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Amir condoles DEPUTY AMIR RECEIVES CREDENTIALS OF NZ ENVOY with Sri Lankan QP launches largest president THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim LNG shipbuilding bin Hamad al Thani held a telephone conversation with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday evening. programme in history During the phone call, the Amir expressed sincere condolences to the Presi- Initiates construction programme for over 100 LNG carriers dent and the people of Sri Lanka on the victims of TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK and under all circumstances,” the explosions at churches DOHA Minister of State for Energy and hotels wishing the Affairs, President and CEO injured speedy recovery. QATAR Petroleum (QP) on of Qatar Petroleum HE Saad The Amir also con- Monday launched the largest Sherida al Kaabi said. demned the horrific crime shipbuilding programme in “This tender, along with which was aimed at the history of LNG industry the recently released Engi- destabilising security and with the issuance of an ‘invi- neering, Procurement and stability and terrorising the tation to tender’ for the res- Construction tender for four innocents, stressing that ervation of ship construction new mega LNG trains planned Qatar stands ready to as- The Deputy Amir HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al Thani received the credentials of Ambassador of New capacity required for the LNG as part of the NFE Project, sist Sri Lanka in its efforts Zealand HE Matthew Hawkins at the Amiri Diwan on Monday. The Deputy Amir welcomed the new ambas- carrier fleet for its North Field constitute two monumental to combat terrorism and sador and wished him success in his mission and the relations between Qatar and New Zealand further Expansion (NFE) Project. and historical milestones as extremism. progress and prosperity. The ambassador conveyed the greetings of the leader of his country to the Amir The NFE project will in- we make major strides in our The Sri Lankan presi- and the Deputy Amir and the best wishes for the Qatari people of further progress and prosperity. (QNA) crease Qatar’s LNG produc- HE Saad Sherida al Kaabi. commitment to the further de- dent thanked the Amir tion capacity from 77 million velopment of the world’s larg- for his phone call and tonnes per annum (mta) to 110 options for replacement re- est non-associated gas field,” condolences and for the mta starting in 2024. quirements for Qatar’s exist- Kaabi added. readiness of Qatar to sup- In addition to address- ing LNG fleet. QP has entrusted Qatar- port Sri Lanka in its ing shipping requirements “With this significant gas to execute this LNG ship- efforts to combat such at- for the North Field Expan- step, Qatar Petroleum em- building programme on its tacks. (QNA) Qatar opens 100-bed sion Project, the tender covers barks on another major LNG behalf. As the World’s Premier shipping requirements for the shipbuilding campaign ex- LNG Company, Qatargas has LNG volumes that will be pur- pected to initially deliver 60 an established history of safely chased and offtaken by Ocean LNG carriers in support of and successfully delivering hospital in Gaza Strip LNG (a 70-30 joint venture the planned production ex- such major projects. ‘National Address between Qatar Petroleum and pansion, with a potential to This includes the previous TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ExxonMobil) from the Golden exceed 100 new LNG carriers campaign that resulted in the Law a major step DOHA Pass LNG export project in the over the next decade. This im- construction of 45 Q-Flex and for developing US, which is under construc- portant initiative reinforces Q-Max ships, the world’s larg- QATAR on Monday inaugu- tion and is planned to start by QP’s commitment to its global est LNG carriers, which con- legal system’ rated the Father Amir HH 2024. reputation as a safe and relia- stitute the backbone of Qatar’s Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al The tender also includes ble LNG producer at all times LNG carrier fleet today. CHAIRMAN of the Supreme Thani Hospital for Rehabilita- Judiciary Council (SJC) and tion and Prostheses in Gaza. President of the Court of Khalifa bin Jassim al Ku- Cassation HE Dr Hassan bin wari, Director General of Lahdan al Mohannadi has QFFD, announced the launch Over 500 firms from 34 countries to affirmed that the national of the hospital, which was address law published in funded by the QFFD on behalf the Official Gazette is a of Qatar and implemented by take part in Project Qatar exhibition major step in the develop- the Gaza Rehabilitation Com- ment of national legal sys- mittee in collaboration with RAHUL PREETH for showrooms. International companies ac- tem, especially since Qatar the Ministry of Public Health DOHA count for 70 percent of the participating firms is one of the first countries of Qatar. Qatar has sent doc- — a rate only matched at global exhibitions. to adopt this legislation tors to operate and train the The new hospital in Gaza Strip. MORE than 500 companies from 34 coun- Chinese and Italian firms will have a strong as a medium of official medical staff there. tries are lined up to make the 16th edition of presence at the expo this time. More than 90 declaration. “Providing support to the to Palestinian patients suffer- they are facing in accessing the Project Qatar exhibition “the broadest Chinese companies and 20 Italian firms will He said the first elec- Arab world, especially to the ing from amputation of limbs treatment services,” Kuwari and the most inclusive to date” as its doors participate in the event. tronic announcement will Palestinians living in Gaza and to help them get back to said. open in Doha on April 29. To be held under the patronage of Prime take place six months Strip, has always been a top normal life. The population The hospital is built on an More than 20,000 visitors are expected Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh after the publication of the priority for Qatar. This hos- needs this kind of support to area of 12,000 square metres to attend the three-day event at the Doha Ex- Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani, the law in the Official Gazette. pital for rehabilitation and live a decent life, especially with a capacity of 100 beds. hibition and Convention Centre, which has expo this year is set to be the most diverse and (QNA) PAGE 2 artificial limbs aims to pro- in light of the difficult living set aside 25,000 square metres exclusively comprehensive edition so far. PAGE 13 vide rehabilitation treatment conditions and the challenges More on page 2 Ô

US ends waivers for Samba wins 400m hurdles gold Sri Lanka bombings linked Iran oil imports to ‘international network’

S President Donald across the board,” US Sec- ri Lanka on Monday said it was were found at the city’s main bus sta- UTrump has decided to end retary of State Mike Pompeo Sinvoking emergency powers in the tion, while an explosive went off near exemptions from sanctions told reporters after the White aftermath of devastating bomb at- a church when bomb squad officials for countries still buying oil House made the announce- tacks on hotels and churches, blamed were trying to defuse it. Scores were from Iran. The Trump admin- ment in a statement. on militants with foreign links, which killed in the church on Sunday. istration on Monday told five “There are no (oil) waivers killed 290 people and wounded nearly The government has blamed a countries — Japan, South that extend beyond that pe- 500. little-known local group, National Korea, Turkey, China and India riod, full stop,” he said, add- The emergency law, which gives Thowheed Jamath, although no-one — that they will no longer be ing that there will be no grace police and the military extensive pow- has yet admitted carrying out the exempt from US sanctions period for those economies ers to detain and interrogate suspects bombings. Investigators said seven if they continue to import oil to comply. The US had been without court orders, would go into suicide bombers took part in the at- from Iran after their waivers giving the countries time to Qatar’s Abderrahman Samba celebrates after winning the final of the 400m hurdles effect at midnight local time, the presi- tacks while a government spokesman end on May 2. “We’re going wean themselves off Iranian men during the second day of the 23rd Asian Athletics Championships at Khalifa dent’s office said. said an international network was to zero. We’re going to zero oil. PAGE 11 International Stadium in Doha on Monday. PAGE 17 Police said 87 bomb detonators involved. PAGE 7 02 Tuesday, April 23, 2019

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Amiri Guard to conduct field exercise LABOUR MINISTER MEETS THE Amiri Guard announced on Monday that a field exercise will be ETHIOPIAN COUNTERPART: Qatar takes part in GCC interior carried out in different parts of Doha and its suburbs at different times Minister of Administrative from April 27 to 30. The command of the Amiri Guard called on all Development, Labour and undersecretaries’ meet in Oman citizens and residents in the vicinity of the exercise areas to cooperate Social Affairs HE Yousef with the training officials and to respond to the instructions.(QNA) bin Mohammed al Othman QNA range of topics pertaining to Fakhroo met with Minister DOHA the joint security cooperation. Indian embassy ‘open house’ on April 25 of Labour and Social Af- They reviewed several reports fairs of Ethiopia Dr Ergoge DIRECTOR-GENERAL of referred by the specialised se- AMBASSADOR of India to Qatar HE P Kumaran will hold an ‘open Tesfaye and her accompany- Public Security Staff Major- curity departments and com- house’ on Thursday (April 25) on the embassy premises from 3pm to ing delegation in Doha on General Saad bin Jassim al mittees upon which appropri- 4pm to listen to and address urgent labour and consular issues of the Monday. During the meet- Khulaifi led the Qatari del- ate recommendations were Indian nationals in Qatar. (TNN) ing, they discussed aspects egation to the 10th meeting made and decisions taken. The of joint cooperation between of GCC interior undersec- decisions and recommenda- the two sides and means of retaries held in Muscat on tions will be presented before supporting and developing Monday. According to Oman the GCC interior ministers at them. (QNA) news agency, the GCC interior their upcoming regular meet- Education ministry to undersecretaries discussed a ing in October. hold training workshop on curriculum designing QFFD celebrates the inauguration of QNA The workshop aims to de- DOHA velop the expertise and tech- nical skills of the experts and HH Sheikh Hamad Hospital in Gaza THE Ministry of Education officials involved in preparing and Higher Education, in co- educational curricula in the operation with the National country by enhancing their The hospital serves all Palestinian citizens with disabilities and special needs Commission for Education, scientific and practical knowl- Culture, and Science and the edge. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK life, especially in light of the dif- the Amir His Highness Sheikh Islamic Educational, Scien- It also seeks to introduce DOHA ficult living conditions and the Tamim bin Hamad al Tha- tific and Cultural Organiza- them to the latest international challenges they are facing in ac- ni and the Father Amir HH tion (ISESCO), is organising trends in the design, writing, QATAR Fund for Develop- cessing treatment services.” Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al a workshop entitled ‘Design, evaluation and review of cur- ment (QFFD) celebrated the The ceremony was at- Thani. compilation, and evaluation ricula. launch of His Highness the Fa- tended by Deputy Ambassador The hospital was built on an of educational curricula and After completing the train- ther Amir Sheikh Hamad Bin of Qatar to Gaza HE Khalid al area of 12,000 square metres learning resources’. ing programme, the trainees Khalifa Al Thani Hospital for Hardan, Undersecretary of the with a capacity of 100 beds. It The workshop revolves will be able to evoke the basic Rehabilitation and Prostheses Palestinian Ministry of Health has a range of key departments around several aspects: the concepts and principles for the in Gaza. Dr Yousef Abu al Rish, Direc- to provide high-quality care ac- educational standards and design of educational curricula Director-General of QFFD tor-General of the hospital Dr cording to international stand- controls in the process of de- and sources of learning and Khalifa bin Jassim al Kuwari Raafat Labad and Director of ards, including a prosthetic signing educational curricula the bases for their formation announced the launch of the Red Cross Mission in Gaza Gi- and amputee rehabilitation and preparing and compos- and use them in the national hospital, which was funded by lan Devorn, besides a number service, a physiotherapy ser- ing sources of learning; the context. the QFFD on behalf of Qatar of legal experts and members vice, an occupational therapy principles and methodological Furthermore, it will bring and implemented by the Gaza of the governmental council, service, a nursing service, and controls in the evaluation and up the latest international Rehabilitation Committee in The hospital is built on an area of 12,000 square metres with 100- leaders of the Palestinian na- a department for speech and review of the curriculum; a trends in the design, evalu- collaboration with Qatar’s Min- bed capacity. It has a range of key departments to provide high-quali- tional action and heads of trade swallowing disorder. review of recent international ation, review and improve- istry of public Health, which ty care of international standards. unions and a delegation from The hospital also provides experiences in curriculum de- ment of educational curricula, has sent a number of doctors Qatar Fund for Development. paediatric service. sign; and the best global prac- taking into account the char- to operate and train the medi- ing in the Gaza Strip has always Palestinian patients suffering Dr Rish and Dr Labad ap- The hospital serves all Pal- tices in the production of ma- acteristics of the local educa- cal staff. been a top priority for Qatar. from limb amputation to help preciated the role played by estinian citizens with disabili- terials and educational media tional environment and the Kuwari said, “Providing This hospital for rehabilitation them to get back to normal life. Qatar in the humanitarian and ties and special needs, focusing technology and investment to foundations of the national support to the Arab World, es- and artificial limbs aims to pro- “The population needs this developmental projects in Gaza on the Gaza Strip because of develop the skills of learners. educational philosophy. pecially to the Palestinians liv- vide rehabilitation treatment to kind of support to live a decent and expressed their thanks to the location of the hospital. Shura Council discusses draft law seeking National address law major step towards developing amendments to decree law on passports legal system: SJC chief QNA national address that provides QNA the council. auditing profession and decided DOHA legislative assistance to govern- DOHA The council was also briefed to complete its study at its next mental and non-governmental on a report on its delegation’s meeting. CHAIRMAN of the Supreme bodies in taking the necessary THE Shura Council discussed a participation in the 8th Session Furthermore, the Cultural Judiciary Council (SJC) and measures, and ensures access to draft law amending some provi- of the World e-Parliament Con- Affairs and Information Com- President of the Court of Cassa- the persons concerned in cases sions of Decree Law No. 14 of ference 2018, held recently in mittee of the Shura Council held tion HE Dr Hassan bin Lahdan related to personal interests and 1993 concerning passports at Geneva. a meeting chaired by its Rap- al Mohannadi affirmed that the the general welfare of the State. its weekly meeting held under Meanwhile, the Financial porteur HE Mohammed bin Ali national address law published He added that this address the chairmanship of the Deputy and Economic Affairs Commit- bin Sultan al Maadid. in the official gazette is a major has a binding and direct legal Speaker HE Mohammed bin tee of the Shura Council held During the meeting, the step towards developing the na- authority in judicial declara- Abdullah al Sulaiti on Monday. a meeting chaired by its Rap- committee studied recommen- tional legal system. tions and transactions, pointing The council also decided to porteur HE Ali bin Abdullatif al dations for general debate on In a press statement, Mo- out that the national address refer the aforementioned draft Misnad al Muhannadi. education. hannadi said that the first includes data related to address law to the Internal and External During the meeting, the The committee decided to electronic announcement will of residence, fix and mobile tel- Affairs Committee to study it Deputy Speaker of the Shura Council HE Mohammed bin Abdullah al committee examined a draft complete its study at its next take place six months after the ephone, e-mail, and address of and submit a report thereon to Sulaiti chairs the council’s weekly meeting on Monday. law on the organisation of the meeting. publication of the law in the of- employer in public and private ficial gazette, and that all trans- sectors, the permanent address actions with governmental and abroad, if any, and any other non-governmental entities will data specified by the competent be carried out after that. authority. He stressed that the na- It serves all citizens and res- Qatar & France combating cybercrime tional address law is in line idents in their transactions with with the directives of the Amir various governmental and non- HH Sheikh Tamim Hamad bin governmental entities, without & sports betting together, says Marri al Thani and seeks to facilitate the need for traditional paper citizen transactions, reduce correspondence. bureaucratic hurdles, ease liti- He pointed out that Qatari HISHAM ALJUNDI tion, and the French Ministry ence to announce the launch- Qatar have been working to- comes as the sixth training gation procedures and achieve and non-Qatari individuals, DOHA of Justice since 2015, and saw ing of the seminar. gether in the legal field for a activity with the French side, justice to keep pace with the institutions and companies participation by 10 members He added that Qatar had long time and have been con- as part of the major sports rapid developments being wit- should provide the competent SEEKING more international from the Public Prosecution. signed a number of judicial ducting seminars on special events course. nessed in all fields. authority at the Ministry of In- partnerships and coopera- Marri stressed the im- cooperation agreements with topics every year since 2004. He added that since its He said that the new law terior with the national address tion in different legal fields, portance of focusing on com- the French side, the latest “The legal and judicial co- inception in 2015, the course represents a qualitative leap in as a mandatory procedure of the Public Prosecution held a bating cyber crime “as it is of which was on combating operation between the French has included risk manage- the judicial procedures and con- the law, and that failure to re- seminar on Monday on com- increasing and includes very cyber crime and terrorism and Qatari sides has made ment assessment, judicial tributes to reducing the prob- port this will result in criminal bating cyber crime and sports sensitive issues such as ma- signed last month. huge progress in recent years, environment for major in- lems of judicial declarations that punishment and specific penal- betting, in cooperation with nipulating elections which Marri affirmed that these thanks to the great relations ternational sporting events impede the functioning of the ties stipulated under the law. the French High School of leads to changing people’s agreements aim to benefit between both the countries. and World Cup-related bets, courts, as it allows the authority He added that the law obli- Justice. will”, he said. from the exchange of exper- The constantly evolving rela- reference to judicial experi- to identify one or more address gates every person in the State Opened by Attorney Gen- “The whole world is facing tise and technological know- tions include cooperation in ence during the 2016 Euro- details of the national address to of Qatar, whether Qatari or eral HE Hamad bin Fetais al this issue and nobody is safe how to confront cyber crime, all fields, including in Qatar’s pean games, cyber crime and make judicial declarations and resident, to provide a national Marri and the French Ambas- from cyber crimes and criti- keeping pace with the virtual hosting of 2022 FIFA World counterfeiting, media man- official notifications. address with key data required sador to Qatar HE Franck Gel- cal cyber hacks. Therefore, world in which all types of Cup”, he added. agement, crisis management, The SJC chairman ex- by the law and determined by let, the seminar is part of the we need to cooperate with the criminal activities are prac- Head of the Institute of crime management, criminal plained that according to the the competent authority in the management of major sports French to exchange expertise tised. Criminal Studies Dr Hamad assistance, collective accident law, every person in the State Ministry of Interior, and that in- events course conducted in this important field”, he On his part, the French Mohammed al Nuaimi said management and interna- of Qatar, a natural and legal dividuals are obliged to update jointly by the Public Prosecu- said during a press confer- envoy said that France and the cyber crime seminar tional cooperation. citizen or resident, will have a their data on a timely basis. Nation Tuesday, April 23, 2019 03

CARTOON CORNER HMC’s Ambulance Service takes By: Saad al Mohannadi emergency training to schools equipment,” said Rahimi. Pupils were taught Sean Sibley, headmaster of Doha English Speaking School how to interact with (DESS), said DESS is one of ambulance service in the international schools to the event of a medical have recently benefitted from a dedicated education pro- emergency gramme delivered by the Am- bulance Service’s community TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK outreach team. DOHA “DESS has been delighted to collaborate with HMC’s THE community outreach Ambulance Service over the team from Hamad Medical past few years and we re- Corporation’s (HMC) Ambu- cently developed a four-day lance Service are educating programme through which children at schools across Qa- the community outreach team tar about the life-saving role of visited our school and deliv- the service. ered educational sessions to Ali Darwish, assistant ex- children aged seven to eleven ecutive director of HMC’s Am- years old,” said Sibley. bulance Service, explained the HMC Ambulance Service Community Outreach team educates chil- “At DESS, we fully appre- Sidra to host 1st global Child importance of engaging chil- dren in a school in Doha recently. ciate the important role that dren at a young age. HMC’s Ambulance Service “Our Ambulance Service The Ambulance Service valuable way to educate young provides and we understand Protection Congress in 2020 has expanded rapidly through- community outreach team people about the role of our that any one of us, teachers out this decade and we now visits hundreds of primary Ambulance Service teams as and students, could suddenly receive hundreds of 999 calls schools, secondary schools and well as to teach important first find ourselves in urgent need of every day. As our ‘Know the 5 colleges each year in Qatar, in- aid techniques. their help. We see educational to save a life’ campaign empha- cluding independent, private “For secondary schools and activities such as these as an sises, it is important that mem- and international schools. colleges, we also introduce Ba- essential part of providing a bers of the public understand Ali Rahimi, lead instructor sic Life Support training. We well-rounded education to our how to correctly interact with with the community outreach visit nurseries with children as children and we look forward the Ambulance Service in the team, said the initiative is also young as three years old and it’s to continuing to work closely event of a medical emergency. part of HMC’s effort to intro- incredible how inquisitive and with the Ambulance Service in By communicating with chil- duce members of the public to genuinely interested they are in the future,” he added. dren, we can help them under- basic life support training. what we do. The young children Any school wishing to stand from a young age the ser- He said, “These school love having the opportunity to request a visit from the Am- vice our teams provide and how visits enable us to engage, in explore an ambulance and are bulance Service community they can play their part in help- person, with thousands of always fascinated by the flash- outreach team can email hash- ing to save lives,” said Darwish. children each year. This is an ing lights, sirens and medical [email protected]. Sidra Medicine and IPSCAN team.

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK sari said: “The opportunity to child protection. Special focus DOHA host this important congress in will be on positive parenting, PHCC forum focuses on role of family Doha will be the next milestone data collection and convening a SIDRA Medicine, a member for child protection services in youth forum to hear the voices of Qatar Foundation, has an- Qatar and the region. It is also of young people ages 18-25 on a doctor in improving health services nounced that it will host the first a testament to Sidra Medicine’s topic that is on their mind and International Child Protection continued focus on child rights makes them feel vulnerable in Congress in Qatar in 2020. and protection. Every country today’s world. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK The congress titled ‘Child and profession working in this Dr Tufail Mohammad said: DOHA Protection: The Journey Past, field has challenges and suc- “Our international congresses Present and Future’ will be held cess stories in the prevention, are more than a meeting. They SEVERAL departments of the Primary in partnership with the Inter- treatment and legal systems are an opportunity for the glob- Health Care Corporation (PHCC) par- national Society for the Preven- surrounding child protection. al exchange of learning, connec- ticipated in the 9th Patient Forum held at tion of Child Abuse & Neglect The inter professional exchange tion to the issues in the region, Omar Bin Al Khattab Health Center. (ISPCAN) and Sidra Medicine’s of knowledge and practices in- and for us to build a legacy of The forum was attended by Dr Samya Child Advocacy Program from cluding legal, social, healthcare child protection that strength- al Abdullah, executive director of Op- February 14 to 16. services that will be addressed ens the commitment in the host erations, Dr Fathiya al Meer, Central The agreement to host the at the congress, will pave the country to advance child health. Regional director, Dr Badria al Malki, as- congress was signed by Dr Tu- route to continued develop- We are honoured to work with sistant director of Continuing Care, and fail Mohammad, president of ment of inter-agency relation- a leader with a vision and pas- Dr Mohammed Abdulla, head of Patient IPSCAN’s Child Rights and ships and working practices in sion such as Sidra Medicine to Engagement. Abuse Committee and Professor this under-recognised area. It bring this ISPCAN Congress to Dr Mohammed highlighted the im- Khalid al Ansari, chair of Emer- will also help advance the field Doha.” portance of the forum as well as other fo- gency Medicine and founder of of child protection globally,” The Child Advocacy Pro- rums in improving health services during Sidra Medicine’s Child Advo- The main theme of the ISP- gram at Sidra Medicine was his talk on the overview of Qatar National cacy Program. ISPCAN Execu- CAN International Congress launched in January 2017 Vision 2030 and the National Health tive Director Pragathi Tummala in Qatar is prevention of child and features a dedicated team Strategy 2018-2022 which includes the PHCC physicians at the 9th Patient Forum in Doha recently. and Dr Nadeem Jilani, medical abuse and neglect. The congress of trained professionals who Patient Consultative Council. director for Sidra Child Advo- is expected to attract 400 del- work together to support chil- Dr Laila al Dahnaim, school health in the primary healthcare system and its trasound, laboratory, social workers and cacy Program were also present egates from over 40 countries dren and families when there manager, delivered a presentation on importance which lies in reviewing the registered patients. at the signing of the agreement. and from Qatar. It is open to all are concerns of child abuse or PHCC school health programme, describ- condition and following up the treatment, Ruba al Qadi, Quality Improvement Professor Khalid al An- those working or interested in neglect. ing the objectives, services, scope and the as the family physician has a prior knowl- coordinator at PHCC, said the new con- schools covered under the programme, edge of the family medical history and ac- cept of patient-centred care involves en- including education and treatment. cordingly refers patients to HMC special- gaging the patient in making decisions at She introduced the projects of the pro- ists. the health centre as part of the teamwork, gramme such as the e-health file project, She said family medicine is imple- and taking the patient’s opinion about the 135 students take part in young writers contest the asthma-friendly schools program, the mented in most health centres. new services in order to improve their growth chart project and sight test pro- According to her, the most important quality in future. QNA from schools affiliated to tive Dean at Donald N Baker gramme. She also addressed the challeng- features of family medicine services are She stated that committees will be DOHA the ministry took part in the said the competition demon- es and achievements of the school health appointment bookings and patient distri- formed and composed of the health cen- competition held in English, strates how the richness of programme and highlighted the imple- bution to physicians into groups consist- tre’s patients for the purpose of communi- THE fifth edition of the Young making it the largest edition the creative arts can energise mentation of the healthy meal initiative ing of two male and female physicians in cating their views and suggestions to the Qatari Writers Competition to date. The competition is de- society. Students are uniquely at the school canteen, as well as the ini- order to collect comprehensive data for concerned department in the corporation. organised by the Ministry of signed for students of grades encouraged to think critically tiatives to cultivate farms attached to the all family members to save the time and A discussion was opened by patients with Education and Higher Educa- 5, 8 and 10 in public schools about pressing world issues school grounds to plant some fruits and effort in knowing the patient’s medical a number of questions, including: What is tion, in association with the for boys and girls. and then transform and share vegetables in order to boost healthy food. history. the benefit of the family physician? Is hes- US Embassy and the Virginia It aims to promote the their ideas through creative Dr Dahnaim noted that a partnership Dr Mona al Hail, director of Omar he a specialist or a general practitioner? Commonwealth University use of English profession- writing. will be established between the Primary Bin Kattab Health Center, referred to the Dr Dalia said the family physician is School of the Arts in Qatar ally and creatively, and to en- Head of the English de- Health Care Corporation and Aspetar services provided in the centre, which a general practitioner acting as the link (VCUarts Qatar) in Qatar, con- courage students to express partment Sheikha al Rumaihi to implement a structured approach for includes home health care, pharmacy, between the centre’s patients and the ex- cluded at Qatar National Li- themselves and their views in said the competition is de- physical education classes. health cards, school health, radiology, ternal health services provided by Hamad brary on Monday in the pres- English on important contem- signed to encourage Qatar’s Dr Dalia Hassan, Family Medicine medical education room for the patients, Medical Corporation, where he is author- ence of participating school porary regional and interna- youth to read, write and criti- consultant at Labaib Health Center, clari- medical commission for Qataris, mater- ised to refer cases to Hamad General Hos- students and their parents. tional topics. cally reflect on important top- fied the key role a family physician plays nal and child health consultations, ul- pital. As many as 135 students VCUarts Qatar Execu- ics. Russian designer Ulyana Sergeenko attends Galeries Lafayette opening

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK shared tribute by both hous- a privileged presentation of on the first floor. DOHA es to craftsmanship, beauti- the much acclaimed SS19 The designer has a great ful materials and Couture’s collection as well as Ulyana’s passion for craftsmanship RUSSIA’S first ever “coutu- unique philosophy. Qatar inspired pieces, along and fine fabrics, uses the rier” Ulyana Sergeenko took The Couture collection with a private exhibition of old russian traditional tech- part in the opening night and its partner jewelry de- Faidee’s stunning jewellery niques (such are Vologda of the Galeries Lafayette in signs was exhibited in the set with the world’s rarest and Yelets laces, Krestets- Doha, in collaboration with exclusive setting of La Suite Burmese rubies, including kaya stitch, carvings on wood the renowned high jewelry – Galeries Lafayette Doha’s the «Mogok Sunrise» ring and many others) and com- house Faidee. spacious penthouse for a featuring a 24-carat pigeon’s bines them with modern and Ulyana Sergeenko brings personalized shopping ser- blood ruby and named af- sophisticated designs. to Qatar her Spring/Summer vice, catering to the world’s ter the legendary valley of Over the years, Ulyana 19 Couture collection as well most discerning clientele. Mogok that is home to the Sergeenko gowns were cho- as her latest designs inspired Ulyana Sergeenko and world’s best Burmese rubies sen by a variety of clients by Qatari heritage to be fea- Faidee recreated in Doha The Ulyana Sergeenko and world famous celebri- tured exclusively at the new the decor and feel of private trunk show was on from ties such as Her Highness Galeries Lafayette Doha, the salons to offer each client a March 30th to April 3rd, Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, latest destination for fashion personalized and dedicated 2019, by private appointment Beyonce, Nicole Kidman, lovers in Qatar. Each Ulyana welcome, in the great tradi- only. The ready-to-wear col- Madonna, Rihanna, Emma Sergeenko model wore on tion of Couture and Place lection of the designer will Stone, Lady Gaga, Angelina the runway unique high jew- Vendôme. Russian fashion designer Ulyana be available all year round at Jolie, Natalia Vodianova and elry pieces by Faidee, in a Visitors were treated to Sergeenko in Doha recently. the Galeries Lafayette Doha, many others. 04 Tuesday, April 23, 2019 Nation QRCS launches QR48m Ramadan campaign Former US envoy Projects to be implemented in Qatar are Iftar meals, food vouchers, Zakat-ul-Fitr and Eid clothing to Yemen to talk on TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK in 22 countries, covering health new-age diplomacy DOHA care, shelter, water and sanita- tion, livelihood, and education. QATAR Red Crescent Society “In Qatar, we plan to imple- at GU-Q tomorrow (QRCS) has launched a cam- ment 34 health and socioeco- paign to implement Ramadan nomic projects,” he added. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK dressing its failures and the projects at a cost of QR48 mil- Manal Issa al Fahaid, Con- DOHA tools that will be required to lion in 22 countries including sultant for Partner and VIP Do- do so before it is too late. Qatar from which 905,000 peo- nor Relations, thanked Qatar’s FORMER US Ambassador to In her lecture, she will ple are expected to benefit. Regulatory Authority for Chari- Yemen Barbara Bodine will argue that the post-WWII The new drive comprises table Activities (RACA) for their deliver a public lecture titled era was effective in stopping a wide range of humanitarian contributions to the campaign. ‘Diplomacy in an Era of Dis- a third world war and wit- operations, which include 18 “For over 17 years now, QRCS ruption, Discontinuity, and nessed dramatic changes in Ramadan Iftar projects in 11 has been mobilizing generous Discord at Georgetown Uni- the colonial system and the countries throughout the holy donations from Qatari individu- versity in Qatar (GU-Q)’ on end of global empires. Con- month of Ramadan. als and institutions, to reach out Wednesday (April 24). comitantly, increased eco- “As usual every year, we to millions of vulnerable peo- The talk, which is co- nomic prosperity and the rise launch our annual charity and ple,” she said. sponsored by the Ministry of of disruptive new technolo- humanitarian campaign for the To donate to QRCS’s Foreign Affairs of the State gies during this period have holy month of Ramadan. It is a Ramadan campaign, you of Qatar (MoFA), will take a had positive effects, but have bridge of mercy between those can use any of the following sweeping look at history to not served all people and re- with kind and benevolent hearts Ibrahim Abdullah al Maliki (centre), Chief Executive Director of QRCS with other officials during QRCS channels: - Online donation show how the new global or- gions equally. on the one hand, and the needy, Ramadan campaign launch on Monday in Doha. (www.qrcs.org.qa); - Bank der that emerged following Technology and eco- the poor, the displaced, and the transfer to QRCS’s account the devastation of World War nomic power have in some homeless everywhere on the touches your heart when you Then, Dr. Mohamed Salah and Eid clothing. These projects with QIIB (IBAN: QA66QI- II no longer fits current reali- cases been weaponised and other. We seek to alleviate their see a poor person, makes you Ibrahim, Executive Director of will be implemented in Qatar, IB000000001111126666003); ties, requiring new diplomat- present new threats that have suffering and bring a smile to feel compassionate towards Relief and International Devel- Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Pales- - QRCS’s headquarters at Old ic tools and a new approach empowered autocratic actors their faces,” said Ibrahim Ab- them, and motivates you to give opment, gave an overview of tine, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Salata, Corniche (44027777); to multilateral relationships and incited violence. New dullah al Maliki, Chief Execu- as much as you can to make the details of the drive, which Tajikistan, Sudan, Somalia, and - Hotlines: 16002 – 66644822 to address the many cri- strategies are needed to once tive Director of QRCS. their life a better one,” he ex- involves 171 projects for up to Central African Republic,” said – 66666364; - QRCS’s RACA- ses and conflicts unfolding more allow states and socie- “Inspired by our noble Is- plained. “Our Prophet (PBUH) 905,000 beneficiaries in Qatar Dr. Ibrahim. licensed agents at malls and around the globe. ties to collaborate effectively lamic teachings and QRCS’s is described as the ideal exam- and internationally. Another track, he added, shopping centers; and- Send Remarking on the up- towards common goals and humanitarian message, this ple of mercy: {And We have not “First, there are Ramadan- was the year-round projects. A an SMS with “32” to 92216 coming lecture, the Dean of against common threats, as year’s campaign is titled ‘A Call sent you but as a mercy to the bound projects of Iftar meals, total of 119 relief and develop- (QR 100), 92092 (QR 500), or GU-Q Dr Ahmad Dallal said: a path to a more stable and for Mercy’. Mercifulness is what worlds}, he added. food vouchers, Zakat-ul-Fitr, ment projects will be carried out 92246 (QR 1,000). “We are excited to offer the prosperous future for all. community in Qatar a unique Ambassador Bodine, opportunity to learn about who is also a distinguished the role of diplomatic state- professor in the practice of craft in international rela- diplomacy and director of the Aspire to provide unique activities for women tions from a leader who has Institute for the Study of Di- been at the helm during some plomacy at Georgetown Uni- of the most critical events in versity in Washington, D.C., during upcoming Ramadan Sports Festival the Middle East’s recent his- recently taught an intensive tory. Ambassador Bodine’s course on Crisis Management TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK women have already registered Alanoud al Mesnad, mem- people with disabilities in var- invaluable insights offer an at the Diplomatic Institute to DOHA for the events. ber of the RSF2019 organising ious categories. The matches understanding of the applica- government leaders and ad- Commenting on the Ram- committee, said: “AZF offers witness a large turnout of par- tion of theory to practice and visors from MoFA, the Min- ASPIRE Zone Foundation adan Sports Festival, Lolwa something for everyone in ticipants every year. will enhance our apprecia- istry of Defence, the General (AZF) will offer women the al Marri, president of Qatar all its recreational sports and The success of AZF ac- tion of the critical role of di- Command and the Amiri Di- exclusive opportunity to Women’s Sport Committee, community events. We target tivities in previous years has plomacy as a tool of national wan. The course was offered play sports in its world-class said: “We have been working all members of the communi- motivated the organisation policy.” through GU-Q’s Executive venues during the upcom- closely with AZF in organising ty, so that they can enjoy bits to continue diversifying its Speaking as a distin- and Professional Education ing Ramadan Sports Festival sports events for the past sev- of activities during Ramadan. offering to better accommo- guished veteran of the Amer- Program. (RSF2019). eral years. Building on the large Besides, we always encourage date all parts of Qatar society ican diplomatic corps and The talk, which is open AZF jointly with Qatar turnout and the success of pre- Lowla al Marri, President Qatar women to enjoy the competi- throughout the year. This year, an expert who has directed to the public, will begin at Women’s Sport Committee vious editions, we will co-or- Women Sport Committee tions.” the Ramadan Sports Festival policy task forces and taught 12:45pm, and will be held in (QWSC) will organise two ganise handball and basketball Mesnad added that young- will be sponsored by Saleh Al policy workshops all over the the Georgetown University competitions for women, one competitions exclusively for la- the technical aspects of the sters can also enjoy activities Hamad Al Mana Co, Aseel Wa- world, Bodine will answer the Qatar building. Anyone inter- in basketball and another in dies to encourage them to take competitions that will take dedicated to their age groups, ter and Esqalar Sports. question of how to shape a ested in attending is encour- handball. Each competition part in sports activities during place in the Ladies Sports Hall including fitness challenges For those who wish to par- new order that preserves the aged to register at https:// will see teams of six female the Holy Month of Ramadan.” at Aspire Zone, also organis- and wall climbing for both ticipate can register on the benefits and the aspirations www.qatar.georgetown.edu/ players compete. Marri added that the ing Yoga sessions for both AZF genders. AZF will also organ- Aspire Zone’s website, www. of the old order while ad- bodine A large number of sports- QWSC will be responsible for and QWSC female employees. ise table-tennis matches for aspirezone.qa/rsf2019 QF welcomes Gambian officials to Education City Msheireb Property wins three prestigious Tarsheed awards Qatar’s real estate developer is reshaping urban planning & development with innovative and sustainable solutions to enrich people’s lives TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

MSHEIREB Properties, Qa- tar’s award-winning national real estate developer and subsidiary of Qatar Founda- tion, won three new accolades Qatar Foundation (QF) on Monday welcomed the Honourable Badara A. Joof, Minister of Higher Educa- during the seventh annual tion, Research, Science and Technology, The Gambia, to Education City. During the meeting, the minister ceremony of the prestigious – along with an accompanying delegation – received an overview of Education City, learning about QF’s National Programme for various education, science and research, and community development initiatives. The group also visited Conservation and Energy Ef- the open-air viewing platform on the eighth floor of the 2015 building (QF Headquarters). ficiency (Tarsheed) held last week by the General Electric- ity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa). The event was attended by HE the Prime Minister and Ooredoo partners with Smart Management IT Minister of Interior, Sheikh Mshereib Properties officials with their awards at the National Programme for Conservation and Energy Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khal- Efficiency (Tarsheed) in Doha recently. Solutions to help SMEs digitally transform ifa al Thani, who presented seven awards to companies sion. We are very proud and industry awards scheme in country,” Al Kuwari added. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK terprises, and securely scale which demonstrated con- honoured to win three out of the UK, for the Zulal Wellness Msheireb Properties also DOHA up on our Qatar Data Centre as scious sustainable measures the seven awards presented Centre, the first wellbeing re- won the Smart City Award in they expand.” in their operations. by Kahramaa in acknowledge- sort of its kind in the region. Barcelona in 2018 in acknowl- OOREDOO has announced Wallpost offers a suite of Msheireb Properties was ment of sustainable develop- The RoSPA Awards re- edgement of best practices in a new agreement with Smart integrated mobile friendly ap- acknowledged in three catego- ment.” ceives entries from organi- Msheireb Downtown Doha. Management IT Solutions plications that can be used to ries; Hospitality Building for Over the past ten years, sations around the world to With all its buildings LEED that will allow it to help small assemble, store, manage, and the Mandarin Oriental Doha Msheireb Properties has suc- assess and recognise achieve- certified, some with Gold cer- and medium sized enterprises interpret data from a com- Hotel, Residential Building for ceeded in garnering inter- ment in health and safety man- tifications and others with (SMEs) digitally transform pany’s operational activities. the S3 Building in Msheireb national attention with its agement systems, including Platinum, Msheireb Down- by leveraging the power of Wallpost provides real-time Downtown, and Best Dis- disruptive solutions for real practices such as leadership town, the company’s first and cutting-edge cloud-based En- Yousuf Abdulla al Kubaisi, COO decision-making on company, trict Cooling Performance for estate and community devel- and workforce involvement. flagship project, is also consid- terprise Resource Planning Ooredoo Qatar and Andrew Doxsey, project, and employee perfor- Msheireb Downtown Doha. opment, using a unique Seven The awards will be handed out ered the world’s smartest and (ERP) solutions. GM Smart Management mance statistics. Ali al Kuwari, A/CEO of Steps process that the com- in an event that will take place most sustainable city district. Under the new agreement, Ahmed al Sulaiti, Founder Msheireb Properties, said: pany has created after three in June 2019 in London. Concluding, Ali Al Kuwari, Ooredoo will offer Smart Man- phens. and CEO, Smart Management “Our company was estab- years of work, research, and “Msheireb Properties is stated: “This is only the begin- agement IT Solutions’ Wall- Yousuf Abdulla al Kubaisi, IT Solutions, said: “By add- lished with the objective of collaboration with the best in keen on setting an example ning. We are looking forward post cloud-based ERP solution Chief Operating Officer, Oore- ing Wallpost to its portfolio of creating innovative urban the industry. The process in- for all real estate developers to revolutionising urban and to its SME business customers, doo, said: “Taking our partner- business solutions, Ooredoo communities that enhance troduces a new architectural to follow, and on collaborating real estate development in the which form a significant driver ship with Smart Management can equip SME customers with and enrich the way people live, language that is uniquely Qa- with partners on industry ini- region, ushering in a new era of job creation in Qatar. IT Solutions to the next level a high-end ERP tool that will work and thrive, thereby; sup- tari in essence, with sustain- tiatives that promote knowl- with communities that reflect The Wallpost solution is underlines our support for Qa- enable them to smartly moni- porting Qatar Foundation in able and smart approaches edge sharing and exchange of our heritage and identity and part of Ooredoo’s growing tar’s small- and medium-sized tor company performance. Qa- its mission to deliver on the integrated in every aspect. ideas. Such efforts will help is geared for the future. We are portfolio of digital tools for enterprises’ digital transfor- tar’s SMEs can automate day- Qatar National Vision 2030. Recently, the company us highlight the steps Qatar proud of being able to support businesses, and builds on the mation and Qatar’s diversi- to-day operations, produce Tarsheed’s awards add to our also won the Gold prize from is taking towards sustainable the country in becoming one existing partnership between fied economic growth. Using reports, and help managers to list of world and local recog- the internationally-renowned development and ensuring the of the leaders on the global Smart Management IT Solu- Wallpost, SMEs can gain the massively improve decision- nitions, demonstrating our “RoSPA” Health and Safety health, safety, and prosperity dialogue on Sustainability and tions, QNB and Moore Ste- same capabilities as large en- making and efficiencies.” success in achieving our mis- Awards, the longest-running of everyone who lives in the SMART development.” Nation Tuesday, April 23, 2019 05 Meet discusses sustainable development issues HBKU sponsors MIT

tific part of the GCGW-2019 will in- GCGW-2019 kicks off clude talks from keynote and invited SciTech conference at Qatar University speakers, and oral and poster pres- entations from participants. Confer- ence proceedings will be published TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK after reviewing the manuscripts DOHA submitted. High quality papers will be considered, in extended form, for QATAR University’s (QU) College publication in specific reputable in- of Engineering (CENG) launched ternational journals (as announced the four-day Global Confer- in the abstract call). We are also ence on Global Warming 2019 planning a rich social programme (GCGW-2019) in the university’s including a welcoming reception, a Ibn Khaldoon Hall. Qatar University President Dr Hassan al Derham at the launch of Global gala dinner and a tour to the most The GCGW-2019 will include Conference on Global Warming 2019. spectacular attractions of Doha.” plenary sessions, keynote lectures He added, “High-quality pa- and several specialised sessions on been organised successfully as a portunity to show you the distinct pers will be considered, in extended topics from different disciplines leading congress in the area since Qatari hospitality and the stunning form, for publication in the special related to energy, environment 2008 and GCGW-2019 will be the beauty of the city Doha.” issues of the following international and materials. 8th one of this conference series. The Head of Department of journals: International Journal of In his speech, QU President Dr The previous conferences have Chemical Engineering Prof Majeda Hydrogen Energy (Impact Factor Hassan al Derham said, “We expect been held successfully in various Khraisheh remarked: “Participa- – 4.229), International Journal of HBKU’s delegation was comprised of representatives from the College of Science and that this conference will provide a parts of the world, namely three tions from both academia and in- Energy Research (Impact Factor – Engineering and Qatar Computing Research Institute. forum for the exchange of technical times in Istanbul and once each dustry are welcomed. We hope that 3.009), Environmental Science and information, dissemination of high- in Lisbon, Beijing and Athens. We the conference will lead to effective Pollution Research (Impact Factor TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK perceptive discussion on the college’s quality research results and presen- have already started working exten- and fruitful discussions and collabo- – 2.800), Greenhouse Gases: Sci- DOHA work with sensors and their applica- tation of new policies and scientific sively to make GCGW-2019 a more rations between the participants ence and Technology (Impact Fac- bility to the Internet of Things (IoT). progress for enhancing sustainable remarkable event with a larger suc- from different disciplines, institutes tor – 1.991), International Journal HAMAD Bin Khalifa University The SciTech Talks portion of the development and energy security.” cess in terms of its technical and and sectors from all over the world.” of Exergy (Impact Factor – 0.993), (HBKU) recently sponsored the Mas- event provided an opportunity for CENG Dean Prof Abdelmagid social content. We are extremely Conference Chair Dr Rahul International Journal of Global sachusetts Institute of Technology QCRI and CSE representatives to Hammuda said, “The GCGW has excited that we will have the op- Rambhau Bhosale said, “The scien- Warming (Impact Factor – 0.761).” (MIT) SciTech Conference 2019 held showcase HBKU-led projects that are at the Samberg Conference Center in exploiting innovation to drive trans- the United States, under the theme En- formation in the region. visioning the Future: Cities of MENA. Students from CSE contributed to Qatar Computing Research Insti- the IDEAthon – a three-day session tute (QCRI) and the College of Science incepted to evoke novel ideas and pro- QU organises 10th Architecture Day and Engineering (CSE) represented vide ample networking opportunities. HBKU – this year’s Gold Sponsor – at Dr Bermak said, “It was an honour TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Social Responsibility (CSR) as a the annual conference. The event drew to represent HBKU and Qatar on a DOHA commitment of now for a better leading technology experts and pro- global stage through our participation tomorrow. Building on our existing vided a fertile ground for exchanging in MIT SciTech 2019. Each of the ideas THE Department of Architecture relationship with Qatar University, ideas and nurturing potential, while presented and the notions discussed and Urban Planning (DAUP) at we introduced the AEB Architec- maintaining relevance to the region. help us cultivate a better understand- Qatar University’s (QU) College of ture Excellence Award, which aims Throughout the three-day event, ing of the challenges that are bound Engineering (CENG) held its 10th to recognise and reward young and held from April 19-21, representatives to affect our region and mobilise our Architecture Day. talented architects. from CSE and QCRI engaged in a se- knowledge to defy them.” The Arab Engineering Bureau “The award recognises excep- ries of panel discussions, workshops Speaking on the event, Abbar said, (AEB), an architectural and engi- tional architectural innovation of and question-and-answer sessions. “MIT SciTech aligns with QCRI’s ob- neering consulting firm in Qatar, young architects in Qatar and cel- Sofiane Abbar, a senior soft- jective to bring about lasting change sponsored the second edition ebrates graduates whose thinking ware engineer and researcher, par- in the region through innovation. The of the Architecture Excellence and design approach pushes con- ticipated in the ‘Data-Driven Deci- event unites like-minded individuals Award which was given out dur- ventional boundaries. In addition, sions’ panel discussion, highlighting and organisations who share a passion ing the event. The opening ceremony was attended by QU senior representatives, distinguished guests we continue to partner with Qatar QCRI’s unwavering commitment to for shaping the future of the region The opening ceremony was at- from industry and academia, QU faculty members, staff and students. University offering internship place- using AI in advancing public trans- through invaluable knowledge ex- tended by QU President Dr Hassan ments and training to students. As portation systems. change. It allows for the exploration of al Derham, QU Vice-President for in collaboration with governmental Archeomed Exhibition, an inter- a practising architect myself, I am Mashael Alsabah, a scientist, spoke the wealth of young yet information- Academic Affairs Dr Omar al An- institutions, industry partners and active archeological-architectural proud to say that some of our train- on ‘Digital Infrastructure: Blockchain driven potential in the Arab World.” sari, Ambassador of Italy to Qatar architectural practices. exhibition using cutting-edge VR/ ees have attained leading profes- and Other Technologies’, elaborating MIT’s Arab Student Organiza- HE Dr Pasquale Salzano, Ambas- The projects covered various AR technology. sional positions in the market.” on QCRI-led research on blockchain tion (ASO) reactivated the SciTech sador of the Republic of Korea to areas such as hospitality, tourist vil- Commenting on the event, DAUP Head Dr Fodil Fadli transactions and how they can be used conference in 2018 to attract a global Qatar HE Kim Chang-Mo, Director lages, housing, mosques, cultural Prof Hammuda stressed the said, “Today’s event represents the to combat e-crimes, including fraud network of students, entrepreneurs, UNESCO Regional Office in Doha centres and healthcare and sports strong relations with industry, outcome of tremendous effort and schemes and money laundering. researchers and innovators who are Dr Anna Paolini, CENG Dean Prof facilities. The highlight of this year’s which was represented in the dis- hard work by our students, faculty Abdulaziz al Homaid, a research interested in finding solutions to chal- Abdelmagid Hammuda, Associate Architectural Day was the second play of student projects. members and the support of our associate at QCRI, was a panel partici- lenges specific to the MENA region. Dean for Research and Graduate edition of the Architecture Excel- He said, “Students projects re- governmental collaborators and pant on ‘Smart Cities: The Digital Bu- Science and technology-driven re- Studies Dr Abbes Amira and distin- lence Award sponsored by AEB. flect CENG commitment to show industrial partners. The architec- reaucracy’. He posed important ques- search take centre stage at QCRI and guished guests from industry and The first award went to Mar- the innovation and quality of teach- tural exhibition, the academics- tions on whether digitisation is the CSE. As part of HBKU’s ecosystem, academia, QU faculty members, yam Bader al Kuwari, the second ing, which comes in line with na- practitioners debate and related only path to a smart city. both entities are tasked with address- staff and students. award went to Fatima Abdulrab al tional pillars to graduate engineers student activities provide a wide Majd Abbar, director of commer- ing global challenges that help shape The event provided DAUP stu- Yafei and the third went to Nancy and architects who can help achieve range of architectural and urban cialisation and business development, and create a more sustainable future. dents with the opportunity to pre- Nabil Makhoul. Qatar National Vision 2030.” design projects. This reflects pro- presented QCRI’s cutting-edge re- In previous years, QCRI witnessed sent and showcase their architec- The UNESCO Regional Office AEB CEO and Chief Architect fessional and community needs search work. a successful joint project with MIT’s tural projects designed under the and the Italian Embassy in Qatar Ibrahim Mohamed Jaidah said, and aspirations in enhancing our Dr Amine Bermak, professor and Computer Science and Artificial Intel- supervision of DAUP faculty and supported the event with a 3D “At AEB, we consider Corporate cities and buildings.” associate dean at CSE, was part of a ligence Laboratory (CSAIL). HIA celebrates creativity with VCU-Q students on World Art Day

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Abdulaziz Abdulla al Mass, Uarts Qatar, said: “World Art DOHA VP Marketing and Corporate Day marks an important event Communications at HIA, said: for VCUarts Qatar and our HAMAD International Airport “We are happy to host Vir- students. We are delighted to (HIA) celebrated World Art ginia Commonwealth Univer- take part in promoting creative Day by organising a community sity School of the Arts in Qatar thinking across Qatar and the engagement initiative with Vir- students in HIA and witness globe. We thank HIA for pro- ginia Commonwealth Univer- their creativity in play. Crea- viding an inspirational platform sity School of the Arts in Qatar tive thinking and innovation are for our students to be inspired (VCUarts Qatar) students. integral parts of art and are key and contribute towards social The initiative was aimed at drivers in the global dialogue. advancements through articu- spreading awareness on crea- The airport opens its doors to lation and cooperation. This tive activity across the globe. Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar Qatar students drew inspiration from the iconic Lamp Bear art piece to produce art lovers, inviting them to get portrays the essence of art and As part of the occasion, a charcoal drawing, presenting the artwork from their unique perspectives. inspired by the passenger expe- highlights its core values. We a group of 26 VCUarts Qatar rience at HIA.” are very excited to share our art students drew inspiration from to produce a charcoal drawing, their unique perspectives. produced into a GIF (graph- will be promoted across HIA Jesse Payne, Art Founda- with passengers and engage the the iconic Lamp Bear art piece presenting the artwork from The drawings will be ics interchange format) and media channels. tion assistant professor at VC- community in our process.” 06 Tuesday, April 23, 2019 Reports by Catherine W Gichuki For events and press releases email [email protected] or African Panorama call (974) 4000 2222

Fashion show, display of artefacts add colour to Tanzania National Day celebration The cultural show included typical Tanzanian dances which showcased the richness of Tanzanian culture and traditions to a global audience

HE celebration of Tanzania’s 55th Qatar, Tanzania in push ATAR and Tanzania are consid- these fields.” National Day re- ering establishment of Tanza- The ambassador added that a lot cently, came as Qnia-Qatar Joint Permanent Com- of achievements have been made in an opportunity to establish joint panel mission as a step towards laying the strengthening Qatar-Tanzania in coop- Tfor non-Tanzanians in Qatar for mutual benefit: Envoy foundation and framework for deeper eration and take it to its next level. to know the rich cultural her- cooperation for mutual benefits, the Rajab said that as regards labour itage of the country through ambassador of Tanzania has said. cooperation, an agreement between various cultural displays and Speaking at the Tanzania’s the two countries “concerning the performances on the occasion. National Day celebrations, Tanzanian regulation of employment of Tanzania The cultural show includ- Ambassador to Qatar HE Fatma citizens in Qatar” was signed in 2014. ed typical Tanzanian dances Mohamed Rajab said, the Commis- The agreement was intended to create which showcased the richness sion will focus on areas such as trade opportunities for skilled and semi- of Tanzanian cultural tradi- and investment promotion, tourism, skilled workers from Tanzania to ben- tions to a global audience. gas exploration, port development, efit from the high demand of migrant This was followed by the agriculture, mining, real estate labour in different sectors of Qatar.” display of different kinds of development, energy, infrastructure She said that Tanzania needed clothing, especially those development, manufacturing, coopera- to work closely with Qatar for human made from the popular tion in education, youth and sports, resource development and producing ‘kitenge’, a craze among the culture, maritime, legal affairs, among skilled and semi-skilled workforce Tanzanians. Models, young others. “The two countries are now that can be employed in Qatar, while working together to finalise the pend- at the same time develop skills for and children, sashayed up Tanzania’s Ambassador to Qatar HE Fatma Tanzania petrochemical industry. and down the ramp showcas- Mohamed Rajab ing memorandum of understanding in ing ethnic clothes and designs. Kitenge, also popular in the East, West and are common in the coastal by the embassy since its open- in earlier times in our country. known as chit- Central Africa which is simi- areas of Tanzania and Kenya ing in 2017. This is a platform to showcase enge, is a lar to ‘sarong’. These are col- and they often have a Swa- Farid Abdalla Saif who our culture to other nationali- fabric ourful pieces of fabric which hili saying written on them. sported Maasai regalia said, “I ties in Qatar. These are our tra- The creations represented am here to support my country. ditions” he added. the evolution of fashion from I feel honoured to dress like a The performers were hap- Maasai, going all the way to typical Maasai which is one of py that now there was a Tan- modern dressing. The designs the ethnic groups of Tanzania. zanian embassy in Doha which were done by Duuma’s Afri- This is an important occasion they had clamoured for, for can Market. for my country.” many years. In addition, a Tanzanian He said that this was the Fatma Hassan who was dressed himself like a Maasai second time he was dressed in also the mcee at the event said, to showcase the Nilotic ethnic Maasai regalia to showcase the “We focused on the Tanzanian group inhabiting northern, culture of Tanzania. culture. We are here to cel- central and southern Kenya, The dancers group that ebrate the 55th anniversary of besides northern Tanzania. performed is known as Asili unification of Tanganyika and Maasai shuka and accesso- Haipotei. Zanzibar. We are very proud ries adorned him. They presented ‘msewe’ that it has been 55 years since There were other things from the islands of Unguja the union and we hope that it on display: a wide variety of and Pemba. “That’s where continues to prosper.” items depicting the Tanzanian the dance originated. We Dee Daniel, who is the culture such as sandals, chose the song as it brand ambassador of Duuma’s woven baskets, paintings, sings of our history African Market said, “What I carvings, among others. and culture on a day like about Africans is the cul- The event was held when we are celebrat- ture, colour and music. It is like to celebrate the an- ing our national day. the only culture, I feel, in the niversary of the union We have diverse cul- world that anybody from any- of Tanganyika and tures in Tanzania where in the world can enjoy it. Zanzibar which such as Msewe It is so vibrant.” came about on and Maasai.” She said that as one looks at April 26, 1964, He said the colours, one feels vibrant. the day when this perfor- Even though she is not Af- the country mance was rican, she is the brand ambas- was officially common on sador of Duuma’s African Mar- rechristened different oc- ket. “I represent their clothing Tanzania. casions in the to the world. I wear Duuma’s This was the olden days. fashion wear wherever I go. I second Tanza- “Since we are wear dashikis, custom-made nia National far from home, clothes from their fabrics, Day celebra- we are showcas- jewellery and carry handbags, tion organised ing what was done among others.” Pakistan / Philippines / Asia Tuesday, April 23, 2019 07

News Govt warns media over plotting against Duterte 5 dead as buildings collapse in Philippine quake in brief AFP by spreading false news and dead at the hands of the police AFP town of Porac, while a wom- in the disaster-prone nation. MANILA planting intrigues against the in what rights groups have said MANILA an and her grandchild were “It’s difficult because there is 45 killed in drowning government,” Duterte spokes- may be a crime against hu- crushed to death in the town of no power, so we’re still trying incidents at start of THE Philippine government man Salvador Panelo told a manity. Panelo said the ouster AT least five people were Lubao, said Lilia Pineda, gov- to get hold of a generator to be summer in Philippines on Monday warned the press news conference. allegations were based on in- killed when buildings col- ernor of Pampanga province able to rescue the people in- against plotting to “destroy” He released a graphic formation shared by a foreign lapsed near Manila after a northwest of Manila. side,” the governor added. MANILA: Forty-five people President Rodrigo Duterte’s which he said showed how a intelligence agency which he powerful earthquake set sky- “We believe there are still The quake, with a magni- were killed in drowning acci- government, as his spokesman video of a hooded man alleg- would not name. scrapers swaying and drove people trapped in the four- tude of 6.3, struck the region dents in the Philippines from accused journalists of spread- ing the Duterte family’s role “In other words, what these terrified locals into the street. storey building,” Pineda said at 5:11 pm (0911 GMT) ac- the start of summer to the ing fake news. in the narcotics trade was people are doing is to give suc- Rescuers in one area were referring to the shopping mall, cording to the US Geological Easter holidays, police said The warning followed re- shared by one journalist to cour or assist the enemy, if they using heavy equipment and adding that up to eight people Survey. “The Pampanga region Monday. The deaths were re- cent local news reports alleging colleagues employed by other are not the enemy themselves,” their bare hands to hunt for could be dead. took a direct hit,” civil defence corded from April 5 to Easter the Duterte family’s involve- Philippine news outfits. Panelo said. Last week Duterte survivors in the rubble left by “Our rescuers are telling spokesman Edgar Posadas told Sunday, according to national ment in illegal drugs and rais- The news organisations publicly lashed out at the Phil- the strongest quake to strike us there are people in there reporters, with a 17th-century police chief General Oscar Al- ing questions about a large in- named have all reported exten- ippine Center for Investigative close to the densely populated shouting, begging to be res- Catholic church, an airport and bayalde. Police also reported crease in his wealth. “They are sively on Duterte’s crackdown Journalism (PCIJ), which pub- Philippine capital in years. cued.” Rescuers, working un- a toll road in the area all report- eight killed in 15 separate ve- all there doing their thing, try- against illegal drugs that has lished a report about the rise in Three bodies were pulled der floodlights, pried at the ing damage, while a landslide hicular accidents during the ing to destroy this government left more than 5,000 suspects the president’s net worth. out of a shopping mall in the flattened structure with a crane struck another town. same period, Albayalde said in a statement. “This serves as an eye-opener, possibly for agencies and organiza- tions involved in promoting personal safety, to initiate programmes to develop basic drown-proofing and swimming Sri Lanka imposes emergency, skills as part of physical edu- cation curriculum in schools,” he said. (DPA) Thousands of Burmese suspects involvement of int’l protest China-backed mega-dam project Pakistani PM Imran Khan (left) with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani YANGON: Thousands of during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, on Monday. (EPA-EFE) people in northern Myan- networks in terror attacks mar took to the streets on Monday to protest against the proposed reinstatement Iran, Pakistan to set of a Chinese-backed mega- dam they say will cause huge environmental damage up border ‘reaction and bring little benefit to the country. The protest came just days ahead of a trip by civilian leader Aung San Suu force’ after attacks Kyi to Beijing for a summit on China’s Belt and Road AFP Pakistani premier who started a Initiative. Myanmar’s former TEHRAN two-day visit on Sunday. military junta signed a 2009 In March, Rouhani de- deal with Beijing to construct IRAN and Pakistan have agreed manded Pakistan act “decisively the Myitsone dam in Kachin to set up a joint border “reac- against anti-Iranian terrorists”, state. Public anger rose to tion force” following a number following a February 13 attack the surface as the country of deadly attacks by militant that killed 27 members of the started to transition towards groups on their frontier, Iranian elite Revolutionary Guards in democracy. (AFP) President Hassan Rouhani an- Sistan-Baluchistan. nounced Monday after talks Iran has said a Pakistani with visiting Pakistani Prime suicide bomber was behind the Minister Imran Khan. attack, claimed by the Sunni ji- “We agreed to create a joint hadist group Jaish al-Adl (Army Polio vaccination rapid reaction force at the bor- of Justice), which Tehran says ders for combatting terrorism,” operates mostly out of bases in drive in Peshawar Rouhani told a joint news con- Pakistan. triggers controversy ference, following months of in- On Saturday, Islamabad creased tensions over attacks on said it had evidence the “ter- TRIBUNE.COM.PK both sides of the frontier. rorist outfits” that carried out ISLAMABAD The border skirts the vola- the attack in Balochistan had tile southeastern Iranian prov- “training and logistic camps A routine polio vaccination ince of Sistan-Baluchistan inside Iranian areas bordering drive at schools in Mashokhel, which has been the scene of fre- Pakistan”. Islamist as well as Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) quent attacks on Iran’s security ethnic Baloch separatists oper- on Monday turned contro- Security personnel inspect the debris of a car after it exploded when police tried to defuse a bomb near St. Anthony’s Shrine in Colombo, on forces. ate in Balochistan, Pakistan’s versial after dozens of stu- Monday, a day after multiple blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels killed over 200 in Sri Lanka. (AFP) Khan’s visit to Iran, the poorest province. dents were rushed for medi- first since he took office last Stressing that “no third cal attention because they felt year, comes after gunmen who country” could harm Iran-Pa- unwell after being adminis- 87 bomb detonators found at the city’s main bus station on Monday, while Islamabad says were based in kistan ties, an apparent refer- tered the vaccine. Iran killed 14 members of Paki- ence to the United States and While the school admin- an explosive went off near a church where scores were killed on Sunday stan’s security forces last week its policy of isolating the Islamic istration and the affected in its own Balochistan province. republic, Rouhani said Tehran parents blame the polio REUTERS Sri Lanka PM not alerted to warning authorities of possible attacks “The security chief will sit was ready to boost trade and vaccine for the students’ ill- COLOMBO on churches by the leader of the down with his counterpart here business ties with Islamabad. health, officials associated of attack because of ‘internal rift’ group, the National Thawheed and discuss (security) coopera- “In the current situation with K-P’s Emergency Op- SRI Lanka said on Monday it COLOMBO: A rift between Sri Lanka’s president and prime minister, Jama’ut. It was not immediate- tion,” Khan said, although no the region’s countries must de- erations Centre and other was invoking emergency pow- which sparked a crisis last year, came under scrutiny on Monday a ly clear what action, if any, was details were given on the joint cide and plan for their interests health departments rejected ers in the aftermath of devastat- day after a series of deadly bomb blasts, with questions over how taken on the tip-off. force. independently and directly,” the accusation. ing bomb attacks on hotels and the government handled a recent warning of an attack. The premier “Still the investigations are “We trust that both coun- Rouhani said. “Iran is ready to “The anti-polio vaccine churches, blamed on militants has been kept out of intelligence briefings since he fell out with the going on,” Welianga said. Most tries will not have terrorist ac- meet Pakistan’s oil and gas de- is the safest vaccine that has with foreign links, in which 290 president, a government minister said, a day after Easter attacks of the attacks came during tivities from their soil... We will mands... (and) we are ready to protected millions of chil- people were killed and nearly on churches and hotels killed 290 people and wounded nearly Easter services and when hotel not allow any damage to your increase (electricity) exports to dren from disabilities. The 500 wounded. 500. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had not been told of the guests were sitting down for country from our soil,” said the Pakistan ten-fold,” he added. polio vaccine is adminis- The emergency law, which report, dated April 11, that said a foreign intelligence agency had breakfast buffets. “Guests who tered to millions of children gives police and the military warned of attacks on churches by a domestic militant group called had come for breakfast were in every polio campaign in extensive powers to detain and the National Thawheed Jama’ut, Health Minister Rajith Senaratne lying on the floor, blood all the country without any ad- interrogate suspects without told reporters. “When we asked about the intelligence report, the over,” an employee at Kings- PM Imran’s oncoming China visit verse effects,” said EOC Co- court orders, will go into effect prime minister was not aware of this,” said Senaratne, who also bury Hotel said. ordinator Capt (retd) Kam- at midnight on Monday, the briefs reporters on the deliberations of the cabinet. (REUTERS) Cabinet spokesman Raji- of significant importance: Envoy ran Afridi. president’s office said. tha Senaratne said an interna- He categorically rejected Colombo, the seaside capi- will go into effect at 8 p.m., the spokesman said an interna- tional network was involved, ISLAMABAD: Beijing’s envoy to Islamabad Yao Jing on Monday said the news circulated by vari- tal of the Indian Ocean island, government announced. tional network was involved. but did not elaborate. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s upcoming visit to China will be of “signif- ous media outlets linking was jittery on Monday. Police There was no claim of re- Police had received a tip-off of “We do not believe these icant importance for bilateral relations between the two countries”. the children’s condition with said 87 bomb detonators were sponsibility for the attack but a possible attack on churches by attacks were carried out by The premier will be attending the second Belt and Road Forum will the vaccine. “It was reported found at the city’s main bus sta- suspicion was focusing on Is- a little-known domestic Islam- a group of people who were take place from April 27 onwards. Jing added that “delegations will that children from two pri- tion, while an explosive went lamist militants in the Bud- ist group some 10 days ago, ac- confined to this country,” be attending the forum all over the world and experts from different vate schools in Peshawar fell off near a church where scores dhist-majority country. cording to a document. Senaratne said. “There was an fields will also attend”. PM Imran is scheduled to deliver a keynote sick due to the polio vaccine were killed on Sunday when Investigators said seven The intelligence report, international network with- address, the ambassador informed. As many as 40 heads of state but that is not true. bomb squad officials were try- suicide bombers took part in dated April 11, said a foreign out which these attacks could and institutions will also attend the forum and the leaders will en- ing to defuse it. A night curfew the attacks while a government intelligence agency had warned not have succeeded.” gage in dialogue with each other. (TRIBUNE.COM.PK) ‘We kept calling her’: Sri Lankans scour hospitals, morgue for loved ones

REUTERS Catholic churches hit in the claimed responsibility for Sun- sister, Kiruba, who had gone to worshippers had gathered. COLOMBO coordinated attack. “We kept day’s attacks. Colombo, the sea- Sunday mass. They looked for Pictures showed bodies on the calling her after we heard of side capital of the Indian Ocean her at the bombed church and a ground and blood-spattered SRI Lankans scoured hospitals the incident, but there was no island, was jittery on Monday, nearby hospital, but had found pews and statues. and morgues for missing loved response,” she said, showing a with rumours of more blasts no trace. MM Mohomed, a Colom- ones on Monday, a day after su- photograph of the missing girl spooking residents as police “That’s why we came here,” bo shopkeeper, was searching icide bomb attacks on churches on her mobile phone. searched for the bombers. An- the man told Reuters Televi- for a missing employee amid holding Easter services and lux- Sri Lanka is predominately other device exploding while a sion. Family members of one the shattered and scorched ury hotels killed 290 people and Buddhist but its 22 million peo- bomb squad tried to defuse it. of three policeman killed said pews and broken concrete of wounded about 500. ple include Christians, Muslims A curfew for a second night they grew worried when he St. Anthony’s. Outside the national hos- and Hindus. went into effect at 8 p.m. A Sri Lankan relative of a bomb blast victim holds a photograph did not answer his phone af- “There is no information pital in Colombo, a woman The military for decades Most of the 290 dead and at a morgue in Colombo, on Monday, as people gather hoping to ter the attacks. “Then we got a about her since she left the named Rameshwary said she battled ethnic minority Ta- 500 wounded were Sri Lankans identify loved ones missing or killed in the Easter bomb attacks police message saying he had shop,” he said. “Her parents was searching for a 17-year- mil separatists, most of them although government officials on Sunday. (AFP) died,” said Ranjith Wijesin- are at the emergency service old friend who attended Hindu, but violence had largely said 32 foreigners were killed. ghe, a relative of the officer. searching for her. I went to morning mass at St. An- ended since a government vic- Many of the dead have yet to joined relatives and friends try- at one mortuary. A man said Survivors described scenes of the police morgue to see if thony’s Shrine, one of three tory 10 years ago. No group be identified. Catholic priests ing to put names to the dead a friend was searching for his carnage at the churches where she was there.” 08 Tuesday, April 23, 2019

ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 3, 2006 Opinion HAMAD BIN SUHAIM AL THANI CHAIRMAN ADEL ALI BIN ALI MANAGING DIRECTOR DR HASSAN MOHAMMED AL ANSARI EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

California’s Bad Ideas On How To Prevent College Scandals Mueller Report Is An Some of the bills proposed by lawmakers in response to scandal Indictment In All But Name are unnecessary, others poorly thought out and one would require state to interfere in practices of private organisations President Trump must be held to account for the sweeping misconduct the Mueller T’S seldom a good thing when Califor- bill. First, the state schools say they don’t report has revealed — through the courts, the ballot box and Congressional action nia lawmakers go into headline-reactive give preference to legacy candidates as it is. Imode, quickly proposing a new law — or As for the private colleges, many have RICHARD BLUMENTHAL several — in response to a major story that a long history of legacy admissions and, TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE has grabbed the public’s attention. A re- frankly, it’s hard to see a good reason for cently proposed package of legislation in- such policies other than to keep admissions HE Mueller report is a chilling por- spired by the college admissions scandal is within a privileged club. trait of sweeping criminal misconduct unfortunately another example of how that and unacceptable wrongdoing at the process can go wrong. highest levels of our government. It Two of the six bills respond to the fraud The most problematic of the bills in the Tpresents a massive mosaic of evidence itself, in which dozens of parents alleg- package would prohibit all colleges and that depicts a president who has been com- edly rigged college entrance exams or paid universities in the state, public or pri- promised by a hostile foreign adversary bribes to secure spots for their children at vate, from giving preference to applica- since his first day in the Oval Office. It me- exclusive colleges. thodically makes the case for obstruction of But because the scandal also brought tions from the children of alumni — so- justice by President Donald Trump that is attention to troubling but legal aspects of called legacy applicants — or the chil- an indictment in all but name. college admissions that favour the wealthy dren of donors All Americans should be deeply dis- and connected, much of the legislation turbed by this report’s findings. Our nation is not aimed at criminal behaviour but was attacked by a foreign adversary — not simply at making the admissions process The colleges don’t appear to gain finan- with bullets and bombs, but by agents of more equitable. cially from the preference; the applicants the Russian government intent on harm- Unfortunately, some of the bills are un- have done nothing to deserve it and it keeps ing our most sacred institution: our de- necessary, others are poorly thought out spots from going to more qualified candi- mocracy. These Russian state-sponsored and one would require the state to interfere dates. But even though the system is ripe criminals robbed the American people of in the practices of private organisations in for extinction, that’s a policy change that their right to elections free of illegal for- can people. No collusion? No obstruction? potentially harmful ways. private colleges should be making on their eign interference. President Trump and his All Americans should be deeply Exonerated? I don’t think so. One would require three college admin- own and in ways that work best both for campaign were all too willing to accept this disturbed by the Mueller report’s Now that the redacted Mueller report istrators at the University of California and their institutions and for students. help, and even encouraged it. findings. Our nation was attacked has been released, President Trump must California State University to check each While it certainly strikes us as odious to The first volume of the Mueller report by a foreign adversary — not with be held accountable for the sweeping mis- “admission by exception” before the student see families buy their way into an institu- details countless meetings and commu- conduct it has revealed — through the is accepted, apparently to root out fraud and tion of higher learning, if a donor is willing nications between Russian agents and bullets and bombs, but by agents courts, the ballot box, Congressional ac- dishonesty. These generally are students to spend millions of dollars so that the col- Trump campaign and administration offi- of the Russian government intent tion, or all of the above. who might not be accepted for their aca- lege can accept and enroll more scholarship cials. It shows the Trump campaign’s will- on harming our most sacred insti- I strongly support subpoenas for the full demic achievements alone but who are con- students, there’s at least a reasonable argu- ingness to benefit from, and even encour- tution: our democracy unredacted Mueller report and all of its un- sidered highly desirable by, say, an athletic ment to be made that the policy occasion- age, Russia’s attack on our democracy by derlying evidence. Special Counsel Mueller coach or a musical director. ally might do more good than harm. facilitating the dissemination of illegally and relevant members of his team must But UC already is examining how to Plus, this bill could have negative con- obtained information to the public for po- Gahn, to fire the special counsel, then told appear before Congress to discuss their tighten its procedures to prevent fraud sequences for the very students that legisla- litical gain. The president’s son and son-in- McGahn to lie about it. In another, Presi- extraordinary findings. Although I don’t among these so-called side-door admis- tors are trying to help. law both tried — unsuccessfully — to obtain dent Trump dangled an ambassadorship expect the attorney general to be forthcom- sions, which add up to 2 percent of all stu- If private colleges decide to keep their valuable, disparaging information about in front of another aide and asked her to ing in his testimony — especially after his dents accepted. existing admissions policies, lower-income Hillary Clinton from the Russian govern- make dishonest claims to protect him. He performance this week — he too has been The Legislature would be wiser to let students might be unable to attend because ment. President Trump tried — unsuccess- repeatedly sought to have the attorney gen- called to appear before the House and Sen- the state’s colleges take a careful look at they can’t get Cal Grants to help them finan- fully — to find thousands of Clinton’s stolen eral violate ethics rules in order to end the ate Judiciary Committees to answer for his the situation and come up with their own cially. emails, knowing they had been hacked by special counsel investigation. And those are deception and his inappropriate handling solutions — because the colleges know The Legislature shouldn’t use the finan- Russians. just some of the highlights. of the Mueller report’s release. their own processes and needs better than cial welfare of needy students as a cudgel for If there was no criminal conspiracy be- Deferring to long-standing Department The continuing threat of Russian in- legislators do. If their solutions are too social engineering. tween the Trump campaign and the Rus- of Justice policy that a sitting president terference in our democratic process is weak, it will then be time to talk about One more bill would require private sians, it wasn’t for lack of trying. cannot be indicted, Special Counsel Rob- very real. They paid almost no price for state intervention. college consultants, who coach students Separately, the report reveals how the ert S Mueller III did not charge President their nefarious acts in 2016, and they are Another bill calls on UC and Cal State through the admissions process for what campaign allowed a hostile foreign adver- Trump with committing a crime. But his going to do it again. While Vladimir Putin to review whether and how heavily the SAT are usually hefty fees, to register with the sary to wield influence on the president’s report makes clear that if the president has 2020 in his sights, our Department of and ACT college entrance exams should be California secretary of state, who later foreign policy positions in a way that is were any other American, he would likely Homeland Security is virtually leaderless, weighed in admissions decisions. Nothing would propose regulations for the industry. deeply unethical, unpatriotic and unbe- be facing serious criminal indictment. In and our president still has not condemned wrong with that, but both state college sys- It’s unclear how this would prevent fitting an American president. It details fact, Mueller repeatedly suggests that this past Russian interference. We need strong tems already are doing so. scandals like the current one in which a how a think tank with connections to the president could be prosecuted when he leadership in Congress and in the adminis- The most problematic of the bills in the Newport Beach consultant pleaded guilty Russian government provided input into leaves office. tration focused on preventing future elec- package would prohibit all colleges and to funneling parents’ money into bribes for then-candidate Trump’s first foreign policy And the cover up continues. On Thurs- tion meddling. universities in the state, public or private, athletic coaches. It’s already illegal to com- speech, how members of the Trump cam- day, Attorney General William Barr be- Regardless of what political party you from giving preference to applications mit fraud. paign intervened to change the Republican trayed his oath of office, our Constitution support, we can all agree as Americans that from the children of alumni — so-called College admission is a complicated and party platform to benefit Russian interests, and the American people. Again and again, choosing a president should belong to the legacy applicants — or the children of do- nuanced procedure, as well as one that too and how Trump’s campaign manager, Paul Barr misled the public. He tried to make people of the United States, not our foreign nors. Cal Grants, which provide financial often favours connected, well-heeled appli- Manafort, worked to advance the interests us believe the Trump campaign played no enemies. Anyone complicit in robbing the aid for students from lower-to middle- cants. Legislators appear to be looking for a of a Russian oligarch with ties to Vladimir role in Russian election interference. They American people of that right should be income families, would not be given to role to play in a big and shameful story, but Putin. did. He tried to make us believe that Mu- held accountable. students who attend schools that refuse to if they haven’t thought through what kind of In volume two, the Mueller report lays eller’s decision not to indict the president change those policies. reforms are needed, they’re better off sitting out how President Trump and his top aides was due to a lack of evidence. It wasn’t. And (Richard Blumenthal is a Dem- There are several things wrong with this this one out. worked assiduously to obstruct justice. In he parroted President Trump’s dishonest ocratic US senator from Connecti- cut. He wrote this for the (Tribune News Service) one stunning episode, President Trump slogans like a campaign surrogate filming Hartford ordered his White House counsel, Don Mc- a campaign ad, not a lawyer for the Ameri- Courant.) Is Assange A Journalist? It Depends What Year You Ask The data dump in 2010 had many markers of public-interest reporting. Some of WikiLeaks’s more recent actions clearly don’t ELI LAKE Let’s start with the civil libertarian argu- Instead, the indictment treats Assange’s pends on the year you’re asking the ques- TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE ment. WikiLeaks has published diplomatic coaching of Manning as a kind of hacking. tion. When Assange founded WikiLeaks, its cables, videos and emails that have extraordi- The Justice Department would be bet- mission was to expose authoritarian govern- S Julian Assange awaits his extradi- nary news value. ter off focusing on some of his more recent ments. As he told potential collaborators in tion hearing in the UK, the debate over The cables the organisation disclosed in activities. Two specific incidents come to 2006, according to the New Yorker, “Our Awhat to call him and his organisation, 2010 showed for example that Yemen’s presi- mind. WikiLeaks published in the summer primary targets are those highly oppressive WikiLeaks, is once again important. dent boasted of lying to his legislature about and fall of 2016 the hacked emails of leading regimes in China, Russia and Central Eura- Depending on who is speaking, Assange US drone strikes in his country. Another Hillary Clinton campaign officials along with sia.” In those early days, WikiLeaks published is either a publisher, a hacker or the head of WikiLeak was the drone video that showed a the Democratic National Committee. In this all kinds of damaging information against all a hostile intelligence service. It can all be a bit US airstrike that ended up killing a member case, Assange almost certainly did not receive kinds of targets, from Somali Islamists to the confusing. of the Reuters news staff in Baghdad. These the goods from a whistleblower, despite his Chinese government. Much of it was in the The debate though is vitally important. disclosures were in the public interest. self-discrediting innuendo that the mur- public interest. If WikiLeaks is not different from a news In this sense, indicting Assange – for dered DNC staffer Seth Rich may have been And even in 2010 when Assange helped site, then its newsgathering and publica- encouraging his source for these disclosures his source. As the indictment from special Manning steal and transfer the State Depart- tions should be almost entirely protected (Private Chelsea Manning) to take steps to ple, in particular the confidential sources who counsel Robert Mueller alleges, WikiLeaks ment cables it later exposed, he worked with from American prosecution under the First hide her identity when logging onto the net- spoke with US diplomats with the expectation received the hacked personal emails of lead- media organisations to report out the raw Amendment. If WikiLeaks is a journalism works containing the cables she ultimately that their conversations would remain secret. ing Democrats from Russian spies. material his source provided. outlet and Assange is a reporter, then what stole – will have a chilling effect on journal- In an interview with Guardian reporters in The second is the WikiLeaks March 2017 By 2016 though, WikiLeaks was not so happens to Assange could happen to other ism. As the Intercept’s Glenn Greenwald and 2011, Assange dismissed the danger, saying publication of a series of CIA hacking pro- much a publisher as it was a combatant in journalists. Micah Lee wrote last week, the US indictment if the sources were killed, they had it coming grammes and exploits that the website said information warfare. Mueller alleged that But if WikiLeaks is a collaborator with of Assange, “characterises as a felony many because they were informants. allowed the agency to hack into cars, phones WikiLeaks in that year published the fruits of Russian intelligence, then it is a pawn in actions that journalists are not just permitted A more charitable reading of the indict- and other devices. Revealing this capability Russian hacking to influence the 2016 presi- an adversary’s political campaign against a but required to take in order to conduct sensi- ment is that the Justice Department is treat- counts as a news story. But the publication of dential election. Then a year later, WikiLe- US election. In this respect, it’s important tive reporting in the digital age.” ing Assange like Al Capone, famously taken such technical information and source code aks disarmed key tools of the CIA, one of to draw a distinction between independent This point has merit. The activities de- down on tax evasion charges. The indictment was an attack. the agencies charged with defending against news organisations and Internet activists that scribed in the Assange indictment do not re- appears to go out of its way not to indict As- It destroyed an arsenal of cyber-weapons these kinds of Russian hacks. The greatest advance the interests of or collaborate with ally rise to the level of serious hacking. That sange on charges that he published classified by alerting adversaries to the precise weak- mystery of the indictment against Assange is hostile powers by publishing the emails that said, the sheer volume of material WikiLeaks information, which would establish a danger- nesses they needed to patch. why the Justice Department did not charge hackers steal. published in 2010 also endangered good peo- ous precedent against media organisations. So whether Assange is a publisher de- him for any of that.

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The killer in New Zealand used social media to recruit follow- 136 terrorist attacks over a decade The al-Qaeda attacks of Septem- target.” He noted that the suspected and intellectual father of al-Qaeda reportedly livestreamed the attack ers, and more actively to help incite found that such attacks got three ber 11th killed nearly 3,000 people, New Zealand killer’s manifesto calls Abdullah Azzam in his book The online. He posted a 74-page mani- and even coordinate attacks; and in- times more coverage than attacks of and Osama bin Laden had the explicit media attention merely a “bonus” Defense of Muslim Territories. For festo and ranted on a message board. dividual attackers like the Orlando any other kind. aim of drawing the United States into with the attack as an “end in itself.” white supremacists like the suspect- He follows in the footsteps of white shooter posted pledges of allegiance Common to all of these attack- wars overseas to exhaust itself. The Yet the fact of his posting a manifes- ed New Zealand shooter—and white supremacists Anders Breivik, who to the group online. ers, in the end, is the lives they de- killer in the ISIS beheading video of to at all testifies to the political state- supremacist shooters before him killed more than 70 people in Nor- The global white supremacist stroy and the grieving loved ones the journalist James Foley addressed ment the attacker is making. in Charleston and Pittsburgh—the way in 2011, and Dylann Roof, who movement looks more atomized and they leave behind. 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There is no “core territory” mentally senseless, and a commu- cist mass killers before him, invoked lar groups, it is the conspiracy theory through immigration. pounding on similar themes—indeed, of white supremacy, as Afghanistan nity loss so fundamentally cruel.

the first time since World War II, Populist parties likely has tightened its rules—though it re- mains the top destination for asylum to dent centrists’ seekers. Berlin has sped up how it makes decisions on asylum requests, dominance in EU a process that in theory also speeds Parliament elections up the deportation of those whose claims are denied. Additionally, Ber- next month lin now deems Afghanistan a safe country, meaning Afghans seeking refuge in Germany are no longer as- KRISHNADEV CALAMUR sured of it. THE ATLANTIC ONLINE Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the head of Chancellor Angela Mer- HE arrival of more than 1 million kel’s governing Christian Democratic migrants in Europe in 2015 trans- The Union, recently said Germany “must Tformed the region’s political land- make sure nothing like” the surge scape. Four years later, the numbers of Syrian migrants “ever happens seeking refuge have fallen sharply— again.” Sweden and other countries even if the rhetoric surrounding the Nativists are also rethinking their relatively lib- newcomers has not. eral humanitarian migration policies European Union data released in the face of public backlash. recently showed that the number of A fundamental challenge for the first-time asylum seekers in the bloc won in bloc is its piecemeal policy on asy- declined for the fourth straight year. lum. Prior to the crisis, the so-called It now stands at 580,800, just above Dublin rule, which mandated that the number that arrived in 2014, the migrants seek asylum in the country year before the migrant crisis began. Europe where they first arrive, appeared to These latest figures are significant be sufficient to handle the relatively not because a semblance of order has low number of claims. But that frac- been restored to those countries that tured when hundreds of thousands account for the main source of asylum of migrants from Syria and elsewhere seekers—Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq began arriving in Italy, Greece, Spain, remain in various stages of tumult— and the frontiers of eastern Europe to but because migration remains a make their way west. potent rallying call for far-right and Since then, the EU has tried to populist parties that continue to use forge a common asylum policy, but the issue to mobilize voters ahead with no real success. One major of European Parliament elections in stumbling block is whether Brussels May. Additionally, European gov- can enforce a quota that distributes ernments have tightened their rules refugees among the bloc’s members not only for immigration but also for so the Mediterranean states in par- asylum, resulting in a steep decline in borders, bolstering support for par- Many of these parties are skepti- Italy, the previously favored destina- to the prevailing political winds. Re- ticular don’t bear an unfair burden. approval rates, according to separate ties that until then had occupied the cal of the EU itself, but particularly of tion. Italy saw a 61 percent decline in jections of asylum applications out- Governments in countries such as European data. fringes of European politics. That has the bloc’s migration policies. Some the number of asylum seekers, ac- numbered approvals by a two-to-one Hungary, which have been vocal Still, the numbers released are changed markedly, though: Populist of that skepticism has been a cen- cording to the EU data. (Left-wing margin last year, according to the about their opposition to migrants unlikely to placate the plurality of parties are expected to make signifi- terpiece of government policies in parties that call for more immigra- European Asylum Support Office. in general and Muslim migrants in Europeans who say they believe im- cant enough gains in the upcoming Italy, Austria, and elsewhere. Italian tion, such as Germany’s Greens and (In 2015, one in two applications was particular, have adamantly opposed migration is the most important issue polls to put a major dent in the four- Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Sal- Sweden’s Left Party, have also made successful.) Germany, whose open- this plan. facing the bloc. Indeed, the arrival of decade-long electoral dominance of vini’s opposition to immigration, for significant gains, but are not part of door policy for Syrians fleeing the Yet while migration and asylum large numbers of migrants four years the EU’s centrist parties—a repeat of instance, has helped ensure that few- governments in their countries.) civil war sparked the flow of migrants continue to dominate Europe’s poli- ago fostered a belief that EU govern- the pattern seen in an array of nation- er migrants are making the perilous Europe’s traditional center-right into Europe and consequently saw a tics, the numbers show that the issue ments had lost control of the bloc’s al elections across Europe. journey across the Mediterranean to and center-left parties are not blind far-right party enter Parliament for is not as pressing as it once was. 10 Tuesday, April 23, 2019 India / World Lawyers for British aid worker, Nigerian man shot Rahul regrets attributing ‘chor’ remarks to SC ‘full court’ to dead at resort; four tourists abducted IANS Rahul’s nomination from Amethi valid: EC NEW DELHI hear charges AFP social media, adding that col- but failed”, Sabo said. LUCKNOW: In a major relief to Congress President Rahul Gandhi, the KANO leagues were “utterly heartbro- “They took away about five EXPLAINING his remarks on Election Commission has declared as valid his nomination from the ken”. other locals but one person the Rafale deal, Congress Presi- Amethi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. against CJI TWO people including a British Mooney had “worked with escaped,” he said. A Nigerian dent Rahul Gandhi on Monday An independent candidate on Saturday had raised objections aid worker have been shot dead Mercy Corps for almost two man believed by local residents expressed regret for attributing over Gandhi’s nominations, alleging discrepancies over citizenship IANS and four tourists abducted in years, devoting her time to in Kajuru to be Mooney’s part- his “Chowkidar Chor Hai” re- and educational qualifications in his affidavit. Ravi Prakash, lawyer NEW DELHI an attack by armed gunmen making a difference in Nige- ner was also killed in the attack marks to the top court and said for the complainant Dhruv Raj, claimed that he had documents that on a holiday resort in north- ria”, Keny-Guyer added. on the resort where a group of he has incorrectly done so in the indicated that Gandhi was a British national. Taking note of the THE Supreme Court Bar As- western Nigeria, police said on Gunmen stormed the Ka- 13 tourists had arrived from “heat of the moment”. complaint, BJP spokesman GVL Narsimha also asked the Congress sociation (SCBA) and the Su- Sunday. juru Castle resort, 60 kilome- Lagos, southwest Nigeria the Gandhi also said that his President to come clean on the issue. (IANS) preme Court Advocates-on- Police and aid agency Mer- tres (40 miles) southeast of police spokesman said. comment was deliberately used Record Association (SCAORA) cy Corps named the dead wom- Kaduna City at 11.40 pm (2240 In Kaduna and the wider by his political opponents to gain “Nothing could be farther tion the same breath in the heat have expressed deep reserva- an as Faye Mooney. GMT) on Friday, Kaduna state northwest region, kidnapping leverage. “It has been used (and from my mind. It is also clear of political campaigning ought tions regarding the suo moto “Faye was a dedicated and police spokesman Yakubu Sabo for ransom has become an in- misused) by my political oppo- that no court would ever do not to be construed as suggest- court hearing held on April passionate communications told reporters. The Briton “was creasingly rampant, particu- nents to project that I had de- that and hence the unfortunate ing that the court had given any 20 on the issue related to al- and learning specialist”, Chief gunned down from the hill by larly on the road to the capital, liberately and intentionally sug- references (for which I express finding or conclusion on that is- legations of sexual harassment executive Neal Keny-Guyer the kidnappers who tried to Abuja, where armed attacks gested that this court had said regret) to the court order and to sue,” Gandhi said in his response against the Chief Justice of In- said in a statement posted on gain entrance into the castle have thrived. Chowkidar Chor Hai! the political slogan in juxtaposi- submitted in the court. dia (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi. The associations said that the allegations of an ex-em- ployee of the Supreme Court should be dealt with as per Act against PM for poll norms established procedure of law, which must apply in every case India shares ‘all evidence’ violations, Yechury urges EC “uniformly”. The SCBA has sought ac- IANS tion by the “Full Court of the NEW DELHI Supreme Court” into the alle- gations of sexual harassment against JeM’s Azhar with CPI-M General Secretary Sita- against Chief Justice Ran- ram Yechury has urged the Elec- jan Gogoi. “That procedure tion Commission to act against adopted for conducting the Prime Minister Narendra Modi court proceedings on April 20, for “constantly flouting” guide- in the matter of ex-employee lines that matters of national of Supreme Court against the China for his blacklisting security should not be used as CPI-M General Secretary CJI is in violation of procedure fodder for election speeches. Sitaram Yechury established by law as well as “We see that the Prime Min- principles of natural justice,” Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale holds talks with the Chinese leadership in Beijing ister is constantly flouting those a ‘qatal ki raat’ (night of slaugh- the SCBA said in a resolution. guidelines and violating princi- ter). “Modi has been irrespon- The Executive Committee ples which have been laid down sible and callous in going to the (EC) of the SCBA has decided as ground rules for all political extent of calling for use of nucle- to collate all the relevant mate- parties and leaders to follow,” ar weapons,” he said. At an elec- rial and facts with respect to the Yechury said in a letter to Chief tion rally in Barmer on Sunday, allegations, which may be con- Election Commissioner Sunil Modi said: “India has stopped sidered by it in its next meeting. Arora. “We believe that you have the policy of getting scared of Pa- taken cognisance of his speeches kistan’s threats. Every other day in Latur where he called for a they used to say ‘we have nuclear vote in the name of Pulwama button, we have nuclear button’. Malawi to pilot martyrs, although the details of What do we have then? Have we disciplinary action taken against kept it for Diwali?” groundbreaking him are still awaited. Yechury wrote: “The brazen, “Moreover, we are yet to reckless invocation of armed malaria vaccine hear on when he would be asked forces, armed action and then to refrain from insulting the threats of nuclear war, as some- AFP Commission’s guidelines, viti- thing that is a partisan political LILONGWE ating the electoral process and, act he would push for and some- therefore, our democratic exer- thing on the basis for which a MALAWI will on Tuesday cise.” vote is sought, in our opinion, spearhead large scale pilot Yechury pointed out that the even further compromises the tests for the world’s most ad- Election Commission had issued integrity of the electoral process vanced experimental malaria clear guidelines on how mat- as laid out by the Election Com- vaccine in a bid to prevent the ters of national security and ac- mission. disease that kills hundreds of tions of the Indian armed forces “Allowing the Prime Min- thousands across Africa each should not be used as fodder for ister, a candidate in Varanasi year. election speeches by the ruling and the star campaigner for the After more than three dec- party. ruling BJP, to constantly seek ades in development and al- The CPI-M leader pointed to appropriate the valour of the most $1 billion in investment, out that on April 21, on the last armed forces and seek votes di- the cutting-edge trial will be day of election campaigning in rectly violates the Model Code of rolled out in Malawi’s capital Gujarat, Modi said had Paki- Conduct and misusing his office Lilongwe this week and then in stan not returned the Indian Air of Prime Minister, for electoral Kenya and Ghana next week. Force pilot, it would have been reasons. It aims to immunise 120,000 children aged two years and under to assess the effective- Protesters hold a scratched photo of Jaish-e-Mohammed group chief Masood Azhar during a demonstration in Mumbai. (FILE PHOTO) ness of the pilot vaccine and whether the delivery process is IANS China has been blocking ed for plotting deadly terror Wang and Vice Foreign Minis- Modi’s nuke threat highly feasible. NEW DELHI/BEIJING India’s move to enlist Azhar attacks. Azhar heads the Jaish- ter Kong Xuanyou said China Four successive doses e-Mohammed (JeM), which should be “sensitive” to India’s irresponsible: Amarinder must be administered on a INDIA has shared with China as an international terrorist, claimed responsibility for the concerns. strict timetable for it to work. “all evidence” of the terror- which is supported by coun- Pulwama terror attack which “We will work together IANS time high, Amarinder ridiculed Trade-named Mosquirix, ist activities of Pakistan-based tries like the US, the UK killed 40 CRPF personnel on with the Chinese side to deep- JALANDHAR Modi’s promise of “achche din”, the drug has been developed Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and and France at the UN February 14. en mutual understanding and saying “acche din us din aainge by British pharmaceutical gi- its chief Masood Azhar, the Min- JeM has been responsible strengthen mutual trust to im- PUNJAB Chief Minister Ama- jis din enna da bhog payega” ant GlaxoSmithKline in part- istry of External Affairs (MEA) Security Council for a number of terror attacks in plement the decisions that are rinder on Monday said Prime (good days will come only when nership with the PATH Ma- said in New Delhi on Monday as India over the last two decades, taken by the leaders and do it Minister Narendra Modi’s state- their rule is brought to an end). laria Vaccine Initiative. Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale ist),” the MEA spokesperson including the one on the Parlia- in a manner where we are sen- ment on India’s nuclear arsenal “People are sick and tired of It passed previous sci- held talks with the Chinese lead- said. ment on December 13, 2001. sitive to each other’s concerns,” was “highly irresponsible”. their ‘jumlas’ and lies,” he said, entific testing -- including ership in Beijing. He was responding to que- There has been an increased Gokhale said. Urging people to support adding that people want jobs five years of clinical trials on Gokhale is on a two-day visit ries on the discussions that pitch for proscribing Azhar in Gokhale, who was earlier the Congress’ ‘jung’ (war) for and industry. “The people of 15,000 people in seven coun- to Beijing where he met Chinese Gokhale held in Beijing with the aftermath of the Pulwama India’s Ambassador to China, protecting the future of the India will overthrow the Modi tries -- and was approved for Foreign Minister Wang Yi and regard to proscribing of Azhar. attack. Last month, Beijing said both sides were working nation, “which the BJP-led government, which has spent the pilot programme in 2015. told him that Beijing needed Gokhale is understood to have placed its latest “technical hold”, to implement what was agreed government at the Centre had the last five years misleading Malaria episodes reduced to be “sensitive” to New Delhi’s made attempts to convince for the fourth time, on a US- between Indian Prime Minister plunged into a state of ruin”, and lying to them,” he added. by 40 percent in the trials. concerns. Wang Yi not to block a resolu- sponsored resolution against Narendra Modi and Chinese Amarinder said the BJP was Kick-starting the process of Although the potential “We have shared with China tion to declare Azhar an inter- Azhar, a move that India called President Xi Jinping at the Wu- misleading the country in the filing nominations by Congress vaccine will not give full pro- all evidence of the terrorist ac- national terrorist at a UN panel. “disappointing”. han summit last year. last five years with lies. candidates in the state from tection against the mosquito- tivities of Jaish-e-Mohammad China has been blocking In- “India will continue to pur- “It’s been a year since our “This is a ‘jung’ for the future Jalandhar, where he accompa- borne disease, it is the furthest and its leader Masood Azhar. It dia’s move to enlist Azhar as an sue all available avenues to en- leaders met in Wuhan and my of the nation. We are fighting a nied Punjab Congress candi- along in development and so is now for the 1267 Sanctions international terrorist, which is sure that terrorist leaders who colleagues, Vice (Foreign) Min- party that made tall promises, date Santokh Singh Chaudhary far the most effective. Committee (of the UN Security supported by countries like the are involved in heinous attacks ister Kong Xuanyou and I have but failed to deliver on even a to file nomination papers at the Scientists say if it was Council) and other authorised US, the UK and France at the on our citizens are brought to been following up on efforts to single one of them,” Amarinder district administrative complex, rolled out on a large scale it bodies of the UN to take a de- UN Security Council. justice,” the MEA spokesperson see that to implement the un- said. the Chief Minister said the Con- could save hundreds of thou- cision on the listing of Masood This has soured China’s ties said. Gokhale, in his opening re- derstandings that were reached Pointing out that unem- gress would provide a strong sands of lives. Azhar (as international terror- with India where Azhar is want- marks during his meeting with at the meeting. ployment rate was at an all- government at the Centre. 15 Indian states go to polls in third phase of Lok Sabha elections today

IANS third phase polls. 16 seats, while the remaining Pradesh, where the party had BJP in the Assembly polls held NEW DELHI The presidents of the two seats were divided between done well in 2014. in 2017, is hoping to win 10 to main political parties are in BJD (6), CPI-M (7), NCP (4), In 2014, the BJP won all 15 seats this time. PEOPLE in 15 states will vote fray in the third phase with Samajwadi Party (3), Shiv the 26 seats in Gujarat, 11 of 14 The three young Gujarat on Tuesday in the third phase BJP chief Amit Shah making Sena (2), RJD (2), AIUDF (2), in Karnataka, 8 of 10 in Uttar leaders -- Hardik Patel, Alpesh of Lok Sabha elections sched- his Lok Sabha election debut IUML (2), LJP (1), PDP (1), Pradesh, 6 of 7 in Chhattis- Thakor and Jignesh Mewani uled for Tuesday which will from Gandhinagar and Con- RSP (1), Kerala Congress-M garh, 6 of 14 in Maharashtra, -- whose positions had helped see a maximum of of 117 seats gress President Rahul Gandhi (1), CPI (1), Swabhimani Pak- both the seats in Goa and one the Congress build a narrative going to the polls in a single contesting from Wayanad. sha (1) and Trinamool Con- seat each in Assam, Bihar, against the BJP during the As- phase of seven-phased elec- The Bharatiya Janata Par- gress (1). Three seats were won Dadra and Nagar Haveli and sembly elections, are not in the tion. ty (BJP) will aim to defend the by Independent candidates. Daman and Diu. fray for the Lok Sabha polls. Voting will be completed 62 of the 117 third phase seats This time the BJP will Gujarat being the home Patidar agitation leader in all seats of Gujarat, Kerala, it won in 2014 and its perfor- be tested in its bastion Gu- state of Prime Minister Naren- Patel, who joined the Congress Goa, Karanataka, Chhattis- mance in this phase will be jarat -- where polling will be dra Modi, the BJP would again last month, cannot contest garh, Assam, Karnataka, Ker- crucial in deciding its political held for all the 26 Lok Sabha look for a clean sweep in the due to his conviction in a riot- ala, Dadra and Nagar Haveli fortunes. seats -- apart from Karana- state. However, the Congress, ing case, while Thakor quit the Voters wait to cast their votes at a school in Palayamkottai district of and Daman and Diu with the The Congress had won taka, Chhattisgarh and Uttar which gave a tough fight to the Congress earlier this month. Tamil Nadu recently. Gulf / Middle East Tuesday, April 23, 2019 11

Turkey detains 9 people over attack on main opposition leader Iraq says more than $60 mn stolen from Mosul after guv sacked ANKARA: Turkey has arrested nine people, including a member of the ruling AK Party, after the BAGHDAD: More than $60 million dollars in public funds were embezzled by Mosul officials close to NEWS country’s main opposition leader was punched and his car was stoned at a soldier’s funeral at the the province’s sacked governor in the wake of last month’s ferry sinking, Iraqi officials said Monday. weekend, the interior minister said on Monday. Kilicdaroglu was attacked on Sunday as he attended Iraq’s anti-corruption Integrity Commission said officials from the Nineveh province, of which Mosul IN BRIEF a funeral in a northern district of Ankara for a soldier killed in clashes with the outlawed Kurdistan is the capital, had embezzled a total of $64 million in public funds. They included nearly $40 million Workers Party (PKK) militants. The incident took place after his Republican People’s Party (CHP) set aside to rebuild the city, which was ravaged by three years of Islamic State group rule followed by defeated President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party in March 31 mayoral elections in the capital Ankara months of fierce fighting to oust the jihadists. The money was stolen in the aftermath of a tragic ferry and Turkey’s largest city Istanbul, painful losses for the ruling party. (REUTERS) sinking in March that left more than 100 people dead. (AFP) Iran says ready for US waivers end as Guards threatens to shut Hormuz

REUTERS oil ministry source as saying. Turkey opposes US ending exemptions on Iran oil “In case of any threat, we ures have been taken ... Iran is DUBAI US President Donald will have not even an iota of not waiting for America’s deci- Trump has decided not to re- ISTANBUL: Turkey said Monday it would not respect sanctions on oil imports from Iran after US doubt to protect and defend sion or the lack of it to export TEHRAN is prepared for a US issue waivers in May allowing President Donald Trump announced Washington would start ending waivers to the Islamic Republic’s the Iranian waters,” Tang- its oil,” Tasnim quoted the decision to end waivers grant- importers to buy Iranian oil oil customers. “We do not accept unilateral sanctions and impositions on the issue of how we will siri added. Tasnim quoted the source as saying. ed to buyers of Iranian crude, without facing US sanctions, establish relations with our neighbours,” Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying by unnamed source as saying: “We have years of experi- an Iranian oil ministry source the White House said in a the state-run Anadolu news agency. Cavusoglu warned that the US move to end exemptions “will not “Whether the waivers continue ence in neutralising efforts said on Monday, as the Revo- statement on Monday. serve regional peace and stability.” The United States said Monday it would start imposing sanc- or not, Iran’s oil exports will by enemies to strike blows lutionary Guards repeated Iran’s Foreign Ministry tions on friends such as India that buy Iranian oil, in its latest aggressive step to counter Tehran. not be zero under any circum- against our country,” the their threat to close the strate- was quoted as saying that the Other countries that will be affected include China and Turkey, opening up new friction in contentious stances unless Iranian authori- source added. gic Strait of Hormuz, Iranian waivers have no value, but relationships if the United States goes ahead with sanctions against buying Iranian oil. (AFP) ties decide to stop oil exports ... Iran has threatened to dis- media reported. because of the practical neg- and this is not relevant now.” rupt oil shipments through the The United States will fail ative effects of the sanctions, “We have been monitoring Strait of Hormuz, a major oil to cut Iranian oil exports to it has been in touch with for- mander of the Revolutionary “According to internation- it, we will shut it down,” the and analysing all possible sce- shipment channel in the Gulf zero, the semi-official Tas- eign partners and will “act Guards’ navy said Iran would al law, the Strait of Hormuz semi-official news agency Fars narios and conditions for the if the United States tries to nim news agency on Monday accordingly”. close the Strait if Tehran is is a marine passageway and quoted General Alireza Tang- advance of our country’s oil strangle Tehran’s economy by quoted an unnamed Iranian Separately, the com- barred from using it. if we are barred from using siri as saying on Monday. exports, and necessary meas- halting its oil exports.

Libyans charge France with double dealing Sudan’s military council and over warlord Haftar AFP oppn wrangle over transition economy,” former US diplo- TRIPOLI mat Ethan Chorin said. Haftar, on the other LIBYA’S unity government hand, “has proven he can TMC warns protesters has bitterly criticised France create order from chaos -- against blocking roads for its stand in the offensive but at a high cost, in terms of on Tripoli by the forces of human rights and freedom of and limiting citizens’ Khalifa Haftar, accusing Par- expression,” he said. movement is at least tacitly of backing Haftar is seen by his al- the military strongman. lies, who also include Russia Last week, unity govern- and Libya’s eastern neigh- REUTERS ment interior minister Fathi bour Egypt, as a bulwark KHARTOUM Bach Agha charged that against Islamists who gained France was supporting “the a foothold after the 2011 up- SUDAN’S ruling Transitional criminal Haftar”, and an- rising that ousted and killed Military Council (TMC) and nounced the GNA was cut- dictator Moamer Kadhafi. opposition forces appeared ting security ties with Paris. A Kadhafi-era military on a collision course on Mon- His comments triggered commander who spent two day amid deepening differ- surprise, and a swift denial decades in exile in the United ences over demands for civil- from the French embassy States, he returned to Libya ian rule more than 10 days that the allegations were “un- in March 2011 and later after the ouster of President founded”. brought together a coalition Omar al-Bashir. But while France’s role of armed factions to battle The TMC warned on Mon- remains ambiguous, analysts militants. day against people blocking say Paris sees Haftar and his France, hit by a string roads and limiting the move- self-style Libyan National of Islamic State group at- ment of citizens, signaling a Army as a potential stabilis- tacks, backed Haftar’s forces possible move against thou- ing force in a country rocked as they battled IS and other sands of protesters who are by years of conflict. militants in Libya. camping outside the Defence Haftar’s forces in early Jalel Harchoui, a Libya Ministry and blocking some April launched their as- specialist at the Clingendael roads outside the compound in sault on Tripoli, seat of the Institute in The Hague, said downtown Khartoum. internationally-recognised France backed Haftar’s ef- The council also said it Government of National forts with “military advisers was unacceptable that some Accord, pledging to clear on Libyan soil, who provide young people were acting as the capital of “mercenaries assistance with training, police and security services, and terrorists”. surveillance and targeting in violation of the law, a refer- “Since 2016 the GNA of strikes.” ence to youths who have been Sudanese shout slogans during a protest outside the army headquarters in the capital Khartoum, on Monday. (AFP) has made no headway in France was forced to ad- searching protesters taking addressing the problems it mit that it has provided mil- part at the sit-in. Sudan army orders protesters to tear down barricades have been arrested, and the was meant to solve first, i.e. itary assistance to Haftar “We request the honour- TMC said it would retire all breaking the vice grip of the after three French troops able citizens to help clear these KHARTOUM: Sudan’s new army rulers on Monday ordered protesters to dismantle their barricades on eight of the officers ranked militias over Tripoli, contain- were killed in Libya during negative features that impact roads leading to the military headquarters as tensions grew after talks between the two sides broke lieutenant general in the ing extremism, and stopping an intelligence-gathering the lives of citizens and the se- down. he demand to reopen roads came a day after rally leaders suspended talks with the 10-mem- feared National Intelligence the free-fall of the Libyan mission in 2016. curity of the country,” the TMC ber military council about their main demand to transfer power to a civilian administration.“We are and Security Service. said in a statement, adding suspending our talks with the military council,” spokesman Mohamed al-Amin told the tens of thou- A series of anti-corruption that roads and access ways for sands of protesters gathered at the army complex.”We call for escalating and continuing the demon- and anti-graft measures have Day flights to resume at Tripoli airport public transportation would strations until the demands are met,” he said. “We are treating the military council as an extension of also been announced. TRIPOLI: Day-time flights will resume at Tripoli’s only function- “be opened immediately”. the regime.” Protesters have massed outside the army complex since April 6, putting up barricades on The protesters have kept up ing airport after it was closed to all but night-time traffic earlier The TMC and the opposi- roads leading to the area as well as checkpoints to frisk people coming to the rally. (AFP) the sit-in outside the ministry this month for “security reasons”, Libyan airport authorities tion have traded threats since compound, which also houses said Monday. “We have received the order to open air space at Sunday. The Sudanese Profes- the presidential residence, Mitiga International Airport 24 hours a day”, the airport said on sionals’ Association (SPA), the fence Ministry on Sunday. could last up to two years. appeared aimed at satisfying since Bashir was removed on its official Facebook page. Mitiga airport had been closed be- main organiser of the protests, The opposition, led by the The SPA has also called some of the demands. April 11. Led by the SPA, they tween 0600 GMT and 1500 GMT daily after an April 8 air strike said on Sunday it would sus- umbrella Forces of the Decla- for sweeping changes to end Burhan said on Monday have demonstrated in large claimed by strongman Khalifa Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National pend talks with the Council. ration of Freedom and Change a violent crackdown on dis- that Bashir, who had been numbers in recent days. Army. Haftar on April 4 launched an offensive to take the capital “We have decided to opt that includes the SPA, has in- sent, purge corruption and held at the presidential resi- TMC head Burhan told Tripoli, the seat of the internationally recognised Government of for escalation with the mili- sisted on a swift handover of cronyism and ease an eco- dence after his ouster, is now state TV on Sunday that the National Accord (GNA). The airport was also closed for several tary council, not to recognise power to civilians. nomic crisis that worsened at Khartoum’s high-security formation of a joint military- hours on Saturday night, resulting in the re-routing of at least its legitimacy and to continue They have said a civilian during the last years of Ba- Kobar prison. Family sourc- civilian council was being two flights to Misrata over 200 kilometres (125 miles) away, as the sit-in and escalate the pro- transitional council with mili- shir’s 30-year rule. es had said last week he had considered. “The issue has fighting intensified after a counter-attack by forces loyal to the tests on the streets,” Mohamed tary representation should be The military council, led by been moved there. Several been put forward for discus- GNA and amid reports of new air strikes. (AFP) al-Amin Abdel-Aziz of the SPA set up to run Sudan for a tran- Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has top members of Bashir’s rul- sion and a vision has yet to be told crowds outside the De- sition that the TMC has said issued a series of decisions that ing National Congress Party reached,” he said.

Algeria arrests 5 business tycoons with links to ousted president Bouteflika 1,000 refugees leave desert Rukban camp for central Syria AFP of $3.38 billion in 2019. The DPA “an unconfirmed number of Islamist militants. Earlier this ALGIERS police arrested Rebrab on BEIRUT people” reached the Jlaighim month, Moscow called for clo- Monday morning because he corridor from Rukban and are sure of Rukban near the Jor- ALGERIAN police on Mon- is “suspected of having made AROUND 1,000 refugees left currently being transported danian border. Thousands of day arrested the country’s fake statements concerning the remote Rukban camp in by the Syrian government to Syrians, displaced by the war, wealthiest man hours after the transfer of funds to and Syria’s south-eastern desert Homs. are living in the camp under detaining four other business from abroad,” state television on Monday for areas in central Hedinn Halldorsson, a harsh conditions. tycoons from a powerful fam- said. Rebrab, it said, was being Syria, a monitor and activists spokesperson for the UN of- Most of them fled areas ily with links to ousted presi- questioning by an investigat- said, as the country’s years- fice for the Coordination of that had once fallen to the Is- dent Abdelaziz Bouteflika, ing magistrate and would later long war winds down. Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) lamic State extremist group in state television reported. be referred to court. The refugees used the in Syria, told dpa that at least eastern Syria and have been The five are being investi- Cevital, which he founded, Jlaighim crossing to reach ar- 4,300 people have left the trapped there since Jordanian gated for corruption and in- employs 12,000 people and is eas under the government’s Rukban area in recent weeks. authorities closed the borders clude Issad Rebrab, the CEO active in electronics, steel and control in the eastern section Imad Ghali, an activist in- Rukban, A US-controlled ‘concentration camp’ in Syria. after a June 2017 attack at a of Algeria’s biggest privately- food, and in recent years ac- of Homs, the Syrian Observa- side Rukban, estimated that border post in which six Jor- owned conglomerate Cevital, quired business in France. tory for Human Rights and ac- there are still some 30,000 north-western Syria, the activ- ian President Bashar al-Assad. danian soldiers were killed. according to the state broad- According to Forbes, Cevi- tivists reported. refugees at the camp refusing ist added. The refugees’ depar- In recent months, al- Last year, at least 20 peo- caster. Forbes magazine lists tal also owns one of the largest The camp is near the al- to go to areas under the gov- ture from Rukban to govern- Assad’s forces, supported by ple died at the Rukban camp Rebrab as Algeria’s richest sugar refineries in the world Tanf security zone, where the ernment control. ment-held areas comes under the Russians, have regained due to a lack of medical ser- man and the sixth-wealthiest with the capacity to produce United States has a military They want instead to go a deal conducted in February vast swathes of territory from vices, according to humani- in Africa, with a net worth two million tonnes a year. base. The United Nations said to the rebel bastion of Idlib in by Russia, a major ally of Syr- Western-backed rebels and tarian groups. 12 Tuesday, April 23, 2019 Europe / Americas

Madrid condemns Climate change mock execution of protesters ex-Catalan leader plot new course AFP MADRID AFP LONDON SPAIN’S foreign minister on Monday condemned the “ex- SOME of London’s busiest ecution” of an effigy of Catalo- streets re-opened Monday nia’s former separatist leader for the first time in a week as Carles Puigdemont, burnt and climate change protesters re- shot at in a southern village as grouped and plotted a new elections approach. course after police made more “I reject the terrible act than 1,000 arrests. against the figure of Carles The so-called Extinction Puigdemont in Coripe and the Rebellion took over the heart displays of intolerance which of the UK capital in a bid to various candidates have fallen focus global attention on ris- victim to in this election cam- ing temperatures and sea lev- paign,” Josep Borrell tweeted. els caused by greenhouse gas Every year on Easter Sun- emissions. day, Coripe organises the fake The grassroots group was execution of a figure meant to established last year in Brit- represent “what is negative for ain by academics and has used society”, which they call “set- social media to become one ting Judas on fire.” of the fastest-growing envi- This year, several men, in- ronmental movements world- cluding municipal police, shot wide. But it has abandoned at an effigy of Puigdemont four of five main protests sites dozens of times, according to in response to a more forceful footage broadcast by Spanish police response and an out- media. The real Puigdemont is cry from local businesses that currently living abroad in self- claimed a heavy loss in sales. exile after fleeing Spain follow- London Mayor Sadiq Khan ing a failed secession bid in also warned Sunday that pro- October 2017. US President Donald Trump shows off a card made for military members during the 2019 White House Easter Egg Roll in Washington on Monday. (REUTERS) tests were starting to over- The act of burning model stretch the police and limiting figures of differing personali- their ability to respond to daily ties is not new in Spain, where crime. it takes place in high-profile “It simply isn’t right to put and lesser-known traditional Londoners’ safety at risk like festivals. But this time, the fake Trump sues to block Congress this,” Khan said. Puigdemont was “executed” as Extinction Rebellion or- a tense, acrimonious electoral ganisers retreated by Mon- campaign rages ahead of Sun- day to Marble Arch -- a mon- day polls where the future of ument on the edge of Hyde Catalonia is a major issue. Park that allows limited subpoena for financial records protests to continue without disrupting traffic. Battle to tame US House Oversight Committee’s subpoena has sought documents of 8 years from Mazars two wildfires USA, an accounting firm long used by Trump to prepare financial statements Juncker vows to REUTERS Trump says ‘nobody disobeys me’ tion for the sake of exposure, investigate every aspect of Presi- fight ‘fake news’ in Germany WASHINGTON with the hope that it will turn up dent Trump’s personal finances, WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump dismissed questions from something that Democrats can businesses, and even his family,” before EU polls US President Donald Trump reporters on Monday about his staff’s willingness to carry out his use as a political tool against the Trump’s lawyers said. DPA sued on Monday to block a sub- orders and the chances of impeachment proceedings in the US. President now and in the 2020 “Instead of working with the AFP BERLIN poena issued by the Democratic Congress, days after the Mueller report highlighted both issues. election,” they said. President to pass bipartisan leg- BERLIN chairman of the US House Over- “Nobody disobeys me,” Republican Trump said when asked if In a statement on Monday, islation that would actually ben- FIREFIGHTERS in Germany sight Committee that sought he was worried about his orders not being followed. He made the Cummings said there was no efit Americans, Democrats are EU Commission chief Jean- battled to contain two wildfires information about his personal remark at the White House during an annual Easter celebration. valid legal basis to try to block singularly obsessed with finding Claude Juncker has reportedly overnight to Monday. and business finances. Asked whether he was concerned about the threat of impeach- the subpoena and accused the something they can use to dam- vowed to crack down on any A fire at Gildehauser Venn, The suit, the first salvo in ment on allegations of obstruction of justice as some Democrats White House of “unprecedented age the President politically,” ‘fake news’ in the build up to a protected moorland near the what promises to be an escalat- have called for, Trump said, “Not even a little bit.” stonewalling” in refusing to pro- they said. next month’s European elec- French border, broke out on ing legal battle over efforts to US Senator Elizabeth Warren, who is running for the Democrat- duce a single document or wit- Republicans on the Over- tion campaigns. Sunday and has since spread investigate Trump by the Dem- ic presidential nomination, on Friday said Congress should begin ness to the committee. sight Committee also had ob- “If governments make to cover an area of around 30 ocratic-controlled US House of the process of removing Trump from office. Other Democratic lead- “This complaint reads more jected to the subpoena from claims about the EU or the hectares, a fire brigade spokes- Representatives, alleged Demo- ers have played down talk of impeachment, just 18 months before like political talking points than Cummings, arguing it was an commission, which do not cor- man said - the size of around crats have launched “all-out the 2020 election. (Reuters) a reasoned legal brief, and it con- abuse of congressional author- respond to the truth, then we 42 football pitches. political war” on Trump and tains a litany of inaccurate infor- ity to target the private financial will respond,” Juncker said in Efforts to extinguish the subpoenas “are their weapon of statements for potentially im- “Chairman Cummings’ sub- mation,” Cummings said. information of Trump. an interview appearing in Tues- fire have been hampered by the choice.” proper purposes. Elijah Cum- poena is invalid and unenforce- The filing was the first effort Ross Garber, a Washington day’s edition of newspapers tricky terrain, with fire engines The committee’s subpoena mings, the House Oversight able because it has no legitimate by Trump’s legal team to quash lawyer who focuses on political owned by Germany’s Funke unable to navigate the moors. had sought eight years of docu- Committee chairman, issued the legislative purpose,” Trump’s multiple investigations of Trump investigations, said the lawsuit media group. “I will do this my- “That means we had to carry ments from Mazars USA, an subpoena to the president’s ac- lawyers said in a filing, arguing and his finances by Democratic- might be dismissed because of self in the coming weeks before in countless hoses using man- accounting firm long used by countant after Trump’s former it exceeded constitutional limits led committees in Congress. His the Speech or Debate Clause of the election.” power,” the spokesman said. Trump to prepare financial lawyer, Michael Cohen, testified on the power of Congress to in- lawyers made it clear they would the US Constitution, which of- The blaze had been brought statements, related to its inves- to Congress in February that vestigate. resist those efforts. “Democrats fers broad legal protection to If governments make claims under control, but firefighting tigation of allegations Trump Trump had misrepresented his “Its goal is to expose Plain- are using their new control of members of Congress for actions efforts are due to continue into inflated or deflated financial net worth. tiffs’ private financial informa- congressional committees to they undertake as legislators. about the EU or the com- the late afternoon, the spokes- mission, which do not cor- man said. There are no build- respond to the truth, then ings in the affected area. Fire- we will respond,’ Juncker fighters were brought in from said in an interview neighbouring states to assist House Democrats’ views vary on action after Mueller report: Pelosi with the efforts, with 350 peo- ple deployed in total. One fire- REUTERS gained outside of impeachment “While our views range the presentation of fact,” she Juncker, the commission’s man was slightly injured while WASHINGTON hearings.” She added that Pres- from proceeding to investigate wrote. House Democrats will president, vigorously warned tackling the blaze. ident Donald Trump engaged the findings of the Mueller re- discuss their next steps in a against manipulation attempts Meanwhile, a large forest US House Democrats’ views in highly unethical and unscru- port or proceeding directly to conference call later Monday. to sway voters -- even from EU fire broke out about 20 kilome- vary on how to proceed after pulous behavior “whether cur- impeachment, we all firmly Pelosi and some other member states. tres from the edge of the capital last week’s release of a redact- rently indictable or not”. agree that we should proceed Democratic party leaders have “I have already see attempts Berlin, covering an area of up ed version of Special Counsel Top congressional Demo- down a path of finding the been wary of impeachment just to influence the election of the to 2.5 hectares. Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, crats have left the door open to truth,” Pelosi said in her letter. 18 months before the Novem- European Parliament by ma- That fire has also been con- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pursuing the impeachment of “As we proceed to uncover ber 2020 presidential election, nipulation, which comes from tained, the fire department said said on Monday. Trump, a Republican, but have the truth and present addi- although prominent liberals several corners, not only from on Monday morning. In a letter to fellow Demo- also said they would first need tional needed reforms to pro- have demanded the start of outside the EU,” he added. cratic lawmakers, Pelosi said to complete their own probe tect our democracy, we must proceedings to remove Trump “States within the union are it is “important to know that into whether he obstructed show the American people we from office since the release of also trying to steer the elector- the facts regarding holding the justice in Mueller’s investiga- are proceeding free from pas- a redacted version of Mueller’s ate’s will in a certain direction NEWS US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. president accountable can be tion. sion or prejudice, strictly on report on Thursday. with fake news. IN BRIEF

German far-right party invites Ukraine leaps into unknown after comic elected president Bannon to Berlin AFP according to nearly complete around 13,000 lives. BERLIN: Germany’s far- KIEV official results. Zelensky at 41 Zelensky crushed incumbent Poroshenko, 53, quickly right party AfD has invited will become Ukraine’s young- Petro Poroshenko in a sting- conceded defeat and said he Donald Trump’s former UKRAINE leapt into the un- est ever president when he ing rebuke to the establish- was ready to coach the succes- advisor Steve Bannon to a known Monday after come- is sworn into office by early ment fuelled by voters’ sor. But on Monday evening media conference in Berlin dian Volodymyr Zelensky was June. It remained unclear anger over war with separa- he told a rally he planned to next month. A spokes- elected president on promises Monday who would fill top tists and social injustice take back the country’s top job man for the Alternative for of change but with just a vague positions in his governement, during the next presidential Germany (AfD) confirmed blueprint of what he might do including prime minister. polls set for 2024. to news agency DPA that as leader. The star of “Servant of Kremlin spokesman Dmit- Several thousand support- Bannon has been asked to Zelensky, whose previ- the People”, a sitcom now in ry Peskov said Monday it was ers, who gathered outside the attend the ‘Conference for ous political experience was its third season, has vowed “too early to talk about Presi- presidential offices, chanted a free media,’ to be held playing the president on a to press ahead with the pro- dent Putin congratulating Mr they wanted him back “in a on May 11 in Berlin for TV show, crushed incumbent European course set out by Zelensky, or about the possi- year”. right-wing journalists and Petro Poroshenko in a stinging Poroshenko. bility of working together.” “With God’s help,” Po- bloggers.“We are arranging rebuke to the establishment But he has also said he Ties between Ukraine and roshenko replied. the details,” an organiser fuelled by voters’ anger over wants to improve ties with Russia were shredded after “We will unite to secure told the weekly Der Spiegel, war with separatists and social arch-enemy Russia. a bloody uprising ousted a our common victory in the which said that British anti- injustice. On election night, how- Kremlin-backed regime in near future.” Poroshenko’s EU politician Nigel Farage, Ukrainians looked to the ever, he appeared to taunt the 2014, prompting Moscow to faction has the most seats in leader of the Brexit Party, future with hope and anxiety Kremlin when he told people annex Crimea and support the legislature and new par- has also been invited. (AFP) after the performer took 73 in fellow post-Soviet countries insurgents in eastern Ukraine liamentary polls are due to be Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media percent of the vote on Sunday, that “everything is possible.” in a conflict that has claimed held in October. during press conference in Kiev on Monday. (AFP) US to end all waivers on Iran oil imports as crude price increases PAGE 16

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Industries Qatar posts net profit of QR0.7 bn in 2019 first quarter

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK billion, a decrease of QR0.5 DOHA billion or 12.3 percent, com- pared the same period of INDUSTRIES Qatar (IQ) 2018. has reported a net profit of This year-on-year reduc- QR0.7 billion for first quar- tion was primarily driven by ter of the year ending March a moderate reduction in the Officials announce the launch of the 16th edition of the Project Qatar exhibition in Doha on Monday. 31, 2019, down 47 percent product prices across all seg- compared to the same peri- ments, most notably in the od in 2018, and earnings per prices of petrochemicals and share of QR1.11. steel products, and muted The reduction in net demand in some of the major profit was primarily driven buying countries. 500 firms to participate in by a combined effect of mod- The reduction was also erately lower prices, slightly further magnified by the decreased sales volumes, and lower sales volumes due to a slight increase in the oper- weaker demand and lower ating costs, IQ said in state- production volumes on ac- ment on Monday count of periodic mainte- Project Qatar expo this year The company had made a nance, IQ said. net profit of QR1.3 billion and Prices of petrochemical earnings per share of QR2.10 for the same period in 2018. Qatar’s longest-running construction trade fair to begin on April 29 at DECC The cash position across the group remained strong Going strong RAHUL PREETH Ziad Balbisi, Programme at QR9.9 billion after paying DOHA Director at Parsons, which is the 2018 annual dividend O The cash position across the exclusive sponsor of Smart of QR3.6 billion, and total the group remains strong MORE than 500 companies District said, “Project Qatar debt of just QR25.5 million, at QR9.9 billion from 34 countries are lined up provides an excellent platform reflecting the group’s strong to make the 16th edition of the to showcase Parsons’ advanced liquidity position. O Revenue for the period Project Qatar exhibition “the technologies and comprehen- The debt is expected to be reaches at QR1.3 billion broadest and the most inclu- sive end-to-end smart city so- settled during the second half sive to date” as its doors open lutions. of 2019, IQ said in Doha on April 29. The Project Qatar Confer- During the current re- products were moderately More than 20,000 visi- ence is also returning for the porting period, the group op- down compared to the same tors are expected to attend the second year and the 2019 edi- erated under tightened trad- period of 2018. A marginal three-day event at the Doha tion will have the theme, “the ing conditions, as demand for reduction in crude oil prices, Exhibition and Convention future of construction in Qatar”. products remained low and and muted demand in some Centre, which has set aside Its first day will feature key- the product prices softened. major markets due to un- 25,000 square metres exclu- note addresses by Qatar Cham- Product prices on average favorable economic condi- sively for showrooms. It is Qa- ber Chairman Sheikh Khalifa have declined by 9 percent tions resulted in weaker pet- tar’s longest running construc- bin Jassim bin Mohammed al which has contributed for a rochemical product prices. tion trade fair. Thani, Public Works Author- QR0.4 billion reduction in Petrochemicals sales To be held under the pa- ity (Ashghal) Acting President the group’s net earnings. volumes were also down tronage of Prime Minister and More than 90 Chinese companies and 20 Italian firms will participate in the event.(FILE PHOTO) Youssef Abdul Rahman al Overall sales volumes, on last year due to periodic Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Emadi and QFC Business De- on the other hand, were also planned shutdowns in one Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khal- In addition to Turkey, Pro- velopment Managing Director slightly down on the backdrop of the joint ventures. ifa al Thani, the expo this year ject Qatar will present 15 official Sheikha Alanoud bint Hamad lower production on account Fertilizer prices, on the is set to be the most diverse national pavilions, including al Thani, among others. of periodic maintenance. other hand, improved mar- and comprehensive edition so the UK, Germany and Russia. The exhibition also features IQ’s revenue for the pe- ginally compared to the far. It is being organised by the This year’s edition will a unique discussion panel that riod stood at QR1.3 billion, a same period of 2018. International Fairs and Pro- highlight innovation in the brings together the ambassa- marginal decrease of 8.4 per- The increase was driven motions (IFP) Qatar and is ex- construction sector. One of dors of a number of participat- cent, over the same period of by improved demand from pected to throw up investment the exhibition’s product zones, ing countries, including Ger- 2018. some of the large agricultur- opportunities worth billions of ‘Smart District’, is dedicated many, Italy and Turkey. This year-on-year reduc- al economies, together with riyals. to Qatar’s Smart Nation Pro- To support the continuous tion was due to a moderate increased raw material costs “Project Qatar has always IFP Qatar Acting General Man- Burak Guresci, Commercial Coun- gramme. development of profession- fall in the prices of the group’s and regulatory pressure on been a major contributor to ager Haidar Mshaimesh sellor at the Embassy of Turkey The Smart District is a als in the construction field steel products following mut- non-environment compliant the development of Qatar’s platform for smart technology in Qatar, a series of trainings ed demand and excess supply producers. Sales volumes, construction sector,” said IFP will have a strong presence at cial Counsellor at the Em- providers, urban planners, in- and workshops certified by in the key markets, despite however were marginally Qatar Acting General Manager the expo this time. More than bassy of Turkey, said, “Tur- novators and other industry CPD London, IMA, and ASTM a slight improvement in the down last year. Haidar Mshaimesh. 90 Chinese companies and 20 key is moving forward with specialists to explore the re- International, is offered by sales volumes, IQ said. Prices in the steel seg- International companies Italian firms will participate in the production of advanced quirements for Qatar’s digit- Project Qatar this year free of On the other hand, on a ment were also down year- account for 70 percent of the the event. equipment and sophisticated ised cities and connect with lo- charge. The sessions will be like-for-like basis, manage- on-year due to a num- participating firms — a rate Turkey will host the second services to cement its position cal stakeholders while showing taking place during the exhi- ment reporting revenue - as- ber of reasons, including only matched at global exhibi- largest pavilion at the exhibi- as a key partner in the growth the cutting-edge innovations bition, from 1 pm to 2:30 pm suming proportionate con- lower demand and higher tions. tion after China. efforts of Qatar and across the implemented in building, en- everyday between April 29 and solidation – stood at QR3.5 competition. Chinese and Italian firms Burak Guresci, Commer- Gulf region.” ergy and transportation. May 1. QICDRC to expand jurisdiction to cover free zones disputes

RAHUL PREETH erating under the Qatar Finan- dence in investors. The significance of the against a non-QFC registered DOHA cial Centre (QFC). “The agreement with court is further highlighted by entity litigating against a QFC- The judicial expansion of QFZA exemplifies the rapid a trend that started in 2015, registered entity beyond the THE Qatar International Court the court will be made pos- growth of QICDRC in the whereby litigants started re- geographical boundaries of the and Dispute Resolution Centre sible through a law, which is past 10 years and comes as questing the court to enforce QFC, making QICDRC a dis- (QICDRC) has just completed expected to be passed within a reflection of the significant its rulings. Although the court tinguished legal model for the a decade of its existence and is this year. increase in the economic ac- always had the authority to entire region.” getting ready to expand its ju- “We call the last 10 years tivities in Qatar as part of the enforce its ruling, it wasn’t un- The chief executive also cit- dicial authority. our establishing years. The next economic development plans til four year ago that requests ed the court’s online case man- In what is described as a 10 are going to be our growth of the Qatar National Vision have been made for such an agement system, the eCourt, as significant step towards its years,” Sahouti said while ad- 2030,” Sahouti said. action. an example of the entity lever- future growth by CEO Faisal dressing journalists at a meet- The chief executive said Sahouti said the court’s aging technology to dispense Rashid al Sahouti, the court ing in Doha on Monday. the success of the court is ability to enforce its judgments faster and more convenient will join hands with the Qatar The court’s partner- underpinned by the growth against entities that are not dispute resolution process. Free Zones Authority (QFZA). ship with QFZA will further in the number firms under registered under the QFC gives “Our achievements in the The partnership, he said, strengthen the legal infra- QFC’s fold. the model an advantage over past few years show us that would extend the court’s structure in Qatar that has a He noted that the number similar legal models in the re- QICDRC has mastered the world-class platform for the profound impact on foreign of firms under QFC now is gion and ensures the effective utilisation of technology and resolution of international direct investments coming to at an all-time high of around delivery of justice. innovation in courtrooms and civil and commercial disputes the country. He said Qatar is 700, with a total assets value “As opposed to similar ju- case management systems to entities operating under one of the few countries in the exceeding QR70 billion. Ten dicial models in the region, and the introduction of eCourt QFZA. Currently, the facility region that offers a legal envi- years ago, before QICDRC, it QICDRC’s jurisdiction ex- is a clear testament to that,” QICDRC CEO Faisal Rashid al Sahouti is mostly utilised by firms op- ronment that inspires confi- was around 80, he said. tends to enforcing a judgment he said. 14 Tuesday, April 23, 2019 Economy & Business Qatar Chamber postpones general assembly meeting The next meeting will be held on Sunday (May 12) TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK nies to participate in the sec- QC statement further said DOHA ond AGM on May 12, which that for private enterprises, will begin at 12 pm at the the owner should be attend- THE general assembly meet- chamber’s headquarter. ing in person with his Qatari ing of Qatar Chamber (QC) The meet will discuss QC’s ID or his authorised signatory held on Monday (April 22) fiscal report for the year end- provided his name is regis- was postponed due of lack ing December 31, 2018 and a tered in the commercial regis- of quorum of members, QC new auditor for the 2019 fi- tration or in the last registra- Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin nancial year will be appoint- tion form of the chamber. Jassem al Thani has said. ed. For companies, one of the The next meeting will be The members who have authorised signatories should held on Sunday (May 12) re- the right to attend should be attending provided his gardless of the number of at- accomplish the subscription name is registered in the com- tendees, Sheikh Khalifa said. for 2019 until the date of the mercial registration or in the The QC chairman has meeting, QC said in a state- last registration form of the urged all registered compa- ment on Monday. chamber. Qatar Chamber Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassem al Thani with board members in Doha on Monday.

QBWA launches Takreem Awards QFB holds AGM & EGM The EGM with shareholders’ approval, adopted a special resolution to approve QFB’s Board of Directors to boost Qatari share capital reduction recommendation in accordance with regulatory requirements by the QFMA TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK businesswomen DOHA

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK QATAR First Bank (QFB) DOHA held its annual general meet- ing (AGM) and extraordinary QATARI Businesswomen general meeting (EGM) to dis- Association (QBWA) has cuss the bank’s performance launched the first edition of and future initiatives, in Doha QBWA Takreem Awards. on Monday, the bank said in a The award ceremony, statement. held under the auspices of QFB’s Board of Directors, Qatar Businessmen Assoi- chaired by Chairman Abdulla ciation (QBA) Chairman bin Fahad bin Ghorab al Marri, Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim along with shareholders and at- al Thani, aims at recognis- tendees of the AGM and EGM, ing and rewarding Qatari discussed and approved, the women who contribute to bank’s audited financial results Qatar’s economy and socie- and the performance of the ty through their significant 2018 full year of operation, the achievements in differ- statement said. ent fields, QBWA said in a QFB shareholders elected statement on Monday. 10 board members through the The judging panel was QBWA Vice Chairwoman Aisha cumulative voting process in composed of individuals Hussein Alfardan accordance with the applicable from a wide range of sec- rules and regulations. tors who brought their The new Board of Directors knowledge of Qatar’s Takreem Awards aims includes Sheikh Faisal Thani al business and social land- at recognising and Thani, Abdulla Fahad Ghorab scape to the table in both rewarding Qatari women al Marri, Mohammed Nasser nominating and deciding who contribute to Mohammed al Qahtani, Ab- the ultimate winner in a Qatar’s economy and del Latif Mohammed al Sada, thoroughly transparent society through their Salman Abdulghani, Ibrahim manner. significant achieve- Jaidah, Mohammed Reslan al The judging panel in- Khayat, Mohammed Yousef al cluded Mishael al Ansari, ments in different fields Mana, Salem al Marri and Mo- Board Member of QBWA, hammed al Hajiri. Director of Corporate Com- were selected after long QFB said the bank will now munications at Anti-Dop- and thorough considera- seek to fulfill the necessary reg- ing Lab & Managing Part- tion, the names of the win- ulatory and legal arrangements ner of Oishi Sushi; Amal al ners will be revealed next to incorporate the changes of Qatar First Bank Chairman Abdulla bin Fahad bin Ghorab al Marri with board members at the bank’s annual general assembly in Doha on Monday. Aathem, Board Member of week during an award cere- membership in its board of di- QBWA, Counselor in Min- mony co-hosted by Al Wadi rectors. Another special resolution in our growth. Our outlook is value remeasurement of equity customer base of high net istry of Culture and Sports, MGallery Hotel located in Following the bank’s AGM, was passed approving certain very firm and optimistic. investments) showed a growth worth Individuals, institutional and Chairwoman of 7th Msheireb Downtown Doha the EGM took place at the same alterations to the articles of as- “The launch of revised momentum with an increase of investors and government re- Heaven Arts; Evren Sharma and with support from Of- venue and passed key resolu- sociation in accordance with strategy and appointment of 24.1 percent at QR222 million, lated entities. – Spouse of the British Am- ficial Media Partner I Love tions. the new corporate governance new Board of Directors and as compared to QR178 mil- Furthermore, the team di- bassador to Qatar & Hon- Qatar, the statement said. QFB EGM through share- regulations issued by QFMA. management team will defi- lion of previous year. This was rectly acquired several yield- orary Member of QBWA; QBWA Vice Chairwom- holders’ approval, adopted a QFB’s chairman said, “At nitely boost our performance mainly driven by the fee income ing real estate properties in the Lolwa al Marri, President an Aisha Hussein Alfardan special resolution to approve QFB we were not immune to and accelerate momentum of from the structured products US and UK while structuring of Qatar Women Sports said, “We at QBWA believe QFB’s Board of Directors share the prevailing macro-economic coming back into the green.” and a reduction of 26 percent in several capital protected struc- Committee (QWSC); Reem that recognition is very im- capital reduction recommenda- conditions. Record such net QFB said the financial returns to unrestricted invest- tured products. al Suwaidi, General Man- portant and therefore, we tion in accordance with regula- loss was mainly driven by glob- year 2018 was one of the most ment account holders (the cost To achieve sustainable ager of Bedaya Center; and launched this initiative that tory requirements by the Qatar al and regional headwinds re- challenging year for the bank of funding) due to the better business growth and to turn Aysha al Romaihi, Business aims at identifying and rec- Financial Markets Authority sulting from prevailing market reporting a net loss of QR482 management of its loan to de- around financial and business Development Manager at ognising Qatari women who (QFMA), QFC rules and others uncertainties that affected the million along with a disposal posit ratio. performance, the bank new Qatar Business Incubation excelled in their fields for applicable laws. performance of the bank’s al- loss and loss on fair value re- In 2018, Treasury and In- board and senior management Centre (QBIC). them to inspire others spe- The bank will now seek to ternative investments portfolio. measurement of equity invest- vestment Management arm adopting a timely strategy that The nominations were cially younger generation fulfill the necessary regulatory “We will seek to obtain the ments of QR331 million during focused more on strengthening focuses on shifting the bank’s made by the esteemed of women in Qatar to reach and legal arrangements to ef- required approvals on the pro- the year. product capabilities. operating model from asset judges and the winners their full potential” fect the capital reduction rec- posed capital reduction plan Total income (excluding Key focus areas included management to fee income on ommendation. that will play a significant role disposal loss and loss on fair organic growth of the bank’s structured product. Doha Bank offers personal loan JRE gives away Flying Spur to winner of at 0% bundled with rewards raffle draw conducted by The e18hteen Spur and today we are elated TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK the Qatari Buyout Loan Cam- The draw was held to announce the winner. I am DOHA EXCLUSIVE OFFER paign period have a chance for clients who confident that we will be able to win an iPhone XS smart- to live up to the expectations DOHA Bank has launched a phone by signing up to Doha bought an office in of our esteemed customers new campaign offering inter- QR200,000 Bank’s credit card facilities. the luxurious tower by offering them unparalleled est rates as low as 0 percent R Seetharaman, Group real estate projects that truly and other exciting rewards. The bank will offer up CEO of Doha Bank, said, during Cityscape embody luxury, comfort and The Qatari Buyout Loan to QR200,000 addition- “Offering a comprehensive sustainability.” Campaign comes as part of al loan amount at range of flexible, low rate Qatar 2018 JRE made a big impres- the bank’s celebration of 0 percent interest rate and value-added financial sion at the 7th edition of the its 40th anniversary, Doha exclusively for Qatari products and services, we TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK only international real estate Bank said in a statement on customers who transfer have been striving to address DOHA investment event in Qatar – Monday. various financial needs of Cityscape Qatar – recording During the promotion pe- their loans and salaries customers over the last four JUST Real Estate (JRE), sales totaling QR90 million. riod, which runs from April to Doha Bank decades. the agent provider for The JRE Chairman Nasser al Ansari hands over the keys of Bentley Flying JRE’s impressive 360 sqm pa- 15-June 20, customers who “With the new Buyout e18hteen, and Assets Real Spur to the raffle draw winner Ahmad Jassim M al Jofairi vilion attracted huge crowds transfer their personal loans Loan Campaign, we have Estate Development, the de- and the success of the show to Doha Bank can benefit incredibly low rate of 4.25% gone one step beyond to veloper of The e18hteen, have new Bentley Flying Spur after the residents who have been still echoes with the team fol- from the most competitive p.a, and the additional loan help them continue pursuing announced the lucky winner the raffle draw ceremony held supporting our endeavor over lowing up on solid business loan facility in Qatar. amount up to QR200,000 at their goals while also enjoy- of the promotional raffle draw at The e18hteen premises. the years and have proved to leads from Cityscape Qatar. The bank will offer up to 0 percent interest, in addi- ing rewarding experiences. that was launch ed during Nasser al Ansari, JRE be rock solid custodians of the The e18hteen is a state-of- QR200,000 additional loan tion to benefitting from the We would like to invite cus- Cityscape Qatar 2018 for peo- Chairman, said, “Basking in brand. the-art, futuristic commercial amount at 0 percent interest fastest approvals, conveni- tomers to benefit from this ple who purchased a unit in the glory of the recent achieve- “As a token of recognition, tower situated on the edge of rate, the statement said. ent installments and much exclusive opportunity while the iconic commercial tower ments gained during the most we had offered people signing Lusail Marina district, and As part of the campaign, more. we continue to explore new in Lusail. awaited event Cityscape Qatar, up for a unit in The e18hteen represents a home away from customers can transfer their As an added reward, cus- ways to enhance our offer- The winner Ahmad Jassim we express our humble grati- an entry into a draw to win home for business owners and liability to Doha Bank at an tomers availing loans during ings further.” M al Jofairi won the brand- tude to the people of Qatar and a brand-new Bentley Flying their employees. www.guide.com.qa  Tuesday, April 23, 2019

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Dollar lower in thin holiday trade, oil drives loonie, rouble gains Tesla probes video of parked Model S exploding in Shanghai REUTERS of Tesla were down less than ferred to normal use or involv- REUTERS Against the Japanese yen SHANGHAI 2 percent at $268.5 in trading ing accidents. TOKYO/ NEW YORK the dollar was about flat, while before the bell. The latest incident comes the euro was 0.06% higher US electric vehicle (EV) mak- Reuters was not immedi- as Tesla tries to push sales in THE dollar was little changed against the greenback. er Tesla Inc said it has sent a ately able to verify the origins China, where its prices were against a basket of currencies Financial markets in team to investigate a video on of the videos, which Weibo us- impacted by tit-for-tat tariffs in thin holiday-impacted trad- Australia, Hong Kong and Chinese social media which ers said were taken in Shang- imposed during Sino-US trade ing on Monday, while a jump many major countries in showed a parked Tesla Model hai. The cause of the explosion tensions last year. in the price of oil on news that Europe are closed on Mon- S car exploding, the latest in a could not be immediately as- The automaker currently Washington will end sanc- day for the Easter holiday. string of fire incidents involv- certained from the videos. imports all the cars it sells in tions waivers for major Ira- Currency trading continues ing its cars. “We immediately sent a China, but is building a factory nian oil importers boosted the globally but volume is ex- The video, time stamped team onsite and we’re support- in Shanghai that will initially Canadian dollar and the Rus- pected to be light. Sunday evening and widely ing local authorities to establish make its Model 3 and help re- sian rouble. “With much of the market shared on China’s Twitter- the facts. From what we know A man visits a Tesla showroom in Beijing. duce the impact of a trade war. The dollar index, which still out on Easter and Passo- like Weibo, shows the parked now, no one was harmed,” Tesla In March, Tesla was also measures the greenback ver related holidays there is EV emit smoke and burst into said in a statement on Monday. catching fire since 2013, with petrol-powered cars, based on on the receiving end of a label- against six major currencies, not a whole lot to chew on to flames seconds later. A video It declined comment fur- the majority occurring after a its fleet of over 500,000 vehi- ling mix-up at Shanghai cus- was 0.15% lower at 97.327. start the week,” said Brad Be- purportedly of the aftermath ther when contacted by Reu- crash. The automaker has said cles which have driven more toms that led to a temporary The index hit a two-week high chtel, global head of FX at Jef- showed a line of three cars ters. There have been at least its EVs are about 10 times less than 10 billion miles. It did not suspension of clearance for a of 97.485 late last week. feries, in New York. completely destroyed. Shares 14 instances of Tesla cars likely to experience a fire than specify whether the statistic re- batch of Model 3 cars.

China stocks close lower in US to end all waivers Wall St pauses Easter effect AFP ahead of big TOKYO on Iran oil imports as CHINESE stocks closed earnings wave lower Monday on specula- tion authorities would limit monetary policy easing af- ter signs of stabilisation in crude price increases REUTERS was last up 0.3%, said a pricing Asia’s top economy but trade NEW YORK downturn that has plagued the was lacklustre with many sector was bottoming out and markets closed for Easter. US stocks were little changed on reported better-than-expected After initially open- Monday, as investors were wary revenue in North America in the ing on a positive footing, of making big bets ahead of a first quarter. the benchmark Shanghai barrage of reports from major At 12:46 p.m. ET, the Dow Composite Index closed companies this week. Jones Industrial Average was down 1.70 percent, or 55.76 About a third of the S&P down 29.36 points, or 0.11%, points, to close at 3,215.04. 500 companies, including Boe- at 26,530.18, the S&P 500 was The Shenzhen Composite ing Co, Amazon.com Inc and up 1.16 points, or 0.04%, at Index, which tracks stocks Facebook Inc, are scheduled to 2,906.19 and the Nasdaq Com- on China’s second ex- report their results, which could posite was up 6.25 points, or change, was off 1.51 percent. determine whether investors 0.08%, at 8,004.31. The weakness came after should be concerned about the Six of the 11 major S&P sec- the Politburo, China’s top start of an earnings recession or tors were lower, led by a 1.7% decision-making body, said whether back-to-back quarters drop in the real estate index. on Friday the government of negative growth can be avoid- would continue to imple- ed. Despite upbeat earnings so ment a proactive fiscal policy far, the S&P 500 has been trad- Market trend and a prudent monetary pol- ing in a narrow range and was icy that is neither too tight 1.2% below a record high it hit O More than three-quarters nor too loose. in late September. of 82 S&P 500 companies Investors had inter- “Uncertainty is part of the that have reported so far preted that as meaning equation here. We have major have surpassed “that the government will earnings coming up and some beaten-down expectations. suspend the easing of mon- traders are waiting to see how etary policy,” said Shen that goes before making any “We’re seeing a trend where Zhengyang, an analyst at big moves,” said Everett Mill- markets are looking for Northeast Securities. man, precious metals spe- direction. If big companies “Large caps like finan- cialist at Gainesville Coins in come out and caution about cials and the real estate sec- Lutz, Florida. the pace going forward that tors suffered big losses today (File photo) A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush Oil Fields is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Arabian Gulf. S&P 500 profits are ex- could be a concern for accordingly,” he added. pected to drop 1.7% year- markets,” said Scott Brown, Real estate property firm over-year, according to Re- Vanke dived more than six US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the aim is to halt Iran’s exports entirely finitiv data, in what could be chief economist at percent and China Con- the first earnings contraction Raymond James in St. struction Bank was lower by REUTERS and the United Arab Emirates plans for a grace period beyond global crude stocks, continued since 2016. However, more Petersburg, Florida. more than three percent. WASHINGTON to ensure the oil market was May 1 for countries to comply. losses in Venezuela production than three-quarters of 82 S&P Japanese stocks went the “adequately supplied” but the He said the aim is to deprive as well as a possible disruption 500 companies that have re- other way -- opening lower THE United States demanded a market, already fretting about Iran of its lifeline of $50 billion in Libya, a zero-waivers Iran ported so far have surpassed That was followed by healthcare but closing higher although cut off of Iranian oil exports to tight supplies, raised skepti- in annual oil revenues. decision will present a challenge beaten-down expectations. stocks, which dropped 0.3%, volumes were thin ahead of major importers like China and cism about whether Riyadh While Saudi Arabia is ex- to keeping global oil prices in “We’re seeing a trend extending its rout from recent an unprecedented 10-day India who had been granted ex- could take a slower approach pected to boost output again, check,” Joe McMonigle of Hed- where markets are looking for weeks. Intuitive Surgical Inc market closure in Japan to emptions from sanctions, send- in boosting exports. analysts fear the US move – geye said in a note to clients. direction. If big companies fell 7.4% and was the biggest celebrate the enthronement ing crude prices to six-month The United States reim- along with sanctions on Vene- Pompeo said he was confi- come out and caution about drag on the S&P 500 after the of a new emperor on May 1. highs on fears the US action posed sanctions in November zuela’s oil industry – will leave dent of Riyadh’s commitment the pace going forward that surgical robotics maker’s quar- The benchmark Nikkei could lead to a supply crunch. on exports of Iranian oil after the world with inadequate to making sure there was suf- could be a concern for mar- terly profit missed analysts’ es- 225 index rose 0.08 percent Secretary of State Mike US President Donald Trump spare capacity. ficient supply in the market. kets,” said Scott Brown, chief timates. while the broader Topix in- Pompeo, in a briefing on unilaterally pulled out of a 2015 The international Brent Saudi Arabian Energy Minister economist at Raymond James Kimberly-Clark Corp dex was up 0.10 percent. Monday, said the aim was to nuclear accord between Iran crude oil benchmark rose to Khalid al-Falih said on Monday in St. Petersburg, Florida. gained 5.6%, touching a near Hideyuki Ishiguro, halt Iran’s exports entirely, as and six world powers last May. more than $74 a barrel on the OPEC exporter would coor- The S&P energy index two-year high, after the con- strategist at Daiwa Securi- it continues to pressure Teh- After renewing sanctions, it Monday, highest since Novem- dinate with other oil producers jumped 2.2%, the most among sumer products maker re- ties, said there was a lack ran to curtail its nuclear pro- granted waivers to eight major ber, due to the uncertainty sur- to ensure a balanced market. the major S&P sectors, as oil ported better-than-expected of “fresh market-moving gram, ballistic missile tests buyers for a six-month period, rounding increased supply from He said it was “monitoring prices surged on the United earnings. The PHLX Hous- events” driving trade early and support for conflicts in which ends in May. Saudi Arabia and other OPEC the oil market developments” States’ move to further clamp- ing index fell 1.1% after data Monday. And investors are Syria and Yemen. “We are going to zero. nations, while US prices hit a after the US statement, with- down on Iranian oil exports, showed US home sales fell looking “to take profit ahead The Trump administra- We’re going to zero across the peak of $65.99 a barrel for the out committing to raising pro- tightening global supplies. more than expected in March, of 10 days of holidays.” tion said it was working with board,” Pompeo said, adding first time since October 2018. duction. OPEC is next sched- Halliburton Co, which pointing to continued weak- top oil exporters Saudi Arabia that the United States had no “Combined with declines in uled to meet in June. swung between gains and losses ness in the housing market.

MG RX5 surpasses rivals in compact crossover category, receives ‘Best Compact Crossover SUV’ Award

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK all the attributes to push the and is offered for either COM DOHA brand to the front of mind of or top-of-the-range LUX trim car buyers in Qatar. levels, with the latter featuring MG RX5 has reached another Hesham al Sahn, General All-Wheel Drive. milestone achievement in its Manger, Auto Class Cars, the MG, a British born car journey receiving the “Best authorised general distribu- maker, was established in Compact Crossover SUV” tor of MG in Qatar said, “MG 1924 and is renowned globally award at the Golden Steering continues to enhance its posi- for its historic models, awards Awards – Qatar 2019 organised tion in Qatar, launching more and achievements. MG is ben- by Arab Motors Middle East new and exciting vehicles with efiting from heavy investment and X-Tork. The awards, dedi- Auto Class Cars. from its parent company, SAIC cated to 4x4 and SUV vehicles, This award for MG RX5 Motor, which was listed in the took place at Al Enna Camp in is an acknowledgment of the 2017 Fortune Global 500 list Sealine with the participation brand’s effort to create cap- for the 13th consecutive year, of 4X4 and SUV vehicles from tivating designs and high- ranking #41 overall and 7th various brands in Qatar. performance vehicles that are amongst all global automakers MG RX5 beat the com- fuel efficient, cost effective – it’s highest ever ranking. petition in this category, re- and modern. We thank the or- Tom Lee, General Manager, SAIC Motors Middle East gives the Golden Auto Class Cars is a sub- ceiving a high ranking from ganisers of Arab Motors Mid- MG RX5 compact crossover. Steering Awards – Qatar 2019 to an official of the Auto Class Cars. sidiary of NBK Holding and the judging panel. Its design, dle East and X-Tork for this the authorised distributor of high performance and steadi- valuable event.” in Qatar and is truly ideal for of our MG RX5 model, a vehi- with Auto Class Cars we will that allows them to stand out MG and Maxus, both part of ness on all terrains put it on Tamer Abdullah, MG people seeking to drive an el- cle that reflects our ethos and endeavor to provide the mar- from the crowd. Equipped SAIC Motor. NBK Holding is the top of its segment. Brand Manager, expressed egant car without sacrificing capabilities in delivering ef- ket with modern vehicles that with a 1.5T petrol engine and one of the leading family busi- The MG RX5 is one of the his pride at receiving the high performance, making it a ficient vehicles that meet the make a difference”. 7-speed automatic gearbox nesses in Qatar. Established latest models to join MG’s ex- award, commenting: “MG favorite, choice especially for customers’ demands. The new MG RX5 will ap- the MG RX5 is available as in the 1950’s, NBK widened citing range of cutting-edge RX5 proved its capabilities, young drivers”. “At SAIC Motors, we peal to a range of customers entry level standard or mid- its umbrella of businesses to vehicles, and embodies the surpassing its rivals to be- Tom Lee – General Man- will continue our effort to in Qatar, especially younger range COM models. include several new compa- positive, new direction this come the pinnacle of compact ager – SAIC Motors Middle increase our market share. buyers looking for value for The more powerful 2.0T nies with various operations famous brand is taking. This crossover vehicles. East, the mother company of Qatar is such a dynamic and money in a stylish, techno- power plant is mated to a and partnered with key multi- new compact SUV possesses It is receiving high demand MG said,“Today we are proud important market to us, and logically-advanced package 6-speed automatic gearbox national organizations. Early lead not enough for Al Rayyan in AFC Champions League PAGE 19

TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2019

Pant’s heroics guide Delhi to IPL the top of IPL table PAGE 19 CHENNAI VS HYDERABAD Sizzling Samba sets Asian record Two gold medals for Qatar on second day; three more meet marks tumble & Safronova emerges fastest woman

Qatar’s Abderrahman Samba (centre) clears a hurdle on the way to winning the final of the men’s 400m hurdles during the second ayd of the 23rd Asian Athletics Championships Kazakhstan’s Olga Safronova powers ahead to win the women’s at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Monday. (PHOTOGRAPHS: HANSON K JOSEPH) 100m final on Monday.

AYENI OLUSEGUN the seventh hurdle, I had to DOHA change my steps from 13 to 14. RESULTS Records continue to tumble I had to deal with a head wind The Doha meet saw three MONDAY’S RESULTS MEN’S SHOT PUT COOL, assured and like a in the first metres of the race Men’s 400m Hurdles 1. Tejinder Singh Pal Toor India (20.22 SB) new championship records predator, Abderrahman Sam- that’s why I wore my sunglass- 1. Abderrahman Samba Qatar (47.51 MR) 2. Wu Jiaxiang China (20.03 PB) set on Day 1 but it was just a ba exploded to his first Asian es,” Samba said. 2. Chen Chieh CHN Taipei (48.92 PB) 3. Ivan Ivanov Kazakhstan (19.09) start of more intriguing fin- Athletics Championship gold Despite 47.51 being good 3. Jabir Plliyalil Madari India (49.13 PB) ishes. On Monday, Samba set WOMEN’S HAMMER THROW medal setting the meet record enough for the championship WOMEN’S 400M HURDLES 1. Wang Zheng China (75.66 CR, SB) a new 400m hurdles record at the iconic Khalifa Interna- record, Samba who recorded 1. Lan Thi Quach Vietnam (56.10 SB) 2. Luo Na China (72.23) but the story of the day be- tional Stadium on Monday. his personal best time of 44.60 2. Aminat Jamal Yusuf Bahrain (56.39 SB) 3. Akane Watanbe Japan (63.54) longed to Kazakhstan’s Olga The 2018 world number one in 400m in Pretoria, South Af- 3. Laxmanbhai Gayakwad India (57.22) Safronova who ran to a new WOMEN’S LONG JUMP finished with 47.51 in 400m rica back in March, believes he MEN’S 800M 1. Lu Minjia China (6.38 SB) 100m women’s mark in the hurdles ahead of Chen Chieh can go faster in his speciality 1.Abubaker H Abdalla Qatar (1:44.33 PB, WL) 2. Ayaka Kora Japan (6.16) heats with 11.21s before blitz- of Chinese Taipei and India’s event. 2.Ebrahim Alzofairi Kuwait (1:6.88) 3. Yue Xin Ya Hong Kong (6.15) ing to another record in the Jabir Madari. “The 47.51 is a good time, 3.Jamal Hairane Qatar (1:7.27) final with 11.17. WOMEN’S 100M The second day of the four- but I can run faster. I worked MEN’S JAVELIN THROW 1. Olga Safronova Uzbekistan (11.17 CR, SB) “I pushed hard in the end, day continental meet was good hard in South Africa and I am 1. Cheng Chao-Tsun CHN Taipei (86.72m CR, WL) 2. Liang Xiaojing China (11.28) gave everything I had and I for hosts Qatar as they finished sure I can run faster. Maybe (I 2. Shivpal Singh India (86.23 PB) 3. Wei Yongli China (11.37) have the gold medal. That’s my with two more medals, includ- can) improve my time. I com- 3. Ryohei Arai Japan (81.93 second best race ever following MEN’S 100M ing a gold medal from 800m pete in every race with joy, MEN’S TRIPLE JUMP 1. Yoshihide Kiryu Japan (10.10) my race in Rio. The Khalifa Sta- runner Abdubakar Haydar I don’t have any pressure. I 1. Rulsan Kurbanov Uzbekistan (16.93m PB) 2. Muhammad Lalu Zohri Indonesia (10.13 PB, NR) dium is great and the facilities Abdalla. want to improve my time more Qatar’s gold medallist Abubaker Haydar Abdalla (right) and Jamal 2. Zhu Yaming China (16.87 PB) 3. Wu Zhiqiang China (10.18 PB) are great too,” Safronova said “I am happy to win here at than one second and I feel I Hairane (bronze medallist) celebrate on the podium. 3. Xu Xiaolong China (16.81) after her mid-blowing race. home. I have been training for can still go lower,” he added. In the men’s javelin final, this and it shows on the track. Qatari 800m duo of Ab- Abdalla’s victory means he hard and in the end I was Cheng Chao-Tsun set a new This win gives me a feeling I dalla and Jamal Hairane now holds both the indoor rewarded with a new per- final yet,” Abdalla said. medals. We didn’t manage to championship record and can win the World Champi- claimed a gold and a bronze and outdoor continental titles, sonal best and the world lead. On his part, Jamal who fin- do that but of course, we feel world lead with 86.72 throw in onship here,” said a smiling as Kuwaiti Ebrahim Alzofairi following his victory in Teh- Now my target is the World ished third said the team had happy with what we have. his first attempt to clinch gold Samba. pocketed the silver to cancel a ran at the 2018 Asian Indoor Championships here in Doha. their sights on a clean sweep. Now, a world championships while India’s Shivpal Singh “The plan was to push Qatar sweep, leaving Abdirah- Championships. Hopefully I can make it as I “We followed our coach’s plan final is my target this season,” took silver and Japan’s Ryohei hard in the first 300m. After man Saeed Hassan in fourth. “From gun to tape, I ran haven’t qualified for a major with the aim to sweep the he said. Arai finished third. Xavi, Bounedjah spark Sadd’s superb win over Pakhtakor

The winning goal for Al Close victory takes the former Sadd came three minutes be- fore the end of the 90 through champions to the top of Group D Bounedjah. The 2018 AFC Champions AFC.COM Krimets’ cross found him in League top scorer dispossessed DOHA space inside the Al Sadd box. Pakhtakor defender Azamov Khamdamov volleyed from and exchanged passes with GOALS from Xavi and Bagh- close range, but his ball passed Xavi before slotting home his dad Bounedjah earned Qa- just wide of the upright. second in this edition of the tar’s Al Sadd a hard-fought 2-1 Farrukh Sayfiev crossed for competition. home victory over Uzbekistan’s Marat Bikmaev whose header Pakhtakor on Matchday Four was tipped over the bar by Saad Al Sadd needed just 10 of the 2019 AFC Champions al Sheeb in the 29th minute. minutes to take the lead League Group D on Tuesday. Just a minute later, Pakhta- through Xavi who, just as The two teams had played kor got their equaliser. Kham- out a 2-2 draw a fortnight ago damov’s in-swinging cross was in the previous game, in Tashkent and a single point nodded on by Sherzod Azamov curled a free-kick into the separated them before kick-off, into the path of Krimets at the top corner. as Pakhtakor topped the group far post and the Pakhtakor cap- with five points. tain headed it into the back of Al Sadd top Group D with Al Sadd needed just 10 min- the net to draw his side level at this victory, which takes their utes to take the lead through the half-hour mark. Xavi of Al Sadd Club races ahead with the ball during a Group D tally to seven points. Mean- Xavi who, just as in the previ- Xavi nearly scored off his match against Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan in the AFC Champions League while, Pakhtakor freeze at five ous game, curled a free-kick third free-kick in two matches in Doha on Monday. points, slipping down to third into the top corner of Sanjar in the 75th minute. The Spanish place, with Al Ahli now mov- Kuvvatov net. midfielder rifled from 30 yards Uzbek goalkeeper was again pass inside the box and fired ing to second with six points Dostonbek Khamdamov out, but Kuvvatov stretched to well-positioned to deny Xavi. but Kuvvatov punched the ball and Persepolis rounding the Al Sadd players celebrate their 2-1 victory in the crucial group match had a golden chance to equal- make the save at the top corner. This time the Al Sadd captain away to safety, keeping his side group off with four points at in the AFC Champions League in Doha on Monday. ise for Pakhtakor when Egor Two minutes later, the received Hassan al Haydos’ in the game once again. the bottom. 18 Tuesday, April 23, 2019 Sports

News Mbappe dazzles in PSG’s in brief PSG must be patient in Champions successful Ligue title bid League quest, says Tuchel PARIS: Paris St Germain must remain patient in their quest for a Champions League title despite their recent failures, coach Thomas Tuchel said after they celebrated their sixth Ligue 1 title in the last seven seasons on Sunday. The Parisians need to breathe new life into Qatari project But despite this achievement, the last-16 Champions League elimination by Manchester United in March still looms AFP large with the club having spent over one billion euros on trans- PARIS fers since Qatar Sports Investment took over in 2011. “The Champions League is a big goal for the club but even AFTER being the star of Juventus have been waiting for it for so long,” warned Tuchel, France’s 2018 World Cup tri- referring to the Serie A champions who have not won since umph, Kylian Mbappe has 1996 despite reaching the final on five occasions since then. been the standout player for PSG have been stuttering lately, picking up only one point Paris Saint-Germain in a Ligue from their three previous outings before Sunday’s celebrations, 1 title-winning campaign that but the return of Neymar and Edinson Cavani from injury have has been slightly marred by boosted the team’s morale. the manner in which they limped over the line. PSG finally wrapped up Man U under heavy fire from all quarters the title on Sunday after sec- ond-placed Lille failed to beat MANCHESTER: Manchester United’s 4-0 loss at Everton on Toulouse, having not won any Sunday drew stinging criticism from pundits, including former of their previous three games captain Gary Neville, with many questioning the attitude of the when the opportunity to con- players. firm a sixth French crown in While there is no doubt the culture at the club needs seven seasons was there. deeper changes than Ole Gunnar Solskjaer putting a smile In the last match against on peoples’ faces and indeed the squad needs injecting with Monaco on Sunday, Mbappe fresh talent, the short-term problem is more basic. excelled he struck a brilliant When Solskjaer and his assistant Mick Phelan took over, hat-trick in his team’s 3-1 they asked the players to up their physical work rate and that victory. was immediately noticeable during the initial good run of form. The Qatari-owned club The problem is that without a high base level of fitness, can still make it a domestic that sort of sudden increase is almost impossible to maintain. double, with the French Cup If there was any doubt that a lack of top-level fitness is final to come against Rennes at the core of the current slump in form, one statistic from next weekend, yet this will Sunday’s shambles at Goodison Park stands out -- Everton ran not be remembered as a vin- over eight kilometres more than United. tage year. Marco Silva’s side looked sharper, quicker and more deter- While Neymar once again mined than a rather leggy United. went missing due to injury at The only way to sort out that problem is a full and intense the crucial point, Edinson Ca- Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar (right) empties a water pouch on teammate Kylian Mbappe as they celebrate the French L1 title pre-season, to build the levels of stamina and fitness that are vani has struggled with fitness after their 3-1 win against Monaco (ASM) at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris on Sunday. (AFP) needed to compete at the highest level. too, and coach Thomas Tuchel The temptation after the humiliation at Everton must be has regularly lashed out at the 40 games this season, with gone, replaced with a stale- to bring in some of the club’s talented young players, such as lack of depth in his squad. 30 in the league. And, fright- ness. The days of Thiago Silva, midfielder James Garner, Tahith Chong and Angel Gomes. eningly, his team-mate Dan- Edinson Cavani and Marco The problem again is the short-term -- the next game is Mbappe, at least, has iel Alves told RMC recently Verratti are maybe ending. against Manchester City in Wednesday’s derby match which that “he doesn’t realise how Youri Djorkaeff, a World Solskjaer’s side must win to keep alive hopes of qualifying for been a constant, revelling good he is, he can go much Cup winner for France and a the Champions League. in his status as a World further”. PSG star in the 1990s, offers a A match against Pep Guardiola’s City is hardly the occasion Cup winner and hardly He is also not used to los- frank assessment, suggesting for blooding young players and the risk is high of damaging ever being rested. He only ing, and may have upset some real change is needed higher up. their confidence and self-belief. turned 20 in December, of his teammates with his as- “If you’re not great in So United must shuffle the existing pack and a wise move but has now won three sessment of last week’s defeat every compartment, from the would be to bring in a couple of the more experienced young Ligue 1 titles in a row. at Lille. “We played like begin- bus driver to the girls who players with Andreas Pereira and Scott McTominay able to offer ners,” he said. clean the shirts, you will go energy in midfield. nowhere,” he told Ligue 1 Pod- And it wouldn’t be a surprise to see a young forward, such The 5-1 capitulation at Hollow ring cast, ‘Le Beau Jeu’. as highly-rated 17-year-old Mason Greenwood, on the bench. Lille a week ago was the worst To be fair, they have usu- “Paris Saint-Germain, after league result for PSG since Qa- ally been exceptional domesti- many years without success, tar Sports Investments bought cally. However, the problem is have to rebuild everything, re- Zidane bemused as Spanish press round the club in 2011, and the first that as long as they keep fail- start from scratch, because the on Irish striker Bale time they had let in five in a ing in the Champions League, foundations are not good. You league game since 2000. domestic success for a club cannot expect to one day win MADRID: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is bemused by A record-breaking backed by a Gulf state will Paris Saint-Germain’s players come off the field after their match the Champions League with- his team’s fans’ attitude towards Gareth Bale after they booed 14-match winning run with continue to ring hollow. against Monaco in Paris on Sunday. (AFP) out these foundations.” the Welsh forward during Saturday’s 3-0 La Liga victory over which they started the season The title has effectively The Qatar project needs a Athletic Bilbao. now seems like a long time ago, been in the bag for some time, sports daily L’Equipe, Tuchel “We have a contract, we’re breath of fresh air, and all eyes When quizzed on why a player who has won four Cham- the latest Champions League but their season has been has agreed to extend his con- not even halfway through that will be on president Nasser al- pions Leagues in five seasons in Madrid - including scoring failure clouding Tuchel’s first winding down ever since their tract to 2021. Thoughts have contract,” Neymar’s father Khelaifi and sporting director decisive goals in two of the finals - is given such a hostile campaign in charge. exit against Manchester Unit- already turned to the future, pointed out to RMC Sport. Antero Henrique. reception by fans Zidane said; “I don’t know. Honestly, I don’t Mbappe, at least, has been ed in the last 16. with new signings needed at UEFA’s Financial Fair understand it.” a constant, revelling in his That, combined with being the Parc des Princes. Eyes on PSG boss Play rules remain a problem, Bale came on as a substitute after being left out from the status as a World Cup winner knocked out in the League Cup The costly Neymar experi- Mbappe is the one man though, with PSG said to have start for the second consecutive game by Zidane and irked the and hardly ever being rested. quarter-finals, means Tuchel ment cannot be said to have they really cannot afford to a hole of around 100 million Bernabeu faithful by missing a one-on-one chance. He only turned 20 in Decem- in his first season has actually succeeded until he stays fit for lose, but is it time for a clear- euros and the need to present The reaction was in stark contrast to the one that greeted ber, but has now won three done worse than Unai Emery, the games that matter, and out elsewhere? a balanced budget by the end Isco, who came on to the pitch at the same time as Bale to Ligue 1 titles in a row. his unloved predecessor. there will always be specula- Some of the excitement of of June. The next few months much delight from the stands. Mbappe has 36 goals in However, according to tion about his future. the early part of the decade has will be interesting. McCullagh, Cabalero overall Open class champions Alvaraze tastes win at last in The Pearl-Qatar round of Qatar National Triathlon Series TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Quartier Beach, 20 kms of cy- DOHA cling through main Pearl-Qatar roads and 5 kms of running SPANIARD Aday Alvarez fi- around Qanat Quartier. The nally made it to the top in the race was very intense since it Open category for men in the was a decisive for the final Se- fifth leg of the Qatar National ries standings where best four Triathlon Series after series of out of five results counted. second and third places. In the Women’s Open cat- The second place was taken egory, Isora Sosa Cabalero by Irish Bernard McCullagh (Spain) won previous four races and Moroccan Rhaili Mouhcine and continued with clean streak was third at The Pearl-Qatar, even in the final round. Daniela the venue of the last round. Sposi (Great Britain) finished McCullagh, who won the second and Gerda Maria Dim- Doha Triathlon and the Lusail itru (Romania) was third. City Triathlon, came on top of Cabalero gathered maxi- the Series with 995.28 points mum possible 1,000 points out of 1,000. through five wins out of five in Winners of various categories pose for photograph after the prize disttribution of the fifth and final round A five races series started the Series. of the Qatar National Triathlon Series at The Pearl-Qatar. in November with the Katara The Veteran Men race was Triathlon, followed by the Al won by Enzo Fascinato (Ar- third. Stadler won the Series Saleh al Mohannadi was the Qatar Cycling and Triath- Ghariya Triathlon in Decem- gentina), second was Canadian standings (978 points), includ- fastest among Qatari Veteran lon Federation Board Member ber, the main event of the se- Jody Sanderson and Vicente ing the Doha Triathlon tri- Men followed by Khalid Saleh Prof. Dr. Nasser al Mohannadi ries was the Doha Triathlon at Luis Catalan (Spain) came umph. al Qahtani and Essa al Kuwari. said after the prize distribution: Participants during the swim and run at the Qatar National Triathlon the MIA Park in February. The third. Italian Manuel Micelli Qatari athletes are getting Nasser al Mohannadi won the “We would like to congratulate Series’ fianal round at The Pearl-Qatar on Friday. penultimate event took place in emerged the overall champion more competitive in each race. series with winning first four all the athletes, thank all the Lusail City in March. with 965.55 points. Mubarak Alajji won the Pearl- races and scooping maximum hosts and sponsors who were Water. The events would not race in professional way. We, Almost 300 athletes, in- Ecuadorian Andrea Stadler Qatar race ahead of Ebrahim al available 1,000 points. with us in the Series. Special be possible without Qatar Traf- at Qatar Cycling and Triath- cluding teams and kids, par- clinched the Veteran Women’s Romaihi and Abdulla Shaheen Caroline Van Aartrijk won thank you to Sheikh Joaan bin fic Police and our great volun- lon Federation, are extremely ticipated in the “Sprint” event race. Hilda Allin (South Af- al Kaabi. Alajji, with three vic- Qatari Veteran Women race Hamad al Thani, the Qatar teers from MAD Triathlon and proud to have organised the se- which featured 750 metres rica) was second and Anemarie tories, won the overall standing and the League competing and Olympic Committee President, UFMBQ who helped making ries and are looking forward to of swimming on the Qanat Killshaw (Great Britain) was with 985 points. winning all five events. Royal Air Maroc and Rayyan events safe and organise each new season.” Sports Tuesday, April 23, 2019 19 Early lead not enough for Rayyan

AFC.COM With three goals inside the ting inside into his left and ABU DHABI first eight minutes, the game drilled home his fifth strike of continued at a fast pace. Rim the competition, making it 3-2 LEONARDO was the star Chang-woo and Sebastian in the 56th minute. of the show, netting all four Tagliabue missed chances for Eight minutes from time, goals for Al Wahda as they Al Wahda over the following Leonardo completed his hat- came from behind to defeat Al 10 minutes before the fourth trick, tapping in from point- Rayyan 4-3 on Matchday Four goal of the first half arrived. blank after Tagliabue had of the 2019 AFC Champions Jumaa intercepted a poor fed the ball to Khalil Ibrahim League Group B on Monday. defensive clearance from Al down the right to cross low for Al Wahda had come from Wahda and supplied the ball the Brazilian who was left with behind to defeat Al Rayyan 2-1 the easiest of finishes to bring in Doha two weeks ago and Al Wahda level. top the group with six points. The former Qatari interna- The former Al Ahli winger So, the return fixture offered a tional striker evaded his still had more tricks up his chance for the Qataris to catch marker inside the box and sleeve, snatching the winner their opponents. headed home off a and his fourth of the night in The visitors came racing Rodrigo Tabata free-kick the last minute. off the blocks and were in front to hand Al Rayyan an Ismail Matar’s cross from within 120 seconds through a set-piece was headed across Sebastian Soria. early lead. the mouth of the goal by sub- The former Qatari interna- stitute Hussain Abbas for tional striker evaded his mark- to Koh Myong-jin whose cross Leonardo who was perfectly er inside the box and headed on the volley found Rivas at positioned to nod home the home off a Rodrigo Tabata the far post. The former Al winning goal for the Clarets to free-kick to hand Al Rayyan an Hilal and Al Ittihad striker ap- the joy of the home crowd. early lead. plied the finish to make it 3-1 With the result, Al Wahda Buoyed by the goal, Gilson to Al Rayyan midway through retain their place at the top de Souza’s men continued to the opening half. of the group with nine points. push forward and were re- Sebastian Soria (left) and Gelmin Rivas of Al Rayyan Club celebrate after scoring their goals during the AFC Champions League group B soccer There was more of the The Emiratis also equaled warded for their attacking in- match against Al Wahda (UAE) in Abu Dhabi on Monday. (EPA-EFE) same in the second half and their best AFC Champions tent with a second goal in the it was Al Wahda who scored League winning run with sixth minute. was blocked by Al Wahda de- corner for his third goal of the through Leonardo. fender before placing the ball the next goal in this attacking three victories on the trot. Al Left-back Mohammed Ju- fender Ahmed Rashid. The 2019 AFC Champions League. The Brazilian collected the composedly into the back of festival. Rayyan, meanwhile, slip to the maa crossed for Gelmin Rivas ball, however, fell to Rivas who Al Wahda’s response was ball from Mansor al Harbi’s the net from inside the box in Leonardo pounced on a bottom of Group B with three and the Venezuelan’s header hit it first-time into the bottom instant, pulling one back pass and dribbled past two de- the eighth minute. loose ball inside the box, cut- points. Al Rayyan down Taichung Bank; move to knockout The Qatari club to play Sri Results Results of the matches held on Monday Lankan team for a place in Asian Pool E Queensland Pirates (Australia) lost to Chennai Spartans (India) 15–25 19–25 men’s club volleyball semis 18–25 Taichung Bank (Taipei) lost to Al Rayyan TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK tually at will. Even the scores (Qatar) 16–25 17–25 25–22 15–25 DOHA also suggest that the hosts could not get going at all and Pool F TWICE runners-up and dou- lost them tamely. Sri Lanka Ports Authority (Sri Lanka) beat TP. ble Arab championship win- But they staged their return HCM (Vietnam) 25–21 18–25 25–20 27–25 Shahrdari Varamin (Iran) lost to Panasonic ners Al Rayyan Club over- in the third set. Left-handed Panthers (Japan) 19–25 25–19 12–25 whelmed former champions Wu Tsung-Hsuan produced 25–17 14–16 Taichung Bank 25-16, 25-17, power-packed cross-court 22-25, 25-15 in their last top- spikes to take Taichung Bank Pool G 8 playoff match at the 2019 24-21 clear. The Qatari team Singapore Club (Singapore) lost to Est Cola Asian Men’s Club Volleyball save a point but smashed the (Thailand) 14–25 13–25 14–25 Championship at the Univer- ball long next time to leave the sity of Taipei (Tianmu) Gym- trailing just by a set. Pool H Polri Samator (Indonesia) beat Dragon (Hong nasium on Monday. Al Rayyan, stung by the re- Kong) 25–19 26–24 25–17 Brazilian Marcus Costa verse, launched thundering at- topped the scoring chart for tacks from Costa and Youssef Next fixtures (April 24) the winners with 17 points, Oughlaf. With Andre Franca Chennai Spartans vs TP.HCM ...... including 14 spikes in 23 at- and Birama Faye producing Panasonic Panthers vs Queensland Pirates tempts. Kamil Rychlicki played some scintillating blocks, Al Sri Lanka Ports Authority vs Al Rayyan a second fiddle and his 13 Rayyan jumped to a 24-15 ad- Shahrdari Varamin vs Taichung Bank points contained nine kills and vantgae. Oughlaf wrapped up two blocks. Wu Tsung-Hsuan the match with a kill. special energy and is a young was the leading contributior With this victory, Al Rayy- team. My team had to play for Taichung Bank with 14 an Club took the second place their A game in order to crush points, including 10 kills and in Pool E behind Chennai Spar- the spirit of the opponents. So Al Rayyan Club’s Bairama Faye (No. 16) and Andre Franka (No. 14) block Taichung Bank’s Chiao Hsuan-Cheng during a match in the Asian three aces. tans and will clash against Sri we used our strong serves to Men’s Club Volleyball Championship in Taipei on Monday. In the first two sets, Tai- Lanka Ports Authority after a weaken their reception. chung Bank, who had beaten day’s rest in the quarter-finals. “Ahead of the match also, right from the first set. My added. powerhouse Varamin Munici- Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City Qatar’s Al Arabi in the 2015 Al Rayyan’s head coach I was also expecting a hard game plan for the next match In other matches, terrific pality after rallying from 11-14 and Chennai Spartans tamed final in Taipei, failed to trou- Carlos Schwanke praised his match because Taichung is to do our best one at a time Michel Kubiak steered Pa- down in tie-breaker, Sri Lanka Australia’s Queensland Pirates ble as Al Rayyan’s Costa and team, “It was a difficult match Bank have a lot of talent. So and move forward with con- nasonic Panthers to a hard- Ports Authority eked out a 3-0 to advance to the last eight Rychlicki drilled smashes vir- because the home team had a we had to wrest the initiative fidence,” the Brazilian coach fought five-set win against hard-fought 3-1 victory against stage with high morale. Pant’s heroics take Delhi to top Arshad fires Fireox to huge IANS late for Rajasthan as the visitors victory with dazzling ton JAIPUR were just 28 runs away from vic- tory. RISHABH Pant’s quickfire cameo Dhawal Kulkarni then picked TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK his 30-ball 61. Talal cracked four sixes (78 unbeaten off 36) along with Sherfane Rutherford in the 18th DOHA and three fours to get 62 off 40 deliver- valuable contributions by open- over but an unstoppable Pant ies. ers Shikhar Dhawan (54) and kept the runs flowing and finally SAQLAIN Arshad’s savage batting on- Waqas Bhatti hammered seven Prithvi Shaw (42) helped Delhi smashed Jaydev Unadkat for slaught on Commercial Bank Qatar set boundaries to finish with 63 off 62 balls. Capitals overhaul Rajasthan a six to help his side register a up a huge 129-run victory for Fireox Zaheer was the biggest victim of the rival Royals’ 192-run target with four comfortable victory. Unit in a Premier Division team’s attack, giving away balls to spare in their Indian Pre- With this win, Delhi now match in the Qatar Air- 107 runs for three wickets. mier League (IPL) contest at the lead the points table with 14 ways Cricket Tournament. Abbas picked one for 47. Sawai Mansingh Stadium here points while Rajasthan lie at the Qatar Airways is proud CBQ took up the chal- on Monday. seventh spot. to be the official spon- lenge bravely and were led Pant, who smashed six For Rajasthan, Gopal scalped sor of the annual Qatar by Dharmang. He collect- boundaries and four sixes, two for 47 while Kulkarni and Cricket Tournament. As ed 81 runs in 70 balls. His forged a crucial 84-run partner- Parag bagged one wicket each. the country’s national car- knock contained six sixes ship with Shaw beside anchor- Earlier, Ajinkya Rahane’s rier, Qatar Airways con- and three boundaries. Ab- ing the Delhi innings after two brilliant century (106 not out) tinues to play a vital role bas also contributed 47 off successive blows. followed by skipper Steve in enhancing the already 41 balls. His innings had Chasing the target, Delhi Smith’s 50 propelled Rajasthan flourishing sports activi- two sixes and half a dozen were off to a flying start as the to a fighting 191/6. ties in Qatar and is a keen Saqlain Arshad of Fireox Unit fours before the team col- openers added 45 runs in just Rahane and Smith stitched a supporter for developing lapsed under the run pres- the first five overs. Shreyas Go- 130-run partnership for the sec- the next generation of cricket players in sure for 291 in 42 overs. pal finally applied brakes on the ond wicket. They took just 10.3 the country. Mohd Ashan picked three wickets for 72-run opening partnership as overs to help Rajasthan touch Arshad was in a punitive mood and 81, while Mohd Mirza and Waqas Bhatti he packed back a well-settled Delhi Capitals team mentor Sourav Ganguly (left) picks up Rishabh Pant as the three-digit mark. It was Axar right from the word go, he tore into the shared four scalps. Dhawan in the eighth over be- they celebrate their victory over Rajasthan Royals during the 2019 Indian Patel who made a much needed rival bowling after Fireox Unit won the Arshad was deservingly declared the fore Riyan Parag also jolted the Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match in Jaipur on Monday. (AFP) breakthrough for Delhi by send- toss and decided to bat first. He face man of the match for his superb individ- visitors. Parag sent back incom- ing a well-settled Smith out. just 91 balls, smacked five sixes and 16 ual knock. ing batsman and Delhi skipper in Delhi’s batting line-up as mum. boundaries to compile 142 out of team’s Shreyas Iyer (4) cheaply as Del- they sensible steered their side Gopal came with another BRIEF SCORES: gigantic 420 for seven in 50 overs. Brief scores hi could only manage to add five past the three-digit mark in 11.3 breakthrough in 17th over as Delhi Capitals 193/4 in 19.2 overs (Rishabh His ruthless batting also inspired Fireox Unit beat CBQ by 129 runs Fireox Unit: 420 for seven in 50 overs (Saqlain Arshad 142, Waqas Bhatti 63, runs after the fall of Dhawan. overs. Pant meanwhile, also Shaw wanted to dispatch his de- Pant 78 not out, Shikhar Dhawan 54; Shreyas other teammates and three of them went Talal 62, Mohd Amir 61; Zaheer 3/107, Abbas /47) Shaw was then joined by notched up his half-century as livery over the fence but ended Gopal 2/47) beat Rajasthan Royals 191/6 in on to post half-centuries. Mohd Amir CBQ: 291 all out in 42 overs (Dharmang 81, Abbas 47; Mohd Ahsan 3/81, Pant and the young duo denied he smashed Jofra Archer over up giving a catch to Parag at 20 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 105 not out, Steve was the most adventurous of them as he Mohd Mirza 2/37, Waqas Bhatti 2/36) Rajasthan any further inroads the deep square leg for a maxi- long-on. However, it was too Smith 50; Kasigo Rabada 2/37) by 6 wickets blasted three sixers and seven fours in Man of the match: Saqlain Arshad (Fireox Unit) 20 Tuesday, April 23, 2019 The Last Word

DEPUTY AMIR MEETS OUTGOING ENVOYS OF LIBERIA, AFGHANISTAN

THE Deputy Amir HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al Thani met at his Amiri Diwan office on Monday morning with the Ambassador of the Republic of Liberia to Qatar HE John Akel Ballout Jnr and Ambassador of the Islamic Re- public of Afghanistan HE Faizullah Kakar, who called on HH to greet him on the occasion of the end of their tenure in the country. The Deputy Amir wished the outgoing ambassadors success in their future assignments and further progress and prosperity for relations between their two countries and the state of Qatar. For their part, the ambassadors extended thanks and appreciation to HH the Amir, HH the Deputy Amir and the States officials for the co- operation they received which contributed to the success of their work in the country. (QNA)

DEPUTY AMIR RECEIVES CREDENTIALS OF 6 NEW AMBASSADORS

THE Deputy Amir HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al Thani received on Monday at his Amiri Diwan office the credentials of six new ambassadors to the State. The ambassadors included HE Ricardo Eduardo Vaz Pereira Pracana from the Republic of Portugal, HE Mohamed Bahrin bin Paduka Haji Abu Bakar from Brunei Darussalam, HE Jose Arsenio Benzaquen Perea from the Republic of Peru, HE Mohammed Mohammed Ferrara Lashtar from Nicaragua, HE Matthew Hawkins from New Zealand and HE Rashid Sesay from the Republic of Sierra Leone. HH the Deputy Amir welcomed the new ambassadors and wished them success in their missions and the relations be- tween the State of Qatar and their countries further progress and prosperity. The new ambassadors conveyed the greetings of the leaders of their countries to HH the Amir and HH the Deputy Amir and their best wishes for the Qatari people of further progress and prosperity. The Ambassadors were accorded an official reception at the Amiri Diwan. (QNA)

QF announces Akhlaquna Qatar Museums wraps up 3rd Award Cycle 2 finalists edition of MIA Ambassadors Initiative aims to help nurture positive behavioural change within society TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA THE Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) hosted the closing cer- QATAR Foundation (QF) has emony of its popular MIA Am- announced the three finalists bassadors’ Programme. for Cycle 2 of its Akhlaquna For its third edition, the Award. Voting opens on Mon- programme invited second- day on the initiative’s website, ary schools in Qatar to partici- with the winner set to be re- pate in a creative competition vealed at QF’s Convocation themed around Syria – inspired 2019 ceremony in May. by the Syria Matters exhibition This year’s finalists are Fu- which opened last year to mark ture Compass, a summer pro- Voting opens on Monday on the initiative’s website, with the winner MIA’s 10th Anniversary. gramme created by 15-year-old set to be revealed at QF’s Convocation 2019 ceremony in May. The initiative comes as part student Eman Alobaide that of Qatar Museums’ (QM) vision sees 25 local organisations pro- change within society. tural environment, while being of becoming a cultural catalyst As part of the creative competition themed around Syria, students were tasked with exploring the museum viding real-life work experience “We want to honour in- rooted in Islamic heritage. for a new generation of artists and selecting artefacts or historical figures related to Syria as inspiration for a theatre performance. to young people; Tmakkan, spirational young men and The three Cycle 2 finalists and creators. a programme established by women whose ideas can have were chosen by this year’s jury As part of the competi- “Inspired by the Syria ing CEO of Qatar Museums; from MIA 19-year-old Reema al Kuwari, a valuable and tangible im- members Amaal al Mannai, tion, students were tasked Matters exhibition, this year’s Dr Julia Gonnella, director of Al Wakra Independent Sec- where retired men and women pact on the lives of others. We chief executive officer of Qatar with exploring the museum edition focused on Syria be- MIA; and Dr Ibrahim al Naimi, ondary School for Girls won serve as mentors to young Qa- encourage the wider commu- Foundation for Social Work; and selecting artefacts or his- cause we wanted to introduce undersecretary of the Ministry the first place, second place tari professionals; and Mob- nity of Qatar to explore these Dr Jassim Sultan, director of torical figures related to Syr- students to the country’s rich of Education and Higher Edu- went to Jordanian School while sron, a fully-audible mobile projects and start voting via Wijdan Cultural Center; Dr ia. They were then asked to heritage and its impact on hu- cation in Qatar, attended the Qatar Banking Studies & Busi- application that provides peo- the Akhlaquna Award’s dedi- Emad El-Din Shahin, dean of use their chosen artefacts and manity at large. This, we hope, performances. ness Administration Secondary ple who are blind and visually cated website.” the College Of Islamic Studies characters as inspiration for a allowed them to get a better A judging panel made up of School for Girls came third. impaired with a tool for order- The objective of the at Hamad Bin Khalifa Univer- theatre performance. understanding of the relation- representatives from the Min- MIA Ambassadors aims ing food, reviewing ingredients Akhlaquna Award is to high- sity, a member of QF; and Pro- Participating schools in- ship between art, heritage and istry of Education and Higher to create awareness about and comparing prices, led by light the timeless and universal fessor Mabrouk Zeid Elkheir, cluded Ebla International our society,” said Salem al As- Education and MIA then chose the role of museums as cen- 17-year-old Nawal al Kurbi. values exhibited by the Proph- director of the National Center School, Amna Bint Wahab wad, deputy director, Learning the winners. tres of culture, education Machaille al Naimi, presi- et Mohammed (PBUH), who for Research in Islamic Scienc- Scool, Hassan Bin Thabet & Outreach at MIA. “The stu- The panel included Ah- and entertainment. dent of Community Develop- serves as a role model of great es in Algeria. School, Hind Bint Abe Sou- dents have been working for mad al Haddad, theatre arts At the same time, it aims to ment at QF, said: “We are de- moral character and guides the The Akhlaquna Award fyan School, Qatar Banking months to create these incred- instructor at the Ministry of improve the students’ sense of lighted to reveal the finalists values of the award. was first announced by Her Studies And Business Admin- ible performances. We were de- Education and Highner Educa- responsibility and encourage for this year’s edition of the Cycle 2 of the initiative Highness Sheikha Moza bint istration School, Jordanian lighted to see the result of their tion; Mohamed al Maleki from them to research, observe and Akhlaquna Award. The se- aims to highlight projects that Nasser, chairperson of Qatar School, Al Wakra School, Syri- hard work and hope that this Ministry of Education; Qassim work practically via activities lected projects truly embody best embody moral values Foundation, in 2017, with the an Community School, Al Bay- was an eye-opening experience al Shammari from Ministry of associated with the project. It the ethos of the award, the shared across different reli- winner – Swar al Dahab Ali – an School, Rabaa Al Adawiya that will remain with them for a Education; Noura al Moadadi is part of a wider portfolio of ultimate goal of which is to gions and cultures – reflecting being announced at QF’s Con- School, Palestinian School and long time.” from Ministry of Education educational initiatives that MIA nurture positive behavioural Qatar’s diverse and multicul- vocation 2018 ceremony. Al Seliya School. Ahmad al Namla, act- and Mahmoud Mohamed Dari presents to audiences. UNWTO secretary-general visits Aspire Zone Foundation

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK play in supporting the sports Orthopaedic and sports med- firmed the opinion I have ing something as impressive DOHA sector and professional ath- icine hospital, the tour also heard from plenty of re- as Aspire and wish it all the letes in Qatar and around the included a stop at Khalifa In- nowned athletes that have success for the future.” WORLD Tourism Organiza- world. ternational Stadium, Qatar’s had the chance to visit As- He added, “I was also de- tion (UNWTO) Secretary- Pololikashvili and his ac- first 40,000-seater tourna- pire Zone Foundation and lighted to have been able to General Zurab Pololikash- companying delegation were ment ready venue that will witnessed its one-of-a-kind visit one of the venues that vili visited Aspire Zone welcomed by Director-Gener- host games during the FIFA distinguished facilities first will host matches at the next Foundation (AZF) to witness al of Aspire Logistics Abdul- World Cup Qatar 2022. hand. The organisation’s FIFA World Cup, where I un- the sporting organisation’s lah Nasser al Naimi, who led Pololikashvili expressed mix of a medical hospital, derstand they are expecting renowned global facilities the tour and helped them all his admiration of what he had academic school and interna- over a million tourists, all of and get a closer look at the explore the world-class facili- seen at AZF at the conclusion tional standard venues makes whom will have the opportu- vital role its member organi- ties at AZF. of the tour. it one of the world’s foremost nity to explore Qatar and its sations - Aspire Academy, As- Besides the visit to Aspire He said, “My experience sporting institutions. I con- rich culture, traditions and World Tourism Organization Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili petar and Aspire Logistics – Academy and Aspetar, the today was unique and con- gratulate Qatar for construct- hospitality. during a visit at Aspire Zone Foundation.