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Amir receives credentials of new Ambassadors Amir to honour Qatar exits Opec winners of International Anti-Corruption after 57 years Excellence Award; MOHAMMAD SHOEB the globe. It had to take steps to meet Malaysian PM THE PENINSULA review its role and contributions QNA on the international energy scene DOHA Minister of State for Energy and on the ways to enhance that Affairs H E Saad bin Sherida Al role and those contributions in a Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Kaabi announced yesterday manner that helps achieve its Hamad Al Thani will honour Qatar’s decision to withdraw strategy and objectives in the the winners of His Highness’ from Organisation of Petroleum long term. International Anti-Corruption Exporting Countries (Opec) The Minister said: “It has Excellence Award during a membership effective from become clear to us that achieving ceremony on Friday in Kuala January 1, 2019. our ambitious strategy will Lumpur, in cooperation with The withdrawal from the oil undoubtedly require focused the United Nations. exporting countries forum is part efforts, commitment, and dedi- The ceremony will be of a major policy decision and cation to maintain and attended by Prime Minister of long-term strategy to focus strengthen Qatar’s position as the Malaysia Dr Mahathir resources on expanding gas leading LNG producer.” Mohamad where H H the Amir business and continue to rein- “Therefore, based on that and the Prime Minister will force Qatar’s position as the requirement, as well as the size honour the winners of the four leading supplier of clean energy of our oil production the State of awards which are Lifetime/Out- to the world. Qatar has decided to withdraw standing Achievement, Inno- With the announcement, its membership from the Opec,” vation, Youth Creativity and Qatar has become the first country the Minister said. `P2 Engagement and Academic from the Middle East to leave Opec. Research and Education. Qatar was also the first country H H the Amir will hold dis- from the region to join the Vienna- Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received at the Amiri Diwan yesterday morning the credentials cussions with Malaysian Prime based organisation in 1961, within of Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark, Franz-Michael Skjold Mellbin. H H the Amir wished him Minister on Thursday on ways success in his mission and the relations between the State of Qatar and Denmark further progress and a year after it was founded by five The withdrawal of the State to promote bilateral relations prosperity. H H the Amir also received the credentials of three other new Ambassadors. `P2 leading oil producers — Saudi of Qatar from OPEC is a wise and a number of regional and Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and Ven- decision. This organization has international issues. ezuela — in 1960. become useless and adds The decision is in light of nothing to us. It is only used for Qatar’s pursuit to strengthen its purposes that harm our national position as a reliable and trust- interest worthy energy supplier across Amir chairs fifth meeting of SCEAI Qatar takes pride in its QNA Amiri Diwan. of the Council, attended the Free Zones Authority and its efforts international standing DOHA H H the Deputy Amir Sheikh meeting along with Their Excel- in attracting major international at the forefront of Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani, lencies members of the Council. companies to the State of Qatar in natural gas producers, Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Deputy Chairman of the Council, The Council discussed the order to diversify the economy and and as the biggest exporter Hamad Al Thani, Chairman of the attended the meeting. topics on the agenda of the transfer modern technology. of LNG, which has given Supreme Council for Economic The Prime Minister and meeting and took the appro- The Council also reviewed a Qatar a strong and Affairs and Investment, chaired Interior Minister H E Sheikh priate decisions on them. program for localising services resilient economy. the Council’s fifth meeting of Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa The Council was briefed on the and industries in the energy 2018, yesterday morning at the Al Thani, the Executive Member latest developments related to the sector. 02 HOME TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2018

Shura Council’s Legal Amir receives credentials of new Ambassadors and Legislative Affairs Committee meets DOHA: The Shura Council’s Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee held its first meeting yesterday, within its forty-seventh ordinary session. At the beginning of the meeting, the Committee unanimously elected Nasser bin Rashid Saria Al Kaabi as its rapporteur for this session. The Committee examined Decree Law No. 19 of 2018 amending some of the provisions of Law Practice Act No. 23 of 2006, and examined a draft law amending some provisions of Law No. 21 of 2004 concerning ministers. It decided to submit its recommendations thereon to the Shura Council. QNA Shura Council’s Public Services and Utilities Committee meets DOHA: The Shura Council’s Public Services and Utilities Committee held its first meeting yesterday. The Committee elected Mohammed bin Mahdi Al Ahbabi Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday received at the Amiri Diwan office the credentials of four new ambassadors tothe State of Qatar. H H the Amir as its rapporteur. It examined received the credentials of the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand, Nathapol Khantahiran; the Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Giuseppe a draft law regulating the Angelo Yoffreda Yorio; the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark, Franz-Michael Skjold Mellbin and the Ambassador of the Republic of Mauritius, Rashid Ali acquisition of dangerous animals Subedar. H H the Amir welcomed the new ambassadors and wished them success in their missions and the relations between the State of Qatar and their respective and creatures, and studied countries further progress and prosperity. On their parts, the ambassadors conveyed the greetings of leaders of their countries to H H the Amir and their best wishes another draft law on conciliation for the Qatari people of further progress and prosperity. Earlier, Their Excellencies the Ambassadors were accorded official reception ceremonies at the Amiri Diwan. in the crimes stipulated in some laws concerning municipalities and the environment. It decided to complete its study of the two draft laws at its next meeting. QNA Qatar withdraws from Opec after over five decades FROM PAGE 1 Qatar condemns transparent. I don’t want to go to withdrawal will add credence to as Opec Secretary-General South Africa, and the Sultanate attack in Mogadishu The Minister said Qatar has attend the forthcoming meeting, the perception that ‘Opec has lost Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo has of Oman and others.” been in the organisation for 57 discuss next year’s budget plan, its relevance’ in today’s dynamic insisted him to attend. “I attended “Moreover, in the next few DOHA: Qatar expressed its strong years. Al Kaabi stressed Qatar’s and then surprise them by saying energy market, he said: “I believe Opec meetings before, but it will months we will be announcing condemnation and denunciation pride in its international standing that we want to withdraw,” he in the relevance of Qatar any- be my first and last meeting of the several major international part- of the attack near the parliament at the forefront of natural gas added. “I do not want to politicise where which is more important Opec as energy minster.” nerships. Our objective in this building in Mogadishu, killing producers, and as the biggest the decision. I am a practical to me. So if we are not relevant The Minster said Qatar has strategy was to remain focused one person and wounding two. exporter of LNG, which has given engineer, running QP for nearly somewhere then what is the point worked diligently during the past on our core business and activ- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Qatar a strong and resilient 32 years. Our decisions are prac- of being there. As far as the few years to develop a future ities in Qatar, and to enhance reiterated Qatar’s firm stance in economy. Replying to a question, tical based on efficiency and Organisation’s (Opec’s) relevance strategy in the oil and gas sector Qatar’s international standing as rejecting violence and terrorism if the decision to withdraw from business proposition.” He said all is concerned, it’s not my forte to based on growth and expansion, the world’s leading natural gas regardless of the motives and Opec is political due to the his life he worked in projects comment on it. ” both in its activities in Qatar and producer,” Al Kaabi said. causes. The statement expressed ongoing blockade, the Minister related to gas, so he doesn’t want However, he also added that internationally. “This strategy, he He also said Qatar’s oil pro- Qatar’s condolences to the said that it has nothing to do with to focus time, energy, and other today’s oil business is controlled underlined, has driven the duction is not huge and therefore families of victims as well as the the siege. The Opec rules states resources, elsewhere. “I am by an organisation which is expansion of our international the market will not be affected, government and people of Somalia. that if any country wants leave known as ‘Mr Gas’ so my focus managed by one country. upstream footprint to reach stressing Qatar will be committed membership, it has to do from the has always been on gas.” The Minister said he will be countries like Brazil, to the decisions taken by Opec next calendar year. “I want to be Asked if he thinks Qatar’s attending the upcoming meeting Mexico,Argentina, Cyprus, Congo, until the end of its membership. TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2018 HOME 03 04 HOME TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2018

Shura Council QA a model for achieving goals through determination discusses three

THE PENINSULA of Qatar. Qatar Airways is a including JetSuite, Boeing, GE draft laws DOHA model of what is possible and Gulfstream. Tonight we when excellence and deter- reaffirm our commitment to QNA Qatar Airways hosted a mination are the goals. The build on the strong rela- DOHA private VIP gala dinner with airline’s philosophy of tionship we have already influential business leaders bringing people together, established here in the US, Shura Council discussed a and political dignitaries to providing the right for all to and to continue to expand our draft law regulating the acqui- celebrate more than a decade travel is more important than presence here, offering an sition of dangerous animals of the award-winning ever. Qatar Airways provides outstanding product and pro- yesterday in the weekly airline’s successful service to a way for Americans and viding even more choice for regular meeting held under New York City at the Qataris to travel and offers US travellers.” the chairmanship of Speaker historical and renowned jobs for thousands of families, In October, Qatar Airways of the Shura Council H E venue Cipriani. helping to grow the econ- became the Official Global Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid The glamorous evening omies of both nations.” Airline Partner of the NBA’s Al Mahmoud. was attended by Deputy At the gala event, Qatar Brooklyn Nets and the team’s At the outset of the Prime Minister and Minister Airways Group Chief Exec- home, Barclays Center, the meeting, the Council discussed of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh utive, Akbar Al Baker, said: Brooklyn, New York venue a draft law amending some Mohamed bin Abdulrahman “Tonight is an exciting one for that hosts many of the world’s provisions of Law No. (21) of Al Thani, along with many Qatar Airways, as it is a cele- most exciting entertainment 2004 on Ministers, and prominent business and cul- bration of more than a decade and sporting events. This decided to refer it to the Legal tural leaders, including Per- of serving the people of the marks the first major part- and Legislative Affairs Com- manent Representative of United States. We have a very nership between the airline mittee for study and submit a State of Qatar to the UN, H E special relationship with the and an NBA team or venue. report thereon to the Council. Sheikha Alya bint Ahmed Al people of New York, as it was Qatar Airways’ A350- The Council also discussed a Thani, the Ambassador of the our first gateway into this 1000, the world’s most tech- draft law regulating the acqui- State of Qatar to the United country just over 10 years nologically advanced pas- sition of dangerous animals States, H E Sheikh Meshal bin ago. We are also very proud senger aircraft, landed in New and organisms. Hamad Al Thani, and the of the contribution we have York in October 2018, Under the draft law, it is Chief Executive Officer of made, and continue to make marking the airline’s first US prohibited to acquire, import, Qatar Investment Authority, to the US economy as a large route to operate commercial export or trade any of the dan- Mansoor Al Mahmoud. portion of American-made flights on the ultra-modern gerous animals and organisms The Deputy Prime Min- aircraft in our fleet are tes- aircraft. The five-star airline without a license from the ister and Minister of Foreign tament to the faith we have is the global launch customer competent department. It is Affairs said: “Congratulations in American products.” for the innovative A350-1000 also prohibited to bring, walk to Qatar Airways on its 10th “We also continue to aircraft, the latest member of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohamed or hike with any of the dan- Anniversary connecting the develop strong relationships the Airbus wide-body aircraft bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (right) and Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, gerous animals and organisms United States from The State with our US partners portfolio. Akbar Al Baker, at the gala event. in public places. Cybersecurity Drill ‘Star 6’ raises efficiency, readiness of national institutions QNA and post-event. They present scenarios The 6th National drills addressed topics not only related DOHA expected especially in major events. Cybersecurity Drill ‘Star 6’ to identifying cyber attacks and recov- He added that the drill Star 6 is the was attended by more than ering from it, however it also covered Minister of Transport and Communica- largest since its launch in 2013, as the the methods of combating the attacks tions H E Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti mechanism of the drills’ implementation 800 participants from 95 and knowing the amount of losses that stressed that the Ministry’s annual has been developed over the past five governmental and private resulted from it and the information cybersecurity drills contribute to raising years. This year, 95 government and institutions, including acquired, which may be used as a tool the efficiency and readiness of various private institutions are representing 11 11 sectors in various by the attackers in the future to institutions and companies in Qatar to sectors in various economic, financial blackmail institutions, especially address cyber attacks. and institutional fields: the government economic, financial and financial entities. The Minister made the remarks sector, the financial sector, the energy institutional fields. He said there are two centres in during a tour of the 6th National Cyber- sector, the transport sector, the health Qatar to face cyberattacks which are security Drill ‘Star 6’, which is attended sector, the education sector, the sports Qatar’s National Center for Information by more than 800 participants from 95 sector, the telecommunications sector, Qatar’s hosting of the World Cup 2022, Security (Q-CERT) and the centre for governmental and private institutions, the hospitality sector, the media sector, adding that it highlights the importance combating electronic crime part of the including 11 sectors in various economic, and the IT service providers sector. of proactive preventive drills against General Directorate of Criminal Inves- financial and institutional fields. He noted that this year’s edition attacks and the effective response to tigation at the Ministry of Interior. All He pointed out that cybersecurity allowed for the first time the partici- cybercrime, and also reflects the signifi- the entities work hand in hand, where drills aim to achieve the objectives of pation of private sector because of its cance of evaluation and follow-up after preventive and proactive measures are the national cybersecurity strategy in importance in the supply chain of recovery to implement the lessons taken by the Ministry of Communica- Minister of Transport and Communications developing and refining national cyber- equipment and information technology learned, especially that these Ministry’s tions and Communications followed by H E Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti at the 6th security capabilities by developing and and its vital role in achieving cyberse- annual exercises seeks to measure recovering measures, then investigation maintaining a professional workforce National Cybersecurity Drill ‘Star 6’, curity through enhanced protection and maturity in the State’s institutions in how procedures in e-crimes carried out by in this field, enhancing readiness and yesterday. controls. to protect its electronic assets as these the Ministry of the Interior. Both centres response to incidents and electronic He added that the current cyberse- assets are of the utmost importance at the work in close harmony to achieve the attacks, solving them and recovering He pointed out that the Star 6 is curity drill also comes in the framework moment, in addition to addressing any targeted goals, he added. from them through cooperation and attended as well by Britain, France, US of raising the efficiency and readiness aspects of weakness in electronic security. He said in the future there will be a information exchange in a timely and Kuwait, adding it is a big drill, which of various institutions and companies The Minister said that the drill dealt global scale drill as it is the first time that manner and by taking measures consists of two parts: one operational in Qatar to address cyber attacks, espe- with the lessons learned from the last four non-Qatari entities participate in necessary. and another procedural for pre-event cially during major events, primarily World Cup hosted by Russia. The Star 6 Star 6. TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2018 HOME 05 QF, Qatar Shell sign undergraduate research co-funding agreement

THE PENINSULA The signing ceremony our Undergraduate Research DOHA was held at QF Experience Program will support young scientists and innovators H E Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Headquarters in to pursue and realize their ideas Al Thani, Vice Chairperson and Education City, and under expert mentorship, CEO of Qatar Foundation (QF) was attended by equipping them to play their part yesterday signed an agreement in developing effective and between QF and Qatar Shell H E Sheikha Hind impactful solutions that help to which will see the energy and Andrew Faulkner, build a diverse and sustainable company co-fund Qatar Managing Director economy for our nation.” National Research Fund’s and Chairman of Qatar Faulkner said, “At Shell, we (QNRF) Undergraduate champion open innovation and Research Experience Program Shell Companies. partnerships with locally-based (UREP). research institutions and The signing ceremony was develop human capital through universities. held at QF Headquarters in Edu- investment in education, “Under the agreement, cation City, and was attended science, research, and inno- Qatar Shell will not only co-fund by H E Sheikha Hind and vation. Under the agreement, UREP but also provide in-kind Andrew Faulkner, Managing UREP will become a QNRF- support by leveraging the R&D Director and Chairman of Qatar Qatar Shell co-funded program. expertise from Qatar Shell Shell Companies. H E Sheikha Hind said, “The Research and Technology UREP supports under- value of partnership is illustrated Centre (QSRTC). This is also graduate students from univer- through its capacity to harness aligned to Qatar Shell’s objec- sities across Qatar to conduct expertise, enable the exchange H E Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani (right), Vice-Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation (QF), and tives to contribute to the Qatar research under the mentorship of knowledge, and maximize Andrew Faulkner, Managing Director and Chairman of Qatar Shell Companies, during the signing ceremony. National Vision 2030 and our of their professors in areas of multisectoral efforts designed to shared commitment to foster the direct relevance to addressing address national challenges. research and innovation eco- Qatar’s national priorities. It “QF recognises that building the impact of our mission to Qatar, and the agreement signed in the power of collaboration. system through collaboration alien with QF’s mission to such partnerships can amplify support the development of today is a reflection of this belief The co-funding of and knowledge transfer.” Russian avant-garde art on show at Doha Fire Station

H E Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari (second right), Minister of Public Health, inaugurating the new Central Clinical Laboratories at the Qatar Rehabilitation Institute. Minister of Public Health inaugurates Zelfira Tregulova, General Director of the State Tretyakov Gallery, gives a tour of the exhibition to central clinical laboratories at QRI Minister of Culture and Sports, H E Salah bin Ghanim Al Ali and Acting CEO of Qatar Museums, Ahmad Musa Al Namla and other dignitaries. THE PENINSULA and future healthcare needs of to physicians and our clients, DOHA Qatar’s population.” enabling them to initiate the RAYNALD C RIVERA connections. make between the art of the pio- The DLMP not only serves proper course of treatment for THE PENINSULA The works are radical art neers and their descendants. It H E Dr Hanan Mohamed Al the patients of Hamad Medical patients. Timely, accurate innovations that dare to chal- is so exciting for me personally Kuwari, Minister of Public Corporation (HMC), with dedi- results and high-quality services A rich and diverse collection of lenge conventional ideas and to be able to explore this juxta- Health, inaugurated the new cated facilities at 14 sites, but are assured to the patients of works by pioneers and styles during those periods. position and bring it to new Central Clinical Laboratories also provides referral services HMC,” added Dr Al Nabet. descendants of Russian avant- While the pioneers were audiences in Qatar and the Arab (CCL) at the Qatar Rehabilitation to more than 135 customers This year the DLMP received garde art is on show at the Fire inspired by revolutionary world,” said Head of the Con- Institute (QRI), recently. across Qatar. This includes the reaccreditation from the College Station marking the conclusion changes and rapid scientific temporary Art Department at The inauguration was held military, police, embassies, of American Pathologists (CAP). of the highly successful Qatar advances at the beginning of the the State Tretyakov Gallery Irina as part of a three-day exhibition international schools, banks, The international body provides Russia 2018 Year of Culture. 20th century, the postwar gen- Gorlova. and symposium. private hospitals, and national the world’s most recognized lab- Organized in collaboration eration artists explored ground- Reem Al Thani, Director of The new fully automated and multinational companies. oratory accreditation program, with world-renowned State breaking technologies, focusing Exhibitions at Qatar Museums, central laboratory is part of the The new central clinical labo- which is considered the global Tretyakov Gallery, the exhi- their works mainly on said: “By bringing such interna- Department of Laboratory Med- ratories at HMC are the first in gold standard for laboratory bition, which officially opened movement, light and sound as tionally significant exhibitions icine and Pathology’s (DLMP) con- the region to have a fully auto- management. The Department yesterday night, features 81 fundamental elements of art, all to Qatar, we hope to always tinued transformation, which mated, computer-based labo- has also achieved recognition works by 24 of the most influ- of which can be seen in the provide audiences with access involves a commitment to stand- ratory information system. as a National Influenza Center ential and significant figures in exhibition. to world-class works and spark ardized testing and the implemen- Dr Ajayeb Al Nabet, DLMP by the World Health Organi- the history of Russian art. One of the remarkable creativity for a young generation tation of automated platforms. Chairperson, said the wide zation (WHO). Divided into eight sections, pieces on display is a 1919 instal- of artists in Qatar and the region. “The DLMP performs more range of services provided by The opening of the new lab- the exhibition offers art connois- lation by Vladimir Tatlin in the This is a show that will capture than 17 million tests each year the Department across 27 dif- oratories coincided with the seurs and enthusiasts inspiring form of a model of a tower the imagination of our emerging and provides a comprehensive ferent sections collectively Sixth Annual Lab Day celebra- journey into two waves of resembling a huge functioning artists and interest those who range of highly specialized lab- serves as Qatar’s National Lab- tions, which highlighted the role Russian art – one representing machine with structures are moved by parallels and con- oratory services for the people oratory, performing both the lab team plays in delivering works by pioneering artists of designed to rotate at a specific nections between people across of Qatar,” said Dr Al Kuwari. sophisticated and esoteric (or the highest quality patient care. 1910s to 1920s and the other by time. time, generations and “The new state-of-the-art niche) tests, in addition to a This included a public exhibition ‘underground’ artists of mid- “The Russian avant-garde cultures.” medical laboratory is purpose- broad range of routine labo- held in the lobby of the Women’s 20th century or the direct is a fascinating study in the The “Russian Avant-garde: built, designed, and equipped to ratory tests. Wellness and Research Center descendants. Their works are break from traditional materials Pioneers and Direct the highest international “Time is of the essence, and the Ambulatory Care Center placed side by side resulting to and techniques, inspired by Descendants” exhibition is open standards. This new facility is especially when you have a crit- featuring the different sections an interesting juxtaposition societal development at the to the public until February 3 at enabling Hamad to meet the ically ill patient. The new labs within the Department and the which every art enthusiast will time. Even more interesting is the Garage Gallery of the Fire increasingly complex current will deliver test results quickly wide expertise they offer. surely enjoy observing their the comparison we are able to Station.

Qatar and China discuss judicial cooperation Global Aviation Training to

QNA and establishing constructive begin from December 10 DOHA cooperation between the judicial authorities of the two friendly THE PENINSULA Ministry of Transport and The Chief of the Court of countries. DOHA Communications. Cassation, Chief of the Supreme The Chinese delegation met The annual ICAO Global Judiciary Council, H E Dr Hassan with Deputy Head of the Court For the first time in Qatar and Aviation Training and bin Lahdan Al Muhannadi met of Cassation, Dr Thaqil bin Sayer the Middle East, Qatar Aero- TRAINAIR PLUS Symposium on Monday with Deputy Chief of Al Shammari, where preparing nautical College, in collabo- attracts over 500 participants, Supreme Court of China, Jiang a memorandum of under- ration with the International representing Members of the Wei, and the accompanying standing was discussed to Civil Aviation Organization TRAINAINR PLUS Programme, delegation. enhance judicial cooperation (ICAO), is hosting and organ- industry stakeholders and aca- The meeting discussed and exchange visits between the izing the ICAO 5th Global demic institutions with the aim judicial cooperation between the two countries. Aviation Training & TRAINAIR of providing them with a forum State of Qatar and the People’s The Deputy Head of the H E Dr Hassan bin Lahdan Al Muhannadi with Jiang Wei. PLUS Symposium, which will to learn about new programme Republic of China and means of Court of Cassation presented be held from 10th to 12th features and benefits, develop enhancing and developing them, the visiting delegation with a talked about its history, origin implemented by the Supreme December, 2018. new business opportunities, especially in the fields of comprehensive presentation and jurisdiction, and the digital Judiciary Council and the The event will be held and promote their training exchanging judicial expertise on the Qatari courts where he transformation plan being courts. under the patronage of the organization and products. 06 HOME TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2018 Japan’s National Day celebrations marked Safari launches its popular 10-20-30 promotion

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Ministry of Commerce and Industry spots 57 violations in November Qatar participates in Global Education Meeting in Brussels QNA announcing prices, describing between QR 5,000 and QR controlling prices and DOHA the item, advertising it or pre- 30,000 according to the laws detecting abuses in order to QNA headed by Minister of Education senting it in a manner that and decisions governing the protect the rights of con- BRUSSELS and Higher Education H E Dr. The inspection campaign of contains false or deceptive work of consumer protection sumers, stressing that it will Mohammed bin Abdul Wahed Al the Ministry of Commerce and data, and not complying with departments. not compromise with anyone Qatar participated in the Global Hammadi. The meeting discusses Industry, in November 2018, the announced prices of the The ministry said in a who violates the Consumer Education Meeting here yesterday, global progress towards resulted in finding 57 viola- leaflets for vegetables and statement that these cam- Protection Law and its exec- within the framework of global achieving the fourth goal of sus- tions of Consumer Protection fruits, and displaying expired paigns come within the utive regulations, and will Education strategy 2030, which tainable development goals for Law No. (8) of 2008. products. framework of its keenness to transmit all abuses to the com- is supervised by the United education and the extent to The ministry explained in The penalties included monitor the markets and com- petent authorities to take Nations Educational, Scientific which contributions have been a statement that the irregular- administrative closure and mercial activities in the appropriate action to protect and Cultural Organisation made to ensure quality, equality ities varied between not financial fines which vary country with the aim of the rights of consumers. Qatar’s delegation was and inclusive education for all.

WCM-Q science scholarships for high schoolers

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Three high school students who won an all-expenses paid research scholarship to the labo- ratories of Weill Cornell Medicine in New York have spoken about their experiences. Alanoud Mohammed Al Aqeedi, who attends Qatar Academy, Lulwa Al Hareth Al Khater of Vision International School and Shaikha Mohammed Lulwa Al Khater, Shaikha Al-Amri and Alanoud Al Aqeedi, (Second, third and fourth left) with Al Amri of Al Eman Independent family and faculty members. School for Girls, were awarded the scholarships after submitting with faculty and visiting of my favorite programs; we are Cornell Medicine associate dean the best essays in Weill Cornell NewYork, Presbyterian Hos- able to give academically bril- and professor of physiology and Medicine- Qatar’s (WCM-Q) pital, before travelling to Cornell liant high school students the biophysics, whose work focuses annual Healing Hands essay University in Ithaca and expe- opportunity to experience pro- on receptor mediated regulation writing competition. riencing life on campus in fessional biomedical research of plasma membrane trans- A fourth student, Jawaher upstate New York. This latter with some of the best scientists porters and Dr. Stefan Worgall, Rashid Al-Sulaiti of American section of the trip gave the three in the world. These scholarships distinguished professor of pedi- School of Doha, was also a broader experience of student allow us to pique their curiosity atric pulmonology, whose awarded a scholarship but was life, allowing them to better and develop their critical research includes studies on unable to travel as she was rep- understand the ethos of Cornell thinking ability. adenovirus-based vaccines, and resenting Qatar at a science and what it means to be an “I have no doubt that these macrophages and dendritic cells Olympiad. undergraduate student at the three talented young women in cystic fibrosis. Alanoud, Lulwa and institution. will make wonderful physicians The Healing Hands essay Shaikha, who each travelled Each of the three winners and I hope that they pursue their contest is held annually and is with a family member, spent a then returned to WCM-Q to keen interest in medicine and open to Qatari high school stu- week in the world-class bio- discuss their experiences with science and apply to WCM-Q’s dents with an interest in science. medical research laboratories Dr Javaid Sheikh, dean of the medical program in due course.” Details about next year’s com- at Weill Cornell Medicine in New college. The three worked in the lab- petition will be announced in York City, attending lectures Dr Sheikh said, “This is one oratory of Dr. Randi Silver, Weill February. TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2018 HOME 07 08 HOME TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2018

Qatar Charity, Shafallah, Best Buddies Qatar host Media & Disability Forum UNHCR launch

AMNA PERVAIZ RAO image, which often reflect our initiative to boost THE PENINSULA way of thinking and vision and influence the society’s per- cooperation Shafallah Center for Children ception of an issue.” with Special Needs and Best Concluding the speech she THE PENINSULA Buddies Qatar, which are part of said: “We hope that this forum DOHA Qatar Social Work Foundation will come up with practical rec- (QFSW), hosted Media and Disa- ommendations that will outline Qatar Charity (QC) and the bility Forum to marked Interna- a media map on new approaches United Nations High Commis- tional Day of Persons with Disa- and ways to address the disa- sioner for Refugees (UNHCR) bility. bility issues and persons with launched the QC4HCR initi- Media and Disability Forum disability in the media.” ative to enhance cooperation aimed to show generous support The forum included panel and make partnership to and give supportive information discussions based on television achieve their common strategy for people with disabil- reports and the problems of humanitarian goals specially ities. The event started with the media and facts on the treatment those related to the protection recitation of Holy Quran by a of persons with disabilities. of displaced persons and student of Shafallah Center. First session of forum was refugees. During her opening speech, based on “The real picture and The move will also help Laalei Abu Alfain, Executive its dimensions” which was mod- ensure a decent life for ref- Director of Shafallah Center, erated by Dr. Rabia bin Sabah Al ugees in their countries or said: “It is my pleasure today to QFSW’s CEO Amal Abdullatif Al Mannai (second left) and Manar Khalifa Al Muraikhi (right), Director of Kuwari and Amal Abdel Malek. countries of asylum. The ini- celebrate the International Day Community and Public Relations for Ooredoo Qatar, and other officials during the Opening of Media Second session was on tiative was signed by Khalid of Persons with Disability, which and Disability Forum in Doha yesterday. PIC: ABDUL BASIT / THE PENINSULA Advocacy and Media Influence Khalifa, regional represent- is celebrated annually all around which was a discussion with ative of UNHCR to the states the world on December 3, as this and Equality”. Talking about the role of Additionally, it plays an Khawla Mortazavi - Media and of Gulf Cooperation Council celebration represents a great “The theme of this year’s Media she said: “The role and important role in establishing the academic researcher, Dr. Abdel (GCC) and Yousif bin Ahmed value and an important oppor- forum focuses on the empow- influence of the media in last ten requirements for change by con- Nasser Fakhro - Assistant Pro- Al Kuwari, CEO of Qatar tunity to shed light on the issues erment of persons with disability years has become one of the tributing to awareness-raising fessor, Department of Science Charity at QC’s headquarters of people with disability.” to achieve the comprehensive, most important factors in pro- and changing stereotypes. Psychological College of Edu- in Doha. This year, the world cele- equitable and sustainable devel- moting the development of the Abu Alfain added, “The cation - University of Qatar. The The initiative is the cul- brated the International Day of opment, considering that State and as a key tool that pro- issue of media dealing with the event featured videos based on mination of the strategic Persons with Disability under the empowerment is as an integral vides the information and concept of disability has the role of the Shafallah Center cooperation agreement title “Empowering Persons with part of 2030 Sustainable Devel- knowledge and affects the soci- become a central issue that the and Best Buddies Qatar from the signed between both parties Disability, Ensuring Integration opment Plan,” Abu Alfain added. ety’s attitudes.” media uses the word and people with disabilities. in October 2017 in Geneva. Ooredoo wins big at Stevie International Business Awards

THE PENINSULA Ooredoo also won 10 Silver DOHA Stevie Awards, including ‘Most Innovative Company of the Year’ Ooredoo won 15 awards at the and ‘Technical Innovation of the 2018 International Business Year’ for Ooredoo Group as one Awards (IBA) ceremony and three of the world’s first companies to awards at the 2018 Stevie Awards commercialise its 5G for Women in Business. The Stevie capabilities. Awards are held annually to Other Silver Stevies won by honour the achievements and Ooredoo include: ‘Company of the positive contributions of organi- Year – Telecommunication’, ‘Cor- Al Rawabi’s ‘Gold N Drive’ winners sations worldwide. porate Social Responsibility As the organisation Program of the Year’ for Indonesia Officials of AI Rawabi Group of Companies announced the lucky Ooredoo officials receiving the Stevie IBA Women in Business receiving the third most acco- Belajar, ‘Customer Service winners of the “Gold N Drive” mega promotions’ third draw at Awards. lades at the IBA, Ooredoo was Department of the Year’ for Rawabi Hypermarket, Al Murrah, recently. Officials from the also presented with a Grand Ooredoo’s ‘Enjoy the Internet’ Corporate Social Responsibility’ Ooredoo Myanmar, ‘ Viral Mar- Ministry of Economy and Commerce and Al Rawabi Group Stevie Award Trophy. This is the campaign, which engaged mil- category for its Incubators for keting Campaign of the Year’ for attended the function. fifth consecutive year that lions of people through a series of Women project, a testament to Tunisia Migalo, ‘Best New Product Ooredoo has been recognised fun and inviting videos, quizzes Ooredoo’s continuous efforts and or Service of the Year’ for Indosat at the IBA awards for its ability as well as new interactive investments towards supporting Ooredoo 4.5G. to integrate business innovation platforms. female empowerment. At the Women in Business 2018 Chevrolet Equinox model recalled and the development of Two additional Gold Awards Commenting on these wins, Awards, key female Ooredoo market-leading product were won by Ooredoo Algeria in Sheikh Saud bin Nasser Al Thani, executives were also recognized The Ministry of Economy and efforts to protect consumers offerings with a strong com- the ‘Mobile Site & App Awards’ Group CEO, Ooredoo, said: “We for their outstanding perform- Commerce (MEC), in collabo- and ensure that car dealers munity-focused approach. category, for its innovative app are delighted by this prestigious ances. Ooredoo Myanmar’s Chief ration with Jaidah automotive, follow up on vehicle defects and Ooredoo received five Gold Haya! Chiche, as well as Ooredoo international recognition of our Officer of Sales and Distribution, dealer of Chevrolet vehicles in repairs. Stevie Awards including ‘Best New Kuwait in the ‘Communications work. These awards acknowledge Htar Thant Zin, attained a Silver Qatar, has announced the recall The ministry said that it will Product or Service of the Year’ for Department of the Year’ category, our capabilities to provide inno- Stevie for ‘Female Executive of the of Chevrolet Equinox model of coordinate with the dealer to rolling out commercial 5G for the department’s efforts vative solutions to our customers Year’ while Shaima Othman Al- 2018 because the headlamp follow up on the maintenance network, which recognises its toward youth empowerment and while fulfilling our mission of Najdi, Acting Chief Technology beam is aimed too high. The and repair works and will com- achievements in its digital-first digitisation. enriching people’s lives across the Officer of Ooredoo Kuwait was ministry said the recall municate with customers to strategies. Another Gold Stevie Importantly, Ooredoo Oman globe by enabling them to access awarded a Silver Stevie for campaign comes within the ensure that the necessary Award was received for ‘Mar- also attained a Gold Stevie in the and enjoy the best digital ‘Woman of the Year framework of its ongoing repairs are carried out. keting Campaign of the Year’ for ‘Achievement in Women-related experiences.” – Technology’.

Capharnaüm wins Best Film QSTP & ConocoPhillips GWSC collaborate award at 6th Ajyal Film Festival for another decade of research cooperation

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Nadine Labaki’s acclaimed Qatar Science and Technology feature film Capharnaüm scored Park (QSTP), part of Qatar Foun- the Best Film nod from young dation Research, Development jurors at a colourful gala last and Innovation (QF RDI), has night marking the conclusion of renewed its partnership with the sixth Ajyal Film Festival, ConocoPhillips Global Water hosted by the Doha Film Sustainability Center (GWSC) Institute (DFI) at Katara Cultural yesterday. It paves the way for Yosouf Abdulrahman Saleh, Executive Director, QSTP, and J Todd Village. another decade of research coop- Creeger, President, Qatar Business Unit for ConocoPhillips, signing The film, which retraces the eration in the fields of water journey of 12-year-old Zain, who management, conservation and the partnership renewal agreement. The winners and DFI officials at the Ajyal closing ceremony. decides to sue his parents for sustainability. having brought him into this The signing ceremony, held at along with filing six patent appli- industry partners. world when they clearly can’t give In the Mohaq category, Best the screening of the film The QSTP, was attended by distin- cations and contributing to more J. Todd Creeger, said, “We him the care he so desperately Film and Best Short Film were Price of Free, which documents guished guests and representatives than 20 peer-reviewed journal started a conversation in 2007, needs, won Best Film in the Bader Zoo by Colin McIvor and Qatari his life and work, was presented from both entities, with Yosouf publications. officially opened the doors in category as well as the Audience film Gubgub by Nouf Al Sulaiti with an Honorary Award by the Abdulrahman Saleh, Executive Saleh said, “We are honoured 2010, and in 2018 - almost a Award. Over 550 young Ajyal Gubgub which earlier bagged festival, for his global leadership Director, QSTP, and J. Todd to renew our partnership with decade later - our central com- Jurors from different countries the inaugural ‘Abdulaziz Jassim and remarkable contribution to Creeger, President, Qatar Business ConocoPhillips GWSC today for mitment to water is still as prev- selected the Best Films and Best Award for Best Performance’, the prevention of exploitation Unit for ConocoPhillips, signing the another 10 years. Our joint com- alent as it was back then. Short Films in the Bader (voted instituted this year in honour of and violence against children. partnership renewal agreement. mitment to developing sus- “The GWSC has evolved from by jurors aged 18 to 21), Hilal (13 the late legendary Qatari actor, Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, The continued partnership tainable water solutions through a sustainability start-up into a glo- to 17 years), and Mohaq (8 to 12 for Fatima Al Nahdi, at the Made Festival Director and Chief between QSTP and GWSC sig- innovative and specialized bally relevant problem-solver that years) categories. in Qatar Awards. Executive Officer of DFI, said: nifies their joint resolve and com- research has always been the addresses the needs of the nation Best Short Film in Bader cat- This year’s Ajyal Film Fes- “As we commenced the sixth mitment to address the pressing driving force behind our success and beyond. Owing our success to egory was awarded to Transfor- tival competition showcased 33 edition of the Ajyal Film Festival, issue of water sustainability, in over the past years.” longstanding partnerships with mation by Yousef Al Bagshi. shorts, including eight ‘Made in our goal was to create a cinema Qatar and globally, through The GWSC is ConocoPhillips’ Qatargas and Qatar Petroleum, Winners in the Hilal section are Qatar’, and 13 thought-pro- event that represents ‘A Voice applied research. The QSTP- designated center of excellence amongst other industry, academic Walaa Wants directed by Christy voking feature films. for Generations.’ You are that based center has implemented for water-related technologies, and research hubs, we continually Garland (Best Film) and Killing At the closing ceremony, generation. You are the people more than 10 innovative research disseminating findings to the tackle the world’s industry chal- Hope by Julia Retali and Natacha Nobel Peace laureate Kailash who will continue the legacy of and technology projects related company’s global operations, as lenges to deliver fit-for-purpose Grangeon (Best Short Film. Satyarthi, who was at Ajyal for the past forward. to oil and gas water management, well as local government and solutions.” TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2018 MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA 09 UN evacuates wounded Yemen rebels ahead of talks

AFP The fate of wounded would attend the talks in Sweden SANA’A rebels had been a if they were guaranteed safe passage. Wounded rebels were flown out stumbling block to Journalists were banned of the Yemeni capital Sana’a the start of a previous from Sana’a International Airport yesterday for medical treatment, round of aborted in the hours leading up to the a critical step towards bringing peace talks in Geneva departure of the UN flight. warring parties to planned Earlier in the day, wounded UN-brokered negotiations in in September. rebels were transported across Sweden. the capital in ambulances as they The UN-chartered flight had evacuation marks a key step in made their way to the long- taken off at 6pm (1500 GMT) for kickstarting stalled negotiations defunct airport. The proposed Oman carrying 50 wounded as world powers press for an end UN-brokered peace talks have rebels, their escorts and a team to the devastating conflict that been backed by both the rebels of doctors, a security source at has pushed Yemen to the brink and the government and were Sana’a International Airport said. of famine. expected to take place in Sweden The United Nations’ envoy to Saudi Arabia and its allies, this week. Yemen, Martin Griffiths, mean- who back Yemen’s embattled UN Secretary-General while landed in Sana’a on a sep- President Abedrabbo Mansour Antonio Guterres, however, has arate plane to meet the Houthi Hadi, had agreed to allow for the played down the early December rebels, who have been locked in evacuation of 50 wounded com- schedule and said he hoped talks a four-year conflict with a rival batants, 50 escorts and a team would start “this year”. Saudi-led military coalition. of Yemeni and UN doctors to the A UN source said the reo- A UN source confirmed Omani capital — a condition set pening of Sana’a airport, shut for wounded rebels had been evac- by the Houthis for negotiations. more than three years following Wounded Houthi fighters wait at Sana’a airport during their evacuation from Yemen, yesterday. uated from the Yemeni capital The fate of wounded rebels air raids by the Saudi-led coa- in what was a “confidence- had been a stumbling block to lition, was a priority at the next building measure” aimed at the start of a previous round of round of peace talks. The Houthis International Civil Aviation statement on Sana’a airport. when the Saudi-led alliance pushing ahead with negotiations aborted peace talks in Geneva in had announced at the weekend Organization (ICAO) to “receive A UN panel of experts this intervened in the Yemen war, between the Houthis and the September. that the airport could now meet civilian flights”. year said the “effective closure” constituted a violation of inter- coalition this month. The The rebels had said they the requirements of the The ICAO has not released a of Sanaa airport since 2015, national humanitarian law.

Global Citizens Turkish Red Crescent sends 8.5 tonnes of medicine to Gaza pledge $7.3bn ANATOLIA The medicine would to end poverty GAZA CITY be distributed to local hospitals in the in Africa Turkish Red Crescent, locally blockaded enclave known as Kizilay, provided 8.5 ANATOLIA tonnes of medical aid to the Gaza through Gaza’s Health JOHANNESBURG Strip on Sunday. Ministry. Kerem Kinik, head of Kizilay, The Global Citizen Festival said that they have carried 42 Netherlands Diyanet Foundation held in Johannesburg raised pallets of medicine delivery to the for the orphanage. 100bn rand ($7.3bn) in blockaded Gaza Strip from the Then, they examined the con- pledges from world leaders northern West Bank district of struction works of the Disaster and and organizations to end Nablus via Beit Hanoun border Logistics Center of Palestinian Red extreme poverty in Africa. crossing. Crescent sponsored by the Turkish The festival — which According to the Turkish Red Kizilay. In May, Turkish Red marked late President Nelson Crescent, the medicine would be Crescent sent medical supplies Mandela’s centenary — distributed to local hospitals in the worth some $100,000 to the Pal- brought together several blockaded enclave through Gaza’s estinian Red Crescent. world leaders and a group of Health Ministry. The Gaza Strip continues to talented artists and influ- Kinik went on to say that Kizilay groan under a decade-long Israeli encers. Organisers said Man- officials had visited the Al-Amal blockade that has gutted the terri- dela’s commitment to a better Orphanage in Gaza, adding that the tory’s economy and deprived its world motivated them to group provided the food and two million inhabitants of many challenge world leaders to clothing to the orphans. He also basic commodities, including food, raise funds for improving Turkish Red Crescent officials at the event. pointed on the support from the fuel and medicine. education, fighting disease and extreme poverty. “Dr. Jim Kim, on behalf of the World Bank Group, made a significant commitment of Togo opposition calls for Nigerian President says he’s very much alive an additional $1bn next year for the health and education shutdown as campaign starts BLOOMBERG for an undisclosed illness last government in 2016. in Africa,” organisers said. ABUJA year. He faces re-election in Feb- But while free on bail, Kanu’s AFP video published on social media ruary amid growing divisions residence was raided by the mil- Nearly 30,000 LOME on Sunday evening. “The next Nigerian President Muhammadu within his own party and a chal- itary in an operation that left step is a shutdown on Buhari has an unusual new lenge from Atiku Abubakar, a several people dead. Kanu Syrians return Togo’s opposition coalition has December 4,” she said, calling campaign pitch: he isn’t dead. 72-year-old businessman and escaped the country and reap- called for workers across the the start of campaigning “a day In a Facebook post following former vice president who’s peared in Israel in October, from Jordan country to stay at home today of shame for those who still a meeting with Nigerians in promising an economic revival according to his lawyer. He’s since as campaigning starts for believe they can do what they Poland, Buhari said he’d been for Africa’s biggest oil producer. been broadcasting his claims AFP parliamentary elections later want with people’s futures”. asked whether it really was him A separatist group, the Indig- about Buhari’s alleged double via AMMAN this month. On Saturday, several speaking to the group or a clone, enous People of Biafra, or IPOB, Facebook, helping to feed a social The West African nation’s thousand supporters of 14 given speculation he’d died last has taken advantage of Buhari’s media frenzy back home. “When Around 28,000 Syrians have main opposition has vowed to opposition parties took to the year when he was absent from health issues to peddle a con- I was away on medical vacation returned home from Jordan boycott elections over alleged streets of the capital, Lome, and the country on medical leave. spiracy theory that he died in last year, a lot of people hoped I since the border between the fraud and is demanding Pres- elsewhere, in the third anti- “I can assure you all that this London and was replaced by a was dead,’ Buhari said. He said two Arab countries was ident Faure Gnassingbe resign government protests in two is the real me,” he said. “I’m still look-alike from Sudan named his vice president had been con- reopened in mid-October, a after more than a decade in weeks. The coalition has going strong!” Buhari, who turns Jubril. Nnamdi Kanu, the leader tacted at the time by people Jordanian security source said power. “We don’t want fraud- objected to the composition of 76 this month, has been dogged of the group fighting for an inde- assuming he was moving into the yesterday. ulent elections in this country,” Togo’s Independent National by questions about his health pendent Biafra in the country’s president’s job and offering their Amman estimates that it coalition coordinator Brigitte Election Commission (CENI) since spending more than five southeast, was arrested and services as deputy. has taken in close to 1.3 Adjamagbo-Johnson said in a and wants it revamped. months in the UK being treated charged with treason by Buhari’s million refugees from its war- torn neighbour since the war in Syria broke out in March 2011, and spent more than $10 billion to host them. Iraq’s ancient pottery struggles to outlive plastic About 650,000 Syrian refugees have registered with the United Nations in Jordan. AFP clay vases is a craft that my family “These vases were used to keep The security source, who NAJAF had become famous for,” says water cool or preserve food. They spoke on condition of ano- 45-year-old Kawwaz wistfully. were placed in the shade or hung nymity, said that since the Adel Al Kawwaz expertly spins the Pottery has deep roots in Iraq, in another high location,” he says. Jordan-Syria border reo- potter’s wheel, shaping the wet where ancient civilisations turned Some Iraqis even used them pened on October 15 “around clay into a smooth jug. His family to clay to build their homes, shape to store jewelry. 28,000 Syrians have returned is famous for this millennia-old their cooking utensils, and even “Those that practiced pottery home voluntarily”. Iraqi craft, but Kawwaz is strug- make their ovens. Cuneiform, one would make a lot of money “They include around gling to keep it alive. For thou- of the earliest forms of writing because they were common items 3,400 Syrians registered as sands of years, clay utensils for invented by the Sumerians, was in ancient Iraqi households,” says refugees with the United storing food and cooking were also carved into clay tablets. But Kawwaz. Nations.” Known as Jaber on found in virtually every home in now, with a flood of more modern They were surprisingly handy the Jordanian side and Nassib Sumer, the earliest known civili- products, demand for the during the era of Saddam Hussein, in Syria, the border is a key sation in modern-day southern handmade clay items has dried up, when many families struggled Middle East trade route and Iraq. says Kawwaz. financially, as well as in the 1990s, its reopening after a three- Kawwaz’s own family drew His family’s jugs were shaped when international sanctions hit Iraqis making clay pots in Najaf. year closure was seen as a their name from the jug, or “kawz” from Najaf mud, dried in the Iraq. But times have changed. boon for the economies of in Arabic, which they have pro- shade, then baked at high temper- “We sell very few now — the large containers are opting for imported from China, so now we both countries. duced for more than 200 years atures for no less than 15 hours. In numbers in an entire year don’t cheaper goods, made either else- rarely sell clay pots,” says Kawwaz It was closed when rebels from clay found at a lake by Najaf, Iraq, one of the hottest countries hit 100 or 200 jugs,” says Kawwaz. where in Iraq or imported. in his studio, itself made of mud fighting the Syrian regime a holy Shia Muslim city. “Making on earth, they were indispensable. Farmers who once used the “They buy plastic bags and covered in palm leaves. overran it in April 2015. 10 VIEWS TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2018 Yemen’s other conflicts simmer ESTABLISHED IN 1996 in city once held by Al Qaida CHAIRMAN JON GAMBRELL & MALAK HARB SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI AP

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DR. KHALID BIN MUBARAK AL-SHAFI wo years after Al Qaida mili- [email protected] tants withdrew from Yemen’s eastern city of Mukalla, troops from Saudi Arabia and the ACTING MANAGING EDITOR TUnited Arab Emirates patrol the streets MOHAMMED SALIM MOHAMED in armored vehicles, driving past [email protected] secessionist murals and keeping an eye out for jihadi sleeper cells. The city on the Gulf of Aden, hun- DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR dreds of kilometers (miles) from the MOHAMMED OSMAN ALI front lines of the devastating war with [email protected] Houthi rebels, offers a glimpse at the other conflicts simmering in Yemen, which threaten to boil over even if the latest international push for a truce in Stockholm this week succeeds. Chipped murals throughout the city still bear the flag of communist EDITORIAL South Yemen, and secessionists want A member of the Yemeni security forces frisks a man at a checkpoint in Mukalla in to press their demands in any UN-bro- Yemen’s coastal southern Hadramawt province. kered peace deal between the Houthis, the internationally-recognized gov- Overwhelming response ernment and Saudi-led forces. The fighting has displaced 2 million others, Mohammed started the Saudi-led United States under President Donald spawned a cholera epidemic and campaign in March 2015 as the king- he demand to own a store at Al Furjan Markets is going Trump meanwhile has increased the pushed the country to the brink of dom’s defense minister. up by the day since its launch in 2014. This was evident tempo of its drone strike campaign famine , with emaciated children But that would have little effect on Twhen Qatar Development Bank announced that it against Al Qaida to the highest level dying of malnutrition. other conflicts simmering across the received an overwhelming response from applicants showing ever seen in the long shadow war. Initially a civil war, Yemen’s con- country. “Even if the Saudis and the huge interest in the first phase of Al Furjan Markets project. Outrage over the killing of Wash- flict has grown into a regional conflict. Emiratis were to withdraw tomorrow . Al Furjan Markets are located in remote areas of Qatar ington Post columnist Jamal Saudi-led warplanes using American the local Yemeni civil war would still to serve residents of those localities, making it easier for Khashoggi by Saudi agents has galva- weaponry have hit hospitals and go on and it would go on for quite a residents to access important services without reaching Doha nized efforts to end Yemen’s civil war, markets, killing large numbers of while and in fact, I think that the or neighbouring towns. They are state-owned commercial which pits the US-backed and Saudi- civilians. Iran has supplied arms fighting would actually be much worse facilities provided to the citizen on lower rents compared led coalition against the Iran-aligned ranging from assault rifles to ballistic than the fighting that we’re seeing to other markets. Houthis. But the lingering instability in missiles to the Houthis, according to right now,” said Gregory D. Johnsen, a The markets, being developed by QDB in collaboration Mukalla and other areas raises ques- UN experts, Western nations and ana- former member of the UN Panel of with several other state agencies, are considered to be one tions about whether a truce would lysts. Tehran supports the Houthis but Experts on Yemen. of the leading strategic projects and is intended to support bring peace to the impoverished denies arming them. “You have these different groups the commercial sector in the country, as part of the devel- country - or simply free up the Mukalla is far from the Houthis’ and they’re all going to be fighting to opment of a sustainable economy in line with the Qatar warring parties to settle other scores. front lines, but the collapse of the ... get as big a piece of the pie as pos- National Vision 2030 to create a diverse permanent eco- “The situ- central government allowed Al Qaida sible.” Chief among them is the fight nomic environment. ation in the in the Arabian Peninsula to sweep in against Al Qaida. Under Trump, the The motivation behind this project is the projected south from the rugged, surrounding desert to US has launched at least 93 drone increase in population within the city of Doha and its sur- remains one seize control in 2015. The militants, strikes, according to the Washington- roundings. The retail mix has been devised to cater to the of the least part of what Washington considers to based New America think tank. most important needs. QDB analyzed be the deadliest branch of the terror Former President Barack Obama received 13,266 applications As the war has aspects of the group, seized weapons from military launched a total of 183 strikes in his from the opening date on gone on, pressure conflict and a stockpiles and made off with an esti- eight-year presidency. Trump also October 21 till the closing on has mounted worrying mated $100 million. ordered a January 2017 raid in Yemen November 19. QDB will host a on the Saudi- policy In April 2016, the UAE and allied that killed a US Navy SEAL and 30 raffle award ceremony on vacuum forces retook Mukalla, in part by nego- other people, including women, The Al Furjan December 11, 2018. The event will led coalition to exists,” tiating a secret deal with the militants children and an estimated 14 Markets, being specially be dedicated to a end the conflict. Chatham to withdraw, The Associated Press militants. developed by QDB number of successful applica- The killing of House expert reported earlier this year. Secession is another. Rusting in collaboration tions being received by QDB, Peter Over two years later, Mukalla still Soviet tanks on the shoreline of the with several other reflecting people’s keen interest Khashoggi, at the Salisbury feels on edge. Journalists on a recent Emirati base once belonged to state agencies, are in Al Furjan Markets project and hands of Saudi wrote. “The trip organized by Saudi Arabia saw socialist secessionists in Yemen’s considered to be also inform people about the agents linked to south is a youths holding their hands up over brief 1994 civil war. From 1967 to one of the leading facilitation and improvements MBS’s entourage, ‘powder keg’ their heads when a military convoy 1990, South Yemen was its own strategic projects being made by QDB. in the words including the Saudi ambassador to nation, a Marxist client of the Soviet and is intended An integrated electronic fueled a US Sen- of one sea- Yemen passed by, seeming to signal Union. Its national flag, a tricolor red, to support the system was developed to allow ate vote advanc- soned they were unarmed. white and black with a light blue commercial sector applicants to apply for the project ing a measure to observer, Coalition forces have physically chevron and red star on one side, can in Qatar. through Al Furjan mobile appli- waiting to and sexually abused Yemeni prisoners be seen on murals across Mukalla. cation to compete for over 45 withdraw Ameri- explode.” , including at the local Emirati base Secessionists, some allied with the retail stores during the first stage. can support for Yemen’s near Mukalla, according to AP UAE, fly the same flag today. An The application does not require the war. war pits the reporting and the United Nations. August shooting in Aden at a military any administrative or financial requirement, as it aims to Houthis - Saudi officials declined to take jour- college graduation ceremony appar- facilitate the application process for citizens and encourage Shiite mili- nalists to any detention facilities. ently was sparked by officials flying them to apply for the project. Applicants were given the oppor- tants who hold the capital, Sanaa, and As the war has gone on, pressure Yemen’s flag, as opposed to South tunity to clearly browse and select among a list of many vacant much of northern Yemen - against an has mounted on the Saudi-led coa- Yemen’s. shops according to the required commercial activities, and internationally-backed government lition to end the conflict. The Oct. 2 “Yemen has a Humpty Dumpty identify their locations through a map link in the application that is heavily dependent on Saudi and killing of Khashoggi, at the hands of problem,” Johnsen said. “It’s broken as well as apply to those vacant shops as per area and activity Emirati forces and is allied with Saudi agents linked to Crown Prince and I don’t think anybody, no matter criteria. various local armed groups. Mohammed bin Salman’s entourage, how much money they pour into the Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa, CEO of QDB, said: “We More than 10,000 people have fueled a US Senate vote advancing a country, will be able to put it back are elated to have received a tremendous response for the been killed in the war, with experts measure to withdraw American together again - and certainly not first phase of Al Furjan Markets project raffle draw, which estimating a much higher toll. The support for the war. Prince anytime soon.” is managed by QDB for the first time in a form of an inte- grated electronic system. The vast participation is a great indicator for QDB’s success in overcoming the obstacles and difficulties that might complicate any procedure associated Trump deserves some credit for a truce with China with the raffle draw for applying to the vacant shops, as well as ensuring a smooth automated process of registration for applicants, it also reflects the citizens’ overwhelming TYLER COWEN bureaucracies to work out the relevant Navarro’s protectionist influence may response of this project.” BLOOMBERG details, but extensions can and be reduced. The increasing number of applications shows that the probably will be granted. Perhaps most important, both the measures taken by Qatar Development Bank and different ust because the US and China have The symbolic elements of the deal Chinese government and public government agencies have begun to yield results. agreed to call a truce in their trade are at least as important. First, China opinion are not in a downward-spi- Jwar doesn’t mean that it’s over: has acknowledged that exports of fen- raling, negative dynamic. I’m fully This was a classic exercise in can- tanyl, a highly addictive synthetic aware that giving China points for not kicking. Nonetheless, most cans have drug, are a very real problem for the getting worse is not the best way to quite a few kicks in them, and overall US, and has pledged to ban them. In keep score. Still, the Trump adminis- QUOTE OF THE DAY this is good news for the global addition to the benefits of the ban tration has managed to send China a economy. Instead of sweeping every- itself, simply getting China used to the real warning on trade, more than it Even as we witness thing under the rug, as was the case idea of accepting blame - for anything received under previous US adminis- devastating Climate before Donald Trump took office, - counts as a step forward. It’s a sign trations, without destroying relations. impacts causing havoc America and China have found a new that China will start conducting its That too has to count as a victory. way of addressing conflict by talking diplomacy less defensively and more Some observers have pointed out across the world, we are openly. like a normal member of the global that the American and Chinese sum- still not doing enough, Let’s consider the announcement community. maries of the deal offer somewhat dif- nor moving fast enough, itself. The US has pledged to postpone Another symbolically important ferent emphases. I see that as a feature to prevent irreversible raising tariffs to 25 percent on $200 detail: White House trade adviser of the deal rather than a bug, and one billion of Chinese goods. China in turn Peter Navarro, a trade hawk, attended that is hardly uncommon for can- and catastrophic has pledged to buy more US goods, the meetings and participated in the kicking arrangements. Each side can Climate disruption. and the two countries have 90 days to process. Maybe he’s unhappy with the present this agreement to domestic reach a broader trade agreement, temporary deal, but still this is a sign interest groups in a way that will shore Antonio Guterres which is supposed to cover forced that Navarro and a Chinese trade up political support. The relevant UN Secretary-General technology transfer and cyberattacks agreement - even if only a can-kicking alternatives on the table, most of all an in addition to typical trade issues. one - can coexist. If Trump sees this escalation of trade tensions, were far That’s not enough time to allow the deal as beneficial to him politically, worse. TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2018 OPINION 11 Climate denialism’s stupidity is the point - and its weakness

ne problem I have with Trump walked away from an interna- change, among other things, summed “climate denial” is the tional climate agreement. it up for me last week: “It’s very hard to name. Nobody denies This is what I mean by stupidity: reason someone out of a position that there’s a climate (not yet, lines of argument barely designed to they weren’t reasoned into.” Oanyway). I guess it fits better into a withstand even the slightest scrutiny. Kevin Book, managing director at Ultimately, the issue tweet, but that brings me to another This isn’t just a presidential prerog- ClearView Energy Partners LLC, a DC- of climate change problem I have with climate denial: ative. In the same week, Rick San- based research firm, suggests past LIAM DENNING can be boiled down It’s really stupid. torum, former Republican senator efforts to address climate change have to this: We have built BLOOMBERG To illustrate what I mean, here’s and champion of intelligent design, often failed in securing public buy-in President Donald Trump trashing his accused the climate assessment’s for what needs to be done. Consider, prosperous societies own administration’s dire climate authors of being in it for the money. for example, the backlash against on the extensive use assessment, published with impec- Come on. The upstream oil industry President Emmanuel Macron’s recent of fossil fuels, but cable timing on Black Friday, to the alone - not counting refining, natural hike in gasoline taxes. This disconnect now know those same Washington Post last week: gas, or coal - rakes in roughly $5-6 from the public creates an opening for One of the problems that a lot of billion of revenue a day at current those dismissing the mounting scien- fuels also threaten our people like myself - we have very prices. Yet the vested interest here is a tific evidence: survival, requiring us high levels of intelligence, but we’re bunch of scientists spread around labs It is quite a thing for the world to to reimagine how we not necessarily such believers. You and universities? Sure. proceed with a wholesale renovation look at our air and our water, and it’s Incoherence serves a purpose, of its energy systems without public power our way of life. right now at a record clean. But when though. Whether Trump genuinely buy-in, isn’t it? But at the same time, It is as simple and as you look at China and you look at struggles to string a proper sentence maybe that isn’t really that different difficult as that. parts of Asia and when you look at together on this subject or just chooses from setting a trajectory towards South America, and when you look at not to, it offers a certain protection inaction without scientific buy-in. many other places in this world, from effective rebuttal by turning the Both approaches seem incomplete, including Russia, including - just normal process of argument and coun- but short political time horizons can many other places - the air is terargument into a farce. rush things, notwithstanding long deficits pretty quickly. Only a incredibly dirty. And when you’re There’s no real argument about industrial and geological timescales. decade ago, the late John McCain talking about an atmosphere, oceans the science. The tell is when Trump That doesn’t mean progress is was campaigning on climate are very small. And it blows over and said he isn’t a believer. Recasting the impossible. Action to address climate change as the Republican presi- it sails over. I mean, we take thou- issue as a matter of faith rather than change is ongoing at state and city dential candidate. Nothing is nec- sands of tons of garbage off our reason lets him simply ignore the evi- levels, and in other countries at the essarily set in stone. Incoherence serves beaches all the time that comes over dence. Moreover, resisting the con- national level. And while the push on The resort to misdirection and a purpose, though. from Asia. It just flows right down the sensus about climate change fits with climate change by incoming Demo- conspiracy theories makes Whether Trump Pacific, it flows, and we say where other themes Trump champions, cratic House members won’t result in progress tough but also hints at the genuinely struggles does this come from. And it takes especially disdain for “elites” (scien- legislation under this administration, underlying fragility of climate many people to start off with. tists and other assorted intellectuals in it does mean the issue will likely be denial. Ultimately, the issue of to string a proper As with Ulysses, professors will this case) and international cooper- more prominent in 2020. climate change can be boiled down sentence together on surely be arguing for centuries over ation. Similarly, Santorum’s blithe Of course, if Democrats push the to this: We have built prosperous this subject or just what the president was going on smearing of scientists dovetails with issue harder, right-wing intransigence societies on the extensive use of about there. Yet to parse the words is the established theme of the “swamp” may harden further. But then, given fossil fuels, but now know those chooses not to, it offers to miss the point. The paragraph is while also ducking the real issue. the depths to which the Republican same fuels also threaten our sur- a certain protection pure misdirection, conflating carbon So climate change actually serves a leadership’s arguments on climate vival, requiring us to reimagine from effective rebuttal emissions with “dirty” air and thereby purpose, signalling Trump’s resolve on change have sunk already, that is how we power our way of life. It is by turning the normal casting the US as “clean” (and Trump unrelated red-meat issues to his sup- hardly a reason to hold back. Raising as simple and as difficult as that. isn’t exactly helping on that score porters. It follows that persuasion via public awareness of both the risks of And our debates, forceful as they process of argument anyway; see this and this.) Ditto the yet more scientific evidence is a futile climate change and the opportunities are, should focus on the reimag- and counterargument whataboutism regarding China and exercise. David Bookbinder, chief for new jobs and businesses, and not ining part. All else - the presidential into a farce. Russia, as the US is still the world’s counsel to the Niskanen Center, a think just costs, that come from dealing free-associating, the tweets and the second biggest emitter of carbon, and tank advocating for action on climate with it is essential anyway. TV soundbites - is noise. So is looking beyond those “short political time horizons” Book men- tioned. While Trump dominates his party now, the recent midterm results and the gathering clouds of the Mueller investigation remind us that he is politically mortal. Younger Republicans, while more skeptical D-RING ROAD than Democrats, appear to be more POST BOX: 3488 open to taking action on climate DOHA - QATAR change than their older counterparts. 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Saudi cues from UAE ruler Mohammed bin Arabia, in turn, forms part of a quartet Zayed, and the two dictators in turn populations by denying basic All thoughts and views Salman has taken of Sunni Arab dictatorships, all allied have sponsored Egypt’s Abdel Fatah freedoms and assaulting anyone expressed in these columns cues from UAE ruler with the United States, that have al-Sissi and the ruling al-Khalifa who advocates them. It’s a strategy are those of the writers, Mohammed bin sought to eliminate all forms of family of Bahrain. The four countries that ignores history, as well as fun- dissent, including free media, inde- joined in an ill-considered boycott of damental US values; unless checked not of the newspaper. Zayed, and the two pendent civil society groups and Qatar, and support the same factions by Congress, it’s likely to produce dictators in turn anyone advocating liberal reforms. in the civil wars of Yemen and Libya, more trouble in the Middle East.only All correspondence have sponsored The regimes, which include Egypt, helping to perpetuate the conflicts in Washington but also among cor- regarding Views and Egypt’s Abdel Fatah the United Arab Emirates and and, in Yemen, the world’s worst porate leaders, who see themselves Bahrain, as well as Saudi Arabia, don’t humanitarian crisis. as victims of unfair Chinese trade Opinion pages should be al-Sissi and the hesitate to employ the most extreme While attention has been focused practices and espionage. This is an send to editor-in-chief ruling al-Khalifa issue that predates Trump, and he methods to accomplish their aims, on the Khashoggi case, the Sissi office or mailed to the family of Bahrain. including mass arrests, torture, forced regime has been stepping up its deserves some credit for doing disappearances and extrajudicial assault on what remains of civil something to help solve it. [email protected] 12 ASIA TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2018 Abuse of money power in state polls rising: Ex-CEC

IANS Money abuse and Commission brought out c-Vigil NEW DELHI circulation of fake (citizen vigilance) application. Now, the power is in the hands Former Chief Election Commis- news on social media of every citizen. The application sioner O P Rawat, who demitted are a major concern can be downloaded on the office on December 1, has said not only for India’s mobile phone. If you see any- that rising abuse of money thing wrong happening, take a power in state elections was the Election Commission photo or video and submit it. It first and foremost challenge he but also elections will land in the in-box of the faced during his tenure in abroad. They are authorities responsible for Election Commission. all worried, said taking action. Rawat said money power “And they are tasked by the and fake news on social media Former Chief Election Election Commission to imme- are the major cause for concern Commissioner O P diately verify the veracity of the on the global level. complaint and act, such as Rawat. Indian Navy sailors take part in a rehearsal for the forthcoming Navy Day celebrations in front of “The first and foremost chal- lodging an FIR or arresting the Gateway of India, in Mumbai yesterday. lenge for us is the abuse of people... responding within stip- money power in state elections. deals with these issues and it is ulated time.” He stressed When our machinery seized a also under review. But, a lot updating the RP Act 1951. “Our lot of money in Tamil Nadu elec- needs to be done. Acts are of 1950-51 vintage. Navy dominant player in Indian tions, we decided to coun- “Social media is very Rules under these Acts were for- termand elections in two con- responsible for all democracies mulated in 1960-61. They have stituencies invoking our power worldwide because fake news served elections very well, but Ocean vis-a-vis China: Official under Article 324. That really can change the voting behaviour emerging challenges are of dif- had an impact and people of the people and bring an ferent nature. For the compre- IANS power rests in our favour vis-a- anti-piracy escort force which is became aware that this kind of outcome which is detrimental hensive review of these laws, the NEW DELHI vis China. there in the Gulf of Aden. It gen- shock too can come,” Rawat to the governance,” he said. Election Commission has set up “But in South China sea, the erally consists of three ships, two said. In a tenure of little over a committee and submitted a The Indian Navy is a dominant same advantages lie with China. frigates or destroyers with a Asked if Election Com- three years as Commissioner report to the Law Ministry. player in the Indian Ocean So, the balance of power would tanker. Besides, they have mission succeeded in controlling and Chief Election Commis- “The commission could not region vis-a-vis China though be in China’s favour,” Lanba said another 3-4 survey vessels, sat- or eradicating the use of money sioner since January 23, 2018, take a call on these recommen- the latter has advantage in the addressing media persons here. ellite control ships. power during polls after coun- Rawat said he had a very good dations because this whole year South China sea, Navy chief He said that as compared to Lanba said in October this termanding elections in two experience in the commission was full of elections,” he said. Admiral Sunil Lanba said here the Pakistan Navy, the Indian year, there was deployment of Tamil Nadu constituencies, and that whatever could be done Rawat said the failure of yesterday. Navy had “overall superiority a Chinese submarine in the IOR, Rawat said: “No! Not at all. It is was achieved in his tenure Electronic Voting Machines Asked how prepared the Navy under all fields and all domains”. which spent about a month in on the rise. Money abuse and cir- except for “reviewing and (EVMs) is not an issue. The issue was for a two-front war with On Pakistan acquiring eight the Indian Ocean and then went culation of fake news on social reforming the legal work”. is with the newly inducted Pakistan on one side and China on submarines from China, the back. media are a major concern not Voting in Left Wing machines, called Voter Veri- the other, Admiral Lanba said Navy chief said that India had He said that for thwarting only for India’s Election Com- Extremist (LWE) areas and unat- fiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT), there were no two fronts for the sufficient capabilities to counter piracy in the Gulf of Aden, the mission but also elections tended complaints are the introduced at the insistence of Navy and that Indian Navy was a any threat emanating from Indian Navy had deployed a abroad. They are all worried. second and third big challenges, all political parties, he said. dominant player in the Indian Pakistani submarines. total of 70 warships since 2008, “All election management Rawat said, the Election Com- “EVMs’ failure rate has come Ocean Region. “Submarines always pose a which had safely escorted more bodies the world over are seized mission faced. down substantially. It is 0.3 and “As a far as Indian Navy is challenge. But we have the req- than 3,440 (including 413 Indian of these threats. We are meeting “On polling day, political 0.5 per cent. Staff training for concerned, there is only one uisite anti-submarine capabil- flagged) ships with over 25,062 each other and sharing practices parties keep complaining that VVPAT, an electro-mechanical front and that is Indian Ocean. ities to take care of this,” he said. mariners embarked. which can effectively deal with nobody comes, nobody listens machine, has started recently. We don’t divide it into any He said that at any given The Navy thwarted 44 these issues... Section 126 of the and nobody responds. To Failure rates are very high in fronts. In the Indian Ocean time, there are about 6-8 Chinese piracy attempts and appre- Representation of the People Act address that, the Election some states. Region (IOR), the balance of Navy ships in the IOR. One is hended 120 pirates

Opposition parties to Engine-less Train 18 likely to be launched on December 25 meet on IANS that the decision on its launch senior railway officials as well as returned to the junction at 6pm, mercial operations. ONBOARD TRAIN-18, KOTA date and fare were yet to be those from the national trans- after negotiating several rivers, After the successful completion December 10 taken as the trial was not yet porter’s Research Design and bridges and curves. of 115kmph test run on the Bareli- With the Train 18 speeding up to complete. Standards Organisation. The Trainset does not require Moradabad section last week, the IANS 180kmph between Kota junction According to the tentative Ladoos were distributed in a locomotive as it is a self-pro- next-generation train — indige- NEW DELHI and Kurlasi station during a trial plan, the train will start from the train when it clocked pelled on electric traction, like nously developed at Chennai’s on Sunday, efforts are on to New Delhi station at 6am and is 180kmph. The first sweets were metro trains. Integral Coach Factory — is Preparing the pitch for a launch the first indigenously- expected to reach Varanasi, offered to loco pilot Padam Singh Now the Trainset has to required to undergo the 180 kmph ‘Mahagatbandhan’ (Grand built Trainset on December 25 Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Gurjar and his assistant Onkar undergo what is called a long trial run here till December 4. Alliance) ahead of the Lok between New Delhi and parliamentary constituency, at Yadav. “We are quite excited to confirmatory run and also test Equipped with world class Sabha polls, opposition Varanasi. 2pm. be part of this great occasion,” its emergency braking distance facilities, the Rs100 crore Trainset parties will meet here on “Christmas Day also happens For the return journey, the Padam Singh said after having before it gets a clearance from aims to take passenger-comfort December 10, a day before to be the birthday of late Prime train will start at 2.30pm, from the sweet. “I feel proud to be part the Commissioner, Railway to a new level with onboard WiFi, Parliament opens its winter Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Varanasi and reach the national of this historic trial,” added Safety (CRS), for commercial a GPS-based information system, session and the results of it would be a tribute to the great capital at 10.30pm. Yadav. operations to commence. touch-free bio-vacuum toilets, Assembly elections in five statesman if we manage to It was a thrilling experience It was a smooth ride for “We are expecting the trials LED lighting, mobile charging states are known. launch the next-generation train onboard Train 18 during the those inside — occupying to be over in a week and after points, and a climate control The driving force behind on that day,” a senior railway various trials on Sunday — rotating seats to match the that we will seek CRS clearance,” system that adjusts the temper- the gathering is Andhra official said. including a speed run on a straight direction of the train — as the said the official. ature according to occupancy and Pradesh Chief Minister N Since the input cost of the Rs track, speed test on one degree Train 18 became the first train to Although the speed touched weather. Chandrababu Naidu, who has 100-crore train is high, the fare curve at 150kmph, and two degree touch such high speed on the 180kmph during Sunday’s trial The 16-coach train will have been making efforts to put structure will be also be higher curve at 140 and 150kmph — on Indian rail network. run, the Train-18 will only be two executive compartments together an anti-BJP front than the normal fare. the 113km stretch from Kota to The train started its trial run allowed to run at a maximum with 52 seats each, and trailer after walking out of the Modi However, the official added Kurlasi under the watchful eyes at 9.30am, from Kota, and speed of 160 kmph in its com- coaches will have 78 seats each. government. Congress President Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, former Union Minister Police officer, civilian die Sharad Yadav, National Con- ference leader Farooq Abdullah, Samajwadi Party in UP cow vigilante attack leader Ram Gopal Yadav and leaders of other opposition IANS the police personnel, critically parties are likely to attend BULANDSHAHR wounding the officer. The the meeting to be held at officer was also shot in the head Constitution Club in the heart A police Inspector was attacked and was declared dead at a of Delhi. and shot dead by a Hindu mob community health centre. The meeting will focus on protesting against alleged cow In the melee, the crowd set the form and structure of the slaughter while a young man on fire many police vehicles proposed opposition alliance was gunned down in unex- while passersby were also and a course of action to take plained circumstances here in attacked. forward the initiative. Uttar Pradesh yesterday. Shots were fired by uniden- A plan of action is likely The violence erupted after tified assailants in which a local to be drafted to fight the Modi Hindu activists went berserk youth, Sumit, was hit and he government over its alleged alleging that some cows had been succumbed to his injuries. anti-people policies like slaughtered by a community, Heavy reinforcements - five misuse of institutions like RBI, police said. Enraged, they loaded companies of the Rapid Action CBI, CVC and the Income Tax the carcasses on tractor trolleys Force (RAF) and six companies department to settle scores and jammed traffic on a busy road. of the Provincial Armed Con- with political rivals, an oppo- A police team lead by stabulary (PAC) - were rushed sition leader said. Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh to the spot. He said the meeting Bhopal gas disaster anniversary rushed to the scene to pacify the Chief Minister Yogi Adity- would also discuss on the protesters drawn from the anath has set up a Special Demonstrators burn an effigy with logos of Dupont, Dow Chemicals and Union Carbide during the sidelines how to corner the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Hindu Investigation Team (SIT) and 34th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster in Bhopal, yesterday. Thousands of people lost their government in Parliament on Yuva Vahini and other right- directed Additional Director issues related to farmers, lives on the night of December 2, 1984 when a cloud of highly toxic methyl isocyanate gas spewed wing Hindu groups. General (Intelligence) S B demonetisation and the con- from a Union Carbide factory in Bhopal and spread across the city. He was, however, targeted Shiradkar to present a detailed troversial Rafale deal. and the crowd pelted stones at report within two days. TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2018 ASIA 13 Trump asks Imran for help with Afghan peace talks REUTERS Trump asked for Pakistan’s “support and “He has asked for Pakistan’s acknowledged that the war had Islamabad is playing a double ISLAMABAD facilitation” in negotiating an end to the war cooperation to bring the Taliban cost both USA and Pakistan. game. into talks,” Information Minister He has emphasised that Last month, Trump said in an Pakistan said yesterday US Pres- and offered to renew the strained relationship, Fawad Chaudhry said. Pakistan and USA should explore interview Pakistan doesn’t “do a ident Donald Trump has sought Pakistan’s foreign ministry said. The overture Trump told Khan the Pakistan opportunities to work together damn thing” for the United States its help with faltering Afghan to Khan represents a sea change from Trump’s relationship was very important and renew partnership,” the despite billions of dollars in US peace talks in a letter to Prime normally harsh rhetoric towards Pakistan, and to the United States and to finding foreign ministry said in a aid, adding that Pakistani offi- Minister Imran Khan, part of a solution to the Afghanistan con- statement. cials knew of former Al Qaeda intensifying efforts by Trump to will add to growing speculation that the United flict, Chaudhry added. The ministry added that leader Osama bin Laden’s end one of America’s longest States is planning to pull out of Afghanistan in The US embassy in Pakistan is committed to playing location before his killing by US wars. the near future. Islamabad had no immediate “a facilitation role in good faith”. troops in a 2011 raid inside Trump asked for Pakistan’s comment on the letter. “Peace and stability in Pakistan. “support and facilitation” in Trump has been open about Afghanistan remain a shared Khan hit back by saying the negotiating an end to the war speculation that the United States forces and reestablish their his desire to bring home about responsibility.” United States should not blame and offered to renew the strained is planning to pull out of Afghan- version of strict Islamic law after 14,000 US troops who remain in Officially allies in fighting Pakistan for its failings in relationship, Pakistan’s foreign istan in the near future. their 2001 ouster. Afghanistan as part of Resolute terrorism, Pakistan and the Afghanistan. ministry said. The U S president wants to U S officials have long been Support and a separate counter- United States have a complicated Pakistani officials, who deny The overture to Khan repre- bring to a close the 17-year-old pushing Pakistan to lean on terrorism mission aimed against relationship, bound by Washing- offering safe havens to the sents a sea change from Trump’s conflict between Afghan security Taliban leaders, who Washington militant groups such as Al Qaeda ton’s dependence on Pakistan to Afghan Taliban, say their normally harsh rhetoric towards forces and the Taliban, who are says are based inside Pakistan, to and Islamic State. supply its troops in Afghanistan influence on the group has Pakistan, and will add to growing fighting to drive out international bring them to the negotiating table. “President Trump has also but plagued by accusations waned over the years. Sri Lanka court reins in Rajapaksa and cabinet

REUTERS posed by temporarily restraining Rajapaksa’s disputed government COLOMBO a lawful cabinet of ministers after parliament voted last week from functioning would be...out- to halt payment of ministers’ sal- A Sri Lankan court yesterday issued weighed by the damage that aries and travel expenses. an order preventing Mahinda would be caused by allowing a The impasse has pushed the Rajapaksa and his disputed cabinet set of persons who are not island’s currency to record lows, from holding office, the latest twist entitled in law to function as the caused turmoil on its stock and in a political drama gripping the prime minister or the cabinet of bond markets and raised fears it South Asian country. ministers,” Judge Preethi- may not be able to service debts The island has been in crisis padhman Surasena said. to finance reconstruction fol- since President Maithripala Sirisena The judge issued the interim lowing a 26-year civil war that replaced Prime Minister Ranil order against Rajapaksa and his ended in 2009. Wickremesinghe with Rajapaksa cabinet, and asked them to appear The court order also came as in October, and then issued an in court on December 12 to explain Rajapaksa was set to present an order dissolving parliament and on what basis they hold office. interim budget for the first few called for a general election. Namal Rajapaksa, the son of months of 2019. In the absence Sirisena’s decisions have Rajapaksa who is an MP in his of a budget, government officials prompted legal challenges and party, said that the parties have raised concerns over the on Friday the Appeal Court backing the former leader “will payment of salaries and pensions Sri Lankan Member of Parliament Ajeeth P Perera (second right) speaks to the media outside the began a hearing a petition signed meet and also seek legal advice in the public sector and foreign Supreme Court in Colombo, yesterday. by 122 legislators that challenges and decide on a way forward”. A debt repayments. Rajapaksa’s authority to hold spokesman for Rajapaksa did not Rajapaksa is seen as a hero office after he lost two no-con- answer repeated phone calls by many among Sri Lanka’s Bud- diplomats of human rights Supreme Court is set to begin a dissolve parliament was consti- fidence votes last month. seeking comment. The decision dhist majority for ending the war abuses, particularly at the end of hearing today on a petition on tutional. It is expected to give its “The damage that will be puts a further brake on but has been accused by the conflict, which he denies. The whether Sirisena’s decision to verdict on Friday.

Pakistan’s tribal districts China to provide bailout packages to Pakistan: Diplomat divided into INTERNEWS and would channellise maximum comprehend new dimensions of the deputy consul general, Peng a “Permanent Donation Fund,” ISLAMABAD resources to strengthen its lan- strategic partnership and Zhengwu. The interview was revealed Dingbin. 702 councils guishing economy, a private friendship between China and arranged a few days after ter- The fund “will not be limited Chinese Consul-General (CCG) news channel reported. Pakistan.” When asked about rorists attempted to attack to helping families of the security INTERNEWS Long Dingbin has said instead of When asked what exactly Pakistan’s financial survivability China’s Consulate in Karachi. officials. Its spectrum would be PESHAWAR hard cash, China plans to even- would this financial assistance and its increasing debt, Dingbin Zhengwu praised the broadened to help out the tually provide multiple forms of look like, the consul-general revealed that among the 22 policemen, who lost their lives deserving people of Pakistan”. The government of Pakistan’s bailout packages to Pakistan. explained that during Prime projects under CPEC, only four saving the men and women When asked what security Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The packages would be in Minister Imran Khan’s recent carried concessional loan. working in the consulate. He measure has the consulate taken province has divided seven the shape of phenomenal invest- visit to the country, the scope of “The rest of 18 are further hoped that the donations after the terrorist attack, he said tribal districts of the erstwhile ments in fresh projects, broad- investment was widened by investment-based and the CPEC being collected for the martyred they had developed a two-tier Fata into 702 village and ening the area of inclusive coop- inking 15 new agreements. projects do not increase Paki- police officers would help their working mechanism that was in neighbourhood councils to eration and tapping new avenues “These agreements included stan’s debt burden.” On the con- families. coordination with the Punjab introduce the three-tier local of collaboration under the cooperation in politics, eco- trary, he said, those projects Dingbin gave 2,000 RMB and government. government system there. China-Pakistan Economic Cor- nomics, people-to-people con- would unleash their economic Zhengwu handed over a cheque “The mechanism features Sources said that division ridor (CPEC). tacts and culture links, amongst benefits and turn Pakistan’s of 1,000 RMB for the cause. regular meetings of all law of tribal districts into village China, Dingbin said, would others.” “This communiqué is a economy around. The Chinese diplomats are enforcement agencies to keep and neighbourhood councils never leave Pakistan in the lurch guideline,” he said, “to Sitting next to Dingbin was seriously considering developing beefing up security standards.” was a prerequisite exercise for the implementation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act, 2013. According to the gov- Bangladesh opposition ernment system the village and neighbourhood council is the lowest tier among the says poll panel biased district and tehsil tiers. According to the prelim- REUTERS Manna said the alliance inary report, the seven tribal DHAKA planned to challenge the rejec- districts consist of 702 tions in court. “Though we know councils including 628 village An alliance of opposition parties we will not gain anything, we will and 74 neighbourhood accused Bangladesh’s Election not bow down to this injustice councils. Commission (EC) yesterday of without a challenge,” he said. Under the local gov- being biased in favour of the The EC denied the charge ernment system, the rural areas ruling Awami League Party after of bias, saying that of a total are divided into village councils it rejected nearly a quarter of the 3,065 nominations received, while the urban areas into the candidates the alliance nomi- 786 had been rejected for neighbourhood councils. nated for elections on Dec. 30. various reasons, including non- Prior to local bodies’ elec- The EC has rejected 205 of payment of loans or utility bills tions in 2015, Khyber a total 900 nominations made and criminal convictions. Pakhtunkhwa was divided by the Jatiya Oikya Front, or Helal Uddin Ahmed, sec- into 3,501 village and neigh- United National Front, a multi- retary of the EC, said it “had not bourhood councils. Under the party opposition alliance, said yet classified numbers based on law, the elections for district S Farazi, press secretary of one their political affiliations”. and tehsil councils were held of the parties. Four sources familiar with on party basis while elections “The EC has played a biased the matter said dozens of for the village and neigh- role in cancelling nominations, rejected nominations were of bourhood councils were con- as almost no nominations from breakaway elements from the ducted on non-party basis. the ruling party were rejected,” Awami League who had failed Sources said that the erst- Sindhi culture day said Mahmudur Rahman to secure party nominations. while Fata had already been Manna, convener of Nagarik Mahbubul Alam Hanif, divided into 296 union Pakistani men wear traditional Sindhi caps as they gather to celebrate Sindhi Topi Ajrak Day in Oikya, a partner in the alliance senior joint general secretary councils decades ago but no Karachi. Thousands of people including men, women and children clad in the cultural attire poured that seeks to oust Prime Min- of the Awami League, said only local bodies’ elections were onto the streets in dozens of rallies to mark the annual Sindhi culture day. ister Sheikh Hasina and her five or six of its nominations held there in the real sense. Awami League from power. had been rejected. 14 ASIA TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2018

Pro-Papuan Ban Ki-moon urges activists arrested

AFP N Korea to take steps JAKARTA

An Australian was among on denuclearisation hundreds of pro-Papuan inde- pendence activists arrested across Indonesia at the AP Ban said weekend, police and rights TOKYO denuclearisation is groups said yesterday. Some 233 activists, Former UN Secretary-General Ban important for a better including Australian Ronda Ki-moon urged North Korean future for the two Amy Harman, were detained leader Kim Jong-Un yesterday to Koreas, including late Saturday in Indonesia’s take concrete steps toward reconciliation and second-largest city Surabaya, complete denuclearisation and East Java police spokesman gain the trust of the international reunification. Frans Barung Mangera said. community if he wants sanctions They were among more lifted. disclose its nuclear weapons than 500 activists swept up in Ban, a former South Korean inventory to a trusted international a nationwide police crackdown foreign minister, said “this is the organisation such as the Interna- that coincided with rallies on time” to achieve North Korea’s tional Atomic Energy Agency. December 1, a date many South Korean President Moon Jae-in with New Zealand’s Governor-General Patsy Reddy and his denuclearisation after nearly a “The crisis is still continuing Papuans consider should be wife Kim Jung-sook during a ceremonial welcome at Government House in Auckland, New Zealand, quarter century of unsuccessful because of North Korea’s devel- the anniversary of their inde- efforts, and that the North and the opment of nuclear, missile and yesterday. pendence from the Dutch. world should not lose this weapons program and materials,” opportunity. Ban said. “It is North Korea which Japan nabs 11 “I’d like to really advise the should clearly state and show by North Korean leader that the world taking actions, then I am sure that S Korean President: Trump Chinese for fraud is ready” to help his country, Ban there will be no reason why the said, specifically citing South Security Council of the United AP Korea, the US, China, Japan and Nations will continue to impose wants to grant Kim’s wishes TOKYO Russia. He said denuclearisation is the sanction on North Korea.” important for a better future for the Moon has facilitated a series of AP spoke to reporters aboard his Kim Jong-Un get what he Japanese police said that they two Koreas, including reconcili- high-level talks between the US SEOUL presidential plane en route to wants,” Moon said. have arrested 11 Chinese ation and reunification. “I hope this and North Korea, including a New Zealand from Argentina, After deriding Kim last year nationals in northern Japan for is the time —please do not lose this summit between Trump and Kim South Korea’s President says US where he met Trump on the as “little rocket man” and threat- allegedly working at a opportunity,” he said. in June, and has met Kim three President Donald Trump told sidelines of a Group of 20 ening his country with “fire and construction site without pass- North Korea is seeking security times this year. After their third him he has a “very friendly Nations summit. fury,” Trump has bestowed Kim ports or proper visas, and later guarantees from the US and relief meeting in North Korea’s capital view” of North Korean leader “President Trump asked me with praise. In September, discovered that dozens of from international sanctions. US of Pyongyang in September, Moon Kim Jong-Un and wants to grant to forward to (Kim) these mes- Trump called Kim “very open” fellow workers had fled. President Donald Trump and South said Kim agreed to make a recip- his wishes if he denuclearises. sages; he has a very friendly and “terrific” and said he and Hokkaido police said the Korean President Moon Jae-in say rocal visit to Seoul this year. If that President Moon Jae-in’s view of Chairman Kim Jong-Un Kim “fell in love.” 11 Chinese, aged from 27 to 62, tensions have eased significantly, happens, he would be the first office quoted Moon as saying and likes him. He hopes to fully Moon said he and Trump were arrested on November 26 but Ban, who is in Tokyo for an North Korean leader to do so since that Trump asked him to convey carry out the remaining agree- agreed during their meeting that near a train station in Kikonai event organised by a business the end of the 1950-53 Korean those messages to the North ments (from their June summit Kim’s trip to Seoul would play a town on the southwestern group, said the crisis is not over and War, though the plan is still Korean leader if he visits Seoul in Singapore) together with him “very positive role” in US-North coast of Japan’s northern main that North Korea should fully unclear. this year as he promised. Moon so that he will make Chairman Korea nuclear diplomacy. island. Police said two were without passports, while nine others allegedly overstayed their visas. Australia conservatives Chinese media move to stop revolving praise Bush AP door of prime ministers BEIJING Chinese state media AFP in August in a simple party yesterday praised George H SYDNEY majority, with Morrison W Bush as a “statesman of replacing him after seeing off vision,” recalling the late Australia’s Prime Minister another challenger for the top president’s role in helping end yesterday moved to end a series job, Home Affairs Minister Peter the Cold War and establishing of rolling leadership coups that Dutton. the foundations of US-China have battered his party’s repu- Turnbull’s removal in relations. The China Daily tation and left it hobbled ahead August was the sixth change of newspaper said Bush, who of next year’s election. national leader in the last died on Friday in Houston at Hastily announced by PM decade in a turbulent period for age 94, realised in the 1980s Scott Morrison at an occa- Australian politics. Turnbull that China was different from sionally boisterous late-night himself toppled his prede- the Soviet Union and recog- press conference, the new cessor, Tony Abbott, in another nised the potential for coop- Liberal Party rule makes it much coup in September 2015. eration. Bush was America’s harder to oust a sitting leader. The main opposition Labor unofficial ambassador to Picking the right shoe “This has been the great anguish party also played musical chairs China in 1974-75 as the two for the Australian people as with their PMs when they were countries were moving North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un visiting the Wonsan Shoes Factory in Wonsan. South Korea. they’ve seen this happen in both in power, with Julia Gillard toward establishing diplo- the Labor Party and the Liberal replacing Kevin Rudd in 2010 matic relations amid tensions Party,” Morrison told reporters as leader before he kicked her between Moscow and Beijing. in Canberra of the revolving out and returned to power door of prime ministers. ahead of the 2013 election. Cambodia to ease “They’re sick of it and we’re Labor has already moved Duterte jokes he sick of it and it has to stop, and to stop leadership spills. At least grip on opposition Philippine scribe contesting that’s why we’ve put this rule 60 percent of its caucus must used marijuana in place.” The new rule, decided vote in favour of deposing an AFP tax charges freed on bail at a snap Liberals meeting in opposition leader, while 75 PHNOM PENH at SE Asia meet the capital, will apply to a percent is required for a sitting AP the reason I’m here is precisely Liberal leader after he or she PM. Cambodia said banned oppo- MANILA that,” Ressa said outside a Manila AP has won an election. The new Liberal threshold sition members may be court. “I’m not a criminal, but I’ve MANILA It raises the bar for any does not apply in opposition, allowed back into political life An award-winning Philippine been fingerprinted like a ousting, with the agreement of but can only be changed with a and shuttered media outlets journalist who along with the criminal. We feel that we did not Philippine President Rodrigo two-thirds of Liberal Party two-thirds party vote. could reopen as the EU online news service she heads get due process.” Ressa, who has Duterte, whose controversial members from both houses of Morrison’s embattled considers pulling a trade deal has been sued for tax evasion has worked with CNN, was the war on drugs has cost thou- parliament now required for a minority government is already the country is loath to lose. declared her innocence and was winner of two journalism awards sands of lives, says he used Liberal prime minister to be hanging by a thread and strug- Numerous activists, jour- freed on bail yesterday after this year, a Press Freedom award marijuana to keep awake at a removed. It means that if Mor- gling in voter opinion polls. nalists and critics were turning herself in for arrest. from the New York-based Com- recent regional meeting, but rison wins national elections His conservative Liberal- released from jail in the Maria Ressa, CEO of the mittee to Protect Journalists, and later disavowed his assertion expected to be called by mid- National coalition lost its one- months after strongman Hun Rappler website, said that taxes the International Center for Jour- as a joke. May, it would be much harder seat parliamentary majority in Sen’s Cambodian People’s had been paid properly by her nalists’ Knight International Jour- Duterte made the to dislodge him from power. October after losing Turnbull’s Party won all seats in July elec- news service and the five tax nalism Award. comment yesterday at an Former prime minister vacated seat in a by-election to tions held without the main charges were politically moti- “I think the end goal of gov- awards ceremony where he Malcolm Turnbull was ousted an independent. opposition party. vated. She was freed on 60,000 ernment is to try to make our talked about attending last pesos ($1,150) bail on the one team lose focus, affect morale, month’s meeting in Singapore charge for which an arrest but in the end the mission of of the Association of Southeast warrant has so far been issued. journalism, especially Rappler, Asian Nations, and how the Rappler has been critical of has never been stronger,” she schedules of such gatherings HK democrats ‘furious’ over election ban the government of President said. “We know we are doing that run from morning until Rodrigo Duterte, who in turn has something right, we know that late at night is gruelling. AFP The disqualification of supported self-determination accused several independent what we are doing is critically “I use marijuana to keep HONG KONG popular lawmaker Eddie Chu is for Hong Kong, he maintains he media groups in the Philippines important right now.” Duterte me awake,” the 73-year-old the latest blow to the democratic does not advocate its separation of biased reporting, including on had already banned a Rappler Duterte said, referring to the A Hong Kong legislator has been movement as room for opposition from China. his crackdown on illegal drugs reporter from his news briefings Singapore meeting. However, barred from standing in a local in semi-autonomous Hong Kong Voices for self-determi- that has left thousands of mostly after the government’s corporate he later told reporters he was election after being accused of shrinks under an assertive China. nation emerged from the 2014 urban poor dwellers dead and watchdog found that the organ- joking. Philippine police say supporting independence from Chu is the first person to be Umbrella Movement protests, drawn condemnation by isation violated a constitutional more than 4,800 suspects China, sparking fury among the blocked from standing in rural and believe in the right of Hong Western governments and UN prohibition on foreign ownership have been killed in the drug city’s pro-democracy camp who village elections, after poll offi- Kongers to decide their own bodies. “We need to hold gov- when it received money from an crackdown that began in July warn of tightening ideological cials decided he is pro-inde- fate, including how the city ernment to account, and part of international investment firm. 2016 after Duterte took office. control. pendence. While he has should be governed. TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2018 EUROPE 15 May says she’ll still have her job after Brexit vote AP May predicted and a half to negotiate, is the only LONDON yesterday that despite one on the table and rejecting it would mean leaving the bloc British Prime Minister Theresa the blowback, “I will without a deal. May brushed aside questions still have a job in two “There is no Plan B,” Dutch yesterday about whether she will weeks’ time.” “My job Prime Minister Mark Rutte said. resign if her Brexit deal is is making sure that Rutte cited the “red lines” rejected by Parliament next drawn by both sides during week, saying she’s confident we do what the public negotiations, including the U.K.’s she’ll still have a job after the asked us to: We leave refusal to accept the free crucial vote. the EU but we do it movement of people between May is battling to persuade in a way that is good Britain and the EU, and the need lawmakers to support the to keep an open border between divorce agreement between for them,” she told the UK’s Northern Ireland and Britain and the European Union broadcaster ITV. EU member Ireland. when the House of Commons “When you take all these red votes on December 11. Oppo- lines into account, it’s simply sition parties say their represent- predicted — the British Par- impossible to come up with atives will vote against the deal, liament rejects the deal her gov- something different than we and so have dozens of law- ernment reached with the EU. have currently, the deal on the makers from May’s Conservative “I’m focusing on... getting table,” he said on the sidelines of Party. that vote and getting the vote a UN climate conference in Defeat would leave the UK over the line,” she said. Poland. facing a messy, economically Politicians on both sides of May’s government is also damaging “no-deal” Brexit on Britain’s EU membership debate facing a battle in Parliament over March 29 and could topple the oppose the agreement that May confidential advice from the prime minister, her government, struck with the bloc — pro-Brexit country’s top law officer about A pro-European Union (EU), anti-Brexit demonstrator (centre) stands with anti EU, pro-Brexit or both. May predicted yesterday ones because it keeps Britain the Brexit deal. demonstrators from the Leave Means Leave campaign group as they all protest outside the Houses that despite the blowback, “I will bound closely to the EU, and Under opposition pressure, still have a job in two weeks’ pro-EU politicians because it the government promised last of Parliament in London yesterday. time.” “My job is making sure erects barriers between the U.K. month to show Parliament the that we do what the public asked and its biggest trading partner. legal briefing Attorney General the opposition Labour Party is issue arising from the Brexit Ireland. The backstop is intended us to: We leave the EU but we do May’s opponents argue that Geoffrey Cox gave May’s Cabinet. demanding the attorney gen- agreement is how Britain could as a temporary measure, but it in a way that is good for them,” Britain can renegotiate the deal Such advice is usually kept eral’s full, original advice. The get out of a “backstop” provision pro-Brexit lawmakers say it she told broadcaster ITV. for better terms. confidential. party says it will accuse the gov- that would keep the country in could leave Britain tied to the EU The prime minister has con- But the British government Yesterday the government ernment of being in contempt of a customs union with the EU to indefinitely and unable to strike sistently refused to say what she and the EU insist that the published a 43-page document Parliament if it does not release guarantee an open border new trade deals around the plans to do if — as widely agreement, which took a year outlining Cox’s legal opinion, but it. The most contentious legal between Ireland and Northern world.

Hungarian Dutchman, 69, loses legal Britain’s MI6 spymaster lawmaker cautions Russia but eyes quits after leak bid to be 20 years younger of comments China’s growing power AFP THE HAGUE his request to shift his birthdate legal and societal implications.” AP two decades later to March 11, Ratelband, a well-known life REUTERS weapon on UK soil,” Younger BUDAPEST 1969. “Mr Ratelband is at liberty coach who specialises in “self SCOTLAND told students at the University A Dutch court yesterday to feel 20 years younger than awareness training”, previously of St Andrews in Scotland, A lawmaker with Hungary’s slapped down an attempt by a his real age and to act accord- said he felt discriminated The chief of Britain’s foreign where he once studied eco- nationalistic Jobbik party says self-described “young god” just ingly,” the judges said. against because of his advanced intelligence service warned nomics and computer science he is resigning his seat in shy of his 70th birthday to slash “But amending his date of years. “I feel young, I am in the Kremlin yesterday not to before joining the British army parliament after the leak of a his age by 20 years to enhance birth would cause 20 years of great shape and I want this to underestimate the West after and then MI6. recording on which he could his prospects in life and love. records to vanish from the reg- be legally recognised because a brazen nerve agent attack “Our intention is for the be heard making anti-Semitic In an unprecedented case, ister of births, deaths, marriages I feel abused, aggrieved and on a retired double agent in Russian state to conclude that, comments. the Arnhem District Court told and registered partnerships,” it discriminated against because England stoked fears about whatever the benefits it thinks Istvan Szavay of the “positivity guru” Emile said, adding that “this would of my age,” Ratelband said as Russian covert activity abroad. it is accruing from this activity, Jobbik party has denied Ratelband it will not adhere to have a variety of undesirable he took his case to court. In his second major speech they are not worth the risk,” hitting or hurting a Jewish since being named in 2014 to said Younger. Moscow has woman, saying his boasts head the Secret Intelligence repeatedly denied any about it heard on the Service, or MI6, Alex Younger, involvement and accused recording reportedly made in ranged across the global British intelligence agencies May were “shameful and threats faced by Britain as it of staging the attack to stoke humiliating jokes.” Szavay Czech security service says Russia prepares to exit the European anti-Russian hysteria. said Monday he was resigning Union in less than four Skripal, an officer in to avoid hindering Jobbik’s months. Russian military intelligence, efforts to defeat Prime Min- behind cyber attacks on ministry Russia, the only national betrayed dozens of spies to ister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz adversary named in his MI6, though he was later par- party. REUTERS separate attacks on the Czech attackers accessed more than scripted speech, has a stance doned and exchanged in a Several other Jobbik law- PRAGUE foreign ministry were partly the 150 staff mailboxes, copying of “perpetual confrontation” Cold War-style spy swap. makers and politicians have work of the APT28 hacking emails and attachments. “They with the West, said Younger, The motive of the attack made statements considered Russia’s intelligence services group, which is linked to the thus obtained data that may be citing the nerve agent attack remains unclear, as is the logic anti-Semitic since the party were behind cyber attacks Russian government and has used for future attacks, as well on former Russian agent of using such an exotic nerve entered Parliament in 2010, targeting the Czech foreign been blamed for past attacks in as a list of potential targets in Sergei Skripal in March in the agent, which has overt links but in recent years Jobbik has ministry last year, the Czech Germany and the United States. virtually all the important state English city of Salisbury. to Russia’s Soviet past. made efforts to tone down its security service said yesterday “All the findings make clear institutions,” it said. Western allies ordered the Younger, 55, also said that far-right rhetoric to expand in its annual report. that it was the Turla cyberes- The Czech foreign ministry biggest expulsion of Russian Britain’s spies have thwarted its voter base. The BIS counter-intelli- pionage campaign, originating said at the time it believed a diplomats since the height of multiple Islamic State plots gence service has long warned from the FSB, a Russian intel- foreign state was behind the the Cold War in response to originating overseas. MI6 con- against Russian activity in the ligence service, and APT28/ cyber attacks on it but said no the attack, in which Britain tinues to work with partner After bailout, Czech Republic, a member of Sofacy, which is credited to the confidential material was said Russian GRU military agencies to strengthen “indis- Nato since 1999 and of the Russian military intelligence, compromised. intelligence agents had used pensable security ties” in European Union since 2004. the GRU,” the annual report The Russian government the Novichok nerve agent Europe, he said, adding that Greeks seek Many other Western countries said. was not immediately available against Skripal. Britain had helped France and have issued similar warnings. In a hack of the ministry’s on Monday to comment on the “The Russian state used a Germany prevent terrorist austerity relief In its report, BIS said two information system, it said, BIS accusations. military-grade chemical attacks.

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Members of disabled groups French ambulance workers join protests as crisis talks held from around Greece — some wearing white gloves to AP together people from across the distinctive yellow traffic vests. protest in sign language — PARIS political spectrum complaining The protests began last month have staged rallies in Athens about France’s economic ine- with motorists upset over a fuel and other cities to call for French paramedics joined qualities and waning spending tax hike and have grown to expanded exemptions from ongoing anti-government power. encompass a range of complaints bailout-era taxes. protests as the prime minister Macron, just back from the that Macron’s government Chanting “the disabled met with political rivals Group of 20 summit in Argentina, doesn’t care about the problems won’t bow their heads,” the yesterday in a bid to ease anger held an emergency meeting of ordinary people. Other pro- protesters marched through following violent riots that Sunday on security and the gov- tests in France remained central Athens yesterday and rocked Paris. ernment hasn’t ruled out the peaceful. delivered a petition to the Dozens of ambulances possibility of imposing a state of Prime Minister Edouard prime minister’s office, blocked a bridge leading to the emergency.On Saturday, more Philippe and Macron have been marking the United Nations’ National Assembly and lines of than 130 people were injured lambasted for their handling of Day for Persons with Disabil- riot police officers stood in the and 412 arrested Saturday in the the crisis. After meeting with the ities. Greece’s third successive rain to prevent them from getting French capital amid one of the prime minister, Socialist leader international bailout ended too close to the building. Para- nation’s worst unrest in recent Olivier Faure urged Philippe to in August but austerity medics are complaining about times. Police responded with tear drop the tax hikes and to restore measures are set to continue changes to working conditions. gas and water cannons, closing a wealth tax that was slashed by for several more years. It was the latest protest down dozens of streets and the centrist government. Disabled groups say their action that President Emmanuel subway stations to contain the “We want a change in the A high school student clashes with a riot police officer during a members have been dispro- Macron’s government has faced riot. The rioting was the third method. One needs to come demonstration against French government Education reforms portionately hurt by state in recent weeks. The “yellow straight weekend of clashes in down from Mount Olympus,” spending cuts. yesterday in Bordeaux, southwestern France. vest” movement is bringing Paris led by protesters wearing Faure said. 16 EUROPE TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2018 Nato treads carefully in Ukraine-Russia spat AFP Foreign ministers Sea of Azov. He said he expected BRUSSELS from the 29 allies ministers to “convey a very clear message to Russia” but refused Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg will meet Ukraine’s to offer any fresh practical yesterday demanded Russia end foreign minister today support measures for Kiev, its naval standoff with Ukraine, to discuss last week’s simply outlining the ways Nato but refused to pledge new incident in the Sea of has raised its profile in the Black support for Kiev as the alliance Sea. “Nato has already increased seeks to avoid escalating the Azov, in which Russian our presence in the Black Sea — crisis. forces seized three significantly more days with Foreign ministers from the Ukrainian ships and 24 Nato ships at sea this year than 29 allies will meet Ukraine’s sailors. last year, and we have more air foreign minister today to discuss policing... more presences in the last week’s incident in the Sea Black Sea in general,” of Azov, in which Russian forces the Ukraine spat, but Western Stoltenberg told reporters. seized three Ukrainian ships and powers are wary of taking steps “We will of course closely 24 sailors. that might inflame the monitor the situation in that Ministers will also tackle the situation. region also in light of what we Ukrainian servicemen take part in brigade tactical exercises with combat shooting near Goncharivske Intermediate Range Nuclear Ukraine’s President Petro saw a few days ago.” A European willage, Chernihiv region, not far from the border with Russia yesterday. Forces (INF) treaty, a major Cold Poroshenko looks likely to be diplomat said that no boats War accord which Washington disappointed in his call for Nato would be sent in response to the annexed the Crimea peninsula kilometres. Stoltenberg said the There have been suggestions has announced it will abandon to deploy naval vessels to the Ukrainian request and that the and pro-Kremlin separatists in mobile, nuclear-capable that US Secretary of State Mike in response to Russian viola- Sea of Azov, a gulf of the Black idea had not even been formally the east entered into conflict Russian missiles could hit Pompeo may use the Nato tions, with Stoltenberg prom- Sea between Crimea and the suggested at Nato. Ukraine is a with Ukrainian forces. European cities “with little or no meeting to formally end Wash- ising a “measured, propor- Ukrainian and Russian “partner country” for Nato but Western powers say Russia warning”. He said Nato would ington’s involvement in the INF, tionate” response. mainlands. not a full member. has developed and deployed a not “mirror what Russia does but on Monday his boss, Pres- European leaders used Stoltenberg repeated a call Last week’s incident was the missile system that breaches the plane by plane, missile by ident Donald Trump, proposed weekend G20 meetings in for Russia to release the sailors first open military confrontation 1987 accord, which banned missile” but would respond in talks with Russia and China to Buenos Aires to press Russian and ships and allow unhindered between Russia and Ukraine ground-launched missiles with its own way to assure the halt what he called an “uncon- President Vladimir Putin over access to Ukrainian ports in the since 2014, when Moscow a range of 500 and 5,500 defence of the alliance. trollable” arms race. Uruguay rejects Garcia’s asylum request Nato chief says Bosnia set for new move on membership path AP Humala and Alejandro Toledo, LIMA are being probed for allegedly AP after Nato offered a MAP to taking illegal payments. BRUSSELS Bosnia. However, it declined Uruguay has rejected an asylum Garcia’s request for asylum to “activate” it until all condi- request by former President Alan seemed to have garnered little Bosnia-Herzegovina is likely to tions were met with the process Garcia, who sought protection in sympathy from Peruvians accus- take a major step this week in held up over the registration of the country’s consulate after a tomed to widespread graft by top its ambition to join Nato, the defence property like military judge retained his passport as part officials. Barely a trickle of die- military alliance’s Secretary- barracks and buildings used by of a corruption probe. hard supporters from his party General, Jens Stoltenberg, said the defence ministry. Regis- In denying Garcia’s asylum had gathered outside the Uru- yesterday. tration is meant to be made at claim, Uruguayan President guayan ambassador’s residence Nato foreign ministers are national level, but one of the Tabare Vazquez said there was in the leafy San Isidro neigh- expected tomorrow to activate three entities that make up no evidence to support Garcia’s borhood to express their support. Bosnia’s Membership Action modern Bosnia — the ethnic claim that he was being targeted But it did earn a sharp rebuke Plan, a reform process that pre- Serb Republika Srpska backed politically. from President Martin Vizcarra, pares countries for mem- by Belgrade — refuses outright “In Peru the three branches who has made tackling cor- bership. Even though the route to do so. Former Peruvian president, Alan Garcia (second right), arriving at of government function freely and ruption the focus of his adminis- to future membership would Rather than allow the the prosecutor’s office in Lima, Peru. autonomously, especially in this tration since taking over from become clearer for Bosnia, the Bosnian Serbs to have a de- case the judicial power,” Tabare Kuczynski and who has worked Balkan country is unlikely to facto veto over the membership Vazquez said. received illegal payments from in a 2016 plea agreement with the to provide Uruguay with infor- join Nato soon. action plan, Nato allies have Around the same time that Brazilian construction giant US Justice Department that it paid mation to disprove Garcia’s Stoltenberg said that he decided to move forward Vazquez announced his decision Odebrecht. corrupt officials across Latin claims. expects the ministers, meeting regardless, even though the in Uruguay’s capital, a silver- Garcia fled to Uruguay’s con- America nearly $800m in Garcia, 69, was a populist in Brussels, to signal that “we property must still be registered colored sedan was seen leaving sulate a little more than two exchange for major infrastructure firebrand whose erratic first pres- are ready to receive the first at federal level for the MAP his ambassador’s residence in weeks ago, arguing that he was contracts. idency in the 1980s was marked annual national programme” process to conclude. Lima. the victim of false testimony by The scandal has led to the by hyperinflation, rampant cor- from the ethnically-divided They also see it as a sign of Peru’s Foreign Minister political enemies who told pros- jailing of numerous politicians ruption and the rise of the Shining country, which was riven by support in the wake of the Nestor Popolizio said that Garcia ecutors he allegedly took bribes across the region, especially in Path guerrilla movement. war in the 1990s when the October 7 general election, had abandoned the ambassador’s from Odebrecht during the con- Peru, where former President When he returned to power former Yugoslavia broke apart. which led to nationalist politi- residence and was likely at his struction of Lima’s metro during Pedro Pablo Kucyznski was two decades later he ran a more “Then it’s up to Bosnia- cians dominating Bosnia’s home since he faces no arrest his 2006-2011 government. forced to resign for hiding his past conservative government, helping Herzegovina to decide whether three-member presidency; an order — just a ban on leaving the Odebrecht has at the centre work as a consultant to Odebrecht usher in a commodities-led they use this opportunity,” institution which wields little country for 18 months as inves- of Latin America’s biggest cor- and Garcia, as well as two other investment boom in which Ode- Stoltenberg added. The antici- formal power but that is meant tigators probe allegations he ruption scandal since admitting former presidents, Ollanta brecht played a major role. pated move comes eight years to help heal ethnic wounds. Russia launches first manned Nations plead for justice at UN climate summit voyage to ISS since accident AFP Not a single G20 nation sent a REUTERS which occurred as the first POLAND top-level representative to the KAZAKHSTAN and second stages of a booster COP yesterday. rocket separated, on a Nations facing imminent envi- With just one degree Celsius A Russian-made Soyuz rocket damaged sensor. ronmental disaster called of warming so far, Earth is blasted a three-man crew into The three-man crew yesterday on rich polluters to already being subjected to orbit yesterday, beginning the appeared briefly before rela- help them back from the brink, raging forest fires, flooding and first manned voyage to the tives and reporters yesterday as the UN warned the world’s superstorms made worse by International Space Station morning, waving and blowing plan to avoid climate catas- rising seas. since a mission in October kisses as they left a hotel to trophe was “way off course”. A string of UN reports have was aborted in midair because board a bus on their way to From glaciers melting in sounded the alarm: levels of of a rocket malfunction. prepare for the flight. Nepal to the rising seas threat- carbon dioxide in our atmos- The Soyuz lifted off at 1131 The crew repeatedly ening to engulf small island phere are the highest in 3 GMT from Baikonur cosmo- denied being nervous about states, the world is already million years and the last four drome in Kazakhstan, car- flying and insisted the fact experiencing the damage lying years were the four hottest in rying Russian cosmonaut Oleg that the two-man crew had in wait if global warming is history. Kononenko, Nasa astronaut safely returned to Earth allowed to run unchecked. In October a team of more Anne McClain and the despite the dramatic mishap Nearly 200 nations gathered than 90 independent scientists Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen (left) and US actor, Canadian Space Agency’s had demonstrated the relia- in Poland Monday for the start said mankind must reduce its filmmaker and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger David Saint-Jacques. bility of the rocket’s safety of the COP24 summit, where greenhouse gas emissions by “We have confirmation of mechanisms. they must agree on a universal (right) attend the COP24 summit on climate change in Katowice, half within the next 12 years to the spacecraft separation; Before take-off, an rulebook to make good on the Poland, yesterday. avoid heat rises that could tear Soyuz capsule and crew safely Orthodox priest at the promises they made in the 2015 at the fabric of society. in orbit,” Nasa TV said online launchpad on Sunday gave his Paris climate deal. all possible. For this, richer planet. “We feel as if we have UN Secretary-General in its blow-by-blow com- blessing to the flight, “Nepal is a country com- nations must provide funding been penalised for the mistakes Antonio Guterres warned mentary of the take-off. splashing holy water from a prised of mountains and plains,” — $100bn per year by 2020 — we never made,” said Bhandari. nations that their plan to chart The launch was closely brush and holding up a cross. President Bidhya Devi Bhandari to steer developing countries It is incumbent on the interna- a route away from runaway scrutinised because of the The new arrivals to the told delegates. “We have been towards greener energy while tional community to ensure that global warming was “way off abortive mission to the ISS on ISS will join the European bearing the brunt of dispropor- drastically drawing down their justice is done.” course”. “Even as we witness October 11, which ended two Space Agency’s Alexander tionate impact of climate own emissions. Trust in the Paris process devastating climate impacts minutes after take-off when Gerst, Nasa’s Serena Auñón- change despite being a low But developing nations have has been badly undermined by causing havoc across the world, a rocket failure forced its Chancellor and Russia’s carbon-emitting country.” complained that richer states — US President Donald Trump’s we are still not doing enough, two-man crew to perform an Sergey Prokopyev, who have The Paris agreement vowed responsible for the vast majority decision to renege on his coun- nor moving fast enough, to emergency landing. been in orbit since June but to limit global temperature rises of historic fossil fuel use — try’s commitment, and there are prevent irreversible and cata- Russian investigators are due to fly back to Earth on to under two degrees Celsius aren’t doing enough to help fears the political will to act is strophic climate disruption,” blamed that malfunction, December 20. and to the safer cap of 1.5C if at them adapt to our warming waning as negotiations drag on. Guterres said. TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2018 AMERICAS 17 Bush flown to Washington for final farewell

AFP President Donald somberly on the sidewalks. WASHINGTON Trump — who has Bush was being transported aboard the presidential Boeing America’s national farewell to often clashed with 747 — made available at Trump’s George H W Bush began the Bush family — has direction — from Houston to yesterday as the 41st US pres- declared Wednesday Joint Base Andrews, in ident embarked from Texas on a national day of Maryland. his final journey to Washington, The plane is only known as where his remains will lie in state mourning, and plans Air Force One when the sitting in the US Capitol rotunda. to attend the funeral president is aboard. Bush died on Friday at the along with his wife Family spokesman Jim age 94, at his home in Houston Melania. McGrath said the flights to carry — “a very gentle and peaceful Bush are being dubbed “Special passing,” in the words of his Air Mission 41.” “A beautiful day lifelong friend and advisor James Ronald Reagan before winning In Texas — ‘ceiling and visibility Baker. the White House. unlimited,’ Mr. President,” he Only the second president to President Donald Trump — wrote — using a phrase that Bush see his son follow him to the Oval who has often clashed with the held dear from his time in the US Office, Bush will be honoured Bush family — has declared Navy, and one used by his family with four days of services and Wednesday a national day of and friends to discreetly spread tributes in Washington and in mourning, and plans to attend the news of his death. Texas, where he will be buried the funeral along with his wife Son George W. Bush — the on Thursday. Melania. nation’s 43rd president — and The high point of the com- “Looking forward to being other relatives stood with hands memorations, planned with mil- with the Bush Family to pay my on their hearts as the flag-draped itary precision by a Pentagon respects to President George casket was carried to the aircraft. task force, will come tomorrow H W Bush,” Trump tweeted The family members then with a state funeral service at yesterday. climbed the stairs into the plane. The flag-draped casket of former US President George H W Bush is carried by a joint services military Washington National Cathedral Members of Bush’s Secret Also present as Bush left on honour guard at Ellington Field during a departure ceremony in Houston, Texas, US, yesterday. — the first presidential funeral Service detail served as pall- his final trip was his service dog since Gerald Ford died in 2006. bearers yesterday, carrying the Sully. McGrath posted a touching Bush was a decorated World flag-draped casket into a hearse photo of the yellow Labrador President Mike Pence, Bush will watchful gaze of an around-the- rotunda. After an official cer- War II fighter pilot, former head which then rolled slowly through lying near Bush’s casket Sunday lie in state in the US Capitol from clock honor guard. emony, thousands of Americans of the Central Intelligence Houston streets, where some with the phrase “Mission Com- Monday evening until Bush will be the 12th US are expected to file in to pay their Agency, and vice president to people were seen standing plete.” After a speech from Vice Wednesday morning, under the president to lie in state in the final respects to Bush.

FBI agents search Border wall: Trump keeps up pressure on Democrats home of Atlantic

AP decision has been announced, interest in providing the $5bn again threatened to close the for ceremonies honoring Bush. City’s mayor WASHINGTON but Republican leaders were Trump wants for the border “entire Southern Border if “I would absolutely consider leaning toward a two-week with Mexico. necessary.” it and probably give it,” Trump AP President Donald Trump kept extension that would set a new And even some Republicans The president invited the top told reporters. The White House ATLANTIC CITY up pressure yesterday on funding deadline of December balk at spending more than the Democratic leaders, Sen. Chuck is expecting that to be between congressional Democrats over 21. While Democrats prefer a $1.6bn already provided. But Schumer of New York and Rep. seven and 14 days, said a White Federal agents searched the funding for his promised border one-week extension, they likely Trump has signalled he’s ready Nancy Pelosi of California, to the House official who was not home of Atlantic City’s Mayor wall, even as lawmakers would not object to a two-week to fight for the money as one of White House for a meeting authorized to speak publicly. Frank Gilliam Jr. yesterday, appeared likely to avert a partial delay, a Democratic aide said the last big-ticket items of the Tuesday, but a Democratic aide Schumer has suggested but authorities were tight- government shutdown this Monday. The congressional GOP-led Congress before Dem- said that in light of Bush’s about $3bn for the wall - the lipped about what prompted week with a stopgap measure. aides asked not to be identified ocrats take over the House in funeral and other events, Dem- $1.6bn already offered along the raid. Congressional aides said it because no decisions have been the new year. ocrats have asked the White with the remaining $1.3bn from Agents in dark blue FBI appears likely that lawmakers announced. Trump tweeted yesterday: House to postpone the meeting the current fiscal year that has windbreakers carried white will seek a two-week gov- House leaders cancelled roll “We would save Billions of until next week. not yet been spent. The country cardboard boxes out of the ernment funding extension to call votes this week, meaning Dollars if the Democrats would Trump told reporters on Air shouldn’t have to endure a house, which is about a mile allow for ceremonies honoring an extension will be needed to give us the votes to build the Force One on Saturday he shutdown over “Trump’s temper from Atlantic City’s casinos. former President George H.W. avert a partial government Wall.” He did not provide any would be willing to sign a two- tantrum,” Schumer said last Earlier they removed a com- Bush, who died Friday. No shutdown. Democrats have little evidence for the savings, but week funding extension to allow week. puter and a printer, stashing the items in dark sport utility vehicles. Outside the home, FBI agent Jessica Weisman said, “We are here in an official Child dead, 45 capacity, executing a search warrant. That’s all we can say.” IRS agents also were on the scene, a spokesman for hurt in Arkansas the service’s criminal inves- tigations unit said Monday. A phone message was left with Gilliam seeking charter bus crash comment on the investigation. AP injured were children who were LITTLE ROCK taken to hospitals in Little Rock US urges Europe and Benton. One child was killed and at least No information has been to impose 45 other people were injured released about the severity of when a charter bus carrying a the injuries, and authorities sanctions on Iran youth football team from haven’t talked about what Tennessee rolled off an inter- caused the crash that happened AP state off-ramp and overturned under the cloak of darkness. WASHINGTON before sunrise yesterday in Live video from the scene shows central Arkansas, authorities the heavily damaged bus on its The Trump administration is Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (centre) poses with relatives of 43 missing students said. side in an embankment near urging Europe to impose at the National Palace in Mexico City yesterday. The elementary-school age some dense woodland, just at tough new sanctions on Iran football team from Orange the crook of a sharp bend in the over its ballistic missile Mound Youth Association in road. programme. Mexican President begins term southeast Memphis had played It’s unclear if the passengers The call comes as Sec- in a tournament in Dallas over were wearing seat belts. Law- retary of State Mike Pompeo the weekend, according to makers have bene pushing is to meet European officials with something unusual Memphis TV station WMC. Police said the bus driver was in Brussels this week and Orange Mound is a historically being questioned by troopers. after the US and others con- AFP Nieto, who read out scripted Mexicans.” He also announced black neighbourhood that unites Arkansas Children’s Hospital demned an Iranian missile MEXICO CITY statements to the press on a the launch of a commission to around its youth football teams, in Little Rock said it received 24 launch over the weekend. semi-regular basis but almost investigate the disappearance where kids train to be part of the patients following the morning Iran is expected to be a Mexican President Andres never took questions from of 43 students in southern highly competitive Melrose High crash. The hospital said all the major topic of conversation Manuel Lopez Obrador started journalists. Mexico in 2014, a murky, School squad. “On behalf of all patients were in stable con- when Pompeo meets Israeli his six-year term yesterday with “We are going to guarantee unsolved case that was one of Memphians, our hearts and dition, though no additional Prime Minister Benjamin something the country had not the right to information,” Lopez the biggest stains on the pre- prayers go out to the Orange information about the injuries Netanyahu in Brussels. seen in years: a presidential Obrador, 65, told a room packed vious administration. Mound children and their fam- has been released. The hospital Pompeo also plans to talk press conference. with reporters. “We’re at your He repeated his statement ilies involved in this morning’s said it has set up a family centre about Iran when he meets his The anti-establishment disposal to answer your ques- that he has a “respectful” rela- tragic bus accident in Arkansas,” so parents can reunite with their counterparts from Britain, leftist known as AMLO assumed tions. There are no limits, no tionship with US President Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland children. No information about France and Germany today- the presidency on Saturday, censorship.... The media are Donald Trump while calling for said. Sports teams and coaches the status of injured passengers while he is in Belgium for a promising to bring “deep and instruments to keep the people a deal in which the United States believed affiliated with the being treated at hospitals else- meeting of Nato counterparts. radical” change to a country fed informed.” The nearly hour-long would invest in economic devel- organization have not returned where has been released. US special envoy for Iran up with corruption and crime. press conference touched on a opment in Mexico and Central phone calls and emails from The Orange Mound was created Brian Hook rejected Iran’s He got down to business wide range of issues. America to stop the flow of Associated Press Monday after the Civil War by and for insistence that its missile yesterday with a 6am meeting Lopez Obrador said the migrants across the US-Mexican morning. African-Americans, and black- program is defensive. with his public-security team, early-morning meeting with his border. Obrador also touched Arkansas State Police said owned businesses flourished He said that Iran’s con- followed by a 7am press con- public-security team would also on his controversial decision to the bus crashed along Interstate there until desegregation tinued missile development ference that he says will now be be a daily ritual, calling the cancel a new $13bn airport for 30 near Benton, about 25 miles enabled residents to live else- and testing is a threat to the a daily ritual. It was a dramatic record-breaking violence fueled Mexico City that was one-third southwest of Little Rock, while where. Chronic disinvestment region and beyond and in departure from the style of his by Mexico’s drug cartels “the complete, saying bonds from the traveling back to Memphis, Ten- brought widespread crime and defiance of UN Security predecessor, Enrique Pena issue that most worries project would be repaid. nessee. Police said most of the poverty. Council demands. 18 HOME TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2018 71% of rehabilitation project of Al Karaana Lagoon completed

THE PENINSULA Eng. Khalid Al Kayareen, in Qatar. Two temporary indus- DOHA Drainage Networks Projects trial effluent treatment evapo- Department Manager at Ashghal ration lagoons were built. The The Public Works Authority said that the implementation of lagoons are protected by a high- (Ashghal) completed 71 percent of the project is proceeding at a rapid density polyethylene with an the reclamation and rehabilitation pace. evaporation area of 370,000 project of Al Karaana Lagoon, He said that the project aims square meters and 1 million while the project is scheduled to to reclaim and rehabilitate the site 200,000 cubic meters of liquid be completed in third quarter (Q3) to avoid health risks to the sur- waste storage capacity, in addition of 2020. rounding environment and to re- to oil separation units. Both The project will help recreate establish a natural habitat for lagoons are already in a natural environment for wildlife. wildlife and migratory birds in operation. Eng. Saad bin Ahmad Al Qatar. This will be through the Three lagoons are being con- Muhannadi, President of Ashghal, construction of evaporation structed with a total area of Eng. Saad bin Ahmad Al Muhannadi, President of Ashghal, during a visit to the project site yesterday. said during a site visit to the lagoons, artificial lagoons, mobile 730,000 square metres, designed project yesterday that the com- thermal drying unit and other to evaporate 2 million 200 cubic pletion of this project would facilities being constructed meters per year of treated waste- designed to receive and contain hydrocarbon content from the sewage water from Al Karaana benefit the efforts made by the through the project. water from neighbouring solid contaminated residue. residue, then get rid of the treated treatment station. The area of the authority to increase the green wThe main challenges facing treatment plant (Al Karaana A Mobile Thermal Drying Unit soil in a landfill that has been allo- project is estimated at 4.5km and areas in the country, and to the implementation of the project treatment plant).These artificial was imported from the Nether- cated for this purpose. includes soil pollution removal enhance sustainability and protect are to manage and treat contam- lagoons will later form a habitat lands, specially to treat highly pol- Al Karaana Lagoon, located works as well as excavation works the environment. inated residue while receiving for wildlife for birds and fish. luted soil. The unit would heat 60km southwest of Doha, has on large areas. EGS has provided He added that the project will liquid industrial waste in the same A 60,000 square metre contaminated soil at 400 °C to been used since 2006 to receive initial studies and design in 2015 reduce the effects of the environ- location on one hand and on the landfill with a high density of pol- process approximately 40,000 liquid industrial waste discharged and continues to provide consul- mental and health risks that such other hand create a beautiful yethylene is currently under con- tonnes of sludge over a period of by tankers. In 2016, the lagoon tancy services during construction wastes and pollutants may leave. natural environment for wildlife struction. The landfill was five months to reduce the also started receiving treated and on-site reclamation.

Al Jazeera’s documentary Importance of falconry in Qatari culture highlighted at QNL wins journalism award THE PENINSULA DOHA THE PENINSULA DOHA Visitors at Qatar National Library participated in a lecture and a workshop focusing on the The Witness documentary, Sudan’s Forgotten Films, won the prize for history of falconry and its significance in Qatari Arts and Culture Story of the Year. Over two years, Sudan based inde- culture. Participants learned about the rela- pendent filmmakers, Suhaib Gasmelbari and Katharina von Schroeder, tionship between falcons and their trainers in followed two men trying to save Sudan’s film archive of 13,000 films a lecture on Sunday. The workshop highlighted - one of the biggest in Africa. The release of the documentary went how falcons are prepared for racing and viral in Sudan and sparked renewed interest in rescuing the archive. hunting, and also featured a telwah, or hunting Celebrating its 130th anniversary, the Foreign Press Association demonstration, outside the Library. have celebrated and supported great international journalism since “The National Day gives us a chance to 1888. It is the oldest association of foreign journalists in the world and learn new aspects of Qatari culture. The story An expert speaks during the workshop on the history of falconry and its significance in has members from over 65 countries and 250 outlets. The FPA Media and the history of falconry in Qatar is inspiring, Qatari culture at Qatar National Library. Awards are now on their 19th year. and the lecture was really informative. Training Witness won its category against two strong entries - one by The falcons takes time and patience, and the Guardian Long Read and the second Economist magazine 1843. The rewards are amazing too,” said Harish Bujery, Qatari Society of Al Gannas, the events were Visiting the Library and taking part in the events judges said about Sudan’s Forgotten Films, “The stand out five star film an attendee at the lecture. part of the Library’s celebration of Qatar made my transition to the country easier. The told a sweet and lyrical story providing a rare historical perspective.”. Falconry is a vital component of Qatar’s National Day. lecture today was entertaining, and we learned Al Jazeera English was also nominated for the Rohingya Women and rich heritage, and training falcons for racing Another attendee, Whitney Timp, who is a a lot about falcons. I will tell my friends about Children Trafficking by Charles Stratford in the TV News Story of the and hunting has been a popular hobby across new resident of Qatar, said, ‘I am thankful to our experience, and we look forward to the Year Category. generations. Held in collaboration with the the Library for organsing unique events. upcoming events here.’ TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2018 MORNING BREAK 19

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Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, H E Dr Ghaith bin Mubarak Al Kuwari, with the winners and other officials during the ceremony. Winners of Holy Quran contest announced

THE PENINSULA named as winners. Yousuf (Bangladeshi) and Ali Ahmad Sulaiti, Head of the Steering Com- DOHA In this category Amaturrahman Momin (Egyptian) were selected mittee of the Contest. He said that the Abdurrahim Tahan bagged first prize. respectively. contest encourage people specially The winners of the 25th edition of Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al Humri and Under general category of mem- youngsters to learn, recite and mem- Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Amina Abdurrahim Tahan received orising holy Quran completely, Sayed orise holy Quran. Thani Holy Quran Contest were second and third prizes respectively. Islam Mohamad (Bangladeshi) “The Steering Committee of the announced at a ceremony organised Maryam Mohamad Khalil Al Muraghi received first prize. Ahmad Amar Contest has earmarked over QR2m yesterday. and Anas Al Mashhadani ranked Farish (Egyptian) and Mohamad Hasan for different categories. The prize The contest-2018 was organised fourth and fifth, respectively. (Bangladeshi) bagged second and third money for complete memorising holy by the Steering Committee at the Min- Under special category for mem- prizes, respectively. Abdurrab Ahmad Quran is QR1.1m. The winner of first istry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. orising holy Quran completely, Bang- and Usama Akramullah who hailed prize in this category will get o o Minister of Awqaf and Islamic ladeshi national, Usama Siddiqi Haji from Bangladesh ranked fourth and QR100,000. The winners of second 19 C 27 C Affairs, H E Dr Ghaith bin Mubarak Al received first prize. Umar Abdul Qadir fifth respectively. and third prizes will get QR85,000 Minimum Maximum Kuwari, honoured the winners of the Saleem (Egyptian) and Wadah Khadar “Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin and QR70,000 and the winners of contest. Under the category of Al Khadar (Sudanese) bagged second Thani Holy Quran Contest was estab- fourth and fifth rank will get Misty to foggy at places by early morning memorising holy Quran completely and third prizes, respectively. For lished 25 years ago to serve the holy QR60,000 and QR50,000 respec- becomes mild daytime with some clouds, relatively cold by night. for citizens, five Qatari candidates fourth and fifth prizes Aisha Umar Quran,” said Nasir bin Yousuf Al tively” said Al Sulaiti.

HIGH TIDE 3:30 – 14:00 LOW TIDE 09:00 – 21:00 Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department SHATIU 2018 winners to be named on December 12

SANAULLAH ATAULLAH for the translation works from five THE PENINSULA selected languages into Arabic and from Arabic into these languages. The The winners of fourth edition of selected languages for this category ‘Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation are Italian, Russian, Japanese, Bosnian and International Understanding’ and Swahili. (SHATIU) for 2018 worth $2m will be “The Third Category ‘Achievement named and honoured in a ceremony Prizes’ will be awarded to the achieve- scheduled to be held in Doha on ments made in two main languages December 12, the Steering Committee English and Arabic,” she added. of the Award announced yesterday. She said that the prize value of “SHATIU-2018 received 203 each category is $200,000 of total entries from 31 countries an increase prizes of the Award worth $2m so the of 30 percent compared to 141 entries winner of first prize will receive in 2017,” said Dr Hanan Al Fayadh, the $100,000 and second and third prize Award’s Media Consultant at a press winners will get $60,000 and $40,000 conference held on the sidelines of the respectively. Dr Hanan Al Fayadh, media consultant of ‘Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation ongoing 29th edition of the Doha Inter- “Sheikh Hamad Award for Trans- and International Understanding’ speaks at a press conference at DECC yesterday national Book Fair at Doha Exhibition lation and International Understanding and Convention Center (DECC) was founded in Doha, Qatar (2015). It yesterday. SHATIU-2018 received 203 and the fourth year 2018 German were is an international prize run by a board She said that the participants hailed entries from 31 countries added forthe Award,” said Al Fayadh. of trustees, a steering committee and from Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Yemen, an increase of 30 percent She said that this year, SHATIU has independent panels of judges.” Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, added five new languages including Al Fayadh said that the Award Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, compared to 141 entries Italian, Russian, Japanese, Bosnian and aims at encouraging the culture of Morocco, Japan, Russia, Albania, in 2017,” said Dr Hanan Al Swahili in a bid to enhance the inter- knowledge and dialogue, promoting Kosovo, Bosnia, Montenegro, Germany, Fayadh, the Award’s Media action with Arab and other cultures of Arab and Islamic culture, developing Switzerland, Austria, Italy, UK, US, Consultant at a press the world. international understanding, and Canada, Australia, South Africa and She added that last year five encouraging mature cross-cultural Tanzania. conference held on the eastern languages had been added interaction between Arabic and other “The Award aims at honouring sidelines of the ongoing including Chines, Japanese, Persian, world languages through the medium translators and acknowledge their role 29th edition of the Doha Urdu and Malayalam. of translation. Qatar to host in strengthening the bonds of International Book Fair “The First Category ‘Translation “An associated conference on friendship and cooperation among Prizes’ are subdivided into ‘Translation translation and acculturation will be peoples and nations of the world,” said at Doha Exhibition and from Arabic into English; ‘Translation held on the sidelines of ceremony to Al Fayadh adding that the Award also Convention Center. from English into Arabic’; Translation name the winners of Sheikh Hamad Trinity Forum encourages creativity, upholds the from Arabic into a language other than Award, said Dr Hanan Al Fayadh. She highest moral and ethical standards, English’; Translation from a language said that the conference will be and spreads the values of diversity, international language apart from other than English into Arabic.” organized by the Forum for Arab and next year pluralism and openness. English was added. “First year Turkey, She said that the second Category International Relations on December She said that every year new second year Spanish, third year French ‘Achievement Prizes’ will be awarded 11 and 12. QNA DOHA

The world’s most influential airport commercial revenues conference, the Mobile command vehicle fleet Trinity Forum, will be held in Doha in 2019, the first time the event has ever been hosted in the Middle-East. to join Ambulance Service soon The conference, organized by The Moodie Davitt Report, ACI World and ACI Asia-Pacific, will be hosted by Hamad FAZEENA SALEEM command control unit close to dispatched according to the International Airport (HIA), Qatar Airways THE PENINSULA event venues, so we can coor- need. It includes 165 urban and Qatar Duty Free (QDF) and will take dinate multiple emergency emergency ambulances, 60 place in Doha from 30-31 October 2019. A first-of-its kind mobile vehicles,” said Morris. rural ambulances, a rapid Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive command vehicle fleet will be Mobile command vehicles responsive unit with 35 critical Akbar Al Baker and The Moodie Davitt integrated into the country’s are dispatched to a scene of an care paramedics and super- Report Founder and Chairman, Martin emergency services soon, in emergency to act as a hub for visory vehicles, 78 ambulances Moodie signed the partnership agreement preparation to the World Cup communications and relay time- to transfer patients from one Ali Darwish, Assistant Executive Director of the Ambulance for the event in the presence of Hamad 2022. The first vehicle of the fleet sensitive information. They healthcare facility to another Service, HMC; and Brendon Morris, Executive Director of the International Airport Chief Operating will be revealed ahead of the function as mobile/make-shift and 12 4x4 vehicles to respond Ambulance Service, while speaking to media yesterday. Officer, Eng. Badr Mohammed Al Meer and Qatar National Day celebrations, command centres. “Mobile any emergency in the desert. Qatar Duty Free Vice President Operations said Brendon Morris, Executive command vehicles will be dis- “The healthcare system in ambulances will be operation calls. Many of these are Thabet Musleh. Director of the Ambulance patched from the National the country has expanded and on a normal day and other will requesting emergency support Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Al Service at the Hamad Medical Command Centre depending on number of facilities have be stand by. We can change this for life-threatening incidents. In Baker, said: “We are delighted to be bringing Corporation (HMC), yesterday. the requirements during events. increased. So we increase the depending on the situation and order to be able to provide the the Trinity Forum to Qatar for the very first “One vehicle of the fleet has Expert communicators, call fleet of ambulances and emer- needs. HMC’s Ambulance best possible support as quickly time. This important event will bring the arrived. This is a state-ofthe-art takers and dispatchers will get gency vehicles to meet the Service does not delay on any as possible, the Ambulance industrys key leaders, retailers and brands vehicle and is a key piece of into the vehicle from the mobile demand,” said Ali Darwish, reasons,” he added. Service’s ‘Know the 5 to save a from around the world to Doha, to not only equipment in our preparation command vehicles and reach Assistant Executive Director of HMC’s Ambulance Service life’ national awareness cam- improve and build on the dialogue between towards 2022. We have iden- the venue,” said Morris. the Ambulance Service at HMC. received 239,782 calls in 2016, paign aims to educate the public airports, concessionaires and brands to tified various needs for the At present HMC’s Ambu- “We have a big fleet but it the number was 269053 in 2017 about the key actions to take benefit passengers, but also to showcase our World Cup, and there is a lance Service has a strong fleet does not mean all vehicles will and from January to November when calling an ambulance in world-class airline, airport and duty free requirement for us to have a of emergency vehicles which are be on the roads. Around 95 this year, it received 277, 553 an emergency situation. offering to conference delegates’’. 20 HOME TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2018