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Emir to attend today Scientific Excellence A VIBRANT DAY FOR HALAL QATAR FESTIVAL Day Award ceremony Nepal workers The Emir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani will attend the 11th Scientific Excellence Day Award ceremony to be held at Sheraton Doha on treated well Sunday. QNA Quick read in Qatar: Envoy MoPH caution on eating melons from NZ and Australia First Nepalese school in Qatar expected to open DOHA: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Monday next year, says the ambassador of Nepal warned of possible spread of listeria through melons from SATYENDRA PATHAK “Whenever I ap- New Zealand and Australia. DOHA proach Qatari authori- The ministry has received a ties with an issue related global notification in this regard. NEPALESE migrant to any Nepali worker, The second day of the Halal Qatar Festival being held at Cultural Village Foundation — Katara saw the auctioning of Those who have bought the workers engaged in the they try to solve it im- special breeds of sheep and goats. The festival sheds light on the crucial role livestock breeding and trade has played in fruit should return it to the ongoing projects are mediately. The kind of the past, as well as on the attempts to preserve this integral component of Qatari culture and heritage. PAGE 5 outlet from which it had been treated well in Qatar, the support we are getting purchased, the ministry said. It country’s top diplomat from Qatari authorities has also urged those who have in Doha has said. is very positive,” the en- consumed the fruit to look out Nepal’s Ambassador voy said. for symptoms such as nausea, to Qatar HE Ramesh Besides workers, fever and gastrointestinal disor- Prasad Koirala told Qa- Koirala said the Qatari GCC system destabilised by der in three to five days.TNN tar Tribune that there Moving ahead authorities were also were very few instances supportive in address- of labour-related issues O Qatari business groups ing issues of the large blockading countries: Khater The world’s best and he was quite sat- are in advanced stages of Nepalese community in university ranking isfied with the overall talks to set up water the country. Qatar also concerned Rashid al Khater has said in Geneva. linking this issue to one of the GCC by QS features QU condition of Nepalese in bottling plant and sell the “We have received Qatar is also concerned about countries,” she said. Qatar. mineral water products in a very positive response about their backdoor the use of back-door tactics by these Khater called for a return to the DOHA: Qatar University (QU) “Qatar has intro- the Qatari market from various Qatari countries, especially the members report of the substantive mission of has been listed as one of the duced many amend- authorities in our bid tactics to discredit Doha of the GCC, to discredit Doha in the the United Nations High Commis- top 400 universities worldwide ments in its law and O Work on setting up the to open first Nepalese eyes of the West, she said while ad- sioner for Human Rights issued in in electrical and electronic brought out several ‘Nepal House’, a centre to school in Qatar. Talks dressing a press conference. December 2017. She said the mis- engineering in Quacquarelli policy reforms to ensure promote Nepalese culture are on to identify the QNA Khater said she saw a great con- sion visited Qatar and wanted to Symonds’ (QS) World University that expatriate workers and art, in Qatar is also on place where the school DOHA tradiction between the announce- visit the blockading countries to Ranking by Subject. The rank- are treated very well in will be situated. We are ment of a major reform agenda and identify their positions. ings aim to help prospective stu- the country. These steps track THE blockading countries have then resort to a sectarian and tribal “But these countries refused to Page 2 Ô expected to finalise land dents identify the worlds leading are very positive and al- for the school very soon. been able to introduce instabil- speech, stressing that the closure of welcome the mission,” she said. colleges in their chosen field. ready working for Qatar The school is expected ity into the GCC system, which was the diplomatic process is disturbing. After the report was published, QU President Dr Hassan Rashid to achieve its goal,” Koirala said. to be functional next year,” the envoy said. considered — especially after the “The tactics and efforts to ma- the siege countries started question Al Derham said the university The envoy said Qatari authorities were Koirala said that work on setting up Arab Spring — a contributing fac- nipulate Qatari currency will be ing the mission and the impartiality has been advancing across all very supportive in solving issues related to ‘Nepal House’ in Qatar is also on track tor in the region’s stability, Foreign tackled by the Qatar Central Bank and objectivity of its report. rankings in recent years. PAGE 5 Nepalese workers. with the support of Qatari authorities. Ministry spokesperson Lulwah legally, because there is evidence See also page 2 Ô Freedom to roam with Bill Protection! 2RUHGRR5RDPLQJ

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Emir congratulates Bulgaria president Siege countries’ claims THE Emir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani sent on Saturday a cable of congratu- of free trade zones lations to the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev on the occasion of his country’s National Day. (QNA) contradictory: Al Khater Deputy Emir greets QNA ading countries, given their of the damage continues. president of Bulgaria DOHA human rights records, not only In response to a question against Qatari citizens but also from the UAE news agency THE Deputy Emir HH Sheikh FOREIGN Ministry spokes- against their own citizens is not about why Qatar does not Abdullah bin Hamad al Thani person HE Lulwah Rashid al surprising at all. This is normal move forward to address con- sent on Saturday a cable of Khater has said that the citi- for them, but for us, any viola- cerns and allay fears of the four congratulations to the president zens of Qatar and siege coun- tion against a Qatari citizen countries, if it is keen to resolve of Bulgaria Rumen Radev on tries are deprived of their right means a lot. We are keen and the crisis, the official spokes- the occasion of his country’s to reunite with their families. we will seek every citizen’s man of the Ministry of Foreign National Day. (QNA) “There is a contradiction in rights and receive appropriate Affairs said that Qatar has al- siege countries’ claim of estab- compensation as well.” ways been ready for a dialogue PM congratulates lishing free trade zones as they She pointed out that the with the siege countries. Bulgarian counterpart have deprived Qatari business- countries of the blockade indi- “If siege countries have ob- men and women of access to cated in their reply that this is servations on Qatar, the State Lekhwiya held 113 training programmes and adopted new uniforms for its employees, according to a PRIME Minister and Minister of their property and investments a diplomatic crisis caused by of Qatar has observations on QNA report on Saturday. Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin because of their politics,” she Qatar, but the fact is that on them as a number of countries Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani sent said, adding that the National June 5, these countries decid- in the region, such as Lebanon, on Saturday a cable of congratu- Commission for Compensa- ed to cut ties and close their Yemen and other Arab coun- lations to the Prime Minister tion documented about 4,500 borders with Qatar, which tries have on them,” she fur- of Bulgaria Boyko Borisov on complaints of individuals who depended on them for 90 per- ther pointed out. the occasion of his country’s are unable to access their in- cent of its food and medicine Commenting on what National Day. (QNA) vestments and properties in supplies. the Al-Jazeera news chan- Police College celebrates siege countries. “This is an allegation and nel reported, Khater said: “If Khater pointed out that the a misrepresentation of reality, a media channel broadcasts technical committee report of but we are not surprised be- content that some parties do graduation of 63 students Qatar participates the United Nations High Com- cause they previously planned not like, these parties should missioner for Human Rights to hack the website of the Qa- respond to the media as they THE Police College celebrated and infiltration among others. other things. in ALO’s Board concluded that the siege tar- tar News Agency to justify the do in civilised countries that on Saturday the graduation of Director of training at the The graduation ceremony of Directors geted the State of Qatar and blockade later,” she said. have multi-spectrum media. civil university students in a college Fahd Saeed al Subaei was attended by Vice Presi- Qatari citizens and the meas- Replying to a question, As the countries of the block- core skills training course held said that they adopt the best dent of Police College Supreme meeting in Iraq ures taken by the countries of Khater said that Qatari di- ade have observations on Al- for two weeks in Zekreet. training programmes in the Council and Advisor to HE the the blockade were unilateral plomacy has been very active Jazeera, Qatar also has pro- The course was held in co- world. Minister of Interior Major- MINISTER of Administrative while Qatar did not reciprocate recently, pointing out in this fessional observations on the operation with Lekhwiya and For his part, one of the General Dr Abdullah Yusuf al Development, Labour and So- with similar measures against regard the holding of the US- media of the countries of the with 63 university students course’s officers Mubarak Ab- Mall and Director-General of cial Affairs HE Dr Issa bin Saad the citizens of these countries. Qatari dialogue at the end of blockade. At the same time, participating. dulaziz al Mannai said that the the college Mohammed Abdul- al Jafali al Nuaimi led Qatar’s She stressed that the report January in Washington, as they assert that they will not The training involved a trainees carried out a number lah al Mahanna, along with a delegation to the 88th session describes the measures taken well as the multiple rounds of defend Al-Jazeera. They are number of drills such as com- of drills such as ways to capture number of directors at the Min- of the Board of Directors of Arab against Qatar as an economic Qatari diplomacy in various in the hall and can defend bat in inhabited areas, shooting criminals and terrorists, among istry of Interior. (QNA/DOHA) Labour Organization (ALO) be- war against the country, not- continents. themselves.” ing held in Baghdad, Iraq. ing that the speeches made She also stressed that Qa- Every observation and The meeting discussed vari- against Qatar in the siege tar has overcome the embargo problem must be resolved ous topics including a report countries can be described as a economically and looks for- through its natural channels. on Israeli settlements and their hate speech against Qatar and ward to strengthening bilateral Observations may be of a po- economic and social effects on Qatari citizens. relations with all countries. litical, diplomatic or economic Qataris to set up natural mineral the Palestinian territories and “The technical mission She mentioned signing of vari- nature, and these are resolved the labour sector. gave the countries of the block- ous agreements by Qatar with through their natural chan- The board reviewed finan- ade an opportunity to respond the UK and the US among oth- nels. “What happened is that in water plant in Nepal, says envoy cial position of the ALO, the twice, but after the publication er countries. this crisis, diplomatic and po- draft of ALO’s action plan and of the report in December and On Qatar’s complaint to litical channels were blocked,” vanced stages of talks to set up tween the two countries is very the financial budget for the years January, they politicised the the World Trade Organization she said. Continued from page 1 Ô water bottling plant and sell less. 2019-20, in addition to reports issue instead of addressing the (WTO) against the siege coun- As for the attempts to the mineral water products in To address this issue, he on the outcomes of the work of issues raised,” she pointed out. tries, she said that Qatar con- deprive Qatar of organising THE envoy said many initia- the Qatari market,” he said. said a large delegation of busi- the committee of legal experts, Khater stated that while tinues to take legal steps in this the 2022 FIFA World Cup, tives are also being taken to Nepali authorities are also nessmen from Nepal is ex- the committee on freedom of as- Deputy Prime Minister and direction. the Foreign Ministry spokes- strengthen trade and invest- upbeat about this project, the pected to visit Qatar this year sociation and the committee on Minister of Foreign Affairs HE She added that the dam- person expressed hope that ment ties between the two envoy said, adding that high to have business to business women’s affairs, and topics to be Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul- age occurred at different lev- this is not the purpose of the countries. level of cooperation between the (B2B) meetings with their Qa- presented by the Arab Group at rahman al Thani spoke before els ranging from individuals blockade. Qatar is continu- A delegation of Qatar’s pri- two countries would very soon tari counterparts. the ILO Conference in Geneva at the Human Rights Council, and companies to govern- ing to build the necessary vate sector will be visiting Ne- see Nepali mineral water bottles The meeting will be aimed at its 107th session for June. the siege countries responded ment institutions and the infrastructure for the World pal in August this year to ex- enter Qatar’s market. bringing the business communi- The board also considered a by not addressing the actual National Human Rights Com- Cup, she said, adding that the plore the possibility of setting The ambassador added that ties of the two countries closer and report on the Arab network for violations and describing the mittee is following up cases of World Cup will be held in Qa- up a mineral water plant in the Nepal is also looking to export form joint ventures to enhance labour market information and violations mentioned in the individuals through a group tar. She called on the interna- Himalayas. larger volume of organic fruits trade, the envoy said. the supplementary report on report as a “secondary issue, of lawyers. With regard to tional media to come to Qatar “Nepal is rich in natural and vegetables to Qatar. The envoy said that Nepal is the results of the 101st session which does not interest the in- the companies affected by the and watch the progress in the mineral water which is very Given the strengthening ties also seeking jobs for its skilled of the Arab Economic and Social ternational community.” blockade, she indicated that implementation of World Cup pure and healthy. Some Qa- between the two countries, the and semi-skilled workers in Qa- Council. (QNA/BAGHDAD) “The response of the block- the process of documentation projects. tari business groups are in ad- envoy said the trade volume be- tar’s growing job market.

Envoy praises Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy’s excellent work Spain’s Embassy to organise investment forum, culinary event in Qatar: Envoy Qatar and the region. A special exhi- tions of Qatar in hosting the FIFA bition called ‘The Gardens of Islam’ World Cup 2022, he lauded the ef- is likely to be hosted by the Embassy forts of Supreme Committee for in Katara, within the year. ‘We have to take into Delivery and Legacy (SCDL) in INTERVIEW Similarly, the ambassador said consideration that an event of ensuring that preparations and de- that a strong Spanish presence will velopments for the major event are AILYN AGONIA the magnitude of the FIFA be seen in some of Qatar’s major World Cup will be held in right on track. DOHA events such as the Agritech 2018 “So far, I think the Committee where a Spanish pavilion will show- Qatar. But, this is not a Qatari is doing an excellent job. As far as I AMBASSADOR of Spain to Qatar case the alliance of Spanish firms issue only. This is a major know things are going perfectly well HE Ignacio Escobar said that several called ‘Agro Qatar’. event for the region as a and there is still some time ahead. events are slated to be held in Qatar The diplomat also underlined whole. I think all the people in But the deadline is getting closer, in the coming months. the strong presence of Spanish firms the Middle East, especially so the activity will increase expo- In an interview with Qatar in Qatar. Currently, there are around nentially in the next few years. The Tribune recently, the ambassador 60 Spanish firms in Qatar registered those in the Gulf, should be SCDL is in the hands of very compe- elaborated that among the events in with the Spanish Business Council, proud that they can experience tent people who are dealing with all their line-up is the Spanish gourmet a non-profit institution under the an event such as this one’ aspects from construction, transpor- extravaganza which will bring top sponsorship of Qatar Financial Cen- tation, security to accommodation.” chefs and artisan food brands from tre whose aim is to provide a forum ~ HE Ignacio Escobar The ambassador further said: Spain to Doha. It is likely in April. for discussion of key economic, com- “As far as the present situation, we Furthermore, a bilateral invest- mercial and other issues of interest Ambassador of Spain to Qatar HE Ignacio Escobar. (JALAL PATHIYOOR) don’t expect the blockade to last for- ment forum will be organised by to Spanish companies doing or plan- ever, so sooner or later things will get the Embassy in Doha to tackle in- ning to do business in Qatar. greenhouses, health services, smart local schools and actively support- said that many Spanish profession- back to normal. We have to take into vestment opportunities in Qatar as Ambassador Escobar further cities, food sector, lab drugs or tech- ing educational institutions such as als, especially in the fields of hospi- consideration that an event of the well as in Spain and to discuss the said that Spanish firms are interest- nology related to sport as well as Qatar University and the Transla- tality and facility management, are magnitude of the World Cup will be double taxation agreement recent- ed in Qatar’s development, placed in other industries. tion and Interpreting Institute at coming to Qatar. held in Qatar. But this is not a Qatari ly approved between the countries, main sectors, such as construction, In the field of education and Hamad Bin Khalifa University in He added that the presence of issue only. This is a major event for he added. clothing, R&D, railways, metro, en- linguistic skills, the ambassador coping with the demand for Spanish Spanish coaches and athletes in Qa- the region as a whole. I think all the The ambassador is also keen to ergy, health sector, among others. stressed a huge interest among Qa- language courses. tar are among the significant con- people in the Middle East, especially host in Qatar another flamenco show He also stated that Spanish firms taris and expatriate communities to The population of Spanish tributions of their community in those in the Gulf, should be proud before the Holy Month of Ramadan are keen to explore with Qatar in learn the Spanish language. He said community in Qatar is currently the country. that they can experience an event which he said has a huge following in terms of bilateral investments in the Embassy is collaborating with around 4,000. The ambassador Commenting on the prepara- such as this one.” Nation Sunday, March 4, 2018 03

MME destroys fungus shipments Scientific excellence awards QNA DOHA

THE Ministry of Municipal- ity and Environment (MME), huge motivation for students represented by the Wildlife Section, has destroyed ship- ments of a number of species MALEK HELALI skills. Mariam highlighted the award’s role in of fungus after being confiscat- DOHA teaching Qatar’s students to learn continuously ed at various border outlets. even outside the academic context and that is Head of the Wildlife Sec- THE scientific excellence award has been a the best investment in human potential capable tion Mohammed Mubarak al huge motivational factor for Qatar’s outstand- of guaranteeing a better future for the country. Marri said the confiscation ing individuals aiming to serve their country Lieutenant Abdullah al Marri, platinum and destruction of the fun- and advance their careers in different fields, a medal winner of the scientific excellence award gus was owing to importa- Ministry of Education and Higher Education university student category, said that the award tion without obtaining the statement said. is the most prestigious academic honor in the necessary import permits in Winners of previous editions have also State of Qatar that can be given to outstanding advance from the competent stressed on the significance of the award. individuals. He added that he has been antici- authorities and in light of the Mariam al Hajri, Qatar University student pating his placement on the list of honored win- ministry’s keenness to imple- and the platinum medal winner of the scientific ners who will gain the privilege of being award- ment local and international excellence award university student category, ed by HH The Emir. laws and regulations as stip- said that the award is the best conclusion to any Abdullah said: “Winning this award is the ulated in some agreements educational level. least we are striving for as children of this coun- signed by Qatar. Mariam stressed on the importance of the try aiming to be on a high level that enables us to He said this action is award as a motivational factor encouraging stu- serve it. I have been able to achieve this honour aimed at deterring violators by dents to be involved in scientific experimenta- with the encouragement of my siblings and the making them lose their pur- tion not only on the academic level but also from administrators of Ahmed Bin Mohamed Mili- chase and shipments to the a scientific research perspective. She explained Mariam al Hajri, Qatar University student and the Lieutenant Abdullah al Marri, platinum medal tary College.” state, which at the end will be that the award promotes a culture of scientific platinum medal winner of the scientific excellence winner of the scientific excellence award According to him, winning the award is a confiscated at the border out- research and encourages students to work out- award in university student category. university student category. result of dedication and hard work during his lets and destroyed, in addition side the classrooms by being part of non-aca- university studies where he was ranked first to preserving the stock of such demic experiences which enhance their overall ‘The award is a motivational factor ‘The award is the most prestigious among the Qatari Armed Forces and got the sec- fungus in their natural envi- academic experience. encouraging students to be involved in academic honor in the State of Qatar ond placement in the shared results of the 12th ronment and their original Mariam added: “I achieved the platinum scientific experimentation on academic that can be given to outstanding batch of graduates from Ahmed Bin Mohamed habitat and protecting them medal through hard work and dedication as level & also from a scientific research individuals. I have been able to achieve Military College securing the honour of getting from depletion. I was always a serious knowledge seeker ever the golden dagger token by HH The Emir. Marri added that Qatar since I joined university. I started registering perspective. It promotes a culture of this honour with the encouragement of my “I finished my university studies in the field had signed many environmen- in university research activities as an assistant scientific research and encourages siblings and administrators of Ahmed Bin of law and got a military diploma with an ex- tal agreements and enacted researcher working on a number of Qatar Na- students to work outside the classrooms’ Mohamed Military College’ cellent designation and the rank of lieutenant. many local laws, legislations tional Research Fund sponsored projects in ad- ~ Mariam al Hajri ~ Lt Abdullah al Marri I have also represented Qatar through Ahmed and procedures to ensure the dition to reading extensively in my field of study Bin Mohamed Military College in many occa- implementation of its obliga- while also attending as many workshops and sions, regionally and internationally, where I tions under these agreements. discussion panels as possible in order to expose The platinum award winner noted that lead- workshops and debates on the science of logic got a number of awards and tokens reflecting These laws and procedures are my ideas to criticism and walk out with more ing the debate club in her university contributed on a weekly basis which benefited her in enrich- leadership skills on an individual and collective binding on citizens, residents, solid and robust ideas.” greatly to her achievement as she organised ing her knowledge background and debating level,” he added. visitors and even transients through the State. 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QNA in Arabic and announcement the sale of goods. necessity of starting without The ministry warned all The ministry also promised the statement in the shop that DOHA of sales and special offers with- The inspections are part delay the adoption of designs shops with a discount licence to intensify its inspection cam- shows the price before and after out prior permission, to raising of the ministry’s keenness to and models of the mark (shop- to commit to giving real dis- paigns to control such practices, the sales process and the ap- THE Ministry of Economy and prices without a licence. monitor the markets and com- ping with confidence) in all the counts and to avoid misleading adding that violators of laws proved discount rate. The con- Commerce (MEC) recently The ministry said the ac- mercial activities with the aim advertisements of sales and and any practices that would and ministerial decisions would sumer should take a detailed carried out surprise inspec- tivities constitute violations of controlling prices and detect- promotions, and placing them violate the consumer's right. be referred to the competent au- invoice showing the actual price tions targeting women’s beau- of the provisions of Law No 8 ing violations in order to protect on the invoices delivered to The ministry vowed to take thorities for appropriate action. and the price of the sales. ty salons, clothing and acces- of 2008, Ministerial Decision the rights of the consumer and customers, which are clear evi- actions against those who are MEC also called on all con- The Ministry of Economy sories in different parts of the No 5 of 1984 regarding sale to monitor the compliance of dence to the consumer that the negligent in carrying out their sumers to view the price of the and Commerce has urged all country, resulting in 27 viola- through reductions and Min- suppliers (shops and women's shop holds the licence which is obligations under the Con- item before and during the pe- consumers to report any viola- tions, ranging from not dis- isterial decision No19 of 2002 salons) with their obligations. required by the competent au- sumer Protection Law and its riod of sales or promotions. The tion or irregularities through its playing prices, not issuing bills regulating the promotion of The ministry stressed the thorities in the MEC. executive regulations. consumer is also entitled to see communication channels. Weyak launches cultural MoPH, experts discuss future contest to help students overcome challenges of National Diabetes Registry TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Prof Abu Samra pointed to QNA DOHA the completion of the develop- DOHA The competition will cover ‘poetry, ment of the clinical guidelines drawing and video clips’, through THE Ministry of Public Health and the completion of the con- MENTAL Health Friends Association which participants will be given the (MoPH) has recently organised tinuous medical training pro- (Weyak), in cooperation with the Ministry choice of the appropriate materials to a workshop to determine the fu- gramme on diabetes for all of Education and Higher Education, has perform the artwork. ture vision of the National Diabe- healthcare workers, which will launched a cultural school competition for tes Registry in Qatar. reduce the number of new infec- preparatory and secondary stages. The workshop is part of the tions as well as the number of The competition will cover ‘poetry, until May, aiming to introduce students to fifth pillar of the National Dia- people with complications of dia- drawing and video clips’, through which ways to overcome the pressures and diffi- betes Strategy 2016-2022, which betes, thereby cutting the cost of participants will be given the choice of the culties facing them in life and raising the was launched under the title ‘To- diabetes treatment in Qatar. appropriate materials to perform the art- values of loyalty to the homeland to avoid gether for the prevention of dia- During the workshop, the fu- work according to the conditions. Applying the risks of rumours in the community. betes’ objectives of the National ture vision of the National Diabe- for the competition is open until March 29. He added that the board of directors of Health Strategy and the Qatar tes Register and the use of tech- The results will be announced on the association emphasises the importance National Vision 2030. nology to promote exchange of April 25. of programmes aimed at young people and The fifth pillar of the National The workshop is part of the fifth pillar of the National Diabetes Strategy information and communication Vice-Chairman of the association Has- youth, especially those who sit in the class- Diabetes Strategy is to build ca- 2016-2022. were discussed, given the urgent san bin Abdullah al Ghanim said that the room because they represent the hope of pacity in the management of dia- need to collect diabetes data in a launch of the competition comes as part of the nation and its bright future, and consti- betes information and to provide Anoud bint Mohammed al Thani, Qatar Petroleum, Qatar Diabetes central database. the ongoing campaign launched by the as- tute the cornerstone of the Qatar National accessible access for patients, director of Promotion of Health Society, Sidra Medicine and Qa- The experiences of some sociation on November 8 and continuing Vision 2030. healthcare professionals and re- and Non-communicable Diseases tar Red Crescent Society. countries in the use of central searchers. The National Diabetes at the Ministry of Public Health, Sheikha al Anoud stressed medical records were also dis- Registry is a pioneering and key and Prof Abdul Badi Abu Samra, that the promotion of public cussed. Participants discussed diabetes prevention tool in Qa- head of Internal Medicine at Ha- awareness and improvement of the initial vision of the design of tar and to ensure that diabetes mad Medical Corporation in the the patient’s empowerment will the registry so that it can be ac- /ŶǀŝƚĂƟŽŶƚŽdĞŶĚĞƌ management is more integrated presence of representatives of the be carried out through awareness cessed through available means, and effective in order to enhance Ministry of Public Health, Ha- campaigns on the symptoms and patient applications and health- YdĞƌŵŝŶĂůƐŝƐƉůĞĂƐĞĚƚŽĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚĞŶĚĞƌ͗ access to and use of information mad Medical Corporation, Pri- complications of diabetes and care professionals’ applications in future planning, research and mary Health Care Corporation, prevention methods soon. The to collect basic information on di- ^ͬE dĞŶĚĞƌEŽ͘ ^ƵďũĞĐƚ risk management. Medical Services of the Ministry first and second pillars of the na- abetes screening and prevention, ϭ dĞŶĚĞƌZĞĨ͗YdͬϮϬϭϴͬϬϭ ZĞƋƵĞƐƚĨŽƌWƌŽƉŽƐĂů;Z&WͿĨŽƌƚŚĞ The workshop was opened by of Interior, Medical Services of tional strategy to combat diabetes self-care of the patient and man-   ^ƵƉƉůLJŽĨ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂƚ,ĂŵĂĚWŽƌƚ Head of the National Committee the Armed Forces, private hospi- are based on awareness, preven- agement of diabetes and other for Diabetes Control Sheikha al tals in Qatar, Medical Services of tion and patient empowerment. risk factors for chronic diseases. ͻ dĞŶĚĞƌĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐŵĂLJŽŶůLJďĞƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚĨƌŽŵ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJŝŶĨŽΛƋƚĞƌŵŝŶĂůƐ͘ĐŽŵƵŶƟůϭϬƚŚDĂƌĐŚϮϬϭϴĂƚϭϮϬϬŚƌƐ͘EŽ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚƐĨŽƌƚĞŶĚĞƌĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐǁŝůůďĞĂĐĐĞƉƚĞĚĂŌĞƌƚŚŝƐƟŵĞ͘dĞŶĚĞƌ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐǁŝůůďĞĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐĂůůLJ͘ ͻ dŚĞƚĞŶĚĞƌĐůŽƐŝŶŐĚĂƚĞŝƐϮϰƚŚDĂƌĐŚϮϬϭϴĂƚϭϮϬϬŚƌƐ͘ Al Ahli delegation visits Kenya to support ͻ ŶƵƚŚŽƌŝnjĂƟŽŶ>ĞƩĞƌŵƵƐƚďĞĂƩĂĐŚĞĚƚŽĂŶLJĂŶĚĂůůƌĞƋƵĞƐƚƐĨŽƌƚĞŶĚĞƌ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚĂĐŽƉLJŽĨƚŚĞYĂƚĂƌ/͘͘ŽĨƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌŝnjĞĚƉĞƌƐŽŶ͘ QC’s initiative with QR1.7 million projects ͻ WƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚĂŶĚĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚƚŽYdĞƌŵŝŶĂůƐ͕YĂƚĂƌ EĂǀŝŐĂƟŽŶ;DŝůĂŚĂͿ,ĞĂĚKĸĐĞ͕ĂƐƚ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕DĂŝŶZĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ͕ĂƐ ƉĞƌƚŚĞĂďŽǀĞĐůŽƐŝŶŐĚĂƚĞ͘ TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ple of Qatar. DOHA ͻ ŝĚĚĞƌƐƐŚĂůůƐƵďŵŝƚƚŚĞŝƌƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůŝŶϭƐĞĂůĞĚW>/EĞŶǀĞůŽƉĞůĂďĞůůĞĚ͗ A member of the delegation, Sheikh Abdullah al Sada talked ͞YdĞƌŵŝŶĂůƐdĞŶĚĞƌZĞĨ͗YdͬϮϬϭϴͬϬϭʹZ&W^ƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ A DELEGATION from the Al Ahli about the role of the mosque and ZĞƋƵĞƐƚĨŽƌWƌŽƉŽƐĂůĨŽƌƚŚĞ^ƵƉƉůLJŽĨ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂƚ,ĂŵĂĚWŽƌƚ͟ Sports Club Team contesting in its importance as a beacon of the ͻ ŶĐůŽƐŝŶŐϮƐĞĂůĞĚĞŶǀĞůŽƉĞƐůĂďĞůůĞĚĂƐŶǀĞůŽƉĞ͗dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůKīĞƌĂŶĚ Qatar Charity’s (QC) ‘Competitors knowledge. ŶǀĞůŽƉĞ͗ŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůKīĞƌ͘ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐĐŽƉŝĞƐŽĨƚŚĞZ&WƐŚŽƵůĚĂůƐŽďĞ 2’ programme visited Kenya to The team also took part in the ƐƵďŵŝƩĞĚďLJƚŚĞƚĞŶĚĞƌĐůŽƐŝŶŐĚĂƚĞƚŽƚŚĞĂďŽǀĞĞŵĂŝůĂĚĚƌĞƐƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ know about the nature and loca- distribution of food baskets (con- ƐƵďũĞĐƚůŝŶĞ͞dĞŶĚĞƌZĞĨ͗YdͬϮϬϭϴͬϬϭʹZ&W^ƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘͟ tion of the developmental project, sisting of rice, flour, sugar, cook- which it intended to be imple- ing oil and baby milk) to 167 poor ͻ ŶŽŶͲƌĞĨƵŶĚĂďůĞďŝĚĨĞĞŽĨYZϭ͕ϬϬϬͬс;ŽŶĞƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚYĂƚĂƌŝZŝLJĂůƐͿŵƵƐƚ mented in the country. and needy families in the district ďĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂůůƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨĂĐƌŽƐƐĞĚĐŚĞƋƵĞŵĂĚĞ The team’s visit to Kenya has of Njiru. ƉĂLJĂďůĞƚŽYdĞƌŵŝŶĂůƐ>͘>͘͘ resulted in determining the type The visit was organised as part of the competition with Al Wakrah Sports Team. The delegation presented val- ͻ WƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞǀĂůŝĚĨŽƌĂĐĐĞƉƚĂŶĐĞĨŽƌϵϬĚĂLJƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƚĞŶĚĞƌ and location of the project, which uable gifts to some orphans spon- ĐůŽƐŝŶŐĚĂƚĞ͘ includes building a health centre, Wakrah Sports Team, which re- and Ibrahim Fetian from the sored by Qatar Charity in order to ͻ dŚŝƐZ&WĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĐŽŵŵŝƚYdĞƌŵŝŶĂůƐƚŽĂǁĂƌĚĂĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚŽƌƚŽƉĂLJĂŶLJ drilling an artesian well and spon- cently visited Indonesia and then QC’s Media Department. bring joy to their hearts, in addi- ĐŽƐƚƐŝŶĐƵƌƌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶŽƌƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŽĨƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐ͕ŽƌĐŽƐƚƐ soring 100 orphans and 100 peo- started marketing its project to The Al-Ahli Sports Club’s del- tion to distributing food baskets ŝŶĐƵƌƌĞĚŝŶŵĂŬŝŶŐŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJƐƚƵĚŝĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶƚŚĞƌĞŽĨ͘ ple with special needs. build a school with six classrooms egation began the tours with a visit to orphans. YdĞƌŵŝŶĂůƐƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽĂĐĐĞƉƚŽƌƌĞũĞĐƚĂŶLJŽƌĂůůŽīĞƌƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ The project will be implement- and 25 houses at a cost of at a cost to the Qatar Charity’s Regional Of- Sheikh Sada said that the visit ĂƐƐŝŐŶŝŶŐĂŶLJƌĞĂƐŽŶǁŚĂƚƐŽĞǀĞƌ͘ ed in the outskirts of the capital of QR1.5 million with the aim to fice in Nairobi and came to know was successful by all standards, Nairobi at a total cost of about benefit 1,250 people. the activities and achievements of pointing out that Al Ahli Sports ͻ ŝĚĚĞƌƐŶŽƚĐŽŵƉůLJŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂďŽǀĞƚĞƌŵƐǁŝůůďĞĚŝƐƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚ͘ QR1.7 million due to the need of The delegation included the office. Club Team undertook to build a the people for such projects in President of Al Ahli Sports Club The delegation also partici- mosque and a school outside the these places, according to the field Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamad al pated in the opening of Al Habib competition, in addition to the assessment. Thani, Ali al Kuwari, Captain Mosque built by Qatar Charity club’s commitment to promoting T +974 4448 6111 | F +974 4448 6100 | P.O. Box 11112, Doha, Qatar qterminals.com The visit was organised in the Abdullah Jassim, Captain Abdul- in the Njiru district of Nairobi, its project within the framework of context of the competition with Al lah Saad, Captain Nasser Salimin where the imam thanked the peo- the competition. Nation Sunday, March 4, 2018 05 Minister visits Visual Arts Center QU among QS world’s best MALEK HELALI universities in electrical eng DOHA QNA high demand for subject- versity Dr Hassan Rashid al THE Minister of Culture and DOHA level comparisons. Derham said that the uni- Sports HE Salah bin Ghanem Each of the subject versity has been advancing al Ali visited the Visual Arts QATAR University (QU) has rankings is compiled us- across all rankings in recent Center located at Cultural been chosen as one of the ing four sources. The first years, expressing his pride Village-Katara recently to wit- top 400 universities world- two of these are QS’s global at being in the latest QS ness the workshops currently wide in electrical and elec- surveys of academics and ranking. He said that such being held at the center. tronic engineering in Quac- employers, which are used recognition reflects the great The center is affiliated quarelli Symonds’ (QS) QS to assess institutions inter- development the university with the Ministry and plays World University Ranking national reputation in each has seen in recent years. an important role in attract- by Subject. subject. The second two He also highlighted that ing talented Qatari artists QS ranks the world’s top indicators assess research it was the first time for QU and supporting the local universities in individual impact, based on research to be involved in the by- artistic movements. subject areas, covering 48 citations per paper and h- subject ranking, adding On the sidelines of his visit, subjects as of 2018. The index in the relevant sub- that the achievement was the Minister met with a number rankings aim to help pro- ject. These are sourced from also in line with the univer- of caricaturists and held an spective students, identify Elseviers Scopus database, sity’s mission of providing open discussion with them the world’s leading schools the world’s most compre- high-quality education and where he was informed about in their chosen field, with hensive research citations preparing students for cre- their opinions on the advance- the list of subjects extended database. ating their own and their ment of the art of caricature each year in response to President of Qatar Uni- country’s future. given its influence on society. In a statement, Salman al Minister of Culture and Sports HE Salah bin Ghanem al Ali at the Visual Arts Center in Katara recently. Malik, director of the visual arts center, praised the Min- ucts published in local news- caricature and confirmed the caricature reflects a promis- ister’s support for caricature papers and through their so- Ministry’s support and incuba- ing future for this art in the Tamuq meet focuses on local artists and his efforts to en- cial media platforms. tion of their talents in order to region and that more meet- rich this form of art in Qa- Malik further stated that enrich the cultural and artistic ings with caricaturists are be- tar where an elite group of the Minister listened to the landscape in the country. ing planned in the future to solutions to global problems caricaturists are producing a artists’ perspectives on the He noted that the Min- enhance the quality of this art large number of artistic prod- means of advancing the art of istry’s support of the art of and serve the Qatari society. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK will provide us with answers, ment at Louisiana Tech Univer- DOHA show us where to look for solu- sity (the USA); Dr Michael de tions, and educate us on what Miranda, professor and head TEXAS A&M University at Qa- local entities can do to improve of the Department of Teaching, tar (Tamuq) has hosted attend- our lives as members of the glo- Learning and Culture at Texas ees from around the world for bal community.” A&M University (the USA); and the sixth annual Liberal Arts In- The conference featured Dr Mehran Kamrava, profes- ternational Conference, ‘Local keynote addresses and panel sor and director of the Center Dreams, Global Visions: Multi- sessions and a slate of more for International and Regional disciplinary Perspectives’. than 70 speakers, including Studies at Georgetown Uni- The conference theme was eight Tamuq students and 24 versity’s School of Foreign inspired in part by Qatar’s re- presenters from Qatar. Other Service in Qatar. cent experience on the world countries represented include Dr César O Malavé, dean stage, said Dr Mark van de Logt, the US, the UK, Canada, Brunei, of Tamuq, said: “Texas A&M chair of the conference’s organ- Japan, Germany, Poland, India, is known for excellence in en- ising committee and an assist- Bangladesh, Oman, Cyprus and gineering, and this tradition ant professor of political science the Netherlands. Conference continues in Qatar. A multi- at Texas A&M at Qatar. participants also came from disciplinary approach to edu- “We see the effects of glo- France, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Pa- cation — including a strong balisation or trans-nationalism kistan, the Philippines, Singa- commitment to the social sci- all around us,” Van de Logt pore and Uruguay. ences, arts and humanities said. “The question is, in an Panel sessions were spon- — creates engineers who are age of globalisation, how do we sored by The Initiative in known as the problem solvers maintain local identity and au- Professional Ethics at Tamuq and critical thinkers.” thenticity while engaging with and QAPCO. Dr Zohreh Eslami, Dr Sara the rest of the world? The world This year’s conference fea- Hillman, Dr Phillip Gray and Dr must reckon with the challenges tured three renowned keynote Paul Lee comprised the organ- VCUarts Qatar marks 20th anniversary of globalisation, while seizing all speakers: Dr Kirk St Amant, ising committee, with assist- of the opportunities it presents. professor and chair of the Tech- ance from Khadija El-Cadi and with special activities for students We hope that this conference nical Communication depart- Olena Snitko. VIRGINIA Commonwealth wealth University-themed tions and changing the percep- of International Education School of the Arts in Qatar board games and other games tion of art and design in Qatar. and Student Programming La (VCUarts Qatar) recently held and activities, including hav- We have come a long way in Kisha Tillman also addressed an event for its students as ing their photographs taken 20 years and made a very big the assembled students before part of its 20th anniversary at a 20th anniversary photo impact. Thank you all for being joining the Dean and other celebrations. booth and to enjoy the choco- change-making and innova- student association presidents The event was one of sever- late fountain, nachos, crazy tors. Thank you all for being a on the Atrium’s stage to cut a al such events that the univer- drinks and other fun snacks. part of this mission.” large cake that was bedecked sity has been holding in its 20th The event began with Her comments were ech- with the 20th anniversary year. VCUarts Qatar opened in an introduction by Assist- oed by Executive Dean Dr logo. The attendees also re- 1998 and was originally called ant Dean for Student Affairs Donald N Baker, who said: ceived specially created 20th Shaqab College of Design Arts. Valerie Jeremijenko, who said: “VCUarts Qatar is proud to anniversary souvenirs such as The first degree programmes “As someone who has been be part of the 2030 vision of mugs and badges. in Fashion Design and Graphic here for close to 17 of those Qatar and proud to have been VCUarts Qatar also recent- Design in 1999 followed the es- 20 years, I have been witness cultivating the arts, and ignit- ly opened an exhibition called tablishment of its Art Founda- to the work of all the faculty, ing imagination to building the ‘Hindsight’, which is a collec- tion programme in 1998. all the staff, and all our amaz- future for the past 20 years.” tion of photographs showing Students, faculty and staff ing students and alumni, as we Student Government As- the university’s faculty and gathered in the atrium to take have worked towards cultivat- sociation President Anusheh staff when they were in their The conference featured keynote addresses and panel sessions and a slate of more than 70 speakers, part in Virginia Common- ing the arts, igniting imagina- Zaman and Interim Manager twenties. (TNN) including eight Tamuq students and 24 presenters from Qatar.

HALAL QATAR FESTIVAL 2018

The Halal Qatar Festival continued its activities and competitions in the southern part of Cultural Village- Katara amid a large turnout of visitors on Saturday. A lot of children and families also visited the venue to tour the cultural site. Besides watching a range of species of sheep and goats, children enjoyed recreational and educational activities. (TNN) 06 Sunday, March 4, 2018 Nation Public talk explores history of US-Arab ties TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Arab world concerned secular DOHA economic development, and Arabs and Americans spoke THE shared history of mod- a common language of mod- ernisation between Arabs and ernisation.” Americans was expounded at The lecture was based on a recent lecture at Georget- findings from Citino’s book, own University in Qatar (GU- which includes new research Q), where Professor Nathan in both Arabic and English. J Citino shared insights from The book assesses the regional his recent book ‘Envisioning implications of US power while the Arab Future: Moderniza- examining a range of topics tion in US-Arab Relations, that transcend Arab-Israeli 1945-1967’. conflict, such as travel, com- Citino is a professor at Rice munity, gender, oil and agri- University who specialises in culture in both the US and the the history of US and the world Middle East. with a focus on the Middle East. The historian, who holds a His talk focused on modernisa- Ph.D. from Ohio State Univer- The Model United Nations brought together young delegates from 33 local and 11 international schools. tion as a key theme of US-Arab sity, is also the author of ‘From relations during the Cold War Arab Nationalism to OPEC: and included case studies of Eisenhower, King Sa’ud, and global Arab travel and conflicts the Making of US-Saudi Rela- Students debate global issues at MUN over the development of post- tions’. He has published wide- revolutionary Iraq. ly, including articles in titles TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ing the role of the individual velopment in youth, allow- resulted in some of its big- of the world,” explained “The study of past Arab- such as ‘Diplomacy & State- DOHA in the information revolu- ing these future leaders to gest scoops, shared words Rana. “We wanted them to American relations can help craft’, ‘the International Jour- tion’, participants represent- devise creative solutions to of inspiration ahead of three push the boundaries that us to see contemporary issues nal of Middle East Studies’, HIGH school students from ed their assigned countries global problems and expand days of intense negotiations they feel they are limited by in new ways,” explained Citi- ‘the Business History Review’, nine countries gathered at in complex discussions to their understanding of the for the delegates. and understand that they no. “Not so long ago, the dom- ‘the Arab Studies Journal’ and the Qatar National Conven- reach consensus on key glo- world,” said MUN Secretary- The subjects under dis- are the ones who can make inant political discourse in the ‘Cold War History’. tion Center recently to engage bal issues. General Nayab Rana (SFS cussion were devised by the the difference.” in mock international nego- While the topics dis- ’18). “These conferences are student-run MUN board, The event was the culmi- Nathan J Citino tiations as part of the Georget- cussed can result in heated not just simply events, but which comprises experi- nation of months of training is a professor own University in Qatar Mod- debates between parties rather are experiences for enced GU-Q students who and preparation by delegates at Rice Univer- el United Nations (MUN). with opposing views and be- students to actually apply have been involved in previ- and advisors. Before they sity who spe- The event, now in its 13th liefs, the conference encour- what they have learnt in the ous MUN events. Topics this could participate in the MUN cialises in the year, is the longest-running ages participants to engage classroom and go beyond year included diverse sub- conference, high school stu- history of US international MUN confer- in debates respectfully to what they have just read in jects such as counterterror- dents needed to attend three and the world ence in Qatar. enhance their inter-cultural their textbooks.” ism efforts, the blockade on rounds of intensive training with a focus The MUN brought to- understanding. The del- This year’s event featured Qatar, climate change, priva- to boost their negotiation on the Middle gether young delegates from egates this year hailed from a keynote speech by Clayton cy in digital age and modern skills. These sessions also East. His talk 33 local and 11 international a diverse range of countries, Swisher (G’03), a Georget- border disputes. helped GU-Q students gain focused on schools to take on diplo- including South Africa, Jor- own University alumnus and “The theme for this year experience chairing discus- modernisation matic roles in a simulated dan, Ethiopia, Pakistan, director of investigative jour- urged delegates to chal- sions, in order to obtain the as a key theme version of real life United Turkey and Oman. nalism for Al Jazeera Media lenge the status quo in a proficiency needed to per- of US-Arab re- Nations negotiations. Under “MUN is a tool that fos- Network. Swisher, whose 11 constructive manner and form their roles in the main lations during this year’s theme, ‘Redefin- ters growth and personal de- years with the network have become more active citizens MUN event. the Cold War Professor Nathan J. Citino at the lecture.

WISE to host WISE@Accra HBKU’s QCRI to hold creative conference in Ghana this May space computing fair for kids TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK such as quality education, ethical DOHA leadership, teacher training, teach- ing 21st century skills, funding and TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Creative Space Fair THE World Innovation Summit for partnership accountability. Regional DOHA will include activities Education (WISE), an initiative of collaboration to tackle development Qatar Foundation (QF), in partner- challenges will also be discussed. QATAR Computing Research In- allowing children to build ship with the office of the president WISE hosted its biennial summit stitute (QCRI), a part of Hamad complex digital inven- of Ghana, Akufo-Addo, is to hold in Doha in November 2017, which Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a conference for education stake- brought together some of the bright- is holding a Creative Space Fair tions in a few seconds holders and change-makers in Af- est minds in education from all over – a day packed with innovative rica to share the latest innovations the world. During his keynote ad- learning activities – on March 10. in learning. dress to the conference, Ghana’s School-aged children will be bugging and more. The WISE@Accra conference president highlighted education able to attend this free event. QCRI’s Director of Educa- will take place in Ghana’s capital, as a fundamental pillar to achieve Creative Space Fair will in- tional Initiatives, Dr Eman Fituri, Accra, on May 11, under the theme prosperity. “The countries that have clude activities in the little Bits has asked parents to register their ‘Unlocking the World’s Potential: done well, even without natural re- Playground, allowing children to children early, as QCRI’s Crea- Leading and Innovating for Quality sources, are the ones that have in- build complex digital inventions tive Space events usually fill up Education in Africa’. vested in education,” he said. in a few seconds. Additionally, quickly. Children in three age cat- The event will engage promi- The summit also awarded the children will be able to build their egories, which are six and under, nent leaders, policy-makers and winner of the sixth prestigious WISE own bubble machines, create 3D seven to 10, and 11 to 14, should young people on working towards Prize for Education to Dr Patrick objects using 3D pens and make be registered and accompanied an improved and connected educa- Awuah, Founder and President of origami critters with their own by an adult. tion system. “With almost half of Ashesi University College in Ghana. motors. The youngsters will also The fair will be hosted in both the world’s youth living in Africa, The university is empowering Gha- be able to interact with Anki Coz- Arabic and English and will be the entire international community naian youth with entrepreneurship, mo, an artificial intelligence toy held from 11am to 1pm on March stands to benefit from empowering ethics and leadership skills to build robot with a big brain. 10 on the ground floor at the the leaders and change-makers of the future of the region. Some of the more advanced HBKU Research Complex in Edu- tomorrow,” said Stavros Yiannouka, Visit ‘www.wise-qatar.org’ to activities on offer during the fair velop with Arduino and turning game that allows them to explore cation City. CEO, WISE. learn about the latest innovations in will include developing apps to phones into hologram projects. their ideas while learning about Interested applicants may The event will address topics education. install on their own devices us- Participants will also be able to human-computer interaction, register online by visiting: ‘www. ing App Inventor, learning to de- play Maze Star, a custom-made web design, privacy, coding, de- qcri.org.qa’. QM wraps up archaeology activities series

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK English, workshop participants re- and approaches, including mixing and practices. These included pres- well received by the community. Cultural Heritage Department DOHA ceived expert instruction and guid- their own mortar. They worked entations, practical workshops and To date more than 300 adults and at Qatar Museums said: “Qatar ance from members of the Cultural collaboratively in small groups to hands-on demonstrations by a children have taken part, and the has a rich and long history and QATAR Museums (QM) marked Heritage Department at QM on a build a wall from the ground up. wide range of craftsmen and pro- feedback received has been over- important cultural traditions the end of a hugely successful se- range of historic techniques and The workshop reflects QM’s fessionals, specially tailored to resi- whelmingly positive. and practices of which the coun- ries of archaeology and heritage ac- methods used by the country’s pop- ongoing and continued efforts dents and visitors. The level of engagement makes try can rightly be very proud of. tivities with an enjoyable, informa- ulation historically to build shelters to put local communities in The carefully prepared pro- this initiative one of the most suc- Our team are fully committed to tive and interactive workshop on and homes. touch with their past, reminding gramme and numerous events cessful organised by QM to date in developing a range of interactive traditional building methods that Following an engaging over- them of the skills and wisdom of included in QM’s archaeological terms of engaging the local com- and engaging opportunities de- took place in the surroundings of view and explanation by the ex- their ancestors. activities took place in a range of munity in Qatar’s cultural history signed to bring to life the wisdom, Al Zubarah Fort. perts, the interactive session gave The event marked the finale of a locations around Qatar including and heritage. experience and knowledge of our The workshop welcomed over participants the opportunity to put months-long series of archaeologi- the UNESCO World Heritage site Commenting on the work- ancestors. We’re thrilled with the 100 children who took part in into practice what they had learned cal activities designed to engage the Al Zubarah Fort. The workshops shop and the wider programme response to our series of archaeo- hands-on activities and learned by building their own stone wall. community and spread awareness ran every Friday and Saturday over of Archaeological Activities, Dr logical activities to date and with about Qatar’s heritage. Under careful guidance, they ap- and appreciation for a wide range the past four months. Ali Jassim al Kubaisi (acting chief the way they seem to have cap- Conducted in both Arabic and plied the various ancient methods of historical and traditional crafts The activities have been very archaeology officer) from the tured the public’s imagination.”

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QATAR University Alumni As- sociation (QUAA) Pharmacy Chapter held a ‘Go Smart’ event at Aspire Park in Doha on Saturday (February 24). The event was aimed to raise community awareness on health-related websites and social media platforms and to provide the public with tips to evaluate the credibility of these sites. The event brought togeth- er health experts from Qatar University (QU), Aspetar and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) to share their knowl- edge and provide ways to as- The event was aimed to raise community awareness on health-related websites and social media platforms. sess digital health education in various areas such as nutri- Higher Education and QUAA and Graduate Studies, Medical graduate and Pharmacy Chap- arts. This implies the highly the importance of getting the for External Relations, Aala tion, sports, medication, ma- Vice-President Dr Ibrahim and Health Sciences Dr Feras ter President Rasha Abdul dependency of people on social right health information from Faisal, said: “Social commu- ternal and child health, skin Saleh al Noaimi, and QU Col- Alali, as well as CPH faculty, Kader Mousa Bacha. networking for health educa- its trusted resources. It is one nication plays an important care, and more. lege of Pharmacy (CPH) Dean students and staff. In her remarks, Rasha said: tion, which affects the credibil- of our most important respon- role in our lives, but when it Attendees included QU Dr Mohammad Diab, Assist- The event’s programme “Nowadays, modern technol- ity and reputability of these sibilities towards the commu- comes to our health we should President Dr Hassan al Der- ant Dean for Student Affairs featured a presentation titled ogy and social media had in- sites and sources. This event nity as QU graduates.” be more careful in using it to ham, Undersecretary of the Dr Alla al Awaisi and Profes- ‘Technology in medicine’. It vaded our lives in many areas aims at educating the various CPH graduate and Phar- maintain the effectiveness of Ministry of Education and sor and Director of Research was delivered by CPH PharmD including health, sports and segments of Qatari society on macy Chapter Vice-President the resources usage.” ASD’s Friendship Festival Once upon a time, Mounira brings communities together al Romaihi visited ASD

The Friendship Festival has been a part of the ASD community for 24 years, and continues its mission of bringing Doha together. Mounira al Romaihi has devoted her time to creating children’s books in Arabic, which are then translated to English. THE spirit of Friendship Festival is teachers who volunteer their time that I bring here, because it's’ some- expressed during a special time of to build such a successful event. thing you can’t find in Doha.” THE best thing as a child is getting ers get a grasp of a sensitive topic on the year for the American School of Lori, Chair of The Friendship Festi- As ASD Director Thomas to read a story right before bed. As cancer and how a young boy seeks to Doha (ASD). val, states, “Without the volunteers, Hawkins states, “It’s like coming to you try hard to stay awake, you slow- find out the answer about this dis- The Friendship Festival has been and our teachers being able to help a giant souq, where people can come ly feel the weight of your eyes shut- ease. His relationship with the moon a part of the ASD community for 24 us throughout the planning of the and buy silent sales.” ting, and thus you become the story. showcases Romaihi’s extremely po- years, and continues to embrace its Friendship Festival, it wouldn’t be Moreover, with such a success- Children’s books hold a special etic style. Her ability to restructure a mission of bringing Doha together. possible to construct such an event.” ful event, there’s no affluence to the space for imagination and escape. topic so hard-hitting, into something ASD Director, Thomas Hawkins, ex- The Friendship Festival hosts a event, without raising money for a Children have a strong will power to lighthearted where one can see the presses how this special day is a time wide range of games and activities, cause. All the money raised during the try new things and take on new chal- light at the end of the tunnel. She ex- for communities to come together as well as glorious food stalls for the Friendship Festival is put back into the lenges. presses the courageousness of brave and mingle. Many of the people who children and adults to experience. school, to support the kids in funding On January 25, the elementary children who continue to fight a long visit the Friendship Festival are from The children are excited to come and for school projects, facilities, and serv- students of the American of School battle with cancer, and how they be- the Doha community at large. play games that are accompanied by ice trips. Recently, some of the fund- Doha (ASD) were granted a treat come strong individuals who never The traditionally enthusiastic day winning prizes and often dunking ing that was raised was put into an from the Arabic Mothers Asso- give up on hope. is for families to bring their children teachers into a tank, and the adults organisation called the Hope for Edu- ciation. Nisreen, who is one of the The importance of this book can and friends, to enjoy a day filled with are intrigued by the market vendor cation and Leadership in Afghanistan mothers in the association explains During her time at the American create an environment for the youth games, prizes, food, and most impor- choices. This year, ASD expanded (HELA). HELA a non-profit organisa- how, “the Arabic book fair is an School of Doha, she managed to to continue to ask questions without tantly fundraising for a cause. Last their groundwork of fun activities tion in Afghanistan that devotes it’s educational festival where reading, read two of her latest books called being shy. Romaihi explains how her Friday, ASD held its annual Friend- into their newest elementary field, time to teaching Afghan children how language and culture blend together ‘Angry Majid’ and ‘I Look Like The books are inspired by her children as ship Festival celebration, which which included miniature bouncy to research, debate and gain leader- to nourish the community. Every Moon’. Romaihi has devoted her their connection creates openness racked in over 4,000 people, from castles for the young ones. ship skills to be a part of MUN (Model year we try to include new titles, time to creating children’s books in for questions and concerns. The different backgrounds, showcasing Friendship Festival has always United Nations). Without the help of introduce new learning tools, invite Arabic, which are then translated to authenticity in her stories creates a the true multicultural State of Qatar. had a foreground of embracing people willing to come and support different authors, and this is all to English. space for relativity between parents It’s a day where children can come and showcasing different vendors, this event, for specific causes, projects support one of our most important Romaihi has had a strong love and children. The sentimental time into their schools with excitement whether it be food stations, to home like HELA wouldn’t be able to flourish missions in the school, which is sup- for writing and reading since her between a parent and a child during in their eyes, to show their parents grown businesses. Market vendors, in such a successful way. porting the learning about Arabic early days of elementary. As the story time, is something that is cher- where their identities and talents are which are stationed in the school’s The ASD Parent Teacher Asso- language and culture by members of young children expressed shock in ished amongst many children. cherished. It’s the day where parents gym, showcase a broad spectrum of ciation would like to thank our won- the ASD community.” their face, wondering how she would Therefore, with stories like ‘I come together to feel the atmosphere talents. Sheggy, a clothing vendor derful team of Friendship Festival A well respected, Qatar based write at the age of 12, she explained Look Like The Moon’, children can their children are growing up in. at ASD, states, “I’ve been coming to sponsors which have helped to sup- author named Mounira al Romaihi, how it became a hobby. She loved learn that they don’t need to be re- The event is organised by the ASD since 2005, and each year my port and grow the Festival into such a came to the school for an intimate expressing herself, and the older she luctant to ask questions of what they Parent Teacher Association (PTA), business becomes more and more wonderful fun-filled day for families. reading event with children who got the more her voice roared. see, hear and feel. a group that is led by parents, and successful. Customers like the clothes (By LATEEFA FARAH, ASD ALUMNA) took Arabic as a second language. In ‘I Look Like The Moon’, read- (By LATEEFA FARAH) EMRA’A holds 3rd Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day

‘Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day’ is designed to increase interest in engineering among middle school students.

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK dents. It features hands-on plish a stated set of goals while gists, engineers and math- our story. Most people have a DOHA activities and interaction with performing specific roles ematicians and the resulting partial understanding of what female engineers and profes- and responsibilities within impact on society. it is that engineers do – and it’s EXXONMOBIL Qatar’s Pro- sionals with a background the team to simulate various “I can’t stress enough how up to us in the STEM fields to fessional Women’s Network, in science, technology, engi- project management skills. important ‘Introduce a Girl develop and nurture that view EMRA’A has held its third ‘In- neering and math (STEM) Students had to use their im- to Engineering Day’ is for our through events like this one.” troduce a Girl to Engineering subjects. aginations and then put their young female students,” said “Introduce a girl to engi- Day’ this week. As part of the day’s events, STEM skills to test by working Sara al Madadi, business ana- neering is a wonderful pro- Held in conjunction with more than 30 girls from grade together to build load-bearing lyst for ExxonMobil Qatar, gramme that is effective in INJAZ Qatar, the event, which 6 and 7 joined a group of 15 bridges out of raw spaghetti who delivered the introduc- introducing students to the is an extension of an annual ExxonMobil Qatar volunteers. and marshmallows. tion at the event. “We need world of engineering,” said programme organised by Exx- Together, they took part in Students then had a dis- to encourage young girls to Emad al Khaja, chief execu- onMobil in the United States fun and stimulating activities cussion with the ExxonMobil develop their STEM skills, lay- tive officer, INJAZ Qatar. “We and around the world, took that encouraged the students Qatar volunteers who spoke ing the foundation for further are pleased to have helped place at Vision International to explore basic engineering about their professional expe- scientific exploration as they our partner ExxonMobil Qa- School, Al Wakra. concepts with guidance from riences and how rewarding a grow. One of the most effec- tar hold this unique event in ‘Introduce a Girl to En- the volunteers. career in engineering can be. tive things we can do is to en- Doha for the second time – it gineering Day’ is designed to The programme’s main The discussion highlighted courage young girls to enter is truly a unique way to help increase interest in engineer- activity involved the girls the exciting and often unique engineering and other STEM students develop a passion for ing among middle school stu- working as a team to accom- work of scientists, technolo- careers by simply telling them engineering.” 08 Sunday, March 4, 2018

ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 3, 2006 PRINTED AT ALI BIN ALI PRINTING PRESS Opinion HAMAD BIN SUHAIM AL THANI CHAIRMAN ADEL ALI BIN ALI MANAGING DIRECTOR DR HASSAN MOHAMMED AL ANSARI EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Lift The Air Blockade Of Qatar Time For Aid Staff The US administration has rightly asked the quartet to end the air blockade to prepare the ground for holding a summit of Gulf leaders To Shun Toxic Mentality HE Trump administration has sig- to prepare the ground. They will be tasked nalled to the warring Gulf countries with persuading the leaders to take concrete to take the first necessary step to pre- and tangible steps to show that they mean pare the ground for the resolution of to engage in dialogue to find a solution to The aid sector has been shaken by a wave of allegations of sexual exploitation Tthe crisis before the President can get the crisis. In absence of tangible measures, and abuse putting the spotlight once again on the turpitude of those involved involved in the mediation bid. Though the prospects of holding any meaningful nego- administration has from time to time tried tiation will not fructify. and the vulnerability of women, including underage girls, in conflict zones to push the Gulf nations to join the Kuwaiti Besides ending the air blockade the na- mediation to reach understanding over the tions that have imposed the siege would also contentious issues that divide them, it has do well to end the humanitarian crisis that MEHRE ALAM | realised that it would require more concert- have arisen in the aftermath of the siege. It’s TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ed and direct efforts to bring the warring been nine months since the blockade, which parties to the negotiating table. has brought untold miseries upon the peo- UMAN beings are not prop- The shuttle diplomacy on part of the ple of Qatar as well as upon the people from erty… let us reaffirm the Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has met Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt. inherent dignity of all men, virtually no success. The diplomatic push so The siege has forced a large number of indi- “Hwomen, and children. And far has been limited to nudge the quartet of viduals and families to separate from their let us redouble our efforts so Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt near and dear ones, which include spouses that the words of the Universal Declara- to join the Kuwaiti media- and children being separat- tion of Human Rights — ‘no one shall be tion and engage with Qa- ed. It has forced students held in slavery or servitude’ — ring true.” tar with open mind. But It’s important that human to miss academic year and – Kofi Annan the US President seems to rights issues be addressed businessmen and profes- have come to a conclusion too along with lifting the air sionals to lose their source Lately, some aid agencies have been in that more needs to be blockade as necessary con- of income. It’s difficult the news for all the wrong reasons. Some done to bring the parties to measure the loss that of their staff have accused of perverse to the negotiating table. ditions to prepare the ground families, especially women behaviour on duty — they were found of- It sounds reasonable for calling a summit of the and children have had to fering handouts in exchange for sexual that the US administra- Gulf leaders and holding a endure. Qatar’s National favours. Adding to the shock, however, is tion is working on con- meaningful dialogue Human Rights Committee the way honchos at these human aid or- vincing the quartet to has meticulously prepared ganisations have been trying to explain make concrete progress lists of the people who have away this perversity. They are offering ali- towards resolution of the crisis before Pres- been the victims of the siege with no fault of bis like the loneliness of these men, their ident Trump can host a Camp David sum- theirs and apprised the United Nations Hu- long deployment away from families, or mit. It’s not yet clear what measures the US man Rights Council and other international for being stationed in distant, inhospita- expects the Gulf countries to take to show organisations of the same. ble terrains, etc. that progress had been made before holding It’s important that human rights issues Can any of these factors hide the fact the summit. However, there are reports that be addressed too along with lifting the air that these are the people supposed to the US has asked the quartet to lift the air blockade as necessary conditions to pre- be acting as the “protectors” of human blockade of Qatar as a step to show that they pare the ground for calling a summit of dignity, the ones tasked with —and, of are serious about resolving the crisis. the Gulf leaders and holding a meaningful course, drawing their salaries for—pro- Qatar on its part has been insisting that dialogue. Qatar’s Foreign Ministry Spokes- viding succor to the unfortunate victims the siege must be lifted forthwith. Qatar’s person Lulwah al Khater has reminded the of dire circumstances not of their making, stand that the siege be lifted has been whol- international community of the importance in conflict zones, in areas hit by natural ly supported by the international commu- of easing the human rights situations for calamities, etc.? goads an aid worker into offering food to a nity as well as human rights organisations. finding a solution to the crisis. At a press Of course not. A large number of local women in deprived woman in exchange for sex. It stands to reason that the US administra- conference in Geneva on Friday, she also re- The recent revelations by the Inter- countries with substantial pres- However, what this kind of deprav- tion is now nudging the quartet to lift the air minded the world that the nations who had national Committee of the Red Cross ence of aid agencies have been ity does is to prevent the light of civilisa- blockade as a precondition for holding the imposed the siege were talking in air about (ICRC), that as many as 23 of its staff made to work as ‘sex workers’, tion from travelling through the conflict much talked about Camp David summit. engaging in dialogue while they continued members had left since 2015 over sexual often in exchange for handouts, zones of our “modern” world. That’s the The administration has announced that to tarnish the image of Qatar through false misconduct charges, make it the latest hu- kind of message that emanates, for exam- it will be sending two seasoned and expe- propaganda and slanderous campaign. The manitarian organisation to be hit by abuse and in some cases, even for food ple, from the scandal involving the ICRC, rienced Gulf hands to the region to work quartet must take urgent measures to stop allegations. This has virtually shaken the which has more than 17,000 staff world- on its plan. Tim Lenderking, the top State their campaign, lift the air blockade and aid sector exposing once more the deep- globe, in situations of natural or man- wide and, as such, bans its staff from pay- Department official for the Gulf, and retired end the humanitarian crisis to prepare the rooted fault lines that keep popping up made adversities, women are being forced ing for sexual services. Or, for that matter, Marine Corps General Anthony Zinni will necessary conditions for holding a mean- every now and then. Sierra Leone, Chad, into sexual slavery, sometimes reported, the UN peacekeeping missions, agencies, be meeting the leaders of the Gulf countries ingful dialogue. Liberia, Central African Republic, Haiti… often unreported, wherein they have had funds and programmes and the imple- the list is long. A fairly long one at that. to forsake control over their very own menting partners, that have time and As it turns out, a large number of local bodies. again faced allegations of sexual exploita- women in countries with substantial pres- It’s the tale of an unequal and exploit- tion and abuse. ence of aid agencies have been made to ative transaction where the victim hardly With the trickle of allegations now work as “sex workers”, often in exchange for has a choice. That there have been in- turning into a torrent, and the involve- handouts, and in some cases, even for food. stances of women —as well as children— ment of even those holding top positions There have been well documented being made to offer sexual services in ex- coming into the open, it seems to have cases of UN peacekeepers sexually abus- change for food, is a case in point. forced the system to call for an emergency ing local women with the victims includ- Even otherwise, these transactions action. Whether such as a course-correc- ing children as well. paint an imbalance of power wherein lo- tive action is delivered in a fool-proof way A recent incident involves British cal women’s vulnerability in conflict zones is another debate altogether. charity Oxfam's country director in Haiti is exploited to the hilt. These unfortunate While aid agency bosses have prom- who has admitted to using sex workers at beings are being termed as “sex workers” ised to crack down on such elements, one his residence during a relief mission. This while they cannot even comprehend the would argue, it’s time for immediate, cor- is a breach of trust of humongous propor- exploitative context in which these crimes rectional steps towards global safeguard- tions. If those working with humanitarian are being committed. ing practices and policies. It’s about cre- aid agencies can indulge in sexual exploi- When it comes to conflicts or wars, ating a culture where those tasked with tation of women, abusing them, forcing mankind has been known to be fighting helping the distraught never ever stooped them into submission, can we expect the its wars on the bodies of the women. His- to such levels where they themselves met- fight against the global trafficking mafia tory is replete with these incidents. It’s amorphosed into exploitative devils. going anywhere in the desired direction? been happening in the present. And, it’ll And to the countless vulnerable wom- It's too dreadful a thought, frankly. But likely continue like this in the foreseeable en out there, a quote from an Anonymous: this precisely is what has hit us in the face. future unless the men-folk change their ‘Don’t let those wicked men win, Across the nooks and corners of the mindset. It’s precisely such a mindset that don’t let them destroy you…’

Mistakes Most People Make When Giving Negative Feedback Criticism at workplaces should only be used in a constructive way, and it should be done in private

ICTURE this. There's a team of en- You can't just go in and tell someone that GORDON TREDGOLD | Be Clear and Concise. Giving criti- employee can make a change for the bet- thusiastic employees working on a he or she is doing X, Y, and Z incorrectly, TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE cism is almost as uncomfortable as re- ter. Explain the desired outcome and talk project. Everyone is super excited even if you do it in private. As with every ceiving it. No one likes criticism, and that about what the employee needs to do to to be a part of the project, and they other aspect of leadership, you need a causes us to talk around the issue. We reach that outcome. If your employee has Pcan't wait to succeed. strategy. That way, you will maintain a start describing the behaviour, and before exhibited the desired behaviour in the Then, the boss comes in and points out positive atmosphere, even when providing we know it, we're talking about something past, talk about that, too. something that one of the employees did criticism. else entirely. The recipient is confused, Ask the Employee for Feedback. wrong. He berates the employee in front of Check Your Ratio. Criticism and and nothing gets done. Employees can feel as if they don't have a everyone and then leaves. praise are both an important part of the Instead, you need to be clear and con- voice when facing criticism. You need to Guess what happens next? business world. Effective leaders don't cise about the behaviour. Give the who, empower the employee by asking for his or You don't have to be a mind reader to only provide praise, nor do they only pro- what, when, and where of the situation. Be her feedback. Ask the employee what he or figure this out. The criticism sucks the en- vide criticism. Instead, they find the sweet sure to provide examples, as well. Two or she thinks and if he or she would like to thusiasm right out of the room. Suddenly, spot between the two. three strong examples should get the point provide any input. Maybe the employee is no one is excited about working on the Academic Emily Heaphy and consult- across. exhibiting the behaviour for a reason that project, especially the employee who re- ant Marcial Losada conducted a study that Go Over the Impact of the Behav- you need to address. You won't know un- ceived the criticism. determined the best-performing teams iour. It's important for the employee to less you ask. Ineffective leaders are quick to criti- give an average of 5.6 positive comments know how his or her behaviour impacts The Takeaway cise, and they love doing it in front of eve- for every criticism. That means you need you or others at the company. That means You can't praise your employees all the ryone as a sign of their power. Effective to praise someone between five and six no place in criticism. If you're emotional you need to explain the impact. For in- time, and you can't criticise them all the leaders understand that while criticism is times for every criticism you deliver. This when you provide criticism, you're more stance, if someone said something inap- time, either. Effective leaders know how to a part of the job, it should only be used in will ensure the employee feels appreciated likely to say something unnecessary, rude, propriate, say you were embarrassed or use praise and criticism to get the desired a constructive way, and it should be done and will make him or her more likely to ac- or demeaning. The same is true for the uncomfortable. Show the cause-and-effect results. That includes criticising employ- in private. cept your criticism. employee. Don't offer the criticism when relationship between the behaviour and ees the right way. If you can do that, your Live by this mantra as a leader. Take Emotions Out of It. When the employee is emotional. Wait until both the consequence. employees will feel appreciated while also Praise in public, and constructively you provide praise, you want to connect to of you are calm and clear. Then, offer the Explain the Desired Behaviour. receiving the guidance they need to meet criticise in private. the recipient on an emotional level. That feedback. You are more likely to get your You want your criticisms to be construc- your company's goals. You will create a How to Provide Criticism shows your employee that the praise is message across, and the employee is more tive, which means you need to talk about better work environment, and everyone So, just how do you provide criticism? sincere. On the other hand, emotion has likely to receive it. the desired behaviour. That way, your will work together for the best outcome.

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THE European Union has allocated 3.8 million euros (4.6 million dollars) to fund drug rehabilitation centres in the Philippines, where thousands of people have been killed in a controver- sial campaign against illegal drugs. Stefano Manservisi, di- rector general for interna- tional cooperation and de- Director-General for Interna- velopment of the European tional Cooperation and Devel- Commission, announced opment of the European Union the funding on Friday after Stefano Manservisi meetings with government officials. The aid will be part of Duterte has accused the the EU’s 250-million-euro EU of interfering in the development assistance country’s domestic package allocated for the affairs by attaching con- Philippines. “This is the last im- ditions on its assistance, portant component of this such as imposing human programme that we will dis- rights regulations in burse in the net days,” Man- exchange for the aid servisi said. Last year, President Ro- drigo Duterte’s government address. Therefore, there is rejected an aid package no unilateral kind of condi- worth 6.1 million euros from tion,” he said. the EU, which has criticised Since police resumed his anti-drug war amid the anti-drug operations in De- mounting death toll. cember after a two-month Duterte has accused suspension in 2017, at least the EU of interfering in the 102 suspected drug pushers country’s domestic affairs and users have been killed by attaching conditions on until March 1, according to Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents and police secure part of a street as they search a house looking for a drug dealer during a raid in Maharlika village, Taguig, its assistance, such as im- official data. south of Manila, recently. (AFP) posing human rights regu- Before the latest count, lations in exchange for the the Philippine Drug En- AFP president had announced that abuses. aid. forcement Agency said MANILA the Philippine Drug Enforce- Duterte rebuffs UN human rights In recent weeks, the Phil- Manservisi denied im- 4,021 suspects were killed ment Agency would replace investigation in the Philippines ippine government has said it posing “unilateral condi- in police anti-drug opera- MORE than 100 drug sus- the police in counter-nar- is willing to let a UN Special tionalities” in the EU’s aid, tions between July 1, 2016 pects have been killed since cotics operations following MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered Rapporteur into the country adding that under a partner- and February 8, 2018. Philippine President Rodrigo mounting public opposition, police not to cooperate with UN human rights investigators, to look into the accusations. ship cooperation agreement But New York-based Duterte ordered the police to including rare street protests. but remained open to a separate, impartial look into alleged But the foreign secretary signed in 2012, the Philip- Human Rights Watch has rejoin his “war on drugs”, an But Duterte, 72, also re- rights violations in the country, his spokesman said Saturday. has called for fairness in the pines and the regional bloc noted that estimates by lo- official said on Saturday. peatedly said the anti-drug Duterte’s order to reject the UN probe was made because “he investigation, and Duterte can discuss any objections cal rights and church groups Duterte was elected in agency, with only around thinks the UN rapporteur that wants to come to the country is has told police and the mili- to development projects. place the death toll at up 2016 on a promise to eradi- 2,000 officers, would not be biased and has already made a conclusion before investigating,” tary to not cooperate with the “In this context, when to 13,000 people, includ- cate drugs, and launched an able to effectively conduct the said presidential spokesman Harry Roque. “We will cooperate rapporteur. each side has a problem, ing those suspected to have unprecedented campaign in crackdown. with people who ... [have] the integrity to investigate first before “If they ask you about we raise it and we have been murdered by hired or which -- rights activists allege He eventually ordered the making a conclusion,” said Roque. (DPA) wrongdoing, do not answer. mechanism to discuss and vigilante killers. -- as many as 12,000 people police back into the anti-drug And if they ask you why, tell have been killed. campaign without any major them: we have a commander Chief Superintendent reform of the force. June 2016 -- when Duterte fiery president may be carry- in chief,” Duterte told police John Bulalacao confirmed Bulalacao could not give took office -- and February 8 ing out a crime against hu- and soldiers on Thursday. that 102 drug suspects were comparative figures for the this year. manity. Asked about this remark, killed by police between De- death toll before December Activists allege that In early February, the Bulalacao said that if interna- cember 5 -- when Duterte or- 5, but according to figures re- around 12,000 people have prosecutor at the Interna- tional investigators approach Cambodia PM accuses dered the force to rejoin the leased separately by the gov- been killed in the drug war, tional Criminal Court said she the police, “we shall refer this drug war -- and March 1. ernment, 4,021 “drug person- many of them by shadowy had opened a “preliminary matter to the higher authori- US of lying over aid cut In October last year, the alities” were killed between vigilantes, and warn that the examination” into the alleged ties.”

REUTERS to Cambodia’s tax department Dogs run for a cause in Manila PHNOM PENH were made in 2016. Taiwan celebrates “We, the 16 million peo- CAMBODIA’S prime minister ple, didn’t receive American Chinese New MANILA A chorus of dog barks on Saturday accused the US aid in the tax sector. This aid filled the grounds of the Philip- government of being dishonest was already finished in 2016,” Year with Lantern pine Mall of Asia in Manila in its announced suspension Hun Sen said in a speech to Festival 2018 on Saturday as thousands of of aid to the Southeast Asian thousands of garment work- canines ran with their owners in nation, saying Cambodia had ers in the southern province of this year’s Pet Express Doggie already stopped receiving aid Preah Sihanouk. IANS Run to raise funds for charity. from Washington in 2016. “Please, US Ambassador, CHIAYI Wearing yellow bandanas around The White House said on answer this one question: why their neck, tiny chihuahuas, Tuesday it was suspending or did you announce cutting aid ADDING exuberance to the labradors, shih tzu, great danes, curtailing several Treasury, while there is no aid? Do you Chinese New Year celebrations, beagles and their owners raced USAID and military assistance intend to distort the reputa- Chiayi announced the opening to win trophies, bottles of dog programmes that support tion of Cambodia?” of the 29th edition of Taiwan shampoo and sacks of dog Cambodia’s military, taxa- The US Embassy in Phnom Lantern Festival on Friday with food. The entry fees will help tion department and local au- Penh declined to comment. the lighting of the lantern in the raise funds for the Philippine thorities - all of which, it said, The White House decision Chiayi County area. Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), shared blame for recent politi- comes amid an ongoing crack- According to the officials, a non-government organisation cal instability. down by the government and its the exhibition scale for this focused on preventing animal In his first public com- allies against critics of Hun Sen year’s festival reaches 50 hec- cruelty. The Pet Express Doggie ments since the announced aid ahead of a July general election. tares, making it the biggest Run started with 350 partici- suspension, Prime Minister The crackdown has targeted lantern festival ever held in pants eight years ago and now Hun Sen accused US Ambas- some non-governmental organ- Taiwan. attracts thousands of pet own- Dog owners and their pets jog through an open road as they participate in the annual Doggie Run outside sador to Cambodia William isations, independent media Taiwan President Tsai Ing- ers. (REUTERS) a mall in Pasay city, metro Manila, Philippines, on Saturday. (REUTERS) Heidt of lying, saying aid cuts and opposition lawmakers. wen turned on the lights on Friday evening to mark the opening of the 2018 Taiwan Lantern Festival, which will run until March 11. At a press conference, New hunt for MH370 likely to end in mid-June: Official Chou, Yung-Hui, Director Gen- eral, Tourism Bureau, Ministry AFP tre search area, according to of Transportation and Commu- KUALA LUMPUR Families of missing passengers Ocean Infinity’s most recent nications here, said the festival mark 4th year of tragedy update. combines technology and art. A NEW hunt for flight MH370 At Saturday’s event, rela- “It will be on for 10 days is expected to end by mid- KUALA LUMPUR The families of missing Malaysia Airlines flight tives of the missing passen- and there will be water foun- June, Malaysian authorities MH370 passengers and crew held a remembrance event in gers spoke of their continuing tain show and light show. said on Saturday, as families Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, less than a week before the March sense of pain and loss. Also, the lantern area features marked four years since the 8 anniversary of the plane’s disappearance four years ago But the new search meant a tree of life inspired by Indian disappearance of the plane with 239 people on board. The memorial event at an outdoor there was also a glimmer of tapestry art, an art work made amid renewed hope. open space of a mall in Kuala Lumpur included shows by local hope. of bamboo, and a dog shaped The Malaysia Airlines jet performers and tributes by the next of kin from India, Malaysia Jacquita Gonzales, whose lantern which features our disappeared on March 8, 2014 and China. The event also saw experts speak about air crash husband Patrick Gomes was a culture,” he said. with 239 people -- mostly from investigations, the psychological impact of the case and the steward on the flight, told the He hopes visitors get a China -- on board, en route importance of family support associations for the victims. (DPA) event she was “grateful” to the sense of local culture of Tai- from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Malaysian government they wan through the Lantern No sign of the plane was had restarted the search. Festival. “The lantern festival found in a 120,000 square kil- now believe is the likeliest laysian capital, the country’s “They have not given up attracts international visitors ometre (46,000 square mile) crash site. civil aviation chief Azharuddin hope, and neither have we.” and we are looking forward to sea search zone and the Aus- The hunt restarted in Abdul Rahman said that this K. S. Narendran, whose international visitors in Chiayi tralian-led hunt, the largest in January, with a research ves- would be spread over several wife Chandrika Sharma was too. We want to promote re- aviation history, was suspend- sel deploying eight high-tech months as the ship needed to on the flight, was more cau- gional tourism,” he added. ed in January last year. drones to scour the seabed. stop sometimes to refuel. Family members hold candles during the fourth annual remem- tious. The exhibition features the But the Malaysian gov- Officials had said the The hunt is expected to brance event for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, in Kuala “Am I hopeful? It’s hard main lantern (Nature-born ernment struck a “no find, no search would last a maximum end by mid-June, he said. Lumpur, Malaysia, on Saturday. (REUTERS) to say -- there are a number of Loyalty), which depicts an in- fee” deal with exploration firm of 90 days. “Hopefully, we will be ‘ifs’,” he told AFP. digenous child with Taiwanese Ocean Infinity to resume the Speaking as families able to identify the location Lumpur shopping mall. Constructor had surveyed “If the data is right, if the dog portraying the theme of search in an area north of the marked four years since the of MH370,” he said at the By the end of Febru- 8,200 square kilometres of analysis is right, if they are loyal auspiciousness. original zone, that scientists plane disappeared in the Ma- anniversary event at a Kuala ary, research vessel Seabed the 25,000 square kilome- searching in the right area.” 10 Sunday, March 4, 2018 Pakistan / South Asia 3 opposition party MPs among 17 arrested in Maldives protests Nepal Army officer takes command of Lebanon Observer Group

MALE: The Maldives opposition denounced on Saturday the arrest of 17 protesters, including NEPAL: Lieutenant Colonel Ram Kaji Thapa of Nepal has taken over the command of The three MPs of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), in the latest round of defiance against Observer Group Lebanon, which is part of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisa- News the emergency imposed by President Abdulla Yameen a month ago. The opposition, led by tion, from Commandant Peter Ott of Ireland. With the change of command, new OGL Chief in brief the MDP, said in a joint statement that police had arrested 17 demonstrators, including three Thapa has taken charge of 53 unarmed officers from 20 different countries, according to a MPs -- Abdulla Shahid, Abdul Latheef Mohamed and Abdulla Riyaz -- along with several activ- statement issued by the UN. OGL observers support UN Interim Force in Lebanon in main- ists and council members of the party during the latest protests in the archipelago, which taining stability in the mission’s 1,060 sq km area. Operating under the overall leadership began on Friday and continued early Saturday, Maldives Independent reported. (IANS) of UNTSO, their counterparts are also present in Israel. (HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE)

A shot in the arm for Sharif Celebrated Bangladeshi writer, secular activist stabbed in Sylhet: Police

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ONE of Bangladesh's top writers was attacked and in- jured in the northern city of Sylhet on Saturday, police said, the latest in a series of attacks on authors and blog- gers. Police said Zafar Iqbal, a celebrated secular activist and bestselling science fic- tion writer, was rushed to a hospital in Sylhet after the attack. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal. "He was hit on the back of his head and he was bleed- Iqbal, who teaches at ing," a police constable a state-run university in posted at the hospital said, Sylhet, is a longstanding a speaking on condition of an- champion of free speech and onymity. secularism in Bangladesh. Abdul Wahab, a spokes- He is also a top selling author man for the Sylhet city po- and celebrity speaker who lice, confirmed the incident, regularly appears at univer- saying police suspect he was sity campuses nationwide. (File photo) The National Assembly of Pakistan. attacked with a knife. Suspected Islamist ex- "He was in a seminar tremists have carried out a when he was attacked. His series of attacks on secular gunman caught an attacker," and atheist writers and blog- Pakistan’s ruling PML-N gains he said, referring to Iqbal's gers in the last four years, police guard. Bangladesh's killing around a dozen of government provides securi- them including a top Bangla- ty for the country's top secu- desh origin American atheist lar writers and activists. blogger. control of senate in secret vote Police do not know how Police have blamed many people were involved homegrown extremist group in the attack nor whether Ansarullah Bangla Team, they belonged to any Islamist known as Ansar al Islam, Winning control of the upper house could enable PML-N to change Horse-trading rampant in polls, extremist groups, he said. linked with Al Qaeda in the the constitution making ex-PM Nawaz eligible to hold office again says MQM leader Sattar "He has been taken to the Indian Subcontinent for operating theatre," he said. most of the attacks. SINDH: Farooq Sattar of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement - REUTERS Masha'Allah," tweeted Sharif's tions in 2015, lawmakers were Pakistan on Saturday levelled staggering allegations against the ISLAMABAD daughter and presumed heir, not even allowed to take their Pakistan Peoples Party, accusing the latter of indulging in horse- Maryam Nawaz Sharif. phones into the assemblies dur- trading and of trying to turn MQM-P lawmakers over to their side. Myanmar removes heavy weapons PAKISTAN'S ruling party Candidates backed by PML- ing the vote. The senior MQM-P leader said it was the PPP’s hobby to indulge gained control of parliament's N won 15 of the 52 seats up for Winning control of the Sen- in horse-trading for their own benefit. from Bangladesh border: Minister upper house in a secret ballot on grabs, overtaking Pakistan Peo- ate could enable the PML-N to “NASIR Shah (of PPP) is here and his leader is present as well. Saturday, local media said, in a ples Party (PPP) as the biggest change the constitution to make All the feudals should come and speak about how much money UNB, Dhaka: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today said Myanmar boost for the Pakistan Muslim group in the upper house, ac- Sharif eligible to hold office they have made, how much they have stolen, and how much has removed its heavy weapons from Tambru border in Bandarban League-Nawaz (PML-N) party cording to Geo TV channel and again when the party contests a taxes they have paid, and how much property they have accumu- following a flag meeting held on yesterday. ahead of a general election due other media. PPP candidates national election due later this lated. They should take an oath and appear before the camera,” The minister came up with the information replying to a in summer. won 12 seats. year. the MQM-P leader demanded. (DAWN.COM) query from reporters at a programme arranged by Metropolitan The result may revive the Working with allied parties PML-N has not spoken Cooperative Society in Farmgate area of Dhaka. "During the political fortunes of ousted in the senate, PML-N should about amending the constitu- flag meeting, the Myanmar authorities said they, upon receiving prime minister Nawaz Sharif, have de facto control of the 104- tion, but it has been on a colli- Sharif has been deeply critical cal "narrative" with voters. wrong information, deployed army and artillery along Tambru who has clashed with the judi- seat chamber. sion course with the judiciary of the judiciary, accusing it of a The official results will not border in Naikkhongchhari of Bandarban," he said. ciary since the Supreme Court Lawmakers from the four since the Supreme Court ousted conspiracy to hurt his party and immediately show how well Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Guard ended his premiership in July provincial assemblies and the Sharif from power. Pakistan's civilian leaders. PML-N has done because a Police (BGP) of Myanmar will patrol their respective border areas in by disqualifying him from office federal parliament voted in se- Last month the top court Mushahid Hussain Sayed, number of candidates were coordination from March 27, Asaduzzaman added. over undeclared assets. cret on the new senators, who again disqualified Sharif by re- who won a seat in capital Islam- barred from running under Earlier on Thursday, BGB members were put on high alert as My- "PMLN now the single are due to serve six-year terms. moving him as head of PML-N, abad, told media that the senate the party's banner after Sharif anmar army took position along the Tambru border in Naikkhongchhari largest party in Senate as well, Unlike the last senate elec- the political party he founded. victory vindicates Sharif's politi- was removed from office. of Bandarban with heavy arms and ammunition. (THEDAILYSTAR.NET)

Pakistani doctors to attend conference in India await visas Nepal holds mass prayers SC reschedules DAWN.COM to set new Guinness record hearing on the Study of the Liver (APASL) An official of the Indian High study of liver). An official of ISLAMABAD say that it will provide them the Indian High Commission an opportunity to understand Commission said that said that because of the ten- IANS Records, Xinhua news agen- contempt case ANXIETY among 30 Pakistani the Indian medical system and because of tense relations the sion in relations between the KATHMANDU cy reported. People from doctors who want to attend a make them able to guide Pa- process of security clearance two countries the process of all walks of life and across against Nepal conference related to liver dis- kistani patients who want to for the issuance of visas for security clearance for the is- THOUSANDS of people gath- the country took part in the eases in India is increasing as travel India for liver transplan- suance of visas for Pakistanis ered in Nepal's capital on mass prayers held in the media group New Delhi has so far not issued tation. According to APASL’s Pakistanis was taking more was taking more than usual Saturday to recite the mes- city's largest open square visas to them. After getting vi- website, the conference will than usual time these days time these days. sages of Lord Gautam Bud- Tundikhel. HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE sas the doctors will apply for be held from March 14 to 18 in However, he added, a re- dha, known as Dhhamapad, Nepali Prime Minister KATHMANDU NOCs from their respective New Delhi. minder would be sent to New to set a new Guinness World KP Sharma Oli along with organisations and that process There is only one weekly will have high quality content Delhi for expediting the cases Record. former ministers and high THE Supreme Court today will also take some time. flight from Lahore to New with up-to-date information of Pakistani doctors. Avinash Though the organiser ranking officials attended rescheduled the hearing on The doctors willing to Delhi and the last one before by eminent researchers and Singh, spokesperson for In- claimed to have gathered the event. Addressing the a contempt of court case participate in the conference the conference is scheduled clinicians, covering all aspects dian High Commission, said in over 75,000 people in the ceremony, Oli said that the against Kantipur Media which is being organised by the for March 14. According to of hepatology (a branch of a written reply that the visa ap- mass prayers, the number mass prayer will promote Group and told the defend- Asian Pacific Association for these doctors, the conference medicine that incorporates the plications were under process. was yet to be confirmed of- peace and harmony in the ants to present themselves ficially by Guinness World nation and in the world. to record their statements on Sunday. Chairman of Kantipur Media Group Kailash Sirohi- Islamabad, Moscow hold ya, his wife and KMG Direc- tor Swastika Sirohiya, Kan- US, Pakistan inch towards better relations tipur daily’s editor Sudheer talks, agree to bolster ties Sharma and correspondent DAWN.COM cause “it’s a good move and a Krishna Gyawali are defend- DAWN.COM by special secretary The Paki- WASHINGTON healthy move towards restor- ants in the case. ISLAMABAD stani side was led by Special ing peace in Afghanistan”. Accompanied by a large Secretary Amb Tasnim Aslam, THE Uni ted States has assured Earlier, a top US general number of well-wishers and PAKISTAN and Russia on Fri- whereas the Russian side was Pakistan that it does not want also dispelled the impression people from different walks day agreed to explore new av- led by Deputy Foreign Minis- to sever bilateral ties with this that the United States and Paki- of life, all four defendants enues for bilateral cooperation ter Sergey Ryabkov. important ally while Islama- stan were on a collision course. were present before the to enhance the “existing posi- “The two sides had an in- bad extended its “wholehearted “We have preserved the valu- court at 2:00pm today to tive momentum in ties”. depth exchange of views on the support” to the US-backed Af- able military-to-military rela- record their statements. “Both sides agreed on the regional and global develop- ghan offer of peace talks with tionship with Pakistan” while “We requested the SC to need to further capitalise on ments, including with respect the Taliban. working to increase transpar- start recording of our state- the positive trajectory of the to arms control, disarmament The two statements sup- ency and communication with ments today,” Kantipur edi- overall bilateral relations by and non-proliferation,” the FO plement renewed efforts to im- military leaders, Gen Joseph tor Sudheer Sharma said. exploring avenues for mutual- said. prove relations between the US Votel, head of the US Central “No specific reason was ly beneficial bilateral coopera- Ties between Moscow and and Pakistan which were once Command told a congressional cited. We were only told the tion,” Foreign Office said after Islamabad have been improv- close allies in the war against panel in Washington this week. chief justice has ordered to the 12th meeting of Pakistan- ing for years now and the two terror. Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua. In Washington, diplomat- begin the hearing on Sun- Russia Consul tative Group on have taken great strides since The move for improving ties ic observers are describing day.” Strategic Stability. 2007, when the ties were re- began last week when Washing- Foreign Secretary Janjua’s Recording of the defend- The platform that pro- newed after a long estrange- ton sent a senior Trump aide to State Department’s Acting As- lations with Pakistan, Ms Well March 6-8 visit to Washing- ants’ statements will start at vides for structured dialogue ment during the cold war. Islamabad for talks with Paki- sistant Secretary for South and said: “On the contrary, we are ton as a positive develop- 10:30am on Sunday, accord- between the two countries has Pakistan and Russia in stani leaders. And on Thursday, Central Asia Alice Wells said backing Pakistan against all ment, noting that it follows a ing to the SC. existed since 2003. The meet- 2014 signed a defence coop- official sources in Washington the US was not thinking of cut- militant groups.” surprise trip to Islamabad last The case against KMG ing was held at the level of sen- eration accord and in 2015 said that Foreign Secretary Te- ting ties with Pakistan. In Islamabad, Foreign Min- week by a senior Trump of- was filed by advocate Toy- ior officials. they inked a technical coop- hmina Janjua will visit Wash- She also assured Islama- ister Khawaja Asif told report- ficial, Lisa Curtis, who spoke anath Dhungana over the Russian delegation was eration accord providing for ington next week for a series of bad that the US considered ers that Pakistan “wholeheart- of the need to build a new re- news questioning CJ Gopal led by deputy foreign minis- arms supplies and coopera- meetings with senior American Pakistan essential to resolving edly supports Afghan President lationship with Pakistan after Prasad Parajuli’s multiple ter, while the Pakistani side tion in weapon development. officials. In an interview to VOA the Afghan imbroglio. Asked if Ashraf Ghani’s latest offer of her talks with senior Pakistani birth dates and authenticity radio in Kabul on Friday, US Washington could sever its re- peace talks to the Taliban be- officials. of his academic certificates. India Sunday, March 4, 2018 11 BJP CRUSHES LEFT IN TRIPURA, WINS BIG IN NORTHEAST STATES

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre) gestures as he is garlanded by Bharatiya Janata Party leaders during the state Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrate in front of a cut-out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after learning election results of three Northeast states at the BJP headquarters in the New Delhi, on Saturday. (AFP) of the initial poll results of Tripura state assembly elections, in Agartala, on Saturday. (REUTERS) IANS Progressive Party - 15+ (lead- Congress refused AGARTALA/SHILLONG/KOHIMA ing on one seat) Bharatiya Ja- Tripura 59 Meghalaya 59 Nagaland 60 nata Party - 11 National People’s coalition, seat HERE is the final party posi- Party - 2 Janata Dal-United - 1 sharing: Mamata tion in the results declared on Independent - 1 . BJP _ IPFT 43 CONG 21 NDPP+BJP 30 Saturday for assembly polls in The stunning saffron surge Kolkata: Accusing the Con- Tripura and Meghalaya. The in the northeast on Saturday CPM+ 16 NPP 19 NPF 27 gress of total negligence in party position for Nagaland decimated the Left in Tripura – contesting the Tripura Assem- is as declared by the Election one of its last two citadels–with bly elections, West Bengal Commission at 10 p.m. the BJP ousting the CPI-M from CONG 0 OTHERS 17 OTHERS 2 Chief Minister Mamata Ban- TRIPURA: Bharatiya Ja- power after 25 long years and erjee on Saturday said she nata Party (BJP) - 35 Indig- looking to form a coalition gov- had approached Congress enous People’s Front of Tripura ernment in Nagaland while eye- OTHERS 0 BJP 2 CONG 0 President Rahul Gandhi for al- - 8 Communist Party of India- ing power in Meghalaya with liance but was not listened to. Marxist (CPI-M) - 16 Commu- the help from anti-Congress “I requested the Congress for nist Party of India (CPI) - 0 parties. be to capture power in Karna- seats reserved for tribals. a coalition (in Tripura). I told Congress - 0. The BJP Parliamentary Will inspire Meghalaya parties taka, Kerala, West Bengal and The BJP, which had no Rahul Gandhi that we are new MEGHALAYA Indian Na- Board met in the evening and to form non-Congress govt: BJP Odisha. MLAs in the outgoing Assem- as a party in Tripura. But they tional Congress - 21 National expressed confidence that the Pulling of a historic vic- bly and polled just 1.5 per cent did not listen to me,” Baner- People’s Party - 19 Bharatiya party would form governments SHILLONG: The BJP on Saturday said that it will “inspire” the tory, the BJP and its ally Indig- votes in the 2013 elections, los- jee said in the wake of BJP Janata Party - 2 United Demo- in Nagaland and Meghalaya regional parties to respect the public mandate and form the enous People's Front of Tripura ing deposits in 49 of the 50 con- victory in Tripura. (IANS) cratic Party - 6 People’s Dem- also, claiming it has got abso- non-Congress government in Meghalaya. “We have less role to (IPFT), a tribal-dominated stituencies it contested, secured ocratic Front - 4 Hill State lute majority with allies in the play in the formation of the new government but we will inspire party, together won 43 out of 59 over 42 per cent of votes in the People’s Democratic Party - 2 two states that have thrown up the regional parties and the NPP (National People’s Party) to Tripura constituencies. February 18 Tripura elections. the ruling Left Front was re- Nationalist Congress Party - 1 fractured verdicts. come together and form the new government,” Assam Finance The BJP on its own won Tripura Pradesh BJP Presi- duced to just 15 seats–down Khun Hynniewtrep National Riding on Saturday's elec- Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Sarma said: “I don’t know 35 seats, four more than the dent Biplab Kumar Deb, who from 50 in the last elections. Awakening Movement - 1 Inde- toral victory, Prime Minister what is the stage of the negotiations; the BJP’s role will only be half-way mark, while its ally won from Banamalipur, is None of its partners, includ- pendent - 3. Narendra Modi and party Presi- to encourage them to form the government -- this is a verdict IPFT won eight seats. In a tipped to be the Chief Ministe- ing the CPI, Forward Bloc and NAGALAND Naga People’s dent Amit Shah told BJP work- against the Congress.” (IANS) remarkable performance, rial choice. Revolutionary Socialist Party, Front - 27 National Democratic ers that their goal now should the alliance swept all the 20 The CPI-M which headed could open their account. Tweets from leaders India, Vietnam vow to work for open, prosperous Indo-Pacific IANS regional architecture," Modi NEW DELHI said. On his part, Quang said that both countries will work IN what can be seen as a strong together for regional security, signal to China, India and Vi- including maritime and cyber etnam on Saturday agreed to security. work for an independent, open The remarks assume signifi- and prosperous Indo-Pacific cance given China's increasing region as the two sides signed influence in the Indian Ocean three agreements, including region and aggressive attitude one on enhancing bilateral in the South China Sea. economy and trade. In his remarks, Modi said Narendra Modi Amit Shah TR Zeliang Sitaram Yechury Shakeel Ahmad "We will work together that Vietnam has played a sig- @narendramodi @AmitShah @TRZeliang @SitaramYechury @Ahmad_Shakeel for an independent, open and nificant role within the frame- It appears the political prosperous Indo-Pacific region work of New Delhi's Act East BJP is fully committed to I thank brothers and I am grateful and humbled We will continue to oppose where sovereignty and interna- Policy and India's ties with the the overall transformation of sisters of Tripura for their by the faith and trust reposed the BJP and its divisive equations are changing tional laws are respected and Association of Southeast Asian the Northeast. This region is massive support to BJP. on me and my NPF party by agenda, not only in Tripura rapidly. the BJP is losing disputes are resolved through Nations (Asean) regional bloc. blessed with immense poten- This is the victory of PM the people of Nagaland once but all over India. It is imper- ground wherever they are dialogue," Prime Minister Vietnam is the country co- pitted directly against the Narendra Modi said in a joint ordinator for India with the tial to become a powerhouse @narendramodi’s politics again. We managed to be the ative for those who believe in address to the media with visit- Asean, a role that will be passed of development. The Central of development and single largest party with 27 India’s constitutional ideals Congress like Gujarat. It lost ing Vietnam President Tran Dai on to Thailand later this year. Government has already his commitment to the seats secured. Hope to work- to defeat the nefarious all three seats in byelections Quang following delegation- The Prime Minister recalled in Rajasthan, and in MP. level bilateral discussions here. that during his visit to Vietnam undertaken numerous efforts welfare of North-Eastern out the nitty-gritty with our designs of the BJP-RSS "Both of us are committed in 2016, the bilateral relation- for better growth and oppor- region of India. partners and form a stable combine. The BJP is doing well only in to expanding our maritime ties ship was elevated from a Stra- tunities in the Northeast. government. multi corner contests. and ensure an open, transpar- tegic Partnership to a Compre- ent, inclusive and rules-based hensive Strategic Partnership. NEWS Gold bribes given in PNB fraud case: CBI IN BRIEF Yashwant Joshi admits to having forex department of the Mum- bai branch that is at the centre Mumbai court issues non-bailable Manmohan, Sonia Sonia, Hillary to received 2 gold coins & a pair of gold of the fraud, admitted to having warrants against Nirav, Choksi meet Vietnam address India received two gold coins weighing President Quang Today Conclave and diamond earrings from Modi 60 grams and a pair of gold and MUMBAI: A PMLA court here on Saturday issued non-bailable diamond earrings from Modi. warrants (NBWs) against absconder diamantaires Nirav Modi NEW Delhi: Ex-PM Manmohan MUMBAI: Former Congress The articles have been recovered and his uncle and business partner Mehul Choksi in the Rs Singh and UPA Chairperson President Sonia Gandhi will REUTERS eller Nirav Modi and his uncle from Joshi's house in the pres- 12,600-crore (almost $2 billion) Punjab National Bank fraud. Sonia Gandhi on Saturday address a special session MUMBAI/NEW DELHI Mehul Choksi to issue fraudulent ence of independent witnesses, The NBWs, issued by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act met Vietnam President of the 17th India Today letters of undertakings (LoUs), the CBI said. court Judge MS Azmi, will facilitate the extradition of Modi and Tran Dai Quang, who is on Conclave scheduled here on AN official of India's Punjab Na- for their companies to raise "This indicates that he was Choksi once their whereabouts are traced, said Special Public a three-day visit to India. March 9-10, an official said tional Bank received gold and loans from overseas branches of in collusion with the benefici- Prosecutor Hiten Venegaonkar. The development comes after Former Union Minister and on Saturday. She is likely diamond jewellery from a bil- mostly Indian banks. ary accused persons to cheat the the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on February 27 moved the senior Congress leader Anand to share her views on this lionaire jeweller accused of be- The Central Bureau of In- bank," CBI Inspector D. Damo- PMLA court for issuing the NBWs after the duo failed to honour Sharma also accompanied year's conclave theme -- The ing involved in a $2 billion bank vestigation (CBI), which has ar- daran said in a court filing. three summonses and appear before the agency for questioning Gandhi. Quang was on Sat- Great Churn. Triumphs and fraud, The Central Bureau of In- rested 14 people in the case, on "He also obtained illegal on February 15, 17, and 23. (IANS) urday accorded a ceremonial Tribulations', and will be vestigation (CBI) told a court on Saturday for the first time said gratification from the benefici- welcome at the Rashtrapati her second appearance at Saturday. bribes were paid to at least one ary party for continuing issuance Bhavan here in the presence the event after 2004, Kalli The state lender in January Punjab National Bank (PNB)of- of fraudulent LoUs." Joshi, who and an associate of Modi, could dia before the fraud came to of his Indian counterpart Ram Purie, Vice-Chairperson of uncovered the alleged fraud in ficial by Modi. The agency told was committed to judicial cus- not be contacted for comment. light, but have said in letters Nath Kovind and Prime Minis- India Today Group and Con- which several bank officials were the court that Yashwant Joshi, tody by the Mumbai court along Modi and Choksi, who owns and statements they were in- ter Narendra Modi. (IANS) clave Director, said. (IANS) suspected of colluding with jew- who worked as a manager in the with four other PNB officials Gitanjali Gems Ltd, left In- nocent. 12 Sunday, March 4, 2018 Gulf / Middle East Al-Shabaab militants kill 3 Burundian Palestinian in Gaza killed by Israeli army Nine dead after taxi, minibus collide in soldiers in Somalia fire: Healthy ministry Egyptian city on Suez Canal MOGADISHU At least three Burundian soldiers were killed GAZA CITY A Palestinian farmer was killed Saturday by Israeli CAIRO Nine people were killed on Saturday when a minibus NEWS in Somalia on Friday after fighters with the al-Shabaab ter- army fire near the Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis, the health min- and a taxi collided near Egypt’s city of Ismailia, security sources IN BRIEF rorist group ambushed their convoy. Seven soldiers were istry of the Islamist movement Hamas said. A spokeswoman said. Eight others were injured in the crash that took place on a injured, some seriously, and four were still missing after for the Israeli army said soldiers opened fire at a Palestinian desert road linking Ismailia to Cairo, they added. The taxi caught the ambush, the Burundian military said Saturday in a man who had entered a “banned zone” near Gaza’s border with fire due to the collision, leaving some of the passengers’ bodies statement. (DPA) Israel, but gave no further details. (AFP) charred, reported the al-Masry al-Youm newspaper. (DPA)

Turkey’s offensive in Syria Regime forces advance in Syria’s battered Ghouta

AFP southeastern area of Al-Marj, BEIRUT Abdel Rahman said. The Observatory says SYRIAN regime forces have “Russian advisors” are tak- advanced inside Eastern ing part in the battles along- Ghouta, a monitor said on Sat- side regime forces in Eastern urday, as fighting intensifies Ghouta, backed by heavy air on the ground to retake the strikes and shelling. battered rebel enclave east of Since February 25, 60 re- Damascus. gime and allied fighters have Russia-backed govern- been killed, while 34 rebels ment forces on February 18 from Jaish al-Islam have also launched an assault of the be- died, it said. sieged region, pounding the Rebels today control only a area with air strikes, killing third of the area they once held more than 630 civilians. in Eastern Ghouta in 2012, as On February 25, clashes on regime forces have gradu- the ground between the armed ally taken back territory from opposition and regime forces them. intensified on the edges of the Eastern Ghouta’s 400,000 enclave, the Britain-based Syr- residents have lived under ian Observatory for Human regime siege since 2013, fac- Rights monitor said. ing severe food and medicine Since Thursday, regime shortages even before the lat- forces have advanced inside est offensive. the region, retaking an area The ground offensive co- in the enclave’s southeast, as incides with the start of a well as another and two mili- five-hour daily “humanitarian tary bases in the south from pause” announced by Russia main opposition group Jaish and in force since Tuesday. al-Islam. The bombardment has “Regime forces and their lessened but continued to allies have intensified their claim lives since, and trucks attacks on rebel positions in loaded with desperately need- Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighters are seen carrying a wounded colleague in Afrin, Syria, on Friday.(REUTERS) the past 48 hours,” Observa- ed aid have remained unable tory head Rami Abdel Rahman to enter the enclave. said. Moscow said it would Government fighters are provide safe passage to non- trying to advance inside East- combatants wishing to leave Turkish air strikes kill 36 ern Ghouta to cut off the main the enclave during the pause, town of Douma and its sur- but no Syrian civilians have roundings in the north of the left since Tuesday, according pro-regime fighters in Afrin enclave, as well as isolate the to the Observatory.

Turkish-led forces control backed Kurdish-Arab alliance The Kurdish-led Syrian Democractic Forces alliance more than 20 percent of the that has been fighting the Is- enclave after seizing the area lamic State jihadist group in said the Turkish raids targeted pro-regime positions of Rajo in the northwest of Af- Syria. rin on Saturday. The Observatory says AFP gave no death toll. said. They also seized a strategic more than 140 civilians have BEIRUT The Britain-based Syrian Turkish-led Syrian oppo- mountain in the northeast of been killed in Turkish bom- Observatory for Human Rights sition fighters have advanced the enclave, a military official bardment since the start of TURKISH air strikes killed said the strikes on the area of steadily since January 20 from the Turkish-led opera- the assault, but Turkey denies at least 36 pro-regime fight- Kafr Janna were the third such when they launched an as- tion said. the claim and says it takes the ers backing Kurdish militia in raid on loyalist fighters in the sault on Afrin, controlled by Ankara says the YPG is a “utmost care” to avoid civilian Syria’s northwestern Kurdish enclave bordering Turkey in the Kurdish People’s Protec- “terrorist” extension of the casualties. enclave of Afrin on Saturday, less than 48 hours. tion Units (YPG). Kurdistan Workers’ Party Thousands of civilians a monitoring group said. They came after Turkish The Syrian government (PKK), which has waged a have fled their homes since The Kurdish-led Syrian raids on other parts of the deployed fighters to the en- three-decade insurgency the start of the operation, ei- Democractic Forces alliance enclave killed 14 pro-regime clave a month later after the against the Turkish state. ther to the town of Afrin or to Smoke billows following Syrian government bombardments on the said the Turkish raids target- fighters on Thursday and four Kurds appealed for help. The YPG has been a key nearby government-control- besieged rebel-held town of Hamouria in the eastern Ghouta region ed pro-regime positions, but more on Friday, the monitor The Observatory says component of a United States- led areas. on the outskirts of Damascus on Saturday. (AFP) Egypt’s top court waives legal challenges No missile talks unless West gives to Red Sea islands transfer to Saudi up its nuclear arsenal, says Iran REUTERS dicts - one by the Supreme ficials say the islands belong AFP Europe’s nuclear weapons and said last month that its missile CAIRO Administrative Court, which The plan to cede the to the kingdom and were only TEHRAN long-range missiles.” programme and involvement was against ceding control islands to Riyadh, an ally under Egyptian control be- Jazayeri said US criticism in regional conflicts needed EGYPT’S top court on Satur- of the islands of Tiran and which has given billions of cause Riyadh had asked Cairo IRAN’S armed forces spokes- of Iran’s missile programme to be addressed if Iran “wants day dismissed all outstand- Sanafir, the other by the dollars in aid to Egypt, in 1950 to protect them. man said on Saturday that was driven by “their failures to return to the family of na- ing legal challenges to a deal Court of Urgent Matters, was announced in 2016 Saudi Arabia has sup- there can be no talks on the and defeats in the region.” tions”. transferring two Red Sea is- which looked to void that de- and became mired in ported Sisi since he toppled country’s missile programme US President Donald Ali Akbar Velayati, for- lands to Saudi Arabia, a day cision. President Mohamed Mursi without the West’s destruction Trump has threatened to tear eign policy advisor to supreme before a visit by its crown “The signature of the rep- political protest and legal of the Muslim Brotherhood of its nuclear weapons and up a 2015 nuclear deal be- leader Ayatollah Ali Khame- prince. resentative of the Egyptian action in 2013, and legal wrangling long-range missiles. tween Iran and world powers nei, criticised Le Drian’s po- The plan to cede the is- state on the maritime borders over the Red Sea deal was a “What Americans say out unless more is done to curb sition on Saturday, just two lands to Riyadh, an ally which agreement between the gov- Kingdom before becoming source of tension between the of desperation with regards to Iran’s missile programme. days before they are expected has given billions of dollars in ernments of Egypt and Saudi crown prince. two countries. limiting the Islamic republic of European governments to meet. aid to Egypt, was announced Arabia is undoubtedly an act Egypt’s parliament Opposition to the deal Iran’s missile capability is an have been scrambling to ap- “Iran’s defence programme in 2016 and became mired in of sovereignty,” the Supreme backed the deal in June, and has been a problem for Sisi, unattainable dream,” Briga- pease Trump and keep the is not the concern of other political protest and legal ac- Court said in a statement, Sisi ratified it one week later. sparking the only major dier General Masoud Jazayeri deal intact, and have voiced countries such as France, that tion. adding that approving the Opponents say Egypt’s street protests since he came told the official IRNA news increasing concern over Iran’s they should come and tell us The Supreme Court ruled deal was down to Egypt’s leg- sovereignty over the islands to power in 2014 and becom- agency. missile programme. what missiles we can have. Do that no other court had ju- islative body. dates back to 1906, before ing a rallying point for oppo- “The condition for negotia- French Foreign Minister we tell France how it should risdiction over the matter, Prince Mohamed signed Saudi Arabia was founded. sition figures that have been tions on Iran’s missiles is the Jean-Yves Le Drian, who is defend itself?” he told the semi- blocking two opposing ver- the deal on behalf of the Saudi and Egyptian of- marginalised during his rule. destruction of America’s and due to visit Iran on Monday, official ISNA news agency. Iraqi parliament approves budget, Kurdish lawmakers boycott vote

In October, Iraqi forces line. Baghdad at odds with Kurds after independence attempt retook disputed territo- The projected 3.8 million ries, including the oil city of bpd exports in the budget REUTERS It envisions government the entire political process Kirkuk, that had came under include a 250,000 bpd con- BAGHDAD revenues of 91.64 trillion di- in Iraq over the unfair treat- Kurdish control in 2014, and tribution from the Kurdistan nars ($77.6 billion) with a ment we have received,” said Baghdad imposed sanctions region, lawmakers said on IRAQ’S parliament approved deficit of 12.5 trillion dinars Kurdish MP Ashwaq Jaff. on the KRG, such as suspend- Saturday. It was not imme- a long-delayed budget on Sat- ($10.58 billion), according to The budget cut the semi- ing international flights from diately clear what effect the urday, the first since declar- lawmakers. autonomous Kurdistan Re- Kurdish airports. Kurdish boycott of the vote ing victory over Islamic State Parliament was meant to gional Government’s (KRG) Baghdad and the KRG would have on that. after three years of war, but pass the budget before the share to 12.67 percent, down had been engaged in talks for Shi’ite lawmakers wanted Kurdish lawmakers boycott- start of the 2018 financial from the 17 percent the re- months about the sanctions more spending allocated to ed the vote over their region’s year in January but all three gion has traditionally re- and Kurdistan’s share of the the southern oil-producing, diminished allocation. main blocs, Shi’ite Arabs, ceived since the fall of Sadd- budget. predominantly Shi’ite, prov- The budget of 104 trillion Sunni Arabs, and Kurds, had am Hussein. The government said on inces as well as greater sala- Iraqi dinars ($88 billion) is serious issues with the gov- The Kurds overwhelm- Tuesday it had reached an ries and benefits for the Iran- based on projected oil ex- ernment’s proposal. ingly voted to secede in an agreement with the Kurds backed Shi’ite militias known ports of 3.8 million barrels “We boycotted the vote independence referendum to resume Kirkuk oil exports as Popular Mobilisation Forc- per day (bpd) at a price of and there are proposals for in September, which was op- through Turkey’s Ceyhan es, who helped Iraq’s security (File photo) Iraqi lawmakers attend a session in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP) $46, lawmakers told Reuters. Kurdistan to withdraw from posed by Baghdad. port but gave no precise time- forces defeat Islamic State. World Sunday, March 4, 2018 13 China vows friendship with Taiwan amid tensions over US bill Cameroon bans nighttime driving in restive southwest

BEIJING China wants to deepen friendship with Taiwan, the ruling Communist Party’s fourth- YAOUNDÉ Drivers in one of Cameroon’s restive English-speaking provinces have been banned ranked leader said on Saturday, a day after state media warned China could go to war over from driving at night for a month, as tensions run high between government forces and sepa- NEWS Taiwan if a US bill promoting closer ties with the island becomes law. China has been infuriated ratists. Vehicles in five of the Southwest Region’s six districts are not allowed on the road IN BRIEF over the bill, telling Taiwan on Friday it would only get burnt if it sought to rely on foreigners, between 7:00 pm and 6:00 am (1800 GMT and 0500 GMT) with the exception of ambulances adding to the warnings from state media about the risk of war. The legislation says it should be as well as state and police cars, according to an official statement seen by AFP late Friday. The US policy to allow officials at all levels to travel to Taiwan to meet their Taiwanese counterparts, renewable ban, which entered into force at the start of the month, will remain in place for “30 permit Taiwanese officials to enter the US “under respectful conditions”.(REUTERS) days”, regional governor Bernard Okalia Bilai said in the statement. (AFP)

UN inquiry blames Congo’s ADF rebels Putin promises ‘victories’ for Russia at star-studded rally for deadly attack on peacekeepers AFP for us. And if we do this, the for the future”. MOSCOW Olympic athletes, celebrities coming decade and the whole “I do not see another can- REUTERS wave of violence in the miner- still searching for one peace- 21st century will be marked by didate who could be our com- UNITED NATIONS al-rich area. keeper missing after the Dec. PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin and cosmonauts had taken our bright victories,” he said. mander in chief. He’s the only A special UN inquiry also 8 attack. on Saturday promised “vic- to the stage to voice their “Together we are a team. one. Putin is our president,” A Congo-based Ugandan rebel looked at two other attacks on The ADF has operated in- tories” for Russia at a star- support for Putin, who is Are we a team?” he asked the Oscar-winning director Nikita group is to blame for three at- Tanzanian peacekeepers, on side Congo since the 1990s. studded rally attended by tens seeking to extend his crowd, which replied, “Yes!”. Mikhalkov said from the stage. tacks on United Nations peace- Sept. 16 and Oct. 7, 2017. Congolese and UN troops have of thousands of supporters Kremlin term to 2024 Organisers said around “Only with him can our keepers, including one in De- The investigation conclud- conducted repeated offensives ahead of a March 18 election 100,000 people were expected country achieve cosmic suc- cember that killed 15 Tanzanian ed “the three attacks against against it, but the group al- he is all but certain to win. to turn out. An AFP journal- cesses,” said cosmonaut Sergei troops, the UN said on Friday. the UN peacekeepers were car- ways managed to bounce back. Olympic athletes, celebri- be bright and looking to the ist said the stadium was com- Ryazansky. The Dec. 8 attack, which ried out using a similar modus It is considered one of the ties and cosmonauts had taken future, for our children and pletely full for Putin’s speech, The event is the first rally also killed five Congolese sol- operandi and that all available most lethal of Congo’s dozens to the stage to voice their sup- grandchildren...we will do eve- which was to be followed by a in an otherwise lacklustre diers and wounded another 53 evidence points to the ADF as of armed bands. port for Putin, who has ruled rything we can for them to be concert by big-name Russian campaign for Putin, who has peacekeepers, on a UN base the attacker,” the United Na- The UN investigation Russia for almost two decades happy,” he told the cheering popstars. yet to produce a programme in the Democratic Republic of tions said in a statement. “found a number of gaps in and is seeking to extend his crowd at Moscow’s Luzhniki Supporters held signs say- and has declined to take part Congo’s troubled eastern bor- The UN peacekeeping mis- the training and posture of Kremlin term to 2024. stadium. ing “I am for Putin”, “Putin is in televised debates with seven derlands came amid a rising sion, known as MONUSCO, is MONUSCO.” “We want our country to “Nobody else will do this our president” and “I’m voting other candidates. Police hunt for clues N Korea warns US over about mastermind of deadly attacks in military drills with South Burkina Faso capital Pyongyang threatens AFP to ‘counter the US’ if OUAGADOUGOU The coordinated attacks military exercises AUTHORITIES in Burki- in Ouagadougou under- proceed; would not na Faso were on Saturday lined the struggle the hunting for clues about the ‘beg’ for talks masterminds behind Fri- fragile West African day’s deadly twin attacks on nation faces in contain- REUTERS the French embassy and the ing a bloody and growing SEOUL country’s military HQ. Islamist insurgency The coordinated attacks NORTH Korea threatened on in Ouagadougou, which co- Saturday to “counter the US” incided with a meeting of or block our democratic if the United States holds joint regional anti-Islamist forc- progress,” said communi- military exercises with South es, underlined the strug- cation minister Remis Ful- Korea, and said it would not gle the fragile West African gance Dandjinou on Satur- beg for talks with Washington. nation faces in containing a day morning. The United States is due bloody and growing Islam- Two people were arrest- to start joint exercises in early ist insurgency. ed near the headquarters, a April, a South Korean presiden- Eight armed forces security source told AFP. tial security adviser said this personnel were killed, the The government said week according to Yonhap news government said, while the attack on the military agency - the latest in a series of a French security source HQ was a suicide car bomb- drills that the north has regu- said 12 more were seri- ing and that the G5 Sahel re- larly described as a threat. ously injured. Earlier secu- gional anti-terrorism force “If the US finally holds rity sources had reported a may have been the target. joint military exercises while higher toll. “The vehicle was packed keeping sanctions on the There was no immedi- with explosives” and caused DPRK, the DPRK will coun- ate claim of responsibil- “huge damage”, Security ter the US by its own mode of ity, and while a Islamist Minister Clement Sawado- counteraction and the US will plot is the most likely, the go said. be made to own all responsi- government was not rul- Officials from Burkina bilities for the ensuing conse- ing out the involvement Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauri- quences,” North Korea’s of- of plotters behind a failed tania and Niger were at ficial KCNA news agency said coup in 2015. the meeting, represent- in its commentary, saying the “This is a terrorist at- ing the nations who have drills would harm reconcilia- tack, linked to a current or launched a joint military tion efforts on the peninsula. another terrorist movement force to combat Islamists The DPRK is the acronym (File photo) Kim Jong-un visiting the Chemical Material Institute of the Academy of Defence Science, in Pyongyang. (AFP) in the Sahel... or to others on the southern rim of the of the country’s official name, who want to are destabilise Sahara. the Democratic People’s Re- against it, but it said it was open quoted by state media KCNA South Korea plans to send public of Korea. to talks with the United States North Korea has slammed news agency as saying “we a special envoy to North Ko- On Feb. 23, the United during senior North Korean of- Trump’s unilateral sanctions will neither beg for dialogue rea in response to an invita- States said it was imposing its ficials’ visit to South Korea for against it, but it said it was nor evade the military option tion from leader Kim Jong Un, largest package of sanctions the Olympics last month. claimed by the US” South Korean President Moon Ethiopia ratifies emergency to pressure North Korea to The White House said any open to talks with the “Whether peace desired by Jae-in told Trump in a phone give up its nuclear and missile talks with North Korea must United States during senior our nation and the rest of the call on Thursday. rule imposed after PM exits programmes. President Don- lead to an end of its nuclear North Korean officials’ visit world settles on the Korean pe- The Winter Olympics in ald Trump warned of a”phase programme. to South Korea for the ninsula or a situation that no Pyeongchang last month gave REUTERS broke out in 2015 over land two” that could be “very, very North Korea reiterated on Olympics last month one desires is developed in the a boost to recent engagement ADDIS ABABA rights before broadening into unfortunate for the world” if Saturday that it was willing to vicious cycle of confrontation between the two Koreas af- demonstrations over political the steps did not work. talk to the United States but depends entirely on the attitude ter sharply rising tensions ETHIOPIA’S parliament rati- and human rights. North Korea has slammed said it would never sit with any A North Korean foreign of the US” the spokesman said, over the North’s missile pro- fied on Friday a state of emer- Ethiopia is East Africa’s Trump’s unilateral sanctions precondition. ministry spokesman was according to KCNA. gramme. gency imposed after the prime biggest and fastest-growing minister announced his resig- economy and a Western ally in nation, though votes against the fight against Islamist mili- the bill exposed rifts within tancy. the ruling coalition. But rights groups criticise Migration to Mali’s centre rages as insecurity continues: UN The emergency bans pro- the government for mass ar- tests and restricts publications rests and long jail terms hand- AFP ance, who were signatories to fragmentation of armed groups that drug, human and arms sistance,” they said. that could be deemed to incite ed to political opponents and UNITED NATIONS a 2015 peace deal, are seeing along ethnic lines and the sub- trafficking remain rife in Mali, The situation in Mali is a violence. It was imposed on journalists. “progressive decline of their sequent multiplication of non- and despite the 2015 deal, “the key factor in the creation of Feb. 16, a day after Hailemar- The parliament’s approval INSECURITY in Mali “contin- influence in areas traditionally signatory armed groups, repre- humanitarian situation in the the multinational, anti-Islam- iam Desalegn announced his of emergency rule was expect- ues to rage” and is progressing under their indirect or direct sent currently the main threat north and centre of the country ist G5-Sahel force, which the surprise resignation. ed. The ruling Ethiopian Peo- toward the centre of the coun- control,” said the report which to the implementation of the remains volatile, unstable and a report says goes hand in hand The resignation was un- ple’s Revolutionary Democrat- try, according to an interim UN was to the Security Council and agreement,” it said, referencing marked deterioration persists.” with the “intensified terrorist precedented in Ethiopia’s ic Front coalition, comprised report. Members of Plateforme, seen by AFP on Friday. the peace deal brokered in Alge- “Across the country an es- threats of the ISGS (Islamic modern history. It followed of four region-based parties, an armed pro-government coa- “Such loss of territorial con- ria in 2015. timated 4.1 million people are State in the Greater Sahara) several years of unrest that controls all 547 seats. lition, and the CMA rebel alli- trol, adding to the increasing The report’s authors added in need of humanitarian as- and Ansar al-Islam.” Freed Uzbek reporter to take up teaching Boko Haram attack halts aid in Nigerian town AFP tensified his crackdown on the AFP The aid workers are not TASHKENT opposition. LAGOS believed to have been specifi- Ruzimuradov’s nephew cally targeted but were caught A JOURNALIST from Uz- Kamal Ruzimuradov told AFP HUMANITARIAN work has up in an attack on the military. bekistan who was freed after by telephone Saturday that his been suspended until next Those killed were Nigeri- the longest stint in jail spent uncle would not continue jour- weekend in a remote town in ans working for the Interna- by a reporter worldwide is nalism and instead planned to northeast Nigeria after a Boko tional Organization for Mi- shunning media work to take teach students in his home Haram attack killed three aid gration and the UN children’s up teaching Russian, his neph- region some 600 kilometres workers, the UN said on Sat- fund Unicef. The injured and ew said Saturday. south of the capital Tashkent. urday. missing are also locals. Yusuf Ruzimuradov, 53, “He is in good health. In the The attack happened on Newport said an assess- was recently freed in Uzbekistan near future he needs to restore Thursday evening in Rann, ment would be conducted in after 19 years in jail on sedition all his documents. After that near the border with Cam- the coming days about dam- charges his critics dismissed as he wants to teach Russian in a eroon, where nearly 80,000 age caused to facilities used politically motivated. Yusuf Ruzimuradov. school,” Ruzimuradov said. people depend on emergency (File photo) A member of security force stands guard at a school in in the relief effort, as well as The Committee to Protect Yusuf Ruzimuradov, who food aid and medical care. the northeastern city of Damaturu, Nigeria. (REUTERS) security. Journalists, a media watchdog 64, was released last year. worked at the banned oppo- At least one other aid But she said there would be that monitors threats to re- The pair were forcibly sition newspaper Erk prior worker was critically injured Abuja, Samantha Newport, “Yesterday, we evacuated “extremely minimal impact” porters across the world, says taken to Uzbekistan from their to his arrest, is currently not and another three were miss- told AFP: “Operations in Rann 52 aid workers and the three on people in Rann, where that Ruzimuradov’s stint in jail place of exile in Ukraine and speaking to journalists, but ing. Eight Nigerian soldiers were temporarily suspended deceased, in addition to 300 ki- 55,000 people displaced by broke a record after his col- jailed in 1999, as late strong- was close by when his nephew were also killed. for one week from yesterday los (661 lbs) of medical supplies the Boko Haram conflict are league Muhammed Bekjanov, man ruler Islam Karimov in- took the call. A UN spokeswoman in morning (Friday). that were going to go bad.” housed in a camp. 14 Sunday, March 4, 2018 UK / Europe Germany’s SPD Hardliners give cautious welcome counts ballots after party vote to May’s Brexit ties with Europe on new coalition DPA The prime minister believes that Britain could secure EU recognition of its own independent regulations in many areas BERLIN GERMANY'S Social Demo- REUTERS crats on Saturday began LONDON counting votes from a poll among rank-and-file party THE head of a hardline group members on whether to join a of pro-Brexit lawmakers on fresh government coalition led Saturday gave a cautious by Chancellor Angela Merkel. welcome to Prime Minister The final postal truck Theresa May's plans for Brit- containing mailed-in ballots ain's future ties with Europe, rolled up to the Willy-Brandt- saying now was not the time Haus, the party's headquar- to nitpick. ters, in Berlin shortly before 5 May, battling to strike a pm (1600 GMT) on Saturday, deal with Europe that appeas- kicking off an expected 10 to es both sides of her deeply 14 hours of counting. divided party, used a speech Some 120 volunteers draft- in London on Friday to warn ed for the effort had to hand that the country needed to in their mobile phones at the face up to some "hard facts" door so that the secrecy of the that "neither of us can have ballot is not compromised. In exactly what we want". the same vein, the glass front Jacob Rees-Mogg, the of the headquarters was cov- leader of an influential group ered up with privacy film. in May's Conservative Party Assisting the volunteers will who has warned the govern- be high-performance envelope- ment not to waver in its ap- opening machines that can proach, congratulated May for process 20,000 envelopes per taking a "sensible, pragmatic hour. The results are expected and generous approach to by early afternoon on Sunday. Brexit". More than 460,000 party "There are inevitably a few members were called on to ap- small points that will concern prove a coalition agreement be- Leave campaigners but we tween the SPD, Merkel's Chris- must all recognise that every- tian Democrats (CDU) and their one will have to give up some- European Council President Donald Tusk (left) and British Prime Minister Theresa May during their meeting in 10 Downing street in central London recently. (AFP) Bavarian sister party, the CSU. thing to get a deal, so now is not Voting officially started the time to nitpick," he said. ing chemicals, medicines and May discusses differences on Brexit ‘power grab’ with Scottish leader Michel Barnier, the EU last month and ended at mid- Rees-Mogg told the BBC aerospace. executive's negotiator, wel- night on Friday. Postal votes the issues he remained con- In order to smooth future LONDON British Prime Minister Theresa May has discussed differences over Brexit with Nicola Stur- comed May's recognition that received after this date will not cerned about included how trade ties, May said Britain geon, first minister of Scotland’s devolved government, following May’s speech on her latest Brexit there would be "trade-offs" be considered. the fisheries industry would would not pursue a race to policy, the two sides confirmed on Saturday. but made no comment on her The deadline for joining be treated and how British the bottom on standards and May and Sturgeon spoke by phone late Friday to discuss “recent progress on the EU withdrawal belief that Britain could se- the party in order to be able to companies would liaise with instead seek the same regula- bill and agreed both governments should continue to work to reach an agreement,” Downing Street cure EU recognition of its own vote was February 6. European agencies. tory outcomes. Were a future said, adding that they planned more talks at a meeting on March 14. independent regulations in Acting SPD chairman Olaf With just over a year to go government to pursue an al- Sturgeon wrote on Twitter that she reiterated her government’s position that continued member- many areas. Scholz on Saturday described before Britain leaves the EU ternative path it would do so ship of the EU single market and customs union after Brexit would be in Scotland’s best interests. Britain's newspapers, as the vote as a "good democratic on March 29, 2019, May sof- in the knowledge that there She indicated her “desire to reach agreement on the withdrawal bill but emphasized again the issue divided over Brexit as May's activity" and spoke of high tened her tone and called on would be consequences for of principle at stake - we will not agree to a power grab on the Scottish parliament.” party, welcomed May's pro- participation numbers. "Ei- Europe to show flexibility to market access, she said. The dispute over a “power grab” concerns which powers should be given to the devolved Scot- posals as a way to return pow- ther way, the result will be one help solve some of the more While that was welcomed tish government once they are relinquished by the European Union, and which should be held er to London without dam- that helps the SPD to move difficult problems. by business leaders who want centrally by May’s government in London. aging trade from the world's decisively forward," he added. She said she hoped to se- to avoid delays at borders, it Sturgeon said earlier that May’s speech, in which she ruled out Britain joining a customs union sixth biggest economy. If SPD members vote "no," cure a tailor-made free trade was greeted warily in Brussels after Brexit, contained “more detail, but no progress.” (DPA) "For months, the Brexit Merkel could attempt to gov- deal that would include finan- where EU officials described hardliners have called the ern without a fixed majority, cial services and said Britain some of the proposals as un- tune," the Financial Times looking to different partners to would aim for associate mem- realistic. member of the European Par- she wants to have member- without fulfilling the obliga- said. "Mrs May has stopped form majorities for foreign mil- bership of EU agencies cover- Elmar Brok, a German liament, said: "It sounds like ship of the internal market tions of that." dancing." itary missions or the budget.

News Greece not planning soldier in brief Populists, far-right eye gains in Italian poll exchange with Turkey AFP rallies on Friday, at the end of play a leading role and has put the populist insurgency that AFP Yiorgos Katrougalos told ROME a bitter race marred by clashes forward European Parliament propelled US President Trump ATHENS reporters on Saturday, add- Skier swept to between far-right and anti- President Antonio Tajani as his to power, said in an interview ing that such “spy stories” death in Pyrenean ITALIAN populist and far- fascist activists. prime ministerial nominee. with the New York Times. GREECE is not planning to originated in Turkish media avalanche right parties have their eye The outcome is far from Berlusconi's plans, how- Bannon, who is visiting It- exchange two soldiers held by reports. on making major gains in this certain and could end up in a ever, face a challenge from his aly as part of a European tour, Turkey after illegally entering “This is not an unusual TOULOUSE A Spanish skier weekend's election, spooking draw between the anti-estab- ambitious coalition partner, told the paper: "The Italian the country with eight Turkish episode. Such incidents oc- died on Saturday when an investors and European capi- lishment Five Star Movement, League leader Matteo Salvini, people have gone farther, in soldiers who seek asylum in cur on the border,” he said, avalanche swept away a tals after a campaign dominat- three-time prime minister Sil- whose anti-immigration and a shorter period of time, than Greece, the Greek junior for- according to state agency group and their guide skiing ed by fears about immigration vio Berlusconi's rightwing coa- eurosceptic rhetoric has fired the British did for Brexit and eign minister said on Saturday. ANA. off-piste on a mountain in and the economy. lition and the ruling centre-left up the campaign. the Americans did for Trump". “This is pure fantasy. We Two Greek soldiers were southwestern France. No campaigning was al- Democratic Party. Italy's election "epitomises Bannon called a coalition are not at war with Turkey arrested by a Turkish border A second Spaniard was lowed on Saturday on the eve Berlusconi cannot himself everything, it is pure populism," between the Five Star Move- to conduct an exchange of patrol inside Turkish territory rescued in a state of "total of the closely-watched poll. hold office because of a tax fraud former White House adviser ment and the League the "ul- prisoners,” junior minister on Thursday. emergency", while two oth- Rival parties held their final conviction but is still hoping to Steve Bannon, who harnessed timate dream". ers and the guide managed to dig themselves out of the snow above Aragnouet in the Haute-Pyrenees. About 20 gendarme rescuers were Slovak police free all suspects Power erodes Austrian far right’s deployed along with dogs and two helicopters, the appeal as old stronghold votes authorities said. (AFP) held over journalist’s murder

Police use tear gas AFP hours, detainees were re- government. REUTERS southernmost of Austria's said of the crisis caused by against anti-nuke BRATISLAVA leased," police said in a state- In Italy, prosecutors have KLAGENFURT nine provinces, bordering Ita- the collapse of a local bank, rallyists in France ment on Saturday. suggested that the notori- ly and Slovenia, it is the only Hypo Alpe Adria, whose rapid SLOVAK police on Saturday The seven men were tak- ous Calabrian crime syndi- AUSTRIA'S far-right Free- one the FPO won in October's growth was encouraged under MANDRES-EN-BARROIS Police said they had released seven en into custody on Thursday cate the 'Ndrangheta may dom Party is set to come a dis- parliamentary election, with Haider. used tear gas during clashes Italian businessmen detained in police raids in the eastern have been behind the killing tant second when its former 32 percent of the vote. A 2016 settlement with with anti-nuclear protesters at after they were named by mur- town of Michalovice. of Kuciak, 27, and his fian- stronghold of Carinthia votes But being in power, then creditors left the province sad- a waste site in northeastern dered journalist Jan Kuciak in Slovak media reported cee Martina Kusnirova who on Sunday, the third provin- and now, has not helped. The dled with the most debt per France on Saturday. an explosive report on alleged that among those held was were found shot dead at their cial election to suggest a slide national coalition govern- capita in Austria. Demonstrators threw high-level political corruption businessman Antonino home on Sunday. in support for the party since it ment's struggles and a finan- Local issues and personali- missiles at officers who have linked to the mafia. Vadala -- the owner of several The murder has raised entered government less than cial crisis dating back to Haid- ties are sharply in focus. But in been blocking access to "The investigator has, companies -- and some of his concerns about media free- three months ago. er's tenure as governor of the two other provincial elections woodland at the Bure plant, within the legal timeframe relatives, alleged by Kuciak to dom and corruption in Slo- Carinthia was the fiefdom province have hurt the party's in recent weeks, in Lower Aus- halfway between Paris and (48 hours) at his disposal, have links to Italy's notorious vakia and sparked mass of Joerg Haider, who first led image. tria in the east and Tirol in the Strasbourg, since a pro- checked the facts necessary 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate protests at home and sharp the Freedom Party (FPO) to "We're still paying for it! west, the FPO has failed to test camp was dismantled to bring charges. After 48 and contacts in the Slovak condemnation abroad. mainstream success and died I'm furious," Claudia Schwaer- match its score in the national 10 days ago. Lejuc wood in a car crash in 2008. The zli, a 49-year-old librarian, parliamentary election. was selected by France's radioactive waste agency (ANDRA) for exploratory drill- ing ahead of an application to create a nuclear waste Ireland, Britain grind slowly back to normal after snowstorms storage site. (AFP)

Ten hurt, 50 held REUTERS land had led to snow drifts up night to clear the airfield. chanical digger pulling down as police storm DUBLIN/LONDON to 10 feet (three metres) deep, Eight men aged between 24 part of the wall in the blizzard. Kiev protest camp according to ScotRail. While and 47 were due in court in Dub- Reuters was unable to verify AIRPORTS reopened and pub- Ireland's most severe weather lin on burglary charges after po- the video. KIEV Ten people were injured lic transport began to grind warning was lifted, the gov- Public transport across Ire- and at least 50 arrested in back into service on Saturday ernment urged caution. land was due to reopen with a Kiev on Saturday following after the worst snowstorms in "Driving conditions re- Public transport across limited service from 1200 GMT, clashes between police and nearly 30 years caused two days main treacherous due to ice Ireland was due to reopen while train operators were run- anti-corruption protesters who of major disruption in Britain and snow on the ground. with a limited service, while ning half a schedule in Scotland, have set up camp outside the and shut most of Ireland. We're working hard to reo- train operators were running which initially bore the brunt of Ukrainian parliament. A blast of Siberian cold pen roads and resume public half a schedule in Scotland the Siberian cold front. Dozens of supporters dubbed "the Beast from the transport. Please continue According to forecasters, of Mikheil Saakashvili, the East" combined with Storm to take extreme care," Prime Scotland was expected to see former leader of Georgia Emma's arrival from the south Minister Leo Varadkar warned lice said they caused substantial more snow on Saturday while and one-time governor of to ground planes, shut schools the public on Twitter. damage to a supermarket oper- they warned that flooding and Ukraine's Odessa region, and in Ireland, knock out the Ireland's main airports ated by German discount store icy roads could disrupt travel erected their tents in Octo- entire public transport net- reopened, although over 50 Lidl late on Friday. across the rest of Britain. ber and have been holding work with weather rarely seen flights in Dublin, mainly op- Several Irish media outlets Major roads in northern regular rallies demanding in either country. erated by Ryanair and IAG's reported that the supermarket England and the south west the resignation of President Flood warnings were is- Aer Lingus, had already been had been looted. State broad- have been badly hit by snow, Petro Poroshenko. (AFP) sued on Saturday due to the cancelled before snow and caster RTE showed video foot- trapping passengers in their Council workers begin to clear snow besides the canal in Birmingham, melting snow, which in Scot- ice teams worked through the age from social media of a me- vehicles for hours on end. Britain, on Saturday. (REUTERS) US / Americas Sunday, March 4, 2018 15 US Northeast braces US investment giant piles for more flooding after powerful storm pressure on gun industry REUTERS PRINCETON The National Weather The top asset manager considers launching new funds ‘which would exclude firearms manufacturers and retailers’ NEARLY 2 million cus- Service warned that the tomers remained without next high tide around power along the eastern US noon EST (1700 GMT) seaboard on Saturday as would bring renewed residents braced for more flooding, with a surge of flooding in the wake of a powerful storm that killed up to 3 feet (0.9 m) and at least seven people. waves of up to 25 feet The snow and rain end- ed by Saturday morning but After several hours forecasters said the rem- of suspended service due nants of the storm, known to power outages, trains as a nor’easter, would con- between New York and tinue to lash the northeast- Washington along Am- ern United States with wind trak’s Northeast Corridor gusts of up to 50 miles per resumed at 11 a.m. EST, hour (80 kph) even as it the passenger railroad said moved hundreds of miles in a statement, although it out to sea. warned that riders should The high winds were ex- still expect delays. pected to hamper efforts to The storm brought hur- restore power. ricane-force winds to Bos- The National Weather ton and nearby shore com- Service warned that the munities on Friday, sending next high tide around noon seawater churning into the EST (1700 GMT) would streets - the second time the bring renewed flooding, area has been flooded this with a surge of up to 3 feet year. (0.9 m) and waves of up to Gusts of more than 90 25 feet, and a warning was mph downed trees and pow- in effect for virtually the en- er lines across the region. tire New England coastline. Falling trees killed seven Bob Thompson, the people, including two boys meteorologist-in-charge who died when trees struck at the agency’s Taunton, their homes, in Connecti- Massachusetts-based office, cut, Maryland, New York, said the latest high tide cy- Pennsylvania, Rhode Island cle would likely be the last and Virginia, according to to bring serious flooding. local media and police.

Student who killed parents at US university in custody BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, announced Friday that it is asking gunmakers and retailers in its portfolios to explain how they monitor firearms sales and use. AFP White House on lockdown after shots fired “We have a continuing AFP through the north end of cam- WASHINGTON dialogue with many clients CHICAGO pus shortly after midnight”, WASHINGTON The White House was placed on lockdown and the surrounding area cordoned off and are helping them explore university officials said. Offic- THE world’s largest asset by emergency personnel Saturday after an apparent gunshot was heard. The US Secret Service their options for altering or A UNIVERSITY student who ers arrested him without inci- manager BlackRock is exerting said on Twitter that it was responding “to reports of a person who allegedly suffered a self-inflict- eliminating their firearms ex- fatally shot his parents on dent. pressure on the gun industry ed gunshot wound along the north fence line of @White House.” It said medical personnel were posures.” his school campus in the US The suspect is accused of following the latest US school “responding to the male victim,” but that there were “no other reported injuries.” The victim’s A number of US compa- state of Michigan was arrest- killing his father, a police of- shooting massacre, pressing identity was not immediately known. President Donald Trump was not at the White House at the nies have shifted course on ed without incident after an ficer, and mother in a shoot- firms on how they monitor time. He is spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Reporters tweeting from the firearms in the wake of Febru- hours-long manhunt, officials ing inside a dormitory build- firearms use and safety. White House briefing room said they had been told to shelter in place. Police cars and ambulanc- ary’s horrific Florida shooting said early Saturday. ing in what a university police In a statement published es swarmed to the area minutes after the incident. Disturbances outside the White House are that saw a 19-year-old enter The episode had put the spokesman described as a Friday on BlackRock’s web- not rare. On Feb. 23, a woman was arrested after crashing her vehicle into a security barrier near his former high school and Central Michigan University “family-type domestic issue.” site, the investment titan said the presidential residence. And there have been repeated attempts to jump over fences around gun down 17 people. campus into lockdown Friday There were no other casu- it was considering launching the building. (AFP) Three large US retailers, morning, trapping students in alties. new funds including “index- Walmart, Kroger and Dick’s classrooms and dormitories The college campus in based portfolios that would its clients invest on issues ca,” the firm said. can Outdoor Brands, Sturm Sporting Goods, have an- until mid-afternoon, while po- the city of Mount Pleasant exclude just firearms manu- ranging from litigation risk to “We believe that this event Ruger & Company and Vista nounced a minimum age of 21 lice conducted an expansive in central Michigan was on facturers and retailers.” weapon safety monitoring to requires response and action Outdoor. for gun purchasers. search for the 19-year-old sus- lockdown hours after the The world’s largest inves- background checks. from a wide range of entities “Over the past two weeks, BlackRock’s move comes pected gunman. 8:30 a.m. (1330 GMT) shoot- tor in publicly held companies, “As it has for many peo- across both the public and pri- we have reached out to our cli- after its CEO in January called James Eric Davis, de- ing, as federal, state and lo- with more than $6 trillion in ple, the recent tragedy in vate sectors.” ents to help them understand on corporate leaders to act for scribed as a university stu- cal law enforcement searched assets under management, Florida has driven home for The asset manager is a their exposure to civilian fire- the betterment of society -- or dent, was turned in by “an for Davis using helicopters also said it was pressing gun- BlackRock the terrible toll leading shareholder in fire- arms companies,” BlackRock risk losing the investment gi- individual on a train passing and police dogs. makers and retailers in which from gun violence in Ameri- arms manufacturers Ameri- said in its notice. ant’s support.

FARC presidential Argentine ex-president Honduras detains energy company Mexico prepares hopeful to undergo Kirchner to face graft trial to make arrests in heart surgery in executive over murder of activist disappearance of Colombia AFP larities in the awarding of pub- AFP Two masked gunmen fa- student-teachers BUENOS AIRES lic contracts in the province of LA ESPERANZA tally shot the activist at her DPA Santa Cruz,” and having ben- Police detained electrical home in La Esperanza, north- REUTERS BOGOTA AN ARGENTINE judge Friday efited from contracts awarded HONDURAN authorities said engineer Roberto David west of the capital Tegucigalpa MEXICO CITY said that ex-president Cristina to Baez’s Austral construction they have arrested an energy Castillo Mejia “as the intel- on March 3, 2016. THE presidential candidate of Kirchner must face trial over group to the tune of $2.4 bil- company executive allegedly Her murder sparked in- MEXICAN authorities are pre- Colombia’s new far-left party alleged corruption related to lion, according to the Judicial behind the high-profile 2016 lectual perpetrator” behind ternational outrage and high- paring to arrest dozens of peo- FARC will undergo heart sur- the awarding of public con- Information Center (CIJ). murder of prominent environ- Caceres’s murder, the pros- lighted threats to Honduran ple implicated in the kidnap- gery after suffering a heart at- tracts in her southern political The date of Kirchner’s trial mental activist Berta Caceres. ecutor’s office said in a activists. ping and alleged murder of 43 tack, the clinic where he is be- stronghold of Patagonia. has yet to be set. According to Police detained electrical statement Friday At least eight other people student teachers in southern ing treated said Friday. Federal judge Julian Er- Argentine law, Kirchner can be engineer Roberto David Cas- have been arrested in connec- Mexico more than three years Rodrigo Londono alias colini also ordered trials of ex- tried and sentenced, but parlia- tillo Mejia “as the intellectual tion with the homicide , among ago, the prosecutor in charge Timochenko, was hospitalised minister Julio de Vido and con- mentary immunity protects her perpetrator” behind Caceres’s ist’s slaying. them employees of DESA, but of the case said on Friday. with chest pain on Thursday. struction magnate Lazaro Baez, from imprisonment. Baez and murder, the prosecutor’s of- He was “responsible for Caceres’ family has repeatedly Prosecutor Alfredo Doctors decided that sur- figures close to Cristina Kirch- De Vido, meanwhile, have been fice said in a statement Friday. providing logistics and other demanded the masterminds Higuera told a hearing of the gery was the best way to re- ner and her husband, former remanded in custody. Officials said Castillo had resources to the perpetrators,” be brought to justice. Inter-American Commission establish his health, the clinic president Nestor Kirchner. Protesting her innocence, served as CEO of the com- the statement said. Late Friday some 400 peo- on Human Rights (IACHR) in said in a statement. The two were in power be- Kirchner several months ago pany Desarrollos Energeticos Caceres opposed DESA’s ple including relatives and Bogota he had obtained new tween 2003 and 2015. expressed her desire to ap- (DESA), which Caceres active- plans to construct the dam members of the indigenous information to file charges The party will make its Cristina Kirchner, De pear in front of a judge to ly campaigned against over across a river on which in- community in western Hon- against 30 people, including Vido, and Baez are suspected provide “definitive and pub- plans to build a hydroelectric digenous communities de- duras marched to reiterate local police officers. political debut in the March of “illicit association,” “irregu- lic clarification.” dam, at the time of the activ- pended. that call. The disappearance of the 11 parliamentary elections 43 student teachers on Sept. 26, 2014, in the city of Iguala in Guerrero state sparked in- Londono was reported to ternational outcry, battering be in a stable condition and Mexican directors dazzle abroad but struggle at home Mexico’s reputation and un- fully conscious. dermining the popularity of The former guerrilla com- AFP and Alfonso Cuaron, who won ico and Canada launched the President Enrique Pena Nieto. mander will run for president MEXICO CITY in 2014 with “Gravity.” North American Free Trade Guerrero has become on May 27 for FARC, a rebel In the past four years, films Agreement (NAFTA) -- movie Mexico’s deadliest state as a group turned into a political MEXICAN directors have won by Mexican directors have theaters here were required growing number of gangs bat- party after a 2016 peace deal trophy cases full of the most scooped up a total of 15 Os- by law to devote at least 30 tle over the control of poppy ended its 52-year armed con- prestigious awards in film- cars, six Golden Globes and a percent of total screen time fields used to produce opium, flict with the government. making over the past several host of film festival prizes. to Mexican films. the main ingredient in heroin. Formerly referring to the years, but many of the coun- That international success In 1997, the percentage An initial investigation by Revolutionary Armed Forces try’s most talented creative has been matched by a boom was reduced to 10, but no one the government stated that of Colombia, the acronym minds struggle to get their in Mexican productions: there seems to be enforcing the law the 43 were abducted by cor- FARC is now the name of the movies shown at home. were 160 last year, according to anymore. rupt police who handed them new party, Common Alterna- The latest poster boy for Ernesto Contreras, director of “I hate the fact that out of over to members of a local tive Revolutionary Force. Mexican cinema is Guillermo the Mexican Academy of Mo- 160 films, only 80 get a theat- drug cartel, who then killed The party will make its po- del Toro, whose movie “The tion Picture Arts and Sciences. rical release,” Contreras told them, incinerated their bodies litical debut in the March 11 Shape of Water” is the top That is up from just 12 in AFP. at a trash dump and threw the parliamentary elections, with contender going into Sunday’s 2000, the year Inarritu re- “When ‘Coco’ and ‘Thor’ ashes into a river. the peace deal guaranteeing Oscars, with 13 nominations leased his first film, “Amores came out, 98 percent of Mexi- However, an international it at least five seats in each including best picture and best Perros.” can movie screens were show- team backed by the IACHR chamber of Congress. director. But good luck trying to ing those two films.” uncovered irregularities in the FARC’s participation in Del Toro is one of the catch a Mexican movie in Two chains, Cinemex and case that undermined the con- the elections has been criti- “three amigos” in Mexican Mexico, where two big movie Cinepolis, operate nearly eve- clusions of the official investi- cized by many Colombians, filmmaking along with Ale- theater chains rule the market ry movie theater in Mexico. gation. and violent protests against jandro Gonzalez Inarritu, who and consumers tend to prefer Even Mexican movies that Higuera launched a new Londono’s electoral rallies won the best director Oscar Hollywood blockbusters. win prestigious prizes abroad (File photo) Mexican film director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu attends probe in 2016, and he said Fri- prompted the party to sus- in 2015 and 2016 with “Bird- In 1993 -- the year be- have trouble reaching an audi- the premiere of ‘The Shape of Water,’ at the Academy of Motion Pic- day that he had developed new pend its campaign. man” and “The Revenant”, fore the United States, Mex- ence at home. tures Arts & Science in Beverly Hills, California. (AFP) lines of investigation. 16 Sunday, March 4, 2018 The Last Word ‘Qatar has a rich diversity of traditional crafts’ Knowing Qatar MALEK HELALI the crafts of manual embroi- DOHA dery including women’s cloth- through its pottery ing and the traditional Jalsa QATAR’S participation in the furniture with its multitude of SANTHOSH CHANDRAN National Exhibition of Crafts colours that can be found in DOHA SPECIAL not only emphasises the im- every Qatari house. This was portance of preserving tradi- presented by Moza al Muftah,” POTTERY forms an important part of tional crafts but also repre- she said, adding that the sec- every country’s cultural heritage and water pots, utensils, show pieces and sents a rich cultural heritage ond participation was the em- history, and Qatar is no exception. chandeliers in terms of design, sizes for nations, according to Amal broidery of the Qatari abaya The pottery exhibition of Qatari and price range. The sizes of the pot- al Ali, the Head of the depart- and its different styles present- artisan Mariyam al Dosary at the tery at her store range between 10cm ment of cultural ceremonies ed by Najla al Harmi. ongoing Halal Qatar Festival at the and 2,000cm, and costs between at the Ministry of Culture and The exhibition featured Cultural Village-Katara amply proves QR50 and QR2,500. Sports (MoCS). the inauguration of modern this. Mariyam, who is a doctor by “It is more than a mere business The National Exhibition of crafts exhibited for the first profession, has a passion for pottery initiative for me. It’s an attempt to Crafts was hosted by Oman’s time in different areas such as making as it highlights the richness of explore our history through pot- public authority for crafts in- the modelling of glass, silver, the Arab tradition. tery’s role in our daily lives then dustries. It was inaugurated on copper and clay pieces, as well Mariyam, the proprietor of the and now. Pottery also symbolises Thursday with the participa- as knitting of carpets and the first pottery shop in Qatar ‘Anteeka’ our love for a healthy environment,” tion of 15 countries. environment-friendly natural in Al Wakra, told Qatar Tribune: Mariyam said, adding, “There is a In a media statement, Amal dyeing techniques. “Pottery is integral to Arab culture need for promoting use of earthen- al Ali said: “We are commit- The exhibition is consid- and tradition, which has survived the ware in our daily lives – because it ted to sharing with our Omani ered the largest international passage of time and the race for mod- is eco-friendly – through a strong brothers and sisters their Na- crafts event aimed to advance ernism. My initiative is an attempt to marketing campaign. Social media tional Crafts Day as the ‘na- the marketing competitiveness recapture that tradition in order to can prove to be a very useful plat- tional exhibition’ emphasises between craft projects and mo- arouse the younger generation’s in- form in this regard.” the importance of preserving tivate youngsters to join the terest in the art of pottery making.” However, according to her, get- traditional crafts that repre- industry as it attracts local, Mariyam is a doctor in Family ting quality raw materials is still a big sent a rich cultural heritage for regional and international ex- Medicine, but her passion for pottery challenge. “Currently, Oman and Tur- It is more than a mere business nations.” perts in the field of handicrafts. making is such that she has opened key are major sources for raw materi- initiative for me. It’s an attempt to She noted that Qatar has Some of the countries the first pottery shop of Qatar at Souq als,” Mariyam further said. explore our history through pottery’s a rich diversity of traditional which took part in the three- Al Wakra and also trains young stu- Incidentally, Mariyam has ap- role in our daily lives then and now’ crafts supported by the Minis- day exhibition were Qatar, dents in the art. pointed a Pakistani expatriate to train try. This is aimed at preserving Lebanon, Algeria, Sudan, Ni- Her unique store at Souq Al Wakra children in the art of pottery making. Qatar’s cultural heritage. geria, India, China, Malaysia, appears like a beautiful art gallery She also offers special training course SETTING AN EXAMPLE: Qatari artisan Mariyam al Dosary. “The Ministry of Culture Turkmenistan and the host na- displaying a large variety of colourful for the differently-abled children. (PHOTOGRAPH BY JALAL PATHIYOOR) and Sports participated with tion, Oman. Qatar Foundation farm market Ooredoo’s ‘Netgear initiative ‘vibrant’ and ‘friendly’ Orbi’ in high demand MALEK HELALI as a vibrant place for hanging out TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA with family. He praised the ini- DOHA tiative and expressed his pride in QATAR Foundation’s (QF) Torba the local businesses as well as the OOREDOO has announced on Saturday that the company has seen a huge Farmers Market is attracting a lot institution’s support of national demand for its new Netgear Orbi Wi-Fi. of interested and curious young products. The new Netgear Orbi device, which was launched early in 2018, has been visitors to Education City during “The quality of vegetables purchased by the majority of Ooredoo customers subscribing to the company’s weekends. The initiative provides is impressive, and their prices new Fibre Home Broadband plans and has received rave reviews from customers. locally-grown organic food and are very reasonable. I have been With the Netgear Orbi device, Ooredoo customers can take advantage of a homemade products in a market- trying to come here for grocery first-in-the-region mesh Wi-Fi system, place environment. shopping as often as I can to sup- which has been designed to provide Some of the visitors told Qatar port the initiative. And I have oc- high-bandwidth and Wi-Fi coverage in Tribune the significance of this re- casionally brought my wife and every corner of a home. markable initiative to promote local children to spend time at the Talking about the demand, Manar farm produce and spread its aware- café, since the atmosphere is very Khalifa al Muraikhi, director of PR and ness on the university campus. friendly,” Jassem added. corporate communications, Ooredoo, Sarah, a Qatari student, said Some of the local products said: “For customers with a large home that she had told her friends vibrant and friendly. “There’s a ganic, healthy options for our available at the farmers’ market that traditionally would have low Wi-Fi and family about the market in great variety of food and bever- diets as well as the local entre- are green peppers, eggplant, cu- coverage, Orbi offers a simple one-stop order to support local products ages offered by the different local preneurship consisting of small cumbers, broccoli and okra. solution. Orbi is also perfect for cus- and businesses. Additionally, she merchants owning small busi- businesses which often start at The market, which takes place tomers who need to be able to connect noted that the neat and organ- nesses ranging from desserts to home. Consequently, more peo- at QF’s Ceremonial Court and is up to 20 users, whilst still keeping Su- ised venue is very appealing for a salty snacks and healthy shakes,” ple will be drawn to start their normally accessible from Educa- pernet speeds.” weekend hangout. she added. own projects and diversify the tion City’s Gate 2, is open every “So far, feedback from customers Farah, a Sudanese student, Another student, Kholoud, market to meet the country’s Thursday from 12pm to 7pm, eve- has been positive in terms of perform- said that she has been a regular said: “I think initiatives such true potential.” ry Friday from 8am to 11am and ance, coverage within the home, ease of visitor to the market’s café with as Torba Farmers Market en- Even Jassem, a Qatari par- 1pm to 5pm, and every Saturday installation and use of the Netgear ap- her friends as the atmosphere is courages the preference for or- ent, sees the QF farmers market from 10am to 7pm. plication,” added Muraikhi. Orbi device uses can take advantage of the Netgear user-friendly Orbi phone application that helps with the instal- lation and configuration process for The significance customers. The Orbi phone application With the Netgear Orbi device, also allows users to have control over of this remarkable the service by viewing devices connect- Ooredoo customers can take ed and edit Wi-Fi settings for optimum advantage of a first-in-the- green initiative is security. region mesh Wi-Fi system, which The Orbi device comes in a dual has been designed to provide to promote local pack (a router unit and a satellite unit) high-bandwidth and Wi-Fi cover- and has been designed to be the ideal farm produce service for large villas, especially where age in every corner of a home residents are using Ooredoo tv services, and spread its streaming films or music, and gaming. Orbi is the fastest Wi-Fi system in the market and has the ability to provide awareness on speeds of up to 1,266 Mbps, cover up to a 5,000-square-feet space, and connect more than 20 devices at once. the university The Orbi Tri-band Wi-Fi mesh service by Netgear is available now in Oore- doo shops. Ooredoo has announced it will offer the service on monthly payment campus plans of 12 or 24 months for all new Fibre Home plans. The Ooredoo Fibre network is available across Qatar, with more than 260,000 homes and businesses currently benefiting from super-fast Internet and next-generation services. HBKU alumna helps improve life for people with special needs in Qatar

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK and comes inclusive of a model shaping a more accessible and validate the new approach to in- Following her involvement DOHA life vest, an oxygen mask rep- inclusive environment in Qatar flight information with the avia- in special trans-adapted screen- lica as well as instructions in and the world.” tion industry for blind travellers. ing projects during Ajyal Youth BUILDING upon her graduate Braille and a sound player that Audiovisual translation has Saad attained her Master of Film Festival 2016 and 2017, studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa emits an audio description. This become a valuable tool in the Arts in Audiovisual Translation Saad developed an interest in University’s (HBKU) College of unique project has important trans-adaptation of messages (MAAT) from CHSS last year. assistive support for people with Humanities and Social Sciences relevance for the aviation in- to suit the needs of users of the In 2016, a validation for the special needs. Today, she serves Sarah Saad, (CHSS), Sarah Saad, a class dustry as airliners around the most diverse profiles. For peo- MAAT program from the Uni- her alma mater in a professional a Class of of 2017 alumna, continues to world continuously innovate on ple with sensory disabilities, versity of Geneva was officially capacity at CHSS’s Translation 2017 alumna, be mindful of individuals with the practices and mechanisms audiovisual translation for ac- announced. With this validation and Training Center. is focusing special needs as she works to in place to improve the travel cess provides a number of new came the Faculty of Translation “Shortly after my enrol- her efforts on improve their living standards experience of passengers flying channels of communication and Interpreting Quality Label ment in the ‘Advance Accessi- developing in Qatar. with impairments. that help them gain access to from the University of Geneva. bility in Translation’ master’s her university At present, Saad is focus- Explaining her drive to im- information, using the format The programme is delivered class during my master’s pro- capstone project ing her efforts on developing prove the lives of people with that suits their personal profiles by the college’s Translation and gramme in audiovisual trans- – the creation her university capstone project special needs, Saad said: “Es- and needs. This is particularly Interpreting Institute (TII) to lation at HBKU, I took part in of inflight safety – the creation of inflight safety timates suggest that 15 percent the case for individuals with train specialists in the media- projects that sought to uplift information information that seeks to trans- of the world’s population expe- sensory loss, and especially the tion of audiovisual texts, both the quality of life being enjoyed that seeks to form the travel experience of rience some form of disability. blind, which is why Saad’s re- for foreign-language viewers by audiences who are either transform the passengers who suffer from sen- The truth is nearly 100 percent search aimed to understand the and sensory-impaired audienc- deaf or hard-of-hearing, as well travel experience sory loss, especially blindness. of the global population knows needs of blind travellers when es. Graduates of the programme as blind and partially sighted of passengers Her latest project involves or loves somebody with one. flying. Her project involves de- are equipped to master the prac- viewers,” Saad said. who suffer further development of a multi- The issues our suffering friends, termining if the information tical and technological skills re- “My participation helped me from sensory sensory safety kit Saad worked family and community mem- provided inflight is adequate, quired for a career in subtitling, see the responses our work elic- loss, especially on while pursuing her studies bers face are a collective con- and finally developing an audio- dubbing, voice-over, subtitling ited from our target audiences blindness. at HBKU. The kit aims to serve cern – and I won’t stop work- tactile information kit for blind for the hard-of-hearing and au- – the most rewarding of which travellers with special needs, ing until I play my due role in travellers, before moving on to dio description. were the smiles on their faces.” www.facebook.com/QatarTribune

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DOW24,398.52 QE 8,730.06 SENSEX 34,046.94 GOLD 1,324.00 Indonesia growth set to -210.46 PTS +76.74 PTS -137.10 PTS +1.44% touch 5.3% in 2018: QNB PAGE 19 PRICE PERCENTAGE PRICE PERCENTAGE 16.51 BRENT 64.11 +0.44% WTI 61.12 +0.21% SILVER +1.44% Nakilat expands joint venture partnership with Maran Ventures

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK owned by Nakilat and Maran ternational presence. and support Qatar’s industry DOHA Gas from 13 to 15 vessels, the The new agreement increases "Nakilat now has owner- leading position as the world’s statement said. the number of vessels jointly- ship interest in 69 vessels, af- top LNG exporter.” NAKILAT has expanded its The two newly added ves- owned by Nakilat and Maran firming our global leadership in Maran Gas Chairman John joint venture partnership with sels, Woodside Rogers and energy transportation with the Angelicoussis, said, “We are Greek shipping company Ma- Woodside Goode, are equipped Gas from 13 to 15 vessels world’s largest LNG fleets. immensely proud of our part- ran Ventures Inc, to include with modern technology and He further said, "The com- nership with Nakilat, one of two additional LNG vessels, the built by Daewoo Shipbuild- Sulaiti, said, “Nakilat is ex- pany’s growth is a testament of the global leaders in energy company announced in a press ing and Marine Engineering tremely pleased that our strong our robust financial perform- transportation. We are de- statement on Saturday. Co (DSME). In addition, the partnership with Maran Gas ance and strategic planning lighted at this opportunity to Maran Nakilat Co Ltd was two vessels are under long- continues to flourish since the which has allowed us to fur- further strengthen our long- first established in 2005 with term charter, and equipped first agreement signed in 2005. ther increase our fleet size and term strategic relationship. four jointly-owned LNG ves- with Dual Fuel Diesel-Electric "Strategic alliance with strengthen our international We look forward to working sels, and has further been ex- (DFDE) propulsion models renowned partners has been portfolio. closely together in the future, panded on several occasions. with a capacity of 159,800 cubic fundamental to our success, "This expansion comes as continuing to strive to provide The new agreement increases metres each. and we are always looking for part of our efforts to maximize a first-class service to all our Senior officials of Nakilat and Maran Gas at an event in Doha recently. the number of vessels jointly- Nakilat CEO Abdullah al opportunities to grow our in- returns for our shareholders LNG customers.”

QUICK READ BOOSTING QATAR’S CONSTRUCTION LANDSCAPE Commercial Bank extends deadline QICCA, Astad for UAB deal COMMERCIAL Bank has agreed hold seminar to extend until April 2 the exclusive deadline given to Tabarak Investment for the third time. The deadline pertains to on SANAD Tabarak Investment’s purchase of a stake in United Arab Bank (UAB) from Commercial Bank, TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK holding equity, flexibility, bal- according to a statement given DOHA ance, and effectiveness at its to Qatar Stock Exchange. Com- core.” mercial Bank had announced QATAR Chamber’s (QC) Qatar Astad has developed sev- earlier that it agreed to sell its International Centre for Con- eral mega projects in Qatar in- 40 percent stake in the Abu ciliation and Arbitration (QIC- cluding Islamic Art Museum, Dhabi-listed UAB for QR1.3 CA) organised a seminar on Qatar National Museum, Edu- billion ($354 million) to Tabarak SANAD, in cooperation with cational City and 2022 World Investment, a subsidiary of Astad Engineering Consultan- Cup projects, he said, noting Tabarak Commercial Investment cy and Project Management that the key to Astad’s success One Person Company. Qatar’s in Doha on Thursday, a press is its full awareness of the local third-largest bank had previously statement said on Saturday. market and its commitment to extended the deadline for 30 SANAD is an integrated the highest global standards. days until 24 January, before suite of contracts, which aims Chief Commercial Officer moving it once again to 28 to help minimise the different and General Manager of As- February. (TNN) challenges for Chamber with- tad International, Abdulaziz al in construction contracts by Mulla delivered a presentation Qatar Exchange to maintaining a fair appropriate on the effectiveness of SANAD remain closed today risk for all parties and by of- in adding value to the project fering more balanced contract management sector and con- THE Qatar Stock Exchange terms and conditions. struction projects, (QSE) will remain closed on The seminar was attended Mulla said, “SANAD is a Sunday in line with the an- by QC and QICCA Chairman very essential and effective nouncement of Qatar Central Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim al tool that supports construc- Bank (QCB) that the first Sunday Thani, QC board member Mo- tion industry and regulates of March each year will be an hamed bin Ahmed al Obaidli, contractual procedures in Qa- official holiday for banks and QICCA board member HE financial institutions in the Sheikh Thani bin Ali al Thani country. The QSE will resume and Astad’s CEO Ali bin Nass- work from Monday, according er al Khalifa. to a statement on Qatar Stock A view of Barwa’s Al Baraha project. Sheikh Thani said the sem- SANAD complies with local Exchange website. (TNN) inar is of a special importance laws, regional realities, and as it discusses SANAD which supports construction indus- global best practices while Equifax breach try and contributes to estab- holding equity, flexibility, could be most costly lish better construction con- balance, and effectiveness in corporate history Barwa in process tracts in Qatar and the region. at its core He stressed the impor- EQUIFAX Inc said it expects tance of SANAD in facilitat- Astad’s CEO Ali bin Nasser al costs related to its massive ing business environment and Khalifa 2017 data breach to surge by minimising disputes, particu- $275 million this year, suggest- larly in light of the huge boom ing the incident at the credit to get approval for Qatar is witnessing due to the tar and the region.” reporting bureau could turn out mega construction projects Astad’s general counsel to be the most costly hack in being implemented in the Yazid J Tamimi highlighted corporate history. The projection, country. the disputes in construction which was disclosed on a Friday Khalifa said Astad seeks to contracts in the light of SA- morning earnings conference support and accomplish the NAD’s contract suite in which call, is on top of $164 million in Lusail Golf Project Qatar National Vision 2030 by he reviewed procedures of pretax costs posted in the sec- providing the best practices in avoiding disputes, amicable ond half of 2017. That brings project management and as- settlement dispute, applicable expected breach-related costs The project allocates 31% to residential areas & 69% to sports facilities and green areas sets. law, litigation and competent through the end of this year to He said SANAD refines courts, and arbitration as an $439 million, some $125 mil- contractual procedures in the alternative means of settling lion of which Equifax said will be ASIF IQBAL dential areas and 69 percent pected to be completed in the construction industry within disputes. covered by insurance. “It looks DOHA to sports facilities and green first quarter of 2021." Qatar and the region. He said that instead of like this will be the most expen- areas. The Dara project is located “Astad developed SANAD settling disputes in ordinary sive data breach in history,” said BARWA Real Estate Company The project plans to dedi- in the northern part of Fox specifically for Qatar, yet with courts, parties have the right Larry Ponemon, chairman of is currently looking to obtain cate 28 percent space for Hills zone in Lusail City. the added feature of being to adjust their contract to in- Ponemon Institute, a research necessary approvals to initiate public areas and gardens, 12 The Barwa CEO further adaptable to enable custom- clude other settlement means group that tracks costs of cyber the construction of the Lusail percent for open spaces like said the completion of the con- ised tailoring to suit the re- in Qatar, whether through lo- attacks. (REUTERS) Golf Land Project, which will pedestrian paths, roads and Key facilities struction of phase one of Mad- quirements of any construc- cal or global arbitration. be a surprise to the real estate utilities, and 2 percent for The project plans to dedicate inat Al Mawater will be done tion project across the region. ASTAD’s senior contracts market, a top company official community amenities like 28 percent space for public within a period of 10 months. “It complies with local specialist Seah Ban Kiat gave a Exchange rate has said. schools, mosques, a hotel, and areas and gardens, 12 Once completed, the project laws, regional realities, and presentation on SANAD’s con- “We are relying heavily on a health clinic. will be the main destination for global best practices while tract suite. Currency buy QR sell QR this project as this will be an percent to open spaces like A further 26 percent pedestrian paths, roads and all used car-related services. US 3.6315 3.6495 icon for Barwa projects and would be dedicated to sports Regarding the affordable will also be one of the out- amenities, which include a utilities, and 2 percent for housing project for labour- Euro 4.4004 4.5295 standing projects not only in golf course, golf club and ten- community amenities like ers on Salwa Road, Mohan- Pound Sterling 5.9664 5.0969 Lusail area but in Qatar as a nis facilities, and 31 percent schools, mosques, a hotel, nadi said the contract for Indian Rupee 0.0552 0.0565 whole,” Group Chief Execu- land area would feature low and a health clinic the project has already been tive Officer Salman bin Mo- and medium residential den- awarded and is expected to be Pakistani Rupee 00000 0.0333 hammed al Mohanndi told sity zones. completed within 12 months. Philippine Peso 0.0693 0.715 shareholders at the compa- The development is split spired souq, offering retail The project was launched in SriLankan Rupee 00000 0.0242 ny’s annual general meeting across three distinct zones: and lifestyle services, sports December 2017. (AGM) recently. Lusail Gharb, Souq Lusail, and residential clubs, an inter- On the progress of the ware- Bangladeshi Taka 00000 0.0443 Mohannadi said the Lu- and Lusail Sharq. national school and a mosque. house and workshop project in Nepalese Rupee 00000 0.0357 sail Golf Land Project, which Lusail Gharb is an up- Meanwhile, Lusail Sharq Barwa Al Baraha, the CEO said is in addition to the Barwa Al market, exclusive zone that will have a six-hole Golf Acad- the contract for this project has Japanese Yen 0.3369 0.0348 Doha Complex project, will be features a Greg Norman emy Course, schools, and oth- already been awarded and the Kuwaiti Dinar 12.008 12.282 characterised by applying new 18-hole Golf Course, Golf & er facilities. project is expected to be com- Omani Riyal 9.2560 9.5740 concept of privacy for its resi- Country Club and Chris Evert Talking about the other pleted in 18 months. dents, providing a comfort- Tennis Centre. upcoming projects, Mohan- "The first phase of this Saudi Riyal 0.9570 0.9791 able space. It also includes an exclu- nadi said, "The phase one of two-phased project is already UAE Dirham 0.9770 0.9968 Covering an area meas- sive branded cluster of Nor- Barwa's Dara A Project is ex- complete and it provides ac- Bahraini Dinar 9.5610 9.7650 uring 3,659,736 square me- man Estates. pected to be completed in the commodation for 50,000 tres, 31 percent of Lusail Golf Souq Lusail, on the other second quarter of this year, labourers and technician," QC and QICCA Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim al Thani and other Source: www.dohabank.com.qa Project is allocated to resi- hand, is a contemporary in- while the second phase is ex- Mohannadi said. dignitaries at an event in Doha recently. 18 Sunday, March 4, 2018 QSE Weekly Analysis Focus

Further correction expected, says QNBFS Index declines as many There is a bearish move taking place on higher index constituents’ volumes, which indicates further correction ahead, QNBFS has said in its weekly re- stocks go ex-dividend port . “The moving average convergence divergence moved closer to its signal line, which is another sign for the weakness. We maintain our expected Trading value QE WEEKLY INDEX resistance level at the 10,000 level, and the current goes up 52.3 % to support level is situated at the 8,000 mark,” it said. QR1.2 bn during the week Top 5 gainers SATYENDRA PATHAK DOHA

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US investment banks still bet on London Indonesia growth set to a year before Brexit

REUTERS their hiring will be up (in the touch 5.3% in 2018: QNB PARIS/LONDON UK) this year compared to last year,” said Darren Burns, a di- A year before Britain is due rector at international recruit- Higher social spending, easier monetary policy and stronger private investment to boost economy: Report to leave the European Union, ment firm Morgan McKinley. top US investment banks This comes after a buoy- plan to hire far more people ant year for investment bank- in London than anywhere ing fees in 2017 and a return else in Europe, indicating to market volatility in early they expect the City will re- 2018, which analysts believe main their main regional could lead to much healthier hub, at least in the short revenues for the banks’ trad- term. ing business over the coming When Britain voted to months. Fees from bond and quit the EU in the summer equity trading, loan syndica- of 2016, analysts predicted tion and mergers and acquisi- a mass exodus of investment tions in Europe, Middle East banking jobs from London and Africa for investment - historically Europe’s pre- banks overall rose 19.5 per- mier financial hub - to rival cent in 2017, outperforming centres in growth in the continental Americas and Europe. Asia-Pacific. Banks JP Mor- themselves gan, Goldman warned that Sachs, Citi- thousands group, Mor- of London- gan Stanley based jobs and BofA- could be lost Merrill Lynch or transferred took a 23.1 to Europe, percent share and named or in investment started to beef banking fees up alternative in EMEA last hubs in cities year, up from like Frankfurt and Dublin. 21.2 percent in 2016, ac- But as confusion reigns cording to Thomson Reuters over what the trading re- data. Anne Murphy, head of lationship between Britain the financial services practice and the EU will look like af- at headhunter Odgers Bern- Bank Indonesia cut interest rates in August and September 2017 by 25 basis points in each month. The effect of these cuts should continue to support growth in 2018. ter Brexit Day on March 29, dtson, said US investment 2019, top banks appear to be banks were adding to their TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK 2017, the government launched keeping plans for large scale London-based workforce DOHA Bank Indonesia is likely to Real GDP Growth (%) its 16th economic package, recruitment in continental more actively than last year. cut rates again in 2018 as which aims to speed up the Europe on ice and investing “It is fair to say that lots GROWTH in Indonesia has inflation continues to issuance of business permits in their well-established Lon- of banks are waiting as long been remarkably steady for the decline which will support by simplifying the application don offices instead. as they can before pushing last four years, barely diverg- growth, the QNB report said process and requiring a single As of February 27, JP- the button on any continental ing from the 5 percent level application to central and lo- Morgan, Morgan Stanley, European relocation or hir- and coming in at 5.1 percent in cal governments. This pack- Citigroup, Bank of America ing plans and even when that 2017, according to a Qatar Na- tary policy should lend support age builds on another set of Merrill Lynch and Goldman happens, in the short term tion Bank (QNB) report. to growth. Bank Indonesia (BI) measures in 2016 that aimed to Sachs had a total 1,544 post- the numbers involved will However, in 2018 the bank cut interest rates in August and accelerate investment licence ings for jobs in Britain open be in the 10s rather than the expects growth to break away September 2017 by 25 basis applications and also raised on their websites, according to thousands,” she said. slightly from this flat-lining points in each month. The ef- foreign ownership limits. a review of the websites con- She pointed to several and pick up to 5.3 percent, fect of these cuts should contin- All these measures should ducted by Reuters. large office lettings and lease thanks to three positive driv- ue to support growth in 2018. work to improve the business Total vacancies available extensions, and a number of ers: higher social spending, Bank Indonesia is likely to environment and help boost in Dublin, Frankfurt and Paris initiatives in the UK capital, easier monetary policy and cut rates again in 2018 as infla- private investment in the econ- - the three cities vying to woo such as Citigroup’s recent stronger private investment. tion continues to decline which omy, the report said. business away from the city decision to set up an innova- Consumption will likely be will support growth, the report There are a number of risks of London after Brexit - stood tion lab. US banks have said helped by an increase in social added. to the bank’s baseline forecast at less than 200 for the five London would almost cer- spending ahead of elections The bank said inflation was for growth in 2018. banks. The five banks, which tainly remain their primary in 2019. A shift in focus from as low as 3.2 percent in Janu- Sources: Indonesia Statistical Agency and Haver Analytics The economy faces a employ around 40,000 peo- hub in Europe irrespective of infrastructure to higher social ary 2018, which is well within number of headwinds that ple in Britain, declined to pro- Brexit, citing a broader pool spending was planned in the the bottom half of Bank Indo- rienced some downward pres- rent account deficit, which at could hold back growth. vide official comment on their of talent, a more suitable latest budget for 2018. This in- nesia’s target range of 2.5-4.5 sure amid the recent global less than 2 percent of the GDP, With the Chinese economy plans. legal and regulatory frame- cluded a budgeted increase in percent. financial market turmoil, the is considerably lower than a slowing, external demand for “American banks were work and an Anglo-Saxon social transfers of 0.5 percent The only constraint could bank expects positive investor few years ago, should give in- Indonesia’s exports could sof- really quiet in 2016 and early workplace culture as factors of GDP on cash and food ben- be the re-emergence of a weak sentiment towards Indonesia vestors comfort. ten. Besides, prices of Indone- 2017, but in the beginning of giving the British capital an efits to lower income house- Rupiah. However, the currency to continue. Private investment should sia’s main export commodities, this year they are forecasting edge. holds, the report said. has been broadly stable since According to the report, be supported by recent gov- coal and palm oil, are expected Besides, the easier mone- 2016 and although it has expe- both higher growth and a cur- ernment measures. In August to fall.

Airbus to meet EU ‘Broadcom return to US may be complete in May’ Dialog expects to supply chips body after reports REUTERS will vote on the proposal by directors for Qualcomm’s to Apple through 2020: CEO of 3,600 job cuts WASHINGTON A US firm before May 6, after which it must be 11-member board. The vote on confirmed by a judge. Once that slate is set for Tuesday. REUTERS more than half of its value over DPA SINGAPORE-BASED chip- O Broadcom was a US that happens, which is ex- Broadcom has argued that FRANKFURT the past year on investor con- PARIS maker Broadcom Ltd, which is company until it was pected in early to mid-May, CFIUS’ concern is unwarrant- cerns that Apple is working on seeking to buy rival Qualcomm bought in 2016 by the redomiciling can happen ed since it does not control the DIALOG Semiconductor ex- its own battery-saving chips AIRBUS said that it plans to Inc, plans to complete its move Singapore’s Avago, which quickly, according to a source directors that it proposed. pects Apple, its top customer, for iPhones. Analysts reckon meet with the European Works back to the United States by decided to use the name familiar with the matter. “Broadcom could not and to use its chips for a significant Dialog derives more than half Council next week, following a mid-May, according to sources Broadcom The entire process is likely will not control the Qualcomm proportion of its devices in its revenue from supplying media report that the European familiar with the matter. to be wrapped up as soon as board - the essential basis for 2019 and 2020, Chief Execu- Apple with power manage- aircraft manufacturer wants to Wrapping up the move O Broadcom said in mid-May, the source added. CFIUS jurisdiction - in the tive Jalal Bagherli told a Ger- ment integrated circuits. cut or transfer thousands of from Singapore and redomicil- November that it would Broadcom was a US com- event some or all of the inde- man newspaper. Dialog in December ac- jobs. ing in the United States rela- return to the United States pany until it was bought in pendent, Broadcom-nominat- “Apple at the start of the knowledged that Apple could An Airbus spokesman said tively quickly could remove a 2016 by Singapore’s Avago, ed directors are elected,” the year commissioned us with develop its own power chips. Saturday that the public would roadblock to the proposed deal but did not say when the which decided to use the name company said in a statement the design of chips for many It said at the time there was no be informed of the manufac- by calming concerns at the in- move would happen Broadcom. on Friday. devices for 2019 and 2020,” risk to its existing supply deals turer's plans following the ter-agency Committee on For- Despite Broadcom’s plans It also reiterated it was weekly Euro am Sonntag in 2018 and that it was in the meeting, though he declined to eign Investment in the United to move back to the United confident it would be able to quoted Bagherli as saying in advanced stages of working provide a date. Airbus is con- States (CFIUS), which has the ber that it would return to the States, CFIUS has already win regulatory approval for a an interview published on with Apple on designing“2019- sidering slashing 3,600 jobs in power to stop deals that could United States but did not say shown an interest in the pro- deal to buy Qualcomm within Saturday, without providing type products” that could lead response to production cuts on harm national security. when the move would happen. posed transaction because approximately 12 months of details. to commercial contracts by its A380 model and the A400M Broadcom said in Novem- Broadcom shareholders Broadcom has proposed six reaching an agreement. Dialog’s stock has lost this month. military transporter, according to a report from French maga- zine Challenges published late Friday. The cuts, set to be an- US prosecutors want stay lifted to settle ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ suit nounced Wednesday, would hit German facilities in Bremen REUTERS produced The Wolf of Wall recovery initiative. They include and Augsburg, as well as loca- KUALA LUMPUR Street’ and was co-founded a private jet, a hotel and real tions in Sevilla, Spain, and Fil- by Najib’s step son, had an- estate in New York, and a $107 ton, Britain, the report said. THE US Justice Department nounced in September that it million interest in EMI Music "Any associated impacts on has asked a court to lift a stay had“reached a settlement in Publishing purchased by Ma- the workforce will be discussed on civil proceedings linked to $4.5 bn scam principle” with the US govern- laysian financier Low Taek Jho, with our social partners first," a Malaysian fund at the centre ment, without revealing any or Jho Low, the department the Airbus spokesman said. of its biggest ever ‘kleptocracy’ A total of $4.5 billion was sum. The Hollywood block- said. "We are always striving to find probe, so that a settlement can misappropriated from 1MDB buster, directed by Martin The US attorney-general the best solutions for our work- be reached with producers of by high-level officials of the Scorsese and starring Leonardo described the 1MDB scandal force." the movie The Wolf of Wall fund and their associates, DiCaprio, was among the assets as“kleptocracy at its worst”. Airbus announced in 2016 Street. according to US lawsuits filed listed in the US Justice Depart- The lawsuits also said that, beginning this year, it In September, US prosecu- in the past three years under ment’s lawsuits. $681 million from 1MDB was would deliver only 12 A380 ma- tors were granted a stay on doz- the Justice Department’s The filing also said the par- transferred to the account chines annually due to insuffi- ens of civil lawsuits they filed in kleptocracy asset recovery ties involved have reached a of“Malaysian Official 1”, which cient orders. connection with $1.7 billion in initiative global settlement that includes US and Malaysian sources have Starting in 2019, the de- assets allegedly bought with or rights and interests in the mo- previously identified as Najib. livery figure will drop to eight. funded by money stolen from tion pictures“Daddy’s Home” Najib’s office did not imme- With the A400M, the com- 1Malaysia Development Ber- ister Najib Razak, who founded and “Dumb and Dumber To”. diately respond to requests for pany's new military transport had (1MDB), to make way for a 1MDB, as he prepares to call an Red Granite and 1MDB did comment. plane that has seen problems criminal probe into the scandal- election that must be held by not immediately respond to a Najib set up 1MDB in 2009 with refuelling techniques and hit state fund. August. request for comment. and previously served as chair- gearboxes, the delivery sched- The court filing on Friday The court filing said the A total of $4.5 billion was man of its advisory board. He ule is set to be extended by requesting the lifting of the stay prosecutors sought to lift the misappropriated from 1MDB by and the fund have denied any several years. Airbus said last order did not say whether pros- stay order to make way for high-level officials of the fund wrongdoing. At least six coun- month that it was forced to ecutors would now go ahead a“consent judgment and pro- and their associates, according tries are investigating transac- write off 1.3 billion euros (1.6 with a criminal probe. If they posed consent judgment that to US lawsuits filed in the past tions related to 1MDB, including billion dollars) in charges due A luxury yacht ‘Equanimity’ owned by Jho Low, a former unofficial ad- did, the timing could be awk- will fully resolve this case”. three years under the Justice the United States, Switzerland to the A400M programme. viser to the Malaysian fund 1MDB at Benoa Bay in Bali recently. (AFP) ward for Malaysian Prime Min- Red Granite Pictures, which Department’s kleptocracy asset and Singapore. 20 Sunday, March 4, 2018 Economy & Business Trump’s tariff call a setback for flagging NAFTA talks REUTERS easy to win." Trump's state- an answer yet." Jerry Dias, talks. "Very bad news, very States' partners under NAF- MEXICO CITY ments have blunted efforts head of Canadian private- bad timing, very dangerous to TA, which together account to renegotiate the 1990s-era sector union Unifor, said after go down this road," the official for more than $1 trillion worth US President Donald Trump's North American Free Trade meeting with Canada's chief said. of annual trilateral trade. threats to unleash a trade war Agreement, which had al- negotiator on Friday that Trade officials have be- Canada, the biggest for- over steel crushed hopes of ready been disrupted by the Trump's latest gambit to push come used to tensions sparked eign supplier of steel and alu- substantial progress in the early departure of a US official his "America First" strategy by Trump, and Mexico's chief minum to the United States, latest talks to rework NAFTA, handling one of the most divi- immediately soured the nego- NAFTA negotiator Kenneth is looking at ways to impose heightening fears for the trade sive subjects, content rules for tiations. Smith said the talks had not immediate sanctions on the deal's future. autos. "The Canadian team is been affected by the steel an- United States if necessary, Trump said on Thursday Asked how NAFTA ne- absolutely furious," Dias nouncement. said the Canadian source. that a plan for protectionist gotiators could be working told Reuters, saying Canada However, he said Mexico Mexican officials said the tariffs of 25 percent on steel in good faith to update the should walk away from the Mexico’s chief negotiator Kenneth Smith during the seventh round of and Canada should be ex- government would likely wait imports and 10 percent on deal while Trump talked ap- talks if it did not receive an NAFTA talks in Mexico City. (REUTERS) empted from the measures for clarity on the matter be- aluminum goods would be provingly about trade wars, a exemption. He likened the as NAFTA allies of the United fore responding, but one said announced next week, follow- well-placed Canadian source Trump administration to a ing to have to start fighting fire with the process gave a terse States. It remains unclear earlier this week that Mexico ing up on Twitter on Friday by replied: "That's a very good schoolyard bully. with fire," he told reporters. appraisal of how Trump's an- whether the metals tariffs would hit back if subject to calling trade wars "good, and question. I don't think there's "Ultimately Canada's go- One Mexican official familiar nouncement went down at the would apply to the United US tariffs.

Tariffs would damage US, RISK OF GLOBAL TRADE WAR global economies: IMF Trump under pressure from US AFP and 10 percent on alumi- WASHINGTON num, raising fears of a trade war and sending global THE International Mon- stock markets tumbling. etary Fund warned Friday Those fears were exac- businesses over tariffs threat that the steel and alumi- erbated early Friday when num tariffs announced by Trump welcomed a trade President Donald Trump war in a blistering series White House plays will harm the US and glo- of tweets, saying they are down prospect of bal economies. "good and easy to win." "The import restric- He raised the stakes resignation by free tions announced by the saying he would seek to trade advocate Gary US President are likely to impose "reciprocal taxes" cause damage not only out- on all imports from trading Cohn over the issue side the US, but also to the partners that have duties US economy itself," IMF on US exports. Rice urged REUTERS spokesman Gerry Rice said countries to step back from WASHINGTON in a statement. such harsh steps. He said the move raises "We encourage the US PRESIDENT Donald Trump, fears other countries could and its trading partners to after shocking markets with the use national security ration- work constructively togeth- risk of a global trade war, came ale "to justify broad-based er to reduce trade barriers under intense pressure on Fri- import restrictions," and and to resolve trade disa- day from US business interests urged countries to work to greements without resort to and foreign trading partners resolve trade disagreements such emergency measures." to moderate his threat to slap without such extremes. He noted that the steel tariffs on steel and aluminum It was the latest interna- and aluminum taxes would imports. tional reaction to Trump's hurt the manufacturing and Trump dispatched pro- announcement Thursday construction sectors, which tariff advisers Wilbur Ross and that he will impose 25 per- are major users of alumi- Peter Navarro to TV news stu- cent tariffs on steel imports num and steel. dios to defend his plan, while White House aides scrambled to downplay the prospect of a resignation by free trade advo- Chinese foreign minister cate Gary Cohn, the top White House economic adviser, over the matter. slams tariffs plan: Report Cohn is part of a faction in Trump's administration that AFP warned the Republican presi- BEIJING dent for months not to threaten the 25-percent steel and 10-per- CHINA'S foreign minis- cent aluminum tariffs that he ter tore into the new steel pledged to impose in a chaotic US President Donald Trump announces that the United States will impose tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on imported and aluminium tariffs announcement on Thursday. aluminum during a meeting at the White House in Washington recently. (REUTERS) announced by US Presi- There was speculation that dent Trump, calling them Cohn, who told Trump the beer industry," said MillerCoors "groundless" in remarks to markets would slump on a tar- Electrolux suspends US investments spokesman Colin Wheeler. state media Saturday. iffs threat, might step down as Can manufacturers plan to "The American action to a result of Trump's decision, STOCKHOLM Swedish home appliance maker Electrolux said pressure lawmakers and ad- put sanctions on other coun- Foreign Minister Wang Yi. but there was no indication of Friday it would suspend its investments in the United States ministration officials next week. tries' reasonable steel and a such a move anytime soon, a Trump rejects following the announcement by President Donald Trump that "What Wilbur Ross doesn't real- aluminium exports in the and aluminum imports, in- senior White House official said. he intends to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. ize is that a few cents on 115 bil- name of harming national citing a worldwide uproar "Gary was here yesterday counsel of aides “We’re freezing our investments,” Electrolux spokesman Daniel lion food and general line cans security is groundless," min- and stoking fears of a global afternoon, I talked to him in my Frykholm was quoted as saying by the Swedish news agency TT. is a lot of money," said Robert ister Wang Yi said. trade war. European Com- office several times, so I don't National Economic Council “We need to analyse the taxes and see how the market reacts,” Budway, president of the Can Wang Yi made the com- mission chief Jean-Claude have any reason to think oth- Director Cohn, Treasury he said, adding “but to be clear: this is a message to the (Trump) Manufacturers Institute in ments in an interview with Juncker said Friday the EU erwise," White House spokes- Secretary Steven Mnuchin administration this is real negative for us. According to Swedish Washington. China Business Journal on was drawing up retaliatory woman Sarah Sanders told re- and others for months had public television channel SVT, the investment of $250 million is Trump's attitude on tariffs the sidelines of the Chinese measures including tariffs porters. tried to steer Trump away to modernise an Electrolux factory. should not come as a surprise, People's Political Consulta- on imports of American Turmoil inside the adminis- from aggressive tariffs, but Frykholm said the intention of Trump to impose tariffs of 25 Commerce Secretary Ross said tive Conference, a top advi- goods like Harley-Davidson tration over trade came during the president resisted their percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminium imported into in a CNBC interview. "The pres- sory body opening its annu- motorcycles, bourbon and one of the most hectic weeks counsel, a senior the United States “could render economically unjustifiable” the ident has been consistent all the al national session in Beijing blue jeans, if the Trump ad- of the Trump presidency, with administration official said planned investment into the factory. (AFP) way from his campaign days to over the weekend. ministration moves forward confusion around the issue in- the present about doing some- "It's not only China that with its plan. tensified by adviser Hope Hicks' thing big to protect steel and believes this to be unrea- China has previously resignation on Wednesday and senior administration official include key exemptions in the for products like drinks or soup aluminum, so it should not have sonable, many European warned it was ready with staff secretary Rob Porter's on said. Interviews with large trade coming official tariffs policy. were among the most vocal op- come as a shock," Ross said. countries and Canada have counter-measures should February 7. National Economic associations, as well as lobby- Industry groups want ex- ponents. A senior official at a ma- all said they cannot accept the Trump administration Council Director Cohn, Treas- ists who represent companies emptions for imports from in- "Like most brewers, we are jor industry trade associa- this." deploy tariffs, but the coun- ury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in several industries, indicated dividual countries or for types selling an increasing amount tion, speaking on condition Trump announced try has yet to make any spe- and others for months had tried back-channel discussions were of metals that cannot be found of our beers in aluminum cans of anonymity, said business- Thursday his decision to cific moves after the latest to steer Trump away from ag- underway, with companies try- in the United States, the lobby- and this action will cause alumi- es want to pull Trump back impose hefty tariffs on steel trade volley. gressive tariffs, but the presi- ing to convince the White House ists said. num prices to rise and is likely before he formally imposes dent resisted their counsel, a and Commerce Department to Companies that use cans to lead to job losses across the tariffs next week.

Porsche may build flying German minister wants tougher foreign investment rules taxis, says sales chief Billionaire Li Shufu’s 10% stake in Currently, Berlin can scruti- REUTERS Daimler raises concern of Chinese nise a transaction and pos- FRANKFURT Porsche would join a raft of sibly prevent it, if the for- companies working on influence on European firms eign investor seizes a stake VOLKSWAGEN'S sports car designs for flying cars in worth more than 25 percent maker Porsche could develop of a company’s capital a flying passenger vehicle to anticipation of a shift in the AFP Minister Brigitte Zypries told compete with rivals in a possible transport market away from BERLIN the weekly Der Spiegel. market for urban air taxis and conventional cars Currently, Berlin can scru- German ministers agreed ride-sharing services, Porsche GERMANY'S economy min- tinise a transaction and pos- last year to expand government sales chief Detlev von Platen ister on Saturday suggested sibly prevent it, if the foreign powers to scrutinise takeover told a German magazine. year's Geneva auto show pre- tightening the rules on foreign investor seizes a stake worth bids from abroad, especially "That would really make sented a two-seater flying car, investment, following concern more than 25 percent of a com- in sectors affecting critical in- sense. If I drive from (the Por- called Pop.Up, designed to avoid over Chinese influence on Eu- pany's capital. frastructure, and to extend the sche plant in) Zuffenhausen to gridlock on city roads. ropean firms. "The fact is, the investors range of deals eligible for offi- Stuttgart airport, I need at least The magazine said that un- Last month it emerged that can often exert considerable cial probes. half an hour, if I'm lucky. Fly- der Porsche's plans, passengers Chinese billionaire Li Shufu influence on a business, even The move followed the ing would take only three and a would be able to have some had quietly bought a near with a smaller stake," said 2016 Chinese takeover of in- half minutes," Automobilwoche control over the flying vehicle 10-percent stake worth around Zypries, a Social Democrat. dustrial robotics firm Kuka quoted von Platen as saying. themselves but would not need 7.2 billion euros ($8.9 billion) China's increasing inter- Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche (right) and Bosch CEO Volkmar Denner at and US-based Tesla Motors' Porsche would join a raft of a pilot licence because many of in German car giant Daimler -- est in German companies has the Bosch Connected World Conference in Berlin recently. (REUTERS) buying-up of factory automa- companies working on designs the car's functions would be au- making him the group's largest sparked unease in Europe's tion specialist Grohmann En- for flying cars in anticipation of tomated. Potential competitors shareholder. biggest economy. be on the agenda of the new cover on Sunday whether the gineering. a shift in the transport market to a flying vehicle made by Por- "We must always adapt our The distrust is all the great- government, particularly with Social Democrats will approve That same year also saw away from conventional cars to sche would be German start-ups law on the external economy er as EU nations are more open regard to strategic infrastruc- a coalition with Chancellor An- Washington block a Chinese self-driving vehicles shared via Volocopter, backed by Daimler, according to new develop- to investment from abroad tures, such as energy, transport gela Merkel's Christian Demo- acquisition bid for German mi- ride-hailing apps. Lilium Jet and eVolo, as well as ments, including the threshold than Beijing allows on its ter- or internet sectors", Zypries cratic Union, bringing an end crochip maker Aixtron, warn- Volkswagen's auto designer US-based Terrafugia and Cali- at which (the government) can ritory. said. to a five-month stalemate fol- ing its products could have Italdesign and Airbus at last fornia-based Joby Aviation. become involved," Economy The subject will "have to Germans are waiting to dis- lowing inconclusive elections. military applications. 2 www.guide.com.qa  Sunday, March 4, 2018

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Al Sadd - Economic Group Building next to Al Osmakh Mall Office No. 302 Mobile: 33355889 - 30031353 - Tel: 44633523 - toll free number: 8000853 22 Sunday, March 4, 2018 Economy & Business How Shell hid a ‘Whale’ before placing hefty Mexican oil bet Six months before the Mexican oil blocks auction, Shell’s drilling rig had struck a giant oil reservoir, the Whale well, in the US side of the Gulf of Mexico. Shell delayed the announcement of the discovery until the day of the auction, after bids had been submitted

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HE gasps in the audience were clearly audible at the auction of Mexico’s oil blocks a month ago as Royal Dutch Shell’s hefty Tbids were announced one by one. The size of Shell’s cash pay- ments - $343 million out of the total of $525 million that Mexico earned in the sale - far outstripped its com- petitors’ offers, guaranteeing that the company swept up nine of the 19 offshore blocks. The Anglo-Dutch major knew something no one else did. Six months earlier, its drilling rig had struck a giant oil reservoir, the Whale well, in the US side of the Gulf of Mexico - just across the border from many of the Mexican blocks, which share a similar Paleogene-age geology. Calculating that this significantly increased the chances of the Mexi- can blocks also containing treasure, Shell delayed the announcement of the discovery until the day of the auction, after bids had been submit- ted. “Post the Whale discovery we had some geological insights. It is not by accident we didn’t announce it until the day of the bid,” Andy Brown, Shell’s head of oil and gas production, told Reuters. “The nine blocks give us significant potential.” The geological intelligence gleaned from the Whale discovery explains why Shell bid so aggres- sively for the Mexican blocks, some- thing that had confounded industry experts. It could also offer insight into the rationale underpinning its bet that The geological intelligence gleaned from the Whale discovery explains why Shell bid so aggressively for the Mexican blocks, something that had confounded industry experts. Latin America - particularly Mexico and Brazil - will be a major source of Shell acquired large amounts of indicates there must be a link be- new reserves as its current resources specialized seismic data before the tween the formation in the US and dwindle. auction, about Whale and the Mexi- in Mexico,” the source added. Shell, or any other explorer, is can blocks, to try to gain a better Shell needs to replenish its oil not legally obliged to publicly dis- sense of the and gas reserves to maintain its pro- close a discovery. The fact that its geologi- duction into the 2030s. Aside from first major exploration success in the $54 billion acquisition of over 10 years came adjacent to blocks BG Group in 2016, which coming up for auction was a matter Post the Whale boosted its reserves, the of good fortune, while the timing of company has had lim- the announcement was canny. discovery we had some ited success in recent Shell has not yet released any years. estimates for the Whale’s recover- geological insights. It is not Last year, it was able resources, but two industry able to replace only sources close to the exploration by accident we didn’t announce 27 percent of its project put the figure at up to production, while 700 million barrels of oil. That it until the day of the bid. The on a three-year av- equates to about half of Shell’s nine blocks give us significant erage, the figure 2017 oil production and would was 78 percent, the make the reservoir one of the big- potential, Andy Brown, Shell’s company disclosed gest discoveries of the past decade in its full-year re- in the industry. head of oil and gas produc- sults. The decline in Shell declined to comment on reserves means that at the potential size of the reserves. tion, told Reuters the end of 2017 Shell had Fossil fuels like oil are formed enough reserves to sus- over millions of years in specific rock tain its production for at the second half of the next decade peers, was forced to dramatically ron, which is mainly shale-focused. formations, which geologists and 8.9 years, compared ... you will need new elements in the slash spending in recent years be- The reservoir is located in the explorers try to identify via seismic with around 10.5 years development funnel to sustain the cause of weak oil prices, with its Perdido area, which has become a studies and drilling to predict where cal formations in 2015. cash-flow generation,” he told re- exploration budgets hit particularly heartland of Shell’s deepwater ac- resources might be found. and potential oil reserves under the CEO Ben Van Beurden, while porters after the annual results an- hard. Now that prices have recov- tivities in the US Gulf of Mexico. But, even though a similar geol- seabed, according to a source at an insisting he was not“obsessed” with nouncement last month. ered to a near three-year high of Companies such as Shell that are ogy might increase the chances of oil services company that provides the scale of his company’s reserves, Shell has now given itself seven around $65 a barrel, firms feel more eyeing Mexico’s offshore are hop- similar exploration success, there such information. said Shell was starting to work on re- years to replenish its exploration confident to once again invest in ex- ing to use the vast infrastructure of are no guarantees, and luck is always “Even for us it was surprising the stocking its resources. program in order to sustain its deep- pensive offshore developments. pipelines and rigs on the US side to a big factor. So there is no certainty way Shell bid during Mexico’s deep- “We have a deepwater program water production growth well into Shell owns a 60 percent stake reduce development costs, said An- that the Mexican blocks will yield water auction. They really wanted that looks pretty good all the way the 2030s, he added. in the Whale discovery with the re- drew Latham of Edinburgh-based commercial volumes of oil. the blocks close to the border, which into the next decade, but if you look The company, like many of its maining 40 percent held by Chev- consultancy Wood Mackenzie. Malaysia’s Petronas ramps up spending as profit surges

ringgit - marking a second said remains to be seen. by $12 billion over a four-year The company’s profit jumped 61 percent year of profit growth for the It is budgeting for an oil period, and has cut thousands sole manager of Malaysia’s oil price of $52 per barrel in of jobs and its dividend pay- to $4.65 billion in the fourth quarter and gas reserves following a 2018. Brent crude prices were out to its sole shareholder, the two-year profit slump. trading at $63.99 on Friday. Malaysian government. REUTERS “Petronas is now in Wan Zulkiflee said indus- Controllable costs for KUALA LUMPUR stronger position to execute try wide costs are showing 2017 fell 6 percent to 45.9 bil- Petronas will focus on the its long term growth agenda,” signs of increasing, driven lion ringgit, Petronas said. MALAYSIAN state energy Chief Executive Wan Zulki- by what he called“premature For 2018, the company firm Petroliam Nasional Ber- ASEAN region, the Indian flee Wan Ariffin said. “Petro- exuberance” over the oil price said it planned capital ex- had, or Petronas, pledged on subcontinent, the Middle East nas will explore new business recovery. penditure of around 55 billion Friday to ramp up its growth and the Americas for growth areas, including speciality “It is imperative we do not ringgit, higher than last year’s and spending plans this year chemicals and new energy.” drop the austerity mindset, 44.5 billion ringgit. following a sharp rise in prof- Chief Executive Wan Zulkiflee Petronas will focus on and continue to ensure we It will also increase its div- its, even as it cautioned about Wan Ariffin the ASEAN region, the In- keep costs under control, in- idend to the government this the sustainability of higher oil dian subcontinent, the Mid- crease efficiency and drive up year to 19 billion ringgit, from prices. dle East and the Americas for value,” he said. 16 billion ringgit last year. Petronas, like other oil quarter ended December rose growth, he said, adding that Petronas, a major con- Total production volume - majors, has taken a hit from to 18.2 billion ringgit ($4.65 the company will assess op- tributor to Malaysia’s budget the sum of Malaysia’s oil and lower oil prices, but sharp billion) from 11.3 billion ring- portunities in solar energy. and one of the country’s big- gas output and Petronas’ in- cost cuts - along with some git in the same quarter last The company, tradition- gest employers, embarked on ternational output - fell 2 per- recent stability in oil prices year, while revenue rose 13.8 ally conservative with its a cost cutting drive after Wan cent to 2.32 million barrels of - helped the company boost percent to 61.8 billion ringgit. outlook, said its performance Zulkiflee’s appointment as oil equivalent per day, while profits and margins despite The quarterly result in 2018 will be“satisfactory” CEO in early 2015. sales of liquefied natural gas File photo of Petronas logo at a petrol station in Putrajaya outside lower production. helped push full-year profit subject to the sustainability of The company said in 2016 (LNG) rose two percent to Kuala Lumpur. (REUTERS) Net profit for the fourth up 91 percent to 45.5 billion the oil price - which the CEO that it would reduce expenses 30.7 million tonnes. SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2018

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FOOTBALL'S lawmakers on Saturday approved video assistant referee technol- ogy (VAR) for this summer's World Cup, in one of the big- gest changes to the sport in years. The International Football Association Board (IFAB), meeting in Zurich, rubber- stamped a move already backed by FIFA's top brass, including president Gianni In- fantino. “We came to the conclu- sion that VAR is good for foot- ball,” Infantino told reporters shortly after IFAB announced

Convinced I was pretty much against CAN WE HAVE THE REPLAY PLEASE! The video assistant referee technology (VAR) has already been implemented in top European leagues including the German Bundesliga and Italy’s Serie A. it (video assistant referee technology – VAR) a IFAB said in a press release But opinion is still divided. sion-making was "almost per- stitutes a "clear and obvious Pierluigi Collina, the chair- couple of years ago and I that the decision “represents a Players and managers have fect", Infantino said. error" that justifies a VAR re- man of FIFA's referee commit- new era for football with video complained of referees being Others have voiced con- view, Glenn said. tee, noted that the governing changed my mind because assistance for referees helping to too eager to defer to technol- cern about video assistance Asked about reported body had been preparing for I studied it. increase fairness in the game”. ogy, while fans in stadiums slowing down the game, pos- hostility towards video more than a year to use VAR Separately, the IFAB meet- have been left in the dark as to For what VAR sibly breaking a team's mo- review with the Premier at the 2018 World Cup even FIFA President ing also approved a fourth sub- why decisions are being made. mentum or diminishing fan League, Glenn said he be- though the decision has not Gianni Infantino stitute in the case of extra time. UEFA president Aleksand- will be used experience by forcing people lieved English clubs under- been made. “FIFA is not going VAR can only be used er Ceferin said this week that to abruptly halt a celebration stood the benefits of VAR to start tomorrow,” he told re- when there is doubt surround- European football’s governing VAR can only be used when while a goal is reviewed. “conceptually” and that its porters. “We already started in the decision. ing any of four key game- body would not introduce VAR there is doubt surrounding Infantino said that rather implementation was likely December 2016.” He added that the final de- changing situations: goals, in next season's Champions any of four key game-chang- than ruining celebrations, only a matter of time. For Infantino, the over- cision to use the technology at penalty decisions, straight red League due to ongoing "confu- ing situations: goals, penalty VAR will create “an additional Some sceptics also have riding objective was to en- the World Cup in Russia will cards or mistaken identity of a sion" surrounding its use. decisions, straight red cards moment of tension”. reservations about introduc- sure that referees are able to be made when the FIFA Coun- sanctioned player. Infantino conceded that he The Football Association’s ing such a significant change make the right calls, espe- cil – world football's top deci- It has already been im- too was once a sceptic. or mistaken identity of a chief executive Martin Glenn, at the June 14 to July 15 World cially in an era when many sion-making body – meets in plemented in top European “I was pretty much against sanctioned player. seated next to Infantino, con- Cup, before all the kinks have fans have access to a full Colombia on March 15 and 16. leagues including the German it a couple of years ago and I ceded that improvements been resolved at lower-profile range of replays on their “We will hope and encour- Bundesliga and Italy's Serie A. changed my mind because I were needed. competition. smartphones. age the council to take a fa- Spain's La Liga on Friday studied it,” he said. without VAR -- which stood at That includes better com- “I can guarantee the ref- “At the end of the day what vourable decision,” Infantino began training officials ahead He pointed to IFAB re- 93 percent – rose to 99 per- munication with fans while erees that will be at the World is... important for us is that we said, voicing confidence that of the technology's expected search from 1,000 matches cent with video assistance. reviews were ongoing and a Cup will be ready,” Infantino can help the referee to take the VAR will secure final approval. introduction next season. showing that referee accuracy With VAR, referee deci- better definition of what con- pledged. right decision,” he said.

Al Sadd players arrive to a warm welcome TRACK TALE in Uzbekistan ahead of AFC CL clash Collins bids farewell after longest sprint BIRMINGHAM: As usual, Kim Collins -- at 41 one of track's IKOLI VICTOR half of the crucial game. The most enduring, popular and DOHA Spanish star underwent a test charismatic figures – made on Friday under the supervi- everyone in the athletics arena THE Al Sadd football team sion of the club’s medical team smile on Saturday but it was for delegation arrived to a warm and a tear on his back muscle the last time. welcome at the Qarshi Airport, was confirmed. “I keep telling them I could be Uzbekistan, ahead of their Al Sadd are currently lead their father so they need to give Asian Football Confederation Group C in AFC Champions me some respect!” laughed (AFC) Champions League on League with two wins from the man who seems to have Saturday. The team had flown two games, having defeated Al sprinted on forever as he talked from Doha in a chartered jet. Wasl 2-1 and Persepolis 3-1. of his opponents in the heats The two-time Asian The team held their last of the 60 metres at the world champions will face Nasaf on training in Doha Saturday, be- indoor championships. Matchday Three of the AFC fore leaving for Hamad Inter- “Some of them don’t like it that Champions League fixture at national Airport at 4pm to fly their mum is my biggest fan – the Qarshi Central Stadium to Qarshi. but it’s all fun and games.” on Monday. According to the club’s It has always been fun and The players were wel- website, the team will only games with this most laid-back comed with bouquets amid a hold a single training session and cool of Caribbean athletes tune of the city’s music by a before the match on Sunday but Collins, the one-time world band much to the admiration from 4.30pm local time. 100 metres champion who put St Kitts and Nevis’s Kim Collins of the Wolves. The 19-member squad: his home of Saint Kitts & Nevis competes in the men’s 60m round Al Sadd General Manager Saad al Dosari, Meshaal Bar- on the sporting map, confirmed 1 event at the 2018 IAAF World Turki al Ali led the delega- sham, Abdelkarim Hassan, the bad news for his huge Indoor Athletics at the Arena in tion and was accompanied by Morteza Pouraliganji, Bagh- fan club. Birmingham on Saturday. (AFP) Sporting Director Moham- dad Bounedjah, Pedro Miguel, “This is it. My last competition. med Gholam al Baloushi, The Al Sadd football team on arrival at the Qarshi airport in Uzbekistan ahead of their AFC Champions Ahmed Sohail, Hassan al Hay- I just can’t do it any more,” said ‘bye’ and for me it’s peace. Media Officer Ahmed al An- League match against Nasaf on Monday. dos, Ali Asad, Akram Afif, Sa- Collins with a pained look. “It’s not about the high note or sari and first team manager lem al Hajri, Hassan Ahmed, “Of course, you feel young and the low note, it’s just about leav- Abdullah al Breik. of assistant coach Nuno captain Xavi Hernandez, during the 3-4 loss to Al Ahmed Sayyar, Musab Kheder, I’d love to carry on but the body ing in peace.” (REUTERS) Head coach Jesualdo Migue and fitness coach who has been ruled out for Duhail in the QNB Stars Jugurtha Hamroun, Hamed has been doing so much for so Ferreira led the coach- Jose Pedro. The team left three weeks due to a back League on Thursday. Ismail, Yasser Abubakar, Ali many years, it’s time to just say See also page 27 Ô ing staff, which consists with 19 players excluding muscle injury suffered Xavi played only in the first Ferydoon, Jehad Mohammed. Sports Sunday, March 4, 2018 27

WORLD INDOORS ATHLETICS Gallo’s penalty secures Triple jumper Rojas, shot putter Walsh valuable point for QSC strike gold

REUTERS they enjoyed watching it.” BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND The woman coached by Cuba’s former Olympic long VENEZUELA’S Yulimar Ro- jump champion Ivan Pedroso jas, an athletics heroine who in Madrid had looked as if she has shone in dark times for might miss out as the Birming- her country, again made her ham-based Jamaican Kimberly compatriots proud as she suc- Williams led with a fine series, cessfully defended her triple headed by her third round jump crown at the world indoor 14.48m. championships on Saturday. Yet before her fifth round Tom Walsh, a New Zea- effort, Rojas started whooping lander who never fulfilled his loudly to get the crowd involved mother’s dream of him becom- and soared out to 14.63. Wil- ing a rugby All Black, again liams was unable to respond, excelled in his preferred ath- with Spain’s Ana Peleteiro tak- letic field, winning the shot gold ing the bronze with 14.40. with a record-breaking put on the penultimate morning of the Right choice four-day worlds. Walsh, rapidly becoming Rojas’s victory, after she as dominant in the shot put belatedly roused herself to pro- arena as his female compatriot duce a fifth-round winning leap Valerie Adams has been, put of 14.63 metres, the best in the the competition to bed with his world this year, proved another opening effort of 22.13 metres, emotional one for the dramatic which he matched in the third figure from Caracas. round. When she won the equiva- Then, with the competition lent crown in London last year won and to the accompaniment to become the first Venezuelan of rock music in the dimly-lit to strike gold at an outdoor arena, the 26-year-old un- world championships, Rojas leashed his celebratory ‘shot in dedicated her triumph to her the dark’ of 22.31 metres, a life- country, which was embroiled time best and Oceania record in political and economic strife. that put him fourth on the all- Again, after adding a third time list. world title to her impressive The mark also erased East resume at the age of just 22, Ro- German Ulf Timmermann’s jas felt moved to declare: “This 31-year-old championship is a great achievement for Ven- record of 22.24m, the longest- Umm Salal striker Yannick Sagbo dribbles the ball against Qatar Sports Club midfielder Bruno Gallo during a QNB Stars League Week 19 match at the Qatar Sports Club Stadium ezuela, for our nation. I hope I standing world indoor champi- on Saturday. brought a bit of joy to them and onship mark.

the ball to the top of the net crossbar following a cross ing goal from a penalty in Al Arabi beat Al Markhiya 3-1 in in one quick move. from Sagbo. the eighth minute set things In the fast-paced match, After a series of attacks, rolling for the Dream Team. QNB Stars League Qatar SC nearly pulled off an Qatar SC produced their first Kwame Karikari scored a equaliser when Omari flat- goal through Omari, who de- brace in between Leo Minei- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Qatar SC hit back through footed a powerful drive from flected the ball into the net ro’s lone strike for the relega- DOHA Osama Omari (65th) and inside the box, but Umm from close after Umm Salal’s tion bound Markhiya. Bruno Gallo (76th-min pen- Salal goalkeeper Baba Malick Abdul Hussain failed to stop Karikari eased Arabi’s HOSTS Qatar SC fought back alty). was alert to thwart the danger a low cross from the flank. It nerves after doubling their in style to share honours with Umm Salal opened the by punching the ball away. was Omari’s sixth goal of the advantage in the 21st minute Umm Salal in Week 19 of the scoring early when Sagbo Umm Salal went 2-0 up season. but Mineiro pulled one back QNB Stars League on Satur- found the net with a neat when Darragi flicked home Eleven minutes later, Qa- for Al Markhiya just nine day. It was Umm Salal’s sev- clip to the top right of the net from close range following tar SC drew level with a well- minutes later. enth draw of the season. from close range. a cross from Mahmoud Ma- taken penalty kick by Gallo. Karikari sealed victory in Feared striker Yannick Darragi found the Ivory was. It was Darragi’s third In the late kick off, Al the 95th minute as Al Arabi Sagbo (third minute) and Coast striker, stationed in- goal of the season. Arabi beat fellow strugglers pick up their first back-to- Oussama Darragi (20th) side the box, with a short Nine minutes into the Al Markhiya 3-1 to move back victories of the season Gold medallist Venezuela’s Yulimar Rojas poses on the podium after were on target as Umm Salal clip on an indirect free-kick. second half and Mawas end- up to ninth in the 12-team after last week’s 2-1 victory the women’s triple jump final at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Athletics raced to a 2-0 lead. However, Sagbo swivelled and rifled ed up hitting the Qatar SC league. Diego Jardel’s open- over Al Kharaitiyat. Championships at the Arena in Birmingham on Saturday. (AFP)

Al Rayyan cruise in blow Zarco, Rossi and Dovizioso rise to rule Day 3 at Losail out win over Al Khor AGENCIES (LCR Honda Castrol) was the LOSAIL fastest Honda with a 1:54.457 – continuing his fantastic pre- AYENI OLUSEGUN rebounds. Stephen Hurt shot JOHANN Zarco (Monster season form – after putting in DOHA almost perfectly from the field Yamaha Tech 3) emerged as 57 laps, which was the most on eight of nine, making seven the fastest man on track at Qa- of the top five. It was incred- AL Rayyan turned a close game of his two points attempt. tar Test on Saturday with the ibly close between the Brit and in the first quarter into a blow- Al Khor were left to rue Frenchman just over a tenth the third Yamaha Maverick out victory as they beat Al Khor their poor bench production. over Jorge Lorenzo’s 10-year- Viñales (Movistar Yamaha 104-84 in the Qatar Basketball Khor’s bench were outscored old pole lap record to top the MotoGP), however, with the Cup at Al Gharafa Sports Club 19-2 while the entire team com- test with a 1:54.029. Spaniard – fastest in testing at on Saturday. bined for 10 turnovers which Valentino Rossi (Movistar the venue last season and the Point guard Terrel Stoglin gifted Al Rayyan 14 points. Yamaha MotoGP) shot back race winner – just 0.014 off af- scored a team high 25 points, Dominique Lacy led Khor up into the higher echelons ter he made a late attack. dishing seven assists to go with with a game high 26 points but to get closest to the French- The top five were the six rebounds. Six Rayyan play- shot poorly from three point man as he was 0.247 further same as the combined times ers finished in double figures range, making just three of back – with Andrea Dovizioso to add some extra lustre to the on Day 3, but the man who as the Lions pulled away in the his ten attempts. Isaac mack (Ducati Team) completing the Tech 3 rider’s laptime. leaves the desert sixth over- second quarter to finish the first managed just seven points in top three as he was once again Behind that show of out- all set his best laptime on period 51-42. 40 minutes on the floor. Aladji a constant presence to be reck- right pace from the French- Day 2 – Andrea Iannone In the third quarter, The Magassa recorded a double- oned with. man’s Yamaha, Rossi’s two (Team Suzuki Ecstar). Lions continued their offen- double with 21 points and 12 Lorenzo’s record that and a half tenth deficit as nev- The Italian, whose sive onslaught before opening a rebounds. Zarco was hunting down is a ertheless enough to put the 1:54.586 was the fastest lap on 20-point lead at the end of the The Cup games continue 1:53.927, set in 2008 when the Italian into P2 – and Dovizio- Friday, was sidelined on the quarter. Forward Tanguy Ngo- on Sunday with Al Wakrah now five-time World Cham- so was just 0.055 off his com- third and final day of the third mbo finished with 19 points against Al Shamal after which pion debuted – a longstand- Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) in action at the Losail Interna- patriot. and final preseason test, suf- on 7 of 10 shooting with eight Al Gharafa host Al Sadd. ing mark of pace at the venue tional Circuit on Saturday. In fourth, Cal Crutchlow fering with illness. Jefferson & Julio aim to make a strong start in Katara Cup

have been sharing practice Pereira added. Qatar pair wants sessions for long. So I hope we “We’re working hard and should be able to find the nec- can’t wait to start the season to make up for essary cohesion and unity re- here. Despite a bit late start, the lost time quired in the beach volleyball. we’re optimistic about a good “The Katara tournament is finish here,” Pereira said. RAAJIV TRIPATHI a big opportunity for all of us Do Nascimento is the play- DOHA to showcase our talent and I’m er to have teamed up with him. confident that we’ll will put Earlier, Thiago Santos was TWO of hosts Qatar’s three up our best-ever show at the the partner with him from pairs will start charting new home event,” he added. December 2013 to November life on the FIVB Beach World Pereira however feels that 2014. Younousse then played Tour through the upcoming if he had started the World along side with him. Assam prestigious four-star Katara Tour a bit earlier, it would Ahmed Mahmoud figured in Beach Volleyball Cup 2018, have given his team more just one event with Pereira which will take place at the competition time. “We’re go- before Younousse returned to scenic sandy beach in Katara Jefferson Santos Pereira (left) and Julio Cesar do Nascimento will be ing to start the World Tour in pair up with him again. from March 6 to 10. one of Qatar’s three pairs taking part in the Katara Beach Volleyball the Katara tournament, while Both Pereira and Younousse This is the first time that Cup 2018 to be held from Match 6 to 10. other teams have already got had indeed formed a potential a four-star status event is be- a head start on us by playing a combo. Besides clinching the ing organised in the Middle nousse were treated as the No. since the 2014 Doha Open, finished third. perience for me and let us see couple of events. three-star Kish Island Open in East and Qatar has fielded 1 team of Qatar. But towards while Pereira and do Nasci- Ahead of going for a prac- how it goes.” “We can’t afford to miss 2016, they figured in two World a trio Cherif Younousse & the close last year, the Qatar mento have yet to launch the tice session in Katara, Pereira The two used to play to- big events like four-star or Championships and the 2016 Ahmed Tijan, Jefferson San- Volleyball Association decided New Year together. Both the said he was keen to have a gether when they were young five-star tournaments on the Rio Olympic Games. tos Pereira & Julio Cesar do to change the top pair and re- Qatari teams appeared in the strong start to the World Tour so Pereira doesn’t forsee much World Tour. There are lot of With a new test coming up Nascimento and newcomers placed Jefferson with Tijan. Palembong AVC Beach Tour after the change in the team. problem in terms of adjust- points at stake and the more at home, Pereira and do Nas- Benlouaer Ziad & Ahmed Ali Todate, Younousse and Ti- Event in November last year “This is our first event together ments. “When we were young, you play, the chances are bet- cimento would be more than Nassir – with an eye on the jan have already got the taste in Thailand. Younousse and on the World Tour. After Julio we played a lot of junior tour- ter to improve the rankings, keen to give it a good shot and 2020 Olympic Games. of two events on the World team bagged the title, while joined me in the new team, it naments in Brazil together. which help you to get auto- make up for the lost time on Earlier, Jefferson and You- Tour after reuniting first time Pereira and do Nascimento is indeed going to be a new ex- We know each other well and matic spots in major events,” the Tour. 26 Sunday, March 4, 2018 Sports Oz ensure SA face Ali, Rashid spin England to dramatic win over NZ AFP daunting run chase WELLINGTON

AFP A devastating spell by spin DURBAN twins Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid and a freakish run AUSTRALIAN opening bats- out saw England pull off a man Cameron Bancroft said dramatic four-run victory in on Saturday that South Afri- the third One-Day Interna- ca's batsmen will face a major tional against New Zealand challenge in the fourth innings in Wellington on Saturday. of the first Test at Kingsmead. The game boiled down to Although South Africa New Zealand skipper and cen- fought back to reduce Austral- turymaker Kane Williamson ia to 213 for nine in their sec- needing a six off the final ball ond innings at the end of the as they chased a 235 target. third day, the Australians hold But he was unable to de- an overall lead of 402. liver, leaving New Zealand on Bancroft, who top-scored 230 for eight as England went with 53, said conditions would 2-1 up in the five-match series. be difficult for the South Af- New Zealand appeared to ricans when they eventually have the game in their hands start to bat. at 80 for one in the 18th over, “The ball is starting to re- before Ali and Rashid turned verse-swing a lot more,” said the match with five wickets for Bancroft. “For new batters 23 runs in a 41-ball burst. starting their innings that's Australia opener Cameron Bancroft during his innings of 53 in the second essay against Australia in the Ali finished with three for very, very difficult. The wicket first Test at Kingsmead in Durban on Saturday.(REUTERS) 36 and Rashid took two for 34. has just slowly deteriorated. They were assisted by a There are a lot more bare SCOREBOARD out for 162 in their first in- stunning catch from Ben Stokes patches and the ball's reverse- nings. diving to his left to remove Colin swinging earlier and earlier Australia (1st innings): 351 N. Lyon c Amla b Morkel 2 "A few guys probably came Munro (49) to ignite the New because of that abrasiveness.” South Africa (1st innings): 162 J. Hazlewood not out 4 in not having hit enough but Zealand slump from a comfort- Australia (2nd innings): Extras: (lb5) 5 Adding to what is already C. Bancroft st De Kock b Maharaj 53 Total: (For 9 wkts, 71.4 overs) 213 they have played a lot of crick- able 80 for one to 103 for six. shaping as a massive task for the D. Warner c sub (Mulder) b Rabada 28 Fall of wickets: 1-56 (Warner), 2-71 (Khawaja), 3-108 et and they know what is re- Williamson, who had England’s Chris Woakes (right) celebrates his team’s win as New hosts, opening batsman Dean U. Khawaja c De Kock b Maharaj 6 (Bancroft), 4-146 (Smith), 5-156 (M. Marsh), 6-175 quired to do well at this level. struggled for runs in recent Zealand’s captain Kane Williamson stands dejected during their third Elgar suffered a dislocated right S. Smith lbw b Elgar 38 (Paine), 7-185 (S. Marsh), 8-203 (Starc), 9-209 (Lyon). We've got faith that we can innings and missed the sec- ODI at Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Saturday. (AFP) S. Marsh c De Villiers b Morkel 33 Bowling: Morkel 13.4-4-42-3, Philander 14-4-35-0, little finger when he held a catch M. Marsh c Amla b Rabada 6 Maharaj 28-4-93-3, Rabada 13-6-27-2, Elgar 3-1-10-1. still be a factor in the game," ond ODI, which England won, at cover off a ferocious drive by T. Paine c De Villiers b Maharaj 14 Match situation: Australia lead by 402 runs with one he said. because of a hamstring strain, SCOREBOARD Mitchell Starc off Morne Morkel P. Cummins not out 17 wicket remaining in the second innings. Kagiso Rabada bowled returned to the arena with an late in the day. M. Starc c Elgar b Morkel 7 Toss: Australia. with pace and hostility and imperious performance for his ENGLAND NEW ZEALAND Elgar left the field and a was unlucky not to claim more 11th ODI century. J. Roy c Guptill b Boult 15 M. Guptill c Curran b Woakes 3 J. Bairstow b Sodhi 19 C. Munro c Stokes b Rashid 49 team spokesperson said the fin- runs in 44.4 overs before the ery from Morkel in a testing than the two wickets he took He faced 143 deliveries J. Root c Sodhi b de Grandhomme 20 K. Williamson not out 112 ger had been put back in place umpires took the players off first over. But he went on bat for 28 runs. and was in the middle for most E. Morgan b Southee 48 M. Chapman c Morgan b Ali 8 and Elgar would be able to bat. the field. impressively, scoring his runs Bancroft and Warner at- of the New Zealand innings af- B. Stokes c Munro b Sodhi 39 T. Latham lbw Ali 0 Bancroft and David Warn- Bancroft made his first off 83 balls with ten fours be- tacked Maharaj when he ter the early dismissal of Mar- J. Buttler c Latham b Sodhi 29 H. Nicholls lbw Rashid 0 M. Ali run out (de Grandhomme/Southee) 23 C. de Grandhomme c Woakes b Ali 3 er got Australia off to a bright fifty since he scored 82 not out fore he was stumped off left- started to bowl on Saturday, tin Guptill for three. C. Woakes c Williamson b Boult 16 M. Santner run out (Woakes) 41 start against the new ball on debut against England in arm spinner Keshav Maharaj. scoring 20 runs off his first Williamson shared a 68-run A. Rashid run out (Boult) 11 T. Southee c Stokes b Woakes 7 when they started the second Brisbane in November. South African assistant two overs. But Maharaj settled stand with Munro, and once Ali T. Curran not out 2 I. Sodhi not out 2 innings with the consider- "It's pretty important," he coach Malibongwe Maketa down and again bowled the and Rashid had destroyed the M. Wood run out(Nicholls/Boult) 1 Extras: (lb1, w4) 5 Extras: (b2, lb2, wd7) 11 Total: (For 8 wickets; 50 overs) 230 able cushion of a first innings said. "Cricket is one of those said South Africa's bowlers had most overs for South Africa, rest of the recognised New Zea- Total: (For 10 wickets; 50 overs) 234 Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Guptill), 2-80 (Munro), 3-97 lead of 189. They put on 56 in games where it can be not shown improvement on their following up a five-wicket haul land batting he engineered a re- Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Roy), 2-53 (Root), 3-68 (Chapman), 4-97 (Latham), 5-98 (Nicholls), 6-103 (de 13 overs before Warner was very rewarding at times. In my first innings performance. in the first innings by taking vival with Mitchell Santner. (Bairstow), 4-139 (Morgan), 5-168 (Stokes), 6-184 Grandhomme), 7-199 (Santner), 8-210 (Southee) caught at mid-on for 28. own game I feel I have been “We did feel we gave away three for 93 in 28 overs. Santner was given the ben- (Buttler), 7-215 (Woakes), 8-222 (Ali), 9-231 (Rashid), Bowling: Woakes 10-1-40-2 (3w), Wood 6-0-36-0, 10-234 (Wood). Curran 7-0-49-0, Stokes 6-0-27-0 (1w), Rashid 10-1- The scoring remained improving, doing a lot of very way too many boundaries,” Morkel, who did not bowl efit of the doubt on two when Bowling: Southee 10-0-48-1 (1w), Boult 10-1-47-2, 34-2, Ali 10-1-36-3, Root 1-0-7-0. brisk as Australia reached 112 good things and sometimes he said. between lunch and tea after Jason Roy took a catch at Santner 2-0-12-0, de Grandhomme 10-1-24-1 (1w), Toss: New Zealand; Result: England won by four runs. for three at lunch. But it dried they don't come out and be Maketa acknowledged that bowling poorly in the morn- ground level and there was no Sodhi 10-0-53-3, Munro 8-0-46-0 (1w). Series: England lead 2-1. up after lunch, however, and recognised in the middle." South Africa were in a difficult ing, came back strongly in late clear evidence the ball had not Australia lost six more wickets Bancroft was struck on the position after a poor batting afternoon and finished with touched the grass. in the final over, conceded two and then fired in two dot balls to while eking out another 101 body by a hostile lifting deliv- effort when they were bowled three for 42. Woakes, defending 15 runs twos and a six to Williamson prevent a New Zealand victory.

Al Adaid Desert Challenge Qatar Tour De France legend Dekker storms to victory

Dutch star Erik Drekker (centre) on the podium with New Zealand’s Roman Van Uden and French Frederic Gombert after the UCI Men’s Elite Race.

Cyclists take off for a gruelling test in the second edition of the Al Adaid Desert Challenge in Al Khor. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK er on the dunes.” RESULTS from Saleh Almuhannadi and DOHA Dekker, who was in Qatar Ahamd Alsubaey. The Qatari with his wife continued; “It is re- ELITE - UCI C3 ladies event was won by Tala DUTCH, multiple Tour De ally nice to come to Qatar from Men: 1. Erik Dekker (Netherlands) 1:24:55; 2. Abujbara. Roman Van Uden (New Zealand) 1:25:27; 3. France stage winner, Erik Europe at this time of year. Qa- Frederic Gombert (France) 1:25:59. The race organisers spiced Dekker took victory in the tar has great weather, city and Women: 1. Pia Sundstedt (Finland) 1:47:00; 2. up the event with race in- Union Cycliste Internationale beautiful desert… it’s great to Sophie Giovane (France) 2:06:23. side the race on the 800 me- (UCI) MTB Elite Race at the combine your visit of the coun- Mountainbike ters long sandy patch. The Men: 1. Glenn Bull (Australia) 1:41:14; 2. Fawaz al second edition of the Al Adaid try with the event. I would rec- Hichan (Qatar) 1:55:06; 3. Max Caparanga “Garmin Sinking Sand” sec- Desert Challenge in Qatar this ommend it to everyone.” (Philippines) 2:00:52; 4. Mehdi Mersni (Tunisia) tion was won by Dekker who weekend. The women’s event was 2:02:16; 5. Abdulaziz al Kuwari (Qatar) 2:02:58. managed to get out the most Participants go down a sand dune during the Al Adaid Desert Challenge Qatar held over the weekend. Dekker won in the Qa- won by Qatar resident, Pia Women: 1. Julie Melville (Australia) 2:24:03; of his special sand bike. 2. Tessa du Toit (South Africa) 2:33:00; tar Cyclist Centre organised Sundstedt with a time of 3. Carla Pregigueiro (Spain) 2:43:52. Omar al Jaber, Director of the Al Adaid Challenge as Ethicon, Ooredoo, Rayyan pants, both local and the grow- event in 1.11:39s over the new 1h30m03s. The Finish moun- of Shared Services at Qatar a Qatari-owned and founded water, Qatar Cycling Federa- ing number of international 38.6km course that included tain bike star, who won multi- Tourism Authority (QTA), the initiative, which has steadily tion, Mawater, Rassen Sport, participants, travelling from six testing sand dunes. ple UCI MTB World Cup’s dur- compete on the day. Riders principle partner of the event grown over the years.” GMC, Garmin, Royal Riviera afar to take on this new must New Zealand’s Roman Van ing her career beat Australia’s competed in mountain bike, commented, “The Al Adaid Event Managing Direc- Hotel, Carbon Wheels and do race on the UCI MTB cal- Uden and French national Julie Melville respectively. fat bike and Qatari national’s Desert Challenge’s ability to tor, Dr. Jamal al Khanji Qatar Airways.” endar. Taking care of cyclists MTB marathon champion Pia commented, “As a rider categories. draw participants from 15 added: “I would like to thank President of Qatar Cyclists in this remote location repre- Frederic Gombert came in sec- experience it was perfect… the The rapid growth of cy- countries and 39 different na- everybody who came to the Center, the organising body, sents a real challenge. ond and third respectively in atmosphere is amazing. The cling in Qatar, was reflected tionalities to a hidden gem in event from all around the Dr. Abdulaziz al Kuwari said, “We collaborate with sev- the UCI elite race, in times of new finish was nice, especially by the 30 Qatari nationals, the Qatari desert, is testament world to participate. It was “This race is the most impor- eral authorities and organisa- 1h14m53 and 1h22m59. the last sand dune, from where who took to the start line of to the power of sport in bring- very interesting race and I tant event for Qatar Cyclists. It tions in order to organise this A delighted Dekker said, “I you could see the water and the this epic desert challenge. The ing people together to share hope all the riders enjoyed is a very special event for the beautiful event. love the race, I love the chal- finish line. Riding down the battle for the title of top Qatari unique challenges and experi- it. We are happy that our nation as it is hosted in one of “The family friendly atmos- lenge. I broke from the pack dune was real fun. I had a sup- rider was very tight, with vic- ences. QTA is delighted to be event is growing bigger by our most beautiful and iconic phere at the finish line gave already 3 km after the start port from my husband and son. tory decided on the last sand supporting a sporting event the year. This would not be locations in the desert, Khor participants another experience near the 1st dune. I waited for We all enjoyed in the event.” dune of the race. The first which promises to contribute possible without our spon- Al Adaid. to enjoy a peaceful beautiful sce- Van Uden since it is long way In addition to the elite’s, three riders came to finish line to the growing sports tourism sors and supporters Ministry “We really enjoyed organ- nic view with a kids race at the to ride alone for 30 km, but the race also saw over 240 am- in the gap of 20 second with sub-sector in Qatar.” He add- of Culture and Sports, Qatar ising the event, as it presents end to try to promote healthy then realised I was much fast- ateur riders register and 200 Mubarak Alajji taking victory ed, “We are particularly proud Tourism Authority, QNB, a unique challenge for partici- lifestyle for kids.” Sports Sunday, March 4, 2018 25 Juventus edge Lazio as Dybala gets last-gasp winner DPA Immobile in a dull first half at ROME Rome’s Stadio Olimpico. After the break the Bian- PAULO Dybala’s last-gasp coneri brought on Douglas goal sealed a 1-0 win for Ju- Costa and Alex Sandro on the ventus at Lazio on Saturday wings to inject some pace but despite a dismal showing from failed to threaten Strakosha the Serie A champions. until Daniele Rugani fed Dy- The win brings them with- bala late on. in one point of leaders Napoli, Promoted Spal moved out who play Roma in Saturday’s of the relegation zone after late game. winning 1-0 against 10-man Argentinian Dybala Bologna in a regional derby. stormed into the box in stop- Alberto Grassi volleyed page time and beat Lazio home in the 48th minute after keeper Thomas Strakosha the ball was cleared following with from the Bianconeri’s a corner kick to help Spal go only shot on target. two points clear of third-bot- Napoli can go four points tom Crotone, who play Sunday clear of the champions if they at Torino. beat Roma, who sit in fifth Bologna, who are 12 points position - though Napoli will off the drop zone, had Gian- then have played one game carlo Gonzalez dismissed on more than Juve. 10 minutes for fouling goal- Lazio, who are third, 17 bound Mirco Antenucci. Spal’s points from the top, had few Federico Mattiello was also problems controlling Juve’s sent off in stoppage time. sluggish play, which provided Paris Saint-Germain’s Argentinian forward Angel Di Maria celebrates his goal during the French L1 match at the Aube Stadium in Troyes on Saturday. (AFP) no chances for forwards Dyba- la and Mario Mandzukic, with Results Gonzalo Higuain sitting in the stands with a bruised ankle. SPAL 1 - 0 Bologna Juve captain Gianluigi Buf- Lazio 0 - 1 Juventus fon saved two attempts from Di Maria on the mark as Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Napoli v Roma PSG turn focus to Real the league’s top scorer Ciro

Marco Verratti was also goal was breached after a de- strayed marginally offside. Coach Emery rested Cavani, Mbappe rested for Saturday’s trip, as fensive lapse on 47 minutes. Emery then handed a first- Di Maria again took full ad- A poor clearance followed team debut to Timothy Weah, ahead of Tuesday’s Champions clash vantage of the opportunity by further miscommunica- as the son of former PSG star, presented to several mem- tion in the Troyes backline and current Liberian presi- AFP right foot. bers of PSG’s expensively as- gifted Julian Draxler the dent, George Weah replaced PARIS Academy product Chris- sembled squad in the wake of opening to slide in Di Maria Lo Celso for the final few min- topher Nkunku marked his Neymar’s injury. and the Argentine master- utes. ANGEL Di Maria kept up his first start of the season with Di Maria himself was fully dinked the ball over an The 18-year-old US youth irresistible form as a Paris his first goal this term 13 min- feted as the player to turn advancing Zelazny. international, whose father Saint-Germain side miss- utes from time to complete a PSG into genuine Champi- Twenty-year-old Nkunku won the 1995 Ballon d’Or, ing Neymar, Edinson Cavani victory that left PSG 14 points ons League contenders when sealed the win on 77 min- nearly bagged a debut goal and Kylian Mbappe defeated clear of defending champions he signed from Manchester utes, picking out the far cor- in stoppage time after racing Troyes 2-0 ahead of their Monaco at the top of Ligue 1. United for 63 million euros ner of the net after gathering clear of the Troyes defence be- Champions League show- With a 3-1 deficit to over- ($78 million) in 2015, and a threaded pass from Dani fore being foiled by Zelazny. down with Real Madrid. come in the second leg of the 30-year-old has arguably Alves as the linesman’s flag On Friday, Rony Lopes The Argentine notched their last-16 tie against Real been their best performer of controversially stayed down. scored his sixth goal in seven his 13th goal in 14 starts this on Tuesday, PSG coach Unai late. Troyes boss Jean-Louis games as Monaco came from year during Saturday’s visit to Emery refused to risk Cav- Troyes goalkeeper Erwin Garcia and his assistant were behind to beat Bordeaux 2-1 the Stade de l’Aube, which co- ani while Mbappe stayed in Zelazny produced a series of both ordered to the stands to tighten their grip on sec- incided with Neymar success- Paris to continue treatment saves to deny Di Maria, and after protesting the decision ond place, with Marseille and fully undergoing an operation on an ankle injury sustained then Giovani Lo Celso twice to allow the goal, with re- Lyon not in action until Sun- Juventus’ Paulo Dybala celebrates scoring his goal during an Itlian to repair a broken bone in his against Marseille in midweek. in the first half, but the home plays indicating Nkunku had day. Serie A match at Stadio Olimpico, in Rome, on Saturday. (REUTERS)

Bundesliga’s top four race will go to the wire Sevilla sink Bilbao to move Schalke, Frankfurt and Leverkusen win clear of faltering Villarreal DPA are now four points clear of sixth- as battle for second hots up in Germany BARCELONA placed Villarreal who were beat- en by Girona earlier Saturday. SEVILLA consolidated their Girona on Saturday upset place in the race for a European Villarreal 2-0 in the 27th round Marko Pjaca scored the winner for spot in La Liga with a 2-0 win of La Liga, moving within strik- Schalke against Hertha Berlin over Athletic Bilbao on Satur- ing distance of qualifying posi- day. tion for the European club foot- Luis Muriel opened the scor- ball tournaments. DPA fore the break. But the second ing on 26 minutes from Franco The match got off to a fast BERLIN half was very poor... We hardly Vazquez’s assist and the Argen- start, as Villarreal were very won a second ball... There’s a tine playmaker scored himself on active and sought to open the SCHALKE, Eintracht Frank- lot of work to do.” 31 minutes with a header making scoring, but Girona forward furt and Bayer Leverkusen all Niko Kovac has done a sim- it 2-0. Cristhian Stuani made use of an recorded wins on Saturday in ilar job of galvanizing Frank- Athletic Bilbao were disap- error by Villarreal defender Javi- the Bundesliga as the race for furt, and Danny da Costa’s pointing once more and de- er Calleja, netting the first goal in second place showed no signs close-range strike on 39 min- fender Iñigo Martinez said: “We the 16th minute. of slowing down. utes kept them in the hunt for know Sevilla start strongly at With just 10 minutes to go, A first-half Marko Pjaca second. The video assistant ref- home and with a couple of stupid Anthony Lozano netted the sec- goal was enough to give Schal- eree (VAR) team was due some mistakes we fell behind.” ond goal for Girona to secure ke a 1-0 win at home to stuffy credit for their win after they Sevilla’s Vazquez said: “We the away win and the second Hertha Berlin and move them rescinded a penalty for a foul have had a long week with three straight victory for his side. up to second on 43 points, on Hanover’s Miiko Albornoz games so now we can rest before After this win, Girona jump to while Frankfurt’s Danny da and instructed the referee to our next match.” seventh place in the La Liga ta- Costa scored the only goal at book the substitute for diving. Sevilla remain fifth but they ble with 40 points. . home to Hanover to move his And Kovac felt his team side a point behind the Royal had learned from last week’s Blues in third. surprise defeat to Stuttgart. A gem of a goal from Ju- “After Stuttgart, I told lian Brandt sealed a 2-1 win the team clearly what wasn’t Two officials in jail after for Leverkusen away to Wolfs- good,” he said. “The boys re- burg as they move fifth, level acted positively and showed a Burundi leader is ‘roughed on 41 points with fourth-placed good mentality.” Borussia Dortmund, who play In Wolfsburg, a Lucas RB Leipzig in Saturday’s late Alario penalty gave Leverkusen up’ in football game game. a first-half lead, which Brandt Schalke’s midfielder Marko Pjaca (centre) is congratulated by his teammate Breel Embolo (left) after Relegation-threatened SV extended on 78 minutes with scoring his goal during the German Bundesliga match in Gelsenkirchen, on Saturday. (AFP) AFP is well aware they are playing Hamburg were desperate for a sumptuous dink over the BUJUMBURA against the country’s president, all three points as they looked keeper after a neat exchange ate to claim all three points cally, the only thing that was Alfred Finnbogasson. The and it has been said they go easy to make up a seven-point defi- with Alario. here to cut the deficit on the missing was a key moment. hosts have now scored just TWO Burundi officials have in the games, even perhaps allow- cit on visitors Mainz, but they Admir Mehmedi respond- visitors, who sit seven points We gave everything. I really once in their last four games. been imprisoned after the Afri- ing Nkurunziza to score. could only draw 0-0. Hof- ed instantly with a long-range above them in the relegation feel for the team. And for the Dortmund can retake can country’s president was al- But as the Kiremba team con- fenheim eased to a 2-0 win in strike for Wolfsburg but play-off spot. fans.” second spot with a win away legedly “roughed up” in a football tained Congolese refugees who Augsburg. Leverkusen held on to keep Kostic had a first-half goal Hoffenheim claimed an to Leipzig in Saturday’s late match they organised. did not know they were playing Schalke coach Domenico pace with the pack in the chase chalked off for offside after important win in the fight for game, while the hosts them- President Pierre Nkurun- against Burundi’s president, they Tedesco continues to work for the runners-up spot and consultation with the VAR the Europa League spots with selves need three points to re- ziza is a ‘born-again’ evangeli- “attacked each time he had the wonders with his team, who ruin Bruno Labbadia’s home and then missed a second-half an easy 2-0 win at toothless tain a realistic chance of being cal Christian who spends much ball and made him fall several picked up their third win on the debut as Wolfsburg coach. penalty as Hamburg failed Augsburg. Andrej Kramaric’s the best of the rest. of his time travelling Burundi times”, a witness told AFP. trot thanks to a 37th-minute Filip Kostic had a night- to turn their dominance into eighth of the season put them On Sunday, bottom side with his own team, Haleluya FC. Kiremba’s administrator strike from Juventus loanee mare for Hamburg, who goals. ahead on the half-hour and Cologne will be aiming to take He travels with his own choir, Cyriaque Nkezabahizi and his Pjaca to edge ahead of arch- played out an excruciating The result leaves belea- a well-worked Serge Gnabry advantage of Hamburg’s draw “Komeza gusenga”, which means assistant, Michel Mutama, were rivals Dortmund. goalless draw against Mainz guered Hamburg coach Bernd goal on 50 minutes clinched with Mainz at home to resur- “pray non-stop” in the local Ki- imprisoned on Thursday, the But Tedesco felt a weak to sink deeper into relegation Hollerbach still without a win the three points. gent Stuttgart, while champi- rundi language. news agency reports. second half could have cost trouble. from his six games in charge The win sees Hoffenheim ons-elect Bayern Munich will On 3 February, his team AFP cited a judicial source his team. “It was enormously With a tough away fixture since replacing Markus Gisdol. go seventh, three points clear look to continue their march faced a side from the northern as saying they had been arrest- important to play cleverly to- next week against Bayern Mu- “It’s not a great moment of Augsburg, who are badly to the title with three points in town of Kiremba. ed on charges of “conspiracy day,” he said. “We did that be- nich, Hamburg were desper- for us today,” he said. “Basi- missing the goals of injured Freiburg in the late game. Normally, the opposition against the president”. 24 Sunday, March 4, 2018 Sports In race to recuperate before World Cup Son hits brace to lift Tottenham into third place in Premier League Spurs open up a five-point lead over fifth-placed Chelsea in the battle for top four finish AFP off the post and hit a fiercely LONDON struck low drive that forced Lossl into action once more. SON Heung-Min struck twice Son was in a class of his as Tottenham Hotspur’s chal- own all afternoon and it was lenge for Champions League little surprise he showed football next season contin- more poise than his team- ued unabated with a routine mates in front of goal to fi- 2-0 win over Huddersfield at nally open the scoring 27 Wembley on Saturday. minutes in. Spurs leapfrog Liverpool, Alli’s fine pass split the who host Newcastle later Huddersfield defence wide (1730GMT), into third in the open and Son took his time Premier League, but more to round Lossl before slotting importantly open up a five- into an empty net. point lead over fifth-placed It took Huddersfield 53 Chelsea in the battle for a top minutes to pose a treat when four finish. substitute Tom Ince latched Son was the star of the onto a long ball in behind show as the South Korean the Spurs defence and saw took his tally for the season his well-struck effort beaten to 15 with a pair of calm fin- away by Hugo Lloris. ishes either side of half-time However, seconds later to extend Tottenham’s un- the game was over as a con- Brazilian superstar Neymar (right), is pictured next to his doctor Rodrigo Lasmar (left), upon his arrival in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state, Brazil on Friday. (AFP) beaten run in all competi- test when Son stooped to tions to 17 games. head home at the back post. By contrast, Huddersfield Kane may have failed offered barely any attacking to score for a sixth straight threat as a 10th defeat in 15 game, but the England strik- Neymar’s foot operation away league games leaves er deserved most of the credit David Wagner’s men just for Son’s second, though, as three points above the rel- his wonderful cross picked egation zone in 15th. out his teammate perfectly. Despite the spectre of a Son was denied the chance a success: Brazil officials huge Champions League last of a hat-trick as he was re- 16, second leg with Juventus placed 20 minutes from time to come on Wednesday, Mau- by Erik Lamela as Pochettino ricio Pochettino named his began to look ahead to Ju- Staff at the hospital have been banned using cellphones anywhere near the PSG star strongest available side. ventus with Moussa Dembele Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Alli also withdrawn. AFP cally and emotionally,” said and Christian Eriksen were And Kane’s failure to BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL Cristiano Nunes, the physi- among those restored to continue his scoring streak otherapist for Brazilian first the starting line-up from was the only negative of a SURGERY on the broken right division club Internacional in Wednesday’s 6-1 demolition comfortable afternoon for foot of Brazil and Paris Saint- Porto Alegre. of third tier Rochdale in the the hosts as he skewed wide Germain superstar Neymar Neymar may not be able to FA Cup. when completely unmarked went successfully Saturday, walk for a while, but he is al- And that trio should have from an Eriksen corner 10 officials said, leaving the plan- ready carrying the burden of a put Spurs out of sight of a minutes from time. et’s most expensive footballer nation’s expectations. limited Huddersfield in the in a race to recuperate before “I hope he recovers quickly first 45 minutes. Results the World Cup. in time for the Cup, so that he Alli just couldn’t stretch Burnley 2 Everton 1 The operation, performed can play,” said Mateus Fal- to turn home Kane’s driven by Brazilian national team queto, 13, who waited outside cross inside three minutes Leicester 1 Bournemouth 1 surgeon Rodrigo Lasmar, be- the hospital in the hope of get- before the on-form Son’s Southampton 0 Stoke 0 gan early on Saturday morn- ting Neymar’s autograph on cut-back for Kane produced Swansea 4 West Ham 1 ing in the Mater Dei hospital a yellow Brazilian team shirt a fine save from Jonas Lossl. Tottenham 2 Huddersfield 0 in Belo Horizonte. that had already been signed Eriksen then saw a de- Watford 1 West Brom 0 Just after midday (1500 by several other players. flected free-kick come back GMT), a spokesman from the Rita di Cassia Sepulveda Brazilian football federation stopped by with her seven- announced that the operation year-old twin sons, Gabriel was over. “Neymar is already and Rafael, who are avid fans in his room. It went well,” he Soccer fans pose in front of Mater Dei hospital where soccer star Neymar is undergoing surgery on a frac- of the star. “I don’t think fans said. Neymar broke his fifth tured metatarsal and a sprained ankle, in Belo Horizonte, on Saturday. (REUTERS) like them exist anywhere else,” metatarsal -- the bone leading she said. “It’s remarkable. to his small toe -- during a 3-0 club and country appeared Staff at the hospital in Belo Jose Luiz Runco, a former There’s a sacred place at home drubbing of Marseille on Feb- to erupt into tension just as Horizonte, were put on pa- chief medical officer for the where they keep anything that ruary 25. The striker -- whose he went under the knife, with parazzi lockdown, with a ban Brazilian team, told AFP that has something to do with Ney- transfer from Barcelona cost Paris newspaper L’Equipe re- on using cellphones anywhere Neymar will walk with crutch- mar. They watch all the games PSG a record 222 million eu- porting Saturday that PSG be- near the star. es after two to three weeks, ex- and when Neymar was injured ros ($264 million) last August lieves Lasmar lied about Ney- After a remarkable turna- ercise while putting weight on they cried.” -- has scored 28 goals in 30 mar’s condition. round in fortunes since the his repaired foot after about “Their dream is to meet appearances in all competi- The report said that Ney- shambolic exit in a 7-1 semi- 60 to 75 days, and then return- Neymar. They know it’s very tions for the club. mar was initially found to have final loss to Germany in the ing to training. “He’s likely to hard but at least here they can Neymar will miss PSG’s suffered a minor fracture and 2014 World Cup, Brazil are recover pretty quickly because feel close to him.” make-or-break game against that PSG was shocked to hear seen as top contenders in he’s an athlete and young.” Neymar has suffered 14 in- Real Madrid next Tuesday. Lasmar say Thursday that it Russia. But a big part of that A potential plus for Ney- juries that forced him to miss But with Lasmar predicting a was a serious break requiring optimism depends on the tal- mar is that the enforced break at least one game, including recovery period of two and a a longer than expected recu- ented Neymar, who missed from competitive football may the fractured vertebrae during half to three months, Brazil is peration. that infamous semifinal four do him good. the 2014 World Cup which for- worried that Neymar, 26, may Globoesporte.com report- years ago and looks likely to “When you think how ex- cied him to miss the infamous not be fit for the World Cup in ed that PSG also insisted it miss two warm-up friendlies hausting the European season thrashing by Germany, but the Russia starting in June. control any future information against Russia and Germany is, he could even arrive fresher latest is by far the most serious, Tottenham’s Son Heung-min goes around Huddersfield Town’s Jonas The rival demands from on the player’s health. in March. than the others, both physi- GloboEsporte.com said. Lossl in a Premier League match in London on Saturday. (REUTERS) Allardyce vows to turn around Everton City’s stability leaves Chelsea playing catch up The 2-1 loss at Burnely is Everton’s AFP the Premier League season to fifth straight away loss MANCHESTER go. “When you work very well REUTERS is only his second start ... We PREMIER League champions and there is a great feeling BURNLEY, ENGLAND replaced him with fresh legs Chelsea travel to Manches- between the manager and the which is Oumar (Niasse) who ter City on Sunday, 22 points club, you can work in the way EVERTON fans vented their has scored more goals recently adrift of the side destined to you want, to try to improve frustration with manager Sam than anyone else. take their crown and fighting your team in the best way,” Allardyce during Saturday’s “It hasn’t worked by the fact just to salvage a place in the Conte said. 2-1 loss at Burnley, leaving the we haven’t played well enough top four. “Manchester City has the much-travelled boss vowing to in the second half to create Antonio Conte’s men could possibility to spend a lot of turn the club around. enough chances. Everyone has be five points adrift of the money. Although Everton have an opinion on a game of foot- Champions League places by “When you link this situ- climbed clear of relegation ball.” the time they kick-off at the ation, good manager, much trouble under Allardyce, the The 63-year-old said he, Etihad. money to spend in the transfer fans remain unhappy with the too, was frustrated by his The Italian is strongly ru- market, the same ambition, quality of football and turned team’s fifth straight away loss. moured to be on his way out as this is the final result.” on the manager in the 68th “I feel worse than the fans - boss at Stamford Bridge come Should he go, Conte will be minute when he took off striker they won’t believe this - but it’s what may in the remainder of ninth manager to leave in the Cenk Tosun, who had put the my responsibility. I go home Burnley striker Chris Wood (centre) turns to celebrate after his header beats Everton’s goalkeeper Jordan the season despite Chelsea still Roman Abramovitch era, with Toffees ahead at Turf Moor. and say to myself ‘How do I put Pickford (second left) during the English Premier League match at Turf Moor in Burnley, on Saturday. (AFP) competing on three fronts. Jose Mourinho and Guus Hid- The chants, personal in na- this right?’ For me to see the Conte has repeatedly dink enjoying two spells each ture, were aimed directly at Al- players under-perform in the have been hugely difficult for penalty area and was handed a ley Williams,” added Allardyce, clashed with the Chelsea hi- in charge in that time. lardyce, who replaced caretaker second half is very disappoint- them. straight red card. who suggested the Welsh inter- erarchy over his lack of input By contrast, City’s cash- David Unsworth in December ing for me. It’s my problem to “That’s five away defeats on “Ashley Williams getting national would be fined. into the club’s recruitment rich Emirati owners stood by after Ronald Koeman had been sort it out,” he said. the trot. It’s simply not good sent off sums our day up. It “There is the fines system policy. Guardiola after a disappoint- sacked in October with the “We lost it by not scoring enough.” shouldn’t happen, he’s swung which is in place for everyone He hinted at his frustra- ing trophyless first season, team in the relegation zone. the second goal when we had Everton’s disappointing his arm and he’s an experi- in the country, which is across tions once more when asked and doubled down by spend- “It happens,” said Allardyce clear, clear opportunities. At day was made worse by the enced player,” he said. the board. Straightforward for how City had overturned a ing reportedly over 300 mil- of the crowd reaction. least three in the first half. late sending off of skipper Ash- “No complaints with the everyone to follow so there is no 15-point deficit on Chelsea last lion euros (£266 million, $366 “My job is not what the fans “Burnley hadn’t won in 11 ley Williams, who lashed out red card, you can’t do that. It need other than to go through season into such a command- million) in the transfer market are saying or not saying. This and if we went 2-0 up it would at Ashley Barnes in a crowded was unprofessional from Ash- the system. Silly thing,” he said. ing lead with still 10 games of to bolster Guardiola’s squad. Sports Sunday, March 4, 2018 23

WGC-Mexico Championship Road Warriors sink Hawks, Sharma upstages Curry suffers ankle injury big names to take lead in Mexico The point guard tweaked ankle in second quarter; Raptors extend Eastern Conference lead REUTERS MEXICO CITY AFP LOS ANGELES INDIA’S Shubhankar Sharma surprised a few people, but not STEPHEN Curry and Kevin himself, as he upstaged the big- Durant each scored 28 points gest names in golf for a two-shot as the Golden State Warriors halfway lead at the WGC-Mexi- beat the Atlanta Hawks 114- co Championship on Friday. 109 on Friday despite losing In his first appearance in Curry in the second half to a World Golf Championships an ankle injury. event, Sharma added a five-un- Curry tallied 15 of his der-par 66 to his opening round points in the final seven 65 to set the pace at 11-under minutes of the second quar- 131 at Club de Golf Chapultepec ter, then left the game for in Mexico City. good in the third after ini- “I didn’t really put any pres- tially tweaking his right an- sure on myself before I came kle in the opening period. here. I expected to play well,” Curry played just six the 21-year-old told Golf Chan- minutes in the third before nel. “I’m really happy that I’m sitting down for the rest of playing at such a high level and the contest. playing with all these great play- He said he doesn’t expect ers. I’ve tried to enjoy myself as to miss much time going for- much as possible out there and ward. this is the best position I could “Basically their call,” have been in. Curry said. “Frustrating, but “I’ve definitely proved to in the big picture I under- myself that I belong here and I stand. I don’t think it’s going can play with the big boys.” Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma to be anything that will keep Several of those big boys is pictured after his shot at the me out.” were lurking close, with Span- eighth tee, during the second round Warriors swingman An- ish duo of Sergio Garcia (65) of the World Golf Championship in dre Iguodala made a clutch and Rafa Cabrera Bello (67) in a Mexico City on Friday. (AFP) dunk in the final seconds of share of second with American the fourth quarter to help Xander Schauffele (68) on nine- the ball in the fairway and gave seal the win. With Golden under. myself as many chances to at- State ahead by three points, First round leader Louis tack the pin as possible.” the Hawks took posses- Oosthuizen (71) backtracked to Sharma has plenty to play sion with a chance to tie the fall four shots off the pace in a for over the weekend, not least game. large group sharing fifth, which a shot at securing a spot at next But Iguodala stripped also included defending cham- month’s Masters. the ball from a Hawks player pion Dustin Johnson (66). Currently ranked 75th in then raced the length of the An eagle on Friday at the the world, he needs to climb court for a slam dunk with short par-four first hole, where into the top 50 in the next four five seconds left. Sharma drove the ball to inside weeks, or better yet win a tour- The play solidified the two feet for a tap-in, changed nament, to qualify for Augusta defending NBA champion that and bogeys at the next two National. Warriors’ 25th road win Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant dunks against the Atlanta Hawks in the first quarter of an NBA game at Philips Arenain Atlanta, holes proved minor setbacks. But Sharma is likely to of the season, giving them Georgia on Friday. (USA TODAY SPORTS) The five birdies he picked feel some heat in the final two the best road record in the up on the back nine, including rounds, with reigning Masters league (25-7). least 200 threes in six differ- Results we didn’t want him to stay in Eastern Conference lead- at the final three holes, helped champion Garcia among those Atlanta rallied from an ent seasons. just because of the potential ers Toronto have won 10 of him stamp his authority on the poised to pounce. 18-point deficit. Prior to Ig- Curry missed time earlier Utah 116, Minnesota 108 to make it worse,” Kerr said. their last 11 contests. event. “We still have a long week- uodala’s dunk they had used this season with a sprained Washington 95, Toronto 102 Elsewhere, DeMar DeRo- Otto Porter led Washing- “I just kept the ball in play end to go,” Garcia said. “The a 9-0 burst to pull within right ankle and his health LA Clippers 128, New York 105 zan scored 23 points and re- ton with 24 points on nine- throughout the day,” Sharma course is getting firmer and two points with 20 seconds would most likely be a factor Atlanta 109, Golden State 114 serve CJ Miles chipped in 20 of-12 shooting and Bradley said. tougher as the week goes on. remaining. in determining the Warriors’ as the Toronto Raptors won Beal rebounded from an “The only two bogeys I Hopefully I can play more of the Curry shot eight-of-15 chances of winning back-to- Phoenix 116, OKC 124 their season-high fourth eight-point game Wednes- made were three putts. I kept same.” from the field, four-of-nine back titles. Chicago 108, Dallas 100 straight game on the road day against Golden State to from three-point range and His history of ankle in- Memphis 102, Denver 108 with a 102-95 win over the finish with 23. made all eight of his free juries includes missing 13 Milwaukee 96, Indiana 103 Washington Wizards. In Milwaukee, Victor throws in 23 minutes of games this season after Orlando 115, Detroit 106 (OT) Miles scored 11 points Oladipo had 21 points, and playing time. spraining it on December in the second half and was the Indiana Pacers nearly Formula One hires Curry also hit his 200th 4th in New Orleans. Philadelphia 110, Charlotte 99 six of nine from beyond the blew a 17-point lead in the three-point field goal of the Warriors coach Steve arc as the Raptors’ reserves fourth quarter before hold- season. He is the first player Kerr said they don’t want to ry’s health. dominated the Wizards’ ing off the Milwaukee Bucks Hollywood composer to in league history to sink at take any chances with Cur- “He wanted to stay in but bench 50-15. for a 103-96 win. write new theme

REUTERS ter feed. US teen Korda tops leaderboard in Singapore LONDON U.S.-based Liberty Media took over the global sport in FORMULA One has hired January last year and has set AFP American star Michelle Wie and 18 saw her hand up the the composer of several about engaging a younger SINGAPORE leads a group of four players lead to the charging Korda, who “Fast and Furious” movies to audience as well as develop- tied for fifth at 10-under after leads by a stroke from her rival write a new theme tune for ing a digital strategy. TEEN sensation Nelly Korda she shot a six-under 66. going into the final round. the motor racing organisa- Formula One launched a powered her way into the lead But the day belonged to the Victory would certainly tion. television streaming prod- at the HSBC Women’s World 56th-ranked Korda, in just her been in keeping with tradition Brian Tyler, an Emmy- uct, F1 TV, last Tuesday. Championship Saturday as a second year on the LPGA Tour among a Korda clan sired by nominated American has “Within the context of third-round seven-under par but having so far already fin- former tennis pro father Petr, made music for “Aveng- looking at ways to bring fans 65 left the American poised to ished in the top-10 six times. winner of the 1998 Australian ers: Age of Ultron”, “Iron closer to Formula One, we claim her first LPGA Tour title “I was aggressive when I Open. Man 3”, “Thor: The Dark are exploring all avenues to and a unique hat-trick of sport- needed to be, so I’m just happy Korda’s elder sister Jessica World” as well as the “Fast refresh the look and feel of ing successes for the Korda clan with the way it ended and really won the Honda LPGA Thailand and Furious” franchise, and the show,” said a Formula this year. looking forward to tomorrow,” last weekend while her younger also wrote theme music for One spokesman. It was a day of high drama said the 19-year old after ending tennis-playing brother Sebas- ESPN’s National Football “Music is a key compo- as the chasing pack went out in the day on 15-under 201. tian picked up the boys’ singles League (NFL) shows. nent of the emotion of sport hunt of overnight leader, rising Korda went on a birdie at the Australian Open back in “What an honor to be and we are engaging with American star Danielle Kang, blitz through the middle of her January. chosen to compose the For- top international talent in as former world number ones round, picking up five strokes Korda admitted to feeling mula 1 theme! This is a life order to develop a new sig- Lydia Ko of New Zealand and from across holes six to 11 to put a little sibling heat coming in long dream come true as I nature tune for F1. Park Inbee of South Korea con- the pressure on Kang. to the Sentosa Golf Club, say- am a massive #formula1 fan. “This is a process in de- tinued to lag behind, finishing Nelly Korda hits a shot from the bunker during round three of the Up until that point the ing she had been reminded that Thank you #F1!,” Tyler, who velopment and we will make tied for 12th and 30th respec- HSBC Women’s World Championship golf tournament in Singapore on 25-year-old Kang’s play had it was her turn to win “all the was a guest at last year’s U.S. a formal announcement at tively. Saturday. (AFP) been flawless but bogies on 15 time.” Grand Prix, said on his Twit- the right time.” Mental battle key to Djokovic comeback, says Becker

AFP Dkoko’s have to accept that renewed him (Djokovic) coming back how many players have elbow, MONACO success might not come im- and winning his first tourna- ankle and foot injuries.” battle mediately. ment at a Grand Slam,” said Becker added: “I hate to FORMER world number one “Mentally is going to be Becker. tell you tennis is a very physi- Novak Djokovic’s toughest The 30-year-old Serbian’s the biggest challenge,” said “Rafa and Federer have cal game. Period. I can’t ad- hurdle when he returns to the return to competitive action Becker at the event staged by set examples of coming back mire them (Federer, Nadal, ATP Tour after a long injury Laureus, a global movement but they are not normal. Usu- Djokovic and Andy Murray absence will be a mental one, is yet to be confirmed that aims to use the power ally it takes time.” who has undergone hip sur- believes former coach Boris although he published of sport to tackle social chal- Becker, who won six gery) enough. To play 75-80 Becker. photos of himself on the lenges. Grand Slams including his matches a year -- most sports The 30-year-old Serbian’s practice courts earlier this “How much you accept to first Wimbledon aged just 17, aren’t like that.” return to competitive action is week for the first time since do the dirty work like Monday denied Djokovic’s situation Becker, who named Aus- yet to be confirmed although he underwent a minor morning practice, the first would be better if he had un- tria’s Dominic Thiem and hot- he published photos of him- “medical intervention” and second round of tourna- dergone surgery earlier. headed Australian Nick Kyr- self on the practice courts ear- following a fourth round exit ments you are expected to win “Tennis players don’t have gios as potential successors to lier this week for the first time at the Australian Open. and it is hot and windy condi- only one injury,” said the the likes of Federer, Nadal and since he underwent a minor tions. 50-year-old German. “You Djokovic when they finally re- “medical intervention” follow- “Usually they say the play a Grand Slam over two tire, said injuries were nothing ing a fourth round exit at the since Wimbledon last year, amount of time you have weeks it is more than an elbow new. Australian Open. and a hip problem. been away takes you the same Novak Djokovic that hurts. “It is the nature of the The 12-time Grand Slam Becker, who coached amount to come back to your “You take the decision to beast of a professional tennis winner struggled through his Djokovic to six Grand Slam previous level and I hope that fael Nadal and Roger Federer nated the Slams in 2017 while have surgery when it is a seri- player,” he said. defeat by Chung Hyeon of titles from 2014-16, told jour- is not the case for Djokovic had shown it was possible to the Swiss star defended his ous problem. “You have it in the 1980s South Korea, troubled still by nalists earlier this week at the because that would mean the succeed after long injury ab- Australian Open in January, “If you were to go into and 90s but the difference a persistent elbow injury, that Laureus Awards in Monte end of the year.” sences. claiming a 20th major. the locker room on a Monday now is it is becoming more had seen him off the circuit Carlo that Djokovic would Becker said legends Ra- Federer and Nadal domi- “It would be a lot to expect morning you would be amazed public.” Sunday, March 4, 2018

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Once in Qatar, Gery became a common selected and we can confirm if it’s the ap- sight in different parks in Doha spending propriate equipment to get,” he added. most of his time skating. “I trained most of Seeing the children he teaches skate in my friends and convinced them to join the parks, brings Gery pride and joy. He said, sport,” he said. This is while keeping a job “Roller-skating can teach children disci- as Assistant Manager at SH Al Mana. “A lot pline and help make them stronger. It also of people showed interest. Some of them gives them a sense of belonging and that happened to be coaches,” he added. empowers children.” Gery trained enthusiasts at sports The children are equally proud of complexes, residential compounds and their achievement and grateful for having parks across the country. “The community learned the skill. “If today I can skate well, that did not exist, began to grow and now it’s because of Gery,” said Nord Anglia we have a population of roller-skaters in International School student Ahmed al Qatar. This is something that I am very Jaber. He is grateful that he can now skate happy to see in this country,” he said. backwards. In 2014, Gery finally established Gery’s Aarya, on the other hand, who was Sports also known as Qatar Roller Skat- able to complete a 23 on-km round track – ing. It became a registered organisation in from Old Airport to Hamad International 2017. Gery’s Sports aims to turn Qatar into Airport and back to the Old Airport – said, one of the biggest roller-skating communi- Winners in the first Qatar Roller-skating Championship held at Al Ahli Sports Club On National Sport Day. “I didn’t think I was capable of doing that. I ty in the Middle East and train children to am so proud of that achievement.” become future athletes representing Qatar Gery is also proud that Gery’s Sports in world championships. has become a part of sports development “Our objective is to use roller-skating in Qatar. But he intends to take roller- as a way of promoting health and fitness skating in the country farther. “We hope to with a promise of fun for the entire family,” see Qatar generating its own competitive Gery said. “Our company believes that with roller-skating, world class athletes.” our highly qualified and passionate team of coaches, roller-skating will become one of Those interested in enrolling themselves Qatar’s favourite sports.” or their children for roller-skating On National Sport Day, Gery’s Sports lessons may contact Gery’s Sports at launched the first roller-skating champi- 30171264 or info@rollerskatingqatar. onship in Qatar that took place at Al Ahli com. For more information about the Sports Club. It had over 50 participants organisation, visit www.rollerskat- competing and over 200 spectators. See- ingqatar.com. ing the product of their hard work and perseverance, Gery said, “I felt emotional, happy and proud of what we have achieved because of our passion for roller-skating – the first edition of the roller-skating cham- pionship in Qatar.” Gery trains young roller-skaters indoors. Roller-skating has many types. Gery’s Sports focuses on inline skating – a multi- convinced me that there is no maximum and knee pads. But often people fail to disciplinary sport that uses skates with age in learning to skate. Today, I can skate choose the appropriate accessories, Gery wheels arranged in a single line. It now very well.” said. “All they have to do is call us and we coaches children and adults in its different The basic equipment needed for inline can guide them on what to buy. They can types such as speed, slalom and fitness- skating are shoes, helmet and elbow, hand send us a picture of the item they have skating in more than 25 schools. It also conducts training sessions at public parks. Inline speed-skating is a competitive form of skating in which the competi- tors race each other in travelling a certain distance while slalom skating involves performing tricks around a straight line of equally spaced cones. Fitness-skating is skating for a specified length of time. “It’s a great fat-burning exercise,” said Gery of the sport. “It’s good for the mood, works the arms and legs, great at improving bal- ance, agility and coordination, improves endurance, and can be done anywhere.” Gery added that “roller-skating can be a way of life.” The sport benefits not just the body but also the person’s well-being. And it is easy enough to engage in. The equipment needed is relatively cheap and the venue where it can be practised – parks and practically any open, solid and flat surface – are free. Also, age is not a barrier in learning the sport. Thirty-year-old Amal said, “I never knew I could still be able to skate at this age. 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He stayed with But Jojo’s culinary Reports by the family for a few years, journey is far from the typi- Ailyn Agonia learning the Arabian menu cal story of someone who until he saw an opportunity really desires to venture to go back to cooking his into the field. In fact, he first love - Japanese food at said, he never thought he a hotel in Qatar. would be wearing a chef’s Jojo has been with hat someday. Holiday Villa Doha Hotel & “I don’t have any formal Residences since July last education in cooking. I year. He feels grateful for took up automotive repairs the opportunity given to in college but I was not For events and press share his passion with the able to land a proper job releases email diners of the hotel. with that. When I left our “Filipino chefs are more [email protected] province to try my luck in flexible. While we take pride Manila, I ended up doing or call (974) 44422077 in what we do, as do most construction work. 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HE Philippine Institute of Civil En- organisations support to the govern- gineers, Qatar Chapter (PICE-Q) in- ment and to its fellow countrymen as ducted its new set of office-bearers. evident by its various public service The officers who were elected dur- programmes including scholarship and ing the 11th PICE-Q General Assembly, green school building to name a few. last year, were sworn into office by Atty. Following the induction ceremony, Roussel Reyes, First Secretary and Consul PICE-Q also organised a beach clean-up General at the Philippine Embassy Doha. drive in coordination with Qatar Petro- They were formally introduced to the leum, in Dukhan. Forty-five members of PICE-Q members at the event. PICE-Q together with their families sup- The roster of officials who will lead ported the campaign dubbed ‘Save Life the activities of the professional group Below Water’. The ocean conservation this year is headed by President Aileen drive was carried-out under the auspices New PICE-Q office-bearers inducted by Consul A Buenaflor. Others include Alden P of the PICE-Q’s Committee on PICE Qatar General Atty. Roussel Reyes. Cayaga (1st Vice-President), Luisito S Affairs chaired by Emilio M Manalo. The Carlos (2nd Vice-President), Elvin D activity was one of the many community Fajutagana (Secretary), Ma. Michelle speakerkdi during the hidi induction ceremony, earneddh them the h BBest IilInternational service initiatives the organisation plans A Revillosa (Treasurer), Sheila Medel cited the organisation’s accomplish- Chapter Awards for Best Newsletter to undertake this year for the host country (Auditor), Felipe D Catinoy (Business ments in the previous years which and Public Service. He also lauded the and also in the Philippines. Manager), Russel D Flores (Public Relations Officer) and Belinda E Dela Cruz (Sergeant-At-Arms). The PICE-Q Committees for 2018 are headed by Medel F Dalida (Com- mittee on Membership), Newcesar T Templonuevo (Committee on Ways and Means), Emilio M Manalo (Committee on PICE Qatar Affairs), Bernard Y De Vera (Committee on Honors and Profes- sional Licensure Examination), Loraine C Radan (Committee on Continuing Professional Advancement) and Alfonso Belito C Betita (Committee on Publica- tions and Information). Handing over of presidency of PICE-Q from former president Reyes, who also served as the guest PICE-Q members cleaning the Dukhan beach. Allen Nicario (right) to newly elected President Aileen Buenaflor  &4HC"Y C)1LY  DD$C)H(,C&41L0H\ (3#+C-03''*34C&2&)C,,3(' TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK efforts as a silent benefactor of the community) .Through her charitable HE Indian Ladies Achieve- foundation she has silently reached ment Awards (ILA Awards), a out to many underprivileged and needy first initiative of its kind, was people, and directly created positive launched recently in celebration change in the life of many families. of womanhood and to recognise QILA Award of Entrepreneur the contribution of Indian women in vari- Excellence was presented to Kausar ous fields. Hassan a leading businesswoman. ILA Awards provides a unique plat- Earlier recipient of NEEDS-Mumbai form to women from India, who are Entrepreneur Award and One of the residents of Qatar, to be recognised for Hundred Super Women of the Middle their talent and efforts. This award is a East By Gray Matters (UAE) (for her great way to honour the contribution of outstanding and stellar achievements women who have excelled in their re- in the business world) spective fields, which will inspire future QCrunch Doha owner and Co- generations of women to achieve their founder Saima Bhukhari won the ILA full potential. Award of Emerging Entrepreneur (as The guests of honour at the a rising star and a promising future in launch and award ceremonies (From left) Maryam Ahmad al Bishri, Hala al Ali, Ushas Andrews, Hema Mervin Pereira and Usha Ravis- the business industry) were: hankar QDuring the launch of the award, Asma Al Ghanem & Partners Found- and as a tribute to the host country ing Partner Advocate Asma Muftah al categories won the award. The recipients Recipients of ILA Award of the ILA Award of Academic Excellence Ghanem of these awards are women from various Humanitarian Services were; was presented to Maryam A al Bishri, National Human Rights Committee of walks of life, who have achieved success QDr. Smitha Anilkumar (for her a Reservoir Engineer at Qatar Petro- Qatar Legal Consultant Hala al Ali and led by example. dedicated medical assistance to the leum, who graduated from Texas A&M Qatar Professional Women Network- Q Indian Cultural Center (ICC) Presi- community through medical camps, University at Qatar with a bachelor’s ing Head Susie Billings, and, dent Milan Arun received the ILA Award awareness classes and labour camp degree in Petroleum Engineering and Qatar Women of the Year Awardee of Community Services, for her outstand- visits), and, a minor in Geology. She was also a Maryam Ahmad al Bishri ing leadership and support extended to QNational Cancer Center for Care recipient of Qatar Today Women of ILA Awards were presented by the the Indian community and as the first and Research Case Manager Rati the Year Award for Female Engineer guests of honour along with the Lizzie woman president of the ICC. A self-made Pillai (for her dedication and loyalty of the year. In 2016, she was awarded Andrews Memorial Trust Trustees Hema woman at the helm of affairs of the ICC is towards the sick and the needy. Also for her excellent academic perform- M Pereira and Ushas Andrews. The inau- indeed a moment of pride for all working being part of cancer awareness pro- ance by the Qatar Petroleum CEO and gural ILA Awards were instituted by the women, who not just contribute towards grammes, she was able to educate President. Lizzie Andrews Memorial Trust, a socio- the welfare of their families but also the and console many of the patients and The event was compeered by Usha organisation of Kerala, working for the society equally, dedicating their ener- their families in the community) Ravishankar. The launch and the award needy and poor in India. gies and resources to personal as well as QThankom Thomas received the ceremony was followed by a musical en- Six Indian women from different professional life. ILA Award of Philanthropist (for her tertainment by Malini Gopan and Shabit.

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IRLA Public School distributed the hall tickets to the XII Board examinees for the year 2018,  in a ceremony held recently. The function was graced by Chairman Lukose Chacko, who was also the chief guest, Directors Mohan Thomas and CV Rappai, life member Naray- anan, school authorities, parents, teachers and well-wishers. The programme began with the school prayer rendered by Malavika of the 2018 class, fol- lowed by the lighting of the lamp by the dignitaries. Class representatives from all the sections of Class XII addressed the audience, revisiting memo- ries and expressing gratitude to all academic and BPS Chairman Lukose K Chacko lighting the Chairman Lukose K Chacko and other Board officials, flanked by Principal AP Sharma, non-academic facilitators of the school. This was lamp and inaugurating the function with other Senior Vice-Principal Shirly Rappai, and Vice-Principals George Edison and Radhika Rele followed by the distribution of the hall tickets to all Board officials give away hall tickets to Class XII students the students. An inspiring message was given by V P Radhika ment of hymns. It was followed by a special prayer students encouraging and blessing the students for Rele. The highlight of the programme was the sol- rendered by the Senior Vice-Principal Shirly Rappai the Board exams, as also in their future endeavours. emn ‘Passing the Light’ ceremony, where teachers who had earlier initiated the candle ceremony. The programme concluded with a motivational lit the candles held by students, to the accompani- The chief guest and the principal addressed the speech by Vasantha Mareth.

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HE Doha Chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) elected the new D*LC0,01'(40$+C4C2342 managing committee for the year 2018 at their 36th Annual General Meeting recently. More than 100 members representing various business institu- tions attended the meeting. 1*++3''00/*) @Q Rupalakshmi Setty was elected as the chair- person. The other members of the new executive committee are Rukkaiya Pachisa, vice-chairperson; Sandeep Chowdhary, Secretary and Nirlep Bhatt, Treasurer, along with Jithu Koshy, Ankit Agarwal, Abdul Nassar and Jaison PT as Members of the Committee. The chair and the vice-chair both being women is a proud moment for ICAI Doha Chapter and an example for other institutions. The year 2017 under the Chairmanship of Gaurav Kakkar was full of activities and benefits to its members and for the second time in the row ICAI Doha was the proud recipient of Best Overseas Chapter award by ICAI under Category II.  &4HC"Y C)1LY  3'"13)1&3'

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ATE in the World War II (3'K&)01*3413H0410 drama Darkest Hour, Winston Churchill – played, in case you 'LC' 1*)+C4HY hadn’t heard, by Gary Old- C440"Y ,H+C4C4H man – delivers his famous ‘We shall fight on the beaches’ speech in the *1-$0,,C,, House of Commons, a piece of oration so rousing that it brings his listeners to K,C"0H(&1L their feet. For a moment ripped from the pages ¡0)10Y('&II*)4Y of history, the scene feels curiously pro- phetic: less a blast from the past than a (0,/@3(*,C'342 dress rehearsal for Oscar night. If he wins the Academy Award for 1LC)C1'0)(|L0(0 lead actor on March 4, as he is widely +04C4H$*+04 expected to do, Oldman will likely earn another standing ovation, this time C,$C"((00+C'$C) while wearing a tuxedo rather than a fat suit and prosthetics. $3'L'L0$*),HC)*&4H The same goes for Frances McDor- mand, Sam Rockwell and Allison Janney, 'L0+YC,,$L3,0 heavily favoured to win the Oscars for Lead Actress, Supporting Actor and Sup- 23%342C+C('0)1,C(( porting Actress, respectively. All four have 34(1040)"1L0$342 already triumphed at the Critics’ Choice Awards, the Golden Globes, the Screen '*+C-0'L0,3'!,**- Actors Guild Awards and the British Acad- emy Film Awards, a rare confluence of )0(')C340HI" press and industry opinion that is almost certain to repeat itself once more at the 1*+KC)3(*4 Oscars, to much applause if also a weary- ing sense of anti-climax. Not everyone will find it wearying, of course. Those who believe that the year’s most indelible feats of big-screen acting can be found in Darkest Hour, I, Tonya and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri will join the applause without ,C(LY%*,&+0,3-0,"'* hesitation. And even those who don’t might be heartened by the recognition of veterans as respected as Oldman, McDor- mand, Rockwell and Janney. Is it petty, then, to long for an upset H0/0C'(&I',0'"C' (1C)( or two? To wish that those prior awards ceremonies had supplied a less unani- misguided example of the consensus are without their individual merits. But mous, more interesting set of responses? machine working overtime. It’s not that lauded together, over and over again, Was there not a voting body that felt the performances given by Oldman, they amount to a skewed, lazy and finally inclined to shed some well-deserved McDormand, Rockwell and Janney – unrepresentative sampling of what was light on, say, Sally Hawkins for The wonderful actors all, an exceptionally rich and varied year in Shape of Water, Mary J Blige for it scarcely needs movie acting. Mudbound or Willem Dafoe for The mentioning – Is it pure coincidence that McDor- Florida Project? Was it ageism that mand, Janney, Oldman and Rockwell all kept them from bestowing a prize on played such fierce, stubborn, self-isolating either of the two most exciting dis- characters? Fictional or fact-based, these coveries of the year, Timo- men and women always seem at war with thee Chalamet in Call the world around them – none more liter- Me by Your Name ally than Oldman’s Churchill, bickering and Daniel Kaluuya with his allies, seething at his rivals and in Get Out? ultimately defying Adolf Hitler himself, Every awards all while giving a master class in scenery season tends chewing to make the Blitz look restrained to converge by comparison. toward predict- The stakes may be less world- able outcomes. shattering in I, Tonya, but Janney’s Even still, the LaVona Golden – the perpetual devil on near-unprece- the shoulder of her celebrity daughter, dented degree Tonya Harding – seems to inhabit her to which the own zone of angry solitude. She’s a self- same four actors styled truth teller in a world overrun by have steam-rolled bullies and phonies. their competi- Something similar could be said of tion strikes me as McDormand’s Mildred Hayes and Rock- an unusually (From left): Gary Oldman, Allison Janney and Sam Rockwell. well’s Officer Dixon in Three Billboards 4'0)'C34+04' &4HC"Y C)1LY  

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It also shows just how little the bitter pursuit of justice. industry seems to care about the critical Best Picture Loving Vincent, Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman, sentiment that has built up against Mar- Call Me by Your Name Sean Bobbitt, Ivan Mactaggart, Hugh Welchman WINNING FORMULA tin McDonagh’s film in recent months, Darkest Hour Dunkirk Animated Short The cumulative ferocity of these much of it directed specifically at Rock- Get Out Dear Basketball, Glen Keane, Kobe Bryant performances is worth noting, in part, well’s Dixon, an ill-tempered white Lady Bird Garden Party, Victor Caire, Gabriel Grapperon because it plays into the Academy of police officer with a fondness for beating Phantom Thread Lou, Dave Mullins, Dana Murray Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ up black suspects. The Post Negative Space, Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata long-standing tendency to mistake If anything, the most glaring flaw in The Shape of Water Revolting Rhymes, Jakob Schuh, Jan Lachauer aggressiveness for depth, to equate the McDonagh’s screenplay – the callousness Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Adapted Screenplay showiest, most arresting and with which it reduces its black Lead Actor Call Me by Your Name, James Ivory physically transformative characters’ suffering to a Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name The Disaster Artist, Scott Neustadter & Michael acting with the best. mere plot point – is pro- Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread H Weber But to their credit, ductively complicated Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out Logan, Scott Frank, James Mangold and Michael academy voters have by Rockwell’s idiot- Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour Green also proved admi- bad-boy swagger. Denzel Washington, Roman J Israel, Esq. Molly’s Game, Aaron Sorkin Mudbound, Virgil Williams and Dee Rees rably willing to He makes Dixon Lead Actress resist those more- both a repellent Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water Original Screenplay is-more impulses, moron and an in- Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside The Big Sick, Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani especially in recent sidious charmer; if Ebbing, Missouri Get Out, Jordan Peele years. Think of he’s someone you Margot Robbie, I, Tonya Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig Mahershala Ali love to hate, he’s Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa winning the sup- also someone you Meryl Streep, The Post Taylor d Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Martin porting actor Oscar n hate to love. Supporting Actor a McDonagh for his quietly tran- m Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project or SHOW-STOPPING scendent performance cD Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebb- Cinematography s M SPEECH ing, Missouri in Moonlight, or Patricia France Blade Runner 2049, Roger Deakins Arquette earning supporting Perhaps most of all this Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water Darkest Hour, Bruno Delbonnel actress for her moving, flash-free year, there seems to be no avoid- Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World Dunkirk, Hoyte van Hoytema work in Boyhood. The academy will ing Oldman and the admittedly remark- Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Mudbound, Rachel Morrison always love its dazzling star turns and able metamorphosis he undergoes in Missouri The Shape of Water, Dan Laustsen its disease-of-the-week histrionics, but it Darkest Hour. It’s astonishing to see the Supporting Actress Original Score clearly also has voters who are willing to actor who once played the thin, gangly Mary J Blige, Mudbound Dunkirk, Hans Zimmer appreciate nuance and avoid the obvious. Sid Vicious now fully inhabiting Church- Allison Janney, I, Tonya Phantom Thread, Jonny Greenwood This year there seems to be no avoid- ill’s portly figure, outsized persona and Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread The Shape of Water, Alexandre Desplat ing Janney, whose acidly funny per- heroic legacy. Oldman doesn’t give a bad Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird Star Wars: The Last Jedi, John Williams formance might be the best thing about performance; he gives a grandiose one, Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Carter I, Tonya but is far from the best thing impeccably scaled to the ham-fisted pro- Director Burwell nominated for supporting actress. Jan- portions of the dramatic vehicle at hand. Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan Original Song ney makes a memorable Gorgon, to be “He mobilised the English language Get Out, Jordan Peele Mighty River from Mudbound, Mary J Blige sure, but she also reduces LaVona to a and sent it into battle,” one of Church- Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig Mystery of Love from Call Me by Your Name, cardboard grotesque, the kind of side- ill’s rivals says with grudging admiration Phantom Thread, Paul Thomas Anderson Sufjan Stevens The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro show that can’t hold a candle to Laurie after that aforementioned speech. It’s an Remember Me from Coco, Kristen Anderson- Metcalf’s infinitely more layered portrait unwittingly apt summary of a perform- Animated Feature Lopez, Robert Lopez of a tough-loving mom in Lady Bird. ance type that tends to excite awards The Boss Baby, Tom McGrath, Ramsey Ann Naito Stand Up for Something from Marshall, Diane There also seems to be no avoiding voters, in which words are all but mar- The Breadwinner, Nora Twomey, Anthony Leo Warren, Common the Three Billboards duo of McDor- shalled into action, pressed in service of Coco, Lee Unkrich, Darla K Anderson This Is Me from The Greatest Showman, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul mand and Rockwell, whose joint win- grandstanding speeches and lump-in- Ferdinand, Carlos Saldanha ning streak over the last few months is the-throat line readings.

AFP “Van Gogh’s style was perfect for the said. a day,” said Kobiela, who spent seven years GDANSK, POLOGNE project; his paintings show all the details After five years of pre-production, it on the project. of his life, his day-to-day habits, his house, took another two years for 125 artists from A single second of the film represents YING for an Oscar, Loving Vincent is his room, his friends,” Kobiela said ahead around the globe to bring an average of 12 hand- the world’s first animated of the Oscar ceremonies in Los the opus to life under Ko- painted frames. Vfeature film painted by Angeles. biela’s watchful eye. Each artist completed hand -- all 65,000 frames Kobiela and co-director Working in a massive an average of six paint- -- in the distinct style of Hugh Welchman already studio in Poland’s Baltic port ings a day, amounting to a Vincent van Gogh. *),Hk(¡)(' have one Oscar under their city of Gdansk, they based half-second of the film for Centred on a probe belt; their BreakThru Pro- their oil paintings on scenes simple scenes. into his untimely death, ductions film company initially shot on film with But according to the film was shot on a LC4H@KC34'0H won an Academy Award actors. Kobiela, the quality of shoestring budget of in 2008 for the animated The film includes rep- the hand-painted frames $5.5 million. That is 30 ¡,+%30(/*) short Peter and the Wolf, resentations of van Gogh’s surpasses digital animation, times less than Disney’s based on the story and most famous paintings such making them well worth Coco, one of the film’s four C4 (1C) music by Sergei Prokofiev. as The Starry Night. the extra effort. Oscar rivals. “We are the underdogs! Our Painting the 93-minute- “Often in animation, we For director Dorota Kobiela, category is normally dominated by long movie was a painstak- have the problem that facial Loving Vincent has been a seven-year la- Disney and Pixar but I have a feeling we ing task. expressions are limited. But in oil painting, bour of love combining her twin passions might be one of the big upsets this year,” “The pace of work was very slow, we can show even greater expression if the of cinema and painting. Welchman, who is also Kobiela’s husband, averaging a quarter of a second of the film portrait is painted properly,” said.  &4HC"Y C)1LY  *,,"$**H 0((31CD,IC'*('C)34CH *"((K34@*///*)'0,0%3(3*4

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Chakraborty), his father accidentally According to Pakistan Censor Board runs over an elderly woman, who dies. chief Mobashir Hasan, Pari was declared Aiming to help the woman’s daugh- “unfit” for public exhibition by a panel ter Rukhsana (Anushka Sharma) now followed by Central Board of Film Cen- an orphan, Arnab gives her shelter in sors’ (CBFC) full board review as it “flouts his house for a few days as she is osten- various sections of the existing rules and sibly scared of “those men who want to code of CBFC” and “innumerable dia- harm her”. logues and scenes are against the estab- Their unusual bond amidst startling lished religious, social and moral ethos”. revelations of her identity, forms the A still from the filmPari. Arora, who has produced the movie crux of the film. with the film’s lead actress Anushka The first half of the film suppos- Film: Pari instantly. The range of emotions she Sharma’s banner Clean Slate Films, said: edly has you on the edge of your seats, Rating: ++ displays are astutely handled by her. “They (the Pakistan censor board) seem as there are jump scares galore, some Parambrata Chatterjee as the quin- to be taking random decisions. How well-timed, others deliberate and un- Director: Prosit Roy tessential introvert, essays his charac- do we explain why they would think of necessary. Cast: Anushka Sharma, ter with ease and panache, delivering a Pari as anti-Islamic? Evil, which the film The horror elements – gore and Parambrata Chatterjee, Rajat restrained performance. His demean- portrays, has no religion. gloom, torrential rain, evil spirits, ac- our and dialogue delivery are in synch “We as a responsible production feel centuated by sound design – are at- Kapoor, Ritabari Chakraborty with his character from the word go. very strongly about causing offence to tempted at sending a chill down your NOW SHOWING IN QATAR SCREENS Rajat Kapoor as the Professor with any community. Earlier, our co-produc- spine, end up seeming a trifle inane a damaged eye, espousing the cause of tion Pad Man was banned in Pakistan and ludicrous, as these are grossly a movement, is effective, but not neces- for being anti-Islamic. Now Pari is also overdone. warming and touches your heart, but sarily outstanding. anti-Islamic. Can they please define anti- The pace of the narrative, however, fails to engage, as it unfolds after a long Ritabari Chakraborty as Piyali, has Islamic? I have no doubt Pakistan will drags before the interval, leaving you and convoluted run, making for tire- a pleasant on-screen presence and ap- find my next releaseParmanu - The Story unsettled and bored as the core of the some viewing. pears effortless. of Pokhran anti-Islamic too.” film till then appears confusing and Director Prosit Roy sadly does The background score heightens the Parmanu: The Story of unclear. not let the film rise beyond the initial viewing experience as it resonates with Pokhran, co-produced The second half picks up and you horror elements and fails to focus on the setting of the film. by KriArj Entertain- discover there is a full-fledged story story-telling. The production values are decent ment and John after all, albeit poorly told. And that is On the performance front, Anushka and conform to the genre of the film. Abraham, is about the undoing of the film. The manner in Sharma as Rukhsana, delivers a strong Overall, this film with a promising the nuclear tests conducted at which the narrative propels forward, is and unconventional performance, as story had a lot of potential, but it is Prernaa a let-down. the vile, feral, yet, loving and vulner- the weak writing that becomes its Pokhran in 1998. Arora The story although fiction, is heart- able girl. You empathise with her Waterloo. C,+C4MLC4k(C.)C423LC3.CC4I0C'( C42C,¡)('@HC"1*,,01'3*4(34L34C IANS entertainers are the biggest Bollywood the highest-grossing Indian movie in attractions – released recently. China, where craze for Bollywood films ALMAN Khan’s Bajrangi Bhai- According to Chinese box office is growing. Secret Superstar collected jaan, after over two years of re- observers, Bajrangi Bhaijaan has well over Rs 750 crore.  leasing in India, got off to a flying beaten the first day collections of As of Saturday afternoon, Bajrangi start in China by raking in Rs 18 crore. Aamir Khan’s Dangal in China. How- Bhaijaan had already crossed Rs 25 Bajrangi Bhaijaan is about a man ever, it fell well short of Aamir’s last crore. who reunites a Pakistani girl lost in In- release in China, Secret Superstar, “India has always been about style. dia with his family by crossing the tense which minted Rs 40 crore on its open- The story reveals the human nature of border between two hostile countries. ing day in the country. the true good, the world peace. Worth The movie – Salman’s first to re- Overall, Dangal earned over Rs promoting,” Lareina Yang, a user, wrote A movie poster of Bajrangi Bhaijaan in China. lease in China, where Aamir Khan’s 1,000 crore in China and became on Chinese ticketing website Maoyan.  &4HC"Y C)1LY  ,C"L*&(0

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