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FIFA Club World The Taliban said yesterday they were ready to restart peace talks with the United States, a Cup ticket holders day after President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to THE PENINSULA/DOHA Anyone with a printed US troops in Afghanistan and match ticket will be said he believed the radical FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019 group would agree to a match ticket holders will benefit eligible to collect a ceasefire. from free travel on Doha Metro. free standard class Zabihullah Mujahid, a Anyone with a printed day pass from any spokesman of the group, said match ticket will be eligible to metro station on they were “ready to restart the collect a free standard class day talks” that collapsed after pass from any metro station on match days. Tickets Trump had called them off match days, announced the will be available in all earlier this year, according to Supreme Committee for Delivery stations from the Gold Reuters. and Legacy (SC) on its website. Club box office. “Our stance is still the same. Tickets will be available in all sta- If peace talks start, it will be tions from the Gold Club box resumed from the stage where office. In addition to free match see beIN Sports exclusively Qatar trounce Yemen 6-0 in Arabian Gulf Cup it had stopped,” Mujahid said. day travel, fans will also be able broadcast the FIFA Club World “The Taliban wants to make Qatar’s defender Abdelkarim Hassan (centre), celebrating after scoring a hat-trick against Yemen to enjoy the FIFA Club World Cup in 24 countries across the a deal and we are meeting with during the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup Group A football match at the Khalifa International Stadium in Cup Fan Zone at Doha Sports Middle East & North Africa. Set to `P19 & 20 them,” Trump told reporters Park, which is part of Doha Golf take place in Qatar for the first Doha, yesterday. Qatar defeated Yemen 6-0. after arriving in Afghanistan on Club. More details on opening time, both the 2019 and 2020 edi- Thursday. hours and the entertainment tions of the FIFA Club World Cup “We say it has to be a programme will be communi- will be broadcast live and exclu- ceasefire and they didnt want cated in due course. sively on beIN Sports to millions Qatar affirms support to UN system to do a ceasefire and now they Earlier this week, Saudi of viewers across the region. want to do a ceasefire, I believe. Arabian team Al Hilal SFC and The FIFA Club World Cup is QNA opening of ‘Hall 19’ at the human rights. It will probably work out that Brazilian side CR Flamengo the crowning global club com- GENEVA United Nations Palace in In this context, he pointed to way.” booked their spots in the 16th petition, with the champions Geneva after being renovated the visits of H H Sheikha Moza Taliban leaders have told edition of the tournament. Al Hilal from each continent – Europe The State of Qatar’s Permanent and modernized with a 22m bint Nasser, Chairperson of Reuters that the group has been won the AFC Champions League (Liverpool), South America (Fla- Representative to the UN Office Swiss Francs donation by the Qatar Foundation for Education, holding meetings with senior for the third time after beating mengo), North and Central in Geneva, H E Ambassador Ali State of Qatar. Hall 19 is one of Science and Community Devel- US officials in Doha since last Japanese team Urawa Red Dia- America and the Caribbean (C.F. bin Khalfan Al Mansouri, has the largest and most technically opment, to Geneva during this weekend, adding they could monds 3-0 in the two-legged Monterrey), Africa (ES Tunis), affirmed Qatar’s continued advanced meeting rooms, in year, when Her Highness has soon resume formal peace final, while Flamengo won the Oceania (Hienghene Sport), Asia support to the United Nations the UN Palace, with a capacity participated, as the Chairperson talks. Copa Libertadores for the first (Al Hilal) – as well as host nation system, such as its multi-year for more than 850 people. of Education Above All foun- Trump cancelled peace time in 38 years after a dramatic champions Al Sadd, competing financial assistance to support In an interview with ‘Swis- dation, in the opening of the negotiations in September after 2-1 victory against River Plate. in Qatar for the title of best and finance a number of UN sinfo’ network, the Ambassador Social Forum of the Human the militant group claimed Al Hilal and Flamengo join football club in the world. The agencies, and the pledged $40m reiterated Qatar’s continued Rights Council at the United responsibility for an attack in host country representatives Al FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019 over a four-year period from support for the United Nations Nations Palace, which discussed Kabul that killed 12 people, Sadd SC, plus Hienghène Sport, will be played in three stadiums. 2017 to 2020 to support the system. the right to education. including an American soldier. CF Monterrey, ES Tunis and Liv- With Education City Stadium and humanitarian and relief efforts Al Mansouri pointed out that H H Sheikha Moza bint There are currently about erpool FC in the tournament, Khalifa International Stadium set of the United Nations Office for Qatar’s permanent delegation to Nasser, as Chairman of the Board 13,000 US forces as well as which will be held in Qatar for to host FIFA World Cup matches the Coordination of Humani- the United Nations Office in of Trustees of Silatech, has also thousands of other NATO troops the first time from 11-21 in three years’ time, beIN SPORTS tarian Affairs (OCHA). Geneva co-sponsored several participated in the High Level in Afghanistan, 18 years after December. beIN Media Group and global football fans can look This contribution made resolutions, and contributed to Forum organized by the Foun- an invasion by a US-led coa- and Dentsu, on behalf of FIFA, forward to an advance glimpse of Qatar one of OCHA’s largest the holding events and activities dation in Geneva under the title lition following the September have also announced a two-year these spectacular state-of-the-art donors. He also pointed out that reflect Qatar’s interest in / Empowering Youth, Advancing 11, 2001, Al Qaeda attacks on media rights agreement that will venues. that Geneva witnessed the promoting and protecting Communities. `P3 the United States. `P13 Qatar's biggest obstacle course race at Aspire Park today

THE PENINSULA includes 20 obstacles, will Gold Sponsor of this year’s DOHA begin at 8am with the last Esrar Race. “Vodafone heat starting at 10.30am. Qatar has a long history of The third edition of the A new feature at this supporting sports in the annual Esrar Race, dubbed year’s event is the Esrar Kids country and playing an the largest obstacle course Race, open to children active part in events that racing event ever in Qatar, between five to12 years old. bring people together. Esrar will be held in Aspire Park Esrar Kids Race is a mini Race 2019 is set to be a fan- today. obstacle course nearly 1km in tastic community sporting With nearly 900 regis- length, with all finishers event and we are delighted tered participants, this year’s receiving medals. to work with Diverse Sports race will be the biggest “This year’s race will be to help bring it to life.” said installment of Esrar with a bigger than any of our pre- Diego Camberos, Chief total of 12 prizes at stake. vious events. By creating Operating Officer, Vodafone Esrar (which means ‘deter- more categories, we are Qatar. Police assisting an injured man after a stabbing incident on London Bridge, in London yesterday. mination’ in Arabic) is an aiming to appeal to everyone Drawing large numbers exciting fitness challenge interested in partaking or of international participants, testing endurance, strength, watching fun sporting events. the race is being done in part- Qatar condemns London stabbing incident speed, and stamina. The kids’ race is also a great nership with the Qatar Acclaimed TV personal- addition as it encourages National Tourism Council. QNA & REUTERS Foreign Affairs reiterated Qatar’s premises near London Bridge in the ities Mohammed Saadoun Al families to do fun and active Esrar Race is an annual event DOHA/LONDON firm stance rejecting violence and heart of the city’s financial district Kuwari and Ali Al Meslemani activities together,” said that draws interest from terrorism, whatever motives and - the scene of a deadly attack by and Qatari boxer , Sheikh Khalid Al Kuwari, CEO of racing and sports enthusiast The State of Qatar has strongly causes. The statement expressed Islamist militants two years ago. Fahad bin Khalid Al Thani are Diverse Sports, organisers of from the region and across condemned the stabbing incident Qatar’s wishes for the injured of a Half a dozen bystanders among the participants Esrar Race. the globe. that took place in the British capital speedy recovery. tackled the suspect to the ground expected to take part in the Diverse Sports is a Qatari Esrar Race 2019 is being London, yesterday. British police shot The BBC reported that two and grabbed his knife. A video competition. company which seeks to held under the Patronage of dead a man wearing a fake suicide members of the public were killed posted on Twitter showed police The racing categories are deliver quality sporting the Ministry of Culture and vest who had stabbed several people in what police have called a ter- dragging one man off the suspect Female Individual, Male Indi- events in Qatar that engage Sports, who seek to support near London Bridge before being rorist attack. The attacker went on before an officer took careful aim. vidual, Masters (45 years old with Qatar’s community and local Qatari businesses that wrestled to the ground by bystanders. the rampage just before 2 pm (1400 Two shots rang out. The man and above), and Teams. The beyond. help to bring quality sporting In a statement, the Ministry of GMT), attacking people at a stopped moving.`P11 race, which spans 5K and Vodafone Qatar is the events to the community. 02 HOME SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2019

PRAYER TIMINGS OFFICIAL NEWS FAJR 04. 41 AM QM organises ‘Clean-Up Day’ at Freiha SHOROOK 06. 01 AM Amir sends cables of condolences to ZUHR 11. 22 AM MAGHRIB 04. 45 PM Japan Emperor, PM ASR 02. 23 PM ISHA 06. 15 PM DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani WEATHER TODAY and Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani sent cables of condo- lences to Emperor Naruhito of Japan and Prime Minis- ter, Shinzo Abe, on the death of former prime minister of Japan, Yasuhiro Nakasone. The Prime Minister and Inte- rior Minister, H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, also sent a cable of condolences to Shinzo Abe. QNA

Qatar responds fast to victims of Albania In the presence of its Chairperson, H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qatar Museums (QM) has organised a ‘Clean-Up Day’ at Freiha — one of the country’s most important settlements. In alignment with the Qatar National Vision earthquake 2030, which emphasises on the importance of creating a sustainable environment, QM is moving towards a renewed focus o o on protecting the environment — particularly when it comes to heritage sites. The initiative was organised in collaboration QNA/DOHA 21 C 29 C with the Doha Environmental Actions Project (DEAP), a volunteering organisation leading the beach clean-up movement and fight against plastic pollution in Qatar. Minimum Maximum Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), in cooperation with Moderate temperature daytime with Qatar Charity (QC), responded scattered clouds. urgently to the earthquake that Call to promote competency in multiple languages struck several cities including

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THE PENINSULA particularly in the classroom. has significant implications Albania. Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department DOHA Reynolds states: “We live in for what is taught, how pro- Relief items such as beds, an age where multilingualism ficiency is assessed, and what blankets, hot meals and food Dudley Reynolds (pictured), is the norm. Language repre- people understand to be a baskets, as well as winter a teaching professor of sents cultural identity and good teacher. blankets and clothes that were English at Carnegie Mellon national belonging, as well as The report recognises that distributed to the victims. University of Qatar (CMU-Q), communication beyond changing educational prac- This urgent relief comes as calls on education systems political borders.” tices, however, begins with support from the QFFD and QC around the world to examine He believes that too often, changing popular ideologies as part of the vital role played how they support their education systems emphasise around what language is and by the Qatar to help those communities’ language one of these goals at the how it is learned. affected by disasters around the resources. In a research report expense of the others. At WISE, Reynolds shared world in needy countries. he prepared for the World “National cohesion and wider his findings during a research The Mayor of Durres Gov- Innovation Summit for communication are often panel on distributed lead- ernorate, Valbona Sako, Education (WISE), Reynolds The report, titled Lan- viewed as more important ership and the complexities thanked Qatar and QC for their offers a frank discussion of guage Policy in Globalized than languages spoken in the of the multilingual education support to Albania, during a issues that must be addressed Contexts, suggests that lan- home,” said Reynolds. space. Reynolds is the former meeting with Qatar’s Ambas- to build cohesive commu- guages should not be in com- Viewing multilingual compe- president of TESOL Interna- sador to the country, Ali bin nities. petition with each other, tency as the educational goal tional Association. Hamad Al Marri.

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FROM PAGE 1 than 23 large Swiss companies operating in the Qatari market H E Ambassador Ali bin in various fields. The Swiss Khalfan Al Mansouri praised community in Qatar has 275 Qatari-Swiss relations individuals working in the describing them as “out- engineering, hospitality and standing, historic and well- the cultural sectors,” HE established” relations between Ambassador Al Mansouri said. the governments and peoples He went on saying that of the two countries. Qatar’s Katara Hospitality He also said that Doha’s Company plays an important preparations for the FIFA role in the development of a World Cup Qatar 2022 are number hotels and resorts in underway and that all sta- Switzerland, including the diums and associated prepa- Buergenstock resort on Lake rations will be ready a year Lucerne, which opened in before the tournament begins. 2018, with a total cost of $1bn, He said that Qatar-Swit- and contributed to the cre- zerland bilateral relations ation of 1,100 new jobs. The Minister of State for Energy Affairs, H E Saad Sherida Al Kaabi, at the extraordinary ministerial meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries were culminated in the On the State of Qatar’s Forum in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. opening of the Embassy of the preparations for the 2022 FIFA State of Qatar in the Federal World Cup, he said that prep- Capital of Bern in 2012, and arations are underway with Natural gas receiving attention as important the opening of the Embassy of the opening of the second of Switzerland in Doha months the eight stadiums of the later. World Cup, the opening of the clean fuel in global energy mix: Al Kaabi Qatar and Switzerland first line of the Doha Metro share the same approach in lines, which will be used to QNA/DOHA H E Al Kaabi pointed to the rele- contributor to economic pros- environmental concerns at the the field of foreign policy, transport fans to the stadiums, vance of associating the UN perity and environmental efforts same time.” The Minister con- which is based on non-inter- and the foreseen opening of The Minister of State for Energy Sustainable Development Goals to reduce emissions.” cluded his remarks by looking ference in the internal affairs the third stadiums, due in Affairs, H E Saad Sherida Al with greater access to a versatile, H E Al Kaabi said: “In this forward to welcoming the GECF of countries, strong belief in December, where Qatar will Kaabi, led the State of Qatar’s flexible, economic, and clean context, many countries around member states at the Forum’s the importance of multilateral host the FIFA Club World Cup. delegation to the extraordinary source of energy. the world are reaching the con- 6th summit, which will be held diplomacy, and the use of “I can confirm that all the sta- ministerial meeting of the Gas He said: “We are pleased to clusion that natural gas does in Doha in 2021. The extraor- mediation to resolve disputes diums and associated facilities Exporting Countries Forum in note the increasing attention provide the right balance of dinary meeting is held in prep- and disputes peacefully, he will be ready a year before the Malabo, the Republic of Equa- natural gas is receiving as an reliable and secure sources of aration of the 5th Heads of State added. start of the World Cup,” he torial Guinea. important clean fuel in the global energy, which can drive eco- Summit, which will also be held “Today there are more said. Speaking at the meeting, energy mix, and as a significant nomic growth, and help address in Equatorial Guinea. Qatar, Sweden discuss cooperation King of the Netherlands receives Training for MoI credentials of Qatari Ambassador officers on UN work concludes QNA more progress and prosperity THE HAGUE to the government and people QNA of the Kingdom of the Nether- DOHA H M King Willem-Alexander of lands. King Willem-Alexander the Netherlands received the entrusted the Ambassador to The first training course on the credentials of Abdullah Hassan convey his greetings to H H the work of the United Nations, Al Jaber as Ambassador Amir, and his wishes of more organised by the Ministry of Extraordinary and Plenipoten- prosperity and progress to the Interior, concluded on tiary of the State of Qatar to the people of Qatar. Thursday with the participation Kingdom of the Netherlands in He wished the Ambas- of 15 officers from various The Hague on Thursday. sador success in his new concerned departments. The Ambassador conveyed duties and in promoting and The course dealt with a Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin strengthening relations of number of topics related to the Hamad Al Thani’s greetings friendship and cooperation work and headquarters of the and wishes of good health and between the State of Qatar United Nations, the definition happiness to the King of the and the Kingdom of the of its Charter and its Netherlands and his wishes of Netherlands. conferences. The Adviser to the Minister The Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H E Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi, of Interior Major General Dr. met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Kingdom of Sweden, Ann Linde, in Stockholm. They Abdullah Yousuf Al Mal and discussed cooperation relations in addition to topics of mutual interest. Chairman of the Follow-up Committee on the Implemen- tation of the World Program for the Doha Declaration (issued Qatar University’s QTTSC holds workshop by the 13th United Nations Con- gress on Crime Prevention and THE PENINSULA management, interventions and Traffic, Ministry of Municipality Criminal Justice 2015) said that DOHA results. Furthermore, the and Environment, as well as the course comes within the workshop addressed the from a variety of engineering training plans to upgrade the As part of the continuous efforts requirements of ISO 39001 consultation companies and academic and training level of to implement the Qatar National standards and discussed the contractors participated in the officers. Traffic Safety Action Plan (2018- impact of RTSM on business and workshop. The Assistant Director of 2022), the Qatar Transportation operational performance. Susanna Zammataro, Human Resources Department and Traffic Safety Center Participants learned about Director General of the Interna- at the Ministry of Interior, (QTTSC), which is part of Qatar RTSM institutional processes, tional Road Federation and Colonel Dr. Mohammed Hamad University’s College of Engi- procedures to perform capacity Martin Heath, Technical Director Al Ghiathin, stressed the impor- neering (QU-CENG), in collabo- review through practical of RTSM Global Limited and tance of the course as it pro- ration with the International examples and group exercises, member of the ISO 39001 British vides officers with the nec- Road Federation, hosted a management of fleet safety pro- Standards Working Group RTS/1 essary information about the training workshop on Road grams and the application of dif- delivered the workshop. Khatib work of the United Nations, Traffic Safety Management ferent tools to support RTSM & Alami Engineering Consul- especially those related to the (RTSM). related processes. tation Company co-sponsored security functions of the Min- H M King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands receiving the The workshop aimed to More than 35 participants this course as part of their com- istry, which qualifies them to credentials of Abdullah Hassan Al Jaber as Ambassador Extraordinary provide information on the ele- from the National Traffic Safety mitment to support the efforts participate in various com- ments of the RTSM system, Committee, senior engineers for improving traffic safety in and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to the Kingdom of the mittees and conferences of including institutional from General Directorate of Qatar. Netherlands, in The Hague on Thursday. United Nations. Top-level security measures in place for Arabian Gulf Cup THE PENINSULA/DOHA tournament. E-gates were set for sports facility. Risk assessment, smoothly and easily. The security individuals and devices to search crowd route identification and units safeguarded the public to The Khalifa International bags and detect crackers and vehicle route identification have reach the nearest point from Stadium and Abdullah Bin contraband at all entrances to the also been undertaken to avoid Khalifa International Stadium Khalifa Stadium witnessed a stadium, and prevent the entry any traffic bottlenecks that can without effort or hardship and high-level security organisation of fireworks of all kinds. Female occur as a result of the large avoid any traffic jams. under the supervision of the police officers were also numbers of the public expected The security preparations for Security Committee of the deployed in order to secure and at such major sporting events. the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup were Supreme Committee for Delivery ensure the entry of women easily The plan took into account the complete inside the stadium and and Legacy during the opening and easily. mass impulse that could occur in the surrounding areas, said of the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup Major Nawaf Mohammad Al and the appropriate way to Captain Burhan Saleh al-Turki, Championship. Otaibi, Commander of the maintain the flow. Head of the Abdullah bin Khalifa All the security units of the Khalifa International Stadium, All of the relevant parties Stadium facility at Al Duhail Security Committee have con- said that all units participated in including the Supreme Com- Sports Club. All security units tributed to ensuring the success A security check on the visitors who arrived to watch the opening the security coverage of the mittee for Delivery and Legacy, have been deployed in the area of the tournament as a real expe- match of the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup Championship. Arabian Gulf Cup Championship. Qatar Rail and Championship and were supported by all major rience for the 2022 World Cup Prior to the launch of the tour- Organizing Committee have requirements and logistical hosted by the State of Qatar. The the entrance and exit gates of the the inaugural tournament. nament, an integrated security come together to establish a support, which positively concerned units worked in facil- masses, where more than 38,000 The security men opened the plan was developed that took mechanism to move the masses reflected their performance in itating the entry and exit of the spectators attended at Khalifa entrance gates of the public three into account all aspects of safety, from different regions of the securing this major Gulf sporting crowd, reducing the crowding at International Stadium to watch hours before the start of the security for the public and for the country as quickly as possible, event. 04 MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2019 Iraq PM announces resignation after cleric’s call REUTERS Violence raged on another demonstrator. “We need BAGHDAD them all out, root and branch. We in southern Iraq, can’t let up the pressure.” Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul however, killing at Security forces meanwhile shot Mahdi announced his resignation least 21 people, and dead at least 21 people in the yesterday after the country’s protesters continued southern city of Nassiriya after senior Shia cleric urged protesters tried to storm a local lawmakers to reconsider their a thousands-strong police headquarters, hospital support for a government rocked sit-in at Tahrir Square sources said. In Najaf, uniden- by weeks of deadly anti-estab- in central Baghdad. tified armed men shot live lishment unrest. rounds at demonstrators sending Violence raged on in dozens scattering. southern Iraq, however, killing Shia-dominated ruling elite seen Iraqi forces have killed at least 21 people, and protesters as pawns of Iran. nearly 400 mostly young, continued a thousands-strong Iraq’s current political class unarmed demonstrators people sit-in at Tahrir Square in central is drawn mainly from powerful since mass anti-government pro- Baghdad. Young, unemployed and Shi’ite politicians, clerics and tests broke out on Oct. 1. More unarmed protesters have led calls paramilitary leaders including than a dozen members of the for a rehaul of a political system many who lived in exile before security forces have also died in they say is endemically corrupt a US-led invasion overthrew clashes. The burning of Iran’s and serves foreign powers, espe- Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein consulate in the holy city of Najaf cially Baghdad’s ally Tehran. in 2003 - including Abdul Mahdi. on Wednesday escalated vio- The departure of Abdul “In response to this (the lence and drew a brutal response Mahdi could be a blow for Iranian cleric’s) call, and in order to facil- from security forces who shot influence after Iran’s militia allies itate it as quickly as possible, I dead more than 60 people and its own commanders inter- will present to parliament a nationwide on Thursday. Sistani, vened last month to keep the demand (to accept) my resig- An Iraqi mourner reactings during a funeral procession for anti-government demonstrators killed in who only weighs in on politics premier in place despite mass nation from the leadership of the the protests a day earlier, in the central city of Najaf, yesterday. in times of crisis and wields huge anti-government unrest. current government,” a statement influence over public opinion, The biggest unrest for years signed by Abdul Mahdi said. The urged parliament to considering not stop their demonstrations until in the streets until the entire gov- yesterday warned against an in a country struggling to recover statement did not say when he withdrawing its support for Abdul the whole of the political class was ernment has gone, and all the explosion of civil strife and from decades of conflict and would resign. Parliament is to Mahdi’s government to stem spi- removed. Violence continued in rest of the corrupt politicians,” tyranny. He urged government sanctions pits protesters from convene an emergency session on ralling violence. Protesters cele- southern Iraq. said Mustafa Hafidh, a protester forces to stop killing protests and Shi’ite heartlands in Baghdad and Sunday to discuss the crisis. Grand brated the imminent departure of “Abdul Mahdi’s resignation at Baghdad’s Tahrir Square. “It’s protesters themselves to reject the south against a corrupt Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani earlier Abdul Mahdi, but said they would is just the beginning. We’ll stay not enough,” said Ali al-Sayeda, all violence. Lebanese block roads as petrol stations strike AFP/BEIRUT major cities yesterday, drivers outside the petrol station for looking for gas and I haven’t briefly stopped their cars in the three hours in vain,” Yahya al- found any,” she said. The Leb- Angry Lebanese blocked main afternoon, blocking some main Shami said as he queued up for anese pound is pegged at around roads yesterday as petrol stations roads, the national news agency his fill in the capital’s Cola neigh- 1,500 pounds to the dollar, and across the country went on strike and the AFP photographer said. bourhood. “People are very both are used interchangeably for the second day in a row, a In the capital, most stations worried because they all need in everyday transactions. photographer and local media had closed their pumps and petrol to work,” hesaid. But banks in Lebanon have said. blocked off their entrances with “The station is opening for been rationing dollar with- Filling station owners a barrier or yellow tape, but a half an hour, then closing again drawals, forcing those in need to announced the walkout from handful had remained open, the because all the drivers are resort to money-changers and Thursday over mounting losses photographer said. fighting amongst each other as pushing the unofficial exchange due to a dollar liquidity crunch. Clutching empty one-gallon they wait.” rate above 2,000 pounds to the More than a month into (four-litre) bottles, dozens clus- On local television, a woman greenback. The central bank last unprecedented anti-government tered around pumps in the few complained she had to abandon month said it would help fuel Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, attending the groundbreaking protests, Lebanon is facing a dual still operating to fill up on fuel. her car in the middle of the road importers with access to the ceremony of Recep Tayyip Erdogan Complex at Marmara University political and economic crisis. “My motorbike ran out of as she looked for petrol. “I’ve dollar at the lower official in Istanbul, yesterday. In Beirut and several other petrol, and I’ve been waiting been to ten different stations exchange rate. ‘Check your brain death’, Erdogan on Macron’s Nato remarks Algerian protesters insist December polls ANATOLIA/ANKARA “The [Syrian] regime also hasn’t invited you there,” Erdogan said, must not go ahead French President Emmanuel addressing the French leader. Macron should check his own “To remove or not to AFP/ALGIERS head before describing Nato remove Turkey from Nato... Do “brain dead”, Turkish president you have the authority to make Algerians thronged their capital yesterday said yesterday in a rebuff of the such a decision?” Erdogan to insist that a presidential election set for French leader. added. Erdogan went on to say December 12 must not go ahead before a “French President Mr. that Turkey “will not hesitate” change of regime. Protesters fear the poll Macron, I am telling you in to carry out Operation Peace will cement in power politicians close to Turkey and I will say in Nato, Spring, “if the threats to Turkey ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who quit first check your own brain death,” from the safe zone and beyond in April under popular pressure after two said Recep Tayyip Erdogan, cannot be eliminated within a decades as head of state. slamming Macron over his reasonable time.” The five candidates standing in the remarks that Turkey should not Turkey on Oct. 9 launched December poll all either supported the expect Nato support for its anti- Operation Peace Spring to elim- former leader or took part in his gov- terror operation in northern Syria. inate YPG/PKK terrorists from ernment. “There will be no vote!” demon- Speaking at the ground- northern Syria east of the strators chanted on Friday. “We swear we breaking ceremony of Recep Euphrates River in order to will not stop!” Tayyip Erdogan Complex at secure Turkey’s borders, aid in They denounced an official crackdown Demonstrators chanting slogans during a protest to demand that a presidential election Istanbul’s Marmara University, the safe return of Syrian ref- on the so-called “Hirak” movement that next month be cancelled until the old ruling guard steps aside and the army quit politics, Erdogan said France has no right ugees, and ensure Syria’s terri- has shaken the country with months of and authority to be in Syria. torial integrity. in Algiers, Algeria, yesterday. unprecedented protests. Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian teenager Zimbabwe lawyers march against police brutality AFP/GAZA CITY Strip,” the spokesman said. “Several attempts to UN condemns Israel for AFP/HARARE 25-year old Sandra Dhizwani Israeli forces shot dead a Pales- approach the barrier and sab- said. Zimbabwean security tinian teenager near the border otage it were made and several deporting human rights activist Dozens of Zimbabwean lawyers forces have violently quashed with the Gaza Strip yesterday, explosive devices were thrown ANATOLIA/GENEVA took to the streets yesterday to protests in the past. the health ministry in the at the barrier. Israeli forces used protest against police brutality Riot police brutalised sup- Hamas-run enclave said. riot dispersal methods and live UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet yesterday condemned Israel that has escalated since Pres- porters of the opposition Fahd Al Astal, 16, died after ammunition,” he added. for not renewing the work permit of Omar Shakir, the Israel and Palestine ident Emmerson Mnangagwa Movement for Democratic being shot in the stomach east At least 348 Palestinians director of Human Rights Watch, and forcing him to leave. came to power in 2017. Change (MDC) earlier this of Khan Yunis in the south of the have been killed by Israeli fire High Commissioner for Human Rights spokesperson Marta Wearing black court robes month, drawing widespread enclave, and four other Pales- in Gaza since weekly protests Hurtado said at a UN briefing that [Human Rights Watch’s Jeru- and bandages smeared with condemnation from within and tinians were wounded, the min- began in March 2018, more than salem-based Director Omar] Shakir was forced to leave on Nov. tomato ketchup, the lawyers outside Zimbabwe. “We are con- istry said. half of them during demonstra- 25 after Israel’s Supreme Court upheld the legality of an Israeli carried boards that read “stop cerned that there has been an Weekly border protests tions. Others have been killed in government decision to not renew his visa. state sanctioned violence” and escalation in terms of violence,” along the Israeli frontier were air strikes or by tank fire. “The high commissioner deeply regrets this decision, which “no to police brutality”. said lawyer Roselyn Hanzi at the officially cancelled yesterday. The often violent protests are both the UN Human Rights Office and a group of three UN Special The group marched from protest. “We have seen protests But residents said a small demanding that Israel ease its Rapporteurs had urged the government to reverse in the wake the High Court in the capital being banned even after the con- number of mostly young Pales- blockade of the Strip and that of the Supreme Court ruling,” said Hurtado. Harare to the Ministry of Home veners tried to follow the proce- tinians still approached the Palestinians be allowed to return Bachelet met Shakir after he left Israel, she said. Affairs, where they deposited a dures of the law.” border fence. to their ancestral homes now Hurtado said the expulsion of Shakir “casts a shadow” over petition. They then proceeded The lawyers called for “We are looking into infor- inside Israel. Israel’s commitments to freedom of expression and freedom of to police headquarters to hand investigations into all cases of mation about the death of a Pal- Israel accuses the coastal association, as well as over the ability of human rights defenders over a second petition. police violence and asked for a estinian,” an Israeli army enclave’s Islamist rulers Hamas and organizations to carry out their “important work”. “We are here to march complaints mechanism be spokesman said. of orchestrating the protests and Israeli authorities had accused Shakir of supporting the against police brutality, not only established. Mnangagwa took “In recent hours, dozens of using them as cover to carry out Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which Israel as concerned citizens but as over after the toppling of protesters assembled close to the attacks. Israel and Hamas have has criminalized. concerned officers of the court former-president Robert security barrier in the Gaza fought three wars since 2008. and custodians of the law,” Mugabe in 2017. SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2019 ASIA 05

No decision India announces on release of Farooq, Omar $400m loan and Mehbooba IANS/SRINAGAR for Sri Lanka BJP’s Jammu & Kashmir in-charge Avinash Rai Khanna REUTERS & IANS Prime Minister yesterday said that no decision NEW DELHI Narendra Modi said has been taken about the release India would provide of three former chief ministers, India will lend Sri Lanka $400m Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah for infrastructure projects, Prime Sri Lanka with $50m and Mehbooba Mufti who were Minister Narendra Modi said for its security detained after the revocation of yesterday after talks with the needs in addition Article 370 in Kashmir. island nation’s new President “Nothing has been decided Gotabaya Rajapaksa aimed at to the $400m for on the release of former chief improving bilateral ties. infrastructure. “India ministers. The administration Sri Lanka, located off the is fully committed to will take a call whether to southern tip of India, has become the development of Sri release them or not and when,” an arena of competing influence Khanna said. “Some have cases between New Delhi and China, Lanka,” he said. against them in the court.” which has built ports, power sta- About the issue of delimi- tions and highways as part of election victory earlier this month tation of the assembly segments President Xi Jinping’s signature won on a platform promising to in Jammu and Kashmir he said “Belt and Road Initiative”, pull the country out of its deepest it is up to Lt Governor G C Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (left) shaking hands with his India’s President Ram Nath designed to boost trade and economic slump in more than 15 Murmu to start the process. Kovind as Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks on, during Rajapaksa’s ceremonial reception at the transport links across Asia. years. “We have completed, booth, But the terms of some of He told reporters he wanted Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi yesterday. mandal and district level elec- those projects have drawn crit- to take bilateral ties with India to tions in Jammu and then the icism from politicians in Sri a “very high level”. of new Sri Lankan President time-tested ties between India given a ceremonial reception at same will be done in Kashmir,” Lanka and opened the way for Modi said India would Gotabaya Rajapaksa will help and Sri Lanka and will help the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Khanna said. He said during his countries such as India, the provide Sri Lanka with $50m strengthen the bonds between strengthen our bonds as well as Bhawan were President Ram three-day trip to Kashmir in United States and Japan to rebuild million for its security needs in the two countries and energise energise our partnership,” Modi Nath Kovind and Prime Minister connection with Khelo Kashmir ties in the Indian Ocean country addition to the $400m for infra- the partnership. said in a tweet. Modi and Modi were present to receive him. where he met several delegations that lies near key shipping lanes. structure. “India is fully com- “Happy to receive @Gota- Rajapaksa held bilateral discus- After the reception the visiting including doctors, lawyers, con- Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s former mitted to the development of Sri bayaR on his first overseas visit sions. Newly-elected Sri Lankan President said that during his tractual employees and wartime defence chief, is on his Lanka,” he said. as the President of Sri Lanka. His President Rajapaksa is on his first tenure he will ensure strength- labourers. About the Internet first visit to India after a sweeping Modi also said that the visit visit is a testimony to the visit abroad in India. He was ening of bilateral ties with India. blockade, he said, he saw first hand the difficulties faced by the mediapersons and will take up the matter with the higher Muslims in Ayodhya to mark December 6 as ‘Day of Sorrow’ authorities. “We will try and restore the Internet soon, I will IANS/AYODHYA December 6, 1993 onwards, the Samajwadi Party leader including Asaduddin Owaisi and decided to end the tradition from take up this matter”, he said. Muslim community in Ayodhya Azam Khan had earlier taken Zafaryab Jilani. Many other this year. Khanna promoted ‘Khelo The Muslim community in led by Haji Mahboob, who was part in some of these occasions, Muslim organisations like the VHP central Secretary India’ the first major sports Ayodhya will again be observing one of the main litigant from but has, in recent years, given a Muslim League and the Muslim Purushottam Narain Singh said event in Kashmir after the abro- the coming December 6 as Muslim side in Babri Masjid case, miss to this mourning event. Majlis will also hold different pro- that the organisation will not be gation of Article 370 in which ‘Yaum-e-Gham’ (Day of Sorrow) and president of local organi- Talking to IANS, Haji grammes to mark the ‘Shahadat’ commemorating the day as students from different districts to mark the 27th anniversary of zation ‘Anjuman Muhafiz - Mahboob said that he will (demolition) of Babri Masjid. ‘Shaurya Diwas’ anymore now took part at the Indoor Stadium the demolition of Babri Masjid, Masajid wa Maqabir’ (organi- arrrange a mourning session on However, the Vishwa Hindu that the Ram temple is going to in Srinagar. a local leader of the community sation and protectee of mosques the morning of December 6 and Parishad (VHP), which has been be constructed following the said. and mausoleums), has been will be inviting top Muslim celebrating this day as ‘Shaurya Supreme Court verdict earlier Telangana to For the last 27 years, from observing the day in this manner. leaders to this ocassion, Diwas’ (Bravery Day), has this month. seek death for vet doctor’s killers Pragya moves privilege IANS/HYDERABAD notice against Rahul Telangana Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali IANS/NEW DELHI The MP from Godda constit- yesterday said the accused uency in Jharkhand requested involved in gangrape and Controversial BJP leader Pragya Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to murder of a young veterinarian Thakur yesterday moved a priv- allow him to move a privilege will be tried in a fast-track court ilege notice against Congress motion against Rahul for and the government will try to leader Rahul Gandhi over his allegedly calling Thakur a “ter- ensure that the guilty are “terrorist” remark against her, rorist”. He urged Birla to ensure awarded death penalty. hours after apologising in the the dignity of MPs as custodians He told reporters this case Lok Sabha over her remarks on of the House. will be tried like the case Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin His demand came even as relating to rape and murder of Nathuram Godse. Congress MPs shouted “Down a nine-month-old girl in The Bhopal MP, who has down Godse”, “Mahatma Gandhi Warangal. Within two months been acquitted in the 2008 Ki Jai”, “Down down BJP” during of the gruesome incident in Malegaon blast case, moved the its protest against Thakur. Warangal, a local court in notice in the Lok Sabha Secre- Thakur on Wednesday August sentenced 27-year-old tariat. Her colleague and party sparked a row with her remarks convict to death. Ali, who called MP Nishikant Dubey had earlier in Lok Sabha during DMK leader on the family members of the sought privilege motion against A. Raja’s reference of a veterinarian, said the investi- Rahul Gandhi. statement by Godse before a gations were likely to be com- The counter-move from court on why he killed Mahatma pleted by today. Dubey came at a time when Gandhi. Facing protest by Con- Two truck drivers and two Protest against anti-Islam rally Congress and other opposition gress, Thakur yesterday cleaners have been arrested by leaders were seeking “unqual- expressed regret and tendered Cyberabad police for the Muslims holding placards and shouting slogans outside a mosque during a protest against the ified” apology from Thakur over her apology twice in the Lok alleged gang-rape and murder burning of the Holy Quran in an anti-Islam rally in Norway, on a street in Mumbai, India, yesterday. her remark on Godse. Sabha over her Godse remark. of the woman veterinarian.

64,000 trees to be Supreme Court: Actor may access Mumbai slum-dwellers live at felled in Lucknow data of memory card in assault case for Defence Expo the mercy of climate change IANS/NEW DELHI IANS/LUCKNOW REUTERS/MUMBAI Devender, who lives in a slum September that sea levels could The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that Malyalam actor Dileep will in Worli neighbourhood. rise by one metre (3.3 feet) by Even as Lucknow remains not get a copy of the memory card containing footage of the alleged Already at risk from rains, Climate change poses a 2100 - 10 times the rate in the among the ten most polluted sexual assault of an actress where he has been charged. However, flooding and open sewers, slum- greater threat to poor commu- 20th century - if carbon emis- cities in the country, the state the court allowed him to access the data on the card. dwellers who live by the ocean in nities in developing nations like sions that are responsible for government is preparing to cut A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari the Indian financial capital India, Indonesia and the Philip- climate change keep climbing. down 63,799 trees along the said: “Contents of the memory card/pen drive being electronic Mumbai are vulnerable to rising pines, with people living on the “Mumbai is going to be Gomti river for the Defence record must be regarded as a document. If the prosecution is seas caused by global warming margins less able to protect under water, we need to plan for Expo, scheduled to be held in relying on the same, ordinarily, the accused must be given a and say the government should themselves from the impact. that eventuality and what is February next year. cloned copy thereof to enable him/her to present an effective help them move to safer locations. A research paper https:// required is to plan a new city to The Lucknow Development defence during the trial.” Thousands of people, mostly www.climatecentral.org/news/ replace Mumbai as and when it Authority (LDA) in a letter, has The access to content is subject to some caveats in order to migrants from other parts of the report-flooded-future-global- gets submerged. And ideally, to asked the Lucknow Nagar Nigam present an effective defence. country, live in temporary vulnerability-to-sea-level-rise- my mind, it should be some- to remove the trees from The south Indian actress was abducted and assaulted in a moving shelters, built on rocks at the edge worse-than-previously-under- where inland - at a pretty sub- Hanuman Setu to the Nishatganj car on February 17, 2017. Dileep was arrested in July the same year. of the sea and are likely to be the stood last month by Climate stantial elevation,” Debi Goenka, bridge since various programmes The court observed that in cases involving issues such as privacy first hit from coastal flooding Central, a US-based non-profit an environmental activist, said. in the Defence Expo will be held of the complainant/witness or his/her identity, it may be justified caused by climate change. climate science and news organ- The scientists say climate here. The land will be handed over to provide only inspection thereof to the accused and his/her lawyer “Even hearing about (the isation, found that climate change is causing an increase in to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or expert for presenting effective defence during the trial. rising sea levels) we feel afraid. change will put an estimated extreme weather events around (HAL) which will be hosting the Dileep has been allegedly named as a conspirator in the sexual What do we do? We have been 300 million people globally at the world such as drought and event. The LDA has said new trees assault. The actor has been charged with having indulged in a revenge living here for so many years. It risk of coastal flooding by 2050. floods. Mumbai has been hit this are to be planted after the Expo is crime. The victim was allegedly assaulted in a moving car. The would be good if the government The UN-backed Intergov- year by incessant rains and over and efforts can also be made memory card was handed over to the magistrate by the lawyer of could do something to help us,” ernmental Panel on Climate flooding, causing loss of life and to relocate the trees that are one of the accused, as the original mobile device which filmed the said Kamakshi Tangesh Change said in a report in property removed from the site. alleged assault was not recovered. 06 ASIA SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2019

Sri Lanka wants Pakistan students to undo port demand end to deal with China BLOOMBERG/COLOMBO ban on unions Sri Lanka’s new government led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa wants to undo the at campuses previous regime’s move to lease the southern port of AP/INTERNEWS Scores of Pakistani Hambantota to a Chinese LAHORE student leaders venture, citing national interest. studying at Former Prime Minister Pakistani students backed by Ranil Wickremesinghe in 2017 rights activists are holding rallies international changed the terms, saying it across the country in a rare show universities are would be difficult to pay the of strength to urge Prime voicing their support loans taken to build the project. Minister Imran Khan to lift a for the ‘student He agreed to lease the port for decades-long ban on peaceful 99 years to a venture led by political activities at education solidarity march’ China Merchants Port Holdings institutions. happening across Co. in return for $1.1bn, Wick- Yesterday’s rallies in the campuses in Pakistan Students taking part in a demonstration demanding for reinstatement of student unions, education remesinghe said in an interview cities of Lahore, Islamabad, fee cuts and better education facilities, in Islamabad yesterday. in 2018. “We would like them Karachi and elsewhere were yesterday. to give it back,” Ajith Nivard attended by hundreds of male unions has not only significantly use our privilege and the the country are coming together Cabraal, a former central bank and female students, many of after completing their rallies. restricted the ability of students resources at our disposal to for a Student Solidarity March governor and an economic them carrying red flags symbol- International students voice to politically mobilise them- further the values of democracy, yesterday to demand better edu- adviser to Prime Minister ising socialism and support for solidarity march selves and silenced their representation and progress in cation and a fair academic Mahinda Rajapaksa, said in an communism. Scores of Pakistani student political voices, but also pre- the country we call home,” the environment. interview at his home in a Students say they should be leaders studying at international vented students from cam- letter adds. One of the key demands of Colombo suburb. “The ideal sit- allowed to form unions at edu- universities are voicing their paigning on issues crucial to The letter has been under- the march’s participants is to lift uation would be to go back to cational institutions, a demand support for the ‘student solidarity their well-being such as campus signed by the student presidents restrictions that bar students status quo. We pay back the which has been ignored since march’ happening across cam- safety, fee hikes, accommo- of Pakistan societies in univer- from forming unions. Organisers loan in due course in the way 1984 when former dictator Gen. puses in Pakistan yesterday. dation security and many sities in the UK, US, Canada, Aus- say if the government does not that we had originally agreed Ziaul Haq banned student In an open letter addressed others,” reads the letter, which tralia and Singapore. meet this demand, they will chal- without any disturbance at all.” political activities at educational to the government, students has been signed by nearly 40 Together, these students rep- lenge the ban in the courts. institutions. Students also want have come together under the student body leaders from uni- resent the interests of thousands Laila Tauqeer, President of Protest in Kabul a reduction in fees and provi- banner of the Pakistan Interna- versities including Cambridge of Pakistani students enrolled in the Harvard College Pakistani sions for better facilities. tional Students Alliance and reg- University, Cornell University, these universities across coun- Students Association, said that against vote fraud Authorities deployed police istered opposition to the current Harvard University, Mcgill Uni- tries. In the midst of fee hikes, the fact that the march is hap- ANATOLIA/KABUL to ensure peace, but students say ban on student unions in versity and National University harassment scandals and arrests pening is inspiring, even if all the they will peacefully disperse Pakistan. “The ban on student of Singapore. “It is our duty to from campuses, students across objectives are not achieved. Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Kabul yesterday against alleged vote fraud in the presidential polls. Rebel coalition supports international lawsuits against Myanmar The Stability and Part- nership team led by presidential ANATOLIA Rohingya Muslims in the coun- lawsuits against Myanmar at the judicial arrests, inhuman torture, international organisations that candidate Abdullah Abdullah YANGON try’s west. International Criminal Court massacres, abductions and use have taken up the matter with — power-sharing Chief Exec- Three members of the (ICC), the International Court of of gang rape as instruments of the ICC and ICJ. TNLA spokes- utive to the incumbent Pres- A coalition of ethnic rebel groups Northern Alliance bloc of armed Justice (ICJ) and an Argentine war. They added that they stand person Mai Aik Kyaw said that ident Ashraf Ghani — has called has welcomed efforts by the groups — the Ta’ang National court for rights violations in ready to cooperate and collect the groups had already gathered for a march to protest alleged international community to Liberation Army (TNLA), Arakan ethnic areas. evidence of war crimes by the information and evidence of vote fraud and electoral punish Myanmar’s military Army and Myanmar National The groups said that during military in northeastern Shan rights abuses by the military irregularities. through legal processes for Democratic Alliance Army — the past 70 years of the ongoing state and western Rakhine state against ethnic people as well as The election commission is alleged genocide against ethnic issued a joint statement on civil conflict, Myanmar’s military between 2009 and 2019 and are “Bengali Muslims”, referring yet to announce the preliminary minority groups including Thursday welcoming three has committed genocide, extra in full support of the Rohingya Muslim community. poll results. 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Singapore orders Japan’s former PM Yasuhiro Nakasone dies Facebook to correct post under AGENCIES Shinzo Abe has Abe said Nakasone served at defeat in World War II. TOKYO expressed deep a time when Japan faced severe Echoing the “Reaganomics” ‘fake news’ law sorrow over the death domestic and diplomatic chal- policies of the American pres- AFP SINGAPORE Japan’s former Prime Minister of Yasuhiro Nakasone lenges, including Cold War ten- ident, Nakasone privatised Yasuhiro Nakasone (pictured), sions and trade friction with the national enterprises such as an ardent conservative who and praised him for United States. railway and telephone operators, Singapore authorities ordered worked to forge a stronger raising the country’s He praised Nakasone for leaning in favour of the free Facebook to correct an article military alliance with the United profile by contributing improving relations with other market and a small state. on a fringe news site containing States, died yesterday at the age to global peace and Asian countries while strength- He also left his mark on “scurrilous accusations” of of 101, an official at his son’s ening the Japan-US alliance Japan’s relations with neighbours election rigging, ramping up office said. economic order. through his personal friendship China and South Korea, which their use of a controversial law In office for five years from with Reagan. have been haunted by wartime against misinformation. November 1982 to November economy. He broke post-World War II history. The social media giant, 1987, Nakasone was known for Describing Washington as taboos in Japan by deciding to In 1985, he visited a contro- which has previously expressed trying to transform the nation “the most important partner for on Friday, without offering provide military technology to the versial war shrine but did not go concerns about the legislation, defeated in World War II into a Japan”, he built a friendship with further details. US and scrapping the cap on the the next year after China strongly did not respond to requests for full-fledged member of the West then President Ronald Reagan. Japanese Prime Minister nation’s annual defence budget. criticised the move as an attempt comment and the article was during the Cold War era. Officials at the office of his Shinzo Abe has expressed deep Seen as a security hawk and to whitewash history. still on the site without any His efforts to strengthen son Hirofumi Nakasone, who is sorrow over the death of a nationalist, Nakasone’s posi- He stepped down as prime changes. security ties with Washington a member of the Japanese par- Nakasone and praised him for tions on defence angered left- minister in 1987 as support for The order is a test of the came at a time of intensifying liament’s upper house, con- raising the country’s profile by wingers in Japan, at a time when his government plummeted after new law, which gives ministers trade friction with the United firmed the ex-premier’s death, contributing to global peace and anti-war sentiments were even he tried to introduce a large- powers to tell platforms to put States, the world’s biggest with one of them saying he died economic order. stronger than today after the scale indirect tax system. warnings next to posts author- ities deem false, but which activists fear could be used to curb free speech. HK police end campus On Thursday authorities ordered Alex Tan, who runs anti-government website the siege after finding States Times Review, to put up a correction next to a November 3,989 petrol bombs 23 post on elections. But Tan — who is based BLOOMBERG to enter the campus as it was still overseas — refused, saying he HONG KONG unsafe and will remain closed for is an Australian citizen and repairs. But some people still would not comply with requests Police said they had lifted their walked around the school after from a “foreign government”. blockade on Hong Kong Poly- police lifted their cordons, A body overseeing the law technic University (PolyU) after according to live television then said it had ordered officers cleared a campus that’s footage that also showed traffic Facebook to put up a “cor- been besieged for nearly two had resumed in the area. rection notice” by the article, weeks amid a violent standoff The protests gripping Hong which would link to a statement with demonstrators. Kong for the past five months on the government’s own fact- Chow Yat-ming, the city’s have brought unprecedented checking site. assistant police commissioner, battles to the city’s universities. That statement said that said yesterday morning that he Several saw extended sieges this Tan’s article, which claims elec- believes PolyU could be handed month as demonstrators sought tions are rigged in Singapore to back to university management to paralyze parts of the city after ensure the ruling party stays in after dangerous items that anger flared over the November power, contained “false state- remain on campus were 8 death of a Hong Kong Uni- ments of fact” and “made scur- removed. versity of Science and Tech- rilous accusations”. Firemen and a police safety nology student who had fallen A motorcyclist and pillion rider are seen in front of the entrance to the ransacked Hong Kong Polytechnic The increased use of the team did a final sweep of the near near an area where police University, yesterday. law comes as speculation campus in the morning after were trying to disperse a protest mounts that elections could be searching every level of each The 12-day siege of Kow- riot and remained waiting for Hong Kong on how to emerge rationally so that we can find the called within months, although building to handle hazardous loon’s PolyU and its surrounding protesters to leave on their own from crisis. best solution for Hong Kong.” a weak opposition is seen as no items and collect evidence the roads were the site of clashes accord. People inside the campus “I hope that the way we’ve Scores of protesters gathered match for the long-ruling Peo- day before. between riot police and students, meanwhile feared getting done it, by taking a peaceful in nearby Tsim Sha Tsui in ple’s Action Party. The police said they seized and initially raised fears of a arrested for a rioting charge that approach, could be a lesson we support of the PolyU demon- Singapore used the law for items including 3,989 petrol crackdown on scores of pro- carries a potential jail sentence could learn from,” he said. “We strators late Thursday, while two the first time on Monday, bombs, 1,339 explosive items and testers trapped inside. Jarring of up to 10 years, or being treated can have different political other rallies were also held ordering opposition party 601 bottles of corrosive liquids. images from the school showed unfairly by officers after their standings, views and perspec- across the city, including one to member Brad Bowyer to Every floor on campus suffered fires, clouds of tear gas and arrest. Some managed to escape. tives, but we should be able to thank Donald Trump and US pol- correct a Facebook post author- various degrees of vandalism flaming vehicles. PolyU President Teng Jin- talk to each other peacefully, iticians for signing legislation ities said could “smear the rep- and damage, Chow said. The lockdown dragged on as Guang said yesterday that the sit- express our views, share our expressing support for Hong utation” of two state investment PolyU urged the public not police declared the situation a uation could serve as a lesson for views, exchange our views Kong’s demonstrators. funds.

New Zealand boosts Samoa measles aid Duterte apologises after chaotic SEA Games build-up as epidemic worsens AFP typhoon forecast to hit the all those — the discomfort, the Indonesia clinched the first gold country and is expected to make CLARK northern Philippines early next sufferings of the athletes, medal of the competition with a landfall on Tuesday. AFP week. sleeping on the floors, getting historic victory, bringing Singa- This year’s Games in Clark, WELLINGTON Philippine President Rodrigo Though initially contrite, hungry,” he added. “To the coun- pore’s 54-year stranglehold on Manila and Subic, which run Duterte apologised and pledged Games organisers eventually tries that sent them here, it’s a the men’s water polo compe- through to December 11, are par- New Zealand announced extra a probe into the troubled run-up pushed back against the criticism big deal.” tition to an end. ticularly complex with a record aid for Samoa as the Pacific to Saturday’s opening of the and took aim at the media for Earlier, the PHISGOC organ- In matters out of its own 56 sports across dozens of nation’s measles epidemic Southeast Asian Games after a critical reports on the mishaps. ising committee chief operating hands, the Philippines was also venues that are in some cases raced past 3,000 cases and rush of logistical problems and “I’m really apologising for officer Ramon Suzara had bracing for a typhoon which hours’ drive apart, even before experts warned the number last-minute construction. the country... they (other nations) promised action regarding what national forecasters warned was Manila’s notorious gridlock could double before the crisis Complaints over transport, should know while they are still he termed “glitches”. steadily intensifying. traffic is factored in. was over. accommodation and food here that the government is not “We’re doing our best to PAGASA said Typhoon The vast scale of the multi- Samoa’s government said stacked up as thousands of ath- happy,” Duterte said in an strengthen all those early Kammuri — which is packing sport event has included erecting the death toll from the outbreak letes have flooded into Manila interview that aired yesterday, glitches, which is very normal in gusts of 170kph and maximum a massive sports complex in New had reached 42, up three in 24 for the biggest ever edition of the adding he had ordered an the Games,” he told reporters. sustained winds of 140kph — is Clark City, which is at least two hours, while the overall number Games, which are also investigation. As the build-up woes cast a presently heading right for hours’ drive north from the of cases rose by 213 to 3,149 threatened by an approaching “You cannot just cast away shadow over the Games, Games venues in the north of the capital. over the same period. “The Samoan health system is under serious strain, with growing numbers of people, Kim Jong-un expressed ‘great many of whom are very young, needing complex care as a result of the measles outbreak,” satisfaction’ over rocket test New Zealand Foreign Minister REUTERS examine the combat application of the Winston Peters said. SEOUL super-large multiple launch rocket system He said Wellington was proved the military and technical superi- sending 100,000 doses of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un oversaw ority of the weapon system and its firm reli- measles vaccine to Samoa, a “successful test” of a super-large multiple ability,” KCNA said. enough to immunise half the launch rocket system and expressed “great “The Supreme Leader expressed great 200,000 population. Unicef has satisfaction,” state media said yesterday. satisfaction over the results of the already dispatched 110,000 North Korea fired two short-range pro- test-fire.” doses. jectiles into the sea off its east coast on Kim has set an end-year deadline to Peters added that more Thursday in what appeared to be a fresh try kick-start the talks with Washington, but medical specialists were on out of its new multiple rocket launchers fol- negotiations remain stalemated after a their way from Wellington to lowing three previous tests, South Korea’s working-level meeting last month broke help with Samoa’s compulsory military said. down. vaccination programme, as well The latest test could be a Thanksgiving North Korea has demanded biting sanc- as a much-needed oxygen-pro- reminder to the United States of a year-end tions be lifted and warned it could take a ducing machine. deadline Kim has set for Washington to “new path,” raising concerns it may resume “New Zealand is also show flexibility in their stalled denucleari- nuclear and long-range missile testing sus- looking to provide psycho- sation talks. pended since 2017. logical support for health Pyongyang’s official KCNA news agency US top nuclear negotiator Stephen workers in Samoa, who have said Kim oversaw the latest test, as he did Biegun said last week the year-end deadline been confronted with some dis- with previous tests in August and September. was an artificial one, but could mean a tressing cases in very A projectile is fired during North Korea’s missile tests in this picture released by He did not attend the last one in October 31. return to “provocative” steps that preceded demanding conditions”. North Korea’s Central News Agency (KCNA), yesterday. “The volley test-fire aimed to finally the past two years of diplomacy. 08 VIEWS SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2019 Palestine is a climate justice issue ESTABLISHED IN 1996

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ABEER BUTMEH EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AL JAZEERA DR. KHALID BIN MUBARAK AL-SHAFI [email protected] esterday, two major global events of great importance to ACTING MANAGING EDITOR me coincided - the fourth MOHAMMED SALIM MOHAMED YGlobal Climate Strike, and the [email protected] United Nations’s annual International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. This convergence also symbol- DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR ically represents an important reality - MOHAMMED OSMAN ALI that the fight for climate justice for all [email protected] is directly connected to the Palestinian Palestinians walk past a pool of sewage on a beach in the northern Gaza Strip. struggle. Palestine is a climate justice issue. In my work coordinating Pales- land and agriculture. Israel’s military to irrigate crops and lawns, and for tinian environmental organisations, I prevents Palestinians from using the swimming pools. witness daily that for Palestinians, 20 percent of Gaza’s arable land next We call this severe discrimination climate change is not just a natural to Israel’s militarised fence, and water apartheid, a major component EDITORIAL phenomenon, but a political one. targets Gaza’s farmland with dan- of the larger regime of climate Israel’s regime of occupation and gerous herbicides. apartheid that Israel is imposing on apartheid, which denies us the right to A study conducted by our organi- Palestinians. manage our land and resources, exac- sation, Palestinian Environmental Israel cultivates an image Strengthening parliamentary ties erbates the climate crisis Palestinians NGOs Network - FoE Palestine, worldwide as “green”, but the reality is face, making us more vulnerable to found that Israel’s 2014 war on Gaza, dramatically different. Israel relies on long other areas of cooperation with world nations climate-related events. during which Israel dropped 21,000 unsustainable agricultural and water like economy, trade, culture, diplomacy and many The most extreme example is the tonnes of explosives on the strip, use practices that depend upon the Aothers, Qatar, represented by the Shura Council, is Gaza Strip, where two million Pales- may have resulted in extensive soil exploitation of Palestinians’ land and also expanding its ties with parliaments and parliamentary tinians live in an open-air prison damage that reduced agricultural water. bodies of the world. under Israeli occupation and siege. productivity. Additionally, 97.7 percent of The successful hosting of 140th IPU Assembly in Doha The UN projected that Gaza will be In the occupied West Bank, Israel Israel’s electricity production comes in April this year with the participation of over 800 MPs unlivable by 2020. Many say it systematically steals and destroys Pal- from fossil fuels, and Israel is seeking from 160 countries was the biggest display of this expanding already is. estinian land and water. to export natural gas and electricity parliamentary ties between Qatar’s Shura Council and the Gaza’s acute shortage of potable Israel controls more than 60 generated from fossil fuels to parliaments of other countries. water has been worsened, not only by percent of West Bank land, where Europe. Now, the State of Qatar, represented by the Shura climate change but also by Israel’s 640,000 Israelis now live in illegal On the International Day of Soli- Council has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) restrictions on the entry of materials settlements. Israeli settlers consume darity with the Palestinian People, with the African Parliamentary Union (APU). The MoU was and fuel needed for wastewater six times as much water as the West our Palestinian environmental organ- signed at the headquarters of the People’s Palace in Dji- treatment. As a result, sewage has Bank’s 2.9 million Palestinian resi- isations call for global pressure on bouti during the participation of the Shura Council in the infiltrated Gaza’s aquifer and is dents. Israel has also uprooted Israel to end climate apartheid 42nd Conference of Speakers of Parliaments of the African flowing untreated into Gaza’s coastal 800,000 olive trees since 1967. through boycotts of the Israeli gov- Parliamentary Union (APU). waters, dam- The livelihoods of Palestinian ernment and institutions and com- The MoU was signed by Speaker of the Shura Council, aging marine agricultural communities have been panies that are complicit in H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud, and Chair- life and health. transformed by the combination of destroying the environment, violating person of the Executive Committee of the African Parlia- Ninety-seven seizure of land and water, and cli- our rights and profiting from our mentary Union, Alassane Bala Sakande. percent of matic shifts. Palestinian farmers face resources. Under the MoU, the two Gaza’s acute Gaza’s scarce some of their most severe problems This includes boycotting the parties agreed to strengthen shortage of water is now in the Jordan Valley, an agricultural international projects of Mekorot, parliamentary cooperation and potable water unfit for human area that comprises 30 percent of the which support water apartheid by friendship between the State of has been consumption West Bank. depriving Palestinians of access to Qatar and the African Parlia- and contami- The Jordan Valley village of water and supplying Israel’s illegal The successful mentary Union and bring peace worsened, not nated water al-Auja is one illustrative case. Some settlements; boycotting all Israeli hosting of 140th IPU among peoples as well as to only by climate causes 26 of al-Auja’s land has been seized for mejdoul dates, which are grown in Assembly in Doha in enhance parliamentary change but percent of all ill- four Israeli settlements. Adding insult the Jordan Valley using land and April this year with channels of communication nesses in Gaza, to injury, al-Auja’s main spring, which water stolen from Palestinians; between the two parties, also by Israel’s and is a leading used to provide a continual flow of and opposing Israel’s export of the participation of exchange parliamentary restrictions on the cause of child water for farming, now provides water natural gas and electricity to over 800 MPs from knowledge and expertise in the entry of materials deaths. for only a few weeks to a few months Europe. 160 countries was legislative, supervisory and and fuel needed In one of the each year. As people rally worldwide for an the biggest display administrative fields, and countless tragic This reduction occurred after end to fossil fuel use and for climate enrich common points of con- for wastewater examples of the Mekorot, Israel’s national water justice for all, organisers should of this expanding vergence and work for peace in treatment. impacts, a five- company, dug wells upstream in the include such boycotts among their parliamentary ties the world. year-old boy, same aquifer. The drying up of al- strategies and demands in support of between Qatar’s In a speech on this occasion, Mohammed al- Auja’s spring has greatly reduced agri- Palestinian freedom, justice and H E the Speaker of the Shura Sayis, who went to Gaza’s beach with cultural production. equality. Shura Council and Council said that the State of his family to escape the heat, died in And while villages like al-Auja the parliaments of Qatar’s accession to the African 2017 after swimming in seawater con- struggle to adapt to water scarcity, the The author is coordinator since 2008 other countries. Union as an observer would taminated by sewage. illegal Israeli settlements nearby enjoy of the Palestinian Environmental NGOs encourage communication Israel has also damaged Gaza’s plentiful access to water for drinking, Network - Friends of Earth Palestine. between the Shura Council and the African parliaments on the one hand, and between African and parliamentarians from Qatar on the other. H E Al Mahmoud stressed that the Shura Council, Efforts must be made to avoid loss of through this accession, will work to achieve the objectives of the APU for the establishment of a sustainable peace based on cooperation and dialogue and benefit the region and its peoples. WTO’s dispute settlement function In April this year, parliamentary dialogue and diplomacy JAPAN NEWS-YOMIURI WTO dispute settlements go principal function of the WTO. were at the forefront of 140th IPU Assembly in Doha, as through two processes of judgment. If If the WTO loses even this over 800 MPs from 160 countries convened in the world’s he current situation can be a member nation has a complaint function, its raison d’etre will be called biggest platform for global parliamentary exchange. regarded as serious for the about a decision made by a panel, it is into question. In the final Doha Declaration endorsed at the Assembly, multilateral framework that able to appeal to the Appellate Body. What makes a solution for the MPs from national parliaments underlined the critical role sustains the free trade system. About 10 cases a year, which account Appellate Body issue difficult is the T United States’ strong distrust of the of education to enhance peace, security and the rule of law The possibility has emerged at the for 70 percent of all the cases handled as well as support democracy and human rights. 164-member World Trade Organi- by panels, are appealed. The gov- WTO. China, which is the world’s The IPU is the global organization of parliaments. It zation that its Appellate Body will be ernment of Japan should explore ways second-biggest economy, is still clas- was founded 130 years ago as the first multilateral political forced to drop its function of settling of finding realistic measures to break sified at the WTO as a “developing organization in the world, encouraging cooperation and trade disputes. the stalemate in cooperation with country” that is entitled to preferential dialogue between all nations. The IPU comprises 178 There are now only three other WTO members. treatment in tariffs and other trade national member parliaments and 12 regional parlia- members in the Appellate Body It is necessary to clarify the range practices. China has not stopped pro- mentary bodies. although it is supposed to have seven of responsibility and authority for the viding an excessive amount of sub- members, including experts on trade Appellate Body while going ahead sidies for enterprises of its own and international law. The term of with the selection of succeeding country. It makes sense for the United office for two of these three will expire members, thereby reforming the body States to criticize such practices as on December 10, thus making it into an organization that can be unfair. Nevertheless, the WTO’s QUOTE OF THE DAY impossible for the body to meet the trusted by all member nations. dispute settlement functions that have minimum number of three required to Trade ought to be conducted under been built up over many years should hold hearings on appeals. fair rules, and conflicts of interest not be allowed to be discontinued. If we can get a This situation has become inevi- between two countries should be If the solutions to trade disputes working majority table because the United States has resolved through procedures with a are left up to bilateral negotiations, big then we will come blocked the reappointment of high level of transparency - the WTO countries such as the United States will Appellate Body members and rejected was inaugurated in 1995 to embody tend to have the advantage. The estab- on Jan. 31 at the proposals to launch selection proc- these fundamental ideals. lishment of the dispute settlement absolute latest. esses for new appointments, arguing The WTO had aimed to formulate system within the WTO represents the that the body has made too many rules on trade in goods and services, wisdom of the international Boris Johnson judgments beyond the limit of its but it hit a stalemate in 2008 due to community. British Prime Minister authority. If the situation remains the confrontation between advanced If protectionism prevails due to the unchanged, the body will not even be and emerging countries. As many decline in roles played by the WTO, able to deal with new appellate cases. countries shifted to bilateral or multi- global trade may shrink. Japan is The stalling of dispute settlements lateral negotiations on trade agree- called on to work tenaciously toward must be avoided. ments, dispute settlement became a resolving the Appellate Body issue. SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2019 OPINION 09 Trump’s xenophobia is an American tradition he immigrants who are coming New technology like Morse’s telegraph innocent men, women and children of fact, Trump was repeating a are “the most ignorant sort of expedited the spread of these ideas, Japanese descent in Latin America, message that had been gaining their own nation.” They herd and anti-Catholic xenophobia spread citing “hemispheric security.” By the traction for decades, and has long together and “will soon so out- across the country. Violence and time the program ended in 1944, over been an American tradition. T 2,000 Japanese Latin Americans, number us that ... we will not in my bloodshed hit a peak in Louisville, And yet, there is another opinion be able to preserve our lan- Kentucky, on Election Day in 1855 including citizens and permanent resi- American tradition that has per- guage, and even our government will when 500 members of the anti-immi- dents of 12 Latin American countries, sisted: challenging xenophobia. become precarious. ... I wish ... the grant and anti-Catholic American had been apprehended, deported and Throughout US history, immigrants ERIKA LEE number of purely white people ... were Party, also known as the “Know incarcerated by the United States. and their allies have defied the most THE WASHINGTON POST increased.” Nothing” party, tore through the city, A brief reprieve emerged during pernicious expressions and acts of While these sentiments may echo attacking foreigners. An estimated 22 the 1960s when the civil rights xenophobia and appealed for mod- President Donald Trump’s remarks on to 100, mostly Irish and German movement helped secure popular eration and justice. When Sen. immigration, these words do not come Catholic immigrants, died in what has support for immigration reform. The Henry Cabot Lodge, R-Mass., intro- from our current commander in chief been remembered as “Bloody 1965 Immigration Act abolished the duced a literacy bill in 1896 that in 2019 but from Benjamin Franklin in Monday.” discriminatory national-origin quotas would have barred illiterate immi- the 1750s. The threatening foreigners Two decades later on the West that had been in place since 1924 and grants, for example, he faced Franklin feared so much were Coast, 25,000 people gathered in San explicitly prohibited discrimination on resistance from his colleague John Germans coming to Pennsylvania. The Francisco to condemn Chinese immi- the basis of race, nationality, place of Fitzgerald, congressman for the 11th numbers of “purely white people” he gration and to hear politicians like Cal- birth or place of residence in the US District in Boston. Lodge reportedly wanted increased were the English. ifornia Gov. William Irwin blame the government’s decisions to issue immi- confronted him at the Capitol. Trump may be the most xeno- Chinese for all of the state’s social and grant visas. President Lyndon Johnson During first half of the 20th phobic American leader in United economic problems. The Chinese, he signed the act into law just steps from century, writers and playwrights States history. From the effort to claimed in 1876, subverted “everything the Statue of Liberty. such as Israel Zangwill, Mary Antin restrict immigrants from mostly that goes into American civilization.” Nevertheless, xenophobia perse- and Carlos Bulosan used their works Muslim countries and the drastic Six years later, Congress passed the vered. While liberal and conservative to humanise immigrants and appeal reduction in refugee admissions, to Chinese Exclusion Act, the first federal lawmakers professed a commitment to to Americans’ commitment to efforts to build a wall along the US- law to single out a specific immigrant civil rights and racial equality, the law equality. More recently, immigrant Mexico border and the denial of group for exclusion. Immigration from they passed was designed to privilege rights activists, along with unions, asylum seekers from Central America, China plummeted. Nearly 40,000 European immigration and deter civil rights organizations and faith Trump’s policies have transformed Chinese immigrants had entered the immigration from Latin America, par- leaders, have maintained a vocif- immigration to the United States. country in 1882, but five years later, ticularly from Mexico. Written into the erous opposition to mass deportation But the truth is that xenophobia has only 10 did. Initially passed as a tem- law was the first numerical cap on and punitive immigration laws. always been a central part of American porary measure, the Exclusion Act immigration from the Western Hemi- In these ways, Americans have life. It is an American tradition that remained in effect for 61 years. sphere, for example, and other embraced and embodied the core Throughout US shapes our worldview, mobilises Discriminatory national origins measures ended certain types of American ideals and values that history, immigrants voters and generates profits. It influ- quotas put in place in the 1920s kept Mexican migration, required increased xenophobia has threatened. May and their allies ences our international relations and the doors open to immigrants from documentation or singled out Mexican their examples serve as inspiration dictates domestic policy. And it is a Northern and Western Europe but immigrants for restriction and scrutiny. to us all who seek to challenge xen- have defied the form of racism and discrimination that closed them to Southern and Eastern Undocumented immigration from ophobia in our own time. most pernicious has threatened the democratic ideals European immigrants, as well as those Mexico increased as a result. expressions and upon which this country was founded. from Asia. Even refugees fleeing Nazi By the 1990s, xenophobia became The writer is the author of “America For Samuel Morse, the inventor of Europe could not find a way into the a central part of the growing conserv- for Americans: A History of Xeno- acts of xenophobia the telegraph, Catholic immigrants United States. ative movement. Writers, scholars and phobia in the United States” and and appealed for posed the danger. In 1841, Morse During the Great Depression, calls politicians such as Peter Brimelow, Director of the Immigration History moderation and warned that Catholic foreigners were to “get rid of the Mexicans” became a Samuel Huntington and Pat Buchanan Research Center at the University of justice. an “insidious invasion” of the country part of local and federal policies. warned that growing numbers of Minnesota. and an “enemy to [its] democracy.” Nearly 20% of the entire Mexican and immigrants from Latin America, Africa Mexican American pop- and Asia were not assimilating and ulation in the United constituted an assault against white States was pushed out of America, which they argued repre- the country, 60% of sented the core of American identity. whom were US citizens The “war on illegal immigration” by birth. begun in the 1990s proved to be an The next decade, effective means of driving voters to the D-RING ROAD Japanese Americans polls, electing conservative politicians POST BOX: 3488 were the targets. Some and shifting the balance of power in DOHA - QATAR 120,000 were forced the United States rightward on a [email protected] from their homes and number of political issues - not only incarcerated in camps immigration but also gun control, for the duration of welfare reform and the environment. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OFFICE World War II because By the time that Republican Donald TEL: 4455 7741 / 767 the US government said Trump ran for president in 2015, FAX: +974 4455 7758 they were a threat to calling for a “great big wall” along the national security. Two- southern border and a “complete and MANAGING EDITOR thirds of them had been total shutdown” of Muslims coming to TEL: 4462 7505 born in the United the United States, the idea that Mexican States. This effort “criminals” and Muslim “terrorists” DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR expanded beyond the were “invading” the United States had TEL: 4455 7769 US border as the gov- been well established and even nor- ernment also orches- malised in the media. Many Americans LOCAL NEWS SECTION Students walk out of school in Los Angels to defend the Deferred action for Childhood trated and financed the expressed outrage at these explicitly TEL: 4455 7743 Arrivals program. mass roundup of racist and xenophobic positions. But in BUSINESS NEWS SECTION TEL: 4462 7535 ince October, French President building contacts with former members that allow Russia to have influence - Emmanuel Macron has ques- of the Serbian military. Russia’s foreign lack of the rule of law, lack of accounta- SPORT NEWS SECTION tioned the effectiveness of Nato, ministry played down the report, calling bility, state capture, corruption,” said TEL: 4455 7745 hit pause on EU enlargement it a “provocation”, while Serbian Pres- Dimitar Bechev, a non-resident fellow S at the Atlantic Council and a specialist ONLINE SECTION and called for a new ‘strategic rela- ident Aleksandar Vucic said it wouldn’t TEL: 4462 7501 tionship’ with Russia. harm relations between the two, adding on Russian influence in the region. [email protected] LUKE BAKER AND Plenty of countries have reason to he was sure President Vladimir Putin “They are local phenomena, but ALEKSANDAR VASOVIC pay close attention to his “shake it up” “was not informed about this”. Russia knows how to operate in such an PUBLIC RELATIONS REUTERS style of diplomacy, but few places will Alarm bells for the region rang in environment and is empowered by it.” TEL: 4455 7613 mid-October, when Macron refused to In its latest assessment of Serbia’s [email protected] sign off on allowing Albania and North progress in meeting the criteria for Macedonia, two of Serbia’s neighbours, joining the EU, Brussels flagged its con- ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT to begin talks on joining the EU. cerns about corruption as well as Bel- TEL: 4455 7837 / 780 Ahead of Nato summit, Macron has grown increasingly grade’s failure to align with the EU on FAX: 4455 7870 wary of EU expansion, arguing that the restrictive measures imposed on Russia. [email protected] Serbia buffeted between 28-country group needs to take stock of While Moscow does not have the its near doubling in size over the past 15 money to match either China or the CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT years, assess the impact of Britain’s European Union for spending and TEL: 4455 7857 pending departure, and think hard West and Russia investment in the region, it still has con- [email protected] about the criteria it applies to those siderable leverage. Milan Karagaca, a seeking to join. While Serbia has former military diplomat and a member SUBSCRIPTION & already begun membership talks, it of Belgrade’s Centre for Foreign Policy DISTRIBUTION feel his words more keenly than Serbia. now feels the chill of Macron’s refusal to think-tank, doesn’t think Russia has TEL: 4455 7809 / 839 For Belgrade, any pullback by Europe open the door to others on its patch. grand plans to exploit Serbia strategi- FAX: 44557819 or Nato could allow space for Russia to At the same time, while nearly all cally, but sees it “as a pawn in its great [email protected] fill the void, given the close political, surrounding countries have joined or game with the West”. Serbia’s task is to Macron has grown military and economic ties Moscow has are about to join Nato, Serbia remains remain on good terms with Moscow, increasingly wary of with its Balkans cousin - a fellow Slavic out and is committed to neutrality, the convince Brussels it is doing what’s EU expansion, arguing and Orthodox Christian state. memory of Nato’s bombing of its ter- required to become an EU member state All thoughts and views That is likely to be of concern for ritory during the 1999 Kosovo war still and avoid alienating Nato. A gov- that the 28-country Nato leaders, who gather in Britain next fresh. It does belong to Nato’s “part- ernment official, who declined to be expressed in these columns group needs to take week to discuss the future of their mil- nership for peace” and takes part in named, said Serbia intended to maintain are those of the writers, stock of its near itary alliance, since the Balkans, much Nato exercises, but its military has ties a balance between Russia and the West. not of the newspaper. doubling in size over like the Baltics, can be seen as a to Russia and Moscow provides tech- “No country or international body bulkhead against Moscow’s influence. nology and patronage, recently can claim they have us within their the past 15 years, “Nato works to promote stability, deploying its S-400 missile-defence sphere of influence,” he said. All correspondence assess the impact security and cooperation in the Western system in Serbia for training. Whatever the outcome, Serbia risks regarding Views and of Britain’s pending Balkans,” said a Nato official. “Any Russia also regularly supplies ending up being a small piece in a larger Opinion pages should be departure, and outside interference in domestic demo- fighter jets, surface-to-air missiles and game of geopolitics that has sped up since sent to editor-in-chief cratic processes is unacceptable. We other weaponry. For the EU, much of Macron took Nato to task and questioned think hard about the urge Russia to do the same.” the problem lies in what it sees as weak Europe’s capabilities. “If the West is dis- office or mailed to the criteria it applies to In a recent example of alleged inter- rule of law in Serbia, analysts said. engaged and lets the region go then [email protected] those seeking to join. ference, Serbian intelligence agencies “What is worrying for the EU is not Russia has lots of opportunities to get uncovered evidence of Russian spies so much Russia but the circumstances mileage out of the situation,” said Bechev. 10 EUROPE SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2019 Outrage in Malta over twist in murder case

AFP Prime Minister Joseph Our democracy has collapsed,” VALLETTA Muscat insisted that former opposition leader Simon he would remain in Busuttil said on Twitter. The decision to deny immunity power, saying, he Muscat said he had recused to a suspect ready to offer infor- himself from the decision over mation on the murder of a jour- wanted “this case to Fenech, since the suspect under nalist, while a top politician be closed under my police interrogation had iden- implicated in the affair walked watch”. tified Schembri as the mas- free, sparked outrage in Malta termind behind Caruana Galizia’s yesterday. killing, according to sources. An intensifying probe into to disclose what he knows about Fenech, a tycoon whose the murder of Caruana Galizia, the case. business interests span the who was blown up by a car bomb “Every minute (Muscat) energy and tourism sectors, was in October 2017, has destabilised remains in office he increases the arrested on his yacht last week Joseph Muscat’s government, risk of justice not being done,” after an alleged middleman in though the prime minister has opposition leader Adrian Delia the murder, taxi driver Melvin rebutted repeated calls for his said. Theuma, was offered a pardon resignation. Muscat has been heavily crit- to identify those involved. “Muscat must go. But that is icised over the handling of the That arrest was followed no longer enough. Now, Muscat’s case, amid allegations he has swiftly by the resignation of own behaviour should be subject obstructed justice by protecting Schembri and tourism minister to investigation,” said the Times high-profile politicians. Konrad Mizzi, while economy of Malta, as civil society groups Earlier this week, he vowed minister Chris Cardona said he Malta Prime Minister Joseph Muscat addressing a press conference after an urgent Cabinet meeting vowed to take to the streets in to resign if links were found was “suspending himself”. at the Auberge de Castille in Valletta, yesterday. protest. between himself and the murder. Caruana Galizia, who This week saw two ministers The Prime Minister insisted exposed cronyism and sleaze The Caruana Galizia family has raised grave concerns inter- corruption, no impunity — or and Muscat’s chief of staff Keith yesterday that he would remain within the country’s political and expressed incredulity over nationally over the rule of law not?” he asked. Schembri step down from their in power, telling reporters he business elite, had alleged that Schembri’s release, pointing to on the tiny Mediterranean The European Parliament is posts. Arrested on Tuesday, wanted “this case to be closed Schembri and then economy the fact the former chief of staff island. planning to send a mission to Schembri was released on under my watch”. minister Mizzi had been involved and Fenech have the same “This is happening in the EU, Malta, German Greens MEP Sven Thursday without being charged, His comments, made after a in corruption. She had named doctor, who reportedly served right now. Where is the voice of Giegold said on Thursday. sparking accusations of a marathon six-hour cabinet Cardona in a separate case. as an intermediary, passing the European Commission or Yesterday, Council of Europe cover-up. meeting, were met with cries of Leaked e-mails revealed in secret notes between them. other EU leaders?” Robert Bar- Commissioner for Human Rights Early yesterday, Muscat said fury from protesters outside. court appeared to show both Sources close to the police rington, former head of Trans- Dunja Mijatovic said that she had the main suspect in the 2017 “It’s outrageous. The prime Schembri and Mizzi stood to investigation said yesterday that parency International in the UK, urged the Maltese government killing of the investigative minister has taken the law into receive payments from a Dubai investigators were not convinced said on Twitter. to ensure the investigation into blogger, tycoon Yorgen Fenech, his own hands to protect his best company called 17 Black, owned Fenech could be trusted. “Does the EU stand for the the murder was “fully would not be granted immunity friend and himself from justice. by Fenech. The death of Caruana Galizia rule of law, justice, tackling independent”. 20 suspects face trial for 2015 Paris attacks Nato praises Europe’s AFP including Fabien and Jean- The PNAT said 1,740 civil He has refused to cooperate defence spending boost PARIS Michel Clain, notorious propa- plaintiffs had joined the case with investigators and remains gandists for the IS militant group, against the suspected organisers in solitary confinement. AFP Stoltenberg told reporters. French prosecutors called which claimed responsibility for of one of the deadliest attacks in The other suspects facing BRUSSELS “But European allies and yesterday for 20 suspects to go the killings. French history. trial have been charged with Canada should not invest in on trial over the massacre of 130 An IS online magazine A total of 130 people died in helping to organise or finance European members of Nato defence to please President people by suicide bombers and claimed in March that the two the November 15, 2015, assaults the attacks, or helping the have increased their defence Trump. They should invest in gunmen in Paris four years ago. brothers were killed in coalition by 10 heavily armed gunmen gunmen to flee. spending for four years in a row, defence because we are facing In a 562-page indictment, airstrikes in Syria earlier this who attacked during a football They include Oussama Atar, Secretary-General Jens new challenges, our security the office of the national anti- year. match at the national stadium a Belgian-Moroccan citizen who Stoltenberg said yesterday, environment has become more terror prosecutor (PNAT) The five judges overseeing outside Paris, and then bars and is thought to have helped orches- ahead of next week’s summit. dangerous.” charged 14 people currently in investigations that wrapped up restaurants in the capital as well trate the attack from Raqa, the US President Donald Trump Stoltenberg said the Nato prison or under judicial super- last month, and who have as the Bataclan concert hall. former capital of the Islamic has repeatedly accused Wash- members apart from the US had vision, including Salah worked with colleagues in All detonated their explosive State’s so-called “caliphate” in ington’s allies of failing to pay mainly been cutting defence Abdeslam, the sole surviving sus- Austria, Germany, Greece and vests or were killed by police Syria. their fair share, straining ties in budgets before 2014, when they pected participant in the attacks. Bulgaria, will now decide when except Abdeslam, who was Atar was reportedly killed the alliance as it celebrates its signed up to a pledge to “move Six others are currently tar- to hold the trial, expected in Paris arrested in Belgium four months in early 2018, but his death has 70th birthday. towards” the two percent of GDP geted by arrest warrants, during 2021. later. not been officially confirmed. Officials are worried that target by 2024. Trump’s frustration – combined But Chancellor Angela with doubts about the direction Merkel admitted this week that Finland minister of the alliance expressed by Germany, Europe’s economic France’s President Emmanuel powerhouse and a frequent resigns in postal Macron — will overshadow next target of Trump’s ire, will not hit week’s summit. the goal until “the early 2030s”. strike fallout So Nato has coordinated a France’s Macron outraged REUTERS/HELSINKI week of spending announce- the allies this month by ments in Brussels to encourage demanding a new strategy that The minister in charge of a display of unity in London. focused more on terrorism and Finland’s state postal service, Yesterday, Stoltenberg said less on deterring Russia, com- Sirpa Paatero, quit over her European countries and Canada plaining that Nato was experi- poor handling of a labour would increase defence encing “brain death”. dispute that mushroomed into spending by 4.6 percent in 2019, Stoltenberg, meanwhile, is multiple strikes, the prime stressing that they would have attempting to mollify Trump minister said. spent a combined $130bn ahead of the summit by talking Thousands of workers at between 2016 and the end of up a billion-dollar contact with Posti went on strike for more next year. US planemaker Boeing to than two weeks, with solidarity This would keep the coun- upgrade Nato reconnaissance action spreading to other sectors tries on course to spend two planes. including aviation, over the percent of their GDP on defence And the allies have agreed weakening of 700 employees’ by 2024. But only nine countries to lower the cap on US support terms, until the dispute was have hit the target so far, and for Nato’s relatively small $2.5bn resolved on Wednesday. Germany admits it will not do operating budget, meaning “Posti has acted against the so. Germany and other Europeans state owner’s will,” Prime Min- “President Trump is right — but not France — pay a bigger ister Antti Rinne said, adding about the importance of the share. that the company’s management European allies and Canada The 29 Nato leaders will A child receives food at a makeshift camp in Durres, yesterday. would be assessed later. “I do spending more and he has con- gather in Watford near London not approve any weakening of veyed that message very clearly on Tuesday and Wednesday next Search in Albania quake reduced, toll at 49 employment terms.” to allies several times,” week. AP after the quake struck. their apartment buildings or hotels TIRANA About 2,000 people were they were staying in collapsed on Russia arrests alleged Ukraine spy in Crimea injured in Tuesday’s 6.4-mag- top of them. Hundreds of after- The operation to find survivors nitude pre-dawn quake, said shocks have rattled the country REUTERS and military tensions since the lawmaker Dmitry Belik as and recover bodies from Alba- Health Minister Ogerta Manas- and complicated rescue efforts. MOSCOW annexation. saying. nia’s deadly earthquake was tirliu, after information was col- Apart from the buildings that The FSB did not name the She faces up to 20 years in winding down, with rescue crew lected from hospitals, small collapsed, Prime Minister Edi Russia has arrested a woman in Russia woman but said in a prison if found guilty and is at limiting their efforts to a health centres, homes and those Rama said preliminary figures the Crimean city of Sevastopol statement: “She was recruited least the second person to be collapsed beachfront hotel in the now staying in tents. showed about 700 buildings in on suspicion of treason for by Ukraine’s special services and arrested by Russia on suspicion port town of Durres as the death The most seriously affected Durres and more than 235 in allegedly stealing military purposefully collected classified of military espionage on behalf toll climbed to 49. areas were Durres, 33km west of Tirana were seriously damaged. secrets on behalf of Ukraine, the military information under the of Ukraine this month. Albanian, Serb and Mon- the capital, Tirana, and the “Now comes the hard time Federal Security Service said instruction of the Main Intelli- On November 20, the FSB tenegrin rescue crew were nearby town of Thumane. The for us, with nonstop work to yesterday. gence Directorate of Ukraine’s said it had detained a Russian working through the ruins of the search operation in Thumane bring life back to normal,” said Russia annexed Crimea from defence ministry.” serviceman in the southern hotel, where one person was still ended on Wednesday, and Rama, who said he had appealed Ukraine in year 2014 but Kiev There was no immediate region of Rostov on suspicion of believed to be missing, Defense mourners were preparing to bury for international help in recon- and the West consider it comment from Ukraine. stealing military information on Ministry spokeswoman Albana some of the victims of the earth- struction efforts. He has vowed Ukrainian territory. The woman worked as a behalf of Ukraine. Qehajaj said. Neighbouring quake in a series of funerals. to re-house all those left Russian government has civilian employee at Russia’s Details of treason and espi- countries and European Union The earthquake struck as homeless “in better living con- spent heavily to integrate the Black Sea Fleet which is based onage cases are often classified nations rushed in rescue crew people slept, and nearly all of ditions than before the quake,” region into its territory, and it in Sevastopol, the Russian news and in many cases never fully and specialised equipment hours those killed were trapped when within a year. has been the focus of espionage agency RIA quoted Russian come to light. SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2019 EUROPE 11 Keep out of UK election, Johnson tells Trump

REUTERS “Many of those prepara- LONDON tions will be extremely valuable as we come out of EU arrange- Prime Minister Boris Johnson ments anyway,” the Prime Min- (pictured) said yesterday it ister told reporters. would be “best” if US President The US president, who is Donald Trump does not get due to arrive on Monday, has involved in Britain’s election cast Johnson as “Britain’s when he visits London for a Nato Trump” and during a previous summit next week. visit criticised Johnson’s pred- Trump waded into the ecessor Theresa May over her election in October by saying Brexit policy. opposition Labour Party leader Labour’s Corbyn has said Jeremy Corbyn would be “so Johnson will sell off parts of Brit- bad” for Britain and that Johnson ain’s widely cherished health should agree a pact with Brexit The best (thing) service to US businesses after Party leader Nigel Farage. when you have close Brexit, but Johnson denied this. But senior Conservatives are Trump previously said every- friends and allies like Police and emergency vechiles gather after reports of shots being fired on London Bridge, yesterday. nervous that Trump could upset thing including health should be the campaign when in London, the US and the UK on the table in trade talks, just over a week before the is for neither side to though he later said health Suspect shot dead after London knife attack December 12 election which get involved in each would not be. polls indicate Johnson is on other’s election: Boris Johnson said he would use ANATOLIA Specialist Operations said, man has been wrestled down to course to win. Brexit to introduce new state aid LONDON adding that “a male suspect was the ground by members of public “What we don’t do tradi- Johnson rules, change state purchasing shot and died at the scene. and then was shot dead by an tionally as loving allies and policies and reform farming so A man was shot dead near “A number of other people armed police. friends, what we don’t do tradi- referendum in which Britons that public bodies aim to “buy London Bridge after injuring a received injuries during the Basu also said the suspect tionally, is get involved in each voted to leave the European British” goods. number of people in a stabbing incident and as soon as we can had “hoax explosive device” other’s election campaigns,” Union. “The NHS is not for sale,” he attack, British police said provide further updates on their strapped around his body. Johnson, 55, told LBC radio. He said he wanted to keep said. yesterday. condition, we will”. British Prime Minister Boris “The best (thing) when you in place government prepara- Taking questions from LBC Metropolitan Police said in He added that the incident Johnson said “anybody involved have close friends and allies like tions for a possible no-deal listeners, he declined to say how a statement that the force was has been declared a terrorist in this crime and these attacks the U.S. and the UK is for neither Brexit — under which Britain many children he had or called to “a stabbing at a attack.”The counter-terrorism will be hunted down and will be side to get involved in each would leave without agreement whether he would have any premises near to London officers are now leading the brought to justice.” other’s election.” on the terms with Brussels and more. Bridge”, around 2pm. investigation into the incident”. The incident took place a Johnson has said that, if he potentially expose itself to more Johnson, 55, is living at the Emergency services The bridge and surrounding short distance away from the retains power, he will deliver economic uncertainty — but that prime minister’s Downing Street including armed police from Met area have been under complete Borough Market, where a ter- Brexit by January 31 — after he expected to secure a trade residence with his partner Carrie and London City Police attended lockdown since the incident. rorist attack had killed seven nearly four years of political deal with the EU by the end of Symonds after separating from the scene shortly after, Neil Basu, Various video footages cir- people and injured 48 others in crisis following a 2016 2020. his wife last year. assistant commissioner for culating on the Internet show a June 2017.

Croatia’s striking teachers reject Europe to consider govt pay offer law on climate REUTERS ZAGREB neutrality by March Croatian teachers have rejected REUTERS In a letter released yes- a government offer of a gradual BRUSSELS terday, the heads of state of 10.4% pay rise and are pressing Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on with a strike, trade union The European Union executive called for “significant EU leaders said yesterday. will propose by March 2020 a investment” in the transition to The primary and secondary new climate law to turn the bloc a fossil-free economy, in school teachers stepped up neutral in terms of carbon addition to the “just transition industrial action by beginning dioxide emissions by 2050 and fund”. a full nationwide strike on help lead the struggle against They said plans for them to November 19, halting most global warming, a draft showed receive less money in the EU classes, to press demands for yesterday. budget were “detrimental” to more pay. The European Commission meeting environmental goals. They also say they are document, to be published on The draft document said the undervalued by the gov- December 11 and seen by EU executive would propose ernment in comparison with Reuters, also said it would by extending the bloc’s Emissions other public sector workers, next October present a plan to Trading Scheme (ETS) to the and want changes to regula- Newly appointed European Council President Charles Michel (left) and outgoing European Council halve the bloc’s greenhouse gas maritime sector and possibly tions which they say mean their President Donald Tusk attending the handover ceremony at EU Council building in Brussels, yesterday. emissions by 2030. road transport, plus reducing salaries have for years lagged Anxiety is growing globally free carbon dioxide allowances behind workers in other areas that governments are not doing for airlines. of the public sector. EU’s Tusk, Juncker bowing out enough to reach the Paris Agree- The Commission said it “The message to the gov- ment’s target of curbing emis- would push for a shift from road ernment is that the teachers AP former Belgian prime minister. agreement with London. sions sufficiently to keep tem- and aviation transport to rail, try primarily want to resolve the BRUSSELS Both Tusk and Juncker have Prime Minister Boris perature rises to within 1.5-2 to ensure that 75% of road issue of their status as public guided the EU through Johnson wants it to be done by degrees Celsius of pre-industrial transport is moved to other sector employees,” said The two men who have person- momentous times over the past the end of the year, which levels. means, and deploy alternative Branimir Mihalinec, the leader ified the European Union across half decade, with Greece threat- would amount to a herculean The 28-nation EU said it infrastructure and fuels. of the union of secondary the world in recent years are ening to fall out of the euro cur- task considering similar trade wants to be at the forefront of The EU also wants to create school teachers. bowing out. rency and the United Kingdom agreements with other nations action. But there are divisions. sustainability criteria for bat- About 90 percent of As of Sunday, Commission deciding to leave the bloc. have taken sometimes five Some EU countries teries, launch a forest resto- teachers voted against the President Jean-Claude Juncker Tusk compared it to an years or more. dependent on coal for energy ration plan and strengthen latest government offer in an will be replaced by Germany’s Alfred Hitchcock suspense Momentum is building to such as the Czech Republic, requirements for monitoring air internal referendum, union Ursula von der Leyen at the head movie. “You may remember his face the challenge of climate Poland and Hungary oppose the pollution in cities. leaders said yesterday. of the EU executive, and Bel- short recipe for a good thriller. change and von der Leyen has 2050 carbon neutral target, The Commission wants to Teachers complained that gium’s Charles Michel will He said ‘I want a film that begins said it will be a top priority for saying they need help trans- earmark money in the EU’s next the government offer was based succeed Donald Tusk as EU with an earthquake and works her. forming energy production. long-term budget to support on a variable part of the salary. Council president and chair the up to a climax’.” She will find a good partner To win them over, the Com- clean public transport and take The Croatian government summits of EU leaders. Michel called Tusk “a true in Michel. mission, whose proposed laws action in ports to clean up ships’ said last month that it would With von der Leyen it is the fighter for Europe,” and he will “I want Europe to become require consent of members and emissions. increase wages for all public first time the EU will have a have to inherit that spirit since global leader of the Green the European Parliament, wants The draft said the EU exec- sector employees by 6.12 woman in such a leadership role. challenges ahead look just as Economy with jobs, innovation to create a “just transition fund” utive would present a plan on percent in 2020. Tusk and Michel warmly daunting. and a high quality of life,” the to wean economies off coal. financing the shift to a greener Prime Minister Andrej hugged at EU headquarters Even if Brexit finally does go new Council President said. The discussions over funding economy in June 2020 and Plenkovic said that he planned during the handover ceremony ahead on January 31, 2020, it will Another ceremony is set for to tackle climate change are ensure trade agreements include to talk to the union leaders from the Polish Christian Dem- spawn a challenge just as tomorrow, when the new team closely tied to negotiations over an ambitious chapter on sus- again. ocrat to the free-market liberal daunting: broker a new trade officially starts its term. the EU’s 2021-2027 budget. tainable development. Hungarian police find two tunnels used by migrants on border

AP 44 migrants who had used the metres below the surface without officials were using drones and In 2015, at the height of the the fences has been on the rise, BUDAPEST precarious passageway. any support beams or other ele- scanners to search for any more migration crisis, Hungary built from usually far less than 200 a Police Col Jeno Szilassi- ments to prevent its collapse. tunnels. razor-wire fences on its southern week earlier this year to 375, 492 Hungarian police said yesterday Horvath said a Serbian citizen Szilassi-Horvath said the dig, The other tunnel, in the borders to stem or divert the flow and 642 in the past three weeks. that they discovered two tunnels suspected of human trafficking which likely lasted a few weeks village of Csikeria, was 21.7 of people, many from the Middle Asylum-seekers may file used by migrants to enter the had been detained along with the and was done without any metres long, but no successful East and Asia, making their way their claims at two transit zones country from Serbia. migrants. machines, had gone undetected migrant crossings took place to Western Europe. along the border, but recent legal Police said that a tunnel 34 The tunnel near Asotthalom thanks to the thick underbrush there. Police said they discovered In recent weeks, the number changes allow authorities to metres long was discovered near was about 50 centimetres wide, in the area and because the soil both tunnels not long after their of migrants found near the reject the vast majority of the the southern village of Asot- 60 centimetres high, and had dug out was dumped in a nearby construction was completed, and border in Hungary and expelled claims of those arriving from thalom, where they also detained been dug as deep as about 6 canal, adding that security filled both of them up again. back to Serbia through gates in Serbia. 12 AMERICAS SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2019 Mexico not to allow US operations against cartels

AFP “Armed foreigners international law, but I see it as controversial comments in a radio border. The two countries share a MEXICO CITY cannot intervene unlikely,” said the leftist leader, interview with conservative media 3,200km border. Mexico lost more in our territory. We who took office one year ago. personality Bill O’Reilly. “Are you than half its territory to the United Mexico’s President Andres Manuel US Attorney-General William going to designate those cartels in States in 1848 after the Mexican- Lopez Obrador (pictured) warned will not allow that,” Barr will visit Mexico City next Mexico as terror groups and start American War — just one on a long yesterday that he would not allow Mexico’s President week for talks, said Mexican hitting them with drones?” list of grievances. However, the the US to conduct cross-border Andres Manuel Lopez Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard. O’Reilly asked. “I don’t want to say two countries cooperate closely armed operations, after Donald Obrador said. Lopez Obrador, for his part, is due what I’m going to do, but they will in the fight against drug cartels. Trump vowed to designate Mexican to meet on Monday with family be designated,” Trump said. The US Drug Enforcement drug cartels as terrorist groups. members of the slain Mormons. Mexican authorities reacted Agency (DEA) has a large oper- The US President has been of Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Mexico deployed its army to swiftly, with the foreign minister ation in Mexico, American planes talking tough on the powerful drug That insulted national pride in fight drug trafficking in 2006, but warning against a “violation of routinely conduct counter-nar- cartels since one was allegedly Mexico, which resents a long experts blame the so-called “drug national sovereignty.” His office cotics operations in Mexican air- responsible for the massacre of history of armed interventions by wars” for a spiral of violence, as said it had contacted US officials space and US personnel work with nine women and children from a its giant northern neighbor, and fragmented cartels fight each “to understand the content and the the Mexican military — on con- US-Mexican Mormon community where Trump’s comments have unlikely, saying there was “great other and the military. reach” of Trump’s statements. dition that they are unarmed. in northern Mexico on Nov 4. been taken as a threat of armed cooperation” between the The country has registered Mexico said it would also seek The two countries also work Trump tweeted after the cross-border operations. neighbors and that Trump had more than 250,000 murders since a high-level meeting with US offi- together to crack down on cartel killings that the US was ready to “Armed foreigners cannot always treated him “respectfully”. deploying the army into the cials to hear their views and money-laundering operations. help Mexico “wage war on the intervene in our territory. We will “In the unlikely case that a streets, including an all-time high present the Mexican government’s Experts say little would likely drug cartels”, and he followed up not allow that,” Lopez Obrador decision is taken that we consider of 33,743 last year — a record that concerns — which include change on the ground if the US this week by vowing to add said. He was quick to add that he affects our sovereignty, then we looks set to be broken again this stemming the illegal flow of Amer- added Mexican cartels to its terror Mexican cartels to the US blacklist considered any such operations will act within the framework of year. Trump made his ican-made weapons south of the blacklist. Chile govt meets with unions Deforestation Colombia’s protest leaders in Amazon at push Duque for dialogue in bid to end social unrest decade high AFP to clashes with security forces. AFP negotiate behind people’s backs, demonstrators are asking the AFP/BRASÍLIA BOGOTA Hundreds of people, some SANTIAGO that is not our spirit, and that’s government to go further, playing musical instruments and it’s the government that must including by increasing the Brazil yesterday released revised Protest leaders in Colombia yes- others banging pots and pans, Chile’s government met for the now provide answers to pro- minimum wage by 50 percent, statistics showing deforestation terday urged President Ivan demonstrated on Thursday in first time with organized labor posals that have been made,” and by replacing the private in the Amazon rainforest sur- Duque to include them in nego- the north of the capital Bogota. late on Thursday, aiming to find Mario Aguilar, president of the pension system inherited from passed 10,000 square kilometers tiations aimed at ending dem- That came after tens of thou- a way out of the social unrest teacher’s union, said after the the Pinochet era. in the year to July 2019, the onstrations that have rocked his sands of protesters took to the that has rocked the country for meeting. Interior Minister Gonzalo highest in more than a decade. right-wing government. streets in Bogota on Wednesday, more than a month. The country’s worst crisis in Blumel, who chaired the The National Institute for The National Strike Com- shutting down public transpor- Members of President decades has seen furious meeting, welcomed the parties’ Space Research (INPE) said mittee — which groups unions, tation. Similar demonstrations Sebastian Pinera’s conservative Chileans take to the streets to agreement to negotiate over last week that satellite data students, university lecturers were held in Cali and Medellin. government met with represent- protest social and economic ine- wages, access to healthcare and showed 9,762 square kilom- and indigenous groups — called The protests have been atives of the Social Unity Board, quality, and against an pensions. eters were cleared of trees in in an open letter for an largely peaceful but sporadic a collective of social and labor entrenched political elite that Meanwhile, parliament has the 12-month period, an “inclusive, democratic and violence has left four dead — groups who were behind many comes from a small number of been debating several bills intro- increase of 29.5 percent. effective dialogue,” while also including a young man who died of the calls to protest. the country’s wealthiest families, duced by the government to This week’s revised statistics vowing to continue protesting on Monday after being wounded Among the collective’s among other issues. boost law enforcement, released by the INPE show the following Duque’s in clashes with riot police on members is the Workers’ United Pinera’s government has including an anti-rioting pro- increase was even greater than announcement of a “national Saturday. Some 500 people have Center of Chile, the most pow- announced a raft of reforms to posal and another to allow the thought: A 43 percent jump in dialogue” earlier in the week. been injured. erful union in the country, the end the crisis, including the military to protect public infra- deforestation in the world’s “We believe that the slogan Police said 184 people had teacher’s union and the drafting of a new constitution to structure without declaring a largest rainforest, for a total loss now is: the strike continues,” been detained in the protests “NO+AFP” group, which calls for replace the current one that state of emergency. of 10,100 square kilometers in said Jimmy Moreno, a since last week. Under fire for an end to Chile’s private pension dates back to the dictatorship of The 42 days of protest have the 12 months to July. That’s spokesman for the committee his economic policies and cor- system. General Augusto Pinochet, who left 23 dead, including five at the against a loss of 7,033 square kil- backing the daily anti-gov- ruption, Duque launched the “We have made it very clear ruled from 1973 to 1990. hands of security forces, and ometers between August 2017 ernment protests, which are the national dialogue with mayors that we are not prepared to But trade unions and many more than 2,000 wounded. and July 2018. largest in decades and have led and other officials on Sunday. SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2019 AMERICAS / CLASSIFIEDS 13 Snow, winds wane across much of US AP The next storm system yesterday because of expected CHICAGO was expected to heavy snowfall. drop up to 2 feet of High winds also caused Wintry weather temporarily additional snow from power outages in parts of the loosened its grip across much country, which crews scrambled of the US, after tangling holiday the Sierra Nevada to address. In Ohio, crews had travellers in wind, ice and snow to the central and restored power to about 90 and before more major storms northern Rockies. percent of those affected by descend. Wednesday power outages There were some exceptions caused by high winds. At peak, to the respite, particularly Wyoming to northwest South 42,000 customers in central involving California’s main Dakota due to expected blizzard Ohio and 39,000 in northeast north-south Interstate 5, which conditions. The next storm Ohio were without electricity. was shut down in Southern Cal- system was expected to drop up In Maine, heavy, wet snow ifornia on Thursday as heavy to 2 feet of additional snow from and gusty winds caused more snow softly blanketed the region. the Sierra Nevada to the central than 20,000 power outages. US President Donald Trump poses for selfies with US troops at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. But high winds that had and northern Rockies as it rolls Central Maine Power Co said in ripped a wooden sign from scaf- across a large swath of the addition to its crews, at least 70 folding on Chicago’s Willis western and central US. contractor crews, including 50 Tower and nearly felled the In California, authorities from Canada, were actively Trump hints new Taliban peace deal Christmas Tree to close Cleve- grappling with the second working or were headed to land’s Public Square on closure of I-5 in three days sug- Maine Thursday to provide res- ANATOLIA a deal. If they do, they do, and if very much. As President of the Wednesday were calm enough gested alternate routes as they toration support. About 40 flights ANKARA they don’t they don’t. That’s United States, I have no higher by Thursday to allow the Macy’s worked to clear the road. A pre- at Salt Lake City International fine,” he added. honor than serving as com- Thanksgiving Day Parade in New vious closure on Tuesday near Airport were experiencing delays The Taliban wants to make a Early September, Trump mander-in-chief,” he added York to proceed, albeit with bal- the border with Oregon stranded averaging around 25 minutes. peace deal with the US, Pres- declared the peace talks with the during his stay at the largest US loons flying at lower levels. hundreds of people, and Thurs- She said most snow had been ident Donald Trump said late on Taliban “dead” following a base in Afghanistan. The National Weather day’s seemed likely to separate cleared by Thursday afternoon at Thursday during a surprise visit recent attack in Afghanistan’s “We will continue to work Service predicted things could some families for the holiday. the nation’s fourth-largest Delta to Afghanistan to celebrate capital Kabul which killed a tirelessly for the day when all of get dicey — if not impassable — Long stretches of two inter- hub, but crews were bracing for Thanksgiving with American dozen people, including a US you can go home to your fam- for holiday travellers’ trips home. state highways in northern Ari- more snowfall. In Chicago, the troops. service member. ilies, and that day is coming very Forecasters warned against zona’s high country also were Chicago Department of Aviation “The Taliban wants to make Addressing the US soldiers soon,” the president said. travel till tonight in a stretch of expected to be closed between said things were pretty much back a deal, and we’re meeting with deployed in Afghanistan for the Trump was accompanied by country from northeast late Thursday and early to normal. them,” Trump said in a meeting nation’s longest-running war, White House Press Secretary with his Afghan counterpart Pres- Trump thanked them for their Stephanie Grisham, acting Chief ident Ashraf Ghani during his visit service. “There’s nowhere I’d of Staff Mick Mulvaney, National at the Bagram Airfield, according rather spend Thanksgiving than Security Adviser Robert O’Brien, to The New York Times. with the toughest, fiercest war- White House Deputy Press Sec- “The Taliban wants to make riors. “I’m here to say Happy retary Judd Deere and Senator a deal — we’ll see if they make Thanksgiving and thank you John Barrasso.

Cars stranded due to snowfall on the Angeles Crest Highway are assisted by a Caltrans crew in the Angeles National Forest, California, US.

Report: US climber FOR RENT SITUATION VACANT Vancouver okays ban Gobright died rappelling down on plastic straws and rock face Electrical & Plumbing Shop (with material & without material bags from next year AP / MEXICO CITY REUTERS Businesses must be able to California rock climber Brad TORONTO provide flexible straws upon Gobright reportedly reached For Sale request for customers who the top of a highly challenging Vancouver voted late on require them. rock face route in northern Wednesday to ban the use of The bylaw “is not, in our Mexico, and was rappelling plastic straws and bags from view, good news for the envi- down with a companion when Contact: 70451821 April next year, making it the ronment or business,” said Greg he fell to his death. first major Canadian city to Wilson, director of government Climber Aidan Jacobson of CHANGE OF NAME enact such a wide-reaching ban, relations in British Columbia at Phoenix, Arizona told Outside according to the city. the Retail Council of Canada, an magazine he was with Gobright, The move, aimed at cutting advocacy group representing who reportedly performed a I, Norhani Daksla Ibra, I, Madan Darji, the use of plastic bags and retailers nationally. masterful ascent of the Sendero holder of Philippines Passport holder of Nepal Passport certain other single-use plastic He told Reuters that it will Luminoso route in the El No. P0209271A No. 08709738 products, is part of a trend in increase the toll on the envi- Potrero Chico area near the many countries aimed at ronment because instead of northern city of Monterrey. (Qatar ID No. 29360806527) (Qatar ID No. 27452406410) reducing plastic pollution. reusing plastic bags for pet or Civil defence officials in hereby change my name to hereby change my name to Canadian Prime Minister home waste, people will have to Nuevo Leon state said Gobright NORHANI IBRA YOUNIS. MADAN GAUTAM. Justin Trudeau in June buy them, and reusable plastic fell about 300 meters to his announced plans to ban by early bags often get thrown out and death on Wednesday. The Any objection, please contact the Any objection, please contact the 2021 some single-use plastics are harder to decompose Outside account described the Immigration and Passport Office within 15 Immigration and Passport Office within 15 such as straws, bags and cutlery. because of their durability. He fall as 600 feet. Montreal enacted a ban on said it will increase costs for His body was recovered on days from the publication of this notice. days from the publication of this notice. certain types of plastic bags in businesses. Thursday. The publication Rock 2018. Vancouver said plastic Earlier this year, grocery and Ice described Gobright, 31, bags and straws each make up chain Sobeys Inc, owned by as a native of Orange County, 3% of shoreline litter on its Empire Co, said it would elim- California, and “one of the most I, Hazel Francisco Lim, beaches each year. inate all plastic bags from its accomplished free solo climbers Almost 90 percent of plastic stores within six months, in the world.” holder of Philippines Passport products in Canada end up in becoming the first Canadian Jacobson also fell, but a No. P1982296A Pen.Mag landfills or the environment, grocer to end use of plastic bags. shorter distance, after some- (Qatar ID No. 28460825950) according to a government- Once the bag ban is enacted, thing went wrong in the “simul- hereby change my name to commissioned study from stores may charge C$0.15 rappelling” descent. The tech- HAZEL LIM BISCOCHO. Every Sunday earlier this year. ($0.1128) for paper bags in the nique involves two climbers Plastic straws will be first year, increasing to C$0.25 balancing each other’s weight banned as of April 22, 2020, after that. off an anchor point. Any objection, please contact the To while plastic bags — including Disposable cups and utensils In online forums, many Immigration and Passport Office within 15 those made of biodegradable were not banned, but cups will climbers described the tech- days from the publication of this notice. Thursday material — will be banned on carry a charge of C$0.25 each as nique as difficult and poten- January 1, 2021. of January 2021. tially dangerous. 14 CLASSIFIEDS SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2019

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AFP Party slammed what it called MUMBAI “failed Modi-nomics” in its comment on the new data. India’s economy grew at its Mumbai-based economist slowest pace in more than six Ashutosh Datar told AFP the years in the July-September The central bank, latest figures were “a reaffir- period, down to 4.5 percent from the Reserve Bank of mation of how serious and dam- 7 percent a year ago, according India (RBI), has cut aging the slowdown is”. to government figures released interest rates five “The only message for the yesterday that piled more Modi government is that it should pressure on Prime Minister consecutive times avoid any more misadventures Narendra Modi. this year in a bid to like demonetisation,” he said, The expansion in Asia’s boost lending. But warning, “the worst may not be third-largest economy fell from none of the measures over yet.” 5 percent in April-June and Earlier this month New marked the sixth consecutive have raised consumer Delhi shelved a controversial quarterly contraction. confidence. Demand report citing “data quality” The GDP growth, now well for everything from issues after leaked figures below the level needed for India cars to cookies has showed that per capita spending to provide the millions of jobs had slumped for the first time required each year for new plummeted. in four decades. Germany debates federal 2020 budget entrants to the labour market, The unpublished National German Chancellor Angela Merkel and German Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz talk poses a major headache for Modi. fastest-growing major economy Statistical Office (NSO) data during the debate in the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, yesterday in Berlin prior to the votes His government is struggling to to China this year. showed that rural spending on kickstart what was once the China said last month that its essential items such as cereals on the federal 2020 budget. world’s fastest growing major economy grew 6.0 percent in plunged 20 percent between July economy as consumer demand July-September, down from 6.2 2017 and June 2018, the Business shrinks and unemployment percent in the second quarter. Standard newspaper reported. surges to a four-decade high. Economists expect India’s In a note released before the EON to restructure UK energy unit Finance minister Nirmala central bank to announce yet GDP figures were announced, Sitharaman has announced another rate cut on Thursday to India Ratings and Research AFP/LONDON profitability. “For this purpose, EON said its planned restruc- several reforms, easing restric- combat a liquidity crunch caused (Ind-Ra) agency said it expected we’ve put together proposals and turing over two years would cost tions on foreign investment in by the collapse of India’s shadow annual growth to come in at 5.6 German energy giant EON yes- already begun discussing them the company £500m ($645m, key sectors, slashing corporate banking sector. Rates are cur- percent, lower than the 5.8 terday said it planned to with British unions,” Teyssen €586m). Unions said call-centre taxes, and launching a privati- rently at a nine-year low. Modi’s percent estimated by Moody’s restructure its UK division added. jobs were particularly at risk. sation drive aimed at reviving right-wing government won a and the 6.1 percent projected by Npower, sparking concern Dave Prentis, head of British moribund state firms. landslide re-election victory in the central bank. among British unions that up to union Unison, described the The central bank, the May but its economic record has “Even the festive demand 4,500 jobs could be cut. announcement as “cruel”, adding Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has been patchy. has failed to revive (the “The UK market is currently that as many as 4,500 jobs could cut interest rates five consecutive Experts say the economy has economy) and this is reflected in particularly challenging,” EON be axed. times this year in a bid to boost never recovered from a 2016 the current data”, Ind-Ra said in chief executive Johannes “This is a cruel blow for lending. But none of the measures shock cancellation of bank notes a statement. Teyssen (pictured) said in a Npower employees. They’ve been have raised consumer confi- that forced many small-scale Analysts say India’s statement. worried about their jobs for dence. Demand for everything businesses to shut down or the economy needs to grow at 8 “We’ve emphasised months. Now their worst fears from cars to cookies has plum- roll-out of a nationwide goods percent to create jobs for the 1.2 repeatedly that we’ll take all have been realised, less than a meted. The slump has already and services tax in 2017. million Indians entering the necessary action to return our month before Christmas,” he seen India lose its position as the The opposition Congress labour market each month. business there to consistent added in a statement. Japan Exchange seeks Codelco seeks $8bn project savings as Chile funds tighten public comment on BLOOMBERG global copper business. Now, as On the spending side, he’s SANTIAGO the government faces a long list looking to shrink the company’s of spending demands to appease project budget through 2028 by proposed listing changes Chile’s biggest civil unrest in a protesters, the challenge is more $8 billion or 20%. He’s also generation is heaping the daunting: Codelco will be leaned looking to churn out $1 billion TOKYO pressure on new Codelco boss on to help fund a bigger welfare more a year in gross earnings BLOOMBERG Octavio Araneda (pictured) to system and can expect a much from 2021. squeeze more money out of more tightfisted response from While a capital injection The Tokyo Stock Exchange will aging copper deposits. the state to its spending needs. would be welcome, Codelco is seek public comments on Before the wave of protests “We are in a crucial moment making a “great effort” to help improving governance for and riots began six weeks ago, in our history,” Araneda told generate the cash Chile needs to parent-child listings as well as Araneda was already facing the reporters in Santiago Friday. address social demands, Araneda criteria for companies seeking difficult task of having to invest “Our obligation is to transform said. That means keeping a lid to list on the first section, Japan billions just to keep production ourselves in order to continue on costs, boosting margins and Exchange Group Inc Chief Exec- from plunging and costs rising contributing to the progress of “permanently revising” project utive Officer Akira Kiyota (pic- at a time of thin margins in the Chile for at least 50 years more.” designs. tured) said. The proposal, which is set for tentative implementation in question is what the exchange February 2020, will seek ways will do with its second section Canada’s economy slows in third quarter to enhance independence of and two startup gauges, the listed subsidiaries from their Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers AFP initial estimate in August of 3.7 average pace we’ve seen in the exports of metal ores and con- parent companies. It also Index and Jasdaq. OTTAWA percent. This expansion was the past year or more.” centrates, and clothing and includes a proposal for com- A proposal last week from a fastest among Group of Seven Interest rates, he said, were footwear products. panies desiring to be moved to working group at the Financial Canada’s economy put on the industrialized countries. likely “low enough to offset the Increases in household the first section of the exchange, Services Agency called for the brakes in the third quarter Canada’s GDP in the three drag from weak external spending, meanwhile, were suggesting that those seeking exchange to be pared down to sending growth falling to 1.3 months ending September 30 markets.” largely driven by purchases of promotion not report false state- three sections -- prime, standard percent, or almost one-third of was in line with analysts’ fore- According to Statistics new trucks, vans and sport ments or get adverse opinions and growth. In discussions on the previous three months’ casts. With projections of a Canada, export volumes utility vehicles. from an auditor for the past two how the Topix index will be GDP, the government statistical further slowing in activity declined 0.4 percent in the Housing investment rose business years, as opposed to formed, the FSA working group agency said yesterday. toward the end of the year, third quarter after rising 3.1 at its fastest pace in seven five currently. suggested the gauge be made up Statistics Canada blamed a most economists believe the percent in the previous three years, driven by both new The proposal comes as the of mostly prime members and drop in exports for the Bank of Canada will leave its months, while recent import home construction and resales market’s attention remains some standard. slowdown, noting that it was key lending rate unchanged at volumes were flat following a -- notably in the hot real estate focused on how likely JPX is to “If the working group’s dis- moderated by an uptick in con- 1.75 percent when it is small drop in the second markets of British Columbia adopt stricter rules to reduce the cussion can be concluded within sumer spending and business announced next week. quarter. and Ontario provinces. number of stocks trading on the this year, then paring the investment. “Canada’s third quarter Exports of non-metallic Business investments in first section, which currently has markets from four sections to The agency also revised was another so-so result,” com- minerals and farm and fishing engineering structures, over 2,000 members, and how three is one model that can be downward its second quarter mented CIBC analyst Avery products were down, the machinery and equipment and many of them should be considered,” Kiyota said at a gross domestic product (GDP) Shenfeld, “with this quarter’s agency said. These declines intellectual property products included on the Topix. Another press briefing held in Osaka. figure to 3.5 percent from its growth rate also in line with the were partly offset by higher were also up. 16 BUSINESS SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2019 Huawei plans legal challenge MARKETWATCH to latest US pressure: Report QSE FTSE100 DOW CRUDE 10,147.88 7,377.25 28,078.36 $57.08 AFP pressure on the company. -23.51 PTS −39.18 PTS −85.64 PTS -1.77 SHANGHAI President Donald Trump 0.23% 0.53% 0.30% Dow & Brent before going to press moved in May to block American Chinese telecoms giant Huawei companies from doing business is preparing a legal counter- The Federal with Huawei, which US officials punch against new moves by Communications accuse of violating US sanctions American regulators to bar the Commission (FCC) on Iran. Trump has since offered UK ‘Black Friday’ company from accessing $8.5bn temporary reprieves for Huawei in US federal funds for services last week branded to allow service providers cov- and equipment, a report said Huawei and its ering remote rural areas time to transactions jump yesterday. Chinese rival ZTE as comply with the ban, US officials The Federal Communica- threats to US national say. ZTE came close to collapse tions Commission (FCC) last last year after American com- 12.5% versus 2018: week branded Huawei and its security and blocked panies were prevented from Chinese rival ZTE as threats to them from the fund. selling it vital components over US national security and blocked Huawei said the FCC decision its continued dealings with Iran Barclaycard them from the fund. company has invited AFP and was “based on selective infor- and North Korea. It also proposed that other other media to its headquarters mation, innuendo and mistaken Trump later allowed ZTE to REUTERS which coincides with payday service providers be required to in the southern city of Shenzhen assumptions” and that blocking resume imports under tough LONDON for many. cancel or replace existing next Thursday for an unspecified access to the fund will hurt conditions. Huawei’s chief Dixons Carphone’s Car- services and equipment from the announcement. American consumers. financial officer, Meng Wanzhou The volume of Black Friday phone Warehouse business companies. Huawei plans to file FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said The Universal Service Fund (pictured), who is also the payment transactions in Britain said it had seen three orders a lawsuit in the United States in a statement explaining the is used to subsidise telecommu- daughter of the company’s as of 1000 GMT was up 12.5 per second on its website since next week, The Wall Street latest move that Huawei and ZTE nication services and equipment founder and CEO, was arrested percent versus last year, initial its Black Friday sales went live Journal reported, citing uniden- “have close ties to China’s com- mainly in rural areas of the in Canada last year and is now data from Barclaycard showed at 2100 GMT on Thursday. It tified sources. munist government and military United States, a market where fighting extradition to the United yesterday, bringing some cheer said the Apple iPhone 11, Apple A Huawei spokeswoman apparatus.” Huawei gear has established a States on fraud and conspiracy to UK retailers in need of a iPhone XR, and Samsung declined to comment but the In a statement last week, presence despite the growing US charges tied to US sanctions. tonic after a troubled year. Galaxy S10 were the most Barclaycard, which proc- popular products so far. esses nearly one pound ($1.28) The group’s Currys PC Germany’s in every three pounds spent in World business, Britain’s the United Kingdom, said its largest electricals retailer, said manufacturing data showed transactions had top selling products so far were also been strong throughout Apple Airpods, the Xbox One S job losses top the week of Black Friday. and the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 “With many retailers tablet. 100,000 with spreading their deals out Department store group throughout the week, they will John Lewis said the busiest Daimler cuts be encouraged to see this shopping hour online between hasn’t cannibalised sales midnight Thursday and BLOOMBERG volumes on Black Friday itself,” midday yesterday was FRANKFURT it said. between 0900 GMT and 1000 The firm did not give a GMT. 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Daimler AG said Friday it been hoping for a boost from US consumers splurged will shed more than 10,000 Black Friday discount events more than $2bn online in the positions, lifting the tally of job that were first brought over first hours of Thanksgiving cuts announced this year across China promoting auto industry from the United States by shopping on Thursday, while Germany’s manufacturing Amazon in 2010. crowds were limited at Employees working on an assembly line at the third auto plant of Dongfeng Honda in Wuhan in China’s sector to more than 100,000, Analysts have suggested retailers on the eve of Black central Hubei province. Just a few years ago, ‘Made in China’ cars were a laughingstock in the West, according to Bloomberg Black Friday sales could be Friday, reflecting the broader calculations. ridiculed for their clumsy design, catastrophic crash test results and sloppy workmanship. But today helped this year by its fall on trend away from shopping at Companies from Chinese car manufacturers are increasingly targeting markets in Europe and North America. the last Friday of the month, brick-and-mortar stores. Volkswagen AG to Siemens AG are letting workers go as Ger- many’s powerful automotive industry struggles with a shift Euro drifts lower as FX volatility holds near record lows toward electrification and self- driving cars and makers of REUTERS analysts at Nordea said. A pip is carry trades where investors lowest since November 14. flagged an upbeat outlook amid machinery and robots are hit by LONDON the smallest price move a cur- borrow in currencies with low Trading was quieter than usual signs of labour market strength slower exports and trade dis- rency pair can make, equivalent or negative interest rates and with US markets shut overnight and a possible turnaround in putes. Producers of renowned The euro held near two-week to the third decimal place for invest in relatively higher for the Thanksgiving holiday. business investment. German products such as lows yesterday as a combination most currency pairs and the yielding ones. So far in 2019, the Broadly, the US currency Against a basket of cur- Meissen porcelain and WMF of record low currency market fourth for the most liquid. euro has weakened more than 4 gained against its peers from rencies, the dollar was broadly kitchenware are also trimming volatility and hopes the United As daily price swings have percent against the dollar. data showing the world’s biggest steady around 98.37, but set for their workforces. States and China would be able narrowed, expectations of future “If any strategy has worked economy is on a firm footing, the biggest monthly gain since While the country’s unem- defuse their damaging tariff war currency market moves have with some amount of reasonable which prompted investors to July. ployment rate, at 5 percent, with a preliminary trade deal also dropped, with three-month success in the currency markets scale back rate-cut bets. Though data showed remains close to its historic low, boosted demand for the implied volatility gauges for this year, it is a carry-trade one,” US economic growth picked eurozone inflation accelerated the number of freelancers is greenback. euro/dollar falling to 4.27 said a sales trader at a European up slightly in the third quarter, faster than expected in rising and short-term work has Trading ranges in euro/ percent, the lowest on record, bank in London. data showed on Wednesday, in November on a rise in food and been creeping up since last dollar, the most liquid currency down from 7.16 percent in Yesterday, the single cur- contrast to other indicators services prices, annual inflation year. pair in the world, were the nar- January. rency edged 0.1 percent lower to pointing to a slowdown in global rates remained far lower than Automotive companies in rowest in 20 years, falling to The drop in currency market $1.1003, just above $1.0993 hit activity. European Central Bank particular are tightening their around 20 pips on Monday, volatility has fuelled appetite for earlier this week which was the The Federal Reserve also expectations. belts. Daimler alone pledged to save a total of at least 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in personnel expenses -- potentially putting H&M tests renting clothes to many more jobs at risk. The full effect of the cuts – which also affect units of address environment concern German companies abroad – may not be felt immediately. BLOOMBERG before expanding any further. Labor laws and powerful STOCKHOLM The shop, which is testing new unions make it difficult to fire concepts, will also feature workers, and many large com- Want the lowdown on European clothing repair services, a coffee panies have agreements markets? In your inbox before the shop and a beauty bar. banning forced dismissals, open, every day. Sign up here. “We have a huge belief in meaning job-cut programs Hennes & Mauritz AB is rental, but we still want to test have voluntary elements and testing out a clothing rental and learn quite a lot and do sometimes run for years. service as the fashion industry tweaks and changes,” Daniel Still, the deteriorating pros- faces mounting criticism for Claesson (pictured), H&M’s pects for employment could waste and pollution. head of business development, turn into a headache for the As of yesterday, consumers said in a presentation at the German government, which has can rent garments for 350 kronor flagship. been considering following ($37) a week in a refurbished such as Vinted and Hurr Col- Credit Suisse analyst Simon A file picture of H&M showroom in Qatar’s Villaggio Mall. countries from China to the U.K. flagship store on the Sergels Torg lective are expanding in Europe, Irwin said he has doubts about the in beefing up investments to square in central Stockholm. offering consumers a way to sell plan. “I’d be surprised if you can come under increasing scrutiny H&M intends to reach the point stimulate its economy. The Swedish retailer follows or rent used clothes. really make it work as a business as it is responsible for as much that its greenhouse gas emissions Here is a rundown of the competitors Banana Republic H&M’s rental model is limited model,” he said. “I can’t see that as 10% of global greenhouse gas go negative, meaning that it main job cuts announced since and Urban Outfitters, which both to a collection of 50 garments the kind of labor cost involved in emissions and consumes more would offset more than it the beginning of the year by launched similar services earlier offered to members of the com- a rental model at those price energy than aviation and produces. German industrial this year to tap into a market that pany’s loyalty program. H&M will points really makes sense.” shipping combined, according H&M shares fell as much as companies. reached $1bn in 2018. Websites assess the trial in three months The clothing industry has to the United Nations. By 2040, 0.4 percent yesterday morning. SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2019 BUSINESS 17 Germany plans rapid intervention to protect key industries

REUTERS done in some cases under German and Deutsche Bank. The drive to BERLIN law, but Altmaier said the process protect and promote Germany’s was too slow. industry coincides with a lull in Germany set out plans yesterday “Structures have to be created the economy, Europe’s largest, to create a government committee to take the necessary decisions which is losing momentum fol- to step in quickly to protect com- faster and more efficiently than lowing a decade of robust panies against foreign takeovers, has been the case thus far,” he said expansion. a sign of concern about China and in his “Industry Strategy 2030” There are also growing pro- others acquiring its technology. document. Altmaier told a news tectionist trends worldwide, with The finalised industrial conference the standing com- Washington and Beijing embroiled sectors by Chinese state-owned strategy outlined by Economy mittee would work with KfW but in a damaging tariff dispute, and enterprises. Minister Peter Altmaier (pictured) there would be no new state uncertainty surrounding future Beijing is pushing the domestic is also intended to prevent the funding vehicle to take gov- trade relations between Britain development of technologies erosion of Germany’s manufac- ernment stakes in companies. and the euro zone. including electric cars and has turing base, on which much of its He met resistance from Under Altmaier’s plans, been buying know-how abroad wealth is built. The new standing business lobby groups when he Germany also aims to step up through acquisitions, including of committee would, as a last resort, presented his initial ideas in screening of non-European German robotics maker Kuka . have powers to take stakes in February. investors that want to buy into German officials the takeover German companies that produce “I do not want to expand the firms in important sectors, a move of Kuka in 2016 as a wake-up call sensitive or security relevant state sector,” Altmaier said on widely seen as targeting Chinese that underlined the need to shield technologies. Friday. The strategy document did state-backed investors. strategic parts of the economy, The government stakes, which not say which companies should The European Union is recon- and KfW stepped in when China’s would be acquired by state devel- be protected. In February, Alt- sidering its industrial strategy and State Grid attempted in 2018 to opment bank KfW, would be held maier singled out marquee com- relations with China in the face of buy a stake in power grid operator temporarily. This can already be panies Thyssenkrupp, Siemens increased investment in critical 50Hertz. Salaries delayed at Hong Kong Airlines as troubles mount

BLOOMBERG Representatives from the Transport recession as tourist numbers are still tension spots, such as Hong HONG KONG and Housing Bureau and Civil Avi- plummet. The unrest has disrupted Kong Polytechnic University, the ation Department met with the air- transport networks and temporarily scene of a two-week standoff. US Hong Kong Airlines Ltd is delaying line’s management on November 1 paralyzed the airport in August, President Donald Trump this week salaries as protests have “severely and demanded the company prompting Hong Kong Airlines at the signed legislation expressing affected” the city’s third-biggest worked to improve its financial time to say it would adjust services. American support for the protesters, carrier, whose finances were already position. The Air Transport Licensing “Hong Kong Airlines was prompting China to threaten under strain before anti-government Authority, which has the power to probably hit the hardest by the social retaliation. demonstrations flared in June. revoke flying rights, has also unrest among the four carriers in Hong Kong Airlines cut some Only cabin crew and overseas expressed concern about the airline. Hong Kong,” said Ivan Su, an analyst operations earlier this month and employees will receive their “ATLA is of the view that HKA’s at Morningstar Inc, noting that the plans to cancel Los Angeles-bound November wages on time, while all financial situation has shown no sign airline has high exposure to flights from February. Other air- other Hong Kong-based workers of improvement,” the licensing body mainland routes and is less able to lines have been affected by the will be paid on December 6, the said last month, warning that it offset a decline in travelers with unrest too. Cathay Pacific Airways closely-held airline said in an email would “consider taking appropriate revenue from international flights. Ltd is one of the most high-profile Friday. It said revenue dipped sig- action” if no progress was made. “Still, it is a surprise to see that the business casualties, issuing profit nificantly in November - a low travel Months of anti-government pro- company even struggles to pay warnings and coming under fire season - and impacted the monthly tests have compounded the airline’s staff,” he said. from the Chinese government as payroll. Authorities have been con- woes, weighing heavily on pas- The situation in Hong Kong well as protesters. The company cerned about Hong Kong Airlines senger traffic, while Hong Kong’s remains delicately poised. Street is planning to reduce seat capacity for months, regularly requesting economy, already under pressure battles between demonstrators and next year, according to an internal updates on its financial situation. from the US-China trade war, is in armed police have eased, but there memo.

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A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family. SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2019 SPORT 18 Next year I’ve decided for Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion I’m going to be back on the track, I’m Mo Farah TODAY’S ACTION really excited to compete and...give it a says he is returning to the KUWAIT VS OMAN go in the 10,000m. Hopefully I haven’t track to chase more gold At Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium, 17.30 lost my speed but I will train hard for it in the 10,000m at next BAHRAIN VS KSA and see what I can do. year’s Tokyo Games. At Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium, 20.00 Oualla, Al Qadi victorious as Round 3 begins COMPETITION 1: SMALL TOUR CHINTHANA WASALA THE PENINSULA 1 Hugo Z Hamad Nasser Al Qadi 0 43.49 QR2,500 2 Dusty Khalifa Abdulla Al Khaldi 0 43.70 QR2,000 3 Birddyz Mohammed Sultan Al Suwaidi 0 45.38 QR1,500 Achraf Oualla sealed the Medium Tour 4 Higgs Ali Mohammed Al Qadi 0 46.14 QR1,000 honours while Hamad Nasser Al Qadi won his second Small Tour this season as the 5 Fudine Abdulaziz Ghanim Al Nuaimi 0 46.46 QR700 COMPETITION 2: MEDIUM TOUR third round of Longines Qatar Equestrian Tour – Hathab kicked off at the Al Shaqab 1 Dino BB Z Achraf Oualla 0 29.87 QR5,000 Indoor Arena yesterday. 2 Belucci Van ‘T Vleminkhof Hussain Saeed Haidan 0 30.14 QR4,000 Oualla, astride Dino BB Z, topped a field 3 Ambre De Beaufour Mohammad Hazim Abara 0 32.75 QR3,000 of 46 entries when he clocked a time of 4 Aslan 69 Salmeen Sultan Al Suwaidi 0 33.85 QR2,000 29.87 secs to win the biggest individual 5 Daydreamer EC Saeed Nasser Al Qadi 0 34.24 QR1,400 MEDIUM TOUR TEAM EVENT prize of the day worth QR5,000. 1: Team ExxonMobil (QR10,000) Belucci Van ‘T Vleminkhof, ridden by Saeed Nasser Al Qadi (Daydreamer EC), Khalid Mohammed Al Emadi (Fiji), Mohammed Al Ghazali (Dino BB Z) Hussain Saeed Haidan, completed the 2: Team Al Shaqab (QR6,000) round in 30.14 secs to win the second place The podium winners of the Medium Tour, Achraf Oualla (rear, centre), Mohammed Sultan Al Suwaidi (Happy Feet), Faris Saad Al Qahtani (Hidiene), Ghanim Nasser Al Qadi (Numero Uno - T) as he walked away with a prize cheque Hussain Saeed Haidan (rear, left) and Mohammad Hazim Abara with the worth QR4,000. Mohammad Hazim Abara 3: Team Lusail President of Qatar and Asian Equestrian Federations, Hamad Abdulrahman clocked the third fastest time of 32.75 secs Hamad Nasser Al Qadi (Galwaybay Merbreaker), Mohammed Saeed Haidan (Corrado’s Coriana), Haya Abdulaziz Al Attiyah and Ali Yousef Al Rumaihi, The Director of Longines Hathab Tour. as he completed the podium. He got richer Al Raban (Cuando Z) by QR3,000 as all three of the top three riders completed the task without any top prize in the Small Tour which saw a any faults as he won QR1,500 for his effort. Achraf Oualla errors. highly competitive field of 53 entries. Hugo Ali Mohammed Al Qadi (Higgs, 46.14 The medium Tour team event was won Z completed the round in 43.49 secs as Al secs) and Abdulaziz Ghanim Al Nuaimi by ExxonMobil who had the services of Qadi topped the podium for the second (Fudine, 46.46 secs) finished in fourth and Saeed Nasser Al Qadi (Daydreamer EC), time this season and won QR2,500 in prize fifth positions as they walked away with Khalid Mohammed Al Emadi (Fiji) and money. prizes worth QR1,000 and QR700 Mohammed Al Ghazali (Dino BB Z) Dusty, ridden by Khalifa Abdulla Al respectively. Al Shaqab finished second as Lusail Khaldi, was a fraction of a second slower President of Qatar and Asian Equestrian completed the podium in the team than the winner as he clocked a time of Federations, Hamad Abdulrahman Al Attiyah competition. 43.70 secs with no errors to win QR2,000. and Ali Yousef Al Rumaihi, The Director of Earlier, prominent Qatari rider Hamad Mohammed Sultan Al Suwaidi com- Longines Hathab Tour and Badr Al Darwish, Nasser Al Qadi guided his favourite stallion pleted the podium after completing the the Secretary-General of both QEF and AEF, Hugo Z in a flawless routine to clinch the same task on Birddyz in 45.38 secs without presented the awards to winners. Warner, Labuschagne Latham ton puts New Zealand in share record stand as solid position Australia dominate against England REUTERS AFPAFP MELBOURNE HAMILTONHAM

David Warner andd MMarnusarnus Tom Latham’s unbeaten hundred and his West Indies’ Rahkeem Cornwall (left) celebrates Labuschagne shonene in thethe centurycen stand with Ross Taylor laid a solid with team-mate Jomel Warrican after taking Adelaide Oval floodlightsoodlights foundationfou for New Zealand before rain with back-to-back centuriescenturies broughtbro an early end to day one of the a wicket yesterday. and an unbroken 294-run secondseco Test against England in Hamilton stand as Australia completelyompletely yesterday.yest dominated Pakistann on day Latham was on 101 when the rain swept ‘Giant’ Cornwall takes 10 as one of their secondond Test inin jjust three deliveries after the resumption yesterday. ofo play from the tea break. Windies crush Afghanistan Opening batsmanatsman It was the left-handed opener’s 11th Warner was 166 nott out andand century and lifted him to equal sixth on AFP Brathwaite for eight off Amir number three Labuschagneuschagne set theth New Zealand century-makers list LUCKNOW, INDIA Hamza. on 126, the duo havinhavingg were headedhea by Kane Williamson with 20. But it was the Cornwall-led pushed Australia too a cocom-m- picked Williamson, however, was off his best Giant spinner Rakheem spin attack that dismantled manding 302 for one at off thisthis innings when he was dismissed for four Cornwall starred as the West Afghanistan on day two as they stumps, only daysys afterafter inin a rocky start for New Zealand after Jeet Indies thrashed Afghanistan collapsed from 53 for no loss to blasting big hundredsds in thethe RavalRav was removed for five. by nine wickets early on day 109-7. first Test in Brisbane.e. But from two for 39, Latham and Taylor three of their one-off Test The 26-year-old Cornwall, Pakistan lost thee toss bbutut putput on 116 for the third wicket when Taylor yesterday. who hits about 140 kilograms had started brightlyly in thethe wentwen for 53 to have New Zealand three for Cornwall took a match haul (308 pounds) on the scales and teams’ first day-nightht matcmatchh 155.155. All three wickets were to catches by of 10 wickets as the West Indies is 1.96 metres (six feet five inches) at the venue, removingemoving EnglandEng captain Joe Root at first slip. bowled out Afghanistan for 120 tall, and Roston Chase took three opener Joe Burns cheaplyheaply in Australian on day three and reached their wickets each in the second the first half-hour. batsman David SCOREBOARDS target of 31 to seal the win in just innings. But their bowlerss wwereere Warner celebrates NEWNEW ZEALAND, 1st innings over an hour of the first session Opener Javed Ahmadi top- powerless thereafterr and after scoring a J. RavalRav c Root b Broad ...... 5 in Lucknow. scored with 62 before becoming their fielding oftenn century against T. LathamLath not out ...... 101 It was a reality check for the final wicket to fall on day two, abysmal. Pakistan on the K. WiWilliamson c Root b Woakes ...... 4 Afghanistan, who were awarded which earlier witnessed the West Already down first day of the R. TaylorTay c Root b Woakes ...... 53 Test status in 2017 and won their Indies take a lead of 90 as they 1-0 after being second cricket H. NichollsNic not out ...... 5 first games in the five-day format were 277 all out. thrashed by ann Test match EExtras:xtra (b4, lb1) ...... 5 earlier this year. Shamarh Brooks made 111 -- innings and five runsns in the TTotal:otal (three wickets; 54.3 overs) 173 Skipper Jason Holder his maiden Test century -- to in Adelaide FFallall ofo wickets: 1-16 (Raval), 2-39 (Williamson), 3-155 (Taylor) Brisbane opener, it wiwillll taketake yesterday. BoBowling:w Broad 14-5-33-1 (1w), Archer 13.3-3-31, Woakes 14-1- claimed all three Afghan wickets extend West Indies’ dominance something extraordinarydinary for 4141-2 2 ((2w), Curran 9-2-38-0, Root 2-0-11-0, Stokes 2-0-14-0 to fall in the morning as the after the minnows were bowled the tourists to turn the match Windies needed just 7.1 overs to out for 187 on the opening day, around. SCOREBOARD a wild throw at the stumps see off Afghanistan after they largely thanks to Cornwall’s “It’s a bit surreal at the AUSTRALIA, 1st innings split the covering fielders and resumed the day on 109 for 7-75. moment, it’s just amazing to J. Burns c Rizwan b Afridi ...... 4 raced to the boundary. Chandimal in seven. Left-arm spinner Amir be out here with Davey and D. Warner not out ...... 166 Paceman Shaheen Afridi John Campbell made an remained the only bright spot for put on a really big part- M. Labuschagne not out ...... 126 also gave up four runs just Sri Lanka squad unbeaten 19 and sealed the win Afghanistan with his five-wicket nership,” said Labuschagne, Extras (lb1, nb4, w1) ...... 6 after the dinner break when with a boundary after losing his haul on Test debut as he returned who scored 185 in the win at Total (one wicket; 73 overs) ...... 302 he bizarrely ran the wrong for Pakistan Tests opening partner Kraigg figures of 5-74. the Gabba. Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Burns) way at deep cover to give Still to bat: Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mat- AFP/COLOMBO SCOREBOARD He and Warner had thew Wade, Tim Paine, Pat Cummins, Warner a free boundary from AFGHANISTAN, 1st innings 187 Total (all out, 43.1 overs) ...... 120 shown superb control to Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazle- a cut shot. WEST INDIES, 1st innings 277 Fall of wickets: 1-53, 2-55, 3-55, 4-59, 5-96, 6-98, guide Australia to 139 for one wood The seamer had Burns Sri Lanka yesterday gave former skipper 7-109, 8-111, 9-119, 10-120 at the dinner break on a rain- Bowling: Abbas 19-6-56-0, Afridi 18-4- caught behind for four but it Dinesh Chandimal a new chance to fight AFGHANISTAN, 2nd innings (overnight 109-7) Bowling: Roach 4-2-5-0, Holder 6.1-2-20-3, War- hit afternoon, but they were 48-1, Musa 13-1-71-0, Yasir 14-0-87-0, was an abject day for the his way back into the national team by Ibrahim Zadran lbw Cornwall ...... 23 rican 12-3-31-0, Cornwall 18-3-46-3 (nb1), Chase Ahmed 8-0-30-0, Azhar 1-0-9-0 ballistic in the final session, bowlers, with debutant naming him in the squad to play a landmark Javed Ahmadi c Cornwall b Chase ...... 62 3-1-10-3 PAKISTAN: Shan Masood, Imam-ul-Haq, piling on 163 runs. Muhammad Musa conceding two-match Test series in Pakistan. Ihsanullah run out (Hope/Dowrich) ...... 1 WEST INDIES (target 31) Azhar Ali (capt), Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Warner led the way with more than five runs an over. The matches will be the first Tests Rahmat Shah c Brooks b Cornwall ...... 0 K. Brathwaite c Afsar b Amir ...... 8 Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Yasir 19 boundaries in his 228-ball Legspinner Yasir Shah played in Pakistan for more than a decade Asghar Afghan c Brooks b Cornwall ...... 0 J. Campbell not out ...... 19 Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Muhammad Musa, Nasir Jamal b Chase ...... 15 S. Hope not out ...... 6 knock but Labuschagne was Mohammad Abbas also had a torrid evening, because of security fears. scarcely less aggressive, leaking 87 runs from his 14 The 30-year-old Chandimal, who Amir Hamza c Cornwall b Chase ...... 1 Total (1 wicket, 6.2 overs) ...... 33 hammering 17 of his own. overs. played his last Test in Australia in February, Afsar Zazai c Dowrich b Holder ...... 7 Did not bat: S. Brooks, R. Chase, S. Hetmyer, J. Pakistan’s re-jigged pace seemingly at will. Captain Azhar Ali even will be in a squad now led by Dimuth Kar- Rashid Khan c Dowrich b Holder ...... 1 Holder, S. Dowrich, R. Cornwall, K. Roach, J. Warrican Yamin Ahmadzai b Holder ...... 1 Fall of wicket: 1-22 attack rarely threatened the Warner brought up his sent down one over of part- unaratne, the cricket board said. Zahir Khan not out ...... 0 Bowling: Yamin 1-0-8-0, Javed 1-0-9-0, Amir 2.2- batsmen’s defences while the half-century with a touch of time spin and was duly hit for He was in a squad that played New Extras (b4, lb4, nb1) ...... 9 1-5-1, Rashid 2-0-11-0 largely meek field placements farce, earning six runs when nine runs. Zealand in August but did not play a match. SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2019 SPORT 19 Saudi Arabia eye win against Bahrain

ARMSTRONG VAS with a number of new faces but THE PENINSULA assured that Al Hilal players, who won the AFC Champions Saudi Arabia will aim to bounce League could not be fielded in back to winning ways when they the opening match but said they Everybody knows how take on Bahrain in the Group B will feature in the starting difficult the preparations match of the 24th Arbian Gulf eleven. for this tournament Cup at the Abdullah bin Khalifa “I have nothing to hide from were, especially since Stadium here today. you, there will be seven different most of the players Coach Herve Renard said his players in the starting line-up teams’ loss in the opening match compared to the first match.” participated before the against Kuwait was not the end “Everybody knows how dif- tournament in the AFC of the world and assured that ficult the preparations for this Champions League. I am they will back strongly in today’s tournament were, especially sure that the team will match. since most of the players par- be better with the return “If you look back at the ticipated before the tournament history of this Cup, you will find in the AFC Champions League. of Al Hilal players and that teams which have lost the I am sure that the team will be we play a high standard first match have won the cham- better with the return of Al Hilal of football against pionship. So nothing is lost and players and we play a high Bahrain, but we must we have our task cut out. We standard of football against have two win both our Bahrain, but we must focus.” focus: Saudi Arabia’s matches,” Renard told jour- Renard said although they coach Herve Renard nalists on the eve of the match. dominated against Kuwait in “We lost the first game so we their last match a victory eluded have to face the challenge which them. tournament are tough. What we Kuwai’s Meshari Ghanam in action with Saudi Arabia’s Abdulfattah Asiri (left) during their opening lies ahead,” he said. “The Kuwaiti team were have achieved against the Group B match of the 24th Arabian Gulf cup at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha on Wednesday. “As professional players and pinned into their own for most Omani team is not bad but we coach, we are used to pressure, part of the match against us, so Saudi Arabia lost 3-1. failed to score, especially in the and assure that you will see a football is sometimes cruel, we last quarter of the game, but I different face of the Saudi team have some inexperienced Helio Souza said they will be and be more aggressive. We are good level, we are trying to beat am very happy for the per- (against Bahrain),” added the players and I support them and looking for a positive result here to win all the games and Saudi Arabia in order to move formance of the players, with Saudi coach. will help them in correcting the against Saudi Arabia. try to move forward step by forward and reach as far as pos- Saudi Arabia we want the three Renard said Saudi Arabia mistakes, and I trust them all.” “We focus on ourselves and step, we played against the sible in the championship.” points and we will work to took the field against Kuwait Meanwhile, Bahrain coach try to improve our performance Omani team and provided a “All the three matches in the achieve them. ” Omani coach and players Oman under no remember Verbeek pressure: Koeman ARMSTRONG VAS THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA DOHA

Coach of Oman team Irwin Oman coach Erwin Koeman (pictured) Koeman and defender Ali Al My sincere said his team was under no pressure as Busaidi along with other condolences and prepare to take on Kuwait in the Group members of the global 1956 - 2019 B match of the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup at football fraternity yesterday sympathy to the the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium here paid tributes to Pim Verbeek, family of the late today. who guided Oman to the last Pim Verbeek, who “I do not suffer any pressure, on the Arabian Gulf Cup title. died yesterday, we contrary everyone is behind the team, The Dutchman, who canceled all the we give our best, we did our best but we coached Australia at the 2010 did not score, but I am satisfied with the World Cup and also saw events that were performance of the players in the game success with South Korea, scheduled for the against Bahrain.” died from cancer at the age team after we heard Defending champions Oman drew Oman coach Pim Verbeek before the AFC Asian Cup Round of 63 on Thursday. goalless with Bahrain in the opening of 16 match against Iran in this January 20, 2019 file picture. that news: Koeman “My sincere condolences match of the group while Kuwait and sympathy to the family defeated Saudi Arabia 3-1. of the late Pim Verbeek, who stepped as Oman coach, we will prepare well with the team in the match against “Some people do not understand died yesterday, we canceled which in after incidentally circumstances. We know Kuwait. “We extend our sincere that Bahrain are a good team and have all the events that were was Verbeek’s last how strong Kuwait is and condolences and condolences recently achieved positive results in the “Oman is no less important than scheduled for the team after assignment as a football what it did to Saudi Arabia to the departure of former Asian double qualifiers,” he Saudi team, it is strong, as defending we heard that news,” said coach. and they deserve respect. coach Verbeek and we want to concluded. champion in my opinion it is the top Koeman. “We will try to win the Meanwhile, Busaidi sent his win this match and dedicate the Meanwhile, Kuwait coach Thamer candidate to win the championship, we Koeman took over from match against Kuwait. There message to the Omani fans win to him. He was a father to Enad has described Oamn as the top will enter the game with the aspiration Verbeek, after Verbeek are no excuses in football and asking them to stand behind the us,” said Busaidi. favourite to win the tournament. of the three points.” Emery axed as Arsenal manager AFP the search for a permanent company with our head coach Unai Massimiliano Allegri and Wolves Por- LONDON replacement. Emery and his coaching team,” read tuguese manager Nuno Espirito Arsenal fans had demanded the statement. “We have asked Santo. Unai Emery (pictured) was sacked “decisive action” from directors with Freddie Ljungberg to take responsi- Arsenal’s league form has fallen as Arsenal manager yesterday after the club’s present run of five draws and bility for the first team as interim away badly with five Premier League less than two years in charge and with two defeats this season just one match head coach. “The search for a new matches without a win -- they are the club without a win in seven off equalling George Graham’s run of head coach is underway and we will the only side in the top half of the games, their worst run since 1992. eight without a win in 1992. Club make a further announcement when table with a negative goal difference. The 48-year-old Spaniard was directors responded by axing the man that process is complete.” Emery’s cause has not been helped fired following the 2-1 home defeat brought in 18 months ago to revive a Among those in the mix for the by the stripping of the captaincy from to Eintracht Frankfurt in Thursday’s club stagnating after two decades under permanent job include former fiery Swiss international Granit Xhaka Europa League match. Frenchman Arsene Wenger. Gunners star Mikel Arteta, Pep Guar- after he swore at Gunners fans when His assistant Freddie Ljungberg “We announce today that the diola’s assistant at champions Man- being substituted against Crystal takes over as interim manager during decision has been taken to part chester City, ex-Juventus handler Palace last month. Bottas takes reprimand, leads Mercedes one-two

AFP tried to pass Romain Grosjean on “acknowledged that it was a failed ABU DHABI, the inside at Turn 12, but the Haas attempt at an overtake which driver turned in and the pair col- resulted in the collision”. Valtteri Bottas was handed a lided. They were not hurt. It was his first reprimand of the reprimand for causing a collision “I think he didn’t really see me year. yesterday as he topped the times coming up the inside,” said Bottas. Hamilton said he was using the ahead of team-mate Lewis “My apologies, but there was final practice sessions of the season Hamilton in a Mercedes one-two nowhere for me to disappear. I to find potential set-up improve- in opening practice at the Abu went for the over-take and that ments for next year. Dhabi Grand Prix. was it. “I am pushing the car into a dif- The 30-year-old Finn com- “Honestly, I thought he would ferent place over the last two races pleted a ‘double top’ by going see me coming. He wasn’t covering just to explore,” he said. “It is easy fastest in both sessions, making full the line so I thought he was aware to go too far, but I am sticking with use of a new power unit after suf- I was there, but maybe he didn’t it and hoping that it works. fering an engine failure in Brazil look in the mirror before turning “We already know what does two weeks ago. in.” work and I am not keen to do what The switch is costly however Both drivers were called to the does work -- I am really trying to Mercedes’ Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas drives his car during the second as he will take penalties that send stewards who later issued a see where else I can exploit the car practice session at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi yesterday. him to the back of the grid. Bottas statement that said Bottas had and the tyres.” SPORT PAGE | 18 PAGE | 19 Warner, Labuschagne Unai Emery axed as share record Arsenal manager stand as Australia after less than two dominate Pakistan years in charge

Saturday 30 November 2019

The Asian Player of the Year smashes hat-trick as hosts bounce back Hassan stars as Qatar crush Yemen 6-0 FAWAD HUSSAIN Qatar’s defender Abdelkarim Hassan (right) scoring a goal against Hassan, who was in a perfect THE PENINSULA Yemen during the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup Group A match at the Khalifa position to score the first goal International Stadium in Doha, yesterday. PICTURE: MOHAMED FARAG from a close range. Abdelkarim Hassan smashed a Hassan showed his class in hat-trick as hosts Qatar bounced the second goal, firing a shot back strongly at the 24th Arabian from 30 yards right into the Gulf Cup, thrashing Yemen 6-0 middle of the box, with the ball in their second Group A match landing in the cage after taking at the Khalifa International deflection of Yemen goalkeeper Stadium last night. Abdullah. Qatar’s first victory in the Yemen were lucky to avoid tournament saw Iraq – who further damage in the first defeated the UAE 2-0 for their session as Qatar made many second successive win earlier more attacks following Hassan’s yesterday – becoming the first stunning goal. side to reach the semi-finals of In all, Qatar took a dozen the eight-nation tournament. of shots including five on With rank outsiders Yemen target while keeping 71 percent getting out of contention fol- of the ball possession in the lowing their second loss, the first half. Felix Sanchez-coached side’s last There was no respite for game against the UAE on Yemen in the second half as well, Monday has become a winner- as the hosts continued to be takes-all clash to semi-finals. aggressive and scored four more A draw against UAE will also goals in the session. ensure the hosts a place in the They scored their third goal semi-finals. through Almoez, who culmi- Needing a victory to make a nated a brilliant move off a pass comeback in the competition from Afif, firing a clinical left- after shock loss to Iraq in the footed strike. opening match, the Asian cham- Nasser Ahmed’s hand ball off pions came with an improved a hit from Qatar’s Ismail show as they outclassed Yemen Mohamed lent hosts a penalty, in both the sessions, much to the which Hassan converted com- delight of over 26,000 fans fortably with a strike in the present at the iconic FIFA World middle to make it 4-0 for the Cup 2022 venue. Asian champions. Asian Player of the Year, Alahrak and Afif sealed the Hassan, after an ordinary show big victory by scoring goals late, against Iraq, regained his form, giving the hosts much-needed firing home goals in 29, 36 and against Iraq but the ‘Al Annabis’ target after a fine cross from Al just outside the circle was who made his presence felt confidence ahead of a crunch 72 minutes. AFC Asian Cup 2019 yesterday were much better in Sadd star Salem Al Hajri in a 23rd rebounded by back of a defender immediately by playing role in game against the UAE. top scorer Almoez Ali (58), mid- execution. The Asian champions minute move, with Yemeni goal- with goalkeeper nowhere to be the first goal. While Qatar and UAE will fielder Abdullah Alahrak (85), started aggressively and with keeper Salem Abdullah – who seen. The seasoned midfielder square off in their last pool feared striker Akram Afif (89) clock passing 20 minutes, they endured a challenging day – Sanchez, soon replaced attempted a header in a 29th match, Yemen will look for con- were the other scorers. intensified their attacks creating punching off the ball. Abdelaziz Hatim - Qatar’s only minute corner kick by Afif, solation against Iraq in their final Qatar started the match in a many chances. Five minutes later, captain goal scorer against Iraq – with which took a deflection of a match, which is also scheduled similar fashion like they started Afif took the first shot on Hasan Al Haydos’ fiery kick from Al Duhail star Karim Boudiaf, Yemeni defender and landed to for Monday. Iraq down UAE for second successive win at Gulf Cup

FAWAD HUSSAIN aggressive football in the game, Looking to bounce back in the THE PENINSULA it was Iraq who pushed their game, UAE made several attacks Emirati opponents the most in in the second half but was unable Iraq came at the 24th Arabian both the sessions. to beat the solid Iraqi defence. Gulf Cup with a depleted side and First half goals from striker In fact, Iraq came close to within a span of two matches the Alaa Abbas (6th) and captain Alaa extend their lead when striker ‘Lions of Mesopotamia’ have Abdulzahra (37th) proved enough Mohannad Ali – who came off become the frontrunners for the for the three-time champions to the bench to replace first goal title after winning back-to-back grab a win and sit on top of Group scorer Abbas - got a good chance matches at the iconic Khalifa A with 6 points. in the 63rd minute following an International Stadium. After denying a couple of error by the UAE defender but he The Srecko Katanec’s side - moves from the UAE, Iraq scored gifted the ball to goalkeeper who shocked hosts Qatar in their early with Abbas comfortably Saleh. first match – outclassed two-time beating Emirati goalkeeper With 15 minutes left, UAE champions UAE 2-0 yesterday to Mohamed Hasan after a cross by made several attempts, which claim their second successive captain Alaa Abdulzahra – who goalkeeper Farhan cancelled out victory in the event and consol- joined the national team for the with outstanding blocks. idate their chances for a place in game after missing the opener. But when UAE were looking the semi-finals. UAE looked for leveler and dangerous, Iraq made a solid Yesterday, Iraq looked even their striker Ali Saleh created a move to win a penalty in the 83rd impressive than their win against chance, breaking free from the minute. Qatar, with their key players left and could only be stopped Substitute Mohammed Ridha returning to the national side from a foul by Iraqi goalkeeper was about to unleash a header after the Al-Shorta Club Mohammed Farhan, who was from a close range off a cross assignment. Coach Katanec – handed a yellow card by referee from Amjed Attwan, and a chal- Iraqi forward Alaa Abdul-Zahra celebrates after scoring against United Arab Emirates during the 24th who complained of training with Alexandre Boucaut for his rash lenge from Al Nasr defender Arabian Gulf Cup Group A match at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, yesterday. just 11 players prior to the event play. Khalifa Mubarak prompted – got the cushion to make eight Farhan, however did well to referee to consult the VAR, which changes for the match. In avoid a goal, punching off the wasn’t good enough to trouble Saleh had to stop diving on his But before the UAE could do suggested a foul. addition, Iraq also enjoyed a raging free kick from Ali Mab- Farhan. right. any damage, Iraq made it 2-0 However, UAE’s goalkeeper strong crowd support with the khout – the hat-trick scorer in a Three minutes later, Iraqi With 10 minutes left in through captain Abdulzahra, who Hasan made a diving save on his game witnessing an attendance 3-0 win against Yemen. midfielder Amjad Attwan gave halftime, UAE stepped up efforts headed the ball into the cage off left from an attempt by Adnan. of over 17,000 spectators. Midfielder Khalfan Mubarak, the charging fans hopes of a of a leveler and it was when Mab- a brilliant cross from Ali Adan, Iraq will next play Yemen in While UAE coach Lambertus got a chance to score for the UAE second goal with a fierce hit from khout was cautioned for a foul which flew between the two UAE their final pool match on van Marwijk hinted at playing in the 28th minute but his shot a long range, which goalkeeper against defender Amjed Attwan. defenders. Monday.