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Consultant pay cap bid Opinion Day by Day By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh WE ask His Highness the Prime Minister: ‘Who ben- the screams of those stranded and no one cares about Arab Times Staff efits from the failed ‘Kuwait Traveler’, application. The their torments. ‘Forbearing’ Omanis failure of this application is the cause for citizens being Because of this application (this technology), the KUWAIT CITY, May 29: stranded at airports around the world. Kuwaitis are prevented from returning to their country. MP Saad Al-Khanfour has This application has many faults and one of these How long will this scenario last? faults is the elderly and even the young do not know … Yet, tomorrow is another day. called for resumption of di- deserve the very best how to use it and in the midst of all this no one hears Zahed Matar rect flights to and from coun- tries where a large number of Kuwaitis are studying, fore- By Ahmed Al-Jarallah most of which are Egypt and Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times Jordan. THERE is no doubt that the decisions announced by Sultan He pointed out that Kuwaiti stu- Haitham bin Tariq to address the causes for the emergence of dents are suffering financially and some rare protests in the Sultanate of Oman are a clear indication morally due to recent decisions, of the close relations between the leadership and its people, as considering families are exposed to well as the sheer ability of the leadership’s efforts to meet in the the manipulation of several travel middle of the road to solve its problems, especially the ruler’s companies offering exorbitant transit decision to provide 32,000 job opportunities for the unemployed. packages and other problems. Omanis are known for their calmness and forbearance, and He asked the Council of Ministers to look into the possibility of allotting the their ability to work and persevere. This emerged in the past dec- fleet of Kuwait Airways Corporation for ades when they worked to implement the visions of the late Sul- these Kuwaiti students to reach their des- tan Qaboos bin Said, who in 1970 took over a country that was tinations in batches to end their suffering. living in the Middle Ages and turned the Sultanate into a Gulf Meanwhile, MPs Hassan Jawhar, Talal jewel and a global touristic destination. Al-Sayer, Abdullah Al-Mudaf and Me- I remember when Cyclone Gonu hit the Sultanate of Oman in halhal Al-Mudaf submitted a proposal 2007, I met the late Sultan Qaboos and told him, “All the people to allow individuals who have yet to be of the region love your country. Your relations with the coun- vaccinated against Covid-19 to travel to tries of the Gulf Cooperation Council are good such that they are countries which do not ban the entry of ready to help and support”. unvaccinated people. They suggested that He said, “Omanis are able to manage their affairs and reform these people must undergo institutional quarantine upon their return to Kuwait. what the cyclone ravaged”. That was an indication of his confi - Also, MP Khalid Al-Otaibi submitted dence in the capabilities of his people, and his belief that who- a proposal to establish social and sports ever moves the state from one phase to another will defi nitely go clubs for doctors and other medical per- through challenging times. sonnel similar to the Police Officers Club We are witnessing the fact that the Omanis are forbearing and Army Officers Club. He said the es- and persevering. However, the global economic developments tablishment of these clubs for medical have cast negative shadows on these people, like in the rest of practitioners is one way of recognizing the world. Because Oman, like the other Gulf countries, relies their efforts, especially during the coro- largely on its oil income, the low oil prices have generated some navirus crisis. fi nancial diffi culties. Nevertheless, there have always been so- He recommended allocating land mea- lutions. suring 10,000 square meters near the resi- The leadership is equitable ... Here I recall how the late Sultan dential areas and Gulf Street for the clubs, which will be established by the Ministry Qaboos had ordered the creation of 50,000 jobs and implementa- of Public Works in coordination with oth- tion of comprehensive reforms following the protests in Oman in er concerned institutions. He added the 2011, which led to the absorption of popular anger at that time. Ministry of Health will specify the condi- There is no doubt that the economic situation, exacerbated by tions for club membership and the Board the COVID-19 pandemic, has led to new diffi culties, as is the of Directors election. case in other countries of the world. On the other hand, MP Abdulkareem However, according to observers, this can be resolved radi- Al-Kandari urged Minister of Commerce cally through a series of strategic measures, foremost of which is and Industry Abdullah Essa Al-Salman the opening of all economic sectors and the strengthening of the to address the price hike issue. He said government’s support for the private sector by facilitating local, some are manipulating prices due to the Gulf, Arab and foreign investments to create great job opportuni- absence of monitoring on the part of the ministry, indicating the minister should ties, and facilitating Gulf and Arab ownership of investments, punish those behind the unjustified price similar to what the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Bah- People pray outside the newly-built Taksim Mosque at the Taksim Square in Istanbul, May 28. (AP) increase. rain did. Oman has several characteristics that support the demand for Proposal investment in it, such as the willingness of the people to accept Erdogan inaugurates landmark mosque In another development, Al-Kandari any work, the geographical area, and the nature that qualifi es criticized National Assembly Speaker Oman to be one of the advanced industrial, agricultural and tour- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated The Turkish leader, who has steadily consolidated Marzouq Al-Ghanim for not responding istic countries in the region. a landmark new mosque on Istanbul’s Taksim Square power in his 18 years in office, had long promised sup- to the proposal of 10 MPs to discuss MP In the current era, everyone, especially in the GCC countries, on Friday, fulfilling a long-time ambition to build a porters of his Islam-oriented ruling party a mosque on Abdulaziz Al-Saqaabi’s bill on amend- is convinced that Gulf food security is a strategic necessity, and Muslim house of worship in the city’s main public Taksim, saying it is inconceivable for Istanbul’s main ing the National Assembly Decree in space that has become a symbol of the modern Turk- square not to have one. order to allow the MPs to dismiss the commercial and industrial exchange among the GCC states is an ish Republic. Critics, however, see the mosque’s construction as infl uential factor even at the regional level. Therefore, investment speaker. Erdogan joined dozens of mask-wearing worship- being part of Erdogan’s plans to undermine the legacy Citing Article 72 of the National As- openness has become an urgent necessity. pers for the first prayers at the towering 3,000-capac- of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk who established the secu- sembly Decree which mandates the Subsequently, as the countries are exacting efforts to antici- ity mosque on Taksim - which was also the site of the lar-oriented republic after the collapse of the Ottoman speaker to respond to proposals submit- pate crises and because Omani society is considered as young (46 mass anti-government protests in 2013 sparked by the Empire. A cultural center at Taksim, which was named ted by the Prime Minister or 10 MPs percent) and educated (0.7 percent illiteracy rate), the unemploy- government’s construction plans at the adjacent Gezi after Ataturk and seen as a symbol of his heritage, has Park. Hundreds of others performed their prayers out- been demolished and is being replaced by a new struc- to hold a special session, the lawmaker ment rate will increase in the coming years with more graduates side the mosque. ture that will hold an opera house. (AP) asserted this article does not give the and job seekers. Therefore the causes of this phenomenon can speaker the right to approve or reject only be addressed by attracting more Omani and non-Omani in- such proposals. vestments. In addition, MP Bader Al-Humaidi May Almighty Allah protect the Sultanate of Oman, and guide Kuwaiti students in Egypt appeal praised the decision of Minister of Pub- the efforts of its ruler towards greater stability. The people of lic Works and Minister of State for Eco- Oman deserve the best of everything. nomic, Communication and Informa- tion Technology Affairs Rana Al-Fares Email: [email protected] to terminate the rent contract for the COVID still above thousand headquarters of the Communication and Follow me on: Information Technology Regulatory KUWAIT CITY, May 29, the conditions for travel is that Authority (CITRA) in Al-Hamra Mall (Agencies): Kuwait said 1,134 those who took one dose of at KD1 million per year. He thanked Al-Fares for taking into consideration [email protected] people tested positive for coro- the vaccine must wait for five navirus while four related deaths weeks before they are allowed Newswatch the issue he raised when the previous were reported on Saturday, tak- to travel. Those who took both Public Budgets and Final Accounts ing the total up to 306,717 and doses are required to wait for Committee met earlier in the presence 1,764, respectively, according two weeks in order to be able of the minister. He asked Al-Fares to ‘Threat to security of Saudi’ to the health ministry. to travel. However, this pe- MANILA: The Philippines has lifted a ban on the coordinate with Minister of Education Another 1,144 people were riod does not coincide with the deployment of workers to Saudi Arabia, which it Ali Fahd Al-Mudaf for the allocation of cured of the virus, raising the dates of the tests, which start at imposed after receiving reports that workers were one school, which is not being used at total of those to have overcome the beginning of next month. being asked to shoulder COVID-19 test and quar- present, as headquarters of CITRA -- a Kuwait strongly condemns the disease to 291,521, ministry So what will happen to the stu- antine costs in the oil-rich kingdom. decision that Al-Fares took recently. spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al- dents if they do not meet any of Philippine Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III He added this decision is one way of Sanad told a press conference. the travel conditions?” said that after Saudi Arabia formally notifi ed protecting public funds and minimizing Houthi attacks on civilians The number of people hospi- The daily met some of these his country Saturday that recruitment agencies expenditures. talised with the virus currently students and they demanded and Saudi employers would bear the costs of Moreover, Al-Humaidi submitted stands at 13,432, with 148 of that either a mechanism should tests and 10 days of quarantine for Filipinos, he a proposal to specify KD5,000 as the KUWAIT CITY, May 29, (KUNA): Kuwait strongly condemned on them in intensive care units, be set up for their travel or they decided to lift the ban. maximum salary for consultants and ex- Saturday the Houthi militia’s continued targeting of civilians in Saudi The ban, which Bello imposed Thursday, he added, revealing that some should be excluded from the prevented more than 400 Filipino workers from perts who are appointed as directors or Arabia, most recently two attacks involving an explosive drone and 9,729 swab tests were con- recent decisions of the Council board chairperson in public institutions bomb-strapped boat. boarding their Philippine Airlines fl ights for ducted over the last day out of of Ministers regarding travel. Saudi Arabia on Friday. (AP) and companies in which the State owns These “terrorist attacks” represent a “threat to the security of Saudi a total of 2,587,580. One of the students, Abdul- ❑ ❑ ❑ shares. Arabia and the region’s stability, and are a challenge to the interna- He went on to urge nation- lah Al-Darami, said his univer- According to the proposal, the annual tional community’s efforts to put a stop to the conflict in Yemen,” read als and expatriates alike that sity will be holding exams that JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry an- incentive granted to these senior officials a foreign ministry statement. abiding by health precautions, require the students to physi- nounced lifting an entry ban off of 11 countries must not exceed three times their monthly These attacks are also “breach of international humanitarian law and mainly, following social dis- cally attend, and not online. starting Sunday. salary. It added the salaries of employees international law, which affirms their danger, and the immense need to tancing rules, is the only way The decision to impose vac- Last February, Saudi banned the citizens of 20 in such institutions and companies must to halt the spread of the virus. cination does not comply with countries from entering the kingdom, as a meas- be the same as their counterparts in min- deter them through swift and decisive global action.” ure to fi ght the spread of the coronavirus, with The statement went on to underline Kuwait’s total support for all A group of students in Ku- the dates of the vaccination istries and other entities in the public sec- wait who are studying in Egypt appointments, which require exception of diplomats and workers in the health tor. The lawmaker explained the proposal measures assumed by Saudi Arabia to ensure its security, stability and has called on the Kuwaiti au- taking an appointment and sector and their families, a ministry’s offi cial is aimed at rationalizing expenditures sovereignty. thorities to urgently set up a then waiting for five weeks af- said in a press statement on Saturday. and stopping the embezzlement of public The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said on Friday it shot travel mechanism for those ter taking the first dose, so that The allowed countries are the UAE, Germany, funds. down an explosive aerial drone, launched by Houthi militia, deliber- students who have not received students can travel. USA, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, UK, Sweden, Swit- Furthermore, MP Saleh Ziab Al- ately targetting a residential area in Saudi Arabia’s Southern Region. the COVID-19 vaccine due to He asked, “What will hap- zerland, France and Japan, he added. (KUNA) Mutairi called on Minister of Health Dr The Coalition lamented the “terrorist Houthi militia continuious at- circumstances beyond their pen to students if they do not ❑ ❑ ❑ Basel Al-Sabah to bear responsibility and tempts to target civilians,” Saudi state news agency (SPA) reported control, reports Aljarida daily. travel and sit for the exams in LEBANON: A prominent Lebanese singer and resign when he visited a patient at Adan on Twitter. The students explained that the coming period?” composer known for his vitriolic political views Hospital recently. Riyadh reserves the right to “take operational measures to protect they have to sit for the final ex- Al-Darami called on the said he has been deported from Saudi Arabia Al-Mutairi revealed that he received civilians from hostile attempts” in accordance with customary interna- ams in the coming days, and Kuwaiti authorities to exclude after a 50-day detention — mostly in solitary complaints from many employees and tional humanitarian law, it added. their universities require them students from the recent travel confi nement — because of opinions expressed doctors about the lack of doctors and In another development, the Saudi-led Coalition prevented a Houthi to personally attend the exams. decisions and allow them to online in support of Lebanon’s president and his nurses, particularly in the intensive care However, the decision to pre- travel as soon as possible. ally the Iran-backed Hezbollah. units (ICUs), which puts a heavy load attack on Saturday after intercepting and destroying two explosive- vent non-vaccinated people Another student Thamer Samir Sfeir arrived in Beirut Thursday from on the shoulders of the existing medical laden boats off Yemen’s Red Sea Salif Port. from traveling stands as an ob- Al-Matrafi said he was sur- Saudi Arabia. He looked haggard and grizzled- practitioners; in addition to the shortage “The terrorist Houthi militia continues to target civilians and threat- stacle to their future. There is a prised that the decisions were having lost his trademark long black bob. He of supplies like gloves and cotton. He en shipping routes and global trade by launching booby-trapped boats group of students who registered issued hastily without taking also said he was forgiving of the authorities in said a similar incident happened earlier in a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law,” the Coali- for vaccination but have not yet into account the fate of many Saudi Arabia, telling The Associated Press in a and it led to the transfer of the manager of tion said in a statement carried by Saudi state news agency (SPA) on received an appointment. students, especially coinciding telephone call that he is holding no grudge. (AP) the hospital, reiterating that the minister Twitter. The students said, “One of with the exam times. should resign. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2021 2

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‘No qualified Kuwaitis available for jobs’ MoE requests CSC to lift restrictions on 938 vacant positions KUWAIT CITY, May 29: The Ministry of Education issued by inspection teams during the month of May has asked the Civil Service Commision (CSC) to lift the were not less than 600 violations, reports Aljarida daily. restrictions on 938 vacant jobs from the ministry’s bud- In a press statement, KFSD explained that these cita- get of the 2021/2022 fiscal year in preparation for the tions were related to violations of fire and safety pre- appointment of non-Kuwaiti teachers in order to fill the ventive requirements. Necessary legal measures have shortage of teachers in some subjects for which national been taken against the violators. cadres are not sufficiently available, reports Al-Qabas The prevention sector continues to carry out intensive daily. inspection campaigns coinciding with the onset of the In a letter to CSC, the ministry stressed the need to summer season and a follow-up of the sector plan on the continue with the lifted restrictions on 346 job ranks six governorates with the beginning of the month. last fiscal year and to lift the restrictions on 592 other ❑ ❑ ❑ jobs in order to recruit members of the education staff. Four hurt in fight: Four youths were wounded during Meanwhile, CSC asked the Ministry of Education to a fight between two groups – Saudis and bedoun – in take into account the fact that these job vacancies are to Taima, Jahra, reports Al-Seyassah. be filled by non-Kuwaitis only when there are no quali- According to security sources both sides fought with fied Kuwaitis available to occupy such jobs. knives and machetes, one of them was also run over by It also insisted that the ministry should not complete a car. the procedures related to teaching contracts with non- According to a security source, when the operations Kuwaiti employees, either locally or abroad, without room of the Ministry of Interior received a report of the seeking prior approval. quarrel, security men rushed to the site and arrested the In addition, informed sources affirmed that the four injured men while the rest managed to escape. Ministry of Education will continue with the The 4 wounded men have been hospitalized. The Kuwaitization process in all of the educational sectors source added the security patrols also guarded the Jahra based on the government’s decisions in this regard. Hospital in anticipation of a renewed quarrel between ❑ ❑ ❑ the two parties inside the hospital. A criminal case has been filed and a number of fight- 600 citations issued: Kuwait Fire Service Directorate ers were later seized near the hospital. It is not known (KFSD) announced that the total number of citations what caused the fight. Kuwait Technical College and the Ministry of Defense personnel at the ceremony. KTC, Defense renew cooperation deal New conditions to refund On Tuesday, May 25, Kuwait Al-Tariji, Chairman of the attention to the Technical Technical College (KTC) celebrat- Education Authority Ministry of Teaching methods and the variety ed the renewal of the cooperation Defense, Brigadier General Faisal of programs offered at Kuwait agreement in the field of Dashti, Director of Joint Education Technical College, which aim to Education, Training and Ministry of Defense and Mishari develop the skills of Kuwaiti per- fees for citizens, workers Consultations with the Ministry of Ayman Boodai, Chairman of the sonnel in the field of Management, Defense. Board of Trustees KTECH. Technology and Cybersecurity to The agreement ceremony was The Education Authority at the meet the needs and requirements attended by Major General Fahad Ministry of Defense has paid of the Kuwaiti labor market. ‘Virus can still hit after two doses’

KUWAIT CITY, May 29: The Belsalamah 381 kilos of ‘unfit’ foodstuff destroyed: PAFN Ban on expats stays KUWAIT CITY, May 29: Director of The daily added, the PAFN inspec- addition to the violations of opening platform now includes new conditions for the Food Inspection Department at the tors also got six pledges signed by the the food facility prior to obtaining a refunding fees to citizens and domestic Public Authority for Food and foodstuffs establishments to adhere health license issued by the PAFN, workers who signed new contracts with Plan to promote summer Nutrition (PAFN) in the Hawalli and honor safety and cleanliness obli- and other food establishments for not domestic labor recruitment offices, reports Governorate, Ali Hashem Al-Kandari, gations. adhering to public cleanliness, as well Al-Qabas daily. travel for citizens of Gulf said about 33 violations have been Al-Kandari called the foodstuffs selling food with no production and The platform enumerated procedures for refunding detected and nearly 381 kilos of food that were destroyed ‘fake food’, expiry dates. KUWAIT CITY, May 29: Ministry of Health is carrying out have been destroyed during April after pointing out that the reasons for the In his statement, Al-Kandari empha- fees – maximum of KD 490 – for the contract of a domestic worker from the Philippines as follows: high-level coordination and continuous communication with these foodstuffs were found to be ined- violations are many, including the sized the inspection tours will continue ■ its counterparts in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ible for consumption, reports Al-Anba employees not carrying the health all the time in the best interest of the If the sponsor decides to cancel the recruitment of the worker, he must submit an application online and countries in order to encourage and promote tourism within daily. ‘card’ while inside the facility, in safety of consumers. the region for Gulf citizens this summer, reports Al-Nahar then contact the customer service at National Aviation daily. Services (NAS). ■ According to health sources, presenting this file for infor- If a refund for PCR test fees is requested before the mation exchange will contribute to the health authorities in first PCR test is conducted, no service fee will be Kuwait taking a decision to prevent non-Kuwaitis, with the charged. exception of Gulf nationals, from entering the country, as ■ Once the recruitment procedures have started, the well as opening land and air ports and allowing movement amount that will be refunded varies depending on the within the GCC countries. phase of the recruitment process when the refund request Work is underway to standardize records and follow up was submitted. vaccination campaigns and procedures in order to motivate In case the recruitment is cancelled or the date of Gulf nationals to be satisfied with traveling within the Gulf reporting for work is changed due to positive PCR test countries instead of high-risk countries or those with result, 10 percent of the total fees will be deducted from unknown information about their epidemiological situation. the amount that will be refunded to the sponsor as the This is aimed to protect GCC citizens and countries from the latter is required to pay for the PCR test and Muna trans- COVID-19 variants. action fees. The sources indicated the possible establishment of a joint virtual platform for Gulf tourism and movement among the If Jazeera Airways or Kuwait Airways Corporation GCC countries. cancels a flight 72 hours before the flight schedule, the They highlighted the decision taken by the Cabinet in its airline must re-book the tickets of passengers without last meeting to assign the Government Communication additional cost. NAS shall bear the cost in case the Center to publish on a weekly basis a list of high-risk coun- flights are cancelled due to unavoidable and unexpected tries due to COVID-19 outbreak, in coordination with the circumstances. Ministry of Health, in order to educate citizens and direct ❑ ❑ ❑ them to travel to safer countries. Until last week, the Ministry of Education did not receive ‘Stick to health rules’: Strict compliance with health the approval of the Ministry of Finance to disburse the sum- regulations and precautionary measures must continue mer salaries for teachers in a single batch, due to which the as people will still be infected with coronavirus even if Ministry of Education’s Finance Department began proce- they are vaccinated, reports Al-Rai daily quoting sourc- dures for disbursing only the May salary to the teaching staff es. members, reports Al-Anba daily. Sources said those who got one or two doses of the In this context, informed educational sources revealed vaccine have more protection than the unvaccinated that the Ministry of Education has contacted the Ministry of individuals – more than 50 percent for those who got the Finance to obtain its approval to pay school administrators’ first dose and more than 90 percent for those who got salaries as usual for four months in a single batch, but it has two doses; but this does not mean they will no longer not yet received the approval or any instructions to do so. catch the virus or infect others. Therefore, the health They said, the Ministry of Education, due to the lack of regulations like wearing face masks, washing hands time, has decided to pay salaries every month unless instruc- frequently, social distancing and others are necessary to tions are received from the Ministry of Finance regarding protect everyone, sources stressed. the salaries of the next three months. Sources explained the goal of vaccination is to reduce the symptoms and transmission of the virus, but being infected or dying due to corona is still possible because no vaccine guarantees 100 percent protection from the virus. Sources added the mobile vaccination campaign con- tinues in vital facilities and sectors; the most recent of which is the vaccination of about 8,000 workers at Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait Airways Corporation, other airlines and various establishments at the airport. Drive-in Covid vaccination

Photo by Mohammad Morsi center for today’s launch A huge crowd of Kuwaitis and expats in the Avenues KUWAIT CITY, May 29: Kuwait Center for Rapid Mall. Vaccination will offer drive-in COVID-19 vaccination service on the South Island of Jaber Bridge from Sunday, PAM team on prowl reports Al-Rai daily quoting informed sources. They explained that the center is one of the largest vac- cination centers and the first drive-in vaccination center in the country. It covers an area of approximately 30,000 Salons, parties targeted square meters, and has the capacity to receive 4,000 to KUWAIT CITY, May 29 : The women’s team in the Health 5,000 people per day. It has 20 booths, each of which can Conditions Committee at the Public Authority for Manpower accommodate eight cars, thus facilitating the vaccination (PAM) has intensified inspection campaigns in salons, of 80 people within a period not exceeding three to four health institutes and tailoring shops for women in Reggae, minutes. Dasman, Sabah Al-Salem, Jahra, Shaab, Jabriya and other The sources indicated that it is scheduled to complete areas; in addition to following up wedding parties and vari- all the organizational arrangements and conduct a trial ous events in halls and hotels, reports Al-Qabas daily. simulation of the actual operation of the center, which The daily’s team accompanied representative of PAM comes within the framework of the Ministry of Health’s Engr Fatima Abdul Malik during the inspection tour in Jahra continuous efforts to accelerate the pace of vaccination in Governorate; during which the latter ensured strict compli- the country. ance with health regulations, particularly in establishments They affirmed that the center has been provided with providing services for women. Since August last year, the all capabilities and equipment to ensure the smooth team has visited more than 35,000 commercial establish- movement of entry and exit of the vehicles of those who ments like tailoring shops, salons, sports institutes and have vaccination appointments. hotels and recorded 5,000 violations. The team carried out It is worth mentioning that the Cabinet decided on administrative closure of five facilities on the spot due to March 29 to allocate a rapid COVID-19 vaccination cen- violations like crowding and non-compliance with the ter on the South Island of Jaber Al-Ahmad Bridge. appointment system, Abdul Malik revealed. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2021 LOCAL 3 diwaniya A DIGEST OF PUBLIC OPINION Govt, ministers, MPs ... all party to countless populist laws “HISTORICALLY, the role of the Kuwait National Assembly was not limited Also: “The wisdom of the leaders in GCC countries made them face challenges to the political aspect. Rather, it played a vital role in infl uencing the Kuwaiti “For the second time, the MPs occupied the chairs of the ministers in the throughout those four decades and maneuver the council’s march away from society, positively and negatively by spreading multiple cultures that were fi rm- Abdullah Al-Salem Hall and the ministers reacted by saying they will not at- the high waves and hurricanes and direct it towards development and prosperity ly entrenched in its conscience and as a result had a great impact on all people’s tend the session. It looks like this scenario will continue and postponement and for the member countries and their citizens. For several decades, they have been issues that the people faced and dealt with,” columnist non-convening of the sessions will remain until next June 8,” columnist Yousef linked through blood ties and kinship. Oweid Al-Salili wrote for Al-Shahed daily. Al-Hajji wrote for Annahar daily. “While calling to mind the meetings of technical committees in the health “For decades a majority of the MPs devoted their time “The citizens are asking: ‘What do we benefi t from this stubbornness? Will fi eld under the umbrella of the Council of Health Ministers in the GCC coun- in Parliament to approve laws and proposals that serve our outstanding issues be resolved in this manner? What do we benefi t from tries — some of which I attended during my tenure when I dealt with AIDS them during election time without taking into account this scene when the Assembly is nearing its term as it will be suspended and in the Ministry of Health, it is fair to note that coordination and exchange of the supreme interests of the country. The laws they en- postponed from July to next October, and we ask the deputies: Did we elect you information and experiences between experts in GCC countries as well as the acted were aimed at tickling the emotions of their voters to stubbornly occupy the chairs of ministers?’ coordination of positions in regional and international meetings led to many although the concerned MP is or was fully aware that the “This is absurd and childish and we are the victims, for how long this tamper- achievements. These made us overcome many health related challenges — pre- enacted laws had nothing to do with the interest of the ing and playing with the constitution continue? For how long will MPs play the ventive, curative or developmental. This coordination was not limited to health, nation but it smelled of selfi sh interests. ‘musical chair’ game? People are waiting for the two authorities to solve the as it extended to other areas which are not less important than health. “The countless populist laws that were passed to ad- crucial and important issues but both sides appear to be interested in the fi ght “Now, after 40 years of the birth of the Gulf Cooperation Council, it is the dress the voter were at the expense of the higher inter- Al-Salili for the seats. right of every Gulf citizen to be proud of its achievements and to think care- ests, which ultimately produced negative results for the “The issue of postponement will not harm the government because it extends fully about the challenges and future vision in order to achieve more to realize society and resulted in the spread of nepotism, favoritism, bureaucracy, bribery, its life, and the affected are we, the citizens, and you as MPs as well, because the aspirations of the people in Gulf Cooperation Council countries and the fraud, and other destructive behaviors. these actions come at the expense of your Assembly and the chances of your important segment — the youths of GCC countries who are looking forward “An example of populist laws that had a negative impact on the society is re-election with your behavior diminish every passing day, or does this not to a prosperous future in which they are assured of education, work, health the Disabled Persons Law which was passed by the National Assembly in 2008 concern you, as you are sitting on your seats and your interests are achieved and and security. They are assured that they will reap the good fruits of what their where most MPs tried to inject several advantages in the preamble to the law for only the citizen is affected by this absurdity. fathers and grandfathers cultivated. Every Gulf citizen has the right to receive the benefi t of the voter in the midst of a suspicious government silence, which “Six months have passed since the opening session. How many full sessions messages that inspire hope for the future, sharpen motivation and strengthen approved the law that has no parallel in the world in terms of the fi nancial ad- can you count? Were you able to solve any issue of concern to the people? Even resolve without hindrances.” vantages provided to the relatives of the disabled person and not to the disabled the political accountability of the ministers came to an abrupt end and your ❑ ❑ ❑ person who is entitled to those advantages. questions to the ministers did not fi nd answers, and if any, they are incomplete. “The big calamity came in the form of more amendments to the law to give “Gentlemen, your legislative and oversight role remains suspended until further “Youths around the world enjoy and benefi t from technological advance- benefi ts, such as early retirement and housing and fi nancial benefi ts not for the notice and the reason is the political stubbornness between the two authorities, and ments achieved within a relatively short time in recent years. Who among us is disabled and who deserves them indisputably, but benefi ts for his/her family for this there must be a solution, which has caused great harm to the citizens. not grateful for that?” columnist Dr Naji Saoud Al-Zaid wrote for Al-Jarida members ultimately led to turning Kuwait into the biggest country in the world “We see such political scenarios and parliamentary behavior for the fi rst daily. with disabilities in relation to the population. time. Is this democracy that we can boast about in front of the world? No, this “How many of us do not remind ourselves about the past and how much time “Add to the above the more than 20,000 forged disability certifi cates which have is political futility against the Constitution, Kuwait and its people. it took us to obtain information, which is now within reach in minutes?! been discovered to date and the reason for that is this law led to the weak souls “The opposition outnumbers the pro-government MPs, so is it reasonable “All this has been negatively exploited by a large number of our youths in drooling for fi nancial and administrative advantages under false claims of disability. that you do not have a solution other than occupying the seats of ministers? If Kuwait. Here, they are exhausting the family budget by paying fi ctional sums to “Those absurd laws are being repeated today through the Parliamentary Edu- you believe there is no other solution, then you must fi le for no-cooperation obtain the latest technological equipment without considering the reason. The cation Committee’s request to hold exams for Grade 12 students ‘online’ unfor- with the government or raise your hands in the air and throw in the towel.” average person has nothing but admiration for the activity and enthusiasm of tunately with the help of some MPs who tirelessly work to put pressure on the ❑ ❑ ❑ students. He believes it is an admirable and positive phenomenon! Minister of Education and the government to prevent paper exams or postpone “All this has been happening until it was discovered to be the biggest trick the exams for two weeks without taking into account the importance of educa- “In May 1981, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was born, along with and total misuse of technology, as refl ected in the rise of prices to unimaginable tion and the interest of the country which confi rms that the MPs work according the hopes and aspirations of citizens in all fi elds,” columnist Dr Hind Al- amounts within a very short span of time! to their narrow personal interests. Choumar wrote for Al-Anba daily. “Why? Because the date of exams is fast approaching. The technology is the “Nonetheless, the blame does not fall on the populist MPs only, it is previ- “The council’s march for 40 years after its establishment was characterized ous and current governments and ministers who contributed to the approval of by objectivity and wisdom. This made the council a unique model for regional tiny earphones being used to cheat during the exam! Some of them are diffi cult these laws in order to retain their comfortable seats to work side by side with the entities and it is not fair to compare it with other models such as the European to discover and their prices have reached up to KD100 per headset.” MPs to advance their own interests over the supreme interests of the country.” Union, NATO or the Arab League. — Compiled by Ahmad Al-Shazli KTA expresses regret, resentment Other Voices on edu plan for Grade 12 students What if Palestinians win? By Ahmad alsarraf minimum of humanity, at least with their citizens. he real inter-fusion began in the The number of Palestinian-Israeli Jobs for Kuwaiti teachers put on hold Tmodern era between the two Arabs living in Israel is two million, nations – the Arab, represented by out of the 9.5 million but their lan- the Palestinians, and the Jews, rep- guage is recognized and they have KUWAIT CITY, May 29: The Kuwaiti resented by those who migrated to Teachers Association (KTA) has expressed representatives in the Knesset and Palestine from advanced civilized the vice president has affi liation to its deep regret and resentment at the Min- countries, and it started with the the Muslim Brotherhood. istry of Education policy on the issue of or- beginning of the The rights enjoyed by minorities ganizing the controversial paper-based ex- 20th century. in Israel cannot be compared to the After more rights enjoyed by any minority in ams for the second semester for Grade 12 than hundred students, which were set for May 30 to June any Arab-Islamic country, and yet years, we fi nd we have not learned this virtue from 14, 2021, reports Al-Seyassah daily. that we have them. not learned any- The daily said, surprisingly, at a very critical time In 1948, with the declaration of the thing from them. the ministry has postponed it to June 9, claiming this establishment of Israel, the number of Their democ- postponement came within the framework of its co- Palestinian refugees in the Diaspora racy was unable operation with the National Assembly and at the re- was estimated at less than a million to invade our quest of the Chairman of the Education Committee, alsarraf and today the number has increased Dr. Hamad Al-Matar and a number of parents, without minds and also their interest in science, and the gen- fi ve-fold, all of them spread over in taking into consideration the foundations and rational Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. standards. erosity of spending on universities and scientifi c colleges and weapons The question is: What if all of The KTA indicated at a time when education did not take Palestine returned to the Palestinian into account the size of the negative repercussions on the research laboratories. CCTV footage showing the thief in action. teachers and others in the field who have arranged their social For 80 years, Israel is the only Arabs, or if it became for them their status and made travel reservations according to the dates ap- democracy in the Middle East and state? Robbery at gunpoint in Salmiya proved by the Ministry. the most powerful, most advanced, Will they be united, or will they, This is in addition to the negative impact on the students military and nuclear, scientifi c and as usual, remain dispersed? Will By Munif Nayef investigators rushed to the shop and got and parents. In general this comes in the midst of great efforts cultural. Israel can ask for the aid Palestine be a democratic, plural- that had been exerted by the senior officials of the Education the CCTV camera clip showing the man it wants from all countries of the istic, secular state, or for people of Al-Seyassah Staff carrying out the theft. Ministry, educational districts, school administrations and all one sect and religion? Will it be- Personnel from the Criminal Investi- Personnel from the Criminal Evidenc- teachers. The situation amounts to losing confidence in the world. As for the Arab supporters of Palestine, the majority of them come industrial, or will it become gation Department (CID) are looking es Department then lifted fingerprints concerned authority due to its flawed decisions compounded like the rest of its sister countries, for an unidentified thief wearing sports from the shop and arrested a number of with vague visions. believe that they have given it more outfit who allegedly entered a sweets suspects. The KTA stated it had previously expressed its reservation than what is required and that most relying on the saying that others are shop armed with a gun in Salmiya, and Without going into details, the secu- on conducting these exams from the very beginning particu- of what they have given has not ‘devoted’ to our service? Will order threatened to shoot the employee and rity sources said police investigations larly during the two meetings with Educational Committee in reached the truly deserving. prevail, justice will be given to all escaped with 900 dinars. are continuing. Police have also asked the National Assembly on March 24 and May 2, to discuss without reservation, recognize the According to a security source, when to check the CCTV footage of cameras The injustice meted out by the Jews, the plans of the ministries of Education and Health to conduct verbal and physical abuse, prejudice, Universal Declaration of Human the Ministry of Interior operations room installed in surrounding shops to find out paper tests for Grade 12 students, and to know the opinion Rights? Will it ever choose a Chris- received a report on the incident, police how the suspect managed to escape. and suggestions of the committee as the representative of the racial discrimination and bad treat- ment of minorities in addition to their tian president? people in the educational field about the paper-based exams Our constant logic and our aver- due to the exceptional circumstances in light of the high rates brutality in dealing with the Palestin- ians seem understandable to a large sion to entering into the minutiae of of infection with the Covid-19 epidemic. matters will say: My brother, just News in Brief For his part the KTA secretary Ayed Al-Subaie said de- extent in comparison to our history of spite all the opinions and proposals expressed by the associa- torture of Palestinians and other citi- return Palestine to me and then we tion representing the opinion of the people in the field, the zens in Arab prisons and this is not a will talk about such matters. ❑ ❑ ❑ Malls time to increase: Deputy Prime KAC seeks action ministry had proceeded with its plan and decision, not caring justifi cation for the actions of Israel Minister and Minister of Justice and Minis- to the objective and thoughtful opinion that was expressed but rather a call to at least adhere to a e-mail: [email protected] ter of State for Enhancing Integrity Affairs during that time. Abdullah Al-Roumi has issued a Ministerial No to power abuse Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education has stopped com- Decision No. 320/2021 regarding the work- pleting the procedures for appointing Kuwaiti teachers in ing hours at the Ministry of Justice, reports By Fares Al-Abdan various disciplines, which were recently approved by the Al-Anba daily. Minister of Education, Dr. Ali Al-Mudhaf, due to the end of The decision, a copy of which has been ob- Al-Seyassah Staff the scholastic year, reports Al-Anba daily quoting reliable tained by the daily, stated in the first article: KUWAIT CITY, May 29: The Board education sources. ‘Attendance of employees in all sectors and of Directors of the Kuwait Airways The same sources told the daily the administrative sector departments of the judiciary budget and the Staff Union and its affiliates ex- has summoned all the applicants whose names were approved real estate registration and documentation is pressed its total and complete re- so that their files can be opened and give a date for personal 100 percent’. The article two of the decision jection of the practices carried out interviews which will be conducted by a committee formed says, the attendance of employees working in by those in charge of the Security for this purpose by the Public Education Sector according to the budget office is 60 percent. Department. their respective specializations. Meanwhile, sources close to the Corona The KAC Chairman and members The sources added, indicated in the event that the proce- Emergency Committee said a decision is of the Board of Directors hope for dures continued and the results of the medical examinations in the offing to extend the time duration of quick intervention, limiting selectiv- complexes, restaurants and cafés until 10 pm ity in the application of the law and were received, the Ministry would be obliged to appoint instead of 8:00 pm which is in force now. administrative decisions, and pro- them, but the onset of the summer vacation and the failure The sources clarified this decision has tecting what they called ‘national of school administrations led to the issuance of the decision a bearing on a large segment of citizens cadres’. to suspend appointments, especially that when a teacher is and residents, for whom it represents the The KAC clarified in a statement appointed, he/she must be designated a work center and be- only source of livelihood, and called for this comes following a complaint gin work. an urgent determination of the date of the that was received on Feb 23, 2021, The Civil Service Commission (CSC) will soon inform the extension, especially since a partial exten- regarding misuse of authority in the government agencies about the specializations included in the sion is still a necessity. Security Department, and that no scholarship plan for fiscal 2021/2022, reports Al-Rai daily. ❑ ❑ ❑ decision has yet been taken on the Assistant Undersecretary for Scholarships and Manpower complaint to date. Registration Abeer Al-Duaij told the daily that the CSC spec- Subaih expresses regret: Former ified the number of scholarship slots for each authority based Minister Hind Al-Subaih has apologized the CSC. on the budget allotted by the Ministry of Finance. for turning down the position of Chairman Meanwhile, sources revealed that the number of specializa- of the Central Tenders Committee, reports However, the sources confirmed the se- Al-Rai daily quoting government sources. lection of Al-Aqeel for the post came after tions approved for fiscal 2021/2022 varies from one agency She said former Minister Mariam Al- fulfilling the conditions and requirements for to another; depending on their actual manpower needs. For Aqeel who had turned down the position this position, the most important of which is example, 30 specializations were allotted for the Ministry of of President of the Civil Service Com- working on setting general policies related to Health and 15 for the Ministry of Social Affairs, sources ex- mission unlike her had not apologized for administrative development in government plained. her action although there were no legal agencies, in order to ensure their organization In another development, the CSC will start the two-week hindrances to appoint Al-Aqeel as head of and planning the workforce. registration period for the 75th batch of citizens applying for jobs in public institutions on June 11, sources added. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2021 LOCAL 4 HH Amir congratulates Ethiopia CSC announces ‘appointing’ new & Nepal on their National Days KUWAIT CITY, May 29, (KUNA): His Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Sabah sent similar cables. batch of citizens in govt agencies Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent on Also, His Highness the Amir sent on Friday a congratulatory cable to the Friday a congratulatory cable to the President of Ethiopia Sahle-Work Zewde, President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari, on the occasion of her country’s National on the occasion of her country’s National Day. Day. ‘483 of the 1,046 candidates have engineering degrees’ His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh His Highness the Crown Prince and Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah His Highness the Prime Minister sent KUWAIT CITY, and His Highness the Prime Minister similar cables. We are pleased to welcome Dr Mahjour: KFAS chief May 29: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) recently an- WHO joins Al Sumait Prize Board of Trustees nounced the nomina- KUWAIT CITY, May 29: Assis- tion of the new batch tant Director-General for Emer- of citizens who ap- gency Preparedness at the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr plied for jobs in gov- Jaouad Mahjour, has joined the ernment agencies, re- Al Sumait Prize Board of Trustees ports Al-Qabas daily. representing the WHO. The daily obtained in- Dr Jaouad Mahjour is an ex- formation that 483 of the pert in public health, international 1,046 candidates have en- health regulations and health se- curity. He brings a wide range of gineering degrees, while the rest are specialized in leadership experience in assessing Al-Shaya with a number of Kyrgyz children. communicable diseases control other disciplines and scien- programmes at national and inter- tifi c fi elds. national levels. The CSC made the an- ‘A Reward Writes’ Dr Khaled Al-Fadhel, Director Dr Khaled-Al-Fadhel Dr Jaouad Mahjour nouncement days after it in- General of the Kuwait Foundation formed the government agen- for the Advancement of Sciences cies about the specializations 300,000 ‘benefi t’ from Al-Safa (KFAS), member and rapporteur of those on the job waiting of Al Sumait Board of Trustees, list. It also asked these enti- said: “We are pleased to welcome ties to update their manpower charity work during Ramadan needs and provide jobs for the Dr Jaouad Mahjour as trustee to Al KUWAIT CITY, May 29: The Al-Safa of Kuwait; to achieve the campaign goal Sumait Prize Board and especially new batch of applicants. The applicants include Charity Society expressed its sincere within 13 hours of its launch. value his accomplished career and thanks and appreciation to all donors, Al-Shaya stated that the Ramadan constructive contribution to the 130 mechanical engineers, government agencies, and private institu- campaign included a blessed set of health domain. Dr Mahjour, who 116 electrical engineers, 100 tions that provided support and care and endowment, development, educational, is a renowned expert in epidemiol- civil engineers, 74 chemical contributed to the success of its Ramadan health and relief projects that were for the ogy and diseases control, joins the engineers, 25 industrial en- campaign for the year 1442 AH (2021), benefit of the countries that are most in Board at a critical time much af- COVID-19 pandemic that has gineers, 18 communications which it launched under the slogan ‘A need. fected by the covid pandemic, and impacted all countries and each and electronics engineers, 11 Reward Writes” and implemented in As these projects will serve more than and every individual around the environmental engineers and Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Yemen, Lebanon 300 thousand beneficiaries, including he will complement the Board’s and Turkey for the displaced Syrians. projects to sponsor orphans, dig artesian expertise and will provide insight world.‘’ eight computer engineers. Chairman of the Board of Directors of wells, preachers and imams of mosques, as well as valuable perspectives as The call for the 2021 Al-Sumait Access the society, Muhammad Al-Shaya, in addition to sponsoring cancer patients, we continue to promote the contri- Prize in Health will close on 30th expressed his gratitude to the supporters, establishing tailoring workshops, health bution of the Prize to African de- June 2021. According to sources, the donors, and social media activists for clinics, Quran memorization centers, velopment. The Health category includes CSC contacted the govern- their interaction with the association’s endowment bakeries, water networks for In response to his appointment but is not limited to initiatives, plementation of the outcomes. ment agencies even if these campaigns in Ramadan, especially the villages to help widows and orphans, in Dr Mahjour said “’ Al-Sumait program, and research projects Eligible candidates include or- agencies are linked to the night campaign of the 27th of Ramadan, addition to building and equipping the Prize presents an important oppor- in the following areas: Combat- commission’s central re- which was entitled “Be their hope and specialized cancer hospital, and other ganizations and research institu- save their lives,” to build and equip a seasonal projects such as Ramadan bas- tunity to acknowledge and support ing the prevalence of diseases in tions whose initiatives and pro- cruitment system and have access to the page showing specialized cancer hospital, the first of its kets, clothing and Eid for the orphan and innovative and successful projects Africa, with a special focus on grams contributed signifi cantly kind in the Kyrgyz Republic, which has Zakat Al-Fitr, in addition to helping those who registered in the that promote progress in the eco- the utilization of effective frame- to solving health challenges in enjoyed great interaction from the people needy families inside Kuwait. works and programs, to address system, along with their spe- nomic and social development of Africa, as well as outstanding re- Africa. We highly value the sig- and manage health crises such as cializations. Sources pointed nifi cant efforts made by KFAS to SARS, COVID-19, and infectious searchers who are nominated by out the CSC took this initia- Bid to develop national strategies organize this prestigious award. zoonotic diseases; National capac- their institutions and peers. tive in a bid to speed up the The focus of this year’s prize on ity building in medical research Al Sumait Prize Criteria as well process of fi nding jobs for the “health” theme has never been and medical education; Upgrading as the Application Form can be these citizens. ‘Health’ keen to keep abreast with more timely. We thank KFAS for and maintenance of national medi- found via: Sources said the unem- prioritizing health at a time when cal facilities; Developing national www.alsumaitprize.org/nomina- ployment crisis will be the world is trying to control the health policies and successful im- tions solved only through the developments & benefi t from them coordinated efforts of all By Marwa Al-Bahrawi respect and protection for the wounded concerned parties including Al-Seyassah Staff and workers in the field of relief and Ministry provides 11 electronic services CSC and the Manpower and health and humanitarian assistance. Government Restructuring KUWAIT CITY, May 29: Director of She said the draft resolution includes a International Health Relations call for the Director-General of the World Program (MGRP) among Department at the Ministry of Health, Dr others. Health Organization to continue provid- MPW prepares for digital transformation, says minister Rehab Al-Watyan said the concern of the ing support and strengthening partner- Sources added the for- Ministry of Health is the quality of health ships with United Nations agencies to By Muhammad Ghanem Al-Faris explained at the mo- plaints from a citizen service mation of a committee for care and the support capabilities of pre- Al-Seyassah Staff ment the MPW provides 11 elec- center, in addition to submitting provide assistance, human and financial central employment in the paredness, surveillance and response to resources in a comprehensive manner to tronic services which include the emergency works complaints (on epidemics, as well as addressing chronic, KUWAIT CITY, May 29: Minis- public and private sectors is meet the challenges of the health system possibility of submitting com- hotline 150), as well as the pay- necessary for creating job non-communicable diseases. in the occupied territories. ter of Public Works and Minister plaints related to roads, rain, san- ment of fees for the tests, quality Al-Watyan, speaking on the sidelines of State for Communications and opportunities for citizens of her participation in the 74th meeting of Al-Watyan pointed to a draft resolu- itary engineering problems and control and research. with various academic quali- the ‘World Health’ Assembly (WHA74) tion that was put forward and aimed at Information Technology, Dr Rana the possibility of following up She indicated work is under- considering developing an agreement Al-Faris, stated the Info Systems fi cations, as the recruitment which is taking place virtually from May on the status of those complaints, way to launch an accreditation process is no longer limited 24 - June 1, 2021, in light of the ongoing with the World Health Organization that Center at the Ministry of Public as well as recording or updating request application service pro- to entities under the CSC. COVID-19 pandemic. contributes to confronting epidemics and Works (MPW) is preparing a plan The 2021 event is focused on the pandemics and supporting preparedness details of a contractor, offi ce or vided by the Quality Control Sources disclosed some and response capabilities, and “an for the digital transformation of the consulting house, in addition to Department of the Government theme, ‘Ending this pandemic, prevent- unemployed citizens regis- ing the next: building together a healthier, extraordinary session of the Assembly ministry and is now in the stage of registering and qualifying a sup- Center, examinations, quality tered in the central employ- will be held next November to consider collecting data from different sec- safer and fairer world’. plier and submitting a request for control and research, as it is ex- ment system have specializa- She pointed to the importance of the it.” tors so that the administration can services related to the sanitary pected to be launched soon upon tions needed in the private topics on the agenda of the meetings, She stated that the participation in the evaluate and analyze the data on engineering affairs. completion of some user obser- sector or government agen- especially the report on health conditions meetings of the international organization the status of the Road Map during She added among the electron- vations and that the Info Sys- cies outside the CSC’s sys- in the occupied territories. comes as a result of the Kuwaiti Ministry the coming months. This came in ic services is the submission of a tems Center is in the process of tem; hence, the inclusion of She indicated the approval of a draft of Health’s keenness to keep abreast of reply to a query by MP Dr Mu- resolution in which Kuwait participated the relevant developments and to benefit request for the delivery of triple developing a special application other authorities in charge with a group of brotherly and friendly from them to develop and update national hammad Al-Huwailah, a copy of or quadruple treated water, the for smartphones to include all the of recruitment will be in the countries is aimed at supporting the strategies and action plans in order to which has been obtained by the payment of fees for services, as services that are provided by the interest of citizens who are capabilities of the health system in the reach the goals of sustainable health Al-Seyassah daily. well as the submission of com- ministry to the public. looking for jobs. occupied territories while ensuring development. ‘Travel restrictions’ Kuwait airport ‘problems’ continue due to Covid-19 KUWAIT CITY, May 29: The problems of Kuwait International Airport continue after struggling for one year and a half due to travel restrictions in view of the coronavirus pandemic, reports Al-Rai daily. The recent decision of the Council of Ministers to ban unvaccinated citizens from traveling resulted in the reduction of the number of passengers departing from the airport by one third of the previous num- ber. Operations Department Director at the Directo- rate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Mansour Al-Hashimi told the daily that 63 fl ights with a total of 6,136 passengers departed on May 20 and 21. Af- ter the implementation of the abovementioned deci- sion, the number of passengers decreased by 47% on May 22 and 23 -- a total of 4,138 passengers. He added the number of arrival fl ights decreased from 62 with 1,900 passengers on May 20 and 21 to 44 fl ights with 1,410 passengers on May 22 and 23. He said the coronavirus pandemic, which led to the cancellation of many fl ights and reservations, along with strict health regulations in some coun- tries, did not prevent those wishing to spend their vacation outside the country. He affi rmed the DGCA is keen on implementing the decisions and circulars of the Council of Minis- ters and follow the procedures specifi ed by health authorities as these are in the interest of everyone. He revealed Kuwait International Airport is still op- erating at 10 percent capacity, and all fl ights are for citizens and their fi rst-degree relatives only. He added the expatriates are still prohibited from entering the country except those excluded by the Corona Emergency Committee as follows: medical personnel and those employed at Kuwait oil compa- nies, judiciary, and the Legal Advice and Legisla- tion Department. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2021 LOCAL 5

Event part of Saudi’s 2030 vision Kuwaiti envoy hails Saudi summit JEDDAH, May 29, (KUNA): Kuwaiti measures, in cooperation with the World Ambassador to Saudi Ali Al-Khaled Al-Sabah Health Organization (WHO) and the World hailed the success of the Tourism Recovery Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Summit in Saudi Arabia last Wednesday. Sheikh Ali Al-Khaled hailed the efforts The summit presented a bright picture of of Saudi Tourism Minister Ahmad Saudi to the world, Ambassador Sheikh Ali Al-Khateeb to organize the successful Al-Khaled told KUNA on Friday. event. He added that the summit is part of He noted that the summit is an opportu- Saudi’s 2030 vision to boost the economy nity to agree on travel restrictions and health through tourism.

KUNA photo Part of the volunteer teams’ efforts in the Sulaibikhat beach clean-up campaign. EPA kicks off Sulaibikhat beach clean-up campaign

The Kuwait Environment Public Authority campaigns is to encourage national voluntary participant in protecting the environment and announced that it has carried out on Friday, efforts in this field, raise the level of environ- reducing pollution, explaining that the initia- in cooperation with a group of volunteer mental culture and urge citizens and resi- tive included the participation of several state teams, a campaign to clean the Sulaibikhat dents to throw waste in their designated agencies and a number of volunteers to beach of waste. places only. encourage the community to actively partici- The authority said in a press statement fol- EPA added that this cooperation enhances pate in protecting and preserving the envi- lowing the campaign that the goal of such the role of every individual in society as a ronment. (KUNA) FM reiterates Kuwait’s support for India amid COVID-19 spread ‘Committed to provide essential requirements’

KUWAIT CITY, May 29, (KUNA): stance, saying it reflects the depth of historical the Shuwaikh and the Shuwaiba ports with 215 relations between the two friendly countries. metric tons of liquid oxygen and 2,600 metric Kuwait will continue to provide During the talks, the two officials also dis- tons of aid. assistance and support to India as cussed their countries’ solid bilateral relations, Kuwait is in the forefront of world countries it tackles a “worsening situation” and means to enhance these ties. providing large quantities of oxygen to India. Kuwait Ambassador to India Jassem Al-Najem The first stage of the sea bridge witnessed the as a result of the coronavirus pan- said last week another shipload of relief supplies arrival of three military ships and a merchant ship demic, Foreign Minister Sheikh has arrived in Indian port as part of the sea bridge that set off from Shuwaikh and Shuaiba Ports car- Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad and that more ships are arriving in Indian ports rying 215 metric tons of liquid oxygen and 2,600 loaded with medical oxygen to fight the spread of metric tons of aid. Al-Sabah said on Friday. coronavirus. Al-Najem added that the sea and air bridge that In a phone call with his Indian counter- carries the huge empty oxygen tanks to Kuwait part, Kuwait’s Foreign Minister, who dou- Aid aims to transport a total of 1,400 metric tons of bles as State Minister for Cabinet Affairs, Ambassador Al-Najem told Kuwait News liquid medical oxygen, making Kuwait one of the reiterated his country’s commitment to pro- Agency on arrival of the Indian navy ship carry- countries in the world supplying highest quantity ing 210 tons of oxygen and 1,200 oxygen cylin- of oxygen to India. viding New Delhi with “all the essential ders that the second stage of aid supply from A Kuwait Air Force plane had landed at Indira requirements” it needs during these “diffi- Kuwait is to fill the deficit in shortage of medical Gandhi International Airport in the New Delhi cult circumstances” amid the ongoing spread supplies in India in wake of the second wave of loaded with 40 tons of relief materials provided of the COVID-19 variant. COVID-19 pandemic and to help lessen the suf- by the Kuwait Red Crescent Society, including For his part, India’s Minister of External fering of the friendly Indian people. oxygen concentrators, ventilators, oxygen cylin- Affairs S. Jaishankar expressed his country’s In the first stage of the sea bridge, three mili- ders, medicines and other medical supplies and appreciation and gratitude for this supportive tary ships and a merchant ship had set off from various relief materials.

ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2021 INTERNATIONAL 7

America

Bid to review bad decisions Advocates new push to bring back deportees

MIAMI, May 29, (AP): Jesus Lopez says he feels like a stran- ger in the place he was born. He’s from Guadalajara, Mexico, but his life was in Chicago. After 15 years in the city, he was deported a year ago during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I want to go back because I belong there, that’s where I have my friends, my family,” said the 25-year-old, once a re- cipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that gives protections to immigrants brought to the US as chil- dren. Lopez, who said he didn’t renew his spot in the program because he couldn’t afford it, hopes to benefi t from new efforts by advocates, groups and attorneys to bring back immigrants they believe were unfairly deported from the United States. With President Joe Biden in offi ce, one of the new proposals from advocates urges creating a cen- tralized Department of Homeland Se- curity offi ce to consider requests from deported immigrants trying to reunite with their families in the US “We have deported hundreds of thousands of individuals, and to do that and not even have an effective safety valve to review bad decisions violates due process,” said Nayna Gupta, asso- ciate director of policy for the National Immigrant Justice Center, the Wash- Traffi c moves over the George Washington Bridge as seen from Fort Lee, New Jersey. While President Joe Biden pitches his infrastructure plan to the American Gupta ington-based nonprofi t that proposed public, the real work of delivering his legislative agenda takes place behind the scenes. Biden’s 15-person legislative team is charged with maneuvering and map- the idea. ping out the process of actually getting his agenda passed on Capitol Hill. (AP) It’s a long shot: White House offi cials have never publicly mentioned the idea, and it doesn’t yet have a supporter in Con- gress. The campaign, however, shows how immigrant advo- cacy has become emboldened after four years hardline immi- America gration policies under former President Donald Trump. It also shows how varied ambitions are among pro-immi- grant advocates. Many are focused instead on immigration bills that have passed the House but appear stalled in the Senate as large ‘Loyalty to Trump’ numbers of unaccompanied children crossing the border have weakened the White House’s position. The measures would give legal status to DACA recipients like Lopez, more farm- workers and others with special protections. GOP blocks Capitol riot probe Proposed WASHINGTON, May 29, (AP): Sen- number of absentees for one of the high- since his defeat by Democrat Joe Biden. Another bill Biden proposed to offer a path to citizenship ate Republicans blocked creation of est-profi le votes of the year. At least one The former president told his supporters for immigrants in the country illegally includes some provi- a bipartisan panel to investigate the of the missing Republicans would have to “fi ght like hell” to overturn his defeat sions for a chance for deportees to come back to the US. But deadly Jan 6 attack on the Capitol, voted in favor of considering the com- before the siege and continues to falsely the Biden administration has not spoken publicly or answered displaying continuing party loyalty to mission, according to his offi ce. say he won the election — claims shout- questions about the possibility of regularly considering those former president Donald Trump and The GOP opposition means that ed by his supporters as they stormed the requests. fi rm determination to shift the political questions about who should bear re- building. Trump called the commission More than 700,000 immigrants have been deported from the focus away from the violent insurrec- sponsibility for the attack could con- legislation a “Democrat trap.” US in the last three fi scal years, according to federal data. US law tion by his GOP supporters. tinue to be fi ltered through a partisan Friday’s vote — the fi rst success- includes ways for deportees to return, but they rarely succeed. The Senate vote on Friday was 54- lens — in congressional committees ful use of a Senate fi libuster in the For some deportees, the change of administration offers 35 — six short of the 60 needed — to — rather than addressed by an outside, Biden presidency — was emblematic hope. take up a House-passed bill that would independent panel modeled after the of the profound mistrust between the Claudio Rojas says he feels better since Trump left offi ce, Virginia State Police K-9 offi cer Ty- have formed an independent 10-mem- commission that investigated the Sept two parties since the siege, especially but he still lives with anxiety and can’t sleep some nights in his ler Fridley, poses with his dog Aries at State Police headquarters in Rich- ber commission evenly split between 11, 2001, terror attacks. among Republicans, with some in the Buenos Aires home. the two parties. It came a day after party downplaying the violence and mond, Va on May 10, 2021. Drug- Declared “I am not in a detention center, but I feel like I am in jail sniffi ng police dogs from around emotional appeals for the commission defending the rioters. in my own apartment. I am in Argentina, but I feel I am a Virginia are being forced into early from police who fought the mob, the “The investigations will happen The vote also is likely to galvanize foreigner. I can’t adapt,” said Rojas, a 55-year-old handyman retirement as the state prepares to le- family of an offi cer who died and law- with or without Republicans,” declared Democratic pressure to do away with deported in 2019. His wife, two sons and two grandsons are galize adult recreational use of mari- makers in both parties who fl ed Capi- Louisiana Sen Bill Cassidy, one of the the fi libuster, a time-honored proce- in Florida. juana on July 1. (AP) tol chambers in the worst attack on the Republicans who voted to move for- dure typically used to kill major leg- Rojas and his family overstayed a tourist visa. After a dec- building in two centuries. ward. “To ensure the investigations are islation. It requires 60 votes to move ade, he ended up in federal custody after a police stop and got The Republicans were mostly but not fair, impartial and focused on the facts, ahead, rather than a simple majority a deportation order. Rojas did not leave, and Immigration and totally united: Six voted with Demo- Republicans need to be involved.” in the 100-member Senate. With the Customs Enforcement detained him again for seven months. News in Brief crats to move forward. Eleven senators The vote was in part a GOP attempt Senate evenly split 50-50, Democrats He held a widely publicized hunger strike, and two fi lmmak- - nine Republicans and two Democrats to placate Trump, or avoid his reprisals, needed support from 10 Republicans ers made a documentary based on his and others’ experiences. Employee kills 8 at yard: An employee — missed the vote, an unusually high as he has kept a fi rm hold on the party to move to the commission bill. Days before Rojas was to speak at the 2019 Miami Film opened fi re Wednesday at a California rail Festival, he was detained again and deported. The Argentinian yard, killing eight people before taking his has sued and is waiting for a decision from a federal appeals own life as law enforcement rushed in, au- court. thorities said, marking the latest attack in a “I want back the life I lost, all this time that I lost,” Rojas parking for trains and a maintenance yard. been on a watch list for Islamic radicalism year that has seen a sharp increase in mass A man wounded in the attack was in criti- stabbed a police offi cer at her station Friday said. killings as the nation emerges from corona- The National Immigrant Justice Center says Congress cal condition at Santa Clara Valley Medical in western France and shot two other offi c- virus restrictions. Center, spokesperson Joy Alexiou said. doesn’t need to act on their proposal and that creation of a cen- The shooting took place around 6:30 ers before police killed him, authorities said. The attacker was identifi ed as 57-year- The slain suspect was a Frenchman in his tralized process to review applications could be done through am in two buildings that are part of a light old Sam Cassidy, according to two law en- executive action because it is based on existing laws. rail facility for the Valley Transportation 40s who had been on a watch list for Islamic forcement offi cials. Investigators offered no radicalism because of his “rigorous” religious The plan asks the government to take into account factors Authority, which provides bus, light rail immediate word on a possible motive. (AP) practices, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin like people who were eligible for legal status and had applied and other transit services throughout Santa ❑ ❑ ❑ before being deported or those who have compelling circum- Clara County, the most populated county in said. The assailant had recently been released stances. the San Francisco Bay Area. The facility in Frenchman killed after stabbing: A from prison and was under monitoring by psy- San Jose includes a transit-control center, man with severe schizophrenia who had Cassidy Darmanin chiatric services, he said. (AP) Figs soars 36% in stock market debut

This photo Shares of Figs Inc., which sells scrubs online to joggers and tops that are sleeveless. co-CEOs. provided by nurses and doctors, soared 36% in their stock The company aims to dress health care The IPO is the fi rst to be sold on stock trad- the New York market debut Thursday, valuing the 8-year old workers from head to toe, selling underwear, ing app Robinhood, giving regular people a Stock Ex- company at more than $4.8 billion. socks and fl eece jackets that go with its scrubs. way to buy shares in an IPO. Typically, only change shows Heather Hasson and Trina Spear founded the It has also partnered with New Balance to sell Wall Street insiders can buy into companies a banner for company in 2013, setting out to remake what a line of sneakers. before they become public, although there Figs hanging medical scrubs looked like: from baggy and Last year, Fig’s revenue more than doubled have been some exceptions. on the New V-necked to a more fi tted silhouette in differ- to $263 million from the year before. Its profi t Ride-hailing apps Uber and Lyft gave their York Stock Ex- ent styles. At fi rst, Hasson and Spear sold the soared to $49.7 million from $112,000 in 2019. drivers a way to buy IPO shares. And online change, May scrubs from their cars outside hospitals, trying to Figs, which is based in Santa Monica, Cali- marketplace Etsy let its users get a piece of its 27. (AP) catch health care workers as they left their shifts fornia, raised more than $580 million in its ini- IPO. Figs said it teamed up with Robinhood so at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Today, Figs sells its goods tial public offering, selling nearly 26.4 million that health care workers could have a way to online, and offers scrub bottoms that look like shares at $22 apiece. Hasson and Spear are own a piece of the company. (AP)

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‘High infl ation readings likely to last through end of this year’ Infl ation surges WASHINGTON, May 29, (AP): Ameri- cans increased their spending by 0.5% in Economic recovery likely to be ‘bumpy’: Yellen April, a slowdown after a massive gain in WASHINGTON, May 29, (AP): Treasury Secretary Ja- March that had been powered by the dis- net Yellen says that the economic recovery is going to be tribution of billions of dollars in individual “bumpy” with high infl ation readings likely to last through stimulus checks. the end of this year. Even with the pullback from a 4.7% surge in spend- But Yellen insisted that the infl ation pressures will be ing in March, the April increase provided further evi- temporary and if they do threaten to become embedded dence that consumers are driving a strengthening re- in the economy, the government has the tools to address that threat. covery from the pandemic recession. The April gain In testimony before a House Appropriations subcommit- was led by a 1.1% rise in spending on services, the tee Thursday, Yellen was asked about a big jump in prices sector that covers airline travel, hotels and restaurants reported last week, which showed consumer price index - areas that were devastated by the pandemic-caused rising by 4.2% over the past year, the largest 12-month shutdowns a year ago. gain since 2008. Friday’s report also showed that infl ation by a measure Yellen said that the April price increase was the result of preferred by the Federal Reserve surged by a bigger-than- a number of special factors related to the economy opening expected 3.6% for the 12 months that ended in April. Even back up. She said as she has in the past that the price jump excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core infl a- would be temporary but she indicated it would be more tion over that period was a still high 3.1%. than a one-time gain. Both fi gures are far above the Fed’s 2% annual infl ation “I expect it to last, however, for several more months target. Yet the current year-over-year infl ation fi gures are and to see high annual rates of infl ation through the end of likely temporarily elevated. That’s because when the pan- demic paralyzed the economy in early spring last year, many this year,” Yellen told lawmakers. prices plummeted before rebounding later in the year. That “As the economy gets back on line, it is going to be a factor at least partly explains why the 12-month infl ation fi g- bumpy process,” Yellen said. ures look so large. They are expected to ease in the coming Gains months, although infl ation pressures have been surfacing in the prices of many goods and components - a result, in most The high April infl ation reading, Yellen said, refl ected In this fi le photo, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a press briefi ng at the White House in Washing- cases, of supply shortages. in part big gains in the pries of airline tickets, hotel rooms ton. Yellen says that the economic recovery is going to be ‘bumpy’ with high infl ation readings likely to last through In its report Friday on consumer spending in April, the and recreation, all areas where prices had fallen dramati- the end of this year. (AP) government said that goods purchases fell 0.6%. To some cally after the pandemic hit the U.S. in March 2020. economists, this suggested that consumers have embarked In addition, Yellen said prices were being driven higher on a long-anticipated shift away from the large goods pur- by supply chain shortages in such critical areas as comput- chases many of them had made while hunkered down at er chips and auto production, where there were temporary Oil companies in need of new facelift home to spending on services, from haircuts to airline tickets factory shutdowns during the pandemic. to restaurant meals. “We have an economy that was struck by a very severe company Chevron. There are oil companies in every cor- By Kamel Al-Harami Improve and unusual shock. It caused very substantial shifts in Independent Oil Analyst However, the global public message ner and they face their customers on a spending patterns,” she said. is seeking greenery and lower tempera- daily basis. Overcoming the image of be- “The great consumer spending rotation to services has be- Yellen said that she started studying economics and n a single day last week, three major tures, as the world is concerned about ing a pollutant is a hard task. While Shell gun,” said Gregory Daco, chief U.S. economist at Oxford began her professional career during the 1970s, the last Iinternational oil companies faced one the increase in the temperature by 1.5 Oil is facing the court case, despite be- Economics. “As health conditions continue to improve and period of high infl ation in this country. court case and two boardroom battles, degrees by 2025, in accordance with ing in a law court, their names are being the economy reopens, generous fi scal stimulus, rebounding all of which are in pursuit for a better the Paris Agreement. In addition to the reined in and they must act fast. employment and rising optimism will help unleash pent-up “I remember what that terrible period was like. No one environment and a greener future. Oil wants to see that happen again,” she said. “We obviously bad news in one While the world is beginning to hear demand.” companies are being pushed to focus day, ExxonMobil of the oil companies’ policies for not Daco forecast that consumer spending, the main driver of have to watch the current situation very closely.” more on cleaner air and energy, and re- is facing tough fully adhering to the Paris Clean Air Yellen was testifying on the Treasury Department’s duce carbon emissions by 2030. the U.S. economy, could grow this year by around 9.5%. If challenges with Agreement, being the cause of the in- so, that would amount to the strongest such showing since budget request for next year. The Biden administration Shell Oil faced new music from a the recent fi nd- crease in global temperature by 1.5 de- will release its full 2022 budget request Friday. court ruling to reduce carbon emissions ings that its three 1946, when the nation was emerging from World War II ra- grees is a far bigger crime. tioning and other restrictions. The administration’s budget calls for a signifi cant boost and strive to do better. The company biggest refi neries Our concern here in Kuwait is - do in funding for the Internal Revenue Service, an agency will appeal the ruling but it will be a in the USA - two our refi neries care for carbon emis- Friday’s report from the Commerce Department also under the Treasury Department. Yellen said the increased lost case against the public attitude that in Texas and one sions? Are they adhering to the interna- showed that personal incomes, which provide the fuel for funding was needed to boost IRS efforts to narrow the tax is forcing oil companies to speed up its in Louisiana - are tional standards? spending, tumbled 13.1% in April. But the drop in income program eventually. producing gas Last week was certainly not good was expected, having followed a record 20.9% income gain gap, the amount of payments that are being evaded which in March that refl ected the billions in one-time checks to she said could total $7 trillion over the next decade. Meanwhile, ExxonMobil faced re- Al-Harami emissions of eight news for the oil companies, and they volt from the shareholders who are pounds per hour, must do something to preserve their most adults. “Many of the country’s wealthiest taxpayers do not seeking changes in the board structure which is eight times more than the av- The April gain in consumer spending, slight as it was pay their full tax bill and the IRS is not nearly staffed up names and turn green. and want to bring in a new breed of erage USA standard. Such fi ndings will ❑ ❑ ❑ compared with March, supported the view that the economy enough to ensure compliance,” Yellen said. green on board. The same is happening cause a major discomfort for the oil com- is rebounding rapidly as individuals and businesses grow in- She said that currently the IRS has fewer auditors than at with the second largest American oil panies and force them to change course. Email: [email protected] creasingly confi dent enough to spend, hire and invest. On any time since World War II. Thursday, the government estimated that the economy grew at a robust 6.4% rate in the January-March quarter, powered in large part by consumer and business spending. The economy is thought to be expanding even faster in the current April-June quarter with many analysts forecasting an annual fi gure of 10% or more. The outlook for the rest of the year is brightening, too, on the strength of trillions of dollars more in government support, increased mobility as vaccinations keep increasing and a surge in pent-up consumer demand. More Americans are venturing out to shop, travel, dine out and gather in large groups at sporting and entertainment venues. For 2021 as a whole, many economists foresee growth, as measured by the gross domestic product, achieving its fastest pace since at least 1984. As the recovery rapidly expands, the risk of a pickup in infl ation continues to loom. Should infl ation, which has been dormant for years, begin to accelerate on a sustained basis, it might compel the Fed to respond with interest rate hikes that could derail the recovery. Gus Faucher, chief economist at PNC Financial, said that while the April infl ation fi gures exceeded expectations, much of the increase related to supply-chain bottlenecks in such areas as computer chips and autos. “We have some temporary infl ation pressures,” Faucher said, “but those will fade, so there is nothing that the Fed- eral Reserve is going to be concerned about.” When asked about the rise in infl ation, Chair Jerome Powell and other Fed offi cials have said repeatedly that they believe the infl a- tion spikes that have surfaced with some goods will prove temporary as bottlenecked supply chains are unclogged. ‘Group illegally raised $2b in crypto offering’ WASHINGTON, May 29, (AP): Federal regulators have accused a group of people of promoting a securities offering tied to digital currency that raised over $2 billion from retail investors without being properly registered. The Securities and Exchange Commission filed the civil lawsuit Friday in federal court in Manhattan. It alleges that an outfit called BitConnect used a network of promoters to sell the securities without registering the offering with the SEC, or registering themselves, as brokers as required by law. The promoters touted the benefits of investing in BitConnect’s program, creating testimonial-style videos and publishing them on YouTube, some- times multiple times a day, according to the regula- tors. The promoters allegedly received commis- sions based on their success in bringing in money from investors. The suit is the latest in a series of enforcement actions involving digital assets that the SEC has taken starting in 2013. The actions against crypto- currency issuers, brokers and exchanges have come as digital currencies like Bitcoin have exploded in popularity in recent years amid extreme price vola- tility. The SEC has collected an estimated $1.77 billion in penalties in settlements of cases, accord- ing to financial experts. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2021 BUSINESS 9

CEOs questioned about commitments to diversity and fees they charge customers Bank CEOs tell Congress they’ll work to avoid foreclosures WASHINGTON, May 29, (AP): The chief executives of the na- tion’s largest banks went in front of Congress for a second day HSBC ‘exiting’ its Thursday, facing questions rang- ing from infl ation to their efforts to keep Americans in their homes after government aid to pandem- ic-hit mortgage holders expires US retail banking this summer. The House hearing comes after senators on Wednes- Focus on wealth management day questioned the six CEOs This image from video provided by the House Financial This image from video provided by the House Finan- on topics including climate Services Committee shows Bank of America CEO Bri- cial Services Committee shows JPMorgan Chase CEO NEW YORK, May 29, London-based HSBC is one of the change, voting rights and ra- an Moynihan testifying virtually to the House Financial Jamie Dimon being sworn in to testify virtually to the world’s largest banks, but its focus Services Committee, May 27. (AP) House Financial Services Committee, May 27. (AP) (AP): British banking giant cial inequities. House members HSBC says it is closing its is primarily in Hong Kong, where it spent much of Thursday’s hear- was founded, and elsewhere in Asia, even past the expiration date. Fraser, the new CEO of Citigroup Several members on Con- U.S. retail banking busi- and in the U.K. and Europe. ing asking detailed industry The CEOs are appearing as and the fi rst woman to run a Wall gress also asked the CEOs policy questions. ness in order to refocus its HSBC announced the move late the U.S. economy is recovering Street fi rm. about inflation. Trillions of efforts on wealth manage- Wednesday after earlier this year This was the second hear- from the recession triggered by Republicans focused much of dollars have been spent un- saying was looking to sell or pursue ing Rep. Maxine Waters, D- the coronavirus pandemic. Big their questioning on issues relat- der former President Donald ment. other strategic options for its U.S. re- California and chairwoman of banks’ profi ts surged in the fi rst ed to U.S. competitiveness with Trump and President Joe Biden The bank will sell 80 East tail banking business. The business the House Financial Services three months of this year as the China, rising levels of govern- to combat the economic im- Coast branches to Citizens is small, making it hard to compete Committee, has held with the recovery has taken hold. They ment debt, as well as the issue pacts of the coronavirus pan- Bank and another 10 on the against big banks like JPMorgan big bank CEOs since Demo- were able to release billions of of banks choosing not to provide demic. The economic recovery West Coast to Cathay Bank. Chase, which dominate on the East crats took control of the House dollars from their reserves origi- fi nancing to coal companies, gun is well underway, but prices for All deposits and bank accounts Coast. in 2019. In the earlier hearing, nally set aside in the early days of manufacturers or other contro- things such as lumber, steel and will be transferred to those two “They are good businesses, but we many of the same CEOs were the pandemic last year for poten- versial industries. gasoline have risen sharply in banks, HSBC said. Another lacked the scale to compete,” said HSBC’s CEO Noel Quinn said in a questioned about their commit- tial losses on their loans. “Your actions would shut recent months. 20 to 25 branches will be con- ments to diversity and about statement. The banking industry, which down legal American businesses. When asked whether infl ation verted into wealth management The bank expects the sale of its the fees they charge customers. was blamed for the Great Reces- I would say your actions are not is an issue, JPMorgan’s Dimon centers, and any remaining Waters focused most of her U.S. retail banking business to close sion more than a decade ago, has working to advance the economy said that infl ation was “heating branches will be closed. by early 2022. questioning on the potential tide spent most of 2020 and this year but actively working against it,” up, but we are not boiling yet.” of foreclosures this summer once stressing its efforts to work with said Missouri Republican Rep. Solomon echoed the comments government aid programs come borrowers and businesses. Banks Blaine Luetkemeyer. from Dimon, saying that the to an end. There are still roughly across the country waived fees Goldman Sachs’ Solomon economy was not overheating yet 2 million homes in some sort of and put millions of mortgages said that industries like coal are “but I would be cautious.” forbearance, which is down sig- into forbearance to shore up legacy industries but banks will The CEOs were also asked for nifi cantly from the height of the Americans’ distressed fi nances be there to help those companies their opinion on digital currencies pandemic but still involves mil- in the pandemic. transition into new technologies. like Bitcoin, which have soared lions of struggling families. CEOs like JPMorgan’s Jamie “There will be new technolo- in value the past 18 months, but “I want commitments from all Dimon, Goldman Sachs’ David gies that will create new, even recently have been extremely of you that these people are not Solomon and Bank of America’s better paying jobs, something volatile. The currencies have also going to lose their homes,” Wa- Brian Moynihan all came to the that America has always led in,” been used in criminal activities, ters said. hearing sharing similar com- he said. like the ransomware attack on a In response, the bank CEOs ments they made at Wednesday’s Luetkemeyer and other Repub- East Coast pipeline company ear- who have mortgage businesses hearing - that the industry is here licans also pushed on the fact that lier this month. - Bank of America, Wells Fargo, to help through the pandemic and many of these big banks actively “My own personal view is Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase - that the banking system is strong. seek to do business in China, it’s nothing like a fi at currency, This image from video provided by the House Financial Services Commit- all said they planned to continue One new face in front of Con- which has been accused of nu- it’s nothing like gold. Buyer be- tee shows Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser being sworn in to testify virtually to offering fl exibility to borrowers gress compared to 2019 is Jane merous human rights violations. ware,” Dimon said bluntly. the House Financial Services Committee, May 27. (AP) ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2021 BUSINESS 10 Wall Street ends week with modest gains Uber signs deal with major UK union LONDON, May 29, (AP): Uber a statement issued by Uber. “This old and represents 620,000 U.K. said it’s formally recognizing a agreement shows gig economy workers. Another group that led the major British trade union so it can companies don’t have to be a wild legal challenge, the App Drivers represent drivers, a breakthrough west on the untamed frontier of em- & Couriers Union, greeted the an- for labor campaigners seeking fairer ployment rights.” nouncement cautiously. working conditions from the ride- Uber and other app-based gig “Overall, this is a step in the hailing giant. economy companies have been right direction, but there are sig- The San Francisco-based com- facing pressure across Europe to nificant obstacles in the way of pany said it signed a collective bar- reform labor models that are often ADCU reaching a similar agree- gaining agreement with the GMB blamed for precarious jobs and low ment,” including disagreement trade union, one of the U.K.’s big- salaries. with the way Uber calculates gest. The deal comes after the U.K.’s minimum wage and holiday pay, Under the agreement, the GMB top court disrupted Uber’s business it said. will represent Uber’s 70,000 driv- model by ruling earlier this year The ADCU said it also has con- ers across the U.K. The drivers will that the company’s drivers should cerns about Uber’s motivations, still be able to choose if, when and be classed as workers and not self- and said it’s worried that the com- where they drive. Union member- employed. That entitled them to pany is seeking to use the “appear- ship won’t be automatic and drivers benefi ts such as minimum wage, ance of blunt collective bargaining will have to sign up for it. pensions and holiday pay, which agreements” to weaken the power “History has been made,” GMB the company has started providing. of workers rather than strengthen National Offi cial Mick Rix said in The GMB is more than 100 years them.

In this fi le photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Ashley Lara works on the trading fl oor. Stocks capped a listless day of trading on Wall Street with modest gains Friday and the S&P 500’s fi rst weekly gain in three weeks. (AP) Infl ation remains a key concern for investors

New York, May 29, (AP): 64.81 points, or 0.2%, to 34,529.45. rial Day weekend is another signal The tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 12.46 that the economic recovery is push- Stocks capped a listless points, or 0.1%, to 13,748.74. ing ahead. More than 1.8 million day of trading on Wall Smaller company stocks, which people went through US airports on Street with modest gains have outperformed the broader mar- Thursday, and the number was wide- Friday and the S&P 500’s ket this year, fell. The Russell 2000 ly expected to cross 2 million over index lost 4.10 points, or 0.2%, to the weekend. That would be the high- fi rst weekly gain in three 2,268.97. est since early March 2020. AAA weeks. Gains in technology Infl ation remains a key concern for expects a 60% jump in travel over and health care companies investors, particularly if the global the same holiday weekend last year, outweighed a slide in com- economic recovery is hampered if with 37 million Americans traveling governments and central banks have at least 50 miles from home, most of munications stocks, retail- to withdraw stimulus to combat ris- them in cars. ers and elsewhere in the ing prices. It’s partly why stocks fell Most policymakers have said they market. The S&P 500 rose two out of the past three weeks. Still, expected some level of infl ation as 0.1% and notched a 1.2% analysts expect any rise in infl ation to the US economy recovers from the be tied to the growing economy and pandemic, helped by trillions of dol- gain for the week. will likely be more moderate. lars of economic stimulus, however The benchmark index closed out Investors did not react harshly they expect the infl ation to be tem- the fi nal day of trading in May with to the latest hotter-than-expected porary. a monthly gain of 0.5%. That’s the infl ation data. The Commerce De- The market didn’t have much index’s fourth straight monthly in- partment said Friday that personal of a reaction to the White House’s crease and follows a bumpy few consumption expenditures, a meas- unveiling of President Joe Biden’s weeks in the markets as investors ure of infl ation used by the Federal proposed $6 trillion budget for next moved past a stellar corporate Reserve, rose by 3.6% in April. year. The budget, which his piled earnings season and focused on the Excluding volatile food and energy high with new safety net programs tug-of-war between the economic prices, infl ation was still high at for the poor and middle class, de- recovery and rising infl ation. 3.1%, and well above the Federal pends on taxing corporations and Wall Street largely shrugged off a Reserve’s long-term target of infl a- the wealthy to keep the nation’s report indicating consumer spending tion of around 2%. spiking debt from spiraling out of increased last month, the latest eco- Bond yields remained steady on control. While only a proposal, the nomic snapshot to show infl ation ac- the news, with the 10-year US Treas- budget would be the highest level of celerating in the US economy. Treas- ury note trading at 1.58%, roughly spending as a segment of the econo- ury yields fell, including the yield where it’s been all week. my since World War II. for the benchmark 10-year Treasury. “You’re not seeing big spikes in Democrats control both the House Typically, worries about rising in- rates when infl ation data comes out and Senate, and the Senate can pass fl ation fuel expectations of higher a little high and that’s a sign of re- budget-related items without needing interest rates, which can cause bond lief for the markets,” said Jamie Cox, the 60-vote threshold, so it’s likely a yields to rise. managing partner at Harris Financial good number of Biden’s items will “It’s an indication that infl ation Group. make it into the fi nal version. is going to be transitory,” said Tom The calm rise of the market this Salesforce.com rose 5.4%, the Martin, senior portfolio manager week, steady bond yields, and a lack biggest gain in the S&P 500, after with Globalt Investments. “Today of a reaction to the latest infl ation reporting solid results for its lat- was just generally an up day, plus data signals that investors are less est quarter. Meanwhile, electronics the volumes in the market have been worried about long-term infl ation maker HP fell 8.9% for the biggest pretty light lately, especially this issues than they were a few weeks decline in the S&P 500 after the com- week.” ago. Investors also got key economic pany issued a weak full-year forecast The S&P 500 rose 3.23 points to measures of GDP growth and falling to investors. 4,204.11, its third straight gain. The unemployment this week. US markets will be closed Monday Dow Jones Industrial Average added An uptick in travel for the Memo- for Memorial Day. Germany, Norway fl ip switch on $2.4 bln link BERLIN, May 29, (AP): Germany and Norway inau- gurated a new undersea cable Thursday that directly links the two countries’ electricity networks, a pro- ject that has been described as a key step in Europe’s effort to shift away from fossil fuels to renewable energy. The 2-billion-euro ($2.4 billion) project, called Nordlink, will allow Germany to export excess elec- tricity from its wind parks to Norway, effectively banking it in Nordic nation’s vast hydropower res- ervoirs. During periods of little wind, electricity can be released from Norwegian reservoirs again to meet German demand. “We’re setting a milestone for the modern ener- gy supply in Europe,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said during a virtual ceremony to offi cially switch on the power link. The 623-kilometer (387-mile) cable runs under the North Sea, from Germany’s windswept northern state of Schleswig-Holstein to Tonstad in southern Norway. Operators say it can carry enough electric- ity to supply 3.6 million households at once. The new system should help lower the price of electricity in Germany, which is relatively high compared to other European countries, said Claudia Kemfert, a senior energy expert at the German Insti- tute for Economic Research. Oil-rich Norway meets almost all of its electricity needs using renewable sources, and electricity from its hydropower facilities is comparatively cheap. By tapping into the Norwegian grid, Germany can avoid building costly stand-by power plants of its own, Kemfert said. “Nordlink is no replacement for the expansion of renewable energy here in Germany, but it can signifi - cantly help balance out fl uctuations,” she said. The German government recently announced that it aims to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emis- sions to “net zero” by 2045. Since Germany is shutting down its last nuclear plants next year and phasing out the use of coal by 2038, a massive expansion of wind and solar power generation will be required to meet the demands of its 83 million inhabitants and industry. “Nordlink will facilitate Germany’s transition to renewable energy,” Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said of the project, which took 10 years to complete. “At the same time, it will give us in Nor- way energy when we need it.” ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2021 SCIENCE 11

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UK approves J&J shot India’s jab inequality to prolong pandemic

NEW DELHI, May 29, (AP): As the coronavirus tears through India, night watchman Sagar Kumar thinks constant- ly about getting vaccines for himself and his family of fi ve amid critical shortages of shots in the country. But even if he knew how to get one, it wouldn’t be easy. The main way is to register through a government website. But it is in English — a language the 25-year-old Kumar and nearly 90% of Indians can’t speak, read or write — and his family has a single smartphone, with spotty internet service. And even though his state of Uttar Pradesh gives free shots to those under 45, there is no vaccination site in his village, with the nearest hospital an hour away. “All I can do now is hope for the best,” Kumar said. The pandemic’s disparities already were stark in India, where access to health care is as stratifi ed and unequal as many other parts of society. Now wealth and technology is further wid- ening those chasms, and millions are falling through the gaps. That worries health experts, who say vaccine inequality could hamper India’s already diffi cult fi ght against a virus that has been killing more than 4,000 people a day in recent weeks. “Inequitable vaccination risks pro- longing the pandemic in India,” said Krishna Udayakumar, founding di- Udayakumar rector of the Duke Global Health In- novation Center at Duke University in North Carolina. “Re- ducing barriers for the most vulnerable populations should be a priority.” India’s vaccination campaign began in January with a goal A relative comforts the wailing son of a person who died of COVID-19, at a crematorium in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, May 28. India’s death toll is the third- of inoculating 300 million of its nearly 1.4 billion people by highest reported in the world after the US and Brazil. (AP) August. So far, however, it has fully vaccinated a little over 42 million people, or barely 3% of its population. The government didn’t reserve enough shots for the cam- paign and it was slow to scale up vaccine production. Then, Coronavirus with the country recording hundreds of thousands of new in- fections daily, the government on May 1 opened up vaccina- tion to all adults. That made an already bad shortage even worse. Amid those challenges, the federal government also US, UK seek new WHO look into early stages of outbreak changed its policy on who can get vaccines and who must pay for them. It allotted itself half of the shots in the country and said it would give free shots to front-line workers and those 45 and older. Phase 2 study of COVID origins urged Negotiate GENEVA, May 29, (AP): The United Individual states and private hospitals could then negoti- States and Britain are stepping up calls ate deals with the country’s vaccine-makers for the other half for the World Health Organization to US agency loosens mask guidance of the shots, the government said. That effectively put the take a deeper look into the possible burden for inoculating everyone under 45 on states and the origins of COVID-19, including a new private sector, who often ask members of the public to pay as visit to China where the fi rst human in- for children at the summer camps much as $20 for a shot. fections were detected. The disparities already are showing in rich states where WHO and Chinese experts issued a NEW YORK, May 29, (AP): Kids at in most situations. private hospitals tend to be concentrated. fi rst report in March that laid out four summer camps can skip wearing Previously, the CDC advised that The capital of New Delhi has given fi rst shots to 20% of hypotheses about how the pandemic masks outdoors, with some excep- just about all people at camps should its residents, while Bihar state, one of the poorest, has only emerged. The joint team said the most tions, federal health officials said Fri- wear masks with only a few excep- likely scenario was that the coronavi- day. tions, like while they are eating, drink- given shots to about 7.6% of its population. And even states Children who aren’t fully vaccinated ing or swimming. that are providing free shots often can’t keep them in stock - rus jumped into people from bats via an intermediary animal, and the pros- should still wear masks outside when But that was before adults began both because of the shortage and competition with the private pect that it erupted from a laboratory they’re in crowds or in sustained close getting shots in December, and be- sector. was deemed “extremely unlikely.” contact with others - and when they fore the US government authorized Many experts say the federal policy is a mistake, and it will This false-color X-ray and radio fre- Late Thursday, the US diplomatic are inside, the Centers for Disease the Pfizer vaccine for 12- to 15-year- hit the poorest the hardest. quency image made available by Control and Prevention said. Fully olds earlier this month. mission in Geneva issued a statement vaccinated kids need not wear masks About 2.5 million of the roughly 17 “Vaccinating people is the national duty of the government NASA on Friday, May 28 shows saying the fi rst phase of the study and they need to vaccinate everyone for free,” said K Srinath threads of superheated gas and mag- indoors or outside, the agency said. million US kids in that age group have was “insuffi cient and inconclusive,” The guidelines open the door to a gotten at least one shot. A second Reddy, president of the Public Health Foundation of India. netic fields at the center of the Milky and called for a “timely, transparent, more conventional camp experience dose is also required, three weeks af- “Nobody should be denied a vaccine because they are unable Way galaxy. X-rays detected by the evidence-based and expert-led Phase and came out in the nick of time, just ter the first, and then it takes two more to afford it or register for it.” NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory 2 study, including in the People’s Re- before camps start opening in some weeks before the vaccine fully takes Vaccine disparity is “not just a question of inequality but are in orange, green, blue and purple, parts of the country, said Tom Rosen- effect. and radio data from the MeerKAT public of China.” also ineffi ciency,” said developmental economist Jean Dreze. The statement - coming in the mid- berg, president of the American Camp That means that it will be mid-sum- radio telescope in South Africa are Association. mer before kids in that age bracket If people get sick, Dreze said, they will not be able to work. shown in lilac and gray. (AP) dle of the WHO’s annual assembly in That in turn could push many more into poverty. Geneva - demanded access for inde- The guidance is the first in a wave are fully vaccinated. When that hap- Already, the poor have to miss work, forgo the day’s wag- of updates that will incorporate the pens, “it’s going to be a camp expe- pendent experts to “complete, origi- CDC’s recent decisions on masks and rience that is much more like (before es and travel long distances to get vaccinated. nal data and samples” relevant to the social distancing. Earlier this month, the pandemic),” said Erin Sauber- “We should not just make vaccines free but also give peo- source of the virus and early stages of the agency said Americans don’t Schatz, who leads the CDC task force ple incentives to get vaccinated,” Dreze said. the outbreak. have to be as cautious about masks that prepares recommendations de- The national government is seeking to address some of “We appreciate the WHO’s stated and distancing outdoors, and that fully signed to keep Americans safe from the concerns. It has said the website to register for shots will commitment to move forward with vaccinated people don’t need masks COVID-19. soon be available in Hindi and other regional languages. Still, Phase 2 of the COVID-19 origins experts point out half the population lacks internet access, study, and look forward to an update so the better solution would be easier, walk-in registrations from Director General Tedros Adha- you want ... we would ask that all this days. for all. nom Ghebreyesus,” the statement said. be done in a de-politicized environ- Biden’s administration wants to step The government also has said it will alleviate the vaccine Also Thursday, the British ambassa- ment, where science and health is the up calls for China to be more open shortages, insisting there will be about 2 billion doses avail- dor in Geneva, Simon Manley, said the objective, and not blame and politics,” about the outbreak, aiming to head off able between June and December. Experts, however, say the Wang Mann fi rst phase study was “always meant to Ryan said. complaints from opposition Republi- government will likely miss that goal. be the beginning of the process, not the WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic can senators that the president has not India’s health ministry did not respond to requests for com- end.” said in an e-mail that a technical team been tough enough, as well as to use ment from The Associated Press. Discovery “We call for a timely, transparent, -- led by Peter Ben Embarek, who the opportunity to press China on al- Kavita Singh, 29, was making the equivalent of $250 a evidence-based, and expert-led phase headed the WHO team in China that leged obstruction. month working as a domestic helper in a wealthy part of the two study, including in the People’s co-authored the fi rst report -- was pre- Republicans, including former Pres- capital. But as cases began to surge in April, she lost her job. Republic of China, as recommended paring “a proposal for the next studies ident Donald Trump, have promoted NASA releases Milky Way pic: by the experts’ report,” he said. that will need to be carried out.” the theory that the virus emerged from “They were scared I would spread the virus and told me to NASA has released a stunning new pic- come back only after I am vaccinated,” Singh said. Jasarevic said that proposal would a laboratory accident rather than natu- ture of our galaxy’s violent, super-ener- Evidence be presented to Tedros “for his consid- rally through human contact with an She could not afford paying for a shot, so Singh and gized “downtown.” her three daughters returned to her village in Bihar state. At a press briefi ng on Friday, WHO eration,” but said there was no timeta- infected animal in China. It’s a composite of 370 observations emergencies chief Dr. Michael Ryan ble such a presentation. On Tuesday, a Chinese representa- There’s no vaccination center nearby, and Singh said over the past two decades by the orbit- said the search for the origins of the she doesn’t know if she’ll ever be able to return to New ing Chandra X-ray Observatory, depict- After the fi rst report was released, tive, who was not identifi ed, told the ing billions of stars and countless black coronavirus “has been poisoned by the WHO chief acknowledged that WHO’s assembly that China believed Delhi. politics.” “We barely manage to earn enough for our daily means,” holes in the center, or heart, of the Milky further studies were needed on issues the “China part” of the origins-tracing Way. A radio telescope in South Africa “Over the last number of days, like early detection of cases and clus- study “has been completed.” According Singh said. “If we use that money for vaccines, then what we’ve seen more and more and more ters, and the possible roles of animal to an interpreter, he said China wanted will we eat?” also contributed to the image, for contrast. Astronomer Daniel Wang of the Uni- discourse in the media with terribly markets, transmission through the food a “global origin-tracing cooperation” - Also: versity of Massachusetts Amherst said little actual news or evidence or new chain, and the lab-incident hypothesis, which suggested his government wants Friday he spent a year working on this material,” Ryan said. “And this is quite Jasarevic noted. the hunt to be carried out elsewhere. LONDON: British government regulators on Friday author- while stuck at home during the pandemic. disturbing.” The push in Geneva amounts to a On Wednesday, Chinese Foreign ized another coronavirus vaccine for use in the UK amid con- “What we see in the picture is a vio- He said WHO chief Tedros has been new front of US pressure a day after Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian cerns about rising COVID-19 cases as a variant of the virus lent or energetic ecosystem in our gal- clear that ”all hypotheses for the origin President Joe Biden said that he had went further, suggesting that US sites fi rst identifi ed in India spreads around the country. axy’s downtown,” Wang said in an email. of the virus remain on the table” and instructed the US intelligence commu- should be explored - reiterating Chi- The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agen- “There are a lot of supernova remnants, pleaded for space so scientists could nity to “redouble their efforts” to get nese-fanned speculation that the coro- cy said the single-dose vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson black holes, and neutron stars there. Each do their work. “information that could bring us closer navirus could have erupted elsewhere. met “the expected standards of safety, quality and effective- X-ray dot or feature represents an energetic “If you expect scientists to collabo- to a defi nitive conclusion” on the vi- China has provided no evidence for ness.” source, most of which are in the center.” rate and actually get the answers that rus’ origins, and to report back in 90 such claims. The authorization takes the number of vaccines in the This busy, high-energy galactic center UK’s armory to four following earlier approvals for the two- is 26,000 light years away. dose regimens developed by Pfi zer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca His work appears in the June issue of the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical There’s a 40% chance that the world will limit the Paris climate agreement is trying zation forecast for the next several years and the University of Oxford, and Moderna. Society. Launched in 1999, Chandra is in an get so hot in the next fi ve years that it will to prevent, meteorologists said. also predicts a 90% chance that the world The regulator said the vaccine developed by J&J subsidi- extreme oval orbit around Earth. (AP) temporarily push past the temperature A new World Meteorological Organi- will set yet another record for the hottest ary Janssen has been shown to be 67% effective overall in ❑ ❑ ❑ year by the end of 2025 and that the At- preventing COVID-19 infection and 85% effective in pre- lantic will continue to brew more poten- venting severe disease or hospitalization. It can be be stored Error sends copter on wild ride: A tially dangerous hurricanes than it used to. at refrigerator temperatures of 2 to 8 degrees Celsius (36 to navigation timing error sent NASA’s little For this year, the meteorologists say 47 F), which the regulator said makes it “ideal for distribution Mars helicopter on a wild, lurching ride, large parts of land in the Northern Hemi- to care homes and other locations.” its fi rst major problem since it took to the sphere will be 1.4 degrees (0.8 degrees Details of which groups will get the vaccine have yet to be Martian skies last month. Celsius) warmer than recent decades and determined. There was speculation it might only be admin- The experimental helicopter, named In- that the US Southwest’s drought will con- genuity, managed to land safely, offi cials tinue. istered to older adults after it was linked to reports of rare at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory reported. blood clots. The 2015 Paris climate accord set a goal The trouble cropped up about a minute of keeping warming to a few tenths of a Given the UK’s rapid rollout of vaccines, the Johnson into the helicopter’s sixth test fl ight last degree warmer from now. The report said & Johnson’s product may be used as part of the country’s Saturday at an altitude of 33 feet (10 me- there is a 40% chance that at least one of planned booster program in the fall. The Joint Committee on ters). One of the numerous pictures taken the next fi ve years will be 1.5 degrees Cel- Vaccination and Immunisation, which decides how vaccines by an on-board camera did not register in sius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than are rolled out across the UK, will submit updated advice be- the navigation system, throwing the entire pre-industrial times - the more stringent of fore the shots become available. timing sequence off and confusing the two Paris goals. The world is already 1.2 The British government has amended its order from last craft about its location. degrees Celsius (2.2 degrees Fahrenheit) year of 30 million J&J doses to 20 million. Ingenuity began tilting back and forth warmer than pre-industrial times. “As Janssen is a single-dose vaccine, it will play an impor- as much as 20 degrees and suffered power Pennsylvania State University climate consumption spikes, according to Havard Michael Mann tant role in the months to come as we redouble our efforts to Grip, the helicopter’s chief pilot. scientist , who wasn’t part encourage everyone to get their jabs and potentially begin a A built-in system to provide extra mar- of the report, said he is “almost certain” booster program later this year,” Health Secretary Matt Han- gin for stability “came to the rescue,” he the world will exceed that Paris warm- cock said. wrote in an online status update. The heli- ing threshold at least once in the next few Nearly 58% of the population has received at least one copter landed within 16 feet (5 meters) of years. But he said one or two years above dose and around 35% has gotten two shots. The UK is aiming its intended touchdown site. (AP) In this May 13, 2021, file photo, people wait for the Pfizer vaccine during a CO- 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahren- to have offered a jab to all adults by the end of July. ❑ ❑ ❑ VID-19 vaccination campaign in Alfaro, northern Spain. Coronavirus infections, heit) isn’t as worrisome as when the over- hospitalizations and deaths are plummeting across much of Europe. Vaccination all trend of temperatures stays above that 40% chance Earth to be hotter: rates are accelerating, and with them, the promise of summer vacations. (AP) level. 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NEW YORK, May 29, (AP): Eric Carle, the beloved children’s author and illustrator whose classic “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and other works gave mil- lions of kids some of their earliest and most cherished literary memories, has died at age 91. Carle’s family says he died last Sunday at his sum- mer studio in Northampton, Massachusetts, with fam- ily members at his side. The family’s announcement was issued by Penguin Young Leaders. Through books like “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” “Do You Want to Be My Friend?” and “From Head to Toe,” Carle introduced universal themes in simple words and bright colors. “The unknown often brings fear with it,” he once observed. “In my books I try to counteract this fear, to replace it with a positive message. I be- lieve that children are naturally creative and eager to learn. I want to show them that learn- ing is really both fascinating and fun.” “The Very Hungry Caterpil- lar,” published in 1969, was welcomed by parents and de- lighted kids with its story of the metamorphosis of a green and Carle red caterpillar with a touch of blue and brown to a proudly multi-colored butterfl y. Originally conceived as a book about a bookworm - called “A Week with Willi the Worm” - the hero, who eats through 26 different foods, was changed to a caterpillar on the advice of his editor. It has sold some 40 million copies and has been translated into 60 lan- guages, spawned stuffed animal caterpillars and has been turned into a stage play. “I remember that as a child, I always felt I would never grow up and be big and articulate and intelli- gent,” Carle told The New York Times in 1994. ”`Cat- erpillar’ is a book of hope: you, too, can grow up and grow wings.” This image provided by HBO Max shows Jennifer Aniston, (from left), Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer and Matt LeBlanc in a Expressionist scene from the ‘Friends’ reunion special. (AP) Politicians like George W. Bush and Hillary Clin- ton were known to read the book to children on the campaign trail. The American Academy of Pediatrics sent more than 17,000 pediatricians special copies of the book, along with growth charts and parent hand- Television outs on healthy eating. Fellow writer and illustrator Ted Dewan called the book one of the pillars of chil- dren’s culture. “It’s almost talking about how great the Beatles were. It’s beyond reproach,” he said. Oprah, Prince Harry host discussion with Gaga, Close Carle wrote and-or illustrated more than 75 books, sometimes partnering with Bill Martin Jr. or other au- thors, but most with Carle working alone. One of his last books was 2015s “The Nonsense Show,” which A tear-fi lled reunion for ‘Friends’ actors centered on a parade of fl ying fi sh, cat-taming mice and circus animals. NEW YORK, May 29, (AP): Toward reruns available on, yes, HBO Max. and Rachel,” she said. Born to German immigrant parents in Syracuse, the end of HBO Max’s “Friends” re- The streamed reunion was delayed In an inspired way, the show inter- New York, Carle and his family returned to Germany union special, host James Corden asks for a year due to the COVID-19 pan- sperses the present-day actors reading — Nazi Germany, at the time — when he was 6. Un- the six actors to imagine what their demic. Each of the actors reportedly their lines from the coffee shop scene der the Nazis, modern, expressionistic and abstract art characters’ lives would be like today. received $2.5 million to appear in the where that kiss happened, with what was banned and only realistic and naturalistic art was Chandler and Monica would be special, according to Variety. Viewers was seen on the air at the time. permitted. married. So would Ross and Rachel. were told it was only the second time Corden is, predictably, a little too When Carle was 12 or 13, a high school art teacher With kids, of course. Same with Phoe- that Kudrow, LeBlanc, Jennifer Anis- enthusiastic, a little too reverent. would change his life by inviting him to his home, be. The only mystery was Joey, which ton, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry “I can’t tell you how incredible it where he secretly showed his expressionist art, includ- actor Matt LeBlanc answered with a and David Schwimmer had been in a is to be here with all of you now,” he ing Franz Marc’s “Blue Horse.” Author Eric Carle reads his classic joke. room together since fi lming the series said. “We are shooting here in front of “I was used to pretty paintings with a mountain “He probably opened up a sandwich fi nale. the iconic fountain where you shot the in the background. Although I was shocked, I al- children’s book ‘The Very Hungry Cat- erpillar’ on the NBC ‘Today’ television shop in Venice Beach,” he said. It has an enormously effective open- opening credits.” ways carried that day in my heart,” Carle told NPR program in New York on Oct. 8, 2009, That’s when the disappointment of ing. A door opens at an empty Warner No jumping in the water this time, in 2011. As an illustrator, he said he chose to por- as part of Jumpstart’s 4th annual Na- “Friends: The Reunion,” which pre- tray animals in unconventional colors to show his Brothers soundstage where the old though. tional Read for the Record Day. The miered Thursday on the streaming ser- “Friends” set was in place. Schwim- While the show offers some laughs, young readers that in art, there is no wrong color. beloved children’s author and illustra- vice, hits you. How cool would it have He thanked Marc in the pages of “The Artist Who mer walks in alone, shaking his head smiles and warm, fuzzy feelings, that tor whose classic works gave millions been to take that journey? at what he sees. ultimately grows tedious. By the time Painted a Blue Horse.” of kids some of their earliest and most His signature illustration technique was done by It is what ultimately matters when He’s followed, one at a time, by Justin Bieber walks out wearing the cherished literary memories, has died. anybody reunites with friends so close Kudrow, Aniston, LeBlanc, Cox and, potato costume that Schwimmer had piecing pictures together chiefl y from tissue paper that Eric Carle was 91. (AP) he had painted with various colors and textures. “It they felt like family during the early fi nally, Perry. Tissue is produced for a Halloween episode, the nadir is sounds corny, but I think I connect with the child in adult years. How has everyone turned for Aniston and Cox’s tears, and it reached. out? Were dreams fulfi lled? Did life’s wouldn’t be the last time. me, and I think others do, too,” he told The Associated Also: Press in 2003. inevitable disappointments cut you “Does Courteney still have her lines LOS ANGELES: Oprah Winfrey and ❑ ❑ ❑ down or make you stronger? Can you written on the table?” LeBlanc said, still be friends? revealing a co-star’s secret. Prince Harry are continuing their Carla Fracci, an Italian cultural icon and former There are probably many reasons Thus begins nearly two hours of mental health series with a virtual La Scala prima ballerina renowned for romantic why the people involved didn’t try to reminiscences, helped along by gener- town hall featuring Lady Gaga, Glenn roles alongside such greats as Rudolf Nureyev and advance those stories. It would have ous clips and appearances by some of Close and others. Mikhail Baryshnikov, died Thursday at her home in been hard. Surely not everyone would the people who had been on the show. Apple TV+ announced Wednesday Milan. She was 84. have been on the same page. There’s Maggie Wheeler, who played Janice, that it will release on Friday “The Me Milan’s Teatro alla Scala announced her death always the possibility of failure. still has that grating laugh and explains You Can’t See: A Path Forward.” The without giving a cause. Italian news reports said she You want to remember the magic of how Perry inspired it. free town hall arrives a week after the had been fi ghting cancer. “Friends,” not the slog of the spinoff mental health series co-created by The Milan theater recalled the “fairytale rise” of Beyonce Clark “Joey.” Adoration Winfrey and the Duke of Sussex, “The the daughter of a tram driver who. It said that through Actress Lisa Kudrow noted the Corden asked whether any of the Me You Can’t See,” was released on “talent, obstinance and work (she) became the most show’s creators, Marta Kauffman and young, attractive actors had carried the streaming platform. famous ballerina in the world” and inspired genera- Variety David Crane, have said they worked a fl ame for one another. Aniston ex- The series features a mix of stories tions of young people. hard to give every character a satisfy- plained how she and Schwimmer had of celebrities and everyday people “Carla Fracci was a cardinal fi gure in the history ing ending when the NBC sitcom went a mutual crush in the fi rst season that and their mental health struggles and of dance and that of La Scala, but also a point of ref- CHICAGO: Kevin Clark, who played off the air in 2004. She hasn’t consid- wasn’t consummated. She feared that breakthroughs. In one episode, Gaga erence for the city of Milan and Italian culture,” the drummer Freddy “Spazzy McGee” Jones ered revisiting Phoebe. their fi rst kiss would be onstage in a revealed the trauma of a rape she said theater said in a statement. in the 2003 movie “School of Rock” with “I don’t want anyone’s happy end- scene — and that’s exactly what hap- left her pregnant at age 19. Jack Black, was killed when he was ing to be unraveled,” she said. pened. Harry discussed his own anxiety, Grace struck by a car while riding his bicycle Instead, the characters remain fro- “We just channeled all of our adora- therapy and coping techniques for the “She leaves us in amazement, on tiptoe like Giselle, along a Chicago street. zen in time, forever as they appear on tion and love for each other into Ross series, which debuted last week. a spirit that remains with us, fi lling the ballrooms, the Police said Clark, 32, was struck after stage and our hearts,” said La Scala’s ballet director, running a red light in the city’s Avondale Manuel Legris neighborhood. Clark was riding east on . “We feel a great void that, at the same ried it might take away from the social unhide the like counts, which didn’t sit nounced last month, users will be able time, makes us feel full and rich in all her history — Logan Boulevard when he was struck by a vehicle heading south on Western media experience. At the time, the plat- well with some users. to fl ip a switch that hides public like which is the history of ballet — and privileged to have form didn’t give users a choice to hide or Now, after a test the company an- counts. Instead of a number telling you shared her art.” Avenue, a witness and the driver both told responding offi cers, according to a how many people liked your latest puppy Fracci was born in Milan on Aug. 20, 1936, and Chicago Police Department crash report. photo, you’ll see “liked by Beyoncé and spent World War II with relatives in the countryside Authorities say emergency respond- others” (if Beyoncé and others did, in to escape the frequent bombardment of the industrial- ers found Clark partially under the car. fact, like your photo). (AP) ized Lombardy capital. In a recent interview with Sky Clark was taken in critical condition ❑ ❑ ❑ TG24, Fracci described her younger self as a “farm- to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical er,” who knew nothing of the theater or the world of Center, where he was pronounced dead MIAMI: Attorney and Harvard law pro- dance “much less those little shoes.” a short time later. Authorities say the fessor Alan Dershowitz is suing Netfl ix But after the war, an observer remarked on her 20-year-old woman driving the car was for $80 million over his portrayal in the “grace and musicality,” recommending she try out for issued several citations, but didn’t give streaming service’s “Filthy Rich” series La Scala’s academy. additional information. about sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. She was accepted at age 10, riding her father’s tram After starring in “School of Rock” The lawsuit, fi led in Miami federal court, with Black, Clark continued pursuing contends that Netfl ix intentionally misled each day to the academy, and graduated in 1954, at Dershowitz, one of the lawyers once age 18. Her fi rst stage appearance was in 1955 with drumming. Most recently, he played in the band Jess Bess & The Intentions, representing Epstein, regarding his appear- other graduating ballet students at the close of a stag- ance in the series. Dershowitz, now mainly ing of Bellini’s “La sonnambula” conducted by Leon- which made its debut performance Satur- day at Legendary Wooden Nickel in the retired in Miami Beach, says in the lawsuit ard Bernstein, directed by Luchino Visconti and that accusations by Virginia Giuffre are starting Maria Callas. Chicago suburb of Highwood. (AP) ❑ ❑ ❑ false and that Netfl ix knew it. Giuffre has She got her fi rst break substituting for French danc- been one of Epstein’s most vocal victims. er Violette Verdy in “Cinderella” the same year, and LOS ANGELES: If you post a photo to so- Dershowitz was one of the lawyers who by 1958 had risen to the role of prima ballerina. cial media and you don’t know how many negotiated a deal allowing the wealthy Her global fame soon spread, with invitations to the people liked it, did you really post it? fi nancier to escape a federal indictment in Royal Festival Hall, followed by doors opening in the Instagram and Facebook users can return for a guilty plea to state prostitution United States, even while remaining a central fi gure now fi nd out. Those on both services will charges in Florida in connection to the at La Scala. She was most identifi ed with the role of be able to hide the numbers that show dozens of teenage girls authorities say he “Giselle,” which she danced with Nureyev and Bary- how many people liked their posts and molested over the years. shnikov as well as Danish star Erik Bruhn. photos. “Giuffre’s accusations with Professor Later partners included La Scala’s own Roberto Instagram began hiding likes in 2019 In this Dec 13, 2007 file photo, Carla Fracci waves as she arrives at a ceremo- Dershowitz are categorically false, and Bolle, who remembered Fracci for her “human gen- as part of an effort to make people’s time ny where American actors George Clooney and Don Cheadle received a peace Professor Dershowitz has denied and erosity.” on the app less stressful and depressing. award, at a summit of Nobel Peace Prize winners, in Rome. Carla Fracci, an Ital- disproved the accusations — including While many users welcomed the feature, ian cultural icon and former La Scala prima ballerina who formed a memorable under oath subject to the penalties of others, including some infl uencers, wor- partnership with Rudolf Nureyev, has died at her home in Milan. She was 84. (AP) perjury,” the lawsuit says. (AP) ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2021 SPORTS 14

Sauter, Hutchins and Dollar involved in scary crash Nemechek wins at Charlotte for 3rd truck win of season CONCORD, NC, May 29, (AP): John Hunter Nemechek made it through a late crash, then held on to the lead on a B’desh slip restart 10 laps from the end to win the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Winning for the third time this sea- Lanka win 3rd son, Nemechek showed once again this season why he gave up his seat in the Cup Series last year to join Kyle Busch ODI by 97 runs Motorsports. “I’m smiling. I’m winning races,” he DHAKA, Bangladesh, May 29, said. “What could better than that?” (AP): Sri Lanka avoided being swept Nemechek has a season of thrills in by Bangladesh in their one-day in- his run around Charlotte. ternational series when it won the He used a three-wide pass to gain the third match by 97 runs with a Kusal lead with 65 laps to go and was cruis- Perera century and Dushmantha ing to victory until the most severe Chameera’s maiden fi ve-for. crash of the race nearly spoiled things. Perera struck a 122-ball 120, in- Trey Hutchins III had slowed after cluding 11 fours and one six, to lead hitting the wall and drifted down the Sri Lanka to a respectable 286-6. The track as Johnny Sauter and Drew Dollar fast bowler Chameera then took 5-16 hit Hutchins’ vehicle with great force. to undermine the reply by Bangla- Nemechek was the next racer through before the caution came out as fl ying debris appeared to damage his roof and CRICKET knock out the car’s onboard camera. He remembers hearing a ‘Thunk,’ as what looked like a tire caught his roof desh, which was all out for 189 in and left what Nemechek said was a 42.3 overs. pretty big hole. The victory marked Sri Lanka’s Nemechek wasn’t sure what was fi rst in the ODI Super League. ahead as he approached the crash at full Captain Perera and Danushka speed and used his skill to react the best Gunathilaka opened with an 82-run way he knew how. stand after they won the toss. “I kind of just shot for the middle, Bangladesh fast bowler Taskin kind of ‘Days of Thunder’ moment, Ahmed, who claimed 4-46, brought and hoped for the best,” said Ne- the home side back in contention with mechek, referencing the Tom Cruise a double strike, dismissing Gunathila- fi lm from three decades ago. ka for 39 and Pathum Nissanka for 0. After a lengthy cleanup, Nemechek again moved out front and fi nished in Perera drove Taskin to sweeper front of Hocevar. cover for a single in a bulletproof 50 off 44 balls, but the skipper needed luck three times to reach his sixth London Irish’s Albert Tuisue is tackled by Gloucester’s Ruan Ackermann during their Premiership rugby union match at the Kingsholm Stadium in Glouces- TRUCK RACING ODI century. ter, England, on May 28. Gloucester beat London Irish 30-28. (AP) Hocevar said he needed two more laps to run down Nemechek. “I just got beat today,” said Hocevar, in his rookie season. It was the ninth truck win of Ne- Queensland ends Super rugby mechek’s career. He gained control with a dramatic, daring dash from third as he moved from the up near to the wall to close to the apron before mov- ing past leader Stewart Friesen and second-place Carson Hocevar. losing streak by Aussie teams Nemechek gave up the lead for a fi nal green-fl ag pit stop about 30 laps from the end. Soon enough, the Kyle Busch Racing driver shuffl ed back up Crusaders outclass Waratahs as Blues pound Brumbies to the top and closed out the victory. It was the fourth consecutive win on John Hunter Nemechek celebrates to close out the third round. Christchurch-based Crusaders were The Blues broke the stalemate with tracks of a 1-1/2 miles in length this TOWNSVILLE, Australia, season, following Nemechek’s vic- his win in the NASCAR Trucks auto The match was originally scheduled expected to win handsomely and did scrumhalf Finlay Christie’s superb try race, on May 28, at Charlotte Motor May 29, (AP): The Queens- for Queenstown, New Zealand but was so, by eight tries to three, against the just before halftime. Rieko Ioane broke tory at Las Vegas, owner Kyle Busch’s wins at Atlanta and Kansas. Speedway in Concord, N.C. (AP) land Reds have managed to moved to Sydney after new COVID-19 team that fi nished last in the Australian the defensive line and passed to Chris- do what no other Austral- cases in Melbourne forced a seven-day domestic Super rugby competition. tie, who ran 40 meters weaving past ian team had done in 13 lockdown, preventing the Rebels from Also, the Auckland-based Blues four tacklers to score. traveling to New Zealand. beat the ACT Brumbies 38-10. The The Blues ran away with the match Kang beats Salas in ‘friendly’ previous matches in Super Earlier Saturday, the New Zealand- teams were locked at 10-10 after with a strong second half, adding tries rugby this season - beat a champion Crusaders outclassed the tries by hookers Kurt Eklund for the by wingers Bryce Heem and A.J. Lam New South Wales Waratahs to take Blues and Connal McInerney for the and center T.J. Faiaine. The Brumbies showdown at Shadow Creek New Zealand squad. a bonus point from a 54-28 win. The Brumbies. competed for territory but lacked fi n- The Reds led 33-3 at halftime on ishing ability. NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May Sei Young Kim dropped out in playoffs. Saturday and held on desperately The 13-time Super rugby champion 29, (AP): Danielle Kang had Lizette Anna Nordqvist beat Ko 5 and 4 to for a 40-34 win over the Hamilton- Crusaders had to work hard at times Salas over to the house Thursday night force a playoff with Ko that the Swede based Chiefs at Townsville in north against the plucky Waratahs, who to watch “Friends: The Reunion,” then won on the fi rst hole. Kim edged Brit- Queensland state. were only a point behind - 7-6 - after sent her packing in the LPGA Match tany Altomare 2 and 1 to force a play- The Reds led 40-8 in the second 30 minutes. Play. off with the American, then fell on the half before the Chiefs rallied, with The Crusaders scored four tries in a Kang won the friendly showdown 4 second hole. substitute halfback Xavier Roe diving 12-minute period on either side of half- and 3 for a quarterfi nal spot on another ANA Inspiration winner Patty Tava- over in the corner to pull the visitors time to take the match away from the hot afternoon at Shadow Creek. tanakit beat Stacy Lewis 5 and 4 to ad- to within six points in the 79th minute. Waratahs, who still made the contest An ambassador for course owner vance. After Lewis birdied the ninth to But the Reds won a scrum and Kalani interesting with two tries in the space MGM Resorts, Kang won the opening pull within a hole, Tavatanakit won four Thomas booted the ball into touch to of two minutes in the middle of the hole with a par, took Nos. 6 and 7 with of the next fi ve to end the match. They secure the narrow win. second half. birdies and No. 8 with a par for a 4-up entered the day tied for the group lead. Crusaders captain Scott Barrett said lead. Salas won 10 and 11 with pars, he was happy with the way his team at- Kang took 12 with a birdie and ended it RUGBY tacked, even from deep in its own half. with a par on 14. GOLF “But it probably got a bit loose U.S. Solheim Cup teammate Salas The victory ended an embarrassing there at times, trying to chase points was coming off her best fi nish of the Ariya Jutanugarn beat Sarah Schm- streak in which New Zealand teams and tries for this competition,” he year, a tie for fi fth last week in the Pure elzel on the fi rst hole of a playoff after had beaten Australian squads through- said. “We saw what the Waratahs Silk Championship in Virginia. tying Carlota Ciganda. out the 10 matches over the fi rst two could do. They’ve got a bit of fl air and Kang will face Bronte Law, a 6 and While some top U.S. players skipped rounds of the trans-Tasman compe- put a few points on us which is a little 5 winner over Annie Park. the fi rst-year event to prepare for the tition and the fi rst three of the third bit disappointing.” Second-ranked Inbee Park, also an U.S. Women’s Open next week at round this weekend. The Crusaders were reduced to 13 area resident, beat Gaby Lopez 2 and Olympic in San Francisco, Kang said The Melbourne Rebels will have a St Helens Agnatius Paasi gets tackled by Hull’s Josh Bowden and Joe men with two yellow cards in the last 1 to set up a match with Sophia Popov. she isn’t looking ahead. chance to make it two in a row over Cator, (left), during their Super League rugby league match at the Totally few minutes and the Waratahs capital- Popov routed Sung Hyun Park 6 Kang won in consecutive weeks last New Zealand teams when they play Wicked Stadium in Saint Helens, England, on May 28. St Helens beat ized, scoring the last try of the match and 5. summer in Ohio in the LPGA Tour’s the Highlanders in Sydney on Sunday Hull 34-16. (AP) through Alex Newsome. Top-ranked Jin Young Ko and No. 3 return from the coronavirus pandemic. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2021 SPORTS 15

Athletics take lead on Upton’s error to beat Ohtani, Angels 3-1 Grossman’s two-run homer rallies Tigers past Yankees DETROIT, May 29, (AP): Robbie Grossman hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Detroit Tigers a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees. The Yankees took the lead in the top of the inning when automatic runner Janmark scores hat trick, leads Aaron Judge came home from third on a passed ball. Justin Wilson (1-1) retired the first two Detroit batters in the bottom half, but on a full count, Grossman sent a high drive that cleared the fence in left field. Rougned Odor homered and had Vegas to Game 7 win over Wild four hits for the Yankees, who dropped a bizarre game that also included a three-ball walk for New York hitter Gio Urshela. Bryan Garcia (1-1) won in relief for Fleury makes 19 saves to earn 85th playoff victory Detroit. Each starting pitcher — Gerrit Cole for New York and Casey Mize for LAS VEGAS, May 29, (AP): Mattias Janmark had his first career hat Nic Hague, Max Pacioretty and Zach Whitecloud also scored for Vegas. Marc-Andre Fleury, Detroit — was a former No. 1 overall trick and the Vegas Golden Knights eliminated the Minnesota Wild with playing in his eighth career Game 7, made 19 saves to earn his 85th playoff victory in front of draft pick. Mize, the top pick in the an announced crowd of 12,156. Fleury is three playoff wins shy of tying Billy Smith and Ed 2018 draft, allowed a run and five hits a 6-2 win in Game 7 of their opening-round series. Belfour for fourth in NHL history. in five innings. He struck out seven It marked the first time the Golden Knights hosted a Game 7 after losing in San Jose in Vegas, which squandered a 3-1 series lead for the third straight season, heads to Denver for with no walks. 2018 and defeating Vancouver in Edmonton last year. It was also the first time Vegas Sunday’s second-round opener against the Colorado Avalanche. Cole was picked first overall by clinched a playoff series at home. Peter DeBoer improved to 6-0 when coaching in Game 7s, while Minnesota dropped to 3-1 Pittsburgh in 2011. He allowed a run all-time in a seventh game. Home and six hits in six innings. teams in Game 7s are 105-74, Athletics 3, Angels 1 excluding last season’s playoff bub- In Oakland, California, Jed Lowrie ble in Canada. scored the tiebreaking run in the sev- enth inning after left fielder Justin Zach Parise and Kirill Kaprizov Upton bobbled Matt Chapman’s sin- scored for the Wild. Cam Talbot gle, Bob Melvin tied the Oakland made 29 saves. record for managerial wins and the Janmark set the tone as he fought Athletics beat Shohei Ohtani and the the pressure to create his own rush, Angels. then went forehand-to-backhand Ohtani walked Lowrie on four and used a filthy deke before softly pitches leading off the seventh and tapping the puck past Talbot’s right then walked Mitch Moreland. skate. Chapman followed with a soft single to left that Upton struggled to pick up, Parise, who started the series allowing Lowrie to score easily. Seth scratched from the lineup, posi- Brown added an RBI single. tioned himself perfectly in front of the crease for Joel Eriksson Ek’s feed, which he sent between both BASEBALL his legs and Fleury’s to make it 1-1. Sitting at the blue line after Elvis Andrus had two hits to help William Karlsson won a faceoff to the A’s to their third straight win. the right of Talbot, Hague - the only Ohtani (1-1) allowed three earned runs and three hits but had control Golden Knights skater in the lineup problems late. He walked four and hit who hadn’t played in a Game 7 - Mark Canha with a pitch. fired a wrist shot stick side and into The win was Melvin’s 708th as A’s the net to give Vegas a 2-1 advan- manager, tying him with current White tage. It was Hague’s first goal in 24 Sox skipper Tony La Russa for most in games dating to the regular season. Oakland history. Connie Mack owns the franchise record with 3,582 victo- ries. ICE HOCKEY Yusmeiro Petit (7-0) retired four batters to win. Lou Trivino pitched the Moments after Ryan Reaves was ninth for his seventh save. called for cross-checking Ryan Giants 8, Dodgers 5 In Los Angeles, Giants left fielder Suter, Kaprizov’s snapper from the Mike Tauchman reached over the wall edge of the left circle beat Fleury to to rob Albert Pujols of a walk-off his glove side. home run in the bottom of the ninth In his first game of the series, inning and San Francisco broke Pacioretty sneaked into the slot and through in the 10th to beat Los one-timed Chandler Stephenson’s Angeles. feed from the boards past the pads Dodgers pinch-hitter Austin Barnes of Talbot to put Vegas back on top, hit a three-run homer with two outs in 3-2. the ninth to make it 5-all. Later in the second, defenseman LaMonte Wade Jr. hit a go-ahead Minnesota Wild left wing Kirill Kaprizov (97) vies for the puck against Vegas Golden Knights center Nicolas Roy (10) during the second period of Game Shea Theodore unselfishly passed single in 10th off Kenley Jansen (0-2). 7 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, on May 28, in Las Vegas. (AP) Evan Longoria added a two-run dou- up an opportunity to fire one on net, ble. dished to his right for Whitecloud, Tyler Rogers (1-0) got the win MLB Results/Standings who found the far, top corner to despite giving up Barnes’ homer. extend Vegas’ lead to 4-2. Jarlin Garcia got his first save since he Canada top Kazakhstan 4-2 at worlds Theodore snapped a scoreless was a Marlins minor leaguer in 2011. RIGA, Latvia, May 29, (AP): champion Finland on Tuesday. want to be successful.” series drought with assists on Three times the Giants had a lead WASHINGTON, May 29, (AP): Pacioretty and Whitecloud’s goals. and three times the Dodger tied it. In Adam Henrique had a goal and two “We have to focus on Italy first. Nikita Mikhailis scored twice for Results and standings from the assists and Canada beat Kazakhstan We need to continue to play our Kazakhstan, and Andrei Shutov After playing aggressively the end, the Giants wound up with MLB games on Friday. through the first two periods, once their first win over their NL West Boston 5 Miami (6 innings) 2 4-2 in world hockey championship game,” Mangiapane said. “Early on stopped 32 shots. Toronto 11 Cleveland (7 inn) 2 again dominating the second, the rivals in five tries this season. Detroit 3 NY Yankees (10 inn) 2 to move into sixth place in Group in the tournament we were a little In the other Group B game Friday, Cubs 1, Reds 0 Kansas City 8 Minnesota 3 B. Latvia beat Norway 4-3 in a shoot- Knights played low-risk hockey in In Chicago, David Bote homered, Oakland 3 LA Angels 1 Cole Perfetti scored the winner, out. Michael Haga scored the win- the third while keeping the Wild at San Diego 10 Houston (11 inn) 3 ICE HOCKEY bay until Janmark scored his second Adbert Alzolay wriggled out of sever- Seattle 3 Texas 2 Andrew Mangiapane and Connor ner that left Latvia fourth and al jams while pitching into the sixth Chicago Cubs 1 Cincinnati 0 Brown each had a goal and an assist, Norway seventh. after Nicolas Roy stripped Ryan inning and Chicago beat Cincinnati. St Louis 8 Arizona 6 and Darcy Kuemper made 26 saves. nervous or anxious, but now we In Group A, Mario Kempe scored Suter behind the net. Roy fed Bote homered leading off the fifth San Francisco 8 LA Dodgers (10 inn) 5 American League Canada is 2-3-0. have started to find our rhythm and twice in Sweden’s 4-1 victory over Janmark, who snapped the puck to spoil Reds starter Vladimir East Division The top four teams in each group we are playing the right way. Britain, and Mathias From broke a over Talbot’s far shoulder. Gutiérrez’s major league debut. The W L Pct GB will advance to the quarterfinals. We are really starting to jell as a third-period tie to help fourth-place Janmark’s empty-netter with a Cubs managed just three hits and won Tampa Bay 32 20 .615 _ for the 10th time in 12 games. Boston 31 20 .608 -1/2 Canada has two games left, against team, but we have to keep going and Denmark beat Belarus 5-2. Sweden little more than three minutes left New York 29 22 .569 2-1/2 winless Italy on Sunday and 2019 playing a full 60-minute game if we is fifth at 2-3-0. put the game out of reach. Alzolay (3-4) threw 103 pitches in 5 Toronto 26 24 .520 5 2/3 innings and gave up five hits, Baltimore 17 33 .340 14 struck out six and walked three. Craig Central Division W L Pct GB Kimbrel earned his 12th save in 14 Chicago 29 20 .592 _ Navarro ‘clinches’ NCAA women’s chances. Cleveland 27 22 .551 2 Nick Castellanos singled twice, Kansas City 24 25 .490 5 Minnesota 20 30 .400 9-1/2 extending the majors’ longest active Detroit 20 31 .392 10 singles title, Riffice claims men’s hitting streak to 14 games. West Division Gutiérrez (0-1) went five innings, W L Pct GB ORLANDO, Florida, May 29, (AP): two-time champion Danielle Collins allowing one run and two hits. He Oakland 31 22 .585 _ Virginia freshman Emma Navarro (2014, 2016). Navarro beat top-seed Houston 27 23 .540 2-1/2 needed just 75 minutes to claim the Sara Daavettila of North Carolina in struck out three and walked two. Seattle 25 27 .481 5-1/2 Blue Jays 11, Indians 2, 7 Innings Los Angeles 22 29 .431 8 NCAA women’s singles champion- the semifinals. In Cleveland, Hyun Jin Ryu Texas 22 31 .415 9 ship, and Sam Riffice won the men’s Riffice become the first Gator since National League title for team champion Florida. 1999 to claim the men’s title by defeat- regained his control after a rough first East Division inning battling strong winds and W L Pct GB ing second-seeded Daniel Rodriques Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Joe Panik New York 24 20 .545 _ of South Carolina 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. Riffice drove in three runs apiece, leading Philadelphia 25 26 .490 2-1/2 TENNIS also helped Florida win the team Atlanta 24 25 .490 2-1/2 Toronto over Cleveland in a game Miami 24 27 .471 3-1/2 championship last week. called in the bottom of the seventh. Washington 21 25 .457 4 In women’s doubles, North The game was played in winds gust- Central Division Navarro (25-1) avenged her only Carolina’s Makenna Jones and W L Pct GB loss of the season, on April 4, by beat- Elizabeth Scotty beat Texas’ freshman ing to 45 mph throughout, and a St Louis 29 22 .569 _ steady, blowing rain made conditions Chicago 28 22 .560 -1/2 ing defending champion Estrela Perez- duo of Kylie Collins and Lulu Sun 7-6 miserable. Milwaukee 25 25 .500 3-1/2 Canada’s Justin Danforth tries to score against Kazakhstan’s goaltender Andrei Somarriba (24-3) of Miami (Florida) (3), 4-6, 1-0 (10-8). Eli Morgan (0-1) may remember his Cincinnati 22 27 .449 6 6-3, 6-1 to become the first freshman Tennessee’s Adam Walton and Pat Pittsburgh 18 31 .367 10 Shutov during the Ice Hockey World Championship Group B match between major league debut more for the lousy West Division Kazakhstan and Canada at the Arena in Riga, Latvia, on May 28. (AP) to win the singles title since 2009. Harper claimed a 7-6 (5), 2-6, 1-0 (13- weather than anything else. W L Pct GB Navarro is the second player in pro- 11) victory over Finn Murgett and Tad Ryu (5-2) allowed two runs — both San Diego 33 19 .635 _ gram history to win the final, joining Maclean of Auburn in men’s. Los Angeles 31 20 .608 1-1/2 in the first — and four hits in five San Francisco 31 20 .608 1-1/2 innings because of rain. Randy Dobnak (1-4) struggled in innings. He walked two in the opening Adam Ottavino slogged through a his second start for Minnesota, giving Colorado 19 32 .373 13-1/2 Padres 10, Astros 3, 11 Innings inning after not allowing more than Arizona 18 34 .346 15 soggy top of the sixth before umpires up six runs and nine hits in six one walk in any of his first nine starts In Houston, Fernando Tatis Jr. and suspended play. After a delay of 1 innings. Mitch Garver hit his eighth Tommy Pham homered, then each had in 2021. hour, 25 minutes, the game was called, homer of the season for the Twins, Red Sox 5, Marlins 2, 5 1/2 run homer, J.D. Martinez drove in two an RBI in a seven-run 11th inning that with Ottavino getting his second save. who had their four-game winning sent San Diego past Houston. Innings runs with a double and Boston beat Martín Pérez (3-2) pitched five streak end. In Boston, Alex Verdugo hit a three- Miami in a game called after 5 1/2 The Padres improved to an MLB- innings and got the win, holding Mariners 3, Rangers 2 best 7-0 in interleague play this sea- Miami to two runs on five hits and In Seattle, Kyle Lewis doubled and son. The Astros have lost five of six struck out four. scored Seattle’s first run, then hit a overall. Rookie Cody Poteet (2-1) took his two-run opposite-field homer an Pham’s homer came in the third first loss. Poteet pitched 4 1/3 innings, inning later that proved to be the dif- inning and Tatis tied it at 2-all with his allowing five runs on four hits and two ference in the Mariners’ win over solo shot in the eighth. walks. Poteet also struck out six. Jorge Texas, the 10th straight road loss for Cardinals 8, Diamondbacks 6 Alfaro hit a two-run homer for the the Rangers. In Phoenix, Tyler O’Neill hit a two- Marlins. Seattle has followed up a six-game run homer for the second straight Royals 8, Twins 3 losing streak by winning four of five. night, Nolan Arenado added a solo In Minneapolis, Whit Merrifield The Rangers 10-game road losing shot and St. Louis dealt Arizona its had two hits and three RBIs, Kris streak is their longest since 2014. They 12th straight loss. Bubic had another strong start and haven’t won away from Arlington The Cardinals never trailed, jump- Kansas City beat Minnesota. since May 6 at Minnesota. ing to a 4-0 lead in the first. Paul Merrifield had a two-run double in a Lyles (2-4) settled down after Goldschmidt had a sacrifice fly, five-run seventh inning as Kansas Lewis’ home run and retired nine of Yadier Molina added an RBI double Oakland Athletics starting pitcher City’s offense broke out after scoring the final 11 he faced, including five of and O’Neill’s homer easily cleared the Sean Manaea throws to a Los five total runs during a three-game his eight strikeouts. left field wall. Angeles Angels batter during the Detroit Tigers’ Robbie Grossman watches his walk-off two-run home run series at Tampa Bay. Justus Sheffield (4-4) allowed six Jake Woodford (1-0) earned the win first inning of a baseball game, on during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Bubic (1-0) allowed one run and hits and struck out one. Erik Swanson with 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief May 28, in Oakland, California. on May 28, in Detroit. (AP) four hits in six innings. earned his first save. while striking out six. (AP) ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2021 16

Italy’s Andrea Belotti, (left), scores during the friendly match between Italy and San Marino, at the Sardegna aren in Cagliari, Italy. Italy won 7-0. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Japan book place in the third ‘round’ CHIBA, Japan, May 29, (AP): Yuya Osako scored five goals as Japan rout- ed Myanmar 10-0 to become the first team in Asia to secure a place in the third round of World Cup qualifying. China, which play Guam on Sun- day, still have much work to do. Takumi Minamino’s brace for Japan, and a goal each from Hide- masa Morita, Daichi Kamada and Ko Itakura, gave a weakened Myanmar their heaviest-ever defeat. Myanmar, which were missing several stars who had refused to play in protest at February’s military coup, hadn’t played an international match in 18 months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The result was beyond doubt quick- ly. Osako scored three goals in the first half hour and another two in the second half at Fukuda Denshi Arena, which was closed to fans because of restrictions in place because of the coronavirus.

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“We’ve shown that aggressive at- titude, to go for another goal even after the result was beyond doubt, and also not slacking off to keep a clean sheet,” head coach Hajime Moriyasu said, according to the Ky- odo news agency. “They were focused on playing at a high standard.” Japan has the best re- cord of all teams in the second round of Asian qualification, with 37 goals and none conceded in its six wins in Group F. It moves to the next stage, scheduled to start in September, with two matches to spare. In contrast, China have collected just seven points in Group A after four games and sits in second place, eight points behind leaders Syria though Japan’s Yuya Osako, (right), and Myanmar’s Ye Min Thu vie for the ball during their Asian qualification soccer match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at Fukuda Denshi Arena in Chiba, east they have a match in hand. of Tokyo. (AP) Brentford earn promotion to EPL

Toney stays perfect from the spot Clippers spoil Mavs party to get back in series LONDON, May 29, (AP): passing left to Mads Roerslev Rasmus- sen, who squared the ball for Emiliano Brentford reached the Pre- Marcondes’ one-timer past Woodman mier League for the first into the bottom right corner of the net. Tatum scores 50 points time by beating Swansea Swansea top scorer Andre Ayew threatened just after the break but sent 2-0 in the a header wide from close range. Champion- ship play- SOCCER as Celtics cut Nets lead off final at Wembley The Swans’ fate was all but sealed BOSTON, May 29, (AP): Jayson Tatum scored a playoff The Clippers bounced back from two losses at home by Stadium on in the 65th when midfi elder Jay Felton career-high 50 points to carry the Boston Celtics back into withstanding a huge early surge by the Mavericks in front of Saturday. was sent off on a straight red card for a their series against the Brooklyn Nets with a 125-119 victory their biggest - and loudest - crowd by far this season. clumsy challenge. Friday night in Game 3. Dallas takes a 2-1 series lead into Game 4 on Sunday night. The west Brentford lost to Fulham in last In an emotionally charged atmosphere with the fans boo- Doncic fed the frenzy of 17,705 fans, more than three London club year’s playoff fi nal last August. Swan- ing and chanting at former Celtics star Kyrie Irving every times the size of any crowd in a season that started with an scored two Toney sea last played in the Premier League time he was involved in something, Tatum displayed an ar- empty arena, by making his fi rst four shots, three of them early goals and in the 2017-18 season. ray of drives, step-back jumpers and 3-pointers to cut the 3-pointers, on his way to a playoff career-high 44 points as Champions Norwich and runners-up Atlanta Hawks’ Bogdan Bogda- Nets’ lead to 2-1. Dallas took a 30-11 lead. held on against 10-man Swansea to novic (13) shoots against New York join Norwich and Watford in pro- Watford automatically booked their After scoring 50 points in Boston’s play-in tournament places in the top fl ight. Knicks’ Derrick Rose (4) during the victory, Tatum struggled in the two games in Brooklyn but motion to the Premier League next second half in Game 3 of an NBA BASKETBALL season. Brentford haven’t played Also basketball first-round playoff series steadied the Celtics in Game 3 after the Nets shot out to a in Atlanta. (AP) quick 15-point lead. in the top flight since 1947. LIVERPOOL, England: Liverpool bol- It was Irving’s fi rst game in front of Boston’s fans since he Leonard made his fi rst eight shots - three of them on the Championship record-scorer Ivan stered their defensive corps Friday by Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip be- left via free agency in 2019. 14-0 run that quieted the crowd - and George scored 22 Toney calmly converted a penalty in agreeing to a contract with Ibrahima cause of long-term injuries. James Harden led the Nets with 41 points, Kevin Durant points before halftime on 10-of-13 shooting. Marcus Morris the 10th minute after Swansea goal- Konate from German club Leipzig. “I am confi dent we are signing had 39 and Irving fi nished with 16 on 6-of-17 shooting. hit three corner 3s in front of the Dallas bench in the fourth keeper Freddie Woodman had brought Terms of the deal with the 22-year- a player who can play for us right Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is set for Sunday night quarter to help the Clippers stay comfortably in front. down Bryan Mbeumo in the box. old center back were not disclosed but away,” Liverpool manager v told the in Boston, where the Celtics will be allowed to have a near- Hawks 105, Knicks 94 The former Newcastle striker didn’t British media reported the transfer fee club’s website. “After the problems capacity crowd in TD Garden when Massachusetts lifts the miss from the spot this season - 11-for-11 was about $50 million. The contract we had with injuries in the center half In Atlanta, shaking off a spitting incident at Madison limits Saturday on crowd sizes due to the pandemic. It was Square Garden, Trae Young dazzled in the fi rst home play- - and ended the campaign with 33 goals. starts July 1. position last season, there’s no doubt it limited to 25% on Friday. Mbeumo then led a counterattack 10 Defense was an off-season priority was clear it was an area of the team we off game of his career, scoring 21 points and adding 14 as- minutes later, making a long run and for Liverpool, which lost Virgil van needed to strengthen.” Clippers 118, Mavericks 108 sists to help Atlanta beat New York in Game 3. In Dallas, Kawhi Leonard scored 36 points, Paul George Spurred on by a raucous crowd of 15,743, by far the larg- added 29 and Los Angeles spoiled Luka Doncic’s home est of the season in Atlanta, the Hawks pulled ahead 2-1 in Caruso wins Stage 20 playoff debut, beating Dallas to get back in the series. the best-of-seven series. Game 4 is Sunday in Atlanta. Bernal takes Giro lead into final day VALLE SPLUGA-ALPE MOTTA, Italy, May 29, (AP): Egan Bernal looks set to add the Giro d’Italia title to his Alaba joins Real from Bayern Tour de France win after maintaining a signifi cant lead at the end of the penul- MADRID, May 29, (AP): Real he was looking for a new challenge timate stage, which was won by Italian Madrid strengthened their defense after contract renewal talks with rider Damiano Caruso on Saturday. by signing David Alaba on Friday Bayern broke down in November It was a fi rst-ever victory in a Grand after the defender ended his highly over his wage demands. Tour for Caruso, who also all but se- successful stint at Bayern Munich. Alaba was a versatile player cured second place overall, and it came Madrid said the 28-year-old Al- who usually played in defense on one of the most diffi cult stages. aba agreed to a fi ve-year contact. for Bayern and as a midfi elder Stage 20 had been given the maximum His offi cial presentation will be for Austria. Alaba has played 79 diffi culty rating of fi ve stars. after the European Championship games for Austria. where he will play for Austria, the ❑ ❑ ❑ CYCLING club said. Massimiliano Allegri returned Alaba’s arrival coincided with to Juventus, taking over as coach contract negotiations stalled be- The 164-kilometer (102-mile) route only hours after Andrea Pirlo left tween the club and veteran defend- the job. from Verbania to Valle Spluga-Alpe er Sergio Ramos. Ramos’ contract Motta featured more than 4,200 meters Allegri won fi ve straight Serie of vertical gain and three top-category runs out at the end of June. A titles with Juventus, includ- climbs, including the fi nal ascent to Alaba is leaving Bayern after 431 ing four league and cup doubles, another summit fi nish, where Caruso games in 13 years at the club, where and also reached two Champions soloed to victory. he won 10 German titles and the League fi nals. He was fi red by the The Bahrain Victorious rider shook Champions League twice. He said club two years ago. his head in disbelief as he rounded the fi nal corner before zipping up his top 59 seconds over Caruso heading into winner, was helped heavily throughout and raising his hands across his head the fi nal day’s time trial in Milan on the stage by Ineos Grenadiers team- as he crossed the line. Sunday. Bernal is 3:23 ahead of third- mate Daniel Martinez, who fi nished Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) drives to the basket past Brooklyn Nets’ Blake Griffin, (right)‚ as Nets Bernal fi nished 24 seconds behind place Simon Yates. the stage in third, 35 seconds behind guard Kyrie Irving (11) and Celtics center Tristan Thompson (13) watch during the third quarter of Game 3 in an and has an overall lead of 1 minute, Bernal, the 2019 Tour de France Caruso. NBA basketball first-round playoff series in Boston. (AP)

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