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RIYADH/TEHRAN: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister called Qatar’s demands for an internationalization of the Kuwaitis can Muslim hajj pilgrimage a declaration of war against the kingdom, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television said yes- visit Turkey terday, although it was unclear whether Qatar had actu- ally made any such demand. “Qatar’s demands to inter- nationalize the holy sites is aggressive and a declaration without visa of war against the kingdom,” Adel Al-Jubeir was quoted saying on Al Arabiya’s website. “We reserve the right to ANKARA: Kuwaitis will no longer need an entry visa respond to anyone who is working on the international- to visit Turkey, it was announced in Ankara. A reso- ization of the holy sites,” he said. lution by the Turkish cabinet came into effect yes- However, it was unclear whether Qatar made the terday, after being published in the official gazette, demand. It did accuse the Saudis of politicizing hajj and providing for the exemption of Kuwaiti citizens addressed the United Nations Special Rapporteur on from visas to enter Turkey, the Anadolu news freedom of religion on Saturday, expressing concern agency said. A Kuwaiti visitor can then enter Turkey about obstacles facing Qataris who want to attend hajj visa-free for 90 days. this year. No one from the Qatari government was Up to 180,000 Kuwaitis visited Turkey in 2016, immediately available for comment. Saudi Arabia and and 30,000 during the first three months of 2017. its allies yesterday accused Qatar of complicating hajj More than 6,000 Kuwaitis own real estate in the for its citizens, who cannot take direct flights from Doha country. Bilateral trade hit $152 million during the to Saudi Arabia under the sanctions. first quarter of 2017, marking a rise of 17 percent Meanwhile, Nearly 90,000 Iranians are expected to compared to the corresponding period last year. attend the hajj this year, and were due to start arriving For the entire year in 2016, trade exchange yesterday, after Tehran boycotted the pilgrimage last between the two countries reached $1.287 billion - year amid tensions with Saudi Arabia. Around 800 pil- Turkish exports to Kuwait totaled $431 million, grims were due to leave Iran on three flights to Madinah while imports hit $856 million. Kuwait’s direct yesterday, the director of the hajj at Iran’s Hajj and investments in Turkey have reached $1.7 billion, Pilgrimage Organization, Nasrollah Farahmand told and up to 280 Kuwaiti companies have trade activi- JEDDAH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (right) receives prominent Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Al- state media. ties there. — KUNA Sadr yesterday. — AFP Continued on Page 11 Quartet open to Qatar dialogue

Bloc maintains boycott, slaps no new sanctions

Telegram denies Tehran’s claim it installed servers

TEHRAN: Iran’s communications and information technology minister was quoted yesterday as saying the widely used Telegram messenger service has transferred some of its servers into the country, but the encrypted application’s founder swiftly denied the claim. The report from Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency quoted Mahmoud Vaezi as saying: “As a result of meetings with Telegram managers, some MANAMA: The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt pose for a SYDNEY: Police collect evidence outside a house in the inner Sydney suburb of Surry of its servers have been moved to the country.” group photo yesterday. — KUNA Hills yesterday after it was raided in a major joint counter-terrorism operation. — AFP But Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said that’s not so, reiterating the company’s previous position in a DUBAI: The four Arab countries which have announces its sincere willingness to stop Twitter message to AP yesterday. “No Telegram cut ties with Qatar said yesterday they were funding terrorism and extremism and its Australia foils ‘terror servers will be moved to Iran,” he wrote, while pro- ready for talks to tackle the dispute if Doha commitment to not interfere in other viding a link to an earlier post. Vaezi said Telegram showed willingness to deal with their countries’ foreign affairs and respond to plot’ to down airplane planned to use third-party systems known as con- demands. The foreign ministers of Bahrain, the 13 demands,” Bahrain’s foreign minister, tent delivery networks, or CDNs, in Iran. But Durov Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa, told a said CDNs, which Internet-based services like Emirates (UAE) met in the Bahraini capital joint news conference after the meeting. CANBERRA: Police disrupted the first Barton said. “But if it’s mixed well, it can be Telegram use to make data available faster, “have Manama to discuss the crisis that has raised They announced no new economic sanc- alleged plot in Australia to bring down an very potent and a small amount can be nothing to do with relocating Telegram servers or tensions across the region. Diplomatic tions on the Gulf state. The foreign minis- airplane and arrested four men in raids on enough to bring an aircraft down if it’s complying with unreasonable local laws”. efforts led by Kuwait and backed by ters also lauded the role of HH the Amir of Sydney homes, officials said yesterday. done very, very expertly.” Durov later released a statement saying the claim Western powers have failed to end the dis- Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said that The plan most likely was to take the about servers in Iran was “probably another piece of pute, in which the four states have severed Al-Sabah to resolve the crisis with Qatar security has been increased at Sydney explosive on board in carry-on luggage fake news or incorrect translation” and may have travel and communications with Qatar. within an Arab framework. Airport since Thursday because of the plot. unless there was a baggage handler Continued on Page 11 “The four countries are ready for dia- The increased security measures also were involved who could ensure that a logue with Qatar with the condition that it Continued on Page 11 extended to all major international and stowed bomb exploded near the fuse- domestic terminals around Australia lage where it would be most damaging. overnight. “I can report last night that “The speculation is that the bombers Aqsa showdown rare win for Palestinians there has been a major joint counterter- would like to put it in carry-on luggage rorism operation to disrupt a terrorist plot so they can be sure of getting it placed JERUSALEM: Though it was well past midnight, as to bring down an airplane,” Turnbull told near the fuselage skin,” Barton said, news filtered through that Israeli police were removing reporters. “The operation is continuing.” adding however that putting something the remaining new security barriers from the Al-Aqsa Australian Federal Police Commissioner in a suitcase is “a lottery whether it ends mosque compound hundreds of Palestinians flooded Andrew Colvin said details were scant on up near the outside of the luggage hold the streets. When one youth started to taunt Israeli the specifics of the attack, the location and or packed near the middle”. police warily watching the gathering crowds early on timing. “In recent days, law enforcement There was no evidence that airport Thursday, others angrily remonstrated with him. This has been become aware of information security had been compromised, Colvin that suggested some people in Sydney said. “We believe it’s Islamic-inspired ter- was a night for celebrating what the Palestinians saw as were planning to commit a terrorist attack rorism,” Colvin said when asked if the a rare victory. using an improvised devise,” Colvin said. Islamic State group was behind the plot. For Israelis, the situation grew out of a horrible Deakin University security expert Greg Seven Network television reported that attack on July 14 that killed two policemen. But many Barton said the first plot to target aircraft 40 riot squad officers wearing gas masks of them also viewed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin in Australia, which is the highest aspiration stormed an inner-Sydney house before Netanyahu’s handling of the crisis as inadequate. While of many extremists, was a “pretty big an explosives team found a suspicious Palestinians’ joy at the removal of the security meas- threshold moment”. The plotters were device. Colvin declined to say whether a ures was somewhat tarnished by clashes inside the apparently making a peroxide-based fully equipped improvised explosive mosque compound later Thursday, Palestinians that explosive device rather than using nitrate- device had been found at that address. night chanted and hugged each other, as car horns based chemicals that can be detected by A woman led from a raid by police sounded incessantly. airport security swab tests, Barton said. with her head covered told Nine Network A huge Palestinian flag was carried by young men Manchester Arena bomber Salman Television: “I love Australia.” None of the onto one of the Old City’s walls - an extremely rare act Abedi used such a peroxide-based explo- four suspects arrested in five raids had in a city that Israel considers its undivided capital. “We sive, triacetone triperoxide, better known been charged, Colvin said. He would not feel joyous. I live quite far away but I walked here for as TATP, to kill 22 concert-goers in Britain discuss what charges they might face. ISTANBUL: Protesters wave Turkish and Palestinian flags as they hold placards read- Al-Aqsa,” said Nisreen, a young woman in the crowd. on May 22. “TATP’s called Mother of Satan None of the arrested men worked in the ing ‘Our hearts beat for Jerusalem’ during a demonstration yesterday. Thousands of “The Israelis think this is it. God willing this is just the because it often kills the bomb maker airport industry, Colvin said. supporters of a conservative Turkish party rallied to protest against measures taken beginning.” because it’s very unstable as it’s mixed,” Continued on Page 11 by Israel in Jerusalem and to show solidarity with the Palestinians. — AFP Continued on Page 11 LOCAL MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 Crown Prince completes medical tests in US

KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sabah has successfully undergone medical exami- nations in the United States, read a statement by the Amiri Diwan yesterday. The statement added that His Highness the Crown Prince would remain in the US for personal reasons, before heading to spend His Highness the Crown some vacation time in Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al- KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives a His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah letter from Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, delivered by Special Envoy of the National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem. Europe. — KUNA Kenyan President Raphael Tuju. — Amiri Diwan photos Health ministry to review Amir receives letter strategies in line with from Kenyan President 2030 Vision, SDGs: Official KUWAIT: A senior official has referred to an ‘orientation’ KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh concerning bilateral ties. The meeting was to review, and modernize the national health strategies Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attended by Advisor at the Amiri Diwan and programs in line with the Sustainable Development received yesterday at Bayan Palace First Mohammad Dhaifallh Sharar. Sheikh Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Vision. The third of the 17 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Sabah Al-Khaled held a separate meeting SDGs is mainly on health, and the other 16 ones cover Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al- with Tuju at Bayan Palace. Earlier yester- several relevant challenges, the Ministry of Health Hamad Al-Sabah, escorting Special Envoy day, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Assistant Undersecretary for Technical Affairs Walid Al- of the President of the Republic of Kenya Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received Falah explained in a press release on Saturday. In 2015, and Secretary General of the Jubilee Party, National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al- Raphael Tuju. During the reception, Tuju Ghanem and His Highness the Prime the world adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 SDGs. The 3rd SDG provides for handed His Highness the Amir a letter Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with His from Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, Hamad Al-Sabah. — KUNA “ensuring healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. all ages.” The “goals within a goal” seek by 2030 to reduce global maternal mortality; end preventable deaths of newborns and children under five; end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical dis- eases and combating hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable ones; reduce by one third pre- mature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being, in addition to some others. According to Falah, realizing full health care cover- age and applying all the international conventions for combating tobacco, pollution of the environment and climate change are major challenges facing the health systems worldwide. It is necessary the health programs should focus on awareness to encourage people to lead healthy lifestyle and behavior. — KUNA

Kuwait launches aid campaign for Palestinians

KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti charity yesterday kicked off a humanitarian initiative to support development in Jerusalem’s sacrosanct Al-Aqsa mosque. Chairman of Kuwait’s International Islamic Charitable Organization (IICO) Dr Abdullah Al-Matouq hailed the endeavor as an effort to protect holy Islamic sites and to tackle unem- ployment through providing jobs. He revealed that the campaign was comprised of projects that run the gamut from educational and food aid to infrastructure and healthcare development, say- ing Kuwait “deplores Israel’s wanton attacks on our Palestinian brothers.” Matouq, who is also the UN’s Special Envoy for Humanitarian Affairs and advisor to Kuwait’s Amiri Diwan, lamented the fact that around 82 percent of Palestinians in Jerusalem live below the poverty line. He stressed that coming to the aid of the Palestinian people was both a humanitarian and reli- gious obligation. —KUNA

JERUSALEM: A Palestinian man walks past Israeli border police as they stand guard while Muslim worshippers pray outside Jerusalem’s Old City last Friday. —AFP

Tender offered to build medical waste landfill By Meshaal Al-Enezi

KUWAIT: The Central Tenders Committee (CTC) approved Kuwait Municipality’s request to qualify companies and contractors to construct and operate a landfill for solid medical waste in Kabd. It said qualification will be done through the central department of public tenders. Meanwhile, CTC also approved the municipality’s request to re-award the tender of maintaining markets and public areas in Kuwait to a specialized company in con- tracting. The committee said the total value of the two- year contract is KD 1.680 million. In the meantime, the Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) announced three tenders to supply, install and initi- ate operation of the development of infrastructure of the fuel reception systems in west Doha, Subbiya and Shuwaikh power plants. It said that the required deposit for the three tenders is KD 2.950 million. MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 LOCAL

Lawmakers spar over Legalese New employment ‘corrupt powers’ claims law amendments

By Attorney Fajer Ahmed Hospitals stopped dealing with Kuwaiti patients: MP know I have written about it previously, but I have By A Saleh said that he received several Essam Al-Marzouq. He said two been receiving a lot of questions about the new calls when he was in London warnings will be given to negli- IJuly 9 employment amendments. The new KUWAIT: MP Riyadh Al-Adasani asking him to intervene and put gent companies, and if viola- amendments were made in order to close loopholes heavily criticized MP Jamaan Al- an end to this issue, prompting tions continue, the project will that were existent, and unfortunately it is still unclear Harbash over statements in him to visit several hospitals, be taken back from the compa- what these changes are (as I will explain below). The which the latter argued that two and the claims were confirmed. ny as per the tender’s condi- law has also failed in some sense to balance the rela- grilling motions filed against His He said the British government tions. He said he has asked for tionship between the employer and the employee. Highness the Prime Minister collects tax from private hospi- applying the rules on one such With that said, I think it is great that the Kuwaiti gov- Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al- tals based on operations’ cost, negligent company that has the ernment and parliament members have considered Sabah were supported by ‘cor- so they stopped dealing with contract to change wooden amending the employment law in Kuwait, bringing rupt powers’ outside the Kuwaiti patients and health poles with metal ones to stop about change that is essential. National Assembly. Adasani, offices. Otaibi asked the prime the theft of cables, which costs who had submitted one of the minister to instruct state min- a huge amount of money. In English interpellations, said Harbash’s istries to pay the bills as quickly Question: Can you please provide us a copy of the statement will not be ignored as possible, especially that some Home businesses MP Riyadh Al-Adasani MP Jamaan Al-Harbash amendments to the law in English? Fajer: The law has been printed in Arabic in the and that he will call for a session offices have debts that do not Ministry of Commerce and Kuwaiti labor. The address will Scrap yard official Kuwaiti gazette and it has not been printed or to discuss those claims. He said warrant a halt on dealing with Industry has completed the be approved through the post In other news, Minister of translated in English officially. Unfortunately, Kuwait Harbash must name the corrupt patients because of them. computerization of issuing com- office box or a selected entity Commerce and Industry and employment laws have never been translated to people who he claims have sup- mercial licenses for home busi- such as a law office or auditor. A Acting Youth Minister Khalid Al- English. If you want the Arabic copy, you can find it in ported the grilling motions. Negligent companies nesses, to start being issued fee of KD 80 was approved to Roudhan said the scrap yard the July 9 print edition of the gazette. The Ministry of Electricity next month, and the transac- issue the home license, provid- was moved from Amghara to A5 Payment delays and Water’s (MEW) tion will be online only. The ed certain conditions are met, location in Naayem based on Saturday Separately, MP Khalid Al- Undersecretary Mohammad new licenses will enable holders including that the license hold- Cabinet decision 744, adding Question: Is Saturday now an official holiday? Otaibi said some hospitals Bushehri said rules and regula- to receive labor support as per er is at least 21 years old, can- that this is a temporary location Fajer: No, Saturday is not yet an official holiday. abroad have stopped dealing tions will be implemented in all the law for workers in the pri- not deal with material related and the yard will be moved to a Friday is an official holiday, but the new law did men- with Kuwaiti patients due to ministry projects, according to vate sector, but it will not to public health and not disturb permanent location to be deter- tion that “weekends” are not to be deducted from the delays in paying earlier bills. He the instructions of Minister enable them to add non- neighbors’ among others. mined at a later date. annual leave, but it is not clear what day the weekend refers to. Since the law is not clear, we have yet to understand or predict what a judge might rule in this Drug dealer caught situation, as there are multiple interpretations. Indemnity Question: I left my job last March of 2016, and I still have not received my termination indemnity. with 3 kg of heroin Every time I ask for my end of service benefits, I am told to come back in a few months. It has been a year and four months already, and I am worried, because I By Hanan Al-Saadoun heard that you only have one year to ask for your ter- mination indemnity should you leave your job. Is this KUWAIT: Criminal detectives arrested true? an Asian man yesterday for trading in Fajer: First of all, I would like to explain what the Minister Hind Al-Sabeeh drugs. The suspect was arrested in term statute of limitation is - it is a limitation for Farwaniya, and police found three kilo- bringing of action of a certain kind. This usually is for grams of heroin inside his house. He was a time period, and in this example for the employ- Minister touts Kuwait sent to the concerned authorities. ment law, the statute of limitation is one year from Airways revamp scheme Separately, five Asians were arrested for the last date of work, which means you lose the right selling liquor, in addition to being in vio- to ask for any benefits after one year of leaving your KUWAIT: A plan to develop Kuwait Airways Corporation lation of residency laws. job. To make things even more clear, it is not a year (KAC) is currently in the works and “will be completed from the day of transferring your visa or receiving before the year is out,” Kuwait’s Minister of Social Affairs Fake office busted your salary, but it is of actually leaving work. and Labor said. In an interview with a local newspaper Detectives busted a fake domestic Should you have any questions or concerns, or published yesterday, Hind Al-Sabeeh, who is also Minister help office where suspects conned peo- you require a consultation, please email me at of State for Economic Affairs, said that the strategy to ple by making agreements with them [email protected]. upgrade Kuwait’s national carrier would lead to better and giving them fake receipts. Police services and increased competitiveness. With its recent arrested ten Asian nationals during the purchase of a fleet of new aircrafts, Sabeeh foreboded that operation who are in violation of labor the company was at the cusp of new growth, saying she regulations. In my view was “hopeful that the airline would be able to regain its lost glory.” Attacker arrested Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti minister touched on a range of A national hot topics, including the country’s proposed philanthropic The Interior Ministry’s relations and law, which encompasses civil and voluntary work in a security information department said nation with a penchant for altruism, which seeks to amass that detectives were able to identify a supervision funds for public benefit. The Minister of Social Affairs also person who appeared in video footage pointed out that a number of labor laws are currently that were circulated over social media pending, all of which will help design a comprehensive for- showing him attacking a motorist after authority eign workforce policy.— KUNA he forced him to pull over.

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wrote recently about the drainage of resources in our country, Kuwait; and how we are adopting the Irole of an onlooker without making any moves. The health ministry collects KD 50 as a health insur- ance fee from each expatriate living in Kuwait, in addition to KD 1 and KD 2 as entrance fees at poly- clinics and hospitals respectively. But on the other hand, there is no true monitoring to prevent dispens- ing of medications which are sometimes given through wasta (connections) or a friend’s recom- mendation. I saw with my own eyes, while on my way to fill a prescription for a relative of mine in a Hawally hospital, an expat filling large bags with medicine that is worth thousands of dinars. Isn’t this considered a form of draining of the state budget? Some people might suggest that medications such as Panadol, cough medicine, antibiotics and Ventolin might not have considerable value, but if you go to a private pharmacy and ask about the true value of those medications, you will be sur- prised by the answer. The health ministry made a positive step a few days ago, as published in a newspaper, although I am not sure how accurate this news is, about raising the price of some medicine, which I believe is some- thing good. In my opinion, I believe that expats should enter medical facilities and be examined free of charge, but medications should be paid for. The current situation is difficult to continue. Why? Because that would cost the country tremendous amounts of money. As I mentioned in previous articles, there are some expats who are trusted over government properties including facilities, warehouses, ministries, schools, authorities, clubs, and others. In order to remove any doubts, why not install CCTV cameras in those places to uncover violations if they exist? Also, why not place both large and small pharma- cies under surveillance? Moreover, the government can establish a supervision authority that provides more jobs to national manpower. Such authority would employ an undersecretary, assistant undersec- retary, supervisor, manager and employees whose only job is to discover violations. A similar model has already been used in co-operative societies where offices were allocated for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor employees to check violations. May Allah KUWAIT: As part of the 2035 Vision, a number of new flyovers and tunnels were inaugurated with the purpose of securing a smoothflow of traffic on main roads. — KUNA protect Kuwait and its people from all evil. LOCAL MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017

In Brief Amir congratulates PAS eager to help clubs US Dollar rate Palestinian President KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Sport (PAS) on Saturday reiterated support to the financial capa- stable at KD 0.301 bilities of the Kuwaiti sports clubs in cooperation KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad KUWAIT: The rate of the US Dollar with all state institutions, so that they could Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent yesterday a cable to Palestinian remained stable at KD 0.301, as so did the achieve the goals of the investment law 30/2014. President Mahmoud Abbas, congratulating him on recent Euro at KD 0.354, said the Central Bank of The Ministry of Commerce and Industry will issue successful medical tests. In the cable, His Highness the Kuwait (CBK) yesterday. The rate of the the bylaw for the advertising and marketing com- Amir wished President Abbas good health and wellness. Sterling Pound also remained unchanged panies included in the law, in line with a recent His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad at KD 0.396. The Swiss Franc was down to decision by the authority board, PAS Deputy Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Prime Minister KD 0.311 and the Japanese Yen remained at Director General for Planning and Development Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent similar KD 0.002. —KUNA cables to the Palestinian President. —KUNA Houssam Al-Saleh said in a press release. —KUNA Photo of the day

KUWAIT: A picture of Kuwait City’s skyline taken during sunset. —KUNA

DODOMA: Kuwaiti Ambassador to Tanzania Jassem Al-Najim opens a water well in a village in the country. —KUNA Kuwait installs six new water wells in Tanzanian schools

DODOMA: The Kuwaiti Embassy in Tanzania ment yesterday Kuwait’s keenness on pro- celebrated the installation of six new water viding life-saving assistance, education, wells in two villages in Tanzania. This takes healthcare, clean water to all countries in the total number of Kuwait-funded wells in need. Najim praised Kuwait Red Crescent the African country to 35. The wells are part Society (KRCS)’s humanitarian actions and of the “water well for each school” initiative continued cooperation with the embassy in launched by Kuwait Embassy in Tanzania Tanzania, which resulted in inaugurating 16 and funded by a number of Kuwaiti bodies wells in a number of schools in Dar es and charities. Kuwaiti Ambassador to Salaam, Tanzania, in collaboration with other Tanzania Jassem Al-Najim stressed in a state- Kuwaiti humanitarian bodies. —KUNA LOCAL MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017

Crime Al-Qabas Report Anxiety and Policeman killed sharing optimism in traffic accident By Khalid Al-Tarrah KUWAIT: A police officer was killed when his vehicle collided into a light post in Sulaibkhat. Police, firefight- ers and paramedics rushed to the scene and found the he habit of anxiety prevailed among the victim trapped in his car in a critical condition. Doctors popular circles as a whole and the politi- were not able to save him, and he was pronounced Tcal ones in particular. The past few years dead on the scene. His body was recovered by the have been full of regression at various levels of coroner. the state. Meanwhile, the government shares with us this anxiety today. For example, this Missing girl happens when a minister or an entire govern- ment shares with us terminologies that express Ahmadi detectives are looking for a girl who has anxiety, like the case with the finance minister been missing for over a month, according to her Violations when he spoke to Arabian Business magazine. mother. The mother told police that her daughter, who is in her thirties, left their house following a After he expressed the anxiety message trans- dispute and have not returned. She added that her parently in love and care for his country Kuwait, daughter answered her messages, but refused to he must have gotten himself in a whirlpool of return and switched off her phone a week ago. continuous work, and stayed up for nights in preparing the reform document for the sake of Kuwait. Drug use The anxiety is no longer limited to the popu- A fugitive wanted on several criminal cases was arrested lar circles or even the experts of economy and along with a Syrian man when they were caught red Al-Jarida finance. It has become a common factor that handed using drugs. Police also found three bags of joins us as people with government decision shabu (methamphetamine) with them. Patrol officers makers. This is a rare phenomenon in the world. noticed a pick-up truck parked in an isolated area, It is difficult to share worry and anxiety in coun- which prompted them to approach the vehicle and dis- Al-Qabas cover the two suspects inside it. tries, where anxiety used to be limited to the public only. While optimism shrouds the gov- ernment’s plans, its decisions and policies The demographic structure reached a point where whenever anyone criti- cizes the government or expresses his worries, the government’s answer would be “be opti- By Amin Maarafi mistic about the good and you will find it.” Members of the government came from within the people even if were handpicked selectively, he demographic structure issue returned to the expatriate workers are needed, so does medicine in var- top of events in the Kuwaiti society after being ious specialties. When you move around the corridors of or if there were popular and political reserva- Tbrought up at the National Assembly lately. New hospitals, you will not see a Kuwaiti doctor except in tions to many of them. The government is sup- signs appeared with a governmental and parliamen- rare cases, and you hardly hear the Kuwaiti dialect posed to have a thorough and rich network of tary agreement to reduce the percentage of expatri- among them. You would only find citizens in adminis- information. ates compared with citizens in the coming years. So trations, including secretaries. Anxiety is a source of psychological disorders far, there is nothing wrong with that. Some people I am writing this article while in the hospital, and I for both individuals and society, not to mention Scam among members of the Kuwaiti society reacted to that saw the doctors, nurses, lab technicians and those who on social media with words that can only be described perform and laboratory tests, are expat specialists of all that it is a source of danger that may threaten A citizen fell victim to an Egyptian man who posed as trivial, indicating their ignorance through their nationalities. May Allah reward them for their efforts the human being’s life if it spreads, controlling as a real-estate broker, and through whom he rent- impolite reactions. Not only are such ignorant com- and care of our health. the individual’s senses and mind, or certain ed an apartment. After the Egyptian took the rent, ments unrealistic, but they are far away from the opin- Moving to the construction sector, including in groups of those who succumb to anxiety and the citizen discovered that the man was not author- ion of the majority of citizens who see honorable major projects and even private residence, who other allow it to get to them, contrary to the condi- expat as partners in the country’s advancement in var- that expats stand under the scorching sun and in all cir- ized to rent properties. He tried to contact him, but ious fields. In addition, there are many job fields that cumstances at construction sites? While the citizen tion of the government’s ministers. If there is the man was nowhere to be found, so he reported the Kuwaiti labor market remains in dire need of for- enjoys air conditioning, and does not praise his God for some blame towards the government, it is very the matter to police who launched an investigation eign workers to fill, as those jobs are of great impor- the bounties He gave him. simple, and it lies in the lack of sharing the gov- in search for the suspect. tance for our society. We are in need of them, and should not make their ernment’s optimism doses with the people, or I will mention, for example, some of workers who lives miserable because they are our brothers and equal exporting that optimism within the develop- assume the role of domestic helpers and care for chil- to us in creation and humanity. They left their families ment plan as a main aspect. Roof collapse dren. There are also the garbage collectors whose job back in their home countries and live in foreign land to is cleaning our daily leftovers; and without them, we improve their income, and if it is a must to impose fees, We hope the wise government exports opti- An Asian woman was rushed to Mubarak Hospital would not know what will happen to us. You can take then we should not overburden them because it will mism similar to its plans to export oil to the and admitted to the intensive care unit after a gas the trash crisis in Beirut as an example. Anyone who affect their situation and psychology. Instead of that, whole world, or print an awareness leaflet to cylinder blew up inside her apartment. The explosion looks at the amount of trash littered in our streets after parliament members should pave the road for the be distributed free of charge to citizens along reportedly caused the kitchen’s roof to collapse along the national day celebration, sees how low the level of country’s children and remove obstacles so that they with the monthly ration that is subsidized by awareness of many citizens is about this most dear can work in all job sectors and specialties, and we can with part of a wall. The woman’s daughter escaped the government and includes rice, sugar, oil uninjured. occasion, and their wrong expression of happiness be self-sufficient by thinking about balancing the popu- and milk! —Translated from the Arabic press during it. lation structure. May Allah protect Kuwait and its peo- Teaching is also another important profession where ple against all evil. —Translated by Kuwait Times —Translated by Kuwait Times Kuwait Finance House issues CSR Report

KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) issued its annual throughout its long career, thus serving various fields Corporate Social Responsibility report CSR Report. This and sectors and continuing to bear its social responsibil- report generally highlights the bank’s initiatives and ity. KFH has ensured to communicate with various soci- accomplishments for calendar year 2016 in all fields of ety segments through several initiatives and awareness social responsibility including health, education, youth, campaigns, support of various activities and events to environment, sport, people with special needs, etc. be more focused on the community. Yousef Abdullah Al-Ruwaieh, Executive Manager Ruwaieh said that the report, which has been issued Group Public Relations and Media at KFH, said that KFH in English and Arabic, included several programs and successfully contributes in the sustainable social devel- work plans in 2016, covering education, health, youth, opment. Its social role is played in coordination with sports and environment fields in addition to participa- official bodies to ensure best implementation of proj- Yousef tions in national and religious events. He indicated that ects and maximum benefit to the society. Al-Ruwaieh the bank has launched several awareness campaigns, He added in a press release that KFH enjoys a rich causes and important issues raised by main initiators and long experience in society service and sustainable growth. through enhancement of awareness especially in economic and KFH has executed many projects, initiatives and programs health fields via various social media channels. NBK arranges a field trip for trainees to the Kuwait Airways head office

KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) concluded the second session of the Summer Internship Program 2017. The session ended by a visit for the trainees to Kuwait Airways head office to learn more about the aviation industry. The trainees had the chance to know more about the tasks, route structures, technology and costs for this evolving industry. The trainees also visited Kuwait International Airport where they had a tour in one of the aircrafts and were introduced to the pilot’s cabinet and the basic tasks of the crew. The aim of this visit is to enrich the students’ knowledge. It’s worth mentioning that, the Summer Internship Program this year is made up of different sessions, five-hour daily over two weeks each. The program features a mixture of theoretical and practi- cal training dedicated to provide the interns with valuable knowledge on a variety of subjects such as: teamwork, creative thinking, the means of self- expression and modern banking, in addition to help- ing them having a greater exposure to daily banking work procedures. NBK’s Summer Internship program following ses- sions start on 30th of July and 13th of August respectively. This annual program demonstrates NBK’s long-standing social involvement as well as its national commitment towards providing young generations with the appropriate opportunities to experience how the actual professional banking issues and transactions are handled and processed. It has been 16 years since the establishment of this program. NBK views the Summer Internship Program as an extension to its educative initiatives and as part of its corporate social responsibility. MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 In N Korea, a genera- tion gap grows Clinton lost, but Republicans still want to investigate her behind propaganda Page Page 10

KONSTANZ: Policemen stand in front of the Grey nightclub in Konstanz (Constance), southern Germany, where a gunman opened fire,killing one and wounding four people before being shot by police. — AFP Two dead in German nightclub shooting ‘Investigations are ongoing into the background of the act’

KONSTANZ: A gunman opened fire at a packed nightclub with “several hundred” people, said police. who said he had seen the attacker and fled quickly with long weapon or an automatic pistol”. The shooting came in southern Germany early yesterday, killing one and One person was killed on the spot and three others his friends. Another unnamed clubber was quoted by just two days after Germany was shaken by a knife attack in wounding four before being shot by police, authorities seriously wounded in the club called “Grey”, located in an Suedkurier daily that he was in the washroom when the northern port city of Hamburg. A 26-year-old said, in an attack likely motivated by a personal feud. The industrial zone of the city, which draws Swiss revellers someone came in and closed the toilet door saying there Palestinian had killed one and injured six in an assault at a 34-year-old man, identified as anIraqi national, “was criti- during the weekends. Shortly after the gunman left the was shooting. supermarket. cally injured in a shootout with police officers as he left the building, he was shot by police. One officer was also “I didn’t believe it and went out. But I heard shots and He was a known Islamist with psychological problems, disco, and later succumbed to his wounds in hospital,” injured in the exchange of fire. Frightened revelers had quickly ran back to the toilet and closed the door with and investigators say his motives remain unclear. Germany police said in a statement. either fled the building or found a place to hide, police another person. With us was a bouncer who was shot and has been on high alert about the threat of a jihadist attack, “Investigations are ongoing into the background of the said, adding that the danger was now over. Helicopters he was bandaging the wound with a belt,” said the witness. especially since last December’s truck rampage through a act, which was likely linked to a dispute in the attacker’s were circling overhead and special forces were also A bartender then opened the emergency exit door, allow- Berlin Christmas market that claimed 12 lives. But it has personal life. There are no indications of a terror act,” police deployed to secure the site. ing revellers to flee, he said, adding that he saw another also been hit by other assaults unrelated to the jihadist added. The foreign gunman was not an asylum seeker and person with a wound in the leg lying on the grass by the has been living in the Constance region, which borders ‘Club was jam-packed’ parking lot. “I just shouted at everyone to run and when we threat. Among the deadliest in recent years is a Munich Switzerland, for 15 years. Officers began receiving emer- A witness told national news agency DPA that the were in the parking lot, we heard shots again,” he said. shopping mall rampage last June by 18-year-old German- gency calls from terrified clubbers at around 4:30 am (0230 attacker was shooting randomly at clubbers around him. Police was unable to confirm the type of weapon used, Iranian man which left 10 people dead including the gun- GMT) as the man began shooting in the nightclub heaving “The club was jam-packed,” added the unnamed man, but Bezikofer said it was “not just a pistol, the talk is of a man himself. — AFP Pakistan elects Trump will not let China new PM today ‘do nothing’ on N Korea WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s parliament will fresh elections would be held in Nawaz warned Saturday that he would not allow China meet today to elect a new prime minis- Sharif’s former constituency, in the fam- to “do nothing” on North Korea, after the hermit ter after the Supreme Court disqualified ily’s power base in Punjab, in a process state launched an intercontinental ballistic mis- Nawaz Sharif following an investigation that could take up to 45 days. sile it boasted could reach the United States. into corruption allegations against his Abbasi is set to be rubber-stamped North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un boasted of his country’s ability to strike any target in the US family. The ruling party named Sharif’s as placeholder in the parliamentary after the ICBM test that weapons experts said younger brother Shahbaz as his succes- vote. The opposition could also field a could even bring New York into range-in a major sor over the weekend, but he must first candidate but has little chance of secur- challenge to Trump. enter parliament by contesting the seat ing enough votes in the 342-seat Under Kim’s leadership, North Korea has accel- left vacant by Sharif. house. Pakistan’s main opposition erated its drive towards a credible nuclear strike In the meantime the Pakistan leader Imran Khan plans to hold a rally capability, in defiance of international condem- Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), which celebrating Sharif’s ousting in the capi- nation and multiple sets of UN sanctions. In his enjoys a majority in parlia- tal Islamabad later Sunday. critique of Beijing, which came in two tweets, ment, has nominated ex- With corruption allegations Trump linked trade strains with the Asian giant- oil minister Shahid Khaqan engulfing the powerful Sharif marked by a trade deficit of $309 billion last year- Abbasi as interim prime family-a dominant force in the to policy on North Korea, after South Korea indi- minister. The top court country’s politics for the last cated it was speeding the deployment of a US ousted Sharif Friday after three decades-cricketer-turn- missile defense system that has infuriated China. an investigation into cor- politician Khan is hoping to “I am very disappointed in China. Our foolish ruption allegations against win support for his Pakistan past leaders have allowed them to make hundreds him and his family, bring- Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. of billions of dollars a year in trade, yet they do ing his historic third term The grassroots PTI has long NOTHING for us with North Korea, just talk,” Trump in power to an unceremo- campaigned on an anti-corrup- wrote. “We will no longer allow this to continue. nious end and briefly tion platform and expects thou- China could easily solve this problem!” Trump, BRENTWOOD, New York: President Donald Trump speaks at Suffolk Community College. — AFP plunging the nuclear- sands to come out for what is who is at loggerheads with Beijing over how to Shahid Abbasi handle Kim’s regime, has repeatedly urged China cial Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. “We confirmed that we will closely cooperate in armed nation into political dubbed a “Thanksgiving Rally”. The “leader said proudly the test also confirmed adopting a fresh UNSC (UN Security Council) res- instability. “It wasn’t a political game play, to rein in its recalcitrant neighbor, but Beijing insists dialogue is the only practical way forward. all the US mainland is within our striking range,” it olution, including severe measures, and working Nawaz Sharif was the 15th prime it was the nation’s battle against the said. Trump denounced the launch as “reckless on China and Russia,” Kishida told reporters. minister in Pakistan’s 70-year history- corrupt mafia. Join Pakistan as it cele- The tweet storm coincided with a bilateral mission led by US strategic bombers on Saturday and dangerous” and rejected Pyongyang’s claims In a standard response to the test, Beijing roughly half of which was under mili- brates #YaumETashakur (Thanksgiving) that flew over the Korean Peninsula in a pointed that such tests helped ensure its security. urged restraint by all sides, after the US and tary rule-to be ousted before complet- today,” PTI tweeted on its official han- show of force in response to the latest ICBM tests. He vowed to take “all necessary steps to South Korea conducted a live-fire exercise using ing a full term. “The nomination papers dle. However, Khan himself faces graft US B-1B bombers along with fighter jets from the ensure the security of the American homeland surface-to-surface missiles. The heads of the US —- shall be delivered to the Secretary, allegations in court linked to the non- South Korean and Japanese air forces participat- and protect our allies in the region.” Weapons and South Korean militaries also discussed “mili- National Assembly by 2.00 pm, on disclosure of assets and offshore com- ed in the 10-hour bilateral mission, practicing experts said the altitude and flight time of tary response options” after North Korea’s launch, Monday,” said a notification by the panies-similar charges that brought intercept and formation drills “North Korea Friday’s missile suggested it was significantly the Pentagon said. National Assembly Secretariat and seen down Sharif. remains the most urgent threat to regional stabil- more powerful than the earlier July 4 test, with a China, Pyongyang’s main economic and by AFP. It said the assembly would The case, brought by a member of ity,” said General Terrence O’Shaughnessy, Pacific theoretical range of around 6,200 miles (10,000 diplomatic ally, opposes any military interven- meet at 3:00 pm Tuesday (1000 GMT) to Sharif’s PML-N party, seeks to have Air Forces commander, in a statement. “If called kilometers) meaning it might be able to reach tion and calls for a resolution through dialogue. elect a prime minister. Khan disqualified on the same con- upon, we are ready to respond with rapid, lethal, east coast US cities like New York, depending on The US military will also roll out “strategic The younger Sharif-who is chief min- tentious clause in the constitution that and overwhelming force at a time and place of the payload size. assets” to the South following the North’s mis- ister of the country’s most populous ousted Sharif-the requirement that our choosing.” sile test late Friday, according to South Korean province of Punjab-has so far been Pakistani politicians be honest. Khan’s International response defense minister Song Young-Moo. Song unscathed by the corruption allega- lawyers have denied all charges and say US ‘within striking range’ Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said declined to specify the nature of the mobiliza- tions engulfing his brother’s family. On his wealth steams from his lucrative Kim said the test “is meant to send a grave he held telephone talks with US Secretary of tion, but the phrase usually refers to high-pro- Saturday the Election Commission said cricketing career. — AFP warning to the US” and demonstrated the North’s State Rex Tillerson and agreed on the need to put file weapons systems, such as stealth bombers ability to launch “at any place and time,” the offi- “the heaviest possible pressure” on North Korea. and aircraft carriers. — AFP INTERNATIONAL MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 Exchange of bodies ahead of Syria-Lebanon border plan

BEIRUT: Hezbollah and Al-Qaeda began tants on behalf of the Lebanese and Seeking resettlement Lebanon has been buffeted by the fighting between rebels and Hezbollah exchanging the bodies of dead fighters Syrian state militaries. Twenty-six Hezbollah fighters and fallout and occasional spillover of the in 2012 and 2013. Syria is fractured after along the Lebanese-Syrian border yes- US President Donald Trump credited the between 47 and 90 Al-Qaeda fighters civil war next door. It has taken in 1 mil- six years of civil war, and an Al-Qaeda terday in the first stage of a settlement Lebanese government with standing up to were killed in the fighting, Hezbollah lion refugees, according to the UN, and affiliate controls Idlib. to restore order to a contested frontier Hezbollah, last week, but the truth is media officials told reporters on a tour of suffered a number of bomb blasts The war broke out after President zone. The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah played the role of the Lebanese the Arsal badlands on Saturday. The claimed by the Islamic State group and Bashar Assad government cracked down Hezbollah was handing over the bodies and Syrian militaries in the operations in the fighting ended with a cease-fire al-Qaida affiliated groups. The border on demonstrations for reforms in 2011. of nine Al-Qaeda fighters in exchange for Arsal badlands in the border. Hezbollah is Thursday for negotiations to allow town of Arsal was overrun by Al-Qaida The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for the bodies of five of its own, following also a member of Prime Minister Saad refugees, fighters, and family members and Islamic State group militants in 2014 Human Rights monitoring group esti- two weeks of battles along the rugged Hariri’s government. The US classifies to leave to Syria’s northwest Idlib before Hezbollah and the Lebanese mates some 475,000 people have been border, its Al-Manar TV station reported. Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. The province, leaving Hezbollah and the Army turned them back out. They have killed, and Assad remains in power in The exchange, like the battles that pre- Syrian military provided air support to Lebanese and Syrian states in control of remained ensconced in the rugged hills Damascus. Hezbollah is expected to ceded it, underscores Hezbollah’s clout Hezbollah’s ground operations around this corner of the border. Up to 9,000 east of Arsal ever since. launch another offensive dislodge the in regional affairs as it clears the border Arsal, while the Lebanese military assumed Syrians could be seeking resettlement, Around 80,000 refugees live near Islamic State group from a second sec- of Al-Qaeda and Islamic State group mili- a defensive position behind Hezbollah lines. Al-Manar reported. Arsal. Many of them were displaced by tion of the border. —AP

178 smuggled Central American migrants rescued in Mexico COATZACOALCOS: Scores of Central Some survivors fled the parking lot in Americans being smuggled to the waiting cars, according to witness United States were rescued Saturday accounts. US Homeland Security from an abandoned truck in Mexico, a Secretary John Kelly in a statement near-tragedy with chilling similarities called the “senseless” migrant deaths to a deadly incident last week in which the result of a human trafficking “net- 10 would-be migrants to the US per- work of abuse and death.” “These ished. Authorities said a total of 178 smugglers have no regard for human people were found in the tractor-trail- life and seek only profits,” said Kelly, a er truck in the town of Tantima in retired military general who has been Mexico’s Veracruz state. to Mexico twice to discuss immigra- Officials said occupants of the tion, human trafficking and the truck on Saturday narrowly averted sprawling cross-border drug trade. tragedy, realizing at some point that Officials in the United States say they had been abandoned by the traf- fewer migrants are making the per- fickers. A few managed to escape the ilous overland journey to America vehicle and enlist the aid of local resi- from Central American and Mexico in dents who gave them food and water. recent months, in large part because The Central Americans were then of harsh, anti-immigrant rhetoric transported by police to a migration from US President Donald Trump, center, where they were given med- who came to power in January. MOSUL: Iraqis shop at a market in Mosul’s eastern Gogjali neighborhood. — AFP ical assistance before authorities Migrants from Central America and began the process of returning them Mexico willing to make the danger- to their countries of origin. ous trip risk being victimized by A Mexican military source told AFP thieves, criminal gangs and Mosul markets both fear that most of the migrants were adults, unscrupulous traffickers who some- although there were also a handful of times take their money and abandon minors found in the truck. Their res- them in desperate conditions on cue comes less than a week after the either side of the US border. and hope for the future horrific suffocation deaths of 10 Veracruz and the surrounding area migrants who were trapped in an 18 has become one of the most danger- wheel truck and discovered last ous regions for undocumented ‘Nothing has been rebuilt, not roads and not buildings’ Sunday in a Walmart parking lot in migrants making their way to the MOSUL: Iraqi merchants and shoppers jostle in says a young tea-seller. In June 2014, IS seized city’s eastern side. A wide array of merchandise San Antonio, Texas. United States, according to rights the lively open-air market of Gogjali on the east- Mosul and routed Iraqi forces from the area, is available, from clothing to fruit and vegeta- Authorities said as many as 200 groups, in part because of drug car- ern edges of Mosul, their voices often drowned after what a parliamentary inquiry later found bles, cheap perfume, hair dyes and remedies for migrants may have been crammed tels like the notorious Zetas, which out by the honking horns of cars. “Mosul will was a gross mismanagement of the crisis by Iraqi losing weight in packaging showing svelte into the trailer found in Texas, many often charges a fee before allowing never be the same again,” sighs Yunes Abdullah, officials, who ignored ample warnings of an female bodies. “There are more products and the of whom had to be hospitalized. travelers safe passage. — AFP a 60-year-old former soldier who set up a stall to impending attack on the city. Three years later, prices have become reasonable,” says one male repair televisions and other electrical appliances. tens of thousands of members of the Iraqi forces shopper. “Under IS, things were three times Merchants and shoppers in Gogjali, one of backed by Western warplanes and other interna- more expensive.” Behind mounds of grapes, the first areas to be retaken from the jihadists by tional assistance retook Mosul after months of apples and pomegranates, Mohammed Jassem Iraqi forces when they launched an offensive last fierce fighting. On July 10, victory was officially says people must be patient. “The government October to recapture the country’s second city, declared in the city, which is divided by the Tigris has a lot to do, and time is needed to re-orga- have had mixed feelings about what the future river into eastern and western parts. nize things and for life to return to normal,” he holds. Some people blame the authorities for says. “The priority should be to infrastructure: not doing enough to tackle the mammoth task ‘God willing’ rebuilding hospitals, bridges and roads.” of reconstructing the city, while others pray that In a part of the Gogjali market where mer- Everyone around him, merchants and shoppers, the international community will be generous chants sell mobile phones and spare parts for uses the same phrase: with funding. “The government isn’t doing any- cars, Abdullah says he mistrusts the authorities “Inshallah”-”God willing” in Arabic-security thing. It’s the people who clean the streets. and claims they “embezzle” government funds. and reconstruction will work hand in hand to Nothing has been rebuilt, not roads and not But he does admit that “they are good at securi- woo back hundreds of thousands of residents buildings,” says Abdullah. ty”. A client who overhears him jumps into the who fled Mosul. “But financial aid from the inter- His business partner Amar Akram agrees. “My conversation with her own theory of how things national community will also be needed,” says house was destroyed, and I don’t have any mon- should play out. lingerie merchant Omar Hayani. “The govern- ey to rebuild it. I don’t know who to turn to for “The Americans must stay. They can influence ment does nothing” and is “letting people fend help. Who should I speak to? There are thousands things. When they speak we listen to them, for themselves”, says the 32-year-old, who how- of people like me,” he says. “They (the authorities) unlike the Arabs who don’t respect each other,” ever adds that life has improved since the don’t help us because in their eyes we are all says the seamstress in her 40s. She says she had jihadists left. “I now feel free and happy,” he says. Daesh,” Akram adds, using an Arabic acronym for to “start back from zero” after fleeing the west Under the brutal rule of IS, Hayani was sen- the jihadist Islamic State group. Similar accusa- side of Mosul, where Iraqi forces fought some of tenced twice to being flogged because in his tions can be heard throughout the market. the fiercest battles before they could oust the shop window he displayed “unauthorised” dum- “They say we helped Daesh, but they know jihadists. Several kilometers away, life has also mies, which he now proudly exhibits-draped in very well who allowed them to enter” the city, returned to the covered Nabi Yunis market in the sheer dresses. “We must hope,” says Hayani. “If Kenyan police end siege at home of deputy president TEL AVIV: Israeli soldier Elor Azaria (C), who shot dead a wounded Palestinian assailant in March 2016, sits amid his mother Oshra (C-L) and father Charlie (C-R) dur- ing a hearing at a military court. — AFP NAIROBI: Elite Kenyan security forces yesterday killed a man at the home of Deputy President Israeli soldier’s manslaughter William Ruto, ending a 20-hour siege that left one officer dead and another wounded, security conviction upheld by court officials said. Ruto and his family were not at the vast property in the northwest of the country TEL AVIV: A military court yesterday Captured on video when Saturday’s attack began, less than two upheld a manslaughter conviction and 18- Azaria can also ask for a pardon from weeks before what are expected to be tightly- month prison sentence for an Israeli soldier President Reuven Rivlin. A source close to fought elections. Ruto condemned the violence who shot dead a prone Palestinian Rivlin said that no request had yet been at a campaign rally on Sunday. assailant in a case that deeply divided the filed. “This is not an easy day, but it is the “Those who seek to frustrate our unity, country. Prime Minister Benjamin verdict, and the court must be respected,” undermine our progress or work towards Netanyahu immediately repeated his call Lieberman said. “I am asking the Azaria destroying our nationhood will not succeed,” he for a pardon for the soldier, Elor Azaria, family not to continue the appeal process... told supporters in the town of Murang’a. There whose actions drew harsh criticism from and to bring an end to this matter as quick- are differing accounts on how many attackers the military’s top brass. ly as possible for the good of Elor, his family were involved but the incident appeared to have In addition to upholding the conviction, and the Israeli people.” ended Sunday when Kenya’s police chief Joseph military judges also rejected an appeal by The March 2016 shooting in the occu- Boinnet said one assailant was shot and killed. prosecutors to increase the sentence for pied West Bank city of Hebron was caught “The situation is under control,” he said, noting Azaria, a sergeant and military medic at the on video by a rights group and spread that the drama started when a machete wield- time of the incident, Israeli media reported. widely online. It showed Abdul Fatah al- ing man attacked and badly injured a police offi- “My opinion has not changed when it Sharif, 21, lying wounded on the ground, cer guarding Ruto’s home, before storming the comes to granting pardon to Elor Azaria shot along with another Palestinian after compound. and remains consistent to what I said after stabbing and wounding a soldier, accord- Regional security coordinator Wanyama the verdict,” Netanyahu said on Twitter. ing to the army. Azaria then shot him in the Musyambo said the assailant then took one offi- “When the subject is discussed concretely, I head without any apparent provocation. cer hostage in a room used as an armory by will give my recommendation to the com- He said he feared Sharif was wearing an police guards. “It was a very delicate operation petent authorities.” explosive belt and could blow himself up, a because, being in the armory, he was at an NAIROBI: In this file photo taken on June 26, 2017 shows Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta (R), The 21-year-old French-Israeli was con- claim judges rejected. “His motive for advantage and was firing various weapons, and flanked by Deputy President William Ruto, gesturing during the unveiling of the Jubilee Party’s victed in January and sentenced the follow- shooting was that he felt the terrorist this caused confusion because you would think manifesto. — AFP ing month. He later appealed the verdict, deserved to die,” Judge Colonel Maya there was more than one person firing,” against longtime opposition leader Raila will be close and tensions have been rising. while military prosecutors asked for an Heller said when reading out the verdict in Musyambo said. Odinga. Saturday’s attack occurred despite the Odinga has repeatedly claimed the government increased sentence after having initially January. The trial captivated Israel and Both the officer taken hostage and the gun- round-the-clock presence of GSU guards at the is scheming to steal the election, while Kenyatta requested between three and five years. highlighted deep divisions in public opin- man were later killed, Musyambo said. Several property, near the town of Eldoret, some 300 has accused Odinga of trying to delay the polls. Azaria arrived at the military court in Tel ion between those who decry the shoot- security sources had earlier told AFP that the kilometers northwest of the capital Nairobi. Earlier this month, Human Rights Watch said Aviv yesterday in a white V-neck shirt, smil- ing and those who say he was justified. assault was staged by several people using guns, Moses Wetang’ula, leader of one of five oppo- it had received reports of threats and voter ing and hugging family members as he has Military leaders have sharply condemned raising the possibility that some of the attackers sition parties in the coalition backing Odinga, intimidation in Naivasha, a hotspot town in 2007 done at previous hearings. Azaria’s actions. remain at large. “There are armed people who called the incident “unfortunate” in comments to and one of the potential trouble spots in this He completed his mandatory three- However, right-wing leaders, including staged the attack and have shot the GSU officer The Standard newspaper, but questioned if it year’s election. In the Rift Valley, hate speech fly- year military service on July 20 and was Netanyahu, have called for him to be par- and stolen his gun,” one security official said, wasn’t also an attempt to heighten security fears ers have been circulating and some local resi- moved from confinement to his base to doned in an extraordinary public rift referring to the elite police General Security Unit ahead of the vote. “We hope it is not a ploy to dents have already left their homes. The 2007 house arrest. His imprisonment had between politicians and the military. deployed to guard Ruto’s house. play victim,” Wetang’ula said. bloodshed haunted both Ruto and Kenyatta been postponed pending his appeal. He Rights group Amnesty International has Ruto’s home sits in Kenya’s western Rift Valley long after it ended, when the International can still appeal to the country’s said Azaria’s sentence does “not reflect Tensions mounting ahead of vote area, the flashpoint for an outbreak of election Criminal Court put both on trial for orchestrating supreme court, though Defence the gravity of the offence”, and the UN The deputy president had left the house violence after the disputed 2007 polls that killed the violence. Those charges were later dropped, Minister Avigdor Lieberman called on human rights office said it was an “unac- shortly before the attack to attend rallies along- 1,100 people and tarnished Kenya’s image as a with ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda blam- him not to and to request a pardon from ceptable” punishment for “an apparent side President Uhuru Kenyatta, his running mate regional beacon of safety and stability. ing a relentless campaign of victim intimidation the military chief of staff. extra-judicial killing”. —AFP who faces a re-election contest on August 8 According to opinion polls, this year’s election for making a trial impossible. — AFP MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 INTERNATIONAL Candidate killed as violence erupts in Venezuela vote CARACAS: Deadly violence erupted around a con- Video posted on Twitter showed troops smash- and after the vote, threatening prison terms of up to Vicente Leon, said the Constituent Assembly “wasn’t troversial vote held in Venezuela yesterday, with a ing down a metal gate and entering to the sounds 10 years for anyone violating the order. Fear of the being formed to solve the country’s problems,” but candidate to the all-powerful assembly being elect- of gunfire, and what appeared to be an armored violence worsening has rippled across the region, was because the uncharismatic Maduro-whose term ed shot dead in his home and troops firing weapons vehicle on fire. The opposition has called for a boy- and beyond. The US, the EU and Latin American is meant to finish next year-”can’t win elections.” to clear protesters in Caracas. The unrest highlight- cott and mass demonstrations against the election, powers, including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and ed the tensions over the vote called by beleaguered which it calls a bid by Maduro to install a dictator- Mexico, have come out against the election, saying ‘Nervous’ Venezuelans President Nicolas Maduro despite months of ship with the backing of the military. it would destroy Venezuelan democracy. Colombia and Panama-refuges for tens of thou- demonstrations and fierce international criticism. Four months of protests against Maduro and the sands of Venezuelans fleeing the chaos at home- He is gambling his four-year rule on the 545- new assembly have left more than 100 people dead. US sanctions have said they will not recognize the results yester- member citizens’ “Constituent Assembly” empow- Maduro kicked off voting by casting his ballot in a Several foreign airlines, including Air France, Delta, day’s election in Venezuela. At an overnight protest ered to dissolve the opposition-controlled congress west Caracas polling station. “I’m the first voter in the Avianca and Iberia have suspended flights to the coun- in Villa del Rosario, a Colombian town on the and change laws as it reforms the nation’s constitu- country. I ask God for his blessings so the people can try over worries about security. Families of US diplo- Venezuelan border, hundreds of Venezuelans taking tion. A candidate for the new body in Venezuela’s freely exercise their democratic right to vote,” the mats have been ordered to leave following the imposi- shelter there decried the election. “We don’t know southeastern town of Ciudad Bolivar, 39-year-old president said. He was accompanied by his wife, Cilia tion of American sanctions on 13 current and former what’s going to happen in this situation created by lawyer Jose Felix Pineda, was killed from multiple Flores, who is a candidate to sit on the new assembly. Venezuelan officials. Maduro-who has described the this president,” said one of them, Bella Buitrago, 48. shots fired by assailants who broke into his home Turnout will be key to determining the legitima- Constituent Assembly as a “card that will win this “We’re all extremely nervous.” Some in Maduro’s overnight, prosecutors said. cy of the election. But that will be difficult to ascer- game”-on Saturday called the vote “the most impor- administration have broken ranks with him, most He was the second candidate to be murdered, tain as most voters will be able to vote twice, as can- tant election held in Venezuela’s political system.” prominently his attorney general. Two diplomats after the July 10 death of another, Jose Luis Rivas, as didates are drawn from social and industry sectors One voter yesterday, Ana Contreras, said: “I have resigned this week in dissent: one at the United he was campaigning in the northern city of as well as geographically. Surveys by Datanalisis, a come to vote to tell the gringos and the opposition Nations and another at the embassy in Panama. The Maracay. In the west of Caracas, national guard pro-opposition polling firm, show more than 70 that we want peace, not war, and that we support Venezuelan leader has blamed the mounting unrest troops fanning out to put down any disruption to percent of Venezuelans opposed the idea of the Maduro.” Freddy Guevara, an opposition lawmaker, against him and his policies on the United States, the election used armored vehicles and fired shots new assembly-and 80 percent reject Maduro’s lead- said Maduro was “making the biggest historical mis- working hand-in-hand with the Venezuelan opposi- to disperse protesters blocking roads. ership. Maduro decreed a ban on protests during take he could commit.” The head of Datanalisis, Luis tion to wage an “economic war.” — AFP No room at the inn for India’s ‘sacred’ cows Cow shelters are struggling to keep up with demand BAWANA: Revered by most Indians, cows are at the centre of political battles and ‘lynch mob’ attacks, but they are being abandoned in grow- ing numbers and turned away by shelters that cannot cope. The Sri Krishna Gaushala on the outskirts of New Delhi is typical of shelters for homeless cows across India-struggling to keep up with demand. Authorities in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana states are thinking of building cow shelters in prisons. At one Uttar Pradesh shelter, scores of cows are reported to have died from hunger in TENERIFE: This file photo taken on July 10, 2017 shows Holiday makers stroll through recent weeks. Sri Krishna is spread over 38 acres the tourist zone south of Tenerife on Spain’s Canary island. —AFP and is home to nearly 8,000 cows, bulls and calves-mostly ageing, ailing, and no longer pro- Spain’s hotels fight against ducing milk. Rajendra Singh Shekhawat manages 110 bustling sheds where cows are fed, treated and fake food poisoning claims even massaged after being rescued, bought MADRID: Spanish hotels are turning to pri- travel advice to warn that fraudulent from cash-strapped farmers, or donated. The vate detectives and the courts to repel a claimants in Spain could face prosecution. shelter is close to its 7,800 capacity. “We have surge in fake food poisoning claims by Police arrested a British man on the holi- 7,700 right now. All the other cow shelters in British holidaymakers that has already cost day island of Mallorca in June, and placed Delhi are facing the same problem, they’re all them millions of euros. The number of food another under investigation, on suspicion overcrowded,” Shekhawat told AFP. sickness claims soared to more than 10,000 of targeting tourists outside hotels and Cows are worshipped as a mother figure by during the 2016-17 tourist season, from encouraging them to make bogus claims. Hindus who make up more than 900 million of the country’s 1.3 billion population. Some peo- NEW DELHI: In this photograph taken on July 20, 2017 a cow stands amidst the traffic on a around just 600 in 2015-16, said the head They opened their probe after receiving a road. —AFP of Spain’s hotel confederation CEHAT, dossier from a law firm hired by the Club ple consider cows a one-stop-shop for their wide ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter, trig- Shekhawat said he has asked the Delhi gov- Ramon Estalella. Mac resort in Puerto Alcudia in northern dairy and medical needs. Many believe that gering an outcry among Muslims and other ernment for more land so he can “house an addi- It estimates that more than 90 percent Mallorca. The file included evidence com- drinking cow urine can cure everything from minorities who eat beef. The ban was suspended tional 5,000, 7,000 or even 10,000 cows here.” of the claims-usually made through small- piled by private detectives. arthritis and asthma to cancer and diabetes. by the Supreme Court this month. Every month, Delhi does not have spare land, said Gaur, whose claims management companies that prom- It featured photographs and other doc- some 600 cattle are rounded up in Delhi and department wants to put a microchip in every ise payouts of several thousand pounds-are uments that could disprove food poisoning Five million strays relocated to five shelters. “Three of the five are bovine to help track and identify animals and bogus. For years Britons have been the claims made by almost 1,000 British clients “The cow isn’t an animal, it isn’t an ordinary packed. Currently we’re deporting strays to the their owners. “We have long-term solutions. We biggest group of tourists to Spain by of the resort’s three hotels, said Carolina living thing. She is our mother and her place nearest less-crowded shelter,” Jitendra Kumar won’t let this problem get out of hand,” he vowed. nationality. Estalella said they are responsi- Ruiz, the lawyer at Monlex Abogados, who should be at a home,” 55-year-old Shekhawat Gaur, director of Delhi’s animal husbandry Shekhawat maintains that the best way to ble for virtually all of the fake illness claims. is handling the case. The bar receipts of one told AFP as a veterinarian hooked up intra- department, told AFP. lower the number of strays is for Indians to go The problem has arisen because British man who claimed his holiday was ruined venous drips to one ailing animal. But a 2012 Gaur said improved technology and health back to their rural roots and “take care of cows at consumer law does not require claimants because he fell sick from the food at the all- livestock census found there were more than measures like vaccinations and deworming have home”. With stray numbers rising, it is tough for to produce any medical evidence of illness, inclusive resort show he drank over 100 gin five million strays across India and more than boosted cows’ lifespan. But he also blames “the Delhi residents to look after a cow in a city and claims can be filed up to three years and tonics while on holiday there, she told 12,000 in Delhi. commercial mindset of farmers” who only keep where the population is shooting toward 20 mil- after a stay at a hotel, he said. AFP. “If he was sick it was not because of Cows hold up city traffic and graze on plastic cows while they provide milk. “This is the first lion. And the problem is not limited to Delhi, “If the law was the same in Germany, food poisoning at the hotel, it was for other bags, used sanitary napkins and corroded bat- time we are facing this ‘overcrowding’ problem according to animal rights activist Rima Anand, Spain or France, I am certain that people reasons,” Ruiz said ironically. Police said the teries on garbage dumps. One had to be rescued and the menace is mainly created by those who highlighting shelters bursting at the seams from there would do the same,” Estalella investigation is continuing and they have in Delhi last week after falling down a rain drain. abandon their cattle.” across India. “There is a change in attitude told AFP. Hotels complain that British not ruled out further arrests in what is the Courts have repeatedly ordered authorities to towards cows thanks to this government. It has claims management companies openly biggest criminal probe to date against fake take action because of the safety and public Overcrowding ‘good news’? prioritized cow welfare,” Anand, of the Delhi- tout for business in Spanish resorts, promis- illness claims brought about by a complaint health risk. But since Hindu nationalist Prime Every day, the five shelters receive 40 based Dhyan Foundation that rescues and pro- ing not to charge any fees if no eventual from a hotel group, Ruiz said. Minister Narendra Modi’s right-wing Bharatiya rupees ($0.62) per animal from the government. tects animals, told AFP. “Shelters are full across damages are paid out. An ambulance Janata Party stormed to power in 2014, cows Shekhawat says he spends more than 100 the country,” said Anand. But this, she main- emblazoned with the words “Claims Clinic” ‘They will finish us’ have won a near-VIP status. Rumors of cows rupees ($1.55) for each cow. Supporters of the tained, was better than seeing the animals was last year pictured driving around Some Spanish hotels are turning the being taken for slaughter can spark murderous shelter donate thousands of dollars each year to slaughtered illegally. “Ask me? Overcrowded cow Tenerife on Spain’s Canary Islands, where tables and launching lawsuits of their own reprisals and religious riots. keep it going. But space is also a problem. shelters is good news.” — AFP more than one in three tourists is British. against people who make fraudulent sick- The government tried to impose a nation- The total value of the fake claims made ness claims. The Ponderosa Apart Hotel in during the 2016/17 season amounted to Tenerife in May filed a lawsuit for defama- more than 100 million euros ($115 million), tion against a British man who allegedly Estalella said. faked becoming sick, as well as against the Clinton lost, but Republicans law firm that handled his case. Over 100 gin and tonics “We have to stop them and if the way to In the past hotels tended to settle the do it is through the courts, we should do it. still want to investigate her claims because the cost of fighting them in Otherwise they will finish us,” the hotel’s a British court would be far higher overall. director told reporters at the time. What WASHINGTON: Democrat Hillary to the White House. Rep. Mike But they have adopted a harder line as the the Spanish hotel sector wants most of all Clinton lost the 2016 election to Conaway, R-Texas, took over the number of claims has soared. Hotel repre- is a change in British law to make it harder President Donald Trump, but some leading role. sentatives met with officials from the to make fake food poisoning claims. “If Republicans in Congress are inten- The committee has conducted British embassy in May and shortly after there was a change in the law, this would sifying their calls to investigate her bipartisan interviews of witnesses; the Foreign Office in London updated its end,” Estalella said. — AFP and other Obama administration Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner officials. As investigations into appeared on Tuesday, a day after Russian meddling and possible talking to Senate staff. But partisan links to Trump’s campaign have tensions have been evident. GOP Senegal casts votes after escalated on both sides of the Rep. Pete King of New York, who’s on Capitol, some Republicans argue the House Intelligence Committee, tense election campaign that the investigations should have said after the Kushner interview that a greater focus on Democrats. the committee investigation into DAKAR: Senegalese voters cast ballots tion), is in jail awaiting trial for what sup- Democrats who have pushed Russian meddling is a “sham.” yesterday to elect a new parliament, a porters say are politically motivated the election probes “have started a “To me there is nothing to this test run for President Macky Sall ahead of embezzlement charges. war of investigative attrition,” said from the beginning,” he said of his a 2019 presidential election and after a The mayor had been seen as a key GOP Rep. Steve King of Iowa, a committee’s own probe. “There is campaign marred by violence and ten- contender for 2019 and a potential member of the House Judiciary no collusion ... it’s the phoniest sions. Most of the 14,000 polling stations threat to the president in parliament Committee. Several officials from investigation ever.” Both the Senate opened at 8:00 am (0800 GMT) but there until he was charged in March with former President Barack Obama’s and House committees have inter- were delays in several places after some allegedly misappropriating 1.83 billion administration and Clinton’s cam- BALTIMORE: In this June 5, 2017 file photo, former Secretary of State viewed or expressed interest in sites were hit by a violent overnight CFA francs ($2.85 million, 2.7 million Hillary Clinton speaks. —AP storm, local media reported. Polling ends euros) in city funds. There are a record paign have appeared before or interviewing a series of Democratic at 6:00 pm and the first results are 47 lists of candidates contesting the been interviewed by the House which has declined to investigate unmasking issue and also Clinton’s witnesses, including Obama’s for- expected today. election, with 165 lawmakers due to and Senate Intelligence the Russian meddling, approved a email scandal that figured promi- mer national security adviser, Susan More than 6.2 million people in the take seats in parliament. Fifteen seats Committees as part of the Russia resolution this past week to request nently in the campaign. They also Rice, and former UN Ambassador west African nation are registered to vote. are being set aside for Senegalese expa- investigation, along with Trump documents related to the FBI’s frequently bring up former Samantha Power - both of whom Sall is seeking to bolster his parliamentary triates-the first time that the country’s campaign officials. now-closed investigation of Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Republicans have said may be majority as he eyes a second term, while diaspora, estimated at half a million, will The GOP-led committees are Clinton’s emails. In addition, and former FBI Director James linked to the unmasking. Rice met his predecessor Abdoulaye Wade, 91, have direct representation. investigating whether Trump’s Republican on that committee Comey’s testimony that she told with staff on the Senate attempts to drum up support for his own campaign had any links to Russian wrote the Justice Department on him to call the Clinton email inves- Intelligence Committee earlier this list of candidates and for his son, Karim, Violent clashes interference in last year’s election. Thursday and asked for a second tigation a “matter” instead of an month, and Power met with the who is waiting in the wings with eyes on Police have fired tear gas and arrest- The chairman of the House special counsel, in addition to investigation during the campaign. panel Friday. the top job. “We aren’t talking any longer ed dozens during at times violent cam- Intelligence Committee, Rep. Devin Special Counsel Robert Mueller, to Nunes wrote his own letter to “Ambassador Power strongly about July 30, but of 2019,” Prime Minister paigning that left several injured in a Nunes, R-Calif., has continued a investigate “unaddressed matters, Director of National Intelligence supports any bipartisan effort to Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dionne, who country normally known for its peaceful separate investigation into some connected to the 2016 elec- Dan Coats last week, saying that his address the serious threat to our is running for a seat with Sall’s coalition, democratic traditions. Wade attempted whether Obama administration tion and others, including many committee has learned that one national security posed by declared at a rally. to campaign in a downtown square he officials inappropriately made actions taken by Obama adminis- Obama administration official had Russia’s interference in our elec- In a sign of growing tensions, Interior had decreed a restricted zone while still requests to “unmask” identities of tration.” made “hundreds” of the unmasking toral process, and is eager to Minister Abdoulaye Daouda Diallo president in 2011, an area just meters Trump campaign officials in intelli- “The American public has a right requests. Even though he remains engage with the Senate and banned inter-regional travel yesterday from the presidential palace. He was gence reports. to know the facts - all of them - sur- committee chairman, Nunes House committees on the time- until midnight. Sall’s other main oppo- pushed back by security forces, leading rounding the election and its after- stepped back from the Russia line they have requested,” Power’s nent, Dakar Mayor Khalifa Sall (no rela- to several arrests. — AFP ‘Unaddressed matters’ math,” the lawmakers wrote. investigation earlier this year after lawyer, David Pressman, said in a The House Judiciary Committee, Republicans want to investigate the he was criticized for being too close statement. — AP

MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 INTERNATIONAL Philippine mayor linked to drugs killed in raids ZAMBOANGA: Philippine police said houses, said at a news conference. “We bodyguards exploded during the clash dead in reported gunfights with police ern Philippines. Espenido was the they fatally shot 14 people yesterday, enforce the law to protect the people inside his house and it remains unclear if and thousands of other unexplained Albuera police chief when the then- including a city mayor who was among who want peace in this country,” he said. he and his wife were killed by the blast deaths of suspects. Parojinog’s daughter, detained Espinosa was killed during a the politicians President Rodrigo Duterte “How can we enforce the law if ... we’re or police gunfire or both, Espenido said, Vice Mayor Nova Echaves, was arrested police raid in a jail in a nearby city in publicly linked to illegal drugs, in the scared of the drug lords? That cannot be, adding that assault rifles, grenades, sus- and was to be flown to Manila for securi- Leyte. Duterte has vowed to defend bloodiest assault so far under Duterte’s they should be afraid of people who do pected methamphetamine and cash ty reasons, regional police Chief policemen who would face criminal and anti-drug crackdown. Officers were to good for all.” were seized in the raids. “The administra- Superintendent Timoteo Pacleb said. human rights charges while cracking serve warrants to Mayor Reynaldo At least five people, including tion vowed to intensify the drug cam- The drug killings have been widely down on illegal drugs. He recently Parojinog Sr. of Ozamiz city to search his Parojinog’s daughter, who serves as vice paign,” presidential spokesman Ernesto criticized by Western governments and ordered a police officer charged in con- houses for the suspected presence of mayor of Ozamiz, a port city, were arrest- Abella said in connection with Sunday’s human rights groups that have called for nection with Espinosa’s death to be rein- unlicensed firearms when gunmen ed during the raids. Policemen were raids in Ozamiz. “The Parojinogs, if you an end to what they suspect were extra- stated after briefly being charged and opened fire on the police, sparking approaching the mayor’s house when his would recall, are included in (Duterte’s) judicial killings related to the anti-drug suspended following the jail killing. All clashes that killed the mayor and at least bodyguards opened fire and hit a police list of personalities involved in the illegal campaign. Last year, police officers shot three mayors were among more than 14 other people, Ozamiz police chief car and wounded a police officer, spark- drug trade.” dead Albuera town Mayor Rolando 160 officials Duterte named publicly as Jovie Espenido said. ing a firefight amid a power outage, Parojinog, who also faced corruption Espinosa Sr. inside a jail cell in the central being linked to illegal drugs in August “He’s a high-value target on illegal Espenido said. charges, had denied any links to illegal province of Leyte, and a week before last year as part of a shame campaign. drugs,” Espenido, who oversaw the drugs. He was the third mayor to be that, another mayor and his nine body- Duterte has vowed not to stop until the simultaneous, post-midnight raids on Corruption charges killed under Duterte’s bloody crackdown guards were gunned down allegedly last drug dealer in the country has been the mayor’s residence and three other A grenade held by one of Parojinog’s on drugs, which has left more than 3,000 during a firefight on a road in the south- eliminated. — AP In N Korea, a generation gap grows behind propaganda The unspoken reality is far more complicated

PYONGYANG: She dances beneath portraits of ing habits, are increasingly shaped by a growing family was all that most North Koreans knew, a two smiling dictators, a modern young woman market economy and a quietly thriving under- mythology of powerful but tender-hearted in a central Pyongyang plaza who twirls to music ground trade in smuggled TV shows and music. rulers that still suffuses everything from chil- calling on North Koreans to die for their leader. Political fervor is being pushed aside by some- dren’s stories to TV shows. It’s an emotional tug When she speaks, a torrent of reverence tumbles thing else: A fierce belief in the power of money. felt by many older North Koreans. In part that’s out for North Korea’s ruling family, as if phrases Conversations with more than two dozen because they remember the days of relative had been plucked at random from a govern- North Korean refugees, along with scholars, for- prosperity, when the state provided food, apart- ment newspaper: mer government officials and activists, make it ments and clothing. “The revolution of the Great Leader” ... clear that young people are increasingly “Laborers trust and venerate Marshal Kim Jong unmoored from the powerful ideology the gov- Background noise Un.” And as hundreds of students dance behind ernment long ago placed at the center of every An economic shift began in the mid-1990s, her in a choreographed display of loyalty, she is life. “When Kim Jong Un speaks, young people when Soviet aid ended and devastating floods TAIPAI: A passer-by looks back to a tree uprooted by strong winds caused by adamant about one thing: North Korea, she don’t listen,” says Han Song Yi, 24, who left the caused widespread famine. The police state weak- Typhoon Nesat. — AP insists, has no generation gap. “The spirit of the North in 2014, dreaming of pop-music stardom ened. Smuggling flourished. While the state even- youth has remained the same as ever!” Ryu Hye in the South. “They just pretend to be listening.” tually tightened its hold again, private enterprise Taiwan hit by a storm Gyong says. But look more closely - look beyond In her tight jeans and gold-speckled eyeshad- just grew. But to people who came of age after her words, beyond the propaganda posters on ow, Han loves talking about fashion and the K- the famine, when it had become clear the regime every street, and the radios playing hymns to the pop bands she and her friends secretly listened was neither all-powerful nor all-providing, the after Nesat injures 111 ruling family - and the unspoken reality is far to back home. She can also deconstruct how the propaganda is often just background noise. “After a while, I stopped paying attention,” TAIPEI: Taiwan was hit yesterday by its sec- ing to the central emergency operation says Lee Ga Yeon, who began helping support ond major storm in two days after Typhoon centre. More than half a million households her family as a teenager during the famine by Nesat battered the island, leaving at least were without electricity as Nesat pounded selling food door to door. “I didn’t even think 111 injured while causing flooding and the island with downpours and winds of up about the regime anymore.” That lack of interest widespread power outages. Much of the to 180 kilometers an hour. Pingtung suf- frightens the regime, whose legitimacy depends island came to a standstill on Saturday after fered the worst flooding as of Saturday on its ability to remain at the core of life. “They Nesat made landfall in the eastern county night, with some 200 residents stranded know that young people are where you get rev- of Yilan, whipping up massive waves of but later rescued. olutions,” says Hazel Smith, a North Korea scholar over 49 feet and dumping up to 23 inches Images showed flooded homes and at SOAS, University of London and former aid of rain in the southern region of Pingtung. motorcyclists pushing their vehicles worker in North Korea. “This is the cleavage that It moved away from Taiwan yesterday as through water. Around 60,000 households the government is worried about.” Tropical Storm Haitang churned towards were still without electricity yesterday Kim Jong Un, who wasn’t even 30 when he the south of the island and made landfall in though rail services had mostly resumed. came to power after his father’s 2011 death, now Pingtung in late afternoon, said the Central TV footage showed soldiers sending food faces the challenge of his own generation. On Weather Bureau. It is the first time in 50 to some homes in Pingtung, where streets his gentler days, Kim has reached out to young years that Taiwan has issued warnings for remained flooded. Two naval vessels people. There was an increase in youth-oriented two such storms together. “Even though anchored in the northern port of Keelung rallies after Kim’s ascension, and public pledges Haitang is gradually weakening, it is were damaged when they were rammed of youth loyalty. There’s propaganda now clearly expected to bring heavy rain in central and by a cruise ship whose mooring cable aimed at young people, like the all-woman southern Taiwan from tonight to tomorrow snapped in strong winds. Moranbong Band, which performs in tight skirts and we urge people to be on guard,” said Although Nesat was Taiwan’s first and high heels. forecaster Lin Ting-i. typhoon this year, the island was pound- Most of these young people have grown up The storm was 50 kilometres (31 miles) ed by heavy rains last month. Nesat with at least some access to smuggled DVDs or northwest of Eluanbi, the southernmost tip made landfall at Fuqing city in China’s flash drives, and South Korean soap operas are of the island, at 6 pm (1000 GMT). More southeastern province of Fujian early yes- now beloved, despite being officially banned. To than 12,000 people have been evacuated terday, according to state media, with many young Northerners they are windows onto since Saturday, with nearly 9,000 soldiers authorities issuing a red typhoon alert- PYONGYANG: In this April 17, 2017, file photo, a North Korean school boy looks up from his a modern world. Today, couples in Pyongyang deployed for disaster relief. Most train serv- the highest in China’s color-coded warn- computer screen at the Sci-Tech Complex. —AP can occasionally be spotted holding hands. In a ices were suspended and around 500 ing system. Emergency response efforts more complicated. A 19-year-old university stu- sudden emergence of short skirts in her home- culture where arranged marriages were the domestic and international flights can- have begun in neighboring Zhejiang dent with a confident handshake and carefully town in the autumn of 2012 mirrored not just the norm until very recently, young people now celled or delayed during the weekend. province, where more than 3,000 people styled hair, Ryu lives in a city that today feels ascension of Kim Jong Un, the new leader often choose their own spouses. And college students have been evacuated, the China News awash in change. There are rich people now in photographed with his glamorous wife, but also dream of business jobs. But while the genera- Falling objects Service reported. Another typhoon, Pyongyang, chauffeured in Mercedes even as the political cynicism growing around her. tional divide has grown, there have been no At least 111 people were injured, mostly dubbed “Begonia”, is expected to make most citizens of the police state remain mired in “North Korea in the past, and North Korea signs of youthful anger: no university protests or by falling objects or car accidents while landfall in Fujian either yesterday poverty. There’s a supermarket selling dispos- today are so different,” she says. Nobody in North political graffiti. some slipped in the bad weather, accord- evening or Monday morning. —AFP able diapers. On sidewalks where everyone once Korea will talk to an outsider about this, and it’s “It’s not about the regime,” says Lee, who now dressed in drab Maoist conformity, there are easy to see why. Stand at nearly any Pyongyang studies literature at one of South Korea’s top uni- young women in not-quite miniskirts and street corner and reminders of the state’s power versities. “It’s about money.” Money now courses 4 arrested in Vietnam teenage boys with baseball caps cocked side- are everywhere. Mounted portraits show the first through North Korea. Experts believe the private ways, K-pop style. two rulers: Kim Il Sung, who shaped the North sector, from small traders to textile factories, into one of the world’s most repressive states, and accounts for as much as half of North Korea’s dissident crackdown All-powerful providers his son, Kim Jong Il, who created the personality economy. There’s also much more to buy now: In this profoundly isolated country, a genera- cults that now dominate public life. Immense battery-powered bicycles, Chinese electronics, HANOI: Four dissidents have been arrested to “overthrow the people’s administration”. tional divide is quietly growing. Here, where rooftop signs spell out praise for grandson Kim solar panels for electricity outages. “In the past, in Vietnam on charges of trying to over- They are connected to lawyer Nguyen Van rulers have long been worshipped as all-power- Jong Un, the ruling party and the military. everybody wanted to be a government official, throw the state, authorities said yesterday Dai and activist Le Thu Ha, who have already ful providers, young people have grown to The message is unmistakable: “People are that was the number-one dream,” says Lee. “But as the country’s communist leadership been detained on the same charge. “My adulthood expecting nothing from the regime. always careful about what they say,” Han says. more and more, people know that money can ramps up its crackdown on critics. Activists, husband fought against social injustice and Their lives, from professional aspirations to dat- For generations, propaganda about the Kim solve everything.” — AP rights lawyers and bloggers are routinely China’s invasion of the East Sea,” Troi’s wife jailed in the one-party state but a new gov- Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang told AFP, using the ernment in place since last year has vigor- Vietnamese name for the South China Sea. ously pursued detractors. “He did not have any move to try to China prez oversees army parade The four latest arrests were of dissidents overthrow the state.” Ton’s wife Nguyen Thi who had previously served jail sentences Lanh said her husband was already recov- BEIJING: China’s military has the “confidence for anti-state convictions. But the current ering from a recent assault by plainclothes and capability” to bolster the country’s rise into a charge they face is much more serious and police when he was arrested. “Voicing sup- world power, President Xi Jinping said yesterday can carry the death penalty. Prominent dis- port for the people cannot be called try- as he oversaw a large-scale military parade sidents Pham Van Troi and Nguyen Bac ing to overthrow the administration,” she meant to show off the forces at his command to Truyen, freelance writer Truong Minh Duc told AFP. Vietnam has competiting claims foreign and domestic audiences. Live state tele- and Protestant pastor Nguyen Trung Ton with China in the South China Sea but vision broadcasts showed Xi, dressed in fatigues were all arrested at their homes on Sunday, Hanoi is extremely sensitive to any criti- and speaking from an open-top jeep, telling his their wives told reporters. cism about how it handles the issue. John troops that China needed a strong military In an online statement the Ministry of Sifton, from Human Rights Watch, said “more than ever” as it moved “closer to the goal Public Security said the four were arrested 2017 has been “a terrible year” for human of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.” under Article 79 of the criminal code-trying rights in Vietnam. — AFP Xi, who commands the People’s Liberation Army as chairman of the Central Military Commission, has frequently spoken of his “China 4 arrested as Bangladesh Dream” to restore China to a leadership position in international affairs with a modern, far-reach- teen raped, head shaved ing military force to match. The parade at the Zhurihe military training base in China’s Inner DHAKA: Bangladesh police have arrested the incident,” he told AFP. Another officer Mongolia region was also a sign domestically of four men over the rape of a teenager told AFP that Sarker was a local leader of how Xi has enhanced his control over the PLA, whose head was shaved as punishment the labour wing of the Awami League, just as he has over every other political power by the accused’s wife in a case that has which has been ruling Bangladesh for base within the sprawling Communist Party, Chinese soldiers march in a military parade at the Zhurihe training base in China’s northern shocked the conservative country, an most of the last decade. Photos of the ahead of a pivotal party congress this autumn. Inner Mongolia region. —AFP official said yesterday. Police detained the victim and her mother at hospital with A Communist Party “princeling” fond of ‘Always follow the party’s orders’ nuclear submarines and stealth fighters with the four men including Tufan Sarker, a union- their heads shaved spread quickly online, deploying revolutionary lore and nationalistic On display were advanced weaponry including a goal of surpassing the United States in regional ist linked to the ruling Awami League outraging Bangladeshis who urged rhetoric, Xi declared the PLA ready to defeat all new Dongfeng-31AG variant of the nuclear-tipped and even global influence. party, after pictures of the victim and her police to take prompt action. “invading enemies” as he celebrated the 90th intercontinental ballistic missile and the Dongfeng- Although China has framed its growing mili- mother at hospital with shaved heads The victim, whose identity has not anniversary of the PLA’s founding. It was the first 21D “carrier killer.” Several H-6K bombers, the long- tary as a force for stability and peace, its expand- caused outrage. been disclosed, said Sarker’s wife sus- time a parade has been held to mark the occa- range aircraft recently involved in exercises near ing footprint and assertive posture in contested A manhunt is still underway for pected she had engaged in a relationship Sarker’s wife Asha Khatun, who is accused with her husband. “They shaved my sion. “We need to build a strong people’s military Japan and the South China Sea, were shown flying regions like the South and the East China Seas of dragging the teenager and her mother entire head. I repeatedly apologized but more than any other time in history,” Xi said as by overhead. Xi has emphasized combat readiness have worried neighboring nations and U.S. allies to their home, beating them and forcibly they didn’t listen. They even beat my he inspected troops, armored vehicles, missiles for the PLA - long criticized as a corrupt bureaucra- in the Pacific. Xi has been similarly emboldened shaving their heads. Sarker, 25, has been mother and shaved her head,” she told a and aircraft, hailing each formation by shouting cy with scant combat experience - and pushed for on the domestic front as he took on powerful fig- “Comrades, you’ve worked hard!” The forces charged with raping the 16-year-old at local news channel. Police said they were an ambitious modernization program to make it a ures within the influential military establishment. home on Friday, said local police also pursuing Sarker’s sister-in-law, a addressed him as “Chairman Xi” as they rumbled leaner force capable of projecting power overseas. He ordered anti-corruption campaigns that took past. The parade was blanketed by state media spokesman Sonaton Chakroborty. “He councilor in Bogra city, for allegedly abet- Xi ordered 300,000 troops cut from the down top-ranking generals and creating new threatened to kill her and her mother if ting the assault by sending thugs to help coverage and streamed for foreign audiences on world’s largest standing army two years ago battle theaters that placed trusted officers in she would dare to talk to anyone about beat the victims. — AFP YouTube, which is blocked inside China. while overseeing investments in aircraft carriers, command and shunted aside others. — AP NEWS MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017

Aqsa showdown rare win for Palestinians

Continued from Page 1 am to remove the rest, sparking the joyous scenes. A poll of Israeli Jews found 77 percent thought the move The celebrations came nearly two weeks after the constituted “capitulation”, while even the normally pro- attack near the Haram Al-Sharif compound, known to Netanyahu newspaper Israel Hayom attacked his han- Jews as the Temple Mount. Two Israeli police were killed, dling of the crisis. while the three Arab Israeli attackers were shot dead. Netanyahu, who heads what is seen as the most The site, which includes the revered Al-Aqsa mosque right-wing government in Israel’s history, has since and the golden-topped Dome of the Rock, serves as a called for the death penalty for the Palestinian who key unification point for Palestinians. It is located in east stabbed the Israelis in what some analysts saw as a Jerusalem, seized by Israel in the Six-Day War of 1967 move to please his right-wing base. “There is a strong and later annexed in a move never recognized by the sense of humiliation, especially among the right wing,” international community. It is the third-holiest site in Ofer Zalzberg from the International Crisis Group think Islam and the most sacred for Jews as the site of the first tank told AFP. “They are pushing the government to and second ancient temples. reverse this humiliation by giving them something else.” Israel responded to the attack by installing new secu- The Palestinian movement was called to the streets rity measures, particularly metal detectors and cameras. by the Waqf but quickly took on a life of its own. “This They argued such measures were standard at major reli- cut across all lines - religious, not so religious, Muslim, gious sites but Palestinians saw it as Israel trying to take Christian, rich or poor,” Diana Buttu, a former Palestinian further control of the compound. The Waqf, the Islamic official turned analyst, said. According to Buttu and oth- endowments authority that runs Al-Aqsa, refused to ers, the Palestinian political leadership of all factions, enter until the measures were removed. Days of street including the internationally recognized leadership of protests followed, with thousands praying outside the the Palestinian Authority, had been mostly irrelevant, compound as part of a boycott. with the movement led largely by protesters. The situation came to the boil around the main week- ly prayers on July 21. Clashes between Israeli security “Palestinians have been very encouraged by what for forces and Palestinians erupted in Jerusalem and the them is one success within a sea of defeats,” Zalzberg occupied West Bank, leaving three Palestinians dead. said. He put the victory down to an “Israeli inability to Later that evening, a Palestinian broke into a home in a stop the movement because of the sheer size and Jewish settlement in the West Bank and stabbed four because it was around Al-Aqsa”. Al-Aqsa is a rare unify- Israelis, killing three of them. Warnings grew that the ing symbol for all Palestinians and there is a risk they An Omani man films waves crashing onto the rocky shore of the Al-Maghseel site in southern Oman near unrest could spiral out of control. could fall back into political infighting now that the Salalah yesterday. The otherwise extremely arid region blooms during the monsoon, known as ìkhareefî in A top aide to US President Donald Trump flew in for immediate threat has been defeated, he added. But Arabic, which drenches the southern Arabian peninsula with rainy clouds and drives stormy seas. — AP crisis talks, while King Abdullah II of Jordan, the official Zalzberg said the mostly young people who had taken custodian of Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem, urged part in the two weeks of protests will be keen to push Netanyahu to remove the security measures. Early on their leaders. “The next time there is a major issue, will Tuesday, the metal detectors were removed but barriers they not go back to the same religious authorities and Telegram denies Tehran’s claim it... and other new structures remained in place. The boycott tell them: ‘You were successful with the metal detectors. continued. Two days later, police returned around 1:00 Why don’t we do something?’” — AFP Continued from Page 1 pictures and video over the internet. The service touts itself as being highly encrypted and allows users to set their messages to “self-destruct” after a certain period, referred to a CDN node that his company rents from making it a favorite among activists and others con- Australia foils ‘terror plot’ to down... an unnamed network provider. He said the company cerned about their privacy. Continued from Page 1 screening and to minimize baggage. The plot was the relies on CDNs in countries including Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Iran has informed foreign-based social networks that 13th significant threat disrupted by police since India, Indonesia and Argentina where it does not want they must move their servers into the country if they Australia’s terrorist threat level was elevated in 2014, to install servers of its own. Those nodes are not able to want to continue operations in the country. Iran blocks Australia’s terrorist threat level remained unchanged Justice Minister Michael Keenan said. Five plots have decipher encrypted messages sent by Telegram, he said. social media websites like Facebook and Twitter and at “probable,” Turnbull said. He advised travelers in been executed. Since Australia’s terrorist threat level “CDNs only get encrypted data and they never have censors other websites. While top officials have unfet- Australia to arrive at airports earlier than usual - two was raised in 2014, 70 suspects have been charged in 31 the keys,” he wrote. “Even if they are accessed by hackers tered access to social media, Iran’s youth and tech-savvy hours before departure - to allow for extra security police operations, Keenan said. — AP or third parties, the attacker won’t be able to decipher citizens use proxy servers or other workarounds to the files.” Telegram allows users to send text messages, bypass the controls. — AP Quartet open to Qatar dialogue Internationalization of hajj declaration... Continued from Page 1 ing up to their arch-foe Iran, allegations Doha denies. Continued from Page 1 called on all pilgrims to show their reaction to the recent Earlier yesterday, Al-Hayat newspaper said, citing unrest at the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem and “America’s Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain have previous- unidentified Gulf sources, that the four countries “are Approximately 86,500 Iranians are expected to attend wicked presence in the region” at the hajj, according to his ly issued a list of 13 demands for Qatar, which include expected to impose sanctions that will gradually affect the hajj in total this year and 800 coordinators have trav- official website. He did not specify what kind of reaction curtailing its support for the Muslim Brotherhood, shut- the Qatari economy”. Saudi Arabia has closed its land elled to Saudi Arabia to help Iranians during the pilgrim- he expected pilgrims to show. ting down the Doha-based Al Jazeera channel, closing a border with Qatar while all four countries have cut air age, he said. Later yesterday, Iran’s official IRNA news agency said Turkish military base and downgrading its relations with and sea links with Doha, demanding the gas exporting Iran boycotted the hajj last year after hundreds of peo- that an appeals court has approved the jail sentences for Gulf enemy Iran. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir country take several measures to show it was changing ple, many of them Iranians, died in a crush at the pilgrim- 10 people charged with attacking Saudi diplomatic mis- said Qatar was not serious in tackling the countries’ its policies. age in Saudi Arabia in 2015, and following a diplomatic sions. The report said a lawyer associated with the case demands. “We are ready to talk with Qatar on the imple- Turkey and Iran have stepped in to provide fresh rift between the two countries who are vying for power said the prison sentences for the 10 attackers, ranging mentation of the demands, on the implementation of produce, poultry and dairy products to Qatar instead and influence in the region. In a speech to hajj organizers from three to six months each, was approved by the the principles, if Qatar is serious, but it has been clear of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, with Oman providing yesterday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali appeals court. The report’s unnamed attorney also noted that it is not,” he said. The four countries have also listed alternative ports to those in the UAE. The four Arab Khamenei said that Iranians would never forget the “cata- that four of the defendants were clerics and therefore “six principles” they want Qatar to adopt. countries added 18 more groups and individuals they strophic events” of 2015 and called on Saudi Arabia to would have to appear before the Special Clerical Court. The Saudi-led bloc cut ties with the Gulf state on say are linked to Qatar to their “terrorist” lists last ensure the security of all pilgrims. The trial began in July 2016. In Jan 2016, protesters in Iran, June 5, accusing it of backing militant groups and cozy- week. — Agencies “The serious and constant issue for the Islamic angered by the execution of Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr Al- Republic is the preservation of the security, dignity, wel- Nimr by the Saudi government, ransacked and set fire to fare and comfort of all pilgrims, particularly Iranian pil- the Saudi embassy in Tehran and also attacked a Saudi grims,” Khamenei said, according to his official site. “The consulate in the northeastern city of Mashhad. security of the hajj is the responsibility of the country Separately, Iraq’s influential Shiite cleric Muqtada Al- where the two noble shrines exist.” Sadr is on a rare visit to Saudi Arabia. Sadr’s office released Riyadh severed diplomatic relations last year after a statement yesterday saying he’d been invited to the Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran Sunni kingdom. Saudi Arabia is concerned about the following the execution of a Shiite cleric in Saudi Arabia in influence of its rival Iran in Iraq, which backs Shiite militias Jan 2016. In February this year Iran, which is predominant- fighting against the Islamic State group there. Sadr is ly Shiite, sent a delegation to Saudi Arabia, which is most- among those who’ve called for the militias to disband. ly Sunni, that initiated the process of Iranian pilgrims Pan-Arab newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat posted a returning for the hajj. photo on its Twitter account of Sadr arriving in Saudi However, tensions between the two countries remain Arabia and being greeted by Thamer Al-Sabhan, the at an all-time high. Last month Iranian officials pointed a kingdom’s former ambassador to Iraq and its first to be finger at Saudi Arabia after Islamic State carried out assigned to Baghdad after a 25-year break. Sabhan attacks on the Iranian parliament in Tehran and the shrine was renamed minister of state for the Gulf region after of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah tensions with the Iraqi government. He’d claimed that Khomeini, that left at least 18 dead. Saudi Arabia denied Iranian-backed militias were plotting to assassinate any involvement. Khamenei in his speech yesterday also him. — Agencies A girl plays with colored balls during a Freaky Summer Party arts festival in Minsk yesterday. — AFP MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 ANALYSIS

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Focus North Korea’s 2nd ICBM test augurs a new normal

or all its bluster and over-the-top propaganda, North Korea often does just what it says it will do when it Fcomes to its weapons development. So it goes with its lightning-quick push to perfect an intercontinental bal- listic missile. The clear message after Friday’s late-night test, the second in a month of a missile that may be able to reach most of the US mainland: Get used to this - it’s the new normal. So what exactly does that mean? From the West’s point of view, it portends more and scarier missile and nuclear tests, each one more powerful than the last; a dogged determination by the North to ignore, as it has for decades, financial sanctions and other outside pressure, including a Trump gets a major bill, and it’s on Russia slightly more forceful clampdown from its biggest enabler, China; and an increasing likelihood that a determined, unchecked North Korea will soon turn its rhetoric about he most consequential piece of legisla- Mattis, who said during his confirmation of working with Putin. At an international Left intact, however, was the congres- being capable of nuking America’s heartland into a reality. tion that the Republican-led Congress hearing in January that “history isn’t a strait- summit in Germany this month, Trump met sional review section of the bill. Trump had All this is meant to force the United States to accept Thas delivered to President Donald jacket,” but a guide for dealing with Moscow. several times with Putin, but the American privately expressed frustration that Congress terms that Pyongyang favors: a formal end to the Korean Trump after seven months is a new package He said there have been many attempts by president declined to publicly give the kind was demanding the ability to limit or over- War that would remove US forces from the Korean of financial penalties against Russia that he the United States over the years to try anew of condemnation that his staff insisted he ride the power of the White House on Peninsula, weaken ties between Seoul and Washington, didn’t want to sign into law. But he’s going to. with Russia, but the list of successes was deliver to the Russian leader over Moscow’s national security matters. Yet no one and make it much more likely that the North’s ultimate He would have faced a political firestorm if short. Mattis’ opinion hadn’t shifted several election interference. And he let a challenge emerged in Congress to be Trump’s champi- dream of a Korea united under its rule comes true. he rejected the legislation. The House over- months later when he told the House Armed from Putin, who said Trump accepted his on. The House easily backed the sanctions Outsiders have long dismissed or ignored North Korea’s whelmingly backed the bill, 419-3, and the Services Committee that he’d yet to see “any denial of Russian involvement in the 2016 on Tuesday, and two days later, in the midst atomic boasts and propaganda, even as they’ve failed Senate rapidly following their lead on a 98-2 indication that Mr Putin would want a posi- election, go largely unanswered. of health care, the Senate cleared the bill through sanctions, threats and isolation to hinder the vote. Those massive margins guaranteed that tive relationship with us”. and sent it to the president. Despite the North’s progress. It remains to be seen whether an effort Congress would be able to beat back any Still, House and Senate leaders had Penalties imposing numbers, Trump’s new communi- led by a Trump administration distracted by political possible attempt by Trump to reject the agreed to give Tillerson time to, as Sen Bob A team of House and Senate negotiators cations director, Anthony Scaramucci, sug- infighting can rise to the most serious challenge yet in measure. The legislation, which also punishes Corker said, “change the trajectory of the US late last week resolved several lingering gested before the Senate’s vote on Thursday what has been a decades-long nuclear standoff. Iran and North Korea, takes aim at Moscow relationship with Russia,” especially in Syria, issues with the sanctions bill and also agreed that the president still might veto the bill To see exactly what North Korea is aiming for, just read for meddling in the 2016 US election and for where the Kremlin backs President Bashar to add the North Korea penalties. The sanc- and use his prowess as a dealmaker to its propaganda. The North promised a stream of missile its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria. Al-Assad. But Corker, the Tennessee tions against North Korea took on added “negotiate an even tougher deal against the “gift packages” for the United States after its first ICBM test Provisions backed by Republican and Republican who heads the Senate Foreign urgency after the North on Friday test-fired Russians”. on July 4. Then on Saturday, hours after its second test of Democrats would handcuff Trump on the Relations Committee, and his GOP col- its second intercontinental ballistic missile, But Corker quickly threw cold water on the Hwasong-14, the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, was Russia sanctions due to worries among law- leagues ran out of patience in late May. “I see which flew longer and higher than its first that idea. If Trump were to reject the bill, he quoted as saying by the North’s official Korean Central makers that he may ease the financial hits no difference whatsoever,” Corker said, sig- ICBM launched earlier this month. Sen Ben said, Congress could unquestionably over- News Agency that “the US trumpeting about war and without first securing concessions from naling he would throw his support behind Cardin of Maryland, the top ranking rule him and that would sting. “It shows a extreme sanctions and threat against the (North) only Russian President Vladimir Putin. Republicans legislation to penalize Russia. Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations diminishment of their authority,” Corker said emboldens the latter and offers a better excuse for its refused to budge even after the White House A bill to punish both Russia and Iran Committee, said after the latest test that he of presidents who have their vetoes counter- access to nukes”. complained that the “congressional review” cleared the Senate on June 15 with 98 votes. expects Trump to sign the legislation “with- manded. “I just don’t think that’s a good way infringed on Trump’s executive authority. Yet Trump remained bullish on the prospect out delay.” to start off as president.” —AP ‘Grave warning’ But as Trump faced the embarrassing possi- Friday’s test “is meant to send a grave warning to the bility of being overruled by his own party, the US,” Kim said, and “make the policy-makers of the US White House announced late Friday that he Trump faces growing Republican unease properly understand that the US, an aggression-minded “approves the bill and intends to sign it.” The state, would not go scot-free if it dares provoke the” statement from press secretary Sarah Huckabee North. That does not mean North Korea is planning to Sanders also said Trump “read early drafts of the s fellow Republicans labored to Adviser H R McMaster and Secretary of the Obamacare rollback effort by not going attack the United States with a nuclear missile. The coun- bill and negotiated regarding critical elements repeal Obamacare this week, US State Rex Tillerson were described by out and selling a plan. For Trump, a busi- try’s leadership values its survival above everything else, of it.” She didn’t specify the “critical elements,” APresident Donald Trump repeatedly sources as unhappy with their handling by nessman and former reality TV show host, including the welfare of its people. North Korea’s huge and lawmakers have said the White House was swerved off-topic, escalating concerns in the White House. the presidency is his first elected office. “This artillery and missile armament along the North-South largely absent as they crafted the legislation. his party about his ability to govern the Defense Secretary James Mattis was issue was outsourced to Congress. It was border could do serious damage to Seoul, but such an In a statement Saturday, Secretary of State country six months after taking office. coming to grips with Trump’s abrupt deci- never really sold. I think that was part of the attack would spell the end of Pyongyang because of Rex Tillerson said the near unanimous votes While senators grappled with healthcare, sion on Wednesday, via a tweet, to ban reason why it was a failure,” said Republican Washington’s massive weapons advantage. Nor is the “represent the strong will of the American Trump banned transgender people from transgender individuals from military serv- Representative Charlie Dent. North quite there militarily. It must still prove that its people to see Russia take steps to improve the military. He regaled a Boy Scout jam- ice. The Pentagon said it would not execute As the Senate fight was coming to a ICBMs can navigate the multitude of technical hurdles relations with the United States.” He said he boree with a tale from a New York cocktail the order without more guidance. head, Washington was suddenly mesmer- needed to accurately strike a faraway target. hoped for cooperation with Russia that would party. He indulged an obscene tirade by his Republican strategist Charlie Black said ized by a profanity-laced rant from Each new test, however, makes that more likely. Having make the sanctions unnecessary. That a bill to flamboyant new communications director. Trump needs to let an investigation of pos- Scaramucci, who tore into Priebus and a working “nuclear strategic force” would also allow the hit back at Russia would be the singular In the end, the Senate’s efforts collapsed sible ties between Russia and his 2016 cam- Trump strategist Steve Bannon in an inter- North to introduce doubt into the US-South Korea accomplishment so far underscores how the in a predawn vote on Friday, magnifying paign run its course and not keep talking view in The New Yorker magazine. Stunned alliance. If fighting broke out between the rival Koreas, the angrily contested 2016 election continues to the ineffectiveness that often goes with the about it. Russia denies meddling, and aides stopped what they were doing to argument goes, would Washington really rush in knowing reverberate on Capitol Hill. But it’s also a prod- chaos around Trump, the constant storm of Trump denies any collusion. read the article online. The rant has so far that Pyongyang could hit the US heartland with its nukes? uct of Trump’s own making - and one he failed tweets, the White House infighting, the self- The Russia probe has fed public spats gone unpunished. Inside the White House, The latest test also does something that North Korea or refused to see developing in Congress. inflicted wounds. “We’re seeing clear evi- with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, quar- there was a sense of genuine concern and strives for in every word of its propaganda: It bolsters the Instead of looking for way to retaliate dence that all of these distractions are reling among aides and attacks on Robert bewilderment about what Scaramucci’s dignity of the proud, authoritarian state, which has long against Moscow, Trump openly challenged standing in the way of their ability to Mueller, the special counsel running the future might portend. seen itself as surrounded by hostile nations bent on its the findings of his own intelligence agencies, achieve legislative accomplishments,” said investigation. “He should be talking about Former White House press secretary Ari destruction. How many Third World US enemies, after all, which concluded Russia had interfered with Republican strategist Alice Stewart, a top policy and sticking to issues for a while,” Fleischer said the tensions did not seem to have built ICBM programs? the intention of tipping the election in his aide to Senator Ted Cruz’s presidential cam- Black said. “There are still some good things trouble Trump. “The president’s manage- The message is as much for the elite in Pyongyang as behalf. And he pursued a warmer relationship paign last year. that could get done in Congress like tax ment style seems to be to encourage fac- for the North’s enemies, intended to solidify support for a with Putin, convinced that Washington and In the latest twist, Trump late on Friday reform. He can help further those things if tionalism among people below him. He the Kremlin could work together on shared leader who, despite massive external pressure, can stand named US Homeland Security Secretary that’s what he talks about.” seems to place value on watching people interests, such as counterterrorism and Syria. up to the superpowers threatening his people. Unless John Kelly as his new White House chief of fight,” Fleischer said. Aside from sacking Seoul, Washington and their partners can find a way to staff, replacing Reince Priebus, who has Fizzled Effort Priebus, it was unclear how Trump planned stop the North, the near future looks pretty clear. “More Enemy But a vast majority of congressional been in a feud with Trump’s new communi- In the Senate healthcare fight, Trump to proceed to regain his footing. With tests are needed to assess and validate the reliability of the cations director Anthony Scaramucci. phoned Republican senators and urged healthcare stalled, Trump has his sights set Hwasong-14, so North Korea is sure to follow this launch Republicans have long viewed Russia as the Among some establishment Republicans, them to support repeal of Obamacare, but on tax reform with no consensus on how to with many more,” missile expert Michael Elleman wrote on enemy. House Speaker Paul Ryan spoke for a there were signs that patience with Trump the effort fizzled, a sign there was little polit- proceed. Top aides are split on how deeply the 38 North website after Friday’s launch. large swath of his caucus when he recently was wearing thin. His national security ical retribution to fear from a president with to cut taxes. It is the same moderates-ver- More tests. More instability. More pressure to pursue declared himself a “Russia hawk”. Their mis- team, seen as a bedrock of normality, a sub-40 percent approval rating. A moder- sus-conservatives split that doomed the indigenous nuclear programs among North Korea’s other givings were reinforced by Trump’s defense presumed targets, Seoul and Tokyo, as they lose faith in the secretary, retired Marine Corps Gen. Jim increasingly is frustrated. National Security ate House Republican said Trump let down Obamacare rollback. — Reuters US “nuclear umbrella”. And more possibility that a miscalcu- lation in one of the world’s most heavily armed regions could lead to fighting. That’s the new normal. — AP Florida startup boldly sets sights on moon

lorida startup Moon Express is setting its video and photographs back to Earth. Richards, a Canadian. Water is the essential module of an exploration system, much like a All articles appearing on these sights high: ambitiously shooting to For now, Cape Canaveral, Florida-based main ingredient for man to be able to explore “Lego” block that is assembled further to get Fbecome the first private company to Moon Express is one of five finalists in this con- the solar system, he said. Necessary for man - larger vehicles capable of carrying heavier pages are the personal opinion of launch a small, unmanned craft to the moon test on the 33 in the running - and the one most but also to fuel his journey. “The moon loads. The other vessels are MX2, MX5 and the writers. Kuwait Times takes no before the year’s out. A big success could tipped to win. The four others are Japanese becomes like a gas station in the sky, because MX9, the numbers corresponding to the pave the way for scheduled flights to deliver team Hakuto, Israel’s SpaceIL, Indian Team Indus the water, the oxygen and the hydrogen can number of modules. responsibility for views expressed scientific and exploration equipment, to and Synergy Moon, an international collabora- be rocket fuel. So it is a very important con- In part due to its compact size, MX1-E can therein. Kuwait Times invites exploit lunar soil resources and commercial tion spanning more than 15 countries. sideration.” Lunar soil is also rich in platinum be launched by the new Electron rocket man- potential. In a recent interview with AFP, CEO and helium-3, which are rare on Earth. They ufactured for $5 million by American startup readers to voice their opinions. and co-founder Robert Richards acknowl- Bold, long-term exploration plan potentially could be used for nuclear fusion. Rocket Lab. It launches from facilities in New edged that it is a “very optimistic date given “We would love to win the prize, (it would Moon Express’s relatively small lunar vessel, Zealand. There are still three test flights Please send submissions via email that the rocket has yet to achieve orbit and be) the icing on the cake,” Richards said. He dubbed MX1-E, measures just three feet (0.91 before the launch of MX1-E, of the four to: [email protected] or given we are still building our vehicle.” said the company was not about the rush, so meters) wide by 4.5 feet high. planned. “They are a little behind but they are The race to try this first flight on a tight much as the goal. “Our company is about doing very well... It is currently scheduled in via snail mail to PO Box 1301 deadline was motivated at least in part by the building an enterprise, a visionary enterprise A can of soda? December,” said Richards, who plans three Safat, Kuwait. The editor reserves $20 million offered by the Google Lunar X- to bridge first to the moon in an economic Shaped like a soda can with feet to land, it missions to the moon by 2020. In addition to prize in 2007. The condition: be a private enti- way that collapses the cost of getting there is made of a single stage, and its engine the first flight with MX1-E, a second is pro- the right to edit any submission ty and launch a craft to the moon’s surface by and develops brand new markets. And with a allows it to fly from the Earth’s orbit to the grammed to the lunar south pole, rich in Dec 31, 2017. Another condition will be, once long term plan of prospecting and harvesting moon. It will take five to six days between water ice, to establish a robotic research sta- as necessary. on the moon, to move the ship or a robot on and ultimately utilizing the resources on the launch and moon landing, according to tion there. Then, a third mission aims to bring board, over 500 meters, and to transmit a moon... beginning with water,” stressed Richards. In fact, he said, MX1-E is the first back samples of lunar soil. — AFP MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 SPORTS

Pay squabble ‘horrible’ Velodrome built for Rio Mercedes sticking to F1 for game, Clarke says Olympics damaged by fire despite Formula E rumours

SYDNEY: Former captain Michael Clarke said yesterday a bitter pay dis- RIO DE JANEIRO: The velodrome built for last year’s Rio de Janeiro BUDAPEST: Mercedes F1 chiefs believe Formula E is on the rise but it is too pute between players and Cricket Australia was “horrible” for the game and Olympics suffered minor fire damage yesterday when it was struck soon to envisage Mercedes switching from Formula One to the electric rac- their relationship was likely to be in tatters even after a resolution. After by a small, hand-made hot-air balloon. Police initially kept photog- ing series. Chairman Niki Lauda, a former world three-time world champion, months of negotiations, the players and CA have failed to reach agreement raphers and reporters from getting close to the building in the told reporters in Budapest that F1 remains Mercedes’s priority. “Formula One on a new pay deal, leaving 230 cricketers unemployed since the end of Olympic Park, but charred areas could be seen on the roof of the is our racing sport so an exit is not an issue at all,” said the Austrian. June when their contracts expired. CA chief executive James Sutherland structure. The Brazilian sports ministry confirmed the incident with Mercedes and Porsche have announced plans to withdraw from said last week that unless intensive negotiations over a rev- no injuries reported. In a statement it said the damage was being the German Touring Car Championship (DTM) series and the enue-sharing deal produced a compromise by early this evaluated. Despite being illegal, the release of the hand-made bal- Le Mans 24-Hours race respectively, creating speculation that week, his organisation would seek the intervention of an loons is common in Brazil. The balloons often cause fires when they they were poised to switch to Formula E. But that won’t industrial umpire to resolve the impasse. Clarke feared land. The incident took place just a few days short of the one-year happen at the expense of F1. “No, we had to ask where is things would not be the same between the governing anniversary of the Rio Games, which opened on Aug 5. The velo- the future going? And at the same time, we have to try to body and the players if and when the disagreement was drome cost about $45 million and, like a half-dozen other sports make Formula E more attractive because at the moment you finally resolved. “I think it’s been horrible for the arenas in the Olympic Park, is struggling to find a use. Many of the have to change the batteries,” added Lauda. Mercedes team game, to be honest,” Clarke said told commercial arenas are boarded up, and the park in suburban Barra da Tijuca is chief Toto Wolff said: “Formula E is still at the beginning of its broadcaster Channel Nine. —AFP largely vacant with few amenities for visitors. —AP development, but electrification is in full swing.— AFP

NASCAR debates restrictor-plate racing at Indy and other venues

INDIANAPOLIS: Jeff Gordon liked what he our fans at every track.” saw at last weekend’s NASCAR’s Xfinity Ticket sales for NASCAR’s Brickyard Series race. By reducing horsepower and weekend have dropped since 2008, and keeping cars closer together with a special fans have not returned in big numbers. restrictor-plate package on each car, pass- The two most common complaints are ing played a more prominent role and the midsummer heat and boring races. helped set up a rare dramatic finish on the The 400 moves to early September next 2.5-mile track at Indianapolis Motor year, which IMS President Doug Boles Speedway, once of the longest in NASCAR. believes will solve the heat concerns and Many, including Gordon, thought the cooler temperatures also could change overall show was far more entertaining the race. than the stretched out, single-file racing But the track also presents its own chal- that had become routine on the big oval. lenges. “This place is so unique with the While it certainly wasn’t perfect, the 90-degree corners,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. said. change produced some intriguing results “We fight a lot of the same issues every and series officials are contemplating time we come here regardless of what the using the package for next year’s Brickyard package is, the spoilers on the cars or 400 and perhaps other venues. “I think it’s whatever.” The answer could be a three- a really nice step forward,” said Gordon, pronged plate-package - restrictor plates the retired star and the only five-time to slow down cars, aero ducts on the lower winner of the Brickyard. “I’m excited about front bumper that create larger wake and it. I think flat tracks are a big challenge for a taller splitter and rear spoiler package. NASCAR. If you take a big car like we have, Xfinity drivers used it last weekend. you’ll see it’s more suited to a high-bank “Certainly pleased with what we saw oval. So I think it’s important to find a today on the race track,” NASCAR execu- BUDAPEST: Winner Ferrari’s German driver Sebastian Vettel (C) is flanked by second-placed Ferrari’s Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen (L) and third- solution to where you’re passing and that tive vice president and chief racing placed Mercedes’ Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas (R) as he celebrates on the podium after the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix at the was a good step.” development officer Steve O’Donnell Hungaroring racing circuit in Budapest yesterday. — AFP Restrictor plates are already used at said after 19-year-old William Byron held superspeedways such as Talladega and off Paul Menard by 0.108 seconds. “From MOTOR RACING Daytona, leading to more pack racing - an eye test, definitely passed. When you and big crashes. Fans who prefer driver look at the metrics, it’s the most leaders skills and team strategy might not care for we’ve had, the most lead changes, the the wrecks, but there is no doubt that the closest finish.” restrictor-plate races have an element of Not everyone buys it. Joey Logano Vettel wins Hungarian uncertainty that makes them stand out thought the Xfinity race was too slow, and from the rest of the schedule. That’s a Kyle Busch complained the changes kept valuable feature as attendance lags and the best car off the pole and out of victory television ratings sag, and as familiar lane. Less than an hour later, Busch easily GP in Ferrari one-two names like Gordon, Tony Stewart and, captured his second straight Brickyard soon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. say goodbye to a pole. “I’m not a fan of it, I’m not a fan of series that was once described as much these days,” Busch said. “I thought BUDAPEST: Sebastian Vettel increased his aged car with fluid pouring. And he had some his penalty, rejoined in fifth. Under team America’s fastest-growing sports league. what you did was take the fastest car and drivers’ world championship lead to 14 points harsh words for his young team-mate. “It was orders, Bottas let Hamilton through on lap 47 Insiders insist the series remains on the fastest guy and brought him back to yesterday when he led Kimi Raikkonen home what it was,” he said. “It’s not on. It was ama- to launch a charge at the Ferraris, reassured solid ground, pointing to an expanding the pack.” in a dominant Ferrari one-two at the teur to say the least. that he would be given back third if the Briton pool of young stars and its passionate fan Still, lackluster racing on tracks like Hungarian Grand Prix. In his 50th race for “He doesn’t like it when a team-mate gets did not pass a Ferrari. base. At the same time, NASCAR must find Indianapolis and New Hampshire and per- Ferrari, the four-time champion German con- in front of him... A very poor mistake.” By lap 56, Hamilton was within a second new ways to get more fans to the tracks haps Pocono could make them candidates trolled the contest from pole position in sti- Verstappen was given a 10-second penalty. As of Raikkonen, but unable to close in the tur- even after adding stage racing and the for a change. “I think on this package, fling heat to reel off his first win in five races the race resumed, Hamilton attacked but bulent air without losing grip. As promised, relatively new playoff format. So is plate you’ve got to look at what’s a realistic since the Monaco Grand Prix. Verstappen defended robustly. Verstappen on the final lap, he let Bottas through to racing on the table for other venues - and expectation, right? We never thought this His main title rival Lewis Hamilton of led the race during the pit-stops before he take third. “I am a man of my word,” said for the top Cup series? would be Daytona or Talladega,” O’Donnell Mercedes finished fourth, after handing a finally pitted after 42 laps and, after serving Hamilton. — AFP “It’s too early to speculate on other said at Indy. “You know, the first objective podium finish back to his team-mate Valtteri tracks (where) this aero package could be to us was could you close that gap from Bottas on the final lap following a late switch used going forward,” NASCAR senior vice first to second? We certainly saw that, you to enable the Briton to attack the two Ferraris. ‘Fighting for their fate’: Chinese president for innovation and racing devel- know, with the leader really not getting Dutchman Max Verstappen finished fifth for opment Gene Stefanyshyn said in a state- out that far (Saturday) all day long. “ Red Bull after surviving an opening lap colli- kids adopted by MMA club ment to The Associated Press. “With the Gordon thought it worked last week- sion with his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo that tremendous racing and record number of end. Now he wants to see what the series saw the angry Australian forced into an early lead changes we saw in Indianapolis, it’s can do to make the racing more enticing CHENGDU: The 13-year-old fighter in train- members, with kids comprising just a small retirement, forcing the deployment of the ing starts his day at 8 am. After a quick fraction. safe to say we feel like we have additional everywhere. “I think the challenge Safety Car. tools in our tool chest that we can use as becomes how do we incorporate that breakfast, he heads to a gym in southwest “As long as they meet my standards, we Two-time champion Spaniard Fernando China where more than a dozen other shirt- take kids of all ethnic groups, including the needed. We look forward to continue the (Indy) package for a one-off?” he said. “Or Alonso came home sixth and recorded the less teenage boys are kickboxing, wrestling Qiang, Hui, Yi and Tibetan minorities,” En Bo collaboration with our industry to devel- maybe just here and Pocono or some- fastest lap of the race for McLaren-Honda and grappling-holding one another in full- told AFP in June. “We have a team that man- op the best possible racing product for thing. But I thought it was exciting.” — AP after a stirring and often remarkable drive. body grips until one person yields. ages their health and safety, as well as teach- Vettel, who started the day just a point Abieamu is among the kids from the ers who are responsible for their schooling.” ahead of Hamilton, increased his lead by Tibetan plateau who were adopted into the The kids’ housing, food and clothes are all another 13 after 11 of this year’s 20 races as Enbo Fight Club in Chengdu, the capital of provided by the club, En Bo said, and they Will Power wins pole the circus takes a now-traditional three-week Sichuan province. Many were orphans or receive extra “scholarships” if they win fights. European summer holiday before the came from impoverished homes, and were But many commentators online were Belgian Grand Prix. connected to the club through the local civil alarmed by the web documentary, streamed for Honda Indy 200 It was Ferrari’s first one-two in Hungary affairs bureau. on the site Pear Video, in which the kids’ since 2004, when seven-time champion Though most of the club’s activities are sparring appeared to be sold as a commer- government-sanctioned, Chengdu police cial spectacle. German Michael Schumacher triumphed LEXINGTON: Will Power, still looking for course for a total of 203.22 miles. launched an investigation into the mixed In the footage, two thin, prepubescent a victory at the Mid-Ohio Sport Car ahead of Brazilian Rubens Barrichello, the last martial arts (MMA) group earlier this week fighters are seen in an octagonal steel Course, took his fifth pole of the season SLOW DOWN season in which the race winner in Hungary after a video showing two 14-year-old boys cage. One knocks the other down and pro- and fellow Team Penske driver Josef Dixon’s teammate, Tony Kanaan, did went on to win the drivers’ title. “I’m over the in a bruising cage fight before a roaring ceeds to bash him repeatedly about the Newgarden qualified second for today’s not advance out of the first round of moon,” said Vettel. “It was really difficult. I had crowd went viral last week. head and body as the losing fighter cowers Honda Indy 200. qualifying when his spin-out on the last my hands full from three, four laps after the Local authorities could not be reached for on the mat. Models wearing bikini tops For Power, it was his third pole at Mid- lap impeded James Hinchcliffe, causing a safety car. The steering started to go sideways. comment Friday. The education department and short jeans cheer and a man with a Ohio and the 49th of his career to tie local yellow caution. Kanaan was docked “I stayed off the kerbs, tried to save the car. in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture told microphone whips up the crowd by saying Bobby Unser for fourth among IndyCar his two fastest times. “We’ll overcome I didn’t do any favours to Kimi, who could go Chinese media that the underage fighters the boys were “fighting for their fate.” drivers. Power has also been on the front that. There’s always the race tomorrow,” faster and I really had to stay focused the have been returned to Liangshan and may “These kids are tougher than your kids,” the row at Mid-Ohio for six straight years. Kanaan said. whole race. “I was hoping for a couple of laps be matched with new schools. A coach for MC says. “Their story is more touching than In eight starts at Mid-Ohio, his best to breathe, but they didn’t come. I don’t know the club told AFP that most of the kids have your kids’. And they have had it much hard- finish is second, with five other top-five WHAT TO EXPECT what happened. We’ll have a look-but it does- returned to the Tibetan and Qiang er than your kids.” finishes. “We haven’t won here,” he said. Team Penske appears poised to con- n’t matter now because we won the race!” Autonomous Prefecture of Aba, where they The video was a point of fierce debate on “It’s something I’d really like to do. I’ve trol Mid-Ohio again. Power has done Raikkonen, cheered by a huge following of are continuing their training. China’s Twitter-like Weibo platform. En Bo, the club’s Tibetan founder, was for- “Soliciting and using minors to engage in qualified well here. I’ve run well here.” everything but win there. Newgarden Finns in a sell-out crowd at the sweltering merly in the military, and has spent the last commercial performances which are also vio- Power won the Fast 6 qualifier Saturday won the last race at Toronto. Castroneves Hungaroring, said: “Unfortunately, I couldn’t give them the win. I had a good start, but did- 18 years running amateur MMA fighting stu- lent, while depriving them of a salary, is ille- with a lap of 126.672 mph compared to is always lurking and defending champi- dios. Enbo Fight Club boasts more than 200 gal,” wrote one user named Chen Ming.—AFP 126.407 for Newgarden as Chevrolet on Simon Pagenaud will start seventh. n’t want to force the issue. “After that I just took the top two spots. kept following. Not ideal, I want to win, but it’s Team Penske earned both of the spots NOT SO HOT great for the team.” on the front row for the fifth time in 13 After being held out of the last race at Bottas, who was also given a resounding races this season. “We’re in the front row Toronto by Schmidt Peterson reception, said: “I was getting a little bit wor- with Team Penske so it’s a good team Motorsports management for poor ried as the gap was increasing, but really, day,” Newgarden said. Takuma Sato of recent performances, Mikhail Aleshin thanks to Lewis to keep the promise and let Andretti Autosport drove his Honda to went off course and into the tire barriers me by.” the third position. Local favorite Graham during Saturday’s practice session. He Rahal (Honda) of Rahal Letterman later qualified last of 21 drivers. Aleshin is MAYHEM Lanigan Racing was fourth. Rahal was in 17th in the series points standings with On a very hot afternoon with a track tem- contention for the top spot until getting three top-10 finishes but has crashed out perature of 55 degrees Celsius, and the air at loose on a turn before regaining control. of three of the first 11 races, including 30, the two Ferraris made a clean start to lead “That’s as sideways as I’ve been in a two of his past three. ahead of Bottas while, behind them, the first long time,” he said. Helio Castroneves lap featured mayhem and a Safety Car inter- (Chevrolet) of Team Penske qualified fifth TAKING STOCK vention. At Turn One, Frenchman Romain and five-time Mid-Ohio winner Scott Newgarden is fourth in series points Grosjean’s Haas collided with German Nico Dixon (Honda) was sixth for Chip Ganassi after finishing in the same spot last year Hulkenberg’s Renault before, at Turn Two, the Racing. Dixon is the only driver to make for Ed Carpenter racing. “We’re still learn- two Red Bulls collided when Verstappen over- the Fast 6 in the seven races in which the ing,” Newgarden said. “We haven’t had a steered into his team-mate. CHENGDU: This picture taken on June 2, 2017 shows youth practising mixed martial arts qualifying format is used. The race is 90 perfect year by any means but we’ve had After spinning and surviving, Australian (MMA) during a training session at the Enbo Fight Club in Chengdu. — AFP laps around the 13-turn, 2.258-mile a very good year.” — AP Ricciardo immediately had to park his dam- MONDAY, JULY 31 , 2017 SPORTS

Jerry Jones: ‘Everything’s in place’ for NFL in Elliott case

OXNARD: Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry met with officials in New York within the but wasn’t named in a police report causing bruises and abrasions. Three have had a hearing.” Jones says “everything’s in place” for an past month but declined to say whether about the incident. The report said a 30- witnesses told police they didn’t see Jones strongly backed Elliott in his NFL decision over a possible suspension Commissioner Roger Goodell was year-old man was punched in the nose Elliott assault the 20-year-old woman. annual news conference before the start of Ezekiel Elliott and that his star run- involved. “They have had their hearing,” and hospitalized. Goodell has the Elliott said the woman got the bruises of training camp last weekend, saying ning back met recently with league offi- Jones said after practice at training authority to suspend players without and abrasions in a bar fight. several times there was “no domestic cials. Elliott, the NFL rushing leader last camp. “They have had all of the respons- convictions under the league’s personal Jones’ latest comments came two violence” based on reports he had seen. season as a rookie, could be suspended es. Everything’s in place to make a deci- conduct policy. The NFL amended the days after he said on a national radio Elliott led the NFL with 1,631 yards rush- over a domestic incident with his then- sion. I think anything is discretionary at policy three years ago to strengthen show that he thought a decision on ing and helped the Cowboys to the top girlfriend last year even though prose- any time where you can ask for more punishments in domestic cases. Elliott was “imminent.” “I certainly don’t seed in the NFC at 13-3 before a divi- cutors in Ohio declined to pursue the meetings, whether it’s the league or A police report in Columbus, Ohio, have any idea what day,” Jones said sional playoff loss to Green Bay. He case. The league has been investigating whether it’s Zeke.” where Elliott starred for Ohio State, said Saturday. “But I know that the investiga- shared the backfield with quarterback for more than a year. Elliott also was involved in a bar fight Elliott denied allegations that he tion and all the work there is, I would Dak Prescott, the NFL Offensive Rookie Jones said Saturday night that Elliott in Dallas a week before training camp assaulted his then-girlfriend last July, say is, pretty complete or they wouldn’t of the Year. —AP

PHILADELPHIA: Aaron Altherr #23 of the Philadelphia Phillies is forced out at second base as Brandon Phillips #4 of the Atlanta Braves turns a double play in the eighth inning during a game at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies won 4-3 in 11 innings. —AFP

BASEBALL Gardner’s walk-off single leads Yankees past Rays

NEW YORK: Brett Gardner hit a tiebreaking sin- inning to rally Oakland to the win. Pinch hitter Boston past Kansas City and ending the Royals’ was 1 for 4, grounding a ball through the left innings, allowing four runs and five hits with gle in the ninth inning, and the New York Adam Rosales reached on a leadoff walk nine-game winning streak. Nunez also hit two side for a hit leading off the fourth. He had four walks. Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on before Davis hit a drive to center against Taylor solo homers over the Green Monster. He is 5 two chances to become the 31st major lea- Saturday for their sixth straight victory. Chase Rogers (5-3). Davis finished with four hits, for 9 in two games since being acquired from guer with 3,000 hits, but grounded out to MARLINS 7, REDS 3 Headley started the New York ninth with a breaking out of an 0-for-13 slump and helping San Francisco for two minor league pitchers shortstop in the sixth and was retired on a Adam Conley won consecutive starts for leadoff walk against Brad Boxberger (2-3). Oakland manager Bob Melvin to his 1,000th on Tuesday night. Lorenzo Cain connected for double play in the ninth. Gausman (8-7) the first time this season, Christian Yelich hit a Pinch-runner Jacoby Ellsbury stole second and career victory. Matt Chapman also homered a three-run homer and Whit Merrifield had a pitched 8 2/3 innings to win his fifth consecu- three-run homer and Miami earned its fourth Todd Frazier was hit by a pitch. After Ronald for the Athletics, who had lost six in a row. career-best four hits for the Royals, who were tive decision over seven starts. Britton convert- straight victory. Dee Gordon had three hits for Torreyes’ single loaded the bases, Boxberger Daniel Coulombe (2-1) got the win. looking to match their longest win streak since ed his 56th straight save chance, and seventh the Marlins, and Giancarlo Stanton drove in was replaced by Dan Jennings. Gardner, who Miguel Sano hit a two-run shot for the Twins, June 2014. Mike Minor (5-3) got the loss. The this season. Trey Mancini and Caleb Joseph two runs. Conley (4-3) went 7 2/3 innings, homered in the 11th inning to give the who lost for the fifth time in six games. Red Sox had lost five of six. They remained a both hit solo homers in the second off Austin allowing two runs and five hits while striking Yankees a 6-5 victory on Thursday, then singled half-game behind the AL East-leading New Bibens-Dirkx (3-1). out a season-best seven. Joey Votto hit his up the middle for his second game-winning hit DODGERS 2, GIANTS 1 York Yankees. Matt Barnes (6-2) pitched a 27th homer and Adam Duvall also connected of the series. Headley and Gary Sanchez home- Corey Seager had three hits, Cody Bellinger scoreless inning for the win. MARINERS 3, METS 2 for the Reds, who have dropped six in a row red for AL East-leading New York. Aroldis drove in two runs and the Dodgers earned Yovani Gallardo took a shutout into the and are 2-14 since the All-Star break. Tim Chapman (4-1) worked the ninth for the win. their seventh straight victory. Rich Hill (8-4) INDIANS 5, WHITE SOX 4 sixth inning, helping the Mariners stop Jacob Adleman (5-9) allowed six runs and six hits in 4 Lucas Duda, Peter Bourjos and Steven Souza Jr. pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning as Pinch hitter Brandon Guyer was hit by a deGrom’s eight-start winning streak. Gallardo 1/3 innings. connected for Tampa Bay. Duda, who was the major league-leading Dodgers won for the pitch with the bases loaded and two outs in (5-7), banished to the bullpen in mid-June, acquired in a trade with the New York Mets on 38th time in 44 games. At 73-31, they are 42 the ninth inning for the go-ahead run, and allowed one run and five hits in 5 2/3 innings ANGELS 6, BLUE JAYS 5 Thursday, also had a sacrifice fly. games over .500 for the first time since finish- Cleveland beat Chicago for their ninth straight in his second outing since returning to the Cliff Pennington hit a tiebreaking sacrifice ing 102-60 in 1974. Kenley Jansen worked the victory. Corey Kluber struck out 12 in 6 1/3 rotation. Edwin Diaz allowed Michael fly in Los Angeles’ three-run ninth inning, help- PHILLIES 4, BRAVES 3, 11 INNINGS ninth for his 26th save in 27 opportunities, innings for Cleveland, and Carlos Santana Conforto’s RBI single in the ninth before finish- ing the Angels rally for the win. Ben Revere hit Ty Kelly hit a game-ending RBI single in the striking out Jae-Gyun Hwang with runners on went 1 for 1 with four walks. The AL Central- ing for his 19th save. DeGrom (12-4), bidding an RBI double off Roberto Osuna (3-1) and 11th inning, lifting the Phillies to the comeback first and second for the final out. The closer leading Indians moved three games ahead of to become the first Mets pitcher to win nine advanced to third when pinch-runner Kaleb victory. Odubel Herrera hit a tying homer with also allowed a leadoff single to Miguel Gomez, second-place Kansas City, which lost 9-8 at consecutive starts in a single season, allowed Cowart scored on a wild pitch. Revere then one out in the ninth off Braves closer Jim but he was promptly erased when Hunter Boston in 10 innings. Jose Abreu hit a three- two earned runs and five hits in six innings. He scampered home on Pennington’s fly ball to Johnson. Herrera finished with three hits and Pence bounced into a double play. Hunter run homer for the White Sox, who have struck out 10 and walked one in his first loss shallow center. Los Angeles won for the 13th two RBIs. The Phillies loaded the bases in the Pence homered for San Francisco, which fin- dropped 14 of 15. It was 4-all when Chicago since June 6. Jarrod Dyson hit a two-run single time in its past 17 games at Rogers Centre. 11th against Rex Brothers (1-1), and Kelly sin- ished with four hits. Ty Blach (6-7) allowed two reliever Aaron Bummer (0-1) walked Santana in the second for Seattle, and Nelson Cruz Troy Scribner (1-0) worked three innings to gled to left center to score Tommy Joseph from runs and eight hits in seven innings. with two outs in the ninth and Austin Jackson added a sacrifice fly in the third. earn the win in his major league debut and third. Hector Neris (3-4) pitched two innings for singled. Gregory Infante came in and hit Yan Bud Norris got three outs for his 16th save. the victory. The Braves have lost six of seven. RED SOX 9, ROYALS 8, 10 INNINGS Gomes with a pitch, then plunked Guyer in the TIGERS 5, ASTROS 3 Sandy Leon slid into home plate and avoid- shoulder to force in a run. Andrew Miller (4-3) Jose Iglesias hit two RBI doubles and Matt DIAMONDBACKS 7, CARDINALS 1 ATHLETICS 5, TWINS 4 ed catcher Drew Butera’s tag on Eduardo pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings for the win. Boyd pitched into the seventh inning, leading Paul Goldschmidt homered and drove in Rajai Davis hit a two-run homer in the ninth Nunez’s groundout in the 10th inning, lifting Cody Allen got three outs for his 19th save. the Tigers to the victory. Iglesias’ second run- three runs for Arizona, and Zack Greinke scoring double tied it at 3 in the seventh. Ian pitched seven strong innings. Greinke (13-4) CUBS 2, BREWERS 1, 11 INNINGS Kinsler then flared a single to center to give allowed one run and four hits while improving MLB Results/Standings Jason Heyward homered in the 11th Detroit the lead. Boyd (5-5) allowed three runs to 5-0 in his last six starts. He struck out nine inning, and the Cubs strengthened their hold and eight hits in 7 1/3 innings. Justin Wilson, and walked one. Cardinals starter Mike Leake San Diego 4, Pittsburgh 2; Baltimore 4, Texas 0; Arizona 7, St. Louis 1; Chicago Cubs 2, Milwaukee 1 (11 innings); on first place in the NL Central. Kris Bryant had who could be on the move ahead of Monday’s (7-9) was charged with three runs and four hits Miami 7, Cincinnati 3; Cleveland 5, Chicago White Sox 4; Philadelphia 4, Atlanta 3 (11 innings); Colorado 4, three hits, including a tying RBI single in the non-waiver trade deadline, pitched the ninth over five innings. Goldschmidt hit a two-run Washington 2; Detroit 5, Houston 3; Seattle 3, NY Mets 2; LA Dodgers 2, San Francisco 1; LA Angels 6, Toronto 5; seventh inning, as the Cubs improved to 12-3 for his 13th save. Making his second start of drive in the fourth and J.D. Martinez followed NY Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 4. since the All-Star break. Mike Montgomery (3- the season, Houston right-hander Collin with another homer for a 3-1 lead. Martinez American League National League 6) worked the 10th for the win and All-Star McHugh allowed one run in six innings. has five homers and 12 RBIs in eight games Eastern Division Eastern Division closer Wade Davis got three outs for his 21st Francis Martes (3-1) got the loss. Evan Gattis since being acquired in a trade with Detroit on W L PCT GB Washington 61 40 .604 - save in 21 chances, striking out pinch hitter hit a two-run homer in the first inning for the July 18. NY Yankees 56 46 .549 - Miami 49 53 .480 12.5 Jonathan Villar with a runner on first for the AL-leading Astros. Boston 57 48 .543 0.5 NY Mets 48 54 .471 13.5 Tampa Bay 53 52 .505 4.5 final out. Second-place Milwaukee pulled PADRES 4, PIRATES 2 Atlanta 48 54 .471 13.5 within a half-game of Chicago with a 2-1 victo- ROCKIES 4, NATIONALS 2 Dinelson Lamet pitched two-hit ball into Baltimore 49 54 .476 7.5 Philadelphia 37 64 .366 24 ry in the series opener Friday night. But the German Marquez carried a perfect game the seventh inning and fellow rookie Manuel Toronto 48 56 .462 9 Central Division Central Division Chicago Cubs 55 48 .534 - Cubs responded with their fourth win in five into the sixth inning and Trevor Story homered Margot homered and scored twice, leading Cleveland 57 45 .559 - Milwaukee 55 51 .519 1.5 games overall. Heyward drove a 1-1 slider for Colorado. Marquez (9-4) struck out a San Diego to its fourth straight victory. Jose Kansas City 54 48 .529 3 St. Louis 51 53 .490 4.5 from Jared Hughes (3-3) over the wall in right- career-high 10 while allowing two runs and Pirela tripled twice for the Padres, and Hunter Minnesota 50 52 .490 7 Pittsburgh 50 54 .481 5.5 center for his eighth homer with one out in three hits over seven innings in his 20th career Renfroe doubled in a run. Lamet (5-4) was Detroit 46 56 .451 11 Cincinnati 41 63 .394 14.5 the 11th. start. Pat Neshek, who was acquired in a trade charged with two runs in six-plus innings. Chicago White Sox 39 62 .386 17.5 with Philadelphia on Wednesday, pitched a Kirby Yates pitched the ninth for his first save Western Division Western Division Houston 68 35 .660 - LA Dodgers 73 31 .702 - ORIOLES 4, RANGERS 0 perfect eighth in his Rockies debut. Greg of the season and second of his career. Seattle 52 53 .495 17 Arizona 60 44 .577 13 Texas star Adrian Beltre singled to get with- Holland completed a 1-2-3 ninth for his 32nd Pittsburgh lost its fourth straight and sixth in LA Angels 51 54 .486 18 Colorado 59 45 .567 14 in one hit of 3,000 for his career, but Kevin save in 33 tries. Washington outfielder Bryce seven games overall. Pirates right-hander Ivan Texas 50 53 .485 18 San Diego 47 57 .452 26 Gausman and Zach Britton combined for Harper went 0 for 4 to end his 19-game hitting Nova (10-8) was charged with four runs and Oakland 45 59 .433 23.5 San Francisco 40 65 .381 33.5 Baltimore’s sixth shutout this season. Beltre streak. Tanner Roark (8-7) labored through five eight hits in five innings. — AP MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 SPORTS

Ink or swim? Tattoos on show at world championships

BUDAPEST: World records have tum- Britain’s Peaty has been one of the away the future design. ‘IT’S WHO I AM’ 26-year-old Brazilian. “Beneath that, an bled and gold medals won but the stand-out performers at the Duna Peaty’s wheelchair-bound grand- “As long as I have space and money ‘ohana’ tattoo to remind me how colourful array of tattoos on show at Arena with two world records and golds mother, Mavis Williams, 74, got a tem- I’ll keep doing it, and time off because blessed I am to have my family and the world swimming championships in the men’s 50m and 100m breast- porary tattoo, a copy of his lion tattoo, every time you tattoo something you friends. have proved just as eye-catching, be stroke. Peaty had a large tattoo of a lion which delighted the British swimmer. need 10 days off water. “That’s a graffiti I “On my ankles, I have the name of they designs of sharks, dolphins or even inked onto his left shoulder after win- “That was crazy, I actually thought she saw in Miami in Wynwood, I just took a my father and mother, I also have other the lion adorning the arm of Adam ning the Olympic 100m breaststroke had had a proper tattoo done, I thought picture and give it to him as a reference. ones which are hidden.” South African- Peaty’s grandmother. title last year in Rio de Janeiro. ‘oh my god, what has she done, but she That one’s just a wing. born Dutch swimmer Kyle Stolk boasts A vast array of images, script, and “The tattoo is more about training loves it,” said Peaty with a grin. “I woke up one morning and a springbok and an Irish shamrock dis- secretive symbols adorned the bodies for me,” said the 22-year-old in Bruno Fratus, who took silver in the thought ‘I think I would look good with played on a resplendent Dutch flag. of competitors, from flowing and har- Budapest. “When you wake up, you look men’s 50m freestyle on Saturday behind a wing on my arm’.” His compatriot, “I wanted to incorporate the three monious waves to powerful and speedy in the mirror and you go to the pool. It Caeleb Dressel of the USA, explained Etiene Medeiros won the women’s 50m places that have made me where I am creatures of the deep. The Olympic reminds me of the hard work I put in to how his winged tattoo was done on a backstroke gold on Thursday and today,” said the swimmer, who learned rings-a proud stamp on the skin of the win in Rio, while I am swimming. whim. “I trust the guy who does my tat- explained the differing motivations for his trade in Dublin, before moving to swimmers who competed at a Games- “It also keeps me grounded and pas- toos so badly that I just give him my her tattoos. the Netherlands who he represented are also common place, but some of the sionate about what I do, it reminds me arms and say ‘do whatever you feel like “I have an ocean mermaid on my at the Rio Olympics. “It might be a too world’s fastest have explained the of how I got there. “It is great to have a as long as it’s not too crazy’ as I still got forearm to bring its energy into my life, flamboyant for some people but it thinking behind the art work on their reminder, it’s getting extended in a few to wear short sleeves,” the 28-year-old beneath it a lotus flower, which is rising means a lot to me, it’s who I am,” he bodies. days,” he added without wanting to give told AFP. from the ashes like a phoenix,” said the said. —AFP City beat Tottenham 3-0 in ICC friendly

WASHINGTON: Manchester City posted a Lloris. Spurs had a chance to equalize late convincing 3-0 win over English in the first half when Harry Kane appeared Premiership rivals Tottenham on Saturday to have a clean look at goal against a hard- in an International Champions Cup friendly charging Ederson, but he fired over the in Nashville, Tennessee. crossbar. Meanwhile, Manchester City kept John Stones, Raheem Sterling and the pressure on Lloris. Gabriel Jesus missed Brahim Diaz scored for Manchester City, a chance to double the score on the stroke who were coming off a 4-1 win over Spain of halftime, somehow firing wide from and European champions Real Madrid in short range after a charging De Bruyne the exhibition tournament in North delivered a pinpoint pass to him in front of America. the goal. Jones opened the scoring at Nissan Sergio Aguero came on for Manchester Stadium, home of the NFL’s Tennessee City in the 60th and proved dangerous, Titans, with a glancing header in the 10th forcing Tottenham keeper Michel Vorm minute. City had plenty of chances to into a save before twice hitting the wood- increase their lead before Sterling made it work. Pep Guardiola’s men finally got their 2-0 in the 72nd minute, and Diaz came off second goal when Samir Nasri split the the bench to complete the scoring in flagging Spurs defence and Sterling fin- injury time. Tottenham had the first real ished. Spurs threatened late, but Christian chance in the third minute, but Dele Alli’s Eriksen was denied by substitute keeper attempt was smothered by goalkeeper Ariganet Muric and City had the last word Ederson. in injury time as Diaz finished from short From there Manchester City inexorably range after a goalmouth scramble. took control. They were rewarded in the City play their last pre-season friendly 10th, when Kevin De Bruyne’s free kick against West Ham United in Reykjavik next from the right found Stones, who stooped week while Tottenham take on Juventus at to head the ball past Spurs keeper Hugo Wembley Stadium on August 5. — AFP

Jon Jones stops Cormier in third, regains UFC title belt NEW YORK: Adrien Broner, left, follows through on a punch to Mikey Garcia during a boxing bout at 140 pounds, Saturday, in New York. — AP ANAHEIM: Jon Jones reached the pinnacle of Woodley also defended his welterweight title mixed martial arts and then fell harder than with a clear decision over Demian Maia, thor- BOXING just about anyone ever had before. When he oughly frustrating the Brazilian jiu-jitsu mas- got back on top Saturday night by stopping ter in a fight that drew loud boos from the his greatest rival in dramatic style, Jones Honda Center crowd. vowed to appreciate everything he had lost Former welterweight champion Robbie Mikey Garcia outpoints Adrien and regained. Lawler squeaked out a unanimous decision Jones reclaimed his UFC light heavy- victory over Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in weight title by stopping Daniel Cormier in the another compelling matchup on the UFC’s Broner to remain undefeated third round with a vicious head kick and a fin- most stacked card of the summer. ish on the ground at UFC 214, completing his Jones’ next opponent for the 205-pound rocky journey back to the top after 2 1/2 years belt could be Swiss sensation Volkan NEW YORK: Mikey Garcia unanimously out- make weight and served jail time among his under 139 pounds. of drama with his 14th consecutive victory. Oezdemir, who kicked off the pay-per-view pointed Adrien Broner on Saturday night to repeated legal troubles. But he said he was But Garcia frustrated him with his movement He fended off a stiff challenge from show with a sensational 22-second knockout remain undefeated. Garcia controlled his first focused for this fight after taking his training and made it hard for Broner to follow up any Cormier (19-2), who held the belt for most of of Britain’s Jimi Manuwa. fight at 140 pounds, particularly with body shots camp to Colorado and he made weight easily - time he did have any good moments. “It was the past two years while Jones (23-1) dealt But Jones, who did an exuberant cart- he was able to sneak in below Broner’s defense, no doubt enticed by the $500,000 fine he faced ‘Tom and Jerry,’” Broner said. “I had to catch the with self-inflicted setbacks outside the cage. wheel when he entered the UFC cage for the and won 117-111 on one card and 116-112 on if he didn’t - actually weighing less that Garcia at mouse.” —AP His title belt has been stripped twice, and he first time since April 2016, is the UFC’s light the other two. endured a yearlong suspension for a doping heavyweight champion for the third time in A former champion in three lower weight class- test failure before returning to beat Cormier his tumultuous career. es, Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) never seriously hurt Broner for the second time. Jones lost his belt in early 2015 for his but dictated the action for most of the 12 rounds, Denmark stun Germany in “I feel like I’m leaving my past behind me involvement in a hit-and-run accident in landing nearly twice as many punches according and I’m erasing everything I’ve done before,” which a pregnant woman’s arm was broken. to post-fights stats. “This is definitely one of my women’s Euro quarters Jones said. “I feel like this is a step to a new In July 2016, Jones was pulled from a rematch best performances ever. I think I controlled the career, a new championship, and I want to be a with Cormier for his drug test failure. Cormier fight in the early rounds and I kept the activity up,” TILBURG: Second-half headers by Nadia Nadim Germany didn’t put on under big pressure.” better champion than I was in the past.” After 2 reigned atop the division for most of Jones’ Garcia said. “(Broner) is a great fighter who has and Theresa Nielsen stunned holders Germany German coach Steffi Jones bemoaned a lack of 1/2 rounds of even, high-level striking, Jones absence, but he realized his glittering title great skills. I was the superior fighter tonight.” who bow out of the women’s Euro after a 2-1 will to win on the German side. “There’s a lot of landed a left head kick that caught Cormier belt was affixed with an enormous asterisk. Broner (33-3, 24 KOs) lost a fight he probably quarter-finals loss to Denmark in Rotterdam disappointment. We weren’t aggressive enough,” leaning in. The champion staggered backward The 39-year-old ex-Olympic wrestler has been needed to win to prove he is worthy of still yesterday. she said. In the semi-final on August 3, Denmark and then around the cage with Jones in pur- trading verbal shots with Jones ever since being considered one of boxing’s headliners and Germany, who have won the Euro six times in will take on either Austria or Spain, who are play- suit, and Jones finished the fight on the one of the best rivalries in MMA history was capable of beating some of the sport’s best. It a row and eight times overall, dominated the ing later. On the same day, the Netherlands, who ground with a series of merciless strikes. sparked by their brawl in a casino lobby dur- was better than some of his recent performanc- eventful game postponed from Saturday beat Sweden 2-0 on Saturday, will face either Jones was widely considered the world’s ing a promotional appearance in 2014. es, but not good enough against a fighter of because of heavy rain, but Denmark’s counter- England or France, also playing later. top pound-for-pound mixed martial artist Cormier apparently incurred a concussion Garcia’s caliber. attacking was eventually too much for them. Meanwhile, a confident England will seek to while he held the belt for nearly four years during their rematch. He cried in the cage “At the end of the day I’m still a four-time Germany were out of the blocks fast with Isabel extend their perfect record at the women’s Euro from 2011-15. He beat Cormier by clear deci- afterward. world champion at four different weight classes Kerschowski drawing first blood on three min- against France while Spain will take on newcom- sion in their first bout in January 2015, but Jones’ victory thrilled a crowd that was and I’ll still be in the history books,” Broner said. utes with massive help from Danish keeper Stina ers Austria on the second day of quarter-finals had fought just one time since. deflated after Woodley defended his welter- Broner, who turned 28 on Friday, had won titles Petersen who palmed her shot from just outside late night. “We go into the game on a great run weight belt with a strong technical perform- in three divisions by 23 and later added a fourth. the box into the goal. of form,” said England coach Mark Sampson, BIGGEST MOTIVATOR ance against the 39-year-old Maia, a vaunted But losses and lethargic performances even in But Nadim put Denmark level three minutes whose side thrashed Scotland 6-0, sank Spain 2-0 In contrast to the combative nature of jiu-jitsu specialist from Brazil. Maia couldn’t his wins, along with legal problems outside the after the break with a bullet header from a cross in a rain-drenched game, and edged Portugal 2- their public dialogue over the past three get the fight to the ground thanks to the ring, stalled his career that once rose so rapidly. by Stine Larsen and Nielsen then headed home a 1 with a reserve team in the group phase. years , Jones praised Cormier afterward. wrestling acumen of Woodley, who patiently Garcia, meanwhile, remains on a roll and con- cross from substitute Frederikke Thoegersen “We feel we can find solutions to make the “I want to thank Daniel for being my stuffed takedowns and grinded out a victory tinued his dominant run over the last year since with seven minutes left. outcome an England win,” added the 34-year-old biggest rival and my biggest motivator,” Jones that bored UFC President Dana White. returning from a 2 1/2-year layoff while he bat- “I’m so happy that we beat Germany. It’s Welshman who took over in 2013. “If you look at said. “He has no reason to be ashamed. He Afterward, White said Georges St. Pierre will tled contractual issues. He can now weigh amazing,” Nielsen beamed after the game. the teams left in this tournament, it’s only France has been a model champion. I aspire to be a fight middleweight champion Michael options that could be presented to him in multi- “Everybody dreams about scoring, but doing it is we haven’t beaten in the last three and a half lot more like that man, because he’s an amaz- Bisping next instead of Woodley. White ple weight classes. He said he’d like to go back to another thing. Why not today? It’s a good day.” years. I have every confidence England are capa- ing human being.” claimed that “nobody wants to watch Tyron 135 pounds in search of regaining a title, but Denmark coach Nils Nielsen said the win was ble of getting to another big semi-final.” Jones also called out former UFC heavy- Woodley fight.” was open to staying at 140 or even moving up to deserved as winger Katrine Veje hit the wood- France beat Iceland and drew with Austria and weight champ Brock Lesnar for what would Justino is widely considered the most dan- 147 if the right opportunity was available. work after a Nadim pass flicked on by Harder Switzerland to advance from the second spot almost certainly be the highest-profile fight in gerous pound-for-pound fighter in women’s He consistently backed Broner into the ropes with half an hour to go, while Petersen regained behind tournament surprise Austria. In the quarter- MMA history. MMA after a lengthy career spent dominating and landed hard body shots. Broner repeatedly self-confidence with several brilliant saves. final in Deventer, they will miss captain Wendie Earlier, Cris “Cyborg” Justino became a UFC smaller promotions. She finally claimed a UFC shook his head that none of them hurt and he “It was fairly equal in term of the chances. Renard, who has picked up two yellow cards. — AFP champion for the first time at Honda Center, belt by methodically breaking down the tough fought back well, but they were enough to win stopping Tonya Evinger in the third round to Evinger, a late replacement opponent fighting the majority of the rounds. Garcia, 29, had win the vacant featherweight belt. Tyron 10 pounds above her usual weight.—AP stopped 19 of his last 21 opponents. He had to settle for just beating Broner, but perhaps his knockout power will return if he drops back down in weight. Garcia cracked Broner with shots all over in the seventh, his most dominant round of the fight, but Broner actually began to perform bet- ter from there. He scored well to the body in the ninth and had a crowd that was chanting “Mikey! Mikey!” a couple rounds earlier cheering for him. But Garcia went back to work in the 10th with precision punching, pumping his fist as he returned to his corner after the round. There was no title at stake - they fought for a manufactured prize called the WBC Diamond Belt super lightweight championship - but it was clearly a big bout for both. Garcia was able to beat the biggest name yet he’s faced, which should help as he seeks the mainstream atten- tion that’s so far eluded him. Broner needed to show there’s substance ROTTERDAM: Germany’s defender Babett Peter vies with Denmark’s forward and captain with his style. The former Floyd Mayweather pro- Pernille Harder during the quarter-final UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 football match between tege had lost twice after moving up to welter- ANAHEIM: (L-R) Jon Jones elbows Daniel Cormier during the UFC 214 event at Honda Germany and Denmark at Stadium Sparta Rotterdam in Rotterdam yesterday. — AFP Center on Saturday in Anaheim, California.— AFP weight, was twice stripped of titles for failing to Vettel wins Garcia outpoints Hungarian GP in Adrien Broner to Ferrari13 one-two remain undefeated MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 15 Ink or swim? Tattoos on show at worlds championship Page 15

MIAMI GARDENS: Barcelona celebrate with the trophy after defeating Real Madrid 3-2 in their International Champions Cup 2017 match at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Florida. — AFP Pique lifts Barca as El Clasico lives up to hype

MIAMI: Gerard Pique delivered Barcelona’s Juventus in International Champions Cup friend- minute. What a start for Barcelona. Real had match winner over Real Madrid on Saturday as El ly competition, but the ongoing uncertainty sur- barely escaped their own half and were lucky not Clasico Miami lived up to the hype. The Spanish rounding Neymar and the interest from Paris to fall further behind on 13 minutes when Suarez international steered in a Neymar free-kick in the Saint-Germain has cast a serious cloud over their fired over from close range. Yet with Madrid’s first 50th minute to seal a 3-2 win for the Catalan two-week stay in North America. effort on goal, Zidane’s side pulled one back. giants in front of 66,014 at the Hard Rock The Brazilian started for Ernesto Valverde’s Croatian Kovacic evaded a challenge just outside Stadium. Lionel Messi, who put in a superb 64- side and while the rest of his team-mates head the box before arrowing the ball past the out- minute performance, opened the scoring after home he will fly to China to perform commercial stretched hand of Jasper Cillessen. just three minutes and when Ivan Rakitic dou- obligations on behalf of the club. To their credit, Suddenly, the game was on. Benzema, who’d bled the lead soon after, the writing appeared to and much to the obvious delight of the organis- barely had a sniff, dragged just wide on 19 min- be on the wall for a sluggish Real Madrid side. ers, both teams didn’t hold back with their start- utes with Cillessen beaten. Navas remained the Yet Zinedine Zidane’s side quickly woke from ing lineups. busier keeper, however, and was on hand to their slumber and by the end of the first half, Messi and Luis Suarez started in attack while repel Messi once again on 31 minutes. goals from Mateo Kovacic and Marco Asensio Bale, Modric and Karim Benzema were all It was a key save because on 36 minutes, had pulled them level. What followed was enter- unleashed by Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane. Asensio levelled for Madrid. Los Blancos were taining, often breathless friendly fare before Neymar’s first involvement was to fall to the counter-attacking dangerously and it was left to Pique struck that decisive goal. ground and clutch his ankle. For a moment it Modric who squared for the Spaniard who took This was nothing more than a pre-season looked like his evening would be over before it full advantage of Jordi Alba missing the ball to match and obviously wasn’t going to affect the began, though he was back on the pitch in time rifle past a horribly exposed Cillessen. overall record between these two old rivals, to see Messi open the scoring with just three Both teams retained their star men after the which stands at 93 wins for Real, 91 for minutes on the clock. restart and it was Neymar whose pinpoint free- Barcelona. Their last meeting was quite incredi- The Argentine ace waltzed into the box and kick was steered home by Pique in the 50th. ble. Messi’s last gasp winner, his 500th for the lifted a shot past Keylor Navas via a deflection off While the clash of the Spanish rivals was suppos- club - it was quite a night. Raphael Varane. And it wasn’t long before the edly a friendly, Rakitic was lucky to escape a red Madrid had the last laugh in May, winning La Costa Rican international was picking the ball card just after the hour mark when he appeared Liga and the Champions League, but actually out of the back of the net once again. to push referee Jair Marrufo. arrived in Miami off the back of two exhibition Neymar departed on 72 minutes in what defeats - a penalty shoot-out defeat to NEYMAR SETS UP PIQUE could have been his final performance in Manchester United before City also did a number On six minutes, Neymar, gradually moving Barcelona colors. If it was, those inside the Hard MIAMI GARDENS: Casemiro #14 of Real Madrid and Neymar #11 of Barcelona vie for the ball during on them in Los Angeles, running out 4-2 winners. more freely, squared the ball and it found Rakitic, Rock Stadium-home of the NFL’s Miami their International Champions Cup 2017 match at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday in Miami Barca, meanwhile, had beaten United and whose finish was clinically struck in the seventh Dolphins-won’t forget it. — AFP Gardens, Florida. —AFP

King breaks women’s 50m breaststroke record Langer seals record 10th BUDAPEST: Lilly King of the United States also lowering Meilutyte’s time for the 100m which ended in February 2015. world championships yesterday. claimed her second world record this week in breaststroke in winning Tuesday’s final. Meili paid tribute to her American team- Diving from a 27-meter platform into a winning the women’s 50m breaststroke gold The victory was King’s second this week mate. “I’m satisfied, that’s my first time under temporary pool on the Danube river, Hunt senior title at the world championships yesterday. over rival Efimova, who took bronze in the 30 seconds,” said the 26-year-old, who also was leading going into the fourth round, but King clocked 29.40 seconds, breaking 100m final but had beaten the American over took breaststroke silver over 100m. the British diver over-rotated his entry as he LONDON: Bernhard Langer claimed his third senior British Ruta Meilutyte’s four-year-old record of 200m with a commanding display on Friday “I think Lily always has a world record in attempted a three somersaults forward with Open title at Royal Porthcawl in Wales yesterday to 29.48, with Russia’s Yuliya Efimova taking sil- when King finished fourth. her, she’s been incredible this week, really 4-1/2 twists effort. He picked up only 70 become the most successful player in senior major-cham- ver at 0.17 back and America’s Katie Meili The American sparked a war of words at fast, we’re very proud of her.” points and finished fifth. pionship history. The German, who won two Masters titles earning bronze at 0.59. last year’s Rio de Janeiro Olympic games Steve LoBue capitalized on a mistake from “I definitively felt the pressure. My last dive on the main tour, held off American Corey Pavin to claim a This was the second world record the 20- when she branded the Russian a drugs cheat Gary Hunt in the last round to win gold for is relatively new for me, and after four compe- record 10th senior major title by three shots on four under year-old King has broken in Budapest after after Efimova’s 16-month ban for doping the United States in men’s high diving at the titions in four weeks, I felt my legs shaking a par for the tournament. bit. I had enough power on top of the board, Langer, 59, carded a one-over final round of 72, as 2010 but I had to fight with the G-force in my legs,” US Ryder Cup captain Pavin settled for a 71. It was a third Hunt said. major victory of the season for Langer, who also won the LoBue had made no mistake with his diffi- senior Open at Porthcawl three years ago. cult 5 somersaults 1/2 twist in the tuck posi- After holding at least a share of the lead at the end of tion, earning a round-best 113.40 points for a each day, Langer is the third three-time winner of the sen- total of 397.15. ior Claret Jug, after all-time legends Tom Watson and Gary “It’s a surreal moment. Hundreds of hours Player, despite having to battle a bout of laryngitis at the of your life come together in three seconds. I start of the week. couldn’t be happier,” the American said. “It “It’s a fantastic feeling to have won here again,” he told takes a very special person to jump from 27 europeantour.com. “There might have been a little extra meters. We do help each other a lot, as we all pressure, just knowing that I won here by 13 a few years understand and respect the fear.” ago. I hit my first tee shot straight into a gorse bush on the LoBue has good reason to - in May 2015 left and it was unplayable so, looking back now, it ended a he struck his head on the platform during a lot better than it started. diving meet in La Rochelle, France. “But, despite my first tee shot and my sickness, I actual- “Some other people would have resigned or ly had a very good first round and had the lead of the succumb to the fear, but I competed two weeks championship, and I think that was the key. I led from the later and I realized that it was a sort of freak very beginning. “I led on Thursday, I was co-leader Friday accident. You have to overcome your fear,” and then jumped into the lead with a 65 yesterday and LoBue said. “After that, I changed my program never surrendered.” to include more somersaults instead of twists.” Langer’s win also gives him a place in next year’s British Michal Navratil of the Czech Republic was 6.25 Open at Carnoustie, by when he will have turned 60. Australian Peter Lonard shared third place with Billy behind for silver, while the bronze went to BUDAPEST: United States’ gold medal winner Lilly King is flanked by Russia’s silver medal winner Yuliya Efimova, left, and United States’ Andrade and former world number one Fred Couples on Alessandro De Rose of Italy. Andy Jones, anoth- bronze medal winner Katie Meili, right, during the ceremony for the women’s 50-meter breaststroke final during the swimming compe- level par for the championship. — AFP titions of the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, yesterday.— AFP er American, was fourth. — Agencies Dollar drops over interest rates path

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KUWAIT: A general view of the headquarters of Kuwaiti carrier Jazeera Airways in Kuwait City, bearing the new company logo on the facade. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat Jazeera Airways unveils new brand identity Airline marks the beginning of a new journey

KUWAIT: Celebrating the start of a new era, strates the brand’s spirit of adventure and The new website JAZEERA Airways, a leading Kuwaiti carrier operat- boldness as it forges into the future. It repre- The new-generation website is seasoned to ing regionally and internationally, officially sents the carrier name in bold colorful and is present a fresh new look with top e-commerce revealed its renewed corporate logo and further embellished by regional geometric features that will accommodate a personalized advanced website upgrades (Jazeeraairways.com) patterns, with reference to the diamond-shape online experience backed by enhanced brows- as the advent of its various upcoming launches to that expresses the carrier’s long standing lega- ing and online check-in services, live chat meet the diversified needs of its customers and cy as top carrier from the Arabian peninsula. assistance and updated fares, smart travel tips ensure a seamless travel experience. Jazeera Airways logo pays homage to the orig- and an efficient 4-step booking process. The new corporate identity signifies an inal brand mark, whilst integrating a contem- Additionally, apart from a personal travel time- important milestone as the company reaches porary manner that now speaks volumes line that stores user profile history, the website its 13th year of successful operations in the about how East meets West with its expanded also provides new travel extras such as Jazeera Middle East. The new identity comes as the connections into the middle East and Eurasia lounge and Park & Fly as well as updates on award-winning airline redoubles its commit- and many more destinations to come. exciting travel packages. ment to its customers by accommodating a “Jazeera Airways has travelled a long way “Given Jazeera’s evolution in the past holistic experience with smart and convenient since its inception in 2004 and has become an decade, the new launches are a natural transi- offerings in the coming years. As the region’s integral part in the local and regional airline tion to rejuvenate the brand as it entered its first private airline, Jazeera Airways will contin- industry. During its remarkable journey, 13 year mark of successful growth in Kuwait ue to accomplish its long term corporate Jazeera Airways has overcome incredible chal- and the region. With the new logo and web- strategies through the new and upcoming lenges, weathered many economic cycles, and site comes an enhanced focus on our cus- ventures while staying true to its brand has come out stronger. As we solidify our posi- tomers’ base. The travel landscape is constant- essence, originality and rich regional heritage. tion regionally and venture into more interna- ly changing, and with the onset of new The new vision that reiterates placing cus- tional markets with new routes, we reiterate changes in our company we hope to match tomers at the very heart of Jazeera Airways our commitment to our customers. To this those needs and empower our customers with will continue its overarching approach of turn- end, we are launching a new website to act as improved services. Our revised key values - to KUWAIT: (From left) Rohit Ramachandran, Jazeera Airway’s CEO, Marzouke J Boodai, Vice ing seamless travel into a reality as they enjoy a gateway to providing ease and comfort from be Passionate, Connected, Insightful and chairman and Mohammed Barakat, VP Marketing and Product during the unveiling of the the new special features, offers and discounts the very first click. We are geared with Inventive embody the spirit of Jazeera and new logo yesterday. in store. renewed efficiency and vitality to embark on a everyone involved as each played a significant new journey with our customers as many duty to elevating the brand to where it is entering a popular touristic market, which are ality and are only the beginning of a magnitude The New Logo exciting launches lay ahead of us’’, said Rohit today,” added Ramachandran. the recent flights to Baku setting course to new of upcoming launches that will complete the The new logo visually represents an evolu- Ramachandran, Jazeera Airway’s Chief Jazeera Airways currently stands at over 17 lands beyond the Middle East. The new addi- rebranding phase and deliver on its promise to tion to an energetic color palette that demon- Executive Officer. destinations and strengthened its footprint by tions will encapsulate the Jazeera brand person- ensure seamless experiences from start to finish. KAMCO records revenue Ahli United Bank reports H1/2017 profit of KD 4.7m for H1 2017 of $311.3m attributable KUWAIT: KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C. investment banking firms in the Gulf region in (Public), announces its financial results for the terms of assets under management (AUM), and to equity shareholders period ended on June 30th, 2017. The company is regulated by the Capital Markets Authority. recorded a net profit of KD 375,364 thousand Established in 1998 and listed on the Boursa KUWAIT: Ahli United Bank B.S.C. (AUB) at 2.4 percent (31 December 2016: 2.3 per- with earnings-per-share (EPS) of 1.58 fils for the Kuwait in 2003, KAMCO is a subsidiary of United reported a record net profit of $311.3 mil- cent) with an unchanged 85 percent spe- first half of 2017. Revenue reached KD 4.7 mil- Gulf Bank (UGB). The Company has established lion for the half year ended 30 June 2017, cific coverage ratio. The total provision lion, an increase of 18 percent compared to KD itself as a regional leader in providing innovative up 3.4 percent compared to the net profit coverage ratio, inclusive of collective 3.9 million during the same period in 2016. products and services to its clients, enabling it to of $301.2 million in H1/2016. impairment provisions, was Total assets under management (AUM), increase AUM to over $10.4 billion (as of 30 June The Q2/2017 net profit of 153.3 percent as at 30 June reached KD 3.2 billion, with new money raised in 2017) and achieve a strong track record of 95 $151.9 million represents a 3.6 2017 (31 December 2016: funds and client portfolios. successful investment banking transactions percent improvement over 155.6 percent). Chief Executive Officer of KAMCO, Faisal worth around $15 billion (as of 30 June 2017). the Q2/2016 reported profit of The AUB Group’s Return on Mansour Sarkhou, said, “KAMCO continues to With almost two decades worth of experi- $146.6 million. The Basic Average Equity (ROAE) for enhance its operational performance strategy ence in conducting business with in investment Earnings per Share in H1/2017 H1/2017, increased to 16.7 per- while capturing income-generating opportuni- industry, KAMCO has successfully established a were US 3.9 cents, as com- cent, compared to the ROAE of ties, benefiting both shareholders and investors.” robust reputation in the region, driven by its pared to US 3.8 cents in 16.6 percent achieved in the “These strategic actions were reflected in the performance, prudent and conservative invest- H1/2016. half year of 2016. Return on performance of our investment funds, more ment philosophy, solid business model and fun- Net Interest income Average Assets also improved specifically, the KAMCO Investment Fund (“KIF”), Faisal Mansour Sarkhou damental belief in implementing the highest improved by 2.1 percent year- Hamad Al-Humaidhi to 2.1 percent (H1/2016: 1.9 ranked as the best performing fund in Kuwait standards of transparency, which has consistent- on-year driven by loan growth percent). acted as Qurain Petrochemical Industries and improved margins. Despite generally Hamad Al-Humaidhi, AUB Chairman, since the beginning of 2017, rose a notable 16% Company KSCP (“QPIC”) acquisition advisor in ly commanded the goodwill of a wide and grow- during the first half of the year based on the ing patron-base. weak operating conditions, loans recorded commented: “Our results demonstrate successfully acquiring 20.5 percent of National moderate growth across the AUB Group AUB’s ability to deliver sustainable core active and dynamic management of the fund; Petroleum Services Company KSCP Through its strategy, the Company aims to also KAMCO Real Estate Yield Fund, KAMCO’s continue building upon its core competencies to funded through an increase in customer earnings on a consistent basis through its (“NAPESCO”), in addition to acting as one of the deposits, while deploying the additional diversified strategic investments across flagship product in the real estate space, distrib- Joint Lead Managers and Book Runners for provide the MENA region with innovative invest- uted $20 cents per unit during the period.” ment management consultancy and services, in liquidity surplus into investment grade the Gulf and MENA region. Growth was Warba Bank K.S.C.P’s (“Warba”) Tier 1 Basel III securities. Operating results were support- prudently achieved across all our busi- Sarkhou added that in addition to the compliant $250 million sukuk issuance. addition to financial services that meet the Company’s prominent funds, KAMCO acquired needs of clients through value-added invest- ed by the Bank’s sustained cost efficiencies ness segments, assisted by robust risk KAMCO Investment Company is a premier achieving a cost to income ratio of 27.5 management, tight cost containment Amazon UK Services Ltd.’s largest distribution investment company based in Kuwait, with an ment products and a cautious investment warehouse for approximately GBP61 million. approach that is supported by an experienced percent (H1/2016: 27.5 percent). measures and focus on the sourcing of office in the Dubai International Financial Centre The non-performing loans ratio stood cross border opportunities”. During the first half of 2017, the Company also (DIFC). The Company is one of the leading team and strong track record. MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 BUSINESS Ruling party’s business arm rules Rwandan economy KIGALI: Rwanda’s ruling party has tightly difference made in our country where scare away private investors. A western controlled the political sphere for over nobody was coming to invest,” President diplomat, speaking on condition of two decades, but it is also accused of Paul Kagame told a summit on invest- anonymity, said the economy was “domi- monopolizing the economy via its very ment in Africa in March. nated by the party (RPF) and interests own conglomerate: Crystal Ventures. The RPF delved into its war chest from surrounding the party.” The investment arm of the Rwandan the 1990-1994 civil war, built up with He referred to another conglomerate Patriotic Front is the country’s top private contributions from the Tutsi diaspora, to attached to the defense ministry: employer, with assets estimated at $500 create the company and jump-start the Horizon. One of its branches is the coun- million (426 million euros). It is present in private sector. try’s leading construction company, almost every sector, from food process- The precise ownership of the compa- building roads and focusing on infra- ing to private security, building materials ny is not clear. On its website it says it structure development. and real estate. The company, formerly chooses investments to “make a signifi- As Rwanda tries to draw in foreign named Tristar, was born in 1995, a year cant impact on the socioeconomic land- investors “we are not sure that the pri- after the then rebel RPF seized Kigali and scape”. In 1998 Crystal Ventures part- vate sector is as free and transparent as it put an end to a 100-day genocide which nered with South African telecoms giant should be,” he told AFP, adding that in left 800,000 people, mostly from the Tutsi MTN to put in place a mobile network in some sectors, such as dairy which is minority, dead. Rwanda. dominated by Crystal Ventures, there is With the country shattered and not a In 2015 the investment company sold no place for competition. Kagame insists franc left in the treasury, the new author- its 20 percent stake in MTN Rwandacell, there is no favorable treatment in award- ities did not want to sit around and wait but observers remain concerned about KIGALI: In this photograph taken on July 28, 2017, a Rwandan policeman walks ing tenders. “I would challenge anybody for a private sector to materialize and the stranglehold Crystal Ventures has on past the dome of the Kigali Convention centre as it glows with the colors of the to bring any fact ... there has been good rebuild the nation. “We wanted to see a the economy and whether this could Rwandan flag in Kigali. —AFP competition,” he said. —AFP

PPP projects have entered Venezuela money supply surges 10% in one week the ‘fast lane,’ says China CARACAS: In a portend of steepening cent in the same period. Coupled with a inflation in crisis-stricken Venezuela, decline in the output of goods and serv- money supply surged 10 percent in just ices, that has accelerated inflation. While In small cities, but construction outpaces demand one week earlier this month, its largest M2 may seem an obscure technical indi- single-week rise in a quarter of a century. cator, the figure was routinely published BEIJING: China’s public-private partnership (PPP) Venezuela is undergoing a major eco- by newspapers in Venezuela, whose oil- project construction has entered the “fast lane” and will become a unified, standardized, trans- nomic crisis, with millions suffering food dependent economy has been dogged parent market, a government research office shortages, monthly wages worth only the by inflation in the past. said. As of the end of June, there were 13,554 tens of US dollars, and soaring inflation- Venezuelans are forced to carry huge projects nationwide with investment of 16.3 tril- though no official data is available. bundles of cash to make basic purchases lion yuan ($2.4 trillion), according to data from The central bank said late on Friday - if they can afford to do so given weekly the China Public Private Partnerships Center, the the total amount of local currency in cir- price rises on many goods. This week also official Xinhua news agency said yesterday. culation-known as M2 by economists - as saw Venezuela’s black market exchange More than 34 percent of projects had reached of July 21 was 27.3 trillion bolivars, up rate surge past 10,000 bolivars per dollar. the implementation phase, it said. “Our country’s 9.66 percent from the previous week. When President Nicolas Maduro came to public-private partnership project construction In October 1992, the figure rose 10.84 power in April 2013, it was at 24 per dol- has enter the fast lane, an active period,” Xinhua percent in a single week. The exponential lar. A thousand dollars’ worth of local cur- cited Wang Yiming, deputy director of the State rise in M2, the sum of cash, together with rency then would be worth just over $2 Council Development Research Center, as saying. checking, savings, and other deposits, now. Maduro says he faces an “economic But Wang warned that as more projects means an exponential rise in the amount war” waged by the opposition and moved from construction to operations, more of currency circulating. Washington. The last year for which offi- risks were exposed, such as excessive financing Venezuela’s money supply is up 384 cial inflation data is available from the that has led to high financial leverage and debt- percent in the last year. In contrast, the central bank is 2015, when consumer to-capital ratios, and impractical projects in rural United States’ money supply is up 5.5 per- prices rose 181 percent.— Reuters areas. In recent years, the government has tight- ened controls on new local government debt to help ward off risks following a borrowing binge SHANGHAI: Laborers work at a new property development under construction on the busy since the global financial crisis. Nanjing Road shopping street in Shanghai. Real estate brokerage Redfin Authorities have also vowed to prevent local from the last real estate downturn three years where the growth is now, analysts say, but the governments from using public-private partner- ago. However, the surge in construction threatens frenzied construction means the stock of unsold jumps in stock market debut ships, government investment funds and gov- to outpace or match the increased demand for homes has remained stubbornly high. Nearly 50 NEW YORK: Shares in Redfin Corp soared For the three months ended in March, ernment procurement services as “disguised housing, leaving housing inventories untouched. million square meters of real estate, or about in their stock market debut Friday as Redfin’s loss widened to $28.1 million, channels” for raising debt. The State Council, That will be a worry for China’s policymakers, 550,000 homes, were sold in 27 tier-3 cities in investors bet on the residential real compared with a loss of $24.3 million a China’s cabinet, has said resolving local debt risks who want to keep the real estate market stable January-May this year, which should have reduced estate brokerage’s growth prospects year earlier. Revenue jumped 44 percent was important to ensure the country’s economic ahead of a once-every-five-years Communist inventories by 45 percent, according to Reuters despite a US housing market that’s been to $59.9 million. and fiscal sustainability and financial safety. Party congress in the autumn that will see a calculations based on a private estimate of inven- hampered by a worsening shortage of Like other real estate brokerages, China’s total private and public debt has reshuffle of senior leaders. The property market tories in China’s main small cities. properties for sale. The stock climbed Redfin has had to contend with the exceeded 250 percent of gross domestic prod- in Bengbu, once a fishing village on the banks of In reality, inventories only dropped 7.1 per- $6.70, or 44.7 percent, to close at $21.70. impact of a housing market that’s been uct, up from 150 percent before the global finan- the Huai River and Lake Longzi, has been among cent to 102 million sq m, equivalent to 1.1 million The gain came against a backdrop of hampered by a stubbornly low inventory cial crisis, according to the Organization for the top three fastest-growing in China’s 70 main homes, data by Shanghai-based E-house China mostly sluggish trading on Wall Street. of homes for sale. Economic Cooperation and Development. cities in recent months although the local econo- R&D Institute showed, because of new construc- The major US stock indexes ended most- Despite solid demand in a relatively my is soft - the region’s main glass-making indus- tion. Prices for new homes in Bengbu surged 3.4 ly lower. healthy economy for houses, sales list- Construction try has been hit by the general growth slow- percent on-month in May, the highest among all Seattle-based Redfin priced its initial ings nationwide have been steadily Luxury lakeside homes and high-rise condo- down. Property analysts say property demand in 70 major cities, data from the Statistics Bureau public offering of about 9.2 million declining for more than two years. The miniums are coming up fast in China’s sleepy such smaller cities has surged because local gov- showed. Bengbu ranked second-highest in April shares at $15 each. That was above the resulting shortage has caused prices to inland town of Bengbu, a clear sign that a home- ernments offer cheap credit and impose next to and third-highest in June. “We think the market maximum offering price of $14 per share consistently rise faster than wage gains, buying frenzy sweeping across the country’s no restrictions, unlike in the bigger cities, where will continue to be good even though we don’t that the company listed when it filed making it harder for more Americans to major metropolises and provincial capitals has defenses are in place to fend off speculation and expect a drastic rise in prices anymore,” said a plans to go public in June. “They’re a dis- build up their net worth by becoming reached even its smaller cities. The increase in prevent formation of property bubbles. Real manager surnamed Huang at Bengbu Jinhui Real count real estate broker with a technolo- homeowners. “Our sales would have demand is welcome news for smaller cities that estate in tier-3 and tier-4 cities, ranked below the Estate, a private developer that has actively gy edge, so they’re a disruptor, and grow- been higher if there would have been have a massive overhang of unsold houses left major metropolises and the provincial capitals, is bought land rights in Bengbu. —Agencies ing faster than other brokers in the more inventory,” said CEO Glenn industry,” said Kathleen Smith, a principal Kelman. “All we can do is try to gain at Renaissance Capital, which manages share in the face of that, which is exact- Canada to modernize statistics agency IPO-focused exchange-traded funds. ly what we’ve done.” “And they’re gaining market share, which Redfin is one of several real estate-sec- OTTAWA: The Canadian government Statistics Canada releases the coun- respect, the head of Statistics from a variety of sources and make is what’s interested investors.” tor companies to go public in the past on Friday outlined its plans to mod- try’s official economic data on every- Canada, Anil Arora, said at the same the data easier for businesses and The company, which launched in 2002 decade as the nation’s housing market ernize its main statistical agency, thing from jobs to trade and the event, pointing to the use of satellite analysts to use by making it available and adopted the Redfin name in 2006, rebounded from the worst downturn which include identifying new ways reports are closely watched by mar- data to track crops as an example. in its raw form, Bains said. provides listings of homes for sale online since the Great Depression. of collecting data and making it easi- kets and investors. Bains is responsi- Arora said the agency plans to Still, the plans are in their early and via a mobile app where users can Re/Max, a franchisor of real estate bro- er for people and businesses to find ble for Statistics Canada, though the expand its acquisition and use of stages, with the government seeking search for properties and find informa- kerage services, made its market debut in and use the information. With infor- agency operates at arms-length from data that is collected by other gov- input from Canadians through the tion on pricing trends, neighborhood 2013. Realogy Holdings, which operates mation available more quickly and the government. Questions were ernment agencies and the private rest of the summer and into the fall. data and other details. Redfin also real estate brokerages under brands like from a wider variety of sources than raised about the agency’s operations sector. Such information is used to The Liberal government’s budget employs agents to work with buyers and Century 21, Coldwell Banker and ever before, “Statistics Canada must last year when its head abruptly quit, complement or replace survey data. released earlier this year allocated sellers in more than 80 US markets. The Sotheby’s International Realty, debuted a innovate to remain responsive to the while its website has been plagued The shift to more so-called adminis- C$39.9 million ($31.79 million) over company says it charges most home sell- year earlier. Online real estate informa- needs of Canadians,” Innovation by outages and delays. trative data will provide more timely five years to Statistics Canada to cre- ers a commission of 1 percent to 1.5 per- tion company Zillow Inc. began selling Minister Navdeep Bains said in a Bains identified a number of key information and reduce how much ate a database of home sales in the cent, compared to up to 3 percent shares in 2011. Trulia Inc. went public in speech to a business group in focus areas, including finding new time businesses and Canadians country. Critics have long argued that charged by traditional brokerages. While 2012 and agreed to be acquired by Zillow Toronto, his first remarks on how methods of generating and collect- spend on filling out surveys, Arora Canada does not track enough data the company’s revenue has been rising, it two years later. Redfin began trading on Canada wants to become a leader in ing data beyond surveys. The agency said. The government also wants to on its housing market, making it diffi- has booked consecutive annual losses the Nasdaq Global Select Market under an increasingly data-driven world. is already making in-roads in that look at new ways to integrate data cult to quantify risks. — Reuters going back to 2014. the “RDFN” ticker symbol. — AP EXCHANGE RATES

Chinese Yuan Renminbi 45.280 Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. Swiss Franc 315.310 Indian Rupee 0.004243 0.004931 Australian Dollar 244.730 Thai Bhat 10.050 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000018 0.000024 US Dollar Buying 301.500 Turkish Lira 86.255 ASIAN COUNTRIES Japanese Yen 0.002641 0.002821 Japanese Yen 2.736 GOLD Kenyan Shilling 0.002907 0.002907 Indian Rupees 4.722 20 Gram 249.070 BAHRAIN EXCHANGE COMPANY WLL Korean Won 0.000262 0.000277 Pakistani Rupees 2.870 10 Gram 127.450 Malaysian Ringgit 0.067311 0.073311 Srilankan Rupees 1.967 5 Gram 64.570 CURRENCY BUY SELL Nepalese Rupee 0.002975 0.003145 Nepali Rupees 2.956 Pakistan Rupee 0.002654 0.002944 Singapore Dollar 224.640 Europe Hongkong Dollar 38.758 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd British Pound 0.390964 0.400964 Philippine Peso 0.005900 0.006200 Bangladesh Taka 3.727 Czech Korune 0.005619 0.017619 Sierra Leone 0.000037 0.000043 Philippine Peso 5.987 Danish Krone 0.043684 0.048684 Singapore Dollar 0.217821 0.227821 Rate for Transfr Selling Rate Thai Baht 9.106 Euro 0. 349699 0.358699 South African Rand 0.017455 0.025955 US Dollar 303.100 Norwegian Krone 0.034286 0.039486 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001597 0.002177 GCC COUNTRIES Canadian Dollar 240.555 Romanian Leu 0.077647 0.077647 Taiwan 0.009913 0.010093 Saudi Riyal 80.774 Sterling Pound 395.155 Slovakia 0.009020 0.019020 Thai Baht 0.008736 0.009286 Qatari Riyal 83.194 Euro 354.530 Swedish Krona 0.032989 0.037989 Omani Riyal 786.642 Swiss Frank 289.630 Bahraini Dinar 804.300 Swiss Franc 0.311711 0.322711 Arab Bahrain Dinar 803.920 UAE Dirham 82.468 Turkish Lira 0.080857 0.091157 Bahraini Dinar 0.795818 0.804318 UAE Dirhams 82.920 Egyptian Pound 0.015110 0.021018 ARAB COUNTRIES Qatari Riyals 84.135 Australasia Iranian Riyal 0.000084 0.000085 Egyptian Pound - Cash 21.500 Saudi Riyals 81.720 Australian Dollar 0.235201 0.247201 Iraqi Dinar 0.000189 0.000249 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 16.830 Jordanian Dinar 427.420 New Zealand Dollar 0.221889 0.231389 Jordanian Dinar 0.422330 0.431330 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.216 Egyptian Pound 16.954 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Tunisian Dinar 125.860 Sri Lankan Rupees 1.972 America Lebanese Pound 0.000150 0.000250 Jordanian Dinar 427.420 Moroccan Dirhams 0.019623 0.043623 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 2.018 Indian Rupees 4.715 Canadian Dollar 0.238000 0.247000 Nigerian Naira 0.000390 0.001025 Syrian Lira 2.158 Pakistani Rupees 2.877 Georgina Lari 0.136713 0.136713 Morocco Dirham 32.374 Bangladesh Taka 3.746 US Dollars 0.298600 0.303020 Omani Riyal 0.779814 0.785494 Philippines Pesso 5.976 US Dollars Mint 0.299100 0.303020 Qatar Riyal 0.078854 0.083794 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Cyprus pound 167.275 Saudi Riyal 0.078633 0.080933 Syrian Pound 0.001283 0.001503 US Dollar Transfer 302.700 Japanese Yen 3.710 Asia Euro 358.090 Tunisian Dinar 0.122426 0.130426 Syrian Pound 2.415 Bangladesh Taka 0.003381 0.003965 Sterling Pound 399.560 Turkish Lira 0.080857 0.091157 Nepalese Rupees 2.950 Chinese Yuan 0.043407 0.046907 Canadian dollar 244.900 UAE Dirhams 0.080989 0.082689 Malaysian Ringgit 71.725 Hong Kong Dollar 0.036676 0.039426 Turkish lira 86.490 Yemeni Riyal 0.000984 0.001064 MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 BUSINESS Sluggish but durable: 5 things about US economic expansion

WASHINGTON: The US economy acquired an exclu- months: A 106-month expansion that ran from Over the past eight years, the number of US jobs sive label Friday: Recession-free for eight full years. Yet February 1961 to December 1969, when President has risen just 12 percent to 146 million. Over the the third-longest economic winning streak in Lyndon Johnson stoked growth with spending on same span, job gains had surged 30 percent in the American history still doesn’t get much love. domestic programs and the Vietnam war. 1961-1969 expansion and 18 percent in the 1991- No wonder: Despite its longevity, this expansion And a 120-month streak that began in March 1991 2001 expansion. has delivered subpar gains in its pace of growth, full- and ended in March 2001, after the dotcom bubble The current recovery was stunted at the outset by time hiring and pay increases since it emerged from burst. What’s more, the job market has enjoyed a lingering wreckage from the financial crisis. the wreckage of the Great Recession in June 2009. It’s remarkable run: Employers have added jobs for 81 Consumers stopped borrowing after having charged the weakest economic recovery since World War II. straight months - easily the longest streak on record. too much on their credit cards and having watched And the gap between the richest among us and And the number of Americans applying for first-time their home values sink. Banks, struggling with bad everyone else has widened. Still, the economy is hard- unemployment benefits has stayed below 300,000 loans, tightened credit. ly the disaster that President Donald Trump insists he for 125 straight weeks. That’s the longest such streak Since then, the expansion has been hobbled by a Treasury chief Philip Hammond inherited. Employers have been hiring steadily, since 1970, when the population and workforce were slow-growing labor force and by a puzzling slump in month after month, since 2010. A majority of much smaller. worker productivity, which is the amount of output Americans now enjoy unusual job security. The gov- produced, per hour worked. Treasury chief: UK may ernment estimated Friday that the economy grew at It’s no boom Job growth exceeded 200,000 a month in 2014 a 2.6 percent annual rate from April through June. It Compared with the other two long-lasting expan- and 2015 but has been trending lower - 180,000 a need 3-year transition wasn’t sizzling. But just the fact that the economy has sions, the current one looks, well, weak. America’s month so far this year - in part because there are few- sustained its growth since mid-2009 represents a gross domestic product has grown less than 19 per- er people who want or need a job. LONDON: Britain will abide by some unclear. That includes the nature of any major statistical milestone. Here are five things to cent over the past eight years - much less than the 51 “The labor market is pretty healthy,” says Robin European Union rules for up to three years trade relationship, the status of some 3 know about the expansion as it trudges into Year 9: percent growth posted in the first eight years of the Anderson, senior economist at Principal Global after it officially leaves the bloc in March million EU citizens who live in Britain and 1961-1969 expansion and the 34 percent in the same Investors. “But over the last couple of years, we have 2019, the country’s Treasury chief said Friday. the future of the border between Northern It’s got staying power span of the 1991-2001 expansion. definitely moved to a slower pace of job growth.” Treasury chief Philip Hammond said a Ireland, which is part of the UK, and EU The National Bureau of Economic Research has Job growth has been consistent but hardly robust. transition period is needed “to get from the member Ireland. been measuring US recessions and expansions since A big reason is just how bleak the job picture was Govt hasn’t helped much status quo today to the new normal.” He The British and Irish governments say the 1850s. Over that time - from President Franklin eight years ago. The Great Recession wiped out 7.4 Government spending and investment usually said the transition should end before they want to avoid customs checks or other Pierce’s administration to Trump’s - only two expan- million jobs. And the job market didn’t actually hit play a vital role in restoring economic health after Britain’s next election, which is scheduled formalities at a border that is currently near- sions have matched the lifespan of the one that offi- bottom until February 2010 - eight months after the recessions. Faced with the deepest downturn since for 2022. Many British businesses accuse the ly invisible - but it’s unclear how that can be cially began in June 2009 and has endured for 96 recession ended. the 1930s when he took office in January 2009, government of sending mixed signals made to work. President Barack Obama pushed through Congress about Brexit. Officials say Britain will leave Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said an $862 billion stimulus package. Many economists the bloc’s single market and customs union, Ireland did not want an economic border credit the blend of tax cuts and spending increases, in and end free movement from EU countries. between the two countries. He said it was no small part, for reviving the economy. But officials also say the changes, which up to British supporters of Brexit “to say But once Republicans won the House of have huge economic implications, won’t what it is, say how it would work and first of Representatives in 2010 and the Senate in 2014, they happen overnight. all convince their own people, their own proved reluctant to commit to more spending at a Hammond told Sky News that a transi- voters, that this is actually a good idea.” time when budget deficits were soaring. Likewise, tion period will let businesses “go on oper- The prime minister of EU member state and local governments cut back. The result was ating normally” while Britain works out its Malta, meanwhile, said he is starting to that government spending and investment at all lev- post-Brexit relationship with the EU. His believe that Britain’s divorce from the els - federal, state and local - dropped 6 percent in the comments come amid conflicts within the European Union will not happen. Joseph first eight years of this expansion. By contrast, govern- government between those, including Muscat, whose country held the EU’s pres- ment spending had risen 43 percent in the first eight Hammond, who want a compromise “soft idency for the first half of 2017, said he years of the 1961-1969 expansion and 7 percent over Brexit” to ease the economic shock of leav- saw signs that British public opinion is the same span of the 1991-2001 expansion. ing the EU, and those who want a clean, turning. In an interview with Dutch news- Government payrolls have dropped 1 percent since sharp break. paper De Volkskrant, he said he hopes a June 2009. They had risen 42.4 percent in the first eight MIAMI: In this Oct 6, 2015 file photo, job applications and information for the Gap Factory Store More than a year after Britons voted to British politician will “stand up with the years of the 1961-1969 expansion and 9.1 percent this sit on a table during a job fair at Dolphin Mall in Miami. — AP leave the bloc, many aspects of the UK’s courage” to offer voters a new referendum deep into the 1991-2001 expansion. — AP future relations with the EU remain on the final Brexit deal. — AP Dollar drops over interest rates path

KUWAIT: The US dollar has fallen further in recent weeks as the rate of expansion since January. The Flash Eurozone PMI Fed indicated it is more concerned about the outcome of infla- Composite Output Index fell to 55.8 in July from 56.3 in the pre- tion. The shift in focus to QE balance sheet run down also points NBK MONEY MARKETS REPORT vious month. Eurozone flash PMI figures signaled that “the to a slower and more uncertain path of Fed rate rises over the recent growth spurt lost momentum for a second straight coming year. The Fed changed its language regarding its bal- month, but still remained impressive,” said Chris Williamson of ance sheet to say the wind down would happen “relatively IHS Markit. He added: “The slowing pace of economic growth soon” rather than “this year” and that helped the market inter- signaled by the surveys and the accompanying easing of price pret the statement as a dovish one. The statement helped push pressures adds to the belief that ECB policymakers will be in no US Treasury yields and the USD lower. Additionally, market rush to taper policy, and will leave all options open until the probabilities of a rate hike in December dropped to 37 percent central bank sees a clearer picture of the sustainability of the from 42 percent earlier last week. upturn.” On the political side, the Trump administration has been troubled by investigations into the president’s campaign rela- German Ifo Business climate tions with Russia, and more recently, Trump’s party failed to German business confidence surprisingly climbed in July, push through their healthcare agenda in the Senate. The US hitting the third record high in three months as Europe’s largest Senate voted down a repeal of the Affordable Care Act economy powered ahead and optimism increased across (Obamacare) and is now focusing on slimmed down version of industries. The Munich-based Ifo economic institute said its the bill in the hopes that has a better chance of passing. This business climate index, based on a monthly survey of some was the second failed attempt by Republicans to reform health- 7,000 firms, increased to 116.0 from 115.2 in June compared care and sends more troubling signals about policymaking in with market expectations for a value of 114.9. Ifo chief Clemens the US. Despite the Congress and President being aligned in the Fuest said that Companies’ satisfaction with their current busi- Republican Party, internal divisions are making policymaking as ness situation reached its highest level since Germany’s reunifi- challenging as during the years when President Obama dealt cation. He also added that Germany’s economy is powering with a Republican Congress. The odds of the Trump administra- ahead. tion being able to successfully introduce new economic reforms or major infrastructure spending packages to support growth UK GDP next year look increasingly slim. These events continue to weigh UK economy expanded by 0.3 percent in the second quarter down on the dollar, which is currently sitting on its lowest level after what government statisticians called a “notable slowdown” since June of 2016. inventories declining globally and the world’s largest oil index increased to 121.1 this month from 117.3 in June. The in the first half of the year. The growth in the second quarter fol- On the equities front, the Dow Jones was back in record ter- exporter stated it would further reduce oil output in August by increase came above market expectations of 116.9. The high lowed a 0.2 percent growth in the first quarter and was in line ritory and other US equity indices were modestly higher as almost a million barrels a day. Data out of the US, Europe, level of confidence in July was only exceeded by a 124.9 read- with market expectations. Year on year, the GDP grew by 1.7 probabilities for an interest rate hike in December dropped fol- Singapore and Japan point to overall inventory declining by 83 ing in March just as the Trump administration was getting start- percent in second quarter mainly due to expansion in the serv- lowing a dovish FOMC meeting. Moreover, rising oil prices and million barrels since March. Brent crude oil started the week at ed. The big reason is the creation of millions of jobs since 2010 ices sector. Official data for gross domestic product showed that strong corporate earnings also helped pave the way for US 47.59 and closed on Friday at 52.04. that’s driven the unemployment rate down to as low as 4.3 per- of the three big sectors of the economy, only the service sector equities. cent. That’s the lowest level since the turn of the century. grew at the end of June compared to March, posting growth of On the currency front, the US dollar fell sharply last week FOMC kept rates unchanged 0.5 percent over the quarter. The slowdown in the GDP reduced after the Fed meeting. The dollar index opened the week at The Federal Open Market Committee released its statement US durable goods the expectations that the Bank of England would raise interest 93.839 and managed to reach a high of 94.285 before dropping last Wednesday, in which it declared that interest rates will be The US economy is experiencing steady but slower growth rates in the near future. to a low of 93.152 on Thursday. Moreover, the US dollar remains kept on hold for the time being, which was widely expected by in business investment as orders for capital equipment eased clouded by the approaching debt ceiling problem that is inter- markets. The Fed also signaled that it will start shrinking its bal- last month following a May increase that was bigger than previ- Japanese PMI twined with budget and spending bills. However, consumer ance sheet relatively soon. Additionally, the Fed noted that ously reported. Orders for long-lasting US factory goods posted Japan’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) and business confidence remains elevated since the election, inflation has been weak in recent months, saying that inflation the biggest gain in nearly three years in June. The rise is mainly came out at 52.2, below the reading of 52.4 in June. The report, the most recent US economic indicators have improved, and on a 12-month basis is expected to remain below 2 percent in attributed to a 131.2 percent leap in orders for civilian aircraft, prepared by IHS Markit, indicated that slowdown was driven by the labor market continues to tighten. The index was supported the near term, but should stabilize “around” the Committee’s 2.0 which is known to be volatile. In details, durable goods orders stagnation in export orders, amid reports of weaker demand by good economic figures and managed to close the week at percent objective in the medium term. However, the Fed noted climbed to 6.5 percent in June from -0.8 percent in the prior from South East Asia markets. Moreover, Flash Manufacturing 93.31. that the overall economy would continue to strengthen. month, above market expectations of 3.9 percent. However, Output Index dropped to 52.2 to 51.4. It was the weakest The Euro opened the week at 1.1658 and managed to reach a spending on durable goods accounts for a small part of growth in 10 months. However, the sector continues to add high of 1.1776 after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady. US existing home sales fell American economic output jobs, with employment growth remaining amongst the best Moreover, the low expectations from the ECB to ease policy also US home sales dropped more than expected in June as a since the financial crisis, while optimism hit its highest level in supported the pair. The currency closed the week at 1.1748. shortage of properties amid strong demand pushed prices to a Mixed US data five years of data collection. The Swiss franc fell against most of its counterparts, extend- record high, keeping first time buyers on the sidelines. The Real Gross Domestic Product increased at an annual rate of Japanese consumer prices rose at a steady pace last month, ing a selloff to reach the weakest level against the Euro since housing market has experienced an acute shortage of homes 2.6 percent in the second quarter of 2017 above 1.2 percent as overall consumer spending snapped a 15-month losing the Swiss National Bank abandoned its currency cap more than for sale for about two years. The monthly figure of home sales growth recorded in the prior quarter. Pickup in consumer and streak, adding further evidence of a rebounding economy. Core two years ago. Investors have been selling the Swiss franc came in slightly below expectations at 5.52M, versus the business equipment spending powered the economic rebound CPI rose at an annualized 0.4 percent in June, the Japanese against euro on the back of the monetary policy divergence expected 5.59M. Compared to last year, the median house price in the second quarter, signaling the eight-year expansion is on Statistics Bureau reported Friday. The reading came in line with between the respective central banks. While the European rose to an all-time high of $263,800 in June. This marks the 64th track to be sustained. On the other hand, the employment cost market expectations, marking the sixth straight monthly gain Central Bank is moving toward a tightening of policy, the SNB is straight month of year-on-year increases. Nevertheless, the index came below market expectations. The index came at 0.5 for the core index. Although inflation has been marginally posi- sticking to its dovish stance. Furthermore, the robust European National Association of Realtors said the increase in prices do percent q/q, less than the 0.6 percent expected and worse than tive since October last year, it still remains far below the Bank of figures helped push the EURCHF pair higher. The USDCHF not indicate a housing bubble, highlighting that the inflation- the previous quarter rise of 0.8 percent, which now seems to Japan price stability target of 2.0 percent. opened the week at 0.9448 and rallied to the high of 0.9726 adjusted median price was below its peak in 2006. have fueled concerns of slowing inflationary pressures. A separate report on Friday showed overall household spending during the week. The pair managed to close the week at 0.9686. surged 2.3 percent year-over-year in June, snapping 15 consecutive The pound sterling opened the week at 1.2983. The cable US consumer confidence Europe & UK months of decline. Analysts had forecast household consumption rallied to a high of 1.3157 after the Fed meeting on Wednesday. US consumer confidence jumped in July to the second high- Euro Zone Flash Manufacturing PMI Came Below to increase just 0.6 percent. Meanwhile, Japan’s unemployment rate However, the pair lost that momentum as political uncertainty est level in 16 years as consumers are less influenced by politics Expectations dropped to 2.8 percent from 3.1 percent in May percent, the lowest emerged between UK and Northern Ireland. Northern Irish than businesses and took heart in the best labor market in a Eurozone manufacturing figures released yesterday were reading since June 1994. politicians who are propping up British Prime Minister Theresa decade. The Conference Board said its consumer confidence mostly below market expectations. They indicated the slowest May’s minority government reacted with fury on Friday to a Australian inflation report that Ireland wants the Irish Sea to be its border with Australian inflation figures were released on Wednesday, Britain after Brexit. The border between the Irish Republic, a coming in below market expectations. The consumer price member of the European Union, and the British province of index increased 0.2 percent q/q against expectations of 0.4 per- Northern Ireland will be the only land frontier between the cent by markets. On the monetary front, interest rates in United Kingdom and the European Union once Britain leaves Australia are currently at record lows, and are likely to remain the bloc in early 2019. The pair closed the week at 1.3133. there for a while. Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip The Japanese yen opened the week at 111.05 and reached a Lowe defended the low interest rate policy, hinting that they high of 112.18 against US dollar ahead of the Fed meeting. may continue to be unchanged due to subdued wages and However, the Yen was supported on Friday after the Bank of high household debt. Australia’s wage growth stands at 1.9 per- Japan Summary of Opinions showed that additional monetary cent, rising at a very slow pace, and unemployment is currently easing is not needed, the pair dropped to a low of 110.53. The at 5.6 percent. currency closed the week at 110.65. In the commodities space, it was a robust week for oil prices Kuwait as it gained upward momentum every day and rose by nearly 8 Kuwaiti dinar at 0.30185 percent last week. The main boost in the price of oil was due to The USDKWD opened at 0.30185 yesterday morning. MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 BUSINESS US chip stocks show signs of slowing Wall St Week ahead NEW YORK: High-flying semiconductor stocks has helped propel the S&P technology sector “The semis are the heart and soul of the the wake of those that have already report- conductor equipment index stands at 15.2, may be poised for more losses in the coming higher as the best performing of the 11 major technology sector, particularly the large-cap ed suggest some investors are ready to above its five-year average of 14.4 but weeks as a large swath of chip names reports S&P sectors. Only five of the 30 names in the technology sector, and they are really driving lighten up. The average 1-day stock per- below the forward P/E of the broader S&P quarterly results in a sector that may have run semiconductor index are in negative territory the theme that we saw really take shape in the formance has been a decline of 1.2 percent 500 of nearly 18. up too far for some investors. for the year. second quarter,” said Peter Kenny, senior mar- for semiconductor companies that report- In addition, the 14-day relative strength Investors will parse earnings from 40 percent Those gains were fueled by expectations of ket strategist at Global Markets Advisory Group ed earnings through Wednesday. index reading for the PHLX Semiconductor of the components in the PHLX semiconductor strong earnings and revenue for the quarter. in New York. The semiconductor index was poised for index stands at 51.6, below the 70 level index over the next month, including Applied Semiconductor and semiconductor equipment “The question is are they going to be able to its first weekly drop in four and was on that indicate an overbought condition, Materials, Nvidia and Marvell Technology. stocks are expected to see the highest growth continue to do it and even if they are, which the track for its fifth drop in six sessions, with which suggests the sector may still have The index is up more than 20 percent on the within the tech sector, with year-over-year earn- street is expecting, there is a case to be made for declines on Friday coming on the heels of room to run higher. “The expectations are year, powered by gains of nearly 60 percent in ings growth of more than 40 percent, according stretched valuations triggering a little bit of rota- results from Cypress Semiconductor, high in terms of growth rates: you keep names such as Nvidia and Lam Research, which to Thomson Reuters data. tion out of the space.” Initial stock movements in InterDigital, MicroSemi Corp and Intel. raising the bar, raising the bar; even if you “A year ago I would say you have to be hit the number or get a penny over, it’s not careful but now I’d say you have to be good enough anymore,” said Daniel extremely careful,” said Kim Forrest, senior Morgan, portfolio manager at Synovus equity research analyst at Fort Pitt Capital Trust in Atlanta, Georgia. Group in Pittsburgh. “You are getting some mismatched trad- “The ones that have these exotic stories ing related to earnings reports coming out; and high growth are probably frothy.” it creates some opportunities to be in some The forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio great names where the fundamental of the S&P 500 semiconductor and semi- themes are still in place.” — Reuters US economy speeds up in Q2, wages continue to lag

WASHINGTON: The US economy acceler- accounted for the bulk of the pickup in ated in the second quarter as consumers economic growth in the second quarter. ramped up spending and businesses Consumer spending, which makes up invested more on equipment, but persist- more than two-thirds of the US economy, ent sluggish wage gains cast a dark shad- grew at a 2.8 percent rate. That was an ow over the growth outlook. acceleration from the 1.9 percent pace Gross domestic product increased at a logged in the first quarter. 2.6 percent annual rate in the April-June But with wage growth remaining slug- period, which included a boost from gish despite the labor market being near trade, the Commerce Department said in full employment, there are concerns that its advance estimate on Friday. That was consumer spending could slow in the more than double the first quarter’s third quarter. In a separate report on downwardly revised 1.2 percent growth Friday, the Labor Department said wages pace. and salaries increased 0.5. percent in the Wage growth, however, decelerated April-June period after accelerating 0.8 despite an unemployment rate that aver- percent in the first quarter. aged 4.4 percent in the second quarter. They rose 2.3 percent on a year-on-year Inflation also retreated, appearing to basis. There were, however, strong wage weaken the case for the Federal Reserve gains in the information, finance and nat- to raise interest rates again this year. ural resources sectors. “A tightening labor “Although growth is solid, the lack of market ought to put upward pressure on wage pressure buys the Fed plenty of wage rates, but employers are likely to time, and works with a very ‘gradual’ tight- resist increases as long as they can, given ening cycle,” said Alan Ruskin, global head the state of productivity,” said John of G10 FX strategy at Deutsche Bank in Ryding, chief economist at RDQ New York. “There is more here for the Fed Economics in New York. doves than the hawks.” Inflation was subdued in the second Prices of US Treasuries rose after the quarter. The Fed’s preferred inflation data but pared gains as oil prices hit two- gauge, the personal consumption expen- month highs. The dollar fell against a bas- ditures (PCE) price index excluding food ket of currencies and stocks on Wall Street and energy, increased at a 0.9 percent were trading mostly lower following rate. That was the slowest rise in more recent hefty gains. than two years and followed a 1.8 percent Economists expect the Fed to rate of increase in the first quarter. announce a plan to start reducing its $4.2 The gross domestic purchases price trillion portfolio of Treasury bonds and index, another measure of inflation pres- mortgage-backed securities in sures in the economy, increased at a 0.8 September. The US central bank left rates percent rate after advancing 2.6 percent unchanged on Wednesday and said it in the prior quarter. expected to start winding down its port- Businesses helped to carry the econo- folio “relatively soon.” The Fed has raised my in the second quarter, with spending rates twice this year. on equipment jumping at a rate of 8.2 The rise in second-quarter GDP was in percent, the fastest in nearly two years. It line with economists’ expectations. was the third straight quarterly increase. Output was previously reported to have Spending on mining exploration, wells increased at a 1.4 percent pace in the and shafts grew at a 116.7 percent rate, first quarter. slowing from the first-quarter’s robust The economy grew 1.9 percent in the 272.1 percent pace. As a result, invest- first half of 2017, making it unlikely that ment on nonresidential structures GDP would top 2.5 percent for the full increased at a 4.9 percent pace, moderat- year. President Donald Trump has set an ing from the January-March period’s brisk ambitious 3.0 percent growth target for 14.8 percent rate. 2017. Speaking to law enforcement offi- Though businesses continued to care- cers in Brentwood, New York, Trump fully manage their inventories in the sec- applauded the GDP data and said it was ond quarter, they spent more in some the result of his administration’s rollback places. Inventory investment was neutral of some business and environmental reg- to GDP growth after slicing 1.46 percent- ulations. “We’re doing well, we’re doing age points in the first quarter. really well and we took off all those Trade added 0.18 percentage point to restrictions,” Trump said. “Some we’re growth, contributing to output for a sec- statutorily stuck with for a little while, but ond straight quarter. eventually that statute comes up and Housing was a drag on growth in the we’re going to be able to cut a lot more.” last quarter, with investment on home- But analysts are skeptical of the building contracting at a 6.8 percent Republican president’s vow to push through major tax cuts in the wake of his rate, the worst performance in nearly party’s failure early on Friday in the Senate seven years. to pass a bill that would have repealed Auto production slumped for a third parts of former President Barack Obama’s straight quarter, while government 2010 healthcare law. So far, the political spending rebounded after declining in gridlock in Washington has not hurt either the prior period. Alongside the second- business and consumer confidence. quarter GDP report, the government published revisions to data going back Consumer boost growth to 2014, which showed little change in A resurgence in consumer spending the growth picture. — Reuters US employment costs grew slower in Q2 WASHINGTON: Wages and benefits paid has shown steady improvement as to US civilian workers grew more slowly the unemployment rate has fallen to in the second quarter. The Labor 4.4 percent. “We still expect labor Department said Friday total compensa- costs to accelerate in the quarters tion was up 0.5 percent in the April-June ahead,” said Joshua Shapiro, an econ- period, compared to 0.8 percent growth omist with MFR, Inc. “However, given in the first quarter. that recent data on this front have Wages and salaries, which account for been much tamer than models antici- 70 percent of compensation costs, also pate given the low unemployment rose 0.5 percent. Benefit costs, which rate, forecasts of acceleration are not cover pensions and health insurance, likely to prove sufficient for mone- increased 0.6 percent. tary policymakers.” The slight slowdown in the second In the past year, salaries and benefits quarter likely means the Federal Reserve have risen 2.4 percent. That matches the won’t be worrying about wage growth increase for the 12 months ending in rising too quickly. Indeed, the Fed has March 2017, but is below the roughly 3.5 expressed concern recently that inflation percent generally considered consistent has fallen farther from its 2 percent annu- with a healthy economy. Compensation al target. Normally, solid hiring drives up for state and local government workers wages and prices. grew 0.5 percent, compared to the previ- But earlier this week, the Fed kept its ous quarter’s gain of 0.6 percent. key interest rate unchanged and said Among private sector workers, com- inflation has stayed undesirably low even pensation also rose 0.5 percent, com- though the job market keeps strengthen- pared to 0.8 percent in the first quar- ing. Too-low inflation can slow economic ter. Private industry workers employed growth by causing people to delay pur- in maintenance, technology, financial chases if they think they can buy a prod- and insurance fields saw the strongest uct for a lower price later. wage and benefit growth. US employ- Despite this quarter’s slower ment costs grew slower in second increase, the Employment Cost Index quarter.— AP MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 BUSINESS Europe battles Google News over ‘snippet tax’ plan Axel Springer, Newscorp say tax is only hope to save news industry

BRUSSELS: A major battle is brewing in “It is therefore crucial that neighboring require a special EU majority that must Brussels over an EU reform plan that rights be created for news agencies and account for 65 percent of the bloc’s pop- would force internet aggregators such as other publishers, covering all activity” on ulation and not solely a majority of mem- Google News to pay newspapers for dis- the web, the agency said. Neighboring ber states. For now, France, Spain and playing snippets of their articles online. rights is EU-speak for the obligation for Germany have declared their support for Google is furious at the reform idea, online platforms such as Google or the tax while Ireland, UK and the Nordic but powerful publishers, including Axel Facebook to pay for showing short countries are against. Springer in Germany or Rupert Murdoch’s quotes from copyrighted content, such as In the European Parliament, three Newscorp in the UK, affirm that a tax is news articles. committees have approved a version of the only hope to save a news industry The so-called “snippet tax” proposal is the tax proposal, but the key Legal starving for revenue. The fight, which will only one of several components of a Affairs Committee has still to decide, play out for the rest of the year, is the lat- major EU draft law intended to update with lobbyists working hard to influence est row straining ties between Google European copyright law in the digital age. its decision. and the European Union, which slapped The “snippet tax” is largely based on a tax French MEP Marc Joulaud said the the Silicon Valley giant with a 2.4 billion introduced in Spain that critics say actual- committee is expected to approve the euro ($2.8 billion) fine over unfair compe- ly harmed publishers when Google decid- law on October 10 with an eventual vote tition in June. ed to close down its news aggregator in on the overall copyright reforms at a ple- The proliferation of free news on the response. nary session in December or January. internet has brought the newspaper A similar law in Germany saw publish- Then the hard work begins. EU mem- industry to its knees, with many con- ers swiftly give Google open access to ber states, MEPs and the commission sumers unwilling to pay for online service, their content following a steep drop in must negotiate a compromise of their preferring zero-cost platforms such as online traffic. separate texts. “This is a very sensitive Google News or Facebook. tal to all players.” In a blog post published battling it out at the European Parliament topic in parliament but also for journal- “Unauthorized internet use of media ‘Very sensitive topic’ last year, Google said: “It would hurt any- and the EU council, the institution that ists, some for, some against,” said Andrus content” by aggregators and search Based on these examples, the one who writes, reads or shares the news- gathers the national governments of the Ansip, Commission vice-president in engines “is threatening citizens’ sustain- Computer and Communications Industry including the many European startups 28 member states. charge of the Digital Single Market. “I did- able access to quality news content,” said Association (CCIA), whose members working with the news sector to build Diplomats said the snippet tax has n’t promote this idea, but publishers are the European Alliance of News Agencies, include Google and Yahoo, called the idea sustainable business models online.” divided member states, with no compro- very keen for neighboring rights,” he of which AFP is a member. “ill-founded, controversial and detrimen- The two camps on the issue are now mise in sight for this year. Approval will added. —AFP Burgan Bank announces lucky Gulf Bank launches promotions winners of Yawmi account draw

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In addition, the New customers who transfer their salary Account offers quarterly draws that provide to ABK receive KD 300 and will automatical- customers with opportunity to get their ly be entered into the weekly draws to dou- dreams turned to reality by winning great ble their salaries. Existing customers who prizes starting from KD 100,000 for the first are already transferring their salary to ABK quarter escalating thereafter by KD 50 thou- are entered into a separate draw. sand for each quarter to reach KD 250,000 in Google, Facebook show power of ad duopoly as rivals stumble SAN FRANCISCO: Quarterly results companies such as Rubicon Project has rejected the idea that it is part of advertising business what they have also becoming a bigger producer of rev- Consumer advocates worry about from Alphabet Inc and Facebook Inc and Rocket Fuel have also found it a duopoly, saying that it competes long since done to traditional print enue, with video likely to be a big part of the giants snuffing out competition. provided fresh evidence this week tough to compete. against more than just digital plat- advertising: namely, take much of it the mix. “All of the major technology compa- that the digital advertising market is Advertisers are flocking to forms and has less than 5 percent of for themselves. Already, many advertisers feel nies should be on alert that people effectively a duopoly, a dynamic with Facebook and Google because they the overall advertising market. YouTube has been rolling out new they cannot ignore the massive are a bit spooked and unsettled deep implications for two of Silicon reach billions of people and have a Alphabet did not reply to requests series with stars such as Ellen DeGeneres reach of YouTube. Some big adver- about their size and their ability to Valley’s titans. Alphabet, the owner wealth of data that can be deployed for comment. and Kevin Hart, and says that the service’s tisers launched a boycott of expand into new markets,” said Gene of Google and YouTube, and for targeted marketing. Their grow- overall 1.5 billion viewers watch, on aver- YouTube this year after their ads Kimmelman, president of Public Facebook, the world’s largest social ing dominance, however, raises ques- Video gold age, 60 minutes a day on their phones appeared alongside videos from Knowledge, a nonprofit that advo- network, each produced billions in tions about how they will use their Video is one market that and tablets. Facebook is expected to Islamic extremists, yet there was no cates for an open internet. Size is not profits during the most recent quar- billions in profits to maintain growth Facebook and Google both view as a launch original video series of its own evidence from Alphabet’s earnings by itself an antitrust concern, and ter and enjoyed steep revenue when the advertising market as a crucial new frontier. With huge within weeks, after signing deals with report on Monday that it had any neither is the ability to quash com- increases, while smaller rivals such as whole is expanding only modestly. investments planned, the companies companies such as Vox Media and impact on revenues. “Marketers petitors, even through copying as Snap Inc and Twitter Inc struggle to “Digital advertising will soon be are preparing to do to the television BuzzFeed. Facebook’s Instagram unit is aren’t going to get fired for hiring Facebook has done with rival app maintain growth and reduce losses. approaching a point of saturation, Facebook and Google,” said Harry Snapchat. Facebook and Google are This year, the Big Two in internet indicating that there are limits to Kargman, chief executive of Kargo, not under US antitrust investigation. advertising are expected to take half growth which may not be fully which manages digital marketing Still, the prospect of a future of all revenue worldwide, and more accounted for by the investment for media companies including probe could still affect their business than 60 percent in the United States, community,” Brian Wieser, senior ana- Time Inc. strategies. “As long as they toe the according to research firm lyst at Pivotal Research, said in a line and stay in the market position eMarketer. client note this week. The advent of a Antitrust risk they’re in, it’s going to be kind of In the US market, no other digital duopoly is also spurring concerns Other owners of digital ad inven- hard to go after them under the ad platform has market share above about monopolistic practices. tory are feeling the squeeze. This existing antitrust laws,” said Herbert 5 percent. Google suffered a minor Google this month set aside $2.7 bil- month, an alliance of U.S. news Hovenkamp, a University of blip in earnings due to higher pay- lion to pay a record European Union organizations started a lobbying Pennsylvania professor of antitrust ments to mobile carriers and others antitrust fine for favoring its shop- campaign for an exemption from law. But acquisitions, he said, would for search traffic. But efforts by ping service in search results, and it antitrust law that would allow them be another matter. “Even a merger Verizon and other network operators faces two additional investigations in to coordinate their negotiations with between Facebook or Google and a to compete for mobile ad dollars Europe. Google and Facebook, although smaller rival would probably be have had little impact thus far. Facebook declined to comment such requests from other industries looked at very closely,” Hovenkamp Independent advertising technology on Friday. In the past, the company generally have not succeeded. said. —Reuters technology MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 Why you still can’t ditch your cable box

NEW YORK: Not that long ago, the clunky cable spokesman for the cable lobby group NCTA. the service is in “beta.” One more drawback: box looked like it was on its way out. The federal And he noted that some cable and satellite Using the Roku app won’t be free if customers government was pressuring cable companies to companies have launched apps that let cus- want it to work with more than one TV. The open up their near-monopoly on boxes to more tomers watch video without a cable box. Samsung app, meanwhile, remains under devel- competition, and industry leader Comcast prom- opment. Comcast wouldn’t comment beyond ised apps that could render some boxes obso- Where, oh where, are those apps? blaming net neutrality for the delays. lete. That was then. Today, the vast majority of But most cable TV customers still need a box. In 2015, Charter and Time Warner Cable customers still need to rent a box to get full serv- The industry has little motivation to get rid of started offering apps that could replace cable ice from cable providers, and those box-replac- rented cable boxes or to keep its promises with- boxes in some markets. Nearly two years later, ing apps remain elusive. Here’s what happened. out pressure from regulators, said John Charter says it’s now “testing” a cable-replace- Bergmayer, senior counsel of the public advoca- ment app, Spectrum Stream. (Charter bought Ditching the box cy group Public Knowledge, in a filing to the Time Warner Cable in 2016.) The app is available In 2015, tech companies and consumer FCC. In 2015, Comcast launched a box-free in New York City upon request; during a recent advocates were pushing the Federal cable service in Boston called Stream, designed inquiry, a customer service rep pushed a more expensive traditional “triple play” TV, internet and phone package instead. PHOENIX: This file photo provided by the Arizona Department of Public Safety shows the mangled remains of cars involved in a fatal accident on the Cable-box free TV galore Northbound Interstate 17 in Phoenix, Arizona. —AP The cable lobby is right to point out that there are plenty of box-free TV apps available. They’re just not really aimed at the 94 million Arizona targets wrong-way traditional cable and satellite customers. “Cord cutters” have lots of options for internet video driving with tech program beyond Netflix. Online-cable services from Dish, Sony, Hulu and YouTube let you watch live TV and record it for later. (AT&T’s DirecTV Now’s PHOENIX: Arizona transportation officials unanimously voted Friday to award the DVR hasn’t launched yet.) These services don’t are moving forward with a first-in-the- contract to Contractors West Inc., a compa- fully replace traditional cable service. Major nation pilot program that will use thermal ny based in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa channels aren’t always available, there have camera technology to curb the wrong-way that specializes in highway electrical and been some service quality glitches, and they’ve driving problem plaguing the state. The sign work. State officials expect the cam- only attracted an estimated few million sub- detection system will illuminate a sign that eras to be installed between the Interstate scribers. To watch internet-based TV on a TV, notifies the wrong-way driver and alert 10 and Loop 101 interchanges on I-17 by you probably need a gadget like a Roku, a authorities. Transportation officials will the end of November. Contractors West’s Chromecast stick or Apple TV. These don’t have update message boards along the highway, bid was about $1.9 million. Department of monthly fees like cable boxes do. warning other drivers of a wrong-way vehi- Public Safety officials said 956 incidents cle. The technology will be installed on a involving wrong-way drivers have been Comcast: The bundle effect 15-mile stretch of Interstate 17 in Phoenix, reported so far this year. More than 80 per- Even without these consumer-friendly apps, along roadways and ramps. It comes after cent of the drivers are impaired. Comcast has been able to draw video cus- wrong-way drivers have killed at least eight Most incidents don’t result in arrests or tomers via its upgraded cable-box system, X1, people in Arizona this year. crashes because drivers correct themselves, PHILADELPHIA: This file photo shows a cable box on top of a television set in which has integrated Netflix and is expected to Metro Phoenix saw three wrong-way said Alberto Gutier, director of the Philadelphia. —AP add YouTube. It is also a master at getting cus- wrecks over about two weeks last month. Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. tomers to pay for more than one service. In the The two deaths that resulted led Gov. Doug Transportation officials installed lower and Communications Commission to open up the for phones, tablets and computers. At the time, second quarter, Comcast lost 34,000 video cus- Ducey to urge state agencies to speed up larger “wrong way” and “do not enter” signs cable-box market. The goal was to let you buy a the company said it would roll out to all users tomers, a deeper loss than last year. It added and broaden the thermal camera program. on freeway ramps in 2015 in an effort to cable box the way you’d pick up a new smart- by early 2016. customers for the full year in 2016, its first annu- “I want those cameras implemented as curb the problem. Dallas Hammit, a state phone, sparing you the expense of leasing them Stream, however, remains limited to Boston al increase in a decade. Overall, cable and satel- quickly as possible, and expanded to as engineer and deputy director for trans- from cable companies for about $6 and up a and Chicago, although Comcast reportedly lite TV have lost 4 million customers over the many areas as possible where they may portation, said the new program also will month. The cable industry and Hollywood hat- intends to relaunch it as a broader “Instant” past two years, says research firm SNL Kagan. make a difference and save a life,” Ducey help identify the ramps where wrong-way ed the FCC’s February 2016 plan to “unlock the service before the end of September. The com- Comcast’s internet customers rose 175,000. said. Transportation spokesman Steve drivers are more prone to enter the free- box.” They pointed out that TV-watching apps pany says net neutrality rules and regulators Revenue from the internet arm could get a Elliott said officials have moved the pro- way. The system will allow law enforcement were already available - more on that below - under the Obama administration hindered further boost if Trump’s FCC rolls back net ject’s timeline forward about a month by to respond to wrong-way driving cases and laid out an industry proposal for new apps Stream’s rollout. It wants the FCC to spike these neutrality rules, as expected. Comcast is also pre-ordering materials, including cameras, even faster than it already does, Elliott said. that could replace cable boxes. rules , which bar internet providers from favor- opening new lines of business, such as a new poles and fiber-optic cables. “It really boils down to notification and ear- Amid industry pushback, the FCC’s proposed ing their own content. Comcast also said in April cellphone service that started in May. The film The Arizona State Transportation Board ly word,” Elliott said.—AP rules languished ahead of the 2016 election. 2016 that it was working with Roku and and theme park businesses in the NBC Afterward, President Donald Trump’s new FCC Samsung to develop apps that, later that year, Universal arm also grew sharply during the chairman, Ajit Pai, shelved them permanently. could replace cable boxes. quarter. Net income rose 24 percent to $2.51 The industry is no longer pushing its app pro- And it did start testing a Roku app in January, billion, or 52 cents per share. Revenue posal with the FCC, said Brian Dietz, a although customers still need a cable box while increased 9.8 percent to $21.17 billion.—AP Cellphone service could be spotty for eclipse-watchers

ST. LOUIS: If you plan to livestream a 60- to 70-mile-wide swath known peak where the network will strug- towers across the country - in Madras next month’s solar eclipse from one as the “path of totality,” where there gle,” said Paula Doublin, assistant and Mitchell, Oregon; Columbia, of the prime viewing spots, here’s a will be periods of total darkness vice president for construction and Owensville and Washington in thought: Keep your phone in your ranging up to two minutes and 40 engineering for AT&T, the nation’s Missouri; Carbondale, Illinois; pocket, put on your paper shades seconds. The path carves through second-largest provider. Some Hopkinsville, Kentucky; and Glendo and just enjoy the celestial wonder. largely rural areas, where cell- communities are hosting eclipse- Reservoir, Wyoming. “It is very much The Aug 21 solar eclipse, when pas- phone service can be spotty at watch gatherings that are expect- akin to a national championship week sage of the moon completely best, though, so it may not be pos- ed to draw tens of thousands of that occurs with the NCAA or pro blocks out the sun, will be seen first sible to quickly post to Facebook, people. The 6,700 residents of sports, except it’s happening in a in Oregon and cut diagonally Instagram and the like even Madras, Oregon, will be far out- 3,000-mile-long band,” Doublin said. across 14 states to South Carolina. though carriers plan to temporarily numbered by visitors, and Verizon, Sprint and Verizon Wireless, which is BEIJING: A Chinese family walks out of an Apple store in Beijing. —AP It will be the first total solar eclipse boost capacity in some places. AT&T and Sprint all plan to bring the nation’s largest cellphone compa- visible coast-to-coast since 1918. “We’re expecting a good experi- portable towers for its event. ny, say recent network enhancements Apple removes some VPN The best places to see it fall within ence but there will be times at AT&T will deploy eight portable cell have reduced the need for deploy- ment of temporary cell towers at services from China app store large-scale events. Still, Sprint plans to have BEIJING: Apple has removed software to see Apple aiding China’s censorship portable towers in Madras and allowing internet users to skirt China’s “Great efforts,” it added. Star VPN wrote on Twitter: Mitchell and in Rexburg, Idaho. Firewall” from its app store in the country, “This is very dangerous precedent which Other locations are still being evalu- the company confirmed yesterday, sparking can lead to same moves in countries like ated, spokeswoman Adrienne criticism that it was bowing to Beijing’s UAE etc. where government control access Norton said. Verizon spokeswoman tightening web censorship. Chinese internet to internet.” China has hundreds of millions Karen Schulz said that with such users have for years sought to get around of smartphone users and is a vital market for large crowds expected in parts of heavy internet restrictions, including blocks Apple, whose iPhones are wildly popular in Oregon and Kentucky, Verizon will on Facebook and Twitter, by using foreign the country. deploy portable towers in Madras virtual private network (VPN) services. The company unveiled plans earlier this and Bend, Oregon, and in Beijing mandated in January that all devel- month to build a data centre in China to Hopkinsville, Kentucky. She said the opers must obtain government licenses to store its local iCloud customers’ personal company could bring in portable offer VPNs, leading to the Apple decision. details. While China is home to the world’s towers elsewhere, if needed. T- “We have been required to remove some largest number of internet users, a 2015 Mobile will also be boosting cover- VPN apps in China that do not meet the new report by US think tank Freedom House age in places by expanding its net- regulations,” Apple said in a statement yes- found that the country had the most restric- work capabilities and deploying terday. “These apps remain available in all tive online use policies of 65 nations it stud- temporary towers. other markets where they do business.” Two ied, ranking below Iran and Syria. But China US Cellular is still evaluating how major providers, ExpressVPN and Star VPN, has maintained that its various forms of web best to ensure optimal connectivity said on Saturday that Apple had notified censorship are necessary for protecting its and “will be implementing addition- them that their products were no longer national security. al capacity and fine tuning the tow- being offered in China. Both firms decried The national VPN crackdown comes after ers as needed,” Robert Jakubek, vice the move. “Our preliminary research indi- the passing of a controversial cybersecurity president of engineering and net- cates that all major VPN apps for iOS have bill last November that tightened restric- work operations, said in an email. “At been removed,” ExpressVPN said in a state- tions on online freedom of speech and large events such as this, we usually ment, calling Apple’s move “surprising and imposed new rules on service providers. see a spike in text and data usage unfortunate”. Since the regulation took effect this June, more than voice, so we are also look- “We’re disappointed in this development, authorities have closed dozens of celebrity ing at how we can prioritize services as it represents the most drastic measure gossip blogs and issued new rules around MISSOURI: In this file photo, Nick Blase with True North Management Services climbs down that are most important to our cus- the Chinese government has taken to block online video content to eliminate programs from a cellular phone town after performing maintenance in High Ridge, Missouri. tomers,” Jakubek said. —AP the use of VPNs to date, and we are troubled deemed offensive. —AFP Lonely hearts seek virtual girlfriends at Hong Kong fair

HONG KONG: Virtual reality games usually prom- during which they can choose options for activi- app at the fair Friday as it could be hard to interact ise shoot ‘em up adventures but in Hong Kong ties. Promoters of the Hong Kong-made app, with the opposite sex in real life. Friday lovelorn tech fans donned headsets to go which is known by its Cantonese name “leoi yau” “Maybe it can help those who are shy with on imaginary dates. The city’s annual Ani-Com and or “VR travel friend”, said it was to help what they girls,” he said. The app is free, while the plastic Games fair sees thousands queue to try out the called “Otakus” to practice their dating skills. headset and magazine introducing the women to latest consoles or buy up comic book collectibles, The name is a Japanese term for obsessive date cost HK$48 ($6). The show at the city’s har- often dressed up as their favorite characters. But manga or anime fans. “We want to allow more borside convention centre is one of the biggest of for those who had spent too long alone in their people to try out what it’s like to date a girl its kind in Asia and was packed with teenagers, rooms, a new VR smartphone app offered some because there are a lot of Otakus who don’t know many of them in colored wigs and costumes mim- romantic solace. how to communicate with girls,” Margaret Ming, icking their favorite Japanese comic book heroes. Users can choose between four female models the app’s communication officer, said. “This game Die-hard comic fans posed with life-size ultra-real- and spend a vacation with them in either Japan or can teach them how to get to know girls,” Ming istic models of Wonder Woman, Thor and the Hulk Thailand, joining them on trips to cafes, hot said, adding that there is some flirting involved in at the stall for Hot Toys, a local firm famous for its HONG KONG: A gamer, center, tries a virtual reality (VR) game as springs and karaoke. They slot their phones into a the story arcs with the models. Student Wong figurines. Others posed for selfies with people comic book and gaming fans attend the annual Ani-Com and plastic headset and are then immersed on a date, Wing-yeung, 14, said he enjoyed trying out the dressed as Star Wars storm troopers. —AFP Games Fair in Hong Kong. —AFP MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 HEALTH & SCIENCE Pollution clouds Gambia’s efforts to woo China GUNJUR, Gambia: The Gambia is court- Environment Protection and praised Trade Minister Isatou Touray last colleagues also organized a protest in restore the damage done to the ecology,” ing Beijing’s attention after re-establish- Development Group of Gunjur (EPDGG), week for signing an agreement for duty- late May in the neighboring village of she said, adding Golden Lead would “pay ing diplomatic relations last year, but vil- a charity. “We felt that it would help cre- free trade with China, which he said Kartong, where another Chinese firm has for testing of the water to know how and lagers and activists say Chinese invest- ate employment opportunities and per- would “make our goods more competi- its sights set on a factory. Lamin Jatta, a why it was affected.” ment is a double-edged sword as they haps sustainable income to local inhabi- tive, and boost our export potential.” Kartong resident, said the community fight a firm accused of dumping waste. tants,” he explained, describing his Touray herself told Chinese media at a “would not allow the Chinese company The Chinese pay Chinese firms in Africa are frequently impressions of the Chinese-run Golden regional summit in Abuja in May that to pollute our environment, as this will Bakary Darboe, the managing director accused of polluting the environment to Lead company. “quite a number of Chinese firms are cur- drive European tourists from our beach- of the Golden Lead Company, said he produce materials ready to export back rently engaging with the new adminis- es.” Cases like Gunjur’s are test sites for “rejected the charges” despite the legal home, in incidents recorded by experts Future partner? tration and we are moving in the right the new government’s willingness to tol- agreement, and noted that the firm across the mines of Guinea, oil fields of Banjul recognized Beijing as the seat direction.” erate what experts have described as employed 64 people in the area to make Chad and forests of the Congo basin. of China’s government over former ally Chinese firms’ frequent disregard for the animal feed to be exported back in The government is nevertheless keen Taiwan in March 2016, but the Asian Streams turn red environment and the rule of law in other China. After all, not everyone in Gunjur is to kickstart direct Chinese investment to giant was already one of the diminutive Within months of the factory opening parts of Africa. incensed by the presence of Golden turn around the stuttering economy, African state’s top trading partners, with in Gunjur, residents began to notice a bad In its charges against Golden Lead, the Lead. “Unlike the local fishmongers who though its environment agency has the Chinese snapping up valuable rose- smell, followed by local waterways turning NEA alleged that the Chinese company buy fish on credit basis, the Chinese pay made clear it will tackle abuses of the wood timber exports. Illegal to export in red, and finally wave after wave of dead was discharging waste water from their in cash and take the fish,” said Alieu Saine, delicate ecosystem in this largely unde- neighboring Senegal, the prized wood fish washing up on the shore. Swimmers processing plant into the sea at Gunjur a Senegalese fisherman who said the firm veloped west African nation. The resi- was smuggled over the border into The in Gunjur’s lagoon began to complain of beach without permission. Golden Lead paid up to $2 million dalasi ($43,401) dents of Gunjur, a Gambian village an Gambia from the southern Senegalese skin problems. “The factory is very close to was also failing to keep records of its each time they purchased stock. hour south of the capital Banjul had wel- region of Casamance, souring relations the lagoon. The lagoon is also close to the activities and waste management as “The government should encourage comed the opening of a Chinese fish- with Dakar. nature reserve which we have managed required by Gambian law, it said. the Chinese to set up more companies meal factory in September 2016, hoping Since President Adama Barrow took for 22 years now,” Bajo said. Nevertheless, both sides agreed an out- like this one as it will keep young people it would bring new jobs to an area reliant power in January, Banjul has engaged in Alerted to allegations of waste being court-settlement, with the firm promis- busy and discourage them from embark- on scant rewards from fishing and a charm offensive with Chinese business- piped directly into the sea and the ing to clean up its act, said government ing on the risky ‘back way’ to Europe,” tourism. es, seeking funding for the type of infra- destruction of some the area’s man- spokeswoman Amie Bojang-Sissoho. Saine added, referring to a Gambian “When the factory came here, a lot of structure and energy projects the gov- groves, the National Environment “The company will remove its pipes term for the cross-Sahara migrant route. people were happy, including me,” said ernment says were neglected under for- Agency (NEA) filed a lawsuit against from the sea and will make a compre- The villagers, he added, would “get used Badara Bajo, the director of the mer leader Yahya Jammeh. Barrow Golden Lead on June 14. Bajo and his hensive ecological assessment and to” the smell, as he had. —AFP Poles revive ancient timber floating tradition

GASSY, Pologne: A group of Poles have assem- bled tree trunks into a long raft and are stream- ing down the country’s longest river, the Vistula, to revive the ancient tradition of timber floating. Their day begins at dawn with a prayer-”When dawn breaks, the earth, the sea, all of nature praises you”-which captain Zdzislaw Nikolas sings in his bass voice while the whole crew stands around an image of their patron saint. They sing it at night too like their ancestors, says Nikolas, who sports an impressive handlebar TURKEY: A handout picture by Four Paws shows members of a rapid response team moustache. of FOUR PAWS transporting a tiger in Cobanbey, after it was rescued from the “Saint Barbara was the patron of those with destroyed Magic World amusement park near Aleppo.—AFP dangerous jobs, like miners and firefighters and also raftsmen, because that too was a danger- Animals evacuated to Turkey ous job: there was a strong river current in the spring,” he adds. For centuries, timber floating from ‘neglected’ Syria zoo brought wealth to many villages along the Vistula and its tributaries. Men sent merchan- ISTANBUL: An international animal welfare Bauer. In an initial operation, Four Paws said dise of all kinds but especially wood from the charity was on Friday completing the evac- it had on July 21 evacuated nine animals- forests of southern Poland downstream to the uation of a dozen animals stranded in a three lions, two tigers, two Asian black Baltic port of Gdansk. neglected zoo in the conflict-torn Aleppo bears and two hyenas-from the “neglected” “As soon as the ice melted on the Vistula and province of northern Syria. The Four Paws Magic World. After a one-day journey, they the currents of the Vistula and the (tributary) San group was seeking to move two lions and arrived safely at their new home, an animal were flowing freely, raft makers got to work and two domestic dogs from the “Magic World” protection facility in Karacabey, outside the sent the wood floating down to Gdansk,” Nikolas zoo and amusement park in Syria over the northwestern Turkish city of Bursa. says while steering from the back. “The whole border into Turkey and then to an animal “The nine animals currently treated in village of Ulanow did this job and it was often a protection centre in the north of the coun- Karacabey are doing fine. The last years family affair passed down from father to son. It try, a spokesman for the charity said. have taken quite a toll on them but they’re disappeared with the beginning of the war in A Four Paws team is currently at the bor- on their way to recovery,” said Bauer. He 1939 when the German army’s bombs destroyed der close to the town of Kilis, with the confirmed that with the evacuation of the the bed of the Vistula river.” After the war, timber remaining animals expected to arrive short- last four animals Friday “there will be no floating was replaced by trucks and trains. ly before being transported to their new more animals left at the zoo in the Magic home on Saturday, said spokesman Martin World amusement park.” — AFP Wild river In 1991, Nikolas revived a brotherhood of Ulanow raftsmen who organized their first WARSAW: Passionate revive the ancient practice of ‘timber floating’ on the Vistula river near descent last year. “Ours is the most extensive Warsaw, Poland.—AFP timber floating today in Europe... We do it out of passion, to revive this trade. Not for financial dredging. Shallow in some areas, there are tree Polish wood, all of those beautiful houses, reasons,” he said. The crew left Ulanow, a village trunks hidden underwater that can jam a raft. entire neighborhoods of the port made with in the southeast of Poland, on July 2 and floated pine that grew in Poland. These pines were down the San. They hope to do the 724 kilome- Polish wood in Amsterdam exported to make masts for sailboats in England ters between their village and the Baltic in 29 Back in the day the raftsmen put a whole lot and Norway.” The raftsmen sleep in traditional days. Two weeks in, they were docked on a at the mercy of the river, Nikolas said. “Wood thatched tents and cook meals on an ever-burn- beach in Gassy, a couple of kilometers from merchants would entrust their merchandise ing fire. “Two weeks into the descent, almost all Warsaw. Their raft is made up of four smaller with the raftsman, who often risked losing our supplies are gone,” says Zygmunt Osip, as he ones assembled by tying together long planks of everything he owned, his house, his wife and added cabbage to a big cooking pot. He did last pinewood. It weighs 50 tons and is 70 meters children-all of which he would bond,” he said. year’s descent and joined the crew again this long. The first and last rafts are used to steer. This “Once the wood arrived in Gdansk, it was cut in year. “I did everything to get time off work and year the descent is happening as Poland cele- saw mills and then exported throughout the for my wife to let me leave and I succeeded, I’m brates “The Year of the Vistula”. It is a very wild world,” he added. “It is even said that the whole here,” he said. “For me this trip is as beautiful as NETHERLANDS: A photo shows a young seal at a seal rescue centre in Pieterburen. —AFP river that has known little development and city of Amsterdam was constructed with first love.”—AFP WHAT’S ON MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017

Dr. Mohammed Al-Faris Sheikha Fadia Al-Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah Fatima Al-Hashim Education Minister honors Innovation Competition winners

he Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr care, and that Al-Saad’s initiative through Kuwait’s innova- vation competition in Kuwait has made a difference in the The Director General of Kuwait Innovation Initiative Mohammed Al-Faris honored the winners of the tion is a great example of achieving solidarity and responsi- educational process through an advanced methodology Fatima Al-Hashim, thanked the Ministry of Education for TKuwait ‘Ibtikar’ Innovation Competition organized by bility for the youth in the Kuwaiti society. He also thanked which is in line with the world’s visions. The Ministry of receiving and honoring the creative students which had a Al-Saad Foundation for Knowledge and Scientific Research the students, teachers and supervisors of the students for Education has exerted an intense attention and the num- positive and motivational effect on them. She added that in the presence of the Chairman of Al-Saad Foundation providing the necessary environment and fruitful coopera- ber of participants is increasing showing that the fruitful the activities of the initiative are varied and their competi- Sheikha Fadia Al-Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah yes- tion that resulted in the success over three consecutive cooperation of both the sector reflected its impact on tion is distinguished in terms of scientific material and terday. The students were honored by the Minister of years. He concluded that the Ministry of Education will con- female students. She said that this competition, which is training mechanism based on providing the student with Education for their inventions and scientific innovations tinue to support Kuwait Innovation Competition because of sponsored annually by His Highness the Amir Sheikh multiple skills and stimulating thinking. It is worth noting competing locally and regionally at the Gulf level. its constructive impact on the process of education. Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, aims to empower that the Ministry of Education and Al-Saad Foundation for Dr Mohammed Al-Faris said that the efforts exerted by The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al-Saad women through investing in girls education and aims pri- Knowledge and Scientific Research are in an agreement Al-Saad Foundation contributed to the enhancement of the Foundation, Sheikha Fadia Al-Saad Al-Sabah said that the marily to develop practical skills that will help women in and that Al-Mabarra seeks to spread the culture of science, talents of the students through continuous training and Ministry of Education’s recognition indicates that the inno- the future to enter into various fields in the labor market. knowledge and sustainable development.

Al-Kout to host innovative local, global food concepts

rom fast to casual to fine dining, Al-Kout culinary creations as per world-class stan- Arby’s, Triangle, Dip & Dip, Copper Chimney, - the largest waterfront retail and leisure dards. Life with Cacao is the place to enjoy a PF Chang’s, Vapiano, Wokdojo, Wendy’s and Fdestination in Kuwait -will embrace a hearty breakfast, gratifying lunch or dinner or IHOP. Christian Wistrom, General Manager - mix of international and new-to-market simply the best ending to any meal: a mouth- Leasing, GLA Management, said: “As the new brands complementing the diverse mix of watering array of desserts. Al-Kout Mall gears up for its opening, the retailers already signed on 35 regional and Seafood lovers will find their paradise in introduction of these brands will cater to the international F&B brands including 11 home Erzalat Al-Seef. The name of the restaurant lit- discerning tastes of the diverse, cosmopolitan grown dining concepts will cater to visitors of erally means ‘shoreline cottage’ in reference customers in Kuwait, who always demand the different taste, with mouth-watering menus to the place where traditional tide fishermen best, the latest and the most innovative F&B that are guaranteed to delight the eyes as used to rest in during the tides’ ebb and flow, concepts. well as the taste-buds. and their nets to fill up with the sea’s bounty. The signing with 35 brands comes close With homegrown dining concepts and Erzalat Al-Seef is a truly authentic interpreta- on the heels of unprecedented leasing sustainably-sourced food witnessing greater tion of traditional life in Kuwait and is tailored momentum that has enabled the addition of demand among customers more interested to revive a unique experience of Kuwait’s and many highly-desirable dining outlets to Al- in authenticity and a healthy lifestyle. One of Gulf heritage in a contemporary atmosphere. Kout. Led by our customer’s choices, we have the homegrown brands catering to the mar- This fine dining venue presents a rich a la made the new Al-Kout Mall home to innova- ket demand is Poele, a French based culinary carte menu of traditional and seafood cuisine tive Kuwaiti F&B concepts, and welcome oth- concept, using all fresh ingredients that are and focuses on fresh fish and seafood. Diners ers to consider Al-Kout Mall to ensure that we carefully sourced from suppliers on the same For Chinese food lovers there’s China authentic Chinese experience to the local can also enjoy their favorite seafood dishes offer unique experiences that differentiate day, and customized to suit special customer Garden, a local concept which puts a lot of market where they felt it was lacking. Another grilled in the traditional “Masqouf” way - the our overall offering. We are confident our cus- requests. Poele is more than just an average emphasis on quality using only the freshest refined concept set to open is Life with Cacao, first of its kind in Kuwait. tomers will enjoy these new experiences eatery: known in French for the traditionally ingredients available in the market. It is a con- a fine dining restaurant and dessert destina- Other dining concepts set to open include along with the shopping, entertainment, cin- copper frying pan, Poele is a dining haven, cept that was developed by two young tion that is renowned for using only the finest Burgerholic, Karak Gholam, Crepe Affaire, ema, and yachting experiences all available at where art and food collide. Kuwaiti men who were eager to bring an and freshest homegrown ingredients in its Abou Jassem, Gonuts Donuts, Five Guys, Al-Kout.”

Top 11 qualifying players to join VIVA RM Soccer Academy in Spain

IVA, Kuwait’s fastest-growing and Soccer Academy tryouts, held in last most developed telecom opera- March in Kuwait, and will get the Vtor, announced that the top 11 opportunity to travel to Madrid to join qualifying players will be travelling to a training camp to get trained by Madrid in Spain, to practice at VIVA Real famous soccer team coaches. A team Madrid Academy’s ground in from VIVA in addition to professionals Valdebebas Sport City, from July 30 and coaches will accompany the play- until August 8, 2017. Commenting on ers to ensure their safety. this occasion, Abdulrazzaq Bader Al- A judging committee from RMSS Essa, Corporate Communications chose the top 11 players. Each of them Director at VIVA said: “We are very were judged based on their soccer pleased to support those young ath- capability and talent, physical fitness, letes (between 13 and 16 years old), discipline, their communication skills and bringing them closer to their amongst each other as players and dream of becoming professional foot- their general conduct on and off the ball players.” field. The training program focused on He added: “VIVA Real Madrid Soccer different technical areas, such as drib- School is one of VIVA’s CSR initiatives bling, short passing, turning and finish- that aims to support the youth through ing. The programs were also designed it, enhance their skills and grant them to develop young players in other the opportunity to learn and communi- fields, such as tactical understanding, cate with international and professional and mental, physical and social growth. coaches to earn the needed experience Players’ daily trainings will be covered that lead them to fulfill their dreams.” live through VIVA’s official social media Players were selected from over 400 platforms on Snapchat VIVAtelecom participants who joined the VIVA RM and Instagram VIVA telecom. MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 TV PROGRAMS

09:00 Austin & Ally 07:40 Gravity Falls 09:00 Hangar 1: The UFO Files 17:30 Rescue Ink Jimmy Fallon 08:05 War Of The Worlds 09:25 Austin & Ally 08:05 Marvelʼs Rocket And Groot 10:00 Brad Meltzerʼs Lost History 18:25 Wild 24 03:10 Late Night With Seth Meyers 10:05 Big 09:50 Good Luck Charlie 08:10 K.C. Undercover 11:00 The Lost Evidence 19:20 Jobs That Bite! 04:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:55 Con Air 10:15 Good Luck Charlie 08:35 Milo Murphyʼs Law 12:00 What Really Happened 20:10 New Wave Warriors 04:50 George Lopez 13:55 S.W.A.T. 10:40 Alex & Co. 09:00 Supa Strikas 13:00 Decoding The Past 21:00 Worldʼs Weirdest Creepy 05:15 Two And A Half Men 15:55 Last Action Hero 00:45 Wildest Islands Of Indonesia 11:05 Lolirock 09:25 Supa Strikas 14:00 How 2 Win Cures 05:40 Trial & Error 18:10 Dick Tracy 05:49 Swimming With Monsters: 11:30 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug 09:50 Star vs The Forces Of Evil 15:00 Hangar 1: The UFO Files 21:50 Rescue Ink 06:05 Making History 20:00 Inception 00:30 EastEnders Steve Backshall And Cat Noir 10:15 Marvelʼs Rocket And Groot 16:00 Brad Meltzerʼs Lost History 22:40 Wild 24 06:30 Mom 22:30 Blood Diamond 01:00 In Plain Sight 06:36 Call Of The Wildman 11:55 Disney Mickey Mouse 10:20 Kickinʼ It 17:00 The Lost Evidence 23:30 Life On The Barrier Reef 06:55 Community 01:50 Call The Midwife 07:00 Call Of The Wildman 12:00 Welcome To The Ronks 10:45 Kickinʼ It 18:00 Ancient Discoveries 07:20 Late Night With Seth Meyers 02:45 Ashes To Ashes 07:25 Life At Vet University 12:15 Hank Zipzer 11:10 Future-Worm! 19:00 Historyʼs Greatest Blunders 08:10 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 03:40 One Of Us 08:15 Wildest Africa 12:40 Dog With A Blog 11:35 Lab Rats 19:30 Historyʼs Greatest Blunders 09:00 The Tonight Show Starring 04:35 EastEnders 09:10 Wildest Islands Of Indonesia 13:05 Star Darlings 12:00 Lab Rats 20:00 Brad Meltzerʼs Decoded Jimmy Fallon 05:05 Call The Midwife 10:05 Tanked 13:10 Good Luck Charlie 12:30 Atomic Puppet 21:00 Ancient Aliens 09:50 George Lopez 06:00 Casualty 11:00 Life At Vet University 00:30 Mega Builders 13:35 Austin & Ally 12:55 K.C. Undercover 22:00 Cities Of The Underworld 00:12 Henry Danger 10:15 Two And A Half Men 06:55 Casualty 11:55 Animal Cops Philadelphia 01:20 Mega Builders 14:00 Jessie 13:20 K.C. Undercover 23:00 Serial Killer Earth 00:36 Get Blake 10:40 Mom 07:45 EastEnders 12:50 Wildest Africa 02:10 Mythbusters: The Search 14:25 Lolirock 13:45 Gamerʼs Guide To Pretty 01:00 Sanjay And Craig 11:05 Community 08:15 Death In Paradise 13:45 Untamed China With Nigel 03:00 Mythbusters 14:50 The Zhuzhus S1 Much Everything 01:24 Rabbids Invasion 11:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 09:05 Call The Midwife Marven 03:48 Mythbusters 15:15 Whisker Haven Tales With 14:10 Disney Mickey Mouse 01:48 Breadwinners 12:20 Seinfeld 10:00 Father Brown 14:40 Wildest Islands Of Indonesia 04:36 Mythbusters The Palace Pets 14:15 Future-Worm! 02:12 SpongeBob SquarePants 12:45 Seinfeld 10:50 EastEnders 15:35 Tanked 05:24 Mythbusters 15:20 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug 14:40 Kirby Buckets 02:36 SpongeBob SquarePants 13:10 The Middle 11:20 Death In Paradise 16:30 Untamed China With Nigel 06:12 Mythbusters And Cat Noir 15:05 Lab Rats 03:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 13:35 The Middle 12:15 Call The Midwife Marven 00:20 Ice Road Truckers 07:00 How Do They Do It? 15:45 Elena Of Avalor 15:30 Walk The Prank 03:24 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 14:00 George Lopez 13:15 Father Brown 17:25 Animal Cops Houston 01:10 Pawn Stars 07:26 Prototype This 16:10 Liv And Maddie 15:55 Right Now Kapow 03:48 Henry Danger 14:25 Two And A Half Men 14:00 Casualty 18:20 Animal ER 01:35 Pawn Stars 08:14 Mythbusters 16:35 Descendants Wicked World 16:25 K.C. Undercover 04:12 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn 14:50 Mom 14:50 EastEnders 19:15 Tanked 02:00 Storage Wars Miami 09:02 Mega Builders 16:40 Girl Meets World 16:50 Disney11 04:36 Breadwinners 15:15 Trial & Error 15:20 Death In Paradise 20:10 Life At Vet University 02:25 Storage Wars Miami 09:50 How Do They Do It? 17:05 Stuck In The Middle 17:15 Mech-X4 05:00 Breadwinners 15:40 Making History 16:15 Call The Midwife 21:05 Animal Cops Houston 02:50 Storage Wars 10:14 Food Factory 17:30 Bunkʼd 17:40 Milo Murphyʼs Law 05:24 Game Shakers 16:05 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 17:10 Father Brown 22:00 Animal ER 03:15 American Pickers 10:38 Mythbusters: The Search 17:55 Bizaardvark 18:05 Disney Mickey Mouse 05:48 100 Things To Do Before 17:00 Seinfeld 18:05 Casualty 22:55 Wildest Islands 04:05 Pawn Stars 11:26 Prototype This 18:20 Disney Mickey Mouse 18:10 Gravity Falls High School 17:30 Seinfeld 19:05 Death In Paradise 23:50 Untamed China With Nigel 04:30 Pawn Stars 12:14 Mythbusters 18:25 Alex & Co. 18:35 Lab Rats: Bionic Island 06:12 SpongeBob SquarePants 18:00 The Middle 20:00 Orphan Black Marven 05:00 Mountain Men 13:02 How Do They Do It? 18:50 Best Friends Whenever 19:00 Supa Strikas 06:00 Fifth Gear 06:36 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 18:30 The Middle 13:26 Food Factory 21:00 Orphan Black 19:15 Star Darlings 19:25 Milo Murphyʼs Law 06:50 Duck Dynasty 07:00 The Loud House 19:00 Speechless 13:50 Mega Builders 21:50 Silent Witness 19:20 Liv And Maddie 19:50 Marvelʼs Rocket And Groot 07:15 Duck Dynasty 07:24 Rabbids Invasion 19:30 Speechless 14:38 Prototype This 22:50 Silent Witness 19:45 Mako Mermaids 19:55 K.C. Undercover 07:40 Counting Cars 07:48 Get Blake 20:00 The Good Place 15:26 Mythbusters 23:50 Casualty 20:10 Jessie 20:20 Mech-X4 08:05 Counting Cars 08:12 Harvey Beaks 20:30 The Good Place 16:14 Mythbusters 20:35 Cracke 20:45 Disney11 08:30 Pawn Stars 08:36 Sanjay And Craig 21:00 Seinfeld 17:02 Mega Builders 20:40 Bizaardvark 21:10 Walk The Prank 08:55 Pawn Stars 09:00 Rank The Prank 21:30 Seinfeld 17:50 Prototype This 00:00 Cursed 21:05 Austin & Ally 21:35 Marvelʼs Rocket And Groot 09:20 Storage Wars 09:24 Henry Danger 22:00 Baskets 18:40 Mythbusters 01:00 Stalked By A Ghost 21:30 Stuck In The Middle 21:40 Disney Mickey Mouse 09:45 Storage Wars 09:48 100 Things To Do Before 22:30 Baskets 19:30 Future Firepower 02:00 Murder In-Law 21:55 Tsum Tsum Shorts 21:45 Lab Rats 10:10 American Pickers High School 23:00 Better Things 20:20 How Do They Do It? 03:00 Killers: Behind The Myth 22:00 Bunkʼd 22:10 Lab Rats 11:00 Billion Dollar Wreck 10:12 Game Shakers 23:25 The Good Place 20:45 Food Factory 00:30 ESL: Intel Extreme Masters 04:00 Cursed 22:25 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug 22:35 Phineas And Ferb 11:50 Duck Dynasty 10:36 Regal Academy 23:50 The Good Place 21:10 Mega Builders 06:00 Formula-E Championship 05:00 Stalked By A Ghost And Cat Noir 23:00 Programmes Start At 6:00am 12:15 Duck Dynasty 11:00 Winx Club 22:00 Future Firepower Highlights 06:00 The First 48 22:50 Lolirock 12:40 Counting Cars 11:24 SpongeBob SquarePants 22:50 Prototype This 07:00 Summer X Games 07:00 Evil Up Close 23:10 Sabrina Secrets Of A 13:05 Counting Cars 11:48 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 23:40 Mythbusters 09:00 WWE Wal3ooha 08:00 The First 48 Teenage Witch 13:30 Ice Road Truckers 12:12 The Loud House 09:30 Arena Esports 00:40 Chicago Med 09:00 Gangs Of Britain... 23:35 Binny And The Ghost 14:20 Mountain Men 12:36 Breadwinners 10:00 This Week In WWE 01:30 Still Star-Crossed 10:00 Homicide Hunter 15:10 Fifth Gear 13:00 School Of Rock 10:30 Summer X Games 02:20 Blindspot 11:00 Homicide Hunter 16:00 Storage Wars 13:24 Hunter Street 11:00 Summer X Games 00:00 Hollywood Medium With 03:20 The Flash 12:00 Homicide Hunter 16:25 Storage Wars 13:48 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn 12:00 Red Bull Air Race Highlights Tyler Henry 04:10 Once Upon A Time 13:00 Homicide Hunter 16:50 Pawn Stars 14:12 The Thundermans 13:00 WWE Bottom Line 00:55 Famously Single 05:00 The Blacklist: Redemption 00:20 Cake Boss 14:00 The First 48 17:15 Pawn Stars 14:36 Henry Danger 14:00 Summer X Games 01:50 E! News 06:00 Good Morning America - 00:42 Cake Boss 15:00 Cold Case Files 18:30 Storage Wars Miami 15:00 Best Player 15:00 WWE 205 Live 00:00 Henry Hugglemonster 02:50 Celebrity Style Story Weekend 01:05 Suddenly Rich 16:00 Evil Up Close 18:55 Storage Wars Miami 16:36 The Loud House 16:00 WWE Main Event 00:15 Calimero 03:20 Celebrity Style Story 07:00 The View 01:50 Katie Priceʼs Pony Club 17:00 Homicide Hunter 19:20 Mountain Men 17:00 Regal Academy 17:00 Summer X Games 00:30 Art Attack 03:50 Mariahʼs World 07:45 The Chew 02:35 Kate Plus 8 18:00 Homicide Hunter 20:10 American Pickers 17:24 Winx Club 18:00 This Week In WWE 00:55 Zou 04:40 Mariahʼs World 08:30 Chicago Med 03:20 Little People, Big World 19:00 The First 48 21:00 Britainʼs Bloody Crown: War 17:48 Hunter Street 18:30 Arena Esports 01:05 Loopdidoo 05:30 Celebrity Style Story 09:20 The Flash 04:05 Toddlers & Tiaras 20:00 Gangs Of Britain... Of The Roses 18:12 Henry Danger 19:00 Red Bull Air Race Highlights 01:20 Henry Hugglemonster 06:00 Botched By Nature 10:10 Once Upon A Time 04:50 Dare To Wear 21:00 Cold Case Files 21:50 The Warfighters 18:36 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn 20:00 WWE Main Event 01:35 Calimero 06:55 E! News 11:00 Blindspot 05:35 Say Yes To The Dress 22:00 Homicide Hunter 22:40 JFK Declassified: Hunting 19:00 School Of Rock 21:00 WWE Wal3ooha 01:50 Zou 07:25 Botched By Nature 11:45 Chicago Fire 06:00 Obsessive Compulsive 23:00 Britainʼs Darkest Taboos Oswald 19:24 Game Shakers 21:30 Summer X Games 02:05 Art Attack 08:20 Botched By Nature 19:48 The Thundermans 12:30 The View Cleaners 02:30 The Hive 09:15 Botched By Nature 23:30 American Pickers 22:30 Summer X Games 20:12 SpongeBob SquarePants 13:15 The Chew 06:45 Cake Boss 23:00 Red Bull Air Race Highlights 02:40 Loopdidoo 10:10 E! News 20:36 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 14:00 Live Good Morning America 07:30 Kate Plus 8 02:55 Henry Hugglemonster 10:40 Celebrity Style Story 21:00 The Loud House 16:00 Once Upon A Time 08:15 Little People, Big World 03:10 Art Attack 11:10 WAGs Miami 21:24 Sanjay And Craig 17:00 The Flash 09:00 Cake Boss 03:35 Loopdidoo 12:05 WAGs Miami 21:48 Rabbids Invasion 18:00 Blindspot 09:25 Toddlers & Tiaras 00:30 What Could Possibly Go 03:50 Calimero 13:05 WAGs Miami 22:12 Breadwinners 19:00 Criminal Minds 10:10 Obsessive Compulsive Wrong? 04:05 Art Attack 14:00 Botched 00:15 Poh & Co 22:36 Harvey Beaks 20:00 Chicago P.D. Cleaners 01:20 The Big Brain Theory 04:30 Henry Hugglemonster 15:00 E! News 00:45 David Roccoʼs Dolce India 23:00 100 Things To Do Before 21:00 Chicago Justice 10:55 Outdaughtered: Busby 01:00 One Weekly 02:10 Dirty Jobs 04:45 Zou 15:30 Celebrity Style Story 01:10 Testing The Menu With Nic High School 22:00 Marvelʼs Agents Of Quints 01:30 UFC 214 Prelims 03:00 Dirty Jobs 05:00 Art Attack 16:00 Botched Watt 23:24 Game Shakers 11:40 Cake Boss 03:30 UFC 214 - Cormier v Jones 2 03:50 Ultimate Survival 05:30 Henry Hugglemonster 17:00 Botched 01:40 George Clarkeʼs Amazing 23:48 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn 12:25 Say Yes To The Dress: 07:00 Indy Car Highlights 06:20 How Itʼs Made 05:45 Loopdidoo 18:00 Botched Spaces Canada 08:00 Indy Lights Series 06:40 How Itʼs Made 06:00 Zou 19:00 Hollywood Medium With 02:35 David Roccoʼs Dolce India 13:10 Sister Wives 09:00 Motul FIM Superbike 07:00 Doki 06:15 Calimero Tyler Henry 03:00 Cruise Ship Diaries 01:35 The Dog Lover 13:55 Toddlers & Tiaras Highlights 07:25 Dick ʻnʼ Dom Go Wild 06:30 Loopdidoo 20:00 Hollywood Medium With 03:30 Places We Go 03:20 House Arrest 14:40 Little People, Big World 10:00 MotoGP Highlights 07:50 Dogs/Cats/Pets 101 06:45 Henry Hugglemonster Tyler Henry 03:55 Street Food Around The 05:10 Tom And Huck 15:25 Outdaughtered: Busby 11:00 FIM Endurance World 07:00 Sofia The First 21:00 Hollywood Medium With World 06:45 Frozen Quints Championship Highlights 08:40 How Itʼs Made 00:03 Max & Ruby 07:25 PJ Masks Tyler Henry 04:50 Testing The Menu With Nic 10:15 White Fang 16:10 Love At First Swipe 12:00 FIA World Touring Car 09:05 How Itʼs Made 00:26 Ben & Hollyʼs Little Kingdom 07:50 The Lion Guard 22:00 Botched Watt 12:05 Tom And Huck 16:35 Cake Boss Championship Highlights 09:30 What Could Possibly Go 00:36 Ben & Hollyʼs Little Kingdom 08:15 Mickey And The Roadster 23:00 Rob & Chyna 05:20 Charlie Luxtonʼs Homes By 13:40 Tinker Bell And The Lost 17:00 Say Yes To The Dress: 12:30 Aquabike World Wrong? 00:46 The Day Henry Met Racers The Sea Treasure Canada Championship 10:20 Mythbusters 00:51 The Day Henry Met 08:40 Doc McStuffins 06:15 Island Hunter 15:00 White Fang 2: Myth Of The 17:50 Obsessive Compulsive 13:00 Live FIVB Beach Volleyball 11:10 Dogs/Cats/Pets 101 00:57 Blaze And The Monster 09:05 Jake And The Never Land 07:10 George Clarkeʼs Amazing White Wolf Cleaners World Championships 12:00 Alaska Gold Diggers Machines Pirates Spaces 16:50 Turner & Hooch 18:50 Dare To Wear 21:30 Legends Football League 12:50 How Itʼs Made 01:20 Blaze And The Monster 09:35 Disney Lights, Camera, Lexi! 08:05 David Roccoʼs Dolce India 18:30 The Borrowers 19:40 Say Yes To The Dress 23:00 UFC 214 - Cormier v Jones 2 13:40 Dirty Jobs 00:00 The Great Food Truck Race Machines 09:40 Jake And The Never Land 08:30 Cruise Ship Diaries 20:00 The Last Flight Of Noahʼs Ark 20:10 Cake Boss 14:30 Doki 01:00 Rev Runʼs Sunday Suppers 01:42 Zack & Quack Pirates 09:00 Places We Go 21:40 Tinker Bell And The Lost 20:35 Cake Boss 14:55 Dick ʻnʼ Dom Go Wild 02:00 Private Chef 02:03 Team Umizoomi 10:30 Mickey And The Roadster 09:25 Street Food Around The Treasure 21:00 7 Little Johnstons 15:20 Dogs/Cats/Pets 101 02:30 Private Chef 02:25 Olive The Ostrich Racers World 23:00 White Fang 2: Myth Of The 21:50 Fat Chance 16:10 What Could Possibly Go 03:00 Chopped 02:30 Olive The Ostrich Wrong? 11:00 PJ Masks 09:55 Street Food Around The White Wolf 22:40 Return To Amish 11:25 Goldie & Bear 04:00 The Great Food Truck Race World 02:35 Paw Patrol 17:00 Outrageous Acts Of Psych 23:30 I Didnʼt Know I Was Pregnant 01:00 Golfing World 11:50 Mickey And The Roadster 05:00 Guyʼs Grocery Games 10:20 Testing The Menu With Nic 02:57 Little Charmers 17:25 Outrageous Acts Of Psych 02:00 PGA European Tour Racers 06:00 Barefoot Contessa Watt 03:09 Ben & Hollyʼs Little Kingdom 17:50 The Carbonaro Effect 07:00 Golfing World 12:15 Sofia The First 06:30 Barefoot Contessa 10:50 Charlie Luxtonʼs Homes By 03:20 Dora The Explorer 18:15 The Carbonaro Effect 08:00 The Senior Open 12:40 The Lion Guard 07:00 The Kitchen The Sea 03:43 Max & Ruby 18:40 Destroyed In Seconds 01:30 Drop Zone Championship 13:10 Doc McStuffins 08:00 The Pioneer Woman 11:45 Island Hunter 04:05 Nella The Princess Knight 19:05 Destroyed In Seconds 03:15 Savage Dog 12:00 PGA Tour Highlights 13:35 PJ Masks 08:30 The Pioneer Woman 12:40 George Clarkeʼs Amazing 04:28 Shimmer And Shine 00:00 Blade NZ 19:30 How Itʼs Made 04:55 The Call Up 13:00 PGA European Tour 14:00 My Friends Tigger & Pooh 09:00 Sibaʼs Table Spaces 04:50 Dora And Friends 01:30 Guiding Alaska 19:55 How Itʼs Made 06:40 Maze Runner: The Scorch 18:00 Golfing World 14:30 The Lion Guard 09:30 Sibaʼs Table 13:35 David Roccoʼs Dolce India 05:13 Zack & Quack 02:30 Epic Attractions 20:20 Mythbusters Trials 19:00 This Is Mackenzie Tour Show 14:55 Unbungalievable 10:00 The Pioneer Woman 14:00 Cruise Ship Diaries 05:23 The Day Henry Met 04:00 Expedition Unknown 21:10 Outrageous Acts Of Psych 08:55 Savage Dog 19:30 Chronicles Of A Champion 15:00 Goldie & Bear 10:30 The Pioneer Woman 14:30 Places We Go 05:28 The Day Henry Met 05:00 Mysteries At The Museum 22:00 The Carbonaro Effect 10:30 The Call Up Golfer 15:30 Mickey And The Roadster 11:00 The Kitchen 14:55 Home Strange Home 05:33 The Day Henry Met 06:00 Guiding Alaska 22:25 The Carbonaro Effect 12:05 Beverly Hills Cop 3 20:00 PGA Tour Highlights Racers 12:00 The Pioneer Woman 15:50 Testing The Menu With Nic 05:38 Blaze And The Monster 07:00 House Hunters International 22:50 Destroyed In Seconds 13:55 Gone In Sixty Seconds 21:00 PGA European Tour 16:00 Disney Lights, Camera, Lexi! 12:30 The Pioneer Woman Watt Machines 08:30 Boat Buyers 23:15 Destroyed In Seconds 15:55 Maze Runner: The Scorch Highlights 16:05 The Great Never Sea 13:00 Sibaʼs Table 16:20 Charlie Luxtonʼs Homes By 06:00 Rusty Rivets 09:00 Extreme Yachts 23:40 Alaska Gold Diggers Trials 21:30 Golfing World Conquest 13:30 Sibaʼs Table The Sea 06:12 Paw Patrol 10:00 Hotel Impossible 18:10 The 5th Wave 22:30 The Senior Open 16:50 PJ Masks 14:00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 17:15 Cesar Millanʼs Dog Nation 06:37 Dora The Explorer 11:00 Mysteries At The Castle 20:05 Insurgent Championship Highlights 17:05 Doc McStuffins 14:30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 18:10 Bad Trip 07:00 Zack & Quack 12:00 House Hunters International 22:05 I Am Number Four 23:30 PGA European Tour 17:35 The Lion Guard 15:00 Chopped 19:05 Places We Go 07:22 Bubble Guppies 13:30 Boat Buyers 23:55 Iron Warrior Highlights 18:05 PJ Masks 16:00 The Kitchen 19:30 Testing The Menu With Nic 07:45 Blaze And The Monster 14:00 Epic Attractions 18:35 Mickey And The Roadster 17:00 The Pioneer Woman Watt Machines 15:00 Extreme Yachts 17:30 The Pioneer Woman 08:08 Paw Patrol 16:00 Texas Flip And Move 00:30 Paranormal Lockdown With Racers 20:00 Charlie Luxtonʼs Homes By 18:00 Chopped 08:31 Shimmer And Shine 17:00 Hotel Impossible Nick Groff 19:05 Sofia The First The Sea 19:00 Chopped Junior 08:54 Nella The Princess Knight 18:00 Bizarre Foods: Delicious 01:20 Ghosts Of Shepherdstown 19:35 Jake And The Never Land 21:00 Cesar Millanʼs Dog Nation 20:00 Restaurant: Impossible 09:16 The Day Henry Met Destinations 02:10 Evil Lives Here Pirates 22:00 Bad Trip 20:05 The Lion Guard 21:00 Mystery Diners 22:55 George Clarkeʼs Amazing 09:22 Paw Patrol 01:15 Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo 19:00 House Hunters International 03:00 Is O.J. Innocent? The 01:00 Premiership Rugby 7s Series 20:35 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 21:30 Mystery Diners Spaces 09:45 Rusty Rivets 02:50 Confessions Of A Shopaholic 20:30 Boat Buyers Missing Evidence 02:00 AFL Premiership 21:00 Goldie & Bear 22:00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 09:57 Bubble Guppies 04:40 Love, Rosie 21:00 Extreme Yachts 03:48 Grave Secrets 04:30 Gillette World Sport 21:25 Doc McStuffins 22:30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 10:21 Fresh Beat Band Of Spies 06:25 Oscar 22:00 Robson Green Grand Slam 04:36 Murder Comes To Town 05:00 Darts World Matchplay 21:50 Minnieʼs Bow-Toons 23:00 Chopped 10:43 Zack & Quack 08:20 Confessions Of A Shopaholic Fishing 05:24 The Detectives Club: New 07:00 NRL Premiership 22:00 Sofia The First 10:54 Team Umizoomi 10:10 Love, Rosie Orleans 09:00 Darts World Matchplay 22:30 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 11:17 Shimmer And Shine 12:00 Oscar 06:12 Blood Relatives 11:00 Super Rugby Highlights 22:55 PJ Masks 11:40 Shimmer And Shine 13:55 7 Chinese Brothers 07:00 Southern Fried Homicide 11:30 Super Rugby Highlights 23:20 Henry Hugglemonster 00:10 Wicked Tuna 12:03 Max & Ruby 15:20 The Golden Child 10:20 The Locator 12:00 AFL Premiership 23:35 The Hive 01:00 Continent 7: Antarctica 12:26 Ben & Hollyʼs Little Kingdom 17:00 Ride 11:10 Nightmare Next Door 00:10 Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male 14:30 Gillette World Sport 23:45 Loopdidoo 02:00 Inside 12:36 Ben & Hollyʼs Little Kingdom 18:40 Ricki And The Flash 12:00 Momsters: When Moms Go 20:25 The Out Of Towners 00:55 The Alternative Comedy 15:00 Premiership Rugby 7s Series 00:10 The Chase: Celebrity 03:00 King Fishers 12:47 The Day Henry Met Bad 12:52 The Day Henry Met 22:00 Safe Men Experience 16:00 Super Rugby Highlights 15:20 The Locator Specials 04:00 Wicked Tuna 01:20 Tosh.0 05:00 My Dog Ate What? 12:57 Blaze And The Monster 23:30 Dead Snow: Red vs Dead 16:30 Super Rugby Highlights 16:10 Blood Relatives 01:00 Emmerdale 01:45 Tosh.0 17:00 World Rugby 02:00 Coronation Street 06:00 Science Of Stupid Machines 17:00 Murder Comes To Town 13:20 Blaze And The Monster 02:10 Broad City 17:30 HSBC World Rugby Sevens 17:50 Murder Comes To Town 02:30 Royal Recipes 06:30 Science Of Stupid 02:35 Another Period 07:00 Border Wars Machines Highlights 18:40 Murder Comes To Town 03:25 Inside Windsor Castle 03:00 The Daily Show - Global 18:00 HSBC World Rugby Sevens 04:20 Royal Stories 08:00 The Truth Behind 13:42 Zack & Quack 19:30 Murder Comes To Town 00:20 Wheeler Dealers Edition Highlights 04:50 Paul OʼGrady: For The Love 09:00 The Lady With 700 Cats 14:04 Team Umizoomi 20:20 Deadline: Crime With Tamron 01:05 Mega Trains 03:25 Disorderly Conduct: Video 18:30 AFL Premiership Highlights Of Dogs 10:00 Inside 14:26 Olive The Ostrich Hall 01:50 Aftershock: Disaster In Nepal 00:30 My Old Lady On Patrol 19:00 Premiership Rugby 7s Series 05:15 Autopsy: The Last Hours 11:00 Primal Survivor 14:31 Olive The Ostrich 21:10 Hate In America 02:35 Shark School With Michael 02:25 The End Of The Tour 04:15 Lip Sync Battle 20:00 Super Rugby Highlights Of... 12:00 Outsiders: Living Off The 14:36 Paw Patrol 22:00 Scene Of The Crime With Phelps 04:20 A Country Called Home 04:40 Ridiculousness 20:30 Super Rugby Highlights 06:10 The Chase: Celebrity Edge 14:59 Little Charmers Tony Harris 03:20 Fast Nʼ Loud 06:05 The Wave 05:05 Disaster Date 21:00 Live UCI Cycling Tour Specials 13:00 Science Of Stupid Sports 15:11 Ben & Hollyʼs Little Kingdom 22:50 Is O.J. Innocent? The 04:05 Impossible Engineering 08:00 My Old Lady 05:30 Hungry Investors 23:00 AFL Premiership Highlights 07:05 Royal Recipes 14:00 The Truth Behind 15:22 Dora The Explorer Missing Evidence 04:50 Gold Rush 09:55 Foreverland 06:20 Life Or Debt 23:30 Gillette World Sport 08:00 Inside Windsor Castle 15:00 Breakout: Through The Wall 15:44 Max & Ruby 23:40 Murder Comes To Town 05:35 How Do They Do It? 11:30 The Wave 07:15 Disorderly Conduct: Video 09:00 Royal Stories 16:00 Lockdown: Scam City 16:08 Nella The Princess Knight 06:00 Gold Divers 13:15 The Age Of Adaline On Patrol 09:30 Paul OʼGrady: For The Love 17:00 Primal Survivor 16:31 Shimmer And Shine 06:45 Wheeler Dealers 15:10 Experimenter 08:05 Disaster Date Of Dogs 18:00 Outsiders: Living Off The 16:54 Dora And Friends 07:30 Fast Nʼ Loud 16:55 Grand Central 08:30 Disaster Date 10:00 Autopsy: The Last Hours Edge 17:16 Zack & Quack 08:15 Impossible Engineering 18:30 Frankie And Johnny 08:55 Ridiculousness Of... 19:00 Breakout: Through The Wall 17:27 The Day Henry Met 09:00 Storage Hunters 20:30 Operation Avalanche 09:20 Nathan For You 10:55 The Chase: Celebrity 20:00 Lockdown: Scam City 17:32 The Day Henry Met 09:25 How Do They Do It? 22:05 The Long Goodbye 09:45 Lip Sync Battle Specials 20:50 Primal Survivor 17:38 Blaze And The Monster 10:10 Fast Nʼ Loud 10:10 Ridiculousness 11:50 Royal Recipes 21:40 Outsiders: Living Off The Machines 00:00 Hero Caribbean Premier 10:55 Sacred Steel Bikes 10:35 Disaster Date 12:45 Emmerdale Edge 18:00 Rusty Rivets League T20 Highlights 00:00 Hank Zipzer 11:40 Fast Nʼ Loud: Demolition 11:00 MLE Championship 13:15 Coronation Street 22:30 Breakout: Through The Wall 18:12 Paw Patrol 01:00 ICC Champions Trophy 00:25 Alex & Co. Theatre 11:50 Lip Sync Battle 14:15 The Chase: Celebrity 23:20 Science Of Stupid Sports 18:36 Dora The Explorer Highlights 00:45 The Hive 12:25 How Do They Do It? 12:15 Hungry Investors Specials 19:00 Zack & Quack 02:00 Hero Caribbean Premier 00:50 Evermoor Chronicles 12:47 Storage Hunters 00:05 Big Baby 13:05 Disorderly Conduct: Video 15:10 Royal Recipes 19:21 Bubble Guppies League T20 Highlights 01:15 Sabrina Secrets Of A 13:10 Gold Rush 01:30 Capture The Flag On Patrol 16:00 Broadchurch 19:44 Blaze And The Monster 03:00 ICC Champions Trophy Teenage Witch 13:55 Impossible Engineering 03:10 Lego: Scooby Doo Haunted 13:55 MLE Championship 16:55 Victoria Machines Highlights 01:40 Sabrina Secrets Of A 14:40 Gold Divers Hollywood 14:45 Lip Sync Battle 17:50 Seven Days With... 20:06 Paw Patrol 04:00 Hero Caribbean Premier Teenage Witch 15:25 Fast Nʼ Loud 04:35 Izzieʼs Way Home 15:10 Workaholics 18:45 Emmerdale 20:30 Shimmer And Shine League T20 Highlights 02:05 Binny And The Ghost 16:10 Wheeler Dealers 00:20 Ultimate Predators GPU 06:00 Poohʼs Heffalump Movie 15:35 Disaster Date 19:15 Coronation Street 20:53 Nella The Princess Knight 05:00 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 02:30 Binny And The Ghost 17:00 How Do They Do It? 01:10 Kingdom Of The Apes: Battle 07:10 Ghosthunters On Icy Trails 16:00 Ridiculousness 20:10 Royal Recipes 21:16 The Day Henry Met 06:00 Hero Caribbean Premier 02:55 Hank Zipzer 17:25 How Do They Do It? Lines 08:50 Albert 16:30 Impractical Jokers 21:00 Broadchurch 21:22 Paw Patrol League T20 Highlights 03:15 The Hive 17:50 Storage Hunters 02:00 Man V. Lion 10:15 Mia And The Migoo 16:55 Lip Sync Battle 21:55 Victoria 21:45 Rusty Rivets 07:00 ICC Cricket 360 03:20 Hank Zipzer 18:20 Storage Hunters 02:50 Snakes In The City 12:00 Big Baby 17:20 Ridiculousness 22:50 Emmerdale 21:57 Bubble Guppies 07:30 England v South Africa T20I 03:45 Alex & Co. 18:50 Impossible Engineering 03:45 Jobs That Bite! 22:20 Fresh Beat Band Of Spies 13:25 Capture The Flag 17:45 Ridiculousness Arabia 04:10 Alex & Co. 23:15 Coronation Street 04:40 1000 Days For The Planet 15:00 Ducktales: The Movie 18:10 Nathan For You Highlights 19:40 How Do They Do It? 22:42 Zack & Quack 08:30 England v South Africa T20I 04:35 Sabrina Secrets Of A 21:00 Cooperʼs Treasure: The Hunt 05:35 Man V. Lion 22:54 Team Umizoomi 16:20 Ghosthunters On Icy Trails 18:35 Impractical Jokers Teenage Witch 06:30 Snakes In The City 18:00 Frog Kingdom 18:59 Disaster Date Highlights For A Secret Fortune 23:17 Shimmer And Shine 09:30 England v South Africa T20I 05:00 Sabrina Secrets Of A 21:50 Deadliest Catch 07:25 Jobs That Bite! 23:40 Shimmer And Shine 19:30 Bee Movie 19:22 The It Crowd Teenage Witch 08:20 1000 Days For The Planet 21:05 Ducktales: The Movie 19:46 The It Crowd Highlights 22:40 Outback Truckers 10:30 England v South Africa ODI 05:25 Binny And The Ghost 23:30 Fast Nʼ Loud 09:15 Worldʼs Weirdest: Funny 22:25 Albert 20:10 Workaholics 05:45 The Hive 00:00 Decoding The Past Farms 23:50 Mia And The Migoo 20:33 Kroll Show Highlights 05:50 The 7D 01:00 The Lost Evidence 10:10 Rescue Ink 21:00 The Daily Show With Trevor 11:30 England v South Africa ODI 06:00 Jessie 02:00 What Really Happened 11:05 Wild 24 Noah Highlights 06:25 Jessie 02:50 Hangar 1: The UFO Files 12:00 Life On The Barrier Reef 21:30 John Oliverʼs New York 12:30 Live England v South Africa 06:50 Tsum Tsum Shorts 03:40 Ancient Top 10 12:55 Night Of The Lion 00:15 The Middle Stand Up Show Test Series 06:55 Lolirock 04:30 Cities Of The Underworld 13:50 Snakes In The City 00:40 The Middle 01:00 The Hurricane 21:55 John Oliverʼs New York 21:30 ICC Cricket 360 07:20 Elena Of Avalor 06:00 Milo Murphyʼs Law 05:20 Decoding The Past 14:45 Jobs That Bite! 01:05 Community 03:25 Forces Of Nature Stand Up Show 22:00 Hero Caribbean Premier 07:45 Bunkʼd 06:25 Supa Strikas 06:10 The Universe 15:40 New Wave Warriors 01:30 Saturday Night Live 05:15 October Sky 22:25 Another Period League T20 Highlights 08:10 Stuck In The Middle 06:50 Mech-X4 07:00 Decoding The Past 16:35 Worldʼs Weirdest Creepy Syndicated 07:05 From Rocky To Creed The 22:50 David Spade: My Fake 23:00 ICC Champions Trophy 08:35 Bizaardvark 07:15 Right Now Kapow 08:00 What Really Happened Cures 02:20 The Tonight Show Starring Legacy Continues Problems Highlights stars26 MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017

CROSSWORD 1673 STAR TRACK

Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22)

Family members may want to talk to you about family business matters. It Interaction with others is the focus of this day. Neighbors, friends and family would be wise to listen and take notes. This is nothing serious-just preventative meas- members may take on more importance. Outdoor activity through, perhaps, a tour of a ures for future safety and a good feeling of completion and belonging. Break up the nearby park, zoo or group garage or yard sale can be enjoyed by many. You have a lot of sober moment and open up the discussion to praise and encouragement for others. energy and tend to be impatient with those who slow your pace-careful. You soak up what Some may think you are older than you are, for you can step in and offer wonderful you need to see quickly and are ready to go forward with new experiences. You could be advice and insight. You may even enjoy the thought of being older and probably treat awed as you may find yourself unexpectedly involved with some influential individuals. authority, the elderly and your teachers with great respect. Life seems to be working This may be a great time to suggest a future meeting that will give you time to communi- with rather than against you so do not hold back. This may include anything from repairs cate some of your ideas. Keep your composure and you will do fine. Many of your friends on the house to some serious hobby involvement. Whistle! wish they had thought of your ideas; you are spontaneous.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

This day may be the beginning of a long dreamy time when you find it You will often find yourself choosing between comfort and progress. easy to lose yourself in one flight of fancy or another. Normally clear in your thinking, Progress is occasionally comfortable, but only when you are looking at where you have ideas temporarily become fuzzy, and it is hard to be logical or consistent. Let yourself been. Today you choose to improve or enhance your surroundings with trees, flowers and dream today. Work will go well but it is the quiet moments that make thinking difficult. A perhaps a vegetable garden. Designate a little area for the younger members of the family little writing may help. Busy yourself in new projects that show your bent for beautifica- and you could help teach the importance of helping things grow. Perhaps radishes and tion, perhaps planting a vegetable garden or putting in a fish tank. This would be a great onions will be on your table this summer. This afternoon you may decide to watch a car time to treat your kids or the neighbor’s kids to a visit to the zoo. Perhaps you will enjoy a race, participate in team sports or enjoy some trendy pastime with a friend. Your sense of good book or movie later today. Consider the stars tonight. Being more closely involved mission makes for impulsive, sometimes rash, but always brave actions. A restful evening with another person may well become your highest priority. will help you be prepared for the busy week ahead.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

You may have the opportunity to play the role of guardian angel or men- Increasing inner confidence helps you emerge from a long period of doubt. tor to someone in need today. You can demonstrate a great deal of under- Finances are better and you can now pay more attention to the needs you standing and sensitivity to the needs of others and you are in a good position to com- have been pushing aside. There is much to accomplish today. Perhaps some repair work or ACROSS Bangladesh and western part is included municate and promote a healing. A very young relative might not want to wait on the catch-up work needs your attention. You push hard and much energy can be wasted if you 1. Any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set for- in India. next vacation to enjoy those children’s books that you have accumulated over the years. do not stop to plan for the end result you want to achieve. You seem to choose friends that ward of the foremast) v 1. 4. A public promotion of some product or Consider mailing a few fun books so they can receive something special in the mail. They plan well, and today would be a good time to toss around a few ideas with them. This after- 4. The verbal act of urging on. service. will love whatever you send because you thought of them. Breakthrough thinking is noon you can balance all this hard work with some fun activity. You will be pleased to dis- available today and may come through your immediate surroundings, home and envi- cover that somebody who opposed you in the past is now more understanding of your 12. A unit of pressure. 5. African tree having an exceedingly viewpoint. It is most important to set aside time for family tonight. 15. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit thick trunk and fruit that resembles a ronment-your support system. You will receive monetary rewards today. juice. gourd and has an edible pulp called 16. A person who lives in the dales of monkey bread. Northern England. 6. Large northern deer with enormous Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) 17. Large brownish-green New Zealand flattened antlers in the male. parrot. 7. Indian nun and missionary (born in In a word, it is your emotions and inner strength that holds your innermost Immediate needs are where your attention is today. Shopping and tending to self together. Your feelings are not just important-they are central to know- 18. An ancient Iranian language. Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in chores are high on your to-do list. You have learned to prioritize and this is ing more about you. A strong devotional nature becomes apparent to anyone who takes good. You have the patience that is necessary for helping friends this afternoon. This could 20. Long green edible beaked pods of India (1910-1997). time to know you. Everything else is centered upon this inner drive and energy. The search mean a move or perhaps watching the kids while the parents tend to some difficult project. the okra plant. 8. Small shrubby African tree having for a mate and marriage in particular are crucial for you. Communication with those in a You are good at communicating and conveying yourself to others. You have a lot of energy 22. The capital of Croatia. compound leaves and racemes of small place of worship is possible, enjoyable and uplifting at this time. You are driven to unite and come across as assertive and in control of whatever is set before you now. You pursue 23. (Old Testament) The eldest son of fragrant green flowers. and find out what togetherness means. Cleaning, health-awareness, shopping and cooper- your obligations with much emotion and obvious enthusiasm. You are conventional when Isaac who would have inherited the 9. The square of a body of any size of ation from each member of the family or from friends make your day move along easily. it comes to your needs and surroundings. Small and less are okay with you. Take it easy and Covenant that God made with Abraham type. Someone will join you today in your fitness program or they will help you. be good to yourself tonight. and that Abraham passed on to Isaac. 10. Chevrotain somewhat larger than the 25. In bed. kanchil. 26. The branch of computer science that 11. A state in east central United States. Leo (July 23-August 22) Aquarius (January 20- February 18) deal with writing computer programs 12. Jordan's port. There will be less of an impulse now for recognition. There is a growing need A lazy morning may consist of updating a scrapbook or photograph album. that can solve problems creatively. 13. Either of two muscles in the shoulder to enjoy some quality time this day. Perhaps you like to listen to teaching A cycle of nostalgia and domesticity begins now emphasizing a need for security and a 27. State in northeastern India. region that move the shoulders and tapes or a hobby has taken up space in your creative sector. This time will be less outward sense of roots. Family, home and relatives play big parts in your life. This mood may pro- 30. Round object that is hit or thrown or arms. and may call for a change of action. This is not a time of outreach and not necessarily the mote a frenzy of phone calls to out-of-touch loved ones or friends. You want to belong on a kicked in games. 14. A group of African languages in the best point to start any great projects. There is introspection, and you may find yourself let- private, intimate and personal level. A hobby is most fun when it is shared, and that is 32. The cry made by sheep. Niger-Congo group spoken from Senegal ting go of plans and projects started in a more outward phase. You may take an interest in where a friend might find you this afternoon, playing with a hobby. You may enjoy some 33. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metal- east as far as the Ivory Coast. your own psyche, religion and spiritual ideas. You take in new impressions. With all of this time in a park with a friend later today. Helping others is what you do best; you attract more lic element. 19. Trained in a skill by repetitious prac- desire for productive time alone, you will still find time to enjoy your friends from time to people to you than you believe possible. Others learn from your diplomatic ways. You are wise to listen first and ask questions later. 34. (informal) Being satisfactory or in sat- tice. time, especially today. isfactory condition. 21. A small cake leavened with yeast. 35. 30 to 300 kilohertz. 24. Type genus of the Amiidae. Virgo (August 23-September 22) 41. A motor vehicle with two wheels and 28. A mountain peak in the Andes in Pisces (February 19-March 20) a strong frame. Bolivia (21,391 feet high). You always seem to say just what you mean. You will be right-on when it 45. A metric unit of length equal to one 29. Title for a civil or military leader (espe- You could find that you are appreciated and valued for your feelings and your ability to get things done. You can always find the resources you require, plus the nec- comes to questions of feelings-you may be more interested in matters of hundredth of a meter. cially in Turkey). essary instruction in how to use them. You have an inner vision and you are able to under- psychology, different cultures and history. You can find support from all sides when it 46. An independent ruler or chieftain 31. (used of arms and legs) Bent outward stand the true picture. This often finds you working as a go-between with others. Today comes to any sort of mental activity. A new game or an interesting movie may be the goal (especially in Africa or Arabia). with the joint away from the body. you might use your special gift for spanning the generation gap by bringing older and for the afternoon. You communicate with accomplished skill and it is stimulating just being 49. A loose sleeveless outer garment 36. A formal expression of praise. younger people together. Your wisdom can be shared as you may find yourself involved in with you. Your high degree of mental concentration makes you an excellent student, able made from aba cloth. 37. Date used in reckoning dates before settling disputes. Because you love animals so very much, this evening may become your to excel in speaking, writing and all types of communication skills. Your ambitions go hand- 51. A region of Malaysia in northeastern the supposed year Christ was born. special time to work in finding homes for lost animals. You may talk with the new owners in-hand with communication and using the mind and the two should never be far apart. Borneo. 38. An island of central Hawaii. and help with food and training issues that may be frustrating. The evening has romantic possibilities-a time you may look back on fondly. 52. Small terrestrial lizard of warm 39. Tropical American tree grown in regions of the Old World. southern United States having a whitish 53. An alloy of copper and zinc (and pink-tinged fruit. Wordsearch Puzzle Yesterday’s Solution sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold 40. Of or relating to the velum. in cheap jewelry and for gilding. 42. Any piece of work that is undertaken 56. Type genus of the Anatidae. or attempted. 58. A person who has lied or who lies 43. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked repeatedly. on a skewer usually with vegetables. 59. A river in north central Switzerland 44. A prosthesis that replaces a missing that runs northeast into the Rhine. leg. 60. An expression of open-mouthed 47. Cracks or fissures in the skin (especial- astonishment. ly around the mouth or anus). 62. Ground snakes. 48. An informal term for a father. 69. The capital and largest city of 50. An alloy of mercury with another Mongolia. metal (usually silver) used by dentists to 70. Of or relating an apse. fill cavities in teeth. 73. A plant hormone promoting elonga- 54. A member of an agricultural people tion of stems and roots. of southern India. 74. A narcotic that is considered a hard 55. A unit of surface area equal to 100 drug. square meters. 75. A breeding ground for gregarious 57. The world's largest desert (3,500,000 birds (such as rooks). square miles) in North Africa. 76. Rate of revolution of a motor. 61. A small vascular growth on the sur- 77. God of love and erotic desire. face of a mucous membrane. 78. Fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic 63. Type genus of the family Arcidae. herb resembling the Indian pipe and 64. An association of people to promote growing in woodland humus of eastern the welfare of senior citizens. North America. 65. Device for converting sound waves 79. Relating to or characteristic of or into electrical energy. occurring on the sea or ships. 66. Affected manners intended to impress others. DOWN 67. The back side of the neck. 1. Empty rhetoric or insincere or exagger- 68. God of the Underworld. ated talk. 71. Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded 2. The content of cognition. to a paste and often allowed to ferment. 3. A region whose eastern part is 72. A male human offspring. Yesterday’s Solution

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23:00 KAC 774 Riyadh 12:45 JZR 185 Dubai 23:00 FDB 056 Dubai 10:35 JZR 528 Asyut 23:05 UAE 871 Dubai 12:45 RBG 551 Alexandria 23:00 GFA 214 Bahrain 11:35 KAC 783 Jeddah 23:10 FEG 953 Asyut 12:55 RBG 555 Alexandria 23:25 MEA 405 Beirut 11:55 QTR 1083 Doha 23:20 THY 766 Istanbul 13:00 MSC 405 Sohag 23:30 JZR 776 Jeddah 12:00 AZQ 566 GYD 23:30 MSR 610 Cairo 13:00 MSR 2614 Cairo 23:30 AXB 890 Mangalore 12:05 KAC 411 Bangkok 23:35 KAC 672 Dubai 13:55 FDB 071 Dubai 23:35 QTR 1075 Doha 12:10 RBG 552 Alexandria 23:40 lifestyle MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 GOSSIP Lars Ulrich promises Beats 1 show will bring them closer to fans etallica’s Lars Ulrich says his Beats told Rolling Stone: “He has a very analytical 1 radio show will bring them clos- mind about music. His cast the net very Mer to their fans. The 53-year-old wide with his playlist, so it goes from Iron drummer has promised they’ll reconnect Maiden to the Beatles to John Coltrane to with their supporters through the forth- Radiohead. “I’m not gonna b******t you. coming pre-recorded episodes of the We don’t sit around and necessarily have Apple Music show, in which he inter- conversations about John Coltrane on a viewed the group’s frontman James day-to-day basis. So it’s fun for me to Hetfield, guitarist Kirk Hammett and reconnect with all the fellas again ... “ But bassist Robert Trujillo. He said: “I listened to he was also keen to shine a light on Kirk’s episode yesterday, and it’s definitely unknown bands. He added: “There’s an unlike anything that Metallica fans have awful lot of great music out there - much ever heard. Each of them put together a more than I thought - that doesn’t really playlist that reflects certain elements of get a chance to be highlighted, because of their past - stuff from back in the day and the demise of the music business. “I’ve stuff that helped shape who they are musi- been playing Brutus, who are great, from cally - and I learned a lot.” Recorded during Belgium. There’s a fantastic band out of the band’s ‘WorldWired’ tour, one hour has Denmark called Baby in Vain. There’s been dedicated to each member and Counterfeit from England, who we’ve been they’ll air on Sundays at 6 p.m. EST on playing a bunch. And there’s an amazing Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio. Hammett’s band who reside in the Bay Area but are episode will air today, Trujillo on August 6 from Afghanistan called Kabul Dreams, and Hetfield on August 13th. Speaking who I just love. Their story is unbelievable. about Hammett, Ulrich said he has enjoyed So to get a chance to push that out to peo- learning about his musical influences. He ple is a really special thing.” Jonas Blue in talks for Shawn Mendes collaboration onas Blue is in talks for a collabo- of some of the biggest hits in the ration with Shawn Mendes for his charts hand selected by Jonas and Jdebut studio album. The ‘Perfect two collaborations with Mark Villa Chaka Khan Strangers’ producer recently released and EDX, he said: “This compilation a compilation LP ‘Electronic Nature - album came about from a lot of peo- The Mix 2017’, but he is hard at work ple asking me for my DJ sets so I on his first ever record and is waiting decided to put together a compila- ‘can’t stand’ the for the ‘Treat You Better’ to have a free tion of 60 songs that I play when I DJ slot to head into the studio with him. that are current that I really love and Speaking exclusively to BANG songs that I’ve loved for a while and I Feel For You intro Showbiz, Jonas - whose real name is I’ve put them into a massive DJ mix. Guy Robin - said: “I’m in talks with They’re great tunes and it’s a great Shawn Mendes, we spoke the other way of getting my brand Electronic haka Khan “can’t stand” the intro to her song ‘I Feel night and we’re trying to make some- Nature out there. I know people can For You’. The 64-year-old singer admitted she “can’t thing happen but it’s always schedule put these tracks together themselves Clive down” the iconic musical moment - which fea- dependent. “We just need to find the but people want to experience the tures rapper Melle Mel recite her name a number of times right date. I want to get in the studio music like a DJ set. I’m always looking before the beat kicks in - because fans always chant it to with Shawn, doing it remotely doesn’t at other DJ’s sets and love discovering her, but it’s never been something she ‘s enjoyed. She told same room together sharing the really work with an artist like Shawn. experience.” In the meantime, fans of new tracks. I feel like a kid where I’m Gay Times: “I hated it and I still can’t live that down to this “I need to know where he’s coming looking for the freshest, newest day. “People still come up to me now and say, ‘Chaka Khan’ the DJ will have to make do with the from and he needs to know where I’m compilation. Speaking about the col- tracks.” ‘Electronic Nature - The Mix about three or four times. “I can’t stand it any more, but it is coming from, we need to be in the 2017’ is out now. what it is. And believe me, I’m definitely not hating on that lection of songs, made up of remixes song.” Another of Chaka’s famous songs, ‘I’m Every Woman’, has been embraced as a feminist anthem, but she has insisted it was never written that way as she views it as Wareing didn’t “empowering” for everyone. She explained: “In spite of the Rooney Mara words, I don’t see it as a feminist thing. “I see it as an know how famous empowerment song for everybody. You know, everybody is happy to feels empowered when I do that song. That’s my impetus Ken Loach was when I’m singing it; it’s an empowerment song for men Queens of the Stone ierston Wareing didn’t realize how famous Ken and women.” Chaka released the track in 1978 but it’s taken Loach was when she starred in ‘It’s a Free World...’. ‘suffer for her art’ until now for her to feel “comfortable” with the lyrics. She Age recruit Ronson The 38-year-old actress starred as Angie in the 2007 added: “Believe me, I had to grow into those lyrics. I’m only K ooney Mara is hap- film and has thanked the ‘I, Daniel Blake’ director for giving py to “suffer for her just now comfortable singing them you know.” The ‘Ain’t to stop them her first big break on the big screen. Speaking exclusively Nobody’ hitmaker also admitted it has “been a problem” Rart”. The ‘Una’ actress to BANG Showbiz, she said: “At the time I didn’t know any trying to keep her most popular hits still fresh when she’s has admitted she would becoming a ‘parody’ different as I had only done one-liners. “But now obviously happily take on an inter- performing live, so she does her best to “put little spins on he is an iconic director. Ken Loach massively stands out for the songs to keep them alive” for her. esting role, even if she ueens of the Stone Age wanted Mark Ronson me. I completely see that now. “It was an honor working knew it would be hard to to stop them becoming a “parody”. The ‘No- with Ken and not only is it an honor, how can I forget him. make, because there is a QOne Knows’ rockers brought in the ‘Uptown He gave me that break and the confidence in himself to lot to learn about having Funk’ hitmaker to produce their new album ‘Villains’ take an unknown actor and give me that opportunity.” an “awful” movie-making The Temple of Doom because they thought he could help them find a fresh Loach is renowned for documenting the struggles of the experience. Speaking to take on their classic sound. Frontman Josh Homme British working class com- Empire magazine, she explained to MOJO magazine: “If you’re lucky enough munities and has never suc- said: “There’s something to to have found a sound for yourself that’s individual, cumbed to the temptation be said about having an is Spielberg’s least you need to be careful by the time you have seven of Hollywood. In ‘It’s a Free awful experience. You records, you could easily become a parody or a car- World...’ Wareing was nomi- learn so much about your- favorite movie in toon character. “Not everyone is blessed enough to nated for a BAFTA and was self when you have a challenging experience. “But I be AC/DC or the Ramones. It was time to look hard at pitted against Hollywood guess it depends in what kind of way it would be a what was important about how we sound. “In the legends such as Dame Judi bad experience. There are certain things I don’t want Indiana Jones franchise beginning, I thought if all else fails Ronson could just Dench. Most recently, the to compromise on. But I’m not against suffering for serve as a talisman to remind me to be modern, our former ‘EastEnders’ actress your art!” When it comes to choosing her roles, the ndiana Jones and The way.” And Josh admitted he relished the idea that nabbed a role in the highest- 32-year-old actress often selects her projects based Temple of Doom, is working with the producer would “confuse and dis- grossing Irish film of 2017 so on the director, even if it isn’t a part she feels particu- ISteven Spielberg’s may” people. Explaining how the collaboration came far, ‘Cardboard Gangsters’ by larly “drawn” to. She explained: “It’s really just a feel- least favorite movie in about, he said: “I knew him casually and I knew he Mark O’Connor, which fol- ing. I mean, I’m very filmmaker-driven. “The director the franchise. The adven- was a fan of the band. “If nothing else, I thought, ‘This lows several Irish lads who to me is so vital. I’ve done things where I’m not super- ture franchise - which will confuse and dismay people’. “My son was really try to take over a drug trade. drawn to the part, but I really want to work with the stars Harrison Ford in the into the song ‘Uptown Funk’, it’s so tight and vacuous The blonde beauty knew director. So it’s just different. Usually it’s just a feeling I titular role - first aired in and beat-centric. I thought, ‘Man, that could be a real- from the start that it would be a success. She said: “I just have when I read something.” Rooney has recently 1981 with ‘Raiders of The ly good idea’.” Before working on ‘Villain’, Josh pro- thought it was great. I loved the character and the script. I been working on ‘A Ghost Story’ alongside Casey Lost Ark’ but the 1984 duced Iggy Pop’s latest LP ‘Post-Pop Depression’ and flew out to Dublin and had a quick chat with John Connors Affleck and she had a great time filming the produc- sequel is the least popu- one of the tracks on his own new record was original- (co-star and writer) and Mark about the character and then tion because it was a “secret” shoot. She explained: lar with its acclaimed ly intended for the veteran rocker’s album. He the next day got on with it. “It was all kind of quick. But “With ‘A Ghost Story’, I thought the script was beauti- director, according to explained:” ‘Feet Don’t Fail Me’ was one of the songs while I was filming it, I had a good feeling it was going to ful. David [Lowery] is such a good writer. “And it just documentarian Susan we began to work on for the Iggy record. “We just felt be a good one. “It all felt so natural. I didn’t realize how well sounded like a lot of fun, making something with Lacy. Lacy has spent over 30 hours interviewing the we had enough songs in enough time, it didn’t ever it had done. You never think like that. Never think some- your friends that no-one else really knows about. “He filmmaker for her forthcoming documentary get fully formed. “In fact, Iggy wrote the lyrics, ‘Feet thing will be that big. “I thought it was going to be big but emailed me, ‘I’m doing this thing. No-one knows ‘Spielberg,’ to be released on October 7 on HBO, don’t fail me now’. So I said, ‘Is it cool I use that song not as big as it is. I am really pleased and proud to be part about it, not even my agent. I just wanna make some- and revealed the fact at the Television Critics and take that lyric?’ He was like, ‘Go for broke’. “So, in of it.” ‘Cardboard Gangsters’ will be released in the UK on thing again.’ “It was really fun, five to six days of shoot- Association’s summer meeting, according to that respect, there is a baton passed from the Iggy August 4, with limited release in London, Manchester, ing for me. Such a small crew. So unofficial.” NYDailyNews.com. Meanwhile, ‘Indiana Jones 5’ be record to this.” Liverpool, and Glasgow. released on July 19, 2019, 11 years after the fourth movie ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’ was released. Disney chairman Alan Horn confirmed in a statement: “Indiana Jones is one of the greatest heroes in cinematic history, and Katie Piper movie ‘Beautiful’ we can’t wait to bring him back to the screen in 2019. “It’s rare to have such a perfect combination of director, producers, actor and role, and we could- n’t be more excited to embark on this adventure will star Lydia Hearst with Harrison and Steven.” It also marks the first time the film franchise has been under the Disney atie Piper will be played by Lydia nant with her second child with her hus- studio label after Lucasfilm - who owns the fran- Hearst in the film ‘Beautiful’ after band Richard Sutton, also starred in the chise’s rights - was sold to Disney in 2012. Harrison Kshe sold the rights to her memoir, documentary ‘Katie: My Beautiful Face’ Ford will reprise his role as the iconic character according to Variety. Piper was 24 years which earned her a BAFTA nomination whilst Spielberg will direct again, and husband and old and on her way to becoming a mod- and which was shown in 15 different wife duo Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy will el when Daniel Lynch paid Stefan countries around the world. She now produce and John Williams is set to score the film’s Sylvestre to throw sulphuric acid in her runs her own charity, the Katie Piper theme tune. Spielberg has also confirmed that face. Piper and Lynch met on Facebook Foundation, which is dedicated to rais- George Lucas - who created the character to pay and started dating, but her life turned ing awareness about the plight of burn homage to the action heroes of 1930s - will serve as into a nightmare when she was held victims and others with disfigurement executive producer. David Koepp previously captive and brutally raped by her new injuries, and she has released a number revealed he has begun writing the script for the boyfriend, and afterwards subjected to a of books including a recent self-help hotly-anticipated movie. He said: “I’m deeply vicious acid attack in the street. Within tome ‘Confidence: The Secret’. Hearst, 32, immersed as we speak. All I can say is that there’s seconds her near perfect world was torn will play Piper in the forthcoming film lots of aliens and Indy dies at the end. “Lots of hid- apart; from being young and beautiful, and rose to fame in 2017 thriller ‘Beneath ing in lead-lined refrigerators, aliens, and he dies. she felt her looks and the life she loved the Leaves’ and 2016 comedy ‘Swing Should go over very well. “I really like our idea; I melting away. Her 2011 autobiography State’ and she also appeared in the We think it’s clean and simple and makes a lot of sense, ‘Beautiful’ tells Piper’s story and how she TV show ‘South of Hell.’ Big Sur’s Orian and I feel like the writing is going really well.” inspired millions with her fight to get her Williams is producing the movie, which life back. Piper, who is now 33 and preg- is yet to find a writer and director. lifestyle MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 GOSSIP Hopkins rushed to hospital after dislocating shoulder

atie Hopkins was rushed to hospi- tal after she dislocated her shoul- Kder at a train station in London. The controversial TV presenter was treat- ed with gas and air by paramedics after she sustained the injury as she carried heavy luggage onto the platform at Paddington station and was swiftly taken to nearby St Mary’s hospital in west London. Katie’s husband Mark Cross told the Sunday Mirror: “This is a legacy from her years with epilepsy. “The staff at St Mary’s were brilliant and managed to get her patched up in a couple of hours.” The ex-Apprentice contestant, 42, was travel- ling to Heathrow to catch a plane to Los Angeles where she appeared as a guest speaker at the Politicon conference in Gallagher raging after shopkeeper Pasadena, which is taking place this weekend. Mark added: “I’m pleased to say Katie, although in a great deal of pain sockets 43 times in 12 months. I got to refuses to sell him cigarettes without ID and doped-up, still made her flight.” Katie know my local A&E night-shift staff pretty was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age well. “There were never any guarantees of 19 and last year underwent brain sur- with the surgery - no one could say I iam Gallagher is raging after a shopkeep- replied: “You had to be really mad because You “boring” without having the social network to gery. Back in March, she revealed the sur- would make it through, or make it back er ID’d him for cigarettes. The 44-year-old forgot about “LG x”. Take care of You, vent his frustrations, he added: “If it’s all docu- gery was a success but it “changed” her as me. “There were just percentages. The rock star loves to let off steam on Twitter Liamie.(sic)” Another quoted the title of Oasis’ mented and robotic it would be boring, but and epilepsy had left her with weakened percentage chance of not making it L shoulders. She wrote in her column for and has rushed to the social media site to rage 1995 hit and quipped: “Just roll with it mate, yeah I do tweet and drink. Yeah, ‘I’m having a back? Less than ten. Percentage of mak- about a diligent shop assistant who refused to don’t look back in anger(sic)” Just last month, drink, so excuse the next tweet.’ I do like Twitter the Mail yesterday: “A brain tumor gave ing it back with some damage to the left sell the restricted packet of cigarettes unless the singer revealed he is guilty of drunk tweet- man, it’s good. It’s good stuff.” Liam says other me four fits a night and seizures powerful arm and left leg? Much higher. the singer proved his age. He fumed: “I’ve just ing. Talking to Christian O’Connell on Absolute musicians are too “petrified” of ruining their enough to throw my shoulders from their Percentage of being changed? Certain.” been told I can’t buy cigs unless I got ID im 44 Radio about his love for the site, he said: “Oh careers to say anything controversial or any- has the world gone mad (sic)” The former Oasis mate, Twitter is the best thing because obvi- thing that would put someone out of joint star usually signs off his monologues with “LG” ously I have a love-hate relationship with the online. He said: “I think everyone’s petrified of and a kiss to his fans and one eagle-eyed fol- press and that. I like putting a few wrongs right, losing their career or whatever. You don’t join a lower noted that he must have been very angry or just having a crack - It’s all fun isn’t it? I don’t band to get a career, you join a band to have because he forgot the nicety this time. One wish anyone any harm.” Insisting it would be fun and make music.” Cara Delevingne has ‘loads’ of songs ready to release he model-turned-actress added ments, and being away from fashion another string to her bow last and living more of a ‘normal’ life has Tweek when she released ‘I Feel done her the world of good. “She’s fit Everything’, which was produced by and healthy, avoiding nights out, and Pharrell Williams and features on the has even been thrilled to have had soundtrack to her new movie, her skin clear up, thanks to lots of ‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand sleep. “Her make-up artist, Molly Planets’, and insiders have claimed Stern, has been amazing for her and she’s all set to move her career on like a mum on the road. She’s found another stage by flooding the charts fame hard but, for the moment, she’s with her songs. A source said: “Acting plain sailing.” The ‘Paper Towns’ star is Cara’s main focus but she was has struggled to see her acting career thrilled to finally share some of her really take off, so she’s delighted to music. “Now she’s conquered model- have received strong reviews for her ing and acting, she’d love to make her performance in ‘Valerian ... ‘. The mark on the charts and has loads of source told Grazia magazine: “She’s tracks ready to go when the right been under no illusion that she need- time comes. “The feedback she’s had ed ‘Valerian’ to be a hit. She’s got a has been really positive, so she could- great team around her these days but n’t be more excited about the next they knew Cara was lacking any sort stage of her career.” The 24-year-old of critical acclaim. “‘Valerian’ had to be Katy Perry beauty has turned her back on her the one to break the run of good previous partying ways in a bid to appearances but mediocre reviews. step away from the modeling world She needs to work her way up in seeks space world in a video in which she is dressed in a and prove she is serious about acting Hollywood to the point where she space suit floating through the universe. and singing. The source said: “Cara has can sell a film on her own and she’s Taking to Twitter, she captioned the video been deadly serious about the fact not there yet - but ‘Valerian’ could “This August, History will be eclipsed” and she wants to act and not be drawn change all of that now she’s been advice from wrote: “Introducing your MOONWOMAN. back into huge modeling assign- praised like she has.” Brace for impact! August 27th on # MTV # VMAs.(sic)” The nominations for the VMAs Buzz Aldrin were revealed earlier this week, and Kendrick Lamar scored the most nods with Ireland Baldwin gushes eight, for Video of the Year, Best Hip Hop Video, Best Cinematography, Best aty Perry has been texting Buzz Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Visual over mom Kim Basinger Aldrin in preparation for her space- Effects, and Best Choreography for the Kthemed MTV Video Music Awards video for his hit single ‘Humble’, whilst the reland Baldwin can’t I’m a Baldwin. Yes, I’m a mem- (VMAs) performance. The ‘Swish Swish’ musician himself is also up for Artist of the believe how “beautiful” her ber of that family. The singer will host this year’s show on August Year. And he faces a lot of competition from Imother is. The 21-year-old Baldwins. I see other recover- 27 and has been picking the brains of the both Katy and The Weeknd, who are the model took to social media on ing Baldwins here. Some 87-year-old astronaut, who was one of the second-most nominated acts with five. The Saturday to gush about her cousins, uncles ... I’m here to first men to walk on the moon with Neil ‘Reminder’ hitmaker will face Kendrick in amazing mother Kim roast this big old ham I call my Armstrong on the Apollo 11 mission in the race for Video of the Year, Artist of the Basinger. Uploading a picture father. “Speaking of pigs. 1969, and American astrophysicist Neil Year, Best Direction and Best Art Direction, of her mom on Instagram, she Some of you may remember deGrasse Tyson. She revealed to the Daily whilst also being nominated for Best captioned it: “rare moment me as that thoughtless little Star newspaper: “I’ve been training with Editing. Meanwhile, Katy’s single ‘Chained alert ... Momma Kim in the pig you read about. That was MTV in zero gravity, eating astronaut ice To The Rhythm’ is nominated for Best Pop flesh. I have no idea how peo- a decade ago, and my dad cream, and I’m on a group text with Buzz Video, Best Direction and Best Visual ple are born this beautiful and I are in a much better Aldrin and Neil deGrasse Tyson.” And Katy Effects, whilst her track ‘Bon Appetite’ is up (sic)” It comes after Ireland place now. He would never revealed her appearance will be out of this for Best Art Direction. branded her father Alec a “big say something like that. old ham” as she poked fun at the infamous Because I’m 6’2? and I would kick him. “The voicemail he left when she was a child. In a truth is, that whole awful period nearly killed 2007 rant, her father had called her a “rude, him emotionally. I wouldn’t see my dad that Ethan Hawke thoughtless, little pig” and she quipped upset ever again ... until I showed him my ‘loves’ there was no way he would ever speak to first tattoo. OK, my second tattoo. I couldn’t Kate Hudson her that way again because she is able to show him where I got the first one. I know “kick his ass”. Taking to the stage at Harlem’s you’ve heard this and time again, but I really threw out when his wife gets jealous World Famous Apollo Theatre in New York am proud to be your daughter, and I’m so he ‘Magnificent Seven’ star tied the City for Spike TV’s ‘One Night Only’ series, happy to be here tonight. And I absolutely parenting manuals knot with his spouse Ryan in 2008 Ireland joked: “Hello, my name is Ireland, and love and adore you.” and likes it when she gets jealous of ate Hudson “threw every kind of parenting manual out T other women. He said: “Yeah, that’s true. I of the window” when she became a mother. The ‘Bride love it when my wife gets jealous. I have he former Spice Girl - who was born in KWars’ star - who has 13-year-old son Ryder and this weird reaction: ‘She thinks I can! She Leeds, north east England - is reportedly Bingham, six, from previous relationships - admits it has been thinks I’m a hot man!” However, on the keen to return to her home country fol- Mel B wants T tough raising her kids as a single mother. She said: “As a single most part, Ethan doesn’t think there are lowing her bitter split from Stephen Belafonte. mum of two you have to work pretty hard. The logistics of any positives to jealousy. He added: “But A source said: “This divorce battle has been to relocate where we film can be challenging when you’re raising chil- jealousy? I think jealousy’s one of the few exhausting and humiliating for Mel. It has dren. Parenting shifts as your kids shift. The best thing for me emotions that actually has no positive.” placed a huge strain on her. And she has has been throwing any kind of parenting manual out of the And the 46-year-old actor has confessed back to the UK decided that when the whole thing is finally window. It’s a very different relationship when your kids he used to “envy” other actors who he over, she wants to relocate to the UK so she become teenagers. Ryder’s 13 now - how I raise him is very dif- thought were better than him. He can start again. “She is looking at properties in ferent from Bing, who’s 6, because they’re very different per- explained to The Times magazine: “I used and around Surrey, as she wants to be no sonalities.” And the 38-year-old actress has praised her mother to envy people who were better than me. more than an hour and a half’s drive away Goldie Hawn and stepfather Kurt Russell for always wanting But then I realized I was mistaken if I from Central London. Mel may also look at the best for her and her siblings. She added: “My parents thought they were taking anything away getting a place in the North, where she can wanted us to be the best we could be. But it was never an from me. They were inspiring. That’s why stay while visiting her family. “She is convinced expectation we felt that we couldn’t reach. My mum put me in I miss Phil [Seymour Hoffman] so much. this move is just what she needs. It’s perfectly dance class when I was really young and I went four or five “Phil was one of a few people that gen- foundation and a family in the concept of possible for her to travel to the US for TV proj- times a week. When you’re young and you have that disci- uinely made me nervous. I mean, for marriage. I was looking for the opposite ects. And she thinks she’ll be happier with an pline, you feel connected to being active. I’m fascinated by example, when I did a play, and I felt of what I had in my life, always exposed ocean between her and Stephen. But he is what makes people feel happy. It’s something that my mum tired, and it’s a Wednesday matinee, I’d to the flashes - but I fell in love with furious about it and is fighting to stop it.” And and I are very in tune to. What being active does for our brain play a game with myself. ‘Oh s**t,’ I would someone that just added more flashes to the 42-year-old singer thinks things would is truly one of the most beneficial things we can do to pro- say, ‘I think Phil’s coming today! Is he my private life. “Our marriage became improve greatly if she moved back to England. mote happiness.” And Kate hasn’t ruled out having more chil- coming today?’” Meanwhile, Ethan previ- the antithesis of what I wanted and we The insider added to The Sun yesterday’s dren in the future. She told The Times magazine: “I love being ously admitted he found it “impossible” found it very difficult to feel grounded. I newspaper: “You can’t blame Mel for wanting really busy. I’d like to do a triathlon - that’s a bucket-lister. I to cope with his marriage to Uma know there are people who can handle it, to get away from the entire disaster. Every want to have more kids. But I’m starting to think about what Thurman. He said: “[The problem with] I have friends who do. For me it was inch of her life has been raked through, and really makes me happy. I’ve worked solidly since right out of Uma was a mathematical one. I was look- impossible. As I say, it was a matter of that’s on top of the emotional trauma that high school and I have this worker mentality. I don’t think I ing for a home, a sense of security, a mathematics.” — Bang Showbiz anyone getting divorced would suffer. could ever not work. I’ll always figure something out.” lifestyle MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 MUSIC & MOVIES 20,000 fans flee huge fire at music festival in Barcelona

Robert Trujillo, left, and James Hetfield of Metallica perform during their concert This video grab from video footage by TWITTER ACCOUNT @AD_MUMA, shows at The Rose Bowl on flames and smoke rising into the air at the Tomorrowland electronic music festi- Saturday in val in Santa Coloma de Gramenet. — AFP Pasadena, Calif. —AP huge fire at a music festival in no serious injuries during the evacuation Spain forced the evacuation of but the event’s private security treated Aover 20,000 concertgoers and 20 people for minor injuries or anxiety. incinerated the event’s stage in Video images show the fire starting at Biggie gets bigger via Barcelona, the regional government said the top of a tall temporary structure yesterday. The fire Saturday night con- erected on the stage where a large sumed the large outdoor stage at the screen showed a performer signing. The “Tomorrowland” electronic music festival towering flames quickly spread until held at Barcelona’s Parc de Can Zam. they engulfed the entire stage. In a state- young Norwegian DJ Twelve firefighting units needed around ment, regional authorities said the fire an hour to extinguish the flames just “completely destroyed the stage” and before midnight. Firefighters said they that its charred remains “run the risk of were investigating the cause. The collapsing.” The festival in Barcelona was “Tomorrowland” website published a one of several offshoots of a main statement saying the “stage caught fire “Tomorrowland” festival in Belgium. due to a technical malfunction.” Organizers said the Barcelona event was Barcelona firefighters said there were canceled following the fire. — AP

In this picture Maestro Massimo Palombella poses for photos with the piano that used to belong to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger and that he donated to the Crowd watches Matoma perform. Sistine Chapel choir when he was elected he Notorious B.I.G. would figure at or near the ly obscure track released after Biggie’s death in Pope Benedict XVI, top on any list of hip-hop all-stars, yet the which the rap legend makes his sexual prowess after an interview Tslain rapper’s top song on Spotify comes via a explicitly clear through his fast-tongued rhymes. with the Associated 26-year-old Norwegian. Matoma, a fresh-faced DJ Matoma said that the original version-quick-tem- Press in Rome. — AP who played to a packed, raucous crowd Saturday at poed with anxious synthesized strings-did not do the Panorama festival in The Notorious B.I.G.’s justice to Biggie’s voice. hometown of New York, grew up admiring the rap- For the remix, Matoma brought tropical house- per before he ever understood the lyrics. “His beats the Caribbean-accented electronic style that has were so flawless and there was something about his swept pop music-and saxophone to give the track a voice and his rhythm that I got really curious about,” new feel-good energy. Matoma, who affably introduces himself by his real name of Tom Lagergren, told AFP before his set. Psychedelic show from Tame Impala he Vatican’s Sistine Chapel Choir is that had no relation to the old music,” choir Studying music production in Norway’s third Panorama, launched last year as a New York out- embarking on its first US tour in 30 master Monsignor Massimo Palombella largest city Trondheim, Matoma noticed that clubs post by the organizers of California’s famed years, hoping to show audiences in said. To return the choir to its early glory in would empty out when hip-hop came on. He tried Coachella festival, opened Friday with a rare per- T New York, Washington and Detroit that it the 16th century, when the group attracted his hand and married hip-hop to electronica-which Tom Straeke Lagergren aka Matoma poses formance by Frank Ocean, the sensitive R&B singer has abandoned the habits that earned it a the best singers in Europe, Palombella did enjoys a significantly larger base in Europe. To his during the 2017 Panorama Music Festival on whose set, through on-stage video, resembled a reputation as the “Sistine Screamers.” The extensive research. He sifted through the surprise, “Old Thing Back,” his Notorious B.I.G. remix, Randall’s Island in New York. — AFP photos real-time live concert film. Kevin Parker, frontman of Pontifical Musical Chapel Sistina, colloquial- Vatican archives, studying music manu- quickly went viral after he posted it online in 2014. Swahili phrase popularized globally by “The Lion Australian psychedelic rockers Tame Impala who ly known as the “Pope’s Choir,” bills itself as scripts and analyzing the handwriting of “Old Thing Back” has since been heard more than King”-notes proudly that The Notorious B.I.G.’s over- headlined Saturday, voiced awe at Ocean. “That’s the world’s oldest choir, part of the tradi- Renaissance composers. 189 million times on leading streaming site Spotify- all streams on Spotify have risen sharply since “Old the type of show that makes me think-at least we tion of liturgical choirs that have sung for These days, the choir once again is more than any original track by The Notorious B.I.G., Thing Back.” He wondered if many young listeners, have lasers,” Parker quipped. pontiffs since the first centuries of the drawing talent. Its current members known to fans as Biggie, who was shot dead in 1997 especially outside the United States, would have Yet Tame Impala put on a visually elaborate set Roman Catholic Church.. include singers from Poland, Britain, Brazil just before the revolution in online music. otherwise encountered the rapper born as of it own in what Parker said was the Perth band’s Today, the group of 20 adults and 30 and Argentina. Diegogaston Zamediom 40, Matoma has been signed to a major label, Christopher Wallace. “I see comments on the inter- largest ever US concert. Accentuating the band’s boys performs regularly in the Sistine says being the first Argentine singer in the Atlantic, and released an album. He himself has net like, ‘You should never touch Biggie’s work, this dreamy rock, Tame Impala played to swirls of trippy Chapel below Michelangelo’s masterpieces, choir of the first Argentine pope is the more than 12 million monthly listeners on Spotify. is disrespectful for the artist.’ But I start thinking-at color on the back-screens, with the Sun descending at Masses the pope celebrates in St Peter’s “maximum of the maximum.” Palombella, And in a sign of acceptance, Matoma in May put out 10 or 12 years old, the only hip-hop you’re going to like a flying saucer on “Let It Happen.” Among other Basilica and for international concert who was named choir master in 2010 and a new Biggie remix, “Party on the West Coast,” work- get is the new hip-hop on the pop stations,” memorable performances, indie rocker Mitski appearances. Hearing the singers’ dulcet was recently reconfirmed, hopes the con- ing with both his widow, Faith Evans, and Snoop Matoma said. roused the crowd with a hard-charging set of her tones today, it’s hard to imagine they certs in the US will effectively “communi- Dogg, who has spoken fondly of Biggie despite “His voice deserves to reach out to people who deeply introspective tracks of self-identity. Joking earned the nickname the “Sistine cate the image of God and spirituality that coming from the rival rap camp of Los Angeles. haven’t heard him today,” he said. The viral remix that she was living up to caricatures of her as Screamers” a few years back for their habit this music brings with it.” Enrico Torre, a 27- Matoma-his stage name comes from his broth- took vocals from The Notorious B.I.G. and collabora- intense, Mitski closed by shouting into her guitar’s of belting out their numbers operatically, year-old alto, said he is looking forward to er’s drunken bastardization of “Hakuna Matata,” the tor Ja Rule on “Want That Old Thing Back,” a relative- bridge to create a loop of feedback. — AFP relying on volume instead of technique. visiting New York so he can catch a “Truly, they were singing in a manner Broadway musical. — AP Known for drama chops, Nicole Linkin Park singer’s Kidman is eager to do comedy widow opens about roundup of news from the Television Critics Association summer meeting, at which TV Anetworks and streaming services are pre- husband’s death senting details on upcoming programs. he widow of late Linkin Park singer Funny lady Chester Bennington says she’s feeling Pratfalls, gags, or dry wit, Nicole Kidman says Gwendoline Christie, Tthe love from the rocker’s fans but she’d love to give them a shot. The Oscar-winner from left, Elisabeth she’s also feeling the loss. Talinda says she never gets offered comedic roles and she’d Moss, Alice Englert Bennington said in a statement late like to change that. “They always say I’m not funny,” and Nicole Kidman Thursday she wants “to let my community said Kidman Saturday at a panel for TV critics to talk participate in the and the fans worldwide know that we feel about her upcoming role in the second installment “Top of the Lake: your love. We feel your loss as well.” Chester of SundanceTV’s “Top of the Lake.” The 50-year-old China Girl” panel Bennington hanged himself from a bed- actress said she’s at a point in her life where she’s during the AMC and room door in his home near Los Angeles eager to try anything and isn’t worried about fail- Sundance TV last week. His death was ruled a suicide. ure. “I’m willing to fall on my face, I’m willing to get Television Critics “One week ago, I lost my soulmate back up again. I want to keep trying.” she said. Association Summer and my children lost their hero - their She also added that she’s learning about come- Press Tour at the Daddy. We had a fairytale life and now it dy from her 9-year-old daughter with her husband Beverly Hilton on has turned into some sick Shakespearean Keith Urban, whom she’s “sure has Lucille Ball in Saturday in Beverly tragedy. How do I move on? How do I her.” Speaking to a group of reporters after the pan- Hills, Calif. — AP pick up my shattered soul?” Talinda el, Kidman said she grew up watching comedy Bennington wrote. “The only answer I shows like “I Love Lucy” and her father was a fan of Abbey,” but she said “it’s nice to play the baddie the emphasis on weight and beauty in a “bold, know is to raise our babies with every the satirical MAD Magazine. “The thing that makes sometimes, too.” Whether or not Laura ends up the original and funny way.” The main character of the ounce of love I have left.” Chester me close to people is laughing with them. I love it,” bad gal in “Liar” remains to be seen. Froggatt would 2015 novel “Dietland” is a 300-pound woman, Bennington was the father of six children, she said. “Top of the Lake: China Girl” debuts will air only say she makes questionable choices. Gruffudd, Plum, who becomes involved with an underground including three with Talinda. Linkin Park on three consecutive nights beginning Sept. 10 on who has previously played debonair characters like group of radical women. rose to fame after releasing its debut SundanceTV. Kidman plays the adoptive mother to in “Forever” on ABC or “Ringer” on The CW, enjoys Noxon told a TV critics’ meeting Saturday that album, “Hybrid Theory,” in 2000. It sold more than 10 million albums and was In this file photo, Chester Bennington the daughter Elisabeth Moss’ character gave up at playing a potential antagonist. “There is something the series will be unlike anything else on TV. The performs during the MMRBQ Music birth for adoption. behind that veneer that is slightly disturbing,” he writer-producer said the series is for people who’re highlighted by Chester Bennington’s screeching signature vocals. The band Festival 2015 at the Susquehanna Bank said of Andrew, who is a respected surgeon. “For me saying “enough” to “looks-ism,” sexism and racism, Center in Camden, NJ. — AP Truth will out personally it was an incredible opportunity to play and being told that they don’t count. The premiere went on to become one of music’s top- Joanne Froggatt and Ioan Gruffudd say they rel- this kind of part. It’s a part I’ve been itching to play date and casting for “Dietland” weren’t announced. selling acts and won accolades that hearts,” she continued. “May God bless us ish playing against type in their new TV series, “Liar.” for many, many years.” SundanceTV and the Canadian Broadcasting included Grammy Awards. all and help us turn to one another when The contemporary psychological thriller debuts Corp are making a miniseries about Canada’s 1980s Following his death, the band we are in pain. Chester would’ve wanted Sept 27 on SundanceTV. The miniseries follows That’s radical tainted-blood scandal. The eight-part series, titled announced it would cancel its tour, which us to do so. Rest In Peace, my love.” Froggatt as Laura and Gruffudd’s Andrew, who go AMC says it’s green-lighted a new series, “Unspeakable,” follows the emergence of HIV and would have begun this week. Talinda Bennington was found dead on what on a first date that leads to violent accusations. The “Dietland,” based on the darkly satiric novel about a hepatitis C in Canada and the thousands of infec- Bennington said she knows his fans, family would have been the 53rd birthday of six-part drama looks at both sides of the story weight-obsessed society. The show’s creator is tions caused by contaminated blood. The TV proj- and friends “will help keep (Chester’s) Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, who before revealing the truth of what happened. Marti Noxon, whose credits include “Girlfriends’ ect announced Saturday is based on two books, memory alive.” “He was a bright, loving hanged himself in May. The two were Froggatt told a TV critics’ meeting Saturday that she Guide to Divorce” and “UnReal.” AMC said the show “Bad Blood” by Vic Parsons and “The Gift of Death” soul with an angel’s voice. And now he is friends and Bennington was the godfather loved playing the kind-hearted Anna in “Downton based on Sarai (sa-RAY) Walker’s novel will explore by Andre Picard. — AP pain free, singing his songs in all of our to Cornell’s 11-year-old son, Chris. — AP lifestyle MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 FEATURE

Members of France’s Bordeaux University (left in Humanoids from black) celebrate France’s Bordeaux their victory in University (center the kid-size and right) fight android football for the ball with a tournament final member of the against China at Chinese team dur- the RoboCup ing their kid-size 2017 in Nagoya, android football Aichi prefecture tournament yesterday. final at the — AFP photos RoboCup 2017. Watch out Messi, here come the footballers at RoboCup

ith steely focus, player number 3 scored a stunning opening goal in the first few minutes of the high- Wstakes football match between a dominant Bordeaux and their plucky Chinese opponents. But as the crowds cheered, the pint-sized player, known as Arya, showed none of the customary swagger of triumphant strikers. In fact, robot number 3 and its teammates showed no emotion at all as they continued to exterminate their rivals’ hopes of victory at RoboCup 2017 in Japan. The game, which Bordeaux won 4-0, was one of the gripping final matches in a four-day event that saw about 3,000 researchers and engi- neering students from 40 countries displaying the prowess of their latest robotic inventions on the football pitch. Ranging in design from humanoids with human faces to more skeletal contraptions, the robots were programmed to be self-directed and played strategically without being given instructions. The robots “see” using a camera installed in their heads, while installed with artificial intelligence (AI) to recog- nize the spacing and objects in the sight. The annual champi- onship, which was held in the central Japanese city of Nagoya, started 20 years ago when a computer beat the top human player in chess, “a big event which prompted computer engi- neers to set the next goal”, said Itsuki Noda, the president of the RoboCup Federation. “Unlike chess, football players have Robots fight for the ball during their football match in the standard platform league tournament at the RoboCup 2017. to read constantly changing situations and choose the best movements while competing against rivals,” he said. “Also, Noda, also the principal research manager at Japan’s National play together, try to do some passes,” he said. The Chinese team football requires very good teamwork, which was a complete- Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. deployed highly mobile robots that, unafflicted by injury con- ly unresearched area for computer engineers. To solve the rid- That ability to play as a team was the “winning factor” in cerns, were quick to bounce back to their feet after falling over. dle, we chose soccer for the robots’ next challenge.” Bordeaux University’s triumph, according to associate professor But it was not enough to match the French team. As the match Technologies have since advanced so that robots can make Olivier Ly, who acted as coach and positioned his team’s players. ended and the humans celebrated, the lifeless robot players Robots take part in an adult-size autonomous judgments and cooperate with others, said “We developed lots of features on the team play... The robots were quietly packed away into suitcases. —AFP category football match.

A humanoid from the Chinese team (left) takes part in the final of the kid- Robots fight for the ball during their football match in the standard platform league tournament. size android football tournament against France’s Bordeaux University. Hungarian chess queen moves into education

nnovation, it seems, runs deep in the Polgar family DNA. “Because he’s little like me,” he smiled, a paper crown Susan to claim Hungary’s first-ever women’s Olympic gold In the 1970s, the father Laszlo, a teacher, challenged perched on his head. chess medal. Aged 15, Judit broke Bobby Fischer’s record by IHungary’s communist authorities by homeschooling his becoming the youngest ever international chess grandmas- children as chess prodigies. Now his youngest daughter, The Polgar Variant ter, reached a peak world ranking of eight in 2005, and was Judit, considered the world’s best ever female player, is The bright colors at Brumi contrast starkly with the women’s number one for a 25-year-period. In 2014 — by using “Chess Palace”, an educational tool she developed, to communist-era Budapest apartment block where Judit was then a mother with two children aged 10 and eight-she equip kids for the 21st century. From “Speedy Bishop” to taught the pros and cons of the Sicilian defense and other retired to spend more time with her family. “I also felt that I “Jumpy-Knight”, the pieces come alive in games and songs, chess tricks that would make her a champion. Her father can do much more for chess away from the chess board,” she building blocks, stickers, textbooks and digital applica- Laszlo pulled her and older sisters Zsuzsa (Susan) and told AFP, citing the global chess festival and foundation she tions, all to help kids hone their skills. Zsofia (Sofia) out of school, deciding that their lives would set up to promote the game around the world. “I want to “Chess can open up a kid’s brain, and develop it in a be what he called “a living educational research project”. show how rich chess is and what kind of history it has, playful creative way,” Polgar, 41, told AFP during a recent “Any healthy child-if taught early and intensively-can be through culture, literature, and education,” she said. interview. “They can learn playfully about creative, strate- brought up to be exceptionally successful in any field,” he gic, and logical thinking, and quick problem-solving,” she told AFP after a recent Budapest screening of “The Polgar ‘Focus means everything’ said. That, she believes, can also help kids with standard Variant”, a documentary film on the family’s lives. While Polgar lauds the “huge courage, sacrifice and subjects like mathematics, science and art, as well as in “I am convinced that the road to happiness is if someone Hungarian chess teacher and educational psychologist investment” made by her parents and their “incredible ped- their everyday lives. Since 2013, “Chess Palace” has been an is a genius,” he said. The film shows home video footage of Laszlo Polgar poses with his daughters Judit (center) agogical skills”, she is cautious about recommending oth- optional part of Hungary’s national curriculum for children the girls browsing thousands of handwritten records of and Zsofia (right) after he gave an interview for AFP in ers apply their techniques. In today’s “very different” smart- aged six to 10, one that over 250 schools have joined, and games filed in a cabinet. Laszlo also taught the girls sports the Urania Film Theater in Budapest, Hungary after a phone era even paying full attention to children at all is dif- thousands of kids. like table-tennis and life skills like foreign languages. “If chil- premiere of a documentary film about Polgar’s family. ficult for parents, “never mind 24 hours a day for 20 years” From September, Polgar plans to roll out a kindergarten dren are raised happy, then society should profit from it. As a but the family never doubted the merits of their unconven- as happened with her, she told AFP. “But at least if you are version, called “Chess Playground”. The laughter and humanist, this was my task, I wanted to make a revolution in tional upbringing. “We had a happy childhood, our parents with your kid in a playground, be there mentally as well as applause at a recent presentation at the Brumi kinder- education through chess,” the now 71-year-old said. were strict but loving, and I was together with my sisters, physically, even for 20 minutes. Focus means everything to garten in Budapest suggest it will be another hit. who were my best friends,” Judit said. “And we had success a child”. And “Chess Playground”, she says, is not about the After a navigation game where the children directed Happy childhood early, and travelled a lot, so we were never jealous of our early molding of kids as champions like her. “It’s about blindfolded teammates GPS-style around the chessboard, The girls’ unorthodox education led to regular harassment peers”. She won her first international chess tournament at preparing them for school and life, that can make them Simi, seven, told AFP his favorite piece is “Tiny-Pawn”. by the communist authorities and negative media attention, nine and was only 12 when she teamed up with Sofia and winners later on”. — AFP

Children play chess at the ‘Brumi’ preschool in Budapest, with the Children learn to play chess at the ‘Brumi’ preschool in Budapest, with Children play chess at the ‘Brumi’ preschool in Budapest, with the teaching method Judit Polgar’s Chess playground. the teaching method “Judit Polgar’s Chess playground”. teaching method Judit Polgar’s Chess playground. — AFP photos Watch out Messi, here come the footballers at RoboCup

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A picture taken yesterday shows a graffiti by street artist “Axe Colors” portraying British actor Kit Harington known for playing Jon Snow in The Game of Thrones TV series in Barcelona. — AFP photos

Street Artists A woman walks in A dog walks in front a graffiti by front a graffiti street artist portraying US “Axe Colours” actor Norman portraying British Reedus known for actress Maisie playing Daryl Williams known for Dixon in The playing Arya Stark Walking Dead in The Game of TV series. Thrones TV series.

A graffiti by street artist “Axe Colors” portraying British actress Emilia Clarke A picture shows a graffiti by street artist ‘Axe Colors’ portraying US actor Bryan A graffiti portraying British actor Andrew Lincoln often known for playing Rick known for playing Daenerys Targaryen in The Game of Thrones TV series. Cranston often known for playing Walter White in The Breaking Bad TV series. Grimes in The Walking Dead TV series. At historic Aleppo hotel, nostalgia for a Syria lost Baron Hotel is a historic landmark in Aleppo

n the terrace of the Baron Hotel in thing that allowed it to thrive. During most of despise diversity and criminal gangs who loot militias backed by Iran. They played a big part disrepair in a city with little electricity or water. Aleppo, the owner’s widow, Roubina the fighting, Aleppo’s government-held west- cultural treasures. Assad has cast his state as a in the campaign to retake eastern Aleppo. In Her husband, Armen Mazloumian, the grand- OTashjian, sorted through old photo- ern districts were subjected to shellfire, an secular protector of Syria’s minorities and cul- the city, the conflict’s socio-economic dimen- son of the hotel’s founder, died in 2016, two graphs of its happier past in a more peaceful influx of refugees and shortages of water, elec- tural heritage against Sunni rebels backed by sions are readily apparent. Areas where the years after they married following a 30-year Syria. Founded by an Armenian family in 1911, tricity and food. East Aleppo, held by rebels hostile foreign states whose ranks include rebellion was strongest included places friendship. The Baron now belongs to his sisters, the Baron played host to adventurers, writers, until December when the army swept through many hardliners. It was a view shared by some bypassed by economic growth and poor quar- who left Syria years earlier, she said. On the ter- kings, aviators, Bedouin chiefs and presidents it after months of siege and air raids, was left all of the audience at a concert in an Old City ters to which rural people flocked. race from which Egypt’s nationalist leader until war forced it to close five years ago. but a wasteland. church, fluttering fans in the summer heat of One west Aleppo resident, who had driven Gamal Abdel Nasser once addressed a huge Tashjian sees the Baron as part of a Syria that The Baron, in west Aleppo near the front the open basilica, its roof ruined by shelling, as through devastated eastern districts after the crowd, the boxes of old photographs were sur- values religious and ethnic diversity, openness line, was hit by mortar bombs, including one they listened to Mozart’s Mass in C Minor. fighting ended, said the inhabitants had rounded by other detritus recently hauled from to the outside world, culture and respect for that sprayed shrapnel across an upper floor But any characterisation of Assad’s Syria as brought ruin upon themselves by consorting a basement after the fighting abated. the country’s great antiquities. “A Syrian is a and another that crashed through the window diverse, secular, open and tolerant is rejected with rebels. “Those people were the cause. Yes, Kilims, antique sewing machines, a set of mixture of all these ethnic groups and cultures of its “Oriental Room” onto delicate floor tiles by the opposition, as well as some Western it’s sad, but...” the person said. 1950s towels, and moldering linen imported ... this is a big pot and it’s all mixed up. But we but failed to explode. The tail fin from that countries and rights groups. Critics say Syria’s from Europe and embroidered with the hotel’s cook the same kibbeh,” she said, referring to a round now sits in the Baron’s cabinet of government has long been one of the most Refugee families name, cascaded from large rattan trunks. During Levantine dish. curiosities alongside such relics as pottery giv- oppressive in the Middle East and this was a In the Baron, the wood-paneled dining the fighting, the hotel took in refugee families Trying to revive that vision of Syria amid a en by visiting archaeologists and T.E. root cause of the war. The privileged position room, the bar stocked with antique bottles, the from east Aleppo. While they were there they war that has aggravated social fractures would Lawrence’s hotel bill. In the upstairs room she of Assad’s Alawite sect under him and his pink furniture of the high-ceilinged smoking used so much water cleaning the floors of their involve reconciliation between political oppo- always took during her frequent stays in father, the late President Hafez al-Assad, fed room and the bedrooms all seem worn and rooms each morning that the elegant geometric nents, religious sects and economic classes. Aleppo stands the glass-topped wooden desk grievances among many in the Sunni Muslim tired. It stopped taking paying guests in 2012 - tiles were damaged, Tashjian said. In the late But with hundreds of thousands dead, more where Agatha Christie wrote part of Murder majority even as other Sunnis including urban bar a few old friends - when Syria’s civil war afternoon heat, the hotel is cooled by a breeze than half the country’s pre-war population dis- on the Orient Express. elites backed the government. came to Aleppo and mortars and sniper fire that drifts in through broken windows on the placed and fighting ongoing, there seems little While the government has promoted the began to plague the streets around. Tashjian, a ground floor and up the grand staircase. “Syria hope of that for now. For the Baron, whose Secular or sectarian? idea of a secular Syria throughout the war, the 66-year-old former teacher, chases away street was the most comfortable, the most secular business depended on stability, safety and the For supporters of President Bashar al-Assad conflict’s sectarian edge has been hard to miss. kittens that creep through broken French win- country in the Arab world,” said Tashjian. “It was draw of Syria’s cultural treasures, the 2011 it is the fault of rebels they describe as terror- As rebels rallied around Sunni Islamist slogans, dows into the dining room and tries to keep the embarrassing if people asked if you were a uprising was a catastrophic assault on every- ists, viewing them as Islamist militants who Assad drew on allies including Shi’ite Islamist mostly deserted hotel from falling further into Christian or a Muslim.”— Reuters