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Qatar to In brief establish QATAR | Offi cial Amir sends greetings to Moldova’s president His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Tamim Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani sent yesterday cables of congratulations to Moldovan President Dr Igor Dodon on the anniversary of his HE the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti leads the ceremonial speed test of Vodafone’s 5G country’s Independence Day. HE network in Qatar while being assisted by Vodafone Qatar CEO Sheikh Hamad Abdulla Jassim al-Thani and COO Diego Camberos the Prime Minister and Interior as other dignitaries look on. PICTURE: Shemeer Rasheed Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Air Base Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani also sent a similar cable to Prime Minister O Al Udeid Air Base Malki said Al Udeid Air Base will be Pavel Filip. expanded and the Doha Air Base will will be expanded and be developed to welcome new aircraft ASIA | UN probe Vodafone launches 5G network Doha Air Base will be and systems that have been intro- duced to the air force. Myanmar army ‘must on the transformative potential of 5G in of 5G in changing “how we all connect to developed to welcome “These include the French Ra- By Peter Alagos new aircraft, systems face genocide charges’ Business Reporter diff erent fi elds and industries, as well people and things around us forever.” fale fi ghters, American F-15 fi ghters, Myanmar’s military carried out as how it will improve the lives of resi- During the demonstration, Cam- Eurofi ghter Typhoon and other ad- mass killings and gang rapes of dents in Qatar. beros showcased a number of potential QNA vanced aircraft. In addition, command Muslim Rohingya with “genocidal odafone Qatar has offi cially To demonstrate the power of 5G applications of 5G technology, explain- Doha and control systems will be developed intent”, and the commander-in- launched its 5G network in the particularly its ultra-low latency (a ing how these “will improve the lives by introducing the latest radar sys- chief and five generals should Vpresence of HE the Minister of shorter time to stream data between of the country’s residents and support tems and communications,” Maj Gen be prosecuted for the gravest Transport and Communications Jassim two points), the event showcased a per- Qatar’s progress.” eputy Commander of the al-Malki said. crimes under international law, Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti in a ceremony formance by the world’s fi rst-ever 5G In the run-up to the Middle East’s Amiri Air Force Major-Gen- He said during the rule of His UN investigators said. A report by yesterday at the Qatar National Con- orchestra led by fi ve leading musicians fi rst FIFA World Cup coming to Qatar in Deral (Pilot) Ahmed Ibrahim Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim investigators was the first time vention Centre (QNCC). in diff erent locations. 2022, Camberos outlined the vision for al-Malki has announced the estab- bin Hamad al-Thani, there has been a the United Nations has explicitly The minister also led the ceremonial In a speech, Sheikh Hamad laid out the how Vodafone’s 5G network will deliver lishment of a new air base named qualitative leap in the development of called for Myanmar off icials to speed test of Vodafone’s 5G network business’ vision for how 5G will acceler- “the ultimate experience” for millions “Tamim Air Base”. the air force, where equipment have face genocide charges over their in Qatar while being assisted by Voda- ate Qatar’s journey towards becoming of sports fans watching and sharing the In an interview published yesterday been doubled and new systems have campaign against the Rohingya, fone Qatar CEO Sheikh Hamad Abdulla “one of the most technologically-ad- action live in person, or accessing it via in the Altalaya magazine of the Direc- been brought into service includ- and is likely to deepen the country’s Jassim al-Thani and COO Diego Cam- vanced countries in the world.” He also uninterrupted, super-fast connectiv- torate of Defence Communications at ing warplanes, transport aircraft and isolation. Page 8 beros, who delivered a demonstration highlighted the transformative potential ity. To Page 16 the Ministry of Defence, Maj Gen al- helicopters. To Page 16 Gulf Times 2 Tuesday, August 28, 2018 QATAR Education ministry to open three new govt schools

QNA be opened in Madinat Kha- have nearly 60 Qataris in ninth 2018/2019 academic year. requests and verify through the schools according to the regis- which runs until October 4, will Doha lifa North named Zubayr bin al- grade, which will adopt the The registration and electron- national system of student in- tration requirements in the ad- be in all day schools during the Awam, providing 594 seats. STEM Education system based ic transfer of students in pub- formation their approval or re- mission and registration policy morning period, and all nationali- The other school will be a on the teaching of science, tech- lic schools will be made by the jection within two days, after the approved by the ministry. ties will be allowed to enrol in this E the Minister of Educa- secondary school for girls in Al nology, engineering and mathe- parents, for all nationalities, ac- parent has reviewed the required The ministry has called upon system, for those who do not meet tion and Higher Educa- Mearad area named Hind Bint matics in an integrative manner. cording to available vacancies, in documents with the school. parents if they face any diffi culties the conditions of compulsory ed- Htion Dr Mohamed bin Abu Sufyan, providing 726 seats, Meanwhile, in a related devel- compliance with the geographi- Registration and transpor- during the registration period, ucation, who are over the age of 18 Abdul Wahed Ali al-Hammadi in addition to a specialised sec- opment The Ministry of Edu- cal area of the school through tation through schools for all to visit the service centres in Al years, or have completed the pre- issued a ministerial decision ondary school for boys in the cation and Higher Education the link (https://tasjeel.edu.gov. nationalities will also be in ac- Rayyan, Onaiza and Mesaimeer, paratory stage whichever is earlier, to open three new government Umm Al Seneem area, named has started the registration and qa), where the parent creates an cordance with the available va- where a staff of the Admission and in addition to students who were schools for the 2018-2019 aca- Qatar School for Science and transfer of students in public account, to submit the applica- cancies and the geographical Registration Department will pro- removed from day-school edu- demic year. Technology. schools, and opened registra- tion for registration or electronic area of the school. Students will vide support and assistance. cation because of marriages, rep- Under the decision, an el- In its fi rst year, Qatar School tion for adult students in the transfer, while the school ad- also be enrolled in specialised The enrolment of adult stu- etition or work, according to the ementary school for boys will for Science and Technology will day school system for the new ministration will follow up these and technical schools through dents in the day school system, Ministry’s policies in this regard. Traffi c dept gears Qatari-Kuwaiti defence ties reviewed up for start of new school year zPublic urged to start early any potential congestion. to avoid traff ic stress and Colonel al-Hajri said the prevent accidents Traffi c Department’s plan has already been launched with in- tensive patrolling carried out in he Traffi c Department areas housing busy commercial has stressed its readi- streets, shopping complexes and Commander of Qatar’s Amiri Air Force Brigadier General (Pilot) Hamad Mubarak al-Dawai al-Nabit with the visiting Commander of Tness to deal with the ex- souqs, places that witness a high the Kuwaiti Air Defence Force Brigadier General Adel Ali al-Hafez, in Doha yesterday. During the meeting, the two sides discussed pected traffi c rush in the country turnout of people as part of the issues of mutual interest, as well as ways to enhance bilateral relations in the defence and military fields. The meeting was attended in view of the start of the new back-to-school preparations. by a number of senior off icers of the Qatar Armed Forces, in addition to the delegation accompanying the commander of the Kuwaiti school year this week. Also, traffi c patrols have been Air Defence Force. More than 307,000 students deployed in the vicinity of new are expected return to school to- schools that will operate from morrow for the 2018-2019 aca- this academic year to ensure demic year following the end of smooth entry and exit for both the summer vacation. students and their guardians. Colonel Mohamed Radi al- Colonel Mohamed Radi al-Hajri Patrol vehicles (including mo- Hajri, director of the Awareness torcycles) will be used for quick and Information Department taining the safety and security of intervention, in co-ordination Qatar, Turkey to co-operate in at the General Directorate of all road users, the offi cial noted. with other relevant departments Traffi c, said the Traffi c Depart- He said traffi c density is at the Ministry of Interior, to ment has put in place a plan to generally the highest early in help people reach their desti- enhance the presence of traf- the morning and in the after- nation without any diffi culty in fi c patrols across key locations noon. Accordingly, proper co- case of any congestion, espe- radiation measurements fi eld and roads in the country to help ordination will be maintained cially on busy roads such as Cor- ensure smooth vehicular fl ow, with all government authorities niche Street, Al Waab Street and especially in areas (and at times) concerned to intensify traffi c February 22 Road, among others. QNA where high traffi c density is an- patrols during such times. In In the meantime, parking lots Doha ticipated, according to a report addition, traffi c patrols will be near schools will also be given in local Arabic daily Arrayah. present at and near key inter- special attention by traffi c pa- The main focus is on main- sections and roads to deal with trols to guarantee the safe move- xperts from the Turkish ment of students and smooth Atomic Energy Author- School campaign circulation of traffi c. Eity and the Department Colonel al-Hajri advised of Radiation and Chemicals The Traff ic Department has pre- importance of avoiding practices parents and other motorists to Protection at the Ministry of pared a back-to-school awareness such as driving without a valid start early in the morning for Municipality and Environment campaign that it is expected to licence and stunt driving, as well their destination, taking into (MME) are holding meetings in be launched next week, Arrayah as the need to abide by traff ic consideration the possibility of Doha to co-operate in radiom- reports. regulations such as the speed closures and diversions of some etry and exchange of expertise As part of the initiative, the limit. roads. He stressed that start- in this fi eld. department will conduct school The campaign will continue ing early would help avoid stress This comes within the frame- visits to raise the awareness of throughout the school year with that could adversely impact their work of the ministry’s interest students on traff ic rules and the a focus on teenagers. conduct on the road, and thereby in developing and modernising prevent accidents. its tools and control compo- nents in terms of human and Experts from the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority and the Department of Radiation and Chemicals technical development, in col- Protection at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) ahead of their meeting in Doha laboration and co-ordination yesterday. with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). the assessment of the radiation work, pointing out that accord- trol in the laboratory radiation, Doha hosts regional workshop on Sendai The visit of the Turkish ex- exposure of workers in profes- ing to Qatari legislation, each asserting that the Department perts to Doha and the holding sions that involve exposure to worker in these sectors must seeks to develop individual of such meetings are one of radiation in Qatar, in addition carry his dosimeter at work, monitoring unit and provide Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction the activities of Qatar national to assisting in the establish- and the dosimeter shall be de- the latest technology in this technical co-operation project ment of the national monitor- livered every three months to area, in accordance with inter- with the IAEA for the establish- ing register and the calibration the radiologist who will read national standards. QNA tion mechanisms to reduce these the authorities concerned in the ment of the QAT6006 second- of the system, and reviewing and count the doses for this pe- Aishah Ahmad al-Baker Doha risks in the context of the Sendai State. ary dosimetry laboratory aimed the work procedures and docu- riod and ensure that the read- hoped that the visit of the framework, besides discussing Al-Dhaimi stressed that the at modernising and developing menting them according to in- ings do not exceed the limits Turkish experts to Doha and international frameworks and Regional Workshop on Sendai the radiation laboratory com- ternational standards. allowed nationally and interna- their meetings with offi cials he Regional Workshop the Arab strategy in this regard. Framework for Disaster Risk Re- ponents of the Department The Manager of the Depart- tionally. of the Department of Radia- on Sendai Framework The workshop also reviews the duction is the result of consul- of Radiation and Chemicals ment of Radiation and Chemi- Al-Baker pointed out that tion and Chemicals Protection Tfor Disaster Risk Reduc- importance of national forums tations and discussions among Protection and building hu- cals Protection Aishah Ahmad there are about 5,000 work- at the Ministry of Municipal- tion, organised by the Perma- and committees in the formula- stakeholders in various coun- man and technical capabili- al-Baker explained that dosim- ers in all sectors of industrial, ity and Environment would nent Committee for Emergency tion of national strategies, policy tries of the world and works to ties. (Dosimetry is the accurate eter measures the amount of medical and research which achieve the desired benefi t and in co-operation with the United support and decision-making in build the capacity of nations and measurement of radiation). radiation to which workers are involve exposure to radiation at establish permanent co-opera- Nations Offi ce for Disaster Risk the fi eld of disaster risk reduc- communities to cope with dis- The visit comes as part of exposed in the industrial, med- the state level, and stressed that tion with the Turkish side in the Reduction (UNISDR), began in tion, the progress made by the asters and depends on elements the modernisation of the serv- ical and research sectors in or- the biggest burden of radiation fi eld of radiation measurements Doha yesterday with the par- government in the implementa- that ensure continuity of work. ice of the secondary dosimetry der to evaluate the exposure to control of these workers falls and exchange of experiences. ticipation of a number of staff tion of the Sendai framework, Al-Dhaimi stressed that laboratory, which is related to radioactive doses during their on the unit of individual con- members and representatives of and other relevant topics. strengthening international co- authorities concerned in Qatar. Assistant DG of the Civil De- operation and partnership in the The Regional Workshop on fence Department, Secretary areas of civil protection and risk Sendai Framework for Disaster of the Permanent Committee reduction is key to achieving the Risk Reduction was adopted for for Emergency Brigadier Gen- goals of sustainable develop- the period 2015 to 2030 at the eral Hamad Othman al-Dhaimi ment. German embassy issues visa advisory to avoid delays Third UN World Conference on stressed in a speech during the The deputy head of the Re- Disaster Risk Reduction held in workshop the importance to gional Offi ce for Disaster Reduc- Sendai, Japan, in 2015. achieve the maximum benefi t in tion Fady al-Janan stressed the he German embassy in +97444069001 or communi- website and to ensure that they this context to plan in advance,” The workshop, attended by the fi eld of dealing with risks and eff orts of the Permanent Com- Doha has issued an ad- cate with the centre at info.ger- adhere to the checklists for the Malhotra added. a number of UNISDR experts, enhance the eff orts of Qatar in mittee for Emergency in Qatar Tvisory to Qatari citizens [email protected] diff erent visa types. Early travel The centre will provide addresses a range of topics on preparing the report on disaster within the framework of the and expatriate residents to plan Germany represents Austria, planning helps seamless process- secure and time-effi cient how to reduce disaster risk and reduction, and raise the capa- implementation of the Sendai their travel itinerary and visa Finland, Norway and Slovenia ing,” the spokesperson added. processing of entry permit re- strengthen national co-ordina- bilities and skills of employees in framework, pointing out that application early to avoid de- for the issuance of Schengen The advisory also recom- quirements in a friendly ambi- there is no country in the world lays in processing entry permits visa. mended travellers to avoid ence. which is immune from natural to Schengen countries during “The embassy’s endeavour using “service providers” for Applicants can also opt for phenomena. peak season. is to process visa applications preparing visa applications and the comfort and privacy of a During the opening of the In a press statement, the em- promptly to issue Schengen supporting documents. Premium Lounge. Some of the workshop, Fady al-Janan warned bassy said prospective travel- visa within a maximum 15-day “Early visa applications will key features of the centre in- that the economic losses caused lers to Germany and Austria, time frame. However, it is pru- help travellers avoid last minute clude convenience in terms by disasters are increasing de- Finland, Norway and Slov- dent for travellers to take into hassles and it will also give of location, automated queue spite the technological devel- enia are recommended to pre- account that the increase in ample time for the embassy governance for smooth fl ow opment that contributed to the pare their visa applications as the number of applicants, par- to evaluate the submissions of applicants and a dedicated reduction of human losses as a early as three months prior to ticularly during the peak season for Schengen visa permits,” website for easy access to infor- result of the progress of search planned departure date at the from May to September has an said VFS Global’s Middle East, mation including visa catego- and rescue operations. German Visa Application Cen- impact on the procedures,” a South Asia and China Regional ries, requirements, check-lists He pointed out that the tre operated by VFS Global. spokesperson for the German Group COO Vinay Malhotra. and applicable fees. knowledge of the circumstances The centre is located at Level embassy said. “We have been registering VFS Global staff are well of each country and its geo- 1, Abdul Jaleel Business Centre, “It is in this context that we an increase in the number of trained in secure handling of UN experts attending the Regional Workshop on Sendai Framework graphical components and the Airport Road, Doha. Visa ap- recommend to prepare appli- applications from Qatari resi- passports, documents and per- for Disaster Risk Reduction, organised by the Permanent Committee distribution of population plays plicants can direct their que- cation forms and supporting dents with Germany being a sonal information. Door-step for Emergency in co-operation with the United Nations Off ice for a big role in determining the po- ries and appointment requests documents in line with the re- preferred tourist and business delivery of passport is also yet Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), in Doha. tential losses due to disasters. to the call centre number quirements listed on the offi cial destination, and it is prudent in another service VFS Global off ers. Gulf Times Tuesday, August 28, 2018 3 QATAR

Ministry recalls Mercedes-Benz 2017 models Qatar Airways to launch ultramodern The Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC), in collaboration with Nasser Bin Khaled Automobiles, has announced the recall of Mercedes-Benz E-Class A350-1000 on Singapore, Tokyo routes and C-Class models of 2017 because the front passenger seat backrests may not be fully zThe world’s most aircraft fi tted with revolutionary Coupled with a fuselage in- World Airline Awards. locked. The MEC has urged technologically advanced Qsuite Business Class experi- novatively built with carbon- A multiple award-winning all customers to report any passenger aircraft will also ence to our loyal customers in fi bre reinforced plastic, the jet- airline, Qatar Airways was violations to its Consumer be fitted with ‘Qsuite’ on its Singapore and Tokyo. liner burns lesser fuel, reducing named ‘World’s Best Business Protection and Anti-Commercial Singapore Changi and Tokyo “The launch of the A350-1000 harmful eff ects to the environ- Class’ by the 2018 World Airline Fraud Department through the Haneda routes on these routes is a fulfi lment of ment. On the inside, LED mood Awards, managed by interna- following channels: Call centre: the promise we make to our pas- lighting mimics a natural sunrise tional air transport rating organ- 16001, e-mail: [email protected], atar Airways will operate sengers to provide them the fi n- and sunset to help reduce the ef- isation Skytrax. Twitter: @MEC_Qatar, Instagram: the world’s most tech- est experience available in the fects of jet lag. It was also named ‘Best Busi- MEC_Qatar, MEC mobile app for Qnologically advanced skies. We are confi dent that our Business class passengers will ness Class Seat,’ ‘Best Airline in Android and IOS: MEC_Qatar passenger aircraft – the A350- A350-1000 fl ights and Qsuite be treated to the Qsuite experi- the Middle East,’ and ‘World’s 1000 equipped with the airline’s cabins will be highly sought af- ence, featuring the industry’s Best First Class Airline Lounge.’ award-winning ‘Qsuite’ on its ter, and look forward to bring- fi rst-ever double-bed in busi- Qatar Airways currently oper- Dodge Ram Singapore and Tokyo routes ing them to even more gateways ness class. Sliding panels allow ates a modern fl eet of more than models recalled from November 1 and January 1, throughout the Far East.” passengers in adjoining seats 200 aircraft through its hub, HIA 2019 respectively. Two of Singapore’s triple- to transform their space into in Doha, to more than 150 desti- The Ministry of Economy and The two cities will be the first of daily A350-900 services will private cabins so business col- nations worldwide. Commerce (MEC), in collaboration Qatar Airways’ growing Far East net- gradually transition to the A350- leagues, families and friends can Earlier this year, Qatar Air- with United Cars Almana, has work to welcome the ultramodern 1000 starting from November 1. Singapore skyline with theatres on the bay in foreground. work, socialise and dine together ways revealed a host of forth- announced the recall of Dodge A350-1000 equipped with Qsuite. The route is expected to be during the fl ight. coming global destinations in Ram models of 2014-2017 because Qatar Airways Group Chief served entirely with the A350- 1000 off ers 327 seats across two which Qatar Airways was also the These revolutionary fea- line with its expedited expan- when using the cruise control Executive Akbar al-Baker said, 1000 by April 2019. cabins – 46 Qsuite business global launch customer – the high- tures fetched Qatar Airways sion plan, including Tallinn system, the faulty (PCM) software “We are tremendously excited One of the latest additions to class seats and 281 extra-wide performance A350-1000 boasts an the ‘Best Business Class Seat’ (Estonia); Valletta (Malta); may cause either the vehicle to to bring the world’s most tech- the Airbus family of twin-aisle, 18-inch seats in economy class. advanced airframe with extensive and ‘Best Business Class’ Langkawi (Malaysia) and Da maintain its current speed or nologically advanced passenger widebody jetliners, the A350- Similar to the A350-900 – for use of composite materials. awards at the 2018 Skytrax Nang (Vietnam). possibly accelerate. Indian forum to raise Rs100mn for relief works in Kerala, Karnataka

By Joseph Varghese as the core committee, appealed to president of Kerala Business Fo- erously to the cause. Other members Staff Reporter the community members to contrib- rum and committee member. of the core committee are Dr Mohan ute generously to the cause. According to Girish Kumar, Thomas, K M Varghese, Nishad Az- “The severe fl oods have af- another member, the process of eri, Ushus Andrews, Ravi Shetty, Dr ndian Community Benevolent fected almost all the districts of providing medical aid as well as Joyal and Mahesh Gowda. Forum ( ICBF), an apex body Kerala and one district of Kar- cleaning and disinfectant mate- There is an ICBF help desk op- Iunder Indian embassy, aims to nataka, and many people have rials is progressing. erating at ICC from 8am to 12noon raise a minimum of Rs100mn to lost lives while thousands have “Our present focus is in pro- and 4pm to 8pm and people can support the fl ood aff ected areas in lost their belongings. Therefore Indian community leaders explain details of the flood relief campaign yesterday. PICTURE: Nasar T K viding the help in rehabilita- contact Iqbal on 55550859 or San- Kerala and Karnataka, it was an- ICBF has taken the initiative of tion of the thousands of people jeev on 55873005 to hand over their nounced yesterday. raising a minimum amount of government. He also stated that tivities, including co-ordinating “We are in the process of ap- living in government run relief contributions. They can also reach A core committee of community Rs100mn. Hopefully we will be it was the fi rst phase of the cam- medical aid and other logistics. proaching all the Indian busi- shelters. We also have some pro- out to the offi ce bearers of ICBF at leaders has been formed to chart able to collect more.” paign and other aspects will be Our main aim is to raise as much ness houses, especially those posals for making Kerala less the help desk working at the Indian out the course of action and raise ICBF vice president Baburaj looked after at a later stage. money as possible through Indian from Kerala. We are working out dependent on hydroelectricity embassy from 6pm to 8pm. funds by September 30 to be sent to said the funds are being raised C V Rappai, a member of the schools, associations and business a strategy to get the maximum which we will submit at a later Other contact numbers of key the Distress Relief Fund of the chief with the permission of Indian core committee, said that eff orts establishments,” he noted. Hassan amount of money from the busi- stage,” he explained. offi cials are as follows: Davis ministers of both states. embassy which has taken the are on to co-ordinate the activi- Chogule, another member, stated ness people and I am confi dent Juttas Paul, another member of the Edakalathur - 55512810, P N At a press conference, Davis necessary steps to get permis- ties for raising the money. “There he would raise about Rs10mn that we will be able to meet the committee, also exhorted the com- Baburajan - 55532367 and Ma- Edakalathur, president, ICBF as well sion for the same from the Qatar are subcommittees for various ac- through the schools. target,” said Abdulla Theruvath, munity members to contribute gen- hesh Gowda - 55342708. Gulf Times 4 Tuesday, August 28, 2018 REGION/ARAB WORLD Saudi king tipped the scale Iran fi ghts US against Aramco IPO plans

Reuters the Al Saud dynasty, it is not surpris- $2tn valuation, and concern about London ing that the king ultimately decides. the legal risks and tough disclosure But the shelving of the Aramco IPO requirements associated with a for- is a major blow to the prince’s Vision eign listing. sanctions at he king spoke, and a $2tn 2030 reform programme, which aims By April, Aramco stopped paying dream went up in smoke. to fundamentally transform Saudi some of the banks working on the T For the past two years, Saudi Arabia’s oil-dependent, state-driven deal their retainer fee, three bank- Arabia has prepared to place up to economy. ing sources told Reuters. 5% of its national oil company on the It suggests the king is keeping the This is usually a fixed fee to en- stock market. new unilateral power of the young sure advisors do not lose out com- Offi cials talked up the Saudi Ara- prince — accrued soon after his fa- pletely if the deal falters. UN’s top court mco initial public off ering (IPO) ther’s accession to the throne in Jan- An Aramco official declined to with international exchanges, glo- uary 2015 — in check. comment. AFP agating a policy intended to damage as ignoring ICJ rulings against them. bal banks and US President Donald Then, while the king was delib- The Hague severely as possible Iran’s economy The US measures have added to Trump. z IPO was to be cornerstone erating, in mid-June, the banks, and Iranian nationals and companies,” Iran’s economic woes, fuelling strikes The planned listing was to be the of prince’s economic overhaul; including JP Morgan and Morgan Mohebi said. and protests across the country and cornerstone of the kingdom’s prom- z King made decision Stanley, were invited to pitch for ran demanded yesterday that the “Iran will put up the strongest re- political spectrum. ised economic overhaul and, at a tar- aft er meeting bankers, something different. UN’s top court order the United sistance to the US economic strangu- The sanctions target fi nancial geted $100bn, the biggest IPO ever. executives: sources They were instead asked to IStates to suspend nuclear-linked lation, by all peaceful means.” transactions and imports of raw ma- It was the brainchild of 32-year- present proposals for Aramco’s ac- sanctions against Tehran, but Wash- US lawyers are due to give their re- terials, cars and aircraft among other old Crown Prince Mohamed bin Sal- It also raises doubts about Riyadh’s quisition of a stake in petrochemi- ington vowed to “vigorously” fend off sponse in arguments before the court sectors. man, heir apparent of the world’s management of the IPO process and cals giant SABIC from the sovereign the legal challenge. today, with experts expecting them to A second wave of punitive measures largest oil exporter. commitment to making the economy wealth fund PIF, a banking source The Islamic Republic launched a challenge the ICJ’s jurisdiction. is due to hit the Opec member state in But after months of setbacks, the more transparent, some investors said. That was an initial sign that suit at the International Court of Jus- “We will vigorously defend against early November, targeting its vital en- international and domestic legs of say. While King Salman has the fi- plans for the listing were stall- tice over US President Donald Trump’s Iran’s meritless claims this week in ergy sector including oil exports. the IPO were pulled. The reason: the nal say on policy, he has given great ing and that Riyadh was looking to decision to reimpose sanctions that The Hague,” said US Secretary of State Iran’s lawyers said the sanctions prince’s father King Salman stepped authority to his son, who is known raise funds elsewhere, the banking were lifted in a landmark 2015 accord. Mike Pompeo. would cause it “irreparable prejudice”. in to shelve it, three sources with ties as MbS. After assuming powers as sources said. Trump says the sanctions are need- He said Iran’s lawsuit was “an at- They urged the court to order the sus- to government insiders told Reuters. defence minister and chief of the The senior Saudi official said ed to ensure Iran never builds a nu- tempt to interfere with the sovereign pension of the sanctions pending a The decision came after the king royal court in January 2015, MbS that Aramco’s interest in acquiring clear bomb. rights of the United States to take law- defi nitive ruling. met with family members, bankers, launched a war in Yemen, adopted a a stake in SABIC was in line with its But Iran’s representative Mohsen ful actions, including re-imposition of London-based lawyer Samuel and senior oil executives, including a more assertive stance towards Iran, objective of being the world’s lead- Mohebi branded them “naked eco- sanctions, which are necessary to pro- Wordsworth, for Iran, told the court former Aramco CEO, said one of the and implemented a diplomatic and ing energy and integrated chemi- nomic aggression”. His team of law- tect our national security”. the measures were threatening Ira- sources, who requested anonymity. trade boycott of Qatar. cals business, and did not alter the yers told the court in The Hague that ICJ judgements are binding, fi nal nians’ access to medicines as well as Those consultations took place Taking the reins of a powerful government’s intent to list Aramco. the measures were already devastating and without appeal. disrupting business deals. during Ramadan, which ended in the new economic council, he set out “Transferring SABIC’s owner- Iran’s economy and threatening the However, whether any decision The ICJ is expected to take a couple middle of June. to tighten state spending, grow ship from the PIF to Saudi Aramco welfare of its citizens. will be implemented remains unclear, of months to decide whether to grant The king’s interlocutors told him the private sector and win foreign will enable PIF to boost strategies “The United States is publicly prop- with both Iran and the US in the past Tehran’s request for a provisional rul- that the IPO, far from helping the investment. The king also allowed and governance and enhance PIF’s ing. A fi nal decision could take years. kingdom, would undermine it. him to push through high-profile investment portfolio,” the official After years of diplomacy, the 2015 Their main concern was that an social reforms including ending a said.“Such a strategic acquisition deal was signed by Iran and the fi ve IPO would bring full public disclo- ban on women driving and opening would necessarily have an impact permanent members of the UN Secu- sure of Aramco’s fi nancial details, cinemas in the conservative coun- on the timeline, but not the intent, rity Council plus Germany. the sources said. In late June, the king try. MbS entered the line of suc- of an IPO (of Aramco).” Sanctions were lifted in return for sent a message to his diwan, or ad- cession in April 2015, replacing an Spokeswomen for JPMorgan and Iran committing not to pursue nuclear ministrative offi ce, demanding that uncle as deputy crown prince. Morgan Stanley declined to com- weapons. the IPO be called off , the three sourc- Two years later, he was elevated ment on whether their banks have Trump, who took offi ce in 2016, es said. The king’s decision is fi nal, a to crown prince in a palace coup any role in the SABIC deal. called it a “horrible one-sided deal”. second source said. that removed his cousin Prince Saudi Arabia can still generate He said it “failed to achieve the funda- “Whenever he says ‘no’, there is no Mohamed bin Nayef, the interior cash from alternative sources and mental objective of blocking all paths budging,” the source said. After Reu- minister. The king has intervened move ahead with other reforms. But to a Iranian nuclear bomb.” ters reported last week that the deal at times. MbS had promised the listing would Iran’s lawyers said the US sanctions had been shelved, Energy Minister Most notably, when MbS gave the help create a culture of openness in Mohsen Mohebi, representative of Iran, is pictured during the opening of had disrupted tens of billions of dol- Khalid al-Falih said the government impression last year that Riyadh the secretive kingdom. case between Iran and the United States at the The International Court of lars’ worth of business deals with for- was committed to conducting the IPO endorsed the Trump administra- As well as raising concerns about Justice (ICJ) in the Hague, yesterday. eign companies. at an unspecifi ed date in the future. tion’s still nebulous Middle East that commitment to transpar- A senior Saudi offi cial referred Re- peace plan, including US recogni- ency, the shelved IPO contributes uters to that statement and repeat- tion of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, to a sense of unpredictability after ed that the government, Aramco’s the king made a public correction. scores of top royals, ministers and shareholder, was working towards an At the Arab League summit in businessmen were rounded up in an IPO when conditions were right. April, he reaffirmed Riyadh’s com- anti-corruption campaign last No- “We are surprised that despite mitment to the Arab and Muslim vember. this statement, that the Government identity of Jerusalem following an The sources said that even continues actively to plan for the uproar in the Islamic world. though the king’s decision was a IPO, Reuters persists in asking ques- “The king is obsessed with the blow to the prince’s agenda, he is tions alleging that plans are halted.” idea of how history will judge him. still the favourite son and heir with “Aramco’s shareholder is the Gov- Will he be the king who sold Ara- a major influence on policy. ernment of Saudi Arabia. His maj- mco, who sold Palestine?” the sec- Rather, they say, it suggests the esty, King Salman, has delegated ond source said. It is not clear ex- king wants to show that he will be management of the IPO to His Royal actly which of the IPO arguments the deciding voice for the foresee- Highness the Crown Prince, and a prompted King Salman to make the able future. Committee which includes the Min- decisive call on Aramco. “I’m not sure that I would see it isters for Energy, Finance and Econ- But industry experts and sourc- as an undermining of the rule of omy. Therefore, decisions around the es previously told Reuters that the crown prince. It’s much more nature and timing of the IPO, will be preparations had been slowing for likely ensuring that he doesn’t go decided by the Committee for the months for at least two reasons: off the deep end,” said James Dor- Government’s approval,” the offi cial scepticism about MbS’s public dec- sey, a senior fellow at Singapore’s S said. laration in 2016 that the sale would Rajaratnam School of International In a country ruled for decades by give the whole company a value of Studies (RSIS).

DIPLOMACY Iran, Russia, Turkey to hold Syria summit The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey will meet next week for their third tripartite summit seeking an end to the Syrian conflict, Turkish state television said yesterday. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Iran to meet his Russian and Iranian counterparts Vladimir Putin and Hassan Rouhani on September 7, state-run TRT Haber television said. Private NTV television added the summit would be held in the northern Iranian city of Tabriz. A Turkish presidential off icial contacted by AFP could not im- mediately confirm the reports. However, the presidency has invited Turkish journalists to cover a trip by Erdogan to Iran on September 7. Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the tripartite summit was being prepared but did not confirm the date or venue. “It could take place in Tehran. This option is being examined. We will make the appropriate announcement once all the nuances have been harmonised through diplomatic channels and when everything is ready,” he added. Erdogan had previously indicated that he planned to host a summit on Syria on September 7 in Istanbul with Putin and also French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancel- lor Angela Merkel. But press reports over the last few weeks have suggested that such a meeting was increas- ingly unlikely and was set to be replaced by the latest three-way summit between Iran, Russia and Turkey. Gulf Times Tuesday, August 28, 2018 5 ARAB WORLD

Jordan king holds talks with UN official

A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace yesterday shows King Abdullah II meeting with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi in the capital Amman.

UNREST Rival groups clash in suburbs of Israel reopens people Libyan capital Explosions and gunfire echoed crossing with Gaza across suburbs of Libya’s capital yesterday as rival groups linked to the unity government faced off AFP on the border with the Hamas-run Gaza with tanks and pickups mounted Jerusalem Strip. with machineguns, residents and It has enforced an air, land and sea security sources said. There was blockade on the Gaza Strip for more no off icial casualty toll from the srael reopened its only crossing for than a decade, but grants permission to health ministry but the off ice of people with the Gaza Strip yester- a limited number of people to cross for Tripoli’s security services said one Iday, a week after shutting it over various reasons. person was killed and three others violence along the border with the Pal- An average of around 1,000 Gazans were wounded, as the unity gov- estinian enclave. cross through Erez each day, mostly ernment condemned “outlawed The reopening, following days of rel- those in need of medical care but also groups” for the violence “terrifying” ative calm, comes as Egypt holds talks businesspeople, students and others, local residents. The fighting broke with Palestinian offi cials as part of ef- Israeli authorities say. A second cross- out early in the day before easing forts to reach a long-term truce with ing with Israel, Kerem Shalom, is for off in the afternoon, although Israel. goods. intermittent explosions were heard A spokeswoman for the Israeli de- There have been months of tension in the Ain Zara and Salaheddin fence ministry unit that oversees the along the border and several military- neighbourhoods of southeast Erez crossing confi rmed it had opened fl are ups, but recent weeks have seen Tripoli. “I’m still hearing very strong as planned yesterday morning. relative calm. blasts that are rattling the windows On Sunday night, Israeli Defence Egyptian and United Nations offi cials of my home,” a resident of Ain Zara Minister Avigdor Lieberman said the have been mediating indirect talks on a said by telephone, asking not to be crossing was being reopened due to long-term truce between Israel and Ha- named. Another local resident, in “calm that has been maintained over mas, which have fought three wars since Salaheddin, said tanks and several the past week.” 2008. Egyptian offi cials have held talks pickup trucks loaded with heavy Israel closed the crossing except to with Palestinian president Mahmoud machineguns were still deployed humanitarian cases on August 19, after Abbas’ Fatah this week in a renewed bid on the main roads of the suburb. another round of protests and clashes to reconcile the movement with Hamas. Gulf Times 6 Tuesday, August 28, 2018 AMERICAS

FREE SPEECH DIPLOMACY REFERENDUM WAGE WOES JUSTICE Canada seeks German Colombian anti-corruption Workers protest closure of Uber to appeal ruling that backing in Saudi row vote fails to meet quorum Pirelli’s Venezuela plant driver should be employee

The foreign minister of Canada, which is embroiled A referendum vote on seven anti-corruption About 100 workers protested yesterday outside Uber said yesterday it would appeal a ruling in a diplomatic row with Saudi Arabia, yesterday measures failed to meet quorum in Colombia on tyre manufacturer Pirelli’s Venezuela plant by a labour court in Brazil in favour of a driver called for German support in Ottawa’s campaign Sunday, nullifying the results even though each of after finding the gates locked, ten days after who demanded to be considered an employee to promote human rights around the world. Berlin, the measures, including a reduction in lawmakers’ the country announced a broad set of reforms of the ride hailing app, whose labour model trying to repair its own strained relationship with salaries and term limits for public posts, got at least including a massive hike in the minimum wage. views drivers as independent contractors. The Riyadh, has been silent on the spat between 99% support. Corruption has become a hot topic Employees were not told the plant would ruling, however, will not be implemented until all Canada and Saudi Arabia, drawing criticism from in recent years and Colombians have increasingly be shut, said union leader Luis Alvarez, who appeals have been made, the judge wrote in a some politicians and rights groups. Chrystia turned their attention to headline-grabbing cases, added it was not immediately known if it was decision on Friday. Uber Technologies Inc said in Freeland, speaking at an annual gathering of including vote-buying, graft to obtain public temporary or if the operation had permanently a statement that it will file an appeal before the German ambassadors in Berlin, did not specifically contracts and the extradition of the country’s anti- closed its doors. “Production was falling, but nation’s top labour court, saying there was “solid Demonstrators march through the streets of Los mention Saudi Arabia in her address. However, corruption czar for allegedly taking bribes. To be they always kept us on the job,” said worker jurisprudence” to support its case. The company Angeles on Sunday during the ‘Unite For Justice’ she touched indirectly on the row which was valid each question needed just over 12.1mn votes Nicolas Altomaris, who was waiting at a gate for added that it has already won 123 similar lawsuits rally in protest of judge Brett Kavanaugh’s triggered by her tweet demanding the release of cast. With nearly 100% reporting, just 11.6mn people information. “Now they’ve made this decision to in Brazil, with judges ruling that Uber does not confirmation to the Supreme Court. jailed human rights activists in the kingdom. had voted, under a third of the 36.4mn eligible voters. send us out without knowing if we’ll return.” need to treat drivers as employees.

Internet groups urge US court Police seek motive in to reinstate ‘net neutrality’ rules

Reuters game contest shooting Washington Reuters The leading contenders for the Jacksonville, Florida Republican nomination for gover- coalition of trade groups representing nor, US Representative Ron DeSantis companies including Alphabet Inc, Face- and state Agriculture Commissioner Abook Inc and Amazon.com Inc, has urged a olice yesterday were trying Adam Putnam, cancelled campaign US appeals court to reinstate landmark “net neu- to determine why a gunman events and urged cooperation with trality” rules adopted in 2015 to guarantee an open Popened fi re at a Jacksonville, law enforcement. Internet. Florida, video game tournament, The bar was livestreaming the In a legal fi ling yesterday, the Internet Asso- killing two people and injuring 11 gaming competition when the gun- ciation, Entertainment Software Association, others before fatally shooting him- fi re started, according to video Computer & Communications Industry Associa- self. shared on social media. tion, and Writers Guild of America West urged the The Sunday shooting immediately In the video, players can be seen reversal of the Trump administration decision to became an issue in Florida primary reacting to the shots and cries can be overturn the rules in December. elections set for today when voters heard before the footage cuts off . “Rules regulating the conduct of (Internet pro- choose candidates for governor and Taylor Poindexter and her boy- viders) continue to be needed to protect and pro- the US House of Representatives. friend, Marquis Williams, who had mote an open Internet,” the groups wrote in a brief Some Democrats called for strict- travelled from Chicago to attend the fi led with the US Court of Appeals for the District er gun laws while other candidates tournament, fl ed when the gunfi re of Columbia. cancelled events. erupted. Last week, 22 states and the District of Co- The Jacksonville Sheriff ’s Of- She said she saw Katz take aim at lumbia, asked the same appeals court to reinstate fi ce identifi ed the shooter as David his victims. the prior rules after the Federal Communications Katz, 24, of Baltimore, and said they “We did see him, two hands on Commission voted 3-2 in December along party found his body near those of his two the gun, walking back, just popping lines to reverse rules that barred Internet service alleged victims at The Landing, a A heavy police presence remains into the night at the shooting outside Jacksonville Landing in Jacksonville, Florida. rounds,” Poindexter told report- providers (ISPs) from blocking or throttling traf- popular riverside shopping and din- ers. “I was scared for my life and my fi c or off ering paid fast lanes, also known as paid ing location. tournament, local media reported, Six months ago 17 students and Graham and Miami Beach Mayor boyfriend’s.” prioritisation. The shooting broke out during a citing family of the victims. educators were gunned down at a Philip Levine. “We need to end Another gamer, Chris “Dubby” The FCC handed sweeping new powers to In- regional qualifi er for the Madden 19 Robertson, a husband and father, high school in Parkland, Florida, an these mass shootings — and the McFarland, was hospitalised after a ternet providers to recast how Americans use the online football game tournament at won the tournament last year and incident that infl amed the United only way to do that is to vote out bullet grazed his head. Internet — as long as they disclose any changes. the GLHF Game Bar and witnesses Katz won it the year before, the Mi- States’ long running debate over gun the politicians complicit in this “I feel fi ne, just a scratch on my The new rules took eff ect in early June but ma- told local media Katz was angry be- ami Herald reported, citing family rights. cycle of death,” Graham said on head. Traumatised and devastated,” jor providers have made no changes in Internet cause he lost the tournament. and friends posting on the Internet. In 2016 a gunman killed 49 people Sunday on Twitter. he wrote on Twitter. access. It was not clear if Katz knew his The Jacksonville Sheriff ’s offi ce at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, in Levine sounded a similar note, Jacksonville Memorial Hospital The Internet groups, which also represent Net- victims. said nine people were wounded by the second-deadliest shooting by a saying, “It’s time for new leaders.” is treating three people wounded fl ix Inc, Microsoft Corp, Twitter Inc, Uber Tech- Local media identifi ed the dead gunfi re and at least two others were single gunman in US history. Graham and Levine are seeking in the attack, said spokesman Peter nologies Inc and many other tech fi rms, harshly victims as Eli Clayton, 22, of Wood- injured while fl eeing the scene. The Sunday attack drew imme- the offi ce currently held by Repub- Moberg. criticised the FCC repeal and questioned its legal land Hills, California, and Taylor Rob- Offi cials did not respond to calls diate statements from two Demo- lican Governor Rick Scott, who in All were listed in good condition basis. ertson, 27, of Ballard, West Virginia. seeking updated information yes- cratic candidates for governor — turn is challenging Democratic US and one was expected to be dis- The brief calls the FCC’s decision “unreasoned Both had been competitors in the terday. former US Representative Gwen Senator Bill Nelson. charged soon, he said. and unreasonable” and says its “fl awed analysis runs counter to the record and departs from the (FCC’s) previous factual fi ndings without expla- nation.” The groups also reject the FCC’s argument that enhanced transparency will allow market forces to ensure consumer access to an open Internet. Trump nixed statement praising McCain: report “It is irrational to think that transparency re- garding ISP practices alone can protect net neu- trality for the millions of consumers who cannot AFP the cabinet, Press Secretary Sarah candidacy for the Republican presi- switch providers; they must either accept their Washington Sanders and all the living former dential nomination in June 2015, ISPs’ disclosed traffi c management practices or presidents had issued their own suggesting that many Mexican im- go without Internet access,” the Internet groups statements over the weekend. migrants were criminals and “rap- wrote. onald Trump rejected a state- Citing unnamed current and ists.” The Internet groups also question the legal ba- ment prepared by his aides former White House aides, the Post McCain denounced him for using sis the FCC cites for imposing the new transpar- Dthat praised John McCain, said Sanders, Chief of Staff John language that “fi red up the crazies,” ency requirements on providers after the com- according to the Washington Post, Kelly and other senior staff had ad- while Trump said McCain was a mission said it had no legal basis to maintain net underscoring the US president’s en- vocated for a statement that called “dummy” who had barely managed neutrality rules. during scorn for the late senator and McCain a “hero.” to graduate from the US Naval Acad- The states’ lawsuit also asked the appeals court war hero. The statement was prepared and emy. to reverse the FCC’s eff ort to preempt states from While tributes have poured in given to Trump for his approval, but He went on to attack McCain’s imposing their own rules guaranteeing an open highlighting the Arizona Repub- according to the paper the president service in the military, saying of the Internet. lican’s lifetime of service, Trump told aides he preferred to tweet in- onetime prisoner of war: “I like peo- Several Internet companies fi led a separate issued a single, terse tweet on Sat- stead, and it was ultimately not re- ple that weren’t captured.” challenge last week to overturn the FCC deci- urday that sent his “deepest sym- leased. As McCain’s health ebbed, he sion, including Mozilla Corp, Vimeo Inc, Etsy Inc, pathies and respect” to the bereaved McCain was one of Trump’s missed few opportunities to lash out and numerous media and technology advocacy family, without any words for Mc- sharpest critics, and made clear in at the president. A Phoenix resident pays his respects to the late Sen John McCain as he groups. Cain himself. one of his fi nal wishes as he strug- He was one of just three Repub- looks over the notes left at a small memorial outside McCain’s office in Others have told the court they plan to back the The absence of a formal com- gled with brain cancer that he did lican senators to vote against — and Phoenix, Arizona. eff ort to reverse the net neutrality repeal, includ- munique from the White House not want the president to attend his thus defeat — a Trump-backed ef- ing New York City, eBay Inc and some members of has raised eyebrows and was all the funeral. fort to repeal Barack Obama’s signa- mirers have recalled with fondness quent incivility of the US president Congress. more conspicuous after Vice Presi- The roots of their animosity go ture healthcare law. his insistence on fair and civil dis- and his habit of coining unfl attering The FCC did not immediately comment on the dent Mike Pence along with most of back to when Trump announced his Following McCain’s death, ad- course — in contrast with the fre- descriptions of political foes. Internet groups’ legal brief. Tony award-winning playwright Neil Simon dies at 91

By Bill Trott, Reuters Simon drew on his tumultuous He won Tony Awards for The “When I was a kid, I climbed Broadway Bound. The Odd Couple tor, older brother Danny Simon, New York New York Jewish upbringing in Odd Couple, Biloxi Blues and Lost up on a stone ledge to watch an was even made into a successful worked together in the 1940s many of his works. in Yonkers and a fourth for his outdoor movie of Charlie Chap- television sitcom. writing comedy sketches for radio A new Simon play almost every overall contribution to American lin,” Simon once told Life maga- Early Simon works were some- performer Goodman Ace. S playwright Neil Si- theatrical season was a Broad- theatre. zine. times deemed too sentimental Simon and Danny, whose liv- mon, who became one of way staple from 1960 through He was nominated for 13 other “I laughed so hard I fell off , cut or commercial by critics but as ing arrangements once inspired UBroadway’s most prolifi c the mid-1990s, placing him in Tonys. my head open and was taken to his career entered its third dec- Neil’s The Odd Couple, then and popular playwrights as he the ranks of America’s top play- Lost in Yonkers (1990), a pain- the doctor, bleeding and laugh- ade, the plays grew more serious, moved to television, working combined humour, drama and wrights. fully funny story about the re- ing. more mature. with such popular entertainers as introspection in works such as He wrote more than 40 plays lationship between an abusive “My idea of the ultimate Frank Rich of the New York Sid Caesar, Phil Silver and Jackie The Odd Couple, The Goodbye that were funny, moving and im- mother and her grown children, achievement in a comedy is to Times wrote of Biloxi Blues (1985) Gleason, and with other writers Girl and Lost in Yonkers, died on mensely popular — sometimes also won the Pulitzer Prize for make a whole audience fall onto that Simon “at last begins to ex- including Mel Brooks and Woody Sunday at the age of 91, his rep- shifting from slapstick to melo- drama in 1991. the fl oor, writhing and laughing amine himself honestly, without Allen. resentatives said. drama with the turn of a phrase. Simon’s childhood was marred so hard that some of them pass compromises, and as a result is Simon received Kennedy Simon died at New York- At one point he had a record by the breakup of his parents. At out.” his most persuasively serious ef- Center honours in 1995 from Presbyterian Hospital in New four plays running simultane- fi rst he was reluctant to draw on Simon’s plays made him a fort.” president Bill Clinton for his York City of complications from Simon ... curtain call ously on Broadway. that pain, fearing it would make wealthy man and many were Marvin Neil Simon was born contribution to the arts and to pneumonia, Broadway theatre Simon was called “not just a his plays too dark. turned into fi lms, which made on July 4, 1927, in the New York popular culture in the 20th cen- representatives DKC/O&M said Evans said he gave Simon a show business success but an in- Later in his career he would him even wealthier and earned City borough of the Bronx, son of tury. in a statement on Sunday. kidney in 2004. “It was wonder- stitution” by one New York critic. use his own painful experiences, him four Academy Award nomi- Irving, a garment salesman, and “He challenges us and himself Simon was admitted to the ful to be in his life and for him to While his voice and comedy such as in the semi-biographical nations. Mamie Simon. never to take ourselves too seri- hospital a few days ago and the be in my life,” Evans said, calling were decidedly East Coast and of- Brighton Beach Memoirs, to give Among his works appearing After attending New York Uni- ously,” Clinton said in presenting pneumonia was in his lungs, Si- Simon a major fi gure in American ten refl ected an ethnic Jewish ex- his work more depth. on movie screens were Barefoot versity and the University of Den- the award. mon’s longtime publicist Bill culture. “It has been so great to perience, Simon’s works played to But being entertaining was his in the Park, Plaza Suite, Brighton ver and serving in the US Air Force “Thank you for the wit and the Evans said in a phone interview. be part of all of it.” packed houses around the world. primary goal. Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues and Reserve, Simon and his men- wisdom.” Gulf Times Tuesday, August 28, 2018 7 AFRICA UN off ers logistical White House welcome support to Kinshasa for December vote

AFP The DRC’s ambassador to the returned to the DRC on August 1 to United Nations UN, Ignace Gata Mavita, came to fi le his candidacy after he was ac- the defence of his country’s elec- quitted by the International Crimi- toral committee, known as CENI. nal Court (ICC) on war crimes everal members of the UN Se- “The results achieved so far by charges. curity Council, including Brit- CENI should allow us to trust in the But he remains convicted by the Sain, France and the Nether- institution and allow it to carry out ICC for bribing witnesses — a crime lands, said yesterday that the UN was its mission without interference in for which he was handed a year- ready to off er logistical aid for presi- its work based on considerations long prison term and a 300,000- dential elections this December in the which owe more to speculation euro ($350,000) fi ne. Democratic Republic of Congo, which than reality,” he said. It was this conviction that CENI has rejected all off ers of support. He said the DRC “remains open invoked as a reason to bar him from Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to contributions by other partners, the December 23 vote. to the UN, said many questions re- provided that these are made with- Bemba — who once headed a mained about the country’s elec- out conditions and with respect to powerful militia since transformed tronic voting infrastructure. its sovereignty.” into a political party, the Movement “Will there be enough voting ma- He said, however, the country for the Liberation of the Congo chines, or will authorities extend rejected “the numerous external (MLC) — indicated he would take voting by days or even weeks? Can interventions and interferences” the legal route to contesting the the authorities recharge voting ma- which he said continued to the election. “Let’s see what happens US President Donald Trump welcomes Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta at the White House in Washington, DC. chines with only a 12-hour battery present day. at the Constitutional Court,” he life? Have election organisers widely “Respect for the electoral time- told France 24 television, adding, tested the machines?” Haley asked. table is indispensable,” said Anne however, “as long as the court is in- “Will voters, many of whom have Gueguen, the French deputy am- dependent”. never used a touchscreen, know bassador to the world body, who But a pro-democracy campaign how to use them? Are organisers said that MONUSCO stood ready group, Lucha, mocked the chances preparing paper ballots as a back up to “provide logistical support” to of success, branding the Consti- Ethiopia arrests leader over rights abuses if the electronic voting machines aid “free, credible, transparent and tutional Court as stacked with fail?” added Haley, who has previ- inclusive elections.” Kabila loyalists. “The Constitu- ously voiced unease about the un- She called for a “climate of trust tional Court’s verdict is known in Reuters At least 20 people died and thou- torture, while some witnesses claimed he precedented use of electronic vot- and peace” for the general elec- advance,” it said on Twitter. Addis Ababa sands fl ed Jijiga as mobs looted prop- had ordered paramilitary raids on civilians ing machines in the DRC. tions, which are scheduled to take Three of Kabila’s former prime erties owned by ethnic minorities and in neighbouring Oromiya province after The DRC has declined off ers of place on December 23. ministers — Samy Badibanga, Adol- burned down several Ethiopian Orthodox ethnic clashes there last September. advice, oversight and funding to “The credibility of the electoral phe Muzito and Antoine Gizenga olice in Ethiopia yesterday arrested churches. The central authorities said the The government fi red senior regional help organize the election in the process remains a key concern,” Leila — were also banned from running, the disgraced former head of the unrest in the region had been triggered prison offi cials last month over accusa- impoverished country nearly fi ve Zerrougui, the UN envoy to the DRC, as was the sole woman candidate, Peastern Somali region on charges of by local offi cials fearing arrest on human tions of torture. times the size of France. told the meeting via video uplink. Marie-Josee Ifoku Mputa. human rights abuses and stoking deadly rights abuse charges. Abiy on Saturday described cases in “It does not insult the DRC’s sov- The current president, Joseph Gizenga, a 92-year-old fi gure ethnic clashes, the attorney general’s of- Federal Police yesterday “apprehended which prisoners had been put into cells ereignty for (the electoral commit- Kabila, who has held offi ce since from the time of the DRC’s inde- fi ce said. Abdi Mohamed Omer at his home in Ad- with lions, hyenas and leopards to force tee) to accept logistical support from 2001, has said he will not run again. pendence from Belgium in 1960, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, presiding dis Ababa,” state-run Ethiopian Broad- them into confessing. MONUSCO,” the UN stabilising mis- Meanwhile, in Kinshasa, former was ruled out on the grounds that he over democratic reforms in the African casting Corp said, citing the Federal At- The region has been plagued by vio- sion in the country, Haley said. warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba is ex- had not signed the candidacy forms. nation of 100mn, had said on Saturday torney General’s Offi ce. lence for the last three decades, in which “Instead, the DRC is wasting pected to appeal to the top court Muzito was excluded because he rights abuses committed in the region “Crimes he committed include, among the government fought the secessionist precious resources to buy capa- after he was banned from running was a dissident member of a party, “defi ed belief” and included torture, others, human rights abuses and stoking Ogaden National Liberation Front before bilities that are already available to in upcoming presidential elections. Palu, which contested that he was rapes and killings. disputes along ethnic and religious lines,” the group declared a unilateral ceasefi re them,” she said. Bemba and fi ve other candidates, its candidate. The region’s administrator, Abdi Mo- it said, adding that other offi cials were this month in the wake of reforms. “The Congolese authorities including three former prime min- Badibanga and Ifoko Mputa were hammed Omer, was forced to resign on also sought by police. The region holds four trillion cubic feet should permit MONUSCO to pro- isters, were barred by the CENI late banned because they had acquired August 6 after violence broke out in the Rights groups have routinely accused of oil and gas reserves, government esti- vide logistics and transportation Friday. foreign nationality — dual citizen- provincial capital Jijiga. Abdi’s administration of abuses such as mates show. support,” she said. A major rival to Kabila, Bemba ship is illegal under DRC law.

Berlin’s Senator of Justice Dirk Behrendt (third left) poses with Esther Utjiua Muinjangue (left), chairwoman of the Ovaherero Genocide Foundation in Namibia, and Namibian delegation members in front of Berlin’s Justice Ministry yesterday. Indigenous Namibians urge Berlin apology for ‘colonial genocide’

By Michelle Fitzpatrick, AFP timated 60,000 Hereros and 10,000 Aside from fi nancial compensation, Berlin Nama people after they rose up against the plaintiff s also want to be included colonial rule, in what historians call in the Namibian government’s discus- the fi rst genocide of the 20th century. sions with Berlin aimed at reaching a ndigenous Namibians yesterday The German government said in joint declaration on the massacres. urged the German government to 2016 that it planned to issue a formal Germany wants the lawsuit thrown Ifi nally apologise for the genocide apology as part of discussions with the out on the grounds of state immunity of their peoples a century ago, to help Namibian government on coming to for prosecution. “heal the emotional wounds” of Ger- terms with the dark chapter. The German foreign ministry said many’s brutal colonial past. The negotiations are still ongoing tomorrow’s ceremony to return some The appeal by representatives of however. of the human remains unlawfully tak- the Herero and Nama people in Berlin Crucially, although Germany has en from Namibia — including 19 skulls, came ahead of a ceremony this week acknowledged that atrocities occurred fi ve skeletons and a scalp — marked where Germany will formally hand at the hands of colonial authorities, it another step in Berlin’s reckoning with back human remains that were spirited has refused to pay reparations. its colonial history. away from Namibia after the 1904- Berlin has argued that its develop- The remains were used for discredit- 1908 massacres. ment aid worth hundreds of millions ed “scientifi c” experiments at the time Esther Utjiua Muinjangue, chair- of euros since Namibia’s independence to prove the racial superiority of white woman of the Ovaherero Genocide from South Africa in 1990 was “for the Europeans. Foundation, said the handover would benefi t of all Namibians”. But activists have criticised the have been “the perfect opportunity” Herero and Nama representatives handover proceedings, which will see for a long-awaited apology. have rejected this reasoning, and fi led a German minister of state return the “Is that asking too much? I don’t a class-action suit against the German remains to a Namibian government think so,” she told a press conference in government in a US court. delegation at a Berlin church service, the German capital. “There has to be compensation,” as too low profi le. An offi cial expression of regret Namibian lawmaker Ida Hoff mann, German historian Christian Kopp would make it possible to “heal the representing the Nama Genocide of the non-governmental group Berlin emotional wounds” and fi nd closure, Technical Committee, told reporters in Postkolonial told AFP that the ceremo- she added. Berlin. The New York judge in the case ny should take place “in the German The German occupiers of what was has yet to rule on whether to hear the parliament and be accompanied by an then South West Africa killed an es- lawsuit. offi cial apology”. Gulf Times 8 Tuesday, August 28, 2018 ASIA/AUSTRALASIA UN: Myanmar generals must be tried for genocide

AFP fact-fi nding mission into viola- tigation and prosecution of senior fl uence on military actions, it said cate that rape and sexual violence Geneva tions in Myanmar said the coun- offi cials in the Tatmadaw (Myan- they “through their acts and omis- are part of a deliberate strategy to try’s “top military generals, in- mar army) chain of command.” sions ... have contributed to the intimidate, terrorise or punish a ci- cluding Commander-in-Chief “The crimes in Rakhine state, commission of atrocity crimes.” vilian population, and are used as a N investigators called yes- Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing, and the manner in which they The investigators, who were tactic of war,” the report said. terday for Myanmar’s army must be investigated and pros- were perpetrated, are similar in never granted access to Myan- The investigators warned that Uchief to resign and for him ecuted for genocide in the north of nature, gravity and scope to those mar, said they based their fi ndings the latest wave of violence was and fi ve other top military com- Rakhine State.” that have allowed genocidal intent on interviews with 875 victims part of a “history of abusive mili- manders to be prosecuted in an They should also be investi- to be established in other con- and witnesses, as well as satel- tary conduct going back at least international court for genocide gated and prosecuted for “crimes texts,” it said. lite imagery and authenticated half a century”. against the country’s Rohingya against humanity and war crimes” The investigators named six of documents, photographs and vid- “The Rohingya are in a continu- minority. The call prompted Fa- against the Rohingya in Rakhine, the country’s top military com- eos. The report detailed a horri- ing situation of severe, systemic cebook, which has been criticised as well as against other minori- manders, adding that a longer list fying list of atrocities committed and institutionalised oppression for allowing hate speech against ties in the northern Kachin and of names could be shared with “any against the Rohingya, including from birth to death,” Darusman the Rohingya to fl ourish, to ban the Shan States, the mission said in a competent and credible body pur- murder, enforced disappearance, told reporters. army chief and remove other pages report. The army tactics have been suing accountability in line with in- torture, as well as sexual violence Pointing to “deeply en- tied to the country’s military. “consistently and grossly dis- ternational norms and standards.” “perpetrated on a massive scale.” trenched” impunity in Myanmar, Some 700,000 Rohingya Mus- proportionate to actual security Criticism was also directed at The investigators said their in- the investigators said the only lims fl ed northern Rakhine state threats,” it said. Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung formation suggested that an esti- chance to obtain accountabil- to Bangladesh after Myanmar Speaking to journalists in Ge- San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize mate by Doctors Without Borders ity was through the international launched a brutal crackdown in neva, the head of the mission, laureate who has been widely at- that up to 10,000 Rohingya had justice system. They called on the August last year amid accounts of Marzuki Darusman, insisted that tacked for a perceived failure to been killed in the 2017 crack- UN Security Council to refer the arson, murder and rape at the hands “the only way forward is to call for stand up for the stateless minor- down was “conservative”. They Myanmar situation to the Inter- of soldiers and vigilante mobs in the (Min Aung Hlaing’s) resignation ity. The report found that she had also found that soldiers had car- national Criminal Court (ICC), or mainly Buddhist country. and stepping down immediately.” “not used her de facto position as ried out “large-scale gang rape”, for the creation of an ad hoc inter- Myanmar has vehemently de- The mission, which was created head of government, nor her mor- sometimes of as many as 40 girls national criminal tribunal. nied allegations of ethnic cleans- by the UN Human Rights Coun- al authority, to stem or prevent the and women at once, in at least 10 They also recommended an ing, insisting it was responding to cil in March 2017, concluded in unfolding events.” Rakhine villages. arms embargo and “targeted indi- attacks by Rohingya rebels. its report that “there is suffi cient While acknowledging that the “The scale, brutality and system- vidual sanctions against those who But yesterday, a UN-backed information to warrant the inves- civilian authorities had little in- atic nature of these violations indi- appear to be most responsible.” New Australian PM gets to work

Reuters when asked about comments from ABC news reported could be as Sydney former prime minister Tony Ab- early as later this week. bott, a leader of the conservative Turnbull could not be imme- faction that ousted Turnbull, that diately reached for a comment. A ustralia’s new prime min- the “era of the political assassin is second by-election may be called if ister toured drought-hit over”. former foreign minister Julie Bish- Afarms yesterday to show “The age of bitterness has come op, who lost her leadership bid last voters after a week of turmoil the to a close, and the age of working Friday, quits parliament before the government was back to work, but together and focusing on the fu- next election. Voter anger at the a leading opinion poll showed it ture has come,” Morrison said on leadership change lit up social me- now faces an even greater chance his visit to Quilpie, a small out- dia websites and newspaper letters of electoral defeat after chang- back town about 1,000km west of pages, with some voters calling for ing leaders. Prime Minister Scott Brisbane, capital of Queensland an early election so they can decide Morrison became Australia’s sixth state. who runs the country. leader in less than a decade on Fri- Morrison’s new cabinet in- “For the benefi t of all Austral- day after a faction of his Liberal cluded a number of ministers ians, and for the benefi t of democ- party drove the ouster of Malcolm Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and National Drought who were involved in Turnbull’s racy, call an election, Mr Morri- Turnbull but then failed to get its Coordinator Major-General Stephen Day are greeted by Australia’s ouster, taken as a sign he was try- son,” wrote Ben J on the Australian candidate elected leader. Minister for Agricultre and Water Resources David Littleproud after ing to unite the party. However, Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) The ruling Liberal-National arriving at Quilpie in south-west Queensland, Australia. there was no ministerial role for news website. Donna C, also on coalition’s primary vote dropped Abbott, currently a backbencher. the ABC website said that Mor- four points to 33%, a Newspoll into a heavy election defeat. The Morrison, a Turnbull support- Among the reappointments was rison’s government had “just lost showed, while the two-party- Newspoll, published by The Aus- er, promised a new generation of Home Aff airs Minister Peter Dut- my vote”. preferred split between the op- tralian newspaper, also showed leadership, and an end to political ton, who challenged Turnbull for “The demeaning of the offi ce of position Labor party and the Labor leader Bill Shorten was now infi ghting. the leadership last week. Morrison PM has to stop. If your own party coalition blew out from 51-49 in preferred prime minister among “Australians expect that of their has a one-seat majority, but will cannot respect the offi ce, then favour of Labor two weeks ago voters. The next election is due by parliament and I’m pleased that’s face a by-election when Turnbull how do you expect the Australian to 56-44, which would translate May 2019. the case,” Morrison told reporters resigns from parliament, which people to respect it?” she wrote.

China may scrap limit on number of children

China appears poised to scrap the could slow down its economy, limit on the number of children while gender imbalances Nepal probe Vietnam mourns couples can have, with a state-run could lead to social problems. newspaper yesterday citing a draft Childbirths have not increased as civil code that would end decades much as forecast since the two- blames pilot former POW of controversial family planning child policy came into force, and policies. The wide-ranging code there has been rising speculation would get rid of a policy that has the government will further ease for airliner been enforced through fines but restrictions. John McCain was also notorious for cases of The draft code was discussed forced abortions and sterilisation at a meeting of the Standing disaster in the world’s most populous Committee of the National AFP 81-year-old veteran Pham country. People’s Congress, a powerful Hanoi Minh Chuc, who rode his bi- The Procuratorate Daily said body of lawmakers headed by Reuters cycle to the embassy. “It was the code omits any reference to President Xi Jinping, that will Kathmandu a pity that we confronted “family planning” -- the current run till Friday. Other proposed anoi paid tribute yes- each other on the battlefi eld,” policy which limits couples to changes include a one-month terday to former US a woman named Nguyen Thi having no more than two children. cooling off period before a deadly plane crash at Nepal’s HSenator John McCain, Bich Ngoc wrote in the em- The draft code would go to a vote divorce, during which either party international airport was the a onetime foe who helped heal bassy’s condolence book. at the legislature, the National can withdraw their application. Afault of the pilot, who had the wounds of the Vietnam “But I think with that we People’s Congress, in 2020. News of the proposed changes lit been “extremely upset” and chain- War after spending years as a had a chance to understand The Communist Party began up social media. smoked and wept in the cockpit dur- prisoner in the city. each other more after the war, enforcing a one-child policy “So they want us to have more ing the fl ight, an investigation report Residents and US offi cials and you were the one that in 1979 to slow population babies and less divorces?” wrote said. The US-Bangla Airlines fl ight laid fl owers near a concrete made a major contribution to growth. The limit was raised one user on the Twitter-like Weibo from Dhaka to the Nepali capital in sculpture of McCain by the building up that link.” to two children in 2016 as the platform. Under the one-child March crashed on landing in Kath- capital’s Truc Bach lake, com- Vietnam’s deputy prime nation scrambled to rejuvenate restrictions those with multiple mandu and caught fi re, killing 51 of memorating the site where the minister Pham Binh Minh its greying population of some children were heavily fined. Some the 71 people on board, in the Hima- former Navy pilot — who died wrote that he hoped Mc- 1.4bn. women were forced to undergo layan nation’s worst aviation disaster Saturday aged 81 — was shot Cain’s family could overcome Concerns are mounting that an abortions while others were for 26 years. down and detained during the the loss and described him as ageing and shrinking workforce subjected to forced sterilisations. Parts of a draft report by a Nepali Vietnam War. someone who helped heal the government-appointed panel, seen McCain spent more than “wounds of war”. The Vietnam by Reuters, said the captain, Abid fi ve years detained in the in- War killed an estimated 2.5mn Sultan, had been “extremely upset famous “Hanoi Hilton”, where northern Vietnamese fi ghters, and hurt” by a female colleague who he was put in solitary confi ne- 58,000 American servicemen Sentosa Sandsation returns raised questions about his reputa- ment, beaten and tortured. and some 3mn civilians before tion as an instructor in the airline. But in the decades after its end in 1975, two years after “He was very much under stress the bloody conflict ended, McCain was released and sent due to this particular issue,” the re- the Republican presidential home. port said. “This mistrust and stress candidate was known in Vi- McCain visited Vietnam led him to continuously smoke in the etnam for his transition from several times after diplomatic cockpit and also suff er an emotional prisoner of war to peace- ties were restored in 1995 and breakdown several times during the maker. one of his jailers remembered fl ight,” it said. “The captain was ‘cry- His death was front page him fondly, saying he would ing and sneezing’ on several occa- news in Vietnam’s state media have voted for him in his failed sions during the fl ight,” the draft said, and drew tributes from across 2008 presidential bid. Truong citing recorded conversation between the country. Veterans who Huy San, a prominent so- the cockpit and air traffi c controllers. fought in the war were among cial critic, wrote on Facebook The fi rst offi cer was constantly those who travelled to the US Sunday that McCain’s person- trying to console him, it added. The embassy in Hanoi to pay their ality helped Hanoi and Wash- captain, a former Bangladesh air respects. ington make amends, and said force pilot, failed to follow instruc- “I admire him for having that the country could learn tions from air traffi c controllers to recognised the right thing ... from him. An artist works on her sand sculpture ahead of the Sentosa land from a southern approach and being united with Vietnamese “One man can only become Sandsation Festival at Siloso beach in Sentosa island resort took a more diffi cult northern ap- people, so that the two coun- a people’s hero when he has in Singapore yesterday. Asia’s biggest sand festival, Sentosa proach to the single runway. He tries could set aside the past, not just courage, but also tal- Sandsation, returns from September 1 to 16. was unable to align the plane before building up the future,” said ent and ethics.” landing, the report said. Gulf Times Tuesday, August 28, 2018 9 BRITAIN Manhunt for murder suspect Police hunt Janbaz Tarin, 21, and her mother, Khaola Saleem. Offi ce for Police Conduct. hamLive: “I thought it was so I knew at that point it was se- the early hours of this morning, suspect after two women died Detectives said they had been The women’s family said in a foxes screaming. She was abso- rious,” he said. “I’ve got a young following up a number of lines of from stab wounds in West following a number of lines of statement: “Our family is dev- lutely screaming her head off . family so I was worried about enquiry. Midlands inquiry to trace Tarin, but that he astated with the loss of our loved He wasn’t speaking English. He what was going on.” “As we have so far not been had not yet been arrested. ones. shouted something and then ran Forensics tents were erected on able to locate Tarin, I’m now ask- By Nazia Parveen Police were called to a road in “We would like to give thanks off . the front lawn of Saleem’s home, ing for the public’s help.” Guardian News & Media Solihull near Birmingham shortly for all the love and support we “There was a lot of screaming which was cordoned off by po- Chief Superintendent Bas after 12.30am yesterday and dis- have received. and shouting and then I saw the lice tape as friends and relatives Javid, the Solihull policing com- covered the women, aged 22 and “We kindly request that our guy run off . About a minute later gathered at the scene. mander, said: “Tragedies like this etectives have released a 49, with serious stab wounds. privacy is respected at this diffi - I saw him leave in a van.” It is understood the victims are incredibly rare, but that does Janbaz Tarin photograph of a man they They were confi rmed dead at cult time.” Another neighbour said he had were originally from Syria and not do anything to diminish the Dare hunting following the the scene. Neighbours described hearing been woken about 12.30am by had lived in the UK for about 16 awful nature of what has hap- “We’ll support them through murder of a Syrian woman and West Midlands police con- screams in the early hours of the screaming, but assumed it was years. pened in Solihull today. the diffi cult times ahead, and her mother in the West Midlands. fi rmed that they had previously morning. people returning home from a Detective Inspector Caroline “I’m sure the thoughts of eve- will continue to work with the Janbaz Tarin, 21, is being had contact with the victim and One woman said she saw a man night out. Corfi eld, leading the investiga- ryone in the borough and be- community to provide reassur- sought over the killings of his her family and that the force had leaving the scene in a van. “Then police knocked on my tion, said: “We’ve been working yond will be with the family and ance and support wherever it’s former partner, Raneem Oudeh, referred itself to the Independent A neighbour told Birming- door and asked for some towels, fl at out to apprehend Tarin since friends of Raneem and Khaola. needed.”

Mel B to enter rehab

By Ben Beaumont-Thomas alcohol to “numb my pain”. Guardian News & Media Brown was married to fi lm producer Stephan Belafonte from 2007 to 2017, having sep- el B has said that she arated in 2016. is entering rehab for Following their split, Brown Malcohol and sex ad- took out a temporary restrain- diction. ing order against him, and ac- Speaking to the Sun on Sun- cused him of physical, verbal day, the one-time Spice Girl, and psychological abuse. Off icers keep watch on platform in the street on the main parade day full name Melanie Brown, said A 2017 domestic violence of the Notting Hill Carnival in west London. that the decision came in the trial was settled out of court; wake of an “incredibly diffi - Brown has said that as well as cult” six months during which the emotional diffi culties of she worked on an autobiogra- the split, she was “fi nancially phy. battered” by it. “It has been unbelievably The pair had one child – traumatic reliving an emotion- Brown’s third overall. ally abusive relationship and She said she was entering confronting so many massive rehab to become “a better ver- issues in my life,” she said. sion of myself for my kids, for She said she had been di- my family and for all the peo- agnosed with post-traumatic ple who have supported me in stress disorder. my life”. She said that the course There are rumours of a Spice of treatment she was receiv- Girls reunion for a 13-date ing was “really helping me. I concert series across the UK, A performer in costume takes part in the carnival on the main parade day of the Notting Hill Carnival in am fully aware I am at a crisis though without Victoria Beck- west London. Right: Performers in costume enact a Windrush-inspired performance on the main parade point”. ham, who continues to con- day of the Notting Hill Carnival. She said she had been using centrate on her fashion career. Notting Hill Carnival drums fall silent to honour Grenfell Tower fi re victims

Reuters been booming out Caribbean and oth- have-nots in modern Britain. London er music were briefl y turned off . Although the tower block was lo- The fi re, Britain’s deadliest on do- cated in one of the wealthiest areas of mestic premises since World War II, Britain, it housed many poorer peo- undreds of thousands of revel- swept through the 24-storey Gren- ple, some from ethnic minorities, and lers attending London’s annual fell Tower in west London in the early raised diffi cult questions about social HNotting Hill Carnival fell silent hours of June 14, 2017. housing, building regulations and fi re for 72 seconds yesterday to honour It is now the subject of a public in- safety rules. the 72 people who died in the Grenfell quiry and a separate police investi- The Notting Hill Carnival, whose Tower fi re last year. gation that could result in criminal route passes near the site of the fi re, is Musicians dressed in vibrant colours charges. a symbol of interracial tolerance which set down their instruments in a mark The tragedy has come to symbolise dates back to the 1960s and celebrates of respect and sound systems that had a yawning gap between the haves and the Afro-Caribbean community.

Former deputy leader urges Corbyn to intervene in Labour deselection row

Hattersley says party risks narrow sectarianism that Christopher ‘catastrophic’ split if it repeats Williamson and the campaign for re- mistakes of 1980s selection represents.” The letter asked Corbyn to seek to By Peter Walker persuade Williamson to end his cam- Guardian News & Media paign. The letter adds: “If he fails to re- spond to your request, I ask you pub- he senior Labour politician and licly to make clear that, far from en- former deputy leader Roy Hat- joying your support and approval, you Ttersley has written to Jeremy regard his campaign as wrong in prin- Corbyn asking him to intervene to stop ciple and deeply damaging to Labour’s one of his most loyal supporters cam- prospects of election.” paigning for the deselection of centrist Hattersley, who copied his letter to MPs, saying that such tactics risked Hattersley: Reselection and the South Yorkshire Labour MPs and to leading to a repeat of the party split of prospect of reselection will the Sheffi eld-based former Labour the 1980s. undoubtedly split the party. cabinet minister David Blunkett, told Hattersley, who was in the Com- the Guardian that the leadership is mons for 33 years and Labour’s dep- new candidate. What is intolerable is “betraying the people the party was uty leader for nine, said in his letter a campaign to promote indiscriminate created to serve”. to Corbyn that the eff orts by Chris reselection which is organised from He said: “Faced with the most in- Williamson, the MP for Derby North, outside the constituency, supported competent government this century, it would alienate fl oating voters and by new recruits who have been briefl y should be 20 points ahead on the opin- risked causing a split in the party. enrolled for that purpose and is in- ion polls. Williamson, an ardent Corbyn sup- tended to benefi t candidates of a par- “But because of a combination of its porter who has previously suggested ticular point of view.” own incompetence and its enthusiasm Labour MPs critical of the leader Hattersley, who was made a peer in for ideological claptrap, it is squan- should lose their seats, is on a speaking 1997, continued: “A reselection cam- dering its chance of winning the next tour arguing for mandatory reselec- paign, whatever its outcome, will al- election. tion for MPs, with critics saying it is ienate fl oating voters whose support “It has to change or it will become a focused on areas represented by mod- we need. political irrelevance.” erate members. “Were it to have any success, the In response, Williamson said the In his letter to Corbyn, Hattersley consequences would be catastrophic. Democracy Roadshow “has never said he attended one of the Democ- “Reselection and the prospect of asked Jeremy Corbyn for his endorse- racy Roadshow events last week in the reselection will undoubtedly split the ment, nor has he given it”. South Yorkshire constituency of Pen- party – led not just by sitting MPs who He said: “The Democracy Roadshow istone and Stocksbridge, where the lo- were deselected or feared deselection, is a grassroots initiative discussing cal MP is Angela Smith, a regular critic but also by MPs who think that the at- the ongoing Labour party democracy of Corbyn. tempted cull of their colleagues dem- review and campaigning for the open Hattersley, who has condemned onstrated that Labour no longer repre- selection of MPs, which is common- Corbyn in the past, said that William- sented their view of the good society. place in other democracies around the son’s speech had an emphasis on man- “I lived through the split of the world. datory reselection for MPs. 1980s and failed in my attempts to “We’re visiting any group of party He wrote: “I do not question the prevent it. activists that invite us, and the re- right of a constituency Labour party “To avoid a repetition of that dis- sponse has been overwhelmingly pop- to replace a sitting member with a aster you must speak out against the ular.” Gulf Times 10 Tuesday, August 28, 2018 EUROPE German far-right rally

Pope Francis, with the head of the Vatican press off ice, Greg sparks mob violence Burke, addressing reporters during a press conference in flight while returning from Ireland to the Vatican. AFP The mood was highly-charged spread hate in the streets have no Chemnitz, Germany a day after the knife attack early place in our country”. on Sunday left a 35-year-old Saxony state premier Michael German dead and sparked street Kretschmer called the scenes everal people were injured chaos in which marauding right- “disgusting”, while the Turkish Pope silent on claim as thousands of far-right wing hooligans assaulted people community in Germany labelled Sprotesters rallied yester- they believed to be immigrants. the street violence “an attempted day in the eastern German city of The anti-Islam PEGIDA move- pogrom”. that he had ignored Chemnitz where a knife killing, ment’s regional chapter, urging A lawmaker of the far-right allegedly committed by a Syrian people online to come to yester- AfD party appeared however to and an Iraqi, had sparked racist day’s rally, told them to “muster endorse the vigilantism, writ- sex abuse allegations mob attacks that were deplored strength from anger and sadness! ing on Twitter that “If the state by Chancellor Angela Merkel. Only together can we ensure that can no longer protect the citizen, Hundreds of riot police sepa- his death was not pointless”. then people will go on the streets AFP leave his seminary and live a rated the noisy crowd – whose A strong police presence yes- and protect themselves”. Vatican City life of penance after former mostly male members were terday evening “prevented ag- Saxony state, in the ex- Vatican ambassadors in Wash- chanting slogans against “crim- gressors from taking over the communist east, has become a ington, now dead, reported inal foreigners” and waving streets” again, Saxony state in- hotspot for racist hate crimes as ope Francis has declined him for “gravely immoral” be- black-red-gold German national terior minister Roland Woeller resentment runs deep in the re- to comment on a claim haviour with seminarians and fl ags – from more than 1,000 an- said after what he labelled “a new gion against the arrival of more Pthat he ignored sexual priests. ti-fascist counter protesters. dimension in the escalation” of than 1mn asylum-seekers in Ger- abuse allegations against a Vigano claimed Francis Pyrotechnics and other objects simmering local tensions. many since 2015. senior clergyman amid specu- asked about McCarrick when hurled from both sides left sev- The ugly and violent scenes In central Chemnitz, fl owers lation conservative elements he took offi ce in June 2013. eral people injured and requiring on Sunday of some 800 far-right and a candle marked the spot of in the Catholic hierarchy are He said the Pope “knew hospital treatment, said police, hooligans and other mostly male the knife killing where a blood using the issue to mount a from at least June 23, 2013, that who moved in water cannon and and white protesters taking to the stain remained on the ground. “putsch” to remove the liberal McCarrick was a serial preda- urged the crowds to remain calm. streets, chasing and attacking Police said yesterday that they Pontiff . tor”, adding that “he knew that The right-wing protesters foreigners have sparked wide- had arrested a Syrian man, 23, Archbishop Carlo Maria he was a corrupt man, he cov- chanted “We are the People” spread revulsion. and an Iraqi man, 22, on sus- Vigano, a former Vatican envoy ered for him to the bitter end”. and the Nazi-era term “Luegen- Footage on social media, re- picion they had killed the Ger- to the United States, on Satur- The Pope accepted the res- presse” (lying press) and dis- published by mainstream media man man, 35, with multiple stab day said he had told Francis of ignation of McCarrick, now played placards that read “Stop groups, showed angry protesters wounds in an altercation in the the allegations against promi- 88, in July, making him just the the refugee fl ood” and “Defend shouting “you’re not welcome early hours of Sunday. nent US cardinal Theodore second cardinal ever to lose his Europe”, the latter adorned with here” at those they believed to be Two others, men aged 33 and McCarrick in 2013. status. an image of an automatic rifl e. foreigners. 38, were hospitalised with se- But rather than punish Mc- During a visit to Ireland on Some carried banners or insig- Police said that extremists on vere injuries after the fi ght on the Carrick, who was forced to Sunday, the Pope “begged for nia of the far-right AfD (Alterna- Sunday attacked an 18-year-old sidelines of a street festival, po- resign last month, Vigano said God’s forgiveness” for past tive for Germany) and neo-Nazi Afghan and his 15-year-old Ger- lice said. that Francis had lifted sanc- clerical abuse scandals, which NPD parties and other extremist man companion, punched an “The investigation, especially tions imposed on him by his have badly damaged the image groups, while a handful delivered 18-year-old Syrian, and grabbed into the motive, the details of the predecessor, pope Benedict of the church in the Catholic the illegal right-handed Hitler and threatened a 30-year-old crime and the murder weapon, is XVI. stronghold. salute, said police. Bulgarian. ongoing,” police said. “Corruption has reached He spoke of the “open Their opponents, separated by Merkel’s spokesman Steff en Woeller urged calm in the city the very top of the church’s wound” of clerical abuse, de- a police line, yelled “Nazis, get Seibert said that “riotous assem- and asked that its people not hierarchy,” Vigano said in an manding “fi rm and decisive” Protesters gather next to a statue of Karl Marx in Chemnitz, eastern out” and held up banners that blies, the hunting down of people believe “online misinformation, eleven-page letter published in measures to fi nd “truth and Germany, following the death of a 35-year-old German after a ‘dispute read “Rule of Law, not Vigilante who appear to be from diff erent rumours, speculation and out- the National Catholic Register justice” before saying mass to between several people of diff erent nationalities’. Justice”. backgrounds or the attempt to right lies”. and several conservative US tens of thousands of fl ag-wav- Catholic publications. ing worshippers. But the Pope refused to ad- His trip was also met with dress the allegation on Sunday. protests, with about 5,000 “I will not say a word about abuse victims and supporters that. I think that the commu- attending a “Stand for Truth” Putin Activists urge treaty to nique speaks for itself,” Fran- rally in the capital Dublin. cis said on his plane as he fl ew It was the fi rst papal trip to back from Dublin to Rome. Ireland since John Paul II spoke takes a ban use of killer robots The timing of the letter’s re- in front of 1.5mn people during lease – right in the middle of a visit in 1979. Francis’s landmark trip to Ire- On the plane back to Rome Siberian AFP mament ambassador Amandeep land – has raised speculation after the two-day trip, the Geneva Gill, who chairs the CCW talks, of a campaign against the Ar- Pope also recommended that said that “good progress” had gentinian Pontiff by conserva- parents seek psychiatric help hiking been made since then. tives in the church. for children who show ho- ountries should quickly Yet countries have yet to agree Francis told journalists to mosexual tendencies, but the agree a treaty banning the on which path to take in address- “read the communique at- Vatican rowed back on those break Cuse of so-called killer ro- ing such weapons. tentively and make your own comments yesterday, saying bots “before it is too late”, activ- The number of states calling judgment”, referring to Viga- that he had not meant to sug- ists said yesterday as talks on the for an outright killer robot ban no’s letter. gest that homosexuality was a Reuters issue resumed at the UN. has increased, with campaigners “You have suffi cient jour- mental illness. Moscow They say that time is running saying at least 26 are now on- nalistic capacity to draw con- Francis was asked by a jour- out before weapons are deployed board. clusions,” he went on. “When nalist what he would say to that use lethal force without a But the states believed to have a little time has passed and you parents who observe homo- he Kremlin released sev- human making the fi nal kill- the most advanced autonomous have the conclusions perhaps I sexual traits in their children. eral offi cial photographs A picture taken on Sunday shows Putin during his vacation in the order and have criticised the weapons, including the US, will talk.” “When it shows itself from Tyesterday, showing Rus- remote Tuva region of southern Siberia. UN body hosting the talks – the France, Britain and Israel, have “Make no mistake. This is a childhood, there is a lot that sian President Vladimir Putin Convention of Certain Conven- not committed to any binding co-ordinated attack on Pope can be done through psychia- taking a hiking holiday in Si- In another, Putin and FSB tional Weapons (CCW) – for mechanism restricting their use. Francis,” said an editorial arti- try, to see how things are. It is beria with his defence minister chief Alexander Bortnikov Berlin police raid moving too slowly. The way forward is expected cle on the website of the pro- something else if it shows itself and the head of the Federal Se- stand in a forest clearing “Killer robots are no longer to be determined this week or gressive National Catholic Re- after 20 years,” he said. curity Service, the FSB. against a backdrop of forested on drug dealers the stuff of science fi ction,” Ra- at a broader CCW conference in porter weekly. The Pope added that ignor- The photographs show the mountains. sha Abdul Rahim, Amnesty In- November, but the requirement “A putsch is afoot and if the ing a child who showed ho- 65-year-old Putin in a khaki Other pictures show Putin Berlin police raided homes, ternational’s adviser on artifi cial to reach consensus could prove a US bishops do not, as a body, mosexual tendencies was an outfi t and hat, carrying bin- at the summit of a mountain, seized drugs and detained four intelligence and human rights, stumbling block. stand up to defend the Holy “error of fatherhood or moth- oculars and trekking poles, taking a boat ride, and talk- men and a woman in central said. “From artifi cially intelli- Activists are pushing nations Father in the next 24 hours, erhood”. hiking in forested mountains ing to the head of the Sayano- parts of the city yesterday as part gent drones to automated guns to move on to formal negotia- we shall be slipping towards However, when the Vatican and enjoying a boat ride on the Shushenski Nature Reserve. of a crackdown on extended Arab that can choose their own tar- tions on a binding treaty within schism,” the author Michael later published the Pope’s an- Yenisei river in the Tuva region Putin took the break on his families involved in organised gets, technological advances in the CCW. Sean Winters wrote. “The en- swer, the reference to psychia- of southern Siberia. way to the Siberian city of traff icking. weaponry are far outpacing in- The Campaign to Ban Killer emies of Francis have declared try had been removed. Previous outdoor snapshots Kemerovo, a coal mining hub, The premises searched were in ternational law.” Robots stressed yesterday that war.” When asked why, a Vatican of Putin on holiday, includ- where he attended a meeting the Tiergarten and Kreuzberg “We are calling on states to without clear progress in that di- Nicolas Seneze, the Rome spokeswoman told AFP that it ing images of him fi shing and with government offi cials and boroughs near the city centre in take concrete steps to halt the rection, negotiations could also correspondent for the French had been done in order to not sunbathing shirtless, appear top managers of energy com- the raids aimed at the trade in spread of these dangerous weap- happen outside of the confi nes of daily La Croix, echoed that “change the thoughts of the intended to demonstrate his panies yesterday. cocaine in particular. ons ... before it is too late.” the CCW convention. there is “a clear desire to attack Holy Father”. robust physical health and vig- “The president, on his way Vehicles were also searched, Her comments came as a CCW “We are willing and able to Francis”. “When the Pope referred our as he wrestles with the af- to Kemerovo, decided to fl y out uncovering a 2kg stash of group of governmental experts take it outside of the UN if it is Bishop Vigano, 77, who was to ‘psychiatry’, it is clear that fairs of state. earlier and spend Saturday and cannabis. on lethal autonomous weap- blocked by consensus,” cam- a papal nuncio in Washington he was doing it to highlight an In one image shown of his Sunday in Tuva, on the Yenisei The men were reported to be ons systems began a week-long paign member Jody Williams, between 2011 and 2016, said example of ‘things that can be Siberian trip, Putin and De- River. He walked in the moun- members of an extended family meeting in Geneva. who won the 1997 Nobel Peace that Benedict XVI imposed ca- done’. But with that word he fence Minister Sergei Shoigu tains, admired the beautiful which had several properties The world body hosted the Prize for her work towards a nonical sanctions against Mc- didn’t mean to say that it (ho- are studying a coniferous sap- views,” Kremlin spokesman seized by the authorities last fi rst-ever killer robot negotia- treaty banning landmines, told Carrick in the late 2000s. mosexuality) was a ‘mental ill- ling, ready for planting. Dmitry Peskov said. month. tions last year and India’s disar- journalists in Geneva. McCarrick was forced to ness’,” she said. Gulf Times Tuesday, August 28, 2018 11 INDIA

POLITICS JUSTICE APPEAL INDICTED TRAINING 2 killed over panchayat Delhi court acquits two Judge recuses from hearing Off icer caught with woman Successful mock drill held board formation Sikhs in 1981 hijacking case plea of Malegaon accused to face court martial at Kalpakkam N-plant

Two persons were killed and four others, Nearly 37 years after an Air India plane was A Supreme Court judge yesterday recused An Indian Army off icer who was caught with a The Department of Atomic Energy’s (DAE) including a kid, were injured in a clash over the hijacked and commandeered to Pakistan, a Delhi from hearing a plea by Malegaon bomb blast woman in a Srinagar hotel on May 23 is likely centre in Kalpakkam, about 80km from Chennai, formation of a state rural body board in West court yesterday acquitted two of the accused case accused Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit to face court martial after he was indicted by successfully conducted a surprise/unannounced Bengal’s Malda district yesterday, police said. in the case who were charged with waging war for a judicial probe into his alleged abduction a court of inquiry. According to Army sources, annual site emergency exercise yesterday. In a The clash took place between groups allegedly against the country. Additional Sessions Judge Ajay and torture. A bench comprising Justice Abhay orders have been issued to initiate disciplinary statement, the Station Director of Chennai Atomic belonging to state ruling party Trinamool Pandey acquitted Tajender Pal Singh and Satnam Manohar Sapre and Justice Uday Umesh Lalit action against Major Leetul Gogoi on two Power Station (MAPS) and the Site Emergency Congress over the control of a gram panchayat Singh of the charges under Sections 121 (waging directed for the listing of the matter before accounts. “For fraternising a local in spite of Director, Kalpakkam DAE Centre R.Satyanarayana (lowest tier of the three-tier panchayat system) war against the government of India) and 121A another bench as Justice Lalit recused himself. instructions to the contrary and being away from said the annual emergency exercise was board at Gopalpur village in Malda district’s (conspiracy to commit certain off ences against the The petitioner contended a “source network the place of duty while in operational area,” an conducted yesterday. He said the DAE has several Manikchawk. “Two persons were shot dead state) of the Indian Penal Code by granting them developed meticulously by him and other Army source said. Major Gogoi was caught with units in Kalpakkam like the MAPS, Indira Gandhi during a clash over panchayat board formation the benefit of the doubt. The case against the two off icers of the Indian Army was demolished” a Kashmiri woman and a man who works for the Centre for Atomic Research, under construction at Gopalpur village. Four others including a three dates back to September 29, 1981, when an Air by his arrest and incarceration. He is the main Army. He was let off after the woman told the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor, facilities of year old boy, sustained injuries in the clash,” said India plane en route to Srinagar from New Delhi accused in the Malegaon blast which killed six police that she had willingly accompanied the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and under an off icer from Manikchawk police station. was hijacked and forced to land in Pakistan. persons on September 29, 2008. off icer. construction Fast Reactor Fuel Cycle Facility.

EC says will fi nd satisfactory Boat race festival solutions to various issues raised at all-party meeting

IANS The Commission assured them that it is New Delhi being looked into with the expert inputs of Indian Statistical Institute. The commission also said that a candi- hief Election Commissioner O P Rawat date may approach the Returning Offi cer said yesterday “satisfactory solutions” concerned for the specifi c count of VVPAT Cwill be found to the issues raised at an of a polling station under the law already all-party meeting convened by the poll panel available. with some major parties demanding reverting Rawat, who briefl y interacted with the to paper ballots while there were mixed views media after the meeting, said the poll panel on simultaneous polls. takes a comprehensive view of the sug- Demands for linking Aadhaar numbers gestions given to it and will take a call on with electors’ detail, providing free airtime putting a ceiling on party expenditure in the in the private media, and measures to regu- elections. late publicity in the no-campaign period in “Some of the parties said that going back view of proliferation of electronic and dig- to ballot is really bad because ‘we don’t ital media, were made by political parties in want to bring back the booth capturing’. At the meeting. the same time, some parties said there are According to an offi cial release, the Elec- some problems with EVMs and issues with tion Commission told the political parties VVPATs slip count. All those things have Oarsmen row yesterday during the traditional annual boat race festival at Rudra Sagar lake in Melaghar, some 55km southeast of Agartala. that the process of roll revision in all states been noted by the EC commission and it will will start from September 1 and will con- take a call,” Rawat told reporters here. tinue for two months — more than the usual “We will defi nitely look into the issues period of one month — in view of the festi- presented by them. There will be a satisfac- val season. tory solution to them,” Rawat added. “The commission assured all the political He said the major takeaway from the parties that each of the suggestions will be meeting was that political parties were looked into and will be responded by Com- “very positive and very constructive” in mission in a time-bound manner,” it said. suggesting the ways and means to further The parties assured the Commission that improve the integrity of the elections. they would extend requisite support in the He said parties also raised the issue of si- process of preparation of electoral rolls. multaneous elections. New drone policy They also suggested sharing copies of the “Parties have raised the issue of ‘one na- deletion list. tion and one polls’. A few supported and The release said some political parties others opposed it.” requested the Commission to fi x a certain The parties welcomed the discussion for percentage of Voter Verifi able Paper Audit enhancing the role of women in the electoral Trail (VVPAT) slips-count to enhance the process and suggested a ceiling on expendi- trust in electronic voting machines (EVMs). ture limit for legislative council elections. from December 1 IANS India’s expertise in technology is online fi ling of a drone’s specifi c in state capitals, strategic locations New Delhi characterised by its capacity to de- fl ight path and use. and vital military installations, vise low-cost solutions. “The Drone Regulations 1.0 will among others. The minister said that the glo- enable the safe, commercial usage The FAQs released by the ministry he government yesterday an- bal drone regulations unveiled had of drones starting December 1. The specify that delivery of items using nounced a policy and guide- taken several years in the making in regulations are intended to enable drones is “not allowed as of now.” Tlines for remotely piloted order to sort out various issues of visual line-of-sight, daytime-only Government agencies, however, aircraft, or drones, which will come safety and security. and a maximum of 400ft altitude can use drones for making deliver- into eff ect from December 1 and aim Minister of State for Civil Avia- operations,” Sinha said. ies, Sinha said. to open up an array of opportunities tion Jayant Sinha said that Drone The regulations list various cat- Minimum manufacturing stand- in the Indian civil aviation sector. Regulations 1.0 have been formu- egories of drones and all of these ards and training requirements of Unveiling the “Drone Regulations lated as an “all digital process” that except the “nano” type weighing drone pilots have also been speci- 1.0” here, Civil Aviation Minister will become eff ective from Decem- less than 250gm and those owned fi ed in the regulations. Suresh Prabhu said that these would ber 1, when the “Digital Sky” plat- by government and intelligence Sinha also said that a Drone Task help foster technology and innova- form will become operative to put in agencies are to be registered and is- Force, chaired by him, is working tion in the development of drones place a system that is totally online. sued with a Unique Identifi cation on policy regulations for the future — which have an extensive range of “The Digital Sky platform will Number (UIN). which will allow for fl ying automat- applications ranging from disaster be a fi rst national unmanned traffi c As per the regulations, “for fl y- ed drones that operate beyond the relief, aerial surveys and in agricul- management platform that imple- ing in controlled airspace, fi ling of line of sight. ture to precision logistics. ments ‘no permission, no takeoff ’ fl ight plan and obtaining Air De- “This is a major development “The drone market in India holds for remotely piloted aircraft,” Sinha fence Clearance/Flight Information that will open opportunities for our the potential of hitting over $1tn. said. Centre number shall be necessary.” aviation sector and for India’s start- We plan to develop drone manufac- Users will be required to make These defi ne the “no-drone up industry. We are likely to go from Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat, Election Commissioners Sunil Arora and Ashok ture not only for the domestic mar- one-time registration of their zones” around airports, near inter- travelling in auto-rickshaws to air- Lavasa attend a meeting of all national and state recognised political parties to discuss ket but to cater to the global market drones, pilots and owners on the national borders, Vijay Chowk in rickshaws with the coming of pas- issues related to the electoral process in New Delhi yesterday. as well,” Prabhu said, adding that platform, which will also allow for Delhi, state Secretariat complexes senger drones,” he said.

Opposition demands release of relief material held up at airports, railway stations

By Ashraf Padanna “The relief materials were CBSE to help Kerala’s flood-affected students get their certificates back Thiruvananthapuram mostly from the Kerala Muslim Cultural Central and Overseas The Central Board of Second- been integrated with DigiLocker, ing their names, roll number and Indian Cultural Congress,” Con- ary Education (CBSE) will help a government storehouse of year of examination. erala’s opposition United gress leader Ramesh Chennithala Kerala students get their educa- documents. “In case any student finds a vari- Democratic Front (UDF) told reporters after a meeting tion certificates back in case they “The CBSE will re-send login- ation in the document, he/she may Ksays large amounts of re- of the UDF leaders at his offi cial might have lost them in the floods id and password of Parinam contact the CBSE Regional Off ice in lief cargo sent from Gulf coun- residence here. through its digital repository, said Manjusha/DigiLocker pertaining Thiruvananthapuram immediately, tries to the fl ood-ravaged state “They included foodstuff CBSE yesterday. to students of the year 2016-2018 giving roll number, name, class and are lying at the airports awaiting which cannot last long. The gov- CBSE has 1,300 schools in on their mobile numbers provided year,” the statement said. clearance. ernment is doing nothing to al- Kerala aff iliated to it. The students with Class X or XII data,” CBSE In addition to these measures, Cargos from philanthropists leviate their suff erings and feed of these schools can retrieve their Secretary Anurag Tripathi said in the board has also extended the and Kerala community groups tens of thousands of people liv- mark-sheets, migration certificate, a statement. deadline for submitting school from many other states are also ing in camps and impoverished and pass certificate from CBSE’s Students of 2004-2015 will have information at Online Aff iliated waiting at the railway stations for homes. It’s NGOs and good- digital academic repository called to visit DigiLocker website and link School Information System for distribution. hearted people who are helping ‘Parinam Manjusha’. their Aadhaar to their account and aff iliated schools in Kerala, to The government had on Sunday them.” This academic repository has retrieve their documents by enter- September 30. sought a letter from organisations Indian Union Muslim League Flood-aff ected people rest at a relief camp in Pathanamthitta. and individuals surrendering for- leader Dr MK Muneer met Chief eign aid as only district collectors Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and offi cials were pressing them to ceived the money. Admitting nal to do the job and complete the struct 10,000km of roads and management and relief and re- can receive and distribute them. requested him to release them at leave as the schools are reopen- the lapse, finance minister process in six months.” 221 bridges besides hundreds of settlement.” They would only be able to get the earliest. ing tomorrow after the Onam Thomas Isaac said they would Pointing out a few incidents, homes destroyed after a series of Meanwhile, Congress presi- them cleared from customs. They Massive rehabilitation is un- vacation. receive the amount credited in he said the aid workers were in- 537 landslides in 12 of its 14 dis- dent Rahul Gandhi is arriving will then determine the areas to derway now with 170,992 volun- The Chief Minister’s Distress their bank accounts within a creasingly coming under the at- tricts in two weeks. in the state today on a two-day distribute the aid. teers cleaning up 99,973 houses Relief Fund (CMDRF) had so far week. tack of the CPM offi cials taking The UDF also wanted a ju- visit to the fl ood-devastated re- If the organisations mobilis- and 2,637 public places and roads received Rs6.78bn from more The opposition wanted a tri- control of camps. dicial commission to probe on gions of Alappuzha, Ernakulam ing them have a particular area and giving counselling to 11,078 than 150 countries, and people bunal for awarding the compen- He also asked the government the fl oods which they believe as and Wayanad districts. He will in which they wish to distribute depressed people. continue to donate generously. sation to plug the leakage as they to stop its extravagant spending human-made without proper also felicitate fi shermen who they can suggest but they cannot Members of the neighbour- The federal government had feared the CPM would divert like creating additional cabinet management of some 52 dams saved most of the people, launch take up the job. hood groups under the Kudum- released Rs6bn in advance, be- funds. posts and an ad blitzkrieg na- and releasing millions of litres of a project to build 1000 homes for The opposition fears large- basree women empowerment sides Rs5.62bn already made “After the Cyclone Okhi ten tionwide to boost its image. water at a time overnight while the displaced and fl ag off trucks scale misappropriation of these mission have accommodated available to the State Disaster months ago, the CMDRF re- The rains and fl oods have tak- people were sleeping without laden with relief materials. materials accusing the local 8,859 displaced families. Response Fund (SDRF). ceived Rs 1.04bn but the victims en 322 lives and destroyed 54,000 warning. Former chief minister Oom- functionaries of the ruling Com- Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijay- Chennithala alleged that got only Rs251mn, according to acres of crops aff ecting 300,000 It decided to cooperate with men Chandy, state unit presi- munist Party of India (Marxist) or an said 342,699 people are still though the government prom- the offi cial data,” the opposition farmers who also lost their cattle the government in rebuilding the dent MM Hassan and Chennith- CPM “capturing” shelter camps living in 1,093 temporary camps, ised Rs 10,000 to each of the leader said. and poultry. ravaged state while “exposing the ala have pledged to sponsor one and seizing relief materials. mostly schools, and many say displaced families, none re- “That’s why we want a tribu- It needs to repair and recon- administrative disaster in fl ood house each. Gulf Times 12 Tuesday, August 28, 2018 PAKISTAN PPP bracing to fi ght for Sindh’s interests Internews He said that decreased revenue volves provincial matters like Imran Khan with Fawad Chaudhry. Islamabad collection by the federal govern- police reforms, and local govern- ment is aff ecting transfers to the ment system. provinces, but there is appar- The PTI has committed to he Pakistan Peoples Party ently no deviation from the NFC support the MQM-P on the issue (PPP)-led Sindh govern- Award. of local government and prom- Pakistan bans VIP Tment will be closely moni- “In the new NFC Award, the ised a package for urban Sindh. toring the policy of the Pakistan federal government will defi - The MQM-P is seeking a Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led fed- nitely oppose Sindh’s proposal of strong local government system protocol at airports eral government towards prov- allowing provinces to collect GST in line with Article 140-A of the inces, as far as Sindh’s interests on goods,” he added. Constitution, which binds prov- are concerned. Bengali is not impressed with inces to establish a local govern- Internews or other VIPs be given such Sindh Chief Minister Syed the appointment of Abdul Razaq ment system and devolve politi- Islamabad special treatment at airports Murad Ali Shah has been quite Dawood and Dr Ishrat Hussain cal, administrative and fi nancial across the country. vocal on the issues, be it water, as the PM’s advisers, consider- “responsibility” and “authority” In case any FIA offi cial is announcement of the eighth ing the fact that they were part to the local governments. s part of its austerity caught providing special treat- National Finance Commission Alvi: hopes to develop at minimum an understanding with the PPP in of former military ruler Pervez The PTI’s Karachi-based pres- plan, the government ment to a VIP, he would face (NFC) Award, random sampling Sindh. Musharraf’s team. idential nominee, Dr Arif Alvi, Aof Pakistan led by Imran strict action, the ministry of 5% wards of census, or due “To me, Pakistan is facing a hopes to develop at minimum an Khan has banned VIP protocol warned in a letter sent to all share in water and other federal- attach any importance to Sindh’s Under Article 160(3A) of the balance of payment crisis be- understanding with the PPP in given by the Federal Investiga- zones of the agency. ly-funded projects. concerns. Constitution, the share of prov- cause of the policies of these in- Sindh. tion Agency (FIA) to infl uential According to the inte- This year, Sindh has once again The 7th NFC Award has been inces in each NFC award shall not dividuals. We are still reeling un- On the NFC issue, he saw a people at airports. rior ministry, immigration suff ered much in terms of water extended through a presidential be less than the share given to der those policies,” he said. multiple-indicators formula as The decision is being im- counters at airports would be shortage during the Kharif (har- order. them in previous award. PPP information secretary an evolutionary process. plemented yesterday by the monitored; if any VIP is seen vest) season. After formation of the Sindh With the PTI forming gov- Nafi sa Shah makes another “We can improve it,” he said, government, with the interior being given special treatment, Sindh’s three barrages wit- cabinet, Shah had underscored ernments in the Centre, Punjab, point. adding that the Provincial Fi- ministry directing offi cials of the immigration staff and of- nessed almost exceptionally in- the need for resource sharing un- and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and a She says that Prime Minister nance Commission (PFC) should the investigation agency’s im- fi cial in charge of their shift adequate fl ows at time of sowing der the new NFC, while observ- coalition set-up in Baluchistan, Khan is clueless about provin- be given a serious consideration migration wing to implement would be immediately sus- of summer crops. ing that “Sindh will be closely Sindh would have to tread care- cial rights guaranteed under the and it should not be left to the it. pended. The Sindh chief minister, who monitoring the PTI government fully at constitutional forums in Constitution. whims of a chief minister. “We have decided to strictly The ministry also directed has raised issues of water supply (on) whether it respects smaller tackling these issues. “Given the content of his fi rst “Nobody minds if money is implement the decision to the FIA not to harass passen- and NFC with the previous Pa- provinces or not”. In the previous government, address to the nation as PM, it spent in Larkana (a city in north- provide equal opportunities gers leaving the country. kistan Muslim League – Nawaz The multiple indicators crite- the PTI and the PPP were in op- seems he doesn’t know that gov- west Sindh). But it should indeed to all travellers without any The investigation agency (PML-N) federal government, is ria for NFC Award as opposed to a position against the PML-N at ernance is a multi-layered sub- be spent in real terms,” he added. discrimination,” Information was also directed to facilitate ready to take up the matter with population-specifi c formula was the Centre. ject,” she said, adding: “If the PTI Alvi supported a local govern- Minister Fawad Chaudhry passengers of international the federal government of Prime introduced during the PPP’s fed- This time round, Sindh prov- aims to reform health and educa- ment system that is in accord- said. fl ights at the time of their ar- Minister Imran Khan. eral government in 2009, when ince would be left alone when it tion sectors, it will have to talk to ance with Article 140-A of the Infl uential people have ac- rival at country’s airports. The PPP was surprised to see provinces’ share was increased comes to infl uencing the decision the provinces which in fact give Constitution. corded VIP protocol at airports It is worth mentioning that the premier discussing devolved to 56% from 47.5% in the divis- of the federal government. eff ect to policies.” “We feel that the Supreme so that they can avoid being in such decisions had also been subjects like education and ible pool. Thus, the stakes are higher for The member of the National Court, which is seized with the long queues and get their lug- taken by previous govern- health in his maiden speech as Sindh has already proposed Sindh this time. Assembly (MNA) regrets that MQM’s petition on this question, gage cleared without any has- ments, but were not imple- the country’s new chief execu- that provinces collect general Economist Dr Kaiser Bengali, Khan had failed to come up with should give a verdict,” he said, sle, he said. mented. tive, instead of talking about pro- sales tax (GST) on services. who was Sindh’s technical mem- a larger vision. adding: “Who will be unhappy if “We have seen that infl uen- There was a VIP lounge at vincial rights and matters, espe- The federal government has ber when the 7th NFC Award was The PPP leadership is also cities or villages see progress and tial people used to seek assist- the Benazir Bhutto Interna- cially that of the NFC award that not been able to meet revenue passed, says that the relationship cautiously keeping watch on the development under a powerful ance of FIA offi cials at airports, tional Airport in Islamabad, has been overdue since 2015. collection targets, resulting in between the PTI federal govern- PTI’s nine-point deal with the local government system?” (with the offi cials) accompa- where VIPs and infl uential Since 2015, Sindh has pressing the provinces getting even less ment and the PPP’s Sindh gov- Muttahida Qaumi Movement – He said that the PTI intends nying them to promptly clear people waited in comfort while for issuance of new NFC award, than their allocation under the ernment would probably go well. Pakistan (MQM-P) for sharing to discuss to the PPP to ensure their luggage,” the minister their luggage was being cleared probably in anticipation of the existing NFC Award. “I feel that there is a realisa- power at the federal level. devolution of power. said. by offi cials of the FIA, airport fact that multiple indicators- Reports have said that revised tion of provincial issues on Im- According to Sindh Local Gov- Alvi also believes that the The VIP protocol was usu- security staff , or Civil Aviation based NFC formula would see collection target of the Federal ran Khan’s part … that’s why he ernment Minister Saeed Ghani, Council of Common Interest’s ally given to politicians, leg- Authority personnel. some improvement. Board of Revenue (FBR) in fi nan- didn’t mention the Kalabagh most of the points do not fall decision on random sampling of islators, senior bureaucrats, However, there is no such The NFC Award has not been cial year 2018-18 is Rs3,935bn, dam in any way though he clearly within the domain of the prime 5% census blocks must be imple- judges, military offi cials, and lounge available at the new passed since 2015 as then-fi - but probably only Rs3,751bn talked about building the Diam- minister. mented with utmost transpar- journalists. Islamabad airport established nance minister Ishaq Dar did not could be collected. er-Bhasha [dam],” he said. The PTI-MQM-P deal in- ency. The interior ministry has is- near Fatehjang, with all pas- sued instructions to the FIA, sengers having to follow the that no government offi cial normal procedure. Blood ties Sindh governor-designate Ismail’s PTI confi dent of academic credentials raise eyebrows presidential win The highest qualification of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s pick for Sindh governor, Imran Ismail, is intermediate as he never graduated from university, according to the documents he DPA submitted in order to take part in the 2018 general elections. Islamabad The PTI leader’s academic credentials have raised eyebrows, drawing criticism on social and mainstream media on his nomination by Prime Minister Imran Khan. hree candidates were offi cially in the running for According to assets and liabilities Form-B and aff idavit of Pakistan’s presidential election as of yesterday, contesting candidates for the general elections 2018, available on Tbut one is seen as having a lock on the position the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) website, Ismail only did thanks to a split opposition. a bachelor’s in communication part-I after his intermediate. More than 1,000 lawmakers in the national parlia- Ismail won the provincial election from Karachi’s PS-111, beating the ment and provincial legislatures will vote to elect the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)’s Murtaza Wahab. new president on September 4, according to the Election People have mainly criticised Ismail’s nomination as the governor Commission of Pakistan (ECP). as he would oversee all universities in Sindh. The ruling alliance led by the party of Prime Minister However, addressing a press conference on Saturday, Ismail said Imran Khan is certain to win the contest with their can- that after the 18th amendment, the chancellor of varsities is the didate Arif Alvi, a long-time Khan ally. chief minister. The opposition parties of former premier Nawaz “A governor doesn’t have these powers,” he added. Sharif and former president Asif Ali Zardari could not Regarding his education level, Ismail said that he is “foreign- agree to fi eld a joint candidate, diminishing their chances qualified”, and has studied in the United States and Italy, being a of victory. leather technician by profession. Once a powerful offi ce, Pakistan’s presidency has been On a question regarding his qualification mentioned in ECP’s reduced to a fi gurehead after its authority was curtailed Form-B, Ismail said that whatever degrees he had, he had in a 2010 constitutional amendment. mentioned them in the form. Mamnoon Hussain, an ally of Sharif, is set to step Meanwhile, defending Ismail’s nomination, Information Minister down as Pakistan’s president on September 8 after com- A child ties ‘rakhi’ onto the wrist of her brother during a Hindu ceremony observing the festival of Raksha Fawad Chaudhry has said if a matriculate (someone enrolled at a pleting his fi ve-year term. Bandhan, in Karachi yesterday. The Hindu festival sees sisters tying rakhi to their brothers’ wrists, and in return, college or university) could become president of the country, then Khan’s party formed the government after winning the brothers vow to protect their sisters. no one should be bothered about the former’s qualification as a July 25 elections. governor. JF-17 Thunder wows spectators Rawalpindi’s traditional cinemas losing patrons at Poland air show Amidst applause by spectators, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF)’s JF- Internews Capital, and the Plaza cinemas of the better environment and of hearing bad news on the TV all 17 Thunder exhibited a dazzling Islamabad have been partially closed as they equipment used to screen well- the time and want a break. aerial display yesterday during are not pulling in the numbers. made cartoons and movies in Eng- University student Fizza Durra- the opening day of Radom The Ciros Cinema in Saddar re- lish. ni said that with the establishment International Airshow at Radom- raditional cinemas in mains open to the public, however. “Modern cinema houses screen of new cinema houses, it is possi- Sakdu Airport in Poland. Rawalpindi are losing their One of the major reasons for fi lms in a family-friendly environ- ble for girls to go watch a movie. Painted in the colours of Taudience to modern cinema people preferring new cinemas in ment, have better seating arrange- Owner of Khursheed Cinema, Pakistan’s national flag, the JF-17 houses. Jinnah Park and Bahria Town is ments, and air-conditioned halls,” the oldest cinema in the city, Syed roared in the Polish skies and left New cinemas, including the deplorable condition of those the manager of a private cinema, Ali Raza said that the traffi c con- the spectators spellbound with Cinepax, Arena, and Cine Gold downtown. Imran Ahmed, said. gestion in the city areas and the its breathtaking manoeuvres, in Rawalpindi have been popular Rawalpindi residents are fed up He said the new complexes are old infrastructure of cinema hous- said a PAF press release issued. with residents of the city. with the bad conditions and en- built with the evolving tastes and es are a put-off for cinemagoers. The performance by PAF pilot They cater to about 2,000 peo- virons of the old cinema houses, requirements of cinemagoers in “However, watching movie at Wing Commander Zeeshan ple a day on weekdays and 4,000 where they had to wait in long mind, providing a multiplex ex- an old cinema costs Rs100, while Baryar included extraordinary people on weekends. queues in stuff y halls, only to be perience meant to change the way a ticket at new ones costs Rs500, aerobatics like the muscle climb, The popularity of the new cin- seated in bug-infested seats to people watch movies, particularly which they are able to charge due thunder turns, slow speed emas comes at the cost of the old watch movies while putting up for families, who want an evening to better location and arrange- performance, and inverted flight. ones, with many having been bad sound systems. of entertainment in a clean and ments,” he said. Air Marshal Arshad Malik, closed, such as the Novelty Cine- Another reason for the overall appropriate environment. Old cinemas have a limited au- the Vice-Chief of the Air Staff , ma in Kashmiri Bazaar, which shut decline in the number of cinema- Cinemagoer Salman Ahmed dience, he said, because they have was there to witness the down last week. goers is that entertainment con- said old cinema houses have not not invested in improving the fa- aerial and static display of the The Gulistan Cinema in Com- tent is now readily available on adapted. cilities. JF-17 Thunder, which was co- mittee Chowk has been turned cable and online. “The selection of movies in new He pointed out: “Even if we in- developed by Pakistan and China. into a commercial plaza while And the reason newer cinemas cinemas is also more diverse and vested in better décor, people will He said the PAF’s participation the Shabistan, the Rose, the Moti are pulling in the crowds that do they cater to a better crowd,” he not pay the same here as they do at in the show would help project a Mahal, the Rialto, the Odeon, the go out to watch movies is because said, adding that people are fed up new cinemas.” positive image of Pakistan. Gulf Times Tuesday, August 28, 2018 13 PHILIPPINES Duterte denies justice pick De Castro is politically motivated won’t use DPA Sereno’s Manila

hilippine President Ro- drigo Duterte yesterday Pdenied allegations that luxury car politics influenced his choice for the country’s new Supreme By Jomar Canlas vehicle for Sereno, such as Court chief justice. Manila Times the tailor-fit specifications Duterte appointed Teresita that could only be fulfilled Leonardo De Castro as the new by a lone supplier, Toyota head of the judiciary to replace ewly-appointed Chief Makati. Maria Lourdes Sereno, who was Justice Teresita Leon- De Castro also said there expelled by a Supreme Court Nardo de Castro vows to must be transparency in vote in May for allegedly fail- be transparent and simple as terms of the appointment ing to declare all her financial the new head of the judiciary. process in the judiciary. assets. Critics alleged that De De Castro told Manila Times “I want clear rules on ap- Castro’s appointment was a she would not use the luxury pointment, by having clear reward for her role in ousting vehicle left by her ousted pred- guidelines in our resolu- Sereno. ecessor, Maria Lourdes Ser- tions,” de Castro said. “In the civil service, (there eno, which became the subject President Rodrigo Duterte are) no political colours in- of an impeachment case in the followed the footsteps of cluded,” Duterte told reporters House of Representatives. President Corazon Aquino in after giving a speech to com- “I don’t intend to use that making the shortest appoint- memorate Heroes’ Day. “That (Toyota Land Cruiser),” de ment to the Supreme Court is prohibited. So (we follow the) Castro told the newspaper. for the position of chief jus- merit system.” She said the court en banc tice. De Castro will serve for “It’s like a train, whoever would have to discuss what only 41 days as she will reach comes in first, will the first to do with the P5.1mn Toy- the mandatory age of retire- to be promoted,” added the ota Land Cruiser bought as ment of 70 on October 8. 73-year-old leader, who had a service vehicle for Sereno Before the appointment been vocal about his dislike for during her stint as chief jus- of de Castro as chief justice, Sereno. Duterte stressed that tice. None of the justices Chief Justice Pedro Yap’s ten- he has no personal relation- reached by the newspaper ure was the shortest, lasting ship with any of the justices, wanted to use the luxury only for 72 days prior to his re- saying, “I have never talked to car, with some joking it was tirement. Yap’s tenure as chief anyone there. I don’t know any “jinxed.” justice during the Aquino ad- of them. They are all strangers The Toyota Land Cruiser ministration was from April 19, to me.” is at the parking area of the 1988 until June 30, 1988. De Castro, 69, will serve as President Rodrigo Duterte poses for a selfie with students after a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the National Heroes’ Day at the court compound on Taft Av- Before Yap, the short- the head of the Supreme Court Heroes Cemetery in Manila, yesterday. enue, with some dents. est tenure belonged to Felix for just two months until Octo- The Manila Times had re- Makasiar, who served for 117 ber 8, when she turns 70 and is Sereno in the latter’s impeach- was one of those who voted for justice to be removed through a nato Corona was removed by ported that the Commission days after being appointed by scheduled to retire. ment hearing at the Philippine Sereno to be removed from her vote by her colleagues. lawmakers on similar charges on Audit (CoA) found irregu- President Ferdinand Marcos She had testified against House of Representatives and post. Sereno was the first chief In 2012, late chief justice Re- in an impeachment trial. larities in the purchase of the on July 25, 1985. Anti-graft agency to Agriculture department blames probe illegal drugs entry profi teers for high chicken prices

By William Depasupil matter and will not hesitate document within the required By Eireene Jairee Gomez remained unchanged because However, the prevailing retail decline in the average farmgate Manila Times to recommend to the Presi- 30-day period from the date of Manila Times of profi teering. “I am disap- price of the commodity ranges price of broiler came as chicken dent (Rodrigo Duterte) the fir- discharge. pointed with what happened from P140 to P160 as of mid- supply outpaced demand sev- ing of public officials found to Vedasio Cabral Baraquel, to the lifting of the SSG (spe- August, he added. eral weeks ago. Pinol however he Presidential Anti- be remiss in the performance the registered owner of Vecaba he high price of chicken cial safeguard) on chicken be- SSG is a trade measure that said poultry raisers reported to Corruption Commission of their duties or worse, acted Trading, was charged with vio- is the result of irregu- cause even when the farmgate allows countries to impose ad- him that the average farmgate T(PACC) will conduct its in conspiracy with smugglers lation of Section 1401 (Unlaw- Tlar price movements at price of live chicken has gone ditional tariff s when the value price was pegged at P77 per kilo own investigation of the re- in facilitating the entry of the ful Importation) in relation to the distribution and retail lev- down from over P90 to only of an imported product is below as of the third week of August, ported collusion of some offi- contrabands,” he added. Section 118 (g) (Prohibited Im- els amid profi teering by some about P70 now, there was no the trigger price. The average from P95 per kg prior to the cials of the Bureau of Customs The PACC’s power to inves- portation), pursuant to Section players, the Department of Ag- marked reduction of the prices farmgate price of chicken began lifting of the SSG. (BoC) with notorious smug- tigate motu proprio emanates 4 and 5 of Republic Act 9165 or riculture (DA) said yesterday. of chicken in the market,” said to fall when the DA lifted the Because the fall in the farm- glers that led to the entry into from Executive Order 43 issued the Comprehensive Dangerous Agriculture Secretary Em- Pinol. SSG duty on imported chicken gate price was not refl ected at the country of billions of pesos by Duterte on October 4, 2017. Drugs Act of 2002. manuel Pinol said the farmgate With the SSG duty on chick- and chicken products a few the retail level, Pinol said the worth of illegal drugs. The PACC was created to as- In early August, the Philip- price of chicken might have en lifted, the average retail price weeks ago. DA would give chicken retailers PACC Commissioner sist the president in investigat- pine Drug Enforcement Agency declined by as much as P20 per should only be about P120 per The United Broiler Raisers two weeks to bring down their and concurrent spokesman ing and hearing administrative discovered four magnetic lift- kilogram (kg), but retail prices kilogram, according to Pinol. Association (UBRA) said the retail prices. Manuelito Luna yesterday said cases against presidential ap- ers suspected to have contained the commission would sub- pointees with salary grade 26 shabu in a warehouse in Cavite. poena Customs officials and and higher. PDEA chairman Aaron Aqui- employees as well as importers The House of Representa- no said the four magnetic lift- and brokers. tives has started its investigation ers were found positive of sha- “The PACC finds the facili- of the entry of illegal drugs. In bu residue. Five children killed after blaze in slum district tated smuggling of over P4bn June this year, 355 kilos of shabu The PDEA estimated that and P6.8bn worth of illegal were found inside two aban- the four lifters could have con- drugs very disturbing and will doned magnetic lifters at the tained one tonne of shabu. DPA ippine capital yesterday, fi refi ghters said. Manila. Two of the children were report- not take this sitting down,” Manila International Container The BoC found that the Manila The victims — four boys and one girl, edly playing with a lighter and ignited some Luna said in a text message to Port (MICP). The shipment ar- shipment entered the country aged between one and 12 years old — suf- clothes. Manila Times. rived at the MICP on June 28. It through the MICP, and was fered burns and suff ocation, said fire mar- Their father was at work, while their “In this regard, the commis- was declared abandoned after consigned to SMYD Trading ive children left at home alone and shall Jones Silvano. An initial investiga- mother had gone out to buy food and locked sion will be summoning per- Vecaba Trading, the import- owned by Marina de la Cruz locked in by their parents were killed tion showed the fi re began in the victims’ the door from the outside, trapping the sib- sonalities to shed light on the ing firm, failed to file an entry Signapan. Fin a fi re in a slum district of the Phil- three-storey house in the Tondo district of lings inside when the fi re struck. Lorenzana slams Chinese nukes in disputed sea House to swiftly resolve charges against judges By Dempsey Reyes any other weaponry there that are Manila Times nuclear-tipped,” Lorenzana said. Also, yesterday, Lorenzana, By Llanesca T Panti Sereno’s ouster was legitimate, joined by Armed Forces chief Manila Times Leachon noted that Congress’ efence Secretary Delfi n Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr and high- power to impeach should be Lorenzana has objected to ranking offi cials of the Navy, wel- exercised with prudence. DChina’s transport of “nu- comed the 700-strong Navy con- he House of Representa- “Each department is differ- clear elements” to the contested tingent that participated in the tives would quickly re- ent and is essential under our area at the West Philippine Sea Rim of the Pacifi c (Rimpac) exer- Tsolve the impeachment Constitution. Even if an im- (South China Sea), as reported by cises held in Honolulu, Hawaii. complaint fi led against seven peachable offence is commit- the US defence and military es- “Participating in the exercises Supreme Court justices who ted by an impeachable official, tablishment. that are far away from us means voted in favour of removing impeachment should be taken “We defi nitely object to that that we are already capable of then Chief Justice Maria Lour- with great caution because of because they (China) should not patrolling our seas since we have des Sereno via quo warranto, the significant position they be bringing any nuclear (ele- surface ships, capital ships going Justice panel chairman Salvador (impeachable officials) are ments) in the disputed area,” to the oceans,” the Defence chief Leachon of Oriental Mindoro holding. Impeachment should Lorenzana told reporters at Pier stressed. said yesterday. be the remedy of last resort,” 13, Manila after the arrival cer- Vice Admiral Robert Empe- “There is a standing order the lawmaker pointed out. emony for the Philippine Navy drad, Navy chief, said the Rimpac from the Speaker to expedite Opposition lawmakers Edcel contingent from Hawaii yester- drills “sends a very strong sig- this one because we have several Lagman, Teddy Baguilat of Ifu- day. nal” that the Philippine Navy has things to do. We are deliberating gao, Gary Alejano of Magdalo The Pentagon had raised alarm extended its reach “far beyond” on the proposed 2019 budget, party-list and Tomasito Vil- over Beijing’s plans to establish when it comes to the country’s and the fi ling of candidacy is also larin of Akbayan party-list fl oating nuclear power plants on territorial waters and its exclusive there to consider,” Leachon said. filed the complaint against the hotly contested islands and economic zone. “If need be, we can conduct Associate Justice Teresita reefs in South China Sea, in a re- Empedrad said the Philip- impeachment hearings every Leonardo-de Castro, Diosda- port to the US Congress. pine Navy conducted drills with day,” he added. do Peralta, Lucas Bersamin, “We are talking about our dis- the most advanced navies in the While he did not say that the Francis Jardeleza, Noel Tijam, putes in a civil matter and there world such as the Japan Maritime impeachment complaint will Andres Reyes Jr and Alexan- is no need for (China) to milita- Self-Defence Force, Singapore be dismissed because some 200 der Gesmundo. De Castro was rise to that level where they will Navy, Republic of Korea Navy, Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana welcomes soldiers who participated in the Rim of the Pacific lawmakers share President Ro- appointed by the president as bring in nuclear-armed aircraft or Australian Navy and the US Navy. Exercise held in Hawaii. drigo Duterte’s position that Chief Justice. Gulf Times 14 Tuesday, August 28, 2018 COMMENT

CHAIRMAN Abdullah bin Khalifa al-Attiyah EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Faisal Abdulhameed al-Mudahka Deputy Managing Editor K T Chacko P.O.Box 2888, Doha, Qatar [email protected] 44350478 (News), 44466404 (Sport), 44466636 (Home delivery) 44350474 facebook.com/gulftimes twitter.com/gulftimes_Qatar GULF TIMES UN report on Myanmar ‘genocide’ a stinging rebuke for Suu Kyi

A report released yesterday by UN investigators calling for Myanmar offi cials to face genocide charges over their campaign against the Rohingya Muslims is a stinging rebuke of the Aung San Suu Kyi regime which has failed to intervene to stop the attacks. The UN investigators said Myanmar’s military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with “genocidal intent”, and the commander-in-chief and fi ve generals should be prosecuted for the gravest crimes under international law. It is the fi rst time the United Nations has explicitly called for prosecuting Myanmar offi cials on the charges of Assad’s Syria recorded genocide. The investigators called for the UN Security Council to impose an arms embargo on Myanmar, subject its offi cials to targeted sanctions and set up an ad hoc tribunal to try suspects or refer them to the International its own atrocities Criminal Court in the Hague. Also, signifi cantly, the UN-mandated investigators Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, So not only do we have the Caesar Investigators also showed us records blamed social media platform Facebook for incitement By Sara Afshar London has consistently questioned the photographs of thousands of corpses revealing the regime knew detainees and said that it had been “a useful instrument for those authenticity of the photographs, and bearing marks of torture and starvation, were being tortured and that deaths seeking to spread hate, in a context where for most users when confronted with one of the we now have documents which appear had risen considerably. A haunting Facebook is the Internet.” magine your son or daughter was horrific images by reporter Michael to link the Syrian regime to some of new detail in the documents is the arrested. And you heard nothing Isikoff in a Yahoo News interview last the people in the photographs, and to reference to detainees’ bodies being Following the publication of the report, Facebook about them for years. Until one year, the president referred to them as their deaths. The photographs captured buried in a “known place”. Known to announced yesterday that it was removing accounts Iday, thousands of photographs of “fake news”, and asked: “Who verified one moment in time, depicting the the regime, but as yet unknown to connected to Myanmar’s military. The move eff ectively dead bodies were published – corpses the pictures?” state of the detainees’ bodies. But the detainees’ families who are denied that cuts off the armed forces’ main channel of of people who had died in custody. You New evidence suggests his own documents name the detainees, and information – an ongoing source of start looking through them one by one, regime verifi ed the pictures. War talk about them from the time they pain and anguish for them. communication with the public. sick to your stomach wondering if the crimes investigators have recently were arrested, to the details gleaned Why does all this evidence matter Facebook dominates next photograph you click on is of your uncovered documents they say from their interrogation, to the day they now? Because you only have to look the social media loved one. But as you go through them, provide corroboration of the Caesar died, and fi nally, to what should be done at the calls from some quarters to lift “Facebook has landscape in Myanmar, you realise many of the corpses are so photographs by the regime itself with their bodies – confi rming all of it sanctions on the Syrian regime, and severely emaciated, mutilated, some – as Nicola Cutcher and I revealed happened in regime custody. at reports the Greek government, been the key where millions of people with their eyes missing, that you’d fi nd on Channel 4 News this month. For example, among the Caesar for instance, has already started have come online for the it hard to recognise even yourself in that Investigators at the Commission photographs, corpse 2668, detention importing phosphates from them, to channel enabling fi rst time since reforms state. for International Justice and facility 227, is an emaciated man who know that steps are afoot to normalise to liberalise the telecoms Hundreds, if not thousands, of Accountability (many of them veterans appears to have had one eye gouged this regime. the military’s Syrian families have done just that – of the international criminal court and out. In the documents, he has a name, Assad may have won the war, but that sector began in 2013. looked through the so-called Caesar the tribunal for the former Yugoslavia) a village where he came from, the date doesn’t mean you ignore such strong communication The government uses photographs – images of over 6,700 discovered the evidence among he was arrested, what he confessed evidence of crimes against humanity. Facebook to make major people (originally reported as 11,000) hundreds of thousands of records to during his interrogation, his death, Doing that endangers us all, and makes with the public” announcements, who apparently died in Syrian regime abandoned by the Syrian regime when and the cause given: “his heart and “never again” a hollow and meaningless custody. A defector, codenamed Caesar, it lost control of areas to opposition breathing stopping”. Somewhere he epithet that invites impunity around including the claimed he smuggled the photographs forces. has a family, but the head of detention the world. resignation of the country’s president in March. out of Syria and, astonishingly, that The key documents are from the head facility 227 didn’t recommend returning If that’s what people want, Facebook said it had banned 20 individuals and they had been taken by the regime itself of detention facility 227 to one of the his body to them. then they should own it. And they organisations to prevent the spread of “hate and as part of its record-keeping. Chillingly, regime’s senior intelligence chiefs, the There are likely to be more of these should understand exactly what each corpse has a number, alongside the head of military intelligence, informing documents because the records show they’re owning. Look at the Caesar misinformation” after reviewing the content. number of a regime detention facility. him of the arrest, interrogation and the head of military intelligence asked photographs – just as families trying to Clare Wareing, a spokeswoman for the Menlo Park, No names, just numbers. deaths of detainees, and crucially, to be informed of every single detainee identify their loved ones do – and ask California-based company, said by e-mail that it was the In May 2014, in part motivated by referring to their dead bodies with death, and be consulted on what to do whether it’s acceptable to normalise fi rst time the company had banned members of a military these images, the UN security council a number. When the investigators with the corpses. This is a man who, this. – Guardian News & Media debated a draft resolution to refer cross-checked these body numbers at the time the Caesar photographs or state actors. Syria to the international criminal in the regime documents, with the were taken, held one of the most senior zSara Afshar is the Bafta-nominated The ban included two pages dedicated to the army’s court. Thirteen of its 15 members corpse numbers and detention facility intelligence roles within Syria’s security director of the Channel 4 documentary commander-in-chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, voted for the resolution, but it was numbers displayed on bodies in the structures, which report to President Syria’s Disappeared: The Case Against that have been the military’s primary outlet for vetoed by Russia and China. The Caesar photographs, they matched. Assad. Assad information, especially around the crisis in the western state of Rakhine last year. More than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fl ed the state for Bangladesh after a security crackdown launched in response to attacks by Rohingya militants. “Facebook has been the key channel enabling the military’s communication with the public and this ban will hit their communication ability hard,” said Richard Horsey, a Yangon-based independent political analyst and former UN diplomat to the country. The social media giant has been accused of acting too slowly to remove content that has fuelled violence, especially in the western Rakhine state that is home to the stateless Rohingya Muslim minority. It is high time the government of Suu Kyi, a Nobel laureate, takes serious note of the UN investigators’ fi ndings and acts to rectify the situation or else face further global isolation.

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© 2018 Gulf Times. All rights reserved The ‘Caesar’ photographs of people killed in detention in Syria on display at the UN headquarters in New York, 2015. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters Gulf Times Tuesday, August 28, 2018 15 COMMENT Europe’s dog days of summer

By Ana Palacio ten years, has been weakened. French Madrid President Emmanuel Macron has lost momentum. The United Kingdom is on its way out. Italy, Poland, and Hungary ugust is always a good time are openly sceptical of Europe. Spain for taking stock. Between has an unelected minority government, the rush of summer activity and the Netherlands is paralysed by Aand the beginning of the new right-wing opposition. “school year,” this month’s lull off ers In short, none of the EU’s a moment for refl ection on where institutions seems to be in a position to matters in Europe stand – and where respond to the serious challenges they they are headed. The European Union, face. This brings us to one of the most and its headquarters in Brussels, is no recent additions to the EU structure, exception, particularly ahead of a year created by the Treaty of Lisbon: the of transitions. But amid speculation European Council president. over the coming challenges and The importance of the European changes, the one new appointment Council president is often overlooked. that could make or break the EU But, as the fi rst holder of the position, over the next fi ve years, that of the Herman Van Rompuy, demonstrated European Council president, has been when he held the post, it can be completely overlooked. integral to progress. During the euro Europe’s attention has been crisis, Van Rompuy, working largely trained on three issues that pose a behind the scenes, marshalled support clear and imminent threat: Brexit, for badly needed measures among migration, and rising nationalism, the member states and the three which in countries like Poland is cornerstone EU institutions. fuelling growing resistance to the EU Not everyone can carry the weight and the rule of law. How these issues of the position. An eff ective European are handled will aff ect the future Council president must have a and functionality of the EU. This is temperament that enables him or her to particularly true for Brexit, which – move a diverse group of powerful people despite the gloom and doom hovering Hungary, like many other European countries, is experiencing nationalism renaissance. toward mutually benefi cial outcomes, over the negotiations – seems likely all without taking the spotlight. Van to result in the two sides buying time days of European integration was parties have dominated it, with more four countries – the Czech Republic, precincts of the Commission, but Rompuy’s higher-profi le successor, with a transitional agreement that marginalised, powerless, and extreme parties never really pulling Greece, Italy, and Poland – set to be in the intergovernmental corridors Donald Tusk, is a good counter-example. will create space for a permanent overlooked – a place for has-beens and the institution far from its centre of appointed within a year by Eurosceptic of the European Council. This The right European Council arrangement. never-weres. But over the last decade gravity. governing parties. Speculation trend is highlighted by the German president can act as a rudder for the In any case, addressing these and and a half, the Parliament has worked Since the last European elections, about who will succeed Commission government’s reported desire to put a entire European project. But the wrong other challenges will demand the hard to secure more power, elbowing however, the continent’s politics have President Jean-Claude Juncker has German – perhaps economy minister one will leave the EU directionless at a sustained implementation of smart, its way into the formal legislative undergone a profound transformation, already begun; ultimately, however, Peter Altmaier or defence minister moment when united action is urgently forward-looking policies, carried process, securing for itself oversight with 41 new parties winning seats the answer will probably make little Ursula von der Leyen – at the head of needed. Preventing that outcome out by the EU’s core institutions: the authority, and even inserting itself into in national parliaments since 2014. diff erence. the Commission, in order to bring the should be a top priority for Europe’s European Parliament, Commission, the process of selecting the European The European Parliament is almost Juncker’s feckless “last-chance institution closer to Berlin. leaders. – Project Syndicate and Council. Yet, following a fi ve- Commission president. certain to become signifi cantly commission” will be succeeded by a When it comes to the Council, the year period of unprecedented But the way the European more fragmented – a consequential “next-chance commission” – one that outlook is also bleak. The national zAna Palacio, a former Spanish political fragmentation in the EU, the Parliament wields its newfound power development, given the power it has may fall even more short of the mark. leaders who oversee it lack the vision, foreign minister and former senior outlook for the functionality of these may be about to change, following recently accrued. After all, since the global fi nancial commitment, or strength to set the vice-president of the World Bank, is a institutions appears grim. the next EU-wide election in June The same fragmentation is set also crisis erupted in 2008, it has become direction for the European project. member of the Spanish Council of State Let’s start with the European 2019. So far, traditional centre- to weaken the European Commission, starkly apparent that the real power German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and a visiting lecturer at Georgetown Parliament, which in the early right and centre-left pro-European with commissioners from at least in the EU lies not in the transnational Europe’s leading power for the last University.

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The study shows the impact a By Linda Carroll mom’s depression can have on a Reuters Health growing child, said Dr Priya Gopalan, chief of psychiatry at the Magee- Womens Hospital and the Western hildren with depressed Psychiatric Clinic of the University of mothers may end up with Pittsburgh Medical Centre, who was altered immune responses not involved in the study. Cand at greater risk for That can include a heightening of psychological disorders, a new study the fi ght or fl ight response in children suggests. constantly exposed to a depressed Maternal depression may have a parent, Gopalan said. The tuned-up Around the world signifi cant eff ect on the way children’s fi ght or fl ight response in turn can Weather Weather brains work, the researchers write in lead to psychological problems in the today Max/min tomorrow Max/min the journal Depression & Anxiety. children, she said. Athens S T Storms 29/24 Sunny 32/23 “If you grow up with a clinically “This tells us . . . that we really need Beirut M Sunny 29/26 Sunny 29/26 depressed mother, your body’s to get these moms treated,” Gopalan Bangkok S T Storms 32/26 S T Storms 31/26 stress response and immunity are said. “But we also don’t want to shame Berlin P Cloudy 23/12 Sunny 27/16 (aff ected),” said study leader Ruth years old. When the infants were six had any psychiatric disorders. our moms. They already feel guilt Cairo P Cloudy 35/24 Sunny 36/25 Feldman, the Simms-Mann professor months old, the moms were asked to Feldman and her colleagues about what they are experiencing. Cape Town S Showers 15/10 Sunny 17/11 of developmental neuroscience at the fi ll out questionnaires designed to look determined that depressed moms “Studies like this give me more Colombo S T Storms 29/25 S T Storms 29/25 Interdisciplinary Center in Herzlia, at levels of depression and anxiety. had higher levels of cortisol and information to help me explain to Dhaka T Storm 32/26 S T Storms 32/26 Israel and an adjunct professor The researchers again touched base secretory immunoglobulin. Moreover, depressed moms why it’s good to get Hong Kong T Storm 30/24 T Storm 30/28 at the Yale Child Study Center in with the families when the children the depressed moms also displayed treated,” Gopalan said. “Maybe moms Istanbul P Cloudy 30/23 P Cloudy 30/22 New Haven, Connecticut. “This were six years old. more negative parenting. “Depressed will be more highly motivated to get Jakarta S T Storms 33/25 I T Storms 32/24 is even if the family is of low-risk When the children were 10, the mothers are less engaged, less treated if they think it will benefi t their Karachi P Cloudy 30/26 P Cloudy 31/26 socioeconomic status, there are two researchers measured levels of empathetic,” Feldman said. They children.” London P Cloudy 22/14 P Cloudy 21/11 parents and no issues of poverty or the stress hormone cortisol and “show more negative and inconsistent The new research “underscores Manila S T Storms 31/25 P Cloudy 31/26 physical illness.” the immune marker secretory (mood). They are more critical and the need to be aggressive at detecting Moscow P Cloudy 29/16 P Cloudy 28/16 That physical impact can lead to immunoglobulin in both mothers hostile and are less sensitive to the and treating depression,” said Dr New Delhi T Storm 32/27 T Storm 32/27 psychological issues, Feldman said and children. The researchers also child’s non-verbal and verbal social Dorothy Sit, an associate professor of New York Sunny 36/26 M Sunny 36/26 in an e-mail. “This programming observed how the mothers and communication.” psychiatry and behavioural sciences Paris Sunny 28/18 T Storm 21/13 of the child’s physiology to high children interacted and noted whether Children with depressed moms at Northwestern University’s Feinberg Sao Paulo P Cloudy 24/13 P Cloudy 26/14 stress reactivity charts a pathway the children displayed any symptoms also had higher than normal levels of School of Medicine in Chicago. “The Seoul T Storm 27/23 T Storm 28/23 to psychiatric vulnerability and of psychological distress, such as secretory immunoglobulin and were proper diagnosis and treatment is Singapore S T Storms 31/26 S T Storms 30/26 symptoms,” she explained. acting out or being socially withdrawn more likely to act out or to be anxious critical. With it we may be able to alter Sydney P Cloudy 13/05 Sunny 14/05 Feldman’s team followed 125 or anxious. Moms and their kids were or withdrawn compared to children the pathway for mothers and their Tokyo Cloudy 33/25 Cloudy 34/26 newborn babies until they were 10 also interviewed and diagnosed if they whose moms were not depressed. off spring.” Gulf Times 16 Tuesday, August 28, 2018 QATAR Vodafone launches 5G network, to connect fi rst customers by year-end From Page 1

Camberos also explained the posi- tive potential of 5G for the trans- portation sector, with 5G enabling sophisticated communication be- tween vehicles, traffi c management and co-ordination, advanced driver assistance, and ultimately fully-au- tonomous self-driving. With the huge strides that Qatar has made in the drive to be self- sufficient, the event showcased how 5G will accelerate this, Cam- beros said. In the agricultural sector, Cam- beros said 5G will monitor, track, and automate systems “at lightning fast speed,” support the development of smart-farming, and allow farmers to better measure things on a day-to- day basis remotely. Sheikh Hamad said: “Today, we have laid down a very clear marker in shaping our country’s future. This transformative technology has the potential to touch all walks of life, improving it for each and every one of us. “Qatar is focused on the future, and we are fast becoming one of the most digitally-connected countries on the planet. There’s no business better placed to move further or HE the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti, Vodafone Qatar CEO Sheikh Hamad Abdulla Jassim al-Thani and other dignitaries at the 5G launch ceremony. faster in delivering this.” According to Vodafone Qatar, the Roll out well underway business is leveraging the expertise of its international peers to deploy 5G capabilities in the country. With roll out now well underway, of innovation in achieving this He added: “5G will bring incred- “International Vodafone offi ces Vodafone Qatar is expecting to ambition.” ible speeds. But that’s not what across the globe are currently work- connect its first customers to its “As a globally recognised pio- is going to change everything. ing to completely revolutionise the 5G network by the end of 2018, neer in the field, we are proud The real change is in ultra-low way people work and live by trans- CEO Sheikh Hamad Abdulla Jas- to announce today the launch latency – meaning a shorter forming the Internet. sim al-Thani has said. of our first, live 5G network. We time needed to stream data “From conducting trials to lead- Speaking at Vodafone Qatar’s hope to have our first customers between two points. “In short, ing research groups, the converged launch of its 5G network at the connected on our 5G network 5G will completely change how The event showcased a digital services provider is world- QNCC yesterday, Sheikh Hamad by the end of the year, following we experience both the real and performance by the world’s leading on the development of 5G, said the telecommunications the delivery of the required digital worlds. It will change our first-ever 5G orchestra led having completed the world’s fi rst company “is building on a equipment, and the whole coun- lives for the better, bettering by five leading musicians in 5G call earlier this year,” the com- long-established track-record try by 2020,” he said. how we live and work.” diff erent locations. pany said in a statement. PICTURES: Shemeer Rasheed

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He also touched on the reorganisation of the Amiri Air Force after introducing modern air- craft systems, highlighting that it is currently under review and will be revealed soon. He said the most important role of the air force is the protection of the air space, deterrence and ground attack. Maj Gen al-Malki added that the greatest challenge before the air force is continuous de- velopment as modern technology in the fi eld is always updated and the mission of the Amiri Air Force is to assimilate modern systems, which requires modernising human resources. He said there are organisational projects of strategic nature which will be seen at the Amiri Air Force. He added that in 2018 the force has welcomed the fi rst female batch as pilot can- didates. The Qatar Amiri Air Force has seen signifi - cant development after 2014, and Doha has concluded several major deals over the past months. In December 2017, Qatar signed an agreement with the UK to buy 24 Eurofi ghter Qatar Rail has tweeted pictures showing canopy shelters for at-grade stations and the entrance shelter for an underground station serving the Lusail Tram in their various stages of Typhoon jets after two successive agreements architectural fit-out. with the US to buy 36 F-15QA fi ghters and with France to buy 12 Rafale fi ghters. QIB announces 1st round of QIC launches Anaya Healthcare App IC Anaya Healthcare, the able healthcare that Anaya will healthcare discount pro- cater to. With the use of Anaya, Qgramme launched by QIC members will be better placed to summer promotion winners Insured, has now introduced the manage their medical expenses – Anaya Healthcare App to enable especially for treatments that are its members to get an overview of not covered by most insurance atar Islamic Bank (QIB) ATM cash withdrawal transac- tember for card spends between all the services and benefi ts of- programmes.” has announced the fi rst tions are excluded from the draw. August 1 and 31, 2018. QIB off ers fered under the programme. He added: “QIC Anaya Qeight winners of the ‘Win The next draw will take place in a wide range of debit and credit Available for both Andriod Healthcare has attracted mem- Weekly with QIB Visa Cards’ and September for card spends be- cards, all with a variety of valu- and iPhone users, the App can bers from all walks of life – from the fi rst four winners of ‘Win tween August 1 and 31, 2018. able features tailored to meet the be downloaded from Google Play people having extensive health- Weekly with QIB Mastercard QIB also announced four win- needs of diff erent customers. Store or from the Apple App- care insurances, to those who do Cards’ summer promotions. The ners who used their QIB Master- All QIB cards are accepted lo- Store. not have any medical or health- winners were selected in a draw card debit cards outside Qatar cally and internationally, and The QIC Anaya App provides care insurance. We had antici- conducted in the presence of an between July 1 and 31, 2018. The can be used at millions of mer- an updated list of all providers pated this trend as Anaya is a offi cial representative from the winners received cash prizes of chant outlets and more than 3mn participating in the QIC Anaya unique programme that has no Ministry of Economy and Com- QR10,000 each. This campaign ATMs globally to withdraw cash Healthcare discount programme Ahmed al-Jarboey exceptions or exclusions. merce and QIB representatives. also runs until the end of Sep- or instantly pay for purchases. and details an overview of the “QIC Anaya is built around a Eight QIB Visa debit cardhold- tember 2018 to reward a total of In addition, QIB mobile bank- services and benefi ts off ered to to visiting the provider. At the straightforward formula, allow- ers who made purchases or used 12 winners and one grand prize ing provides easy access to all the members, including contact provider, members will only have ing everybody to take advantage their credit card in Qatar or any- The QIB head off ice. winner. cashless transactions, including information. In addition, it also to present their QID to secure of the benefi ts it off ers. Right where else in the world between Customers who use their QIB features such as paying of credit provides the location of the pro- the benefi ts. Senior claims man- from its launch, we have been July 1 and 31, 2018 received a credit card on local and interna- Mastercard debit card for a mini- card outstanding, PIN change, vider through a map. ager Ahmed al-Jarboey said, “We inundated with enquiries about cash prize of QR5,000 each. The tional spend of QR500 per trans- mum transaction of QR500 out- magstripe access when travelling In terms of user interface, the expected Anaya to have a quick treatments and specifi c services campaign will run until Septem- action will get the chance to en- side Qatar will get the chance to abroad, suspension of cards in App follows the ‘select and go’ uptake in the market due to the off ered by the providers. In fact, ber 30, 2018 to reward a total of ter the weekly draw, which off ers win QR10,000 weekly. One grand case of suspicious transactions, model in which members have incredible benefi ts it off ers and this is one of the reasons we in- 24 winners and one grand prize two weekly winners of QR5,000 prize winner will get QR100,000 request for card replacements or to simply select the provider of- we are delighted to see that the troduced the App to make it easy winner. each. at the end of the campaign. ATM applying for a new supplemen- fering the medical service from a results have superseded our ex- for our members to contact the All QIB customers who use One grand prize winner will cash withdrawal transactions tary card. list of providers available on the pectations. providers and have their queries their Visa debit card on interna- get a brand-new Lexus LX570 at are excluded from the draw. The The names of the winners are App or on QIC Anaya’s website “This demonstrates that there answered directly by the pro- tional spend of QR500 or Visa the end of the campaign period. next draw will take place in Sep- available at www.qib.com.qa and book an appointment prior is a strong demand for aff ord- vider.”