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QATAR | Co-operation Qatar, Russia sign deal WISE Education Prize on investment ties Qatar and Russia signed yesterday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on co-operation in investment to Larry Rosenstock promotion, on the sidelines of the fourth session of the Qatari-Russian Joint Committee for Economic, By Joseph Varghese learn crucial academic skills through Commercial and Technical Co- Staff Reporter Full coverage Page 23 hands-on projects that integrate mul- operation. The signing ceremony tiple disciplines, engage their inter- was attended by HE the Minister O Sheikha Moza meets First est, and have an authentic purpose. of Commerce and Industry, Ali Her Highness Sheikha , Chairperson of , awarded er Highness Sheikha Moza bint Ladies of Paraguay and Gambia His model also reimagines the role of bin Ahmed al-Kuwari, and Russian the 2019 WISE Prize for Education to Larry Rosenstock, CEO of High Tech High. Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar teachers as designers who adapt their O WISE drawing global Minister of Energy Alexander Novak. HFoundation, yesterday pre- curricula and blend a variety of sub- Page 11 sented the 2019 WISE Prize for Edu- spotlight, says minister jects based on the specifi c needs of each cation to Larry Rosenstock, CEO and O Armenia leader highlights student. ARAB WORLD | Confl ict founding principal of High Tech High Sheikha Moza’s ‘global visionary A commitment to lifting the status of (HTH), a network of American public leadership’ disadvantaged youth has been the driv- UN: ‘All settlement charter schools in San Diego, Califor- ing force of Rosenstock’s professional activity is illegal’ GWC is 1st offi cial national O US rock star for including art nia. in curricula to reduce student journey. Security Council Rosenstock received the accolade in Early in his career, and despite his members yesterday stressed that front of an audience of more than 3,000 dropout training in law, Rosenstock chose to their position on Israeli settlements supporter of FIFA Club participants from over 100 countries at O HEC Paris in Qatar alumni teach carpentry to inner-city high remained unchanged following the opening session of the World Inno- take part in WISE DLD school students in the 1960s in Boston Washington’s decision to no longer vation Summit for Education (WISE). at the height of desegregation. Through consider the settlements illegal. “All World Cup Qatar 2019 The audience consisted of world lead- this experience, he recognised the in- settlement activity is illegal under ers in education as well as thought “I hope the prize will allow herent value in vocational education international law and it erodes the IFA has an- Cup Qatar 2019, supporting the “suc- leaders and experts in modern educa- us to share the work of High and training and the strong abilities viability of the two-state solution and nounced cessful implementation of the event”. tion. Tech High students and of these students, who were not given the prospects for a lasting peace,” Fthat GWC, “We are passionate about being part On receiving the award, Rosenstock equal academic opportunities. Karen Pierce, Britain’s ambassador a leading pro- of the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019 said: “I am tremendously honoured to teachers even more widely. This led him to pursue a career dedi- to the UN, said on behalf of Britain, vider of logis- as a National Supporter, a role that falls receive this prize from such a distin- The prize confi rms two of cated to integrating the students who Belgium, France, Germany and tics and supply in line with our long history of support- guished jury. For me to be in the com- my strongest beliefs: that the have been historically divided and fun- . chain solutions ing the nation’s greatest international pany of past winners of this prize, who nelled into two separate tracks, often in the Middle sporting events and youth, and help- have now made an impact in education work of hands and minds can based on race and class. CANADA | Politics East and North ing people make success stories,” said around the world, is very moving. and must be integrated in our In starting HTH, he has emerged as Africa region, GWC Group CEO Ranjeev Menon. “We “I hope the prize will allow us to schools. And that all young an innovator who has created a visible Canada’s Trudeau has signed as an GWC Group CEO proudly promote the world-class sport- share the work of High Tech High stu- model that shows what is possible in unveils new cabinet Offi cial National Ranjeev Menon ing and logistics infrastructure that we dents and teachers even more widely. people are capable of doing schools. HTH breaks down a number Canada’s Justin Trudeau unveiled an Supporter of the in Qatar are developing.” The prize confi rms two of my strong- work that matters, when we of barriers: the obstacles to access- inward-looking cabinet yesterday, upcoming FIFA Club World Cup Qatar “Delivering a FIFA Club World est beliefs: that the work of hands and give them the opportunity.” ing quality education, the separation with rising star Chrystia Freeland 2019 presented by Alibaba Cloud. Cup requires a huge amount of plan- minds can and must be integrated in of academic from technical learning, swapping foreign aff airs for a new “GWC has been an active logis- ning – and logistics plays a key role our schools. And that all young people “The work of the 2019 laureate en- and the isolation of schools from the role healing the country’s internal tics provider for some of the biggest in managing that complex operation. are capable of doing work that matters, capsulates the essence of the prize. His community and the real world. Tack- divisions. The former foreign international sports events held in We are delighted to welcome GWC as when we give them the opportunity.” decades long work on education was a ling inequalities is at the heart of minister has been promoted to Qatar since 2006. The company is a National Supporter for this event Announcing the prize, WISE CEO force for positive individual and social HTH’s mission, with schools that en- deputy leader tasked, alongside backed by a team of committed and and look forward to adding their local Stavros N Yiannouka said that the transformation manifested through rol students through a zip-code based new Environment Minister Jonathan innovative experts in the field and expertise to this event,” added Jean- WISE Prize for Education is the fi rst impactful work and tangible achieve- lottery. Wilkinson, with wooing western supported by state-of-the-art IT Francois Pathy, FIFA director of Mar- distinction of its kind to acknowledge ments as a visionary educator, policy- The innovative methods pioneered provinces alienated by Ottawa’s systems, process improvement en- keting Services. an individual for an outstanding con- maker, thinker, and social entrepre- at HTH have helped prepare thousands environmental policies. The prime gineers and logistical infrastructure, The FIFA Club World Cup 2019 Qatar tribution to education. neur,” noted Yiannouka. of students of all ability levels and so- minister expanded his cabinet to a spreading over 3mn sqm, including will be played from December 11 to 21 at “The prize aims to raise awareness Rosenstock is recognised for his cioeconomic backgrounds for higher slightly larger 36 members after the the largest self-contained logistics three venues in Qatar. The full match about the crucial role that education lifelong dedication to rethinking education, citizenship, and a rewarding Liberals lost 20 seats on October 21, hub in the region, Logistics Village schedule can be found at FIFA.com. plays in all societies for creating a plat- K-12 learning and tackling inequality life of work. This approach has allowed reducing a once-mighty juggernaut Qatar,” a press statement noted. Fans hoping to witness the action form for innovative and practical solu- through education. He has pioneered students to reach their full potential, to a minority government. They will deliver logistics and supply live can apply for tickets exclusively tions to alleviate some of the challenges the concept of project-based education with 98% of HTH students accepted to chain services for the FIFA Club World via FIFA.com/tickets around the world,” he said. – the idea that students can and must university, versus 69% nationwide. EUROPE | Crime Malta businessman held over journalist’s murder Hundreds of people demanded resignations outside parliament in Malta yesterday after a prominent Sheikh Joaan honours Qatar’s sportspersons businessman was arrested in connection with the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana By Sports Reporter Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin tude to all the people who are Galizia. Protesters shouted “mafia, Doha Ahmed al-Thani, other federa- working tirelessly to improve mafia” as lawmakers from the ruling tion offi cials and eminent per- sports in Qatar and I hope your Labour government were escorted sonalities. dedication will be crowned out of parliament. According to atar Olympic Commit- “Achievements this year, with more successes. Main- witnesses, a police inspector was tee (QOC) President HE both team and individual, were taining these records are very injured as she tried to separate the QSheikh Joaan bin Ha- possible due to dedicated ef- diffi cult, as diffi cult as achiev- angry crowd from the politicians’ mad al-Thani honoured Qa- forts of athletes, coaches and ing them.” cars. Page 18 tari athletes, trainers and ad- administrators,” Sheikh Joaan Qatar women’s basketball and ministrators at a glitzy Sports said in his opening speech. handball teams were presented AMERICA | Politics Excellence Awards 2019 cer- “Asian Cup football victory the Women’s Team of the Sea- emony yesterday, with Asian and Mutaz’s World Champion- son Award, while Aysha Yousef Envoy brings Pompeo Cup football champions Qatar ship medal were some of the no- al-Suwaidi and Nasra Mohamed into impeachment national team and high jump table achievements. I also com- Mahmoud shared the Female A US envoy said yesterday that world champion Mutaz Essa mend the organisers of the IAAF Athletes of the Year Award. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Barshim among the winners. World Championships, and the Tamim Mohamed Hassan directed him to co-ordinate Present during the ceremony ANOC World Beach Games. al-Hamaida and Al Maha Me- Ukraine policy with President were His Highness Sheikh Mo- “I share the joy of all the shal Attiq al-Ali were present- Donald Trump’s lawyer, further hamed bin Khalifa al-Thani, achievements and I am looking ed Promising Male and Female implicating the top US diplomat in HE the Assistant Chief of the forward to the future. And the athletes of the season awards, the impeachment drama. Gordon Amiri Diwan Sheikh Saoud bin immediate future is the Olym- respectively. Sondland – the US ambassador to Abdulrahman al-Thani, QOC pics and the Paralympics, and Qatar Goalball Team was the European Union who, unlike fi rst vice president Sheikh sports organisations, train- presented the Men’s Para- previous diplomats who testified in Saud bin Ali al-Thani, QOC ers and the athletes have to Team of the Season Award, the inquiry, is a political appointee second vice president Dr Thani train hard, if we are looking to while Saud Harban al-Sulaiti allied with Trump – said he kept bin Abdulrahman al-Kuwari, achieve new milestones. and Salma Dhahi Hamad were Pompeo up-to-date on what he Supreme Committee for De- “We are grateful to all the honoured with the Male and believed was the president’s effort livery & Legacy secretary gen- people who helped in improv- Female para-athletes of the to set conditions to a meeting with eral Hassan al-Thawadi, Qatar ing sports in the country. I season awards, respectively. Ukraine’s new leader. Page 14 Football Association president would like to express my grati- Sport Page 1 Qatar Goalball Team was presented the Men’s Para-Team of the Season Award. Gulf Times 2 Thursday, November 21, 2019 QATAR FM meets senior US officials Cabinet okays draft law on combating human traffi cking

QNA ing economic activity and up- Doha dating it regularly to facilitate HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Aff airs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani held separate meetings the work of the committee in on Tuesday with US National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien, member of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Chris promoting fair competition and Murphy, Chairman of US House Foreign Aff airs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and International Terrorism Congressman he Cabinet’s regular preventing monopoly practices Ted Deutch, member of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator David Perdue, member of the US Senate Foreign Relations meeting, chaired by HE and conducting the necessary Committee Senator Cory Gardner, and member of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Tim Kaine, during his visit to the Tthe Prime Minister Sheikh research. It also receives reports . During the meetings, the relations between Qatar and the US, as well as issues of common concern were reviewed. Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa related to violations of the provi- al-Thani, yesterday approved a sions of the law, examines them draft law amending some provi- to verify whether they deserve sions of Law No 15 of 2011 Com- consideration, and takes appro- bating Traffi cking in Human Be- priate measures. ings, and referred it to the Shura 2- The report of the commit- Council. tee for co-ordination between Following the meeting, HE the bodies operating at Hamad the Minister of Justice and Act- International Airport (HIA) dur- ing Minister of State for Cabinet HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser ing the period from April 1 to Aff airs Dr Issa Saad al-Jafali al- bin Khalifa al-Thani September 9, 2019. Nuaimi stated the following: This committee, established The Cabinet also approved a draft Cabinet decision amending by the General Authority for Civil draft law amending some provi- the organisation of some admin- Aviation, is responsible for co- sions Law No 15 of 2014 on Regu- istrative units comprising the ordinating the work of all the en- lating Charitable Activities, and Ministry of Commerce and In- tities operating at HIA to facilitate a draft Amiri decision on organ- dustry and defi ning their com- the operations and activities of ising the charity organisation. petencies. air transport and the movement The draft decision and law The Cabinet reviewed the let- of aircraft, passengers, goods and came with the aim to updating ter of President of the Planning mail to and from the State in ac- the legislation to keep up with and Statistics Authority on the cordance with applicable laws and the latest developments. State of Qatar’s ranking in the regulations and provide the nec- Moreover, the Cabinet ap- Global Competitiveness Book essary requirements to facilitate proved a draft Amiri decision 2019. airport activities. amending some of the provi- The Cabinet praised Qatar’s 3- The report of the Perma- Traffi c Safety Committee, QU sign agreement sions of Amiri decision No 44 advanced level achieved in this nent Population Committee on of the 2014 establishing Qatar area, as it has risen to the top 10 the status of the population of General Authority for specifi ca- in overall competitive indicators Qatar 2019. he National Traffi c Safety support the award programme in Secretary of the National campaigns and studies are one tions and standardisation. The from 63 countries. This committee, in accord- Committee and Qatar the framework of co-operation Traffi c Safety Committee Briga- of the key areas currently being amendment requires the trans- The Cabinet then reviewed the ance with the competent au- TUniversity (QU) intend with various sectors to support dier Mohamed Abdullah al- developed by the college, in co- fer of the affi liation of the Qatari following topics and took appro- thorities, studies the demo- to launch the “Traffi c Safety road safety. Malki pointed out that Qatar has operation with many concerned General Authority for Specifi ca- priate decisions: graphics, characteristics and Award” programme to support The Dean of the College of En- achieved a leading position in institutions and in partnership tions and Standardisation from 1- The annual report of the trends of the population, pro- and promote the vision and ob- gineering Dr Khalid Kamal Naji the fi eld of traffi c safety through with the actors in this fi eld in the Ministry of Municipality and Competition Protection and poses the population policy of jectives of Qatar National Road said that this agreement recognis- low mortality rate, stressing the order to provide quality work to Environment to the Ministry of Prevention of Monopoly Prac- the State, observes its imple- Safety Strategy 2013-2022. es the role of Qatar Transporta- country has intensifi ed its eff orts support the national strategy for Commerce and Industry. tices Committee, which was mentation after approval, pre- In this context, the QU, rep- tion and Traffi c Safety Center and and initiatives to be a leader in traffi c safety. The Cabinet also approved a established at the Ministry of pares the studies and research resented by Qatar Transporta- its contribution in fi nding practi- the fi eld of traffi c safety. Qatar registered a new world draft Cabinet decision amending Commerce and Industry. The on population aimed at know- tion and Traffi c Safety Centre cal solutions to improve transport The Director of Qatar Trans- record last year in reducing traffi c the organisation of some admin- Committee is responsible for ing the social reality of the State, at the College of Engineering, and traffi c safety, and raise aware- portation and Traffi c Safety fatalities, which amounted to 4.9 istrative units comprising the several functions, including the develops the population policies and Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros ness, and the launching of specifi c Centre Dr Faris Tarlochan said deaths per 100,000 population, Ministry of Finance and speci- preparation of an integrated da- and programmes and a number (Toyota) signed an agreement to initiatives in this regard. that traffi c safety programmes, compared to 5.4 recorded in 2017. fying their competencies, and a tabase and information regard- of other tasks. Gulf Times Thursday, November 21, 2019 3 QATAR

Chief of Staff meets new Greek military attache Culture minister meets Unesco head

HE the Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Lieutenant General (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen al-Ghanem yesterday met the new HE the Minister of Culture and Sports Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali met the Director-General Greek Military Attache to Qatar Colonel Kyriakos Demetre and former Greek Military Attache to Qatar Colonel Panagiotis Krikis. During of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) Audrey Azoulay, the meeting, they discussed military relations between the two sides and ways of enhancing them. HE the Chief of Staff thanked the in Paris yesterday. During the meeting, they discussed ways of enhancing co-operation between former military attache for his eff orts in supporting and strengthening bilateral relations in the defence and military fields between the Qatar and Unesco in the field of culture and sports, as well as consultation on future joint projects. two countries and wished him success in his future tasks. The meeting was attended by a number of senior off icers of the Qatari Armed The meeting was attended by Qatar’s ambassador to France Sheikh Ali bin Jassim al-Thani, and Forces. Permanent Representative of Qatar to Unesco Ali Zainal.

Public Prosecution, Aman Centre hold Qatar reaffi rms support for reconciliation eff orts to resolve confl icts awareness lecture The Public Prosecution, in co- QNA nance of international peace in Afghanistan, the Darfur re- Investigative Team for the Ac- achieving national reconcilia- processes, Sheikha Alya stressed operation with the Protection New York and security”. gion and others. countability of ISIS (UNITAD) tion, addressing the root causes the need for genuine, credible & Social Rehabilitation Centre Out of its keenness to achieve Sheikha Alya pointed out that and the international, impartial of confl ict and early warning, and comprehensive processes (Aman) yesterday organised an atar reaffi rmed its keen- the sustainability of peace, con- one of the most important issues and independent mechanism to she underlined. for all segments of society that awareness lecture on protection ness to sustain peace, solidate stability, prevent the that contribute to the success, most serious crimes committed Building and maintaining aimed at consolidating sustain- from harassment practices under Qconsolidate stability, resurgence of confl icts and to eff ectiveness and continuity of in Syria, stressing that the docu- peace is a common task and re- able peace and addressing the the title “Don’t Touch Me”. prevent the return of confl icts preserve national unity of states, reconciliation processes is en- mentation and accountability sponsibility among other na- roots of confl icts with the con- The lecture was attended by and preserve the national unity and out of its awareness of the suring justice and accountability for these crimes are necessary in tional stakeholders that required tribution of religious leaders and a number of employees of the of the country, stressing the im- importance of national reconcil- and preventing impunity, em- facilitating peaceful resolution continued international assist- civil society in general. Public Prosecution, in addition portance of national reconcilia- iation to achieve these goals, Qa- phasising the need for account- of crises and sustainable recon- ance and attention, she noted. She also called for an action to to specialists from Aman Centre, tion to achieve peace and stabil- tar attaches importance to sup- ability for genocide, crimes ciliation. Sheikha Alya pointed to the increase the participation, rep- where they discussed the anti- ity. port reconciliation in the context against humanity, war crimes She said that the ravages of vital role of the secretary-gen- resentation and contribution of harassment awareness campaign This came in a statement of its ongoing eff orts to support and serious violations of inter- confl icts and their high human eral, the Peacebuilding Com- women at all stages of mediation and the targeted groups, in delivered by HE Permanent the peacebuilding, Sheikha Alya national humanitarian law and and material costs make con- mission (PBC) and the United and settlement including recon- addition to awareness about Representative of Qatar to the said. international human rights law. fl ict prevention and continuity Nations as a whole, in addition ciliation eff orts, stressing that prevention methods and how to United Nations, ambassador She stressed the importance Accountability is a neces- an ethical and human imperative to the relevant international and gender issues should be taken report in case the target segment Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif of mediation eff orts and har- sary deterrent that contributes that requires a comprehensive regional organisations and agen- into account in discussions rel- suff ered any harassment. al-Thani at the official meet- nessing humanitarian and de- signifi cantly to averting relapse approach in order to preserve cies through partnerships, local evant to reconciliation and con- The campaign aims to educate ing of the UN Security Coun- velopment assistance to support and the return of confl icts, she gains and prevent renewed con- capacity-building and the pro- fl ict prevention. children on ways to protect cil on “peacebuilding and chances of achieving a sustain- added. fl icts. vision of expertise. Sheikha Alya expressed the themselves from harassment sustaining peace: the role of able peace, noting the State of Sheikha Alya noted Qatar’s That comprehensive and in- To achieve success and sus- belief that the role that young behaviours in general and sexual reconciliation in the mainte- Qatar’s eff orts to restore stability support for the United Nations tegrated approach includes tainability for reconciliation people can play is important. harassment in particular. – QNA Gulf Times 4 Thursday, November 21, 2019 QATAR

Zakat Fund gives aid worth QR21.8mn in October

The Zakat Fund of the includes monthly support, beneficiaries who meet the Ministry of Awqaf and one-time aid and tuition Shariah conditions. Doha Institute organises lecture on Islamic Aff airs has extended fees. This was paid for those The Fund said that it financial assistance worth entitled to in accordance provided QR10,573,071 over QR21,790,573 (nearly with Shariah. cyclical assistance; QR21.8mn) during the The Zakat Fund is the QR2,697,619 one-time aid; ‘quality challenges in Arab universities’ month of October 2019, government entity to QR7,935,574 tuition fees; to the beneficiary families which the law entrusts the QR454,309 treatment and registered with it. jurisdiction to collect Zakat QR100,000 help for those in he Doha Institute the regulatory framework of The financial assistance funds and pay them to the debt. (QNA) for Graduate Studies the quality assurance sys- Tyesterday organised tem, its achievements, chal- a lecture on “Quality chal- lenges and prospects, and lenges in Arab universities”, addressing the Moroccan in which Moroccan Minis- experience in this context. ter of Higher Education and On the challenges of the Scientifi c Research Driss higher education system, Ouaouicha gave a speech. he said that the sources of During the lecture, Driss funding for higher educa- Ouaouicha stressed the im- tion are limited and should portance of establishing a be diversifi ed. system that guarantee the He also stressed the need quality of higher education to face these challenges by in universities, referring to focusing on quality. (QNA)

Qatar attends Kuwait book fair The 44th Kuwait International complete catalogue of works NHRC training course for Book Fair kicked off yesterday including new titles in every with the participation of 488 genre and will also host Qatari publishing houses representing author, Amal al-Langawi, for 30 Arab and foreign countries a book signing ceremony, in legal researchers concludes including Qatar. The annual fair addition to discussion panels and will run till November 30. a presentation of all works issued From Qatar, Hamad Bin Khalifa by Hamad Bin Khalifa University he National Human of international contrac- their eff ects, and co-ordi- University Press is participating in Press, along with the participation Rights Committee tual and non-contractual nate and co-operate with the fair for the third consecutive of a number of private publishing T(NHRC) conclud- human rights. the international and re- year. Its booth will highlight a houses. (QNA) ed lectures targeting 73 The third lecture dealt gional authorities to pro- members of the 17th man- with the defi nition of in- mote and protect human datory training course for ternational humanitar- rights. new legal researchers 2019 ian law, its mechanisms, They also explained at the Ministry of Justice sources and the challenges the NHRC’s legal nature, today. The four-day event facing it, in addition to de- key objectives, terms of was held in the framework fi ning customary interna- reference and services of- of joint co-operation be- tional humanitarian law. fered through vocational tween the NHRC and the The fourth lecture dealt training, seminars, work- Legal and Judicial Studies with the mechanisms of shops, advisory opinions, Centre at the Ministry. national protection of recommendations and The NHRC’s experts human rights. advice to the government presented four lectures The experts presented a on the implementation to four diff erent groups of comprehensive defi nition of international instru- legal researchers. The fi rst of the NHRC, highlighting ments, as well as assist- lecture reviewed histori- its mission to protect hu- ance in the development cal development: ancient man rights, disseminate its of national action plans civilisations, heavenly culture, monitor its situ- and awareness-raising religions, human rights ation, provide legal advice of the human rights cul- types, characteristics, and assistance to those ture and its mechanisms standards and sources, in need, take necessary for receiving complaints regional and international administrative and legal and consideration, in ad- declarations and conven- measures to address com- dition to contribution to tions, while the second plaints of violations and the preparation of reports, lecture focused on mech- abuses on human rights to legal assistance and fi eld anisms for the protection reduce, stop and eliminate visits. (QNA) Gulf Times Thursday, November 21, 2019 5 QATAR

Dignitaries and off icials at the inauguration of Safari Hypermarket, Al Khor, yesterday. Supplied picture Dignitaries taking a tour of the hypermarket. PICTURE: Nasar K Moidheen Safari Group opens outlet in Al Khor

eading hypermarket chain branch includes products such as Safari Group held the grand fruits, vegetables, fi sh and meat, Lopening of its fourth outlet among others. It has all kinds of yesterday in Al Khor. fresh food products, from rice, The new hypermarket was in- spices and sweets to all kitchen augurated by HE Sheikh Mohamed requirements. In addition to food bin Ahmed bin Jassim al-Thani in items, sections such as grocery, the presence of Safari Group chair- cosmetics, bakery and hot food man Hamad Dafar A A al-Ahbabi, are all located on the ground fl oor. managing director Aboobacker Apart from Qatar’s local products, Madappatt, director and group fruit and vegetables are being general manager Zainul Abideen, imported from various countries. and executive directors Shaheen The department store off ers a Backer and Shameem Backer. wide range of electronic goods The occasion also saw large and home appliances. A number crowds turn up at the hypermar- of world-class brands are available ket to make the most of the special and their products include house- promotions off ered to mark the hold appliances, computers, com- opening. puter accessories, mobile phones Situated on the main high- and digital cameras. way, the new hypermarket com- The department store also has a prises four fl oors (three fl oors and wide range of fabrics and footwear a basement) and is spread over for children, women and men. In ad- 193,000sqft. The basement has dition to luggage, there is a wide se- a spacious car parking facility lection of sports equipment and toys. while the ground fl oor hosts the The new outlet also has other supermarket. The fi rst fl oor has amenities such as a money ex- the department store while the change, ATMs, pharmacy, beauty second fl oor is for the food court. shops, mobile shops, optical shops The ground fl oor of the new and a travel agency, among others. A large crowd turned up at the hypermarket yesterday. Supplied picture Gulf Times 6 Thursday, November 21, 2019 QATAR

Qatar attends conference on post-conflict reconstruction The Ministerial Conference on Promoting Women’s Roles in post-conflict societies in the region, organised by the General Two projects Secretariat of the Arab League in co-operation with the Euro- pean Union and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), kicked off here yesterday, QNA reported from Cairo. Qatar is participating in the conference with a delegation headed by Qatar’s Permanent Representative to the Arab get awards League, Ambassador Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz al-Sahlawi. Participants in the conference will share the lessons learned from diff erent countries when it comes to planning for post- conflict reconstruction while taking into consideration gen- der equality. The conference aims to come up with specific for smart recommendations through the exchange of experiences, lessons learned and best practices at the national, regional and international levels. manufacturing

Call aims to intensify key, Dr Abdul Sattar al-Taie, execu- co-operation between tive director of QNRF, said: “This Turkish and Qatari researchers call refl ects QNRF’s commitment to build partnerships with interna- wo research projects have tional stakeholders to develop our lo- been awarded under the Smart cal human capacity in some frontier Children engaged in activities. TManufacturing Call by Qatar technology while mutually fi nding National Research Fund (QNRF) and solutions to challenges that are faced The Scientifi c and Technological Re- in Qatar, the region and around the search Council of Turkey (TUBITAK). world.” The awarded projects are Additive Dr al-Taie further commented that Katara Children’s Festival opens Manufacturing of Concrete for Sus- the call will enhance public-private tainable Construction using Locally partnership in R&D to bridge the gap Developed Materials, submitted by between academia and the manufac- QNA events as well as work- The festival will conclude Dr Eyad Mesad of Texas A&M Uni- turing industry, which will benefi t Doha shops, Al Dhad games, Ara- with an Animated Concert versity at Qatar (Tamuq), a QF part- industries and citizens in both coun- bic calligraphy, children’s by Qatar Philharmonic Or- ner university, and Hacettepe Uni- tries. “This joint initiative will bring murals among others. chestra. versity of Turkey; and 5G Connected together expertise, resources and ex- atara Children’s Festival and Photovoltaic Powered Next Gen- perience to advance the development kicked off at Katara Cultural eration Greenhouse for Food Secu- of implementable smart manufac- KVillage yesterday on the oc- rity, submitted by Dr Robert Balog turing technologies,” he added. casion of the World Children’s Day. of Tamuq and NETAS – a telecom- “Science, technology and innova- Director-General of Katara Dr munications equipment company in tion management activities are still Khalid bin Ibrahim al-Sulaiti said Turkey. input-oriented and process-orient- the three-day activities will take QNRF, also a member of QF, and ed,” Prof Hasan Mandal, president of place at the courtyard opposite to TUBITAK received 14 applications, TUBITAK, said. the Amphitheatre and Al Thuraya of which two were awarded funding “However, in order to be capable Planetarium from 4pm to 8pm. after undergoing a stringent com- of problem-solving, management Dr al-Sulaiti noted that Ka- petitive joint evaluation process. To mechanisms must be more output- tara has co-ordinated with Qatar enhance public-private partnership and impact-oriented, eff ective col- Post to issue a special stamp for in R&D between the two countries, laborations must be established and Katara on the World Children’s each proposal was submitted jointly talents must be used. This can be Day, through a children’s painting by a Qatar-based and a Turkey-based possible through academy-industry competition entitled, “Qatar in the team. collaborations.” eyes of children”. This call is second in the series of Professor Mandal noted that TU- The six best drawings will be se- calls launched under the QNRF-TU- BITAK and its Qatari counterpart, lected at the levels of the primary, BITAK joint funding programme with QNRF, decided to jointly fund two preparatory and secondary school, the aim to intensify co-operation be- research projects, which refl ects the and valuable prizes will be award- tween Turkish and Qatari research- impactful relation between the two ed to the winners. ers from academia and industry. The organisations at the highest levels. Dr al-Sulaiti invited families to theme of the fi rst call was cybersecu- “As both sides are announcing the re- ensure their children participated rity. sults of the second joint call, related in the special festival, noting that Stressing the importance of co- teams already started the negotia- the festival includes many cultur- operation between Qatar and Tur- tions of the third joint call,” he added. al, entertainment and educational Gulf Times Thursday, November 21, 2019 7 QATAR Huawei Y9s smartphone makes Qatar debut

t an exclusive media event, Huawei unveiled Y9s, the latest entry-level Asmartphone that boasts both modern aesthetic design and outstanding specifi ca- tions making it the entry-level fl agship. Equipped with an ultra-wide angle 48MP AI triple camera, the Huawei Y9s features a 6.59-inch HD FullView display and perfectly integrated front facing pop up camera for a Many shoppers and customers participated in the activities at Doha Festival City. boundary-free viewing experience. The Huawei Y9s’ design is inspired by the concept of ‘time aesthetics’. The new smart- phone is available in two styles; ‘Breathing Crystal’ and ‘Midnight Black.’ The device is equipped with a 48MP main DHFC events raise awareness camera, an 8MP ultra-wide angle camera and a 2MP depth camera. Huawei’s powerful AI algorithms off er Huawei Y9s: modern aesthetic design, outstanding specifications on mental health, diabetes intelligent features including 3D Portrait Lighting, AI Beauty for portraits, AI Scene Together with a micro-seam earpiece em- frame create a natural and streamlined tran- Recognition up to 22 scenarios and more than bedded into the top bezel and an ambient sition from the back panel to the front display oha Festival City 14. The organisers educated Children wearing t-shirts 500 scenes, as well as Handheld Night mode light sensor installed at the bottom, the front while providing a more comfortable grip. (DHFC) earlier this week attendees on depression and with the blue circle icon formed that allows long exposures of up to six sec- pop-up camera allows the display to have The side-fi ngerprint design combines the Dcollaborated with the methods to managing it. a circle in the mall, represent- onds to be taken. even thinner bezels while retaining the integ- power and fi ngerprint unlock button in one. Mental Health Friends Asso- They also shared the vi- ing the interests of people liv- Upfront, the Huawei Y9s houses an Auto rity of the display. The high screen-to-body The Huawei Y9s is powered by the Kirin ciation (Weyak) and Shafallah sion of the non-profi t organi- ing with or aff ected by diabetes. pop-up 16MP AI selfi e camera, that comes up ratio with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9, maxim- 710F chip running EMUI9.1, delivering high Centre to host two initiatives sation with participants and Afterwards, the children par- smoothly from the top edge when the selfi e ises the viewing area. performance with low power consumption. to raise awareness on the press- encouraged them to enjoy the ticipated in a walk around Fes- mode is turned on. The Huawei Y9s has an eye comfort mode. The 6GB+128GB storage is fully realised ing issues of mental health and activities and continue their tival City to promote healthy Packing powerful features and AI-pow- The screen is certifi ed by TÜV Rheinland to with support for the UFS2.1 Dual-channel diabetes. eff orts in spreading awareness living. ered software, this front camera is able to block out harmful blue light. Storage and Huawei’s powerful Extendable The two initiatives took place amongst their families, friends Robert Hall, general man- create photos with better lighting, thanks to With the help of Huawei’s sunlight display Read-Only File System technology. at the entertainment node and and communities on the im- ager of Doha Festival City, the HDR Backlit selfi e feature. and video display enhancement technolo- It also packs a large battery of 4000mAh steps node in Doha Festival City portance of being aware of and said: “Doha Festival City re- AI scene recognition can recognise up to gies, the device can intelligently adjust screen (typical value).The GPU Turbo 3.0 enhances which saw many shoppers and understanding mental health. mains dedicated to benefi ting eight scenes and optimise the settings required. brightness based on the ambient lighting to graphics during gameplay for a more immer- customers participating in the In parallel, Shafallah Centre, the community. We are keen in Users can also enjoy studio-like eff ects deliver a comfortable viewing experience. sive gaming experience. activities. in collaboration with the Qatar collaborating with entities that with the 3D Portrait Lighting feature. The glass-made back panel is crafted with a The Huawei Y9s is available for pre-order Weyak ran the “La Tahaty” Diabetes Association, held an aim to raise awareness on key The 6.59-inch LCD display (2340x1080) nano-texture process (Breathing Crystal only) at the Huawei kiosk located in Doha Festival campaign which focused on informative session and an ac- issues such as mental health brings out the fi ne details and makes on- and has a 21-layer glass polishing process. City or other Huawei authorised distributors depression on November 13- tivity on World Diabetes Day. and diabetes.” screen colours look more vibrant. In addition, the 3D Arc designed middle on November 21. Domasco to reduce carbon emissions through Volvo Car line Doha Marketing Services neutral company by 2040. of ambitious, immediate To achieve the target, the emissions per car between operations, including Company (Domasco), The plan represents concrete measures in its eff orts to company has set a number of 2018 and 2025. manufacturing and logistics. exclusive distributor of Volvo actions in line with the global reduce the company’s goals for diff erent parts of its Other short-term ambitions Volvo Cars was the first cars in Qatar, has announced Paris climate agreement of lifecycle CO2 footprint per car operations. include a 25% reduction of conventional car maker the launch of Volvo’s plan to 2015, which seeks to limit by 40% between 2018 and The previously CO2 emissions related to to commit to all-out reduce its lifecycle carbon global warming to 1.5 degrees 2025. communicated goal of its global supply chain by electrification and phasing footprint per car by 40% Celsius above pre-industrial At that point in time, the generating 50% of global 2025, a 25% share of recycled out cars powered only by between 2018 and 2025. levels. company also aims for sales from fully-electric cars plastics in new Volvo cars by an internal combustion This is the first, tangible step As a near term step towards its global manufacturing by 2025 is a prominent one, 2025 and a 25% reduction of engine. Volvo aims to radically reduce carbon emissions as towards Volvo Cars’ ambition its 2040 ambition, Volvo network to be fully climate which would result in a 50% carbon emissions generated As of 2019, every new Volvo part of new ambitious climate plan. of becoming a climate Cars is implementing a set neutral. reduction in tailpipe carbon by the company’s overall launched ‘will be electrified’. Gulf Times 8 Thursday, November 21, 2019 QATAR

QNTC-led team Qatar is a robust market for attends Barcelona trade conference

delegation of 11 industry partners showcased products in business events luxury cars: Rolls-Royce chief Aand tourism during networking ses- sions with buyers and event planners in Bar- Company CEO hails partnership has been described as “a tremendous “First of all, it is not a car. We are celona. with Alfardan group renaissance” under Muller-Otvos’ not in the car business in Rolls- The Qatar National Tourism Council leadership and guidance over nearly Royce, sound funny when I say that, (QNTC) led the Qatari delegation at the IBTM By Joey Aguilar 10 years. but it is a luxury goods business, I World event. The delegation included hotels, Staff Reporter “We have an excellent operator on would really say to its best,” Muller- DMCs (Destination Management Companies) the ground here, the Alfardan busi- Otvos said. exhibition venues and the national carrier Qa- ness, and they do an unbelievable job Highlighting the uniqueness tar Airways. atar continues to be one of the for Rolls-Royce motor cars,” he said. of the luxury brand over oth- Held between November 19 and 21, the most robust markets in the “They basically established this mar- ers, he said: “I think Rolls-Royce three-day global trade event included three Qregion for bespoke luxury car ket for Rolls-Royce motor cars and is well known as even a synonym networking events and several matchmaking brands – well-known for the most they have taken Rolls-Royce to one for the best.” ‘The Rolls-Royce of sessions, where buyers learned more about fl amboyant Rolls-Royce models built record after the next.” thrones, the Rolls-Royce of TV Qatar’s unique products in business events in Goodwood, the company’s CEO “Together with our partner here, sets’, whatever. Our ethos is to and tourism, and its focus on memorable and Torsten Muller-Otvos has said. we are always saying it’s (Qatar mar- strive for perfection in everything authentic experiences. “Qatar always played a very im- ket) even a fi eld for experiments when we do. When you experience one Ahmed al-Obaidli from QNTC said: “Qa- portant role in our Middle Eastern it comes to new ideas for bespoke and of our products, then you are im- tar’s state-of-the-art venues, infrastructure, business. I am not only surprised so on, where do we do it, we do it fi rst mediately into it.” and our business facilitation services make but stunned to see how the country in Qatar,” Muller-Otvos said. “You feel that magic carpet ride, it an attractive business events destination. develops and how great the growth He expressed confi dence that the this unbelievable sense of serenity This is combined with accessibility and the stories you see here,” he told Gulf excellent partnership with the Al- sitting in the cars, you are enclosed openness of our visa policies, as well as a rich Times. fardans will continue in the long with the most luxurious materials on calendar of events making for unique cultural “Rest assured that on the back term. earth, this is in many cases like a be- experiences. With the support of our partners of these fantastic economic growth “I couldn’t imagine a better part- spoke suit. from both the public and private sectors, we stories you also see our business ner, they are very dedicated, they are Rolls Royce Motors CEO Torsten Muller-Otvos talks to Gulf Times. “It is your measurement basically continue to enhance the end-to-end visitor growing quite substantially here,” I would call them as masters of preci- and we have built it up to your own experience.” said the CEO, who visited differ- sion, they are constantly driving for they are an excellent partner and we introducing Black Badge Cullinan commission and your own ideas so it Hosting more than 150 business events in ent markets and business partners more, they are restless in improving defi nitely expect this partnership to in the country, the latest edition to is your own crafted and created mas- 2019 alone, Qatar is a growing hub for busi- in the Middle East, including Qatar their business behaviours the way continue.” its Black Badge family, which he de- terpiece. This makes Rolls-Royce ness events, which form an important part of and Kuwait, last week how they act with clients and so on,” He also announced that Rolls- scribed as “quite stunning and very truly unique in the world,” the CEO Qatar’s tourism strategy. Rolls-Royce has witnessed what the CEO said. “This is unmatched, Royce is currently on the back of impressive car.” said. Facilitation services and ease of doing busi- ness are furthering business ties, with leading events companies such as dmg events estab- lishing a presence in Qatar. IBTM is a leading annual global event for the ‘Car electrification a logical development’ meetings, incentives, conferences, events and business travel industry. The event gathers meetings industry professionals for three days By Joey Aguilar also great for Rolls-Royce tric, on luxury brands such So that impact worldwide Rolls-Royce is not keen to extremely valuable pieces of focused business opportunities, thought Staff Reporter motor cars,” he told Gulf as Rolls-Royce. is minute,” Muller-Otvos introduce hybrids but set crafted out of the best ma- provoking professional education and net- Times during his recent visit He said that electrifica- added. to go pure electric, and will terials money can buy, and working to drive the Business Events sector to Doha. tion serves as an important “I am not saying that take place step by step. this in a way that it is also an into the future. QNTC has been leading a Qa- ar electrification is a The CEO, who earlier step in lowering carbon should led us to ignore the “Also maybe quite a good unmatched quality, and that tari delegation to the annual event since 2013. must, a logical devel- announced the company’s emissions, while noting development, that is not my point for sustainability. You gives our car sustainability Alongside QNTC and Qatar Airways, part- Copment, and fits well plan to go electric in the that the company produces point, but you also, I think, might be interested to learn in a way they live on,” Mull- ners who exhibited at the Qatar Business Events with the Rolls-Royce brand, next decade, was high- a small number of vehicles need to say it in a certain that 75% of all cars ever built er-Otvos explained. “We stand included Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & the company’s CEO Torsten lighting the positive im- annually. context and that context in the 115 years history of even find particularly here Convention Hotel, Arabian Adventures, Marri- Muller-Otvos has said. pact of the automotive “We are selling 4,000 is we are a very small little Rolls-Royce motor cars are in the region many clients ott Marquis City Center Doha Hotel, The Ritz- “Electric engines basi- industry’s development, cars worldwide a year and drop in that overall thing,” still on the road,” he said. who were handling down Carlton Doha, St Regis Doha, Qatar Interna- cally are very powerful, they particularly the shift from our cars are driven with he said. “So that gives you an in- Rolls-Royce to the next gen- tional Adventures, W Hotel Doha, Al Wadi Doha deliver a very silent torque, combustion engine to elec- lots of mileages every year. The CEO pointed out that dication that these are really eration.” MGallery Hotel, Mondrian Hotel Doha, and Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre. Road safety, mobility experts to attend Mowasalat event

owasalat will host the annual said that they are honoured to be the event on road safety starting gold sponsor of the important event Mon November 26 at the Traffi c which comes at a time when Qatar is Department Auditorium. preparing to host a number of major The theme of the three-day event is events, the most important of which is ‘Ensuring safe mobility of people and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. goods during major events in Qatar.’ “The outcome of the conference The event is held under the patron- will undoubtedly be benefi cial to all age of HE the Minister of Transport and operators in this fi eld and will have Communications Jassim Seif Ahmed a major role to play in the success of al-Sulaiti, in collaboration with Inter- these important events. At Mwani Qa- national Road Transport Union (IRU), tar, we prioritise the provision of safe the National Safety Committee and transport for all kinds of cargo and we Traffi c Department. continuously seek to adopt the best National and international road operational practices at our ports in safety and mobility experts and practi- line with the Ministry of Transport and tioners covering the latest innovations Communications’ strategic plan aimed on education, governance and engi- Mowasalat CEO Fahad al-Qahtani. at developing Qatar’s maritime trans- neering dealing with road and vehicles port and providing effi cient, safe and will attend the event. nomenal progress and development, modern transportation solutions”, al- On the fi rst day, a seminar will cover adaptation of industry best practices Khanji added. national safety vision, policies, mo- and innovation will be explained to the Khaled Kafoud, media and govern- bility challenges for 2022 FIFA World visitors. ment relations manager, said the event Cup, industry trends and innovative “This programme will help the road includes very interesting sessions with solutions. transport industry and ensure driver renowned speakers who will engage in The second day will host a workshop education and professionalisation as discussions and present vital statistics on government challenges in enabling key to improving road transport sector, and information very useful in the re- safe mobility, developments and the road safety and deliver major events lated fi elds of industry. latest industry standards in transport- in Qatar successfully,” said Fahad al- The IRU Academy works on achieving ing dangerous goods. Qahtani chief executive offi cer, Mow- sustainable development, easing of road It will end with the ‘Youth Forum’ asalat. transport all over the world and linking addressing career prospects in the road “We would like to extend our ap- the transport sector with other sectors. transport and logistics industry and preciation to our main sponsor, the It also works to exchange knowledge driving the talent management sector Supreme Committee for Delivery and through the display of innovations, tech- which provides abundant career and Legacy and also Mwani Qatar, our gold nologies, and the broad range of discov- business opportunities. sponsor,” he added. eries in the transport sector with regards The third day will witness a technical Capt Abdulla Mohamed al-Khanji, to job opportunities, while identifying visit to the Hamad Port where the phe- chief executive offi cer, Mwani Qatar, new transport projects.

The theme of the three-day event is ‘Ensuring safe mobility of people and goods during major events in Qatar.’ Gulf Times Thursday, November 21, 2019 9 QATAR Msheireb Museums, QAC join hands to

enrich artistic scene The Public Art Talks series will be held at the Fire Station. sheireb Museums, the four heritage houses Mdeveloped by Msheireb Properties in Msheireb Down- town Doha, and Qatar Art Cen- International artists to tre (QAC) have announced a new collaboration to launch several events and exhibitions aimed at enriching the local cultural and debate art, politics and artistic scene in Qatar. The announcement was made during a press conference at Bin Jelmood House, which was at- identity at Fire Station tended by celebrated artist Yousef Ahmad and representatives of the two entities and art afi cionados. atar Museums (QM) is shaping our lives today,” said Characterised by irony, hu- The fi rst event to take place set to host the third of al-Ishaq. mour and everyday life, his under this new agreement will Qits Public Art Talks se- Dawood works across the works reference the challenges be an art exhibition for Ahmed, ries at the Fire Station on No- disciplines of fi lm, perform- of socio-political systems. Born ‘When I remember the past’, vember 25. Renowned artists ance, painting, neon, sculpture in Turkey, Ogut lives and works scheduled to kick off in Janu- Shezad Dawood, Shilpa Gupta, and virtual reality to ask key in Amsterdam and Berlin. Al- ary 2020. Since its opening four Jumana Manna, Ahmet Ogut, questions of narrative, history Qadiri is a Kuwaiti visual artist years ago, Msheireb Museums Monira al-Qadiri, and Tomas and embodiment. born in Senegal and educated in has evolved to become a sturdy Saraceno will come together to Dawood lives and works in Japan. platform for established local discuss their careers, inspira- London. Gupta’s practice of Her work explores uncon- and upcoming talent, with its tions and thoughts on some of photography, video, installa- ventional gender identities, mission to play a more interactive Artist Yousef Ahmad with off icials of Msheireb Museums and Qatar Art Centre, and art enthusiasts yesterday. today’s most relevant issues. tions, performance explores the petro-cultures and their possi- and engaged role towards society. The session, which will start relationship between politics, ble futures, as well as the lega- “We are excited about this col- and local talent and their artistic participate in creating, learning, play at his exhibition in January at 7pm, will be introduced by culture and prescribed notions cies of corruption. laboration with Qatar Art Centre, endeavours is our intention,” Dr and understanding art. We look 2020. Returning to his exquisite Abdulrahman al-Ishaq, head of identity. Gupta lives and Saraceno is a multidisci- where we can continue to provide Hafi z said. Qatar Art Centre was forward to showcasing the best impressionist techniques, Ah- of Public Art and moderated by works in Mumbai. plinary artist informed by the a platform at Msheireb Museums established in 1997 by Sheikh of Qatar’s art scene with Msheir- mad explains: “This collection of Laura Barlow, senior curator at Manna works primarily with worlds of art, architecture, nat- to showcase Qatari talent and Hassan bin Mohamed bin Ali eb Museums,” Qatar Art Centre paintings conjures vivid images QM. The initiative is part of QM’s fi lm and sculpture, explor- ural sciences, astrophysics and their art. Such collaborations en- al-Thani to support artists and director Sheikha Mariam bint of Doha’s neighbourhoods, in commitment to inspire audienc- ing how power is articulated engineering. Born in Argen- able us to nurture local artistic cultural initiatives that aim to Hasan al-Thani said. particular Al Jasra and Msheireb, es and producers of the future. through relationships. These tina, Saraceno lives and works calibres and revive Msheireb’s develop the community’s sense In his most recent artistic set in a serene landscape in which “In an increasingly polarised works are interested in the body across the globe. Organised by status as the city’s cultural hub,” of artistic appreciation. ventures, Ahmad creates a ver- lights and shadows adorns clay world, questions about nation- and materiality in relation to QM’s Public Art department, Msheireb Museums director Dr “This co-operation with nacular visual language with houses.” “They serve as a guide of alism, identity and offi cial nar- narratives of nationalism and additional talks with various Hafi z Ali said. “It is important for Msheireb Museums aligns with a series of paintings inspired old Qatari architecture, but they ratives are more relevant than histories of place. Manna was renowned artists are set to take us to continue to share the stories our strategy to enrich the cultur- by Dr Marzook Bashir’s poem, are an expression of my yearning ever. The artists participating raised in Jerusalem and is cur- place in Qatar between Novem- of Qatar, of our past, present and al community in Qatar. We have a When I Remember the Past, and to the past and my determination in this talk have used a variety rently based in Berlin. Ogut’s ber and December. For more in- future and to do so through cu- lineup of events and workshops his own childhood memories. to educate future generations on of art forms to comment on the works raise questions around formation, please visit: https:// rated content by the community that will encourage everyone to These paintings will be on dis- our heritage.” socio-political themes that are cultural identity and memory. www.qm.org.qa/en QU, AAB sign traffi c safety collaboration agreement

he Qatar Transportation and and traffi c challenges in Qatar. “This tions that strive to make Qatar’s roads Traffi c Safety Center (QTTSC) at agreement demonstrates CENG’s con- safer,” he added. Murugan said that TQatar University College of En- tinuous eff orts to contribute to road traffi c safety has always been a priority gineering (QU-CENG) yesterday signed safety in Qatar by reducing road traf- to AAB and it’s refl ected in the activi- an agreement with Abdullah Abdulghani fi c accidents and developing a safe ties and programmes. & Bros Co (AAB) — Toyota on the spon- road transport system in line with the “The award assumes signifi cance sorship of the fi rst National Road Safety National Road Safety Strategy 2013- as it promotes the best initiatives and Award Programme for Qatar. 2022,” he explained. practices to protect road users. We The agreement, according to a state- Dr Naji pointed out that more than believe that this award will spearhead ment issued by QU, was signed by 1mn people die on the roads worldwide the road safety ambition and will cre- CENG dean Dr Khalid Kamal Naji and every year and another 50mn suff er vari- ate a good framework to achieve it,” he AAB acting CEO Murugan R K in the ous injuries that could lead to disabilities added. presence of QTTSC director Prof Faris as well as material losses that signifi - Prof Tarlochan said that Qatar has Tarlochan. cantly aff ect the state budget. “Since the been able to reduce traffi c accidents The National Traffi c Safety Com- UN announced that 2011-2020 will be in recent years and achieved a great mittee (NTSC) secretary Brig Gen Mo- the ‘Decade of Action for Road Safety,’ deal in comparison to other developed hamed Abdullah al-Malki along with many countries, including Qatar, have countries. the General Directorate of Traffi c di- devoted their eff orts in developing the “This is mainly due to the eff orts rector general Maj Gen Mohamed Saad road safety system,” he added. of all stakeholders, especially the Na- al-Kharji and other representatives Brig Gen al-Malki said Qatar oc- tional Traffi c Safety Committee and from all the stakeholders attended the cupies a leading position in tackling the General Directorate of Traffi c at the ceremony. road safety in the world. “In order to Ministry of Interior. All relevant stake- Dr Naji, while addressing the cer- ensure a safe road transport system for holders have worked together to organ- emony, said that the College of En- all users in the country the NTSC and ise activities, events and campaigns gineering through the QTTSC con- QTTSC have developed the fi rst Na- within public, private and educational tinues to highlight its commitment tional Road Safety Award Programme. institutions in order to raise awareness to road safety by investing in research It’s aimed at promoting best practice in of the seriousness of non-compliance and awareness programmes that help road safety by recognising individuals, of some road users with road safety and fi nd sustainable solutions to the road organisations and educational institu- security measures,” he added.

Officials at the agreement signing ceremony between QU-CENG and AAB-Toyota.

Recall of Audi models

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, that vehicle dealers follow up on defects Consumer Protection and Anti-Commer- in co-operation with Q-Auto, announced and repairs. The Ministry has said that it cial Fraud Department, which processes the recall of Audi Q5 and SQ5 model will co-ordinate with the dealer to follow complaints, inquiries and suggestions of 2018 due to incorrect fastening of up on the maintenance and repair works through the following channels: Call the wheel arch cover. The Ministry and will communicate with customers Centre: 16001, e-mail: [email protected]. confirmed the recall campaign comes to ensure that the necessary repairs qa, Twitter: @ MOCIQATAR, Instagram: within the framework of its ongoing are carried out. The Ministry urges all MOCIQATAR, mobile app for Android eff orts to protect consumers and ensure customers to report any violations to its and IOS: MOCIQATAR Recall of Chevrolet model

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, confirmed the recall campaign comes will co-ordinate with the dealer to follow in co-operation with Jaidah Automo- within the framework of its ongoing up on the maintenance and repair works tive, announced the recall of Chevrolet eff orts to protect consumers and ensure and will communicate with customers Express model of 2019 over a defect in that vehicle dealers follow up on defects to ensure that the necessary repairs are seatbelt unfastened telltale. The Ministry and repairs. The Ministry has said that it carried out. Gulf Times 10 Thursday, November 21, 2019 QATAR

Travel cards valid on whole Metro network People with a rechargeable Standard or Goldclub travel card “are ready to travel on the Gold Line” of Doha Metro PEIC celebrates tenth anniversary that opens to the public today, according to Qatar Rail. ddressing threats to education human rights, right to education, key Those gathered refl ected on a dec- “These travel cards are valid worldwide and supporting values and attitudes for sustainable ade of successes and the work still on the whole Doha Metro Adisadvantaged children in the peacebuilding and advocacy through ahead. network and, when it opens, wake of confl icts, Protect Education art led by PEIC and Artolution with Deliberate attacks on education the Lusail Tram network,” in Insecurity and Confl ict (PEIC), a logistical support from WINDLE In- have led to ongoing educational in- it said in a post on its Doha programme of the Education Above ternational, UNHCR, and the Offi ce security that makes it impossible for Metro & Lusail Tram Twitter All Foundation (EAA) founded by Her of the Ugandan Prime Minister. children to receive consistent educa- page yesterday. Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, The workshop engaged with Ugan- tion. On Tuesday, the Ministry has marked its tenth anniversary. dan, South Sudanese and Congo While many advocates agree that of Transport and The evening of celebration featured refugee children and youth to allow education is a fundamental human Communications had distinguished guests, including world them to express and conceptualise right, it continues to lack universal announced that the trial renowned artist and Sustainable De- their understanding of human rights protection, particularly during con- operation of the Gold Line velopment Goals Advocate, Forest and experiences with education, fl icts. would start for the public Whitaker, along with other EAA part- peace and daily challenges they face. Elevating the work of PEIC, in par- from today. ners, at the Museum of Islamic Art. The celebration, which coincided ticular, which is focused on policy le- Running from east to west “I am grateful to EAA and PEIC in with the 30th anniversary of the Con- vers and creating more accountabil- across Doha, the line extends particular, for their support and out- vention on the Rights of the Child, ity systems through civil society and from Ras Bu Abboud Station standing work on education in con- also featured remarks from a variety policymaking, is a critical component to Al Aziziyah Station and fl ict. We share the belief that educa- of stakeholders and partners such as in protecting education for all chil- covers a total of 11 stations. tion must be protected from confl ict youth advocates, government offi - dren and communities. Doha Metro users can switch and promoted as an antidote to con- cials, UN agencies, NGOs, academia “We look forward to continuing between the Red Line and fl ict,” Whitaker said. and legal and education experts. our work, thank our guests and part- Gold Line at Msheireb Station. The evening commenced with the A simultaneous live art perform- ners for a decade of collaboration,” Replying to a user’s query unveiling of a life-sized exchange ance took place, inspired by each said Sheikh Mubarak al-Thani, head on Twitter, Qatar Rail said mural measuring 1.3mx7m from the panel discussion around the protec- of Global Advocacy, EAA. passengers do not have to Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement, the tion of the right to education, ranging “It is our objective to continue to tap out while changing from world’s second largest refugee set- from the importance of strengthen- grow our partnerships and further the Red Line to Gold Line. tlement. It was created by children ing international legal framework to our global eff orts to secure education and youth during a joint workshop on youth empowerment. for all.” Forest Whitaker addressing the PEIC anniversary event.

Malabar Gold & Diamonds unveils ‘Everyday Jewellery Collection’

alabar Gold & Dia- monds has unveiled its Mlatest ‘Everyday Jew- ellery Collection’, showcasing a wide range of diamond jew- ellery at “competitive prices” starting from QR700. A “huge collection” of certi- fi ed diamond jewellery is being off ered through the ‘Everyday Jewellery Collection’, the com- pany has said in a statement. The special collection is avail- able across all outlets of Malabar Gold & Diamonds in Qatar. Some of the off erings from the “The ‘Everyday Jewellery ‘Everyday Jewellery Collection’. Collection’ by Malabar Gold & Diamonds gives customers an Unlimited, Divine- Indian Her- opportunity to choose from a itage Jewellery, Precia — Gem variety of diamond jewellery egant partywear, providing the Jewellery and Starlet — Kids from the Mine, Era and Precia appropriate piece of jewellery Jewellery. brands at diff erent price points, for every occasion,” it added. Malabar Gold & Diamonds is making it possible for every The company off ers “exqui- one of the largest jewellery re- woman to own their favourite site and beautiful” jewellery tailers globally with a retail net- piece of diamond jewellery,” the as part of the diff erent brands work of over 250 outlets spread statement noted. presented at Malabar Gold & across the globe. Dignitaries and off icials at the inauguration of the festival yesterday. “Their huge collection stud- Diamonds — namely Ethnix It is the fl agship company of ded with classic and exquisite — Handcrafted Designer Jew- Malabar Group, a leading, di- diamond jewellery ranges from ellery, Era — Uncut Diamond versifi ed Indian business con- LuLu celebrates arrival of lightweight, dailywear to el- Jewellery, Mine — Diamonds glomerate. Kashmiri apples in Doha z LuLu first retailer to offer Kashmiri apples in Qatar market z Kashmiri apples highlight of ongoing Apple Fest

uLu Hypermarket has an- nounced that it is celebrat- Ling the arrival of Kashmiri apples for the fi rst time in Qatar, after receiving the fi rst consign- ment this week. Ooredoo Digital Flexi Packs off er LuLu is the fi rst retail chain to have brought in and introduced Kashmiri apples to the local and ‘endless data’ for QR20 or more expatriate communities living in Doha, the leading retailer has oredoo has launched Customers can choose a nected until pack renewal. said in a press statement. its Digital Flexi Packs, fl exi pack with a set number of Manar Khalifa al-Muraikhi, The Kashmiri apples are the Owhich off er the lowest points, then choose how many director, PR and Corporate highlight of the Apple Fest cur- rates in the market in their seg- points they want to allocate Communications at Ooredoo, rently under way at LuLu outlets Dignitaries taking a tour of the festival. PICTURE: Noushad Thekkayil ment, free endless data from each to local calls, internation- said: “We’re committed to in the country. the QR20 pack and above, and al calls, SMS and data via the making sure we have products The festival was inaugurated at ambassador commended the ef- picked apples from the valley”. market was developed through a much more. Ooredoo app. and services to suit the daily LuLu Hypermarket, Al Gharafa, by forts made by the LuLu Manage- These varieties — namely discussion held recently between Customers can choose a fl exi Each fl exi pack has a diff erent needs of our customers. Our Indian ambassador P Kumaran in ment in marketing Kashmiri ap- Kullu Delicious, Red Delicious Indian Prime Minister Narendra pack starting from QR5 and up number of points and allow- fl exi packs off er phenomenal the presence of Mohamed Althaf, ples in the region. and Oval Apple — are “unique in Modi and Yusuff ali M A, chair- to QR200 and get great rates on ances, starting from 30 points value and unrivalled fl exibility, director, and other senior offi cials He added that “local farmers terms of taste and sweetness and man and managing director of calls, SMS, and data. valid for one day with the QR5 meaning customers get a great from LuLu Hypermarket, as well from the Kashmir Valley will be have vibrant hues and aroma”, the LuLu Hypermarket. QR20 packs and above give pack and up to 3,100 points val- deal for their money and the as a number of dignitaries from benefi ted in a big way through statement explains, adding that At the meeting, it was agreed customers free endless data, id for 30 days with the QR200 freedom to use their data, calls organisations such as the Indian this initiative”. “these varieties are of commer- in principle to set up a logistics new cheaper out-of-bundle pack. and SMS allowances however Cultural Centre, Indian Commu- While several types of ap- cial importance internationally, hub in Srinagar and start the ex- rates for local and international If data is fully consumed, they choose.” nity Benevolent Forum, Indian ples are known to be grown in and the festival is expected to be port of Kashmiri apples to LuLu calls and data, in addition to a customers who have selected Customers can buy fl exi packs Business and Professional Council the Kashmir Valley, the festival is a runaway success, as always”. stores on a regular basis. points selection system to man- the QR20 pack or above can online at www.ooredoo.qa and and Kerala Business Forum. mainly off ering a “huge collection The initiative to export apples The festival runs until Novem- age spending for each service benefi t from endless Internet can also subscribe by dialling Speaking on the initiative, the of three special varieties of freshly from Kashmir to LuLu Hyper- ber 24 at all LuLu stores in Qatar. via the Ooredoo app. at reduced speed and stay con- *121# or via the Ooredoo app.

Australian ambassador for cyber aff airs visits Qatar ustralia and Qatar affi rmed cyberspace,” Australian ambassa- modern life some state and non- government for a productive bilat- their commitment to work dor Jonathan Muir said. state actors are using cyberspace eral exchange; and I can see many Atogether on cyber issues “For several years, the Austral- increasingly as a platform for ir- areas for future co-operation and during a visit by Australian ambas- ian government has, particularly responsible behaviour. We cannot collaboration.” sador for Cyber Aff airs Dr Tobias through the work of Dr Feakin, has achieve an open, free, and secure Feakin met senior offi cials from Feakin on Tuesday. taken a prominent role in interna- cyberspace alone. Responsible the Ministry of Interior, the Minis- “In recent years, and tional eff orts to ensure an open, governments, the private sector, try of Transport and Communica- Qatar have each experienced both free and secure Internet for all.” civil society, and the research com- tions, and the Ministry of Foreign the economic benefi ts, as well as Feakin said: “While cyberspace munity need to work together to Aff airs, as well as private sector and the security challenges posed by has brought many benefi ts to toward this goal. I thank the cyber experts. Australian ambassador for Cyber Aff airs Dr Tobias Feakin with Qatar off icials during his visit. Gulf Times Thursday, November 21, 2019 11 QATAR SC partners with Goal Click to showcase Qatari football culture o mark three years to go sports. That truly makes me so I love that.” Matthew Barrett, until the start of the FIFA proud to be born here and to be founder of Goal Click, said: TWorld Cup Qatar 2022, able to share my story with the “After the success of our Rus- the Supreme Committee for De- world through photographs.” sian series before the 2018 FIFA livery & Legacy (SC) and Goal Ahead of the FIFA Club World World Cup, we wanted to get Click have teamed up to tell the Cup beginning in Qatar on De- straight to work in Qatar. Goal untold, inside story of Qatari cember 11, Goal Click Qatar “re- Click gives people the power football culture through the eyes veals the true football culture of and freedom to tell their per- and words of people living in the the next World Cup host nation sonal stories from an intimate next World Cup host nation. and its deep-rooted passion for perspective. The FIFA World This “unprecedented series” the beautiful game. It also shines Cup 2022 in Qatar has domi- features personal stories told a light on the country’s diversity, nated the world of football directly by more than 30 Qataris with over 15 nationalities repre- news since 2010. But the voices and non-Qatari residents of the sented by the male and female of the ordinary people living country, sc.qa reports. participants”, the report stated. and working in Qatar, local and Goal Click, the global football The series will be brought to- expat, male and female, have storytelling and photography gether in an exhibition at Darb been largely unheard.” project, gave each participant a Al Saai in Doha during the FIFA Barrett continued, “Our pho- disposable analogue camera to Club World Cup. Further details tos from Qatar show a vibrant capture their football lives. The about the event, which is held and widespread football culture photographs and stories show to celebrate Qatar National Day, and will challenge some exist- the intimate realities of Qatari The photographs and stories show the intimate realities of Qatari football culture from the perspective of workers, fans, journalists, coaches will be announced in due course. ing perceptions of the country. football culture from the per- and both grassroots and professional players. Mead al-Emadi, the SC’s Our storytellers give a raw and spective of workers, fans, jour- Community Engagement man- intimate look inside Qatari foot- nalists, coaches and both grass- ager, said: “Football is an integral ball culture, in a way that no one roots and professional players. part of people’s lives – not just from outside these communities Driven by his passion for pho- in Qatar but across the Middle could do. It’s a new and diff erent tography, participant Hamad East. It is by far the most popular perspective on a country which Abdulaziz took his disposable sport in terms of participation. everyone has an opinion about.” camera to the streets of Qatar People love watching games with Goal Click fi nds inspirational and his place of work. Abdulaziz their family and friends. people to tell compelling stories is a football coach with Gen- “What I love about Goal about themselves, their commu- eration Amazing – a Qatar 2022 Click Qatar is that it’s from the nity and their country through legacy project launched in 2009 eyes of the people. This is peo- football – through analogue by the SC. ple in Qatar showing everyone photography, fi lm and their own Abdulaziz said, “If you place a around the world real life and words. In over 120 countries – football anywhere here, you will our country’s diversity. from Sierra Leone and Iraq to the see people engaged and playing “People have been asked to US and , Goal Click gives the game. It’s the most popular show what football means to people the chance to tell their sport in Qatar, and through pho- them – and of course every- own story and show what foot- tographs, we can show the world one comes back with some- ball means to them. Qatar’s love for football.” thing slightly different. When Goal Click partners include Meanwhile, Yezenia Navarro, to me: ‘but there is no football in tant to show the world what is raised in Qatar, said her images they make Qatar their home, too. I saw the photos, I saw a side FIFA, UEFA, COPA90 and adidas, a well-known member of Qatar’s Qatar’. But if they were here, they happening in Qatar, and what is illustrate Qatar’s diversity. “Qa- Now the world wants to know of Qatar that even I had never and previous major exhibitions Mexican community, described could see that everything here expected of the World Cup.” tar is a country rich in culture more about Qatar. They have seen before. Even as a local, I were held in London, Moscow, the project as an opportunity of a moves around football. Projects Geraldine Menezes, an In- and it welcomes people from their eyes on every new devel- saw my country in a different Budapest, , Paris lifetime. “Sometimes people say like Goal Click are very impor- dian national who was born and various parts of the world and opment that’s taking place in light. It’s really genuine – and and Lyon.

Al-Kuwari co-chairs Russian-Qatari joint meet Qatar-Turkey Forum E the Minister of Com- opens in Istanbul today merce and Industry Ali Hbin Ahmed al-Kuwari and Alexander Novak, Russia’s he two-day Qatar-Turkey Al-Sulaiti stressed that Qatar Minister of Energy, co-chaired Law and Investment Fo- and Turkey have strong econom- the fourth session of the Rus- Trum 2019 is set to open in ic and trade relations that have sian-Qatari Joint Committee for Istanbul today. fl ourished greatly in the recent Economic, Trade and Technical The conference is organised years. The ties have witnessed a Co-operation in Moscow yes- by Al Sulaiti Law Firm and sup- considerable leap in various fi elds terday. ported by Qatar Chamber and and activities. The meeting brought together the Union of Chambers and He said that it is expected that representatives from the Minis- Commodity Exchanges of Tur- more than 350 participants will take tries of Foreign Aff airs, Finance, key. Gulf Times and its sister Ar- part in the forum with meetings be- Energy, Municipality and Envi- abic daily Arrayah are the offi cial tween more than 80 Turkish com- ronment, Education and Higher media sponsors of the event. panies and Qatari businesspersons, Education, Transport and Com- Mubarak bin Abdullah al-Su- in addition to the other private and munications, and Culture and laiti, chairman of Al Sulaiti Law government entities from the two Sports as well as the Qatar Cen- Firm and head of the organising countries. The scope of the forum tral Bank, Qatar Chamber, Qa- committee of the forum, said that will cover various areas of business tar Investment Authority, Qatar the event is being held as part of such as real estate, contracting, Airways, Supreme Committee the strong relationship between commercial exchange, education, for Delivery and Legacy, Nation- the two friendly countries and to legal consultations, security, and al Tourism Council, Qatar Civil enhance their partnership in the fi nances and banks. Aviation Authority, General Au- fi elds of law and investment. The volume of commer- thority of Customs, Free Zones He pointed out that a good cial exchange between the two Authority, Investment Promo- number of both government countries amounted to $8.7bn, tion Agency, Manateq, Ooredoo entities and private companies up by 78.8% compared to 2016. and Hassad Food. Qatar-Russia from the two countries are tak- There are more than 499 Qatari- bilateral trade grew by 243.7% to ing part in the conference in Is- Turkish companies operating QR1.06bn in 2018, compared to tanbul to introduce investors in in various fi elds in Qatar cur- QR307.6mn in 2017, al-Kuwari Turkey to the key and latest in- rently. Besides, there are 37 fully noted. Touching on Russian in- vestment laws and regulations in Turkish-owned companies op- vestments in Qatar, the Minister Qatar. These were issued by the erating in Qatar in the fi elds of said more than 50 jointly owned Qatari legislators to encourage construction, contracting and Qatari-Russian companies, and foreign investment in the coun- industry. The two countries have one fully-owned Russian com- try by creating an investment- also signed numerous memo- pany, are operating in various HE the Minister of Commerce and Industry Ali bin Ahmed al-Kuwari and Alexander Novak, Russia’s Minister of Energy, co-chaired the friendly environment for inves- randa of understanding to facili- economic sectors in Qatar. fourth session of the Russian-Qatari Joint Committee for Economic, Trade and Technical Co-operation in Moscow yesterday. tors from both countries. tate mutual co-operation. Kahramaa promotes sustainability as part of ‘Qatar-India 2019’ event

QNA The programme has been Doha carefully designed and co-or- dinated to promote mutual un- derstanding and appreciation he “Qatar-India 2019” between India and Qatar. event kicked off at Kah- Commenting on the occasion, Tramaa Awareness Park al-Hammadi said that the event yesterday. aims to reduce harmful CO2 The three-day event is organ- emissions, increase effi ciency ised by Qatar General Electric- and conserve resources. ity and Water Corp (Kahramaa), For his part, the Indian am- represented in the National Pro- bassador said Kahramaa has tak- gramme for Rationalisation and en the initiative to promote the Energy Effi ciency “Tarsheed”, culture of sustainability among and focuses on the culture of diff erent communities in Qatar, sustainability to achieve sus- and stressed the importance of tainable development. engaging the Indian community The event was opened by the Indian students presenting a cultural show. in the programme as one of the Director of Kahramaa Energy PICTURES: Noushad Thekkayil largest expatriate communities Effi ciency and Rationalisation living in the country, in order to Department, Abdulaziz al- bassy. The students presented rationalisation and energy effi - contribute as positively and ob- Hammadi, and Indian ambas- a variety of cultural activities in ciency to expatriate communi- jectively as possible. sador to Qatar P Kumaran, in the park and took part in many ties in order to protect the en- He expressed pleasure that the presence of a large number activities to learn values for en- vironment for a better life, and the programme focuses on the of students from Indian schools vironmental conservation and to inform them of the progress younger generation residing in and members of the Indian com- energy effi ciency. Kahramaa has made in its eff orts Qatar, and also highlighted In- Abdulaziz al-Hammadi and ambassador P Kumaran opening “Qatar-India 2019” event at Kahramaa munity as well as senior staff of Kahramaa said that the event to achieve Qatar National Vision dia’s clean energy sources and Awareness Park yesterday. Kahramaa and the Indian em- aims to deliver the message of 2030. energy effi ciency. Gulf Times 12 Thursday, November 21, 2019 HOL STIC Wellbeing Real Food

By Reem Abdulrahman Jassim Honey: There is al-Muftah

no plan Bee am constantly asked ‘what food is best to eat’ and ‘how Ito manage one’s bodyweight bees create their honey for a very when it comes to eating,’ but specific reason – it’s their sole food what I’m rarely asked is, ‘what source through the cold winter kind of food should I be eating to months. increase my nutritional intake?’ Honey provides essential nutri- That’s why I hope you all to start ents to bees, and is vital to the thinking about the types of food wellbeing of every hive. And yet, and the corresponding quality of our human-forced operation to each food item you purchase, use tives, less chemical ingredients 4- Nuts and seeds ing your mind when making your people have allergies, intolerances keep bees supplying honey for us and eat. So, what is the ideal diet and more real ingredients. 5- Legumes next food decision. What does that or medical conditions in which has led to an extremely damaging for increasing your nutritional According to many nutrition- 6- Whole and non-stripped mean? Start internally discussing they cannot eat certain foods, result. Millions of bees are dying intake, ensuring you are consum- ists, real food is basically food grains these matters with yourself as you which is completely normal. Some off , threatening our environment ing a well-rounded and balanced made with the simplest of ingre- 7- Raw ingredients make these choices. For example, people don’t have the acquired and our food supply. We rely on diet and improving your overall dients, close to its natural state when grocery shopping, make sure taste for certain fl avours, but as By Ghanim al-Sulaiti bees to pollinate everything from health? Focusing on ‘real food.’ So and form as possible and not Now stop and look at the list you’re increasing your options of humans we are special, we have almonds to fresh fruit. If they are what’s real food? When food is: processed in a way that strips the you just read, think about the food the natural food sources and op- the ability to adapt and train our unable to pollinate…what hap- 1- Close to its original source as food of its nutrients. I’ve talked you eat on a daily basis and com- tions that are less processed. Ac- minds and our bodies. Eating real As a long-time vegan and owner pens? It’s simple: No bees, no food. possible. about how people follow fad di- pare. Do you feel that you are on tually look at the ingredients and food might not be your best or fa- of several vegan businesses, I’m In recent years, beekeepers report 2- Grown or raised in condi- ets or follow certain food lifestyle the right track or do you feel that nutrition facts. While ordering vourite option but it is defi nitely often asked by friends, colleagues, they’re losing on average 30% of tions that maximise nutrient trends and how that is not the maybe you have gone in a dif- food, go for the meals that include the backbone of the ideal diet and followers and readers about which all honeybee colonies each winter. density. best way to fi nd your custom and ferent direction with your diet fresh and in-season fruits and I defi nitely suggest customising foods are vegan, or if it’s ok to eat They’re disappearing at a faster 3- Fresh produce and in season, ideal diet or to be aligned to your choices and maybe need to get veggies, less processed ingredients and aligning the diet to your needs, certain foods. It’s why I wanted rate than ever before, meaning not grown off season with inter- biology, lifestyle and goals. back on the track of real food? It’s and more natural raw ingredients depending on what your body tells to dedicate this week’s column to we should all do our bit to act on vention. Think about it, what does real all about mind over matter and of that will still have their nutrients you. In any case, always keep in clearing up the truth about honey the crises. 4- Food is minimally processed food really mean in terms of food course, prioritisation. If you are fully intact. Try to stay away from mind that real food is how are an- production, and the Bee Crises. Planting flowers, including sun- and looks as close as possible to its quality and ingredients… Here’s a in tune with yourself and are con- processed grains such as white cestors lived strong and healthy Fact: the idea that you can obtain flowers, lavender, and flowering natural form. general list: tinuously thinking of your health fl our and refi ned sugar. Most im- lives and maybe we should be go- honey without harming bees is cactus, will provide bees with nec- 5- When it comes to dairy and 1- Fresh, in season fruits and then you make the time for it, in- portantly, keep real food snacks ing back to those simple, real ways. a myth. If you’re buying honey, tar and pollen. Even growing a few meat, grass-fed is ideal or the vegetables cluding physical activity but most around, to munch on between you cannot pretend that it comes little herbs; such as mint, parsley, most original state the animals 2- Organic, grass-fed meat importantly, taking the time to your meals, that follow the criteria naturally from wild hives or that and oregano — on a windowsill or graze or feed. (poultry, meat, seafood) make sure you are eating well. Get of the same list. „ The author is a wellness advocate the bees are making it happily and balcony can help feed bees. (And 6- Less labels, less preserva- 3- Organic eggs back on track by actively engag- Let’s keep in mind that many and infl uencer @keys2balance. sustainably. Honey isn’t vegan in turn, they help us actually keep because, in order to obtain it, a plant alive) humans exploit bees. We must let bees keep their honey. Bees create honey to store the They need it for nourishment food that the hive needs to survive more than humans need it for Reflection of Practice — Piano lessons and me over winter, when there are no flavouring. Vegan, ethical honey flowers around. If we eat honey, alternatives include agave nectar, we are taking their food. When we maple syrup, and more. Agave regular practice. The key aim in take that honey, either the hive nectar comes from the agave this practice is to approach each dies…or you have to feed the bees plant, and is slightly sweeter and practice session with specific artificially, with sugar, in order to thinner than honey. Maple syrup is goals to improve. Sounds pretty keep them alive. made from the sap of sugar, black much like the definition of practice In fact, hives are routinely burned or red maple trees. These trees doesn’t it? Well, the diff erence after the honey is harvested, grow in colder climates – they is, in each practice session, the because that’s cheaper than store starch in their roots during key is to remain focused. While feeding them. It’s animal abuse, winter, which turns into sugar and attempting to practice a new skill, and proves that there is nothing rises up to be harvested as sap in sometimes we stop at just show- ethical about ‘honey business’. the spring. ing up and repeating the actions Beekeepers keep bees in artificial When left alone, bees are natural again and again. This is a natural conditions rather than their natu- human-helpers. Saving them also human tendency to make repeated ral beehives, and then take the means saving ourselves, and our behaviours automatic habits, quite honey from them for supermar- planets environment, plant-based By Sanah Thakur contradictory to the purpose of kets and stores. While we have foods and habitats. practice leading to improvement. grown up associating bees with To improve with practice, people honey, and somehow assuming „ The author is an expert in vegan My family always glittered at the who use deliberate practice, find that the honey belongs to us —it’s wellbeing and health. Instagram thought of me pursuing piano. a new target for improvement in time we all face the reality that handle: @Ghanim92  I still remember the day the each session. The process is quite enormous jet-black instrument simple, involving a total breakdown was wheeled into my living room, of the process into parts, finding followed by a band of excited weaknesses, testing and imple- family members. Their expres- menting new strategies for each sions sighed with relief at the part and then applying it to the Wellness Meal Plan thought that maybe this one child whole learning process. would have missed the hereditary Today, I pass by my piano, haunted ‘inability to practice’ gene. Much by the ghosts of my ancestors who to their dismay, in a few months, wail around cursing the family I found myself struggling to keep consciously tiring and redundant lessons, I found myself engaged understand why practising, noting gene – yes, practice is painful and up. Looking back, I was quite sure I than the act of practising. In his in the knowledge of the music, feedback, refining the approach not too many of us survived its actually enjoyed playing the piano. book, Outliers, Malcom Gladwell understanding the notes and how and practising again, for almost burden. Yet, today I attempt at However, my attempts at playing it stresses on the fact that to be an one should place their fingers. Yet, 45 minutes every day, can make making up for lack of perseverance were often limited to the duration expert in something, one needs to learning psychologists highlight one pretty good at something if as a 12 year old by bringing about of the piano lesson and multiple dedicate 10,000 hours of practice that there is a significant diff erence consistently managed for a month awareness to future brave students evenings passed where I casually to it. While this seems almost between intellectual understand- (Josh Kaufman, The Personal MBA). of the piano. Trust the process, avoided the existence of the instru- impossible, we all have that one ing and actual skill development. While there are millions of strate- focus your energy on improving ment. Lesson after lesson, I saw thing that we’ve either consciously When you start learning a new gies to improve this process, in my and treat every practice session as myself gaining more knowledge or subconsciously practised for skill/concept, it’s easy to believe column today, I decided to focus a lesson – don’t be distressed by about the notes and keys, yet the the same amount. But whether we that once we grasp the basic on the concept of ‘deliberate prac- the process. Practice is meant to be skill of playing seemed stagnant in aspire to be experts or just better concepts and steps, it can be tice’, which caught my attention in painful, only then will the skill stop improvement. To this, my teachers at something, the act of practising streamlined into execution. Well, Angela Duckworth’s book, Grit. consciously hurting as much. only had one answer: you have to can be highly painful even with 12-year old, piano exhausted me ‘Deliberate practice’ refers to a Raw vegan matcha and raspberry cookies with white practice. high levels of competence. can tell you, that’s absolutely type of practice that is diff erent „ The author can be contacted on chocolate drizzle: There’s nothing in this world more During my only actual practice rubbish. I wish I did keep it up and from the mindless repetitions of Instagram @sincerelysanah

Ingredients: 1 cup of almonds 3 cups of almond flour 4-5 Dates 1 and 1/2 cup of almond butter Lets go for a walk 1 tbs of Matcha powder 1 tbs of Macca powder 1/2 cup of maple syrup feet on the ground, the sea or even 1 cup of vegan protein vanilla flavour mud is so soothing. 2 tbs of CHIA seeds Seeing all that nature comforts my Fresh raspberries soul and reminds me of my own Freeze dried raspberries insignificance. Makes me feel as if Vegan white chocolate my worries are trivial and not worth 1 tbs of Coconut oil worrying about at all. Being at one with nature, gives me a feeling of Method: power and strength, it reminds Pulse the almonds in the food processor until you have small chunks me I am part of something truly of almonds. Add all your ingredients to the almonds and give them majestic. a good mix until they form a sand like base. Start forming your cook- The weather in Qatar right now is ies, and stuff each one with a fresh raspberry. Leave your cookies glorious, I love the soft glow of the to chill in the fridge while you prepare the white chocolate drizzle. By Shefa Ali winter sun on my skin like a warm Now, melt the white chocolate and coconut oil in the microwave. hug, it makes me feel happy and Drizzle on top of your cookies and sprinkle them with the freeze- healthy. dried raspberries. Don’t you just love how it turned to Walking is simple, free, and one Enjoy the taste of eating right! winter in Qatar over night? One of of the easiest ways to get more the things I love about winter is that active and become healthier. You I can walk. It’s so enjoyable, even to don’t have to walk for hours, a brisk walk alone, quality me time, observ- 10-minute daily walk can help you ing Mother Nature. Once I finish my build stamina, burn excess calories walk, I feel like I have replenished and make your heart healthier. my entire being. I use my walks as time to quieten breathe. I count slowly, deep, rhyth- Sometimes if I sit really still, I am my phone screen I look down at my my mind, to focus on my breathing. mic breaths, it calms me and I relax greeted by fish, other times I simply feet for small creatures. Sometimes „ The author is a consultant and Sometimes I walk on the Corniche, into solitude, no matter how many observe them gracefully swimming I lose my shoes and I gain some coach. Instagram handle: @miss_ take a seat on the wall and just people are around. past me. Instead of looking down at perspective. That feeling of bare shefa, Website: missshefa.com Gulf Times Thursday, November 21, 2019 13 REGION/ARAB WORLD/AFRICA

UNREST HEALTH RESTRUCTURING TRIAL CRIME Militia attacks leave at Angola hit by polio outbreak Air Botswana to lay Hearing put off for eighth Gunmen kill human rights least 10 dead in DR Congo after years without cases off half its staff time for Tanzanian journo activist in Mogadishu

At least 10 civilians were killed in two attacks by Angola recorded an outbreak of polio this week Botswana’s national airline has unveiled plans to cut A Tanzanian court yesterday postponed the hearing Unknown gunmen have killed a well-known human militia gunmen in eastern Democratic Repub- after almost a decade without cases of the more than half of its staff as part of a restructuring for the eighth time of a prominent Tanzanian jour- rights activist in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, police lic of Congo, where government forces have paralysing viral disease, the government said. plan that would transfer ground handling operations nalist arrested in July in a case his lawyers and rights said yesterday. Almaas Elman, who is both a Somali vowed to root out armed groups, sources said The highly infectious condition mainly aff ects to a new company. The southern African country’s group say is politically motivated. Police arrested Dar and Canadian citizen, was killed while travelling yesterday. Seven people were killed in the city children under the age of five. It attacks the nerv- carrier owns three aircraft serving domestic and re- es Salaam-based journalist Erick Kabendera in July by car towards the airport, police off icer Ahmed of Beni and between three and 14 were killed ous system and can lead to total paralysis, or in gional routes. It has been running at a loss for more and he was charged in August with leading organ- Bashane said. The exact circumstances of Elman’s near Oicha, 30 kilometres away, according to some cases death.”After seven years without polio than a decade, mainly because of high maintenance ised crime, failing to pay taxes and money launder- death remained unclear yesterday. Elman was the UN radio Okapi, which quoted the military, we are unfortunately confronted with a diff icult costs for its planes. The government has already ing. His lawyers reject the charges. His trial has not running the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre and local civil society. The attacks late Tuesday situation,” Angola’s health minister Sante Silvia tried to sell the airline, without success.”In terms begun. At each of the eight hearings since August, in Mogadishu together with her sister, Ilwad Elman, were blamed on the Allied Democratic Forces Lutucuta said on Monday, at the launch of a new of the numbers of restructuring...we have a staff prosecutors have told the court that investigations who was nominated for the 2019 Nobel peace prize, (ADF), a militia of Ugandan origin targeted vaccination campaign in the capital Luanda. “We complement of about 450 staff members and the were not complete. Last month, Kabendera’s lawyer and her mother Fatuun. The foundation supports by an army campaign to restore peace to DR have recorded 44 new cases in ten of the coun- intention is to have about 210 staff members”, said Jebra Kambole told the court that he is pursuing a vulnerable women and former child soldiers in the Congo’s troubled east. try’s 18 provinces,” she added. Air Botswana director Agnes Khunwana. plea bargain. volatile East African nation.

League Israeli strikes in Syria kill 24 to discuss

DPA US govt Damascus stance on total of 24 people, in- cluding three civilians, Awere killed in Israeli settlements strikes on Syrian and Iranian targets in Syria in the early hours of yesterday, a war moni- DPA tor group and Syrian health Cairo sources said. The “wide-scale” strikes were aimed at targets belonging he Arab League will hold to the Al-Quds Brigade, and the an emergency meeting Syrian military, the Israeli mili- Tnext week to discuss the tary tweeted. United States’ decision to no The Syrian Observatory for longer consider Israeli settle- Human Rights, a monitoring ments in the West Bank in breach group, said the death toll had of international law, an offi cial reached 21 allied militia mem- said yesterday. bers, as well as Syrian army per- Arab foreign ministers will sonnel, in and near the Syrian meet on Monday, according to capital Damascus. Palestinian ambassador in Cairo While health authorities in and the representative in the rural Damascus put the civilian Arab League, Diab al-Louh. deaths at three, Syria’s offi cial US Secretary of State Mike news agency SANA reported Pompeo announced the change that two civilians were killed in policy on Monday. It was one after shrapnel from an Israeli of several pro-Israel moves by rocket hit a house in the town Donald Trump’s administra- of Saasa, south-west of Damas- tion, including the relocation cus. The Israeli strikes targeted of the US embassy to Jerusalem an arms depot belonging to the and recognition of Israel’s claim Al-Quds Brigade, located south to sovereignty over the Golan and south-west of Damascus, Heights.There are more than the observatory said. 600,000 Israelis living in more It added that the attack also than 200 settlements in the hit Syrian army posts. West Bank and East Jerusalem. Israeli army spokesman Hidai A worker fixes the damage to a building from an Israeli attack in Damascus, Syria yesterday. With the expansion of set- Zilberman told the Israeli radio tlements, Palestinians see the broadcaster Kan that most of rockets that it said were fi red in against Israel,” the Israeli mili- Moscow condemned the Israeli tensions,” Bogdanov said. Ear- another died. The Israeli army chances of fi nding a two-state the targets were in the Damas- its direction by Iranian forces in tary tweeted. “We will continue strikes as a violation of interna- lier this month, three Israeli has in the past targeted militias, solution dimming, as they want cus area and included a head- Syria the previous day. operating fi rmly and for as long tional law. rocket attacks west of the Syrian including operatives from the these areas for a future state. quarters of the militias. All those rockets were inter- as necessary against the Iranian Russia, the main military capital Damascus targeted the Al-Quds Brigade, which it says The UN Security Council in 2016 Zilberman added that a Syr- cepted by the Iron Dome aerial entrenchment in Syria.” backer of Syrian President house of Akram al-Ajouri, a top were responsible for attacks demanded a complete stop to ian anti-aircraft battery was defence system. “We hold the The army added that it was Bashar al-Assad, has managed leader of the Quds Brigade, the from Syria aimed at Israel. the building of settlements and destroyed after Israeli aircraft Syrian regime responsible for prepared for a possible Iranian to maintain close ties with both armed wing of the Islamic Jihad Israel defends the strikes by passed a resolution designating came under fi re from surface- the actions that take place in response. Syria and Israel throughout the in the Palestinian Gaza Strip. saying it is trying to prevent them a violation of international to-air missiles. Syrian territory and warn them Russia, like Iran, is an ally Syrian civil war. Israel’s attacks Al-Ajouri was not killed in the from building up its military in- law and a major obstacle to peace Israel was responding to against allowing further attacks of the Syrian government, and “will lead to an escalation of attack, although his son and fl uence in the region. in the Middle East.

Algeria army arrests militants heading for Sahel region Iran president claims victory over unrest Algeria’s army has arrested eight people planning to join militants in the neighbouring Reuters curity forces, which would make cial media videos showed what enemies benefi t from the situ- in several cities and towns, in German, Turkish and Afghan Sahel region, the defence min- Dubai it the worst street unrest in Iran appeared to be continuing ation, even though they might which people chanted “Death to dual nationals had been trained istry said yesterday. The eight in at least a decade and possibly scenes of violence yesterday, a have complaints about the America” and “Death to Israel”. and funded by foreign intelli- were arrested on Tuesday in since the 1979 Revolution. fi fth day of unrest. country’s management,” Rou- At least 100 banks and dozens gence services to... stir up civil the Ghardaia and Relizane ranian President Hassan The Internet has been shut It comes at a time when Iran’s hani said, state TV reported. of buildings and cars have been disobedience in Iran...they had provinces, a ministry state- Rouhani declared yesterday down in Iran for days, making economy has been crippled by Iran’s top authority, Supreme torched by “rioters”, Iranian of- equipment to be used for sabo- ment said without providing Ithat street unrest had been it diffi cult to obtain reliable re- US sanctions that have nearly Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, fi cials said, adding that about tage,” Fars reported, without details. Algeria has repeat- put down in a victory over for- ports of the extent of the unrest. halted its exports of oil, and said on Tuesday the protests 1,000 protesters had been ar- elaborating. edly expressed concerns about eign enemies, after a wave of But it appears to be the worst when governments in Lebanon had been a security matter, not rested. Quoting security sourc- Government spokesman Ali security across its southern violent demonstrations swept violence at least since Iran put and Iraq that include factions a popular movement, and had es, Iran’s semi-offi cial Fars Rabiei said a plot to bomb Iran’s borders with Mali and Niger, the country following a hike in down a “Green Revolution” in have also faced increasingly vi- been dealt with successfully. news agency said several Iranian major gas production installa- where militants have carried fuel prices last week. 2009, when dozens were killed olent demonstrations. Live footage on state televi- dual nationals were also arrest- tions in Assalouyeh on the Gulf out deadly attacks on civilians Amnesty International said over several months. “The Iranian people have sion showed thousands joining ed. Tehran has blamed “thugs” had been thwarted, blaming it and government forces. it had documented at least 106 Although the authorities said again succeeded in an historic pro-government demonstra- linked to exiles and foreign foes on “rioters”, Iranian media re- deaths of protesters killed by se- the streets were now quiet, so- test and shown they will not let tions yesterday, with rallies for the unrest. “The detained ported.

Strike pushes South African Zimbabwe police use tear gas in opposition crackdown

Airways to brink of collapse Reuters a stampede. Several people were downtown Harare, prosecutors Harare injured. withdrew subversion charges The Zimbabwe Lawyers for against activist pastor Evan Reuters a better price. But the rapidity of Human Rights group said it had Mawarire, one of several peo- Johannesburg SAA’s fi nancial slide and balloon- imbabwean police yester- deployed lawyers to represent at ple who was arrested during the ing state budget defi cits mean the day used batons, tear gas least eight people that were ar- January fuel protests, his lawyer government’s commitment to sal- Zand water cannon to beat rested by police. told Reuters. outh African Airways vaging the airline is being sorely up and disperse supporters of Police spokesman Paul Ny- Political tension is rising in (SAA) has nearly no cash tested. SAA board member Martin the main opposition party who athi declined to comment. Zimbabwe, where citizens are Sleft and may miss sal- Kingston told Reuters the strike had gathered outside their party After yesterday’s clashes, grappling with a severe eco- ary payments this month, a was costing the airline a minimum headquarters in the capital to Chamisa told reporters and nomic crisis that has seen roll- board member said yesterday, of 50mn rand ($3.4mn) a day and listen to a speech by their leader. party offi cials at the MDC c-offi ing power cuts lasting up to 18 as a crippling six-day strike has that, without additional state Movement for Democratic es that time would come when hours a day and shortages of pushed the state-owned airline guarantees, the board could have Change (MDC) leader Nelson the MDC would no longer seek foreign currency, fuel and med- to the brink of fi nancial collapse. to recommend that the company Chamisa said the latest police police permission for its gath- icine. The standoff between SAA be liquidated. action showed that President erings. Most public sector doctors and two of its largest unions over “We may not have enough Emmerson Mnangagwa’s gov- “What this tells you is that have been on a strike over pay wages and job cuts is a critical test cash to pay salaries at the end of ernment was afraid of its citi- we (have) a rogue regime.What since September, paralysing of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s the month.We are still investi- zens. this tells you is that we are in a government hospitals where the pledge to fi x ailing state fi rms, gating how we can do that,” he The MDC accuses Mnan- An anti-riot police man in Zimbabwe tackles a woman with his pariah state,” he said during a poor seek treatment. which play a large role in Africa’s said. ”This is a real-time discus- gagwa of adopting the heavy- boot as they dispersed a crowd gathered to hear an address by speech he dubbed hope of the Other public sector workers most industrialised economy.But sion we are having with National handed tactics of his predeces- leader of the MDC Alliance, Nelson Chamisa at Morgan Tsvangirai nation address. are demanding US dollar-in- the government has few easy op- Treasury and the Department of sor, Robert Mugabe who, who House, the party headquarters, in Harare, yesterday. “When you see a regime that dexed salaries to protect them tions to rescue SAA. Public Enterprises. We need help ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years is so scared of its own people, from soaring infl ation. The airline has received more imminently.” Compounding the until his generals turned against But police have this year roads leading to MDC head- you must know that the end is Critics say Mnangagwa has than 20bn rand ($1.35bn) in bail- cash squeeze, the National Un- him in a coup two years ago. banned several MDC gather- quarters in Harare but support- nigh.” failed to keep promises he made outs over the past three years ion of Metalworkers of South Af- Mugabe died on Sept 5. ings, saying they feared the ers continued to gather, singing Critics accuse Mnangagwa’s during last year’s election cam- and is hobbled by an unprofi table rica (NUMSA) and South African On Sunday, Mnangagwa, de- events would turn violent after and chanting before the arrival government of intolerance of paign to revive the economy route network and a fl eet of inef- Cabin Crew Association (SACCA) fended his record in an opinion fuel protests in January became of party leader Chamisa. dissent, pointing to protest by pushing through economic fi cient planes. called the strike last week after piece carried by CNBC Africa, deadly and more than a dozen A few minutes after Chamisa bans and arrest of dozens of ac- reforms, attracting foreign in- Offi cials have said they want SAA refused their demand for an saying his administration was people died following a security entered the party building, po- tivists since January on charges vestment to create jobs and re- to stabilise SAA before selling an 8% salary hike and said it planned opening up political and media crackdown. lice charged the crowd with ba- of subverting the government. building collapsing infrastruc- equity stake so that they can get to cut almost 20% of employees. space. Hundreds of police blocked tons and fi red tear gas, causing At a magistrates court in ture. Gulf Times 14 Thursday, November 21, 2019 AMERICAS

HATE CRIME SWITCHED OFF TECH TALK HEALTH CONSERVATION Georgia teen planned PG&E customers face new Agency ready to evaluate US doctors’ group backs Eligible bachelor panda attack on black church round of mass outages Toronto ‘smart city’ plan ban on vaping products Bei Bei heads to China

A 16-year-old high school student was arrested Power supply to about 150,000 California homes Details of the technological innovations The American Medical Association (AMA) on After a month of preparations and goodbyes, Bei on suspicion of planning to attack black people at and businesses was shut off yesterday in the latest planned for a futuristic development in Toronto Tuesday called for a total ban on all e-cigarette Bei, the Washington National Zoo’s most eligible a predominantly African-American church in the precautionary outage planned by utility giant recently provided by Sidewalk Labs are and vaping products that are not approved giant panda bachelor, was on his way to China on southeastern US state of Georgia, police said on PG&E against wildfire risks posed by extremely satisfactory to evaluate the project, an off icial by the US Food and Drug Administration as Tuesday, where scientists hope he will help increase Tuesday. The teenager, described by police as a dry, windy weather. Late on Tuesday, the company of the government-mandated development smoking cessation tools. The AMA is urging the population of his species. The 4-year-old Bei Bei white female, detailed her plan to commit murder said it would go forward with the shutoff s from agency told Reuters. The evaluation by regulators and legislators at the state and munched his last American breakfast of bamboo at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in a 9am, with some customers likely to be unaff ected Waterfront Toronto, due to be wrapped up local levels to ban the sale and distribution and leaf eater biscuits early on Tuesday before notebook that was found by fellow students who until late afternoon. The mass blackout will be the by March 2020, will look at the feasibility of of all e-cigarette and vaping products, and entering a custom travel crate that was loaded onto alerted school authorities, police said in a statement. fourth imposed by Pacific Gas & Electric Co since the Alphabet subsidiary’s proposals. Kristina stipulates that those products should only be a truck for the trip to Dulles International Airport, The youth was charged with criminal attempt to October 9, when about 730,000 customers were Verner, Waterfront Toronto’s vice president of available by prescription. The group also called the zoo said. From there, he began the 16-hour commit murder and sent to a youth detention left in the dark. The latest mass shutoff is likely to innovation, said Sidewalk’s latest document did for more study on the use of drug and non- direct flight to Chengdu, China, aboard a dedicated centre in Georgia. Police said the investigation run through midday today and could ultimately “a good job of satisfying the information we drug treatment strategies to deal with nicotine Boeing 777F flown by FedEx and stocked with his indicated that the teenager was targeting the church aff ect 181,000 customers, PG&E spokeswoman need for the evaluation” of the project in the addiction, and is advocating for diagnostic codes favourite snacks, such as bamboo shoots, pears, based on the racial demographic of its members. Katie Allen told Reuters. Quayside area of Canada’s largest city. for e-cigarette and vaping associated illnesses. and cooked sweet potatoes, it said.

Navy could remove Sondland says followed Trump Gallagher from ‘orders’ on pressuring Ukraine SEALs, even after

Reuters Trump intervention Washington

Reuters senior US diplomat yes- Washington terday told lawmakers that APresident Donald Trump expressly ordered him and others US Navy SEAL, whose rank was recently restored by to help pressure Ukraine into in- President Donald Trump following a court-martial, is vestigating a political rival of the Anow facing a bid by Navy brass to remove him from the president, providing some of the SEALs, US offi cials and his lawyer told Reuters on Tuesday. most signifi cant testimony to date Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, 40, was ac- in the House of Representatives cused of committing war crimes while deployed to Mosul in impeachment inquiry. Iraq in 2017. In remarks that also put Secre- In July, a military jury acquitted him of charges he mur- tary of State Mike Pompeo at the dered a captured Islamic State fi ghter by stabbing the centre of the Ukraine controversy, wounded prisoner in the neck, but it convicted him of ille- US ambassador to the European gally posing with the detainee’s corpse. Union Gordon Sondland said While such an off ence carries a maximum sentence of four Pompeo was “fully supportive” months imprisonment, Gallagher was instead demoted in of the eff orts to push Ukraine into rank and pay grade. carrying out two investigations Last week, Trump restored Gallagher’s rank and pay to that would benefi t Trump politi- chief petty offi cer, and pardoned two Army cers offi separate- cally at home. ly accused of war crimes in Afghanistan. Sondland, a wealthy hotel en- Critics said Trump’s moves undermined military justice trepreneur and Trump donor, said and sent a message that battlefi eld atrocities would be toler- he worked with Trump’s personal ated. attorney Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine A US offi cial, speaking on the condition of anonymity issues on “the president’s orders,” because of the sensitivity of the matter, said Gallagher and further detailing Trump’s active three other SEALs are likely to be notifi ed that they must ap- participation in a controversy that pear before a board that will decide whether they should be threatens his presidency. stripped of their SEAL status. Giuliani’s eff orts earlier this year Offi cials said that process could take weeks, but the deci- to get Ukrainian President Volody- sion to review Gallagher’s status had the support of senior myr Zelenskiy to investigate Dem- Navy leaders. ocratic presidential candidate Joe If Gallagher is removed from the elite SEALs, he would ei- Biden and his son “were a quid pro ther have to retire or fi nd a diff erent position in the Navy. quo for arranging a White House US ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland testifies before a House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill yesterday. Reached by telephone late on Tuesday, Gallagher’s civil- visit” for the Ukrainian leader, ian lawyer, Timothy Parlatore, told Reuters the move to take Sondland said, using a Latin term “We did not want to work of impeachment — that would be told Sondland in early September, mony “a very important moment away Gallagher’s Trident pin designating him as a SEAL was meaning to exchange a favour for with Mr Giuliani. Simply put, we sent to the Republican-controlled according to e-mail correspond- in the history of this inquiry.” being driven by Naval Special Warfare commander Rear Ad- another favour. played the hand we were dealt. We Senate for a trial on whether to re- ence cited in his testimony. “It goes right to the heart of the miral Collin Green. The ambassador testifi ed that all understood that if we refused to move him from offi ce. “Everyone was in the loop,” issue of bribery as well as other Parlatore said he had fi led an inspector general’s complaint he told Vice President Mike Pence work with Mr Giuliani, we would Few Republican senators have Sondland said. potential high crimes and misde- accusing Green of defying the commander-in-chief in an in September that US security aid lose an important opportunity broken with Trump. Pompeo, on a visit to Europe meanours,” Schiff told reporters, act of insubordination, for which Parlatore said the admiral to Ukraine had been stalled appar- to cement relations between the The committee’s top Republi- yesterday, declined comment on referring to impeachable off ences himself could be court-martialed. ently because of Trump’s demand United States and Ukraine. So we can, Devin Nunes, accused Demo- the testimony. mentioned in the US Constitution. “He’s making some suicidal power play against the presi- for the investigations. followed the president’s orders,” crats of waging an “impeachment Sondland said that even as late “But we also have heard for the dent,” Parlatore said of Green. Trump has said he did nothing Sondland said. crusade” against Trump. as September 24 — the same day fi rst time that knowledge of this “He has to know this is the death knell for his career. He’s wrong and specifi cally denied any Giuliani held no formal US gov- “They know exactly what kind the House launched its impeach- scheme was pervasive.” chosen this hill to die on.” quid pro quo. ernment job. of damage they’re infl icting on ment inquiry — Pompeo was Career US diplomats have por- The Navy Times newspaper, which covers news in the Later yesterday, Trump said he The inquiry focuses on a July 25 this nation. But they’ve passed the directing Volker to speak with trayed Sondland in their testi- armed forces, reported Gallagher’s Special Warfare superiors does not know Sondland well but phone call in which Trump asked point of no return,” Nunes said. Giuliani. mony as a central fi gure in what planned to meet with him in California to inform him that a he seems like a “nice guy.” Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to carry out Sondland’s testimony cast more Democrats have accused Trump became a shadow and “irregular” Trident Review Board has been convened. Sondland described Trump in two investigations. light on the role of Pompeo, a close of using the frozen aid and Zel- Ukraine policy operation, un- In a meeting with his staff on Monday, Green “made clear May telling him along with En- One involved Biden and his Trump ally who has declined to enskiy’s desire for an Oval Offi ce dercutting offi cial channels and his contempt of the president and disagreement with the ergy Secretary Rick Perry and son Hunter, who had worked for defend State Department wit- meeting as leverage to pressure a pressing Kyiv to investigate the president’s decision” and “declared he intended to remove... then-US special envoy to Ukraine Ukrainian energy company Bur- nesses who have been attacked by vulnerable US ally to dig up dirt on Bidens. Gallagher’s trident anyway,” according to the 16-page com- Kurt Volker to work with Giuliani isma. Trump and other Republicans for political adversaries. Sondland said he was “ada- plaint, a copy of which was posted online by the Navy Times. on Ukraine policy at a time when The other involving a debunked cooperating with the impeach- Sondland said Trump never told mantly opposed” to any suspen- “It is incomprehensible to understand how, given the the former New York mayor was conspiracy theory promoted by ment inquiry. him directly that the aid to Ukraine sion of aid to Ukraine because Kyiv commander in chief’s clear guidance” that Green “thinks it working to get the Ukrainians to some Trump allies that Ukraine, Sondland provided corre- was conditioned on Ukraine an- needed it to fi ght against Russian is appropriate to countermand this and increase the punish- do the politically motivated in- not Russia, interfered in the 2016 spondence showing that he and nouncing investigation. aggression. ment,” the complaint said. vestigations. US election. Pompeo communicated about his He said he told Pence in Sep- Sondland was tapped as Trump’s “Moreover, no fl ag offi cer should ever be speaking con- “Secretary Perry, ambassador Trump is seeking re-election in eff ort to get Zelenskiy to commit tember that the Ukraine aid ap- envoy after he donated $1mn to the temptuously of the commander in chief in front of his sub- Volker and I worked with Mr Rudy 2020. to undertake investigations as a peared to be stalled because of the president’s inauguration. ordinates.” Giuliani on Ukraine matters at the Biden, the former vice presi- way to free up $391mn in security demand for investigations. In October, Trump called him Naval Special Warfare spokeswoman Captain Tamara express direction of the president dent, is a leading candidate for the aid for Ukraine that Trump had “The vice president nodded, “a really good man,” but after Lawrence disputed as “patently false” assertions that Green of the United States,” Sondland Democratic nomination to face withheld. he heard what I said, and that was Sondland’s amended statement had expressed contempt for the president, the Times report- told the House of Representatives Trump. The aid eventually was provided pretty much it,” he said. to House investigators this month ed. Intelligence Committee, which is The investigation could lead the in September. Adam Schiff , the Democratic the president told reporters at the Trump’s decision last Friday to restore Gallagher’s rank spearheading the Democratic-led House to approve formal charges “All good. You’re doing great chairman of the Intelligence Com- White House, “I hardly know the marked the fourth time the president has intervened or pub- impeachment inquiry. against Trump — called articles work; keep banging away,” Pompeo mittee, called Sondland’s testi- gentleman.” licly commented directly on the Navy SEAL’s case.

Talks continue to end strike at Canada’s biggest railway as factories slow output

Reuters goods to ports and the United service have urged Prime Minis- “The economy is a little soft right Montreal States. ter Justin Trudeau’s government now. (The strike) comes at a very In a letter to employees yester- to recall Parliament and pass leg- unfortunate time.” day that was seen by Reuters, CN islation to end the strike. Chemtrade Logistics Income alks to end a strike by denied union arguments that the Veronique Simard, a spokes- Fund, a major North American thousands of workers at “strike was about safety.” woman for Labour Minister Pat- supplier of sulphuric acid and TCanada’s biggest railroad, “We off ered the union a so- ty Hajdu, said the government sodium chlorate, warned yester- Canadian National Railway Co, lution to address its concerns,” urged both sides to continue day that a prolonged CN strike continued yesterday, as industri- said the letter yesterday from CN negotiations, and that mediators could materially damage its op- al plants slowed output of prod- chief operating offi cer Rob Reilly. were involved. erating results. ucts cut off from their markets. A CN spokesman said the rail- “Our government believes in Some plants that crush canola About 3,000 unionised work- way was committed to negotia- the collective bargaining process. into vegetable oil and animal ers, including conductors and tions. We understand the importance meal have slowed production and yardmen, hit picket lines on The Teamsters said it had of the rail industry and its work- reduced purchases of the crop Tuesday after talks with man- pushed back against CN’s eff orts ers to the Canadian economy from farmers, said Chris Vervaet, agement failed to resolve con- to limit the time off that mem- — particularly to industries in executive director of the Cana- tract issues amid softening de- bers get in a current contract. western Canada that are already dian Oilseed Processors Associa- mand for freight service. The union is also asking to facing challenges.” tion. Negotiations in Montreal were limit the use of so-called belt But many said the economy He declined to identify the “ongoing,” Teamsters union packs, a type of remote control was already feeling the strike’s plants, but Canadian canola spokesman Christopher Monette that allow workers to control and impact. processors include Bunge Ltd, said. move trains. Plants that produce hazard- Cargill Ltd and Richardson Inter- The union’s concerns centre CN reiterated its desire for an ous chemicals such as chlorine national. on fatigue, safety and ensuring arbitrator to settle the dispute, a and sulphuric acid suspended “We haven’t really had a lot that workers’ breaks are not re- step that the union has rejected. production starting last weekend of history with long strikes, and duced. “Arbitration would get you because those goods cannot be there’s a reason for that. They are Canada, one of the world’s back to work in time for the holi- stored in cars on rail sidings, said so potentially damaging to the biggest exporters of farm prod- days and we could all continue Bob Masterson, chief executive economy that usually there’s the ucts, relies on CN and Canadian to serve our customers and the of the Chemistry Industry Asso- threat of back-to-work legisla- Pacifi c Railway to move crops, economy,” Reilly said. ciation of Canada. tion,” said Doug Porter, chief econ- Teamsters Canada union workers picket at the Canadian National Railway Terminal in Brampton, Ontario. potash, coal and manufactured Industries that rely on rail “That’s lost business,” he said. omist at BMO Capital Markets. Gulf Times Thursday, November 21, 2019 15 ASIA

Sumatran Thai court strips opposition elephant found dead

AFP FFP leader of MP status Pekanbaru, Indonesia Sumatran elephant was AFP His removal means the Elec- by short-lived civilian govern- found decapitated with its tion Commission could bring ments, bloody street protests, Atusks ripped off in an ap- criminal charges that carry se- and coups by an arch-royalist parent poaching of the critically rious penalties – including a military. endangered subspecies, an Indo- he billionaire frontman of political ban and imprisonment. Thanathorn’s removal from nesian conservation offi cial said. ’s anti-military It also deals a gut punch to parliament was a “foregone The rotting corpse of the Tbloc was stripped of his his party, which won devoted conclusion” the minute his 40-year-old male creature was MP status yesterday over a me- fans among millennials after ultra-popular party made mas- discovered by a plantation work- dia shareholding case, a court calling for the military to be sive strides in the election, er on Monday in Riau province ruling that could lead to him purged from politics, military said political analyst Thitinan on Sumatra island. being banned from politics and conscription to be ended and Pongsudhirak of “The elephant’s head had been cut jailed for up to 10 years. defence spending slashed. University. off and its severed trunk was found a Thanathorn Juangroon- Thanathorn has repeatedly “What he and his party stood metre away from the body,” chief of gruangkit and his upstart Fu- insisted the 675,000 shares for is antithetical to the es- the local conservation agency Su- ture Forward Party (FFP) rode he held in V-Luck Media were tablished centres of power in haryono, who goes by one name, said a youth-propelled wave in sold to his mother on January 8 Thailand,” he said. in a statement on Tuesday. March elections making it the – weeks before he registered to “He’s not the fi rst and he Authorities said the mutilated third largest in the country and run as a candidate. won’t be the last.” elephant had likely been dead for alarming the establishment. But the court rejected the The same court had disband- almost a week, adding that they The outspoken 40-year-old claim, saying there was no “of- ed a diff erent anti-military op- were looking for those responsible. connected with Thais weary of fi cial proof” that the transfer position party linked to former “We suspect the elephant was the army’s role in Thailand’s took place on that day. premier hunted and killed and then its turbulent politics, which has Thanathorn remained defi - right before the March vote. head was cut off to remove the seen at least 12 coups since 1932. ant following the verdict, tell- The poll – held after nearly tusks,” Suharyono said. But since the vote he has bat- ing reporters outside the court fi ve years of junta rule – saw Rampant deforestation has re- tled legal cases and was suspend- that the judges had given “more coup leader Prayut Chan-O- Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit speaks to journalists after the constitu- duced the species’ natural habitat and ed from parliament earlier this weight to their presumptions” Cha voted in as civilian pre- tional court hearing in Bangkok yesterday. brought them into increasing confl ict year after accusations he held instead of the evidence he mier with the help of junta- with humans, while their tusks are shares in a media company when provided. appointed senators. The attempts to silence Fu- Future Forward Party has also ward Party MPs voted against prized in the illegal wildlife trade. he registered as a candidate. He assured dozens of his sup- But yesterday’s ruling was ture Forward were due to its come under fi re for being a rare a royal decree transferring two Last year, the corpse of an el- He denied the charges and porters waving the party’s sig- an indication that despite elec- threat to status quo, he added. voice of criticism against Thai- key army units to the direct ephant was found with its tusks said they are politically moti- nature orange fl ags that he has tions, “Thai authorities are Hours after the court’s ver- land’s royalist establishment. control of the – an unprec- missing in Aceh province in an vated, but judges at the con- not given up and will remain the not ready for an open and free dict, the party announced that The monarchy, one of the edented political objection to a apparent poisoning case. stitutional court ruled against party leader. democracy,” said Charles San- Thanathorn would join a public world’s richest and headed by royal command. Indonesia’s environment min- him on Wednesday, calling “Future Forward’s journey tiago, chair of Asean parliamen- campaign to end military con- King Maha , is at The decree still passed par- istry estimates there are fewer his evidence “suspicious” and has not yet ended,” he said. tarians for Human Rights, in a scription at a popular down- the apex of Thai power. liament with an overwhelming than 2,000 Sumatran elephants revoking his MP status. Thai politics has been marked statement. town Bangkok mall. Last month, 70 Future For- majority. still in the wild. US to provide ship to Vietnam for South China Sea patrols

Reuters Hanoi

he United States an- nounced yesterday it will arrives at a military air terminal in Bangkok yesterday. Tprovide Vietnam with another coast guard cutter for its growing fl eet of ships, boost- ing Hanoi’s ability to patrol the South China Sea amid tensions with China. Pope Francis begins US Defence Secretary Mark Esper disclosed the decision during an address in Vietnam, which has emerged as the most vocal opponent in Asia of Chi- visit to Thailand na’s territorial claims in the South China Sea. Reuters the papal motorcade. made their way over the tarmac In his speech, Esper took aim Bangkok Catholics are a tiny minority through crowds of clergy, chil- at China, which he accused of in mostly Buddhist Thailand, dren and government offi cials “bullying” neighbours, like Vi- accounting for less than 2% of to a waiting motorcade. etnam. the population. “Dear friends in Thailand “China’s unilateral eff orts ope Francis arrived in The Pope’s plane touched and Japan, before we meet, let to assert illegitimate maritime Thailand yesterday to down outside Bangkok around us pray together that these days claims threaten other nations’ US Defence Secretary Mark Esper reviews the guard of honour with Vietnam’s Defence Minister General Pmeet with its small but midday and he descended to may be rich in grace and joy,” access to vital natural resources, Ngo Xuan Lich in Hanoi yesterday. devoted Catholic minority on a red-carpet airport welcome read a message on the pontiff ’s undermine the stability of re- a seven-day Asian trip that from church leaders for a visit offi cial Twitter account before gional energy markets, and in- on shared concerns over Chinese month it could explore legal ac- up against coercion and intimida- will include a family reunion that coincides with the 350th he left the Vatican. crease the risk of confl ict,” Esper expansion. tion in the dispute, a move pre- tion, protect the rights of all na- in Bangkok and take his anti- anniversary of the fi rst papal At Bangkok’s St Louis told students at the Diplomatic China claims 90% of the po- viously taken by the Philippines tions, big and small,” Esper said. nuclear message to Japan. mission in Siam, the former Church, a Thai Catholic wom- Academy of Vietnam. tentially energy-rich South – where Esper visited earlier this The United States accuses Waiting for a glimpse of name of Thailand. an proudly showed photo- The vessel will be Vietnam’s China Sea, but Brunei, , week. China of militarising the South the pontiff , excited Catholics Among those welcoming graphs of her and Pope Francis second cutter from the US Coast the Philippines, Taiwan and Vi- In 2016, the Philippines won China Sea and trying to in- thronged around the Vatican’s him was his cousin and child- from a visit she made to the Guard, which just two years ago etnam also lay claim to parts of a ruling from the Permanent timidate Asian neighbours who Bangkok embassy and St Louis hood friend from Argentina, Vatican with her husband. transferred a Hamilton-class it, through which about $3trn of Court of Arbitration in The might want to exploit its exten- Hospital to take selfi es. 77-year-old nun Sister Ana “I never thought that I would cutter to Vietnam. By providing trade passes each year. Hague that invalidated China’s sive oil and gas reserves. “Once in a lifetime, I want Rosa Sivori, who has worked have another chance to see him the ships, the US hopes to enable Beijing in July sent a ship for claim over most of the South In April, the United States to see him and be able re- in Thai schools for more than again,” said Nuchnaree Prar- Vietnam to assert its sovereignty a months-long seismic survey China Sea. delivered six patrol boats worth ceive prayer from him,” said 50 years and will be the Pope’s esri, 49. and deter China. to an area internationally des- Speaking earlier at Vietnam’s $12mn to Vietnam’s Coast 60-year-old Orawan Thong- personal translator in Thai- But when she was invited to More than four decades after ignated as Vietnam’s exclusive defence ministry, Esper said the Guard. Those vessels were in jamroon outside the Vatican land. be a cleaner at St. Louis Church the Vietnam War ended, ties be- economic zone (EEZ) but also international rules-based order addition to another 12 “Metal embassy, where she had been The pair, whose grandfathers for the papal visit, she seized tween the United States and Vi- claimed by China. “has come under duress.” Shark” patrol boats it provided waiting since early morning for were brothers, beamed as they the opportunity. etnam are increasingly focused Vietnam said earlier this “Collectively, we must stand to Vietnam in the last two years.

Vietnam agrees ‘historic’ labour reform Vietnam’s National Assembly The International Labour approved a “historic” new Organisation (ILO) – the UN Lanka’s new president picks law yesterday that will reform agency for labour standards labour laws and allow for the – also praised Vietnamese creation of independent unions authorities for adopting the new more aligned with international legal framework. standards. “This is significant progress brother as prime minister According to a statement on the as it will substantially improve National Assembly’s website, 435 Vietnam’s employment and AFP ing the Tamil Tigers to end With the older Rajapaksa said in an address to the nation. Mahinda Rajapaksa ... new role deputies voted on the new law, industrial relations and create Colombo Sri Lanka’s decades-long civil taking over as prime minis- Wickremesinghe, 70, said which gained a 90.6-per-cent a solid foundation for fair war, with the security services ter, Sri Lanka will for the fi rst he informed the new president by the Sinhala-Buddhist major- approval rate. international integration and they controlled accused of war time have two brothers at the about quitting on Thursday, al- ity – but loathed among minor- “Vietnam’s National Assembly trade,” said ILO Vietnam Director ewly elected Sri Lankan crimes and multiple human helm. During the fi rst Mahinda lowing a new minority govern- ity Tamils – for spearheading enacted historic legislation Chang-Hee Lee. President Gotabaya rights abuses. presidency, the eldest brother ment to be formed. the defeat of Tamil separatist that allows for the formation of “Freedom of association is a NRajapaksa yesterday A spokesman for the new ad- Chamal was the speaker of par- “The prime minister will militants in 2009 to end the 37- independent trade unions at the fundamental right under the ILO’s named his brother Mahinda as ministration said Rajapaksa, 74, liament. have a fi nal meeting with his year civil war. grassroots level,” a statement 1998 Declaration on Fundamental prime minister, cementing the will be sworn in by his younger Prime Minister Wickremes- cabinet as well as other leaders Around 40,000 Tamil civil- from the US embassy stated. Principles and Rights at Work,” grip on power of a clan credited brother Gotabaya, aged 70. inghe formally announced his of his coalition before address- ians were allegedly killed by the “The law also improves Lee added. with crushing the Tamil Tigers Two other brothers, Basil and resignation Wednesday clear- ing the nation to announce his military in the closing stages of collective bargaining rights, The most significant shift is a decade ago. Chamal, are also active in politics. ing the way for the Rajapaksas resignation,” his spokesman the confl ict when Gotabaya ef- strengthens protections against that workers are allowed to Mahinda, a two-term presi- “Prime Minister Rajapaksa to form a minority government Sudarshana Gunawardana said fectively ran the security forces discrimination at work, and form organisations not under dent himself, is due to be sworn will have his cabinet appointed ahead of possible snap elections earlier in the day. while his brother was president. enhances protections for the control of the Vietnam in as premier today following shortly after taking his oath of early next year. Wickremesinghe’s party put During the three-month younger workers. General Confederation of Labour the resignation of Ranil Wick- offi ce,” said spokesman Vijay- “Although we enjoy a parlia- forward Sajith Premadasa in the election campaign held in the Importantly, the new law expands (VGCL). Previously, the VGCL remesinghe after his party suf- ananda Herath. mentary majority, we respect presidential election but was shadow of extremist attacks in the Labor Code’s coverage from was Vietnam’s only trade union fered a humiliating defeat at the Gotabaya was defence sec- the mandate received by Ra- soundly beaten by Gotabaya in April, Gotabaya had promised to 15 to 56mn people by extending federation. weekend’s presidential polls. retary under Mahinda during japaksa and we have decided to a highly divisive election in the make his charismatic and popu- legal protections to workers It is a state-run organisation and The Rajapaksa brothers are his decade as president which allow him to form a new gov- island nation of 21.6mn. lar brother Mahinda his prime without employment contracts,” other independent unions were credited with brutally destroy- ended in January 2015. ernment,” Wickremesinghe The Rajapaksas, are adored minister. the statement read. forbidden. (DPA) Gulf Times 16 Thursday, November 21, 2019 ASIA/AUSTRALASIA

Philippines polio cases stand at seven Philippine police say will arrest anyone fl outing vaping ban Three more children below the age of five were confirmed to have polio in the Philippines, bringing to seven the number of cases of the highly contagious disease, health off icials said AFP called the devices “toxic” and police ordered “eff ective today, selves. “It’s inappropriate. In and risk getting them addicted to yesterday. The three children, aged one, two and four years old, said vaping introduced “chemi- all police units nationwide to any case, we don’t hurt people, nicotine. were all admitted at the Cotabato Regional Medical Center in cals” into the user’s body. He or- enforce the ban on use of vapes; the environment or animals,” The devices have become the southern region of Mindanao, said Health Undersecretary dered the arrest of anyone vaping ensure that all violators will be said 22-year-old student Alexis hugely popular in the past dec- Eric Domingo. Domingo said authorities were looking at the hilippine police were or- publicly in a country that already arrested”. Martin. ade but a rash of vaping-linked water supply as being the possible source of infection for the dered yesterday to arrest has some of Asia’s toughest anti- The ban came days after Phil- “Why are vapers being tar- deaths and illnesses in the United recent cases. According to the Department of Health, the three Panyone caught vaping in smoking rules. No formal, writ- ippine health authorities report- geted?” States is feeding caution about new patients suff ered from fever, cough and weakness of the public, just hours after Philip- ten order has been made public ed the nation’s fi rst vaping-re- E-cigarettes warm fl avoured the product, already banned in legs, neck and facial muscles. “It is unacceptable that more pine President Rodrigo Duterte that spells out the scope of the lated lung injury, which resulted liquid to produce vapour that some places. In September 2019 children are falling victim to this vaccine-preventable disease,” announced he would ban e-cig- ban or penalties for violations. in a 16-year-old girl being hos- is free of the estimated 7,000 India became the latest country Health Secretary Francisco Duque said in the statement. “We arettes. Duterte is notorious inter- pitalised. Vaping has taken off in chemicals in tobacco smoke, but to ban the import, sale, produc- are more determined than ever to make sure that no child shall The abrupt prohibition, re- nationally for his deadly anti- the Philippines, with speciality does contain a number of sub- tion and advertising of e-ciga- be missed during the next round of (vaccination) in Manila vealed by Duterte late Tuesday narcotics crackdown, but he shops and vapers puffi ng away in stances that could potentially be rettes, citing in particular con- and Mindanao,” he added. The Philippines was declared free adds to a growing global backlash has also targeted tobacco with a public a common sight. E-ciga- harmful. Critics say that apart cerns for its youth. of polio 19 years ago but on September 19, the government against a product once promoted wide-ranging ban on smoking in rette users were caught off guard from being harmful in them- The devices are already announced that a three-year-old girl from the southern as less harmful than tobacco public. Citing “the order of the by the ban and questioned the selves, the multiple exotic fl a- banned in several places such as province of Lanao del Sur was found to have the disease that smoking. president”, yesterday a statement utility of arresting people who, vours of e-cigarette liquids ap- Brazil, Singapore, Thailand and causes paralysis. Duterte, a former smoker, from the head of the Philippine at worst, were hurting them- peal particularly to youngsters the US state of Massachusetts. HK students’ sewer escape bid thwarted

Reuters also a hazard — for a way out dur- spotlights, without resorting to Hong Kong ing the night. It was unclear if any the tear gas and rubber bullets, had managed to escape that way. that marked clashes in recent Police off icers are seen outside the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in Hong Kong, China. Firefi ghters, who the students let days. ome anti-government pro- onto the campus, were in place to Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam The police quietly rolled out velopment team when he was with similar legislation approved at a campus tower while others testers trapped inside a stop any further such attempts has called for a humane end to a a new, harder-edged motto on detained, told the ‘Wall Street by the House of Representatives. considered hiding in the maze of SHong Kong university yes- to fl ee, blocking the only feasible siege that saw the most intense Tang’s fi rst day, replacing “We Journal’ that he was questioned Senate aides said they expected campus buildings, as they said a terday tried to fl ee through the entrance into the sewer system in clashes since the protests esca- Serve with Pride and Care” with repeatedly about the role his in- it to move forward eventually as teacher had advised them to do. sewers, where one student said an underground car park. lated more than fi ve months ago. “Serving Hong Kong with Hon- terrogators presumed Britain was an amendment to a defence bill Two protesters in body armour, she saw snakes, but fi reman pre- “The sewer was very smelly, They also tightened security in our, Duty and Loyalty”. Police playing in fomenting the unrest. expected to pass Congress this wielding metal rods, were going vented the escape by blocking a with many cockroaches, many the streets around the university, have made more than 5,000 ar- “Simon Cheng was a valued year. China’s foreign ministry to get some sleep after a night trapdoor into the system. snakes. Every step was very, very making them safe enough for a rests in connection with the pro- member of our team. We were condemned the legislation, say- on guard, watching police move- Reuters witnesses said fewer painful,” said Bowie, 23, a student late Tuesday visit by the force’s tests since June. shocked and appalled by the ing the United States should stop ments outside. “We need some than 100 protesters remained in- at Hong Kong University who new commissioner, Chris Tang, at Chinese leaders say they are mistreatment he suff ered while interfering in Hong Kong and energy to get ready for the big side the Polytechnic University, was forced to turn back. “And the the end of his fi rst day on the job. committed to the “one coun- in Chinese detention, which Chinese aff airs. The Hong Kong fi ght. Now that there’s not many ring-fenced 24 hours a day by fl ow of water was strong. Hong Tang earlier urged the support try, two systems” formula put in amounts to torture,” Raab said, government expressed “deep re- of us left they may want to come riot police and barricades, after Kong is a very developed city. of all citizens to end the unrest place in 1997 and have accused according to the Foreign and gret” over it. The unrest marks in,” said a former student named more than 1,000 were arrested I’d never thought that one day I triggered by fears that Beijing is foreign countries, including Commonwealth Offi ce. the most serious popular chal- Marc, 26. since late on Monday. would need to hide in a sewer or stifl ing the former British colo- Britain and the United States, of In Washington, the US Senate lenge to Chinese President Xi “We know this place, it’s our Some surrendered while oth- escape through sewers to survive ny’s freedoms and extensive au- stirring up trouble. British For- unanimously passed the “Hong Jinping since he came to power home and it’s a maze, and we ers were grabbed in escape at- ... The most unforgettable feeling tonomy guaranteed in its hando- eign Secretary Dominic Raab Kong Human Rights and Democ- in 2012. have weapons. We’re not going to tempts that included trying to is the fear when I was inside.” ver to Chinese rule in 1997. condemned China’s treatment racy Act”, which would require Some protesters emerged as give up now, it’s too late for that.” clamber down ropes to waiting She said she and friend were in Tang is under pressure to re- of a former employee of Britain’s the secretary of state to certify the sun rose above the campus to The university on the Kow- motorbikes. the dirty water for about an hour, store police morale as well as Hong Kong consulate who told a at least once a year that Hong express a range of feelings, from loon peninsula is the last of five Some protesters, wearing only to fi nd they were no closer to public confi dence in a force newspaper Chinese secret police Kong retains enough autonomy defi ance to uncertainty. that protesters had occupied waterproof boots and carrying escape. that has come in for widespread beat him seeking information to qualify for special US trading They still have stocks of pet- to use as bases from which to torches, resurfaced inside the “When we reached the end, we criticism for increasingly violent about the protest movement. consideration and would impose rol bombs, bows and arrows and disrupt the city over the past campus yesterday after unsuc- found we were still in the poly,” tactics to suppress the protests. Simon Cheng, a Hong Kong sanctions against offi cials re- other makeshift weapons after 10 days, blocking the central cessfully probing the sewers — she said. Police searched for any Police deny accusations of using citizen who worked for the sponsible for rights violations. a weekend of fi ery clashes. One Cross-Harbour Tunnel outside where fast-rising water levels are escapees during the night with excessive force. British mission’s business-de- The bill must be reconciled protester practised fi ring arrows and other arteries. N Korea says no interest Abe becomes Japan’s longest-serving PM AFP reshuffl e that he hoped to “take Democratic Party (LDP). De- lease of Japanese kidnapped by on the challenge to create a new spite recent missteps, however, North Korea and the resolution in Trump summit until country”. experts say Abe’s ruling coali- of a long-standing territorial He has reiterated his long- tion faces no major threats in dispute with Russia. hinzo Abe entered the cherished ambition of revis- parliament, and there are no “Defi nitely, Prime Minister history books as Japan’s ing Japan’s post-war constitu- obvious pretenders to his offi ce. Abe will go down in history,” ‘hostile policy’ removed Slongest-serving premier tion to change the status of the “There seem to be no strong said Shinichi Nishikawa, pro- yesterday, but many of his am- country’s Self Defense Forces. rivals inside the LDP, and the fessor of political science at bitious goals, including a con- But opposition parties have prime minister’s political foun- Meiji University in Tokyo. Reuters sues again when it withdraws all she said. Kim and Trump held a stitutional revision to strength- refused to move forward with dation inside the party is stable,” “But the chances of achiev- Seoul of its hostile policy against us,” fi rst, landmark summit in Singa- en the military, appear far from procedures for the revision, and said the conservative Yomiuri ing his ambitious goals are very, Choe said, according to Yonhap. pore in June last year and agreed reach. Abe has seen his reputation tar- Shimbun. very slim,” Nishikawa told AFP. “In that sense, I think a summit to improve relations and negoti- Yesterday marked Abe’s nished by the resignation of two Abe became Japan’s youngest senior North Korean of- should not really be an issue of ate an end to North Korea’s nu- 2,887th day in offi ce, topping cabinet ministers and a crony- With his place in the prime minister when he took of- fi cial said yesterday that our interest.” clear and missile programmes. the record previously set by Taro ism scandal. history books secure, Abe fi ce in 2006 at the age of 52, but Athe United States must She did not specify what con- The eff orts have made no sub- Katsura, a revered politician He is currently mired in a row is expected to focus on he resigned after just a year, hit drop its “hostile policy” towards stituted such a policy, but North stantial progress and their sec- who served three times between over inviting too many of his several diffi cult goals in by scandals and debilitated by Pyongyang in order to restart Korea’s foreign ministry said on ond summit collapsed in Viet- 1901 and 1913. supporters to a costly cherry coming years health issues. stalled denuclearisation talks, Sunday that a recent United Na- nam in February. The 65-year-old is also the blossom viewing party, forcing In 2012, he returned to of- South Korea’s Yonhap news tions resolution on its human The two leaders agreed in second-longest-serving leader the government to scrap the an- An NHK poll this month fi ce on a pledge to revive Japan’s agency reported. rights was a US-led “political June, at a third meeting at the of the Group of Seven major nual event next year. showed support for his Liberal economy with his growth blitz, Vice Foreign Minister Choe provocation”. inter-Korean border, to re-open economies behind only German Speaking to reporters to mark Democratic Party (LDP) at a known as “Abenomics”. Son Hui told reporters after North Korea has also called for negotiations. But working-level Chancellor Angela Merkel, who the record, he was peppered solid 36.8%, dwarfi ng the 6.3-% He has pushed ahead with meeting Russian offi cials in Mos- an end to joint military drills with talks in October between offi - has been in offi ce since 2005. with questions about the lat- support for the largest opposi- policy reforms intended to boost cow it would be “impossible” to South Korea, as well as sanctions cials in ended with the Abe’s grip on power remains est scandal, which shows little tion Constitutional Democratic the country’s fl agging birth rate, hold another summit between that crippled its economy. When North Korean envoy accusing the fi rm as he passes the landmark, sign of going away. “I’ve made Party. Nearly 38% said they including by increasing access North Korean leader Kim Jong- asked what US action was need- Americans of coming to the table with his tenure likely to last un- eff orts every single day to carry did not support any particular to pre-schools for toddlers. He un and US President Donald ed to restart the talks, Choe said empty-handed. til at least September 2021 and out the policies I promised and party. has also prioritised forging a Trump if he maintains his cur- the Americans “know very well”. Choe, one of North Korea’s key no clear successor yet on the these daily eff orts have led me to With his place in the history close personal relationship with rent stance towards the North. “The US side will have to lift all nuclear negotiators, met Rus- horizon. this day,” Abe said. books secure, Abe is expected to US President Donald Trump in “To negotiate with the United measures with which they treat sian offi cials including Russian But the premier has plenty He vowed to do his “utmost” focus on several diffi cult goals in a bid to strengthen the key al- States going forward, we would us as an enemy and then inform Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in of unfi nished business, saying in the two years he has remain- coming years, experts say: the liance with Washington that be able to discuss nuclear is- us of such a strategic decision,” Moscow yesterday, Yonhap said. earlier this year after a cabinet ing as president of his Liberal constitutional revision, the re- guarantees Japan’s security.

It’s Colbert karaoke as New Zealand PM hosts US comedian

AFP beginning with his meeting with ing they could get into trou- twice, and each time invited a destination on a network show Wellington the centre-left New Zealand ble. “Do not even think about him to visit New Zealand. The in the prime US market over leader. singing along with the radio if American, who describes him- the course of a week would cost It showed Ardern picking a song comes on that you like,” self as an admirer and personal almost 50 times that amount. ew Zealand Prime Min- Colbert up — in an electric ve- he tells Ardern before she joins friend of Ardern and also a keen “The investment versus the re- ister Jacinda Ardern hicle, naturally — and the co- him in a rendition of the clas- fan of the Kiwi-shot Lord of the turn is signifi cant and we were Nhas turned tour guide median expressing concern his sic hit. Rings movies, said it was some- over the moon to get the support for US talk show host Stephen presence may be eating into her “That’s James Cordern’s thing he had always wanted to of so many Kiwis like the Prime Colbert, driving him from “executive time”. “I’m a woman, thing and that guy is mobbed up do. Minister and some other famous Auckland airport to a barbeque I multi-task, so don’t worry,” with lawyers.” Some local pundits have criti- faces to help make it pretty spe- at her home in a stunt hailed as she fi res back. They also fi red up the bar- cised the NZ$104,000 ($67,000) cial,” TNZ chief Stephen Eng- a coup for the Kiwi travel in- She also joins in a spoof of becue “for a New Zealand state the government spent to host land-Hall said. dustry. Colbert’s fellow talk-show host dinner of sausages and white Colbert and his crew, but Tour- Other segments will feature Colbert visited the South Pa- James Cordern’s carpool kara- bread” at Ardern’s Auckland ism New Zealand said it was a Lord of the Rings director Peter cifi c nation last month and is oke as the pair sing Queen’s Bo- home, with singer Lorde at- bargain. Jackson, several All Blacks rugby screening segments from the hemian Rhapsody during their tending. Ardern has appeared It estimated paid advertis- legends, and Xena Warrior Prin- New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern drives US talk show host Stephen trip this week on The Late Show, drive — despite Colbert warn- as a guest on Colbert’s show ing promoting New Zealand as cess star Lucy Lawless. Colbert after picking him up from the airport in Auckland last month. Gulf Times Thursday, November 21, 2019 17

BRITAIN

Damning report reveals dozens of mums, babies died at hospital

Guardian News and Media not told their baby’s body had re- The leaked 33-page interim re- in 2017. Her work was overseen Many families are still “strug- edy, that have continued to have where up to 19 lives were lost. London turned from a post-mortem ex- port describes a “toxic” culture by NHS Improvement, the health gling” to get answers from the long lasting and profound eff ects, Rhiannon Davies, whose amination and it decomposed so where mistakes were covered up regulator, and leaked to The Inde- trust over very serious clinical to the current day. daughter Kate died in 2009 fol- badly that they never got to say a and lessons not learnt. pendent. incidents dating back years. “As a result of these families lowing a series of failures by ore than 90 babies died fi nal goodbye. Families complained they were Bosses failed to learn from One father received some coming forward, this review is midwives, warned of an “evil or suff ered severe harm When the Mail reported last treated without kindness or re- their mistakes as they were feedback following his daugh- now one of the largest the NHS culture” at the Shrewsbury Mdue to disastrous fail- year that the number of cases was spect. Staff referred to dead ba- “overly defensive of staff”, ter’s death only when he bumped has ever conducted into infant and Telford trust that warrants ings at a hospital trust. spiralling at the Shrewsbury and bies as “it”, mixed up their names meaning failings were repeated into a hospital employee in Asda. and maternal morbidity and criminal prosecution. “It’s no A damning report has identi- Telford hospital trust, its bosses in offi cial letters, routinely dis- year after year. Ockenden wrote: “These are real mortality in a single service.” longer enough to say that les- fi ed 620 cases of shocking care, dismissed this as scaremonger- missed the legitimate concerns Several babies died or suff ered accounts about the suff ering and She added: “The number of sons must be learned,” she in- with at least 42 babies and three ing. of parents and falsely told them life-long complications because grief experienced by individuals cases we are now being requested sisted. “History has proven mothers dying between 1979 and The scandal at its two materni- their cases were a one-off . midwives failed to properly mon- and families. to review seems to represent a that will never the case with 2017. Another 51 infants were left ty units is now believed to be the The report has been written by itor heart rates. Other were left “Their experiences of mater- longstanding culture at this trust this trust, therefore, the only with brain damage or disability largest in NHS history. Bereaved Donna Ockenden, a senior inde- brain damaged after they devel- nity care should have been an- that is toxic to improvement ef- outcome that I will be satisfied after being deprived of oxygen at parents have now called for the pendent midwife who was tasked oped severe infections including ticipated to be some of the most fort.” Until now the biggest ma- with now is a successful pros- birth. trust to be prosecuted for corpo- with looking into just 23 cases of meningitis that were not detect- rewarding of their lives, but in- ternity care scandal was at the ecution of the hospital trust for In another case, parents were rate manslaughter. poor maternity care at the trust ed or treated with antibiotics. stead have often resulted in trag- Morecambe Bay hospital trust, corporate manslaughter.” Conservatives fooling public with ‘factcheck’ tweets: Twitter

AFP lish a report into concerns of Rus- London sian interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum vote, despite its com- pletion months ago. witter yesterday accused And Johnson himself has a his- the governing Conserva- tory of lying, including in the 2016 Ttives of misleading the campaign. public by rebranding themselves He also drew criticism for refus- as fact-checkers during a live TV ing to acknowledge he would have election debate, fuelling concerns to delay Brexit beyond October 31 about trust in politics. for long after it became obvious. The Tories also drew complaints For his part, Corbyn is accused from rival parties after renaming of hiding his true views on Brexit their press offi ce Twitter account and of betraying party mem- “factcheckUK” during Prime bers who accuse him of not doing Minister Boris Johnson’s clash enough to address anti-Semitism. with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn In a sign of the times, the stu- on Tuesday night. dio audience in Tuesday’s debate The account fi red off real-time laughed at Corbyn when he said Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson visits the Trumpington Park Primary School in Cambridge, Britain, yesterday. Brexit is a “national embarrassment” and stopping it will free up rebuttals during the prime-time his Brexit position was clear, and £50bn to spend on public services, Swinson claimed yesterday. debate in what the Conservative also at Johnson when he insisted party argued was a necessary cor- that the truth was important. rective to Labour’s “nonsense” Foreign Secretary Dominic claims. Raab played down the move to re- But a Twitter spokeswoman brand the @CCHQPress account warned that rules were in place to during Tuesday’s debate, saying it “prohibit behaviour that can mis- was part of the “cut and thrust” of lead people, including those with social media. verifi ed accounts”. “We’ve had all sort of nonsense No deal with Labour on “Any further attempts to mis- thrown at the Conservatives, lead people by editing verifi ed we’re going to be in the process... profi le information — in a manner of having a really good instant re- seen during the UK election de- buttal,” he told the BBC. bate — will result in decisive cor- He noted that the words CCHQ rective action,” she said. were underneath the factcheck- Scottish referendum: SNP As in other countries, social UK brand, and insisted: “No-one media is proving to be one of who looked at it for more than Guardian News and Media as “a debate in which the SNP minded voters that the SNP, not won a majority of seats in the ing inevitable about the mess the key battlegrounds in Britain a split second would have been London and Scotland were talked about Labour, were the main rivals to 2021 Holyrood elections. that the Brexit process has be- ahead of the December 12 elec- fooled.” a lot but not allowed to be in the the Tories in Scotland. “In all Sturgeon joked that Corbyn’s come”, Sturgeon said: “(In 2014) tion, but it can also be a conduit Asked about whether voters room”. the 13 seats the Conservatives “red line” on an independence we had very detailed plans in for rumour, misdirection and would be concerned, Raab said oris Johnson was wrong to She added: “I do believe if the hold here, it is the SNP who are referendum “has been looking place to manage our way through “fake news”. he had been out campaigning and suggest that Labour and parliamentary arithmetic ena- the challengers. If the people of pretty pink. If you can make any a transition … let us not allow the The Archbishop of Canterbury, “no-one cares about the social Bthe SNP have done a deal bles this, Corbyn is not going to Scotland want to make sure Boris sense out of what he has said, he charlatans who were dishonest Justin Welby, yesterday warned media cut and thrust”. on a second Scottish independ- turn his back on an opportunity Johnson does not get a majority, has kind of accepted the princi- with people over Brexit to some- that “we all have a responsibility But an independent fact- ence referendum, Nicola Stur- for a Labour government just be- if they want to see a progressive ple of Scotland being in charge how suggest that constitutional to speak accurately, to challenge checking charity Full Fact said it geon has said. cause he’s determined to block alliance formed with Scotland’s of its own future; he’s quibbling change has to be that way.” falsehoods when we hear them, was “inappropriate and mislead- “There is no deal with Jeremy the right of the Scottish people to interests front and centre and the now about the timescale.” She added: “Travelling around and to be careful to separate facts ing” for a party press offi ce to take Corbyn”, the SNP leader said at a choose their own future.” Tories locked out of government, She said Westminster would the country I detect a real enthu- from opinion”. on the moniker of a fact-checking campaign event in Dundee yester- On a visit to Scotland last only a vote for the SNP can de- be “engulfed in Brexit chaos for siasm and optimism around the There are particular concerns site. day, after the Labour leader dis- week, Corbyn challenged Stur- liver that outcome,” she said. years to come, with long-term SNP’s message in this election. in Britain after years of misleading “They weren’t putting out ac- missed as “nonsense” Johnson’s geon to support a minority La- During last week’s visit, Cor- damage to Scotland guaranteed,” People in this election, whatever claims, broken promises and toxic curate information, they were accusation, made during Tuesday bour government after dismiss- byn was asked to clarify his but she baulked at comparisons their views on independence, arguments about the country’s putting out party lines, unlike night’s television debate. ing her calls for a progressive stance on a second independ- between the time taken to resolve have the chance to make it clear tortuous exit from the European a serious fact-checker giving Sturgeon described the ITV alliance to thwart the Tories in ence vote, with Labour aides ex- Brexit and the potential upheaval that the future of our country Union. sources,” chief executive Will head-to-head between the lead- Westminster. plaining that the party’s position of independence. should be determined here, not The government has yet to pub- Moy told BBC Radio. ers of the two main UK parties But Sturgeon in Dundee re- could change if the SNP again Insisting that “there was noth- by Boris Johnson.”

Royals in Waitangi Doctors advised to split Beavers brought in pills amid drug shortages to beat fl ooding AFP can help create wetland habitats London to support a range of species Daily Mail ach and pancreatic cancer, it global supply chain. from insects to wildfowl. London said: “You may wish to consider Dr Nick Mann, a GP in Hack- Beavers in river catchment the following as a priority: pa- ney, East London, told The eavers are to be reintro- areas would “help make our tients completing a course of Guardian: “The scale and scope duced in two parts of Brit- landscape more resilient to cli- octors have been advised treatment and those already of this list of currently unavail- Bain as part of plans to help mate change and the extremes to cut tablets in half and booked for surgery.” able prescription medicines is control fl ooding, the National of weather it will bring”, Eardley Dpreserve drugs for the The report also recommend- extremely alarming. This situa- Trust announced yesterday. said. sickest patients in an attempt to ed that doctors should get pa- tion is absolutely unprecedented. The charity, which manages He will oversee the reintro- tackle worsening shortages. tients on some tablets, includ- Previously we would have one or historic properties and coun- duction of one pair of beavers at A document issued by the ing the migraine drug Relpax, to two or three drugs that would tryside, said it aimed to release Holnicote, near Exmoor National department of health last week split their pills in half to make go offl ine for a while, but this is Eurasian beavers at two sites Park in southwest England. warned that there is currently a their prescription last longer. something on a diff erent level. It in southern England early next Another pair will be released shortage of 86 drugs, with cancer But it noted that “there are no is going to render the day-to-day year. on the Black Down Estate, on the patients among those aff ected. data” on the safety of “halving treatments that doctors provide “The dams the beavers create edge of the South Downs on the In addition to long-running or crushing them” to deliver a very diffi cult.” will hold water in dry periods, English south coast. shortages of hormone replace- lower dose. Professor Helen Stokes-Lam- help to lessen fl ash-fl ooding They will all be introduced in ment therapy, doctors are strug- Doctors were also urged to pool pard, of the Royal College of GPs, downstream and reduce erosion fenced-off woodland areas. gling to get hold of medication dwindling supplies of procyclid- said: “We understand that for and improve water quality by Experts will then monitor including epilepsy pills, antibi- ine, a Parkinson’s drug that will patients who take regular medi- holding silt,” said Ben Eardley, changes to the habitat that re- otics and vaccines. be out of stock until next March. cations, this news will be alarm- project manager at one of the sult. One GP said the situation was And the document encourages ing, but we urge patients to try sites. The National Trust is aiming “absolutely unprecedented” and doctors to switch the medication not to panic – and not to attempt Beavers were hunted out of ex- to restore 62,000 acres of “wild- that it was becoming diffi cult to their patient is on if they cannot to stockpile medicines. GPs will istence in Britain in the 16th cen- life-rich habitats” by 2025, amid maintain day-to-day treatment. get enough supplies. do our best to prescribe medica- tury because of demand for their concern at a decline in species The leaked document, ob- But experts warned that tion as usual.” fur, meat and scent glands. since 1970. tained by The Guardian, told many drugs are not inter- Last month the crisis forced There have since been several Parts of northern England doctors to ration certain drugs changeable, meaning there is a the government to take the un- controlled reintroductions of the have been hit by severe fl ooding and said that some patients “high risk of harm to patients”. precedented step of imposing a Prince Charles and his wife Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall mammals, including in western in recent weeks, with some areas would have to be prioritised over The mass shortages have been blanket ban on wholesalers ship- wear traditional cloaks during a visit to Waitangi Treaty Scotland. having their wettest autumn on others for lifesaving medication. caused by a “perfect storm” of ping certain types of medication Grounds in Waitangi, New Zealand, yesterday. Beavers have been described as record, according to the Met Of- Describing one drug for stom- manufacturing problems in the abroad. “nature’s engineers”, whose work fi ce weather agency. Gulf Times 18 Thursday, November 21, 2019 EUROPE

HOMICIDE TOURISM CLEAN ENERGY OVERCROWDED BRIDGE TO PEACE? Son of former German US visitors counter Brexit Solar farm next to Europe’s Greece to close largest Zelenskiy unveils restored president stabbed to death blues for tourism largest coal power plant island refugee camps span in eastern Ukraine

An assailant has stabbed to death the son of former Spain is on track for a record year of tourist arrivals, Poland plans to build a nearly 100-hectare The Greek government said yesterday it plans President Volodymyr Zelenskiy yesterday unveiled German president Richard von Weizsaecker in the seventh straight year of new highs, with US solar farm next to the lignite-fuelled Belchatow to gradually shut down the three largest refugee a rebuilt bridge that was blown up in eastern attack at a Berlin hospital that left one other person and Asian visitors countering the disruption of power plant, the largest thermal plant in camps on its Aegean islands and replace them Ukraine in 2015, among several confidence-building seriously injured, police said yesterday. The motive Brexit and collapse of tour operator Thomas Cook. Europe and the continent’s single largest with closed facilities in order to ease the pressure measures before a summit next month meant for the attack on Fritz von Weizsaecker, 59, on Spain is the world’s second-most visited country CO2 emitter. The solar plant will be one of the of overcrowding and accelerate the returns to end a conflict with Russian-backed separatist Tuesday evening was unclear. Von Weizsaecker, a after France and tourism is crucial for the domestic largest in the country and should be able to process. The so-called hotspots on Lesbos, forces. Dressed in a khaki jacket, Zelenskiy was doctor, had just delivered a lecture on liver diseases economy, contributing to nearly 12% of national service around 100,000 households, Sandra Samos and Chios will be replaced by “departure visiting the town of Stanytsia Luhanska, one of in Berlin when he was stabbed, a police spokesman gross domestic product. The first eight months of Apanasionek, a spokesperson for a subsidiary and identification” centres, said government five checkpoints where civilians can pass between said. He died at the scene despite eff orts to save him. the year saw the number of international tourists of state-controlled power firm PGE, was spokesman Stelios Petsas. The new camps will territory controlled by Ukraine on one side of the His father, Richard von Weizsaecker, was considered to Spain grow by 1.3% to 67.1mn, Industry Minister quoted by the Polish Press Agency as saying. have capacity for 5,000 residents each, with Siversky Donets river and Moscow-backed rebels one of Germany’s great post-war political figures. Reyes Maroto told a news conference yesterday. PGE plans further photo-voltaic investments housing in container homes, water supply, on the other. The bridge over the river was blown The elder Weizsaecker was president of West Increasing tourism from the US and Asia has on its target to reach 2.5 gigawatts of installed electricity, toilets and bathrooms. The new closed up in March 2015. The road over the restored Germany from 1984 to 1990, and then held the same helped compensate for a fall in arrivals from the PV capacity by 2030. Poland currently facilities will be intended for migrants without a bridge is wide enough for an ambulance to pass position in a united Germany from 1990 to 1994. countries that traditionally favour Spain, she said. produces nearly 80% of its energy from coal. chance of receiving asylum in the European Union. through but not a tank, Zelenskiy said.

France pledges debt relief for Germany and France vie for hospitals, unions call another strike

Reuters European leadership at Nato Paris

Reuters rance will absorb 10bn euros Brussels ($11.1bn) of public hospital debt, FPrime Minister Edouard Philippe said yesterday, in an emergency measure rance and Germany each sought designed to end months of protests by to claim European leadership disgruntled doctors and nurses. Fwithin Nato yesterday in the Philippe also promised an extra 1.5bn fi rst ministerial meeting since French euros over three years for hospitals, in- President warned cluding an 800 euro bonus for 40,000 that the US-led military alliance was nurses and carers earning less than experiencing “brain death.” 1,900 euros per month. Public questioning of the alliance “The hospital crisis is nothing new. comes ahead of a summit in Lon- But it has gone through one of its acutest don for Nato’s 70th anniversary in phases in recent months,” said Philippe. two weeks and refl ects both broader “Healthcare workers can’t go on like this transatlantic frictions and the space in any longer.” leadership left by Britain’s decision to The government had hoped the pack- leave the European Union (EU). age would stave off further unrest by Amid questions about US President hospital staff as public anger towards Trump’s reliability, anger at Turkey’s pension system reform mounts. incursion into Syria last month and However, within hours, trade unions American doubts over Europe’s com- said the new measures were “very far mitment to its own defence, Germa- from our members’ expectations” and ny’s Foreign Minister said called for a strike in hospitals across Europe must not go it alone. France on December 17. Maas instead proposed to coun- French transport workers and civil terparts at a Nato foreign ministers servants are already due to go on strike meeting that Secretary-General Jens on December 5. Stoltenberg create a commission of The 10bn euros to be hoovered up experts to debate strategic issues. by the state over three years represents Separately from Berlin’s proposal, nearly one third of the total debt bur- French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le dening the public hospitals’ balance Drian also raised the idea of a “wise sheets. persons” group to consider Nato’s fu- The hospital protests began in March ture, two diplomats said, although de- and thousands of health workers tails were not immediately available. marched through Paris last Thursday Both ideas would widen Nato’s carrying banners that read “Public hos- original remit, since its 1949 founda- pitals in life-threatening emergency”. tion, of protecting Europe and North President Emmanuel Macron’s gov- America, to potentially encompass ernment faces a possible winter of dis- new areas such as Syria’s eight-year- content if doctors and nurses join up old civil war and the Middle East. with other discontented groups such Macron, in a November 7 interview as transport workers, civil servants and with , expressed doubt French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas attend the Nato foreign ministers meeting in Brussels. students threatening to go on strike. about Nato’s security maxim that an Medics say multi-billion euro spend- attack on one ally is an attack on all. many’s Maas told reporters as he arrived has modernised militarily since Rus- or possibly both together, and where not shouldering their fair share of the ing cuts have stretched a healthcare sys- He called for more European defence at the meeting of 29 allies that included sia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea but Nato is heading,” one senior Nato dip- cost of defending Europe. tem that was once the envy of the world integration to allow for speedier reac- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, which has a limited role in resolving lomat told Reuters. He demanded they double Nato’s to breaking point, with elderly patients tions to crises near Europe’s borders calling Nato Europe’s “life insurance.” the world’s confl icts. Norway’s Foreign Minister Ine Erik- defence spending goal of 2% of eco- left for hours on trolleys and doctors ex- without Nato or the United States. Berlin also proposed informal meet- Le Drian did not speak publicly at sen Soreide welcomed Berlin’s pro- nomic output, set in 2014. hausted by stressful conditions. Macron said there was also a lack ings, free of the prepared statements Nato but some allied diplomats said posals but others sought more consul- On Tuesday, Nato foreign ministers Philippe said 300mn euros of the ex- of co-ordination between European that ministers often read out in Nato’s they now looked to Paris to raise ta- tations. had agreed to make space a domain of tra money would become available next allies on the one hand and the United inner sanctum, the North Atlantic boo questions, such as the quality of Hungary’s Peter Szijjarto said that warfare and agreed to closely monitor year. That means a budget increase for States and Turkey, with Nato’s second Council, to allow more discussion. US leadership given Trump’s previous while he welcomed the initiative, he China’s growing military might, two hospitals of 2.4% in 2020, against the largest military, on the other. The ideas would also allow Nato to stance that Nato was obsolete. was unsure it would solve all issues. decisions aimed at showing Trump 2.1% rise proposed in the draft 2020 “What is important is that the politi- have more of a common vision about “This is about who the natural lead- Since taking offi ce in 2017, Trump that the alliance is an asset for US in- budget — fi gures that drew derision cal arm of Nato is strengthened,” Ger- the direction of the alliance, which er of Europe should be, Paris or Berlin, has accused European Nato allies of terests. from some medics. “Three hundred million next year when we’re demanding 4bn, you can see where the problem is,” Christophe Prudhomme, spokesman for the As- sociation of Emergency Room Doctors, Court ducks allowed to keep quacking...for now told BFM TV. “We’re demanding a shock to the system.” French court has allowed a publicised legal dispute over a rowdy that she was “relieved” by the ruling. The couple who brought the com- The symbol of this battle be- Mireille Stivala of the hard-left CGT group of ducks in the south- rooster in western France. “There was no proof of any kind plaint, who insisted that repeated tween urban and rural France union told Reuters: “There will be enor- Awest of the country to keep A couple who bought a neighbour- of illicit or abnormal trouble,” added requests to solve the issue had been emerged as a rooster named Mau- mous disappointment.” on quacking after complaints from ing property last year had complained her lawyer Philippe Lalanne. ignored, has sought 150 euros ($165) rice, whose early-morning crow- France’s budget defi cit is estimated at neighbours over their noisy behav- of “signifi cant noise” from the group He said that the judge had ordered for each day the noise continued as ing so annoyed his neighbours on 2.2% of national output next year, so the iour, at least pending a detailed in- of around 50 ducks and geese kept the an acoustic audit to test noise levels well as 3,500 euros ($3,870) in dam- the island of Oleron that they took government has some wriggle room to vestigation of noise levels. backgarden of Dominique Douthe, 67, which would be carried out in the ages and 2,000 euros ($2,200) in le- his owner to court. absorb the extra funds for the hospitals The case of the ducks in the south- in the town of Soustons. fi rst quarter of next year. gal costs. The court in early September up- without pushing the defi cit over the 3% western Landes region was the lat- She told AFP that the ducks had “I have the impression that the The case is one of several that have held the bird’s right to start the day limit set by the European Union. est in the country to pit traditions been given a stay of execution by the judge is giving us with this audit the been cast as an attack on the rights of with a cheery cock-a-doodle-doo, “My objective is not to increase indef- of rearing animals against the tastes court in the town of Dax in a decision chance to get together and discuss and church bells to ring, cows to moo, and in what was seen as a triumph for the initely the public debt. It is to give our of newcomers, following the well- issued on Tuesday evening, adding fi nd an amicable solution,” he added. donkeys to bray throughout rural France. traditions of rural France. hospitals some room for manoeuvre,” Philippe said. Malta mogul arrested in journalist murder case

AFP — including alleging that a com- after 5.30am local time and his cat had said on Tuesday he had multi-million euro contract from Leaked emails revealed in court try’s tourism minister. His broth- Valletta pany owned by Fenech was con- sleek white and blue yacht Gio promised a pardon for nam- the Maltese state in 2013 to build appeared to show that Panama er Paul tweeted that “we got here nected to high-level politicians. was accompanied back to port ing the person who ordered the a new gas power station on Malta. companies owned by then energy in spite of Joseph Muscat”, as a The Maltese government has and placed under tight surveil- attack, which made headlines He is CEO of one of the country’s minister Konrad Mizzi and Keith protest was called for later Tues- alta yesterday arrested faced a torrent of criticism over lance by the police and army. around the world. most powerful business groups, Schembri, the government chief day outside the prime minister’s a tycoon in connection its handling of the case, and He was believed to have been Three men are facing trial for the Tumas Group, which runs of staff , stood to receive pay- offi ce. Mwith the murder of jour- Caruana Galizia’s son on Tues- heading to , though that allegedly carrying out the killing, among other things the Hilton ments from 17 Black. Civil society group Repubb- nalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, the day called for the tourism minis- was not his fi nal destination, the but the mastermind has not been Malta and Portomaso Casino. The alleged planned deposits lika, which is organising the pro- day after an alleged middleman ter and the prime minister’s chief Times of Malta newspaper said. identifi ed. Malta’s Financial Intelligence into the two off shore companies test, said Muscat had “protected” was off ered a pardon to identify of staff to resign over alleged Caruana Galizia, described The force of the October 2017 Analysis Unit (FIAU) identifi ed was for unspecifi ed services. Mizzi and Schembri. the mastermind behind the killing. planned payments from Fenech’s by supporters as a “one-woman blast reduced Caruana Galizia’s Fenech as the owner of a com- “A power station owner sus- The prime minister said yes- Maltese national Yorgen Fenech company. WikiLeaks”, had highlighted car to pieces and catapulted her pany in Dubai called 17 Black. pected of kicking-back payments terday there was no evidence he was detained on his yacht at dawn “We have arrested a man as corruption in Malta, including body into a nearby fi eld, wit- Caruana Galizia had written to the Prime Minister’s Chief of knew of linking politicians to the as he tried to leave Malta, a police part of our investigations into among politicians, before she nesses said. in her blog about 17 Black some Staff and Energy Minister has murder, and insisted it was his source told AFP, in the latest de- the murder of Daphne Caruana was blown up by a car bomb. The 53-year-old left behind eight months before her death, just been arrested in connection order for police to increase sur- velopment in the long-running Galizia,” a high-ranking police Maltese police and Interpol, a husband and three sons, who alleging it was connected to Mal- with my mother’s assassination,” veillance that prevented Fenech’s case that has raised questions source told AFP. which has been helping with the accused Muscat of fi lling his of- tese politicians. Caruana Galizia’s son Andrew “potential escape”. about the rule of law in Malta. “He was on his boat at the high-profi le case, last week ar- fi ce with crooks and creating a Much of her work had been said on Twitter. Malta had repeatedly refused Before her 2017 murder, which time of arrest,” he said, defi ning rested several people as part of an culture of impunity that turned centred on what the huge Pan- “It’s time for Mizzi and to open a public inquiry into the sparked outrage and protests in Fenech as “a person of interest” anti-money laundering operation, Malta into a “mafi a island”. ama Papers data leak revealed Schembri to resign and be placed killing but made a surprise U- the Mediterranean island, Carua- in the case. including the alleged middleman. Fenech is the director and co- about corruption at the highest under surveillance,” he said. turn in September and appointed na Galizia reported on corruption Fenech was intercepted just Prime Minister Joseph Mus- owner of Electrogas, which won a levels in Malta. Mizzi is currently the coun- a retired judge to head the probe. Gulf Times Thursday, November 21, 2019 19 INDIA

IMMIGRATION CRIME PUNISHMENT JUDICIARY ELECTION 150 Indians deported from Govt admits to cyberattack Life sentence for crushing Warrant issued against Court rejects plea on US for flouting visa norms on nuclear power plant man under car after scuff le Azam Khan, his family candidates qualification

At least 150 Indians deported from the US The government yesterday admitted to a A Chandigarh court sentenced to life Harmehtab The Rampur district court has issued non-bailable The Delhi High Court yesterday turned for allegedly flouting visa norms, landed at malware attack on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Singh for crushing Akansh Sen, a relative of former warrants against Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan down a petition seeking minimum Delhi airport yesterday morning. The special Plant (KKNPP), but clarified the cyberattack Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh, and his family. The matter is related to the dispute qualification and maximum age limit for aircraft carrying the Indians, many from Punjab, happened in the Internet circuit of the under the wheels of a BMW car in 2017. The court in birth documents of Azam Khan’s son Abdullah election candidates. “It is the prerogative came via Bangladesh. They were deported for administrative block and not in the plant. also imposed a fine of Rs300,000 on him. The Azam, who is an SP legislator. Khan, his wife and and discretion of parliament to prescribe allegedly flouting visa norms or for illegally Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space crime was said to be the fallout of an argument son Abdullah Azam were to appear in the court on the minimum educational qualification or entering the US. The deportation comes after Jitendra Singh said in the Lok Sabha that there and scuff le during a late-night party. According Tuesday but when they did not the court issued the maximum age limit for a person to contest over 300 Indians were deported from Mexico was a reliable mechanism of cyber security for to the prosecution, main accused Balraj Singh warrants. The next date of hearing has been fixed elections,” the court said. On the issue of a on October 18 for trying to enter the US illegally. nuclear plants and the critical internal networks Randhawa crushed Sen under his car after being for December 2. Bharatiya Janata Party leader maximum age limit, the court said it is not According to data, over 7,000 Indians are facing were adequately secured. “It happened in instigated by Harmehtab. Sen, 28, died in hospital Akash Saxena filed the case against Khan and possible to put such a limit as “it all depends deportation proceedings in courts in the US. the administrative Internet circuit block of after battling for life for nearly 36 hours. The his family. Abdullah Azam had reportedly given upon the vibrancy of the person and his Over 9,000 Indians and other South Asians the KKNPP, not in the plant... That has been Chandigarh police had booked Harmehtab and diff erent birth certificates to get his passport and enthusiastic approach towards the work.” tried to enter the US last year via the US-Mexico taken care of,” Singh said. The Nuclear Power Randhawa on murder charge. While Harmehtab while submitting the election aff idavit. There Graduation is not a yardstick of wisdom border, seeking asylum. According to a North Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) last month was arrested on February 16, 2017, Randhawa are over 84 criminal cases against Khan and which is required of a member of parliament American Punjabi Association report of last accepted that there was a cyberattack on its remains at large. Harmehtab is the great-grandson his family in Rampur. These are related to land or legislative council. A person is either wise November, 2,400 Indians were languishing in US system and also clarified that the plant systems of former PEPSU (Punjab and East Punjab States grabbing, encroachment, book theft, statue theft, or not and graduation has very less bearing jails for illegally crossing the border. were not aff ected. Union) chief minister Gian Singh Rarewale. power theft, buff alo theft, goat theft and forgery. on it, the court said. Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra govt by Nov 30, says NCP leader

IANS evening in the national capital. New Delhi Raut said the next chief min- ister will be from Shiv Sena and that he was in constant contact Shiv Sena-led government with Thackeray on the fast- in Maharashtra would be paced developments in Delhi. Aformed before the fi rst He said the NCP and Congress phase of Jharkhand assembly would have another meeting in elections, the Nationalist Con- New Delhi today, while Thackeray gress Party (NCP) said yesterday. has called a meeting of all Sena NCP leader Nawab Malik the legislators in Mumbai tomorrow Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress where he will brief them on the were coming together to form government formation formula. the government. Though it is not clear if the The fi rst phase of Jharkhand Sena would be present at today’s assembly polls will be on No- meeting, there are indications Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar (left) and Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant present the Lifetime Achievement Award to French actress Isabelle vember 30. it may be invited at a later stage Huppert at the opening ceremony of the 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Panaji yesterday. While the chief minister would and the formal announcement be from the Sena, ministerial of the government formation portfolios would be shared ac- would be made soon thereafter. cording the strength of each par- According to some sources a ty, Malik said. The NCP and the power-sharing formula has also Congress would also have deputy been agreed upon and the Sena- chief ministers in the state. NCP are likely to share the post The formula, according to of chief minister for 30 months him, is one minister for every each, although details would be Film festival marred four MLAs. known only after the fi nal delib- The Congress is likely to get erations today. 11 portfolios and the post of the However, a senior Sena leader speaker in the Maharashtra as- in Mumbai reiterated that the par- sembly. The rest of the portfolios ty would hold the chief minister’s would be shared by the Sena and post for the full fi ve-year term. the NCP, sources said. “Whatever is fi nalised among by protests and arrests Giving a strong indication of the three parties, we are ex- the deal being virtually sealed, tremely hopeful that all specula- IANS has to take 15-20 permissions. delegation from Russia, which which is scheduled to screen dent Girish Chodankar said. Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said tion will end and a government Panaji We are starting a single win- is the country under focus in over 200 fi lms from 76 coun- On Tuesday, Leader of Op- he would consider it as ‘pedhas’ headed by Uddhavji as the CM dow system for (permission) this edition of the festival, in- tries, which includes 26 feature position Digambar Kamat said (sweets) being ordered. will be sworn in as early as possi- for shootings. Goa, Leh-Ladakh vited Indian fi lm makers to fi lms and 15 non-feature fi lms. Javadekar should abstain from He said that the three-party ble, possibly by the month-end,” he 50th edition of the In- and Andaman and Nicobar will shoot in Russia and work on co- These will be screened as part attending the inaugural ses- government will come to power said the leader, requesting not to ternational Film Festival also benefi t,” Javadekar said productions, saying the Russian of the Indian Panorama section. sion of the IFFI, because he had soon in the state, and Sena chief be identifi ed. Tof India (IFFI) got off the during the inaugural session. government had recently an- Earlier, protesters accused failed the people of Goa. Uddhav Thackeray will an- Congress leader Prithiviraj to an edgy start in Goa yester- The inaugural session, com- nounced a 40% rebate on for- Javadekar of betraying Goa’s Javadekar turned down the nounce the “sweet news” soon. Chauhan too said they hope to day, with the inaugural ceremo- pered by well-known director eign fi lms shot there. interests in the tussle between Goa government’s request for A party leader said in Mumbai form the government soon. ny marred by public heckling of Karan Johar, began with a trib- “In the last few years, the Karnataka and Goa over sharing withdrawal of the ministry’s that “we are getting very posi- Chavan’s comments came af- federal Minister for Information ute to Goa’s stalwart politician Russian fi lm industry is rising the water of the Mhadei river. letter issued last month giving tive vibes” from New Delhi af- ter hours of closed-door discus- and Broadcasting Prakash Java- the late Manohar Parrikar who and fi lms of all genres are be- Hundreds of party workers the Karnataka government the ter a marathon NCP-Congress sions at NCP chief Sharad Pa- dekar over his role in the ongo- hosted the fi rst IFFI in the state. ing made and getting access to from the Congress, Goa For- go-ahead for the Rs841 crore meeting got over yesterday war’s residence. ing water dispute between Goa Apart from Rajinikanth who diff erent festivals across the ward party and several other Kalasa-Banduri project. and Karnataka. was presented with the Icon of world,” Lemesheva said. NGOs also staged a protest out- The Mhadei river originates Political party workers and the Golden Jubilee award and Bachchan who was specially side the IFFI campus in Panaji, in Karnataka and meets the Legislator stripped of citizenship activists were also arrested, af- the felicitation of Bachchan, felicitated on the occasion said against Javadekar’s refusal to Arabian Sea near Panaji, while ter they protested with ‘Go Back French actress Isabelle Hup- that he owes his success to his withdraw the Ministry of Envi- briefl y fl owing through Mahar- The federal Home Ministry challenge the new order in the Javadekar’ placards outside the pert was conferred the festival’s fans. ronment and Forest permission ashtra. yesterday cancelled the Indian high court again. The ministry festival screening venue in the Lifetime Achievement award. “This is a debt on my head of to Karnataka’s controversial An inter-state water disputes citizenship of Telangana didn’t take the high court orders state capital Panaji. “Feel honoured and grateful your love and aff ection. I would Kalasa-Banduri project, aimed tribunal, set up by the central Rashtra Samithi (TRS) legislator into consideration while issuing At the inaugural ceremony, for being the recipient of the not be able to repay the debt and at diverting water from the government, after hearing the Chennamaneni Ramesh. His the fresh order, Ramesh said which was attended by super- extraordinary award,” Huppert I would not want to, because I Mhadei river. over two-decade-old Mha- citizenship was revoked on the and added he was confident stars Amitabh Bachchan and said. would like to keep it forever,” he Javadekar is also in charge of dei river water sharing dispute grounds that he was a German of getting justice. Ramesh’s Rajinikanth, Javadekar de- “I am extremely happy to re- said. the environment ministry. between Goa, Karnataka and citizen and didn’t fulfil the norms citizenship issue is pending since scribed cinema as India’s “soft ceive the Icon of the Golden Ju- To commemorate the occa- The protests were held de- Maharashtra, in August 2018 while obtaining Indian citizenship 2009 when he was elected as power” while announcing the bilee. I dedicate this to all my sion a special postage dedicated spite prohibitory orders. allotted 13.42 thousand million in 2009. In July, the Telangana the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) setting up of a single window directors, producers and techni- to the completion of 50 editions “Javadekar has betrayed Goa cubic feet (TMC) (including 3.9 High Court had set aside a candidate. He later joined the TRS clearance system for processing cians who have been with me and of the festival was released yes- and has caused great injustice to TMC for diversion into the de- similar order of the government. and was re-elected in in 2010. of permissions for fi lm shoots. above all my fans,” Rajinikanth terday. its people by giving a green nod pleted Malaprabha river basin) Ramesh, re-elected to Telangana He was elected to the assembly “India has such scenic loca- said on receiving the award. Over 9,000 delegates have to the Kalasa-Banduri project to Karnataka and 1.33 TMC to assembly last year, said he would again in 2014 and 2018. tions, sites, but for shoots one Maria Lemesheva, head of the already registered for the event, illegally,” Goa Congress presi- Maharashtra.

Star smile SC asks Kerala govt to make Uber plans free doctor separate law for Sabarimala access, loans for drivers IANS wards, the company said in a IANS Lawyers for the state govern- The state government replied New Delhi statement. New Delhi ment argued that a draft has that for the time being it pro- “Under the programme, the been prepared which refl ects poses to give representation to Uber drivers get access to four amendments to the law. Cur- women above 50 years on the lobal ride-hailing tiers. To unlock these awards, he Supreme Court yester- rently, the temple administra- temple advisory committee. major Uber yester- they need to maintain a cer- day asked the Kerala gov- tion is governed by the Travan- “The issue of women’s entry will Gday rolled out a driver tain threshold rating and keep Ternment to formulate an core Devaswom Board. be decided by the larger bench”, rewards programme called a low cancellation rate to un- exclusive legislation for the ad- According to the state govern- said the state government. “Uber Plus” in India that will lock access to these benefi ts,” ministration of the Sabarimala ment, the draft also proposes In 2011, a plea was fi led in the let drivers earn points for rides Prabhjeet Singh of Uber India temple. having one-third women repre- Supreme Court raising the issue so that they can win free doc- said. A bench headed by Justice N V sentatives on the temple advi- of administration of Sabarimala tor consultations, concessions “We have always worked to- Ramana asked the state govern- sory committee, and to take out temple. on education modules, access wards prioritising their welfare ment to place before the court a the Sabarimala temple from the In August this year, the state to micro loans, faster airport and making them feel valued, legislation before the third week Devaswom Board and then make government told the court that pickups and savings on vehicle respected and appreciated. of January, incorporating vari- a separate law. a separate legislation is under maintenance costs. ‘Uber Plus’ is an eff ort in that ous aspects associated with the During the hearing, a debate consideration. These points will be earned direction and will enable our welfare of pilgrims visiting the propped up in connection with Recently, a fi ve-judge bench by the driver partners in 13 driver partners to access great- temple. 2018 judgment on the Sabarima- headed by then chief justice Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter cities over a fixed period of er benefi ts during their every- The court opposed the state la temple. One of the judges on Ranjan Gogoi in 3:2 majority Aaradhya Bachchan (left) pose with children during an event every three months and can day journeys,” he said. government’s attempts to make the bench asked about the entry judgment referred the review of with NGO Smile Train India to bring awareness about cleft lip be then accumulated to un- The rewards and off ers are a joint law for the administra- of women to the temple in the Sabarimala 2018 verdict to a and palate, in Mumbai yesterday. The Smile Train non-profit lock higher rating tiers such only available to drivers who tion of Sabarimala temple and backdrop of the September 2018 larger seven-judge bench. provides corrective surgery for children born with cleft lips as blue, gold, platinum and use the Uber driver app, are other temples, and insisted there verdict, which allowed women of The court did not stay the and palates. diamond which, in turn, will participating in Uber Plus and should be a separate law. all ages into the shrine. 2018 verdict. let them access better re- meet applicable criteria. Gulf Times 20 Thursday, November 21, 2019 LATIN AMERICA EU condemns Nicaragua for church siege, arrests

AFP release the detainees and drop them of water and power. ning “terrorist acts”. supporters that led to them being of the crisis,” she said. Earlier the Organisation of Brussels the charges, lift the siege of the The protest was to press for the The tactics have sparked UN evacuated under Red Cross pro- The EU last month prepared a American States said that Nica- church and ensure the full re- release of more than 130 opposi- alarm and boosted the interna- tection on Tuesday. sanctions framework for Nica- ragua was experiencing a “criti- spect of the constitutional rights tion prisoners held by authori- tional outcry at Ortega, whose Mogherini used unusually ragua over the rights abuses, and cal human rights situation” that he EU yesterday slammed of all Nicaraguans,” the EU’s for- ties. forces and pro-government mi- strong language in her statement, Mogherini hinted it could be ac- had upset the country’s consti- the Nicaraguan govern- eign policy chief, Federica Mogh- Sixteen opposition activists, litias are blamed for at least 328 saying the siege of the church and tivated. tutional order. Tment of President Daniel erini, said in a statement. including Belgian-born student deaths since April last year, when the detention of activists “repre- “The EU reaffi rms its determi- The Nicaraguan government Ortega for laying siege to a church The condemnation was over leader Amaya Coppens, were protests against his rule mush- sent an infringement against the nation to continue to use all its did not immediately respond to a sheltering opposition hunger the Church of San Miguel in the arrested last week for trying to roomed. fundamental rights of Nicara- instruments to support justice request for comment. It has pre- strikers and arresting more than Nicaraguan town of Masaya, take water to the women in the Nine other people started a guan citizens”. and democracy in Nicaragua,” viously dismissed the creation of a dozen of their supporters. which remains under siege by church. hunger strike in the cathedral in The move was a “negative sig- she said. “Those who undermine the OAS commission, viewing it “The European Union calls security forces who are pre- They have been charged with the capital Managua on Monday nal about the willingness of the democracy and the rule of law in as an attempt to interfere in its on the government of Nicaragua venting access to 11 female hun- fi rearm possession charges, with in support of those in Masaya, government to work towards a Nicaragua shall be held account- aff airs. and law enforcement bodies to ger strikers inside, depriving the police accusing them of plan- triggering an assault by Ortega peaceful and democratic way out able.” Moise warns of humanitarian crisis, calls for support

Reuters US, which has frequently deter- Port-au-Prince mined the fate of Haitian poli- tics, of propping up Moise and ignoring the people. aiti needs international The US government has urged support to tackle an un- all stakeholders to work toward Hfolding humanitarian an inclusive dialogue without crisis, President Jovenel Moise pre-conditions. said in an interview, two months Fuel shortages in August into anti-government protests sparked protests that have that have exacerbated food inse- morphed into a fi erce campaign curity in the Americas’ poorest against Moise that has shuttered nation. businesses and schools and gal- Moise said he was holding vanised the political opposition. closed-door talks with civil Moise said he started meeting society groups and the private “lots of people” behind closed sector, as well as radical and doors a week-and-a-half ago, moderate members of the op- rather than continuing to meet position in a bid to break politi- in public. cal gridlock by creating a gov- Two of the most prominent ernment of unity. opposition leaders, Andre Michel Venezuelans stand at the Simon Bolivar international bridge at the border with Venezuela, in Cucuta, Colombia, after the Colombian government yesterday ordered the border However the 51-year-old pres- and Moise Jean Charles, as well closure ahead of the national strike today. ident — who faces widespread as the spokesman of the Episco- anger over galloping infl ation, pal Conference Father Loudeger rampant insecurity and allega- Mazile, said they were not par- tions of corruption — would not ticipating in the conversations say with whom he was talking. and did not know of any signifi - Haiti’s leading opposition cant fi gure or group that was. parties have for months said the Haiti has not had a govern- time for dialogue is over. ment since March as parliament “We are in the midst of a hu- is required to ratify the presi- Bogota to shut borders manitarian crisis,” Moise said. dent’s choice of prime minister “We need international support and the minority opposition has to get through this crisis.” blocked such a vote from taking More than one-in-three Hai- place. tians need urgent assistance to The opposition accuses Moi- meet their daily food require- se’s ruling alliance of seeking ments, meaning nearly 3.7mn to replace the previous prime as mass protests loom people, the UN World Food Pro- minister because he was too gramme (WFP) said earlier this keen on investigating the em- Guardian News and Media wave of political turmoil across nervous. On Monday, his gov- sations who have come out in Others are incensed by the rou- month. bezzlement of Venezuelan aid Bogota the region: Chile has seen more ernment authorised a number support of the protest are more tine murders of indigenous But aid organisations are funds that could have sullied its than a month of anti-government of riot-control measures ahead, heterogeneous than they are leaders and local activists. And struggling to provide relief due members, including the presi- protests, which last week led its allowing local authorities to im- used to,” said Sergio Guzman, others are unimpressed with to protester barricades blocking dent himself. olombia’s government political parties to agree to a refer- pose curfews and ban the sale the director of Colombia Risk government malaise and cor- roads, as well as gang violence Moise denies any wrongdoing. has announced plans to endum on replacing the country’s of alcohol. Colombia’s borders Analysis. “It’s not only the la- ruption. and other crime. The lack of a government in Cclose its borders, part dictatorship-era constitution; will also be closed until tomor- bour unions, or the students, Nancy Patricia Gutierrez, the The WFP has said it is ready to turn is preventing Haiti from ac- of a string of measures to con- Bolivia is still reeling from the row morning, it was later an- or indigenous people; it’s all of interior minister, told journalists launch air and maritime trans- cessing hundreds of millions of tain mass strikes and protests military-backed ousting of the nounced. them.” on Monday that some of the mo- port operations but needs to raise dollars in international aid funds planned this week amid sweep- president, Evo Morales. In the capital, Bogota, squad- The protests were called in tives for the strike were “false”. $2.9mn to do so. as well as loans from the World ing unrest in South America. Colombia’s neighbours are rons of riot police could be seen response to a range of issues and After decades of civil con- Moise said his acting govern- Bank, Inter-American Bank and Tens of thousands are expect- also mired in political turbu- outside a number of universities. follow a spate of occasionally fl ict, Colombia has recently been ment had written to the Trump others earmarked for it. ed to join protests today against lence: Ecuador’s president, Many businesses will close while violent student demonstrations among the more stable countries administration requesting aid From next year, it will no long- the rightwing government of Lenín Moreno, was forced to schools have instructed staff and in September. in Latin America. Protests of- last month and the US Agency er have a parliament either. Ivan Duque, whose popularity backtrack on austerity measures students to stay home. Some marchers will be pro- ten fail to attract large numbers, for International Development The mandates of deputies and has dwindled steadily since he by a wave of popular protest, On Tuesday, police searched testing against the govern- which activists attribute to a fear agreed to provide 2,000 tonnes most senators ends in January took offi ce in August last year. while Venezuela is still mired in 27 homes of people thought to ment’s perceived slow-walking of being identifi ed as hardline of food aid to address urgent and Haiti failed to hold legisla- The marches, announced economic collapse and political be involved in the protests. of a peace deal with leftist rebel leftists or rebel sympathisers. needs. tive elections in October as re- weeks ago following proposed violence. “The government is worried group the Revolutionary Armed That stigma looks to be lifting The opposition accuses the quired by the constitution. austerity measures, come amid a Duque’s government is clearly because the people and organi- Forces of Colombia (or Farc). ahead of the planned protest.

Morales meets media Chile expects ‘diffi cult’ Chile police chief suspends wildfi re season ahead use of rubber bullets very strong winds. And we have Reuters Santiago not previously seen the levels of intentionality we are seeing Reuters reported that only 20% of the 23 dead, around 7,000 detained, now,” Walker said. Santiago projectiles were made of rubber and 2,391 demonstrators and hile faces a “very diffi - The southern hemisphere while the remainder comprised more than 1,000 police offi cers cult” season of wildfi res summer season that runs be- silica, barium sulfate and lead. injured, according to authorities Cbecause of high tempera- tween December and March hile’s police chief said he Many protesters say they have and rights groups. tures, a persistent drought and could see as many as 120,000 has suspended the use been blinded by rubber bullets The Chilean Ophthalmological an increase in arson, Agriculture hectares burned, the minister Cof rubber bullets to quell and tear gas canisters. Society said it had registered 221 Minister Antonio Walker said, said. national unrest after a univer- Patricio Acosta, president of instances of severe eye trauma adding to the woes of a coun- Already since July 2019, 6,800 sity study revealed they could Red Cross Chile, said more peo- from October 19 to November 18, try damaged by violent socio- hectares have been aff ected by be made up of as little as 20% ple had lost the use of an eye in mostly to men with an average economic protests in the past wildfi res, CONAF fi gures show, rubber and contain harmful sub- the past three weeks than in the age of 29 and mostly due to rub- month. more than half around Valparaíso stances such as lead. last 20 years. ber bullets. Firefi ghters have found fuel where some residents have had to Director general Mario Ro- Rozas said a test by the police’s In 47% of cases, it said the re- cans near some fi res that have evacuate their homes. zas said he had sought clarifi - own laboratory was not consist- sult was severely compromised already occurred, Walker told a In the period July 2018 to June cation from the manufacturer, ent with the university report, vision. news conference, warning those 2019, a total of 1,646 hectares and commissioned independent but had “shown diff erences” “We will continue to reiterate who were found guilty of arson were burned. studies from within and outside with the manufacturer’s techni- to all the competent authorities, that they would face new, stiff er The Chilean government and of Chile, in a statement tweeted cal specifi cations. in all the necessary instances, the fi nes or up to 20 years imprison- the private sector have started a by police. The “rubber pellets” used by urgency of reviewing the proto- ment. $154mn fi re prevention and con- He said from now on, as a police are cartridges of 12 pellets cols around safeguarding pub- Already, approximately 1,000 trol plan that provides for some “prudent” measure the bullets each, measuring eight millime- lic order and stopping the use fi res have been registered, prin- 6,000 fi refi ghters and 100 air- could only be used, along with tres and weighing seven grams. of these weapons,” the society’s cipally in the central region craft. fi rearms, “as an extreme measure Police have not confi rmed the president Dr Dennis Cortes said around the port of Valparaíso, Chile is experiencing its big- and exclusively for self-defence, details of the manufacturer. in a statement. compared to 491 in the whole gest political and economic cri- when there is imminent danger Chile’s unrest was sparked by A study by the Universidad de of last year, according to fi gures sis since its return to democracy of death.” a hike in metro fees but spread to Chile reported that only 20% of from the National Forestry Corp in 1990 that began with protests The intervention came after encompass pent-up grievances the projectiles were made of rub- (CONAF). against an increase in metro and a study by the Universidad de over income inequality and soar- ber while the remainder com- Former Bolivian president Evo Morales speaks during a “Very diffi cult days are com- bus fares and developed into Chile, commissioned by San- ing living costs. prised silica, barium sulfate and news conference in Mexico City, Mexico, yesterday. ing, we are expecting very high broader calls against social in- tiago’s Salvador Eye Hospital, The protests have left at least lead maximum temperatures, also justice. Gulf Times Thursday, November 21, 2019 21 China urged to Exploration of shale gas to include Chashma canal in CPEC start next month: PM aide Internews to execute this project. Islamabad However, both Pakistan and Internews ing the current refi ning methods the government to reduce reli- 20 TCF and 385mn barrels of oil. mentation of key infrastructural China in their recent offi cial Islamabad outdated”. ance on expensive imported fuels. However, the production cost reforms in the oil and gas sec- interactions have agreed to On its part, he said the gov- The two-day session is organ- was estimated by the state- tors. Talking about the adverse akistan has formally take agriculture as a key co- ernment was working towards ised by the Society of Petroleum owned exploration fi rms to be energy mix, he said the govern- requested China to in- operation area on the basis of akistani Prime Minister’s setting up two new major refi n- Engineers and more than 30 oil over $10 per million British ment was targeting cheaper and Pclude Chashma right equality and mutual benefi ts, Special Assistant Nadeem eries and ensuring upgradation and gas companies participated Thermal Unit – considered at cleaner energy addition of about bank canal into list of China- enhancing co-operation in PBabar called for closure of of another – Pakistan Refi nery in exhibition and displayed their the time as economically unvi- 8000MW over the next 5-7 years. Pakistan Economic Corridor capacity building, germ plasm the country’s existing petroleum at – with the support of activities. able because of lower global oil About some positive trends, (CPEC) projects in order to resources, agricultural prod- refi neries for being obsolete and the international investors from Babar said the state-run Oil prices at the time. he said the country’s ener- meet agriculture requirements ucts processing, technology said the shale gas exploration in the Middle East and China. and Gas Development Co will He said the separation of dis- gy market will witness major of the country. extension, fi sheries, disease- the country would begin next He said the country’s oil im- commence shale gas exploration tribution and transmission busi- transition in the near future as Top offi cial sources con- free zone construction, and month. port bill amounted to about activities by next month. ness of both the state-run gas the government was awarding fi rmed that Chashma right market information. Speaking at the inaugural ses- $16bn that was unsustainable A few years ago, the US Energy utilities of Sui Northern Gas around 35-40 petroleum explo- bank canal had so far re- “Pakistan side highlighted sion of the Annual Technical and hence it was important for Information Administration Pipeline and Sui Southern Gas ration and production blocks to mained a non-starter irriga- that Pakistan had a huge water Symposium and Exhibition of both the private sector and the (EIA) had reported confi rmed Co would be completed in two enhance domestic production. tion project from last several resources for agriculture sec- the oil and gas companies, Babar government to take steps to ad- recoverable reserves of around years. The bifurcation is part of He said that since local pro- years and even the federal gov- tor and recommended the in- said, “The existing technology dress the challenge. 200tn cubic feet of natural gas the ongoing economic bailout duction of natural gas was de- ernment had allocated some clusion of Chashma right bank being utilised in the country’s He said the private sector and around 58bn barrels of oil in programme of the International clining at the rate of 5-7% a year, amount for conducting its canal in list of CPEC projects,” refi neries is obsolete and such should improve their refi ning Pakistan shale structure many Monetary Fund (IMF). the government would continue feasibility study in the current top offi cial sources said. refi neries need to be closed down technologies and take benefi t times larger than existing con- Babar said Pakistan was taking to import liquefi ed natural gas to fi scal year’s Public Sector De- On issue of international entirely or phased out, render- from renewable energy policy of ventional gas reserves of around tangible steps towards imple- cater to local demand. velopment Programme (PSDP) co-operation and co-ordina- for 2019-20. tion under CPEC framework, Its initial estimated cost both sides reviewed with ranges around Rs120 to Rs- satisfaction the outcomes 150bn. It is not yet known achieved and progress made Foggy morning whether China will consider since the fi rst meeting of the Sharif to be provision of soft loan or not Joint Working Group on Inter- because commercial loan will national Co-operation held in moved to US not provide viable preposition April 2019. for treatment Internews Former PM leaves for Islamabad Cambodia after nod ormer Pakistan prime min- ister Nawaz Sharif will be Internews along with his son MPA Ali Fshifted to the US city Bos- Islamabad Haider Gillani, left for Cam- ton for further treatment of his bodia to attend the confer- multifarious ailments under one ence, with permission from roof provided doctors in London ormer Pakistan prime the interior ministry. How- advise to do so. minister Yousaf Raza ever, his name would remain This was stated by Nawaz FGillani, despite being on the ECL. Sharif’s son Hussain Nawaz on the Exit Control List, left The ministry has taken the just before the arrival of his ail- for Cambodia to attend an in- stance that Gillani is allowed ing father to his younger brother ternational summit, family to travel abroad for one time Hasan Nawaz’ residence in Lon- sources confi rmed. only. The former prime min- don while talking to the media. Cambodian Prime Minis- ister has been allowed to travel He said that doctors will exam- ter Hun Sen invited Gillani to abroad for 15 days. ine Nawaz Sharif to ascertain the deliver a lecture at the Asia Nearly 2,000 people in- cause of his ailment and diag- Pacifi c Cambodia Conference cluding 800 delegates from nose his diseases. 2019. The interior ministry 48 countries will attend the To a query, he made it clear had earlier put Gillani on the conference. Many prominent that the family doesn’t want to A worker cleans a street as commuters drive their vehicles amid heavy fog and smog conditions in Peshawar yesterday. ECL in the TDAP scam. world leaders scheduled to make public the rendezvous of Family sources say Gillani, address the conference. treatment and relevant details since it wants to keep the process away from the politics. He grudged that attempts were made to politicise ailment of his late mother Kulsoom Nawaz but Political interference hindering vaccination drive: IMB in the case of Nawaz Sharif the family would urge to desist it. He appealed the media to Internews “Early in 2018, the Polio Pro- This was followed by 30 cases in condemnation of the state of po- The report says, “It seems Spokesperson for the Minis- help him in keeping the proc- Islamabad gramme in Pakistan believed the third quarter of 2019. lio transmission in Pakistan. extraordinary that the IMB’s try of National Health Services ess of treatment secret and also that it was on the brink of inter- “The epidemiological situ- The report says, “The pro- analysis found that 89% of all Sajid Shah said a new strategy appealed the people to pray for rupting wild poliovirus trans- ation is grave and of very deep gramme in KP has shifted paralytic polio cases over nearly had been formulated to address early recovery of Nawaz Sharif ringing Pakistan’s political mission. Just over a year later, concern. Pakistan has reported from being an example to the the last eight years have been in the issue and reappointment of and comforting treatment as issues under discussion at the epidemiological picture in more than 80% of the total glo- country as a whole to becom- Pashto-speaking families (Octo- Dr Rana Safdar as polio co-ordi- his diffi culties should come Ba global health forum for the country represents a massive bal polio cases this year, with ing an emblem of the national ber 25, 2019). Yet the GPEI does nator at the National Emergency to an end. the fi rst time, the International reversal of the trajectory to glo- 90% of them reported outside programme’s current crisis. not seem particularly interested Operation Centre was part of Hussain Nawaz, who has just Monitoring Board (IMB) has de- bal polio eradication,” says the the traditional core reservoirs The KP has reassumed its posi- in this striking statistic as an that strategy. “Dr Safdar reduced returned from Saudi Arabia, to clared the “polio programme and latest IMB report. (October 25, 2019),” reads the tion as a major global barrier to opportunity for a major break- cases from 306 (in year 2014) to a query, said that he was not the importance of delivering po- The IMB also expresses seri- IMB report. polio eradication.” through.” just eight in 2018,” he claimed. alone in expressing doubts about lio vaccine has become a political ous concern over the Septem- “Throughout the lifetime of It says, “Transmission in Ka- The IMB has found the GPEI So far this year 88 polio cases poisoning Nawaz Sharif, but it football in Pakistan.” ber 2019 campaign in which the IMB, the Technical Advisory rachi is now everywhere”, while and the country’s polio programme have been reported from across was rampant on social media The IMB, which provides an the highest-ever number of Group for Pakistan has made in Punjab “signs of programme very slow to learn, or adopt best the country. Last year 12 cases that platelets sudden and dras- independent assessment of the missed children in Pakistan were helpful and constructive criti- deterioration are everywhere.” practices from elsewhere. were reported while only eight tic reduction could be result of progress made by the Global Po- reported. cism of the polio programme in The IMB in its November re- The number of wild poliovirus cases had been identifi ed in 2017. poisoning. lio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) The reports says polio in Pa- Pakistan allowing technical are- port states the polio programme cases stood at 77 in Pakistan and Of the 88 cases reported from He maintained that his top in the detection and interrup- kistan began its resurgence in as to be addressed and strength- remains particularly suscep- at 19 in Afghanistan on October across the country, 64 were de- priority and preference is the tion of polio transmission glo- the third quarter of 2018, and ened,” the IMB report says. tible in many areas of Pakistan 29, 2019. The corresponding fi g- tected in KP only, while 10 cases treatment of his father and bally, sees lack of political unity intensifi ed in the second quarter However, it says, the most “where the power structure ures for the same time in 2018 were confi rmed in Sindh, seven rest of things will be discussed behind polio resurgence in the of 2019, with a record number of recent report of this committee is divided between diff erent were six for Pakistan and 19 for in Balochistan and fi ve cases afterwards. country. cases (38) in that quarter alone. made a searing and devastating political parties”. Afghanistan. were found in Punjab. PPP chief unhappy with Power supply losses mounting Internews reported by the NTDC dropped improvement in system security. Islamabad 17% to 0.29 per circuit. K-Electric NTDC’s performance was reported a bigger drop in the disappointing in this regard. average number of outages per While it reported a 14% fall in Sindh govt performance Losses of the National circuit, which fell 20% to 0.24. the number of loss-of-supply Transmission and Despatch There was also a noticeable incidents, it revealed a power Company (NTDC) have jumped improvement in the average shortfall of 469mn kWh in its Internews Briefi ng the media after the ple in its election manifesto bers, including ministers, ad- up by around 500% because of duration of outages for both system, which showed a huge Karachi visit, Labour and Information under the social protection visers and special assistants, a sub-par transmission system, companies. In this area too, the jump of 525% and was reflective Minister Saeed Ghani said the scheme were fulfi lled. to increase their ties with the according to the Performance privatised K-Electric managed of a sub-par transmission system. PPP chairman had urged the He also expressed his con- public. Evaluation Report 2017-18 to outperform the public- The quality of supply is also akistan People’s Party ministers, advisers and special dolences over the deaths in the Ghani told the media that the released by the National Electric sector company by reporting gauged by Nepra where one of (PPP) chairman Bilawal assistants, to improve the per- recent incidents of lightning PPP chief also gave suggestions Power Regulatory Authority a 52.5% reduction in the the parameters is the limit set PBhutto Zardari has ex- formance of the provincial gov- in Tharparkar and asked the regarding the working of the in- (Nepra) of Pakistan. average duration of outages for frequency variations within pressed dissatisfaction over the ernment departments assigned relevant authorities of the pro- formation department, saying Despite the presence of excess to 29 minutes while the NTDC the system. performance of the ministers, to them. vincial government to work for that the people of the province electricity in the national registered a decrease of 44.4% According to the report, there advisers and special assist- According to Ghani, Bila- the recovery of the people af- should be informed about the grid, NTDC’s losses surged to 36 minutes on average. were 25 instances when the ants associated with the party’s wal had asked the cabinet to fected due to thunderstorm and policies and projects initiated to Rs2.486bn in 2017-18 from The performance report, which NTDC system frequency Sindh government. remain present in their offi ces lightning in parts of Sindh. and completed for their welfare. Rs415.2mn a year ago. At the is released every year by Nepra remained outside the prescribed The remarks by the PPP for the maximum period of time The PPP chairman further The minister further shared same time, according to the to gauge the performance of limits, which came in at 0.47% of chairman were issued after in order to resolve the people’s asked the provincial govern- that the PPP chairman ex- report, transmission losses of the country’s power sector, also the reported period. he visited the provincial as- issues. ment to introduce more devel- pressed satisfaction over the K-Electric came down about assessed the system security K-Electric, in comparison, was sembly, where he held sepa- He added that the PPP chair- opment projects in the prov- performance of the provincial 9% from Rs36.5mn in FY17 to using ENS (Energy not Served) outside the prescribed frequency rate meetings with lawmakers man was particularly inter- ince under its public-private government in the area of en- Rs33.1mn in FY18. estimates and the number limits only five times, which and ministers in the presence ested in briefi ngs related to partnership system. He said ergy, and has also appreciated The report, which compared of loss-of-supply incidents stood at 0.0078 per cent of the of Chief Minister Syed Murad projects of the provincial gov- that reverse-osmosis water fi l- the fact that Sindh had recently the performance of NTDC and reported by the transmission reported period. The acceptable Ali Shah. ernment’s health, public health tration plants in Mithi and Is- become the fi rst province of the K-Electric while keeping in view companies. variation limit under performance During the meeting, the cab- engineering, LG and transport lamkot towns should be made country to secure a licence for a a set of standards, said both K-Electric reported a power standards is 49.5Hz-50.5Hz. inet members briefed the PPP departments. functional at the earliest. provincial grid company. companies managed to reduce shortfall of 2.585mn kilowatt- Furthermore, according to the chief about the ongoing as well The PPP chief urged the He further said the Sindh The PPP chief censured the the average frequency as well as hours (kWh) in FY18, a drop of standards laid down by Nepra, as the completed development cabinet members to deliver government should launch a federal government for not the duration of power outages 9.3% over 2016-17, as well as a K-Electric never violated the schemes of their respective to the masses of the prov- waste-to-energy project in giving the province its due fi s- for the period under review. 20% reduction in loss-of-supply lower frequency limit during the government departments and ince in a manner that his Karachi as soon as possible. He cal share as part of the federal The average number of outages incidents in FY18, indicating an reported period. their issues. party’s promises to the peo- also asked the cabinet mem- divisible pool. Gulf Times 22 Thursday, November 21, 2019 COMMENT

CHAIRMAN Abdullah bin Khalifa al-Attiyah EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Faisal Abdulhameed al-Mudahka Deputy Managing Editor K T Chacko P.O.Box 2888, Doha, Qatar [email protected] 44350478 (News), 44466404 (Sport), 44466636 (Home delivery) 44350474 facebook.com/gulftimes twitter.com/gulftimes_Qatar GULF TIMES Climate impacts ‘to cost world $7.9tn’ by 2050 Climate change could directly cost the world economy $7.9 trillion by mid-century as increased drought, fl ooding and crop failures hamper growth and threaten infrastructure, new analysis shows. The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Climate Change Resilience Index measured the preparedness of the world’s 82 largest economies and found that based on current trends the fallout of warming temperatures would shave off 3% of global GDP by 2050. Heat over Sharif court reprieve Its analysis, which assesses each country’s direct exposure to loss as climate change brings more frequent extreme weather events, found Africa was most at-risk, with 4.7% of By Kamran Rehmat Prime Minister Imran Khan has PTI government decided to allow In the end, Shahbaz Sharif, the Doha had a tightrope walk over the issue the PML-N supremo to proceed for younger brother of the ex-prime its GDP in the balance. after medical reports emerged medical treatment abroad conditional minister and current opposition In general, developing nations faired poorer in terms of about Sharif’s deteriorating medical to submitting an indemnity bond leader, submitted a written resiliency than richer ones. inally, weeks after the uncer- condition, which a panel of medical to the tune of Rs7.5 billion (or its guarantee to the court for his return “Being rich matters,” John Ferguson, EIU country analysis tainty surrounding Nawaz experts also verified as being serious equivalent in UK/US currency). The after treatment, which paved the director, says. Sharif’s departure from enough to merit intervention. one-time permission would be for way for his flight to London on “Richer nations are really able to be more resilient towards FPakistan for treatment abroad, The three-time former PM, four weeks starting from the date of Tuesday. the impacts of climate change, so this really threatens the former prime minister is back in who will turn 70 next month, is departure. While the LHC ruling has generated London. suffering from an immune system Announcing this in a presser, Law heat with the running interpretation growth trajectories of the developing world as they try to The days leading up to his eventual disorder, highlighted more recently Minister Farogh Naseem spoke on amongst critics being that there was catch up with the developed world.” but conditional exit from Pakistan by diving blood platelets, which various legal aspects of the decision one set of law for the mighty and “When we are already dealing with global inequality, had all the makings of an engrossing caused an alarm necessitating taking which however, did not include another for lesser mortals, Prime for the impacts of climate change the developing world’s drama that is staple for a Pakistani him from the prison to hospital. removing Sharif’s name from the Exit Minister Khan would be hard-pressed challenges are much greater,” he adds. audience honed on twists and turns Reportedly, diagnosis became an Control List (ECL) since “under the to completely ward off notion of a Of the countries evaluated, Angola stood to lose the most of fate before lady luck intervenes to issue to the extent that the idea of law, the name of a convicted prisoner political compromise. – as much as 6.1% of gross domestic product. bail out the protagonist. Except that seeking treatment abroad gained cannot be removed from the ECL” — a At a public meeting following the this is real life and it tested the mettle ground swiftly. As a result, his party decision the government has stuck to verdict, he seemed unhappy with the The study puts this of key actors to the hilt before the approached the court which granted despite letting out Sharif. verdict and made it a point to appeal “The global down to a mixture air ambulance took off from Lahore, him an eight-week release. The minister also dismissed the to the current chief justice of the of a lack of quality Pakistan’s art and cultural capital! Prime Minister Khan, whose notion that the indemnity bond was Supreme Court and his forthcoming economy is going infrastructure, as well All of last week the news cycle in entire political career and capital is a political move, saying it was being successor — by name — to “restore the as its geographical Pakistan was hooked to what seemed pivoted around the anti-corruption sought as a guarantee only for Sharif’s confidence of the public in courts” by to suff er so it’s not exposure to severe like a battle of attrition between the mantra, and who relentlessly pursued return to fulfil legal requirements. removing the perception that there is drought, soil erosion and main opposition party — the Pakistan the so-called Panama Papers case He countered that the court and discrimination between the powerful really a case of act Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) that first revealed Sharif family’s public could foreseeably question the and the weak, and that the application rising sea levels. named after Sharif but one which he unexplained wealth and assets abroad government on what guarantees it had of law is equal for all. now or act later. Land degradation in no longer can lead in official capacity and which eventually led to his ouster sought to allow a convict to proceed However, two days later the Angola would prove a after being disqualified from holding from power, put up the issue of any abroad. chief justice retorted that it wasn’t We need to do “signifi cant” economic public or party office by the Supreme permission for Sharif’s treatment That having said, the general appropriate to criticise the judiciary hindrance, the report said, Court for concealing assets and false abroad before the federal cabinet impression is that despite drawing and that it was the government both” given that agriculture is its testimony in poll nomination papers, where it ran into major opposition and strong criticism from the PML-N that allowed (Sharif) to go. While largest employer. and the ruling Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf made it difficult for the PM to simply over it what it called ‘playing politics’ admitting that no institution was (PTI) government. issue a carte blanche. over Sharif’s health, apparently, the “perfect”, he said there was “a silent Nigeria (5.9% negative GDP), Egypt (5.5%), Bangladesh Sharif is currently serving a Although the premier had wisened PTI government threw in a proviso revolution in the judiciary”. (5.4%) and Venezuela (5.1%) were the next most climate seven year-prison sentence for up to the reality of Sharif’s medical to dispel notions of a sell-out with Before the top adjudicator’s vulnerable nations identifi ed in the analysis. conviction in one case, is on bail emergency and even hinted at it a gambit to push the ball out of its response, the premier seemed to have The analysis says rising temperatures meant the global from two other corruption cases publicly in probable anticipation court — and into the real one, on form. tided over any remarkable adverse economy was projected to hit $250tn by 2050, as opposed to and facing another reference from of being forced to ease him out, he Expectedly, the PML-N moved Lahore reaction because the LHC verdict was $258tn with no climate impact. the National Accountability Bureau was wary of the public backlash High Court (LHC) to seek a judicial being largely interpreted in two ways; While the United States – still the world’s largest economy (NAB). Interestingly, the current from his own constituency in the reprieve rather than being seen to a humanitarian gesture or one that NAB chief, who remains vocal about backdrop of rumours surrounding a pay what it publicly bemoaned as reinforced the ‘discrimination’ divide. at market rates – is forecast to be one of the least impacted, the uncompromised accountability, possible “deal”. What made it more “ransom” to the government. He would now hope the optics of EIU noted that President Donald Trump’s policies represented was an appointee of the Sharif pronounced was the PM’s claim in The LHC swiftly took up the case apparently taking a stand bears fruit a “temporary setback” in the climate fi ght. government, which consulted the- the recent past that he had fended off and, on an off-day, handed PML-N with Sharif returning home at some Russia was predicted to lose fi ve percent of GDP by 2050 then opposition leader from the pressure from some foreign powers to a convenient route by overruling stage. and will “suff er more than most other countries in the Pakistan People’s Party to put him in bail out Sharif. the indemnity bond sought by the z The writer is Features Editor. He world from the negative eff ects of climate change”, it says. office — a legal requirement. After marathon meetings, the government. tweets @kaamyabi This held true even when potential benefi ts in increased agriculture were taken into account. Melting permafrost – threatening infrastructure such as hydrocarbon pipelines – was forecast to be among the biggest drags on Russia’s economy in the coming decades. Nations agreed in Paris in 2015 to work to limit temperature rises to “well below” two degrees Celsius, and 1.5-C if possible. To do so, the global economy must rapidly decrease its greenhouse gas emissions – a source of controversy in developing nations which say their economic growth shouldn’t suff er after decades of fossil fuel use by wealthier countries. “The global economy is going to suff er so it’s not really a case of act now or act later. We need to do both,” says Ferguson. “Developing countries can’t do this on their own. There needs to be a co-ordinated global eff ort to deal with the impacts we are talking about.”

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Sheikha Moza meets First Ladies of Paraguay and Gambia

Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, and Chairperson of Education Above All, held meetings on the sidelines of WISE 2019 with the First Lady of Paraguay Silvana Lopez Moreira, discussing the importance of prioritising education to help enrol out of school children, as well as ongoing partnerships with Education Above All. Her Highness Sheikha Moza also met the First Lady of Gambia Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow. They discussed potential partnerships in healthcare and education. PICTURES: AR Al-Baker WISE drawing global

Armen Sarkissian, president of Armenia speaking at the WISE opening plenary session. PICTURE: Jayan Orma spotlight: minister

By Joseph Varghese Armenia leader highlights Staff Reporter

Sheikha Moza’s ‘global he opening ceremony of the 2019 World Educa- Ttion Summit for Educa- visionary leadership’ tion (WISE) was attended by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of By Joseph Varghese about the past and gives a peek Qatar Foundation yesterday Staff Reporter to the culture of the country and with the participation of 3,000 HE Dr Mohamed Abdul Wahed the region,” he noted. delegates from 110 countries, Ali al-Hammadi As for the modern day educa- the highest number of del- he president of Armenia tion, Sarkissian felt that there egates so far. has highlighted the ‘glo- was a lot of confusion currently. The opening plenary of the WISE Tbal visionary leadership’ “The same type of confusion Summit 2019, held under the theme of Her Highness, Sheikha Moza prevailed some 100 years back. ‘UnLearn ReLearn: What it means bint Nasser, chairperson of Qa- But human genius has changed to be Human’ was also attended by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, attended WISE 2019. tar Foundation. the whole humanity through Armenian President Armen Sarkis- “I would like to specially thank years of harvesting and explor- sian; HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint ing,” he stated. al-Thani, Vice-Chairperson and Nasser for her global visionary However, Sarkissian main- CEO of Qatar Foundation; min- leadership. These three words tained that there will be many isters; fi rst ladies; dignitaries; and mean a lot because education is more large scale changes in the global education leaders among the most important part of our next fi ve to ten years and there will others. Max Tegmark. life, our activities and our hu- be several new things taking place. HE the Minister of Educa- PICTURE: Jayan Orma manity,” said Armen Sarkissian, “Healthcare will change as tion and Higher Education, Dr president of Armenia. the whole idea of healthcare will Mohamed Abdul Wahed Ali intolerance, violence, terrorism, President Sarkissian was deliv- undergo through Artifi cial In- al-Hammadi, noted that WISE and commitment to sustainable ering the keynote address at the telligence and people might live is an important international development have become the opening plenary of the World In- longer. I don’t have a compre- platform where discussions on foundation of Qatar’s educational novation Summit for Education hensive answer to what and how innovation in education have curriculum and an integral part of (WISE) 2019 at the Qatar National to educate our children. I believe been taking place over the last 10 its construction,” he highlighted. Convention Centre yesterday. education should have one im- years. “The presence of such a large “I had my fi rst visit to the portant function – to fi nd talent. “WISE is gathering an inter- group of policymakers, thought- of Qatar Founda- Every child is born with some national spotlight among those leaders, researchers, teachers, tion and I enjoyed it thoroughly. talent, and as educators, your who take a keen interest in dis- and youth sends the message It is also a proof of the global vi- job is to nurture it. Secondly, you cussing education in a holistic that education is not the respon- Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, with the winners of the 2019 sionary leadership of Her High- must remember that not every- manner, and who see education sibility of a particular institu- WISE Awards yesterday. PICTURE: Aisha al-Musallam ness. It is a truly international one has the same privileges as as a core for human development tion, but a responsibility that we facility and the most important you – many are deprived of ba- and a tool for the upliftment of all share, because education has founder, Future of Life Institute; Among the questions at the students pledge a percentage of among them for me is the Qa- sic rights such as education. So, societies,” said al-Hammadi. an impact on our world and our Nicholas A Christakis, professor, heart of the discussions this their future salary to fund their tar National Library. The library never forget to share. And fi nally, “Human development is the future as human beings,” added Yale University; and Najat Val- year are: Should schools teach higher education? building off ers world class archi- I want to tell the youth to believe cornerstone of Qatar’s National the Minister. laud Belkacem, CEO, Global Af- students how to be happy? Established 10 years ago, more tecture and the resources off er in themselves,” he highlighted. Vision 2030,” al-Hammadi not- The opening plenary session fairs, IPSOS; former minister of Will artifi cial intelligence make than $28mn donations and in- immense wealth of knowledge,” “Education is a very impor- ed, referencing the national cur- of WISE 2019 Summit was mod- education, France. teachers obsolete? Can the lat- vestments raised by startups have continued Sarkissian. tant aspect of our lives. Educa- riculum. erated by Yalda Hakim, present- The speakers, education spe- est discoveries in neuroscience been supported by WISE. During “This library is a time gate that tion is for everybody, and I am “The values of tolerance, mu- er-international correspond- cialists, and thought-leaders make our kids smarter? Do stu- this time, WISE has also served connects us with the past and hoping to walk out of these doors tual respect, cultural understand- ent, BBC World News. Other are participating in more than dents care about what they are 150 organisations, projects and provides a link to the future. It a little wiser,” added, the Arme- ing, understanding of the pillars of speakers at the opening plenary 150 plenary sessions and debates learning? Should schools get start-ups, and has represented off ers thousands of manuscripts nian president. global citizenship, renunciation of session were Max Tegmark, co- over the two-day conference. rid of grading systems? Should more than 254mn benefi ciaries. US rockstar for including art in school curricula to reduce student dropout

S rockstar Steven Van integrating art into education Zandt has stated that art systems at all levels. Ushould be included with- “We have more than 25,000 in school curricula to reduce teachers in the US who are now school dropout rates. teaching the history of art,” he Van Zandt, in Doha to speak explained. “Through this initia- at the WISE Summit 2019 says, tive, we are working to add ‘A’ to “It is very important to support ‘STEM’, and seeing it become and encourage students to pur- ‘STEAM’ by teaching the students sue their secondary education, art alongside science, technology, HEC Paris in Qatar at WISE DLD. because dropping out of educa- Steven Van Zandt (second right, rear) argues for embedding art engineering, and mathematics. tion increases illiteracy and un- within school curricula. “This initiative aims to pre- employment, and may lead some serve the art as part of the edu- students to deviant behaviours formance in science subjects, it riculum on the history of arts, cation system, fi nd new ways of HEC Paris in Qatar alumni take part in WISE DLD such as theft or drug abuse. eliminated art’s place within sec- and he has been focusing on attracting children to education, “This means there is an ur- ondary schools’ curricula. making this curriculum suitable and addressing student dropout gent need to include the arts in It led to claims that this law for all students at all levels. Last from schools. EC Paris in Qatar for Education (WISE). The masterclass was in line the educational curriculum, to has actually signifi cantly aff ect- year, the US began to include this “The cultural diversity in Qa- hosted a Masterclass SEP revolves around health with the HEC Paris alumni mot- attract students to study other ed students’ interest in learning curriculum in all schools. tar is great – I’ve noticed this H for its alumni devot- and well-being at work. During to of: ‘The more you share, the subjects.” and reduced their desire to com- During his visit to Qatar Mu- since I came to Doha – and it’s ed to ‘Sustaining Executive the interactive workshop, alum- more you grow’ and the HEC In 2002, the US government plete all school grades, as many sic Academy, a member of Qa- also evident in the music I’ve Performance’ (SEP) as part of ni learnt of the importance of Paris commitment to support its passed the No Child Left Behind of them were not interested in tar Foundation, Van Zandt – a heard today from the children at the Doha Learning Days ele- mobility and issues from work- alumni of over 60,000 graduates Act with the aim of improving science and mathematics. member of US rock legend Bruce the academy, which has varied ment of Qatar Foundation’s life balance to leading high per- worldwide throughout their ca- school-age education. And while For 14 years, Van Zandt has Springsteen’s E Street Band – between Eastern and Western World Innovation Summit forming teams. reers. it focused on raising student per- been working on writing a cur- emphasised the importance of music,” he added. Gulf Times 24 Thursday, November 21, 2019 QATAR Packed schedule at Ajyal for weekend he 7th edition of Ajyal Film Festival, the annual cinema Tevent hosted by the Doha Film Institute (DFI), continues on its fourth day today (Thursday) with interactive exhibitions and performances at the Ajyal Crea- tivity Hub. Visitors will have a chance to get up-and-close with an exclu- sive line-up of Qatar-based per- formers and internationally ac- claimed musicians at Ajyal Tunes until Saturday. Located at the Ajyal Jurors’ Hub in Katara Cul- tural Village, the underground musical spectacle is free to the public. This year’s Sony Cinema under the Stars will present nine short Ailo’s Journey HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani, DFI CEO fi lm highlights, which have been Fatma Hassan Alremaihi and chief administrative off icer Abdulla Jassim al-Mosallam on the red carpet. part of previous Made in Qatar cles. Screening at Katara Drama UK, Qatar/2019), a DFI Grant for Best Documentary Film at competitions. The short fi lms Theatre (Building 16) at 7.30pm production, at 9pm at Vox Cin- the Sundance Film Festival 2019, programme is free to the public are: Rawan al-Nassiri and Nada emas Doha Festival City. Honeyland (North Macedo- and will screen at 7pm at the Mu- Bedair’s Treasures of the Past Families and children can visit nia/2019) by Ljubomir Stefanov seum of Islamic Art Park. (2017), 1001 Days (2017) by Aisha a special sing-along screening of and Tamara Kotevska is screen- They are Al-Johara (2016) by al-Jaidah, Amer: An Arabian Leg- Don Bluth and Gary Goldman’s ing at 6pm at Novo Cinemas, the Nora al-Subai, Al Muqana3 (2012) end (2016) by Jassim al-Rumaihi, Anastasia (US/1997) at the Geek- Pearl. To the Ends of the Earth (Ja- Top dignitaries attend by Tarek Abu-Esber, Where Are Fragile (2019) by Kholood al-Ali, dom pavilion at Katara Building 18 pan, Uzbekistan, Qatar/2019) by You Right Meow? (2018) by May- and Sh’hab (2018) by Amal al- at 4pm. Today is the last opportu- Kiyoshi Kurosawa takes us on the sam al-Ani, The Palm Tree (2015) Muftah. nity to attend a screening of Elia journey of Yoko, a young Japanese by Jassim al-Rumaihi, Smicha Ajyal marks the Qatar-India Suleiman’s DFI-supported fi lm woman, and will screen at 5.30pm (2016) by Amal al-Muftah, The 2019 Year of Culture with a pro- It Must Be Heaven (France, Qatar, at Novo Cinemas, the Pearl. The Made in Qatar event Fishermen (2017) by Obada Yousef gramme of eight short narrative Germany, Canada, Turkey, Pales- screening is rated PG-15. Jarbi, Makh’bz (2015) by Aisha and documentary fi lms by up- tine/2019) at Vox Cinemas Festi- Give Me Liberty (US/2019) by al-Muhannadi, Kashta (2016) by and-coming Indian directors that val City at 8.30pm. The screening Kirill Mikhanovsky is a comical he Doha Film Institute for home-grown talents to (2019) by Mariam al-Dubhani, A J al-Thani, and Voices from the present fascinating insight into is rated PG-18. and endearing portrait of Ameri- Chairperson HE Sheikha showcase their work on a global Falling Leaves (2019) by Dimitri Urbanscape (2017) by Shaima al- the country’s fi lmmaking trends, Ailo’s Journey (France, Fin- can dreams and disenchantment. TAl Mayassa bint Ha- stage. Yuri, Refuge (2019) by Maha Es- Tamimi and Mariam Salim. Pre- culture and people. land/2018) by Guillaume Maid- The screening will take place at mad bin Khalifa al-Thani, and Some of the chosen shorts sid, F-57 (2018) by Abdulanaser sented in partnership with the Curated by the Institute’s atchevsky, a heart-warming tale 9pm at Novo Cinemas, the Pearl, the Qatar Olympic Committee were shot internationally, at- Hassan al Yafei, Socotra – The Translation and Interpreting In- cultural partners, The Mum- of a baby reindeer will screen and is rated PG-18. President HE Sheikh Joaan bin testing to the potential role Qa- Invisible Island (2019) by Ching stitute of the College of Humani- bai Academy of Moving Images at Vox Cinemas Festival City at Tickets are available for pur- Hamad al-Thani attended Ajyal tar can play in shaping the glo- Siew Hua, The Black Veil (2019) ties and Social Sciences at Hamad (MAMI), the programme will 6pm. Winner of the Audience chase at the Ajyal Main Box Offi ce Film Festival’s Made in Qatar bal narrative and giving volume by A J al-Thani, and Fragile bin Khalifa University, Made in screen at 8.30pm at Katara Opera Favourite Award at the Sundance located in Katara Building 10; at presented by Ooredoo opening to important new voices. (2019) by Kholood al-Ali. Qatar: An Inclusive Experience House (Building 16). The screen- Film Festival: London 2019, The the Ajyal Box Offi ce at Vox Cine- red carpet event at Katara Cul- The opening night screenings The Made in Qatar presented will screen a hand-picked selec- ing is rated PG-18. In addition, Farewell (US, China/2019) by Lulu mas Doha Festival City for screen- tural Village on Tuesday night, included: Ahmad al-Sharif’s by Ooredoo jury comprises Su- tion of fi ve fi lms that are specially Ajyal 2019 will present a special Wang will screen at 5.30pm at Vox ings taking place at Vox Cinemas; alongside 23 aspiring fi lmmak- End of the Road (2019), Tick danese fi lmmaker Amjad Abu curated to refl ect the theme of the screening of acclaimed actor, Cinemas Doha Festival City and is and from the Novo Cinemas Box ers in competition this year. Tock (2019) by Awad Karrar, The Alala, British actor Kris Hitchen festival and make fi lm accessi- director and animator Gitanjali rated PG-15. Offi ce for screenings at Novo Cin- Made in Qatar presented by Artist: Yacoub Missi (2019) by and Qatari architect and urban- ble, regardless of physical obsta- Rao’s Bombay Rose (India, France, Winner of the Grand Jury Prize emas, the Pearl. Ooredoo serves as a platform Tony El Ghazal, In the Middle ist Fatma al-Sahlawi.