novichok nerve agent to controlled banks and freezing War times amid tensions over poison former Russian spy Sergei their operations in dollars — a Ukraine, the war in Syria and the Skripal and his daughter in the move that would deal a heavy allegations of Russian meddling British city of Salisbury in March, blow to the Russian economy. in the 2016 US presidential and that sanctions would follow Medvedev warned the US election. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (centre) holding a meeting in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky later this month. Russia has that such a move would cross a Russia’s hopes for better ties in Russia, yesterday. strongly denied involvement in red line. with the US under President the Salisbury poisonings. “If something like a ban on Donald Trump have withered as said the restrictions are intended Russia as a strong competitor on natural gas pipeline to Germany According to the State bank operations or currency use his administration has intro- to punish Russia’s “bad” the international arena,” he said. in order to encourage the sales Department, those sanctions will follows, it will amount to a dec- duced several waves of sanctions behaviour, their real goal is to Medvedev pointed at US of American liquefied natural gas include the presumed denial of laration of economic war,” he against Russia. sideline a rival. efforts to block the planned con- to Europe as an example of export licences for Russia to said. “And it will warrant a Medvedev said while the US “It’s intended to remove struction of a new Russian “unfair competition.”

Man pleads guilty to plotting attack People smugglers use Facebook to lure victims: UK REUTERS on London street easy,” he said. “Tragically, when attempt the journey each year. than 800 pages linked to smug- anti-trafficking charity Hope for you look at quite a few of these Just under 75,000 people gling gangs since late 2016 on Justice, welcomed the British AP LONDON: Facebook is failing adverts they might be advertising have arrived so far in 2018, with Facebook and asked the social authorities’ focus on the issue. to prevent people smugglers and big luxury yachts or ships. When the majority travelling on over- media giant to remove them. He said most victims were LONDON: A British man human traffickers from luring in the migrants turn up to get trans- packed boats across the Mediter- Hogben said Facebook was still initially contacted by smug- pleaded guilty yesterday to victims through the social ported they find they are being ranean which have left 1,524 dead responsive to such requests, but glers in person or by telephone, plotting an IS militant group- network, law enforcement offi- packed onto a rib or a small boat or missing, said the International should be investing more to but that “there is no doubt that inspired van attack on crowds cials in Britain said yesterday. without safety jackets.” Organisation for Migration. tackle the problem, including the use of digital technology and in London’s busy Oxford Criminal gangs are openly Facebook, which also owns However, the risks are far developing algorithms to flag up social networks for this purpose Street shopping district. advertising “travel agent” style Instagram and WhatsApp, said from apparent in pages set up by suspicious pages. is on the rise”. During a hearing at Lon- services into Europe which it worked closely with law smuggling gangs on social media, “If we can find them easily A Facebook spokesman said don’s Central Criminal Court, conceal the risk of death or enforcement agencies to identify which often offer descriptions of then obviously social media the company had doubled its Lewis Ludlow admitted pre- entrapment, said Chris Hogben, and remove pages linked to routes and prices. companies including Facebook safety and security team to 20,000 paring acts of terrorism and who leads Britain’s Organised smuggling and trafficking. One even included a dis- can find them just as easily,” he and was investing in technology. fundraising for militants. Immigration Crime taskforce. The number of illegal count for children, said Hogben said. “There’s a lot more that “People smuggling is illegal Prosecutors said the “More often than not, these migrants into Europe has at Britain’s National Crime social media companies could and any ads, posts, pages or 26-year-old wrote down his adverts are quite reassuring, they dropped sharply from its peak Agency, which works to counter do to make it better.” groups that co-ordinate this attack plans, saying Oxford create an illusion this is very of more than a million in 2015, serious and organised crime. Neil Wain, international pro- activity are not allowed on Street was an “ideal” target much normal travel, it’s safe, it’s but tens of thousands still The NCA has identified more gramme director at Facebook,” he said. because it was busy and “it is expected nearly 100 could be killed.” Police found the notes ripped up in a garbage bin France evacuated as floods and pieced them together. Ludlow’s list of “potential threaten French camp sites attack sites” also included the AP Madame Tussauds wax in Bagnols-sur-Ceze, a town on museum, St Paul’s Cathedral the Ceze River, Dousset said. and a Shia temple in Romford, PARIS: Hundreds of rescuers They were among 10 people east London. backed by helicopters evac- hospitalized with minor Evidence recovered from uated about 1,600 people, most injuries, the Gard Gendarmerie Lewis’s phone included a of them campers, in three said on its Facebook page. video of him swearing alle- regions of southern France After a hot spell, the flash giance to IS and pictures of where heavy rain caused flash flooding in the northern part of crowded areas, which pros- flooding and transformed rivers the Gard region turned the Ceze ecutors said were taken and streams into torrents, the and L’Ardeche rivers into during “hostile interior minister said. churning waterways that reconnaissance.” Hardest hit was the Gard quickly spilled out of their Ludlow, from Rochester in region, where 119 children, banks. southern England, was stopped many of them from Germany, Collomb said in a statement at Heathrow Airport in Feb- were evacuated from their that 1,600 people were evac- ruary as he tried to board a campsite at Saint-Julien-de- uated as a precaution in the flight to the Philippines, where Peyrolas, Interior Minister Gard, the Ardeche and the prosecutors said he planned to Gerard Collomb said in a Drome regions. join IS militants. statement. More than 400 firefighters Lewis, who was arrested About 750 people in all and gendarmes, many sent in on April 18, admitted pre- After the inferno were evacuated in Gard, mainly from other regions, helped in the paring terrorist acts and from campsites, a top district evacuations, using helicopters The burnt area of Montepino and Montesol after the forest fire is seen in Llutxent, near Valencia, funding terrorism. Judge official, Thierry Dousset, said. to spot camp sites and occa- in Spain, yesterday. Nicholas Hilliard set sen- Search teams that included sionally to perform rescues. tencing for November 2. divers combed swollen waters Authorities warned that the for a man reported missing. flooding would take time to Four German children were recede and urged people to be hospitalised for hypothermia vigilant. UK voters want final say in no-deal Brexit scenario: Poll REUTERS fail to produce a trade deal, 50 She has proposed a com- to ratify it. At the weekend Media crackdown: Belarus percent said the public should promise that would keep Britain British trade minister Liam Fox LONDON: If Brexit talks break vote on whether to leave the bloc in a free trade zone with the EU said he saw a 60% chance of a releases detained journalists down without a deal, half of anyway, while 25% said law- for manufactured and agricultural “no-deal” Brexit, which would AFP Britons believe the final decision makers should decide by voting goods, which would still have to see the world’s fifth-largest journalists’ homes and work- over whether to leave the EU in parliament. comply with some EU rules. Some economy quit the EU on March places from Tuesday to should be taken by the public in “Across the spectrum, the in her party want closer ties; 29, 2019 without a trade MINSK: Belarus yesterday Thursday over allegations of a referendum, according to a message from voters in this others favour a cleaner break. agreement. released the last two inde- illegally accessing information survey of more than 10,000 survey is clear: if the government The YouGov poll showed May has repeatedly ruled out pendent journalists detained in from the state-run news agency people published yesterday. and parliament can’t sort out May’s proposal has yet to win another public vote on Brexit, raids this week over alleged BelTA. The YouGov poll, conducted Brexit, the people should,” said popular support with either side. saying the public spoke at a June illegal access to a state news The last to be released yes- on July 31 to August 7 and com- Peter Kellner, a former president Faced with a three-way choice 2016 referendum, when 51.9% agency, their editors said. terday were Paulyuk Bykowski, missioned by the pro-refer- of YouGov. between remaining in the EU, backed leaving and 48.1% In all, eight journalists have a correspondent for Germany’s endum “People’s Vote” cam- With less than eight months leaving with no deal or accepting wanted to stay. been released as suspects in a public international broad- paign, found 45% of voters sup- until Britain is due to leave the May’s proposal, 40% favoured The YouGov poll found 74% criminal probe after being held caster Deutsche Welle, and the ported holding a new EU, Prime Minister Theresa May remaining, 27% wanted to leave of those questioned believed the overnight and questioned by editor-in-chief of Belapan news referendum whatever the has yet to find a plan for future without a deal and just 11 percent negotiations were going badly, investigators. website Irina Levshina, outcome of talks with the EU, ties that pleases both sides of her favoured the deal. and 68 percent thought that The ex-Soviet country led The journalists said they while 34% opposed it. divided party and is acceptable London and Brussels seek a made it likely Britain would get by authoritarian President had to sign agreements not to If negotiations with the EU to negotiators in Brussels. final deal in October to give time a bad deal. Alexander Lukashenko raided disclose details of the case. SATURDAY 11 AUGUST 2018 AMERICAS 11 Trump lashes out at protesting NFL players

AFP national anthem policy earlier this year that requires players WASHINGTON: President to stand if they are on the field Donald Trump called yesterday Trump tweeted: A during the anthem, and fines a for NFL players who kneeled team for any protest by its during the national anthem to football game, that players. be suspended without pay, fans are paying soooo The NFL decided to put a renewing his attack on the much money to watch temporary hold on the imple- protesting athletes. and enjoy, is no place mentation of that policy while Trump, who triggered an it meets with the players’ union uproar last year by condemning to protest. Most of to find a solution. players protesting social that money goes to Several team owners had injustice, lashed out again after the players anyway. also stated they would not two Miami Dolphins players impose fines on players who took a knee during a pre-season protested. game yesterday. quarterback Colin Kaepernick Meanwhile, Kaepernick “The NFL players are at it launched the protest movement tweeted support for Miami duo The scene of a fatal shooting in Fredericton, New Brunswick, in Canada, yesterday. again — taking a knee when in 2016, declining to stand for Stills and Wilson. they should be standing proudly the national anthem to draw “My brother @kstills con- for the National Anthem,” attention to racial and social tinued his protest of systemic Trump wrote on Twitter. injustice following the deaths of oppression tonight by taking a Four dead in Canadian city shooting “A football game, that fans several unarmed black men knee. Albert Wilson @ AP are paying soooo much money during confrontations with law iThinkIsee12 joined him in inside their homes and police officers,” Fredericton to watch and enjoy, is no place enforcement. protest. Stay strong brothers!” businesses. Mayor Mike O’Brien said in a to protest. Most of that money The protests had largely Kaepernick wrote on his social TORONTO: A shooting in a Among the four killed were tweet. goes to the players anyway. fizzled out until Trump last year media page. small Canadian city early two officers, a rare case of police The entire province of New “Find another way to described Kaepernick and other The NFL issued a statement yesterday left four people dead, killed in the line of duty in Brunswick had 11 homicides in protest. Stand proudly for your players who took a knee during saying it will continue to play the including two police officers, Canada. Their names were not 2016. National Anthem or be Sus- the anthem as “sons of bitches” anthem before games. under circumstances that were released. In Fredericton, a city of pended Without Pay!” who should be fired. “There has been no change not yet explained but struck a Authorities said one suspect about 60,000 residents, people Trump’s salvo came after Political analysts have pre- in the NFL’s policy regarding the nerve in a country that has been was in custody and was being said they were stunned by the Miami players Kenny Stills and dicted Trump would seek to national anthem,” league roiled in recent months by treated for serious injuries. The scene, which occurred as people Albert Wilson took a knee keep the issue alive to energise spokesman Brian McCarthy said. several instances of mass person’s identity was not were heading to work or during a rendition of “The Star- supporters ahead of November’s “The anthem will continue violence. announced and no motive was dropping children at a day care Spangled Banner” on Thursday. crucial mid-term elections, to be played before every game, People in Fredericton, the disclosed. center not far from the In a separate protest, Phila- framing protesters as unpat- and all player and non-player capital of New Brunswick in the Several other victims were apartment complex where the delphia Eagles players Malcolm riotic and disrespectful to the personnel on the field at that eastern part of the country, said being treated at a regional hos- shooting took place. Jenkins and De’Vante Bausby military. time are expected to stand they heard as many as 20 gun- pital, but there were no imme- “This is the first time I’ve raised their fists during the The anthem controversy has during the presentation of the shots following a confrontation diate details on the nature of even heard of any serious crime playing of the song before their caused deep divisions across the flag and performance of the that prompted police to initially their injuries or their or violent crime in this city,” said game against the Pittsburgh NFL, which oversees the most anthem. Personnel who do not cordon off a large section of the conditions. Travis Hrubeniuk, whose Steelers. popular sport in the US. wish to do so can choose to city with emergency vehicles “Our hearts are broken by fiancee had just left their home Former San Francisco 49ers NFL owners approved a new remain in the locker room.” and order residents to remain the murder of our two brave when the sirens began. US judge calls recess in Manafort trial Melania Trump’s parents

AP acquire US citizenship more than 20 minutes. Later an earlier statement in which the Ellis did not immediately AFP after bringing court back into judge suggested they were comment on the motion. for permanent residency, was a ALEXANDRIA: Prosecutors session, he strongly reminded wasting the court’s time. The developments came “dirtier” way of characterizing were poised yesterday to wrap jurors that they weren’t to On Thursday, prosecutors after weeks of testimony that NEW YORK: The Slovenian- what he called “a bedrock of our up their case against former discuss the tax evasion and bank questioned a loan officer for Cit- was sometimes tedious and born parents of Melania Trump immigration process when it Trump campaign chairman Paul fraud case with anyone. izen’s Bank of New York, asking based on bank and other became US citizens at a natu- comes to family reunification.” Manafort, but the sometimes It was a hiccup as prose- about Manafort’s 2016 loan records. ralisation ceremony in New Trump has taken a hardline dramatic proceedings hit some cutors headed toward resting application that the bank Some spectators who had York, reportedly taking on immigration policy, criti- unexpected delays after court their case against Manafort, pro- rejected. Ellis III interjected: waited in line to attend the pro- advantage of a family reunifi- cising so-called chain opened. ceedings that have been some- “You might want to spend time ceedings were seen falling cation programme President migration. Judge T S Ellis III called a times dramatic and featured on a loan that was granted.” asleep during a meticulous Donald Trump has vehemently The Republican president recess without explanation after tense exchanges with Mueller’s Prosecutors said Ellis’ crack accounting of transactions, denounced. has said such a system steals huddling with attorneys from prosecutors. “misrepresents the law” emails and ledgers that form the Trump’s in-laws Viktor and jobs from Americans and Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Earlier yesterday, the pros- regarding bank conspiracy and foundation of the case against Amalija Knavs took the oath of threatens national security, office and Manafort’s lawyers for ecutors asked Ellis III to correct “is likely to confuse the jury.” Manafort. citizenship, their immigration calling for a merit-based system lawyer Michael Wildes that gives preference to more confirmed. educated, English-speaking Asked by the New York professionals. Times if they had obtained cit- Writing on Twitter in Half a million izenship under a programme November, Trump made his derisively branded “chain views on the system clear. Venezuelans migration” by the president, “CHAIN MIGRATION must Wildes replied: “I suppose.” end now! Some people come He said chain migration, in, and they bring their whole flee to Ecuador which allows naturalised US cit- family with them. NOT izens to sponsor close relatives ACCEPTABLE!” AFP

GENEVA: More than half a million Venezuelans have Woman held with $870K of crossed into Ecuador this year, the UN said yesterday, after Quito heroin at US-Mexico border AP declared a state of migration emergency triggered by the crisis engulfing Venezuela. SAN DIEGO: Authorities seized 42kg of heroin valued at more Colombia and Brazil, which than $870,000 from an 81-year-old woman attempting to smuggle share borders with Venezuela, the drugs across the US-Mexico border. have borne the brunt of the KABC-TV reports a US Customs and Border Protection detector regional humanitarian emer- A man with a sign hanging that reads “We, Venezuelans, need jobs! Help us” remains at an improvised dog Wednesday at the Tecate border crossing alerted officers to gency brought on by the near camp by the bus terminal, in the north of Quito, yesterday. the driver-side rocker panel of the 2011 Chrysler 200 the woman, total collapse of the Venezuelan an American citizen, was driving. economy. a place to settle, the United said, noting that most have con- to begging... in order to meet Officers discovered 34 wrapped packages of heroin from the But with the crisis deep- Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) tinued onwards to Peru and their daily needs.” vehicle’s rocker panels. ening, the “influx is now accel- said in Geneva. Chile. UNHCR said Ecuador’s state The driver was arrested and turned over to Homeland Security erating” into Ecuador and “Since the beginning of the “Many run out of resources of emergency declaration would Investigations agents. Authorities seized the vehicle. beyond, with some people year, some 547,000 Venezuelans to continue their journey and, help mobilise more resources and San Diego Customs and Border Protection Director of Field making arduous weeks-long have entered Ecuador through left destitute, are forced to live announced that the UN was also Operations Pete Flores says drug “cartels will try and manipulate journeys on foot before finding the Colombian border,” UNHCR rough in public parks and resort stepping up its regional response. anyone to smuggle their narcotics through the ports of entry.” Man charged in California wildfire refuses to go to court

AP appearance. counts of arson, resisting arrest At least 20,000 residents have terrorized by gangs and that “they The arraignment for Forrest and deterring an executive officer. had to evacuate their homes told me they were going to send SANTA ANA: A man charged with Clark (pictured) was supposed to He is being held on $1m bail and because of the blaze, which is just eight Mexicans, big Mexicans, and starting a Southern California be on Thursday, but the judge in faces life in prison if convicted. 5 percent contained. they were going to kill me.” wildfire that has burned 12 cabins the case said the suspect refused Clark is charged with setting A man who identified himself When asked if he knew how and forced at least 20,000 people to go to court. His arraignment the Holy Fire, which has burned as Clark spoke with a freelance the fire started, Clark said he had from their homes refused to go to was rescheduled for yesterday. 39sq km in the Cleveland National video news crew the same day, no idea. “I was asleep. I had two court, delaying his initial court Clark, 51, is charged with three Forest since it began on Monday. telling them he had been earplugs in. I just woke up, dude.” 12 AMERICAS SATURDAY 11 AUGUST 2018

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US inflation Russia sanctions punish pressures rise in July Raiffeisen shares despite strong Q2 profit REUTERS REUTERS WASHINGTON: US consumer prices rose in July VIENNA: Washington’s and the underlying trend announcement of new sanctions continued to strengthen, against Russia overshadowed pointing to a steady increase better-than-expected net profit in inflation pressures that at Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank keeps the Federal Reserve on International, sending its shares track to gradually raise down as much as 6 percent interest rates. despite its solid earnings. The Labor Department The bank, which operates said yesterday its Consumer across eastern Europe, has said Price Index advanced 0.2 it is committed to staying in percent, the bulk of which Russia, which remains its most to fall just 2.9 percent to £357m, was due to a rise in the cost Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak (right) shakes hands with Guler Sabanci profitable market by far despite despite being weighed down by of shelter, driven by higher (second left), Sabanci Group Chairman of the Board, before announcing his new economic policy the rouble’s continued slide. a previously announced one-off rents. The CPI rose 0.1 percent in Istanbul, Turkey, yesterday. Washington said on hit of £121m linked to the sale of in June. In the 12 months Wednesday it would impose its Polish unit, Raiffeisen Bank through July, the CPI fresh sanctions on sensitive Polska. The bank confirmed its increased 2.9 percent, Russian national-security con- outlook while improving one matching the increase in June. Turkey rolls out new economic plan trolled goods by the end of element of it — impairment Excluding the volatile August after it determined that losses on financial assets, or risk REUTERS food and energy components, Turkish President Tayyip aluminium sanctions against Moscow had used a nerve agent costs — which are now expected the CPI rose 0.2 percent, the Erdogan, a self-declared enemy Turkey. The currency fell more against a former Russian spy to be lower than last year’s same gain as in May and June. ISTANBUL: Turkey’s finance of interest rates, has repeatedly than 20 percent at one point, its and his daughter in Britain. rather than roughly the same. The annual increase in the so- minister rolled out the govern- called on the bank to lower biggest one-day drop since Despite strong second- That follows two quarters of called core CPI was 2.4 ment’s new economic plan them, intensifying investor Turkey adopted a floating-cur- quarter results published on good news on loan-loss provi- percent, the largest rise since yesterday, promising central concern that its monetary policy rency regime in 2001. Thursday, Raiffeisen’s shares sioning, after a net release in the September 2008, from 2.3 bank independence and tighter is formulated under political “The new period will be one took a beating, falling as much first quarter and zero percent in June. budget discipline, but giving few influence. Turkish inflation hit in which a health and sus- as 6.1 percent. impairment losses this quarter. US Treasury yields held details to reassure investors and a 14-year high of nearly 16 tainable economic growth will “We do not want to Sanctions on Russia have near three-week lows and US stem a widening currency crisis. percent last month. be crucial,” said Albayrak. comment on the share price. not had a significant direct effect stocks fell on anxiety about In a nearly hour-long pres- Albayrak did not spell out Erdogan’s grip over mon- Those are decisions for our on RBI, but it said the rouble’s Turkey’s financial woes and entation to business leaders in concrete steps to cushion the etary policy, as well as the wid- shareholders,” Raiffeisen Bank slide has had a “limited impact” its deepening rift with the Istanbul, Berat Albayrak free-fall in the lira, now in the ening rift with the United States, International (RBI) Chief Exec- on its common equity tier 1 ratio, United States. The US dollar promised structural reform, throes of a full-blown currency sparked the currency crisis. But utive Johann Strobl (pictured) a measure of capital strength. was trading higher against a economic rebalancing and “sus- crisis, but said the focus should it is the tensions with the United said. “If you look at our results, That stood at 12.8 percent of basket of currencies. tainable and healthy growth”, be on the “big picture” instead States that have weighed heavily they are very solid.” risk-weighted assets, in line with Last month, gasoline without spelling out precisely of day-to-day events. in recent days. Net interest income its medium-term target of prices fell 0.6 percent after what the government planned “With strong communi- Trump said yesterday he had increased 5 percent in the three around 13 percent. increasing 0.5 percent in June. to accomplish or how. cation, we will in a robust way authorised higher tariffs on months from April to June com- “It is too soon to say which Food prices edged up 0.1 “The independence of the work to boost confidence in the imports from Turkey, imposing pared with a year earlier, div- companies or people could be percent after rising 0.2 central bank is extremely critical Turkish lira,” he said. a 20 percent duty on aluminium idend income jumped by £30m affected by these sanctions. percent in June. for our economy,” Albayrak said. The lira’s sell-off accel- and 50 percent on steel, as ten- ($34.8m) and impairment losses When that stage is reached we Healthcare costs fell 0.2 “Securing the full independence erated after US President sions mount over Ankara’s on financial assets reduced to will deal with that and act percent after gaining 0.4 of monetary policies - this is Donald Trump said Washington detention of an American pastor zero. accordingly,” Strobl said of the percent in June. very important.” would double down on steel and and other diplomatic issues. Those all helped net profit latest US announcement. SATURDAY 11 AUGUST 2018 BUSINESS 15 Turkish lira’s free fall rocks MarketWatch equity markets; euro falls QSE FTSE100 DOW BRENT 9,886.86 7,665.05 25,363.81 $67.65 REUTERS to pull out of those banks and S&P 500 lost 16.26 points, or -74.69PTS −76.72 PTS −145.42 PTS +0.84 into US assets, said Gregan 0.57 percent, to 2,837.32 and the 0.75% 0.99% 0.57% Dow & Brent before going to press NEW YORK/LONDON: A Anderson, macroeconomic Nasdaq Composite dropped plunge in the Turkish lira rocked strategist at brokerage Bulltick 30.22 points, or 0.38 percent, to global equities and emerging LLC. 7,861.57. markets yesterday and fear of The turmoil has made it dif- Investors piled into “safe” more turmoil sent investors ficult for global investors to government debt, with German Nafta talks with Suzuki, Mazda, Yamaha admit scurrying for safety in assets like justify remaining in Europe and yields hitting three-week lows the yen and US government is negative for emerging and the yield on the benchmark US to drag into using fake vehicle emission data bonds. markets, he said. US 10-year Treasury note falling AP European shares and a Policy errors created the to 2.8768 percent as investors next week gauge of global equity markets current situation, with the sought its safety. REUTERS fell more than 1 percent, while central bank’s decision not to The safe-haven Japanese TOKYO: Japanese automakers stocks on Wall Street were down raise rates in their last meeting yen hit a one-month high of Suzuki Motor Corp, Mazda about half as much. German a key driver, said Charlie Wilson, 113.38 against the dollar. WASHINGTON: Mexico’s Motor Corp and Yamaha Motor stocks slid 2 percent. an emerging markets-focused The dollar index, which Economy Minister said Co have admitted using falsified The lira fell as much as 18 portfolio manager at Thornburg measures the greenback’s yesterday that bilateral talks emissions data to inspect their percent against the dollar in its Investment Management in strength against a group of six with the United States over the new vehicles after the worst day since Turkey’s Santa Fe, New Mexico. major currencies, breached 96, future of the Nafta trade deal government ordered the financial crisis of 2001. The “The lira has been weak- taking it to its highest level since will drag into next week, and industry to review its proce- plunge followed a deepening rift ening since and it’s coming to a July 2017. It was last up 0.91 the timing of Canada’s return dures. with the United States, worries head today,” Wilson said, adding percent at 96.372. to the negotiations will depend Japan’s transport ministry about its own economy and lack the downward spiral will con- Emerging market stocks lost on how fast they resolve issues. said Thursday the three auto- of action from policymakers. tinue if Turkey insists on a soft 1.65 percent, while the Mexican Speaking as he left a makers admitted conducting President Tayyip Erdogan landing. peso, a proxy for emerging meeting with the US trade improper inspections after 23 “Mishandlings found in so told Turks to swap gold and “The only way to correct market currencies, shed 1.38 team in Washington, Ildefonso Japanese auto and motorbike many vehicles were a serious dollars into lira as the currency these policy mistakes is to really percent to the dollar. Guajardo (pictured) said the manufacturers were ordered to problem, and we take it very tumbled after President Donald make some concrete changes on Adding to emerging market return of Canada, the third examine their inspection pro- seriously,” Suzuki Motor pres- Trump doubled US tariffs on the fiscal and monetary side.” currency woes was the Russian country in the trillion dollar cedures in July following similar ident Toshihiro Suzuki (pic- metals imports from Turkey. Shares in France’s BNP Paribas, ruble, which weakened to 66.515 trade zone, would depend on mishandlings being found at tured) said. The lira has fallen more than 40 Italy’s UniCredit and Spain’s to the dollar. Overnight it had solving bilateral elements in Nissan Motor Co and Subaru He said managers familiar percent this year, fanning BBVA, the banks seen as most retreated to its lowest since “the next few days or weeks.” Corp in their fuel economy data with inspections were not worries about a full-blown eco- exposed to Turkey, fell 3 percent November 2016 on threats of The issues the two countries at final product quality checks. staffed at the factories where nomic crisis. or more. new US sanctions, weakening are hammering out include The three companies said discipline was lacking. Bank shares across Europe An index of regional banking beyond the psychologically what percentage of auto they certified products that The auto industry is part of fell and the euro slipped to its shares closed down 3.2 percent important 65/dollar threshold. industry components need to tested unsuccessfully. Suzuki the broader product inspections lowest since July 2017 as the while the pan-European STOXX Oil prices rose more than 1 be made in North America to said nearly half of its 12,819 new scandal in Japan since last year. Financial Times quoted sources 600 index fell 1.2 percent. percent as US sanctions against avoid tariffs, and how many car inspections involved Japanese prosecutors charged as saying the European Central The MSCI All-Country World Iran looked set to tighten supply, cars and trucks need to be improper inspections at its major steelmaker Kobe Steel Bank was concerned about index, which tracks shares in 47 but futures remained lower for made in factories paying higher three plants. Improper inspec- for falsifying wide range of European lenders’ exposure to countries, was down 1.15 percent the week as investors worried wages. tions happened less often at the products for years, affecting Turkey. The country is not a and erased all its gains for the that global trade disputes could The US-Mexico talks for a other two - 2.1 percent of 335 hundreds of companies from member of the European Union week. slow economic growth and hurt reworked Nafta resumed three motorbikes inspected in the last aluminum castings to cooper but is economically linked to it. Wall Street also fell, but not demand for energy. weeks ago, without Canada, two years at Yamaha and 3.8 tubes for autos, aircraft, appli- The dollar rose as exposure as hard. Benchmark Brent crude oil after negotiations involving all percent of 1,875 vehicles ances and trains. The steel to Turkey could impact The Dow Jones Industrial rose 82 cents at $72.89 a barrel. three members of one of the inspected at Mazda over the product scandal has set off a European banks and spark a Average fell 185.66 points, or US light crude was 72 cents world’s largest trade blocs past four years, the ministry class-action lawsuit and an domino effect as people begin 0.73 percent, to 25,323.57. The higher at $67.53 a barrel. stalled in June. said in a statement. investigation in the US.

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in action in the event which begins on August 18 and ends on Sep- tember 2. The other members of the squad include Rio Games Olympian Rashid Saleh Hamad. Qatar are taking part in 31 events out of the 54. Youth Championships in the US ARMSTRONG VAS Besides shooting, Qatar will last month. The youth team shone look bag medals in weightlifting at the event by bagging two gold THE PENINSULA through Fares Ibrahim. medals in the boys category, one Ibrahim has been in in individual event and the other DOHA: London Olympic Games impressive form winning the for a team contest, and went to bronze medallist Nasser Al Saleh silver medal in the 94kg category bag the overall title. Al Attiyah of Qatar taking part in at the 2017 World Weightlifting Right handed Qatar’s Ghanim his sixth Asian Games will be Championships in Anaheim in Aboujassoum had a perfect game looking forward to clinch gold in California. during the singles in the All Event the Skeet event in the shooting He will be hoping to continue on Friday at Thunderbowl Lanes competition of the Games in Indo- his good show in Indonesia. to clinch the gold. nesia. Another medal hope for Qatar Aboujassoum then teamed up The 47-year old, who has won is Abdullah Al Tamimi in Squash. with Jassim Al Muraikhi, Jassim Al has two gold medals in the team Al Tamimi last month beat Deyab, Aboujassoum and skeet events at the Asian Games Hong Kong’s Tsz Fung Yip in five Mohammed AlMerekhi to give in 2002 and 2010 and a bronze sets to win the $35,000 Malaysian Qatar the gold in the boys team medal in the 2002 Games, is yet Open title and thus will eager to event. to win a gold or a silver medal at pick up his first gold medal at the Aboujassoum said the compe- the Games. Asian Games, both in the indi- tition at the championship was The two-time Dakar Rally vidual and team event. Elsewhere, Qatar medel hopes winner, who has been taking part All eyes will also be focused rest with Volleyball, Beach Vol- in each of the continental games on the Qatar’s young bowling leybal, Handball, Equestrian, Bas- Abdullah since 1998, heads a strong squad team which won the Overall Boys ketball, Basketball 3x3 and Nasser Al Saleh Al Tamimi of 20 shooters who will be seen title at the 2018 World Bowling Football teams. Al Attiyah Qatar athletes looking to dominate in Indonesia CHINTHANA WASALA THE PENINSULA Abdalelah Haroun

DOHA: In the absence of World Champion Mutaz Barshim, star Abder- rahman Samba will lead Qatar’s gold quest in track and field at the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia. Currently the fastest 400 metres hurdler in the world, Asian record holder Samba will be the one to watch when the athletics events begin at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on August 25. Barshim, Qatar’s most cel- ebrated athlete, is still recov- ering from an ankle sprain injury Ashraf Elseify which led to damaged ligaments while attempting to set a new world record height of 2.46 metres in Hungary on July 2. Samba is only the second man to ever crack 47 seconds in the 400m hurdles and has proved that he is no match for any of the Asian athletes in his pet event. The 27-year-old has shattered mul- tiple Diamond League meet records during the course of the season and in Paris, clocked the world leading time hmed Bader of 46.98 seconds on June 30. In the last Diamond League meet in London, Samba shifted his focus to opportunity to strike an all-Qatari man Femi Ogunode, his brother Tosin middle distance runners Musaab Ali and 400 metres dash, which was dominated podium at the Asiad this time. With the Ogunode is expected to fill his void in former World Junior and Asian Junior by compatriot Abdalelah Haroun. three fastest 400 metres sprinters in the 100 metres event. Tosin has not champion Hamza Driouch, Jong jumper Haroun raced to victory at the their possession, Qatar also have the competed in the 100 metres dash this Rima Taha and Javelin thrower London Stadium, setting a new national opportunity to win the gold medal in year, but he won the silver medal in 60 Mohamad Kaida will also be among the record and his personal best of 44.07 the 4x400 metres relay. metres event during the Asian Indoor ones to watch out for. seconds. This also makes him the fastest Meanwhile, the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships held in Tehran, earlier The rest of the Qatari athletes who 400 metres sprinter in Asia this season. Championship silver medallist and this year. will be looking to impress on the Gelora According to current standings, double World Junior champion hammer Asian Championships silver med- Bung Karno track are, Mabrook Jahzah, Samba is the second fastest in Asia in thrower Ashraf Elseify will also be allist Ahmed Bader will carry Qatar’s Sosse Kenza, Mohamed Mohamed, the 400 metres flat event, while another aiming for a gold. hopes in the men’s javelin throw. Mariam Farid, Abdulrahman Al Khater, Qatari athlete, Mohamed Nasir Abbas, Elseify has won two consecutive The 2014, Incheon Games bronze Hammer thrower Ahmed Elsify, Bashair is ranked third. Abbas clocked his per- World Junior Championships titles in medallist, Jamal Hairana (800 metres), Almanwari, Rania Alnaji, Abubaker sonal best of 45.15 seconds during the 2012 and 2014 and currently holds the World Junior Championship bronze Abdalla (800metres), Rashid Al Mannai World Challenge meet in Madrid, Spain Junior World Record with an impressive medallist, high jumper Mahamat (Triple jump), Saoud Alh (110 metres Abderrahman Samba in June. 85.57m throw. Hamdi, World and Asian Under-20 hurdles) and Yaser Bagharab This means they have a golden In the absence of Qatar’s fastest discus throw champion Moaaz Ibrahim, (3000metres). SATURDAY 11 AUGUST 2018 SPORT 17 Champs City eye fresh title glory AFP make only one major close- Winning start General view of the Old Trafford, season signing -- landing Algeria LONDON: Vincent Kompany has Manchester, Britain ahead of the English winger Riyad Mahrez from for Hong Kong warned Manchester City’s rivals Premier League match yesterday. Leicester in a £60m deal. that the Premier League cham- And City defender Kyle and Palestine pions won’t rest on their laurels Walker epitomised the squad’s THE PENINSULA as they aim to follow their hunger for more silverware by record-breaking season with cutting short his post-World another title triumph. Cup holiday to return to BEKASI: Hong Kong opened Pep Guardiola’s side swept training ahead of the Com- their 2018 Asian Games to the title last term with a record munity Shield. Group A campaign with a 3-1 100 points, amassing more wins Walker had just two weeks win over Laos, while Palestine and scoring more goals than any off following England’s run to and Chinese Taipei played to previous champion in the the World Cup semi-finals, but a goalless draw yesterday. Premier League era. he said: “I had the option if I Laos made the first Inspired by Kevin De Bruyne, wanted to come back later I attempt of the game, with Sergio Aguero, Leroy Sane, could, but I wanted to be Phouthone Innalay missing Raheem Sterling and David Silva, involved. the target in the third minute, City’s eye-catching style earned “I left Manchester City at the but it was Hong Kong whi comparisons with the finest end of last season in a good place opened the scoring with teams in English football history. and I wanted to pick up where Cheng Chin Lung finding the But no team has successfully we left off. I’m not resting on this. back of the net in the 20th defended the Premier League It is a short career. I want to win minute. title since Manchester United in as much as I can win.” In the 40th minute, Hong 2008 and 2009, while City were Guardiola doesn’t expect City Kong’s Tan Chun Lok doubled unable to maintain the standards to beat their points record this their tally to go into the break of their 2012 and 2014 title wins season, but with a first Cham- with a 2-0 lead. in the campaigns that pions League crown also in their A minute into the second followed. sights, the Spaniard is deter- half, Phithack Kongmathilath City captain Kompany mined to keep driving his players came close to reducing Laos’ admits his team lacked urgency towards greater heights. deficit but his shot missed the and desire in those failed title “People say, ‘Can you target. defences under Roberto Mancini improve on 100 points?’ - I say However, his persistence and Manuel Pellegrini, but the no. We are not here to do that,” paid off in the 62nd minute Belgian has sensed a far more back in to the training sessions be little chance of a City letdown. we realise this is precious and Guardiola said. when he etched his name on focused approach from Guardi- and everybody was a little bit They have already made a we want to hold on to it. “But individually the players the scoresheet. ola’s group. less intense, a little bit more positive impression ahead of the “Number two, we went into can improve. Of course we can Laos pushed for the “Before saying anything or smiles and happiness, but a little new campaign by winning the the game with Chelsea - we lost improve. If I felt we could not equaliser but eventually fell doing anything, you want to bit less committed. Community Shield with an two Community Shields before improve the team I would call my to Lathasay Lounlasy’s 86th observe and see if you see the “Teams that actually wanted emphatic 2-0 victory over - and this was a strong Chelsea chairman and say, ‘OK, I leave’. minute own goal. same mistakes which we’ve done it more could hurt us. I came in Chelsea at Wembley on Sunday. team. We played really well “We believe we can do Hong Kong will look to previously,” Kompany said. to training this time and it’s com- That was the perfect prepa- against them and that, for me, is better, dominate more and we continue their winning form “I’ve got to be honest, there pletely different.” With Guardiola ration for Sunday’s Premier a great sign.” will try to do it. Is it going to against fellow East Asian’s was a feeling when we’ve won saying he is still “starving” for League opener at Arsenal and City were so strong last term happen? I don’t know but we Chinese Taipei, while Laos the league previously, you came more success, there appears to Kompany added: “Number one, that Guardiola has needed to believe we can do it.” will have to bounce back with a win as they face Palestine next. In the opening minutes of the match, Chinese Taipei began aggressively while Pal- estine slowly found their Focus on Neymar-Mbappe as PSG footing. Despite the pouring rain at the Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, Palestine began to begin campaign against Caen take control of the game as they made the most attempts on goal in the first half but AFP PSG forward Neymar Jr celebrates with team-mates performance against Argentina hope he will remain humble and Chinese Taipei goalkeeper after winning the French Trophy of Champions match -- to help France lift the trophy. keep this desire to progress and Pan Wenchieh steadily PARIS: Neymar left Barcelona against Monaco in this August 4 file picture. The 19-year-old capped it off make sacrifices. denied them to keep the score for Paris Saint-Germain 12 by becoming only the second “If so, he will make a mark goalless going into the break. months ago in a bid to move out teenager in history after Pele to in the history of football and The deadlock continued of Lionel Messi’s shadow and score in a World Cup final, write incredible pages of the well into the second half and confirm his status as one of the netting in the 4-2 victory over sport.” by the 78th minute, Pen Wus- world’s best players, but the Croatia in Moscow. Further accolades seem sure hung’s side had made two Brazilian may have to share the The transfer fee of 180m to follow in the coming years for substitutions while Palestine mantle of talisman with teenage euros which PSG paid Monaco Mbappe, who was named on the had made three but both sides prodigy Kylian Mbappe this for Mbappe is not far behind the 10-man shortlist for FIFA’s ‘Best continued seeking for the season. world-record 222m euros they Player’ award for 2018, with tie-breaker. The French champions start parted with for Neymar. Neymar conspicuous in his In the final 10 minutes, the defence of their Ligue 1 title New arrival Gianluigi Buffon absence. Palestine had several shots on against Caen at the Parc des believes that Mbappe can follow But the 25-year-old Neymar, target, but all their strikes Princes tomorrow, and all eyes in Pele’s footsteps by becoming despite criticisms over his play- lacked the finishing touch as will be on Neymar after he an all-time great, having played acting at the World Cup, did Chinese Taipei held firm to missed the final three months of against his then-Monaco team perform on the pitch last season, earn a point. last term with a foot injury. in the 2017 Champions League scoring 28 goals in 31 appear- The world’s most expensive semi-finals for Juventus. ances for PSG before breaking a player has been the subject of “When I spoke (after the bone in his foot against Marseille consistent speculation linking match) with (Juve centre-back) in February. him with a move away from Andrea Barzagli, who is one of Neymar will likely want the France, with reports usually sug- my great friends, he told me spotlight, but his best chance of gesting he will sign for Real ‘Gigi, in 20 years of my career I leading PSG to their stated goal Madrid, but he insists that he’s have rarely seen a player run so of a first Champions League title not done with PSG yet. fast with the ball, I had a hard will be to replicate his famous “Yes, I will stay in Paris. I time stopping him’,” the combination with Messi and Luis have a contract with PSG. The 40-year-old Buffon told PSG’s Suarez at Barcelona with speculation? The majority of it club magazine. Mbappe and Edinson Cavani. is invented by the press,” with this club and I hope this suffered a 2-1 quarter-final loss These words are not insig- Despite a domestic treble Neymar told ESPN Brasil last season will be wonderful.” to Belgium. Mbappe, on the other nificant because Barzagli, when last season, that never really Leicester City’s Harry Maguire month. Neymar returned in time for hand, was named as the tourna- he is focused and fit, is really a came to fruition, as Mbappe on the eve of their English “I have a contract and people the World Cup, but failed to ment’s best young player after top defender. took time to settle in and Premier League match against know the objective, the reason inspire Brazil to a record- scoring four goals -- including “It’s obvious (Mbappe) has Cavani and Neymar rowed over Leicester City in old Trafford why I went to PSG. I want to win extending sixth title as they two in a scintillating individual something more than others. I penalties. Manchester yesterday. Djokovic stunned by Greek teen Tsitsipas in Toronto REUTERS a blistering forehand to the back Novak.” Tsitsipas, who turns 20 in the third set and never next face Zverev after the time Grand Slam winner Venus corner while the ninth-seeded today, relied on his serve and looked back. second seed beat Russian qual- Williams in straight sets on NEW YORK: Greek teenager Serbian was heading the other forehand combination to get by For the resident of Athens, ifier Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-2. Thursday at the WTA Montreal Stefanos Tsitsipas secured the way on his first match point to Djokovic, who was competing who arrived in Toronto fresh In other matches, fourth event just hours after a delivering biggest win of his career when secure the win before looking at in his first tournament since off a run to the semi-finals in seed South Kevin Anderson a marathon three-hour victory he sent Wimbledon champion his box in disbelief. collecting his 13th grand slam Washington where he lost to beat Belarusian qualifier Ilya over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Novak Djokovic packing in the “It’s a dream of any kid out title at the All England Club last German world number three Ivashka 7-5 6-3 and fifth seed Top seed Halep took no pris- third round of the Rogers Cup there in this world, any kid month. Alexander Zverev, the win is the Grigor Dimitrov advanced with oners against Williams, blitzing with a stunning 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3 that’s playing tennis, to beat The Greek teen made some latest in a breakthrough cam- a 7-6(1), 3-6, 7-6(4) win over the 38-year-old American 6-2, win on Thursday. these kinds of players, so I can errors near the end of the paign during which he has American Frances Tiafoe. 6-2 in just 71 minutes to reach Top seed Rafa Nadal battled call it the best moment of my second set that allowed reached the quarter-finals or Russian Karen Khachanov the quarter-finals. past Swiss wild card Stan life,” a shocked Tsitsipas said Djokovic, a four-time winner better at seven ATP main tour eliminated American John Isner Halep’s match against Pav- Wawrinka 7-5, 7-6(4) and will next in an on-court interview. “I of the tournament, to set up a events. 7-6(5), 7-6(1) in match that fea- lyuchenkova was originally meet Marin Cilic, who took down never expected to beat such a decider. Tsitsipas, who beat Austrian tured no service breaks. scheduled for Wednesday night Argentinian Diego Schwartzman top-ranked player and such a However, Tsitsipas did well seventh seed Dominic Thiem Meanwhile, World number but heavy rains forced organizers 6-3, 6-2. A confident Tsitsipas sent high-respected player like to break Djokovic for a 2-0 lead in the second round here, will one Simona Halep crushed seven to postpone the match. 18 SPORT SATURDAY 11 AUGUST 2018 Al Rayyan, Umm Salal share points in thriller THE PENINSULA

DOHA: Al Rayyan yesterday scored a second-half equaliser to share points with Umm Salal in a thrilling round two clash under lights at Al Sadd Stadium. Yannick Sagbo scored the first goal for Umm Salal but Al Rayyan captain Rodrigo Tabata found the net in the second (75) to help his side pick up a point. In the 4th minute, Umm Salal’s defender Mahmoud Al Mawas - after a short dribble - went for a long-range shot that sailed past the Al Rayyan goalpost. Sagbo, the team’s new skipper for the season, however opened the scoring for Umm Salal with a neat finish in the Al Rayyan box in the 16th minute. Sagbo picked up a lob cross and then despite body marking by defenders by Mowafak Awad and Musa Haroon, the heavily- Al Rayyan skipper Rodrigo (right) shoots at goal during their QNB Stars League built forward slipped a low ball match against Umm Salal at the Al Sadd Stadium yesterday. RIGHT: Tabata past keeper’s right in the 16th and Umm Salal goalkeeper Baba Malick Ndiayd vie for the ball possession. minute. Pictures by: Baher Amin / The Peninsula It was Sagbo’s second goal of the new season. The Ivory Coast star also scored against Al Sailiya last week. In the 23rd minute, veteran striker Sebastian Soria hood- Fereydoun stars as Al Ahli impress with 2-0 victory winked his marker but his THE PENINSULA feeble left-footed drive was blocked by Qatar SC keeper Adel blocked by Umm Salal defender as Al Ahli failed to double their Adil Rhaili. DOHA: Al Ahli yesterday produced lead. At the half-hour mark, a fighting display to beat Qatar SC In the 66th minute, Fereydoun Korean international Myongin 2-0 in a round two clash at Al Sadd doubled the Al Ahli lead with a Koh slipped a low cross for Stadium. spectacular snap-header on a cross striker Tabata who was outrun A superbly-executed double by ROUND 2 from Al Yazeedi. Fereydoun by Rhaili who ended up Ali Fereydoun (10 and 76) saw Al YESTERDAY’S RESULTS jumped high to deflect the ball into blocking the move with a diving Ahli home. It was a welcome result net to score his second goal of the lunge at the ball. for Al Ahli who has lost to Al Al Rayyan 1 -1 Umm Salal match. Five minutes into the Rayyan in round 1 last week. Al Ahli 2 - 0 Qatar SC He took his jersey off to cele- second half, Al Rayyan’s Abdul- After a cagey start, Al Ahli brate the goal and the referee rahman Al-Korbi launched a opened the scoring against an TODAY’S FIXTURES promptly slapped a yellow card. bullet from 40 yards but the ball in-form Qatar SC after a great run Al Gharafa vs Al Sailiyah Qatar SC failed to pick up any narrowly missed the Umm Salal by Fereydoun who dribbled and points after their impressive 3-1 Khalifa International Stadium goalpost. shot past goalkeeper Jassim Adel win over Al Gharafa last week. After a series of attacks, Al with lightning speed. 5:30pm. Today, Al Gharafa will be out Rayyan pulled off a spectacular Fereydoun - after a long cross Al Duhail vs Al Khor to beat Al Sailiya at the Khalifa equaliser in the 75th minute. from the midfield - outpaced his Khalifa International Stadium International Stadium. The match Soria provided a loopy cross to marker Ammar Hussein before kicks off at 5.30pm. 7:40pm. Tabata who headed home from slotting the ball past goalkeeper The Cheetahs did creditably close range. Al Mawas flicked Adel in the 10th minute of the TOMORROW well last season by finishing fourth. the ball away but the header match at Al Sadd Stadium. They will be keen to be in top four Al Shahaniya vs Al Kharaitiyat had clearly crossed the goal Qatar SC - who stunned former this time as well. line. champions Al Gharafa in the first Al Sadd Stadium New coach Christian Gourcuff The rebound was knocked round - were caught unawares with 5:30pm. was eager to keep the players into the net by substitute Fereydoun’s speed and finish as Al Al Sadd vs Al Arabi focused ahead of the Al Sailiya Khalfan Ibrahim. Ahli completed a spectacular goal. Al Sadd Stadium clash. He would hope the likes of Moments later Al Rayyan’s Close to the half hour mark, Wesley Sneijder, Mehdi Taremi Korean star Koh deflected a Qatar SC striker Osama Mahmoud 7:40pm. and Vladimir Weiss deliver the high ball toward the Umm Salal curled in a direct free-kick that goods. goal but the shot narrowly was blocked by Al Ahli goalkeeper At the exact one-hour mark, In the second match of the day, missed the target as Al Rayyan Yazan Naim as the men in green Mohsin Hassan Al Yezeedi was Al Duhail will meet Al Khor at the clearly looked the better side in negated the threatening move. brought in place of Nasser Saleh same venue. the second half. Despite conceding the early Al Khalfan by Al Ahli coach Milan The game is crucial for both After two games, Umm Salal goal, Qatar SC keeper Adel Macala to beef up the team’s sides. Al Duhail won their opener Al Ahli’s Ali Fereydoun (left) celebrates with a team-mate are still without a win in the remained alert throughout the first attacks. against promoted Al Shahaniya, after scoring his second goal during their QNB Stars League new season while Al Rayyan half, thrice blocking dangerous Al A minute later, Al Ahli stalwart but lost the services of forward have four points from two match against Qatar SC at the Al Sadd Stadium yesterday. Ahli moves on curling crosses from Mashal Abdullah flicked one from Ismail Mohammed for almost this matches. Picture by: Baher Amin / The Peninsula the flanks. close range but his shot was neatly season due to an injury. Abdulla clocks second fastest T2 time as HunGarian Baja flags off

THE PENINSULA in the class for series pro- duction cross-country VESZPRÉM, HUNGARY: vehicles. Romania’s Qatar’s Adel Abdulla Claudiu Barbu was a began his challenge for distant third overall in T2 honours at the HunGarian in his Nissan Navara. Baja, the eighth round of Poland’s FIA World the FIA World Cup for Cup leader Jakub Przy- Cross Country Rallies, gonski won the stage out- with the second fastest right by 4.9 seconds from time in the T2 category on Czech driver Martin the opening super special Prokop. Crews had earlier stage yesterday. crossed the start podium The Nissan Patrol Y62 in Óváros Square in the driver and his French co- baroque town. driver Jean-Michel Polato Adel’s challenge for T2 carded a time of 9min honours this season is 38.8sec for the 11.4km being supported by the special that will determine Qatar Motor and Motor- Adel Abdulla the starting order for the cycle Federation (QMMF), leading teams for the first Ooredoo Qatar and Nissan of two demanding Qatar. 2018 HUNGARIAN BAJA – T2 POSITIONS AFTER SS1 selective sections today. Competitors face two The QX Rally Team runs through a chal- 1. Ahmed Al Shegawi (SAU)/L Lichtleuchter (FRA) Toyota Land Cruiser driver returned to the lenging selective section 9min 20.2sec overnight halt in of 219.50km today before 2. Adel Abdulla (QAT)/Jean-Michel Polato (FRA) Nissan Patrol Y62 Veszprém trailing his the ceremonial finish in 9min 38.8sec Saudi rival Ahmed Al Veszprém later in the 3. Claudiu Barbu (ROM)/Paul Spiridon (ROM) Nissan Navara Qatar’s Adel Abdulla and his French navigator Jean-Michel Polato driving their Shegawi by 18.6 seconds evening. 11min 01.03sec Nissan Patrol Y62 during the HunGarian Baja, the eighth round of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies yesterday. SATURDAY 11 AUGUST 2018 SPORT 19

Pakistan Five-star Anderson strikes as extends Hasan’s ban England dismiss India for 107 to 4 years AP AFP SCOREBOARD ISLAMABAD: An inde- LONDON: James Anderson took INDIA (1 Innings) pendent adjudicator has M Vijay b Anderson ...... 0 five wickets and Chris Woakes increased the spot-fixing ban KL Rahul c Bairstow b Anderson ...... 8 dismissed Virat Kohli as India C Pujara run out (Pope) ...... 1 on Shahzaib Hasan, who has were bowled out for just 107 on V Kohli c Buttler b Woakes ...... 23 represented Pakistan in three the second day of the second A Rahane c Cook b Anderson ...... 18 one-day internationals and Test against England at Lord’s H Pandya c Buttler b Woakes ...... 11 10 Twenty20 games, from yesterday. D Karthik b Curran ...... 1 one to four years. Anderson’s return of five R Ashwin lbw b Broad ...... 29 In February, a Pakistan wickets for 20 runs in 13.2 overs K Yadav lbw b Anderson ...... 0 Cricket Board anti-corruption left him just one dismissal shy of M Shami not out ...... 10 tribunal suspended the becoming the first bowler to take I Sharma lbw b Anderson ...... 0 opening batsman and fined 100 Test wickets at Lord’s. Extras (LB5, NB1) ...... 6 him Rs.1m for violating three Woakes, recalled in place of Total (all out) ...... 107 clauses of the PCB’s code of Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-10 , 3-15, 4-49, 5-61, 6-62, fellow pace-bowling all-rounder 7-84, 8-96, 9-96, 10-107 conduct while playing for the Ben Stokes, omitted because of Bowling: Anderson 13.2-5-20-5; Broad 10-2-37-1 Karachi Kings in the 2017 his ongoing trial for affray, (1nb); Woakes 6-2-19-2; Curran 6-0-26-1 Pakistan Super League. removed India captain Kohli (23) England: Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Joe Root Hasan appealed the fine, and Hardik Pandya (11) in (capt), Ollie Pope, Jonny Bairstow (wkt), Jos Buttler, while the PCB wanted a extraordinary fashion. Chris Woakes, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Stuart Broad, longer ban than one year. In both cases he had the James Anderson “Our position was batsmen caught by Jos Buttler Shahzaib Hasan should be the very next delivery after the international wicket-keeper, off banned for more than a year second slip had dropped each first-change Woakes. because he had violated three of them, with the ball going for But the very next delivery clauses,” the PCB’s legal England’s James Anderson celebrates after taking the wicket of India’s Ishant Sharma for a duck four. saw Kohli, on 23, edge a full- adviser Taffazul Rizvi told on the second day of the second Test cricket match between England and India at Lord’s Cricket Rain, which meant there length Woakes outswinger and reporters in the eastern city was no play at all on Thursday, Ground in London yesterday. this time Buttler made no of Lahore yesterday. saw just 40 minutes’ action, mistake. It was a similar story “Today our position was featuring 8.3 overs, before tea. opener Shikhar Dhawan. Pujara Pujara pushed Anderson in this five-match series, with with Pandya, Woakes putting the accepted.” The adjudicator, But that was time enough for could only watch as Anderson towards point and set off for a Kohli missed twice on the way disappointment of a dropped Justice Hamid Farooq, India to be 15 for three. had KL Rahul (eight) caught single. Kohli responded, only to to 149 -- his maiden Test century catch aside to strike with his very extended the 28-year-old England captain Joe Root behind by wicket-keeper Jonny change his mind and retreat. on English soil. Yesterday’s final next ball. Sam Curran, man-of- Hasan’s suspension and decided to field when he won the Bairstow. England debutant Ollie Pope session saw Ajinkya Rahane the-match at Edgbaston after maintained his fine. toss, a combination of cloudy Anderson had taken two for kept his composure, however, dropped on five by fourth slip starring with both bat and ball, The three charges were: skies and a green-tinged pitch five in 15 balls to leave India 10 the 20-year-old Surrey batsman Root off Stuart Broad. took the fielders out of the luring cricketers into a spot- ideal for Anderson, England’s all- for two. sprinting in from point to remove Kohli’s duel with Anderson equation when the left-arm fixing scam, not reporting time leading Test wicket-taker. Soon afterwards, rain the bails. No sooner had Pujara had been one of the highlights of swing bowler bowled Dinesh approaches made to him by The swing specialist struck stopped play, with Pujara and been dismissed, then there was the first Test and the number one Karthik with a ball that cut back bookmakers, and hiding with just the fifth ball of the Kohli then both one not out. a fresh downpour and it was not batsman in the world rankings late to reduce India to 62 for six. information regarding his match when Murali Vijay, aiming The last thing India needed until 5.10pm (1610 GMT) that the again showed his class when he Ravichandran Ashwin top- contact with the legside, was undone by late when play resumed was a run match re-started. drove England’s spearhead for scored with 29 before he was bookmakers. outswing and bowled for a duck. out. Dropped slip catches proved four. plumb leg before to Broad Hasan last represented Vijay’s exit brought in Yet that was what happened a problem for England during a England were entitled to fear before Anderson ended the Pakistan in a one-day inter- Cheteshwar Pujara, recalled off the last of the 12 balls bowled 31-run win in the first Test at the worst when Kohli, on 19, was day’s play when No 11 Ishant national, and in the Twenty20 after India dropped struggling between lunch and tea. Edgbaston that left them 1-0 up missed by Buttler, their one-day Sharma was lbw for nought. format, in 2010. Skipper Du Plessis faces fresh spell on sidelines AFP in the World Cup in England in to be part of a Test series against South Africa captain Faf May and June next year. India in January. du Plessis in action in this CAPE TOWN: South Africa “It is just a small tear,” the “It was a big series so I file picture. captain Faf du Plessis revealed 34-year-old said of what was probably came back too soon but yesterday that he is likely to be diagnosed as a rotator cuff injury. luckily I got through that.” out of action for an extended “But luckily there is no cricket He led South Africa to victory period after suffering his third for the next seven weeks. It’s in the Tests but was then out of injury blow in less than a year. important to make sure the action again after breaking a Du Plessis returned early shoulder gets very, very strong finger in the first one-day inter- from the tour of Sri Lanka after with all the cricket that’s coming national against India. injuring his right shoulder while up. Du Plessis said that although diving in the field. “Playing against Zimbabwe South Africa had been beaten in He said on arrival in Cape would be nice but the biggest pri- the Tests in Sri Lanka he was Town that although he would not ority, even it’s another two or encouraged by the way the side need surgery, he would probably three weeks, is to make sure I had played in one-day games, miss the one-day series against don’t come back too early.” winning the first three matches Zimbabwe starting on September Du Plessis had surgery on the to clinch the series. 30 because of a long-term goal same shoulder late last year. “The guys are playing an of being ready for an extended He admitted he had come exciting brand of cricket -- campaign which will culminate back too early because he wanted fearless cricket,” he said. Kisner charges into PGA lead as major winners make their move AFP a nine-footer at 15 for birdies, put his approach major round of his career with a 65. He starts to two feet ahead of a birdie at the par-5 17th in the fifth afternoon group off the first tee with ST. LOUIS: British Open runner-up Kevin and sank a 14-foot birdie putt at 18 to seize the Britain’s Ian Poulter, in the group on 67, and Kisner birdied six of his first nine holes outright lead. Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama, another shot back. yesterday to charge into the lead early in the South African Brandon Stone, coming off Three-time major winner Jordan Spieth, second round of the 100th PGA Championship, a victory in last month’s Scottish Open, was ranked eighth, can complete a career Grand while Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy prepared third on 6-under, one stroke ahead of Molinari, Slam with a victory this week. But the 25-year- for an afternoon start. US Open winner Brooks Koepka and afternoon old American stood on 1-under after two early Kisner’s sizzling back-nine start at Bellerive starter Rickie Fowler. birdies yesterday. Country Club left him on 9-under par after an Another pack on 4-under included 2013 opening 67 and one stroke ahead of fellow US Open winner Justin Rose of Britain and 2013 Tiger Woods after putting American and playing partner Gary Woodland, Masters winner Adam Scott of Australia. on the 1st green during who eagled the par-5 17th to reach 8-under. Woodland, who has never finished better the second round of the Kisner, whose two PGA wins came in 2015 than 12th in 27 major starts, put his second shot PGA Championship golf at home on Sea Island and last year at Colonial, inches from the cup at 17 for an eagle. tournament at Bellerive shared seventh in last year’s PGA and that had Woods, a 14-time major champion in his Country Club yesterday. been his best major showing until his British comeback season after spinal fusion surgery, Open success. drew Thursday’s largest crowds in a super- Last month at Carnoustie, Kisner opened group with McIlroy and world number two with a 66 to lead and shared the lead after the defending champion Justin Thomas. second and third rounds before a closing 74 But Woods and McIlroy grinded out par 70s left him trailing Italy’s fast-finishing Francesco to share 48th place with Thomas little better Molinari. on 69. Stung by the loss, Kisner attacked early yes- They figure to command attention again Kevin Kisner of the United States plays a shot on the 18th terday, a three-foot birdie at 10 followed by an as the fifth-to-last group off the first tee. hole during the first round of the 2018 PGA Championship approach inches form the cup to set up a birdie World number nine Fowler, this year’s at 11. Masters runner-up, has eight top-five major at Bellerive Country Club in St Louis, Missouri, yesterday. He made a 3-footer at the par-3 13th and finishes without a victory but matched the low 20 MORNING BREAK SATURDAY 11 AUGUST 2018

PRAYER TIMINGS FAJR 03. 43 AM Nasa sending spacecraft into sun’s crown SHOROOK 05. 05 AM AP ZUHR 11. 39 AM MAGHRIB 06. 15 PM ASR 03. 08 PM ISHA 07. 45 PM CAPE CANAVERAL: Nasa is sending a spacecraft straight into the sun’s glit- WEATHER TODAY tering crown, an atmospheric region so hot and harsh any normal visitor would wither. Set to launch early today, the Parker Solar Probe is as heat-resistant as a spacecraft gets, essential for exploring our star closer than ever before. The US got a glimpse of the sun’s glowing, spiky crown, or corona, during last August’s coast-to-coast total solar eclipse. “Well, Parker Solar Probe’s going to be in there,” said project sci- entist Nicola Fox of Johns Hopkins University. Parker’s lightweight heat shield is just 11 centimetres thick. But it can withstand 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit (1,370 degrees Celsius) as well as extreme radiation, thanks to its high- tech carbon. Although the corona reaches mil- lions of degrees, it’s a wispy, tenuous, environment and so the spacecraft The United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket payload fairing with the Nasa and Parker Solar Probe emblems, at won’t need to endure such severe tem- Launch Complex 37, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, yesterday. peratures. The 2.4 metre shield will face o o the sun during the close solar Venus and the sun, with the final three Our yellow dwarf star is, in many told him to read up on it first “so you 34 C 41 C encounters, shading the science instru- putting Parker closest to the sun — just ways, a mystery. The outreaching don’t make these killer mistakes,” he ments in the back and keeping them 6 million kilometres out —in 2024 and corona is hundreds of times hotter than recalls. Minimum Maximum humming at a cool 80 degrees Fahr- 2025. That’s a scant 4 percent of the the sun’s actual surface, confounding Vindication came with NASA’s enheit (27 degrees Celsius). As one sci- 150 million kilometres between Earth scientists. Mariner 2 spacecraft in 1962. Parker is Misty at places at first becomes hot and relatively humid daytime, humid by night. entist notes, this is a shield Captain and the sun. In addition, physicists don’t know now 91 years old and at Cape Canaveral America would envy. The records will start falling as soon what’s driving the solar wind, the with his family to witness his first

HIGH TIDE 03:45 – 17:15 LOW TIDE 09:45 – 00:00 The spacecraft’s path to the sun as Parker takes its first run past the supersonic stream of charged particles launch— a Delta IV Heavy rocket with runs past Venus. It will fly by our solar sun.. The current close-to-the-sun constantly blasting away from the sun. the spacecraft bearing his name. Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department system’s hottest planet seven times champ, Nasa’s former Helios 2, got By being right in the thick of it, Parker It’s the first time Nasa has named over seven years, using the gravity of within 43 million kilometresin 1976. should provide some answers, a spacecraft after someone who’s still Venus to shrink its own oval orbit and Parker will come within 25 million kil- shedding light not only on our star but alive. In an interview with, Parker draw increasingly closer to the sun. The ometres in November and then start the billions of others out there. noted from a publicity standpoint, “it first Venus flyby is in October, followed beating its own record. During its Sixty years ago, a young astrophys- absolutely wipes out everything else” by the first dip into the sun’s corona in closest solar approaches, the space- icist at the University of Chicago, in his career. November. craft will hurtle through the corona at Eugene Parker, proposed the existence “At my age, it gets fatiguing. But of There will be 24 orbits between 690 kph, setting a speed record. of solar wind. Many were skeptical and course, I enjoy it.”

Rescue team helps ailing orca spotted off Canada ‘Superman’ AP actress’ death experts has been waiting for calf since it died July 24, an be a very, very difficult August 11, 2003 an opportunity to get close to image of grief that has struck decision, and obviously we ruled suicide SEATTLE: Teams of whale the female killer whale so an emotional chord would have to take many AFP Nato takes over command of the experts raced out to sea to they can carry out an emer- worldwide. She was last factors into consideration, so peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, help an ailing young killer gency plan that includes spotted on Wednesday. that’s currently not on the marking its first major operation whale, but they don’t plan to giving her antibiotics or US and Canadian scien- table,” she said. LOS ANGELES: The death of outside Europe in its 54-year-history. intervene to help a mother feeding her live salmon at sea. tists said they were concerned Brad Hanson, wildlife Margot Kidder , the actress orca in the same critically The 3½-year-old orca is about the mother’s condition biologist with NOAA’s who soared to fame in the endangered pod that has been thin, in poor body condition and would keep monitoring Northwest Fisheries Science ‘70s playing Lois Lane in the pushing the body of her dead and may have an infection. her but have no immediate Center, added: “It would be “Superman” movies, has been calf for more than two weeks. The rescue team has plans to help her or remove very challenging and perhaps ruled a suicide, a Montana The young orca J50 was approval in both US and the calf. not in the best interest of the coroner’s office said. spotted off British Columbia Canadian waters to give J50 Sheila Thornton, lead animal to go in and remove When she died in May at and teams were preparing to medication, but there is no killer whale research scientist the calf. I’m not even sure we age 69 neither her agent nor do a health assessment if con- such plan for another with Fisheries and Oceans would be successful.” the funeral home who ditions in the waters between member of the population of Canada, said they are worried The fish-eating orcas that handled her arrangements the US and Canada allow, said southern resident killer that the time and energy she frequent the inland waters of specified a cause, but Mon- Michael Milstein, a whales that has scientists spends carrying the body Washington state are down tana’s Park County coroner’s spokesman with NOAA worried. could take away from for- to 75 animals, and there office has announced she Fisheries. The female orca known aging or feeding. hasn’t been a successful birth killed herself. An international team of as J35 has been clinging to her “Removing the calf would since 2015. “Ms. Kidder’s family urges those suffering from mental illnesses, addiction and/or suicidal thoughts to seek appropriate counseling and Lisa Marie Presley to treatment,” the statement said. Her death came one take part in Elvis month before designer Kate Spade and chef Anthony Bourdain took their own lives, Week celebration casting a spotlight on the jarring global spike in suicides AP She also is scheduled to and the importance of con- appear at Saturday’s launch fronting the issue. MEMPHIS: An exhibit centered event for the release of “Elvis Kidder starred in the on the career of Lisa Marie Presley — Where No One Superman trilogy released Presley, and a launch party Stands Alone.” between 1978 to 1983 as marking the release of an The album from RCA/Legacy hotshot reporter Lane, who album of devotional songs by Recordings features 14 perform- was also the love interest of her late father Elvis Presley, are ances of gospel songs, including Clark Kent — played by Chris- among the highlights of this a duet with Lisa Marie singing topher Reeve, who died in year’s Elvis Week in Memphis, along with her father on the title 2004. Tennessee. track. Other songs on the album Born Margaret Ruth Elvis Presley died on August feature prominent vocalists who Kidder on October 17, 1948 in 16, 1977, in Memphis —41 years backed Elvis, including Darlene Canada’s Northwest Terri- ago. Since then, fans have been Love, Cissy Houston, and Light-up Pikachu tories, her career crested in making a pilgrimage to Gra- members of The Imperials and the ‘70s and ‘80s, as she Performers wearing Pokemon’s character Pikachu costumes take part in a night parade in Yokohama, celand to celebrate the King of The Stamps Quartet. worked with film stars Japan, yesterday. Rock n’ Roll’s life, movies and Love will perform a concert including Robert Redford and music. Monday on the Graceland Richard Pryor. Elvis Week, which began on Soundstage, in her first-ever Thursday, will feature the usual appearance at Elvis Week. Love mainstays, including perform- was lead singer for The ances by tribute artists, a mem- Blossoms, who sang with Elvis orabilia auction and the can- Presley in the televised 1968 ‘Friends’ most-viewed British streaming show dlelight vigil that begins the “Comeback Special.” Love is AP night before his death anni- expected to perform hits such services, beating big-budget Grand Tour” and lavish Netflix 18 but reported by British media versary and continues until the as “He’s a Rebel,” ‘’The Boy I’m original productions from Netflix royal drama “The Crown.” yesterday. next day. Going to Marry” and “Da Doo LONDON: Almost 15 years after and Amazon. The figures may be attrib- The Ofcom data reveals how Elvis Week will also include Ron Ron,” in addition to a it was canceled, “Friends” is still Research by UK broadcast utable to binge-watching by streaming has transformed UK the “Lisa Marie: Growing Up special tribute to Elvis. there for British viewers. regulator Ofcom shows “Friends” fans after the show television viewing habits, with Presley” exhibit, which explores Elvis Week ends with a The catchphrase-generating “Friends” led the field in the first was added to Netflix’s UK slate 39 percent of British households her childhood and career. It concert at the Graceland New York sitcom is the most quarter of 2018, followed by in January. subscribing to at least one opens yesterday. Soundstage on August 18. popular show on UK streaming laddish Amazon auto show “The The data was released July service.