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Gawad wins Qatar Classic Opec moving More illegals closer to capping oil seek amnesty; production Sachin Kumar deadline nears The Peninsula OPEC is moving closer to finalising this month its first deal since 2008 to limit oil Sanaullah Ataullah Plea by embassies output. The Peninsula The informal and consult- Officials of various ative meeting of Opec ith hardly two embassies have members nations and other weeks left for stressed the need to 11 countries was held in Doha the amnesty avoid last minute yesterday amid an atmos- announced rush as the phere of optimism to reach by the Minis- processing of all the an agreement on the stabili- Wtry of Interior to end, an sation of oil production and documents for World Champion Karim Abdel Gawad (second left) of Egypt celebrates winning the Qatar increasing number of illegal restore the balance of energy departure would residents are turning up at the Classic 2016 final in Doha yesterday. Gawad defeated World No.1 Mohamed El Shorbagy in markets during the next take few days. embassies and the Search and the all-Egyptian final at the Khalifa International Squash Complex. Qatar Squash Federation meeting in Vienna at the end Follow-Up Department. President Nabeel Ali bin Ali handed over the trophy to the winner. → See also page 24 of November. The three-month amnesty illegally to approach the Search Pic: Kammutty VP/The Peninsula Russian Energy Minister announced by the government and Follow-Up Department of Alexander Novak, who par- for expatriates staying illegally the Ministry of Interior (MoI) to ticipated in the meeting, said to leave the country without avail the amnesty well before he was ‘quite optimistic’ the facing legal consequences will it ends. Opec will reach agreement end on December 1. The Minis- Officials of various embas- later this month on a planned try so far has not announced sies have stressed the need to More passport counters at Abu Samra output cut to shore up prices. any plan to extend the grace avoid last minute rush as the Novak said he thought period. processing of all the documents Sidi Mohamed A new facility for public trans- receiving people coming from Opec was moving closer to a There has been a surge in for departure would take few The Peninsula port, which includes six Haj." MoI also has other depart- deal. If an agreement were the number of illegal expats days. counters, has also been ments to provide services in Abu reached, Russia was prepared approaching the Search and “I have repeatedly appealed assport counters at the Abu established." Samra — Drug Enforcement to join and cap output for six Follow-Up Department to avail to the Nepali expatriates who Samra border post have He also added that Ministry Department, Criminal Evidence months or longer. He also said of the opportunity. are staying here illegally not to Pbeen increased to 40. of Interior (MoI) offers more and Information Department, more non-OPEC producers Hundreds of amnesty-seek- wait for the last moment," said Twenty counters are used for services at the check post like South Security Department and could join such a pact. ers holding their passports or Mani Ratna Sharma, Chargé entry and the rest for exit. traffic investigation, weighing Civil Defence Department. Minister of Energy and travel documents were seen at d'Affaires at Nepal Embassy. In addition, the number of of trucks entering the country, “To make the procedures Industry H E Dr Mohammed the Department premises wait- “Big number of amnesty customs counters have also payment of traffic violation fines easy in Doha port for departures bin Saleh Al Sada said that the ing for their turn. A separate seekers are turning up at the been increased to four and vehi- and renewal of driving licence, and arrivals, we are immedi- meeting comes within the air-conditioned tent has also embassy on a daily basis. We cle insurance counters to two. among others. ately issuing visas for them in framework of meetings held been set up in the premises for are issuing all required docu- Brigadier Nasser bin Abdul- “The movement of people less time. In addition, we also periodically by countries inside the comfort of the amnesty ments to the applicants,"he lah Al Thani, Borders and goods on the sea and land launched a number of services and outside the Opec to nego- seekers. said. Department Director at the Gen- borders has increased during related to all visas types through tiate the stabilisation of oil “Registration takes only a “Indian expatriates are still eral Directorate of Nationality, summer by more than 30 per- Metrash 2, which is a part of the production. Yesterday, several few hours. The procedures are coming to the embassy seeking Borders and Expatriate Affairs cent compared to other ministry's strategy to make it Opec oil ministers including very simple. The officers treat travel documents to avail of the said in an interview with Police seasons, and this is due to sum- paperless,” he added. Saudi Arabia’s Khalid Al Falih you very well if you follow the amnesty. But at the moment the magazine that “Abu Samra bor- mer vacation, so the Employees at the ports and met in Doha on the sidelines of instructions,” a Nepali amnesty number of applicants is not that der post, due to its importance department works to ease pro- land borders are vetting pass- a gas forum. seeker told The Peninsula. high to request an extension of in transporting people and cedures," he added. ports carefully to detect Iranian officials attended Embassies of some Asian the amnesty period,” said an goods and to meet urban devel- “There are more travellers counterfeit ones and also check- the gathering although min- countries have urged their cit- Indian embassy official. opment, has been equipped with during holidays, weekends, and ing passengers for criminal ister Bijan Zanganeh did not. izens staying in the country → Continued on page 2 the latest technological devices. after Eid Al Adha when we start records to prevent entry. → See also page 17 Sidra to treat 40% 13-year-old boy rides over disability gynaecology cases Irfan Khan million followers on Instagram. The Peninsula Therefore, hundreds of residents representing various segments Fazeena Saleem At present, Sidra’s Depart- aying tribute to 13-year- of society were also present at The Peninsula ment of Paediatric Medicine old incredible Qatari boy, the hotel to applaud the mira- and Department of Obstetrics Pas many as 600 amateur cle-boy. Representatives of idra Medical and Research and Gynaecology have out- and professional bikers from various non-government organ- Center (Sidra) hospital will patient clinics. GCC countries yesterday fol- isations working on children Stake around 40 percent of The Department of Obstet- lowed the very personification with special needs also attended the obstetrics and gynaecology rics and Gynaecology deals with of courage and confidence – the event and speakers after the cases in Qatar, once fully obstetrics, gynaecology, mater- Ghanim Al Muftah – on the rally praised Muftah for his operational. nal-foetal medicine and Corniche Road. determination. It will also bring in some of reproductive medicine cases. Ghanim, a 13-year-old Talking to The Peninsula, the most advanced surgical “We see around 200 pregnant Qatari boy, was born with Cau- Elias Dbeis, another veteran procedures to treat birth defects women at our outpatient clinic, dal Regression Syndrome, a rare biker, said that Muftah’s story in foetuses. which is an average of 40 to 50 disorder which impairs the was full of inspiration for eve- Around 24,000 babies are cases per day,” said Dr development of the lower spine. ryone particularly for those who born in Qatar each year. Ferguson. He hopes to become a future Ghanim Al Muftah leading GCC motorcyclists on the Corniche are afraid of life. “He never gave Among them, between 9,000 At present, the obstetrics Paralympian. Ghanim, means Road yesterday. Pic: Baher Amin/ The Peninsula up in life and that is the real and 10,000 babies are and gynaecology Outpatient ‘winner’ in Arabic, and this boy spirit needed to win,” he added. expected to be born at the Clinic is accepting referral- has surprised people around the bikers from other GCC countries here to pay tributes to a boy- Before Doha 2015 IPC Sidra hospital annually once based patients only from world with his courage and joined the rally to salute the boy with-determination. Normally, Athletics World Championships, it's operational, said Dr John Hamad Medical Corporation perseverance. for his unflagging determination bikers from the region come in the Organising Committee had Ferguson, Chief Medical (HMC). “Antenatal care should The event was organised by and enthusiasm. The rally for special rallies but it is for the launched the “My Incredible Officer, Sidra. begin early to get good results. Batabit Qatar in collaboration culminated at Doha Marriott first time that the entire Story” series to showcase the “We will be doing like 40 It will give an opportunity with The Chiefs MCC and Al Hotel. It was a spectacular sight community of bikers has obstacles, challenges and percent of obstetrics and either to improve or eliminate Adaam MCC. Not only bikers as hundreds of bikers in their gathered here to honour journeys of inspirational gynaecology care in the whole any problem in the mother and representing various motorcycle two-wheelers and three- Muftah,” said Ahmed, a local individuals. Ghanim was also of Qatar. The hospital is baby,” said Dr Ferguson. clubs of Qatar were there to pay wheelers followed Muftah along biker. featured in the film series as expected to have between Surgeons at Sidra also con- homage to the boy with special the sea. “It is really good to see Ghanim is a popular local youth ambassador. 9,000 and 10,000 deliveries duct foetal surgeries to treat needs, but also around 200 bikers from the region gathered hero with over one → Continued on page 2 per year,” he told The birth defects. Peninsula. → Continued on page 2 02 HOME SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2016

Emir greets New study on diabetes prevalence Sultan Qaboos mir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has Fazeena Saleem 500 participants Esent a cable of congratu- The Peninsula lations to HM Sultan Qaboos More than 20 bin Said of the Sultanate of atar will conduct a new regional speakers Oman on the occasion of his survey on the preva- and 500 participants country's National Day. Dep- lence of diabetes at the Second Annual uty Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah including among Arab Diabetes bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Qexpatriates in the Medical Congress. Minister and Minister of Inte- country next year, said a senior rior H E Sheikh Abdullah bin official yesterday. Prevalence of Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani also Previously, surveys on prev- greeted HM Sultan Qaboos bin diabetes is double in alence of diabetes were Said on the occasion. the GCC compared conducted only among Qataris and the last study in 2012 found to other regions. Emir's greetings to that 16.7 percent were diabetic. King of Morocco “Since the last survey, prev- alence of diabetes would have mir H H Sheikh Tamim reached between 18.5 percent disease in the Gulf region is dou- bin Hamad Al Thani has and 20 percent. The survey ble than in other regions. Esent a cable of congratu- planned for next year will Globally, the prevalence of dia- lations to HM King Mohammed include both locals and expati- betes is eight to nine percent but VI of the Kingdom of Morocco ates and we will know the exact in Qatar and in this region it is on the occasion of his country's figures,” Prof Abou Badi Abou between 17 and 20 percent. The Independence Day. Deputy FROM LEFT: Peter Schwarz, Department of Medicine at Prevention and Care of Diabetes, Samra, Chairman of Medicine for main reason behind it is that the Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Medical Corporation wealth in this region has made University of Dresden; Asma Deeb, Consultant Chief of Paediatric Endocrinology at Mafeaq Hamad Al Thani and Prime (HMC), said on the sidelines of people adopt a sedentary life- Hospital; and Abdullah Al Hamaq, Executive Director at Qatar Diabetes Association, during Minister and Minister of Inte- the second Annual Arab Diabe- style and unhealthy food habits. the Second Arab Diabetes Medical Congress which was held at City Center Rotana yesterday. rior H E Sheikh Abdullah bin tes Medical Congress being held This has made people obese. The Pic: Baher Amin / The Peninsula Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani in Doha. prevalence of obesity is more have also congratulated King The survey will help get a than 50 percent, which is a main at the Second Annual Arab Dia- “The congress is an oppor- The opening session Mohammed VI. forecast of the incidence of the risk factor for developing diabe- betes Medical Congress are tunity to join in an included a panel discussion on Latvia President disease, the percentage of the tes,” said Professor Abou Samra. discussing pressing issues related action-oriented effort to tackle reviewing early screening and disease in different segments of “To control this situation we to diabetes in the region over and solve the problem and intervention strategies among congratulated the society and will also help to need to work with schools, par- two days at the at Rotana-City improve knowledge about the children and adults. implement treatment decisions. ents, mosques, malls and work Center. disease, its management, and The congress is supported by mir H H Sheikh Tamim It can also help officials to find places and create awareness, The congress includes sev- prevention by sharing the latest Rashid Centre for Diabetes and bin Hamad Al Thani has the best methods for creating and also should have some leg- eral lectures, workshops, panel information,” said Dr Abdulla Al Research, the Saudi Diabetes and Esent a cable of congrat- awareness about the disease to islation on healthy lifestyle,” he sessions that are giving up to Hamaq, Executive Director, Endocrine Association, Saudi ulations to President of the control its prevalence. added. date information and strategies Qatar Diabetes Association of Pharmaceutical Society and is Republic of Latvia Raimonds “The fight against diabetes is More than 20 regional for prevention and control of the Qatar Foundation, opening the organized by Maarefah Vejonis on the occasion of his not easy as the prevalence of the speakers and 500 participants disease. congress. Management. country's National Day. 500 new TB cases Qatari filmmaker hopeful of winning award detected last year Raynald C Rivera his friends to find the pearl, trav- writing the script that is univer- The Peninsula elling from Qatar to Oman and sal and could be appealing to an throughout the Gulf to India and international audience.” rominent Qatari filmmaker China and through the course of Having been shortlisted for The Peninsula prevalence of the disease,” he Hafiz Ali Ali (pictured) is their adventure, they will the award was already an hon- said. Pupbeat of his nomination encounter different mythologi- our, but winning the award would ome 500 new cases of Under the Tuberculosis for the fifth edition of the IWC cal creatures.” mean a lot for the filmmaker. Tuberculosis (TB) were National Control Programme Filmmaker Award at the Dubai The film, he added, com- “To win the award means a Sreported in the country (TBNCP), any person exposed International Film Festival bines adventure and humour lot for me because the project last year, according to a senior to someone infected with TB (DIFF) next month. and showcases mythological would be looked at differently. official at the Hamad Medical is tested for the infection and The award, organised by characters in Qatari folklore. It would open more doors for Corporation (HMC). continuously monitored. DIFF in partnership with Swiss “It has always been my dream financers interested to fund the However, the prevalence “In 2015, we screened luxury watch manufacturer IWC nomination, which he says was a to make an adventure film that project. For me it’s very impor- of TB among Qataris is very 2,400 people who had close Schaffhausen, is a film grant of brilliant opportunity to take a tackles cultural issues and fantasy tant because it’s difficult to get low due to a very strong contacts with TB patients and $100,000 given to a feature- story based on Qatar’s maritime because we have many stories in financing for an animated film national programme to con- ten percent of them were given length fiction film project in heritage to the world stage. “The our folklore that have fantastic because of high cost.” trol the infection, says Dr preventive medicine,” said Dr development by a director from film tackles a very important era creatures which can be shaped Hafiz Ali Ali is an established Abdullatif Al Khal, Deputy Al Khal. a Gulf country. in Qatar, which is the pearl diving into a universal film in order to film producer and director with Chief Medical Officer and TB is a pulmonary conta- “It is a great honour to be era, and for me it is very impor- tell the world of what sort of sto- BFA in Theatre Design and Tech- Head of Infectious Diseases at gious disease transmitted shortlisted for the award and I tant because no animated film has ries we have in the Gulf.” nology and MFA in Film and TV HMC. through the air. Once hope I will succeed in winning the ever delved into this vital source After almost ten films and Directing. Among his known films “ Prevalence of TB among infected, the individual may prize because it will surely be an of economy not only in Qatar but many TV series, Ali decided to are The Oryx Return (2007) and the Qataris is very low even transfer the disease to 10-15 added value for the story to be also in the Gulf,” he said. focus on this ambitious project Scents and Shadows (2010). Two compared to other GCC coun- people, and symptoms of the translated from paper to film,” Ali The main character of the which took him almost five years Emirati filmmakers Nujoom Al tries. A majority of those disease may not clearly told The Peninsula yesterday. film is a teenage boy who finds to develop the story. Ghanem and Abdullah Hassan diagnosed with TB are workers appear on all TB infected Ali’s first foray into animated a map leading to the mystical "It has been a good journey Ahmed are also in the running for from South Asian countries patients due to the diffrences adventure film, The Search For pearl of Abu Derya - the most for me to get into this type of the prestigious award, the winner because they come from coun- in the immunity system of The Star Pearl currently in devel- precious jewel in the world. project. I stopped doing films for of which will be announced on tries which have a high each individual. opment earned him the coveted “He will go on a voyage with almost five years just to focus on December 8. Sidra hospital has some of the best Social media a window to world: Ghanim Continued from page 1 Social media is a window to the sports-club and has also set up doctors in the field: Dr Ferguson Ghanim in “My Incredible world. his own ice cream shop. Story” says: “Through my Insta- "It helps us get our message Last year, he also won a gram account, where I have out there faster and we have to Youth Award at the "Arab Social Continued from page 1 almost one million followers, I use it in a positive and useful Media Summit" award for the “In complicated pregnancies, we offer high want to say that everyone has a way," he added. popularity of his Instagram level ultra sounds to understand the condition of right to dream and has ambi- Ghanim has established his account, which he uses to tell his the baby clearly, and also have started offering tions that they can achieve. own charities, runs a story to the world. services to manage adverse conditions of the mother or baby,” said Dr Ferguson. “We have surgeons who are specialised who are capable of handling highly complex risks, like Flight tickets the baby having certain defects. They work very Al Watania products safe closely with Maternal-Foetal Medicine. The care necessary we provide is not only for the mother but for the baby as well,” he added. Continued from page 1 for consumption: Ministry Maternal–foetal medicine is managing health concerns of the mother and foetus prior to, dur- Travel documents or The Peninsula bacteria are not true, and the ing, and shortly after pregnancy. emergency certificates are information is old and pertains Until the Sidra Hospital opens, the foetal sur- issued if the passport is not he Joint Committee for to 2013, the Ministry of Public geries are conducted at HMC hospitals by surgeons valid or lost. Those holding Monitoring Food Products Health said yesterday on its attached to Sidra. valid passports can head to the Thas announced that Al official Twitter account. Although preparations are being made to open Search and Follow-Up Depart- Watania Poultry imported from The company which pro- the Sidra hospital soon, a certain date is yet to be ment with an open flight ticket a neighbouring country is safe duces Al Watania poultry has announced. or enough money to buy a for consumption and free of also issued a statement stress- Speaking about the overall role of the Sidra ticket from a travel agency ‘Salmonella bacteria.’ Salmo- ing the safety of its products. hospital in Qatar’s healthcare, Dr Ferguson said: operating inside the Depart- nella is a bacteria that causes The Joint Committee for Mon- “We have some of the best doctors here, and we ment. A dated ticket would also food poisoning. itoring Food Products has hope to give absolute specialist services in the be enough but the booking The committee said that advised the public not to spread field. It will give complete confidence to the pop- should be for at least three days reports circulating in the social rumours and help authorities Dr John Ferguson, Chief Medical Officer, Sidra. ulation in the Sidra team and in Qatar’s healthcare from the date of the issuance media saying Al Watania Poul- concerned by giving right Pic: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula system.” of the exit permit. try is infected with Salmonella information. SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2016 MIDDLE EAST 03 Syria regime Elite Iraqi troops storm district near Mosul Mosul Reuters ratchets up S-backed Iraqi troops expanded their foothold Uon the eastern side of Islamic State’s stronghold of Mosul yesterday, as the group Aleppo attack pledged to mount more suicide attacks on their offensive to take the city. The elite Counter-Terrorism Aleppo Intense Battle Service (CTS) stormed the Tahrir AFP district on the northeastern edge Intense fighting of Mosul, the last major city ir strikes and fero- stops volunteer under control of the Sunni hard- cious artillery groups from line group in Iraq. bombardment launching rescue A Reuters correspondent pounded rebel-held services. reporting from the CTS-held line east Aleppo yester- in Tahrir saw civilians stream- dayA as an escalating military ing out of the nearby Aden offensive underscored the Syr- Russian-backed government district where fighting blazed, ian regime's determination to has carried out several bomb- pushing trolleys containing their take full control of the divided ing campaigns this year but has belongings and carrying home- city. failed to dislodge the rebels made white flags. Streets were deserted and from east Aleppo, where more The women were still residents took refuge indoors as than 250,000 civilians are liv- shrouded in black robes imposed Soldiers from the Iraqi Special Forces' second division round up men to check their identity the government unleashed a ing under siege by the army. by the militants but most had in Mosul's eastern district of Karkukli during a massive operation to retake the last IS-held fourth straight day of bombard- Barrel bombs and other uncovered their faces as they city in the country. ment on opposition-controlled ordnance rained down until fled intense fighting. parts of Aleppo, Syria's second midnight only to resume in the Militants have been steadily is divided by the Tigris River that brothers ready for martyrdom parts of the caliphate Islamic city. early hours, an AFP corre- retreating from areas around runs through its centre. is very large and, with God’s State declared in 2014. The artillery fire was the spondent reported. Mosul into the city since the bat- Militants are dug in among grace, the brothers who are Iraqi military estimates put most intense in east Aleppo in Dozens of shells and rock- tle started on October 17, with the civilians as a defence tactic demanding martyr operations the number of Islamic State around two years, according to ets were heard falling on air and ground support from a to hamper air strikes, moving are increasing,” said the com- fighters in Mosul at 5,000 to AFP's correspondent there, several east Aleppo districts, US-led coalition. around the city through tunnels, mander, who was not named. 6,000. Facing them is a while rescue workers said it was causing the ground to shake. “The advance is slow due driving suicide car bombs into The offensive to take Mosul, 100,000-strong coalition of Iraqi too dangerous to move around Regime helicopters dropped to the civilians,” said CTS Lt advancing troops and hitting the largest city under Islamic government forces, Kurdish bomb-scarred neighbourhoods. barrel bombs — crude unguided General Abdul Wahab Al Saidi, them with sniper and mortar State control in either Iraq or fighters and Shia paramilitary "I have never heard such intense explosive devices whose use has adding that the US-trained unit fire. A loud explosion was heard Syria, is turning into the biggest units. Iraqi authorities have artillery bombardments," said been denounced by interna- aims to clear the rest of the several streets away from the battle in Iraq’s turbulent history declined to give a timeline for Najib Fakhoury, head of the tional rights groups because they neighborhood during the CTS lines. An officer said it was since the US-led invasion that recapture of the whole city, but White Helmets volunteer res- kill indiscriminately. The bom- day. a suicide bomber who blew him- toppled Saddam Hussein in the battle is likely to last for cue group in the rebel-held bardment came as government A Friday prayer sermon self up after being surrounded 2003. months. Militants have launched Ansari district. troops pressed an assault on the referring to “mujahideen”, or in a house. The CTS unit was The CTS became the only waves of counter-attacks against "Earlier, we received a call southern neighbourhood of holy war fighters, could be heard using a drone to try to detect unit to have breached the city advancing forces, tying them for help to extinguish a fire," he Sheikh Said, which they briefly coming from a mosque under insurgents. limits on its eastern side two down in lethal urban combat in said. "But we cannot go because entered before being pushed control of the jihadis in the vicin- The number of fighters who weeks ago. narrow streets still full of the shells are falling on the back by rebel fighters, the Syr- ity. An armed man, possibly a are ready to blow themselves Other army units have yet to residents. streets". Aleppo has been rav- ian Observatory for Human sniper, was in the minaret of the up is increasing, an insurgent breach the northern and the The Islamic State com- aged by some of the worst Rights said. mosque. commander told Islamic State’s southern sides. Iranian-backed mander cited in al-Nabaa said violence of the five-year-old The rebels riposted by fir- As the offensive entered its weekly magazine, al-Nabaa, militias earlier this week the battles with the Shia para- war, which has displaced more ing more than a dozen rockets second month, Iraqi government published online on announced the capture of an air military groups known as than half the population and into government-held areas of forces are still fighting in a dozen Thursday. base west of Mosul, part of their Popular Mobilisation west of killed over 300,000 people. the city, the Britain-based mon- of about 50 neighbourhoods on “We’re giving you the good campaign to choke off the route Mosul will continue “in long President Bashar Al Assad's itoring group added. the eastern part of Mosul, which news that the number of between the Syrian and Iraqi episodes”.

Sultan Qaboos Netanyahu failed to prepare nation for Gaza tunnel war: Report appears in Jerusalem assessing state policies and the launched the 2014 assault, its October reportedly slammed at 13 different meetings," the public after AFP use of public funds, opened the third war in the coastal territory Netanyahu and Moshe Yaalon, source said. inquiry soon after the July- in six years. who was defence minister at the The war killed 2,251 Pales- one year srael's Prime Minister Ben- August 2014 conflict between Israel's border with Gaza is time. It was quoted as saying the tinians and left 100,000 jamin Netanyahu failed to Israel and Hamas, the Islamist sealed by a closely monitored security establishment "did not homeless, according to the UN. Muscat Iprepare his country for group which controls the Gaza security barrier. have a comprehensive plan for On the Israeli side, 73 peo- Reuters Hamas' use of tunnels during the strip. But during the war, Israel's dealing with Hamas' offensive ple were killed, most of them 2014 Gaza war, according to a His long-awaited report, military found 32 tunnels, tunnels". soldiers. M Sultan Qaboos key report cited by local media which ministers and military including 14 that extended from A senior army official said The UN report said both bin Said of Oman yesterday. officials received Thursday, has the Gaza Strip into Israel, last month that Israeli troops Israel and Palestinian militants Hmade his first pub- A two-year inquiry by state not been publicly released but according to a UN inquiry into should have been better pre- may have committed war lic appearance in nearly a comptroller Yossef Shapira local media cited officials famil- the conflict. Gaza militants used pared for tunnel warfare. crimes, decrying "unprece- year yesterday, attending reportedly found that despite iar with its contents. the tunnels during combat, A source close to Netanyahu dented" devastation and human annual National Day intelligence warnings, Netan- Preventing Palestinian mil- including to carry out cross-bor- yesterday rejected the accusa- suffering. The Shapiro report celebrations. yahu only belatedly and partially itants from launching rockets der attacks. The Israeli army said tion that he had not adequately may be politically damaging for Wearing a military informed his cabinet of the from Gaza into Israel and it destroyed over 30 tunnels dur- informed his cabinet of the Netanyahu, who has faced crit- uniform, Sultan Qaboos danger. destroying Hamas tunnels were ing the 50-day conflict. threat. The threat was discussed icism from political opponents appeared in good health Shapiro, who is in charge of Israel's key goals when it A draft of Shapira's report in "with all the seriousness required over the tunnels. as he was welcomed by high-ranking military and civilian officials before presiding over the parade. The 76-year old West- Four dead in Turkey mine accident More than 70 Turkish ern-backed Sultan Qaboos had received a number of visitors in recent months, academics detained including US Secretary of State John Kerry last week, Istanbul a freezing of Turkey’s EU mem- but no visual images had Reuters bership talks, while a senior UN emerged from his last two official yesterday described the meetings. Sultan Qaboos urkish police detained measures as “draconian” and returned to Oman in April more than 70 academics “unjustified”. after a trip to Germany Tat an Istanbul university. Erdogan has repeatedly where he underwent med- Nato said Turkish soldiers had rejected such criticism, saying ical checks. He had sought asylum and more pro- Turkey is determined to root previously spent eight Kurdish mayors were arrested out its enemies at home and months there for medical yesterday as a crackdown after abroad, and could reintroduce reasons before returning July’s failed coup entered its the death penalty. home in March last year, fifth month. He has accused Western fuelling concern over Some 110,000 people have nations of siding with the coup succession. been sacked or suspended in plotters and harbouring At the time of his previ- the civil service, army, judici- terrorists. ous trip to Germany ary and other institutions and Istanbul prosecutors issued between July 2014 and 36,000 people jailed pending detention warrants for 103 March 2015, some Omanis trial in the investigation of the teaching staff accused of “mem- had expressed concern abortive July 15 putsch, in which bership of an armed terror about reports he was suf- more than 240 people were group” under an investigation fering from colon cancer. killed. into the city’s Yildiz Technical The authorities have not Western allies, in particu- University, one of the most commented on those People wait around a fire as search and rescue teams work at the disaster site after a lar in Europe, have voiced prestigious education establish- reports. The Arabian Penin- landslide caused a collapse at a private "Madenkoy copper mine" in Turkey's southeastern concern at the breadth of the ments so far affected, the sula state has been ruled by Siirt Province's Sirvan district, yesterday. Four miners were killed in the mishap. purges under President Recep state-run Anadolu agency said. Sultan Qaboos since 1970. Tayyip Erdogan. Some Euro- Police detained 73 of them in pean politicians have called for dawn raids. 04 ASIA / AFRICA SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2016 China & US militaries stage joint relief drill

Humanitarian act islands claimed by China in the South China Sea, prompting fury These operations do in Beijing which called the help to create a moved illegal and provocative. mutual understanding That patrol, the latest by between our two Washington to challenge Chinese militaries: US army claims in the strategic waterway, captain. capped a tense year for military- to-military ties between the No matter who is world's two largest economies, president, as long as which are also at odds over the it's aimed at US. decision to base Terminal humanitarian relief to High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system help relieve suffering battery system in South Korea to of those in disaster defend against North Korea. zones, it will win China, neighbouring North support: Chinese army Korea, worries the system's radar commander. will be able to track its own mil- itary capabilities. Soldiers talk with each other during joint humanitarian relief drills held by the Chinese and US armed forces in Kunming, Yunnan Kunming New concerns loom with Reuters Trump's shock election as US Province, yesterday. RIGHT: Liu Xiaowu (centre), army commander of the Chinese southern military region, and General Robert president earlier this month, a Brown (2nd left), commanding general of the US Army Pacific, attend the joint humanitarian relief drills. man who lambasted China on hina and the United the campaign trail and has sug- Robert Brown, commanding are really critical because of that relying on contacts at a more and 89 from the United States, States wrapped up a gested Japan and South Korea be general of the US Army Pacific, trust they build." senior level. using helicopters and engineer- three-day humanitar- allowed to develop nuclear chatted amiably as they oversaw Liu was upbeat too. "These operations do help to ing equipment. ian relief military drill weapons. the last day of exercises. "No matter who is president, create a mutual understanding They also conducted table- yesterday, looking But it was all smiles and Asked if he was worried as long as it's aimed at humani- between our two militaries," said top exercises focusing on sharing Cpast simmering tensions over the friendship as Chinese and US Trump's administration could tarian relief to help relieve Jeremy Reynolds, a US army cap- information and joint decision- disputed South China Sea and soldiers simulated digging out cancel next year's drills, Brown suffering of those in disaster tain based in Hawaii, standing making, field manoeuvres uncertainty at what Donald bodies from an earthquake- said he was confident that would zones, it will win support." on a pontoon bridge. focusing on evacuation of earth- Trump's presidency will mean destroyed building and rescuing not happen. This is the fourth time China "The execution of the quake victims and search and for defence ties. people from an overturned boat "I would give my best mili- and the United States have con- exchange went very well rescue. The exercises, held in the in a reservoir. tary advice, if asked at the ducted such drills since they between the Chinese and the "We had very happy coop- southwestern Chinese city of Liu Xiaowu, army com- appropriate time in the transi- began in 2013, as the two try to American forces." eration with the United States. I Kunming, come a month after a mander of the Chinese southern tion, that these type of set aside mutual suspicion from The exercise involved 134 was really happy," said Chinese US navy destroyer sailed near military region, and General military-to-military exchanges the bottom up, rather than just military personnel from China army doctor Zhao Yao.

32 Sri Lankans Boko Haram carries out N Korea slams South's deal with Japan three attacks in Nigeria have joined IS Seoul move in South Korea, where agreement a "hideous act of in Syria: Official AFP the legacy of Japan's harsh treachery aimed to stifle fel- Maiduguri multiplied their attacks in 1910-45 colonial rule of the low countrymen in the north THIRTY-TWO Sri Lankans AFP recent days, Chukwu said, orth Korea lashed out Korean peninsula is a deep in league with the sworn from "well-educated and elite" without detailing the yesterday at a new well of anti-Japanese senti- enemy of the nation". families have joined Islamic oko Haram Islamists incidents. NSouth Korea-Japan ment and a belief that Tokyo In a statement carried by State in Syria, the justice minis- staged three suicide "This is about the sixth or intelligence-sharing accord, has never properly atoned for the North's official KCNA ter said yesterday, adding that Battacks in Nigeria's res- seventh suspected suicide accusing Seoul of a gross act the abuses of that era. news, the spokesman said it the government would not tive northeast yesterday, attack in the last couple of of betrayal with the "sworn Tensions between South was a "dangerous act" that allow the spread of extrem- leaving four attackers and two days. The police and other enemy" of the Korean Korea and Japan are wel- would further raise already- ism in the island nation. civilian vigilantes dead, police security agents are working people. comed and even encouraged elevated tensions on the Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe's said. hard to stop the ugly trend," he The deal to share defence by North Korea, which seizes Korean peninsula and open a statement to parliament came "Aside from the explosion said. intelligence -- largely driven any opportunity to drive a door to Japanese "re-inva- as President Maithripala near a mobile police location Ahmed Satomi of the Borno by the growing threat of the wedge between the two key sion." The amplified rhetoric Sirisena has been criticised in Jiddari, we had two other State Emergency Management North's nuclear and missile US military allies in the region. will strike a chord in the for failing to curb religious suicide bombings along Maid- Agency (SEMA) said five vil- programmes -- was reached A spokesman for the South, where the main oppo- hate speech amid the emer- uguri-Gamboru road," Borno lages in Monguno had been and provisionally signed in Korea Asia-Pacific Peace sition party called Monday's gence of extremist groups. state police commissioner attacked by Boko Haram insur- Tokyo on Monday. Committee in Pyongyang agreement "unpatriotic and "All these are not from Damian Chukwu said. gents early in the week, leaving It was a controversial called the intelligence humiliating". ordinary families. These peo- The Islamist group have eight dead and dozens injured. ple are from the families which are considered as well- educated and elite," Rajapakshe said, citing reports by some unnamed Ghana's Asante Kingdom foreign intelligence agencies. queen mother dies aged 111 He also said the govern- ment was aware of some foreigners coming to Sri Accra Lanka to spread extremism. AFP "There is a greater fear among the public about ISIS... ll drumming and noisemaking have been banned in If somebody tries to spread part of central Ghana following the death at 111 of the extremism in this country, AAsante Kingdom's queen mother after a 39-year reign, we will not allow for that the palace said in a statement. from today. The law of this Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II was enstooled in 1977 country is no different to as the 13th queen mother of the Asante Kingdom. Buddhist monks or ordinary The traditional rites following her death on Monday were people." due to be held at the palace on November 24, palace chief Attacks on mosques and of staff Kofi Badu said in the statement. properties have continued under the Sirisena administration. US urges probe into Nigeria conflict Activists are transported in a police truck after they were detained ahead of a protest against government plans to introduce a new currency, in Harare, yesterday. Lagos dozens died. police," said the statement, Reuters Security analysts have issued by spokesman John drawn some parallels between Kirby, which also called for Harare activists held ahead of rally he United States yesterday the IMN and Boko Haram, the "calm and restraint on all sides". said it was concerned by Sunni jihadist group whose The US said Nigeria's gov- Tthe deaths of Nigerians in insurgency began in 2009. ernment should conduct an Harare groups vowed to hold the first hospital after being abducted by clashes between Shia and police "The United States is investigation and "bring to AFP anti-government protest in sev- unidentified men who dragged earlier this week and what it deeply concerned by the account anyone responsible for eral weeks. them out of their cars. called the apparently dispropor- deaths of dozens of Nigerians violating the law". t least six Zimbabwe activ- Frustration at Zimbabwe's "Dzamara and two col- tionate response of the police in during clashes between indi- Last month, the government ists were abducted and economic collapse under the leagues were taken to the bush the violence. viduals participating in a Shia in Kaduna state, which is next Abeaten up yesterday authoritarian regime of Mugabe where they were beaten up". Police said nine people procession and the Nigerian to Kano state, declared IMN as ahead of a planned protest in has triggered a series of protests "Three others are unac- were killed in the clashes dur- Police Force in Kano State," a an "unlawful society" on the Harare against President Robert this year, with security forces counted for. They were blocked ing which officers opened fire statement by US diplomatic grounds that its processions Mugabe's government, a protest often beating up demonstrators. on the road and taken from their on members of the Islamic mission in Nigeria said. were a danger to peace, and said leader said. Sylvanos Mudzvova, one of the cars which were later found Movement of Nigeria (IMN) tak- "While the matter is still anyone convicted of being a Riot police were on patrol in protest leaders, said that fellow burnt." "This is the most barbaric ing part in a procession in the under investigation, we are member of the sect could be the capital to prevent crowds activist Patson Dzamara and two thing to do. That's not the way to northern city of Kano on Mon- troubled by the apparent dispro- imprisoned for up to seven gathering after civil action others were admitted to stop dissent." day, but the minority sect said portionate response by the years. SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2016 ASIA / PHILIPPINES 05 Protests as Marcos given hero's burial

Manila the sprawling capital. Laid to rest Reuters Many in the Philippines are angered by the way Marcos's The media was family had kept the timing of the banned from the ormer Philippine pres- burial secret, including Vice ceremony and waited ident Ferdinand President Leni Robredo who lik- outside the cemetery Marcos was buried ened the ceremony to "a thief in as a 21-gun salute was with military honours the night". fired and a Philippine at a heroes' cemetery "This is nothing new to the flag was handed to Fin Manila yesterday, almost 30 Marcoses - they who had hidden Marcos' widow, years after his death in Hawaii, wealth, hidden human rights Imelda. amid scattered protests around abuses and now hidden burial At last, my beloved father's last will to be buried with fellow soldiers was fulfilled Members of the late president Ferdinand Marcos led by former first lady Imelda Marcos (in today: Imee Marcos. black) watch as military officers salute as they place a national flag at the coffin of the late president during his burial at the Heroes' Cemetery in Manila, yesterday. - with complete disrespect for the rule of law," Robredo, who president for so long and he was said. She also asked people to refrigerated mausoleum in Mar- belongs to an anti-Marcos polit- a soldier. So, that's about it. understand the family's decision cos's hometown of Paoay since ical party, said in a statement. Whether or not he performed to keep the ceremony "simple, its return to the Philippines in the President Rodrigo Duterte, worse or better, there is no study, private and solemn". early 1990s. who is attending the APEC sum- there is no movie about it. It's just The media was banned from "At a time like this, it is fitting mit in Lima, Peru, had given the challenges and allegations of the ceremony and waited out- that we hear the voices of oth- orders in August that the burial the other side which is not side the cemetery as a 21-gun ers: learn about their stories, the could go ahead, fulfilling an elec- enough." salute was fired and a Philippine persons behind the statistics, tion campaign promise. Marcos's eldest daughter, flag was handed to Marcos' their loved ones lost to the But it only took place after a Imee Marcos, the governor of Ilo- widow, Imelda. regime of martial law," said Supreme Court ruling last week cos Norte province, thanked Thousands of protesters ral- Duterte's predecessor, Benigno that dismissed objections from Duterte for allowing her father, lied around Manila, some Aquino, whose father and name- human rights groups. a former soldier and guerrilla burning pictures of the late ruler. sake was assassinated during "I was just being legally strict leader during World War II, to Past governments had Marcos's rule. about it," Duterte said in Lima, be laid to rest with soldiers. blocked the burial, because they Marcos had imposed martial Anti-Marcos protestors (right) face off with pro-Marcos defending his decision to allow "At last, my beloved father's were either led by enemies of law in 1972, before the end of his supporters waving miniature national flags, during a protest the burial. last will to be buried with fellow Marcos or bowed to public opin- second term as president and while the late president was being given a hero's burial. "President Marcos was a soldiers was fulfilled today," she ion, and the body had lain in a ruled by decrees.

14 dead as army & Abu Vietnam expands South China Sea runway Hanoi Transparency Initiative said in a port planes, AMTI reported. remains incendiary on both over the disputed Spratly chain, Sayyaf clash AFP report, citing images from early Beijing claims most of the sides. which it calls the Nansha islands. MANILA: Four Philippine November that appeared to be South China Sea. It has reclaimed "Even amid reduced diplo- "We are firmly opposed to soldiers and 10 Islamist mili- from a satellite. reefs and built airstrips capable matic tensions, Vietnam some relevant country's illegal tants were killed yesterday as ietnam is extending its Vietnam will likely extend of hosting large military planes, continues to modernise its mil- occupation and construction security forces clashed with runway on an island in the runway to 4,000 feet in total, sparking anger from competing itary and seek closer security ties work on some of the islands and gunmen who have abducted Vthe South China Sea also added the monitor, a project of claimants led by Vietnam and the with Japan, the United States and reefs of China's Nansha islands," dozens of foreign sailors at claimed by Beijing, according to the Center for Strategic and Philippines. India in preparation for future Chinese foreign ministry spokes- sea in recent months, the mil- fresh images likely to irk the International Studies in Hanoi and Beijing have Chinese assertiveness in dis- man Geng Shuan said. itary said. regional superpower. Washington. traded diplomatic barbs over puted waters," AMTI said. The strategic waterway is Up to 150 members of Hanoi has lengthened the Communist Vietnam is also disputed island chains and Hanoi did not respond to a also claimed by the Philippines, the Abu Sayyaf traded fire runway on Spratly island from building two large hangars capa- waters in the sea. request for comment yesterday, Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan and with an army unit on the less than 2,500 feet to 3,300 feet, ble of hosting its maritime Tensions have eased slightly but Beijing issued a customary is rich in energy reserves and remote southern island of the US-based Asia Maritime surveillance aircraft and trans- in recent months but the issue rebuke and asserted its claim fishery resources. Jolo, but later withdrew, taking with them seven of their dead, regional military spokesman Major Filemon Tan said. "The purpose of Park's govt slams martial Canberra zoo the operation is to destroy the enemy and to rescue adds lemur the victims," said Tan, who law claims by opposition added the troops did not see any of the captives held Seoul The opposition Democratic quadruplets hostage by the militants. Reuters Party's leader, Choo Mi-ae, said Four soldiers were at a party meeting yesterday that CANBERRA'S National Zoo killed and nine others there was intelligence Park and Aquarium released footage wounded in the 45-minute outh Korean President Park planned to declare martial law. of four new Black and White firefight, while the author- Geun-hye's office yesterday Park's spokesman, Jung Ruffed Lemurs yesterday, the ities also recovered the Sdismissed a claim by the Youn-kuk, said Choo's com- first of the critically endangered bodies of three slain mili- leader of the opposition that she ments were "unbecoming of the species to be born at the Aus- tants, Tan added. was planning to declare martial leader of the main opposition tralian zoo. The Abu Sayyaf is a law as "irresponsible party and are political dema- The quartet were born loose network of militants demagoguery". goguery that is exceedingly around a month ago to first formed in the 1990s with Park's administration has irresponsible". time parents Polo and Masina, seed money from Osama been rocked by allegations that Park is under pressure from A protester holds an image of South Korean President Park the zoo said, adding they bin Laden's Al-Qaeda net- a friend used her ties to meddle an angry public to step down Geun-hye, at a candlelight protest, in Seoul, yesterday. were surprised at the number work, and has earned in state affairs and wield with hundreds of thousands of arrivals as lemurs normally millions of dollars from improper influence, triggering expected to gather in the capi- Park's father, Park Chung- was shot dead in the year 1979. only give birth two babies at kidnappings-for-ransom. calls for the president to be tal on Saturday in the fourth hee, took power in a coup in 1961 He declared martial law twice a time. impeached or step down. straight weekend protest. martial law and ruled until he more during his time in office. "It is quite a treat for us to have three boys and one girl," the zoo's operations manager, Renee Osterloh said. The early, inquisitive Australia responsible for children suffering in detention: UN steps of the primates, who have large eyes, pointy ears and long tails and are often Sydney are among the most critical to Crépeau, one of just a hand- Australia reintroduced off- Crépeau also rejected Aus- compared to monkeys, were Reuters date by the international agency ful of international observers to shore detention in 2013 after a tralia's claim that Nauru and PNG captured by the zoo which of Australia's controversial go to the detention centre on the spate of maritime arrivals and were responsible for the offshore placed a camera in the lemur detention policies. South Pacific island of Nauru, drownings at sea. processing centres. enclosure. ustralia is responsible for They come amid a global said children were bearing the Roundly criticised, its harsh The criticism of Australia's The International Union children detained for debate on how to manage huge brunt of Australia's harsh off- immigration policy has biparti- policy of indefinite detention of for Conservation of Nature Ayears in an offshore immi- numbers of asylum seekers dis- shore detention policy. san support and is an important would-be asylum seekers came (IUCN) has listed the species gration centre developing placed by conflict. Under Australian law, asy- issue among Australian voters. days after the United States as critically endangered and post-traumatic stress disorder "These children show signs lum seekers intercepted trying Australia's Department of agreed to take a "substantial" took part in World Lemur Day and other ailments, a United of (post-traumatic stress disor- to reach the country by boat are Immigration said it "does not number of those held on Manus last month in attempt to save Nations investigator into the der), anxiety, depression and sent for processing at camps on accept some of the preliminary Island and Nauru. them from extinction. human rights of migrants said have symptoms such as insom- Nauru and on Manus Island in observations" made by Crépeau That followed Australia It is hoped the new arriv- yesterday. nia, nightmares and bedwetting. Papua New Guinea. Almost 1,200 and that its policy complied with agreeing to join a US plan to als will eventually be placed The findings of UN Special This is not acceptable," said people are being held indefi- "international obligations and resettle Central American refu- at other zoos to help breed- Rapporteur Francois Crépeau Crépeau. nitely in the camps. human rights principles". gees being held in Costa Rica. ing numbers. 06 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2016 Pakistan and Navy foils Indian submarine intrusion Islamabad Indian submarines from entering its submarines were in Pakistani charge. The two neighbors, apart Anatolia Pakistani waters," an official waters and, therefore, there was from a diplomatic stand-off, statement from the Pakistan no question of them being driven have been engaged in frequent akistan yesterday said its Navy said. out. Sharma termed the border clashes since the Kashmir China begin navy foiled an alleged "Pakistan navy fleet units Pakistani statement as “blatant attack, which have claimed Pattempt by Indian subma- detected the presence of Indian lies”. nearly three dozen lives from rines to enter its waters amid submarines in the southern parts The submarine intrusion both sides. mounting tensions between the of Pakistani waters…and claim comes weeks after a They have already fought two nuclear-armed neighbours. restricted their activity," the brazen attack on a military base three wars -- two of them over naval drills "The Indian Navy, in order statement said. in Kashmir in September last. Kashmir -- since 1947 and to fulfil its nefarious designs, was The Indian navy denied the Indian blamed Pakistan for the Islamabad last Tuesday warned Islamabad Strategic drills deploying submarines. The allegation. Speaking to the audacious attack in which 18 it would not refrain from using Anatolia Pakistan navy, alert and using media, Indian navy spokesman Indian soldiers were killed. its nuclear arsenal in case of war They would cover a its extreme skill, prevented Capt. D.K. Sharma said none of Islamabad, however, denied the with India. akistan and China wide spectrum of have started naval maritime and naval exercises in the Ara- operations by ships, bian Sea, just days helicopters, maritime Cementing ties NEWS BYTES after trade activities patrol aircraft etc. Pofficially began in the strategic Gwadar Port. It would further Nod for 16 Gwadar Port, located in refine operational Pakistan’s volatile Balochistan farm research capabilities of navies province, is part of the $46bn China-Pakistan Economic Cor- and would continue projects ridor (CPEC). till November 21. According to Commodore THE Pakistan Agricul- Mirza Foad Amin Baig, com- tural Research Council mander of the 18th Destroyer visit to Pakistan, enhancing (PARC) has approved 16 Squadron, the naval exercises, cooperation in the fields of research projects with a began on Thursday and would energy, security and infrastruc- total budget of Rs1.2bn for continue until November 21. ture. The Pakistan-China 2016-17. They would cover a wide spec- Economic Corridor aims to con- In addition, the trum of maritime and naval nect China with Pakistan's PARC board of gover- operations by ships, helicopters, southwestern Gwadar port nors approved Rs194m maritime patrol aircraft, joint through a network of roads, for projects under inter- boarding operations by special railways and pipelines to trans- national cooperation forces, air defence exercises, port cargo, oil and gas. This will and Rs183m for Agricul- communication drills and joint provide the shortest route to ture Linkage Programme manoeuvres by ships, Baig Chinese cargo destined for the (ALP). National Agricul- added. Middle East, Central Asia and tural Research Centre Captain Chi Qingtao, flotilla Africa. (NARC) Director General, commander of the Chinese One of the most serious Dr Mohammad Azeem Navy, said bilateral exercises barriers to the completion of Khan said a hybrid seed would further refine opera- the 2,000km corridor is Paki- processing plant will be tional capabilities of both stan's internal security set up at the NARC with navies, and were significant situation. The new force, a view to provide clean, given the backdrop of the CPEC. formed on the special request treated and high quality The two countries, last year, of the Chinese president, will seeds to farmers. had sealed 51 agreements dur- comprise nine army battalions Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's wife Emine Erdogan and Pakistani Prime He said agricultural ing Chinese President Xi and six wings of the paramili- Minister Nawaz Sharif's wife Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif attend a dinner in Lahore, Pakistan. research facilities are Jinping's two-day tary forces. now being extended to tribal agencies, particu- larly Waziristan. Poverty in Pakistan declines significantly: World Bank study Award winning photojournalist Islamabad bottom quintile also showed an poverty between 2002 and 2014 ily between 2002 and 2014. by the World Bank, recently passes away Internews improvement. The number of was associated with a 10 per- This shift in consumption undertook a validation exercise homes constructed with bricks centage point reduction in the also increased the amount that to substantiate the poverty data AWARD winning pho- akistanis saw a substantial or blocks increase while mud share of expenditure devoted to people spent per calorie over from the intervening years, iden- tojournalist of Pakistan increase in their welfare, (katcha) homes decreased. food. time. For the poorest quintile, tify key shortcomings in the Azhar Hussain Jafri passed Paccording to the World Homes with flushing toilet There was also an increase expenditure per calorie methodology and to lay out the away here yesterday due Bank publication titled ‘Making almost doubled in the bottom in dietary diversity for all income increased by over 18pc between next steps for creating a credi- to a cardiac arrest. He was Growth Matter’. Statistics quintile, jumping from 24 per- groups. For the poorest, the 2002 and 2014.Rural households ble and autonomous system for 63. He had been hospital- released by the bank show that cent in 2002 to 49 percent in share of expenditure devoted to apparently chose to move away monitoring poverty and ised for over two months the ownership of motorcycles in 2014. milk and milk products, chicken, from cheap calorie-dense foods inclusion. because of the complica- the bottom quintile has increased It is well-known that an eggs and fish rose, as did the towards more nutritious and The success, and changing tions he developed as a from 2 percent to 18 percent, tel- increase in income results in share devoted to vegetables and lower-calorie foods and their community perceptions of well- result of his open-heart evisions from 20 percent to 36 households spending less of their fruits. consumption patterns also being, led the government to surgery. On Friday his percent and refrigerators from budget on food, and more on In contrast, the share of cere- became more closely aligned to update its poverty measurement condition deteriorated at 5 percent to 14 percent. non-food items. In Pakistan, the als and pulses, which provide the those of urban households. methodology and define a new, home and he breathed his Housing quality in the 25 percentage point decline in cheaper calories, declined stead- The government, supported more inclusive poverty line. last on way to a nearby hospital. The recipient of the President’s Pride of Per- formance Award which 'War on terror' costs was conferred on him two years ago, the cel- ebrated lensman had shot to prominence for $118bn: SBP report his daring pictures of the democratic struggle against the harshest Mar- Karachi with an annual release of tial Law of Gen Ziaul Haq AFP around $1bn since 2002. By last imposed in 1977 under year Pakistan had received a challenging conditions. akistan's "war on terror" total of $14bn under the CSF. has cost the developing The country has also been Sindh bill to Pcountry a whopping waging a fight against home- $118bn so far, a new central grown Islamist insurgents since protect rights bank report has said, an amount at least 2004. equivalent to well over one The bank said that apart of minorities third of its gross domestic prod- from causing immeasurable uct. The central State Bank of human suffering, including cas- THE Sindh Province Pakistan (SBP) released its ualties and mass displacement, Assembly passed yester- annual report on Thursday the war had helped drive away day a law to establish the Afghan security forces inspect the explosion site after a suicide attack on National Directorate showing extremist violence cost foreign investment, stall Sindh Minorities Rights of Security (NDS) forces in Kabul. the country $118.3bn in direct domestic investment, freeze Commission, which will and indirect losses from 2002 exports, and slow down trade. be the driving force to to 2016. Pakistan has carried out resolve the human rights Eight policemen dead in Taliban attack "Both economic growth and major military offensives issues faced by minority social sector development have against Al Qaeda and the Tali- communities in Sindh. Kabul in the Bakwa district, when a Ahmadi says Taliban fighters been severely hampered by ter- ban in its border tribal regions It will provide a AP police convoy came under seized much weapons and rorism related incidents," the that have sapped their strength, platform to look into attack. ammunitions from the convoy bank said in the report. with overall levels of militant the various grievances n Afghan official says a He says Taliban insurgents they attacked. Pakistan became a pivotal violence dropping drastically of minority communi- Taliban attack in the ambushed the convoy from dif- The Taliban have intensified US ally in the battle against in 2015 and 2016. ties and to monitor and Acountry's western Farah ferent directions, killing the attacks on Afghan security extremism after the September The economy, meanwhile, suggest the mechanism province has killed at least eight policemen. Mehri says the attack forces in recent months by 11, 2001 attacks spurred the US is improving, with the IMF say- for accelerating pace of police officers. Mohammad was repelled when reinforce- planting roadside bombs and invasion of neighbouring ing in October that the country socio-economic develop- Naser Mehri, spokesman for the ment reached the scene. staging suicide attacks or Afghanistan. has emerged from crisis and ment & protect minorities provincial governor in Farah, Taliban spokesman, Qari ambushes of security forces or A Coalition Support Fund stabilised its economy after at provincial level. says the attack happened Yusouf Ahmadi claimed respon- civilian convoys across the (CSF) was approved by the US completing a bailout around midnight on Thursday sibility for the attack in Farah. country. to support Pakistan in the war, programme. SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2016 INDIA 07

Youth dies as Cash crunch could lead to riots: SC chemist declines New Delhi old notes IANS Currency hardships The problem is AMID a cash crunch in the he Supreme Court yes- serious. You can't shut city, after the demonetisa- terday refused to stay, them from coming to tion of high-value currency for now, the petitions courts. People are notes, a youth lost his life in against demonetisa- frantic to get money. a Kolkata hospital yesterday tion pending before as a medical store refused to People are affected. Tdifferent High Courts and sub- accept the scrapped notes for We may have riots in ordinate courts as it cautioned the critically needed med- the streets. that if hardship continues, there ical tape. may be riots. Asking the govern- Government could not Siba Das (16) was ment to ease the situation, the dispute that there is admitted to the emergency court observed if hardship con- suffering and department of RG Kar Medi- tinues "we may have riots" as difficulty. cal College and Hospital here "people have become frantic" with high fever on Thursday through standing in queues for morning. long hours. Rohatgi urged the court to stay "That only shows the mag- all such proceeding in High nitude of the problem. The Courts and subordinate courts. Parliament problem is serious. You can't The court said that govern- shut them from coming to ment could not dispute that Villagers queue to exchange and deposit their old high denomination banknotes outside a House ATMs too courts. People are frantic to get "there is suffering and bank on the outskirts of Allahabad, yesterday. money. People are affected. We difficulty." running dry may have riots in the streets. Let At the outset of the hearing, Rs4,500 to Rs2,000, even as it November 25, the court asked The Narendra Modi govern- them go (to the courts)," said a the bench asked how it is that had asked the government to the Attorney General to move ment had on November 8 THE ripple effects of demon- bench of Chief Justice T S swapping of demonetised cur- take steps to ease the hardship transfer petitions, which the demonetised Rs500 and Rs1,000 etisation has not spared Thakur and Justice Anil R. Dave rency notes with the new ones being faced by the people. court will consider for transfer- currency note to "curb black the high-security Parlia- as Attorney General Mukul has been brought down from Adjourning the matter for ring cases to Delhi. money and corruption". ment House complex too. On Thursday, the second day of the Winter Session, ATMs went dry at Parliament House, causing intense dis- No plan to seal lockers: Finance Ministry appointment among those Maharashtra BJP minister lined up in the queue. Hoping to get hold of admits seized cash is his New Delhi that the note's ink gets trans- cost of implementing the much-needed cash, many IANS ferred on to the cloth," the demonetisation move is greater people, mostly Parliament Mumbai a private vehicle owned by ministry said. It did seven tweets than the profit it would yield, the staff, security officials and IANS Deshmukh-controlled NGO, cotching rumours, the in Hindi in "myth and reality" ministry said: "Parallel economy some journalists, queued up Lok Mangal Group of Solapur, Finance Ministry said yes- format. The ministry rebutted casts shadow on the country's at the two ATMs in Parliament IN REMARKS that could shocking people at large. Sterday there is no move to the rumours that the govern- economy and adversely impacts House in the afternoon. But embarrass the BJP, a senior Confirming the seizure seal bank lockers and neither it ment's demonetisation move the poor and middle class." their wait turned futile as the BJP cabinet minister in Mahar- late on Thursday, Osmanabad is true that the ink of the new was only a cosmetic exercise The ministry also denied cash vending machines were ashtra yesterday admitted Collector Prashant Narna- Rs2,000 notes has been bleed- and that people would be able allegations that some corporate not refilled during the day. to hoarding Rs91,50,000 in ware told the media that the ing in some cases. to find out other ways to keep houses and party people were demonetised currency notes money was detected during "Myth: Next move is to seal their black money. already tipped off about govern- of Rs500 and Rs1,000. a routine check of vehicles by bank lockers and confiscate "The enforcement agencies ment's demonetisation move. Demonetisation "I had kept thinking it a district election flying squad gold, diamonds and jewellery. are keeping a vigil. Necessary "All precautions were taken would come in handy dur- near Umarga town. The vehicle Reality: This is baseless. There changes have been made in to keep the move confidential main issue in ing my regular business was impounded and the seized is no proposal to seal bank lock- Benami Transactions Act and in and nobody was aware about transactions. But suddenly cash promptly deposited in the ers and confiscate the jewellery," agreement of sharing informa- this move or its preparations," Bengal by-polls on November 8, these notes local district treasury pend- the ministry tweeted. The min- tion for curbing black money," said one of its tweets. were demonetised. I am ready ing investigation. istry also said the Rs2,000 notes the Finance Ministry tweeted. It also referred to a "myth" to face any consequences in A Lok Mangal Group staffer have a "intaglio" (a design that It also refuted reports that that the government is planning THE Centre's demonetisation this regard," Minister for Coop- claimed the cash belonged to is incised or engraved into a new notes have chips intalled in to demonetise Rs100 and Rs50 move dominated all other eratives Subhash Deshmukh the Lok Mangal Bank and was material) safety feature. it for keeping a tab on black notes. issues during campaigning told a private news channel. reportedly intended for pay- "To identify a genuine note money hoarders. "These are all "It is completely baseless. for by-elections to two Lok The stashed cash in the ments to employees of the when you rub it against a cloth, baseless and imaginary reports," The government has not thought Sabha and one assembly seats old currency was seized from group's sugar factory. a turbo-electric effect is gener- it clarified. of demonetising currency of any in West Bengal, where poll- ated, which and it is due to this In response to a "myth" that other denomination," it said. ing will be held today. By-elections will be held for Cooch Behar (Reserved) parliamentary seat in north- ern Bengal and Tamluk in Trade union protest Kerala cabinet & Yechury southern part. The by- election will also be held in Monteshwar assembly seat. protest outside RBI The vote count is on Tuesday. 686 petrol pumps Thiruvananthapuram the cooperative banking sector IANS was the "live wire" of the rural start dispensing economy in Kerala as it func- n a first of its kind in Kerala, tions well within the rules but cash notes Chief Minister Pinarayi does not have the frills of com- IVijayan led a protest outside mercial banks. IN a bid to ease the cash the RBI office here along with The CPI-M leader said the crunch after the November 17 cabinet ministers and party cooperative bank was a friend 8 demonetisation, close to leader Sitaram Yechury. of the common man as it 700 petrol pumps yester- Vijayan and senior leaders extends credit to him without day began dispensing cash from the Left Democratic Front any fuss. against swiping of debit walked from the Martyr's Col- "The deposit base in these cards, an official statement umn and reached the RBI to cooperative banks is in excess said here. denounce the Centre's decision of Rs1 lakh crore and this bank- "Cash dispensing facil- to sideline cooperative banks ing system rises to the occasion ity has become operational following the demonetisation. to address the need of our ordi- at 686 retail outlets by 4pm The state government views nary people," the Chief Minister yesterday by public sector the Centre's move as an "injus- said. oil companies in association Members of trade unions set up a mock waste-paper sale counter for the exchange of tice" that would wreck the very Referring to the BJP, he said with the State Bank of India 500 and 1,000 rupee notes during a protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and existence of the cooperative that some people alleged that (SBI)," a Petroleum Ministry the withdrawal of high-value banknotes from circulation, in Chennai yesterday. banks in Kerala. Starting the these banks were flush with statement said. day-long protest, Vijayan said black money.

Commissioning of INS Chennai on November 21 Country tops ranking for selfie deaths

Mumbai first ship in this class commis- sails at a top speed of over 30 torpedoes, has 'Mareech' torpedo New Delhi Institute of Information Tech- IANS sioned on August 16, 2014, the knots (around 55 kms) per hour. decoy system, both developed in AFP nology Delhi. second was INS Kochi commis- Armed with supersonic surface- India. In the quest for the coolest arking the completion of sioned on September 30, 2015. to-surface BrahMos missiles and A potent platform capable of NEXT time you're at the Taj selfie, more people have died the Indian Navy's crucial After her commissioning, INS Barak-8 Long Rang Surface-to- undertaking a variety of tasks and Mahal, find yourself stand- in India in the past two years MProject 15A, Defence Min- Chennai will be placed under the Air missiles, its undersea warfare missions spanning the full spec- ing on a precarious cliff or see than the total number of selfie- ister Manohar Parrikar will operational and administrative capability includes indigenously trum of maritime warfare, she can an approaching train, maybe related deaths in the rest of commission the class' last vessel control of the Western Naval developed anti-submarine weap- carry and operated two multi-role just enjoy the moment rather the world, according to the "INS Chennai" into service on Command. The ship will undergo ons and sensors, prominently the helicopters. INS Chennai is pro- than trying to capture the per- study titled "Me, Myself and November 21, an official said here certain additional sea trials of the hull-mounted sonar HUMSA-NG, pelled by a powerful combined fect selfie. My Killfie: Characterizing and yesterday. ship-borne systems before being heavyweight torpedo tube gas and propulsion plant consist- These are just three of the Preventing Selfie Deaths". Indigenously designed and assigned to the Western Fleet and launchers, rocket launchers and ing of four reversible gas turbines. ways that 76 selfie-takers in Using special search tech- constructed, the Kolkata-class based in Mumbai. towed array sonar capability. The ship's crest depicts the out- India have lost their lives, niques to trawl the internet and guided missile destroyer has been Among the largest destroyers For defence against enemy line of the iconic Fort St. George according to a study published social media, the research- built by Mazagaon Dock Ship- constructed in India, INS Chennai missiles, INS Chennai is fitted with of Chennai in the background, a by US-based Carnegie Mellon ers identified 127 confirmed builders Ltd (MDL) here. is 164 metres long with a displace- 'Kavach' chaff decoy system and part of the adjacent beach and a University and Indraprastha selfie deaths since March 2014. While INS Kolkata was the ment of over 7,500 tonnes, and for protection from enemy sloop on blue and white waves. 08 VIEWS SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2016

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EDITORIAL Opec progress Politics may trigger shift in ussian Energy Minister Alexander Novak’s statement in Doha that he was quite optimistic the Organisation of Petroleum RProducing Countries (Opec) will reach an agreement on output cuts later this month to boost European economic policy falling prices shows that the producers are determined to do their best to save the energy market from the current crisis. The Russian oil minister made a signal to many that he would like to he said. But Odendahl does believe that a the statement after meeting officials in Qatar. Qatar, Noah Barkin continue to play an important role in the more vigorous debate is developing along with Saudi Arabia, is in the forefront of efforts Reuters next cabinet. within Germany over the wisdom of to make the output deal a reality and has been But the SPD, which would probably Schaeuble’s “Schwarze Null”, or bal- working assiduously to smoothen differences among have first choice of ministries in such a anced budget, policies. producers and bring all of them – both Opec and non- constellation, could claim the finance A poll for public broadcaster ARD in Opec producers - on a single platform to rescue the oil ministry this time around, as they did in September showed that 58 percent of market. But the task is extremely complex and time- lowly but surely, the economic policy 2005 in Merkel’s first term. That would Germans favoured spending additional consuming. Opec members are not a uniform bloc tide in Europe is turning, and it may push Schaeuble into another ministry, tax revenues on infrastructure invest- today in terms of political and economic structures. only be a matter of time before Ger- blunting his role as a guardian of fiscal ments, compared with 22 percent who Some are going through severe financial crises, many is swept up. By adding its voice rectitude. prefer debt reduction and 16 percent making an output deal difficult as it would result in a this week to the long list of institu- One senior official who served in who want tax cuts. temporary loss of revenue, and some are in the throes Stions pressing Germany to spend more, the both grand coalitions said the lessons of “If you had a different finance minis- of political and social turmoil which is making leaders European Commission left Berlin looking the past years would push Merkel’s next ter or if the political case for a hesitant about taking unpopular decisions. But even if more isolated and out-of-step than at any coalition partner to take the finance topic-based fiscal expansion grew, then all the fourteen members time since the outbreak of the global financial ministry instead of the foreign ministry, you could see a shift,” he said, citing the agree on an output cut, crisis nearly a decade ago. the traditional first choice. messages from Trump’s election. “Mer- their ability to influence Predictably, the Commission’s call for a “Regardless of who that partner is, kel is far too pragmatic and political to Russia’s readiness the market will be hit “significantly more positive fiscal stance” in everyone has understood that the make the Schwarze Null a priority when to cut oil output substantially by the fact the euro area was shot down by Finance Min- finance ministry has a great deal more there are other problems to address.” to shore up that non-Opec members ister Wolfgang Schaeuble and the value than the foreign ministry,” the offi- A more expansive German fiscal pol- prices marks a now command a huge conservative media establishment in cial said. icy after the election may help pave the share of the market. Opec Germany. Christian Odendahl, chief economist way for a tightening of monetary policy, breakthrough in members will suffer all Yesterday, Schaeuble accused the Com- at the Centre for European Reform, said a step Schaeuble himself has called for. Opec’s efforts the pain and non-Opec mission of overstepping its mandate and the European Commission’s call for The European Central Bank (ECB), to reach an producers will gain if the urged it to focus its energies on enforcing the more spending was which meets next month to decide on agreement. former chooses to go EU’s fiscal rules. But by this time next year, unlikely to sway whether to extend its quantitative easing alone in slashing output. the episode may be looked back upon as the Germany. (QE), or bond-buying programme, has The producers are still first step towards a broader change in “The change needs been looking for ways out of its ultra- discussing the details of Europe’s economic approach, away from the to come from within,” loose stance. It too has called on an output cut which was agreed in Algiers in austerity-first stance pushed successfully by Germany to grab the stimulus baton. September. Iraq and Iran are reluctant to join the cut Berlin for many years. Marcel Fratzscher, who runs the Ber- for different reasons. Iran has refused on the grounds This could be fuelled by a range of factors: Trump’s win is especially lin-based DIW economic institute and is that it needs to restore its market share following the the pressures arising from Donald Trump’s a former senior official at the ECB, says lifting of international sanctions in January, and Iraq victory in the U.S. election and the arrival of significant. On the one the pressure is building on Berlin to shift is seeking an exemption saying it needs the money to new governments in France and Germany in hand, it is likely to increase its stance. His worry is that the ruling fund its war against the Islamic State militants. But 2017. “We expect that the German position pressure on Germany to parties may end up wasting the fiscal giving concessions to two major producers when the will gradually lose influence,” Marco Proto- spend more public money wiggle room they have by making lavish market is going through an unprecedented crisis will papa of JPMorgan said this week. promises to pensioners in the coming only diminish or defeat the larger objective. At the Trump’s win is especially significant. On on defence and security. election campaign. same time, Russia’s willingness to cooperate and the one hand, it is likely to increase pressure Alexander Novak’s visit to Doha for talks on the on Germany to spend more public money on subject mark a major breakthrough in Opec’s efforts. defence and security. “Today’s discussions... do instil optimism in me. And I On the other, it sends a powerful signal to believe that the consultations of technical experts, the German political establishment about the which are going to be held soon, and other dangers of ignoring an increasingly frustrated consultations ahead of the 30th November meeting... underclass, buffeted by the forces of globali- would result in an agreement,” Novak said. sation, that has shown a readiness to vent its Brent prices rose to $47 per barrel yesterday on anger at the ballot box. news that an output deal is likely. In the past few The looming French election will be cru- weeks, prices have risen and fallen on increasing and cial. Centre-right frontrunner Alain Juppe, decreasing hopes of a deal. An output cut is the only and his top conservative rivals Francois Fillon solution to shore up the prices. and Nicolas Sarkozy, are all promising radical economic reform if they are elected in May of next year. That could open the door to the sort of “grand bargain”, or reforms-for-stimulus QUOTE OF THE DAY compromise between France and Germany, that has been talked about for years but was impossible with a weak, unpopular Francois Hollande in the Elysee and the French econ- Aleppo faces a omy languishing. “We are very much in the grand bargain very bleak moment, game,” an adviser to Juppe told Reuters. and we are not talking The real game changer could be the Ger- about a tsunami here, man election in the autumn of next year and we are talking about a the fate of Schaeuble, the personification of Germany’s rule-based restrictive approach to manmade catastrophe fiscal policy. from A to Z. The most likely outcome of that vote looks like another “grand coalition” between Chan- cellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the Jan Egeland European Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos addressing a press conference UN Humanitarian Adviser centre-left Social Democrats (SPD). Schaeuble, 74, has already said that he on progress towards a European Security Union and the proposal for a European plans to run for a seat in the Bundestag again, Travel Information and Authorisation System in Brussels, recently. SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2016 OPINION 09 Why are xenophobic campaigns winning?

appointed a well-known right Salman Azami winger as his chief strategist, Anatolia who has faced accusations of anti-Semitism. How this will bring happiness and good life to all those millions of people who voted for Trump is unthinkable. here is a genuine sense of disen- I am not a pessimist, so I do franchisement towards political not despair at anything that is establishments in the western wrong, though I am as much Tworld, but unfortunately peo- worried as others. As a man of ple’s anger and frustrations are leading faith, I believe that nothing has to voting patterns that are deeply wor- happened without the will of the rying for those who believe in equality, Divine and there may be some- justice and freedom. thing positive around the corner. Last week, a political earthquake There is no crystal ball to pre- struck the most influential nation in the dict what the future is. Who world, and the whole world felt its knows? Maybe Brexit will bring tremor. positive outcomes for Britain, Donald Trump, a business tycoon and Donald Trump may eventu- with no previous experience of political ally do exactly the opposite to administration, is now to become not what he said about Mexicans, American students protesting outside the UN climate talks during the COP22 international climate conference only the most powerful man in the Muslims, women and other world, but also one of the most powerful in Marrakesh in reaction to Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election, last week. minorities. presidents in recent US history due to the However, one thing I am cer- Republican Party’s stronghold in both tain of is that anger should not houses of Congress. xenophobia is surprising. Didn’t he regions, which are making them On the other hand, the result of lead to hatred towards the There is no doubt he won fair and himself provide these people with uncomfortable. The Syrian war, the protest vote in the US can bring “other”, and divisions between square through America’s political proc- the inspiration and provocation the refugee crisis in Europe and far greater consequences not only communities cannot solve the ess and that he has the legitimate right to during his election campaign? the failures of western govern- to America, but to the whole world. problems of a society. A society take over the White House on Jan. 20 When the leader of the openly ments to deal with these problems It is difficult to comprehend how can change for the better only next year. racist Ku Klux Klan describes have all exacerbated the frustra- Trump’s divisive campaign could when there is love, compassion However, the American electorate’s Trump’s win as “our victory”, it is tions of these people.- convince his voters that divisions and understanding between support towards his language of racism, a dreadful thought for anyone Right-wing opportunists have and tensions between communities communities. xenophobia, misogyny and Islamopho- with the minimum virtue of equal- tapped into these frustrations and will bring prosperity and end their As an optimist, I would like to bia does little to comfort those who may ity and justice. anger and started to put the blame miseries. hope that what happened in Brit- end up on the receiving end of this We witnessed similar scenes in on everyone else for the misery of There has been anger from the ain and America may be a hatred. Britain after the Brexit vote when disenfranchised groups. other side as well after the Ameri- blessing in disguise. I may sound The attitude that white Americans the ethnic-minority population Armed with strong nationalis- can elections. Protests are being delusional to many, but I would are somewhat superior to other races became victims of hatred and xen- tic language and an held almost every day since the rather hope and wait to see what and ethnicities is about to become insti- ophobia. Those attacks can also be anti-establishment agenda, these election result with the slogan “Not happens than to mourn in tutionalized in a country towards which linked to the types of rhetoric used politicians have found a niche My President”. despair. the whole world looks. during the referendum campaign. market where they can pass on In some places there have been I find it astonishing that in his first There are worries that the far- their hatred to an angry popula- clashes with the police and some major interview after winning the elec- right in Germany and France may tion and gain political success. violence by protestors. Protesting tion, President-elect Donald Trump said do well in next year’s elections in Donald Trump is a classic against the election of an individual he did not expect the rise of racist and those two important European example of this exploitation, simi- who won through a proper process Islamophobic attacks in the US countries, with the fear that lar to the United Kingdom cannot bring solutions to the prob- Although it is good that he asked France may even elect Marine Le Independence Party’s Nigel Farage lems Trump’s victory has created, people to stop these attacks, why he is Pen as its next president. -- who this year succeeded in his nor will it resolve the dangers dif- unable to understand the rise of Why are these racist and xeno- long-term dream of taking the ferent communities find themselves D-RING ROAD phobic campaigns turning out to U.K. out of Europe. It is therefore in. POST BOX: 3488 be so successful? I find it difficult not surprising that it was Mr. Western societies often talk to believe that suddenly the Farage who was the first U.K. poli- about their greater moral values DOHA - QATAR majority of the British and Ameri- tician to meet President-elect compared to non-western societies [email protected] can peoples have become racists. Trump. and ask people who migrate to The attitude that white What seems to be the emerging I cannot help but wonder how these countries to adopt those val- Americans are somewhat trend is that white working-class hatred, bigotry, racism and xeno- ues. 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Some, like Ebell, are funded between issues governed by climate-change deniers and fos- establishing an ever-clearer pic- by the fossil-fuel industry, and opinion and those governed by are those of the writers, not sil-fuel insiders who will try to ture of the future. There’s always others are quite sincere freelanc- fact. If you don’t think poor peo- of the newspaper. ensure that he keeps his word. the chance that scientists have ers who have involved theories ple should get subsidized So let’s be entirely clear overlooked something, but it’s about how some of the ther- medical care, that’s ugly, but it’s All correspondence about what those actions would by now so narrow a chance it mometers measuring the planet’s an opinion you’re entitled to regarding Views and represent: the biggest, most hardly deserves that description. climate have been placed too hold. Science isn’t like that: The Opinion pages should be against-the-odds and most And it’s the most irrevocable near to airport runways or heat-trapping properties of the irrevocable bet any president betbecause the next few years believe that sunspots or cosmic carbon dioxide molecule simply mailed to the has ever made about anything. are crucial. This makes global rays or “natural cycles” will soon are. [email protected] 10 EUROPE SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2016 Several hurt British girl’s body frozen after death in Dutch train London action to request that her The case was not reported want to live and live longer and crash with AFP First of its kind mother, who supported the on before yesterday in keeping I think that in the future they child’s wishes, be the only per- with the wishes of the teenager, may find a cure for my cancer The 14-year-old girl British girl who died son allowed to make decisions who also asked that no one and wake me up. “I want to have milk truck after a terminal ill- from London had about the disposal of her body. involved be identified. this chance. This is my wish.” ness won the right written to a judge Her parents are divorced and Jackson said his decision The girl’s solicitor, Zoe Fleet- The Hague to have her body explaining she her father initially objected to his was based on dispute between wood, said her client had called AFP frozen in an unprec- wanted a chance to daughter’s plan. Judge Peter Jack- the girl’s parents and the best Jackson her “hero” after being edentedA ruling, the High Court “live longer” after son ruled in the girl’s favour in outcome for child’s welfare, not told of court’s decision shortly SEVERAL people were hurt said yesterday. suffering from a rare October following a private hear- on the science itself, in what he before her death on October 17. yesterday when a train partly The 14-year-old girl from form of cancer. ing at the High Court of England described as an unprecedented “By October 6, the girl knew derailed after smashing into London had written to a judge and Wales in London. ruling. “It is no surprise that this that her wishes were going to a milk tanker in northeastern explaining she wanted a chance The girl was too ill to attend application is the only one of its be followed. That gave her great Netherlands, police said. to “live longer” after suffering She had researched the hearing and has since died, kind to have come before the comfort,” she told BBC Radio 4. “At least one person was from a rare form of cancer. and decided to with her remains being taken courts in this country—and prob- For last eight years of her taken to hospital, but the exact She had researched and undergo cryonics, to the United States and cryo- ably anywhere else,” he said. life she had not had face-to-face number of injured and condi- decided to undergo cryonics, the process through genically frozen. “It is an example of the new contact with her father, who tion of wounded is not yet the process through which peo- which people’s US-based Cryonics Institute questions that science poses to raised his concerns about the known,” spokesman for local ple’s bodies are frozen in the bodies are frozen in issued a statement saying that the law—perhaps most of all to costs and consequences of his Groningen crisis team, Cyriel hope they will be brought back the hope they will be the teenager had arrived at their family law,” Jackson added. daughter being frozen. Hamstra, told reporters. to life with the help of future facility and “packed in dry ice, The judge described the “Even if the treatment is Only about 20 people had brought back to life medical advancements. on October 25, approximately case as a “tragic combination” successful and she is brought been on the train at the time with the help of “I am only 14-years-old and 8 days after death,” becoming of childhood illness and family back to life in, let’s say, 200 of the crash, he added. I don’t want to die but I know I future medical its 144th patient. conflict, while praising the girl years, she may not find any rel- The tanker truck was am going to die,” she wrote to advancements. Its minimum fee for cryop- for the “valiant way” she ative and she might not leaving a farm in rural area the judge. reservation is $28,000 (€26,400), approached the situation. remember things,” he was said of Winsum and “was proba- “I think being cryo-pre- according to its website, and The In her letter to the judge, the to have told Jackson. bly driving over an unguarded served gives me a chance to be hundreds of years’ time.” Times reported the cost to the 14-year-old wrote: “I don’t want The father’s position how- railway crossing when it was cured and woken up—even in The girl launched legal girl’s family was $46,000. to be buried underground. I ever shifted during the case. hit by an oncoming train,” Groningen police said on their Twitter account. The driver of the truck escaped unhurt, but dozens of rescue workers had been Amnesty returns Off to space rushed to the scene. Ambu- lances and a helicopter were already at the site of the crash which happened to Moscow office around 1100 GMT. “Most of the injured are Moscow might be part of an official crack- only slightly hurt,” Groningen Agencies down on civil society groups. police spokesman Ernest The Moscow city govern- Zinsmeyer told the NOS pub- uman rights group ment agreed to talks with lic broadcaster. Amnesty International Amnesty soon after the issue was Television images from Hsaid yesterday it could raised by a Russian human rights the NOS public broadcaster start working again from its representative at a meeting with showed the first few carriages Moscow office after city author- President Vladimir Putin. of the train had derailed, and ities, who earlier this month Amnesty yesterday called it was partly tipped onto its evicted the group, made a U-turn on Russia to abolish a law tar- side in a field. and agreed to a new lease. geting overseas-backed “There is a large pres- “Amnesty Moscow office campaign groups, which has ence” of rescue workers “to opened and a new lease signed been used to crackdown on help the wounded”, Hamstra today,” Amnesty’s Europe direc- more than 100 organisations said. tor John Dalhuisen wrote on labelled “foreign agents.” Rescuers could also be social media. “Back to work.” The rights watchdog urged seen carrying stretchers to the Amnesty staff had turned Russia to reverse the “devas- derailed train. But police said up at their office in central Mos- tating consequences” for other people had already cow on November 2 to find the activist groups and “repeal the been treated for their injuries locks had been changed and the ‘foreign agents’ law.” on the scene. Train links to power cut off. The Moscow city The law obliges groups with the region had been stopped government, from which so-called “political” activities for the time being, and all the Amnesty leases the premises, and international funding to call passengers were evacuated. said it was owed rent. themselves “foreign agents.” The crash happened at a Amnesty said payments were Those branded “foreign Russia's Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft carrying International Space Station (ISS) crew, France's place where the railway line up to date. The group has been a agents” are required to submit astronaut Thomas Pesquet, Russia's cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky and US astronaut Peggy passes through several fields vocal critic of Russia over its documents every three months Whitson, blasted off from the launch pad from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the ISS, following the path of a canal, bombing campaign in Syria and outlining details of their yesterday. according to the television had said it believed the eviction funding. images. Cops arrest Some Turkish servicemen at Nato seeking asylum ‘confused’ Brussels States following July’s coup requested asylum in the coun- government ministers for the has right to prosecute (them).” Reuters attempt as part of a far-flung tries where they are working,” Nato Parliamentary Assembly’s But he said he had been reas- man after security clampdown in Turkey Stoltenberg told a conference. annual session. sured that “this will also be done ome Turkish military offic- in the wake of the coup attempt. “As always, this is an issue that Stoltenberg said Nato, which in accordance of the rule of law”. terror tip-off ers posted to Nato in Europe Stoltenberg stressed Turkey is going to be assessed and is designed to protect allies from Turkish officials say the scale Shave requested asylum since remains a crucial Nato ally and decided by the different Nato attack, is based on what he called of the crackdown, which enjoys Rotterdam, Netherlands the abortive coup in Turkey in July, that he condemned the July 15 allies as a national issue.” “core values” of democracy and broad popular support at home, AFP alliance Secretary-General Jens putsch, but also that Ankara must Stoltenberg, who has already the rule of law. is justified by the gravity of Stoltenberg said yesterday. respect the rule of law even it raised the matter with the Turk- “I expect all allies to live up events on July 15, when rogue DUTCH police have arrested A section of press reported seeks to remove suspected coup ish government, is to travel to to those values,” he said. “When soldiers commandeered tanks, a “confused” homeless man in October that Turkish author- plotters from its armed forces. Istanbul tomorrow for a meet- I visited Turkey in September, fighter jets and helicopters, suspected of triggering a ities had dismissed hundreds of “Some Turkish officers ing of lawmakers from across the the message from Turkish lead- bombing parliament and gov- security sweep at Rotterdam’s senior military staff serving with working in Nato command alliance, joining Turkish Presi- ership was they would prosecute ernment buildings in their airport after an anonymous Nato in Europe and the United structures, some of them have dent Tayyip Erdogan and senior those responsible and Turkey attempt to seize power. tip-off about a possible ter- ror threat. “Rotterdam police have detained an illegal immigrant Ballroom dancers with an outstanding sentence Firebombs thrown against in connection with their inves- tigation into a possible terror threat,” the Royal Dutch Mili- migrants in Greece camp tary Police announced on their Facebook page. Athens confirm the incident but a local “The suspect is a 45-year- AFP official speaking on condition on old man without a fixed anonymity said the island was address and in a confused nknown assailants yes- “seething” over presence of some state, who has previously terday threw firebombs 4,000 refugees and migrants. made similar false statements Uinto a migrant camp on This official also noted that law- to the police,” the military the Greek island of Chios, and makers from the Greek neo-Nazi police said late Thursday. beat up two volunteers. party Golden Dawn had visited “The man is believed to Two tents at Souda camp Chios just days earlier. be involved in the tip-off and were destroyed and around 150 “We cannot exclude far-right is being questioned as police panic-stricken residents includ- groups are seeking to exploit think he may have some val- ing women and children were local anger,” the official said. uable information.” The forced to flee to safety. Tempers had also flared the military police said they had A group of 30 assailants previous evening after groups reviewed security measures Ballroom dancers compete in ‘North of England’ competition in Empress Ballroom of subsequently beat up two vol- of migrants broke into a spirits in and around the airport, but Blackpool's Winter Gardens, in Blackpool, northern England. unteers helping at the camp. merchant and stole fireworks gave no further details. Police did not immediately from another shop. SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2016 EUROPE 11 Obama & EU leaders to stay tough on Russia

Berlin could change his position once he AFP Policy shift takes on the role as president. “There’s something about the Heads of Germany, S President Barack solemn responsibilities of that Obama and Euro- France, Spain, Italy, office ... that forces you to focus, pean leaders Britain and the that demands seriousness,” yesterday pledged to United States meet Obama said at a press conference maintain Nato coop- in Berlin for the first after talks with his host German Ueration, and vowed to keep up time after US Chancellor Angela Merkel. sanctions against Russia, in their presidential “And if you’re not serious first meeting since the shock elec- elections, to discuss about the job, then you probably tion of Donald Trump sparked key issues. won’t be there very long. Because fears of drastic policy shifts. it will expose problems.” During a fractious presiden- But Obama also stressed tial campaign, Trump had Barack Obama importance of a united Europe, appeared to call into question a sounded a note of and urged the bloc not to take near 70-year-old security shield cautious optimism for granted the transatlantic rela- for US allies under Nato, and that Trump could tionship that has been built up vowed to withdraw from hard- change his position over decades. fought deals on the climate and Meeting between Obama and once he takes on the Iran’s nuclear programme. leaders of Britain, France, Ger- role as president. In the talks in Berlin during many, Italy and Spain is first of its FROM LEFT US President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President which jittery European partners format since Trump’s election. Francois Hollande, Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May sought reassurances from It opened with the burning and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi meet at the chancellery in Berlin, yesterday. Obama, the six parties “agreed Russia through sanctions until it question of the US-led coalition’s on the necessity of working col- met its commitments under a battle against IS jihadists in Syria be “willing to stand up to Russia smaller countries because it may that we work together.” lectively to move the peace deal for Ukraine. and Iraq as well as Europe’s where they are deviating from seem “convenient at the time.” Ahead of potentially bitter transatlantic agenda forward”, The leaders also affirmed the migrant crisis, before delving our values and international Obama urged the parties to negotiations within the EU over according to a statement from “importance of continued coop- into the Ukraine crisis, said an norms”. focus on the whole, noting that Brexit, Obama called on Brussels the White House. eration through multilateral aide of Hollande about the talks He said Russia was a military “the achievements that we have and London to work towards a That meant “securing diplo- institutions, including Nato”. that lasted just over two hours. superpower with “influence seen on this continent in contrast future relationship that “preserve matic resolution to the conflicts Ahead of yesterday’s huddle Citing both conflicts, Obama around the world” but cautioned to a divided Europe of the pre- as close economic and political in Syria and eastern Ukraine”, in Berlin, Obama sounded a note stressed on the eve of the meet- Trump against temptation to “cut vious century, are ones that and security relationships including putting the heat on of cautious optimism that Trump ing that he hoped Trump would some deals with Russia” that hurt remind us of how important it is between the UK and EU”.

Portuguese army officers Brexit preparations are on schedule: May Berlin, London does not have an exit strategy. allowed to intervene in the arrested over Agencies There is also the possibility that upcoming Supreme Court case her plans could be delayed by a to decide how Britain will begin trainee deaths ritish Prime Minister legal decision that she must win negotiations to leave the Euro- Theresa May yesterday parliamentary approval before pean Union, the court said Lisbon Bassured her German coun- triggering Brexit. yesterday. AFP terpart that preparations for “I want to see this as a From December 5, 11 judges Britain’s exit from EU were on smooth process, an orderly proc- will hear four days of arguments SEVEN Portuguese military schedule, and that the legal proc- ess, working towards a solution from the British government and officers were arrested as an ess would begin by the end of that is in the interests of both the the claimants who brought the investigation was under way March next year. United Kingdom but also in the case, as well as representatives into the deaths of two recruits “Our work is on track, we do interests of our European part- from the devolved governments during an army exercise in stand ready to trigger Article 50 ners too,” May said. in Scotland and Wales. September, the prosecutor’s before end of March, or by end of Merkel said it would not be “The Supreme Court has office said. March 2017,” she told German possible to discuss Brexit in today confirmed that the follow- The seven officers are Chancellor Angela Merkel during detail during their meeting as ing applications to intervene in suspected of deliberately fail- a joint media briefing in Berlin Britain has not yet started for- the above case have been ing to assist a person in ahead of a bilateral meeting. mal process of leaving the bloc. granted: The Lord Advocate, danger and of causing them Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May is welcomed by German May’s comments follow per- Meanwhile, a report from Scottish Government; The Coun- physical harm, the prosecu- Chancellor Angela Merkel upon her arrival at the Chancellery sistent criticism from opposition London said that the Scottish and sel General for Wales,” said a tor’s office told reporters. in Berlin, yesterday. lawmakers that the government Welsh governments will be statement. The two recruits—named Hugo Abreu and Dylan da Silva, both aged 20 —suffered heat stroke during a Septem- ber 4 shooting exercise in Italian governor Alcochete south of Lisbon. UN climate meeting ends under Trump shadow Temperatures were soar- ing at over 40 degrees Celsius Marrakesh, Morocco It has been overshadowed “We call for highest political cerned Scientists said. under fire in the Atlantic nation that day. AFP by uncertainty about US Presi- commitment to combat climate Countries, including the One of the cadets died dent-elect Trump’s vow to change, as a matter of urgent United States, have pledged to for remarks same day from a heart attack, UN climate conference “cancel” the pact to rein in priority.” curb emissions under the deal while other died a few days dominated by Donald greenhouse gas emissions Many fear that Trump, who by shifting to renewable energy against MP later in hospital in Lisbon. ATrump’s threats to with- blamed for warming. has described climate change as sources. But Trump has vowed “It is very important that draw from a hard-won pact On Thursday, the eve of the a “hoax” perpetrated by China, to boost oil, gas and coal. Rome we know what and how it concluded in Marrakesh yester- conference’s closure, the nearly will act on his threat to withdraw Experts say warming over 2C Reuters happened,” Defence Minister day amid fears that the goal of 200 parties to UN’s climate con- from the pact, thus ruining years will result in land-gobbling sea Jose Alberto Azeredo Lopes curtailing worst-case-scenario vention made a rare united appeal of painstakingly-negotiated level rise, worsening storms and THE governor of a southern told reporters. He added, if a global warming may not be for “the highest political commit- political goodwill. droughts, disease spread and con- Italian region has come under crime was committed, the achieved without US backing. ment” to combat climate change. “There’s no doubt that if Mr flict over ever-scarcer resources. fire for saying the head of authorities needed to uncover The first gathering of UN’s “Our climate is warming at Trump makes sharp cuts to fed- Highlighting the stakes, US parliament’s anti-mafia com- who was responsible. climate forum since last year’s an alarming and at the unprec- eral government support of government scientists said the mittee deserved to be killed. The deaths have triggered adoption of Paris Agreement to edented rate and we have an developing countries that will be first 10 months of the year were Vincenzo De Luca, gov- a wave of emotion in Portugal, curtail disastrous global warm- urgent duty to respond,” they noticed and have an impact,” vet- hottest in modern times—and ernor of Campania, home to with officers widely accused of ing, was tasked with drafting a said in the “Marrakesh Action eran climate negotiations analyst 2016 will likely surpass 2015 as the notorious Camorra mafia, abusing their authority. roadmap for its execution. Proclamation”. Alden Meyer of the Union of Con- the warmest year on record. made the remark about Rosy Bindi, who last year said De Luca was not fit to run for office because he was on trial for criminal conspiracy and abuse of office. Britain plans £369m refit for Buckingham Palace “What Bindi did was a hei- nous act, one she should be London to 25 percent from 15 percent the palace was carried out killed for,” De Luca said dur- AFP over the period. shortly after the war to repair ing a television talk show. Both The Queen and her husband damage from German bombing are from Prime Minister Mat- uckingham Palace is set to Prince Philip would remain in and the new plan is aimed at teo Renzi’s Democratic Party get a £369m overhaul to residence but would have to extending the life of the building (PD). De Luca won the election, Breplace leaky pipes and fire- temporarily change rooms, while by another 50 years. and in September a court risk cables under a some of the 37 permanent staff The project is planned to cleared him of the charges. taxpayer-funded plan unveiled who currently live in the palace start in April and royal officials “His words were totally yesterday that would see Queen would have to move out. said they expected MPs would unacceptable,” Prime Minis- Elizabeth II forced to move rooms. “This palace is very much approve it by the end of March ter Matteo Renzi said. The works are to start next part of our DNA,” Tony John- at the latest, following a recom- Roberto Saviano, author year and last until 2027 and will stone-Burt, Master of Queen’s mendation from the government of the bestselling book see solar panels installed on roof Household, told reporters in a for it to go ahead. Gomorrah about the Naples of palace as well as more space palace drawing room. Royal officials said the pal- mafia, said De Luca’s words for public visits in its biggest refur- He warned of “significant ace had 775 rooms, 760 windows were “vulgar and bishment since World War II. risk of electric shocks and fire” and 30,000 square metres of mafia-like”. The government is asking from 60-year-old cables, as well floorboards that would have to Senate President Pietro parliament to approve £369m as “potential leakage from lead be taken up—equivalent to three Grasso, a former anti-mafia funding (€431m, $458m) by pipes” that could damage paint- and a half football pitches. prosecutor, said that in poli- increasing the share the royals ings, adding that the palace The palace traces its origins tics “there are some things receive from the Crown Estate, boilers dated back 30 years. back to the 17th century and has that one shouldn’t think, A file photo of Irish Guards leaving Buckingham Palace. which manages royal properties, The last major overhaul of been vastly expanded since then. much less say.” 12 AMERICAS SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2016 Trump taps hardliners for three key posts

Washington The new team in which the US ambassador and AFP three other Americans died. Alabama Senator And as national security S President-elect Jeff Sessions will be adviser, Trump turned to the Donald Trump yes- attorney general and 57-year-old Flynn, who is set to terday tapped hawkish play a key role in shaping pol- arch-conservative congressman Mike icy for a president with no Alabama Senator Pompeo, a strident experience in government or UJeff Sessions to be attorney gen- foreign policy. opponent of the Iran eral and hawkish congressman “I am pleased that Lieuten- nuclear deal, is the Mike Pompeo, a strident oppo- ant General Michael Flynn will CIA director. nent of the Iran nuclear deal, as be by my side as we work to his CIA director. defeat radical Islamic terrorism, Trump also appointed navigate geopolitical challenges The President-elect retired lieutenant general and keep Americans safe at also appointed Michael Flynn, a top military home and abroad,” Trump said. counsel to the Republican bil- retired lieutenant A registered Democrat, lionaire and one of his earliest general Michael Flynn served as Trump’s lead- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (second left) meets with US President-elect Donald Trump campaign surrogates, as his Flynn, one of his ing national security adviser (second right) at Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York. Abe, the first foreign minister to meet national security adviser. earliest campaign during the campaign and was a Trump, voiced confidence about the President-elect. All three have accepted their surrogates, as his highly visible surrogate, with a appointments, Trump’s transi- national security hardline stance on Islamic tion team said in statement. adviser. extremism. He described it in an Trump to meet Romney today “I enthusiastically embrace interview with the New York President-elect Trump’s vision Times as an existential threat on for ‘one America,’ and his com- a global scale. Washington mentioned first on the list of American foreign policy. mitment to equal justice under team getting ready for the Jan- Flynn is highly respected as AFP guests who will sit down with the But the transition team law,” said Sessions, a 20-year uary 20 inauguration. a decorated military intelligence President-elect today. tamped down speculation that veteran of Congress. For director of Central Intel- officer who helped combat S President-elect Donald The meeting could signal a Romney could join the cabinet. “I look forward to fulfilling ligence Agency, Trump tapped insurgent networks in Afghan- Trump will meet today reconciliation of sorts between “I think that what that meet- my duties with an unwavering Pompeo: a congressman who istan and Iraq. But he left the Uwith Mitt Romney, one of the two. ing suggests... (is) the dedication to fairness and became well known in the con- military after President Barack his top Republican critics, raising Romney, 69, helped lead the President-elect wants the best impartiality,” added the troversy over a deadly militant Obama fired him as head of the speculation that the incoming charge against Trump’s nomina- and the brightest, and the peo- 69-year-old, who was also one attack against the US consulate Defense Intelligence Agency in commander in chief could tap the tion earlier this year by branding ple who can offer ideas and of Trump’s earliest backers. in Benghazi, Libya in 2012. 2014 following complaints about 2012 presidential nominee for a the provocative billionaire a suggestions on how to move this Trump described him as a “He will be a brilliant and his leadership style. key cabinet post. “fraud” who was “playing the country forward and to imple- “world-class legal mind” who unrelenting leader for our intel- Flynn’s appointment does Trump will hold a series of American public for suckers.” ment his vision,” Republican was “greatly admired by legal ligence community to ensure the not need approval from the sen- meetings with fellow Republican Rumours have swirled that National Committee spokesman scholars and virtually everyone safety of Americans and our ate. But that of Sessions as officials during his weekend get- Romney was under considera- Sean Spicer told reporters on a who knows him.” allies,” Trump was quoted as attorney general does, and he’s away to Bedminster, New Jersey, tion to be nominated as Trump’s press call. The appointments represent saying in the statement. got baggage: racially charged the presidential transition team secretary of state, a move that “He’s going to meet with peo- Trump's first steps to appoint a The 52-year-old co- comments he made in the 1980s said yesterday. would put an experienced poli- ple who supported him, people cabinet after a transition effort authored a report slamming and which once cost him a Romney, a former Massachu- tician and trouble-shooter with who didn’t support him, Repub- that so far has been marred by then-secretary of state Hillary chance for a job for life as a fed- setts governor who is considered a calm, reassuringly diplomatic licans, Democrats, independents.” infighting and reshuffles on the Clinton’s handling of the attack, eral judge. a Republican Party elder, was bearing as the future face of Spicer added. Venezuela frees Infants to be tested for lead poisoning in Michigan Lansing, Michigan housing and soil. The toxin was In newer homes, dust, soil infrastructure that is unable to AP banned from paint in 1978. and water would have to be fully apply current laws and jailed politician The Child Lead Poisoning tested. The owner would be regulations. ichigan, where a man- Elimination Board’s report calls required to disclose information Calley, who said it will take Caracas made water crisis is for screening of all children for to a future buyer or renter. “a generation” to implement the Reuters Mroiling one of its biggest lead by the time they turn 1 and Lt. Brian Calley, who chairs proposals, pointed to the US gov- cities, will consider requiring all again between ages 2 and 3. Such the board, said “great strides” ernment’s “huge” approval this enezuela has freed a pol- infants and toddlers to be tested testing is currently only required were made when lead was week of a waiver so Michigan itician accused of for lead poisoning as part of an for low-income kids in the Med- removed from paint and gaso- can spend $119m in predomi- Vfomenting violent pro- initiative to eradicate children’s icaid or Women, Infants, and line decades ago but that since nantly federal money over five tests in 2014, but opposition exposure to neurotoxin statewide. Children (WIC) programmes. then lead-prevention efforts years to remove lead hazards leaders said yesterday it was The recommendation is Under the federal health care “kind of fell off the radar.” from the homes of low-income not enough and demanded among many unveiled by a state law, lead screening for children The current focus is on residents in Flint and other com- President Nicolas Maduro’s board that Governor Rick Sny- at risk of exposure is considered responding when kids have ele- munities. The Snyder (pictured) government release der tasked with proposing a a preventive service for which vated levels of lead in their administration also plans to pro- all 100 or so jailed opponents. strategy to protect children from insurers cannot apply copays, blood. pose lead-prevention funding in The liberation of Rosmit all sources of lead poisoning. deductibles or coinsurance. “That’s just not good enough the next state budget. Mantilla, a well-known activ- The emergency in Flint The report also recommends on its own,” Calley said yester- According to the report, ist for the hardline Popular Will stems from old lead pipes con- requiring that a lead inspection day. “Preventing the poisoning identified cases of child lead poi- party, came amid Vatican-bro- taminating the water after the and risk assessment be done from happening in the first place soning have declined kered talks between the successor to Hugo Chavez city was switched in 2014 from when any house built before ... is where we want to shift the significantly in Michigan. In socialist government and the whose popularity has dived Detroit’s water system to 1978 is sold or transferred, focus.” 1998, 44 percent of children opposition that are focusing on during an unprecedented eco- improperly treated Flint River unless lead in the home has The report says blood-lead under age 6 who were tested had prisoners among other issues. nomic crisis, accuses foes of water while under state finan- already been fully addressed. If screening rates are “very low” elevated blood-lead levels. It “I remain hopeful my com- seeking a coup against him and cial management. But lead lead hazards were found, abate- and cites inadequate federal and was 3.4 percent in 2015, or rades still behind bars will be denies the existence of politi- poisoning is more frequently ment would be required at the state funding, which has led to nearly 4,800 children of about freed soon,” Mantilla, 33, told cal prisoners. linked to paint and dust in older point of sale or transfer. a depleted local public health 141,000 tested. reporters after being released Officials often recall a and going straight to hospital short-lived 2002 coup against for gall bladder surgery. Chavez, and display arms, “It was a tough time ... Now explosive materials, cash and Chinese student I’m going home to be with my messages as evidence of the Rio protest family, I want to take a few crimes of radical activists. days, after the operation, but Amnesty International wel- slain in drug my commitment remains comed Mantilla’s release, strong for all Venezuelans’ saying he was victimised for deal robbery freedom.” rights work. “He should have Mantilla, who was studying never been made to spend a Syracuse, New York journalism alongside his polit- second behind bars. The Ven- AP ical activism, was arrested at ezuelan authorities must now his grandparents’ apartment in build on this positive step and TWO men have been accused May 2014, accused of helping release all imprisoned activists of killing a Syracuse Univer- finance anti-Maduro protests and political leaders whose only sity student from China that led to violence and 43 ‘crime’ was to disagree with the during a drug deal robbery in deaths that year. government,” it said. upstate New York, authori- During months of riots, the That was echoed by oppo- ties said yesterday. fatalities included both oppo- sition leaders, who call Maduro Onondaga County Sher- sition and government a dictator. “We must keep iff Gene Conway said supporters, and security demanding the release of the Cameron Isaac, 23, and Nin- personnel. other political prisoners, the imbe Mitchell, 20, are charged Supporters say authorities return of our exiles and an end with second-degree murder, framed Mantilla by placing to persecution,” a Popular Will robbery and criminal posses- envelopes with money in the leader, David Smolansky, said. sion of a weapon in apartment. From prison, Man- Local rights group Penal connection with the shooting tilla won election as a substitute Forum says that after Mantil- of Yuan Xiaopeng. legislator in a vote last year la’s release, Venezuela still Conway said the three when the opposition took con- holds 108 political prisoners, Protesters rush towards the police car yesterday that took former governor of Rio Sergio men agreed to meet for a drug trol of Venezuela’s National and is using them as chips in Cabral Filho to the penitentiary Bangu 8, where he will be held on fraud charges, in Rio deal at an apartment complex Assembly. the Vatican-mediated de Janeiro. in suburban DeWitt on Sep- Maduro, the 53-year-old negotiations. tember 30. SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2016 CLASSIFIEDS 13

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NOVO SHOWING AT VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER Bleed For This (2D) 10:00am, 12:20, 2:40, 2:45, 5:00, 7:20, 9:00, 9:40 & 12:00midnight Fantastic Beast And Where To Find Them (2D/Adventure) 11:00am, 12:00noon, 2:00, 5:00, 5:15, 8:00 & 11:00pm Trolls (2D/Animation) 11:00am, 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 & 11:00pm Operation Chromite (2D/Action) 10:15am, 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 & 11:45pm Raven: Little Rascal (2D/Animation) 10:00, 11:45am, 1:30, 3:15 & 5:00pm Ateej (2D/Arabic) 6:45, 8:30, 10:15pm & 12:00midnight The Accountant (2D/Action) 11:00am, 4:00 & 9:30pm Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2D/Action) 1:30, 6:30 & 11:30pm Good Neighbor (2D/Thriller) 10:15am, 2:15, 6:15 & 10:15pm Shut In (2D/Thriller) 12:15, 4:15, 8:15pm & 12:15am Doctor Strange (2D/Adventure) 10:45am, 1:15, 3:45, 6:15, 8:45 & 11:15pm Fantastic Beast And Where To Find Them (3DIMAX/Adventure) 10:00am, 12:45, 3:30, 6:15, 9:00 & 11:45pm

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PRAYER TIMINGS Sales of winter wear pick up as temperature falls FAJR 04.34 am SHOROOK 05.53 am Sanaullah Ataullah executive. wear warmer clothes when The Peninsula Another leading outlet near working in late night shifts. ZUHR 11.19 am MAGHRIB 04.47 pm Hamad bin Khaled (HBK) sig- “Over the last few days, the ASR 02.24 pm ISHA 06.17 pm ith temperatures nal is running a promotion nights and early mornings falling, the demand offering QR15 voucher on win- were colder and we also had Wfor warm clothes – ter collection for every fog,” said a site doctor at a WEATHER TODAY sweaters and jackets - have purchase of QR50. Customers major construction company increased in the local markets. get 30 percent discount and with thousands of workers. o o A number of construction they can choose a product “The occupational health companies have instructed worth the voucher value. and safety officers have asked 21 C 31 C their workers to bring winter “We have only cotton workers to carry their jackets Minimum Maximum wear during night shifts. sweaters imported from India. and sweaters for the night Shopping complexes and We do not have woollen prod- shifts to cope with any sud- commercial outlets have ucts as the climate here does den dip in mercury. The announced attractive offers not require such products. We winter is starting and so we and discounts on winter col- have a variety of sweaters have to prepare. Most of the lection to attract customers. which cost some QR100. people do not take necessary Some outlets have put up sep- The new collection of winter wear at a shopping outlet. There is no price hike this year precaution during early win- arate sections exclusively for compared to last year,” said a ter, when temperature is just winter collections. Peninsula. “Now we have dis- further,” he added. salesman. “Our stocks are new starting to drop. However, “We imported a large stock played both new and old “Jackets and sweaters cost and arrived only last month. medical experts recommend of winter wear including jack- stocks. The customers have from QR95 to QR160 per We do not have jackets as our taking extra care during the ets, sweaters, inners and other started coming in. To increase piece. Inner wear, jillabia and products are made in our own weather transition period as warm clothes like Jillabia for the sales, we are offering 20% other worm clothes cost about factory in India. The factory is now. The human body needs gents and ladies from India and discount and we are witness- QR30 per piece. The price of not making jackets,” he added. time to synchronize with the China last month,” a sales exec- ing an increase in the number winter wear has not changed Meanwhile, health facili- outside climate, without utive at a famous shopping of customers. As temperature much compared to the last tators at various construction which health would fail,” said complex in Ain Khalid told The falls, the demand will go up year,” said the sales sites have asked workers to the doctor.

Albanian Guinness: Skydiving magic & bungee dunk mosaic artist and Guinness London mark the day when the record book. In London, World Records Reuters 100th millionth copy of the Paulo Gabriel da Silva Bar- holder, Saimir Expected poor horizontal visibility at Guinness World Records ros and Katyucia Lie Strati, works places at first. Hazy to misty/foggy rom the highest dunk book was sold and is now Hoshino were crowned the at Pristina's at becomes mild daytime with slight of a biscuit into a cup in its 12th year. In Britain, new title holders for Kosovo dust at places some clouds, relatively of tea by a bungee Simon Berry took the Guin- “shortest married couple” cold by night. F Museum to set jumper to the most magic ness World Records title for with a combined height of HIGH TIDE 08:30 - 20:00 LOW TIDE 00:45 - 16:15 a new world tricks performed during a “highest bungee dunk” 181.41cm. In California, record for the Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department skydive, the adventurous after dipping a biscuit into Skipper, a blue and gold largest mosaic and imaginative are mark- a cup of tea from his macaw, was awarded the using 1.5 LATEST NEWS ing Guinness World 73-metre (239.5 ft) bungee “most rings placed on a tar- million pieces UPDATE Records Day with all sorts rope. get by a parrot in one of staples, of feats Thousands of peo- Martin Rees did about minute” title. Basketball to create a ple are attempting new 10 magic tricks while sky- team the Harlem Globe- portrait of late www.thepeninsulaqatar.com records for the occasion, diving from roughly 15,000 trotters also secured Albanian nun which was launched to feet to get his name into the records. Mother Teresa. BUSINESS Saturday 19 November 2016

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Fiat Chrysler to Oil set for first weekly gain on Opec deal hopes sell cars online Doha/London High hopes optimistic that the producer among Opec members was high- The Peninsula/Reuters group would reach a deal when lighted by news that Iran with Amazon Opec member it gathers formally in Vienna on displaced Saudi Arabia as the top rent crude oil prices countries yesterday November 30. oil supplier to India,” Stephen FIAT Chrysler Automobiles were headed for their proposed Iran cap its Minister of Energy and Indus- Brennock of oil brokerage PVM (FCA) said it has teamed up first weekly gain in oil output at 3.92 try H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh said. with US internet giant Ama- five yesterday buoyed million barrels per Al Sada (pictured), said that the Iraq would have to compen- zon to start selling cars online by renewed hopes day. meeting touched on all issues sate international oil companies at prices up to a third cheaper Bthat Opec might agree produc- related to fixing oil production. for limits placed on their produc- than available elsewhere. tion cuts, but a stronger US dollar audi Arabian Energy Minister tion, further reducing the Initially only Italian buy- Brent crude oil capped gains. Khalid Al Falih said meeting went prospect it would join any Opec ers will be able to purchase Brent crude oil futures were futures were up 27 well, but declined further com- deal to curb output. their cars with a simple click up 27 cents to $46.76 per barrel cents to $46.76 per ment. If Opec reaches a deal on Jason Gammel of US invest- online and the offers on Ama- at 1255 GMT. US West Texas barrel at 1255 GMT. November, it may also draw sup- ment bank Jefferies said a cut of zon. It will be limited to three Intermediate (WTI) crude oil port from non-Opec members at least 700,000 barrels per day models - the 500, the Panda futures were up 23 cents at including Russia, which promised was needed to balance the mar- and the 500L. $45.65 a barrel and on track for to cooperate but so far has ket in the first quarter of 2017. "The time has arrived to their first weekly gain in four. a freeze at between 4 and 4.2 refrained from any firm commit- agreed production target of 32.5- The rise in the US dollar to give consumers a new, more At the meeting held yester- million bpd. Gulf Opec sources ment. While Iran has not yet 33 million bd. its highest levels since 2003 efficient and transparent way day in Doha, Opec member have said they wanted Iran to cap responded to the proposal, it sug- But analysts said there were against a basket of currencies to choose a new vehicle," countries proposed Iran cap its output at around 3.6-3.7 million gests Opec members may be still obstacles for the producer yesterday weighed on oil prices. Gianluca Italia, responsible for oil output at 3.92 million barrels bd - the volume the Islamic coming nearer to a consensus on group to overcome before it The US dollar index reached Fiat Chrysler in Italy, said dur- per day (bd), a source familiar Republic is currently producing, how much Iran should produce. could reach a deal. Opec is a 13-1/2-year high on comments ing an online press conference. with the proposal told Reuters. according to Opec estimates. The Saudi Arabian Energy Minis- scheduled to meet next on by US Federal Reserve Chair The manager at the world's Iranian officials attended the source said Tehran had yet to ter said on Thursday he was November 30. “Iranian and Iraqi Janet Yellen that a rate increase seventh largest carmaker said gathering although minister Bijan respond to the proposal. Iran’s optimistic about Opec’s deal to intransigence to the proposed could happen “relatively the partnership will appeal to Zanganeh did not come. Iran has Opec governor, who attended limit oil output and mentioned output cuts remains in full force soon,”indicating higher chances buyers looking for deals from previously said it would accept yesterday's talks, said he was the lower end of a previously while competitive pressures of the rate hike in December. the comfort of their own home.

Solar-powered car unveiled Draghi says recovery is still reliant on ECB policy support

Warsaw his speech in Frankfurt yesterday. quantitative easing change. The Bloomberg “Even if there are many encour- Governing Council is set to decide aging trends in the euro area on December 8 whether to extend uropean Central Bank Pres- economy, the recovery remains that program beyond March 2017. ident Mario Draghi said the highly reliant on a constellation Draghi didn’t address the Erecovery in the 19-nation of financing conditions that, in forthcoming policy decision euro area isn’t yet strong enough turn, depend on continued mon- directly in his remarks, though he to deliver sustained reflation, and etary support.” did reiterate that officials will con- the current level of monetary sup- His commitment suggests that tinue to act as needed to return port will be a “key ingredient” for the central bank’s balance sheet inflation to their goal. the economic outlook in the com- -- currently at € 3.5 trillion ($3.7 “Going forward, our assess- ing years. trillion) and with more being ment will depend on whether we A Hanergy Solar-R car is shown at China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition “We do not yet see a consist- added each month - won’t shrink see a sustained adjustment in the in Guangzhou, China. ent strengthening of underlying for the foreseeable future, even if path of inflation towards that price dynamics,” Draghi said in the exact parameters of the ECB’s objective,” he said. Gold declines to over five-month low as dollar extends surge

London gold slid to its lowest since May their post-election peak, hurt by lowest since June. Holdings have Reuters 30 at $1,203.52 an ounce, and the jump in the dollar and a surge fallen nearly 30 tonnes since the was down 0.8 percent at in US Treasury yields. US election. old hit its lowest level since $1,205.76 an ounce. US gold US bond yields were set for “With the pressure that has late May yesterday as the futures for December delivery the biggest fortnightly rise in 15 been seen in gold prices since Gdollar surged to a near were down $11.90 an ounce at years yesterday on bets US infla- early November, total ETF hold- 14-year high on expectations for $1,205, off a low of $1,201.30, its tion and interest rates are headed ings in gold have fallen to their a US rate hike next month and weakest since mid February. higher. That increased the lowest level since early July more infrastructire spending “It’s all about expectations, opportunity cost of holding non- 2016,” ING said in a note. from the new Trump and what markets expect is a yielding bullion. “Further outflows could put administration. large fiscal stimulus, mostly Fed chair Janet Yellen said further pressure on gold prices,” The US currency is on track infrastructure spending, and for on Thursday in congressional it aded. Silver was down 1.1 per- for its best fortnight since 1988 the Federal Reserve to be much testimony that Trump’s election cent at $16.47 an ounce, having versus the yen, having hit its more aggressive in hiking rates,” has done nothing to change the earlier touched its lowest since highest since early 2003 versus Capital Economics analyst Fed’s plans for a rate increase June 8 at $16.44, while platinum An employee weighs an ingot of 99.99 percent pure gold a currency basket as Donald Simona Gambarini said. “That’s “relatively soon”. was 0.5 percent lower at on the scales at the Krastsvetmet non-ferrous metals in Trump’s presidential win stoked what’s being reflected in the Holdings of the world’s larg- $925.80. Both metals were set Krasnoyarsk, Russia. talk of higher fiscal spending and (gold) price,” he added. est gold-backed for a second consecutive weekly tax cuts to jump-start the US Spot prices have fallen nearly exchange-traded fund, SPDR decline. set to post a third weekly rise, of industrial metals, on hopes that economy. That weighed on gold, 2 percent this week and are more Gold Shares, fell another 5.6 Palladium was down 1.9 per- more than 6 percent. The metal higher US infrastructure spend- which is priced in dollars. Spot than $130 an ounce down from tonnes on Thursday to their cent at $713 an ounce, but was has benefited from strength in ing could boost demand. 18 BUSINESS SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2016 TMT sector M&A deals projected to go up

The Peninsula The year 2016 saw a dip in deal- C fundraising stages. The health- activity include the Real Estate value and 77 percnet of total deal making in the traditionally strong care sector is continuing to prove and Construction sectors, in Industry ranking activity. elecoms, Media & Energy, Mining and Utilities sec- resilient and a number of deals which only two potential deals Financial Services is Deal activity in Q3 Technology (TMT) is tor, with the sector’s share of the are expected to close in the com- are anticipated. set to remain at the decreased across all transaction likely to be the lead- M&A market falling from 60.1 ing few months, although high Moderate activity has been top of the industry types;inbound deal activity ing sector for mergers percent to just 5.4 percent valuations in this space continue reported in the Business Serv- decreased by 42 percent, out- rankings by value and acquisitions ($4.7bn to $1.4bn).However, to be an issue for investors.” ices and Leisure sectors, with six bound deals decreased by 24 T(M&A) in 2017, according to Mergermarket’s Heat Chart for For the coming months and five anticipated deals due to this year’s percent and domestic deals Mergermarket, the leading pro- 2017 has identified at least nine Financial Services is set to respectively. acquisition of FGB. decreased by 10% compared to vider of M&A Intelligence. deals in the M&A pipeline, which remain at the top of the industry Credit Suisse and UBS have Q3 2015. Mergermarket’s updated GCC could indicate a resurgence for rankings by value due to this been catapulted to the top of The mega-deal The UAE was the most Heat Chart, the TMT sector could the sector. year’s acquisition of First Gulf Mergermarket’s GCC advisory accounted for 55.6% attractive destination for M&As see the strongest levels of M&A Ruth McKee Al Ghamdi, Head Bank (FGB) by National Bank of league tables. in region, leading as the top tar- fo the Middle East's activity in 2017, with 17 compa- of MENA at Mergermarket, com- Abu Dhabi (NBAD) for $14.8bn. Both banks were placed out- get country by deal value at nies currently up for sale or likely mented: “There has been an The mega-deal accounted for side the top 10 at the same point total deal value for $17.1m for 14 deals. to come onto the market. uptick in deal making interest in 55.6 percnet of the Middle East’s last year, but as a result of their 2016. The country witnessed the The UAE is likely to see the the technology sector in the past total deal value for 2016, with a advice to First Gulf Bank and largest deal in Q3 with the most activity in this sector, with year with disruptive and new further seven Financial Services National Bank of Abu Dhabi they acquisition of Media.net Adver- 11 deals reported to be in the digital technologies transform- deals in the pipeline. There are now sit above Citi, Lazard and amounting to $5b, compared to tising Ltd by Investor Group pipeline. The data was ing industries across many indications that the sector may Goldman Sachs in the 2016 rank- 98 deals amounting to $6b in Q3 from China for $900m. announced at Mergermarket’s sectors. We see this trend con- end the year in an even stronger ings by deal value. 2015. In terms of sectors, media Saudi Arabia M&A and Capital tinuing with a healthy number position than the record heights Meanwhile, in a seperate A according to EY’s Q3 2016 and entertainment, real estate Markets Forum, hosted in part- of deals in the pipeline and a it hit in 2015. report EY noted Mena M&A M&A report. The GCC dominated and airlines were the top three nership with EY, Baker & number of regional tech compa- Industries that are experi- activity and value declined in Q3 deals in the third quarter, repre- target sectors by deal value in McKenzie and Instinctif Partners. nies now reaching Series A, B and encing the lowest levels of 2016, recording 74 deals senting 92 percent of total deal Q3 2016.

Facing competition Japanese industrial giants NEWS BYTES set up Mideast subsidiary Indian rupee slides to lowest

The Peninsula distribution costs, and also con- level since June tributing to the non-oil apanese industrial giants, economy in the emirate. TME THE rupee weakened past Takenaka Seisakusho and production will include the 68 per dollar for the first JGSI Creos Corporation, have award-winning Take- time since June as ris- jointly established a Middle East coat-1000® products and the ing possibility of a U.S. affiliate called ‘Takenaka Mid- “nano-technology” based cor- interest-rate increase dle East Llc’ (TME) based in Ras rosion prevention paint triggered outflows from Al Khaimah Investment Author- Nanotect®, which is the most Indian assets. ity (RAKIA), a government entity advanced of its kind in the The currency dropped of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK). The world. 0.5 percent to 68.1350 a company, which will manufac- Akinori Yukitoshi, President dollar in Mumbai, declin- ture high-tech anti-corrosion of Takenaka, said “We have ing for the fifth time in materials used primarily in the researched various locations to six days, prices from oil industry, was officially incor- establish a Middle East factory local banks compiled by porated on 2 November in the for the last three years, but Bloomberg show. It fell to Telecom Italia Chief Executive Officer Flavio Cattaneo talks with reporters during a meeting emirate. finally opted to incorporate it as low as 68.19 during the in Rome, Italy, yesterday. Speculation that Telecom Italia may sell majority-owned TIM The RAKIA based operation in RAKIA. This is due to the day and ended the week Participações, Brazil's second-largest wireless operator, has surfaced recently as the will expand the manufacturing advantages of setting up and with a 1.3 percent loss, Italian firm steps up spending on faster broadband networks at home to fend off growing of the anti-rust products from operating a business, proxim- the biggest since January. competition from the likes of utility Enel. Japan to be locally produced in ity to seaports, airports, and State-run banks sold dol- RAK, thus saving shipping and superhighways . lars, probably on behalf of the Reserve Bank of India, two Mumbai-based trad- ers said, asking not to be Qatari Businessmen Association hosts Mayor of city of Geneva named. Peach to buy 13 The Peninsula Deputy Chairman; QBA Swiss Embassy in Doha Trade Agreement board member Sheikh in 2013. The Mayor also between the Gulf Airbus aircraft he Qatari Busi- Hamad bin Faisal Al introduced the Swiss Cooperation Council nessmen Thani and QBA mem- delegation members (GCC) countries and JAPANESE low-cost car- TAssociation(QBA) bers Maqbool Khalfan and those represented EFTA Association, rier Peach Aviation said hosted Guillaume and Nabil Abu Eissa; different sectors in the which includes Swit- Friday it would buy 13 Barazzone, the Mayor and QBA Deputy Gen- delegation. zerland, Norway, Airbus aircraft valued at of city of Geneva and eral Manager Sarah Earlier, Sheikh Iceland and almost $1.4 billion as part his accompanying del- Abdallah were among Faisal welcomed the Liechtenstein. of its expansion plans to egation in the presence others who attended Mayor of Geneva and The QBA officials cash in on a pick-up in of HE Sheikh Ahmed the event. his accompanying del- and the Mayor dis- demand for air travel in bin Jassim Al Thani, The Mayor said egation. He stressed on cussed the potential the country. Minister of Economy bilateral relations the potential of bilat- investment opportuni- Peach, an affiliate and Commerce and between Qatar and eral cooperation in the ties in both the of major Japanese car- discussed the eco- Switzerland will con- areas of financial serv- countries. Guillaume rier All Nippon Airways nomic cooperation tinue to grow due to ices and technology Barazzone extended (ANA), agreed to buy 10 between the two the mutual interest of transfer. Sheikh Faisal invitation to Sheikh fuel-efficient A320neos countries both countries in also expressed the Faisal and the mem- and three conventional Sheikh Faisal bin boosting relations and QBA’s interests in bers of the Qatari A320ceos, it said in a Qassim Al Thani, achieving a privileged exploring the opportu- Businessmen Associa- statement.The new air- Chairman of the Qatari partnership, which nities for partnership tion to visit Geneva for craft are to be used for Businessmen Associa- both parties started with the Swiss side, further discussing the Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, Chairman of the Qatari Peach's "business expan- tion, Hussein Al working on since the especially in light of the partnership Businessmen Association (right); with Guillaume Barazzone, sion" it said. Fardan, QBA First inauguration of the signing of the Free opportunities. the Mayor of city of Geneva at the event. Britons shun new home Linesight targets 15% growth in Mideast purchases in Europe launch of a set of new services “The fluctuation in oil prices legal support, to whole life cost- aimed at helping the industry has forced governments and ing, and value engineering. consolidate costs and simplify developers across the region to Consultancies are called upon London ago.He said there had also been project execution. Linesight will cut spending plans and review for strategic guidance and coun- Reuters a surge in sales of houses in add programme management, strategic tactics. As consultants, sel very early at project Europe due to uncertainty over new construction sector special- it is our job to help clients review consideration stages. To cater to he number of Britons buy- what rights UK citizens will ised consultancy and their strategic priorities and this,Linesight is providing a ing homes abroad has have there in future and fear procurement to its core compe- match them to the most efficient range of specialist consulting Tslumped since June's vote that the pound, down roughly tencies of project, cost and services. With a business model services to public and private to leave the European Union 20 percent in the last year, supply chain management. tailored specifically for the Mid- sector clients, covering all fac- and there are signs that thou- could weaken further. The new services – launched dle East and in-depth cultural ets of PPP/PFI projects. These sands of families will react to With more than 40,000 immediately – respond to a and domain expertise across range from initial concept and the fall in the value of sterling clients, Moneycorp says it has shifting market dynamic in the multiple industry sectors, we are business case development, by holidaying at home next more than 10 percent of the region, as major construction uniquely positioned to ensure through to final delivery and summer. market in transferring funds The Peninsula companies look to streamline that projects are running on operation. Working collabora- Mark Horgan, chief execu- for British people buying operations against a backdrop track and on budget,” Said Niall tively with clients, Linesight will tive of Moneycorp, which runs properties abroad, who now onstruction consultancy of oil market uncertainty and a Greene, (pictured) Regional guide them through every step airport exchange booths and number an estimated 380,000 Linesight (formerly known regional economic slowdown. Director, Linesight. of the development process, consumer and corporate money separate investors."There has Cas Bruce Shaw) is target- Linesight’s new capabilities will Linesight has introduced advising on the best practices to transfer services, said foreign definitely been a big trend back ing 15 percent growth in the deliver economies of scale whilst consultancy services covering a guarantee maximum return and house purchases had fallen by in from euro to sterling," Middle East and North Africa increasing control over budgets, broad range of areas, from add value across all areas of their a quarter compared to a year Horgan said.. over the next 5 years, with the schedules and project delivery. financial advice, taxation and business. SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2016 BUSINESS 19 Volkswagen announces cutting 30,000 jobs

Frankfurt am Main Huge savings plan where the brand is struggling. employs 215,000 people world- last year. In response to the con- AFP "I am very sorry for those wide, had already been troversy and to burnish its The "Future Pact" will affected, but the situation of the struggling with profitability, environmental credentials, VW also see VW create brand at the moment gives us lit- weighed down by high costs and has revved up its focus on clean olkswagen yesterday 9,000 new positions tle room for manoeuvre," Diess low productivity. energy cars, announcing plans announced the big- in areas of new told a press conference at the But the group, which also to develop and manufacture gest revamp in its technology, as part of group's Wolfsburg headquarters owns brands including Audi and more than 30 new electric vehi- history, cutting in northern Germany. Skoda, was plunged into the big- cles by 2025. the group's shift to 30,000 jobs in a The so-called "Future Pact" gest crisis in its history last year As part of the switch to future electric vehicles. hugeV savings plan to help it agreed with labour leaders will after it admitted to installing technologies, Diess said VW recover from the dieselgate also see VW create 9,000 new emissions cheating software in would invest some 3.5 billion emissions cheating scandal. The deal will lead to Germany," he said, adding that positions in areas of new tech- some 11 million diesel vehicles. euros in Germany over the next The deal, agreed with labour annual savings of these would be mostly through nology, as part of the group's The so-called defeat devices four years on projects focussed representatives after months of measures such as attrition and shift to electric vehicles in the could detect when a vehicle was on automation, digitalisation and €3.7bn ($3.9bn) by tortuous negotiations, will lead temp job losses and not through wake of dieselgate. undergoing regulatory tests and e-mobility. Analyst Ferdinand 2020. to annual savings of ¤3.7bn forced lay-offs. "We are tackling the prob- lowered emissions accordingly Dudenhoeffer, an expert on the ($3.9bn) by 2020, VW brand "It's a major step forward, lems at the root, even if it's to make the cars seem less pol- German auto industry, told n-tv chief Herbert Diess announced. conference yesterday in this and undoubtedly one of the big- painful. Many didn't think we luting than they were. television that VW was on the The CEO of German car- regard. gest in the history of the could do it," Diess said. "Today, The crisis hurt sales and right track with its massive maker Volkswagen (VW) "Worldwide we will cut company," said Diess. we have shown that Volkswa- damaged the image of the proud restructuring plan. Matthias Mueller (pictured) about 30,000 positions, includ- Jobs will also be lost in Bra- gen can and will change." German company, pushing it to "It's painful but it's the right attended the company's press ing 23,000 positions in zil and Argentina, two markets The VW brand, which its first loss in over two decades decision," he said.

Dollar surges on rate 'Made In France' fair NEWS BYTES EU watchdogs talk in Asian trade to get more Hong Kong powers AFP Dollar gains While the surge in EURO zone banks could he dollar extended gains the greenback to a be forced by watchdogs to across the board in Asian five-month high suspend their payments to Ttrade yesterday as inves- against the yen most creditors for a max- tors honed in on bullish provided another imum of five days if there comments from Federal are risks of bank failure, a rally for Japan's Reserve boss Janet Yellen on draft EU law said, grant- interest rates. Nikkei. ing regulators a new power While the surge in the of early intervention to greenback to a five-month high market is fully subscribing to a prevent crisis. National against the yen provided return of Reagan-esque fiscal and European watch- another rally for Japan's Nikkei, (spending), along with a steeper dogs can already prevent traders in other Asian markets path of interest rate normali- banks from making pay- were more uneasy, with foreign sation," Stephen Innes, senior ments when lenders are investors removing cash from trader at OANDA, said. already deemed to fail, emerging markets seeking bet- "The markets continue to under bail-in rules that ter US returns. price in a less dovish Fed in the Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, President of French political party "Debout la France" and came into effect this year. Last week's shock election future, as the market is still candidate for the French 2017 presidential election (centre) talks with an exhibitor on The draft law, expected of Donald Trump has sent trem- likely underpricing the actual the stand of French slippers manufacturer "La Pantoufle a Pepere" (Grandpa's Slipper) to be published by the ors through global markets, inflationary impact of the antic- during a visit to the 5th edition of the "Made In France" fair (MIF), yesterday. European Commission with developed nations seeing ipated fiscal spend." In Asia, the next week gives regula- broad gains but many in South- dollar broke above 110 yen for tors the extra power to east Asia worried about his the first time since June and intervene preventively rhetoric on international trade headed towards 111 yen, while to assess whether there agreements. His promises to the euro sank against the dol- is a risk of failure. ramp up spending on infra- lar to levels not seen in 12 structure and cut taxes have led months. UK FM plans steady budget to warnings of a surge in infla- Among emerging market Germany opposes tion that would force the Fed to currencies, the South Korean London his economic philosophy,” Stephen Hammond 'a la carte' hike rates to cap prices. On won fell 0.6 percent, the Indo- Reuters said, referring to the economist John Maynard Key- Thursday Yellen all but con- nesian rupiah shed 0.3 percent nes, who argued that aggressive public spending Brexit menu firmed a first rate rise in 12 and the Mexican peso fell two ritish Finance Minister Philip Hammond is was the best way to fight economic downturns. months by saying such a move percent. Malaysia's ringgit was likely to announce a “steady as she goes” Britain’s new government has said it will drop GERMAN Finance Min- would be appropriate "rela- off 0.4 percent at a 10-month Bbudget plan next week without big tax or the target of former finance minister George ister Wolfgang Schauble tively soon". Her remarks came low. An official said Friday the spending surprises, and he will avoid setting a Osborne of a budget surplus by the 2019/20 finan- yesterday insisted in a as a new batch of data showed country's central bank is inter- firm target for turning the budget deficit into a cial year, the last of the current five-year newspaper interview the world's largest economy in vening in markets to support surplus, a lawmaker said. parliament, but will still push to eliminate the that Britain cannot serve rude health. the beleaguered unit, which has Stephen Hammond, who is a friend of the min- deficit. up its own tailored menu Weekly new jobless claims lost five percent since last ister and a member of his Conservative party but “Intellectually the framework remains that on negotiating its exit from hit a 43-year low, the consumer week's US election result. How- is not related to him, told the BBC that Philip Ham- same, that we intend to achieve a fiscal surplus the European Union. price index posted its strongest ever, the bank's assistant mond would not announce on Wednesday a big within the life of the next parliament,” Stephen His comments to the gain in six months and monthly governor Adnan Zaylani called increase in spending to help the economy during Hammond said. He said any increase in spending Financial Times echo housing starts increased. speculation it could introduce the uncertainty caused by June’s vote to leave the on infrastructure would need to provide value for those of European Com- "Despite no concrete eco- capital controls to prevent a European Union. money and show a proven business case although mission head Jean-Claude nomic proposals on the table flight of cash from the country “Anyone who thinks Philip Hammond is going he said Philip Hammond should not be consid- Juncker, who has said Brit- from Trump's team... the "baseless". to be Keynes I think has probably misunderstood ered “a boring accountant.” ain could not expect "a la carte" access to the EU's single market if it brings back immigration controls. He said: "Until the UK's exit is complete, Britain will Pacific rim leaders to debate on anti-globalisation certainly have to fulfill its commitments. Possibly Lima championed the TPP, his admin- Trump presidency could have on there will be some com- Reuters istration has stopped trying to the NAFTA trade pact. mitments that last beyond win congressional approval for Summit host Peru is one of the exit... even, in part, to eaders of Pacific rim the deal that was signed by 12 the world’s most open econo- 2030." nations began gathering in economies in the Americas and mies. On Thursday, Peru’s trade LPeru yesterday seeking to Asia-Pacific, but excluded China. minister and his Indonesian salvage hopes for regional trade Despite Trump’s antipathy counterpart agreed to start nego- Polish PGNiG as prospects of a Donald Trump towards the TPP, Bollard said it tiations for a bilateral free trade presidency sounded a possible was premature to write it off, but deal, potentially adding to more may consider death knell for the US led Trans- he expected it to be shelved “for than 20 such agreements Peru Pacific Partnership (TPP) free a year or so.” already has. Peru has already share buy-back trade pact. Discussions between “I don’t think we’ll hear a lot said it would like to join a Bei- the 21 members of the Asia- on TPP for a while. We’ve got to jing-backed trade pact, though POLAND’S state-run gas Pacific Economic Cooperation wait for the US administration it hopes the TPP will eventually firm PGNiG may consider a (Apec) summit will be dominated to get it through Congress, be come to fruition as well. share buy-back next year, by fears of rising anti-globalisa- clearer about its policies, which Vice President Mercedes Chief Executive Officer tion sentiment in the West, we’re not clear on,” Bollard said. Araoz said several options would Piotr Wozniak said on where many worry about losing China’s Xi is expected to sell be discussed among Apec mem- Friday.“In case of cash jobs to low-wage economies, Peru's Second Vice-President Mercedes Araoz (right) arrives an alternate vision for regional bers in coming days, including excess in 2017, we could and China’s burgeoning role in the Lima Convention Center during the Asia-Pacific Economic trade by promoting the Beijing- joining RCEP. Others like Japan consider buy back as one global trade. Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima, Peru, yesterday. backed Regional Comprehensive have expressed interest in con- of the options. Also buy- “The leaders will meet Economic Partnership (RCEP), tinuing TPP negotiations without ing a (oil or gas) deposit tomorrow and the first thing will Jinping, and Russian President President-elect Trump had which excludes the United States. the United States, she added. is still an option,” Woz- be this very issue (anti-globali- Vladimir Putin are due to attend labelled the TPP “a disaster” and The Kremlin said Obama and Australia’s Trade Minister niak said. Earlier this year sation),” Alan Bollard, the Apec the summit that brings together his populist stance on trade Putin would likely speak on the Steve Ciobo said he hoped nego- PGNiG said it plans to buy secretariat’s executive director, leaders whose economies rep- issues in some ways echoed sen- sidelines of the Lima summit, tiations on TPP would continue, back up to 37.1million of told Reuters in an interview on resent 57 percent of global gross timents heard in Britain, when while a source said the leaders but in the meantime believed the its shares or around 0.6 Thursday. US President Barack domestic product. it voted in June to quit the Euro- of Canada and Mexico would dis- Chinese-led agreement pre- percent for 5 zlotys each. Obama, Chinese President Xi While campaigning, pean Union. Though Obama cuss the potential impact a sented a big opportunity. 20 BUSINESS SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2016 SPORT SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2016 21 Noren's South Africa captain Du Plessis charged with ball tampering money-list DubaiDubai his mouth. fine of 100 percent match fee, show solidarity to what has R Reuterseuters "The charge relates to two suspension points and four been something we actually charge blunted changing the condition of the demerit points. Two suspension thought was a joke. It's not outh AfricaAfri captain Faf du ball in breach of Law 42.3 and points equates to a ban of one April," Amla said, hours before by late bogeys PlessisPlessis (pictured)(p has been has been laid by the ICC Chief test match. the ICC charge was announced. Schargedcharged withw ball tamper- Executive David Richardson Earlier in the day, Hashim "But the allegations against Dubai inging during tthe second Test who has exercised his right to Amla was accompanied at a Faf were really, for us, a ridic- Reuters againstagainst AustrAustraliaa in Hobart, the do so," the ICC said in a media briefing by the entire ulous thing and as a team we InternationalInternational Cricket Council statement. South African squad and sup- are standing strong. For us it is lex Noren's hopes of (ICC)(ICC) said yesyesterday. "Du Plessis has pleaded not port staff to "show solidarity" basically a joke. The boys are reining in fellow TheThe ICC announced on guilty to the charge ... Details of with their captain. here, standing strong." ASwede Henrik Stenson WednesdaWednesday that it would the hearing will be announced Amla said du Plessis has The 32-year-old du Plessis, at the top the European review footagefoo of the match in due course," the governing done "absolutely nothing the stand-in captain for the money-list were dulled by that apappearedp to show du body added. wrong". injured AB de Villiers has pre- two bogeys in the last four Plessis applying saliva to If proven guilty, du Plessis "The reason everybody is viously been in hot water for holes on the second day of the the ballb with a lolly in could be handed a maximum here is to stand together and to ball tampering. season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai yesterday. In-form Noren, who pro- duced a staggering come-from-behind victory on the final day to win the Ned- bank Golf Challenge in South Africa last weekend, had ear- Ashwin puts India on top lier birdied holes one, seven, eight and 10 to propel himself up the leaderboard towards Visakhapatnam Star of the day break it in two, leaving England the top-two finish he needs to AFP 4-1. Haseeb Hameed, who have a chance of usurping his Ravichandran Ashwin impressed on debut with a well- compatriot as top earner. avichandran Ashwin who scored a gritty made 82 in the second innings Noren fell to four-under starred with the bat half-century, claims of the Rajkot Test, put on 47 overall, five shots off the half- and ball to put India two wickets in the final runs with Joe Root (53) in his bid way lead shared by Sergio on top in the second session of day two. to steady the innings. Garcia and Francesco Moli- Test as England's But Hameed's resistance did nari, with overnight leader Lee Rbatsmen struggled against spin not last long as he was run out Westwood a further shot in their first innings reply on day Pace spearhead Mohammed for 13 after being sent back behind. two in Visakhapatnam Shami struck early to shatter while attempting to take a sec- Stenson rallied from a yesterday. skipper Alastair Cook's off ond run. level-par first day to match England were reeling at 103 stump in an early blow as Eng- Off-spinner Ashwin soon Noren's three-under-par for five at stumps in response to land began their first innings took charge to get Ben Duckett round, although the money- India's first innings score of 455. reply before tea. clean bowled for five and then list leader had to contend The visitors still trail by 352 Shami bowled an inspired got the big wicket of Root, who with more crowd interaction runs. first spell with the new ball as recorded his 24th Test than he would have expected Ashwin, who scored a gritty he cleaned up Cook for two in half-century. -- a wayward tee-shot at 13 half-century to propel the the third over of the innings. Root tried to counter the struck a spectator, while his Indian score after skipper Virat Shami's sensational deliv- Indian spin attack during his ball was handled by another Kohli's 167, claimed two wick- ery pitched on a good length 98-ball stay laced with six at hole two. ets in the final session to rattle before moving in a shade to hit boundaries, but ran out of World number two Rory the English top-order. the top of Cook's off stump and patience after giving away a McIlroy, who came into the catch to long-off. tournament with an outside SCOREBOARD Debutant off-spinner Jayant chance of claiming the Yadav joined his senior partner money-list crown but whose India (I innings): Bowling: Anderson 20-3-62-3; Broad 16-2-49-1; from the other end to get his struggles on day one all-but- M Vijay c Stokes b Anderson 20 Stokes; 20-4-73-1 (w1); Ansari 12-1-45-0; Rashid 34.4- first Test wicket after trapping ended his title ambitions, L Rahul c Stokes b Broad 0 2-110-2; Ali 25-1-98-3; Root 2-0-9-0. Moeen Ali lbw for one as Eng- rebounded with a four- C Pujara c Bairstow b Anderson 119 England (I innings): land slipped to 80-5. under-par round yesterday V Kohli c Stokes b Ali 167 A Cook b Shami 2 Stokes and Bairstow then to sit eight shots off the lead. A Rahane c Bairstow b Anderson 23 H Hameed (run out) 13 India's Ravichandran Ashwin (right) celebrates the dismissal played cautiously to see off the Sharing the halfway lead R Ashwin c Bairstow b Stokes 58 J Root c U Yadav b Ashwin 53 of England's Joe Root during their second Test cricket match W Saha lbw Ali 3 B Duckett b Ashwin 5 rest of the day's play with a are Spaniard Garcia and Ita- R Jadeja lbw Ali 0 M Ali lbw J Yadav 1 23-run unbeaten stand. at Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in ly's Molinari, who each fired J Yadav c Anderson b Rashid 35 B Stokes (batting) 12 Earlier Ashwin, who scored Visakhapatnam, India yesterday. six birdies and a bogey on U Yadav c Ali b Rashid 13 J Bairstow (batting) 12 70 in the Rajkot Test, continued their way to rounds of 67. M Shami (not out 7 Extras (B-4, LB-1) 5 his good run of form with the bat Indian charge with three wickets eighth wicket with Jayant Yadav, Extras (B-4, LB-5, W-1) 10 Total (for 5 wkts) 103 Total (all out) 455 Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-51, 3-72, 4-79, 5-80. before the hosts were bowled out in the morning session, including who scored 35, guiding India to

Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-22, 3-248, 4-316, 5-351, 6-363, Bowling: Shami 8-2-15-1, U Yadav 6-1-14-0, R Jadeja in the afternoon session. Kohli, who added just 16 runs to a respectable first innings score J ames Nitties 7-363, 8-427, 9-440, 10-455. 15-3-38-0, Ashwin 13-5-20-2, J Yadav 7-3-11-1. Ashwin's fighting 58 came his overnight 151. on a pitch that is expected to offer after off-spinner Ali checked the Ashwin put on 64 runs for the turn as the match progresses. leads Australian Open by 1 shot

Sydney Kiwis take charge after de Grandhomme heroics AP

ustralian journeyman Christchurch SCOREBOARD James Nitties played AFP his last nine holes in 29 Pakistan (I innings): Bowling: Southee 19-11-20-2; Boult 16-5-39-2; de Grand- A to snatch a one-stroke lead Sami Aslam c Raval b Southee 19 homme 15.5-5-41-6; Wagner 5-0-13-0. ate bloomer Colin de Grand- Azhar Ali b de Grandhomme 15 New Zealand (I innings): at the midway point of the homme celebrated his first Babar Azam c Taylor b de Grandhomme 7 T Latham lbw Amir 1 Australian Open yesterday as Linternational call-up with Younis Khan c Raval b de Grandhomme 2 J Raval (batting) 55 his compatriot Adam Scott record New Zealand debut bowl- Misbah-ul-Haq c Williamson b Boult 31 K Williamson c Aslam b Sohail 4 matched that 7-under 65 to ing figures of 6-41 as Pakistan Asad Shafiq c Raval b de Grandhhomme 16 R Taylor c Ahmed b Ali 11 surge into contention for his crumbled in their first innings of Sarfraz Ahmed c Astle b Southee 7 H Nicholls (batting) 29 second national title. the opening Test yesterday. Mohammad Amir b Boult 3 Extras (LB-1, NB-3) 4 Nitties shot 65 to estab- Sohail Khan c Latham b de Grandhomme 9 Total (for 3 wkts) 104 After the 30-year-old de Yasir Shah (not out) 4 lish a one-shot lead at To bat: Colin de Grandhomme, BJ Watling, Tim Southee, Grandhomme engineered Paki- Rahat Ali c Watling b de Grandhomme 0 9-under par 135 over New stan's collapse to be all out for 133 Extras (B-8, LB-12) 20 Todd Astle, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult. Zealand's Ryan Fox who has at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, Total (all out) 133 Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-15, 3-40. had back-to-back rounds of

New Zealand's other debutant Jeet Fall of wickets: 1-31, 2-53, 3-53, 4-56, 5-88, 6-101, 7-114, Bowling: Amir 11-4-19-1 (3nb); Sohail 13-2-36-1; Ali 8-1- 68.

8-129, 9-129, 10-133. 32-1; Shah 4-0-16-0. Raval put them in a strong posi- Scott was two shots back tion to be 104-3 in reply at stumps. in a tie for fourth place at New Zealand made a rocky 6-under, having rallied start to their reply when the expe- the swing-friendly conditions. Aucklander tempted Ali to prod at impressively after a disap- rienced Tom Latham, Kane Only seven other New Zealand a ball that seamed back and clat- pointing opening 73 at Royal Williamson and Ross Taylor -- bowlers have taken five or more tered into the off stump. Sydney. He shot 30 on his with 158 Tests between them wickets on debut, with the previ- Ali was gone for 15 and what back nine yesterday and the -- could muster only 16 runs in ous best figures belonging to Tim was to be Pakistan's second high- 2009 winner said he must total. But the novice Raval (55 not Southee at five for 55. est partnership of 31 was over. play aggressively today. out) and Henry Nicholls (not out The previous best six-wicket Southee came back to remove "Another day around 29 in his eighth Test) have added haul was Alex Moir's six for 155 Aslam (19) and de Grandhomme even par and I'll probably 64 for the fourth wicket to put New against England 65 years ago. took out Babar Azam (seven) and miss the cut, so, there's no Zealand in charge. Although conditions appeared Younis Khan (two), before Misbah- option but to play well," Scott On what was effectively the ripe for bowling when Williamson ul-Haq and Asad Shafiq put on 32 said. "It was a good second first day of a now four-day Test, won the toss his strike pair Southee for the fifth wicket to get their res- nine holes really and I finally after rain washed out the sched- and Trent Boult strayed too much cue mission through to lunch at just got a bit of rhythm hap- uled Thursday start, the honours to seriously trouble Pakistan open- 88-4. pening out there and a bit of lay with de Grandhomme. ers Sami Aslam and Azhar Ali in But, in the first over after the momentum. A few putts went The Harare-born, former Zim- the first hour. break, Shafiq fell for 16 when a in and a few better shots." babwe under-19 representative is But it was all change when swinging de Grandhomme deliv- American Jordan Spieth New Zealand's Colin de Grandhomme (left) celebrates more renowned as a big-hitting Williamson overlooked Neil Wag- ery sent an edge to Raval at second remained in strong conten- after bowling out Pakistan's Azhar Ali during day two of batsman but was picked for the all- ner as his first-change bowler and slip, starting a slide that saw Paki- tion after two rounds, carding their first Test match at the Hagley Park in Christchurch rounder role ahead of the more flicked the ball to de Grandhomme. stan's last six wickets only add 45 a 70 to be in a tie for ninth yesterday. experienced Jimmy Neesham in With his 15th delivery the runs. place at 5-under. 22 SPORT SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2016 Jeonbuk, Al Ain in search of second Asian title

Seoul season, when they lost 1-0 at goals in the competition so far, "But our team has a stronger impressive attack to bring the Al Ain defence and he thinks he Reuters home to FC Seoul to relinquish and they are led on the field by mentality and more disciplined title back to West Asia for the first has a good take on what to the K-League title they had held the marshal of their impressive positioning with greater physi- time since Qatar's Al Sadd beat expect from the South ast Asian organisation for the previous two years. defence, goalkeeper Kwoun cal strength. The way to defeat Jeonbuk on penalties in a one- Koreans. comes face-to-face with Despite that defeat, Choi Sun-tae. them is to restrict their move- off match in Jeonju to decide the "They are a side who rely on EWest Asian flair when Kang-hee's side regard the "The West Asian sides are ment and creativity, and disrupt 2011 Asian champions. quick counter-attacks and they South Korea's Jeonbuk Motors Jeonju World Cup Stadium as less structured and organised their tempo on the field - we Brazilian Douglas leads the play on the flanks. We know that host Al Ain of the United Arab a fortress and will be confident than us and are able to play need to be the ones to impose Al Ain line but it is the silky skills they play as one unit and this is Emirates in the first leg of the of taking some advantage back with a certain degree of free- ourselves on the game and con- of Omar Abdulrahman that pro- one of their characteristics," he Asian Champions League final to the Emirati Garden City for dom and creativity," said trol the momentum and tempo." vide the inspiration, the said. today. the second leg on November 26. Kwoun, who already owns an Like Jeonbuk, Al Ain are midfielder's left foot able to "We are prepared for them, Jeonbuk will be looking to Their main forward threat Asian Champions League win- former champions having won unlock the tightest of defences. we are not afraid, and we are rebound from the disappoint- comes from Brazilian winger ners medal from Jeonbuk's the inaugural title in 2003. His fellow UAE international capable of achieving a good ing climax to the domestic Leonardo, who has scored eight 2006 triumph. They will be looking to their Ismail Ahmed is the rock in the result."

China's Suning Wenger, Mourinho set for Old to pay $650m for EPL TV Trafford reunion amid injuries rights Shanghai AFP London PREMIER LEAGUE AFP Chinese conglomerate has won the rights to Wenger has never he next chapter in one broadcast the English beaten Mourinho in A of the Premier Premier League (EPL) in the the league and has League's most volatile Asian country for three years, managerial rivalries been branded a it said yesterday, with reports will be written this "specialist in failure" putting the deal's value at Tweekend when Arsene Wenger's by his Portuguese $650m. Arsenal visit Jose Mourinho's nemesis. The contract would rep- Manchester United today. Mourinho's selection resent a huge uplift on the Sparks often fly when the problems are previous contract as Chinese pair are obliged to share a touch- money pours into the game incomparable to that line, typified by a notorious and businesses rush to sup- of Arsenal, amid shoving match during a Chelsea- port President Xi Jinping's Arsenal fixture at Stamford reports that United national footballing Bridge two years ago. could be without up ambitions. Wenger has never beaten to seven first-team "The feedback that the Mourinho in the league and has players. board of the English Premier been branded a "specialist in League gave us is that we failure" by his Portuguese nem- qualifying win over Uruguay on have won the bid" to broad- esis, but with Arsenal six points Tuesday, despite Wenger warn- cast the English Premier above United, he currently has ing beforehand it would be League from 2019 to 2022, a the upper hand. "suicidal" for him to play due to spokesman for Suning Hold- Wenger intends to make a a hamstring problem. ings's PPTV unit said. late check on the fitness of Alexis Arsenal will be definitely be The exclusive media Sanchez, who is not due to report without right-back Hector Bel- rights cover mainland China back from international duty lerin and central midfielder Santi and its special administrative with Chile until yesterday. Cazorla, who have ankle and Chelsea's manager Jose Mourinho (Right) and Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger (left) being region Macau, a Suning Sanchez scored twice for Achilles problems respectively. kept apart by the fourth official referee during their Premier League match at Stamford Bridge spokeswoman said, adding Chile in a 3-1 World Cup But Wenger's selection prob- in London, England in this October 5, 2014 file Photo. they still have paperwork to lems pale by comparison beside sign before making an offi- PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES Mourinho's, amid reports the to the top of the standings and England's 2-2 friendly draw with international break after a 1-1 cial announcement. (GMT) United manager could be with- leave United a yawning nine Spain on Tuesday, in which he draw at home to PPTV is an online stream- out up to seven first-team points off the pace. scored. But Klopp is hopeful Middlesbrough. ing platform under the sports Today players. Liverpool, the current lead- Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Right-back Bacary Sagna, fit arm of the Suning Holdings Crystal Palace vs Manchester City (12:30) Centre-backs Eric Bailly and ers, will look to pick up where Firmino will both be able to fea- again after a hamstring tear, con- company, which paid €270m Manchester United vs Arsenal (12:30) Chris Smalling will miss the they left off prior to the inter- ture after jetting back from cedes it has been a frustrating (then $306m) in June for a Southampton vs Liverpool (12:30) Tottenham vs West Ham (17:30) game through injury, along with national break when they visit international duty with Brazil. time. majority stake of Inter Milan. Watford vs Leicester (17:30) suspended top scorer Zlatan Southampton later today. Antonio Conte's Chelsea, a Six points from safety, Sun- It also owns Chinese Super Everton vs Swansea (17:30) Ibrahimovic. Jurgen Klopp's crowd-pleas- point behind Liverpool in sec- derland and Swansea City are League club Jiangsu Suning, Stoke vs Bournemouth (17:30) There also fitness doubts ing side have won seven and ond place, visit Middlesbrough already in danger of being cut off which twice broke the Asian Sunderland vs Hull (17:30) over captain Wayne Rooney, drawn two of their last nine tomorrow, while Pep Guardio- at the foot of the table. transfer record this year. Tomorrow midfielder Marouane Fellaini league games, culminating in a la's Manchester City, a point Bottom club Sunderland host The three-year TV rights Middlesbrough vs Chelsea (16:00) and full-backs Antonio Valencia 6-1 demolition of Watford last further back in third, travel to third-bottom Hull City on Satur- were worth more than and Luke Shaw. time out. Crystal Palace. day in an early relegation $650m, marking a 12-fold

Monday With today's game taking Adam Lallana is likely to City have won only one of six-pointer, while Swansea's new increase on the current con-

West Brom vs Burnley (20:00) place at lunchtime, victory for miss out for Liverpool after sus- their last five league games and head coach Bob Bradley goes in tract due to intense Arsenal would lift Wenger's side taining a groin injury during conceded top spot prior to the search of his first win at Everton. competition for the rights. Bennani revved up for second WTCC ‘homecoming’

The Peninsula Bennani is sixth in the WTCC MOROCCAN STAR things about this championship Drivers’ standings with 176 points EYES GLORY having been here since the day it ith less than one week but could end up a career-high was born is that no two years Mehdi Bennani became to go until the Losail third in the table if results go his have been the same. There is the first Arabic driver International Circuit way in Qatar. always the introduction of new W to win an FIA world hosts FIA WTCC DHL Race of Honda’s hopes of a victorious tracks, new qualifying schemes, Qatar, Mehdi Bennani has end to the 2016 FIA World Tour- championship motor new ways of doing the races with revealed why it feels like a sec- ing Car Championship have been race when he topped the reverse grids and so on. I love ond ‘home’ event. handed a huge boost with confir- at WTCC Race of the fact that we have the control The Moroccan, who became mation that the five Civic WTCCs China in 2014. to do a night race here, a street the first Arabic driver to win an will run with 30 kilograms of race there, we’re going to change FIA world championship motor compensation weight at WTCC Touring Car Championship is just this or that around. That’s partly race when he topped at WTCC DHL Race of Qatar next week. It’s one of the secrets of the WTCC’s why after 12 years the WTCC is Race of China in 2014, will head half the amount carried by the ongoing success, according to the alive and why races like Qatar to the Middle East as the WTCC Japanese machines during the last category’s most experienced work.” Trophy winner for 2016 follow- event in China and 50 kilograms driver, Rob Huff. Former world Tiago Monteiro believes he can ing another impressive season less than the extra load that will champion Huff, who heads to next cancel out Yvan Muller’s 31-point driving a Sebastien Loeb Racing be fitted to Citroën’s pace setting week’s season finale in the Mid- advantage and snatch second place Citroën C-Elysée WTCC. C-Elysée WTCC in the Middle dle East locked in a five-way fight from the Frenchman in the final FIA He said: “For sure Morocco East. The compensation weight for third place in the drivers’ World Touring Car Championship and Qatar are very close, the peo- system is designed to equalise standings, has 269 WTCC starts standings. ple are very close because there performance in the WTCC to his name and will extend that While second place is Montei- are a lot of partnerships between through a lap time difference in record at the Losail International ro’s target in the Middle East, he will both countries. And when I race seconds calculation based on Circuit. also be keeping an eye on fellow in Qatar it’s really like Marrakech average lap times from the pre- “Qatar fits very well with the factory Honda drivers Norbert so I hope to have a fantastic race. vious three race weekends. World Touring Car Champion- Michelisz and Rob Huff, who are Mehdi Bennani It could be a bit more special now The inclusion of the Qatar ship,” said the factory Honda 14 and 24 points behind Monteiro I am already world champion.” night race in the FIA World racer. “For me one of the best respectively. SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2016 SPORT 23 QSL: Zatara nets winner for Muaither

The Peninsula Qatar Stars League goal at his mercy. Unfortunately his shot flew well over the cross uaither grabbed Muaither grab their bar. their third straight third straight victory Against the run of play, Al victory of the sea- of the season. Sailiya grabbed the only goal of son on Friday the match in stunning evening with a Stunning second half circumstances. Mnarrow 1-0 win over Al Khor. With seventy minutes on the strike from Phillipe Birol’s side put in a com- clock, Camaroonian midfielder Cameroonian posed performance in defence, Raoul Loé unleashed a fine shot midfielder Raoul Loé reducing the visitors to half from outside the box which chances for most of the game. On gives Al Sailiya their curled into the back of the net. the stroke of half time, Muaither first victory. Rightly so the tough tackling took the lead though Jordanian midfielder celebrated wildly striker Mahmoud Zatara and his minute. Zedan was caught well much to the relief of head coach goal was enough to give his side off his line, and Madson produced Sami Trabelsi. all three points. a deft chipped shot which was The Thunders desprately tried The opening exchanges cleared of the line by Muaither’s to claw their way back into the lacked many clear chances with Brazilian defender Bruno Aguiar. tie, however Al Sailiya shut out Al Muaither looking organised in Then against the run of play Kharaitiyat to register the vital defence restricting Al Khor to Muaither took a shock lead with three points. minimal chances, despite the vis- seconds left to play in the first itors dominating possession. One half. Stallions Captain Alain source of concern for Phillipe Bir- Dioko took advantage of a headed QATAR STARS LEAGUE rol was the departure of veteran back pass and rounded Khor equaliser Muaither had a fine of the QSL season against fellow quickly taken short corner was Yesterday’s results midfielder Mohamed Yassr on the keeper Papa Djibril, Dioko then chance to double their lead with strugglers Al Kharaitiyat. whipped in and found defender tenth minute, after a nasty clash passed to strike partner Mah- ten minutes left to play. New Kharaitiyat coach Mohamed Abdullah who had a Muaither 1 - 0 Al Khor of heads. moud Zatara who slid in to score With just minutes left substi- Ahmad Al Ajlani will be disap- free header which he knocked Al Sailiya 1-0 Al Kharaitiyat Jean Fernandez’s side began his second goal of the season. To tute Hamad Mansor put through pointed that his side didn't get over the bar. to pressurise the QSL new boys, give Phillipe Birol’s men a vital Alain Dioko one on one with anything from the match, despite The Thunders dominance Today’s fixtures and started to dominate posses- lead going into the break. Khor keeper Papa Djibril. How- having the lion share of posses- continued and even had the ball Al Ahli vs Umm Salal at Hamad Bin sion and chances. With thirty one Khor upped the ante in the ever the Stallions captain lacked sion and chances during the in the back of the net on the fifty khalifa Stadium, 4.00pm. minutes on the clock, Madson second half in their search for an the composure in front of goal, game. The first half was a feisty sixth minute, courtesy of Abdel- knocked in a dangerous free kick equaliser, however where with his shot drawing a good encounter with plenty of tackles moula Berrabeh however it was Al Gharafa vs Al Arabi at Thani Bin into the Muaither penalty box. The reduced to half chances again by save from Djibril. Despite the late flying in with from both sides. disallowed by the referee as Jassim Stadium, 6.10pm. ball was promptly punched away the home side. Khor’s diminutive Al Khor onslaught, Muaither held With twenty seven minutes on the Kharaitiyat striker Jeremy Bok- Tomorrow's fixtures by Stallions keeper Basil Zidan, midfielder Madson cut a frus- out for their third straight win of clock, Sailiya created their best ila was adjudged to have handled Al Wakrah vs Al Sadd at Saoud Bin Abdel which fell to Khor defender trated figure in attack. However the QSL season and pushed chance of the tie. the ball in the build up. Rahman Stadium, 4.00pm. Musaab Abdulmajeed unfortu- Muaither remained resolute themselves up out of the relega- Both teams walked of at half- Bokila was amongst the nately his quick swivel and shot through out the second half with tion zone. time honours even at 0-0. action again as the tie teetered El Jaish vs Al Shahaniya at just flashed wide. Brazilian defender Bruno Aguiar Later, a stunning second half Al Kharaitiyat picked up from into the final fifteen minutes. A Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium, 4.00pm. Another mishap from Basil looking impressive for the strike from Cameroonian mid- where they left off in the first half well worked pass from the lively Lekhwiya vs Al Rayyan at Abdullah Bin Zidan gifted Khor another golden Stallions. fielder Raoul Loé was enough to and perhaps should of taken the Berrabeh fell into the path of the Khalifa Stadium, 6.10pm. opportunity on the forty first With Khor pushing for a give Al Sailiya their first victory lead a minute after the restart. 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Qatar shooters bag two medals on penultimate day

Armstrong Vas Skeet event. Qatar trio of Sarah Murray eases past The Peninsula Mohammed, Hajar Mohammed and Reem Al Sharshani helped Wawrinka to reach osts Qatar won two med- the hosts to pick the bronze. The als on the penultimate Qatar girls were successful in Hday of the 49th CISM shooting down 200 targets. semi-finals in London World Military Shooting Cham- The Russian team members pionship at Losail Shooting of Marina Belikova, Anastasiia London in the second set, with Range. Krakhmaleva and Maria Melesh- Reuters Wawrinka demolishing two Yesterday Qatar’s medals chenko were in superb form and rackets after falling 3-0 down. came in the team events, the won the gold medal with a ndy Murray crushed After spending three men’s team clinched the silver championship record, shooting Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-2 hours and 20 minutes grind- medal in the 25m Rapid Fire Pis- down 206 clay targets while Ato win his group at the ing past Kei Nishikori on tol event finishing behind China. China took the silver, having ATP World Tour Finals yes- Wednesday, Murray was in no The Qatari trio of Oleg shot two targets less than the terday and stay on course for mood for any overtime and Engachev, Ivan Bidniak and champions. The Chinese team a season-ending climax with quickly polished off his man. Konstantin Maltsev finished with members included Heng Zhang, Novak Djokovic. Murray's 22-match streak a score of 1737, while the win- Yufei Che and Ying Zhou. What initially promised to equals his run earlier in the ning team from China of Zheng Qatar so far have four med- be a tough afternoon for the season. Two more wins here Gao, Zhenxiang Xie and Yongde als in the championship where world number one against the would deliver his maiden ATP Jin talled 1755. Germany leads the medals tally burly Swiss turned into a stroll World Tour Finals title and the Podium winners of the women's Skeet event of the 49th CISM The Russian trio of Aleksei followed by China. for Murray, who extended his year-end number one rank- Klimov, Viacheslav Kalyuzhnyy Over 700 shooters from 50 World Military Shooting Championship at Losail Shooting winning streak to 22 matches ing for the first time. and Anton Guryanov took the countries are taking part in the Range. Pictures by Sayed and set up a semi-final against Four-times defending bronze. The hosts picked up the championship which ends with Omar world number four Milos champion Djokovic, whose second medal in the women’s today’s closing ceremony at 5.30pm. In the other events yesterday, Germany won team Raonic. US Open champion 122-week stay as world decided yesterday, the Russians gold in the 50m Rifle 3 positions Wawrinka was seeking to number one was ended last continued their domination in for women, followed by Swit- reach the semis for the fourth week, also won his three the women’s skeet by winning zerland and Russia. consecutive year and was full group matches and will face two medals. Norway took the gold in the of aggression in the early Japan's Nishikori in the other Having won the team gold, 330m Rapid Fire for men, while stages. semi-final. Marina Belikova maintained her Austria took silver and Denmark But a netted volley gave World number five fine run in the individual event the bronze. Murray a break in the seventh Nishikori plays already elimi- to take the gold followed by Korea won one medal in the game. The Swiss saved three nated Marin Cilic later on Simona Scocchetti of Italy while 50m Rifle 3 positions in the indi- set points at 3-5 but Murray Friday in what is a dead rub- A Qatari shooter in Anastasiia Krakhmaleva took the vidual women’s event. was bossing the match by ber, although Nishikori will be action during the bronze winning the shoot-out Song Hee Bae took the top then and held serve in the desperate for the extra 200 Women's Skeet team with Wenzel Christine of place piping Franziska Peer of next game. The Scot streaked ranking points victory world event. Germany. Austria and Alena Nizkoshap- away with two breaks of serve bring to edge up the rankings. In the other events decided skaia of Russia. SPORT Saturday 19 November 2016 PAGE | 21 PAGE | 23 Du Plessis Murray eases cchargedha with ball past Wawrinka to tampering reach semi-finalsals Snooker: Saif to lead Qatar's challenge at Doha Worlds

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ver 130 players includ- ing defending Ochampion Pankaj Advani of India will vie for top honours at the 2016 IBSF World Championship which begins today at the Al Sadd Stadium here today. Ahmed Saif, who created history four years ago by becoming the country’s first snooker player to turn pro- fessional, will lead Qatar’s challenge in the men’s section. Bashar Hussein, Abdula- tif Fawal, Mohsen Bukshaisha, Abdullah Al Suwaidi and the Obaidly brothers — Ali, Mohanna and Khamis — are the other members of the eight-member squad which will be seen in the championship. World Champion Karim Abdel Gawad (left) of Egypt in action against World No.1 Mohamed El Shorbagy of Egypt in the final of the Qatar Classic 2016 at the The Qatar players have Khalifa International Squash Complex yesterday. Pics by: Kammutty VP / The Peninsula been training at the Qatar Bil- liards and Snooker Federation (QBSF) Hall under the watch- ful eyes of English coach Alan Trigg, who replaced compa- Gawad reigns supreme in Doha triot Mike Russell last year. The event is contested in the Men, Women and Masters Armstrong Vas I performed today. From the category with each sending a The Peninsula first time, I was under pres- maximum 3 players in Men, sure. When you are a world 3 Players in Masters and 4 he reigning world "Being World champion, people expect you Players in Women competi- champion Karim to win and that you have a big tion. Each region is also Abdel Gawad beat Champion and chance to win. That is a new allowed to send the winner two-time defend- Qatar Champion element I had to integrate in of its regional ing champion and sounds good, my preparation.” championship. Tworld number one Mohamed “I wanted to take a good A total of $16,000 is up El Shorbagy in an all-Egyp- really good. I’m start, but also I knew that I for grabs in the men's event tian final of the 2016 Qatar living the could never relax against of the championship, being Classic squash tournament at somebody like Mohamed. hosted for the first time in the the Khalfa Tennis and Squash dream!” And I’m very happy to win in GCC. Complex yesterday. three against him. It’s never The women's event car- In a repeat of their world finished with him. But next ries a $6,000 purse while championship semi-final in season, I’m aware I’ll have to $8,000 is at stake for the Cairo, in-form Gawad won in make sure I’m very consist- master players. The winner straight games, despite Gawad said: Being World ent if I want to stay in of the championship highest fiercely contested first two Champion and Qatar Cham- competition with the top break in the men's category sets which went to extra pion sounds good, really boys. I always enjoy coming will receive $500 cash reward points. good. I’m living the dream” to Qatar, it feels like home, plus certificate. For women, The first game took 30 "Mohamed and I have so many Egyptian support it’s the highest break will fetch minutes, the second over 20, been competing in the juniors amazing,” Gawad said. $200 and for the masters' but the third was much since the age of eight. I know World number one El $300. quicker as Gawad closed out there are many more battles Shorbagy said that Karim The Qatar championship the match on his second to come. This is only the deserves to be the champion. players list is packed with star match ball after 67 minutes. beginning,” the Egyptian “It was a great match, and the Qatar Squash Federation President Nabeel Ali Bin Ali handing over the names. Commenting on his back to world champion said. best player on the day won,” Besides Advani, the other trophy to Qatar Classic winner Karim Abdel Gawad of Egypt. back victories, the champion “Very happy with the way he said. top cueists to watch out for in the men's event are 2012 champion Muhammad Asif of Pakistan, China's Chen Zifan, Iran's Amir Sarkhosh and Peter McCullagh of Australia Qatar gears up to host twin ITTF events among others. Advani defeated China’s Zhao Xintong 8-6 in last edi- The Peninsula Team Table Tennis Champion- a big company like Seamaster Tour events qualify for the tion’s final at Hurghada, Egypt ships in 2004. involved with our two events in tournament. to win the title. atar host of the 2016 ITTF Doha is one of the most Doha,” enthused Al Mohannadi. They will be joined by the top The championship has World Tour Grand Finals established members of the ITTF “It’s with great pleasure for Qatar 8 men's and 8 women's pairs on been dominated in recent Qand the Star Awards Gala World Tour the hosting of the that we are able to secure sup- the World Tour doubles point years by cueists hailing from is aiming to deliver a ‘perfect event in Doha reflects the efforts port, and also to secure such high ranking, as well as 8 men's and Asia. In fact, eight out of the show’ from December 8 to 11. of QTTA to encompass the whole level events with the long term 8 women's Under-21 players, to last nine winners have come “We will be working hard to gambit of activities. and massive support of our round up the success year of the from the continent – includ- ensure that the 2016 ITTF World “QTTA has been a long time Olympic Committee and ITTF World Tour in 2016. ing each of the last six. Tour Grand Finals and ITTF Star organizer on the ITTF World government.” Additionally, provided the In the women's section, Awards will be presented at a Tour with the yearly Qatar Open The 2016 ITTF World Tour eligibility regulations are met, four-time world champion higher level than the table ten- and it has been a long term goal Grand Finals will be held in the the host association is eligible to Wendy Jans of Belgium is set nis world has ever seen," said to host one day also the prestig- state-of-the-art Ali Bin Hamad be represented in each event. to continue her dominance as Khalil Al Mohannadi (pictured), ious year-ending Grand Finals,” Al Attiya Arena which opened The 2016 ITTF World Tour is she comes up against a field the President of the Qatar Table added Al Mohannadi. Seamaster has come on board only one year ago for the 2015 categorized into three tiers which includes Ng On Yee of Tennis Association (QTTA) and “We are so happy to bring for our two prestigious end-of- World Handball (highest first): Super Series (6 Hong Kong, the finalist at the the Deputy President of the the event to Doha in 2016”, the year events,” said Thomas Championships. events), Major Series (6 events), 2012 event in Bulgaria, Thai- International Table Tennis Fed- QTTA President said. Weikert, ITTF President. The grand finals will engage and Challenge Series (8 events). land's Nutcharat Wongharuthai eration (ITTF). The hosts along with the Chi- Al Mohannadi, President of the world's best table tennis Along with the World Tour and Jessica Woods of Australia. Qatar is no stranger to host- nese shipping company QTTA and Deputy President of players flocking to Doha to com- Grand Finals, Doha will also host The IBSF sanctioned tourna- ing top level table tennis events, Seamaster has secured the nam- the International Table Tennis pete, as only the top 16 men and the fourth edition of the ITTF ment will conclude on having organized the ITTF World ing rights for forthcoming the Federation, welcomed the sup- 16 women who have accumu- Star Awards December 8 to cel- November 30. Today’s action Tour Qatar Open (Super Series twin ITTF events in Doha. port from Seamaster. lated the most points in the 'Race ebrate the table tennis stars for begins at 10.00am at Al Sadd since 1997) and the ITTF World “The ITTF is very happy that “We are thrilled to have such to Doha' over the 20 ITTF World their achievements in 2016. Stadium.