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Emir holds Spectacular design ‘MOVABLE & REUSABLE’ STADIUM phone talks →Capacity: 40,000 →Located in a 450,000m2 waterfront →Due for completion in 2020 →1.5km from Hamad International Airport. with Erdogan of Ras Abu Aboud QNA mir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Stadium unveiled Eheld a telephone con- versation last evening with President Recep Tayyip The Peninsula Erdogan of the sisterly Due for completion in Republic of Turkey. he Supreme Committee During the call , they for Delivery & Legacy (SC) 2020, the 40,000-seater reviewed the strategic bilat- yesterday unveiled the modular building blocks eral relations between the design of first-ever “mov- Ras Abu Aboud Stadium two brotherly countries and able and reusable” Ras consists of modified means of enhancing them, as TAbu Aboud Stadium, the seventh well as the latest develop- 2022 FIFA World Cup stadium to shipping containers, ments in the region. be built at waterfront site on Doha’s each containing A computer-generated image of the first-ever ‘reusable’ Ras Abu Aboud Stadium. The Turkish President shore. fundamental stadium also briefed the Emir on the Due for completion in 2020, elements that can be Situated just southeast of Doha and a mere the downtown West Bay area, making it an ideal results of the tripartite sum- the modular building blocks Ras 1.5km from the city’s state-of-the-art Hamad location for a waterfront development after the mit he held recently with the Abu Aboud Stadium consists of quickly assembled and International Airport, it will be serviced by excel- tournament and ensuring a vibrant local legacy. Iranian President Hassan modified shipping containers, disassembled at various lent transport links, including a dedicated stop Ras Abu Abouds modular design also means con- Rowhani and Russian Presi- each containing fundamental locations as required. on Qatar Rails Gold Line (less than a 10-minute struction of the venue will require fewer materials, dent Vladimir Putin , in the stadium elements that can be ride from Doha’s central Msheireb Station and create less waste and reduce the carbon footprint Russian city of Sochi on the quickly assembled and disassem- just 25 minutes from the Airport), direct road of the building process, all while reducing the situation in Syria. bled at various locations as site on Doha’s shore, where the use connections to the centre of Doha and Al Wak- time taken to build the stadium to as little as three required. of shipping containers as one of the rah, and potentially even a water taxi stop. years. Emir sends greetings The 40,000-seat venue will be main building blocks will echo the The stadium precinct will offer exceptional → Continued on page 2 to Zimbabwe President located in a 450,000m2 waterfront nearby port. views over Doha’s landmark Corniche and into → See also pages 32-33 mir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent Ea cable of congratula- tions to President Emmerson Mnangagwa on the occasion Qatar to adopt first renewable energy strategy of his swearing-in as President of the Republic of Zimbabwe. Sanaulla Ataullah emissions. “The (Zero Flaring) Deputy Emir H H Sheikh The Peninsula project in Al Shaheen field is one Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani of the major steps in this field, also sent similar cable of con- o diversify energy sources which contributes to reducing gratulations to the new and cut carbon emission, greenhouse gas emissions by Zimbabwe President Emmer- TQatar has initiated to adopt more than 2 million tonnes of son Mnangagwa. the first renewable energy strat- carbon dioxide.” egy. “The Ministry of Energy and The Minister underlined Industry, Qatar General Electric- that Qatar, the world’s largest Qatar, Turkey ity and Water Corporation exporter of liquefied natural (Kahramaa) and relevant part- gas (LNG), contributes to reduc- and Iran discuss ners in the country are ing carbon emissions through cooperating to adopt the first the use of gas to generate boosting trade renewable energy strategy in energy instead of coal and oil, Qatar to diversify energy sources as it is one of the cleanest tripartite meeting and reduce harmful emissions,” sources of fuel. between the ministers said the Minister of Energy and As for the construction and Aof Qatar, Iran and Tur- Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin infrastructure sector, the Minis- key held yesterday in Tehran Saleh Al Sada in a speech at the ter said that there are many discussed aspects of joint Sustainability Summit 2017. initiatives aiming to achieve sus- cooperation in the fields of The Summit kicked off in tainability in this sector, notably economy and trade. Doha yesterday with the partic- the creation of a new chapter in The meeting was ipation of experts in the FROM RIGHT: Dr Mohammed bin Saif Al Kuwari, Director of the Center for Environmental and Qatar Construction Specification attended by Qatar’s Economy sustainability and environment Municipal Studies; Dr Yousef Alhorr, the Founding Chairman of the Gulf Organisation for Research (QCS) by Qatar General Organ- and Comemrce Minister H E fields representing a number of and Development (GORD) and Essa bin Hilal Al Kuwari, President of Qatar General Electricity & ization for Standardisation Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin international agencies, research Water Corporation (Kahramaa), visiting a pavilion showcasing sustainability technology on the entitled “Green Building” which Mohammed Al Thani, Iranian institutions, government bodies, sidelines of the Sustainability Summit 2017, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, yesterday. includes quantitative standards Minister of Commerce, and other relevant organizations. relating to energy, water, mate- Mohammad Shariatmadari, The two-day Summit is being rials and the internal and Minister of Economy of organised by the Gulf Organiza- cooperation with the Supreme Presenting Qatar’s achieve- Qatar Petroleum (QP) has imple- environment. Turkey, Nihat Zeybekci. tion for Research and Committee for Delivery and ments in the area of mented several projects to Sheikh Ahmed also held Development (GORD) in Legacy. sustainability, Al Sada said that reduce harmful carbon → Continued on page 8 a separate meeting with his Iranian counterpart to enhance economic and trade relations. Sheikh Ahmed and the accompanying delegation Qatar making great efforts to Qatar Chamber to host World Halal Day met with Iranian business- men and executive heads of offer happy life for citizens The Peninsula Nature and striving to build a He noted that the confer- companies to discuss issues one Human Community. ence provides a good a of mutual interest and The Peninsula safety environment, to combat atar Chamber and the Qatar Chamber Chairman platform for the key players of increase in trade exchange pollution in all its forms, and the United World Halal Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Halal market, gurus and lead- with the Islamic Republic of inister of Municipality second thing is to provide food QDevelopment have Thani affirmed the importance ers of the industry sectors from Iran. and Environment H E permanently,” Al Rumaihi added signed an agreement under of holding this international around the world to explore The meeting agreed on MMohamed bin Abdullah in his speech in the 34th Minis- which the Chamber will host day in Doha encourages food, huge potentials of Halal indus- the need to pay attention to Al Rumaihi stressed that Qatar terial Conference of La the World Halal Day on cosmetics, travel and tourism, try and the creative yields of the development and promo- is making increasing efforts in Francophonie in Paris. November 1, 2018. infrastructure companies, to its market through this B2B tion of trade exchange order to offer the best social, eco- The Minister said the Fran- This came on the sidelines invest in Qatar, as part of prep- platform. between the two states and nomical and educational ways cophone Organization has the of the participation of the Qatar arations for the World Cup Sheikh Khalifa pointed out overcome all the obstacles which guarantee for residents to capacity to participate in this Chamber in the activities of the 2022. that halal market is growing that prevent it, taking advan- live healthy and happy. “The great effort and to contribute World Summit of Halal held in The World Halal Day aims to rapidly to reach $4 trillion in the tage of the trade opportunities ability to provide a decent living to this unprecedented creativ- Istanbul, Turkey. create an in depth understanding world, urging the OIC countries available to both countries. in the State of Qatar or in other ity to achieve what the whole It is an international halal on Halal and enhancing its trade. to activate their contribution to The Minister also met countries of the world can’t be world aspires and wants to conference celebrated on It raises the awareness on the cur- the halal market, especially as with Minister of Foreign sustained except if we can ensure achieve, mentioning that Qatar November 1 each year with the rent issues and concerns related their share is only about 20 per- Affairs of the Islamic Repub- two basic things which are to has hosted in 2012 the climate objectives: Food for All, United to Halal economy and preventive cent of the total worlds halal lic of Iran Mohammad Javad offer a healthy and conference (COP 18). against Hunger, Preserve the measures, he added. trade. Zarif. 02 HOME MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2017 QFE sells 5% stake Al Muraikhi receives copy of credentials of Vietnam envoy in Bharti Airtel

The Peninsula TPPL’s representative on The proceeds of the Bharti Airtel’s Board of Directors atar Foundation stepped down immediately post Endowment (QFE) has share sale will be settlement of the sale. announced the suc- reinvested as part Commenting on the transac- cessful sale, via a of the QFE Group’s tion, Rashid Al Naimi, Chief Qblock trade, of the Executive Officer, QFE, said: “We ongoing global entire 5 percent stake it holds in are delighted to have partnered Bharti Airtel. The sale was made portfolio growth and with Bharti Airtel through an through its Asia-Pacific regional diversification. important stage of their growth. holding company Three Pillars Bharti Airtel has successfully Pte Ltd (TPPL). maintained its market-leading The block trade was priced Rs481 per share, the sale of this position, and its positive momen- at Rs481 per share, a discount of stake realised a significant gain tum has led to our investment 6.4 percent to the previous clos- for TPPL. performing well. The QFE Group ing price as of November 7, 2017. The proceeds of the share will reinvest the proceeds glo- In May 2013, TPPL invested sale will be reinvested as part of bally, as we continue to grow and Rs68bn in Bharti Airtel to the QFE Group’s ongoing global diversify our portfolio. We remain Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi receiving a copy of strengthen the capital structure portfolio growth and diversifi- firm supporters of the Bharti Air- credentials of Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to Qatar, Nguyen Dinh and allow further investment for cation, as it seeks to generate tel business, the management Thao. The Minister wished the Ambassador success in his duties, affirming to provide all growth. The investment saw long-term financial returns by team, and their strategy, and wish support to promote the relations between the two friendly countries to closer cooperation TPPL acquire 199.87 million investing across a range of asset- them well in the future.” shares at a price of Rs340 per classes, industries, and UBS acted as sole bookrun- in various fields. share. Given the sale price of geographies. ner on this transaction.

Gambia’s Vice-President meets envoy Qatari projects registered for GSAS Call for transfer of culture Certification exceeds QR500bn into societal The Peninsula requirements of urban develop- GORD has established with the ment and the requirements of Supreme Committee for Delivery behaviour he estimated value of the environmental sustainability. and Legacy (SC), the Gulf Carbon investments in the green He noted that different insti- Trust (GCT), to encourage organ- QNA Tprojects registered in Qatar tutions in the country have izations and bodies to reduce their for the Global Sustainability recognized their responsibility for carbon footprint. inister of Culture and Assessment System (GSAS) certi- sustainable development. Alhorr added that in this Sports H E Salah bin fication is more than half a trillion He added that they have rap- regard, with the support of SC and MGhanem Al Ali has Qatari Riyals, said the Founding idly adopted sustainability Qatar National Research Fund, urged educational institutions Chairman of Gulf Organization for practices in accordance with the GORD has been able to achieve and thinkers to transfer culture Research and Development GSAS standards, which require a its vision to develop a break- to reality and turn it into a soci- (GORD), Dr Yousef Alhorr. minimum levels equivalent to or through energy-saving etal behaviour open to other During his speech at the more than 30 percent of energy air-conditioning system. and imbued with values of love opening of Sustainability Summit and water saving for any new On his part, Senior Sustaina- and coexistence among nations 2017, Alhorr said the candidates building at the design stage com- bility Manager FIFA Qatar 2022 and peoples. In an open dia- for the GSAS certification include pared to conventional buildings, Local Organizing Committee Josr logue with Qatar University all 2022 World Cup stadiums, all which in turn will reduce carbon Retana said Qatar has a number officials, the Minister stressed railway stations, all public works emissions by ancillary propor- of massive sustainable develop- the importance of learning projects such as schools, health tions. Alhorr showcased the ment opportunities that it is about the cultural heritage of centres, mosques and adminis- efforts of GORD in lessening the currently positioning to capital- other nations for the sake of trative establishments, all the impact of climate change, espe- ize on. In addition to its enormous renaissance and spreading cul- facilities of Hamad International cially in the midst of the natural gas reserves which rep- ture to promote the values of Port and the city of Lusail and the increasing frequency of cata- resent the cleanest fossil fuel and coexistence and peace. economic zones and their facili- strophic environmental incidents an important driver in Green- The Minister said educa- ties of all kinds. in different parts of the world, house gas (GHG) emission tional institutions and thinkers The founding chairman com- such as the earthquakes, floods, reduction globally, Qatar is also must transfer culture from mended the professionalism of desertification and storms that blessed with abundant solar classrooms to the daily reality the different entities to create an have a devastating effect. energy resources and potential, of citizens, so that this culture unrivaled harmony between the He added that in this regard Retana added. is used and transformed into daily behaviour among peo- ple. He also pointed to some of the socially rejected cultural Vice-President of the Republic of Gambia, Fatoumata Design for Ras Abu Aboud Stadium unveiled behaviours and the need to Jallow, with Ambassador of the State of Qatar to change them to make the Gambia H E Mohammed bin Nasser Essa Al Kaabi. desired cultural transforma- → Continued from page 1 The meeting discussed bilateral relations and ways of Aboud will become a blueprint able FIFA World Cup stadium.” tion, calling for more emphasis supporting and developing them, in addition to matters SC Secretary General Hassan for future mega-event planners Federico Addiechi, Head of on the noble meanings and val- of common concern. Al Thawadi said that innovation to follow.” CSR at FIFA, added: “Qatar is ues of Islam such as tolerance, has always been central to the This innovative design was delivering superb results in terms concern for human dignity and plans for delivering a historic FIFA envisioned by Fenwick Iribarren of sustainability and innovation, daily concepts in dealing with World Cup that leaves a legacy Architects (FI-A), a firm with including the proposed design for people regardless of their for Qatar and the world, and there experience of designing some of Ras Abu Aboud Stadium.” nationality and race. He said is no better example of this than the worlds most impressive sports Its design also reinforces culture must be distinguished the design of Ras Abu Aboud Sta- arenas. FI-A Senior Partner and Qatar’s commitment to leaving as a vision not only a general MEC inspects 713 retail dium. “This venue offers the architect, Mark Fenwick, said: a physical legacy proportionate concept, stressing the impor- perfect legacy, capable of being “We are delighted to be part of to Qatars needs after the tourna- tance of popular awareness of reassembled in a new location in another 2022 FIFA World Cup ment while heralding a new era the concepts of culture, and the outlets for violations its entirety or built into numer- project, and are very proud that of sustainable tournament infra- importance of openness to ous small sports and cultural our design for Ras Abu Aboud Sta- structure that can broaden the other and mutual understand- The Peninsula price of products and services venues. I am delighted with this dium will go down in history as range of countries able to host ing in a more meaningful and and 21 other violations which design and confident that Ras Abu the first-ever moveable and reus- such mega-events. objective manner. s a part of its continuous include sale of counterfeit and inspection campaigns expired products as well as Aon shops, and outlets, goods missing weight and the inspectors of the Ministry specification tags in violation Advisory Council and European Qatar, UN Office at Geneva sign MoU of Economy and Commerce of the provisions of the law were targeted 713 retail outlets No.8 of 2008 on Consumer Parliament to hold meeting in across the country. Protection. The inspection campaigns The law stipulates that the delegation from the Advi- During the meeting, the two come within the framework of supplier shall prominently dis- sory (Shura) Council left sides will discuss ways to the Ministry’s efforts to moni- play and advertise the price of a A Doha, yesterday, for strengthen and consolidate par- tor markets and commercial product while the consumer has Brussels to participate in the liamentary relations between activities in order to monitor the right to obtain a dated invoice parliamentary meeting with the the Qatari Advisory Council and the compliance of suppliers stating the nature of the product, European Parliament, sched- the European Parliament. (retail outlets) with their obli- its price, quantity and any other uled for today. gations under law No. 8 of 2008 data specified in the implement- on Consumer Protection. ing regulations of this law. The campaign targeting a Article 11 stipulates that Legal and Legislative Affairs body meets number of retail outlets also “the supplier shall clearly aims to crack down on price define the service, its charac- he Advisory Council’s Legal and Legislative Affairs Commit- Qatar and the United Nations Office at Geneva have manipulation and uncover vio- teristics and price. The supplier tee held its first meeting, at its 46th regular session. At the signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), on the lations in a bid to protect shall also provide a warranty Tbeginning of the meeting, the Committee re-elected Nasser renovation and modernization of Hall 19, as an integrated consumer rights. for a period of time corre- Rashid Serayea Al Kaabi, as Rapporteur for this session by project as a donation from the State of Qatar. The MoU The inspection campaigns, sponding to the nature of the consensus. was signed for Qatar by Permanent Representative of which targeted 713 retail out- service and the amount paid The Committee then examined a draft law on the national sys- lets, resulted in cracks down by the recipient of the service tem for the accounting and control of nuclear materials and decided Qatar to the UN in Geneva H E Ali Khalfan Al Mansouri, on 47 violations including 26 or shall properly perform the to approve it as stated by the Cabinet . The Committee decided to and Director of the UN Office at Geneva Michael Moller. fines for failing to display the service again.” submit its report thereon to the Advisory Council. MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2017 HOME 03 ‘Blockade helped Qatar’s sustainability drive’

Sachin Kumar spreading rumours to destabilise fundamental common human The Peninsula Abdullah bin Hamad Qatar economy. values that the 2030 agenda “Now they have tried to embodies. He said that oil and lockade imposed on Al Attiyah, Chairman attack our economy by spread- gas is depleting resource and Qatar by the siege of The Al-Attiyah ing rumours about our currency stressed on to reduce the cost of countries has helped International and our economy. They are try- desalination of water the country to move ing to create uncertainty in the “We strongly believe that by further on the path of Foundation for Energy mind of people. They are trying partnering and leveraging syn- Bsustainability. Addressing a con- and Sustainable to destabilise our economy and ergies with our local ference, Abdullah bin Hamad Al Development, said currency saying that Qatari riyal stakeholders, we will be able to Attiyah, Chairman of The Al-Atti- that siege countries is going down,” he said. generate ideas that will have yah International Foundation for He said that sustainable wider impact on our community. Energy and Sustainable Devel- have failed to get development is undoubtedly one We’re truly honoured to have opment, said that siege countries global support on the of the biggest challenges the hosted this conference with our have failed to get global support issue of blockade. world continues to face today. partners drawing an experienced on the issue of blockade. More than 800 million people number of academics and pro- “The blockade has also still live in extreme poverty; one fessionals from around the helped us to wake up and to build importing goods from different Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah, Chairman of The Al-Attiyah out of nine people are starving; world,” said Dr Ahmad M our own sustainability,” said part of the world,” he said. International Foundation for Energy and Sustainable 2.5 billion without access to clean Hasnah, President, HBKU. “Their Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah The two-day conference is Development, speaking at the Energy Transitions Conference water and 1.3 billion people have expert insights at this conference speaking at the 2017 Energy Tran- titled ‘Water-Energy-Food (WEF) held at HBKU, yesterday. Pic: Baher Amin / The Peninsula no access to modern electricity. have highlighted the vital need sitions Conference held at Hamad Nexus and a Low Carbon Future It is against this backdrop that for such an open discussion in Bin Khalifa University (HBKU). “In for Qatar’. The conference is The world knows that the financing terrorists. But they are world leaders in September 2015 the country – and through our the beginning we were shocked. being co-organised by Qatar allegations of siege countries are trying to destabilise Qatar,” he adopted the 2030 Agenda for joint research contribution on We were dependent on them for University (QU) and the College baseless, he said. “They say Qatar added. “Siege countries have also Sustainable Development, water security, challenges, and many things. But now we have of North Atlantic – Qatar, with is financing terrorists , we say failed to get support of other enshrining the 17 Sustainable energy, HBKU continues to con- learned, but I now say thank you. active participation from HBKU’s give us the proof, they never countries,” he said. Development Goals. It is impor- tribute to finding solutions that Today were are expanding on in Qatar Environment and Energy have any proof. It is now clear to He said that the siege coun- tant to understand the scale of address Qatar’s national chal- the area of food, expanding in Research Institute (QEERI). the world that Qatar is not tries have now adopted tactic of ambition, transformation and lenges,” he added. HMC performs second liver transplant from living donor

The Peninsula Transplantation said living donor liver with international specialists who are program. We are continuing to work to transplantations are very complex. leaders in their field is in line with efforts expand this program, raising public he Organ Transplant Team at “The transplant was planned and to provide patients with access to awareness about organ donation and Hamad Medical Corporation’s performed by HMC’s highly qualified renowned experts while also continu- the importance of registering as an T(HMC) Hamad General Hospital team of liver transplant surgeons, anes- ing to enhance the quality of healthcare organ donor. There are currently over has successfully performed Qatar’s sec- thetists, nurses, and technicians. services at HMC. a quarter of a million registered organ ond liver transplant from a living donor. World-renowned Japanese liver trans- “The future of our population’s donors in the country, but the need for The first liver transplant from a living plant surgeon Professor Yasuhiro Ogura health and well-being depends on sup- organ donors has never been greater. donor was performed last year. supervised the procedures. In a living plementing our existing expertise and Choosing to become an organ donor The recipient of this latest trans- donor transplant, both the donor and this means working in close partnership truly is a life-saving decision,” Dr Al plant, which took place earlier this the recipient undergo surgery simulta- with a wide array of leading interna- Maslamani. month, was a 40-year-old Egyptian res- neously, with the donor’s surgery tional agencies and institutions to ensure The organ transplant recipient is ident who had been suffering from beginning a few hours in advance of the our self-sufficiency. We remain focused comfortably recovering at his home and chronic liver disease. His 30-year-old recipient’s surgery. Successful living- on becoming a regional center of excel- has thanked HMC for the high-quality brother donated part of his liver for the donor transplantation is complex and lence in multi-organ transplantation,” care he received before and after his Dr Yousef Al Maslamani, Medical procedure. requires high levels of coordination, said Dr Al Maslamani. operation. Director of Hamad General Hospital Dr Yousef Al Maslamani, Medical teamwork, and clinical expertise,” said “Since the launch of the Qatar Organ To date, five liver transplants have and Director of the Qatar Center for Director of Hamad General Hospital and Dr Al Maslamani. Donation Center (HIBA), we have devel- been conducted during 2017, with a one Organ Transplantation. Director of the Qatar Center for Organ He also said that working oped a robust deceased organ donation hundred percent success rate. Qatar Academy Al Khor recreation facility officially opens

The Peninsula event held at the QAK building. Children, parents, and The events range from atar Academy Al Khor friendly basketball and football (QAK), a member of Qatar teachers joined senior tournaments, to gymnastics, QFoundation’s (QF’s) Pre- officials to take part karate, and taekwondo classes University Education (PUE), in a range of activities led by QSports coaches. celebrated the opening of its The new facility includes a state-of-the-art recreation facil- as part of a special 25m swimming pool and train- ity with a fun-packed day of QSports Open House ing pool; two multipurpose sports activities on Saturday. event held at the QAK indoor courts for basketball, vol- The official opening cere- building. leyball, futsal and badminton; a mony was attended by senior running track; as well as outdoor QF officials including Machaille football pitches and basketball Al Naimi, President of Commu- Qatar Foundation is to encour- and volleyball courts. nity Development, QF, and age the community to lead active The QAK Recreation facility Buthaina Al Nuaimi, President and healthy lifestyles, so we is open to the wider community of PUE, QF, and Naser Al would really like to encourage and provides a range of health Muhannadi, Health, Safety, everyone to make use of the and fitness, social, and sports- Security and Environment, QF. many amenities on offer.” related community classes and Al Muhannadi said,“We are Following the ceremony, activities on a weekly and absolutely delighted to announce children, parents, and teachers monthly basis. In addition, the the official opening of the Qatar joined senior officials to take part new facilities will be available Academy Al Khor Recreation in a range of activities as part of for rental by interested local facility. Part of our mandate at a special QSports Open House groups.

Machaille Al Naimi, President of Community Development, Qatar Foundation (QF), along with senior QF officials, opening the Qatar Academy Al Khor’s new Recreation Facility. 04 HOME MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2017 Ashghal finishes work of Duhail Sports Club roads

The Peninsula capacity and enhance traffic flow The project aims to in the area, the roundabout he Public Works located between Al Shefallahiya Authority ‘Ashghal’ has improve traffic flow and Duhail Streets was converted announced the com- in the main streets into an intersection, a new inter- pletion of the surrounding the area section between Wadi Al Gaeya development of main of Duhail Sports Club; and Tarfa Streets was con- Tstreets surrounding the area of structed, and the intersection Duhail Sports Club project and being busy streets and between Qotaifan and Tarfa the opening of all the streets main access roads to a Streets was developed. within the scope of the project. number of universities Project works also included Eng. Saoud Ali Al Tamimi, and schools in the the construction of a surface Manager of Roads Projects water (rain water) drainage sys- Department in Ashghal, said that area. tem as well as the construction of the project is part of the author- the main lines for the sewage ity’s efforts to develop the roads drainage system in the area network and enhance traffic flow Sports Club, with a total length through 3km micro-tunneling across the country. of about 9.5km. works. This is in addition to The project aims to improve The Arab League Street, enhancing traffic safety and traffic flow in the main streets located between Jeryan Nejaima improving traffic movement in surrounding the area of Duhail and Leabaib intersections and the area by constructing about Sports Club; being busy streets which is a major part of the 12km of cycle lanes, installing and main access roads to a project, as well as Duhail Street, about 350 lighting poles, provid- number of universities and was developed by increasing ing car parking areas and schools in the area, he said. their number of lanes from two implementing road pavement and “Through this project, the to three lanes with service roads landscaping works. The project roads were widened and their in both directions with a total also included the provision of capacity were increased, in addi- length of 14km. As part of this infrastructure for electricity and tion to converting a number of project, Tarfa, Qotaifan, Wadi Al communications utility as well as roundabouts into signal-control- Gaeya, and Al Shefallahiya an Intelligent Transport System. led intersections, and Streets have also witnessed Throughout the project implementing development improvement works. period, Ashghal was keen on works to enhance traffic safety Eng Mohammed Al Khaldi opening to traffic the completed for road users and residents.” added: The project also included lanes and parts of the streets and Engineer Mohammed the construction and develop- intersections immediately after Arqoub Al Khaldi, Head of Roads ment of five intersections. they were completed and until Projects in Doha City in Ashghal, Ashghal converted Leabaib turn left, and one right turn lane was also converted to a signal- turn left for those coming from all the development works in the explained that the project Roundabout (previously known on each side of the controlled intersection with Arab League Street, and two area were finalised. Entrances of included the development and as Radar Roundabout) to a sig- intersection. three main lanes and a right turn lanes to turn left for those com- houses and local roads were kept widening of the main streets sur- nal-controlled intersection with Jeryan Nejaima Roundabout, lane on all sides of the intersec- ing from Duhail Street. open throughout the project rounding the area of Duhail three main lanes, three lanes to near the North Atlantic College, tion, along with three lanes to In order to increase the road period. Total, Mowasalat, Traffic Department & Audi team up for ‘Safe Driver’ program

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otal Qatar collaborated with Karwa Driving School T(KDS) of Mowasalat Co, the Traffic Department, and Audi to organise a “Safe Driver” exhibi- tion offering various theoretical and practical safe driving pres- entations. The event was held on November 22 in Total’s offices, and was inaugurated by Laurent Wolffsheim, Managing Director of Total E&P Golfe, who wel- comed the dignitaries to explore the exhibition and simulators. Officials pose for a group picture at the ‘Safe Driver’ exhibition. Total’s Safe Driver campaign was developed by its headquar- importance of sharing the road them international competency He also said that the Traffic importance of seat belts along a dedicated stand has been allo- ters in France and was spread safely and being conscious, then certificates in safe driving. Mow- Information and Awareness with statistics on deaths and cas- cated to showcase Total’s across all of its 130 affiliates the Safe Driver program helps asalat has a workforce of over Department has a special aware- ualties for not using seat belts. participation with the Traffic worldwide, with the objectives us do that. 6000 drivers for different types ness program for community Accidents: Where different Department over the past years. of raising awareness to road In the same context, Jassim of light and heavy vehicles, who partnership aimed at activating statistics were presented on the A highlight of the event, risks, highlighting the basic driv- Al Khayat, Mowasalat Acting work around the clock all over this partnership, and urging causes of mortality and how to which was positively met by all ing rules and stressing on the Executive Director - Corporate Qatar roads.” national bodies, organisations avoid them, including: Using attendees was a made-in-Qatar importance of respecting them Support & Technology Services Captain Ali Rashed Al Azba, and companies to play their role mobile phone, and texting while state-of-the-art driving simula- while encouraging change in Development Director, said: Head of Traffic Studies and and assume their responsibili- driving; Importance of keeping tor provided by Engineering practices and behaviours. “Karwa Driving School of Mow- Information Section, Traffic ties towards traffic accidents. distance between vehicles; Over Solutions and operated by Qatar When asked about the sig- asalat ensures to provide Information and Awareness This event comes as part of speeding and its risks; Drink International Safety Center, used nificance of the event, Laurent accredited technical trainer and Department, Traffic Department, social responsibility, and it driving; Driving in difficult to raise awareness, encourage Wolffsheim said, “Safety is a core instructors who are qualified said: “Such initiatives will con- showcased: weather conditions and and behaviour change and offer value at Total and we take any with highest competency degrees tribute to raising traffic Car inspection: Advising other important advice and guid- practical road safety training. opportunity to reinforce our in this field. In addition, it adopts awareness among employees of about vehicle parts that to be ance to drivers. Engineering Solutions is a safety culture. We believe that the latest technology and national companies, which in inspected on a daily and periodic Various tests and practical leading Qatari developer of roadway tragedies are prevent- advanced driving simulators for turn will be reflected on the level basis, in addition to the monthly presentations were given using advanced technological solu- able. If we can save lives, prevent training its own drivers and driv- of traffic safety, and contribute check, and the annual driving simulators and guidance tions, and the sole manufacturer injuries and improve public ers of the public and private to significantly mitigate traffic inspection. from specialised trainers from of state-of-the-art driving sim- safety by emphasising the sectors, and grant accidents and violations.” Seat belts: Advising on the Karwa Driving School. In addition, ulators in the Mena region. Experts exchange ideas at Cyber Security Week The Peninsula Blockade: Opportunities and representative Dr Devrim UNAL, address cybercrime challenges MEC recalls Ford Escape Threats”, was attended by QU as well as CENG faculty, staff and such as cross-border crime and INDI Center for Comput- President Dr Hassan Al Derham, students. cyber-attacks.” models of 2010-2012 ing Research at Qatar QU VP for Research and Gradu- Dr Hassan Al Derham said: KINDI for Computing KUniversity College of Engi- ate Studies Prof Mariam Al “Through this week, QU is sup- Research Director Dr Noora Fetais The Peninsula neering (QU-CENG) yesterday Maadeed, CENG Dean Dr Khalifa porting the vision of the National said: “Until recently, cyber crime launched the Cyber Security Al Khalifa, Qatar Armed Forces Cyber Security Strategy, which was limited to individuals or small he Ministry of Economy and Commerce, in collabora- Week, aimed to gather experts Commander of Signal and Infor- represents a roadmap to raise groups, but as Internet networks tion with Ford dealer in Qatar, Almana Motors Co, has and researchers to exchange their mation Brigadier Abdul Aziz Falah awareness of the importance of expanded, these crimes became Tannounced the recall of Ford Escape models of 2010- expertise and ideas and provide Al Dosari, Ministry of Transport cyber security, and contributes to more complex and widespread, 2012 because the Fuel Delivery Module (FDM) may develop solutions to the current challenges and Communications Assistant the preservation of the fundamen- causing significant damage to a crack in the fuel supply port, which could result in a leak. in the area of cyber security. Undersecretary Eng Khalid Sadiq tal rights and values of Qatari companies and institutions. The Ministry said the recall campaign comes within the The week covers various Al Hashmi, Ministry of Foreign society. This event urges the need Although there is an evolution in framework of its ongoing efforts to protect consumers and activities including a training ses- Affairs Information Technology to develop efficient mechanisms the systems of some institutions, ensure that car dealers follow up on vehicles’ defects and sion titled “Introduction to Secure Director Dr Saif Mohammed Al to combat cybercrime, increase they are not immune to cyber repair them. Software Development” and Kuwari, Qatar National Research awareness of its risks and enhance attacks because of the develop- The Ministry said that it will coordinate with the dealer to training cyber security series on Fund Information and Commu- security in public and private ment of mechanisms and methods follow up on the maintenance and repair works and will com- “Introduction to Web-Hacking”, nication Technology Programme organisations and institutions. It of electronic hackers, and hence municate with customers to ensure that the necessary repairs “Web-Hacking Contest” and Director Dr Munir Tag, Thales also contributes to keeping all institutions need to develop a are carried out. The Ministry has urged all customers to report “Anti-Blockade Hackathon”. Critical Information Systems and abreast of contemporary technol- plan for the development of their any violations to its Consumer Protection and Anti-Commer- The opening session, which is Cyber Security Specialist Baptiste ogy that makes electronic systems infrastructure to enhance cial Fraud Department. themed “Cyber security and the Cazagou, and Tubitak more secure and cohesive, and cybersecurity.” MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2017 HOME 05 Qatar Airways renews deal with Orbis UK

The Peninsula delighted to continue our sup- Orbis is a global charity port for Orbis for another three atar Airways has years as Official Airline Partner. renewed its sponsor- that brings people This initiative is of great impor- ship as Official Airline together to fight tance to the global communities Partner to Orbis UK avoidable blindness served by this state of the art fly- Qfor a further three ing medical facility, providing years. The airline has been a through access to crucial eye care to people around proud supporter of Orbis and its quality eye care. the globe.” blindness prevention pro- “We are so thankful for Qatar grammes since 2012. Airways’ trust, friendship and Orbis is a global charity that operating theatre which is con- support since 2012. Together we brings people together to fight nected to a class room at the have already hosted the Flying avoidable blindness through front of the room with a 3D Eye Hospital in Doha three times access to quality eye care. screen, enabling those learning and facilitated the royal visits, Together with its partners, to get a very real view of the sur- enabling us to gather the support Orbis trains eye teams, strength- gery taking place. The aircraft required to launch Qatar Creat- HRH Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, and Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker ens eye care services and works also features pre and post-op ing Vision,” said Dr Robert seen with other officials. on the ground to provide lasting spaces for patients to recover. Walters, Trustee, Orbis UK. “It is solutions to communities in Qatar Airways Group Chief only through the power of part- The renewed sponsorship removed, spoke with the Orbis achievements of Qatar Creating need. Executive Akbar Al Baker said: nerships that we are able to this week also coincided with a volunteers transforming lives Vision, which has undertaken 2.4 Orbis’s pioneering Flying Eye “Qatar Airways strongly believes proudly celebrate the millions of visit from HRH Sophie, the Coun- and the local medical teams million eye tests for children and Hospital spearheads the chari- in giving back to the global com- eye tests provided to children tess of Wessex, to a ‘Qatar undertaking brilliant work. provided over 27,000 training ty’s global efforts to transform munity and to making a and the thousands of people Creating Vision’ programme in The Royal Visit concluded in sessions to doctors, teachers and lives. The world’s only accred- difference. As an airline that con- trained to help find those strug- Dhaka and Chittagong, Bangla- Doha, where HRH Sophie, the community workers, to reach ited eye hospital with wings is nects communities and people gling with low vision in desh. There she watched as Countess of Wessex, also met those living with unnecessary equipped with a state of the art around the world, we are communities,” he said. patients bandages were with Al Baker, to celebrate the blindness. Ministry of Public Health, Injaz hold workshops aimed at youth The Peninsula She also said that the aim of organising such workshops is to support youth to he Ministry of Public Health in collab- improve their skills in financial sector. oration with Injaz Qatar organised two The two workshops came in the frame- Tworkshops for the Ministry’s volunteer work of the memorandum signed between staff who are supposed to share their profes- the Ministry and Injaz. It aims at supporting sional experience with students. and implementing Injaz programmes to Director of Human Resources Depart- enhance skills and spread financial and eco- ment at the Ministry, Samar Hussain Moad, nomic awareness and prepare young people said, “Such workshops are very important to succeed in the global economy. because they prepare students interested in Injaz Qatar partners together with the entrepreneurship to enter the labour market. business community, corporate volunteers This also shows the success of the Ministry’s and educators to inspire and prepare young Officials of the Ministry of Public Health and Injaz Qatar pose for the picture at the workshop. efforts of serving the society.” people to succeed in the global economy. 06 HOME MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2017

Al Rumaila Park renovation Ooredoo launches Noted Turkish actor six new Hala Bangladesh Packs to visit Ajyal Festival The Peninsula oredoo announced yesterday the launch Raynald C Rivera Ertuğrul) which is now in its of participating films in the fes- Oof six new Hala Bang- The Peninsula fourth season. The long-running tival which provides an excellent ladesh Packs, that have been series, which started three years platform to support the indus- designed to offer the best call- amous Turkish actor ago, has been broadcast in 30 try as a whole. Ajyal 2017 will ing rates to Bangladesh in Engin Altan Düzyatan, countries including Qatar. see a large gathering of 550 Qatar. who stars in the tele- In its fifth edition, Ajyal young jurors from more than 45 Due to the positive vision series Diriliş: marks the largest number of countries. response from Ooredoo’s Ertuğrul, is coming to participating films, most of The festival will offer fresh recent Hala India and Nepal Fthis year’s Ajyal Youth Film Fes- which are from the Arab world and important features such as Packs, Ooredoo has created tival which opens on and by women filmmakers. ‘LeBlockade’, an exhibition a new product dedicated for Wednesday, Doha Film Institute The festival will open with which will showcase films, dig- Bangladeshi expats looking (DFI) announced yesterday. the Middle East premiere of The ital artworks and installations for international and local “We are happy to announce Breadwinner, an animated film created by citizens and residents calling minutes and data. for the first time that we have a by Nora Twomey and executive in response to the ongoing Thanks to the new packs, special guest attending the produced by Angelina Jolie. It is blockade, and a Made in Kuwait which start at just QR10 - opening night-Turkish actor an Afghan tale of a young girl’s section which will present a QR200, Hala customers can Engin Altan Düzyatan who is the will and determination and is showcase of six short films from enjoy a monthly bundle of lead actor in the famous TV based on the best-selling novel the State. allowances including minutes series Diriliş: Ertuğrul being by Deborah Ellis. Other highlights of the fes- to any network in Bangladesh, shown on Qatar TV,” Fatma Al “This year, we are present- tival are the Ajyal Creativity Hub local minutes and local data. Remaihi, Festival Director and ing the largest programme with which includes among others With the new Hala Bang- CEO of DFI, said at a media more than 100 films, 55 of which Geekdom – a hub for music, ladesh Pack 10, subscribers A view of Al Rumaila Park, next to Qatar National Theatre, gathering yesterday. are from the Arab world, 52 by games, competitions, talks and will enjoy 60 minutes to call The 38-year-old actor plays women filmmakers and 16 by films and Ajyal Talks – intimate where the last phase of renovation works are going on Bangladesh (valid for 30 days) the title role in the legendary Qatari filmmakers and those and in-depth dialogues on rel- for it to be opened for public before National Day on and 100 MB of local data, as Turkish historical adventure who call Qatar home,” said Al evant issues that impact youth December 18. Pic: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula well as 10 local minutes (valid Diriliş: Ertuğrul (Resurrection: Remaihi, stressing the diversity across the globe. for seven days) for just QR10. Hala Bangladesh Pack 30 subscribers can take advan- tage of 200 minutes to Bangladesh (valid for 30 days) Accord to protect as well as 250 MB of local data and 25 local minutes (valid for seven days) for QR30. Customers looking for a rights of workers bigger package of interna- tional minutes and local data, can also choose a QR45, The Peninsula ciples and rights at work. QR60, QR100 or QR200 pack. The agreement covers human The Hala Bangladesh 200 he Building and Wood rights at work, quality of accom- pack includes a massive 1,750 Workers’ International modations, fair recruitment and minutes to call Bangladesh T(BWI), a global union feder- conditions of employment. It (valid for 30 days) and 10,000 ation, signed yesterday an applies to all workers employed MB of local data, as well as BWI’s General-Secretary, Ambet Yuson; VINCI’S Human Resources Director, Franck Mougin; agreement with QDVC, a Qatari by QDVC in Qatar, and includes 250 local minutes (valid for shareholding company, with two due diligence with sub-contrac- QDVC’s CEO, Philippe Tavernier; and Guy Ryder, Director General of the ILO; during the agreement 30 days). shareholders: Qatari Diar Real tors. This agreement is the first of signing ceremony. Once a subscriber’s inter- Estate Investments Company and its kind in Qatar between a union national minutes have been VINCI Construction Grands federation and a Qatari forward to working with both VINCI Human Resources with specific commitments on used, they can enjoy an exclu- Projects and VINCI, a French- company. parties in our ongoing efforts to Director, Franck Mougin said: various topics related to workers’ sive out of pack international based global player in concessions BWI General-Secretary, improve the working and living “This agreement is a major new rights.” It includes an extensive rate of just 15 Dhs/min to and construction. Ambet Yuson, said: “This agree- conditions of migrant construc- step which highlights our long- system of follow-up, reporting, Bangladesh. To subscribe to Last week during the 331st ment with QDVC and VINCI, tion workers in Qatar. As the text standing involvement on workers’ monitoring, inspection, and audit- a new Hala Bangladesh Pack, session of the ILO Governing which complements and builds of the agreement indicates, it is rights in Qatar. Since 2009, VINCI ing under the authority of a customers should head to the Body, the ILO and the Govern- on our productive cooperation ‘founded on the shared belief that has a pro-active approach reference group composed of rep- Ooredoo App, dial *121#, or ment of Qatar signed a 3-year with the Steering Committee on all construction workers should towards fostering better working resentatives of the three parties. SMS BDP (pack number) to 121 technical cooperation agreement Delivery and Legacy, is a major be treated with dignity, and live and living in Qatar. This agree- All aspects of the implementation (e.g. ‘BDP 10’ for QR 10 Pack). to ensure, for all workers, the step towards the full respect of and work in decent and safe ment is unique of its kind because of the agreement will be reviewed To check your balance, dial respect of the fundamental prin- workers’ rights in Qatar. We look conditions.” it is concrete and fully operational by the parties. *129*74# AAB launches sedan Lexus LS500 & LS500h QTA to participate The Peninsula in IBTM Barcelona AB today repeated history by announcing the launch The Peninsula meeting point where profession- Aof the all-new, fifth-gen- als with shared interests, can eration LS500 & LS500h flagship atar Tourism Author- learn and share knowledge sedan for 2018 in Qatar. ity (QTA) and 10 while experiencing the country’s Equipped with several world- industry partners will unique cultural offerings.” firsts and Lexus’ first be participating in He added, “Qatar’s performance, design, and safety QIBTM Barcelona this authentic tourism offerings, features, the new premium pas- week where they will showcase combined with world-class senger car is set to not only win a full range of hotels, destina- venues, an expanded transport the hearts of the region’s luxury tion management companies, network, and exceptional enthusiasts, but also redefine event management companies, accessibility via the national luxury driving in a more stylish and state-of-the-art venues carrier, Qatar Airways have manner. Combining painstaking that make for an attractive already proven Qatar to be a craftsmanship with Lexus’ exper- business events destination in highly attractive business tise and attention to detail, the the region. event destination.” flagship sedan embodies Lexus’ Following a series of win- During the three-day glo- evolution as a luxury lifestyle ning bids to host international bal trade event which opens brand committed to surprising events in Qatar, QTA and its tomorrow, QTA will hold a net- and delighting its customers. partners are aiming to build on working lunch where buyers The event was attended by buyers’ interest and draw more are invited to learn more about Dr Nasser Abdulghani Al Abdulghani, Chairman of Abdullah Abdulghani and Brothers Co (AAB); Dr. Nasser Abdulghani Al event planners to the the country’s unique tourism Abdulghani AAB Chairman & with Seiichi Otsuka, Ambassador of Japan to Qatar; Abdulrahman Abduljaleel Al Abdulghani, destination. products and services. QTA and Seiichi Otsuka, Ambassador of Vice-Chairman, AAB; Toshiyuki Nakahara, Project GM, Lexus International (Lexus); Shinji Twelve international con- partner delegates are will also Japan to the State of Qatar along Kishida, Deputy Chief Engineer, Lexus; R K Murugan, CEO, AAB; and other officials; during the ferences are already planned attend match-making sessions with R K Murugan AAB Chief launch of all-new 2018 Lexus LS 500 and LS 500h at a function held at Mondrian Hotel in to be held in Doha next year. with relevant industry repre- Operating Officer-ACEO in addi- Doha on Wednesday. Pic: Salim Matramkot / The Peninsula Among those confirmed are the sentatives from across the tion to senior delegation from first Middle East edition of world. Lexus International and AAB symbolize the Lexus brand, but said LS Chief Engineer Toshio In addition to its styling that ICEIRD (International Confer- QTA partners which will be Senior Management. it will also become the definitive Asahi. delivers a bold coupe silhouette ence for Entrepreneurship, exhibiting at the Qatar Business Setting yet another bench- new-generation luxury car Takayuki Yoshitsugu, Chief while offering a spacious inte- Innovation and Regional Devel- Events stand include Alwadi mark in driving dynamics, embodying Japanese tradition Representative, Middle East and rior, the fifth-generation LS opment) and IATA’s Hotel Doha - MGallery by customer experience, and com- and culture. Developing such a North Africa Representative offers an emotional driving expe- International Ground Handling AccorHotels, Arabian Adven- fort, inside and out, the new LS flagship model required a mas- ?Office, Toyota Motor Corpora- rience and is equipped with a Conference. tures Qatar, Doha Exhibition reflects a strong, uniquely Japa- sive paradigm shift. Rather than tion, said: “Considered to be in a host of cutting-edge technolo- Ahmed Al Obaidli, Director and Convention Center (DECC), nese identity and approach to being bound by the conventions new league of its own, the all- gies. In many ways, this LS of Exhibitions at QTA said, Labbaik Tours & Travels, Mar- luxury, and offers innovative that had defined luxury cars in new LS sedan builds on the flagship sedan exemplifies our “Event planners and organisers riott Marquis City Center Doha, technology with a human touch. the past, we aimed to create a flagship vehicle’s enduring DNA new approach to create amaz- are always looking for new des- Qatar International Adventures, The all-new LS was designed to car with an innovative, emo- for smooth and powerful per- ing experiences for our tinations to host their events. Qatar Airways (QMICE), Sharq be the brand’s latest global citi- tional, and sensual appeal that formance, which in combination customers, and ignite their emo- IBTM Barcelona presents a Village & Spa, a Ritz-Carlton zen, available in over 90 would draw customers’ eyes with its remarkable quietness tions through innovation that unique opportunity for us to Hotel, Sheraton Grand Doha countries. away from other luxury cars and and exceptional comfort, sym- promises a truly engaging driv- showcase Qatar as a welcom- Resort & Convention Hotel and “Not only will the LS provide entirely new values,” bolizes the true essence of the LS. ing experience.” ing and easily-accessible The Torch Doha. MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2017 HOME 07 Doha International Book Fair begins on Wednesday

Mohammed Osman The Peninsula The Doha International Book Fair is one of the nder the theme biggest international book fairs held in the “Towards Conscious region and is having a good reputation because Society” with an of the huge number from the Arabic, Gulf and authentic conscience foreign countries participating in the event. Its and a healthy body, Uthe 28th Doha International Book first session was in 1,972 and it is organized Fair 2017 will kick off on Wednes- every 2 years but since 2002 it became a yearly day (November 29) and will event. continue until December 5 at Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC). The book fair this year will publishing houses which include event. Al Buhashim added that the host 29 Arab and foreign coun- 82 children’s books publishing book fair will showcase a total of tries attracting around 400 houses, 241 Arab publishing 18185 titles out of which some publishing houses from across the houses, 26 foreign countries pub- 15423 are Arabic and 2762 titles world. lishing house and 24 delegated on other foreign languages. The This was announced in a representatives. book fair has online guide on Ara- press conference held yesterday The Doha International Book bic and other foreign languages Ibrahim Al Sayed (centre), Director of Doha Book Fair; Ibrahim Al Sada (left) from Qatari Authors’ at the National Theatre and Fair is one of the biggest interna- and includes titles and names of attended by the Minister of Cul- tional book fairs held in the region the publishing houses. Forum; and Abdulrahman Al Hajri, Director of the Youth Affairs Department of the Ministry of ture and Sports H E Salah bin and is having a good reputation There will be a discount of Culture and Sports; during the Press conference of Doha Book fair at Qatar national theatre Ghanem Al Ali, and other senior because of the huge number from 25% on book prices and we have yesterday. Pics: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula officials of the ministry. the Arabic, Gulf and foreign coun- agreed with exhibitors, Al Many publishing houses have tries participating in the event. Its Buhashim told The Peninsula at is the guest of honour of the exhi- Furthermore Al Buhashim Affairs at the Ministry of Culture approached the ministry to take first session was in 1972 and it was the sideline of the event. bition as part of the celebration pointed out that the Book Fair has and Sports. Organizing Second part in the exhibition but due to being organized each 2 years but The Federal Republic of Ger- of the events of the cultural year some 760 stands and some 93 Youth Forum on the sideline of lack of enough spaces the organ- since 2002 it became a yearly many, represented by its culture Qatar-Germany 2017, he added, government bodies including the the Book Fair is to take the advan- izers could not meet their noting that the Ministry of Cul- Ministry of Culture and Sports, tage of the momentum of the requests, said H E the Minister Al ture and Tourism of Turkey will Ministry of Education and Higher event where considerable Ali. In regard to reduction of the participate extensively as well as Education, Ministry of Economy number of youth visit the exhibi- this year book fair duration, he a number of Turkish publishing and Commerce and Ministry of tion, said Al Hajr speaking at the said: “We made it seven days houses, besides distinguished Development Planning and Sta- press conference. instead of ten days, and this will contributions from China, Iran, tistics will take part in the cultural Another event will be hosted be under experimentation.” He India, Malaysia and others. event along local institutions, at the sideline of the Book Fair is further said that exhibition dura- He said due to lack of space publishing houses and the Qataris Writers’ Forum, said tion of many international book and high number of participants, bookshops. Ibrahim Al Sada. The forum was fairs did not go beyond five days. there are more than 17 publish- The 28th Doha International established four months ago and Ibrahim Abdulrahim Al ing houses on the waiting list so Book Fair will witness the Sec- in its membership have Qataris Buhashim, Director of Public far. At the Arab level, we have a ond Youth Forum, to inform the and expatriates. Libraries and Heritage at the Min- distinguished participation from youth of what has been done so “We are going to take the istry of Culture and Sports, who Jordan, which includes about 48 far, as well as listen to their ideas advantage of this great event for is also Director of the Doha Inter- publishing houses, Oman and in a way that promotes youth authors to introduce the forum national Book Fair, presented Kuwait as well as Maghreb coun- work and provide platforms to and we are going to arrange sig- during the press conference Officials and other participants during the press conference. tries, Sudan, Iraq, Syria and share opinions, said Abdurrah- nature of around 100 books ate details of the participating Lebanon, he stressed. man Al Hajri, Director of Youth the sideline,” Al Sada added.

Qatar General QNL to make its services familiar to public at book fair Organisation for The Peninsula on QNL’s catalogue and manuscripts, maps, and other Standardisation database. artifacts on Arabic and Islamic atar National Library “Qatar National Library’s history and culture. Visitors can joins SMIIC (QNL), which recently mission is to promote a culture view a demonstration of QNL’s Qopened to the public, will of learning and creativity, and the preservation, conservation, and participate in the 28th Doha Doha International Book Fair has digitization processes, which are QNA International Book Fair from long been a key driver of those helping to protect the Heritage November 29 to December 5 at goals in Qatar. We look forward Library’s items for future atar General Organi- the Doha Exhibition and Con- to welcoming Qatar’s readers to generations. zation for vention Center. our booth at the book fair, as well “Qatar National Library is a QStandardization has QNL’s booth at the book fair as to our new building,” said Dr. community space with something joined the membership of will feature a number of serv- Sohair F. Wastawy, Executive for everyone. Our booth at the the Standards and Metrol- ices for visitors, including Access Director, QNL. Doha International Book Fair will ogy Institute for the Islamic Services Stations to register users Families can enjoy creative give visitors a glimpse of what we Countries (SMIIC), during with Qatari IDs on the spot. QNL storytelling sessions at QNL’s have to offer and contribute to the the 15th meeting of the members can benefit from the booth, and the space will include ongoing educational focus of Board of Directors and the library’s diversified online data- Qatar National Library’s booth at the 28th Doha International a sample of the 100,000 plus Qatar,” Dr Wastawy added. 12th meeting of its General bases, accessible anywhere in Book Fair. books and educational resources QNL’s new building in Qatar Assembly, currently in ses- the world, and can use the available at QNL’s Children’s Foundation’s Education City is sion in Istanbul, Turkey. library’s various information also sample a number of a 3D printing machine; and a Library. designed by renowned Dutch The 15th SMIIC Board resources and services at its new resources available to QNL green screen for taking photos The booth will also feature architect Rem Koolhaas, opened meeting discussed a number building, including automatically members, including Overdrive, with Qatar-themed back- items from QNL’s Heritage to the public on November 7 and of issues, including the checking out printed books. which allows users to borrow grounds. QNL staff will be Library, which includes many has already welcomed thousands request of the State of Qatar Visitors to the QNL booth can books via their mobile phones; on-hand to provide orientation rare and valuable books, of visitors. for the General Organization for Standardization to join the SMIIC as a member rep- resenting the State, which has been approved. Qatar’s New campus of Oryx request to join the SMIIC reflects its keenness on pro- moting its active participation in various International School international forums. The Standards and Metrology Institute for the to open next year Islamic Countries (SMIIC) was established in 1998. It currently includes 33 Islamic countries, each represented The Peninsula members and construction by its national standardiza- project company executives to tion organization. atar Airways Oryx Interna- acknowledge the achievements The SMIIC aims at tional School board by all involved in the ambitious enhancing cooperation and Qmembers, construction project that commenced in June coordination among Islamic company management and staff this year. The General Contrac- countries in the field of met recently to acknowledge the tors ‘Boom and Parsons’, the standardization, the Halal achievement of on-time con- project consultants, took the product specification sector, Qatar Airways Oryx International School board members, construction company management struction and safety performance opportunity to congratulate the and enabling Member States milestones on the construction workers on their progress and and staff during a meeting to acknowledge the achievement of on-time construction and to realize the economic ben- of its brand new school excellent work standards, with safety performance milestones on the construction of its brand new school campus. efit of these specifications campus. the General Manager of ‘Boom through achieving uniform- The new campus in Barwa Construction’ handing out awards of the highest international qual- Qatar Airways family. Through workers on the project as we rec- ity in metrology, laboratory City, Doha, due to open in Sep- to notable staff members. ity, built so that airline employees the provision of a world-class ognise their sincere efforts in testing and standardization tember 2018, represents the Qatar Airways Senior Vice- are secure in having a school education, we aim to ensure our completing one million working activities and ensuring edu- fulfilment of a commitment made President Human Resources and which will be without peer in staff and their families continue hours without accidents. We are cation and training and by the airline when the school Oryx International School Board Doha, with regard to its facilities to develop and grow with us here especially proud as we are ahead providing technical assist- was first opened in late 2016, at member, Nabeela Fakhri, praised for education and sports. Provid- in Qatar.” Commenting on the of our construction schedule and ance to the OIC Members in its existing campus the construction team and voiced ing the best possible facilities and safety performance of the project, we look forward to completing the domain of standardiza- Workers on the construction the airline’s pride in this innova- care for our staff is a priority for Qatar Airways SVP Capital the project without incident. At tion and metrology, as per of the new facility and their fam- tive project, saying: “Oryx Qatar Airways. Their children too Projects, Ahmad Al Abdulla said, Qatar Airways, safety is our high- the information available ilies gathered with school Board International School is a school are a vital part of the “This is a special day for the est priority.” from sources. 08 HOME MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2017

‘Made for Qatar, A 1st Qatari patent smart air National Day Celebration conditioning system made Auction’ on Dec 14 The Peninsula The Peninsula cooling system for open or consumption compared to con- enclosed spaces in moderate, hot ventional systems. QCOOL is an lBahie Auction House ulf Organisation for or humid climates,” said Alhorr. energy efficient cooling system yesterday announced Research and Develop- Based on the application, that can shrink clients’ carbon Ait will hold ‘Made For Gment (GORD) has QCOOL consists of a single or footprints in a cost-effective Qatar, A National Day Cele- developed first Qatari patent multi stages that can dehumid- manner. The opening day of Sus- bration Auction’ on smart air conditioning system ify and cool the air to the tainability Summit 2017, at December 14 at 7pm in its “QCOOL” that consumes 50% required comfort level, he added. Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Doha-Qatar, main saleroom at Katara less energy than the conven- Alhorr said that the system GORD signed a memorandum of Cultural Village, Building tional ones. utilizes recycled water and understanding with Qatar Devel- 22C. “QCOOL is an innovative absorbent materials which are opment Bank (QDB) to develop A pre-auction exhibition A view of the first Qatari patent smart air conditioning system smart patent air conditioning extracted from rejected desali- a feasibility study for manufac- will be free and open to the system developed by GORD,” nation brine. The turing of QCOOL in Qatar. ‘QCOOL’. public beginning this Friday said Dr. Yousef Alhorr, the environmentally friendly desic- The MoU was signed by Dr. until December 13. Founding Chairman of the cant, GORD@DES, has a high Yousef (Founding Chairman tegic options. developed QCOOL which is the ‘Made for Qatar’ cele- GORD. affinity for water and capable of GORD) and Ibrahim Abdulaziz It will conduct technical first Qatari patent smart air con- brates Qatar National Day The device was showcased absorbing water vapors from AlMannal, Acting Executive assessment including descrip- ditioning system,” said Dr. with a curated selection of at the Sustainability Summit 2017 their immediate vicinity. Director Advisory Services of the tion of the manufacturing Yousef Alhorr. objects to display, to wear at Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Doha- The case study unit is QDB. Under the MoU, QDB and process and licensing require- He said that GORD appreci- and to show your pride on Qatar yesterday. installed and tested at GORD’s GORD will jointly conduct a fea- ments. Financial assessment and ates QDB for this collaboration December 18, ‘Qulu li Qatar’. “It is a fully integrated and Technohub located in Qatar Sci- sibility study for manufacturing business plan including market- and look forward to taking this Highlights include a controlled ventilating and air ence and Technology Park of QCOOL in Qatar. The study ing strategy, KPIs and project breakthrough invention to the unique Tamim al Majd pen- conditioning system that pro- (QSTP). During the tested will include confirming the mar- timeline will be also deiced after next level to achieve our sustain- dant necklace from the vides super-efficient, period, the system has shown ket position, identifying export the study. ability targets in line with Qatar Qatari brand Nouf Jewelry cost-effective, and sustainable up to 50% reduction in energy markets and assessment of stra- “GORD is proud of having vision 2030.” designed in collaboration with the Qatari artist Ahmed Al Maadheed, a limited edi- tion ‘Made for Qatar’ Aigner Japanese Envoy visits GU-Q Cybill bag, a special red vel- First renewable energy vet and grey abaya designed by Star Suhail, and a custom The Peninsula Qatar National Day cape by Sarah Al Saleh, a version of he Ambassador strategy to be adopted which was recently worn by of Japan in celebrity Kim Kardashian. Qatar, Seiichi The auction will feature T Continued from page 1 Otsuka, recently vis- Regarding transport sector, international organizations to a selection of pashmina ited Georgetown Meanwhile, the Supreme HE the Minister of Energy and share knowledge and ideas, and ghutras and rare shahtoosh University in Qatar Committee for Delivery and Leg- Industry said that Qatar Rail, one exchange thoughts and experi- ghutras, all hand-embroi- (GU-Q) for an acy is responsible for organising of the largest and most sustaina- ences related to enhancement of dered with unique designs in evening of cultural the World Cup 2022 with a neu- ble infrastructure projects, has set climate actions and achieve a both fashionable colours and activities with the tral carbon footprint, as well as strict environmental require- diversification to low-carbon the distinctive Qatari- Ambassador of Japan in Qatar, Seiichi campus building all of its facilities accord- ments for the design, construction economy. maroon as well as a selection Otsuka, with the Dean of GU-Q, Ahmad community. ing to the standards of the and operation of all stations, The Sustainability Summit of swords, both modern and During his visit, Dallal, during the former’s visit to the International Football Associa- attaining four stars in GSAS 2017 also seeks to provide net- antique, including a replica the Ambassador met campus. tion GSAS, thus achieving an standardisation. working opportunities between of ‘The Founder’s Sword’ with Dean, Ahmad abundance of energy and water This has saved at least 30% of professionals and decision-mak- used by H H Sheikh Jassim Dallal, and donated a number of books on Japan to the University estimated at more than 40% com- carbon emissions compared to ers, empower companies and bin Mohammad Al Thani. library. The books, written in Arabic and English, cover a wide pared to normal consumption normal rates. Qatar’s Civil Avia- institutions to reach new markets, Not to be missed are the range of topics including Japanese literature, politics, history, rates, the Minister added. tion Authority was also one of the introduce innovative technolo- highly coveted Qatari plate design, and economics. He noted that the Gulf Organ- first countries to sign an interna- gies and showcase sustainability numbers 97400 and 1218, the “Providing an opportunity for our students to experience and ization for Research and tional convention on the success stories, and honor a perfect number to display for learn from different cultures is an important part of a Georget- Development (GORD), in coop- reduction of carbon emissions number of regional players who National Day. own education,” said Dean Dallal. “We are grateful to the embassy eration with the Supreme with the International Civil Avi- have been successful in this field. During the pre-auction for their contribution, and we look forward to continued collab- Committee for Delivery and Leg- ation Authority. H E Dr. The Summit is expected to exhibition AlBahie will host oration in the future.” acy, inaugurated the GCC Carbon Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada hold rich discussion on the tech- Doha Film Institute for two “I’m very pleased to be presenting Japanese books to George- Footprint Program, which aims highlighted the Ministry’s launch nological solutions and policies screenings of Dari Qatar. town University for the first time. I hope the books donated will at reducing carbon footprint and of “Green Cars” initiative in coor- that maybe adopted by the region help the University’s students better understand Japan and its cul- making it available to those wish- dination with the Minister of to fulfill its commitment to the ture,” said Ambassador Otsuka. “Japan is keen on stepping up our ing to benefit from these carbon Transport and Communication international community under cooperation with the university, especially in the fields of inter- units. and Kahramaa. the Paris Convention of the United Girl students national and Gulf studies, Islamic studies, and teaching methods.” Lusail City, the largest and The initiative aims at reduc- Nations Framework Convention As part of the ambassador’s visit, GU-Q’s campus was transformed most modern multi-use city in ing about 4% of Qatar’s carbon on Climate Change. learn about with Japanese decorations and activities such as aikido, a kimono Qatar, has adopted the GSAS emissions within the overall goal The panel discussions will photo booth, calligraphy demonstrations, and origami. There was standards for all its buildings, of reducing 17% of total emissions have themes such as energy, tech- also a range of traditional Japanese food available for the com- making it among the most sus- by 2022. It also aims to increase nology aspects and public policy plantation munity to enjoy. The ambassador’s visit comes after a recent GU-Q tainable cities in the world, in the proportion of electric and of the urban environment, urban experiential education trip to Japan. Fifteen students travelled to addition to the Public Works hybrid vehicles in the country by planning and energy systems The Peninsula the country for ten days over the summer to study the causes, leg- Authority (Ashghal) which 10% by 2030 and develop the integration, the role of the public acy, and memorialization of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and develop its projects, including infrastructure needed to support sector in leading sustainability in he Public Parks Depart- Hiroshima by United States forces during World War II. They were schools, mosques, health centers this trend. projects, sustainable urban envi- ment of Daayen there as part of GU-Q’s Zones of Conflict, Zones of Peace program, and government building, in The Summit aims to establish ronment technologies and TMunicipality at the which takes students to sites of ethnic, political, social, and reli- accordance to the standards of the a platform for practitioners, sustainable urban environment Ministry of Municipality and gious conflict to study the causes and the process of national program (Tarsheed) and experts, regulators and research- standards, systems and Environment has educated reconciliation. GSAS. ers from national and technologies. girl students of a community college, Rawdat Hamam branch about plantation and maintaining hygiene on the sideline of an exhibition on DFI presents 36 short films at Ajyal Youth Film Festival environment. The exhibition titled “keep Qatar hygienic” is held The Peninsula transcends borders and provides and Anas Khalaf; Nanuuq by Jim at the Community College, fresh insights into communities Lachasse; Our Time is Running Rawdat Hamam branch. The hirty-six short films from and people. In line with the theme Out by Meriem Mesraoua; event aimed at creating 28 countries are compet- of our festival, we focused on Perched by Liam Harris; Scram- awareness about environ- Ting at the fifth annual Ajyal films that inspire our audiences bled by Bastiaan Schravendeel; ment protection and efforts Youth Film Festival, presented with the lighter as well as pro- The Switchman by Mehdi Khor- being made by the authori- by Doha Film Institute (DFI) from found side of life, and encourages ramain and When I Hear the ties concerned in this November 29 to December 4 at them to contribute to positive Birds Sing by Trine Vallevik regards. Katara Cultural Village. social change.” Habjorg. The Department distrib- Many of these debut produc- Short films in competition in The competing films in the uted seedlings of seasonal tions transcend multiple genres Bader category includes Adele by Mohaq category are A Hole plants and booklets about and varied narratives, and each Mirene Igwabi; All of Us by Katja directed by Maribel Suarez; plantation and gardening demonstrate the power and pre- Benrath; Banned Bodies by Aamer by Amira Bhargava; Ham- among the students. cision of short form cinema made Jérémie Reichenbach; Cargo by let. Comedy by Eugeniy Fadeyev; The students were also by new voices from Qatar and Karim Rahbani; I Have Been Mr. Night Has a Day Off by Ignas taught practically how to sow around the world. Watching You All Along by Rawda Meilunas; Our Wonderful Nature seeds of plants. Meanwhile, Ajyal jurors in each category Al-Thani; My Second Eye by - The Common Chameleon by Health Monitoring Unit at the A view of a scene from a short film to be presented by DFI at analyse the films in their respec- Ahmad Saleh; Silence by Chadi Tomer Eshed; Red by Kholood Al Al Rayan Municipality made tive categories and select Ajyal Youth Film Festival. Aoun; The Burden by Niki Lin- Ali; Sing by Kristof Deak; The 72 inspection visits on food standout works that they feel droth von Bahr; Totems by Paul House of Colours by Nicolas P. outlets during recent past. most strongly engage their while the Bader jury, aged 18 to “Short films are an extremely Jadoul; Tough by Jennifer Zheng; Villarreal; The Penguin by Pas- The unit took 19 food inquisitive minds and present 21, will watch two programmes refined form of cinematic expres- Tracks by Elina Fessa and Train cale Hecquet; The Pocket Man by samples and sent to the cen- authentic statements on society of seven films each. All three Ajyal sion, requiring very precise focus, to Peace by Jakob Weyde and Jost Ana Chubinidze and Yaman by tral laboratory for test. The and contemporary culture. Juries will choose the Best Film where each shot and frame is Althoff. Amer AlBarzawi. inspectors caught two viola- Jurors aged eight to 12 will from their categories, and the measured, weighed and shaped Competing in the Hilal cate- Tickets are priced QR25 and tions related to health rules. watch and discuss films under the directors of the winning films will to ensure its effectiveness. We gory are 1001 Days by Aisha can be purchased at ajyalfilm. In one case, the reconcilia- Mohaq category with 12 short receive funding support for their sourced films from across the Al-Jaidah; Dead Horses by Marc com or from the Ajyal Katara tion was made. Al Rayan films to be screened. Jurors aged next film. world to present our jurors a vivid Riba and Anna Solanas; Hedge- Main Box Office in Katara Build- Municipality collected a total 13 to 17 comprise the Hilal jury, Fatma Al Remaihi, Festival cross-section of movies that hog’s Home by Eva Cvijanovic; ing 12 or Ajyal FNAC Ticket Outlet, of QR7,500 fines from erring who will watch 10 short films, Director and CEO of DFI said: present new perspectives on life, Mare Nostrum by Rana Kazkaz FNAC Qatar at Doha Festival City. food outlets. MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2017 MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA 09 We can increase Iraqi forces advance missile range, Iran warns Europe

London/Tehran Reuters “If we have kept the he deputy head of Iran’s Rev- range of our missiles to olutionary Guards warned 2,000km, it’s not due to Europe that if it threatens lack of technology. So far Tehran, the Guards will we have felt that Europe is increase the range of missiles Tto above 2,000km, the Fars news agency not a threat, so we did not reported. France has called for an increase the range of our “uncompromising” dialogue with Iran missiles. But if Europe wants about its ballistic missile programme and Armoured personnel carriers of the Iraqi forces and the Popular Mobilisation units are seen during the a possible negotiation over the issue sep- to turn into a threat, we will advance through Anbar province, 20km east of the city of Rawah in the western desert bordering Syria, arate from Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal increase the range of our yesterday, in a bid to flush out remaining Islamic State (IS) group fighters in the Al Jazeera region. with world powers. Iran has repeatedly missiles,” Brigadier General said its missile programme is defensive Hossein Salami said. and not negotiable. “If we have kept the range of our mis- siles to 2,000km, it’s not due to lack of said, according to the Fars report on Sat- technology. ... We are following a strate- urday. “If Iran can send a missile to gic doctrine,” Brigadier General Hossein Yemen, it shows the incapability of (the UN: Over 11 million children in Salami said, according to Fars. Saudi coalition). But we have not given “So far we have felt that Europe is not them missiles.” a threat, so we did not increase the range Salami said the Houthis managed to Yemen desperately need aid of our missiles. But if Europe wants to increase the range and precision of their turn into a threat, we will increase the missiles in a “scientific breakthrough.” range of our missiles,” he added. Jafari, the head of the Revolutionary Amman Saudi forces intercepted a missile fired The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, said on Thursday that Iran only AFP Coalition allows first aid by Houthi forces at Riyadh’s interna- Guards military force, Major General provides “advisory and spiritual” assist- tional airport early this month, has Mohammad Ali Jafari, said last month that ances to the Houthis. ore than 11 million chil- ship into Hodeidah port further tightened the coalition’s stran- Iran’s 2,000km missile range could cover Iran long denied sending fighters to dren in war-torn glehold on the rebel-held port of “most of American interest and forces” Syria to help President Bashar Al Assad Yemen are in desperate DUBAI: A ship carrying 5,500 Hodeidah, the main conduit for UN- within the region, so Iran did not need to in the fight against the rebels, and said need of humanitarian tonnes of flour docked in Yemen’s supervised deliveries of food and extend it. Jafari said the ballistic missile the Revolutionary Guards’ presence on aid, the United Nations Hodeidah port in the Red Sea yes- medicine. A UN plane carrying desper- range was based on the limits set by the the ground was advisory. Mchildren’s fund warned yesterday. terday, the first after more than two ately needed vaccines landed in the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali In what seemed to be a correction of “Today it is fair to say that Yemen weeks of a blockade by a Saudi-led rebel-held Yemeni capital Sana’a on Khamenei, who is the head of armed Jafari’s comments, Salami said on Satur- is one of the worst places on earth to coalition fighting the Houthi move- Saturday after coalition forces partly forces. Iran has one of the Middle East’s day that Iran’s support for the Houthis be a child,” said Geert Cappelaere, ment, local officials said. Saudi Arabia lifted the blockade, after warnings that largest missile programmes and some of was “political and spiritual.” Unicef’s regional director for the Mid- and its allies closed air, land and sea thousands of people could die. its precision-guided missiles have the The United States has imposed uni- dle East and North Africa. access to the Arabian Peninsula But UN officials have said desper- range to strike Israel. lateral sanctions on Iran, saying its missile “Two million children today in country on November 6, to stop what ately needed shipments of food and The United States accused Iran this tests violate a UN resolution that calls on Yemen suffer acute malnutrition (and) it calls a flow of arms to the Houthis medicines to Hodeidah remain month of supplying Yemen’s Houthi Tehran not to undertake activities related almost every single Yemeni boy and from Iran. The action came after blocked. Cappelaere welcomed the rebels with a missile that was fired into to missiles capable of delivering nuclear girl” is in acute need of humanitarian Saudi Arabia intercepted a missile reopening of Sana’a airport but said Saudi Arabia in July and called for the weapons. The United States says Iran’s assistance, he told a press conference fired towards its capital Riyadh. much more aid was needed. “The war United Nations to hold Tehran account- missile programme is a breach of inter- in Jordan’s capital Amman. in Yemen is sadly a war on children,” able for violating two UN Security Council national law because the missiles could “Today we estimate that every 10 Cappelaere said, adding that close to resolutions. Iran has denied supplying carry nuclear warheads in the future. minutes a child in Yemen is dying from famine in decades unless a crippling 5,000 children had been killed or seri- the Houthis with missiles and weapons. Iran denies it is seeking nuclear preventable diseases.” blockade by a Saudi-led coalition bat- ously injured since the start of a “Yemen is in total blockade. How could weapons and says its nuclear programme UN officials have warned that tling Houthi rebels is lifted. Saudi-led campaign in support of the we have given them any missile?” Salami is for civilian uses only. Yemen could face the world’s largest The blockade, put in place after government in March 2015. Mugabe accepts ousting and is quite jovial, says nephew Ethiopia arrests 100 suspects over Harare that finally persuaded him to amazing person. She wants to allowed to keep his assets, talks between the president and AFP resign on Tuesday. continue planning the Robert according to the respected Zim- the army chiefs who briefly put ethnic clashes “He is fine. I have been to see Mugabe University so they have babwe Independent newspaper. Mugabe under house arrest. obert Mugabe’s nephew him, he is quite jovial,” the son something to do,” he said. He will still be paid his full sal- Grace Mugabe, 52, was ADDIS ABABA: More than said yesterday the ousted of Mugabe’s late sister Sabina Zimbabwe announced plans ary, in line with constitution, alleged to have positioned her- 100 people have been arrested RZimbabwean president said. “He is actually looking for- in August to build the $1bn post- while Grace Mugabe will report- self to be Mugabe’s chosen in Ethiopia over a string of was in good health and “quite ward to his new life — farming graduate university in Mazowe, edly receive half his pay after his successor, prompting the mili- clashes earlier this year jovial” after being forced to and staying at the rural home. 35km outside Harare. death. tary to intervene on November between two of the country’s resign when a military takeover He has taken it well.” The plan drew fierce criti- Asked about the deal, 14 and usher in its preferred can- largest ethnic groups that ended his 37 years in power. But he added that Mugabe’s cism as Mugabe is accused of Mugabe’s long-time spokesman didate Emmerson Mnangagwa. killed hundreds, the state-run Leo Mugabe however wife Grace was now concentrat- brutal repression and bringing George Charamba said that “the Mnangagwa, a former close broadcaster reported. Five declined to discuss the $10m ing on plans to build a university the country to economic ruin. package of a retiring president ally of Mugabe for decades, has people from the Somali region retirement bonus reportedly in his honour. In the exit negotiations, will be defined (by) law”. vowed sweeping changes to and 98 from the Oromia granted to the 93-year-old “I like the spirit she has, she Mugabe was granted a $10m He earlier said immunity had revive the country’s moribund region were detained on sus- former president as part of a deal is with him all the time. She is an lump sum, full immunity and never been discussed during the economy. picion that they were involved in the violence along the bor- der between the two federal regions, Fana Broadcasting Corporate said, citing govern- Fighting violence against women Israeli minister quits over Sabbath row ment spokesman Negeri Lencho. The Somali and Oromo people, who predom- Jerusalem the public works conducted on The national rail company inate these regions, are among AFP the Sabbath by Israel Railways,” says some Sabbath work is nec- Ethiopia’s largest ethnic he added. essary in the interests of public groups. n ultra-Orthodox minis- “I cannot bear ministerial safety and to avoid congestion ter in Israeli Prime responsibility for the severe on roads. Litzman says that is Hardline Jews protest AMinister Benjamin Netan- harm to one of the eternal val- untrue. yahu’s coalition government ues of the Jewish people, which “To my regret Israel Rail- Israeli army service quit yesterday in a dispute over is the Sabbath.” ways has lately made the work on the Sabbath, the Jew- Netanyahu, head of the Sabbath day national mainte- JERUSALEM: Police arrested ish day of rest. right-wing Likud party, said he nance day,” he told Israeli army 35 people yesterday as hard- But a spokesman for health regretted Litzman’s decision and radio after handing in his resig- line religious Jews staged the minister Yaakov Litzman said signalled he wanted to avoid nation to the cabinet secretary. latest in a wave of protests that his United Torah Judaism calling for fresh elections. “It unnecessarily does all its rail over attempts to force them party would remain in the rul- “The national government maintenance work on the Sab- to do military service like ing alliance “at this stage”, headed by the Likud is the best bath,” he said. their secular counterparts. A preserving Netanyahu’s slim for the state of Israel,” he said at Sabbath begins at sundown police statement said those parliamentary majority at least the start of a cabinet meeting. on Friday and ends at sundown held included people who for the time being. “I think that every member on Saturday. tried to block traffic in Jeru- Similar disputes have caused of the coalition has an interest Netanyahu had reportedly salem during the protest, Israeli coalition crises in the in its continued existence; I don’t been seeking to persuade Litz- while some had “used vio- past, but Netanyahu was report- think, I know.” man not to resign by offering lence against security forces”. edly seeking ways to prevent Litzman will retain his seat backing for various measures A series of such protests in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a further fallout. in parliament. the health minister and his sup- recent months has been programme to mark the “International Day for the “I resign from my cabinet The dispute is over railway porters favour. spurred by the occasional Elimination of Violence Against Women” in Istanbul, position as health minister,” maintenance work, which is less Ultra-Orthodox parties have arrest of young ultra-Ortho- Turkey, yesterday. Litzman wrote in his resigna- disruptive to travellers on the often played a kingmaker role dox men accused of dodging tion letter. “The decision follows Sabbath, when no trains run. in Israel’s politics. military service. 10 VIEWS MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2017

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CHAIRMAN SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI

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EDITORIAL Heralding new era he launch of the design of Ras Abu Aboud Stadium, the seventh 2022 FIFA World Cup stadium design, heralds a new era in the sporting world. The projects stands out in the world because of its innovative and Tsustainable concept and will be an inspiration for stadium developers and architects around the globe. Muslims are often first The launch is also a testimony of Qatar’s indomitable spirit as the design was unveiled at the time when the country is under the unjust siege imposed by the blockading countries since June 5. One of the objectives of the siege countries was to delay the 2022 World Cup victims of terrorists preparations going on in the country. Siege countries thought imposing siege would bring down the morale as Qatar was importing raw material for World Cup This is important for a few reasons. related projects from some of the siege countries. On the Eli Lake To start it puts the lie to the mantra of contrary, Qatar launched the new design showing that Bloomberg the Islamic State, Al Qaeda and other country’s has emerged stronger under the siege. terrorists that they are protecting the The launch of Ras Abu Aboud Stadium’s design faith from the West. These groups are comes three months after the design launch of Al responsible for turning their battle- Thumama Stadium and six months after the fields into abattoirs. They slaughter the inauguration of Khalifa International Stadium following he terror in Egypt on Friday is group they claim to protect. its renovation. only the latest grim reminder that But it’s also a reminder of the This slaughter was particularly This succession of positive announcements highlights Muslims are often the first victims short-sightedness of President Donald venal. Gunmen waited the continued progress being made on all 2022 World of Muslim fanatics. Trump, who has at times tried to for ambulances and first Cup projects. Ras Abu Aboud Stadium is one of eight The massacre of at least 235 frame the war on terror as a contest Tpeople attending a Sufi mosque in Bir al- between Islam and the West. It’s true responders to come to proposed host venues for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. the mosque after an initial This stadium is also proof of Qatar’s sustainable and Abd on the Sinai coast is being attributed to that fiends like the Islamic State have a local affiliate of the Islamic State, known targetted religious minorities in the environment-freindly detonation and sprayed bullets as Ansar Beit al-Maqdis. This slaughter was Middle East, but this has not stopped approach to the stadium’s into the survivors and those particularly venal. Gunmen waited for them from killing so many of their construction. Ras Abu The launch is ambulances and first responders to come to own religion too. The West’s quarrel dispatched to save them. Aboud’s modular design also a testimony the mosque after an initial detonation and is with the extremists, or the sect of of Qatar’s means construction of the sprayed bullets into the survivors and those the faith that seeks to impose strict venue will require fewer indomitable spirit dispatched to save them. law on others — not the entire reli- Today Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and materials, create less waste An anonymous Muslim cleric told the gion. Indeed, our military relies on the United Arab Emirates are no longer as the design and reduce the carbon New York Times that he was shocked the local Muslims fighting alongside it in trying to buy off jihadis or remain neu- was unveiled at footprint of the building killers would attack a mosque. Prior targets the war on terror. It’s a strategy tral. They seek to confront both the the time when process, all while reducing for the terrorists in the Sinai included Cop- Trump himself has pursued in Syria Sunni and the Shia extremists. the time taken to build the the country is tic Christian churches and a Russian airliner and Iraq. And while this is a good sign, it’s stadium to as little as three in 2013. Many of the regimes in the Islamic also not a cure-all. This gets us back to under the unjust years. But the killing of Muslims should sur- world have internalised this lesson. Egypt. The current leader, Abdel Fattah siege imposed by Qatar’s ambition to host prise no one. Just look at the trail of blood in El-Sisi, has tried to crush the radicals the blockading world’s biggest soccer Iraq. Sunni terrorists attacked the al-Aksari in his own country with an iron fist countries since tournament began its mosque in both 2006 and 2007 in Samarra. since assuming power in a coup that journey on December 2, The site is one of the holiest in Shia Islam unseated Egypt’s elected and Islamist June 5. 2010, when Qatar won the and was known for its golden dome. While leader, Mohammed Mursi. His crack- right to host the tournament. it was rebuilt in 2009, the attack sparked down on Islamists, human rights Since that moment in Zurich, pledges of sectarian reprisals. groups and moderate opposition, how- numerous milestones have been achieved. Al Qaeda and the Islamic State perfected ever, has not stopped the terror. And as For the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy car bomb attacks that detonated inside But it’s also a reminder of long as the terror continues, Muslim (SC), 2022 will be the culmination of a dream that crowded markets in Baghdad, killing Mus- the short-sightedness of civilians will suffer. lims. Shia militias responded to these started in 2009, when the Qatar 2022 Bid Committee President Donald Trump, was formed. attacks by meting out random terror on the The work for World Cup projects are going in full Sunni minorities in Iraq with death squads, who has at times tried to The writer is a Bloomberg view columnist. swing and the country is investing around almost at times abetted by the state’s interior min- frame the war on terror as He was the senior national security corre- $500m every week on major infrastructure projects for istry. The killing is not limited to Iraq. Civil a contest between Islam spondent for the Daily Beast and covered wars in Lebanon, Syria and Yemen have national security and intelligence for the football’s biggest tournament. and the West. The countdown for the 2022 FIFA World Cup has increasingly pitted Islamist extremists Washington Times, the New York Sun already begun as the football’s biggest event will kick- against one another. and UPI. off in Qatar in almost five years from now. Qatar will welcome millions of fans from across the globe. Spectators will attend state-of-the-art stadiums that will offer world-class atmosphere and unforgettable fan experience.

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We don’t want there to be a hard border but the United Kingdom is going to be leaving the customs union and the single market. We can’t get a final answer to the Irish question until we get an idea of the end state, and until we get into discussions with the European Union on the end state that will be very difficult.

Liam Fox The Rawda mosque after a gun and bombing attack. RIGHT: Relatives of the victims walk past an ambulance while waiting British Trade Minister outside the Suez Canal University hospital in the eastern port city of Ismailia. MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2017 OPINION 11 Look who is cooperating with Daesh!

One can come up with a whole Hasan Basri Yalçın host of explanations for why such a Anatolia deal was made. One can claim, for instance, that there would be a bloody battle for both sides, so the deal was preferred as a way of nce upon a time there was a story told in avoiding a bloodshed. But such many circles. According to the story, Tur- explanations cannot justify this dirty key was blamed for overlooking the and secret deal. Daesh was declared Daesh presence in Syria or at least travel a fatal terrorist group and the fight of foreign fighters through Turkish bor- against it must be sustained to the Oders. Some even claimed that Turkey was cooperating bitter end. As is known, it was called with Daesh. It was also specifically argued that Turkey “an annihilation war” that would was trading oil with Daesh. leave “no terrorists alive” and there Turkey blamed would be no deals. But that promise It never mattered how serious all these allegations has not been fulfilled. The coalition were. What really mattered was suppressing Turkey allowed those dangerous terrorists while it was struggling to defend its innocence. It was to disappear from the Syrian desert. never easy to prove the non-existence of a non-exist- We just do not know when, where, ent relationship. and how will they reappear. What Even though Turkey was being attacked repeat- we do know is that they will cer- edly by Daesh terrorists, both Westerners and tainly reappear. Russians kept claiming that Turkey is supporting the If a group of deadly terrorists are terrorist group. Multiple arguments were developed escaping their stronghold with Turkish tanks approach the Turkish-Syria border during a military operation in the town of Jarablus. and repeated calls were made by Ankara in order to heavy weapons and suicide belts, show that there was no such connection and Daesh the supervisors who let them slip was being treated as a terrorist organisation. How- against any likely Turkish intervention. If the real rea- glass bulb. Once the upper bulb is empty, the process out must also be held accountable. ever, the Western media permanently argued against son for the war in Syria were the fight against Daesh will be inverted, and the “saturated” bulb will then be These terrorists are most probably Turkey by providing unfalsifiable claims. terrorism, then the Americans and the Russians overflowing into the other again! going to use those weapons against Turkey received no support should have cooperated with Turkey rather than However, the US kept ignoring this simple fact. targets in (but not limited to) Syria, When Turkey launched Operation Euphrates building defensive lines against it. There is apparently no learning at all. Despite the evi- Iraq, Turkey, Jordan and other Mid- Shield, the rumors about Turkish-Daesh cooperation Despite all these openly hostile US actions, the dent fact that this method is simply not paying off, the dle Eastern countries. And those slowly disappeared. However, Turkish forces did not Turkish government patiently kept demanding Amer- US government has kept intermingling with those ter- suicide belts will probably go off in find any support either from the Russians or the US- ican cooperation. In repeated talks, Ankara offered rorist organisations. some Western countries as well. led anti-Daesh coalition. cooperation against Daesh and to launch a joint oper- But the latest event revealing the level of entan- It is no longer an issue of coop- Specifically, during the fights in Al-Bab and Dabiq, ation in clearing Raqqah and the areas around it. But glement was quite sensational. The BBC broadcast a eration in the fight against terrorism. coalition forces for a long time rejected to provide Washington contrived ways of rejecting all these video that showed the final group of Daesh fighters Things having arrived where they enough air support in the engagements. After long offers, politely in some cases and impolitely in others. leaving Raqqah with their families under the control are now, partners should at the very discussions and large numbers of Turkish casualties, Supporting one group of terrorists against of the PYD and therefore US observers. least display the decency of sharing coalition air support was given only reluctantly. After another According to the news about this “dirty secret,” a intelligence in order to decrease the the fall of these central cities, Turkish forces gained a Rather than finding a legitimate way and a diplo- deal was reached between the PYD and Daesh for the number of fatalities. But it seems momentum and started to expand southward to fur- matic solution, the US preferred to support a terrorist latter to leave the city safe and sound. The escape of a that the coalition members are ther defeat Daesh. group in fighting another. It was a great disappoint- number of notorious Daesh leaders from Raqqah was unwilling to do even so much as Turkey was stopped ment on the part of Turkey and was also the root arranged by local officials. share information about those But the Syrian regime forces suddenly showed up, cause of the long proxy war in Syria. Coalition officials had to admit their presence in terrorists. first in the south of Al-Bab and later in front of Afrin However, one cannot say that this was an anom- the negotiations but they claim they did not take an and Manbij. The Russians provided a security belt aly. No. It was quite common and has a long history in “active part”. It seems that they cannot reject their both for the PYD and Daesh. If the real fight were the American way of strategic thinking. One can easily presence but are merely attempting to downplay the against Daesh, then no one would draw such a line find multiple examples of this method. Al Qaeda in level of their involvement. It is a confession in abated between the Turkish forces and Daesh- Afghanistan is the best example in this case. It was form. The news was described as shocking by the BBC controlled regions. At the same time, bred and actively supported by the US against the presenters but was not nearly as surprising for Turk- American flags were being planted in Soviet Union in Afghanistan. ish society. From the earliest days of Daesh up to now, D-RING ROAD critical PYD regions as a deterrent That tempting method has mostly been accepted a large segment of Turkish society has thought that POST BOX: 3488 as a clever strategy and employed in several other Daesh and Western governments have been instances as well. However, in each case it created a collaborating. DOHA - QATAR boomerang effect. Al Qaeda turned against the US at One can brush off this thinking as some kind of [email protected] It is no longer an issue of cooperation the end of the day, and the fight against it cost billions conspiracy theory. But this thought took on greater of dollars, leaving behind thousands of American cas- intensity with US President Donald Trump’s claim that in the fight against terrorism. Things ualties. The same strategy of raising a new Daesh had actually been created by the Obama EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OFFICE having arrived where they are now, organisation is simply being reemployed now. In the administration. TEL: 4455 7741 / 767 partners should at the very least display previous example, a religious terrorist organization In Turkey, it directly translated into an admission. FAX: +974 4455 7758 the decency of sharing intelligence was supported against communism. Of course, it will never be so easy to provide any proof Right now, a Marxist terrorist organisation is sup- for the existence, or absence for that matter, of such a in order to decrease the number of MANAGING EDITOR ported against a religious one. There is nothing novel direct link between the US and Daesh. But it is no TEL: 4462 7505 fatalities. in this model. It has only been turned upside down longer a secret that the US government can make a like an hourglass, now filling with sand in the other deal even with Daesh. DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR TEL: 4455 7769

LOCAL NEWS SECTION The UK government’s silence on Myanmar TEL: 4455 7743 BUSINESS NEWS SECTION director of Human Rights Watch, told the Interna- and India, both bilaterally and through the UN, to stop the TEL: 4462 7535 Lloyd Russell Moyle tional Development Committee that the British slaughter and to allow unfettered humanitarian access in Al Jazeera response is “ragged” and insufficient compared to Rakhine state. SPORT NEWS SECTION previous human rights crises. While we are still in the EU, we should be using our TEL: 4455 7745 This is, sadly, of no surprise. The top Foreign membership to build support for the banning of any sales Office civil servant has said the government has of equipment to the Myanmar military, and calling for a ONLINE SECTION deprioritised human rights for its so-called “pros- UN-mandated global arms embargo to stop unscrupulous TEL: 4462 7501 decade ago, the military gov- perity agenda”. And Tory infighting has rendered nations from profiting off these war crimes. And we should [email protected] ernment in Myanmar cracked the government sclerotic and unwilling to respond be openly calling for a referral to the International Crimi- down on peaceful protests for to the violence, which the UN has called a “text- nal Court of those involved in this campaign of ethnic PUBLIC RELATIONS economic and political book case of ethnic cleansing”. cleansing, wherever that may lead. reform, killing an estimated We have heard credible and corroborated These steps will not, alone, end the violence, but they TEL: 4455 7613 100A monks and triggering a wave of reports, since August, of mass killings, rape, arson, will help, and, at the very least, they will show the military [email protected] international diplomatic activity to curb looting and extortion. Thousands have been killed, government, the Rohingya and the world where the UK the violence. hundreds of villages have been destroyed and stands. ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT In preceding years, the UK’s Labour some 600,000 Rohingya have been forced to flee The government is also labouring under the delusion TEL: 4455 7837 / 780 Party had been lobbying within the EU, to Bangladesh. that Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s top civilian leader, will FAX: 4455 7870 successfully securing tighter sanctions on The UK government has responded to these rescue the Rohingya any day now. The theory goes that [email protected] the Myanmar military. The UK was crimes against humanity by announcing an aid putting pressure on the military government would risk instrumental in bringing a debate on package and sending out a handful of Foreign snuffing out the post-2011 reforms that they allowed, ced- CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT Myanmar for the first time to the UN Office staff on a fact-finding mission. ing limited power to her democratically elected party. TEL: 4455 7857 Security Council, a path to binding Yes, aid is important, but it is only politics that This is why Britain supported, with GBP10m ($13m) in [email protected] resolutions. will stop the killing, and the UK government seems finance and political support, a census which omitted the When the military started killing the to be demonstrating a distinct lack of Rohingya as a minority — an ugly and significant step to SUBSCRIPTION & DISTRIBUTION monks in 2007, Gordon Brown led the political will over the slaughter of ethnic cleansing, but one which the government made as a TEL: 4455 7809 / 839 world in the international effort to de- the Rohingya. We should be rallying concession for the wider reforms. FAX: 44557819 escalate the situation. He expended international actors, especially China The whole point of supporting constitutional reform in political capital by lobbying the US presi- Myanmar was to help reduce human rights abuses. But [email protected] dent and Chinese premier to take those have instead dramatically increased, and Aung San diplomatic action and made representa- Suu Kyi has not used her current power to release political tions directly to influential people within The military government is prisoners or change a 1982 law, which stripped the All thoughts and views Myanmar itself. David Miliband, the then not interested in reversing the Rohingya of citizenship. Instead, she has dismissed reports expressed in these columns foreign minister, coordinated EU leaders of ethnic cleansing in her country as “fake news”. into a unified bloc against the military piecemeal reforms. They know The military government is not interested in reversing are those of the writers, not government. that they have won international the piecemeal reforms. They know that they have won inter- of the newspaper. Fast forward and Myanmar civilians sanctions relief and that this national sanctions relief and that this provides a shield to are suffering a considerably graver provides a shield to international international action, allowing them to kill their own people All correspondence human rights catastrophe at the hands of with impunity. Our deadly silence has proven them right. action, allowing them to kill their regarding Views and the same military. But this time they will Opinion pages should be find no help in Britain. own people with impunity. The writer is MP for Brighton Kemptown and a member of the Last week, David Mepham, the UK International Development Committee. mailed to the [email protected] 12 ASIA MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2017

Saluting martyrs Delhi-NCR air Modi calls for remains toxic amid stubble burning united efforts New Delhi IANS

hile some regions across Delhi-NCR against terror Wsaw an improve- ment in the air quality from New Delhi “severe plus or emergency” IANS “Citizens and to “severe” yesterday, the administrators alike national capital continues rime Minister Naren- inhaling toxins with no res- dra Modi yesterday must move ahead pite likely for at least a week, said terrorism has in accordance with officials and experts said. become a global the spirit of our The stubble burning, threat almost “as a Constitution. The which according to the farm- Pdaily routine” and called for ers is in the last phase, efforts by all humanitarian message that our however continued in Delhi forces to defeat it. Constitution conveys for the third day and in Pun- Speaking on his 38th ‘Mann is that no one should A policeman salutes as he pays tribute at a police memorial marking the ninth anniversary jab, Haryana and Uttar ki Baat’ radio programme, the of the Mumbai 2008 attacks, which killed 166 people, in Mumbai, yesterday. Pradesh since last week. Prime Minister talked on a be harmed in any According to the satellite range of issues, including cli- way,” Modi said. images from NASA, the stub- mate change, and called upon ble burning in Delhi on farmers to resolve to reduce the Saturday was seen at differ- use of urea by half by 2022, the duty that we abide by the Con- ent spots of north Delhi, 75th anniversary of the coun- stitution in letter and spirit. BJP did what Pakistan and ISI rather than earlier Narela and try’s Independence. “Citizens and administra- Tikri areas. Modi, in his monthly address, tors alike must move ahead in The speed of the north- said that 2018 should be heralded accordance with the spirit of westerly winds, which with nice and positive thoughts our Constitution. The message couldn’t do in 60 years: Kejriwal continue entering Delhi from and urged the people to share that our Constitution conveys Punjab and Haryana where five of their positive experiences is that no one should be harmed New Delhi Intelligence could not do in 60 Speaking on the occasion, stubble burning continues with #PositiveIndia (hashtag Pos- in any way,” he said. IANS years, the BJP has done in three AAP founder-member Kumar despite the National Green itive India) on the Narendra Modi Modi said many people years,” he said and asked voters Vishwas said the party had Tribunal directions, on Sat- App or MyGov portal. across the world were not ready elhi Chief Minister Arvind in Gujarat to defeat the BJP. moved away from the path it set urday went down leading to Referring to the Armed to take terrorism seriously till a Kejriwal yesterday Thousands of party workers out on and has to find the right possibility of worsening of the Forces Flag Day on December 7, few years back but now that ter- Daccused the BJP of divid- participated in the conference way forward. situation. Modi said experiences and acts rorism is knocking at their doors, ing India on Hindu-Muslim lines at the Ramlila Maidan here, “Don’t you think we have “For the coming week of valour of the armed forces “every government in the world, and said it had done in three from where the India Against gone somewhere else from since the wind speed is low and personnel, who were neighbours those who believe in humanity, years what Pakistan and its ISI Corruption movement led by where we were moving to five temperature drops, the pollu- or acquaintances, can be posted governments having faith in could not do in 60 years. Anna Hazare started and later years ago? We have to find the tion levels will increase and on #armedforcesflagday. democracy, are seeing this as one “Pakistan’s biggest dream is gave birth to the AAP party in right way,” the AAP leader said. vary within being very poor... Noting that November 26 is of the biggest challenges”. to divide Hindustan on the lines 2012. The event drew participa- He also called for introspec- however, chances of a severe- observed as the Constitution The Prime Minister said ter- of Hindus and Muslims. Those tion from 22 states. tion on the part of the AAP plus or emergency situation is Day, Modi said the Indian Con- rorism and extremism were who’re dividing the country on Talking about the December leadership and cadres. “We unlikely,” Usman Naseem, stitution is the spirit of the trying to weaken the social the lines of Hindus and Muslims Gujarat elections, Kejriwal said: should think about ourselves as researcher at the Centre for democracy in the country. fabric. are ISI agents,” the Aam Aadmi “I request the people of Gujarat to where we started five years Science and Environment and Modi said that equality and “Terrorism is bent upon Party leader said at the party’s to give your vote to the candidate ago and where we are now.”A member of the EPCA, said. sensitivity towards all is the unique destroying humanitarian forces. National Conference here. or party who can defeat the BJP.” Vishwas said some party According to the Central characteristic of the Constitution. So, not only India but all “Under the veil of patriots, “If somewhere, the AAP is leaders do not talk about social Pollution Control Board, at “It guarantees fundamental humanitarian forces will have they’re anti-nationals. They want winning, give your vote to AAP. activist Anna Hazare, under 4pm, the Air Quality Index in rights to every citizen. It protects to keep fighting unitedly to to weaken the country. This If any other party is winning, whose leadership many of them Delhi on Saturday was 322 their fundamental rights and defeat the menace of dream has been harboured by give the vote to them. But defeat participated in the 2011 anti- against 335 on Friday—both safeguards their interests. It is our terrorism.” Pakistan. What Inter-Services the BJP,” Kejriwal said. corruption movement. “very poor”. Congress steps in to woo CPI in Kerala Make constitution

Thiruvananthapuram was led by Chief Minister C. another Congress leader who government land, leading to the IANS Achutha Menon, who headed a heaped praises on the CPI four CPI ministers boycotting the meaningful: Kovind CPI-Congress combine yesterday. weekly cabinet meeting on he Congress yesterday 1969-77. ”The CPI is a party that has November 15. stepped in to woo the “No one has any doubt on credible leaders and all of them As the spat between the two New Delhi fetters to it have to be TCommunist Party of India what is often described as the conduct themselves in a very Communist parties was at its IANS scrutinised. (CPI), the second-largest constit- golden period of Kerala. Numer- decent way and have high regards height, CPI’s state Secretary Union Law Minister Ravi uent of Kerala’s ruling LDF, as ous development initiatives for them, as I have worked with Kanam Rajendran had reminded resident Ram Nath Kovind Shankar Prasad said that the its relationship with the front were flagged off during this them in the seventies,” he said at the CPI-M that they should not yesterday said that the public interest litigation must major, the Communist Party of period. If not today, let us all a public function in Kasargode. forget that whenever the CPI-M PConstitution was not an not become a substitute for India-Marxist (CPI-M), blew hot hope that there arises an occa- The CPI and the CPI-M have ruled the state, the CPI was “abstract idea” and it has to be governance which must remain and cold. sion tomorrow that we (Congress been frequently skirmishing always with them and they made meaningful for ordinary with the elected people who are At a public meeting in Kot- and CPI) can stand together, for since the Pinarayi Vijayan-led should not forget that they were people by connecting it with mandated to look after tayam, senior Congress legislator the good of our state,” said Rad- Left Democratic Front assumed sitting on the sidelines, when the theit daily life and needs. governance. Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, hakrishnan, a two-time state office in May last year, with a CPI ruled in the 1970s. “The Constitution empow- On proactive judiciary, he in the presence of CPI’s Assist- minister. flashpoint over fate of state In the 140-member Kerala ers the people as much as said that the founding father of ant State Secretary Prakash Former state Finance Minis- Transport Minister Thomas Assembly, the has 91 members, people empower the Constitu- the Constitution gave the Babu, recalled the glorious days ter and former Maharashtra Chandy, who faced charges of with the CPI having 19 tion and what they have done responsibility of law making of Kerala were when the state Governor K.Sankaranarayan was land grab encroaching on legislators. to uphold the Constitutional and framing of policies to those values,” the President said in his elected by the people and it inaugural address at a function should be left to them. here, organised by the Supreme Mentioning that judiciary AAP needs to Court, to mark the Constitution has “latent accountability”, NCC anniversary Day. Prasad said that “Independence find right way: Pointing out that the exec- of judiciary is important, but at utive, legislature and the the same time probity and pro- Kumar Vishwas judiciary must respect each priety was also important” and New Delhi other’s domain, he said at the with this comes the importance IANS heart of the Constitution was of maintaining the balance in “trust” — trust in each other and three organs. am Aadmi Party (AAP) it is this trust that is inherent in In his Constitution Day lec- founder-member the Constitution. ture, former Chief Justice of India AKumar Vishwas yes- The President also released Justice R C Lahoti said that judi- terday said the party had two books “The Constitution at ciary must maintain self-restraint moved away from the path it 67” and “Indian Judiciary — and must avoid encroaching set out on and has to find the Annual Report, 2016-2017” on upon the domain of the legisla- right way forward. the occasion. ture and the executive. He was speaking at the Chief Justice of India Dipak “Judges should not assume Aam Aadmi Party’s national Misra said that Supreme Court the role of super legislature or conference on its fifth anniver- believes in Constitutional sov- super executive,” he said, sary at the Ramlila Maidan ereignty and the only religion describing such an approach as here, which saw the participa- which “all of us should follow “misadventure”. tion of party representatives is Constitutional religion”. The tension between the from 22 states. Stressing that “we must three organs was “inevitable” “Don’t you think we have accept constitutional sovereignty and is “welcome”, the former gone somewhere else from and we must surrender to it”, he CJI said, pointing out that where we were moving to five said: “Citizens right have be at the “democracy without discipline years ago? We have to find the pinnacle, at the zenith, there can’t is democracy without future”. right way,” the AAP leader said. A member of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) operates the remote control of a model be any compromise on the fun- Attorney General K.K. He also called for intro- aircraft during celebrations marking the 69th anniversary of the creation of the NCC, in damental rights.” Venugopal described the PIL as spection on the part of the The CJI said that no funda- a “boon” which has now Kolkata, yesterday. AAP leadership and cadres. mental right was absolute but touched every sphere of life. MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2017 ASIA 13

14 militants Army silent as killed in Afghanistan protests grow air strike Kabul QNA in Pakistan t least fourteen mili- tants belonging to ISIS Aand Taliban were Islamabad killed in an air strike con- AFP State schools and ducted in eastern Nangarhar universities across province of Afghanistan, offi- housands more pro- cial said yesterday. testers massed in Punjab province Nangarhar governors Pakistan’s major cities would stay closed spokesman said in a state- yesterday after today and tomorrow, ment that the airstrike was attempts to disperse Lahore’s top education carried out on Saturday night Tan Islamist rally in Islamabad in Momand Daras Margha Protesters from the Tehreek-i-Labaik Yah Rasool Allah Pakistan shout slogans during a protest ended in widespread violence, officer said. area of Achin district. with the military hesitant to in Islamabad yesterday. Several militants includ- respond to a government appeal ing two commanders were for help. protests had also spread to other injured before security forces country for nearly half of its playing religious songs as more killed in the strike, Khaama Groups of chanting demon- cities and towns across the retreated on Saturday. An inte- 70-year history. The little- groups arrived. A military heli- press reported. strators, many armed with sticks, country. rior ministry order said the known Islamist group at the copter flew briefly overhead but The statement further were arriving to occupy roads The numbers are still rela- federal government had author- centre of the protests, Tehreek- otherwise few members of the added that the target of the between Islamabad and neigh- tively small by Pakistani ised the deployment of i-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah security forces were in sight. airstrike apparently was sen- bouring Rawalpindi, reporters standards but have grown “sufficient troops” to “control Pakistan (TLY), is demanding the State schools and universities ior leaders of the ISIS leaders, saw. Thousands more were on swiftly. The situation has become law and order” in the capital resignation of Pakistan’s law across Punjab province, Pakistan’s who were killed in the the streets when police and par- more charged since authorities until further notice. minister Zahid Hamid over a most populous, would stay closed airstrike. amilitary forces began a bungled moved to clear the roughly But more than 18 hours after hastily-abandoned amendment today and tomorrow, Lahore’s top Nangarhar is among the operation to clear them one day 2,000 people who have blocked the order was released there was to the oath which election can- education officer said, while uni- relatively calm provinces of earlier. a major highway in Islamabad no official military response and didates must swear. versities in Karachi also the war-ravaged At least 4,750 were in Paki- since November 6, paralysing the no sign of armoured vehicles or Demonstrators have linked announced closures. Private tel- Afghanistan. stan’s biggest city Karachi, capital for weeks. They were soldiers on the streets. A military the issue to blasphemy—a highly evision broadcasts remained However, militants asso- according to traffic officials, up met with stubborn resistance by spokesman declined repeated contentious matter in Muslim blocked and social media sites ciated with Taliban and ISIS from roughly 200 the day before. protesters who torched vehicles requests for comment. Pakistan that has fuelled vio- were restricted, sparking confu- have increased their insur- In the cultural capital Lahore an and threw stones. Civil-military relations have lence many times before. At a sion about the state of protests and gency activities in some its estimated 3,400 were occupy- At least seven people were long been fraught in Pakistan, main stage set up at the centre how authorities planned to remote parts during the ing main roads. Reports said the reported dead and around 230 with the military ruling the of the sit-in, demonstrators were respond to the situation. recent years.

Pakistan’s non-textile Nationalists facing wipeout in Queensland polls exports grow Sydney for several days although political ana- Nation has not recorded decisive victories which the ABC forecasts will win 41 seats, Reuters lysts believe Labor will win the 47 seats in individual seats. supports the government loan. by 13.6% it needs to govern in Queensland assem- The election has been held in one of Hanson had been hoping her party he resurgence of Australian nation- bly comprising of 93 seats. Australia’s powerhouse mining states with would hold the balance-of-power in Islamabad alist politics has been halted at a “I am confident of a Labour major- debate over a A$16.5bn ($12.6bn) coal Queensland, and with it the ability to Internews Tstate election in coal-rich Queens- ity,” Queensland’s Labour Premier mine, rail and port project proposed by decide who the next premier would be. land, with Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Annastacia Palaszczuk told reporters Indian energy giant Adani Enterprises As the results rolled in late on Saturday, akistani exports of non- party at risk of being almost completely yesterday. dominating much of the campaign. she told reporters in Buderim, an urban textile products wiped out from the state assembly. Hanson, a senator in the federal parlia- While both major parties support the centre near Queensland’s coast, that while Prebounded and posted Australia’s centre-left Labor party is ment, had anticipated a surge in support in Queensland resources project, Labor has disappointed with some of the emerging a growth of 13.6 percent dur- leading in the tight race after three-quar- her electoral heartland, to give momentum vowed to veto a near billion-dollar con- numbers, the fight would go on. ing the first four months ters of votes were counted following to the resurgence her anti-immigration, cessional loan Adani has asked Australia “I think this is a clear indication that (July-October) of the current Saturday’s poll, while Hanson’s party has populist party enjoyed in the national elec- to provide for the proposed rail line, One Nation is not going anywhere, we are fiscal year from a year ago. yet to confirm victory in a single seat. tion last year. But despite attracting support should it win government. The conserv- going to be around for a while yet,” Han- The export proceeds from The official result may not be known from around 14 percent of voters, One ative opposition Liberal National Party, son said. these products surged to $2.66bn between July-Octo- ber from $2.34bn over the corresponding period of last year, suggests the latest data Waiting for customers Envoy voices concern at of Pakistan Bureau of Statis- tics. The export proceeds UN over human trafficking from the sectors were falling persistently since July 2014. United Nations Ambassador Lodhi said. The government has Internews Noting UN secretary-gen- extended support to non-tex- eral’s report about 24.2 million tile sector under the prime akistan has called for newly displaced by conflicts, minister exports enhance- stepped up international she said that the spreading pat- ment package. Data show an Pcooperation among coun- terns of exploitation by terrorist increase of 80.4pc year-on- tries of origin, transit and groups call for redoubling year in exports of petroleum destination to fight the “egre- efforts against this scourge and products. Petroleum prod- gious crime” of trafficking in a united action by all the ucts, petroleum crude and persons. nations. naphtha, led the increase in “Growing conflicts, eco- Underscoring Pakistan’s petroleum sector’s exports. nomic inequality and the commitment to fight the crime widening gap between the rich of trafficking in persons in line and the poor provide fertile with various international Punjab initiates ground to those who exploit instruments, Ambassador Lodhi projects worth human suffering,” Ambassador highlighted the Palermo Con- Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistan’s per- vention, the Palermo Protocol Rs2.25bn manent representative to the and Security Council resolution United Nations, told the UN 2331 (2016). Lahore Security Council. Pakistan, she said, had Internews An Afghan vendor waits for customers at a roadside stall in Mazar-i-Sharif. At the outset of the implemented a national action 15-member council’s debate on plan for combating human traf- he government in Paki- ‘Trafficking in Persons in Con- ficking and smuggling, along stan’s Punjab province flict Situations, she condemned with a strategic framework and Thas started develop- the use of African migrants as a strengthened trafficking ment projects worth Rs2.25bn slaves in Libya. related legislation. to promote modern system Pakistan seeks $400m World Bank “We are appalled by recent Concerning the global of irrigation and technology reports that African migrants compact for safe, orderly and suitable for weather were exposed to the indignity regular migration, the Paki- conditions. loan to implement PFM Strategy of slavery, in Libya,” she said. stani envoy expressed hope Provincial Agriculture “The international community that the adoption of that Minister Naeem Bhabha said Islamabad health and education operations processing and availability of must join ranks in fighting this instrument would help over the weekend that ongo- Internews through inefficient and ineffec- real-time budget execution scourge.” strengthen the existing global ing projects include drip and tive management of funds, lack reports for timely Voicing concern over legal framework. Long term sprinkle irrigation system, akistan is seeking a $400m of transparency which can decision-making. human trafficking as a conse- political and financial commit- for which the government loan from the World Bank undermine accountability, and Furthermore, greater trans- quence of conflict and its ments and support, as well as was providing 60 percent Pto implement its Public coordination challenges parency and accountability will linkages with terrorist groups, the Security Council’s efforts, subsidy. Finance Management Strategy between federal and provincial be achieved through establish- she said that the scourge has were critical to help build Installation of tunnel on (PMS) 2018-27 to bring improve- governments. ment of e-procurement; audit also become a cause of friction States’ capacities. which 50 percent subsidy ment in procurement systems The proposed programme trails of procurements; tracking among nations. “Additionally and above all, was being provided is also and accountability in service will address these challenges of expenditure to service deliv- The unprecedented ease of the Security Council, as the pri- among the development delivery for the health and edu- through transformative meas- ery level; allowing for direct communication and transpor- mary body tasked with schemes. cation sectors. ures like, enactment of a robust beneficiary monitoring of public tation in an increasingly maintaining peace and secu- Another 80 percent sub- A World Bank document PFM law, which will lead to expenditure through social audit globalized world enables rity, also needs to address the sidy was being given for says that the current Public empowerment of front-line to improve delivery of services; human traffickers and terror- root causes of conflict to running drip irrigation sys- Finance Management (PFM) service delivery managers by auditing of performance informa- ist networks, who operate like remove the grounds where such tem on solar system. limits the impact of ongoing decentralisation of payment tion in financial statements. mafias, to permeate societies, crimes breed,” she added. 14 ASIA MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2017

Cambodia PM Erupting Agung raises air travel warnings for closure of rival-founded Denpasar Reuters Indonesia also rights group ndonesian and regional upgraded its Volcano Phnom Penh authorities heightened Observatory Notice Reuters flight warnings around Bali’s Mount Agung yester- for Aviation to red, its ambodian Prime Min- day as the volcano’s highest warning, and ister Hun Sen yesterday Ieruptions sent a plume of vol- said the ash-cloud top Ccalled for the closure of canic ash and steam more than could reach 19,654 one of the country’s main 6,000 metres into the skies human rights groups because above the popular holiday island. feet or higher. it was founded by detained Ash covered roads, cars and opposition leader Kem Sokha. buildings near the volcano in the A crackdown on critics of northeast of the island, while Centre (VACC) in Darwin issued Hun Sen, the world’s longest scores of flights were cancelled maps showing an ash cloud serving prime minister, has and overnight a red glow of what heading southeast over the already led to the dissolution appeared to be magma could be neighbouring island of Lombok, of the main opposition party seen in photographs by Antara, away from Bali’s capital, Den- and curbs on some independ- the state news agency. pasar, where the main ent media, prompting “The activity of Mount Agung international airport is located. criticism from Western has entered the magmatic erup- Indonesia also upgraded its donors. tion phase. It is still spewing ash Volcano Observatory Notice for “The Cambodian Center at the moment but we need to Aviation (VONA) to red, its high- for Human Rights (CCHR) monitor and be cautious over the est warning, and said the must be shut down because possibility of a strong, explosive ash-cloud top could reach 19,654 it was created by foreigners eruption,” said Gede Suantika, feet or higher. not Cambodians. The minis- an official at the volcanology and However, officials said the try of the interior should look geological disaster mitigation airport would remain open for The Mount Agung volcano belches volcanic ash in Karo yesterday. into this,” Hun Sen told a agency. now as the ash could be avoided. group of garment workers. Bali, famous for its surf, “The volcanic ash has only The airport would also decision to cancel the rest of flights to and from Lombok. Hun Sen described the beaches and temples, attracted been detected in a certain area,” “make it easier” for passengers today’s flights to and from Bali Lombok airport was closed opposition as “children” of the nearly 5 million visitors last year the airport and other officials to seek refunds and make other as a precautionary measure,” late on Sunday afternoon and United States and said he told but business has slumped in said in a joint statement. arrangements, he said, while Virgin said in a statement on its authorities would assess the situ- this to US President Donald areas around the volcano since All domestic flights and the noting that airlines had their own website. ation in the morning, a transport Trump when they met in the September when Agung’s vol- airport itself were operating as rules. AirAsia also cancelled its ministry spokesman said. Philippines earlier this month. canic tremors began to increase. “normal” and tests for ash had After resuming flights on remaining flights to Bali and Indonesia’s disaster agency The CCHR was founded Agung rises majestically over been negative, it said. Sunday morning, Virgin Australia Lombok. Qantas and Jetstar has said Bali is “still safe” for by Kem Sokha in 2002 before eastern Bali at a height of just Yunus Suprayogi, general again cancelled flights on Sun- flights were continuing as of yes- tourists except for a 7.5-kilome- he returned to a political over 3,000 metres. When it last manager of Bali airport operator day afternoon following a terday afternoon but Jetstar tre (4.7-mile) zone around Mount career in 2007. erupted in 1963 it killed more Angkasa Pura I, said food and change in the aviation colour warned on its website that flights Agung. Kem Sokha was arrested than 1,000 people and razed entertainment would be provided code from orange to red. could be subject to change at “Despite the string of erup- in September and charged several villages. as well as extra bus services if con- “Due to the significant vol- short notice for safety reasons. tions, there has not been an with treason for an alleged Australia’s Bureau of Mete- ditions changed and passenger canic ash and current weather Indonesia’s flag carrier increase in volcanic activity,” it plot to take power with orology’s Volcanic Ash Advisory numbers increased. conditions, we have made the Garuda said it was cancelling all said in a statement. American help. His Cambo- dia National Rescue Party was dissolved on November 16 by the Supreme Court, acting at Faeces helps the government’s request. Pope can help but Rohingya have to return: Cardinal Kem Sokha has rejected in gut-busting the charges against him, which the opposition calls a research Vatican City Despite last week’s deal to D’Rozario, the Archbishop of pontiff in a first for Bangladesh ploy to ensure Hun Sen AFP return to Myanmar some of the Dhaka, said ahead of Francis’s and its tiny community of extended over three decades Wellington hundreds of thousands of peo- visit. 360,000 Catholics. in power in next year’s AFP he top Catholic official in ple housed in the world’s largest “The international commu- Francis arrives in Myanmar election. Bangladesh hopes Pope refugee camp, on the Bangladesh nity wants it and the Holy today and will fly Thursday to The United States has aeces appears to be as TFrancis’s visit there and to side of the border, Cardinal Father’s visit will prepare the Bangladesh. His schedule does stopped funding for the elec- unique as fingerprints, Myanmar will bolster moves to Patrick D’Rozario warns that the minds and hearts of many,” he not include a visit to the vast ref- tion and the European Union Faccording to New Zea- alleviate the Rohingya refugee situation remains both explosive said. ugee camp but he is due to meet has raised a potential threat land research released crisis that has put the neighbour- and tough to resolve. Despite the difficult back- with a small group of Rohingya to Cambodia’s duty free yesterday which could impact ing nations in the global “I am hopeful the Rohingya drop, D’Rozario is looking in Dhaka, the Bangladeshi access if it does not respect on the growing push towards spotlight. can be returned to Myanmar,” forward to the visit of the capital. human rights. personalised medicine and tailored treatments. Scientists at Auckland University studied excrement from acclaimed artist Billy Apple. Two dead as explosion rocks Chinese port city They found that nearly half of the bacteria species present in his 1970 art work Excretory Ningbo no official word on its cause. hospital. The Xinhua news common in China, where safety area. Metal gates were twisted Wipings were still present in AFP The Ningbo government said agency said the explosion hap- standards are often lax. open and windows blown out of his body 46 years later. on a social media account that pened in a demolished factory Aerial images posted by the buildings. The researchers said this powerful explosion hit the blast occurred in a “vacant at around 9am (0100 GMT). People’s Daily on Twitter showed The explosion sent chunks meant their study — newly China’s major port city of lot”. A later statement by the city’s at least four wrecked buildings of masonry flying around the published in the Human A Ningbo yesterday, killing Local authorities said two Jiangbei district, the scene of the around a wasteland of concrete area, where buildings were Microbiome Journal — meant at least two people, injuring people died, two were seriously blast, said 16 people were still debris. already being demolished, advances in personalised more than a dozen and wreck- injured and an unidentified being treated for minor injuries Helmeted rescuers were according to Beijing newspaper medicine may have to con- ing buildings, authorities said. number were being treated for while an undisclosed number seen carrying injured people Xinjing Bao. sider not only a person’s Cars were twisted and man- lesser injuries in one of China’s had left hospital. away from the area, while oth- The Communist Party’s Peo- individual genes, but also gled by the force of the blast, a largest ports, just south of CCTV said last evening that ers stood over a person lying on ple’s Daily said on Twitter that their unique microbiome— plume of grey smoke rose in the Shanghai. no one else was believed trapped the ground. no one lived at the scene but gar- the population of microbes sky and debris was scattered for State media said more than in the rubble. Pieces of concrete, wood and bage collectors might have been that live in and on them. dozens of metres. But there was 30 people were taken to Industrial accidents are glass were strewn across a wide working there. Nepal votes in 1st provincial polls amid democracy hopes

Balephi parliaments. expressing hope that sluggish AFP The two-phase elections will reconstruction would be kick- establish the country’s first pro- started by the political change. epalis across the coun- vincial assemblies as laid out in a Polling station officials in try’s mountainous north post-war constitution that aims Balephi, a small town in north- Nvoted yesterday in elec- to devolve power from the top- ern Sindhupalchowk district, tions that could herald change heavy central governments to sealed the plastic ballot boxes after 20 ruinous years marked seven newly created provinces. as the polls closed at 5pm (1115 by a bloody Maoist insurgency, Nepal’s tumultuous transi- GMT) and loaded them into a a devastating earthquake and tion from monarchy to truck to be transported to the crippling political instability. democracy has been marred by district capital for storage. The historic vote marks the crippling instability that has Counting will only begin after final step of a drawn-out peace seen 10 leaders hold power in the second phase of elections is process, which began in 2006 11 year — some of them more held in the populous south on with the end of the civil war than once — hampering devel- December 7, with results expected between the Maoists and the state. opment and recovery from the a few days later. More than two million peo- earthquake that struck in 2015. Elections were suspended ple — around 65 percent of The areas that were worst hit and will be held again at two eligible voters — cast their bal- by the quake, which killed 9,000 polling stations in the western A man casts his vote at a polling station during the general election at Chautara, lot for representatives in new and destroyed half a million homes, district of Rukum after acid was Sindhupalchowk district, some of 100km east of Kathmandu, yesterday. national and provincial voted yesterday, with many sprinkled on ballot boxes. MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2017 EUROPE 15 Ireland ups pressure on Changing of the Guard ceremony UK over border issue

London between Northern Ireland and AP Brexit talks the Republic of Ireland will Phil Hogan said the become a dividing line between reland’s European Com- border problem can Britain and the EU-- and a new missioner yesterday easily be solved if May arrangement will be needed to pressured British Prime drops her plans to take monitor the flow of people and Minister Theresa May to Britain out of the EU of goods. change course on Brexit customs union and the Hogan argues this “hard bor- Italks to solve the issue of the der” won’t be needed if Britain, single market when it post-Brexit border between at the very least, allows North- Northern Ireland and the departs the 28-nation ern Ireland to remain in the Republic of Ireland so stalled bloc in 2019. customs union. But his approach negotiations can move has been rejected by Arlene Fos- forward. EU leaders won’t ter, leader of the Democratic Phil Hogan said the border allow talks to move Unionists, a Northern Ireland problem can easily be solved if into critical trade party that is using its votes in May drops her plans to take Brit- Parliament to prop up May’s areas until Members of the Royal Navy marching band perform during the Changing of the Guard ain out of the European Union “significant progress” minority government. customs union and the single Foster told her party confer- ceremony outside Buckingham Palace, in London, yesterday. has been made on market when it departs the ence on Saturday that the party 28-nation bloc in 2019. these issues. would not back any agreement Failing that, he said, the gov- that “creates barriers” between ernment should allow Northern Northern Ireland and the rest of Ireland to remain in these enti- bloc, and the rights of EU citi- the United Kingdom, in effect ties so no hard border would be zens affected by Brexit - are key ruling out special status for Six hurt as car hits pedestrians in Germany required because there would obstacles slowing negotiations Northern Ireland in the post- be no trade barriers and no need between Britain and its Brexit era. Berlin for questioning after the early- apparently an argument inside for customs enforcement. estranged EU partners. EU leaders said on Friday AP morning incident in the North or outside a nearby disco before “If the UK or Northern Ire- EU leaders won’t allow talks that Britain must show progress Sea port town of Cuxhaven, the incident, and that a “politi- land remained in the EU to move into critical trade areas on the problem issues by Decem- n apparently intoxicated authorities said. cal background” currently customs union, or better still the until “significant progress” has ber 4 in time for a mid-December man drove a car into Police said that they are appears unlikely. single market, there would be been made on these issues. summit to allow the talks to Apedestrians in northern investigating “in all directions” Four people were seriously no border issue,” he said. “That’s May’s government has said progress to the next phase, which Germany yesterday, injuring six and were still examining hurt and another two slightly a very simple fact.” that Britain will leave the cus- will involve substantive discus- people, police said. whether it was an accident or injured. By mid-afternoon, five The Irish borders issue - toms union and single market sion of the future trading The 29-year-old driver, a the man deliberately drove into of the victims “all of them Ger- along with the “divorce bill” when it leaves the EU. relationship between Britain and local resident who probably the group. man” had been discharged from Britain has to pay for leaving the At that point, the border its former partners. comes from Syria, was taken in They said that there was the hospital.

French splinter Anti-abortion protest EU condemns Russia’s group forms ‘foreign agent’ media law new right-wing Brussels political party AFP

Paris he Russian law classing Anatolia international media Torganisations operating in new French political the country as “foreign agents” party is arising out of a is a “threat to free and inde- Asplinter group from the pendent media”, the European right-leaning Republican Union said yesterday. Party, local media reported. President Vladimir Putin Nineteen elected politi- (pictured) on Saturday signed cians announced that they into law the new rules which “The ‘foreign agent’ have formed a new political allow any international media party called ‘Agir’ -- meaning outlet to be classified under the legislation goes ‘to act’ -- in a piece published controversial “foreign agent” against Russia’s by French daily Le Figaro. label by the Ministry of human rights According to the paper, Justice. obligations and the group said that in this “The ‘foreign agent’ legisla- spring’s general and presi- tion goes against Russia’s commitments, and Demonstrators hold placards and banner as they march during a protest against abortion, dential elections French human rights obligations and the extension of in Vienna, Austria, yesterday. voters voiced the need for commitments, and the exten- its scope to foreign change and reform. sion of its scope to foreign media... (and) is a The party said it support media... (and) is a further threat the current government and to free and independent media further threat to free its right-leaning prime min- and to access to information,” and independent ister, Edouard Philippe. the EU’s diplomatic arm said in media and to access According to the article, Romanians rally over judicial overhaul plans a statement. the members support a liberal, It added the measures were to information.” EU-favouring, reformist right Bucharest Protesters briefly scuffled government plans to revamp the “yet another attempt to shrink instead of an anti-EU, extreme AP with mounted police in Bucha- justice system. Demonstrators the space for independent conservative one. rest, and they blew whistles also oppose a law that will shift voices in Russia”. other foreign media will have In the article, the group housands have protested yesterday and called the ruling social security taxes to the The “foreign agents” law is to present themselves as for- also stressed their support to in Romania’s capital Social Democratic Party “the red employee. The government says in retaliation to the United eign agents on all paperwork President Emmanuel Macron Tagainst planned changes plague.” Prosecutors recently it will boost revenues. States registering Moscow-con- and submit to intensive scru- and the ruling La Republique to the justice system they say froze party leader Liviu Drag- Vasile Grigore, a 42-year-old trolled RT Television by the tiny of staffing and financing. En Marche while balking at the will allow high-level corruption nea’s assets amid a probe into doctor said: “We don’t want our same term. The 2012 law, which had conservative-liberal Repub- to go unpunished and a tax misuse of European Union country to be run by people who In a move condemned by applied only to non-govern- lican Party getting close to overhaul that could lead to funds. are being prosecuted, incompe- Human Rights Watch and mental organisations, has now far-right National Front. lower wages. It was the latest protest over tent and uneducated.” Amnesty International, US and been formally extended. Italy’s 5-Star Movement calls for OSCE to monitor elections

Rome Di Maio, who was elected maverick group is to blame for telephone (his associates) who party would release twice- been highly critical of 5-Star, Reuters 5-Star leader in September, said some of the most egregious are continuing to post this filth,” monthly reports on web abuses. which has promised a campaign his party was often misrepre- smear campaigns. Renzi said yesterday. “We do not want to shut against corruption and is seen taly’s anti-establishment sented by the traditional media Last week, unofficial Face- The sharing of false or mis- down any website, but we want as unfriendly to big business. 5-Star Movement wants and said the Organization for book accounts that back 5-Star leading headlines and mass accountability,” Renzi said. Latest polls show 5-Star has Iinternational observers to Security and Cooperation in published a photograph pur- postings by automated social The 5-Star party complains built a stable lead over other monitor next year’s national Europe (OSCE) should oversee portedly showing a close ally of media “bots” has become a glo- that it is unfairly treated by parties, with support of around election campaign to help ward the forthcoming election. PD leader Matteo Renzi attend- bal issue, with accusations that mainstream media, saying state 28% against 24% for the PD and off “fake news”, party leader “The problem of fake news ing the funeral of Mafia boss Russia tried to influence votes broadcaster RAI is under the 15% for Forza Italia. Luigi Di Maio said yesterday. exists and we think it is neces- Salvatore Riina. In fact it was a in the United States and France. sway of the government, while A new electoral law which His comments came after sary to have the OSCE monitor photo taken in 2016 at the Moscow has denied this. the largest private media group encourages coalition building the ruling Democratic Party (PD) news and political debate dur- funeral of a murdered migrant. Some PD leaders called this is controlled by the family of ahead of the vote, means Ber- accused 5-Star supporters of ing the election campaign,” Di “Di Maio says he wants to weekend for legislation ahead former centre-right prime min- lusconi’s centre-right bloc using interlinked internet Maio said on Facebook. call up OSCE monitors. Why of the elections, which are due ister Silvio Berlusconi. should emerge as the single accounts to spread misinforma- Such a request is unlikely to doesn’t he call up UN peace- by May, to crack down on the Italy’s leading newspapers, largest political force, albeit tion and smear the centre-left gain traction with 5-Star’s oppo- keepers and the Red Cross, and spread of false news. Renzi ruled which are owned by large without a clear parliamentary government. nents, who allege that the while he is at it, why not that out yesterday, but said his industrial concerns, have also majority. 16 EUROPE MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2017 Merkel urged to seal coalition deal with SPD

Frankfurt Repeat coalition Merkel, who has baulked at Malu Dreyer, premier of Rhine- the Jamaica talks, and with fears AFP the idea of a repeat election, on land-Palatinate state. that snap polls would mainly An alliance between Saturday said she wanted to form The Social Democrats cen- benefit the far-right AfD, Schulz hancellor Angela Mer- the conservatives and a government “very soon”. tred their campaign on building caved to demands to soften his kel (pictured) faced the SPD is the best Talks with the SPD should be a more socially just Germany, stance. growing calls yester- option for Germany, based on “mutual respect” and pledging more investment in Leading Greens MP Claudia day to clinch a repeat better in any case “compromise”, she added. education and infrastructure. Roth told Deutschlandfunk radio coalition deal with the than ‘Jamaica’, new Piling on the pressure, the Merkel, who is eyeing a she doubted whether another CSocial Democrats after they elections or a minority youth wing of Merkel’s CDU fourth term, met with top brass GroKo was the best outcome, dropped their initial resistance government: Seehofer party called for a deal on another from her CDU party yesterday to given its “anaesthetising” effect to help end Germany’s political “GroKo”, as the grand coalition discuss the next steps. on the country last time. deadlock. is known in Germany, to be in A breakthrough could come “But it smells like it (another Merkel has been scrambling An Emnid survey for Merkel’s Bavarian CSU sister place by December holiday. on Thursday, when President grand coalition),” she said. to avert snap elections after the Bild newspaper party. If the two sides can’t reach Frank-Walter Steinmeier hosts FDP leader Christian Lind- arduous talks to form a new gov- yesterday showed The failed three-way tie-up an agreement by then, “the con- talks between Merkel, Seehofer ner, who triggered the crisis ernment with the pro-business that 52 percent of between the CDU/CSU, the servatives should aim for a and Schulz. when he pulled out of the Free Democrats (FDP) and the Germans were in Greens and the FDP had been minority government”, Paul An Emnid survey for the Bild Jamaica talks last Sunday, also left-leaning Greens broke down favour of a repeat dubbed “Jamaica” because the Ziemiak, head of the CDU youth, newspaper yesterday showed said he expected to see the SPD a week ago. grand coalition. parties’ colours match those of was quoted as saying by Bild. that 52 percent of Germans were agree to another stint in Social Democratic Party the Caribbean country’s flag. He too warned against mak- in favour of a repeat grand government. (SPD) leader Martin Schulz had Seehofer warned the SPD ing too many concessions to the coalition. “The hurdles are lower for vowed to go into opposition after Sonntag newspaper that a repeat however that there would not be SPD, urging the CDU to stand Schulz had categorically them than for us,” Lindner told a disappointing showing in Sep- left-right “grand coalition” was a deal at any cost. firm on stricter migration poli- ruled out another stint as junior Bild. tember’s general election, but in the right way forward. “I can only advise the SPD cies and its commitment to a coalition partner after four years A “Jamaica” coalition would a U-turn on Friday said he was “An alliance between the not to enter into talks with the balanced budget. of governing in Merkel’s shadow have “shattered into a thousand ready for talks with Merkel’s conservatives and the SPD is the conservatives with exaggerated Leading SPD politicians led the SPD to its worst result in pieces within months”, he added, conservative CDU/CSU bloc. best option for Germany, better demands, but to stay realistic,” however signalled they were decades in the September 24 poll. given the parties’ differing views Bavaria’s powerful state pre- in any case than ‘Jamaica’, new he told the daily. ready to flex their muscles. But with Europe’s top econ- on everything from migration to mier Horst Seehofer, a key elections or a minority govern- “There shouldn’t be a grand “Ms Merkel is in no position omy facing prolonged political climate protection to eurozone Merkel ally, told the Bild am ment,” said Seehofer, who heads coalition at any price.” to dictate terms,” said the SPD’s uncertainty after the collapse of reforms. Call to protest French schools’ budget cuts

Paris part of France’s soft power, on AFP The SNES-FSU union a par with Alliance Francaise, the country’s global network of rance’s biggest secondary is demanding the cultural centres. teachers’ union has called government row back The strike aims to coincide Ffor strikes yesterday at on the “scandalous” with a meeting of the state 500 French schools in foreign agency in charge of the schools countries in protest at planned cut to schools’ to discuss next year’s budget. cuts to budgets and staffing. funding in its revised The agency falls under the The SNES-FSU union is 2017 budget, saying responsibility of the foreign demanding the government row 500 teaching jobs are ministry, which declined to back on the “scandalous” cut to comment on the call for teach- schools’ funding in its revised on the line. ers to walk off the job. 2017 budget, saying 500 teach- President Emmanuel ing jobs are on the line. 137 countries beyond its borders. Macron’s centrist government The union estimated the cuts They cater for around 350,000 is on a drive to cut spending and at $39m and said the funds allo- students -- 40% French and 60% bring France’s budget deficit cated in the 2018 budget also fall foreign. within EU limits. short of their needs. The lycées, or high schools, Spending is set to fall by 15 France runs 492 schools in are particularly seen as a key billion euros in 2018. The collapsed floor of a club on Spain’s holiday island of Tenerife, in Adeje, yesterday. Greek police arrest seven UK terror scare 40 injured as Spain club floor collapses unexplained as Madrid woman, the regional govern- empty at the time of the for selling fake olive oil AFP ment of Spain’s Canary Islands collapse. Thessaloniki suspects freed said in a statement. Britain’s foreign office said AP orty people were injured “After the floor collapsed, it was in contact with “a number London after a section of floor at a the people who were inside fell of British nationals” who had reek police have arrested seven people allegedly AFP Fpacked club on Spain’s to the basement from the height been injured in the incident. involved in fraudulently selling large quantities of adul- holiday island of Tenerife col- of approximately one floor,” it Videos posted on social Gterated sunflower oil as olive oil in Greece and abroad. wo men suspected of lapsed yesterday, sending said. media showed emergency serv- A family of four and three of their relatives were found involvement in a fight revellers plunging into the base- Video posted by the local fire ices workers attending to people operating a workshop were they added a dye to turn the yel- Tthat sparked a terror ment, officials said. department on Twitter showed on the ground or on benches low sunflower seed oil into a green hue resembling olive oil. scare in London’s Oxford Rescuers rushed to the But- firefighters picking through rub- outside of the club. The arrests took place yesterday near the city of Larissa, Street shopping district have terfly Club in Adeje at about 2:30 ble with their hands in the Emergency services took 21 in the Greek province of Thessaly, about 150km south of the been questioned by police am (0230 GMT) after a roughly basement of the nightclub people to hospital and treated northern Greek city of Thessaloniki. but released without charges, four square metres of its floor located in a shopping mall. another person at the scene who The adulterated oil was sold in five-litre (1.32-gallon) cans a spokesman said gave way. Firefighters remained at the was released, the regional gov- to Greek consumers and exported, in one-ton pallets, mainly yesterday. The injured included two scene until 6:00 am to search ernment said. to Germany. Armed officers locked French men aged 38 and 40, two the basement in case anyone Another 18 people went to The product was peddled as “extra-virgin olive oil, straight down the area around Oxford British men aged 57 and 59, a was trapped inside. hospital by their own means to from the producer.” Its domestic price was about 50 percent Circus for more than an hour 45-year-old Romanian man, Authorities said the base- be treated, the mayor of Ten- cheaper than the real thing. on Friday after reports that and a 23-year-old Belgian ment was not in use and so was erife said. shots had been fired, and 16 people were hurt as crowds fled the scene. London Police, who responded as if the incident Catalan separatists fail Napoleon’s Russian retreat were terror-related, said they found no trace of suspects, evidence of gunfire or to retain majority in poll casualties. The British Transport Barcelona Unionist parties combined Police later said they believed Reuters would account for another 46% it all began with an “alterca- of votes, up from less than 40% tion between two men” on the ro-independence parties last time, according to the poll platform of the Underground may fail to retain an abso- by Metroscopia. station, issuing CCTV image Plute majority of seats in The poll shows pro-inde- of the pair. the Catalan parliament in pendence parties winning 67 A 21-year-old and a regional elections next month, seats, one short of the absolute 40-year-old subsequently a poll published yesterday majority they would need to came forward and were showed, with pro-unity par- retain control of the regional interviewed, but a spokesman ties poised to increase their vote parliament. for the force on Sunday said: share. Unionists forces would also “They have not been arrested Failure to win a majority in fall short a majority in this sce- or charged.” the regional parliament would nario, although the poll suggests No further suspects are be a blow for Catalan separa- a high number of voters, around being sought. tists who have billed the 23%, remain undecided. Oxford Circus, the junc- December 21 election as a de- The staunchly unionist cen- tion of London’s Oxford Street facto plebiscite on Madrid’s tre-right party Citizens looks set and Regent Street, is one of decision to impose direct rule to cement its position as the the busiest areas in London, on the wealthy region last largest opposition force with and was packed with shop- month. 25.3% of votes, gaining from the Members of historical clubs dressed as 1812 French and Russian soldiers took part in pers seeking bargains on Catalan separatist parties Catalan wing of Prime Minister a re-enactment to mark the 205th anniversary of Napoleon's army retreat from Russia “Black Friday”. are predicted to win 46% of the Rajoy’s conservative Popular across the Berezina River near the village of Studenka, some 85km of Minsk, yesterday. Britain is on high alert vote, down slightly from 47.7% Party which drops to 5.8% and after five terror attacks since in a previous election in 2015. loses five of its 11 seats. March. MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2017 AMERICAS 17

John Conyers Cuba honours ‘will do the right thing’, says Pelosi Fidel one year Washington Bloomberg

ancy Pelosi said Rep- after his death resentative John NConyers “will do the right thing” — without elab- Havana orating on what that is AFP The Union of — amid calls for the Michigan lawmaker to step down from ith little fanfare, Communist Youth his committee position amid Cuba yesterday has organised a allegations of sexual commemorated “political-cultural misconduct. Wthe first anniver- evening” marking the “He will do the right thing sary of the death of revolutionary in terms of what he knows leader Fidel Castro as it prepares “physical death” of El about his situation, that he’s to move into the post-Castro era. Comandante. entitled to due process,” Since his death at the age of Pelosi, the House Democratic 90 on November 25 last year, Leader, said Sunday on NBC’s Castro’s wishes have been governed Cuba for 48 years. Young Cubans attend a political meeting to commemorate the first anniversary of Fidel Castro’s “Meet the Press” programme. respected. No street, square or Still, signs and slogans death at University of Havana, Cuba. “But women are entitled to building bears his name, and no painted on walls that read “I am due process as well.” statue or monument has been Fidel,” “Fidel will always live” thoughts, our culture, our battle convalescing old man, and “suf- ing point in Cuban history. The California lawmaker erected in his honour. and “Fidel is among us” can be of ideas,” added elementary fering more myself when I saw The polls will kick off a wouldn’t say whether she But Castro remains present seen around the country. school principal Gladys Garcia. him in pain, rejoicing more than series of elections ending in would unilaterally remove in the minds of Cubans, and state Cuba’s two newspapers, the When Fidel Castro died, him when I saw his smile.” February 2018 with the first top the 88-year-old Conyers, the media recalls his exploits, state-run Granma and Juventud Cuba went into mourning until Elian Gonzalez, who back in government generational chamber’s longest-serving speeches and writings on a daily Rebelde, dedicated most of their his ashes were interred in the 2000 fled Cuba by sea to the change in 60 years—the elec- member, from his position as basis. issues to the late communist southeastern city of Santiago de United States and was caught tion of Raul Castro’s top Democrat on the power- The most important com- leader. Cuba. An event marking the up in a fierce custody battle, was replacement, who will, for the ful House Judiciary memoration was to be held at “This year we, the people of anniversary may be held there hailed by Fidel Castro upon his first time, be a post-revolution- Committee. nightfall at Havana University, Cuba, have within us great sad- on December 4. return to the Americas’ only ary figure. Pelosi, who served as the where Castro often delivered his ness but mixed with joy because Venezuelan President Nico- communist-run nation. President since 2008 when first female Speaker of the lengthy and fiery speeches. he (Fidel) left a youth that... is las Maduro — the Castro His father, Juan Manuel he took over from Fidel, Castro House from 2007 to 2011, The Union of Communist much better than us old folk,” regime’s closest ally — wrote to Gonzalez, said that “though we said he will not run for called Conyers “an icon in our Youth has organised a “political- said Emerido, a 75-year-old reti- the Cuban president to say that see (Fidel) isn’t here with us in re-election. country” and said he’s “done cultural evening” marking the ree who declined to give his last his mentor, the late Venezuelan body, the entire nation works First Vice President Miguel a great deal to protect “physical death” of El name. leader Hugo Chavez, loved Fidel hard, as if he still were with us.” Diaz-Canel, 57, is favored to women,” including “great Comandante. Leisi Chi, a 22-year-old his- “like a father.” “Today, I’m proud to see my replace him. work” on the Violence Against Raul Castro, the 86 year-old tory student, recalled the pain Fidel Castro’s eldest grand- son all grown up and that is Born after the revolution, Women Act of 1994. leader who took power when his she felt upon hearing of Fidel’s son, Fidel Antonio Castro, thanks to the Revolution and to Diaz-Canel would have the She wouldn’t say whether older brother Fidel became ill in death. shared personal memories of his Fidel,” he told Cubadebate. tough task of forging the first she believed Conyers’ 2006, made an appearance. “It touched us, especially the time with the aged leader in an The anniversary of Fidel post-Castro government, con- accusers. But the government has youth and the people here, even interview published on Castro’s death comes just ahead solidating the revolution’s gains Conyers is under investi- scheduled no major events if some people rejoiced,” she tsaid. Saturday. of the first round of municipal and executing an economic gation by the House Ethics marking the death of Fidel, who Fidel Castro “is alive in our He recalls reading to the elections that will mark a turn- transition plan. Committee over allegations of sexual harassment after the revelation of a $27,000 set- tlement he reached with a former staffer who said she’s Navy wants small warships that pack a bigger punch been fired for rejecting his sexual advances. Conyers has acknowledged the settlement Bath airplanes, attacking other ships Maine’s Bath Iron Works and The Navy envisioned speedy Navy’s deployed surface com- but denied any wrongdoing. AP and countering submarines. Mississippi’s Ingalls Shipbuild- ships that could be transformed batants by 2030, said At least two more accusa- “The Navy has decided that ing are among a half-dozen with mission modules to serve Lieutenant Seth Clarke, a Navy tions have emerged, according he Navy’s fast-and- speed is less important than hav- defense contractors expected to different roles. But the mission spokesman. to press reports, including one manoeuvrable littoral ing a warship with sufficient bid on the work. Smaller ship- modules have been delayed and The Congressional Research from Washington ethics law- Tcombat ship was criticised weapons to defend itself,” said yards like Fincantieri Marinette the ships’ cost grew. Then the Service said the Navy wants to yer and former Judiciary staffer for lacking enough firepower Loren Thompson, a defense ana- Marine in Wisconsin and Austal Government Accountability spend no more than $950 mil- Melanie Sloan. and armour to survive a mari- lyst with the Lexington USA in Alabama are also Office questioned the ships’ sur- lion per frigate, while Clarke put A lawyer for Conyers, time battle. The Navy is Institute. expected to compete. vivability in battle. the target at $800m per ship Arnold Reed, denied Sloan’s addressing those concerns with The Navy, which wants to The proposal marks a new There are two versions of the after the first ship. allegations in a statement to a new class of small-but-pow- build 20 frigates, is seeking an direction for the Navy at a time littoral combat ship, both capa- Working in the ship’s favour the Washington Post and said erful frigates that will pack a affordable design, and its direc- when the Trump administration ble of topping 50 mph and in terms of affordability: The his client will address the bigger punch. tive calls for shipbuilders to use has vowed to increase the size utilizing steerable waterjets to proposal calls for no new tech- accusations after the The Navy asked this month an existing design to expedite the of the fleet to 350 ships. operate in shallow water. nologies. That’s a far cry from holiday. for concept proposals for multi- process. The aggressive timeta- It addresses lessons learned When all is said and done, littoral combat ships and larger, Addressing the allegations, mission warships that would be ble calls for conceptual proposals from the littoral combat ships, the Navy is expected to take stealthy Zumwalt-class destroy- Democratic Representative bigger and more heavily armed next month. The first two ships which were supposed to be an delivery of more than two ers that incorporated new Jackie Speier of California said, — and slower — than the littoral are to be procured in 2020 and affordable way of countering dozen littoral combat ships. A designs and technologies that “If they’re accurate, I do believe combat ships. They would be 2021. post-Cold War threats including combination of LCS and frig- contributed to significant cost Congressman Conyers should capable of shooting down Large Navy shipbuilders like pirates and swarm boats. ates would comprise half of the overruns. step down.”

30 women Trump fans rescued from Trump redoubles trafficking support for Moore in Mexico Washington removed. Mexico City AFP Mitch McConnell, the Sen- AFP ate Republican leader, has resident Donald Trump called for Moore to drop out, hirty women trafficked yesterday redoubled his saying, “I believe the women.” for sex — most from Psupport for embattled McConnell reportedly has TColombia and Venezuela Senate candidate Roy Moore, pleaded with Trump to stay out — were rescued in two raids in ignoring the allegations of sex- of the Alabama race, lest Mexico, police said yesterday. ual harassment plaguing Moore’s election sully the par- The biggest operation took Moore’s Alabama campaign and ty’s name ahead of next year’s place in Toluca, capital of Mex- branding his opponent as weak midterm elections. ico state, the most populous on crime, the military and One Republican senator and one of the most dangerous immigration. and sometime Trump critic, states in the nation. In an early-morning tweet, Lindsey Graham of South In that raid, authorities Trump added that for Alabami- Carolina, said Sunday that freed 24 women between 21 ans to elect Moore’s Democratic having Moore on the ballot and 39 years old. Federal police rival, Doug Jones, in a special was a lose-lose proposition for said 14 of the women said they election next month “would be the party. were originally from Colom- a disaster!” “If he wins ... it becomes a bia and 10 from Venezuela. Many members of Trump’s story every day about whether The victims were Republican Party have with- or not you believe the women detained and the man and drawn support for Moore, who or Roy Moore. If you lose, you woman in charge of their is now 70, following recent alle- give the Senate seat” to a Dem- activities were arrested. gations by several women that ocrat, he said on CNN. After being promised jobs, while in his 30s he molested or But Trump — himself the in Mexico they were stripped harassed teenage girls as young object of allegations of sexual of their documents and forced as 14. misconduct by several women to prostitute themselves, Supporters of US President Donald Trump wave flags and banners near Trump’s Mar- Some Republicans have during his presidential cam- under the threat that their a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, yesterday. suggested that if elected to the paign — yesterday shrugged off families would be harmed. US Senate, Moore should be such appeals. 18 AMERICAS MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2017

Hunt continues Hondurans vote for missing Argentine as President submarine Buenos Aires Reuters

seeks re-election he hunt for an Argen- tine submarine missing Tegucigalpa Tsince November 15 AFP pressed on through gusting An estimated six South Atlantic winds yester- ondurans went to million people are day while families of the 44 the polls yesterday eligible to vote, crew members tried to cling with President Juan electing not just a to hope despite tough search Orlando Hernandez conditions and worries about seeking a second president but also the sub’s air supply. Hmandate despite a constitutional members of Congress, The ARA San Juan had one-term limit, sparking fears mayors and members only seven days worth of oxy- that his bid could usher a crisis of the Central gen when it reported its last in the poverty and crime- position nearly 483km off the wracked country. American parliament. coast. An estimated six million peo- Relatives of crew mem- ple are eligible to vote, electing bers tried to focus on the not just a president but also fallen under Hernandez’s last The presidential candidate of the opposition Liberal Party Luis Zelaya (centre), accompanied possibility that the vessel may members of Congress, mayors four years in office. by his wife Ana Lucia, leaves after casting his vote at polling station in Santa Lucia municipality, have been able to rise to per- and members of the Central What credit he claims from 11km east of Tegucigalpa, yesterday. iscope depth at some point American parliament. that progress is counterbalanced after its disappearance, “We hope this will be a civic by tensions from a 2009 coup. of the right-leaning Liberal Party. written for The Hill, an online electoral tribunal, Marco Ram- allowing it to refill its air celebration,” said David Mata- That year, then-president The streets of the capital, political news outlet. iro Lobo, told AFP that “our tanks. moros, head of the Supreme Manuel Zelaya was deposed by the Tegucigalpa, were festooned “Honduras remains among obligation is to guarantee a Argentina’s weather serv- Electoral Tribunal, in declaring armed forces, with backing from with the main parties’ colours on the most dangerous countries for transparent electoral process ice ordered an alert for the polls open. the right and from powerful busi- the weekend, and campaign those who dare to challenge which has verification “intense winds of between 50 Hernandez’s conservative nessmen, for nudging closer to booths were dotted around to power,” he said. “In the years mechanisms.” and 90km per hour, with National Party — which controls Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez. inform voters on the ballots. since the coup, hundreds of He noted that there were gusts,” in Chubut province, the executive, legislative and Zelaya was notably accused But some analysts warned activists have been murdered 16,000 poll observers, 600 of where search vessels were judicial branches of government of wanting to change the consti- the calm was deceptive, and ten- while police and judicial author- them from abroad. sailing from. — contends that a 2015 Supreme tution to vie for a second term. sions could boil over because of ities have largely failed to take But Marvin Barahona, a Reports of a sudden, vio- Court ruling allows his Hernandez, 49, who came to the president’s desire to hold on action.” political science researcher, said lent sound detected re-election. power in 2013, is seen as the to power. Hernandez’s top principal the elections posed the risk of a underwater near the last The opposition, though, has frontrunner going into Sunday’s “For the first time, it’s not a rivals in the race accuse the elec- “new crisis” because of the known position of the vessel denounced his bid, saying the election, out of a field of nine race between conservatives and toral board of preparing poll fraud Supreme Court decision open- suggest it might have court does not have the power candidates. liberals, but between a dictator- to declare the incumbent presi- ing the way for Hernandez’s bid. imploded after reporting an to overrule the 1982 His closest rivals are Salvador ship and democracy,” said Victor dent the victor. The Supreme Apart from the presidential electrical problem. constitution. Nasralla, a 64-year-old TV Meza, a political analyst at the Electoral Tribunal denies that. election, yesterday balloting will But Oscar Vallejos, him- This small country, in the anchor-turned-politician who Honduras Documentation Center. “I hope you won’t get dis- also be to decide the country’s self a naval veteran and father heart of the “Northern Triangle” represents the leftwing Opposi- Alexander Main, an analyst at couraged when false information three vice-presidency posts, the of San Juan crew member of Central America where gangs tion Alliance Against the the US-based Center for Economic starts going around. We need to 128-seat congress, 20 represent- Celso Vallejos, told local TV and poverty reign, has one of the Dictatorship coalition, and Luis and Policy Research, questioned stay vigilant,” Nasralla told his atives in the Central American that he and his family refused highest murder rates in the Zelaya (not related to Manuel Honduras’ law-and-order supporters on Friday. Parliament, and the mayors of to believe his son would not world, though that metric has Zelaya), 50, who is the candidate achievements in an opinion piece One of the judges on the 298 municipalities. return alive. FBI failed to inform officials about Russian hacking Former Ecuador leader

Washington Bear, a Russian government- notified by the AP that he was the matter — including a current AP aligned cyber espionage group, targeted in 2015. “You’ve got to and a former government offi- back to battle ‘traitors’ turned up only two cases in tell your people. You’ve got to cial — said the FBI has known he FBI failed to notify which the FBI had provided a protect your people.” for more than a year the details Guayaquil displeasure with the country’s scores of US officials that heads-up. Even senior policy- The FBI declined to answer of Fancy Bear’s attempts to AFP path under Moreno, and talked TRussian hackers were try- makers discovered they were most questions from AP about break into Gmail inboxes. A sen- of a possible return in defense ing to break into their personal targets only when the AP told how it had responded to the spy- ior FBI official, who was not cuador’s ex-president of “the revolution.” Gmail accounts despite having them, a situation some ing campaign. The bureau authorized to publicly discuss Rafael Correa, one of the Ecuador had been dubbed evidence for at least a year that described as bizarre and provided a statement that said the hacking operation because Efeistiest characters in ungovernable when Correa the targets were in the Kremlin’s dispiriting. in part: “The FBI routinely noti- of its sensitivity, declined to Latin American politics, came to office in 2007 after crosshairs, The Associated Press “It’s utterly confounding,” fies individuals and comment on timing but said that returned home from Belgium seven different presidents over has found. said Philip Reiner, a former sen- organizations of potential threat the bureau was overwhelmed on Saturday vowing to save his the preceding decade. Nearly 80 interviews with ior director at the National information.” by the sheer number of party from “traitors.” He launched vigorous Americans targeted by Fancy Security Council, who was Three people familiar with attempted hacks. Correa is in a battle with his reforms, boosted social spend- successor and former ally Lenin ing, curbed oil firms’ profits and Moreno for control of their suspended some debt payments Country Alliance party. that he considered illegitimate. US vice-consul “We will not allow traitors Correa’s welfare spending, Police vigil to take Country Alliance,” Cor- social equality policies and sub- shot in Brazil rea told reporters after arriving sidies, which he says reduced in the southwestern city of poverty to below 23 percent, leaves hospital Guayaquil, where he was won the hearts of many. greeted by crowds of cheering Unlike his allies in Argen- Rio de Janeiro supporters, but also detractors. tina, Brazil and Peru, his side AFP Correa will attend the party managed to stay in office and convention on December 3 in win re-election. he US vice-consul in the northwestern city of Moreno was a quieter suc- Brazil was discharged Esmeraldas. cessor to Correa, and Ton Saturday from hos- The ex-president wants economists warned that he pital after being shot in the “professional imposter” Moreno faced tougher conditions. foot in an attempted robbery ousted from the party, accus- Like other Latin American at a seaside holiday resort ing him of governing with the countries, Ecuador has suffered near Rio de Janeiro, local opposition and breaking with from falling prices for its oil and media reported. the party’s leftist program. minerals. This led to strains in the Stephanie Masland Boh- “We believe that we are Country Alliance over how to len was operated on Friday going to win that convention and deal with the downturn while at Samaritan Hospital, Agen- we are going to maintain Coun- maintaining subsidies for the cia Brasil said, adding there try Alliance,” said Correa, who poor. was no risk of further foot served as president for a decade Fractures in the ruling party injuries. until stepping aside in May. were already evident in August Masland Bohlen and her He retired in Belgium, his when Moreno stripped Vice husband were approached by wife’s country, but could not President Jorge Glas—a Correa two unidentified people late Police women guard a protest for discrimination and violence against women in Lima, leave Ecuadorian politics ally—of his functions after Glas Thursday as they stopped to Peru, yesterday. behind. In a September inter- issued a long list of criticisms adjust their GPS navigation sys- view, he spoke of his of the president. tem on a highway in Angra dos Reis, in the southern part of Rio state, according to local media. When they tried to flee, Masland Bohlen was shot in Jonathan, St Helena’s ancient tortoise, awaits visitors the foot and her husband was unharmed. A British tourist was shot Jamestown world’s oldest land animal, liv- for an influx of visitors now that house, eating carrots, lettuce, Boer War prisoners in the early and wounded in Angra dos AFP ing in pampered luxury on the an airport has opened on the cucumber, apples and pears pre- 20th century. Reis in August when she, her remote British island of St. small island in the middle of the pared in the governor’s kitchen. “He is an institution, my husband and their three chil- e is a tourist attraction Helena. South Atlantic Ocean. He appears on the island’s VIP—Very Important Patient,” dren accidentally drove into worth travelling a long Aged at least 185 — though The island’s most famous res- five-pence coin, on immigration said his vet Catherine Man, dur- a favela controlled by Hway to see — Jonathan no one knows for certain— ident, Jonathan slowly roams the stamps, and in old black-and- ing her weekly check-up of criminals. the giant tortoise is perhaps the Jonathan should prepare himself lush gardens of the governor’s white photographs alongside Jonathan. MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2017 HOME 19 20 HOME MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2017

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FAJR 04.39am Qatar British Festival 2017 opens SHOROOK 05.59 am Fazeena Saleem will be open to the public from ZUHR 11.21 am MAGHRIB 04.45 pm The Peninsula November 30 to December 5. ASR 02.23 pm ISHA 06.15 pm The Healthy Lifestyle UK he Qatar British Fes- Alumni networking event will tival 2017 has be held on December 2, at the WEATHER TODAY officially opened in Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim AI celebration of cul- Thani Museum. Also an exhi- o o ture, with special bition of UK branded cars will Tevents marking the deeper be available to attendees, with 21 C 28 C partnerships between both a special Formula 1 car. Minimum Maximum countries. The Welsh Government, Unlike in previous edi- in partnership with the Brit- tions, this year the British ish Embassy, Qatar Airways Festival features events in col- and Cardiff Airport, will laboration with Qatari entities, organise a business briefing said British Ambassador Ajay to highlight opportunities for Sharma, yesterday, during the developing links between opening of the festival at Cul- Qatar and Wales. These links tural Village will be further boosted by the Foundation- Katara, which is launch of Qatar Airways cultural partner for the flights between Doha and Car- celebration. diff from May 1, 2018. The Festival runs until Other events during the December 8 and variety of British Festival include British events have been lined up Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti (right), General-Manager, Cultural Village Foundation Festival Tea Time at the including public art and archi- Katara, greets Ajay Sharma, British Ambassador to Qatar, after the launch of Qatar Shangri-La Hotel which started tecture, films and musical British Festival 2017, yesterday. Dr Frank Fitzpatrick (left), Director, British Council, was yesterday and ‘Jingle All The performances. Way’, a concert by the Doha also present duirng the event. Pic: Salim Matramkot / The Peninsula “I am delighted to launch Singers to be performed on the 2017 Qatar British Festival Village Foundation- Katara Institute will also be launched November 30. Also British which promises to be the best and Dr Frank Fitzpatrick, on November 29 and it is sup- schools will be participating in yet. The Festival provides a The Festival runs Director British Council Qatar ported by the British Council the festival, and Sherborne fantastic platform for Qatar until December were also present during the as a friend of the Festival. Qatar will be performing and the UK to forge deeper 8 and a variety official opening of the The British film Perched by Macbeth. partnerships in culture, edu- of events have Festival. director Liam Harris will be The 2017 Qatar British cation, design, and A panel discussion on screened during the film fes- Festival finale will be held on architecture. I really hope that been lined up architectural themes, covering tival. A young film jury from December 8 at the Abdul Aziz Moderate temperature daytime all residents of Qatar can get including public art the topics of ‘Transformation the UK together with others Nasser Theatre, Souq Waqif. with some clouds. involved over the next fort- and architecture, of The Built Environment in from different countries will Celebrated conductor-com- night in the superb activities films and musical Doha and Its Impact on the be in Doha to evaluate the poser James Shearman is on offer,” said Sharma. Architectural Identity’ and films in their categories and coming to Doha to conduct the Referring to the impor- performances. ‘Everyday Life and Public choose a winning film at the Qatar Philharmonic Orches- HIGH TIDE 10:45 – 00:00 LOW TIDE 02:00 – 19:15 tance of connecting people Space’ will be held on Novem- Ajyal competition. tra at the closing event. Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department through art he said, “One rela- ber 29. Winners of the While, art and architec- ‘The Planets’ and other tionship that got to celebrate British culture but working Unlimited Doha Design Prize ture will combine at Katara’s works from the UK such as by heart is the cultural contact, together with Qatari cultural and special guest speakers will Corniche, where there will be James Bond 007 will be per- because that’s about people to institutions,” he added. be part of the discussion and a maze representing the formed alongside music from LATEST NEWS people contact and it’s about The Qatar British Festi- the event will run in partner- streets of old Doha. It will fea- Independence Day, The understanding each other.” val 2017 has been organised ship with Qatar University’s ture a selection of traditional Bridge on the River Kwai and UPDATE “This year’s festival is in by the British Council in Faculty of Engineering and Qatari games. Children can many more. The performance partnership with our Qatari partnership with the British University College London enjoy creating their own col- will conclude with the pre- friends. And that is the impor- Embassy. Dr Khalid bin Ibra- - Qatar. lages of the existing streets of miere of Qatari composer www.thepeninsulaqatar.com tant thing about this year’s him AI Sulaiti, General Ajyal Youth Film Festival, Doha and will be able to Dana Alfardan’s latest festival, it’s not about just about Manager of the Cultural organised by the Doha Film design their dream spaces. It composition.