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(REUTERS) Economic growth set to accelerate Amir, Russian president over the next two review ties QNA years, says QCB DOHA THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim Russians hail ‘hero’ pilot after bin Hamad al Thani on ‘Qatar’s economy shows resilience amid global crisis’ Thursday held telephone conversation with Russian Moscow emergency landing SATYENDRA PATHAK President Vladimir Putin. DOHA The call focused on re- A Russian pilot was hailed as a hero on Thursday for safely landing an Airbus carrying more than 230 viewing strategic bilateral people in a Moscow corn field after a bird strike. The Ural Airlines A321 flying to Crimea hit a flock of QATAR’S economy showed a resilient relations and the means seagulls shortly after take-off from Moscow’s Zhukovsky airport early on Thursday. Birds were sucked into performance in the middle of weak- to enhance them in all the engines and the crew decided to immediately land, bringing the plane down in the corn field about a ening global economy in 2018, Qatar fields. The Amir and Putin kilometre from the runway, with the engines off and the landing gear retracted. The aircraft, carrying 226 Central Bank (QCB) has said in its lat- expressed their satisfaction passengers and seven crew, was evacuated using inflatable ramps. The pilot, identified as 41-year-old est report. with the strong level of bi- Yekaterinburg native Damir Yusupov, was praised for his quick thinking. (AFP) In its 42nd Annual Report for 2018, lateral cooperation, particu- the QCB said stable oil prices and con- larly in the commerce and tinued strong exports will lead to ac- economy fields. The Amir celeration in Qatar’s economic growth invited the Russian presi- over the next two years. dent to visit Qatar. For his While the nominal GDP growth ac- part, Putin congratulated celerated from the previous year on the the Amir on the advent of back of global energy prices remain- Eid Al Adha and invited His Gibraltar releases Iranian tanker ing at an elevated level during 2018, Highness to participate in Qatar’s economic outlook for 2019 re- Qatar’s economic outlook for 2019 the St. Petersburg Interna- mains positive. remains positive. tional Economic Forum in despite US detention request “Moreover, overall recovery in en- 2020. The Amir welcomed ergy prices led to further increase in The central bank said foreign cap- the invitation. The Amir and AFP Hours before the announce- exports and current account surplus. ital inflows have returned and bank- the Russian president also GIBRALTAR ment, the US launched a last-min- Also, despite the increase in govern- ing liquidity has improved, while its discussed he latest region- ute legal move demanding that the ment expenditure, fiscal balance was in official reserves returned to pre-em- al developments. GIBRALTAR’S Supreme Court on British overseas territory detain surplus as against a deficit in the previ- bargo level. Thursday ruled in favour of releas- the ship. ous year,” the report said. Use of electronic payment system ing an Iranian supertanker seized The move had delayed the As a part of fiscal reforms to en- increased for both retail and whole- on suspicion of shipping oil to Syr- court decision on the vessel’s fate hance efficiency, it said expenditure sale payment in both volume and value ia in breach of international sanc- but Judge Dudley said during his prioritisation towards infrastructure terms, while use of cheques declined. tions, in a blow to the US which ruling that he had not received a spending was pursued to achieve the Several regulatory measures were Amir congratulates had tried to block the vessel’s de- written request from the US. goals of sustainable development en- taken by QCB during the year towards Indian president parture. The Grace 1 was seized by Gibraltar po- However, Washington can visaged in Qatar National Vision 2030. making the system safer and secure The Grace 1 “is no longer sub- lice and British special forces on July 4. make another bid for the super- During 2018, the QCB pursued its for both the banks as well as the con- THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim ject to detention”, Chief Justice tanker’s detention as long as the mandated monetary policy objective of sumers of the banking sector, the re- bin Hamad al Thani on Thurs- Anthony Dudley said in court. European Union sanctions”. vessel has not left Gibraltar’s wa- maintaining a pegged currency while port said. day sent a cable of congratu- The decision came after Gi- “There are no longer reason- ters. The Grace 1, carrying 2.1 ensuring a stable systemic liquidity. Citing data from the Planning and lations to President of the braltar’s government said it had able grounds to suspect that the million barrels of Iranian oil, was In response to the policy rates hikes Statistics Authority, the central bank Republic of India Ram Nath received written assurances from detention of the vessel is required,” seized by Gibraltar police and Brit- by the US Federal Reserve, the report said real gross domestic product was Kovind on the occasion of the Iran that the Grace 1 would not be chief minister Fabian Picardo said ish special forces on July 4, pro- said, QCB also raised deposit rate four likely to grow at an average rate of 2.8 anniversary of his country’s headed for countries “subject to in a statement. voking a diplomatic crisis. PAGE 7 times during 2018 after taking into ac- percent between 2018 and 2020 as Qa- Independence Day. (QNA) count the domestic economic conditions. tar’s economy has withstood a diplo- “At the same time, measures were matic and economic blockade imposed taken to ensure a comfortable systemic by Gulf neighbours. liquidity so as to facilitate adequate “Inflationary situation was benign credit flows to productive sectors. The due to supply related domestic factors, Qatar-India ties Israel bars visit by 2 US lawmakers after Trump call payment and settlement systems in coupled with stronger currency against very strong, says SRAEL said on Thursday that it will bar a planned visit by two US Congress- Qatar grew in comparison to the previ- trading partners and soft global com- Iwomen who have supported a boycott of the country over its treatment of ous year, both in value and in volume modity prices in the later part of 2018,” envoy (PG 16 ) the Palestinians, a decision strongly encouraged by President Donald Trump. terms,” the report said. it said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the highly unusual move against Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib necessary, charging that their “sole purpose is to harm Israel and increase incitement against it”. Omar and Tlaib, who is of Thousands march Palestinian origin, were expected to arrive in Israel at the weekend for a visit that would have taken them to the Palestinian territories. Omar and Tlaib, who Sudan protest group nominates ex-UN in Aden in support is of Palestinian origin, were expected to arrive in Israel at the weekend for a of separatists (PG 7 ) visit that would have taken them to the Palestinian territories. (AFP) PAGE 7 economist for PM (PG 7)

SEC sees over 10,000 visitors since first day of Eid festivities

including Hamad Medical 1,000 square metres ocean the most popular activities SEC offers a host of entertainment activities Corporation, KIA Motors, ball soft play area, Qatar’s at the venue are new Jump and Ministry of Interior, Q- first InflataPark spread over Kingdom, VR and Gaming CATHERINE W GICHUKI More than 10,000 peo- Tickets, B2C and a number 1,200 square metres, world’s arena, Ocean Ball, Inflata DOHA ple visited the Summer En- of media partners. largest bounce castle, a 1,200 Park and Mini Golf. tertainment City in the first According to the organis- square metres skate park, SEC features over 85 THE Summer Entertain- four days of the Eid Al Adha ers, SEC 2019 will run until synthetic ice skating, spider rides and activities, over 50 ment City (SEC), a part of festivities. August 23 and is open from climbing tower and over 45 retail shops, more than 45 Summer in Qatar (SiQ) pro- The SEC had witnessed a Sunday to Saturday from food options and 100 retail food options, Qatar’s first gramme, has been a big hit tremendous run from June 4 1pm to 11pm. outlets. and only indoor 18-hole with visitors since it opened to July 13, attracting almost The main facilities at the This year’s highlight fo- mini-golf course, Qatar’s for the second time this sum- 60,000 people. SEC are amusement rides, cuses on gaming and virtual first and only Inflata Park, mer on August 9 at the Doha The SEC is part of the SiQ skills games with prizes, be- reality featuring some of the Qatar’s first and only Jump Exhibition and Convention organised in collaboration spoke trampoline park, kids world’s most advanced VR Kingdom with 15m slide; Center. It offers an array of with Qatar National Tour- driving school setup, block simulators, gaming stations and 6,000 square metre area exciting activities for people ism Council and QSports park for kids to play and build and themed gaming areas. dedicated to VR and e-gam- Summer Entertainment City will run until August 23. PAGE 2 of all age groups. supported by other partners with large lego-type blocks, a According to organisers, ing setup. 02 Friday, August 16, 2019

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Amir congratulates Korean president Bangladeshi Embassy marks THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al occasion of his country’s National Day. (QNA) Thani sent on Thursday a cable of congratula- tions to President of the Republic of Korea PM congratulates Moon Jae-in on the occasion of his country’s anniversary of Bangabandhu’s Indian counterpart National Day. (QNA) PRIME Minister and Minister of Interior HE Deputy Amir sends cable of Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al greetings to Indian president Thani sent on Thursday a cable of congratu- martyrdom with solemnity lations to Prime Minister of India Narendra THE Deputy Amir HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Modi on the occasion of the anniversary of his Hamad al Thani sent on Thursday a cable of country’s Independence Day. (QNA) Committed to providing services in line with ‘Golden Bengal’ concept: Ambassador congratulations to President of India Ram Nath Kovind on the occasion of the anniversary of PM sends greetings TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK his country’s Independence Day. (QNA) to Korean counterpart DOHA Deputy Amir congratulates PRIME Minister and Minister of Interior HE THE Embassy of Bangladesh South Korean president Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al in Doha observed the 44th an- Thani sent on Thursday a cable of congratula- niversary of the martyrdom THE Deputy Amir HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad tions to the Prime Minister of the Republic of of Father of the Nation Bang- al Thani sent on Thursday a cable of congratula- Korea Lee Nak-yeon on the occasion of his abandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rah- tions to President of Korea Moon Jae-in on the country’s National Day. (QNA) man and the National Mourn- ing Day with due solemnity on Thursday. The national flag of Bangla- desh was hoisted at half-mast to commemorate the martyr- Ooredoo’s aid benefits over 41,000 dom of Bangabandhu and his family members. Recitation of the Holy flood-affected people in Myanmar Quran (Khatme Quran) was done since early morning TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK seeking the salvation of the YANGON, MYANMAR departed souls of Bangaband- Bangladeshi Ambassador HE Ashud Ahmed hoists his country’s national flag to mark the occasion. hu and his family members, OOREDOO Myanmar handed who were brutally killed on occasion were read out before ing Bangladesh to become the tary titled ‘Our Bangabandhu’ over relief aid to 41,000 people August 15, 1975. Besides, the audience. role model of development in was played to highlight the in Mon State, Myanmar, which floral wreath was laid at the In his speech on the occa- the comity of nations. life and activities of Bang- was devastated by heavy rains portrait of Bangabandhu on sion, the Ambassador of Bang- He also reaffirmed his com- abandhu Sheikh Mujibur and floods. behalf of the embassy, Bang- ladesh to Qatar HE Ashud mitment to render maximum Rahman. A milad and special Besides, the company is ladesh School and different Ahmed paid glowing tributes services to the people in line prayer was also held to seek also providing free unlimited community organisations in to Bangabandhu whose heroic with the government’s seam- eternal salvation for all mar- on-net calls and SMS to land- Qatar, to pay tributes to the leadership led the Bengali na- less efforts to turn Bangladesh tyrs and peace and prosperity slide-hit-people in Ye Town- Father of the Nation for his tion to their long cherished into a ‘Golden Bengal’. In the for Bangladesh. ship, Mon State, until August great contribution to the inde- dream of independence. same vein, he called upon all A large number of people 18 to help them get connected ing oil and 10 packs of instant Ooredoo Myanmar, said, “Oore- pendence of Bangladesh. The ambassador applaud- members of Bangladesh com- representing different profes- with their relatives and friends noodles. doo Myanmar always cares for Subsequently, messages ed the leadership of Prime munity in Qatar to abide by the sions and community organi- across the country. Many people in Mon Sate the people of Myanmar and we delivered by the president, Minister Sheikh Hasina, law and uphold the image of sations in Qatar participated in About 7,800 households have been displaced due to are ready to support the com- prime minister, foreign min- daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Bangladesh in Qatar. the observance of the National have benefited from Oore- floods and landslides caused by munities we operate in. We are ister and state minister on the Rahman, for her role in uplift- Meanwhile, a documen- Mourning Day. doo’s relief aid packets which rains last week. reaching out to the flooded areas comprised 2 kg of rice, 4 tins U Tint Naing Htut, head of of lower Myanmar to help the of canned fish, 1 litre of cook- Corporate Communications at people in need.”

SUMMER ENTERTAINMENT CITY’S 2ND STINT IN SUMMER AT DECC A BIG DRAW

The Summer Entertainment City (SEC), a part of Summer in Qatar (SiQ), which opened for the second time this summer at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC) recently, continues to entertain visitors with an array of activities designed for different age groups. (TNN) Friday, August 16, 2019 03 (http://www.islamweb.net) Under the guidance and supervision of Islam Ministry of Awqaf (Religious Endowments) and Islamic Affairs

Major and minor hypocrisy LIFE AFTER HAJJ QUESTION: Are all of the hypocrites considered disbelievers? ANSWER: All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, peace be upon him, is His Slave and Messenger. Some scholars divide hypocrisy into two kinds: major and FOR BELIEVERS minor. Major hypocrisy that turns a person beyond the fold of LL praise be to Allah, the coming year, as narrated by Muslim Islam. Lord of the worlds, and on the authority of Abu Qataadah, may This is connected with one’s creed such as professing may blessings and peace Allah be pleased with him. Moreover, disbelief inwardly but faith outwardly or committing an act be upon His honest Mes- the Day of Nahr is the greatest day of of disbelief such as mocking [Islamic] Sharee‘ah (Islamic senger. the Hajj, as mentioned by the Prophet, legislation), the Prophet, peace be upon him, or the Compan- AThe season of Hajj is a noble sea- peace be upon him, “The greatest day ions, may Allah be pleased with them. This is a major form son when people are either a pilgrim of the Hajj is the Day of Nahr.” [Nar- of hypocrisy that renders a person outside the fold of Islam, performing Hajj or one who is not. rated by Abu Daawood and Ibn Maajah even he prays, observes fast or claims to be a Muslim. The pilgrim witnessed the holy sites; with a sound chain of narration and This type is described by Allah The Almighty who Says he stood at ‘Arafah supplicating Al- by Al-Bukhari as a Mu‘allaq Hadeeth] (what means): lah Almighty and humbling himself, On that day, we offer the sacrifice that {And if you ask them, they will surely say, “We were only returned to Muzdalifah and witnessed Allah Ordered us to sacrifice by virtue conversing and playing.” Say, “Is it Allah and His verses and Al-Mash‘ar Al-Haraam remember- of the verse in which He Says (what His Messenger that you were mocking?” Make no excuse; ing Allah, the Exalted, and invoking means): {So pray to your Lord and sac- you have disbelieved after your belief. If We pardon one sincerely. Allah Almighty Says (what rifice [to Him alone].} [Quran 108:2] faction of you -- We will punish another faction because they means): {…But when you depart from The Prophet, peace be upon him, sacri- were criminals.} [Quran 9:65-66] ‘Arafat, remember Allah at Al- Mash‘ar ficed two horned rams, as narrated by {When the hypocrites come to you, [O Muhammad], they Al-Haram. And remember Him, as Al-Bukhari and Muslim on the author- say, “We testify that you are the Messenger of Allah.” And Al- He has guided you, for indeed, you ity of Anas. lah knows that you are His Messenger, and Allah testifies that were before that among those astray.} Furthermore, on the days of the hypocrites are liars.} [Quran 63:1] [Quran 2:198] He threw the Jamrah Tashreeq, both the pilgrim and the Minor hypocrisy that does not turn the person outside the of Al-‘Aqabah and remembered Allah non-pilgrim should remember Allah fold of Islam. while throwing, then he slaughtered all the time, and especially after obliga- It is called practical hypocrisy. There is a Hadeeth (narra- the Hady (sacrificial animal) of his tory prayers. Nubayshah Al-Huthali, tion) on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, that the Prophet, peace Tamattu‘. Allah Almighty Says (what may Allah be pleased with him, nar- be upon him, mentioned three characteristics and said that if means): {…And when you are secure, rated that the Prophet, peace be upon a person harbors them he is a hypocrite even he fasts, prays then whoever performs ‘Umrah [dur- him, said, “The days of Tashreeq are or claims to be Muslim. That is when he speaks, he tells ing the Hajj months] followed by Hajj days of eating and drinking.” and in lies; when he promises, he breaks his promise; and when he [offers] what can be obtained with another narration: “...and remember- is entrusted, he betrays. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] ease of sacrificial animals…} [Quran ing Allah Almighty.” [Muslim] It was In another Hadeeth on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar, may 2:196] Then, he shaved his hair (what said to Imam Ahmad, may Allah have Allah be pleased with him, the Prophet, peace be upon him, means): {…And do not shave your mercy on him, : “Relying upon which mentioned four characteristics, and added if they are found heads until the sacrificial animal has Hadeeth do you adopt the opinion that in a person he would be a pure hypocrite, and if anyone has reached its place of slaughter….} Takbeer (saying ‘Allahu Akbar’ – Al- one of them he would have a characteristic of hypocrisy until [Quran 2:196] and performed Tawaaf lah is the Greatest) should start from he gives it up. They are: if he is entrusted [something] he around the Ancient House respond- after Fajr prayer of the day of ‘Arafah betrays; if he speaks, he tells lies; if he gives a promise, he ing to the call of Allah (what means): till the end of the days of Tashreeq?” breaks it; if he quarrels, he behaves imprudently and refuses {Then let them end their untidiness He replied, “Upon the consensus to reconcile. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] and fulfill their vows and perform of ‘Umar, ‘Ali, Ibn ‘Abbaas and Ibn Allah Knows best. Tawaaf around the Ancient House.} tween the rituals; supplicating Allah remembrance….} [Quran 2:200] Allah Mas‘ood, may Allah be pleased with [Quran 22:29] He stayed in Mina on and resorting to Him. In ‘Arafah, the prescribed this order after Hajj in or- them.” [Al-Mughni] Since the Muslim, the days of Tashreeq to complete his great place of standing, and Muzdali- der for the Muslim to continue to ad- on those blessed days, moves between Making up missed prayers rituals and threw pebbles at the Jam- fah, the honored Mash‘ar, nobody is here to uprightness and righteousness remembering Allah, slaughtering the rah (pillars) therein following the ex- guided to supplication therein except and to proceed on the way of piety and sacrifice for Him, and fasting, then it QUESTION: What should I do about missed prayers? ample of Prophet Ibraaheem (peace that he will be answered, as mentioned success. This is the state of the pilgrim is only appropriate that these acts of be upon him). The last thing he did by the scholars. The same applies to while performing his Hajj to the House worship should discipline his behavior ANSWER: Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and bless- was perform the farewell Tawaaf in performing Tawaaf, performing Sa‘y of His Lord. and train him to continue to adhere to ings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all compliance with the command of the between As-Safa and Al-Marwah, and A person whose state was like that obedience thereafter. Worshipping Al- his Family and Companions. honored Prophet (peace be upon him), throwing pebbles, which are appropri- during those specified days better, after lah, the Exalted, is not associated with There is a consensus of opinion among all leading Imams who said, “No one of you should leave ate occasions for supplicating Allah his Hajj, continue to do what he used a certain time or place; rather, all the (scholars of Islam) that the missed prayers must be performed until the last thing he has done is cir- and resorting to Him. In brief, all of to do during the Hajj. This includes time of man should be devoted to obey- whenever remembered. There is a sound evidence on this cumambulate the House.” [Muslim] the Hajj, with all its places and ritu- remembering Allah, humbling himself ing and pleasing Allah. Allah Almighty from the Hadith narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim: “Whoever Hajj consists of rituals and emo- als, is appropriate for remembrance with enslavement to Him during the Says (what means): {Say: Indeed, my forgets a prayer (or sleeps through its time) should perform tions experienced by the Muslim be- and supplication. Allah Almighty Hajj, and being keen on following the prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living it whenever he remembers it.” In another Hadith Muslim also ing immersed in enslavement to Allah says (what means): {That they may Sunnah of His Messenger (peace be and my dying are for Allah, the Lord narrated that the Prophet (PBH) “Missed to pray al-Subh (Dawn between compliance with His Orders, witness benefits for themselves and upon him), and his guidance in spite of the worlds. No partner has He. And Prayer) during a trip until the sun had risen up. Then, he made applying His Sharee’ah and following mention the name of Allah on known of the hardships and discomfort that this I have been commanded, and I am his ablutions and prostrated himself twice. Then the prayer was the Sunnah of His Prophet (peace be days….} [Quran 22:28] and also Says one encounters during the Hajj. With- the first [among you] of the Muslims.} called and he prayed the Ghadat (Morning Prayer).” upon him), in performing the ritu- (what means): {And remember Allah out such hardships and discomfort, [Quran 6:162-163] These pieces of evidence back up what the scholars have als of the Hajj. The Messenger of Al- during [specific] numbered days….} one should be even keener on absolute Then, my dear brother and sister, agreed upon. On the other hand, a Muslim must not neglect lah (peace be upon him), said, “Learn [Quran 2:203] Besides, the Messen- compliance and perfect enslavement O you who witnessed those virtuous any prayer as whoever gives up praying becomes unbeliever. from me your rituals (by watching me ger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, to Allah, the Exalted, along with cau- days, did you leave them in a condi- May Allah protect us! And Allah knows best. performing them).” [Muslim] He is “Performing Tawaaf round the House tion against anything that contradicts tion better than your condition before continuously mentioning Allah and (the Ka‘bah) and Sa‘y between As-Safa this, just as he was cautious during his them so that you rejoice at the Bounty sincerely supplicating Him. The pil- and Al-Marwah are meant for the re- Hajj against committing any restric- and Mercy of Allah, who says (what grim, from the time he enters the state membrance of Allah.” [Abu Daawood, tions or prohibitions that would affect means): {Say, “In the bounty of Allah of Ihraam (ritual consecration) until At-Tirmithi: good-sound (in the narra- or reduce the reward of his Hajj. and in His mercy – in that let them {And your Lord has decreed that you not worship he throws the Jamrah of Al-‘Aqabah, tion of At-Tirmithi, throwing pebbles On the other hand, those who did rejoice; it is better than what they ac- except Him, and to parents, good treatment. continues to recite Talbiyyah: “Lab- is mentioned instead of performing not perform Hajj witnessed blessed cumulate.”} [Quran 10:58] Or did you bayka Allahumma Labbayk, Labbayka Tawaaf)] days and lived virtuous hours; namely leave them just as you entered them, Whether one or both of them reach old age la Shareeka laka Labbayk, Inna Al- Then, Allah concluded the rituals the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah. Ibn as if you did not perform Hajj and was [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], Hamda wan-Ni‘mata laka wal-Mulk of the Hajj with a command to remem- ‘Abbaas, may Allah be pleased with not accepted, or as if you did not fast La Shareeka Lak.” (O Allah! I respond ber Him with the greatest possible re- him, narrated that the Prophet, peace and slaughter; thereupon (if that is the “Uff,” and do not repel to You in obedience. You Have no membrance. Allah, the Exalted, Says be upon him, said, “There are no days case), you should weep for your sins them but speak to partner. I respond to You in obedi- (what means): {And when you have in which righteous deeds are more be- and ask your Lord for forgiveness for ence. All praise and grace belong to completed your rites, remember Al- loved to Allah than these ten days.” [Al- your shortcomings and misdeeds. If them a noble word.} You and the Sovereignty too; You Have lah like your [previous] remembrance Bukhari] Fasting on the day of ‘Arafah you do not win in the good seasons and [Quran 17:23] no partner). In addition, he moves be- of your fathers or with [much] greater is equal to fasting a previous and a virtuous days, then when will you win? Advise people with sincerity and kindness

HE one who invites others to Al- “This is the beloved one to Allah, gion, inclining to truth, and to estab- among all that the Prophet, peace be of the people who are invited to the portant. This is of course required lah is from the closest people to this is the Wali of Allah, meaning lish prayer and to give Zakaah. And upon him, taught us. way of Allah are good in nature, if in all situations, but in a period in TAllah our Lord. In addition, Mus- supported and loved by Allah. This that is the correct religion.”[Quran On the other hand, those who they recognize the truth they stick which ignorance and submitting to lims collectively agree on the im- is the chosen one by Allah, this is 98:5] perform deeds in order to be seen by to it. They are thirsty and eager, and desires has overwhelmed the mass- portance of propagating Islam and the best of preachers to Allah this is Sincerity is the essence of wor- others are dispraised by Allah and are as soon as one shows them the truth, es, it becomes all the more essential. inviting people to Allah, and many the most dear from the dwellers of ship; Imaam Ibn Hazm, may Al- promised punishment, as Allah Says they hasten to it. Such a person is to Once, a scholar entered into the pres- talk about it being mandatory upon earth to Allah. He responded to Al- lah have mercy on him, said: “The (what means): “Whoever desires the be invited with wisdom. ence of an ‘Abbaasi caliph and said: Muslims, and we agree with them, lah and called people to Allah and relationship between sincerity and life of this world and its adornments Regarding the method of calling “I am going to admonish you in a that it is an obligation, to enjoy that acted righteously while responding deeds is like that between the soul – We fully repay them for their deeds people, Allah Says in the above verse harsh manner, so listen.” Upon hear- which is good and forbid that which and calling and said “I am from the and the body.” therein, and they therein will not (which means): “Invite to the way ing this, the caliph said: “O brother! is evil and to spread chastity and Muslims”” Sincerity is the basis upon which be deprived. Those are the ones for of your Lord with wisdom and good Be gentle, for I am not worse than fight immorality and educate people To attain the level of this rank, it deeds are either accepted or reject- whom there is not in the Hereafter instruction, and argue with them in Pharaoh, and you are not better than and remind them and advise them. is necessary for the Muslim mission- ed, and thus it is the cause of one’s but the Fire.” [Quran 11:15-16] a way that is best…” [Quran 16:125] Moosaa whom Allah addressed along Therefore, there is no doubt that ary or propagator who is seeking the ultimate success or failure. Sincerity Therefore, the Muslim propaga- Thus, one should not be aggressive with his brother, Haaroon, Saying one who invites to Allah is a chosen reward from Allah to be mindful of is the way leading to Hell for those tor or missionary does not call to and harsh in the way he calls people (what means): “And speak to him one, and form the best of his crea- the following issues in order for the who do not fulfill it and the path to gain a personal benefit for himself, to Islam; rather he should use words [i.e., Pharaoh] with gentle speech tures. He loved Allah, responded to mission to be fruitful: Paradise for those who can attain it. his people, his tribe or group. Other- that would soften their hearts, so that perhaps he may be reminded or Him and invited to Him so in return 1) Being sincere in the objective Those who fulfill Islamic mono- wise he will have no reward. that they would yield to his instruc- fear [Allah].”[Quran 20: 44] Allah loved him. That is why Allah and intention: Sincerity is the fore- theism are also referred to as the 2) Being kind whilst calling peo- tions and pay heed to his words. Furthermore, the Prophet, peace says in a short statement and made most of all deeds and certainly the sincere, and its Islamic definition is ple: Using the proper means leading Allah commands us to be this way, be upon him, said: “He who is de- it very clear (what means): “And most important of them all; it is the as Imaam Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allah to the achievement of the objective even with the disbelievers, when prived of gentleness and forbear- who is better in speech then he who foundation for all other deeds; it is have mercy on him, said: “…To have is achieved by one following the He says (what means): “And do not ance is deprived from a great deal invites to Allah, meaning, Islamic the essence of Islam and the one of only (the pleasure of) Allah in one’s way of the Prophet, peace be upon argue with the People of the Scrip- of goodness.” `Aa’ishah, peace be monotheism and does righteous the principal matters that the proph- intention whilst performing acts of him, . Allah addresses the Prophet, ture except in a way that is best, ex- upon her, reported that the Prophet, deeds and says; `I am one of the ets called their people to. Allah Says obedience.” peace be upon him, Saying (what cept for those who commit injustice peace be upon him, said: “Whenever Muslims`” [Quran 41:33]. (what means):“And they [i.e. the The Prophet, peace be upon him, means):“Invite to the way of your among them…”[Quran 29: 46] forbearance is added to something, Al-Hasan Al-Basari, may Allah People of the Scripture] were not said: “Deeds are but with inten- Lord with wisdom and fair preach- In our era, such wisdom, soft it adorns it; and whenever it is with- have mercy on him, said after he has commanded except to worship Al- tions.” This is one of the most im- ing and argue with them in a way words and kindness when calling to drawn from something, it leaves it recited the abovementioned verse: lah, [being] sincere to Him in reli- portant prophetic narrations from that is better”. [Quran 16:125]. Some the path of Allah are especially im- defective.” [Muslim]. 04 Friday, August 16, 2019 India / World Six EU countries ready to take in migrants stranded off Italy US troops in Poland an important AFP teo Salvini, who has sought nouncement, Salvini wrote would topple the 14-month- ROME to ban the Open Arms rescue on Facebook: “It is clear that old government. deterrent, says foreign minister vessel from entering Italian without (my) resolve, the Eu- But his gamble failed, and SIX EU countries have agreed waters. ropean Union would never his abandoned partner found DPA west,” Czaputowicz said. Poland if new troops will come from to take in some of the 147 mi- “Once again, my European have lifted a finger, leaving Ita- an unexpected ally in the op- WARSAW expects the US to increase its Germany. “It is up to the Amer- grants stranded on a rescue counterparts are offering us a ly and the Italians on their own position Democratic Party military presence in the country icans to decide. For us, Ameri- ship near the Italian island of helping hand,” Conte wrote, like (previous governments) (PD). POLAND believes that while from 4,500 to 5,500, in line with can troops present in Germany Lampedusa, Rome announced while slamming Salvini for did for years.” He added: “My Both M5S and PD on US military presence in Ger- a declaration signed in June by play a very positive role. Their Thursday, amid a war of words “dishonest collaboration”. obsession is to fight every kind Tuesday voted against Salvini many strengthens European President Andrzej Duda and US presence ... strengthens our between Italy’s interior minis- He criticised what he called of crime, including clandestine despite his last-minute of- defence, troops stationed fur- President Donald Trump. common defence,” he said. ter and the premier over immi- Salvini’s “obsessive focus” on immigration. I am a minister fer to back a plan to slash the ther east are a more important At the time, Trump said the Even with the increased gration policy. an immigration policy reduced to defend the borders, the se- number of the country’s law- deterrent against Russia, Po- new military personnel in Po- military presence in Poland, “France, Germany, Roma- to the phrase “closed ports”. curity, the honour, the dignity makers. land’s Foreign Minister Jacek land would be taken from Ger- the number of troops sta- nia, Portugal, Spain and Lux- Salvini has taken a hard of my country.” Salvini, head of The fate of the scores of Czaputowicz has told dpa. many or another location, as tioned in the country will be embourg have told me that line against migrants rescued the anti-immigration League migrants aboard the Open “The presence of Ameri- the US did not want to send any much smaller than the 35,000 they are ready to welcome the at sea being brought to Italy, party, broke with his coalition Arms vessel, operated by can troops in Poland plays a additional troops to Europe. soldiers deployed in Germany, migrants,” Prime Minister Gi- which he says bears an unfair partner the Five Star Move- Spanish charity Proactiva, very important deterrent role, “We do not see it [as taking but these forces still act as a useppe Conte said in an open burden in the crisis. ment (M5S) last week, hoping found itself at the centre of the more important than the same soldiers away from Germany],” deterrent against an aggressive letter to Interior Minister Mat- Responding to Conte’s an- for a no-confidence vote that political crisis in Rome. troops positioned further to the Czaputowicz said when asked Russia, Czaputowicz noted. INDIA MARKS INDEPENDENCE DAY Venezuelan govt, India’s Modi hails decision to opposition willing to relaunch talks strip Kashmir of autonomy DPA of dozens of countries for his BOGOTA campaign to oust Maduro. In another development, AFP THE Venezuelan govern- Diosdado Cabello, president NEW DELHI ment is willing to relaunch of the pro-government Con- talks with the opposition, stituent Assembly, said that INDIAN Prime Minister Nar- which were interrupted after elections of the opposition- endra Modi hailed on Thurs- the United States imposed controlled National Assem- day his “path-breaking” move new sanctions on the coun- bly could be held in early to strip Kashmir of its auton- try, Foreign Minister Jorge January. omy, as his Pakistani counter- Arreaza said on Thursday. “Don’t go on holidays in part warned of possible “ethnic “President Nicolas Ma- December, because it could cleansing”. duro made [the talks] take be the first or the second of Parts of Kashmir that India a break, we have not with- January,” daily El Nacional controls -- it is split with arch- drawn from the process,” the on Wednesday quoted Ca- rival Pakistan -- have been national news agency AVN bello as saying. under lockdown since August quoted Arreaza as saying. Regular elections are 4, with freedom of movement “Of course there will be not due until late next year. restricted and phones and the contacts and we will surely be The opposition regards the internet cut. able to re-establish this dia- government’s plans for early A day later, New Delhi logue,” the minister added. scrapped Article 370 in the He also stressed the need for Indian constitution that had “a mechanism that would granted Kashmir special au- guarantee peace, coexistence tonomy, splitting the state of between all Venezuelans.” Jammu and Kashmir in two Opposition leader Juan and downgrading their status Guaido said on Wednesday to union territories. that representatives of Nor- In a speech from the ram- way, which has acted as an parts of the historic Red Fort in intermediary, had arrived in Delhi for Indian Independence Caracas. Day, Modi said that the deci- “Representatives of the sion was one of several “path- kingdom of Norway are breaking” moves by his newly here,” Guaido said. “We shall re-elected administration. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech to the nation during a ceremony to celebrate country’s 73rd Independence Day, which participate in any process He said “fresh thinking” marks the end of British colonial rule, at the Red Fort in New Delhi on Thursday. (AFP) that brings nearer a real solu- Venezuela’s President Nicolas was needed after seven dec- tion to the conflict,” he said. Maduro speaks. (AFP) ades of failure to ensure har- tens of thousands of extra Indi- Hundreds of artists and in the part of Kashmir ruled kistan Prime Minister Imran Maduro pulled back a mony in the picturesque but an troops have been deployed students from Hindu-majority by Pakistan said Thursday Khan replaced his Twitter pro- government delegation from elections as a ploy to dissolve tragic former Himalayan king- to Kashmir -- joining 500,000 Jammu, a major city south of that three soldiers died in In- file photo with a black circle. planned talks in Barbados the National Assembly, or dom, where tens of thousands already there -- turning parts Srinagar, were ferried in on dian shelling across the Line Khan, who has compared following the sweeping US congress, in order to silence have died in the past 30 years. of the main city of Srinagar buses and planes to perform at of Control, the de facto border, Modi’s government to Nazi sanctions that kicked in last criticism. “We do not believe in cre- into a fortress of roadblocks the function. but a return of fire killed five Germany, on Thursday took to week. The government at- In another development, ating problems or prolonging and barbed wire. Kashmiri politicians were Indian soldiers. Twitter to voice his alarm. tributed the withdrawal to Colombian Foreign Minister them. In less than 70 days of Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket missing from the event. The “Intermittent exchange of “Will world silently wit- US “aggression” against Ven- Carlos Holmes Trujillo re- the new government, Article Stadium, where the main In- politicians, alongside universi- fire continues,” said Pakistan ness another Srebrenica-type ezuela in freezing its US as- jected accusations by Maduro 370 has become history. And dependence Day ceremonies ty professors, business leaders army spokesman Major Gen- massacre & ethnic cleansing sets and to Guaido support- that Colombia’s former presi- in both houses of parliament, were held in Srinagar, was cor- and activists, are among more eral Asif Ghafoor on his official of Muslims in IOK? (Indian- ing such measures. dent Alvaro Uribe - known as two-thirds of the members doned off by security person- than 500 people taken into Twitter feed. occupied Kashmir),” Khan Maduro’s government the mentor of President Ivan supported this step,” said nel, with drones and helicop- custody in the region. In a separate incident, two wrote, referring to the killing and the opposition have been Duque - had launched a plan Modi, 68. ters monitoring the area. “Restrictions will continue others were killed in Batal on of Muslim men and boys in holding talks on the Carib- to kill him. “The old arrangement in Jammu and Kashmir gov- in some places of Kashmir for the Pakistan part of Kashmir, Yugoslavia in 1995. bean island of Barbados since “It is a plan to bring in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh ernor Satya Pal Malik hoisted some time,” local police of- local official Mirza Arshad Jar- Kashmir has been divided July, and previously held 32 mercenaries to try to as- encouraged corruption and an Indian flag and inspected ficial Munir Khan told Indian ral told AFP. between India and Pakistan talks in Oslo in May. sassinate me and leaders of nepotism, as well as injus- a police guard of honour, media. “Shelling on civilian popu- since independence from Brit- Maduro, who has presid- the revolution,” Maduro said tice when it came to rights of watched by India’s national se- In some neighbourhoods, lation by Indian troops is going ain in 1947, and has been the ed over a massive economic on Wednesday. Seven Co- women, children, (low-caste) curity adviser, Ajit Doval. residents observed Paki- on from time to time since this spark for two major wars and crisis, won a second term lombian paramilitaries had Dalits, tribal communities,” There were few locals at stan’s Independence, officially morning,” he added. countless clashes between the in a disputed election held previously been captured on he said. “Their dreams get new the ceremony, with most of marked a day earlier, by set- Pakistan also observed two nuclear-armed arch-rivals, last year. Guaido declared the countries’ common bor- wings,” he said. the spectators from the gov- ting off firecrackers and hoist- “Black Day” to coincide with most recently in February himself interim president in der, broadcaster Telesur re- - Extra troops -Fearing un- ernment or security forces, an ing its national flag. Indian Independence Day to when they conducted tit-for-tat January and won the support ported. rest over India’s latest move, AFP reporter in Srinagar said. - Line of Control -Officials protest the Kashmir move. Pa- air strikes.

Trump urges China’s Xi to meet Hong Kong protesters Argentina presidential hopeful ‘fine’ with FX rate at 60 pesos to the dollar Beijing takes note of Trump’s comment US Interest to resolve the crisis in Hong Kong REUTERS cal time (1300 GMT), closed O “If President Xi would BUENOS AIRES down 7.14% on Wednesday at 60.2 per dollar, traders said. REUTERS meet directly and along the Hong Kong border. personally with the ARGENTINA’S center-left Argentina’s lurch back into WASHINGTON Trump, who has been presidential front-runner crisis comes amid widespread seeking a major deal to correct protesters, there would be Alberto Fernandez said on volatility and fears of a global US President Donald Trump trade imbalances with China a happy and enlightened Thursday that he was comfort- recession triggered by the on Thursday urged Chinese ahead of his 2020 re-election ending to the Hong Kong able with the current exchange trade war between China and President Xi Jinping to meet bid, has faced criticism from problem. I have no doubt!” rate of 60 pesos per U.S. dol- the United States, and ongo- personally with the protest- Congress and elsewhere for lar, after the currency lost ing protests in Hong Kong. ers in Hong Kong, saying it not taking a stronger public O “The president has made about a quarter of its value in Emerging markets have been would lead to an end to ten- line on Hong Kong and for clear that he is watching recent days. particularly badly hit by recent sions that have seized the ter- his characterisation of the very carefully what’s The currency began tum- volatility in global markets. ritory for weeks. protests earlier this month as happening,” Ross said. bling in the wake of Fernan- Agentina’s Merval stock “If President Xi would “riots” that were a matter for dez’s unexpectedly strong index has sunk by a staggering meet directly and person- China to deal with. US President Donald Trump talks to reporters in Morristown, New primary election showing on 34.47% since Sunday. ally with the protesters, there His apparently tougher Jersey, US, recently. (REUTERS) “The question of it is what Sunday. Fernandez, whose On Wednesday, Macri would be a happy and en- stance on Wednesday fol- role is there for the US in that running mate is former leftist announced a series of wel- lightened ending to the Hong lowed an internal debate this case. in July that the US president manner? This is an internal President Cristina Fernandez fare subsidies and tax cuts Kong problem. I have no within the White House A statement from China’s had agreed with Xi at the matter.” de Kirchner, trounced center- for lower-income workers, in doubt!” Trump tweeted. and State Department over foreign ministry on Thurs- Group of 20 summit in June White House national se- right President Mauricio Mac- an awkward about-turn for a Trump’s tweet came a day whether the United States day said Beijing had noted to tone down criticism of Chi- curity adviser John Bolton ri, whose IMF-backed auster- president who took office in after he tied a U.S. trade deal was looking too compliant as Trump’s comment that Bei- na’s handling of the crisis. told the Voice of America ity measures turned off voters. 2015 vowing to slash public with China to a humane reso- the Chinese appeared to be jing needs to resolve the crisis On Wednesday, US Com- later on Wednesday that he “The dollar at 60 seems subsidies and right what he lution of the weeks of protests preparing for a crackdown. in Hong Kong on its own. merce Secretary Wilbur Ross understood the mood in Con- fine to me,” Fernandez said in called years of leftist economic wracking Hong Kong. He A source familiar with the Trump said last month appeared to back this ap- gress was “very volatile” with a local radio interview. mismanagement. made that comment hours af- deliberations, who spoke on that Xi had acted “very re- proach in a CNBC interview. regard to the Hong Kong is- Nonetheless, those com- Macri promised to raise ter the State Department said condition of anonymity, said sponsibly” in dealing with the “The president has made sue, and warned that “a mis- ments could prove awkward the minimum wage, tempo- it was “deeply concerned” that while an even-handed protests. clear that he is watching very step by the Chinese govern- if the currency falls much fur- rarily freeze gasoline prices about reports of movement of approach was smart, it was The Financial Times carefully what’s happening,” ment, I think, would cause an ther. The peso, which is due and increase the income tax Chinese paramilitary forces not the right signal to send in newspaper reported earlier Ross said. explosion on Capitol Hill.” to begin trading at 10 a.m. lo- bracket floor by 20%. Asia / Pakistan Friday, August 16, 2019 05 Three Pakistani, five Indian Philippines alarmed by Chinese warships soldiers killed in LoC firing in its coastal waters DPA the need for a code of con- DPA past. MANILA duct in the disputed South ISLAMABAD Both Pakistan and India China Sea when he meets control only parts of Kash- THE Philippine govern- with Chinese President Xi AT least eight soldiers - mir, but each lays claim to ment on Thursday ex- Jinping. three from Pakistan and five the entire region since the pressed concern over the But Panelo said it would from India - were killed in countries gained independ- passage of Chinese war- be up to Duterte whether he an exchange of fire in Kash- ence from Britain in 1947. ships in the country’s waters brings up the uncoordinat- mir on Thursday, the Pa- In a speech marking In- without prior coordination, ed passage of the Chinese kistani army said, at a time dia’s Independence Day on saying it was not “an act of warships. of peak tensions in the dis- Thursday, Indian Premier friendship.” Five Chinese Lieutenant General Ci- puted border region. Indian Narendra Modi defended warships have been spotted rilito Sobejana, a regional troops fired artillery across the move to strip Kashmir of passing through a strait in military commander, said the Line of Control (LoC), its autonomy, arguing that the southern Philippines the Philippine military tried a de facto frontier that di- the special status had only in separate incidents since to contact the warships vides the Himalayan valley encouraged separatism, ter- July, the military said. when they were spotted in into parts controlled by the rorism and corruption in the “We express concern the Sibutu Passage but the two countries, the Pakistani region. with that kind of inci- Chinese did not respond. army said in a statement. India blames Pakistan for dent because they [China] “We could not recognize “Three of our soldiers aiding and abetting Kashmiri keep on saying that we’re where they came from or were martyred [killed] as a militants, a charge Islamabad friends,” presidential where they were going be- result,” the statement added. denies. spokesman Salvador Pan- cause their automatic iden- Pakistani troops killed Tens of thousands of peo- elo said. “I don’t think that tification system was off,” five Indian soldiers in retali- ple angered by the decision this is an act of friendship.” he said. atory fire, the army claimed, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi (top second right) and other party leaders take part in to alter the status of Kashmir “We will call their atten- “They entered our terri- but media reports quoted of- a protest rally against India, in Lahore on Thursday, as the country observes ‘Black Day’ on India’s Inde- rallied across Pakistan as Is- tion,” he added, noting tory without any coordina- ficials in New Delhi denying pendence Day over the recent move to strip Indian-administered Kashmir of its autonomy. (AFP) lamabad called for Indian he would raise the matter tion.” China claims almost deaths on their side. Independence Day to be ob- when he meets with Chi- the entire South China Sea The Indian Army has not UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS KASHMIR served as a “black day.” na’s ambassador to Manila as its territory and has built yet issued an official state- The protesters were car- for dinner “one of these artificial islands with mil- ment on the reported clash. UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to hold a rare meeting on Kashmir rying black flags, banners and days.” Philippine President itary-capable facilities in Police in Pakistani Kash- after India stripped the region of its autonomy, sparking a row with Pakistan, diplomats told AFP Thurs- placards with anti-Modi slo- Rodrigo Duterte is sched- the area. Vietnam, Malay- mir said two civilians were day. The meeting will take place behind closed doors on Friday morning, the diplomats said. Poland, gans. There were also rallies uled to visit China later this sia, Brunei and Taiwan also also killed in what would be which currently holds the council’s rotating presidency, has listed the matter for discussion at 10:00 in major cities in Pakistani month, and plans to discuss have claims to the sea. the first clash since New Del- am (1400 GMT), the diplomats added.It is extremely rare for the Security Council to discuss Kashmir, Kashmir, where members of hi stripped Indian-adminis- which has been divided between India and Pakistan since independence from Britain in 1947. The last families divided by the Line of tered Kashmir of its special time there was a full Security Council meeting on the Himalayan region was in 1965. Friday’s discus- Control marched to condemn autonomy last week. sion is not considered a full security meeting but rather referred to as closed door consultations, Modi and the end to Kash- The Indian decision on which are becoming increasingly more common, diplomats said. mir’s special status. Kashmir and a subsequent Parts of Kashmir that India controls have been under lockdown since August 4, with freedom of Islamabad has reacted to Malaysian police cite security lockdown on the movement restricted and phones and the internet cut. New Delhi’s move by down- region has triggered a fresh A day later, New Delhi scrapped Article 370 in the Indian constitution that had granted Kashmir grading diplomatic relations wave of tensions between special autonomy, splitting the state of Jammu and Kashmir in two and downgrading their status to with India, halting bilateral hunger and stress the South Asian rivals, who union territories. trade and suspending all have fought three wars in the cross-border transport links. as likely causes of Irish girl’s death

REUTERS Chinese military parade near Hong Kong border SEREMBAN

AFP greater civil liberties than MALAYSIAN authorities said SHENZHEN, CHINA those on the mainland, but the on Thursday an Irish girl who protesters say those freedoms was missing for 10 days be- THOUSANDS of Chinese are eroding as mainland Chi- fore her body was found near military personnel waving red nese interference grows. a jungle stream had died from flags paraded at a sports stadi- The protests, which have internal bleeding, probably um in a city across the border become increasingly violent due to prolonged hunger and from Hong Kong on Thursday, and led to Hong Kong’s air- stress. an AFP reporter witnessed. port being paralysed for two The naked body of Nora Armoured vehicles were days this week, have become Anne Quoirin, 15, who suf- Negeri Sembilan Police Chief, also seen inside the stadium the biggest threat to China’s fered from learning difficul- Mohamad Mat Yusop speaks to in Shenzhen, with the event rule since the handover. ties, was found on Tuesday media at Police Contigent Head- taking place as concerns build The Chinese military has after she went missing from a quarters, in Seremban, Negeri that China may intervene not interfered in Hong Kong rainforest resort in Seremban, Sembilan, on Thursday. (EPA) to end 10 weeks of unrest in since the handover but it can about 70 km (44 miles) south Hong Kong. should it be called on by the of the Malaysian capital. they would not have contrib- State-run media reported city’s government to maintain Police said an autopsy on uted to her death, Mohamad this week that the elements “public order”. Wednesday showed Quoirin said. of the People’s Armed Police James Char, a military ex- had suffered intestinal dam- “Samples have been taken (PAP), which is under the pert at Singapore’s Nanyang age and there was no evidence from Nora’s body and sent to command of the Central Mili- Technological University, said that she had been sexually as- the Chemistry Department for tary Commission, were assem- the deployment to Shenzhen saulted. further testing,” he said. bling in Shenzhen. was both to project an image “For the time being, there Quoirin’s body was found Some of the personnel in- of domestic strength as well was no element of abduction in a deep ravine about 2.5 km side the stadium on Thursday as “a carefully calculated mes- or kidnapping,” said Mo- (1.6 miles) from The Dusun had armed police insignias on Chinese soldiers walk in formation on the grounds of the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center in Shenzhen across sage to the protesters to think hamad Mat Yusop, the police resort, where she had disap- their camouflage fatigues, ac- the bay from Hong Kong, China, on Thursday. (REUTERS) twice about growing or contin- chief of Negeri Sembilan state peared a day after her family cording to the AFP reporter. uing with their recent intensi- where Quoirin went missing. arrived for a holiday on Aug. 3. The security forces could the stadium told AFP. to push the situation further killed,” Trump said. fied demonstrations”. French authorities said on Her family feared a crimi- be seen moving in formation The People’s Daily and beyond the critical point, the - ‘Public order’ -Pro-de- “We can be certain the re- Wednesday they had opened nal connection to her disap- inside the stadium, and occa- Global Times, two of the most power of the state may come mocracy protesters in Hong gime understands that send- a criminal investigation into pearance, saying she had sionally running, while others powerful state-run media out- to Hong Kong at any time,” Hu Kong, a semi-autonomous ing in troops to Hong Kong Quoirin’s case for kidnapping special needs and had never rode around outside on mo- lets, published videos on Mon- wrote. Chinese city, have staged 10 will inflame the protests and on Aug. 9. Quoirin’s mother is before left the family voluntar- torbikes. day of what it said was the PAP US President Donald weeks of relentless protests the protesters’ anti-China from Belfast and her father is ily, according to a statement Outside the stadium -- assembling in Shenzhen. Trump also said Tuesday to demand greater rights and grievances,” he said. French. issued by a British victims’ which is around 7 kilometres The Global Times editor- American intelligence had liberties. The PAP are in charge of Mohamad said the autopsy group, the Lucie Blackman (4.5 miles) from Hong Kong in-chief, Hu Xijin, said the confirmed Chinese troop The Asian financial hub “handling riots, turmoil, seri- established that Quoirin had Trust, on their behalf. -- there were also dozens of military presence in Shenz- movements toward the Hong has been governed under a ously violent, criminal activi- died two or three days before An initial investigation trucks and armoured person- hen was a sign that China was Kong border. “one country, two systems” le- ties, terrorist attacks and oth- her body was found. yielded no evidence of crimi- nel carriers. prepared to intervene in Hong “I hope it works out for gal framework since its hand- er societal security incidents”, The forensic pathologist nal behaviour but police would “I don’t know why they’re Kong. everybody including China. I over to China from Britain in the People’s Daily said in text who conducted the autopsy look at all possibilities, Malay- here, but it could be related to “If they do not pull back hope it works out peacefully, 1997. accompanying its video on found some small scratches on sia’s deputy police chief Ma- Hong Kong,” a ticket vendor at from the cliff and continue nobody gets hurt, nobody gets Hong Kong allows far Monday. Quoirin’s legs but ruled that zlan Mansor said on Tuesday.

Powerful storm turns Myanmar insurgents attack elite military college, 15 killed deadly in Japan AFP REUTERS Another bridge across the Gok- Thursday been unaffected by clash- TOKYO YANGON twin valley had been destroyed by es in the region, which have mostly insurgents who also burned down taken place in rural areas. A powerful tropical storm lashed Japan MYANMAR insurgents killed at the township’s narcotics police of- A months-long ceasefire agree- on Thursday, bringing strong winds and least 15 people on Thursday, most fice, he said. ment that ended in June was re- torrential rain that claimed at least one of them members of the security Fighting was reported at a toll cently extended until August 31. life, prompted warnings of landslides forces, in attacks on an elite military gate on the highway to Lashio, the A spokesman for the Ta’ang Na- and flooding, and sparked evacuation college and other government tar- largest town in Shan state. “They tional Liberation Army, one of the advisories and travel chaos at a peak hol- gets in the country’s north, an army killed seven military men in Goktwin, groups in the Northern Alliance, iday period. Severe Tropical Storm Krosa spokesman said. two at the toll gate, and policemen said it was responding to recent -- one notch below a typhoon -- slammed The Northern Alliance, a collec- and civilians too,” Tun Tun Nyi told army action in ethnic areas. into the southern Hiroshima region, tion of armed groups in the region, Reuters by phone, saying one civilian “We aim to change battlefronts, packing wind gusts of up to 126 kilome- claimed responsibility for the un- staff member at the military acade- as the Burmese military are in- tres (89 miles) per hour. Dramatic televi- precedented attack on the Defence my was killed. Photos published by creasing their offensives in ethnic sion footage showed violent winds up- Services Technological Academy in local media showed damaged build- areas during these days,” spokes- rooting trees, snapping lampposts and Pyin Oo Lwin in western Shan state, ings and burnt cars riddled with bul- man Mong Aik Kyaw told Reuters spinning pods on a ferris wheel. where army engineers are trained, let holes. The attacks mark a major by phone. Bodies are seen on the ground in the compound of the Gote Twin police station Meanwhile, high waves smashed and attacks at four other locations. escalation in a decades-old conflict “The Aung San Suu Kyi-led in Shan State on Thursday. (AFP) into a breakwater, engulfing a 10-metre Army spokesman Tun Tun Nyi in the region, where several groups ... government is trying to make lighthouse, while swollen rivers broke said soldiers were fighting insur- are fighting for greater autonomy for peace, but nothing can happen if other setback for civilian leader power following a landslide elec- their banks and swamped nearby roads. gents in Naung Cho township near ethnic minorities. the military doesn’t participate in Aung San Suu Kyi’s bid bring peace tion win in late 2016, vowing to Authorities issued a voluntary evacu- the Gokteik viaduct, a towering rail- Pyin Oo Lwin, a military town it,” he added. to the country amid a stuttering prioritize peace talks between eth- ation advisory to around 430,000 people way bridge built under British colo- and former British hill station out- The escalation in hostilities in transition from full military rule. nic armed groups, the military and in the storm’s path although few ap- nial rule and a tourist hot-spot. side the city of Mandalay, had until Myanmar’s fractured north is an- The Nobel laureate came to civilian government. peared to have heeded the warning. 06 Friday, August 16, 2019

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

Roar Back At Trump’s Attack On The Popular Endangered Species Act China Has Limited Putting America’s most vulnerable species in the crosshairs at a time of environmental crisis Options In Hong Kong isn’t a winning position, nor a tenable one HICAGO notched a win for an endan- federal government weighs protecting a gered species this summer as Great struggling species. Conservationists — and A military occupation will tear the image that China has been presenting CLakes piping plovers Monty and Rose Congress, which has specifically stipulated nested at Montrose Beach and successfully that cost not be a factor in deciding whether in its foreign policy in the past decade: That in spite launched two offspring, with the help of to protect an animal — want such decisions many watchful volunteers and one canceled made on the basis of science alone, the AP of being a superpower, it stays clear of wars music festival. Elsewhere, news was dire for reported. struggling species and their habitats. We’ve supported efforts to help land- ABBAS FAIZ July was equal to or warmer than the owners as well as wildlife when disputes TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE hottest month ever recorded on planet arise, while accepting that saving endan- Earth. Eleven billion tons of ice melted off gered species is vital but not free. We be- MAGES of a Chinese military convoy the Greenland ice sheet in lieve the gray wolf should lining the streets of Shenzhen, just 17 a single day. The United remain protected in Min- miles from Hong Kong border, might Nations biodiversity report Endangered Species Act nesota, Michigan and Wis- well be an ominous sign of a loom- recently warned that 1 mil- protects more than 1,600 consin, which now have Iing crack down on protesters in Hong lion species of animals and species and is credited with nearly 4,000 wolves, rather Kong. While the protesters seem to have plants are vulnerable to ex- saving iconic wildlife includ- than being subjected to a gone into another retreat after occupying tinction, some within just ing the bald eagle, grizzly slaughter that could devas- the airport, the threat against them has decades, because of devel- tate their revived popula- not gone away. In reality, however, Chi- opment, climate change bear and California condor tion. Illinois has a variety of na’s options are limited. and other causes. animals and plants on the China is no doubt losing patience with How does the Trump administration, threatened and endangered list, including the Hong Kong events, but it cannot seri- which already has a dismal record on the birds, bats, mussels and one crustacean (the ously contemplate a military occupation environment, respond? By clubbing the Illinois cave amphipod, since you asked; of the city. There are important reasons Endangered Species Act, which has been picture a white prawn or crayfish). Not for this. In legal terms, Hong Kong law, widely popular with both Democrats and every protected creature is as iconic as the which has been approved by China’s cen- Republicans since it was signed into law polar bear. But all life is connected. tral government, specifically prevents by President Richard Nixon in 1973. The Indeed, the move by the Interior Depart- China’s military presence in Hong Kong and development. This image has enabled scapegoat for China to blame. act protects more than 1,600 species and is ment contrasts starkly with the warning is- other than for defence. There is a provi- China to promote itself as a benefactor Either way, the future for Lam is not credited with saving iconic wildlife includ- sued by UNESCO Director-General Audrey sion under Article 14 of the Basic Law keen to support the development aspira- bright. For China, she has to appear hard, ing the bald eagle, grizzly bear and Califor- Azoulay along with a biodiversity report in (Hong Kong’s current de facto constitu- tions of other countries via low rate loans unbending, and resolute against the re- nia condor. May. “We can no longer continue to destroy tion) for Hong Kong administration to within its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). peated demands of the protesters who Industries including oil and gas, agri- the diversity of life. … We can and must all “when necessary, ask the Central People’s China’s involvement in a military conflict want her to withdraw the extradition bill. culture and ranching resist limits on their mobilise, urgently and together, to save our Government for assistance from the gar- that inevitably has external ramifications Protesters, on the other hand, expect activities. This move by David Bernhardt, planet and thus humanity.” rison in the maintenance of public order her to withdraw the bill, bring to justice secretary of the interior and a former oil Democratic leaders and presidential and in disaster relief.” Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie the police personnel engaged in brutal industry lobbyist who came under an ethics candidates immediately pounced on Don- For China to move troops to deal with force against the demonstrators, release investigation days after he was confirmed to ald Trump for gutting wildlife protections, Hong Kong protesters under this Article, Lam is China’s winning card. If she arrested activists, and for the administra- the job, puts their interests paramount. while states and conservation groups prom- Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam demolishes the protests, which is what tion to refrain from calling the demon- The Trump administration had already ise to sue. Putting the nation’s most vulner- has to officially request it. So far she has China wants, she will be China’s hero. strations as riots. slowed the pace of new additions to the pro- able species in the crosshairs at a time of en- not. Under pressure from the central gov- If she does not, she will be a conveni- So far, she has not been able to con- tected list. Under the new rules, economic vironmental crisis isn’t a winning position, ernment, she may well do so. Even then ent scapegoat for China to blame vince the protesters that she will listen to cost can be taken into account when the nor a tenable one. there would be no obvious guarantees their demands. They see her as the side that it would end the crisis, which is prob- who provoked them to take action against ably why China has not used that option. can severely damage President Xi’s aspi- the ill-advised (now suspended) extradi- It is not just the legal hurdles that may rations of expanding peacefully outside tion bill. She has claimed that she would stop China from sending troops to deal China’s borders through the BRI. right that wrong, but has stopped short of with Hong Kong protesters. Such a move Another development that has raised withdrawing the bill, which would have will have serious and far reaching interna- suspicion about China’s possible occupa- been the first step in that direction. tional implications, which China may not tion of Hong Kong is statements by Carrie With Carrie Lam not earning the trust want to face. First, the prospect of a mili- Lam, its chief executive, that the situa- of the protesters and seemingly losing tary occupation triggering a violent and tion is dangerously reaching a path of no China’s blessing she now appears to have lasting internal conflict is real. This might return. Her language in disguise raises tough choices to make: to side with the pro- not be a serious impediment for China in the fear that a crackdown by China could testers and defy China’s pressure or to side other regions, but it will be in Hong Kong, be imminent and the outcome might be with China and order the police to suppress which is still perceived as an international worse than if she were given the chance the protest movement at any cost. But it’s issue even though Chinese official media by the protesters to resolve the crisis. not much of a choice. She may side with reject that it is, stressing instead that it is This may well be true, but it can also China and there’s no guarantee she can end an internal matter. It will be more costly be that she is trying to find her own way the protests; but for China the advantage of for China to clear the mess after a military out of the abyss. There were reports (de- Lam staying in place is as a sacrificial lamb occupation of Hong Kong than to find a nied by Lam’s office) that in July she of- – someone to accuse for the troubles and solution short of that. fered to step down but China said she had remove from office while making tempo- At the same time, a military occupa- to stay and end the crisis that she had cre- rary peace with the protesters. tion will tear the image that China has ated. Whatever the truth about these re- been presenting in its foreign policy in the ports, there is no doubt that China needs (Abbas Faiz lectures on human past decade: that in spite of being a super- her. She is China’s winning card. If she rights at Essex University’s power, it stays clear of wars (which it has), demolishes the protests, which is what School of Law in the UK. He (Tribune News Service) and that its engagement with the rest of China wants, she will be China’s hero. was formerly Amnesty Interna- the world is peacefully geared to trade If she does not, she will be a convenient tional’s Researcher on South Asia) How To Control Your Emotional Climate Inspiring leaders respond, not react, to a situation and make a constructive and conscious decision LEE COLAN | TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE This results in her leader, Cathy, hav- you make a purely emotional and subcon- quences in mind. ing to present incomplete or inaccurate scious decision. Because of how your expe- Let’s say you’re coaching Austin, a HINK of the last time you were in deep sales projections to her vice president at riences and prior choices have programed team leader, on asking more questions to thought about your plans for the even- the monthly sales meeting. Cathy’s blood your subconscious mind, your reactions engage the team instead of giving them the ing while driving home from work. As is starting to boil because this chips away often do not help you achieve the best re- answer. Austin gets defensive and even ac- Tyou pull into your driveway you won- at her personal credibility with her leader. sults or maintain positive relationships. cusatory toward you since he sees himself der to yourself, “How did I get home?” The This is no time for an e-mail, so Cathy On the other hand, when you respond as very engaging and you have exposed one car seemed to practically drive itself home. jumps out of her office chair and starts to a situation, you check your emotions of his blind spots. You could easily react to Driving is a relatively complex task, requir- marching down to Emily’s desk. first. You make a constructive and con- prove you’re right, which would elevate the ing many choices along the way: turn right, Here is a reaction to this situation: scious decision. That’s why there are emotional tenor of the discussion. turn left, slow down, stop, and change “Not again, Emily! This is not that hard Emergency Response Teams and not Alternatively, with awareness of your lanes. Still, driving home can be success- to do. Do you realise the situation you are Emergency Reaction Teams. own emotions, you realise that the issue is fully performed almost subconsciously. putting me in? What’s your problem?” Your ability to choose whether to react not Austin’sdefensiveness, what he said to Now, consider the multitude of much Here is a response to this event: “Emi- or respond is a gift. No matter what today’s you, or how his comment made you feel. smaller choices we make each day that we ly, it is important for the company to com- “it’s not my fault” culture encourages, you You simply pointed out a blind spot, and don’t really think about: waking up, brush- municate accurate sales forecasts to our purely emotional and subconscious deci- are ultimately responsible for your own Austin reacted. Your goal is to achieve a ing our teeth, saying “good morning” to a investors, so that’s why I need your sales sion. Because of how your experiences choices. In fact, we like to write the word positive outcome so you reassure Austin colleague, eating our lunch, performing status report no later than four o’clock the and prior choices have programmed your “responsibility” as response-ability. As of his signature strengths and remind him a repetitive job duty, and so on. Subcon- last Friday of the month. This is the second subconscious mind, your reactions often humans, we have the unique ability to re- of your goal for this discussion--to elevate scious actions are useful most of the time, month in a row you missed the deadline. I do not help you achieve the best results or spond. It is a choice we make, although too his leadership. You also remind him that but we must also consciously choose our am pretty frustrated right now, so I would maintain positive relationships. often it’s a subconscious rather than con- he needs to be a willing participant and be emotions to control our reactions. like to meet on Monday and I want you On the other hand, when you respond scious choice: open to your coaching to elevate his game. Here is a scenario that plays out daily in to tell me what needs to change in order to a situation, you check your emotions ‡  When you simply react, your emo- You have risen above an emotional re- organisations everywhere. Cathy is a leader for you to consistently meet this deadline first. You make a constructive and con- tional instinct is in control, with little action and responded with respect, calm- and coach. Emily is on her team. For the moving forward.” scious decision. That’s why there are thought of the long-range consequences. ness, and firmness. Choosing to respond second time in a row, Emily was late turn- Which one leads to better relationships Emergency Response Teams and not ‡  When you respond, your brain is instead of reacting increases predictability ing in her sales status report that is due the and better sustained results--a reaction or Emergency Reaction Teams. fully engaged, and your self-awareness for others and reduces their stress when last Friday of the month at four o’clock. a response? When you react, you make a Respond vs React. When you react, is high. You have the long-term conse- they interact with us.

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PRESSURE FROM TRUMP! Gibraltar orders Iranian tanker release despite Israel to bar visit by two US US detention bid AFP GIBRALTAR Tanker’s owner says ship will head to lawmakers after Trump call GIBRALTAR’S Supreme Court Mediterranean ports on Thursday ruled in favour of releasing an Iranian super- DUBAI: The owner of an tanker seized on suspicion of Iranian oil tanker that was Reps Rashida Tlaib & Ilhan Omar who back pro-Palestinian movement to boycott Israel are expected to visit Jerusalem, West Bank shipping oil to Syria in breach seized off Gibraltar says the REUTERS of international sanctions, in a ship will head to Mediterrane- JERUSALEM Decision to bar US blow to the US which had tried an ports, an Iranian maritime congresswomen to block the vessel’s departure. official was quoted as saying ISRAEL will bar a visit by US ‘outrageous act’: The Grace 1 “is no longer on Thursday, after Gibraltar Democratic Congresswom- subject to detention”, Chief decided to free the tanker. en Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Palestinian official Justice Anthony Dudley said “According to an an- Omar, Prime Minister Benja- RAMALLAH: Israel’s decision in court. nouncement by the owner of min Netanyahu said on Thurs- on Thursday to bar two US The decision came after the tanker, the destination of day, shortly after US President congresswomen who support Gibraltar’s government said it Grace 1 will be Mediterranean Donald Trump called on Israel a boycott of the country from had received written assuranc- ports,” the deputy head of not to let them in. visiting the Palestinian territo- es from Iran that the Grace 1 Iran’s Ports and Maritime The pair, the first two Mus- ries is “an outrageous act of would not be headed for coun- Organisation, Jalil Eslami, was lim women elected to Congress, hostility”, a senior Palestinian tries “subject to European Un- quoted as saying by the semi- are members of the Democratic official said. ion sanctions”. official Mehr news agency. He party’s progressive wing and “The Israeli decision to “There are no longer rea- did not name the owner. sharp critics of Israel’s policy ban Congresswomen Rashida sonable grounds to suspect that Britain’s Mediterranean toward the Palestinians. Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from the detention of the Vessel is re- territory Gibraltar has decided Democrats in the United visiting Palestine is an outra- quired,” chief minister Fabian to free the tanker, but did not States, and Palestinians strong- geous act of hostility against Picardo said in a statement. immediately indicate when or ly condemned Israel’s decision. the American people and Hours before the an- if the ship would set sail after Israel had initially chosen to their representatives,” Hanan nouncement, the US launched the United States launched a allow the visit. But on Wednes- Ashrawi said in a statement. a last-minute legal move de- new, last-minute legal bid to day Netanyahu held consulta- “This is a dangerous manding that the British over- hold it. (REUTERS) tions with cabinet members precedent that defies all dip- seas territory detain the ship. and advisers revisiting the de- lomatic norms and an assault The move had delayed the cision. A source who took part on the Palestinian people’s court decision on the vessel’s Hours before the announce- in the consultation told Reuters right to engage with the rest fate but Judge Dudley said ment, the US launched a that Israel backtracked because (From left) US President Donald Trump, US Congresswomen Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Prime Minister of the world.” (AFP) during his ruling that he had last-minute move demand- of pressure from Trump. Benjamin Netanyahu are seen in a combination from file photos. (REUTERS) not received a written request ing that the British overseas “In a discussion held two from US. However, Washing- weeks ago all the officials were spect for the US Congress and Israel captured in the 1967 ton can make another bid for territory detain the ship in favour of letting them in but It would show great weakness if the US-Israeli relationship. Middle East war, which Pales- the supertanker’s detention as after Trump’s pressure they The Axios news site report- tinians want for a state. long as the vessel has not left Impero, on July 19 in the stra- reversed the decision,” the Israel allowed Rep Omar and Rep ed on Saturday that Trump Netanyahu said that Israel Gibraltar’s waters. tegic Strait of Hormuz -- the source said, speaking on con- Tlaib to visit ... They are a disgrace! had told advisers that he be- had the utmost respect for the The Grace 1, carrying 2.1 conduit for much of the world’s dition of anonymity. lieved Netanyahu should use US Congress but that Tlaib and million barrels of Iranian oil, crude -- for breaking “interna- @realDonaldTrump Tlaib and Omar have the anti-boycott law to bar Omar were promoting legisla- was seized by Gibraltar police tional maritime rules”. voiced support for the pro-Pal- Tlaib and Omar. tion of boycotts against Israel. and British special forces on Tehran repeatedly called estinian Boycott, Divestment, No date had been formally “Only a few days ago, we July 4, provoking a diplomatic for the release of Grace 1, in- Sanctions (BDS) movement. of hostility to Israel in what has great weakness if Israel al- announced for the congress- received their itinerary for crisis. It was suspected of car- sisting it had been in interna- Under Israeli law, BDS backers widely been seen as a drumming lowed Rep Omar and Rep Tlaib women’s trip, but sources fa- their visit in Israel, which re- rying the crude oil to war-torn tional waters and not headed can be denied entry to Israel. up of Republican votes for his to visit ... They are a disgrace!” miliar with the planned visit vealed that they planned a Syria in violation of separate to Syria. Iranian authorities Trump has vented in recent 2020 reelection bid. Israel’s ambassador in the said it could begin at the week- visit whose sole objective is to EU and US sanctions. believe Britain detained the months against Tlaib, Omar and In a tweet on Thursday, he United States, Ron Dermer, end. They had planned to tour strengthen the boycott against Tehran retaliated by seiz- ship at the behest of US Presi- two other Democratic congress- urged Israel not to allow the had said last month Tlaib and East Jerusalem and the oc- us and deny Israel’s legitima- ing a British tanker, the Stena dent Trump’s administration. women of colour, accusing them visit, saying “It would show Omar would be let in, out of re- cupied West Bank, territories cy,” Netanyahu said.

News in brief Turkey won’t tolerate US delay over Syria safe zone Missile strike halts AFP Mevlut Cavusoglu said during ations centre as part of the ef- Turkey has repeatedly traffic at Tripoli ANKARA a press conference in Ankara. fort to organise a “safe zone” threatened to launch an as- airport, kills worker His comments come as in northern Syria, the Turkish sault east of the Euphrates ANKARA will not tolerate any an American military del- defence ministry. river against the YPG, which TRIPOLI: Missiles hit the delay from the US over set- egation headed by Lieuten- The Pentagon on Wednes- it says is a “terrorist” offshoot only functioning airport in ting up a safe zone in north- ant General Stephen Twitty, day said the agreement would of the outlawed Kurdistan the Libyan capital Tripoli on ern Syria, Turkey’s foreign deputy commander of the be “implemented in stages”. Workers’ Party (PKK), which Thursday, killing one worker, minister said on Thursday. US European Command, was The goal of the zone is to has waged an insurgency in- the airport said. “They (the US) first need expected in the southeastern create a buffer between the side Turkey since 1984. Mitiga airport halted to be sincere and need to un- province of Sanliurfa. Turkish border and areas con- But US has worked close- traffic and diverted flights to derstand that Turkey won’t He will supervise the es- trolled by the Kurdish Peo- ly with the YPG in the fight Misrata, a city some 200km tolerate delaying tactics,” tablishment of the joint oper- ple’s Protection Units (YPG). against the Islamic State. Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 sits anchored, in the Strait of Gibraltar, to the east of Tripoli, the southern Spain, on Thursday. (REUTERS) airport said in a statement. The airport has been repeatedly hit since eastern forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive to Thousands rally in Yemen’s Aden to support separatist takeover take the capital, now held by the internationally recog- REUTERS nized government but there ADEN Saudi-UAE delegation in Aden to discuss separatist pullout had been rarely casualties. ADEN: A joint Saudi-Emirati military delegation travelled to Aden on Thursday to discuss demands The United Nations had TENS of t housands of Yem- for a pullout of UAE-backed southern separatists from positions they captured in Yemen’s interim brokered last week a truce enis rallied in Aden on Thurs- capital, government and separatist sources said. accepted by both Haftar day in support of separatist The delegation’s mission was “to discuss the issue of the withdrawal of southern Security Belt and the Tripoli government, forces who took over the forces from government camps and positions they seized last week”, a source in President Abedrab- but fighting has continued southern port, the temporary bo Mansour Hadi’s government told AFP. A source from the Southern Transitional Council (STC), which as the chaos afflicting seat of Yemen’s Saudi-backed is backed by the UAE-trained Security Belt, said “we will hold talks with them”, without giving details. Libya since the overthrow government, in a move that THE forces backing the STC, which seeks an independent South Yemen, seized the presidential of Moamer Qadhafi in 2011 exposed rifts in a Sunni Mus- palace in Aden on Saturday after clashes with government loyalists left 40 people dead. (AFP) continues. (REUTERS) lim military coalition. The United Arab Emirates- ers’ right to self-rule in Aden, One man held up a battered old the region and fighting terror- Iraqi premier tightens backed southern separatists where the government of Abd- identity document from former ism to achieve...regional and airspace permissions seized control of government Rabbu Mansour Hadi is based South Yemen and many waved global stability,” said a state- after arms depot blast military bases last weekend, after being ousted from power the South Yemen flag. ment to mark the rally. fracturing the Saudi-led alli- in the capital Sanaa by the “We call on the internation- The rally statement, issued BAGHDAD: All military planes ance battling the Iran-aligned Houthis in late 2014. al community and the Arab co- by civil society groups and un- will need authorisation from Houthi group and complicating Many travelled from alition led by Saudi Arabia and ions, accused Hadi’s govern- Iraqi Prime Minister Abdel UN peace efforts to end the war. other southern provinces on the UAE to respect the south- ment of mismanagement, say- Abdel-Mahdi to fly in Iraqi Supporters of Yemen’s UAE-backed southern separatists march during Demonstrators demand- Wednesday, sleeping overnight ern people as a key partner in ing it had become “a guillotine airspace, a statement said a rally in southern port city in Aden, Yemen, on Thursday. (REUTERS) ed recognition of southern- in the central parade square. stemming the Persian tide in at Yemenis’ necks”. on Thursday, days after an explosion took place at a weapons depot in Baghdad. Iraqi or non-Iraqi recon- naissance flights, fighter jets, helicopters and drones Sudan to launch historic transition to civilian rule tomorrow must get permission from AFP of Omar al-Bashir, who was ter the 39-month transitional Abdel-Mahdi - who is also KHARTOUM eventually ousted in April. period that began on August 4. the Commander of the The deal brokered by the - Just paper? -Until then, Armed Forces, the Iraqi SUDAN’S military rulers and African Union and Ethiopia the country of 40 million army’s Joint Operations protest leaders on Saturday are was welcomed with relief by people will be ruled by the Command said. All parties scheduled to sign a landmark both sides, with protesters cel- 11-member sovereign council “must comply with this deal reached after a bloody up- ebrating what they saw as the and by a government which directive and any air traffic rising which is meant to pave victory of their “revolution” the deal makes clear will be violation will be considered the way for civilian rule. and generals taking credit for dominated by civilians. hostile and will be handled The ceremony will official- averting civil war. There are exceptions for by our air defences immedi- ise a constitutional declaration While the compromise the posts of interior and de- ately,” it added. inked on August 4 between the meets several of the protest fence ministers, which are to On Monday, at least country’s Transitional Military camp’s key demands, its terms (File photo) Sudanese protesters sit in front of a mural during a demonstration near the army headquarters be chosen by military mem- one civilian was killed when Council and the opposition co- leave the military with ample in the capital Khartoum. (AFP) bers of the council. a weapons depot blew up alition of the Alliance for Free- powers and its future civil- The move towards civil- at al-Saqr camp, which is dom and Change. ian government with dauting process that will include im- to be announced on Sunday, the newly-appointed minis- ian rule could lead the African run by Shiite militia Hashd The deal brought an end challenges. portant immediate first steps. followed two days later by the ters due to meet the sovereign Union to lift the suspension Shaabi, in south-west Bagh- to nearly eight months of up- With the official signing of The composition of the naming of a prime minister. council on September 1 for the slapped on Sudan in June af- dad. (DPA) heaval that saw masses mobi- the transitional documents on new transitional civilian- The cabinet is due to be first time. ter a bloody crackdown on a lise against the 30-year rule Saturday, Sudan will kick off a majority ruling council is due unveiled on August 28, with Elections must be held af- sit-in in Khartoum. Did Facebook CEO lie to US congress? A US senator thinks so PAGE 10

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DOW37,311.53 QE 9,621.70 SENSEX 37,311.53 GOLD 1,533.80 Walmart 2nd quarter earnings allay +14.01 PTS -53.84 PTS +353.37 PTS +0.39% worry over impact of tariff PAGE 10 PRICE PERCENTAGE PRICE PERCENTAGE 17.23 BRENT 58.41 -1.80% WTI 54.63 -1.09% SILVER -0.32% Consumers back China threatens to retaliate US economy amid against latest US trade tariffs production slumps AFP Even as China asks US to meet it halfway, President Trump says any pact would have to be on America’s terms WASHINGTON REUTERS AMERICAN consumers appear BEIJING/WASHINGTON to be carrying the US economy in their shopping carts as man- CHINA on Thursday vowed ufacturing slumps amid Presi- to counter the latest U.S. tar- dent Donald Trump’s trade iffs on $300 billion of Chinese conflict with China, and finan- goods but called on the United cial signals warn of a possible States to meet it halfway on a recession. potential trade deal, as U.S. “The economy is phenom- President Donald Trump said enal,” Trump said Thursday. any pact would have to be on “We had a couple of bad days America’s terms. but we are going to have some The Chinese finance min- very good days because we had Consumer is king istry said in a statement that to take on China.” O With new recession Washington’s tariffs, set to But despite his cheerlead- start next month, violated a ing, a raft of new US data re- worries slamming financial consensus reached between ports showed a mixed picture markets, the strength and Trump and Chinese President on the economy, leading Wall resilience of the US Xi Jinping at a June summit in Street to post only a tepid re- consumer is becoming Japan to resolve their disputes covery from its worst day of the increasingly important via negotiation. year. In a separate statement, Global financial markets re- O Responsible for 70% of China’s foreign ministry main concerned about slowing the U.S. economy, the spokeswoman, Hua Chunying, European and Chinese econo- consumer has not been said, “We hope the U.S. will mies, which caused a closely this strong since before the meet China halfway, and im- Laptops on display at a Costco Club store in Waltham, Massachusetts. US President Donald Trump announced the exemption on selected Chinese watched recession signal to financial crisis plement the consensus of the goods, including telephones, television, footwear, clothing and laptop computers from upcoming new rounds of tariffs until December 2019. flash red, sending stocks world- two heads of the two countries wide down two percent or more in Osaka.” China hopes to find U.S. demands. Trump on Wednesday tied to agreed to restart trade talks cellphones, laptops and other on Wednesday. mutually acceptable solutions “China, frankly, would love any possible agreement, say- after negotiations stalled ear- consumer goods, in the hopes The US manufacturing sec- nese goods targeted for new 10 through dialogue and consul- to make a deal, and it’s got to ing Xi must first work out the lier this year. But earlier this of blunting their impact on tor, which declined in the first percent punitive duties, Ameri- tation on the basis of equality be a deal on proper terms. It’s situation in the territory with month, the Trump adminis- U.S. holiday sales. Tariffs will two quarters of the year, put- cans’ spending habits were and mutual respect, she added. got to be a deal, frankly, on our protesters. tration said it would slap du- still apply to those products ting it in recession, slumped buoying the economy. Trump, who is seeking terms. Otherwise, what’s the On Thursday, he used ties beginning Sept. 1 on $300 starting in mid-December. again in July and is now down That trend continued in July, re-election in 2020 and had purpose?” Trump said in an Twitter to call on the Chinese billion of Chinese goods, which The move has roiled global 1.5 percent this year, the Fed- the first month of the third quar- made the economy and his interview on New Hampshire president to personally meet would effectively cover all of markets and further unnerved eral Reserve reported. ter, as retail sales jumped 0.7 tough stance on China a key radio station WGIR. with protesters to spur “a China’s exports to the US. investors as the trade dispute That comes on the heels of percent, far more than expect- part of his 2016 campaign for The trade picture is further happy and enlightened ending Trump backed off part of between the world’s two largest other data showing the trade ed, driven by e-commerce and the White House, on Thursday complicated by continuing to the Hong Kong problem.” the plan this week, delaying economies stretches into its sec- war has undermined business Amazon’s 48-hour prime “day,” said any agreement must meet unrest in Hong Kong, which Trump and Xi in June had duties on certain items such as ond year with no end in sight. confidence and is curtailing in- according to new data from the vestment amid the uncertainty. Commerce Department. “It is hard to avoid the con- “The United States is now, clusion that the industrial sec- by far, the Biggest, Strongest tor is being dragged down by and Most Powerful Economy in Protege of Sterling bounces to highest in over a week overseas developments,” ana- the World, it is not even close!” lysts John Ryding and Conrad Trump tweeted. “As others fal- Merkel says REUTERS delay Brexit. While derivatives reached on Monday. DeQuadros of RDQ Economics ter, we will only get stronger. LONDON indicate market players may be Analysts said $1.20 was said. Their analysis highlighted Consumers are in the best priority is to trimming back some short ster- acting as a floor for the pound “the impact of tariffs on supply shape ever, plenty of cash.” STERLING rose on Thursday ling positions, the currency’s but the level could be tested chains, and the effects of uncer- Walmart -- which has been to the highest in more than a prospects remain clouded by if worries of a no-deal Brexit tainty about these policies may beefing up its online presence to invest more week, supported by news that the risk of Britain exiting the build up again. Investors have had in subduing capital compete with Amazon -- added the Labour Party was mount- European Union without a di- barely hold any sterling op- spending.” to the good retail news, report- REUTERS ing a bid to bring down Prime vorce agreement at the end of tions with strikes below $1.20, Although Trump has made ing better than expected profits BERLIN Minister Boris Johnson and October. according to Refinitiv data, an boosting manufacturing a in the latest quarter and boost- stop him taking Britain out of “The market is not 100% indication that there would central focus of his economic ing its forecast for the year. THE head of Germany’s con- the EU without a deal. convinced a no-confidence be few buyers for sterling if it policies, this sector makes up “July’s strong results are servatives said on Thursday The currency also was vote will work,” said Jordan Pound Sterling was lifted by falls below this level. a dwindling share of the US consistent with a confident con- speeding up investment must lifted by better-than-expected Rochester, a currency strate- better-than-expected retail sales. Against the euro, the economy. sumer,” National Retail Fed- be a priority as fears of reces- retail sales, which came on the gist at Nomura. pound rose by 0.8% at 91.7 “The sector is in reces- eration chief economist Jack sion in Europe’s biggest econ- heels of Wednesday’s higher The risks, alongside fears their long-dated counterparts. pence, standing well off recent sion, but it is nothing like deep Kleinhenz said. “Households omy grow, and that strict fiscal inflation numbers that raised of a global economic reces- Thirty-year yields fell below 10-year lows of 93.26 pence. enough to threaten the overall are in good shape with spend- rules have flexibility built in so hopes the economy might be sion, drove yields on British 1% and the 10-year yields were The cost of protection economy,” said Ian Shepherd- ing and that should continue need not be abandoned imme- in better shape than previous- government bond yields to at record low around 0.4 per- against unexpected moves son of Pantheon Macroeco- as long as the labor market re- diately. ly thought. new lows, with the bond yield cent. in the currency, seen in the nomics, noting that he expects mains healthy.” Worries about a slowdown Labour said it would call a curve between two-year and By 1530 GMT, the pound three-month options pricing, “a gradual slide into the fall.” But he warned that finan- in Germany have prompted vote of no-confidence in John- 10-year rates remaining in- was 0.5% higher at $1.2136, eased a bit off seven-month - Confident shoppers -Even cial market volatility and “in- calls from some left-leaning son’s government as soon as it verted -- a possible warning of having briefly touched a highs. Three-month risk re- before Trump gave retailers creased trade tensions in recent politicians and even some in believes it can win it and would economic recession. high of $1.2150. However versals, which encapsulate the an early Christmas bonus by weeks may put a wind of cau- industry for the government form a temporary government This means short-dated it remains not far from the Brexit deadline, paint a simi- delaying tariffs on more than tion in consumer spending as to kick-start growth by ditch- under leader Jeremy Corbyn to Gilts pay a higher yield than 31-month low of $1.2015 it lar picture. half the $300 billion in Chi- we move forward in 2019.” ing its balanced budget rule to finance more public invest- ments. “Above all, we must invest in things. At the moment we have in the federal budget the Oil deepens slide on recession fears, China’s trade threats means available for transport infrastructure or other things,” conservative Christian Demo- REUTERS goods also weighed on oil known as OPEC+. crat (CDU) leader Annegret NEW YORK prices. In July, OPEC+ agreed to Kramp-Karrenbauer told n-tv. Brent crude LCOc1 fell extend oil output cuts until Asked if it was time to OIL prices fell more than 1% as much as $1.81, or 3%, to Oil is getting whacked again March 2020 to prop up pric- abandon the balanced budget on Thursday, extending the $57.67 a barrel. The interna- as risk-aversion again kicks es. A Saudi official on Aug. 8 policy, she said experience previous session’s 3% drop, tional benchmark was $1.23, in and fears of a trade war indicated more steps may be showed that achieving a good pressured by mounting reces- or 2.1%, lower at $58.25 and coming, saying “Saudi Arabia economy was not incompatible sion concerns and a surprise West Texas Intermediate inflicted slowdown grip is committed to do whatever with having a balanced budget. boost in U.S. crude invento- crude (WTI) CLc1 was down traders. it takes to keep the market She also said that existing ries. 75 cents, or 1.4%, to $54.48 Craig Erlam, senior market balanced next year.” rules enshrined in the consti- In a sign of investor con- by 12:32 p.m. ET. But the efforts of OPEC+ tution have exceptions built cern that the world’s biggest “Oil is getting whacked analyst at OANDA have been outweighed by wor- into them for times of crisis or economy could be heading again as risk-aversion again ries about the global economy emergency. for recession, weighing on oil kicks in and fears of a trade ance around the mid-July amid the U.S.-China trade “Therefore we do not need demand, the U.S. Treasury war inflicted slowdown grip lows before plunging once dispute and uncertainty over to put to one side the princi- bond yield curve inverted on traders,” said Craig Erlam, again.” Brexit, as well as rising U.S. ple in itself straight away,” she Wednesday for the first time senior market analyst at The price of Brent is still stockpiles of crude and higher said. Her spokeswoman said since 2007. OANDA. up 10% this year thanks to output of U.S. shale oil. she was referring to the so- China’s threat to impose “WTI had enjoyed a de- supply cuts led by the Or- “The market is becom- called debt brake which limits counter-measures in retalia- cent rebound over the last ganization of the Petroleum ing very anxious about global new debt, although she had re- tion for the latest U.S. tariffs week but failed at the first Exporting Countries and al- growth,” said Tamas Varga of ferred to the balanced budget on $300 billion of Chinese hurdle, running into resist- lies such as Russia, a group oil broker PVM. policy in her reply. www.guide.com.qa  Friday, August 16 , 2019

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Walmart 2nd quarter earnings allay worry Global stocks choppy as over impact of tariff

REUTERS trade war fears take hold cent of its revenue from food WASHINGTON and grocery sales, which al- lows it to manage the pres- A slew of negative U.S. retailer Walmart Inc sure from tariffs better than reported strong second- many rivals, analysts said. news has seen a quarter results and raised its In an interview on Thurs- earnings expectations for the day, Chief Financial Officer huge shake down year, temporarily sidestep- Brett Biggs said Walmart has ping concerns around con- raised prices on some items in global equity sumer demand in the wake due to these tariffs, but it is of tariffs on imports from not passing all the cost pres- markets China. sure it faces to consumers. Walmart’s performance It is managing that by ne- AFP was helped by shoppers who gotiating with suppliers and LONDON spent more at its stores and sourcing from alternate sup- websites, indicating the U.S. ply bases, he said. EUROPEAN stock markets consumer economy has not “We still feel good about lost ground again Thursday as lost steam, sending its shares the consumer overall,” Biggs investors all but gave up hope up 4.6% in early trading. said. that a US-China trade war The world’s largest re- The company said it has could be nearing its end, while tailer posted a 20-quarter, expressed to the Trump ad- US equities nervously traded or five-year, streak of U.S. ministration that it wants sideways. growth, unmatched by any negotiations with China to Fears over the stand-off be- other retail chain. continue and communicated tween the world’s two biggest On Wednesday, Macy’s how this move impacts con- economies added to jitters over Inc lowered its annual earn- sumer and prices. the state of the world economy ings outlook amid worries “We understand that which had inflicted heavy loss- over tariff-related price hikes free trade also has to be fair es on equities Wednesday, in- and the resultant impact on trade,” Dan Bartlett, execu- cluding the worst one-day fall demand. On Thursday, JC tive vice president of corpo- this year on Wall Street’s Dow. Penney posted a 9-percent rate affairs, told reporters on “Every time investors find drop in sales. a conference call. the strength to pick themselves Analysts said the contrast A Walmart shopping trip up off the floor, the trade war in performance indicates was 5.2% more expensive in delivers another blow and Wall Street stocks opened higher Thursday following mixed US economic data, bouncing modestly after the Dow suffered its worst session of there is no evidence to sug- June compared with a year knocks them down again,” said the year. About five minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at 25,531.36, up 0.2 percent.(JOHANNES EISELE/AFP) gest a broad drop in demand earlier, according to Gordon Craig Erlam at Oanda. in the economy and retailers Haskett Research Advisors, “This morning that came European stocks gave up sy of heightened global reces- large degree that bond markets Brexit’s impact on Britain and posting lower growth need to which compared prices on a in the form of reports that Chi- an early attempt at a rebound sion concerns,” said Charles are pricing-in a high probabil- Europe, where the German improve their business strat- basket of about 76 identical na is threatening retaliation to trade lower across the Schwab analysts. ity of a worldwide recession,” economy is showing signs of egies. items over the past year. against Trump’s tariffs that board, with London the worst The DJIA index had warned Stephen Innes, man- contraction. U.S. retail sales surged U.S. President Donald are due to come into force on 1 performer, weighed down by a slumped around 800 points, aging partner at VM Markets. The pound climbed against in July, which could help to Trump raised tariffs on $200 September.” strengthening pound. or 3.1 percent, the previous Weeks of pro-democracy the dollar and euro as data assuage financial markets’ billion of Chinese imports to The yield on the 10-year US US stocks saw some nerv- day. protests in Hong Kong have showed British retail sales rose fears that the economy was 25% from 10% earlier this Treasury bond slid Wednesday ous swings during the morning The trade war has ham- added to the uncertainty, with unexpectedly by 0.2 percent in heading into recession. year, a move that has begun below the yield on the two-year session in New York. mered global demand, with Beijing referring to increas- July. Consumers are respond- pushing up prices of thou- note, an “inversion” that has They managed to claw back data this week showing China’s ingly violent demonstrations “The UK’s retail data sur- ing to the changes the com- sands of products including been a reliable harbinger of re- a tiny part of Wednesday’s industrial output had struck as “terrorism”, stoking fears of prised the investors by posting pany is making to its busi- clothing, furniture and elec- cession for decades. heavy losses at the opening a 17-year low, while invest- a Chinese crackdown. an upbeat reading and traders ness and the company is tronics. “The slew of negative news bell, then slipped into nega- ment and retail sales have also Economists have warned pushed the (pound) currency gaining market share, Chief Earlier this week, Trump has seen a huge shake down tive territory, before trading a slowed in the world’s second for months that trade tensions higher,” said Naeem Aslam, Executive Doug McMillon backed off his Sept. 1 dead- in global equity markets, and touch higher again by the late biggest economy. threatened investment and chief market analyst at Think said in a statement. Walmart line for imposing 10% tar- money has poured into gov- New York morning. “US-China trade tensions dampened global sentiment, Markets. gained share in grocery and iffs on remaining Chinese ernment bonds,” noted David “US stocks are nudging have metastasised into some- which was already suffering He warned however that general merchandise catego- imports, delaying duties on Madden, analyst at CMC Mar- higher in the wake of yester- thing more sinister by affect- owing to China’s economic “there is no light at the end of ries this quarter, the com- cellphones, laptops and oth- kets UK. day’s plunge that came courte- ing global growth to such a slowdown and fears over the Brexit tunnel” so far. pany said. er consumer goods, to shield The retailer gets 56 per- U.S. holiday sales. GE shares fall on report its finances are worse than disclosed REUTERS “GE’s true debt to equity financial reports. its financials” and operates to Speaking on CNBC on ratio is 17:1, not 3:1, which will The report adds that “GE’s the “highest-level of integrity” Thursday, Markopolos said GENERAL Electric shares undermine its credit status,” US$38 billion in accounting in its financial reporting. he would receive a percent- fell as much as 15per cent on Markopolos said. fraud amounts to over 40per GE said Markopolos was age of any profits generated Thursday after fraud investi- The report says GE is insol- cent of GE’s market capitaliza- known to work for unnamed by the report, but declined to gator Harry Markopolos, who vent and asserts that its indus- tion, making it far more seri- hedge funds that typically ben- provide details about the com- blew the whistle on Bernard trial businesses have a working ous than either the Enron or efit from short selling a com- pensation or name the fund Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, said capital deficit of US$20 billion. WorldCom accounting frauds.” pany’s stock. involved, which he said was “a GE was concealing deep finan- The report echoes the In a statement GE said: A disclaimer in the report midsized U.S. hedge fund.” cial problems. assertions of some of Wall “We remain focused on run- stated that it was drafted by GE shares were down In a 175-page report, Street’s more skeptical ana- ning our business every day Forensic Decisions PR LLC, 11per cent at US$8 in morn- Markopolos accused GE of hid- lysts, who have long raised and ... will not be distracted which will get compensation ing trading. In the past two ing US$38.1 billion in potential alarms about GE’s low cash by this type of meritless, mis- from a third-party entity that years GE has announced more Walmart reported improved results on August 15, 2019, on losses and asserted that the flow, frequent accounting guided and self-serving specu- could benefit from a decline than US$40 billion in asset solid US sales and e-commerce growth. (AFP) company’s cash situation was charges and writedowns and lation.” in GE’s share price. The report writedowns and accounting far worse than it had disclosed. what they describe as opaque GE said it “stands behind did not name the entity. charges.

AUDIO SNOOPING Did Facebook CEO lie to US congress? A US senator thinks so

REUTERS determine their veracity. WASHINGTON Paid contractors using audio “Starting today, people can let clips of Facebook users is us know if they see posts on Ins- DEMOCRATIC U.S. Senator Gary under the microscope in the tagram they believe may be false,” Peters on Thursday asked Facebook US, with Zuckerberg’s testimo- Otway said. Inc’s chief to answer questions ny called ‘at best, incomplete’ “We’re investing heavily in about his April 2018 congressional limiting the spread of misinforma- testimony in light of reports that tion across our apps, and we plan to Facebook captured audio from from its Messenger app to improve share more updates in the coming users and sent it to a vendor to be transcriptions by artificial intel- months.” analyzed and transcribed. ligence systems, but no EU users The world’s biggest social “I asked you specifically if were affected, the company said network has been cracking down on Facebook uses audio obtained from this week. fraudulent influence campaigns and mobile devices to enrich personal bogus posts as pressure has mount- information about its users. Your Instagram begins letting users ed for online platforms to defend emphatic answer was no,” Peters report misinformation against efforts to manipulate online wrote in a letter to Chief Executive Instagram on Thursday added a conversations. Mark Zuckerberg. “If these reports way for users to easily report decep- User-reported Instagram posts are accurate, I am concerned that tive posts at the photo and video- found to be bogus but not in viola- your previous testimony before oriented social network owned by tion of the service’s policies will not Congress appears to have been, at Facebook. be deleted, but won’t appear when best, incomplete.” A new tool being rolled out out users use “explore” or hashtag Facebook did not immediately lets Instagram users tap a “report” searches to discover content. comment. option on-screen when they see a “Explore and hashtags allow The letter noted that Facebook post they deem dubious, then tap a people on Instagram to find con- later submitted written responses Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg at a US Senate hearing in April 2018. (AFP) “false information” tag to prompt tent they haven’t already chosen to to Congress that it does in fact ac- review by third-party fact-checkers, follow, and by filtering misinfor- cess users’ audio when they have the reasons for the discrepancy in users’ audio recordings. said earlier this week. according to Facebook spokes- mation from these places, we can opted in and used a specific Face- your testimony on this issue during The commission already has Under the EU’s General Data woman Stephanie Otway. significantly limit its reach,” Otway book service. the hearing.” eight individual probes into the U.S. Protection Regulation privacy rules, The option was expected to be said. However, Peters pointed out Ireland’s Data Protection Com- social media company, two into its regulators can fine violators up to available to all Instagram users by Feedback from the new tool that the company did not, in follow- mission, Facebook’s lead regulator WhatsApp subsidiary, and one into 4% of a company’s global revenue the end of this month. will be used to train artificial intel- up responses, “articulate what you in the European Union, said on Facebook-owned Instagram. or 20 million euros ($22 million), Such prompts will be one of ligence software to scan for, and do with the audio accessed under Wednesday it sought information “Much like Apple and Google, whichever is higher. several “signals” used to determine rate, fake posts without waiting for those circumstances, the extent of on how the company handled data we paused human review of audio Facebook until recently carried whether content should be scru- them to be reported, according to Facebook’s use of this practice or during the manual transcription of more than a week ago,” Facebook out human reviews of private audio tinized by fact-checkers, who will Facebook. Kyrgios loses his head again in Cincinnati, is fined $113,000 FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2019 PAGE 13

Australia seize control of 2nd Ashes SPANISH LA LIGA Test at Lord’s as England wilt PAGE 15 Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona Al Sadd ready for ‘revenge-seeking’ Duhail in Sheikh Jassim Cup clash Wolves and Red Knights to face off once again at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Saturday

My team is hurt for sure. We are We qualified for the Champions used to winning but the fact that League quarter-final but we face we were knocked out of the Duhail again. It will be more Champions League doesn’t change our difficult because they’ll want to take mentality. My team would want to do revenge and football gives opportunities their best anyway not because of the like this. If we don’t give our 100 loss but because they want to compete. percent, we won’t be able to win titles. Al Duhail coach Rui Faria Al Sadd coach Xavi Hernandez

AYENI OLUSEGUN to do their best anyway not because of the DOHA loss but because they want to compete. I’ll be worried if they don’t think that way but AL Sadd will face a more difficult Al Du- it’s not about revenge,” Faria said. hail when the two sides clash on Saturday The Red Knights will be without the in- at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium for the jured Mehdi Benatia and Almoez Ali who is Sheikh Jassim Cup, according Wolves suspended for the tie. coach Xavi Hernandez. Al Sadd beat their “The opponents are the same but this local rivals 4-2 on aggregate in the AFC is a different challenge. We need to under- Champions League Round of 16 on Tues- stand what happened in the past and pre- day to book a place in the semi-final and pare. We will miss important players just Xavi believes the Red Knights will be out like Al Sadd, so we’ll see who’s available for revenge on Saturday. to play. The most important thing is the “We qualified for the Champions League focus, ambition and determination. It’s 11 quarter-final but we face Duhail again. It against 11 and we’ll do our best to achieve will be more difficult because they’ll want to Al Sadd coach Xavi Hernandez (centre) and Ahmed Sayyar during the press conference ahead of the Sheikh Jassim Cup clash at the Jassim Bin Hamad our objective.” take revenge and football gives opportuni- Stadium on Thursday. Duhail midfielder Ali Afif who will come ties like this. up against his younger brother Akram said “If we don’t give our 100 percent, we “We will miss three players – Bouned- 2011 edition with Barcelona said, “It’s a tar. He’s been making the difference since Duhail have the winning mentality. won’t be able to win titles. We managed jah, Ismail and Salman – due to suspen- good achievement for us to play the Club he came here from Spain. He’s a really “Al Duhail players are ambitious to win to reach the next stage in the Champions sion. It will be our third game against Al World Cup. Some players here have played good player who was able to play in the all games. Emotionally maybe we are a little League because we were able to do just that. Duhail in 11 days. in the competition like Hassan al Haydos Spanish League. We are happy to have bit affected by the Champions League loss. And so, we need to keep giving our best in “We want to dominate the game, apply back in 2011 against Barcelona. Now the him in the team.” We are a big club and we will be prepared the Super Cup in order to win the title,” pressure up the field and turn defence into younger players have the chance and we are Al Duhail coach Rui Faria has however, for the big games. Our numbers show that Xavi told the media on Thursday. attack. We need to keep going and forget positive about that.” refuted revenge as motive going into Satur- we are champions. The ACL is done, we will Al Sadd will be without trio Baghdad about our previous matches. The present is Xavi was also full of praise for 22-year- day’s match. The Portuguese said his team concentrate on the next games.” Bounedjah, Hamed Ismail and Tareq Sal- Al Duhail again and we need to be mentally old star Akram Afif. The Qatar Footballer of is hurt by the by the loss on Tuesday but it The Sheikh Jassim Cup is the curtain- man who are serving suspensions from the focused,” the Spaniard said. the Year, scored two goals against Duhail doesn’t change their mentality. raiser for the QNB Stars League which be- Amir Cup final. The league champions and Victory over Al Duhail on Tuesday also in the Champions League and has formed “My team is hurt for sure. We are used to gins on August 21. Al Sadd are record cham- the Amir Cup holders have met four times confirmed Al Sadd’s participation in this a strong partnership with Algerian Bouned- winning but the fact that we were knocked pions with 14 Super Cup titles while Duhail in four months and Saturday’s clash will be year’s FIFA Club World Cup to hosted in jah in attack out of the Champions League doesn’t have won two (as Lekhwiya) but lost last their third in 11 days. Doha. Xavi, having won the trophy in the “Afif is one of the best players in Qa- change our mentality. My team would want year to Al Rayyan on penalties. Ruiz wants Joshua rematch in New York not in Saudi Arabia

the belts, he has to do it there.” “There isn’t any doubt he Promoter warns Hearn has dismissed talk of will take the fight.” of legal action the fight not happening in the The choice of venue has Middle East. The contract for been questioned in some quar- the rematch was signed prior to ters, with Saudi Arabia coming REUTERS the first fight,” Hearn told Sky under heightened interna- LONDON Sports television. tional criticism over its human rights record. WORLD heavyweight cham- Anthony Joshua’s promoter Hearn has said a title pion Andy Ruiz Jr. has said he Eddie Hearn, who said this fight in Saudi could be a game would like his title rematch with changer for boxing. Anthony Joshua in December week that both parties had “If Saudi Arabia are go- to be in New York instead of signed up to the fight in ing to invest in these kind of Saudi Arabia as announced. Diriyah, near Riyadh, raised fights, with the population Joshua’s promoter Eddie the threat of legal action if that they have and the po- Hearn, who said this week that the Mexican-American tential to grow the sport, you both parties had signed up to refused the terms set out. could be seeing a big change the fight in Diriyah, near Ri- in the dynamics of the sport,” yadh, raised the threat of legal “I have not signed anything he said on Monday. action if the Mexican-American yet, we are negotiating Ruiz said his next oppo- refused the terms set out. everything,” said Andy Ruiz nent after Joshua, assuming he “I have not signed anything Jr., who holds the IBF, WBO again beats the Briton, would yet, we are negotiating eve- and WBA belts. likely be IBF mandatory con- rything,” Ruiz, who holds the tender Kubrat Pulav of Bulgaria IBF, WBO and WBA belts after before a possible unification stunning Joshua at Madison “They are both signed at the fight against WBC champion Square Garden in June, told same time. There is no other Deontay Wilder. ESPN Mexico. contract. We have to let (Ruiz) He expected Joshua, 29, “They want the fight to be know the time, date and venue to be more cautious in the re- there (in Saudi Arabia) but we which we have done. That’s it. match but with a similar out- have to see where we negotiate “His choice is to have a legal come. “I think he’s going to with my team. I would like it in battle that could put him out of want to run a bit more, to move, New York again, where I beat boxing for years, or to defend his but he’s too big, he’s got a lot of Promoter Eddie Hearn (left) during the press conference for the announcement of Andy Ruiz Jr. and Anthony Joshua at the Savoy Hotel in him. I’m giving him a chance to belts for a lot of money against a muscle and it’s going to be very London last Monday. (REUTERS) try and beat me and if he wants guy he has already beaten. difficult for him,” he said. 12 Friday, August 16, 2019 Sports PSG and French football braced as Neymar nears exit AFP The French champions’ first Fixtures rights up for auction last year, PARIS Ligue 1 game of the campaign Having arrived in France in they capitalised on the Brazil- last Sunday, a 3-0 win against 2017 hoping a world-record Friday ian’s presence. Rights for the THE saga of Neymar’s seem- Nimes, saw supporters unfurl transfer to PSG would help Lyon v Angers (1845) four seasons from 2020 were ingly inevitable departure from banners insulting the 222 mil- him emerge from the Saturday sold to Chinese-owned group Paris Saint-Germain is proving lion-euro man. shadow of Lionel Messi at Nantes v Marseille (1530), Mediapro for 1.15 billion euros a a long, drawn out affair bring- Neymar himself was not year, a huge increase on previ- ing the curtain down on what involved in that game, left out Barcelona and win the Amiens v Lille, Bordeaux v ous deals. will ultimately feel like a fleeting amid the uncertainty over his Ballon d’Or, two years on he Montpellier, Metz v Monaco, Television stations could be and failed experiment. future. He already missed the looks set to leave with his Nimes v Nice, Toulouse v forgiven for being a little con- Having arrived in France season-opening Champions reputation having taken a Dijon (all 1800) cerned now, but LFP chief Di- in 2017 hoping a world-record Trophy against Rennes in China serious hit. Sunday dier Quillot remains bullish. transfer to PSG would help him due to suspension. “It’s always better to have emerge from the shadow of Li- Since moving to the Parc Saint-Etienne v Brest (1300), several stars in your league. onel Messi at Barcelona and des Princes, he has played in must find solutions without Reims v Strasbourg (1500), That said, during the Cham- win the Ballon d’Or, two years almost exactly half of his club’s ‘Ney’. You can’t lose Neymar Rennes v PSG (1900) pions Trophy in China, it was on he looks set to leave with his matches. and just find someone else who Kylian Mbappe who was the reputation having taken a seri- When he has been on the will do the same things.” saving on his 36 million-euro star. His popularity is grow- ous hit. field he has frequently been Mbappe added that “with- annual wage, more reinforce- ing around the world,” he told There is no doubting the brilliant, scoring 51 goals in 58 out Neymar, it’s not the same ments can be brought in. sports daily L’Equipe. 27-year-old forward is a bril- games, but when it has really team,” but PSG can still im- The off-field circus around In any case, Ligue 1 is in a liant player, and there is every mattered he has been absent. prove by investing in a more Neymar has been an unwel- constant state of renewal, for- chance he will get the success he Foot injuries saw him miss balanced squad – summer sign- come distraction for too long. ever prepared to see star play- craves – collectively and, chief- three of the four Champions ings made so far under sporting On the field, Paris will still have ers move abroad. Nicolas Pepe, ly, individually – by returning League knockout matches the director Leonardo are a step in Mbappe. Ferland Mendy, Tanguy Ndom- to Spain, whether with his old club have played in since his the right direction. The other side of the coin bele and Ismaila Sarr have all club or Real Madrid. arrival. Without him, they lost Centre-back Abdou Diallo, is what this means for PSG’s left this summer. However, there is every rea- in the last 16 to Real Madrid in Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar and Kylian Mbappe during training at the midfielders Ander Herrera, Pa- brand. After all, Neymar’s fol- The game in France can son to believe a Kylian Mbappe- 2018 and then to Manchester Ooredoo Training Centre in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. (REUTERS) blo Sarabia and Idrissa Gueye lowing on social media far out- move on from Neymar, and led PSG, and football in France United this year. have arrived. With the money strips that of his current club. everyone will be relieved to let in general, will ultimately be “I like Neymar, I want to lian and with everyone,” coach end. recouped from the eventual sale Similarly, when the French the football on the field do the better off without him. keep playing with him, with Ky- Thomas Tuchel said last week- “But the reality is that we of Neymar, not to mention the league (LFP) put their television talking if and when he departs.

Messi, Ronaldo and Van Dijk Adrian the hero as Liverpool shortlisted for UEFA awards AFP beat Chelsea, lift Super Cup LAUSANNE LIONEL Messi, Cristiano AFP Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk ISTANBUL have been named candi- dates for this year’s UEFA STAND-IN goalkeeper Adrian Welcome to Liverpool! Men’s Player of the Year capped a “crazy week” as his It’s been a crazy week. award, European football’s save from Tammy Abraham al- governing body announced lowed Liverpool to beat Chelsea I’m really happy for the on Thursday. 5-4 on penalties and win the team, I’m happy to play The prize will be award- UEFA Super Cup on Wednes- for Liverpool and happy ed to one of the trio during day after a richly entertaining the draw for the Champi- match in Istanbul finished 2-2 for the fans. ons League group stage in at the end of extra time. Liverpool goalie Adrian Monaco on August 29, after Every penalty in the shoot- they were shortlisted by a out had been successful before jury of coaches and journal- Mohamed Salah converted Liv- ball into the path of Mane, who ists. erpool’s fifth kick at the home scrambled home from close England’s Lucy Bronze, of Besiktas. Substitute Abra- range despite Kepa getting a Ballon d’Or winner Ada ham then had his effort saved glove to it. Hegerberg and France’s by Adrian, the new signing only Kepa fared far better in the Amandine Henry have been playing in the absence of the in- 75th minute, blocking a Salah shortlisted for the women’s jured Allison Becker. shot and then reacting bril- award. All three play for Eu- “Welcome to Liverpool! It’s liantly to turn Virgil van Dijk’s ropean champions Lyon. been a crazy week. I’m really follow-up onto the woodwork. Van Dijk has joined happy for the team, I’m happy to Brought on from the bench Messi and Ronaldo, the two play for Liverpool and happy for along with Abraham, Mount iconic players of their gener- the fans,” Adrian, who signed 10 briefly thought he had restored ation, on the shortlist after days ago, told BT Sport. Chelsea’s lead late on but his starring in defence for Liv- It was Liverpool’s fourth crisp low strike was disallowed. erpool as they won a sixth Super Cup victory, with their On into extra time they went Champions League and last coming in 2005 on the back and, to the delight of the crowd, came close to winning their of their memorable Champions Liverpool’s Adrian llifts the trophy after winning the 2019 UEFA Super Cup against Chelsea at Besiktas Park Stadium in Istanbul on Wednesday. (AFP) who were mostly supporting the first domestic league title in League triumph in Istanbul. European champions, Liver- 29 years. They have now won 13 Eu- ended 1-1 in 90 minutes, and out, but there would be no first spectively – on the bench. The opener arrived in the pool went 2-1 up thanks to that Messi won the first edi- ropean trophies overall, and then putting Klopp’s team in trophy as Chelsea coach for N’Golo Kante played after 36th minute, with Kante find- same combination. tion of the award in 2011 how their supporters would love front on 95 minutes. Frank Lampard, who lost the a summer plagued by injury ing Pulisic and the American Mane found Firmino and while Ronaldo has won it to come back to the banks of the But it was perhaps inevita- Super Cup twice with the club problems, while Giroud started drawing several red shirts to- then latched onto the Brazil- on three occasions, in 2014, Bosphorus for the final of this ble that French referee Steph- as a player. and Christian Pulisic made his wards him before releasing ian’s cutback and fired home off 2016 and 2017. season’s Champions League. anie Frappart would play a role “To lose the game was dis- full debut. Giroud to score. Shortly after, the underside of the bar. Luka Modric is the cur- “It was a very difficult game in the outcome of the game. appointing but if it means Chel- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Pulisic thought he had made it But, in the 101st minute, rent holder of the men’s for both teams. It was all about The first woman to take sea’s season can be something made his first start for Liver- 2-0, but his fine finish was dis- Jorginho converted from the award after winning the winning it and we did that in charge of a major men’s match like how we played today, we’ll pool in 16 months after injury. allowed for offside. spot to bring back the possibil- Champions League and the end,” admitted manager in European competition, be ok,” he insisted. Chelsea had enjoyed the bet- The introduction of Firmi- ity of a penalty shoot-out. taking Croatia to the World Jurgen Klopp. Frappart gave Chelsea a pen- Lampard has stated a will- ter of the opening 45 minutes, no helped change things at the Having conceded that spot- Cup final in 2018, while Sadio Mane had earlier alty when Abraham went down ingness to give youth a chance with Pedro Rodriguez striking start of the second half, though, kick, Adrian later produced a Wolfsburg’s Danish striker been Liverpool’s star, cancel- under contact from Adrian. this season, although here he the bar midway through the with Liverpool needing little firm hand to deny Mount and Pernille Harder bagged the ling out Olivier Giroud’s first- Jorginho netted the spot-kick. left Mason Mount and Abra- first half before Adrian saved more than two minutes to draw was at it again as he denied women’s prize. half strike to ensure the match He also scored in the shoot- ham – aged just 20 and 21 re- from Mateo Kovacic. level. The Brazilian knocked the Abraham to secure the trophy. Unfit Messi ruled out of Man City look to continue winning run against Spurs

Barca’s season opener DPA off their campaign. The Reds LONDON next travel to Southampton on REUTERS gress, individual training is very Saturday with their first trophy BARCELONA different to playing a match. We MANCHESTER City look to in hand. It came courtesy of a are going to wait and see.” extend the second-longest win- 5-4 penalty shoot-out win over BARCELONA coach Ernesto Barca have spent over 200 ning run in Premier League his- Chelsea in the UEFA Super Cup Valverde said he would not million euros on signings in- tory when they host Tottenham on Wednesday in Istanbul. risk an unfit Lionel Messi in cluding Frenkie de Jong and Hotspur this weekend. “We want to win as many Friday’s La Liga opener against Antoine Griezmann but con- The two-time defending trophies as we can so we’ll en- Athletic Bilbao. tinue to be linked with a second league champions started their joy it tonight but then focus on Barca’s all-time top scorer swoop for Neymar. latest campaign in dominating recovering for a big game on and captain Messi injured his Valverde refused to answer fashion last weekend by thrash- Stay Close Saturday,” captain Jordan Hen- calf in training before his side’s questions about the club’s inter- ing West Ham 5-0. We kept up with them for a derson told BT Sport. brief pre-season tour of the est in Neymar and lamented the It was their 15th consecu- Chelsea may have lost in United States and has not yet fact that the Spanish transfer tive league win, three short Manchester City’s manager Pep Guardiola gestures during English while last year but they blew Turkey, but it was far and away returned to full training. window does not shut before of their own record set in the Premier League match against West Ham United. (AFP) ahead after January. We a better effort than they put out Videos emerged on Thurs- the season starts. 2017/18 season, and Kevin De have to make sure we get in taking a 4-0 hammering from day of the Argentine getting “It’s inconvenient and it’s Bruyne feels they must main- home opener on Saturday, a re- and Harry Kane, who scored off to a good start. It’s Manchester United last week- up to speed in individual not logical. The normal thing tain their intensity each time match of last season’s Champi- twice against Villa, says his important that we stay in end. They now host Leicester training sessions on sand but would be that the team you start out to keep it going. ons League quarter-final which side believes it can challenge on Sunday in Frank Lampard’s Valverde said there was no with is the same one that will “You can always improve saw the London side progress for the title. touch as long as we can. first home match as manager. chance he would gamble with compete for the whole season,” but the main thing you must do on away goals. “We kept up with them Tottenham striker Harry Kane Arsenal host Burnley, Messi’s fitness. Valverde said. as a team is stay constant,” the Tottenham also won their for a while last year but they Bournemouth visit Aston Villa, “We never like to risk any “Now we have two weeks midfielder told City’s website. opener over promoted Aston blew ahead after January,” Brighton welcome West Ham, players and much less someone until the transfer window “To improve is more in- Villa 3-1 but were made to work, the striker said. the way but there’s a long road Watford travel to Everton, Nor- like Leo,” Valverde told a news shuts and you can’t breathe dividual, but as a team to do scoring all of their goals in the “We have to make sure we ahead and we’ve got to be fully wich take on Newcastle, Crystal conference on Thursday. easily until then. I’m very much, much better than we final 17 minutes. get off to a good start. It’s im- focused.” Palace are at Sheffield United “He still hasn’t returned happy with the squad I have at did in the last two years is Spurs are the favourite portant that we stay in touch Liverpool looked every bit as and Manchester United visit to training with the team and the moment but I don’t know nearly impossible.” of many to finish behind the as long as we can. We have good as Man City in rolling past Wolverhampton Wanderers in while we are happy with his pro- what will happen next.” City face Tottenham in their top two of City and Liverpool, full belief that we can go all promoted Norwich 4-1 to kick the weekend’s other matches. Sports Friday, August 16, 2019 13 India-Pakistan Davis Cup tie Kyrgios meltdown sees him fate to be decided on Monday smash racquets, toss shoes

REUTERS AFP career ATP singles crown two MUMBAI CINCINNATI weeks ago in Washington, also He has a really great complained last week in To- THE All India Tennis Associa- NICK Kyrgios stepped off talent but sometimes ronto in an apparent dispute tion will discuss its concerns court to smash two racquets the head is not in the as to why he could not have a over next month’s Davis Cup and toss his shoes to specta- right place. white towel during a match. tie between India and Pakistan tors on Wednesday in a melt- World number 27 Kyrgios, with security advisers from the down during a second-round rarely far from controversy, International Tennis Federa- ATP Cincinnati Masters loss to was defaulted three months tion (ITF) on Monday, AITA Russia’s Karen Khachanov. ago after throwing a chair as General Secretary Hironmoy Eighth-seeded Khach- he quit a match in Rome. Chatterjee has said. anov rallied for a 6-7 (3/7), The latest iteration of Security representatives 7-6 (7/4) 6-2 victory over the the Kyrgios saga erupted af- of the governing bodies will volatile Australian, but the fi- ter he lost the second set to speak in a telephone call that nal set was close to farce, with Khachanov. will also be attended by India’s Kyrgios engaged in a running Sitting in his chair at the Davis Cup captain Mahesh dialogue with Irish chair um- pause, Kyrgios suddenly an- Bhupathi, after which AITA pire Fergus Murphy. Karen Khachanov nounced he was going on a will decide whether the Indian Kyrgios was fined on Kyrgios bathroom break, with Murphy team travels to Islamabad, $113,000 (€101,701). telling him there was no time. Chatterjee added. The ATP said the massive The Aussie walked any- The Indian side wants sanction included individual way, carrying two racquets safety guarantees before trav- fines for ball abuse, leaving Habitual offender? with him. elling for the Sept. 14-15 tie, the court without permission, Television showed him with tensions high between an audible obscenity and un- The latest iteration of the Nick Kyrgios saga erupted going through a stadium the neighbours after New sportsmanlike conduct. after he lost the second set to Khachanov. Sitting in door partly made of glass and Delhi removed “special status” Kyrgios, 24, was warned his chair at the pause, Kyrgios suddenly announced smashing his racquets before from its portion of the contest- that he could also face anoth- he was going on a bathroom break, with chair umpire collecting them and walking ed region of Kashmir. er suspension from the sport Fergus Murphy telling him there was no time. The back onto court. AITA wrote to the ITF once a full investigation has Aussie walked anyway, carrying two racquets with All the while, he was nag- on Wednesday to ask if the taken place. him. Television showed him going through a stadium ging and occasionally cursing tie could be moved to a neu- He had earlier been hand- door partly made of glass and smashing his racquets at Murphy. tral venue or postponed after ed a time violation, docked a before collecting them and walking back onto court. Kyrgios double-faulted to Pakistan last week expelled point and was warned again hand over two match points India’s ambassador and sus- after leaving the court without and served up another dou- pended bilateral trade and permission at the end of the Nick Kyrgios of Australia throws his racket during his first round match against Lorenzo Sonego of Italy at the Cincinnati Openat Lindner Family ble after saving a first match public transport links with its second set after which he was Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, on Monday. On Wednesday. Kyrgios stepped off court to smash two racquets and toss his shoes to spectators point. He refused to shake neighbour. seen to destroy two racquets in after his 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (4-7), 2-6 loss to Russia’s Karen Khachanov in the second round. (GETTY IMAGES/AFP) Murphy’s hand on the way India and Pakistan have the corridor. off court and tossed his shoes fought two wars over Kashmir Kyrgios screamed at Mur- fractions included four fines “In addition to the on- the match to see if additional ent but sometimes the head and other soft articles into the since 1947 and came close to phy that he was the “worst of $20,000 each for unsports- site fines, the ATP is looking action is warranted,” said an is not in the right place,” crowd and handing his broken a third in February after an umpire, hands down”. manlike conduct plus another further into what happened ATP statement. Khachanov said. racquets to young fans before attack on Indian police by a The various Kyrgios in- $20,000 for verbal abuse. during and immediately after “He has a really great tal- Kyrgios, who won his sixth walking off. Pakistan-based militant group resulted in air strikes by both countries. Chatterjee told Reuters Blood ties on Thursday that the ITF had Barty stays on course for shared security arrangements for the Indian team in Islam- abad but had “not said any- Schoolgirl sisters aim to keep thing” about India’s request to world top spot return shift the tie out of Pakistan or postpone it. AFP Czech women’s tennis on high “We have been given time CINCINNATI on Aug. 19 for a telephonic conversation between the se- ASHLEIGH Barty held off An- AFP curity advisors of the ITF and ett Kontaveit as the Estonian PRAGUE AITA,” he added. “We will take served for victory before the a decision after Monday’s call. Cincinnati top seed scraped a FOLLOWING in the footsteps “We will try and explain to 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory on Thurs- of Wimbledon winners Jana them the prevailing sentiment day to reach the quarter-finals. Novotna and Petra Kvitova, and tension among the people The win keeps the Austral- the Fruhvirtova sisters are of the two countries. The secu- ian in the chase for a possible determined that the Czech rity will be entirely provided by return to the WTA number Republic keeps producing the Pakistan government which one ranking which she lost to women’s tennis champions has already downgraded diplo- Naomi Osaka on the eve of this – even if it means shedding matic relations with India. US Open build-up event. Ashleigh Barty of Australia returns a shot to Anett Kontaveit of Esto- blood on court. “The ITF needs to under- Barty needs to reach the nia at the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio, on Thursday. (AFP) Last week, Linda (14) and stand that there could be a Sunday final in order to regain Brenda (12) teamed up with possibility of the security cover the ranking summit. in the second round. games to grab the win. Nikola Bartunkova to win the being withdrawn by the gov- “The key for me was to After losing the opening She will play on Friday world junior tennis champion- ernment due to public senti- fight and hang in there. I set, Barty fought back in the against Maria Sakkari of ships, with the sisters clinch- ment. In that scenario we will wanted to fight for as long as second, exchanging breaks Greece, a 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-4 ing the key two points in the be just sitting ducks there. How I could,” said Barty, the reign- with Kontaveit and breaking winner over Aryna Sabalenka. final against the United States. can we take such risks?” India’s ing Roland Garros champion. the Estonian once more in the In the men’s draw, Rich- “It feels great, the three of sports minister Kiren Rijiju has “I trusted myself and my 12th game to square the match. ard Gasquet put out Diego us gave it everything as we re- Brenda Fruhvirtova and Linda Fruhvirtova of Czech Republic. (ITF) said the government will not movement. I just wanted the Kontaveit broke for 4-3 in Schwartzman 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 ally wanted to win,” said Lin- prevent the Indian team from opportunity to play as many the third set and served for the while Japanese qualifier da, recalling a disappointing Last week, Linda (14) and “There they benefit from playing the Davis Cup tie in Pa- matches this week as possible.” win in the ninth game. Yoshihito Nishioka reached final loss to Russia in the same a unique support system for kistan because it is not a bilat- Victory came a day after But Barty summoned all his second quarter-final of the competition a year ago. Brenda (12) teamed up young players – they have eral series and is organised by a Barty defeated five-time Grand her resources and broke the season defeating Australia’s It was a triumph, however, with Nikola Bartunkova to brilliant training conditions, world governing body. Slam winner Maria Sharapova last two Kontaveit service Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-4. which was not entirely pain-free. win the world junior tennis they have countless opportu- Linda played with a championships, with the nities to play tournaments,” sprained left thumb, using a sisters clinching the key Kaderka added. splint. The recent title also serves “But I took it off in the two points in the final as motivation for the young trio. Tiger tees off at BMW Championship semi-finals. And in the finals against the United States. “It’s a challenge, big mo- I just decided to live with the tivation to be the best,” said injury and have fun,” she said. The three girls are the next Bartunkova. REUTERS/DPA with what he called a mild Her sister in turn hit the age level in a seemingly “We want to achieve CHICAGO oblique strain. scoreboard with her head dur- the same things as our role Woods has golf and non- ing her final singles rubber. endless supply of great models on the adult level,” TIGER Woods said he was golf reasons for making the “I went to the edge to calm women players from the added Linda. ready to play golf again this trip. He’d have to rise into the down, then I raised my head small central European week after the former world top 30 (from 38th) in FedEx and banged the scoreboard. country which has lifted Nervous mum number one withdrew from Cup points to advance to next Then I touched my head and the Fed Cup six times in All three are chaperoned by last week’s Northern Trust due week’s Tour Championship, felt the blood,” said Brenda, the past eight years. their parents on the court. to back pain. where he’s the defending who won the rubber in straight “Mum’s pretty nervous, I Woods arrived on Tuesday champion. sets after a medical time-out. guess she’s more nervous than at Medinah, Illinois, venue Earlier, Golf Channel The three girls are the next virtova, facing a group of jour- me,” chuckled Brenda, who for this week’s BMW Cham- analyst Brandel Chamblee age level in a seemingly end- nalists in Prague. also praises her sister’s pres- pionship, and appeared in the said Woods had significant less supply of great women “There are many good ence. first round on Thursday. sponsor-related incentives to players from the small central players here, we have great “It’s great to have a sister “I feel good,” Woods told “show up and tee off.” And European country which has tournaments, we play doubles on the team, I can always rely golfweek. “Feel a lot better TGR Design is the lead ar- lifted the Fed Cup six times in more than in other countries on her when I need it.” than I felt last week. Felt good Tiger Woods of the United States looks on from the third tee during chitect on the Jackson Park/ the past eight years. -- and we’re simply the best,” Linda said having Brenda this morning so I thought I’d the first round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club South Shore project that has Former world number one added Bartunkova. felt good in an individual sport give it a go.” No. 3 on Thursday in Medinah, Illinois. (GETTY IMAGES/AFP) stalled since Woods got in- Karolina Pliskova, this year’s - ‘Unique support system’ where “you don’t have lots of Woods, 43, said he would volved late in 2016. Wimbledon semi-finalist Bar- -In a country where football friends really.” get treatment on Tuesday but in Atlanta. (from 81st to 13th) meant he’d Chief planner and NBC/ bora Strycova and French Open battles ice-hockey for the most Both Linda – who was the would not hit any golf balls. The list of those thrilled return to the BMW Champi- Golf Channel analyst Mark Rolf- finalist Marketa Vondrousova popular sport, the choice for youngest player in the Wim- The 15-times major cham- when Tiger Woods won the onship and Medinah, where ing was confident in a 30 mil- – still a teenager – rank among boys’ parents is obvious, says bledon junior tournament last pion had an early morning tee Masters included James Ad- he romped at the 1999 and lion to 60 million dollars plan the current Czech stars. Ivo Kaderka, head of the Czech month – and Brenda said they time for Wednesday’s pro-am ducci (netted 1.19 million 2006 PGA Championships. that could produce a 7,341-yard Others follow – 22-year- Tennis Federation. hated rubbers pitting them and an early afternoon start in dollars on an 85,000 dollars Woods has teed it up only PGA Tour-worthy course, a old Karolina Muchova made “Most little boys want to be against each other. the first round on Thursday. bet), caddie Joe LaCava, the five times since. He missed the “short course” with new prac- the Wimbledon quarter-finals Pavel Nedved or Jaromir Jagr “It’s unpleasant, we don’t Lying 38th in the FedEx dedicated tweeters @GC- cut at the PGA Championship, tice areas, a new clubhouse this year and 21-year-old Ma- rather than Tomas Berdych,” want to give it our very best, Cup standings, Woods will TigerTracker and everyone tied for ninth at the Memorial, and pedestrian trails and a cad- rie Bouzkova impressed at the he told AFP. it’s different,” said Linda. need a strong showing this associated with the BMW hovered around par at the US die program that would bring recent Rogers Cup in Toronto, “But the parents of daugh- “It would be terrible to week since only the top 30 Championship. Open, got cut at the British summer jobs and mentorship reaching the semi-finals. ters who have an obvious tal- play a Grand Slam final, and advance to next week’s Tour Woods’ resulting surge Open and withdrew from the opportunities to a largely ne- “I guess we’re simply ent for sports mostly take just imagine what if I beat her. Championship at East Lake in the FedEx Cup standings Northern Trust last weekend glected area of Chicago. good,” chuckled Linda Fruh- them to a tennis club.” I would be so upset!” 14 Friday, August 16, 2019 Sports Aussies on the charge at Lord’s King Kohli anchors India to ODI series win His 43rd ton overshadows Gayle’s fiery knock; Iyer offers solid support to the Indian skipper again AFP PORT OF SPAIN

CLASSY Virat Kohli upstaged rampant Chris Gayle as India defeated the West Indies by six wickets in the rain-affected third and final One-Day Inter- national of their series at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad on Wednesday. Set a revised target of 255 based on the DLS scoring method after Gayle blazed 72 in pacing the home side to 240 for seven off 35 overs, Kohli was at his most imperious in compil- ing an unbeaten 114 - his sec- ond consecutive ODI hundred - to pilot his team to 256 for four with 15 balls to spare. His 43rd ODI hundred off 99 balls with 14 fours and overall impact on the series ensured him the double acco- Australia’s Josh Hazlewood celebrates the wicket of England captain Joe Root on the second day of second Ashes Test at Lord’s Cricket Ground lade of ‘Man of the Match’ and in London on Thursday. The paceman returned figures of 22-6-58-3.(AFP) ‘Man of the Series’. This successful chase un- der leaden skies and with the floodlights switched on gave India skipper Virat Kohli with the winner’s trophy after the third and Hazlewood strikes on his India the series 2-0 following final ODI in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on Wednesday.(AFP) the abandoned first match in Guyana last week. Kohli’s masterminding of Ashes return, scalps three another successful pursuit will leave Jason Holder and his West Indies team wary of what SCOREBOARD rable 119-ball fifty including the Indian captain will have England bowled seven fours but was out when to offer with the bat in the up- ENGLAND 1ST INNINGS (Woakes), 8-230 (Archer), 9-251 (Broad), 10-258 Bancroft held a brilliant diving coming two Tests in Antigua out for 258; Oz R. Burns c Bancroft b Cummins 53 (Bairstow). left-handed catch at short leg and Jamaica. J. Roy c Paine b Hazlewood 0 Bowling: Cummins 21-8-61-3 (2w); Hazlewood 22-6- off Cummins. “It was important for me 30-1 in reply J. Root lbw b Hazlewood 14 58-3; Siddle 13-2-48-1; Lyon 19.1-2-68-3; Smith J. Denly c Paine b Hazlewood 30 2-0-6-0. “There was some good to convert the big innings AFP J. Buttler c Paine b Siddle 12 AUSTRALIA 1ST INNINGS bowling, a bit of nibble and in this series but I must ac- LONDON B. Stokes lbw b Lyon 13 C. Bancroft batting 5 we have seen in that period if knowledge the role of Shreyas J. Bairstow c Khawaja b Lyon 52 D. Warner b Broad 3 C. Woakes c Paine b Cummins 32 U. Khawaja batting 18 you stick enough balls in the (Iyer) in these two matches AUSTRALIA’S Josh Hazle- J. Archer c Khawaja b Cummins 12 Extras: (b4) 4 right areas it can be difficult,” here. He has presented a great wood marked his entry into S. Broad b Lyon 11 TOTAL: (For 1 wkt, 13 overs, 56 mins) 30 said Burns. case for himself,” the Indian this season’s Ashes with three J. Leach not out 6 To bat: S Smith, T Head, M Wade, T Paine, P Cummins, England were 138-6 when captain said after victory was Extras: (b12, lb5, w6) 23 P Siddle, J Hazlewood, N Lyon. wickets as England were dis- TOTAL: (All out, 77.1 overs, 354 mins) 258 Fall of wicket: 1-11 (Warner). Ben Stokes (13) was lbw on the achieved. missed for 258 after the sec- Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Roy), 2-26 (Root), 3-92 (Denly), Bowling: Broad 5-0-13-1; Archer 6-3-10-0; Woakes sweep to Lyon. “We also did really well to ond Test at Lord’s finally got 4-116 (Burns), 5-136 (Buttler), 6-138 (Stokes), 7-210 2-0-3-0. Woakes was out for 32 keep the West Indies total to a underway on Thursday. shortly after being hit on the manageable level. Credit to the World Cup-winning Eng- that won the first Test by 251 Hazlewood backed him up head by a Cummins bouncer, bowlers for sticking to the task.” land fast bowler Jofra Archer runs at Edgbaston last week, when, with just the ninth ball with the crowd jeering Aus- then marked his Test debut with took three wickets for 58 runs of the day, his third, he had tralia’s repeated use of the Reprieve for Kohli an electrifying opening spell. from 22 overs. Jason Roy caught behind by short ball. As commanding as his innings Shreyas Iyer (left) and Virat Kohli of India take a single during the But the only wicket Aus- wicketkeeper Paine after the Bairstow completed an was though, the hosts were left third One-Day International against West Indies at the Queens Park tralia lost before stumps was ‘Pretty happy’ batsman fended loosely at a 82-ball fifty that came after he to rue a straightforward oppor- Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on Wednesday. (AFP) when David Warner (three) New-ball partner Pat Cum- rising ball outside off stump. had managed just 30 runs in tunity missed by wicketkeeper was bowled by paceman Stu- mins took 3-61 from 21 while Hazlewood then had Eng- his six previous Test innings Shai Hope off all-rounder SCOREBOARD final ODI in a 20-year-inter- art Broad – the third time in off-spinner Nathan Lyon land captain Joe Root lbw for before he holed out off Lyon. Keemo Paul when the cham- national career in which he as many innings this series he equalled Australia pace great 14 to a ball that nipped back. Archer, replacing the in- pion batsman was just on 11. WEST INDIES: ...... 240 FOR 7 hopes to still represent the had dismissed the left-hander. Dennis Lillee’s tally of 355 Burns, fresh from jured James Anderson, Eng- He received excellent sup- INDIA (TARGET 255 IN 35 OVERS) Caribbean in defence of the R. Sharma run out ...... 10 At the close Ashes-holders Test wickets with a return of his maiden Test century at land’s record wicket-taker, port, as in the previous match, S. Dhawan c Paul b Allen ...... 36 World T20 title in 14 months’ Australia, were 30-1 -- a deficit 3-68. Edgbaston, was dropped on took the new ball with Broad from Shreyas Iyer with an in- V. Kohli not out ...... 114 time in Australia, Gayle sav- of 228 runs. “I don’t think we have had 16 when Khawaja failed to on the ground where he bowled nings of 65 off 41 balls in a 120- R. Pant c Paul b Allen ...... 0 aged the Indian bowlers after Cameron Bancroft was five our best day, we dropped a few hold a routine gully chance off the Super Over that had se- run third-wicket partnership S. Iyer c Holder b Roach ...... 65 Holder chose to bat first, oc- K. Jadhav not out ...... 19 not out and Usman Khawaja catches but if we are batting at Peter Siddle. cured a World Cup final win that tilted the match decisively Extras (lb4, w8) ...... 12 cupying only 41 balls with five 18 not out. the end of the day we are pretty over New Zealand last month. India’s way following a brief Total (4 wkts, 32.3 overs) ...... 256 sixes and eight fours distin- England suffered an all- happy,” Lyon told Sky Sports. Brilliant Bancroft His second ball cut wobble when left-arm spinner Did not bat: R. Jadeja, B. Kumar, M. Shami, K. guishing his typically bludg- too familiar collapse as they As for equalling Lillee’s Wickets tumbled early in the sharply back up the Lord’s Fabian Allen had dismissed Ahmed, Y. Chahal eoning innings. Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Sharma), 2-91 (Dhawan), slumped to 138-6 before a number of Test wickets, Lyon second session, with England slope and just missed Ban- both Shikhar Dhawan and 3-92 (Pant), 4-212 (Iyer) “We paid a heavy price for seventh-wicket stand of 72 added: “I am not one for per- losing four for 46. croft’s off-stump and he beat Rishabh Pant in the same over. Bowling: K. Roach 7-0-53-1 (1w), J. Holder 4-0-39- letting Kohli off the hook to- between Jonny Bairstow and sonal milestones but it is a Joe Denly (30), shaken up the bat repeatedly in a thrill- Allen had also effected the 0, K. Paul 5-0-39-0 (4w), F. Allen 6-0-40-2, R. Chase day, but I also felt we didn’t Chris Woakes repaired some pleasing thing, it is pretty hard by a couple of short balls from ing six-over spell. run out of Rohit Sharma for 7-0-43-0, C. Brathwaite 3.3-0-38-0 (2w) execute as well as we should as Result: India won by 6 wickets (DLS) of the damage. to see my name alongside one Cummins, was caught behind Thursday saw Lord’s turn the first wicket of the innings Series: India won 2-0 (one match abandoned as a bowling unit,” Holder said in Only opener Rory Burns of the true legends of Austral- off Hazlewood. red in support of the Ruth but was unable to complete his no-result). assessing his team’s effort. (53) and wicketkeeper ian cricket.” But Paine then dropped Strauss Foundation – a lung seven-over allotment due to “There’s still a lot of work Bairstow, last man out for 52, Australia captain Tim a low left-handed chance off cancer charity set up to honour an injury sustained attempt- to be done at all levels of our passed fifty in the innings. Paine decided to field first on Siddle to give Burns, now on the late wife of Andrew Strauss, ing to save a boundary. end of the match, it was Gayle cricket and we have to turn Hazlewood, the lone winning the toss after Wednes- 47, another reprieve the former England captain, While Kohli illuminated who stole the show at the start. things around quickly with the change to the Australia side day’s first-day washout. Burns completed an admi- who died from the disease. the gathering gloom in at the Playing what is likely his Test series starting next week.”

Ajaz Patel restricts Sri Lanka with five for 76 Quick singles

AFP like that offer you something, Off-spinner William New European T20 league postponed GALLE (SRI LANKA) you’ve got to stay patient and Somerville joined the party, until 2020 ask good questions of the bats- dismissing Akila Dananjaya for LEFT-ARM spinner Ajaz Pa- man,” Patel told reporters. a sixth ball duck. NEW DELHI: The inaugural Euro T20 Slam, a Twenty20 fran- tel became the first New Zea- “We know Sri Lankans are Lakmal, who had claimed chise tournament with six teams from Scotland, Netherlands lander to claim a five-wicket good players of spin, so you’ve four wickets earlier in the and Ireland, has been postponed until 2020, the organisers haul in Galle as the tourists got to respect that and make day, then gave solid support said on Thursday. restricted Sri Lanka to 227 for sure you put balls in good areas to Dickwella as Sri Lanka The cricket boards of Scotland, the Netherlands and seven at stumps on day two of for long period. I think you’ve fought back. Lakmal was giv- Ireland had agreed in March to form a new European league, the first Test on Thursday. got to keep hanging in and play en out caught at slip when he developed in consultation with the International Cricket Council In reply to New Zealand’s the long game. Yes, there’s was on nine but he success- (ICC), to be held from August 30 to September 22. first innings total of 249 all out, turn, but it’s slow turn.” fully reviewed the decision. The organisers did not provide a detailed explanation for Sri Lanka were on 143 for two the decision, citing “unforeseen circumstances”. as Angelo Mathews and Kusal SCOREBOARD Mendis laid the foundation for a big total. NEW ZEALAND (1ST INNINGS, OVERNIGHT 203/5): Embuldeniya 22-1-81-0 Ex-New Zealand captain McCullum However a lapse of concen- J. Raval c De Silva b Dananjaya 33 SRI LANKA (2ND INNINGS) to coach Kolkata in IPL T. Latham c Dickwella b Dananjaya 30 D. Karunaratne lbw b Patel 39 tration saw Mendis throw away K. Williamson c Karunaratne b Dananjaya 0 L. Thirimanne st Watling b Patel 10 his wicket in the penultimate New Zealand’s Ajaz Patel celebrates after taking five wickets during R. Taylor c Dickwella b Lakmal 86 K. Mendis c Taylor b Patel 53 NEW DELHI: Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum ball before tea and they col- the second day of the opening Test cricket match against Sri Lanka at H. Nicholls lbw b Dananjaya 42 A. Mathews c Taylor b Patel 50 was on Thursday appointed head coach of Kolkata Knight Rid- lapsed, losing five wickets for the Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle on Thursday. (AFP) B.J. Watling lbw b Dananjaya 1 K. Perera c Santner b Boult 1 ers in the Indian Premier League. M. Santner lbw b Lakmal 13 D. de Silva c & b Patel 5 the addition of 18 runs. T. Southee run out (De Silva) 14 N. Dickwella not out 39 McCullum, who played for KKR in 2008-10 and 2012-13, From 143 for two, Sri Lanka tidy with his length. foot work and was caught at W. Somerville not out 9 A. Dananjaya c Taylor b Somerville 0 earlier this month announced he was retiring from cricket after slumped to 161 for seven before Patel was not afraid to first slip by Ross Taylor. T. Boult c Perera b Lakmal 18 S. Lakmal not out 28 the GT20 tournament in Canada. an unfinished 66-run stand for flight the ball even after Men- The slide continued after A. Patel lbw b Lakmal 0 Extras: (w 1, lb 1) 2 “Brendon has been an integral part of the Knight Riders Extras: (nb 1, lb 2) 3 Total: (for seven wickets, 80 overs, 319 minutes) 227 the eighth wicket between Ni- dis completed his 10th Test tea with Kusal Perera (1) and Total: (all out, 83.2 overs, 335 minutes) 249 Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Thirimanne), 2-66 (Karunaratne), family for a long time,” (KKR) chief executive Venky Mysore roshan Dickwella and Suranga half-century with a boundary Dhananjaya de Silva (5) adding Fall of wickets: 1-64 (Latham), 2-64 (Williamson), 3-143 (Mendis), 4-144 (Perera), 5-155 (De Silva), said in a statement. Lakmal stopped the rot with off him. to the misery. 3-71 (Raval), 4-171 (Nicholls), 5-179 (Watling), 6- 6-158 (Mathews), 7-161 (Dananjaya). “His leadership qualities, honesty, positive and aggressive the hosts trailing by 22 runs. For the next delivery, the Mathews was dismissed 205 (Taylor), 7-216 (Santner), 8-222 (Southee), 9-249 To bat: Lasith Embuldeniya, Lahiru Kumara. style, combined with his natural ability to bring the best out (Boult), 10-249 (Patel) Bowling: Boult 13-3-24-1 (1w), Southee 7-3-17-0, It was the second five- penultimate ball before tea, soon after completing his half- Bowling: Lakmal 15.2-5-29-4 (1nb), Kumara 10-1-37- Somerville 20-2-78-1, Patel 29-6-76-5, Santner 11-0- of the teams he has been part of makes him ideally suited to wicket haul in Test cricket for Mendis attempted to play an century, becoming Patel’s fifth 0, Dananjaya 30-3-80-5, De Silva 6-0-20-0, 31-0. Toss: New Zealand lead KKR and TKR (Trinbago Knight Riders) as a head coach.” Bombay-born Patel, who was expansive drive without much victim. “I think with surfaces Friday, August 16, 2019 15 KIDS CORNER

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INDIAN EXPATS CELEBRATE 73RD INDEPENDENCE DAY OF INDIA Qatar-India ties strong and multifaceted: Kumaran ‘India is Qatar’s 3rd largest export destination’ SATYENDRA PATHAK DOHA

INDIAN Ambassador to Qatar HE P Kumaran hailed the mul- tifaceted bilateral relations be- tween India and Qatar, during an event organised to celebrate the 73rd Independence Day of India, in Doha on Thursday. The envoy also thanked the Amir His Highness Sheikh Indian Ambassador to Qatar HE P Kumaran cuts a cake at the Independence Day celebrations organised by the Indian Embassy in Doha on Thursday. Tamim bin Hamad al Thani and the Government of Qatar for their continued support and cooperation, as well as the hospitality and patronage ex- tended to the Indian expatriate community in Qatar. “The relation between India and Qatar has contin- ued to strengthen further in various areas including political, energy, trade and investment, security and de- fence, and cultural spheres,” he said, adding, “India is the third largest export destina- tion for Qatar. Total bilateral trade reached $12.3 billion during 2018-19.” Qatar is the largest supplier of LNG to India, accounting “This year is particularly music concerts, painting, cal- very special juncture. In a few He said the changes made of Article 370 that gave special tor Vehicle Amendment Bill. for 55 percent of India’s global special, as we are celebrating ligraphy and photography ex- weeks from now, on October in Jammu and Kashmir and status to Jammu and Kashmir A number of dignitaries LNG imports and 15 percent it as the India-Qatar Year of hibitions, etc. We have more 2, we will celebrate the 150th Ladakh recently will enable and bifurcation of the state into and Indian expatriates liv- of Qatar’s total export of LNG, Culture. With the active sup- events lined up for the rest of birth anniversary of the Father the people to access and enjoy two Union Territories will ben- ing in Qatar participated in he said, pointing out that India port and cooperation of the the year,” he said. of our Nation, Mahatma Gan- the same rights, same privi- efit the people of those regions. the function organised on the looks forward to enhanced co- Qatari authorities, we have so Reading the Independence dhi, the guiding light of our leges and same facilities as He also appreciated the premises of the Indian Cultur- operation in the energy sector far been able to organise some Day speech of India’s President successful effort to liberate our their fellow citizens in the rest productive first session of the al Centre. as the country seeks to increase memorable cultural events fo- Ram Nath Kovind on the oc- nation and of our continuing of the country. 17th Lok Sabha as Parliament Students from Indian the share of natural gas in its cusing on popular Indian cul- casion, he said, “We complete effort to reform our society of He expressed confidence passed many historic bills like schools in Qatar sang patriotic energy mix in the next decade. ture like dance performances, 72 years as a free nation at a all inequities.” that scrapping the provisions Triple Talaq Bill and new Mo- songs on the occasion.

BPS Doha celebrates I-Day Gaiety, fervour mark celebrations at DPS-MIS of India with patriotic fervour

The Birla Public School (BPS), Doha, celebrated the 73rd Independence Day of India with patriotic fervour on Thursday. BPS Doha Chairman Lukose K Chacko hoisted the national flag, which was followed by the rendition of the national anthem by the school choir. ViceChairman Gope Shahani, vice principals Rajesh Pillai and Bhavna Sonkamble, Administrative Manager Joseph K, staff members, parents and students were present on the occasion. Chacko, in his Independence Day message, praised India’s moon mission ‘Chandrayaan II’. The celebrations concluded with patriotic songs and dance performances by students. (TNN) Gaity and fervour marked the celebrations of the 73rd Independence Day of India at DPS-Modern Indian School on Thursday. Doha Bank CEO Dr R Seetharaman, who was the chief guest, unfurled the tricolour in the presence of DPS-MIS Executive Committee members, dignitaries, students, staff and Cultural programmes mark I-Day event at MES School parents. It was followed by singing of the national anthem. Speaking on the occasion, Seetharaman praised India’s remarkable growth story and its esteemed position globally. DPS-MIS President Hassan MES Indian School celebrated the 73rd Chougule spoke on national unity. The school choir presented patriotic songs on the occasion. (TNN) Independence Day of India with traditional gaiety and fervour on Thursday at the KG Hall of the school, which was tastefully dec- orated with colorful festoons and balloons. MES Governing Board member PK Moham- IIS celebrates ed hoisted the Indian national flag, followed I-Day with by rendering of the national anthem by the patriotic zeal school choir. PK Mohamed, in his message, highlighted the importance of the day and The Ideal Indian urged the students to remember the sacri- School (IIS) celebrated fices of the patriots and martyrs, who laid the 73rd Independ- down their lives in the freedom struggle. AT ence Day of India with Usman, secretary, IES Educational Society; patriotic zeal. School Khaleel AP, Ashraf Sharafudheen, directors; President Dr Hassan K P Subair, MES Governing Body member; Kunhi MP unfurled the and Jahfar Niyas Para, in-charge of princi- Indian national flag, pal’s office, along with school officials, par- which was followed by ents, students and staff attended the event. the singing of the na- A number of students presented cultural tional anthem by the programmes on the occasion. Pareekshith school choir. School Rajesh compered the programme. Tahmina staff, students and welcomed the gathering and Sara Thakur parents attended the proposed the vote of thanks. (TNN) celebrations. (TNN)