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Saturday 25 May 2019 | 20 Ramadan 1440 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 24 | Number 7902 | 2 Riyals Take a photo of any Ooredoo Ramadan poster and get a gift this weekend! Use the Ooredoo app to take the photo… Qatar: Tackling of region’s Al Attiyah meets Japanese Defence Minister challenges needs sincere intent and fair conditions QNA The Ministry of Foreign Affairs DOHA said that Qatar believes that there are many economic The State of Qatar said it has followed the call by the United States to hold a workshop and investment challenges, on the investment and economic situation some of which are linked to in the region scheduled to be held in Manama structural problems in the next month, as per the related announcement. economic and institutional The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement said that Qatar believes that there structure of the region’s are many economic and investment chal- countries and some are related lenges, some of which are linked to struc- to regional and international tural problems in the economic and institu- tional structure of the region’s countries and geopolitical conditions. some are related to regional and international geopolitical conditions. “Effective tackling of sovereign Palestinian state on the 1967 these challenges requires sincerity of intent, borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, in concerted efforts from regional and interna- addition to the right of return for Palestinian tional players and appropriate political condi- refugees, in accordance with the relevant tions for economic prosperity,” it said. resolutions of international legitimacy. “ It added: “These conditions would not be The statement stressed that the State of achieved without fair political solutions to Qatar will spare no effort to contribute to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs, H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah, who is the issues of the peoples of the region, espe- addressing all the challenges facing the Arab visiting Japan, met with Japanese Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya at the Ministry of Defence in Tokyo, yesterday. cially the Palestinian issue, in accordance region as a whole, while maintaining its They discussed military and defence relations and means of enhancing them and promoting mutual cooperation with a framework acceptable to the brotherly firmed principled positions and the highest in the field, in addition to discussing the latest regional and international developments. The meeting was Palestinian people, based on ending the interests of the Arab peoples, including the attended by Qatar’s Ambassador to Japan, Hassan Mohammed Rafi Al Emadi. ` P3 Israeli occupation and establishing a fully brotherly Palestinian people. Tearful May announces resignation Ramadan Market at REUTERS in her failed effort to find a com- DECC a huge hit LONDON promise Brexit deal that parliament could ratify, bequeaths a deeply THE PENINSULA Fighting back tears, Theresa May said divided country and a political elite DOHA yesterday she would quit after failing that is deadlocked over how, when or to deliver Brexit, setting up a contest whether to leave the EU. The latest An array of food and household items that will install a new British prime deadline for Britain’s departure is Oct. related to Ramadan are being showcased minister who could pursue a cleaner 31. at ‘Ramadan Market’ having over 150 shops break with the European Union. Most of the leading contenders to from 25 different countries including Oman, Ramadan Timing May’s departure deepens the Brexit succeed May want a tougher divorce Kuwait, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Iran, China crisis as a new leader, who should be deal. The EU has said it will not rene- and Serbia at Doha Exhibition & Convention Today's Iftar: 6:19pm in place by the end of July, is likely to gotiate the Withdrawal Agreement it Center (DECC). Tomorrow's Imsak: 03:08am want a more decisive split, raising the sealed with Britain in November. The market offers traditional clothing chances of a confrontation with the Spain said it now seemed almost fabric, jewellery, spices, Iranian pure saffron, he said that the market targets all residents EU and potentially a snap parlia- enormous and enduring gratitude to impossible to avoid a so-called hard organic beauty products, utensils, carpets, including citizens and expatriates as it mentary election. have had the opportunity to serve the Brexit, or clean break from the EU, and perfumes among many more. Ramadan offers beautiful Arabic dresses like ‘Abaya’ Former foreign minister Boris country I love,” said the usually the bloc signalled there would be no Market which opens from 2pm to 1am will unstitched traditional cloths from different Johnson, the favourite to replace May, reserved May. change on the agreement despite conclude on May 30. A short break for Iftar countries, Arabic sweets, perfumes, was first out of the blocks, saying May, once a reluctant supporter European Commission President Jean- is taken from 5:30pm to 7pm. Bukhor Oud, carpets, shoes. “The most Britain should be prepared to leave the of EU membership who won the top Claude Juncker learning of May’s res- “The market has a dedicated play area selling items are unstitched clothes for EU without a deal to force the bloc to job in the turmoil that followed the ignation “without personal joy”. for children offering largest bounce castle ladies and sweets as Eid Al Fitr is offer a “good deal”. 2016 Brexit referendum, steps down Irish Foreign Minister Simon which is extremely popular among the kids approaching,” said Yousri adding that over Current foreign minister Jeremy with her central pledge - to lead the Coveney underlined the bloc’s stance and skill games where the winners get gifts,” 25 shops are selling clothing fabric from Hunt also confirmed he would run for United Kingdom out of the bloc and that there would be no better Brexit Qazi Yousri, Media Manager of Qsports told Pakistan, India, Kuwait, Iran and Bang- the leadership just hours after May, her heal its divisions - unfulfilled. deal. The Peninsula. ladesh. Rovie Paver, a saleswoman at a cos- voice cracking with emotion, said she “It is, and will always remain, a “This idea that a new prime min- Ramadan Market is being organised by metic shop at the market said: “We offer would resign as Conservative Party matter of deep regret to me that I have ister will be a tougher negotiator and QSports in collaboration with United Expo skin care products from Korea which are leader on Friday, June 7, setting up a not been able to deliver Brexit,” May will put it up to the EU and get a much WLL. Yousri said that a wide range of items organic, free from any type of chemicals.” contest to succeed her. said, adding that her successor would better deal for Britain? That’s not how which are very popular among local com- She said that the products are made “I will shortly leave the job that have to find a consensus to honour the the EU works,” Coveney told Ireland’s munity including perfumes, luxuries, by famous Korean brand which are not has been the honour of my life to hold,” 2016 referendum result. Newstalk radio station. carpets, art pieces, decoration pieces are available in Qatari market. Another May said outside her Downing Street Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the main Politicians in her party and abroad being sold at the market. “The food court of vendor from Iran said that he was offering official residence with her husband, opposition Labour Party, said the new paid tribute to her determination. the market is serving delicious food and Iranian products including pure Zafaran Philip, looking on. “The second female prime minister must hold an election French President Emmanuel Macron beverages,” said Yousri adding that the (saffron) and sweets. “We are offering two prime minister, but certainly not the to “let the people decide our country’s praised May’s “courageous work” and market under single roof is fulfilling the need types of Zafaran; the pure Zafaran ‘Naqi last. future”. U.S. President Donald Trump said he of all members of the family. Al Safi’ has the highest demand,” said the “I do so with no ill will but with May, who endured several crises felt bad for her. `P10 Speaking about the targeted customers, vendor. `P3 Conjoined twins separated at Sidra to celebrate first birthday in Mali today

FAZEENA SALEEM back fondly and reflects on the Department of Pediatric our twins. They are in good Tamim and Hamad being at Women Wellness and Research THE PENINSULA case. Surgery told The Peninsula. health and living a normal life their home. Centre, prematurely at 33 “The twins are really doing Tamim and Hamad were like any other children of their The twins’ mother was seen weeks and five days. They were One year since conjoined twins very well. We have been fol- separated at Sidra Medicine in age,” said Ousmane Ag during her 29th week of preg- stabilized and transferred to Tamim and Hamad were born lowing up on their progress as September 2018 and returned Mohammed, father of the twins nancy at Hamad Medical Cor- Sidra Medicine’s Neonatal and several months after they we all fell in love with these home in February 2019. speaking to The Peninsula from poration (HMC), while on a visit Intensive Care Unit (NICU) on were separated at Sidra beautiful and happy little “Allah sent us to the best Mali. from Mali to Qatar. After con- June 3, 2018. Medicine in Qatar, the boys are boys. I recently saw a photo place to separate our conjoined “I take opportunity to thank firming that the twins were A full complement of over growing up healthy and beau- of them at home in Mali. They children Tamim and Hamad. Hamad Medical Corporation conjoined and separation was 150 medical and support staff tifully in their home country are really grown up, look fan- Despite difficulty and compli- for the care provided to the potentially feasible, a multidis- from across Sidra Medicine – Mali where they now live tastic and healthy. As one of cation, the surgery was con- mother during the delivery and ciplinary team from HMC and including NICU, surgery, normal independent lives. the lead surgeons, who ducted very successful at Sidra Sidra Medicine for making the Sidra Medicine arranged for the anesthesiology, diagnostic The twins will be cele- handled their case, I couldn’t Medicine. Today, by the grace difficult surgery of separating delivery and care for the coun- imaging, underwent more than brating their first birthday in be more happy to see them of Allah, with the help of Sidra our conjoined twin success- try’s first conjoined twin sepa- 200 hours of simulation to min- Mali today. One year on, the healthy and thriving,” Dr Medicine and its team, we are fully,” said Mohammed who ration. The babies were born imise the risks and improve team at Sidra Medicine look Mansour Ali, Chair of the celebrating the first birthday of shared beautiful photos of on May 25, 2018 at HMC’s surgical outcomes.`P3 02 HOME SATURDAY 25 MAY 2019

OFFICIAL NEWS Al Attiyah reviews defence ties during Japanese visit Qatar condemns bombing of mosque in Quetta

DOHA: The State of Qatar has strongly condemned the bombing of a mosque in Quetta, southwestern Pakistan, killing two peo- ple and injuring others. In a statement issued yester- day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated the State of Qatar’s firm stance on rejecting violence and terrorism, regardless of motives and reasons. The statement stressed the State of Qatar’s total refusal of targeting places of worship and terrorizing peaceful people. The state- ment expressed the State of Qatar’s condolences to the victims’ families, the government and people of Pakistan, wishing the injured a speedy recovery. Qatar condemns explosion The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs, H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah, with Japanese Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya and other in Kabul mosque officials at the Japanese Ministry of Defence during a visit yesterday.

DOHA: Qatar has strongly condemned the explosion GAC Qatar marks that targeted a mosque in QU students present graduation projects the Afghan capital Kabul, kill- 40 years with ing one person and injuring THE PENINSULA the association between breast- investigated the impact of society and social media in QU inauguration of others. The Ministry of For- DOHA feeding and early childhood cyberbullying on depression in female students. eign Affairs reiterated Qatar’s development in Qatari children, QU. Dr. Diana also supervised Dr Manar Elhassan and Ras Laffan office firm position on reject- The students from Qatar which was presented by stu- a project by Fatema Helaluddin, Rodaina Hashem, Nada Arar ing violence and terrorism, University’s (QU) Department dents Fatima AlBakri, Estabraq Omnia Mohamed and Ozra and Nasra Ayon used Qatar THE PENINSULA / DOHA regardless of motives and of Public Health recently Al Araji and Hind Al Marri. Stu- Hajebi Chahestani, which inves- Biobank data to investigate the reasons. It stressed Qatar’s presented graduation research dents Eman AlBahrani, Sara Al tigated diabetes self-man- association between obesity and The inauguration of GAC total rejection of targeting projects, which range from Saffar and Lara Saranek pre- agement practices and the risk of hypercholesterolemia. Qatar’s branch at one of the places of worship and terror- topics such as early childhood sented on the association quality of life of type 2 diabetes Additionally, a national financial world’s largest hydrocarbons izing peaceful people. development to obesity. between diabetes and cardio- patients in Qatar. analysis of health expenditure export ports, Ras Laffan, marks The statement expressed Most of the 21 students that vascular diseases and their risk Another important topic was was presented by Dr. Shafqat the latest stage in the the condolences of the State presented will graduate in factors based on data from raised by Dr. Lily O’Hara and Shehzad and her students, Dana company’s expansion plans. of Qatar to the families of Spring 2019, making them the Qatar Biobank. Both projects her students Aisha Al Rumeihi, Al Sabbagh, Nurun Al Nahar and The official opening comes the victims, the government fourth group of alumni with a were supervised by Dr. Reema Sultan and Afnan Al Ekram al Mushaddani as they as the company celebrates 40 and people of Afghanistan, BSc from the public health Mohammed Fasih Alam. Dr. Aswad as they analyzed survey presented a cross-country com- years since its establishment, wishing the injured a speedy programme. Diana Al Sayed Hasan and her pertaining to the relationship parison of expenditure on and confirms its position as one recovery. Projects with national students Sara Al Rajeh, Aisha Al between body image dissatis- health based on evidence from of the leading companies interest were presented such as Ahmed and Huda Maki faction with the influence of WHO- EMRO data. offering full shipping and logistics services as well as support for offshore projects from the port, which is HMC launches Nursing Informatics Research Community operated and managed by Qatar Petroleum. Previously, THE PENINSULA GAC handled operations at Ras DOHA Laffan in an OPA (Owners’ Pro- tecting Agency) capacity and, Hamad Medical Corporation’s from May 2017, with a team (HMC) Nursing Informatics based there to provide ship Department has successfully agency and support services. launched a Nursing Informatics GAC Qatar General Research Community designed Manager Daniel Nordberg says to empower nurses as the decision to set up a fully- researchers and further fledged office there was in develop Qatar’s health infor- direct response to growing matics community. activity and demand for The programme, which was services at the port. Ras Laffan developed under the leadership is the only port for offshore of Dr. Wasmiya Dalhem, Exec- field support in Qatar, and all FROM LEFT: Dr. Wasmiya Dalhem, Executive Director of HMC’s Nursing Informatics Department; Dr. Mowafa Househ, Associate Professor, utive Director of HMC’s Nursing the field operators are based Health Informatics at HBKU; Dr. Daniel Phelps, Qatar Program Director and Associate Teaching Professor at CMU-Q; Dr. Luis Fernandez- Informatics Department, in col- there. In 2018, the number of laboration with Hamad Bin Luque, scientist at Qatar Computing Research Institute/HBKU. port calls handled by GAC Qatar Khalifa University (HBKU), its increased about 70% from the College of Science and Engi- Dalhem, Executive Director of and frontline nurses from further develop their expertise. informatics expertise and she previous year. Much of that neering (CSE), Qatar Computing HMC’s Nursing Informatics across HMC’s network of hos- The targeted training will help praised them, their organiza- growth was related to Ras Research Institute (QCRI), and Department. pitals participated in the intro- the nurses gain the expertise tions, and Qatar National Laffan, hence the decision to Carnegie Mellon University- She said that these work- ductory workshops, which required to lead research Library for their support of the establish a full operation there. Qatar (CMU-Q), was launched shops will build capacity among were held at The Cuban Hos- projects within their specialty, Nursing Informatics Research “We have been able to last month as part of a series of nurses at HMC, empowering pital, Al Khor Hospital, and Al in collaboration with the Community program. respond to growing demand for workshops designed to expose them to engage in future Wakrah Hospital. As part of the Nursing Informatics team. “We are extremely grateful our services at the port with the participants to new ideas in the research projects. As a result of workshops, attendees were As part of the workshops, for the support we have received support of the authorities, for field of research and to these workshops, we have introduced to biostatistics, the Dr. Mowafa Househ, HBKU, Dr. from the Qatar National Library, which we are very grateful,” encourage them to engage in defined the priority areas of branch of statistics responsible Luis Fernandez-Luque, QCRI, who facilitated easy access to adds Nordberg. research. focus for future research for interpreting the scientific and Dr. Daniel Phelps, CMU-Q their database and resources. “LNG is a key driver for “The establishment of the efforts. “Research is one of the data that is generated in health presented their work on Equally, the expertise we growth in Qatar, with exports Nursing Informatics Research key pillars of HMC and we are sciences, and were also pro- building a nursing informatics received from faculty based at forecast to increase further by Community is a major mile- committed to contributing to vided with an overview of research community and they local universities has been phe- about 40%. We have what it stone in that it marks the first this pillar and HMC’s overall health informatics. highlighted the research agenda nomenal. Strong collaborations takes to provide the logistics time this team has been brought vision of delivering the safest, A small cohort of nurses within Qatar as it pertains to underpin a successful academic and shipping support for that together for the explicit purpose most effective, and most com- was selected from the health informatics. health partnership and these sector, and we are keen to play of sharing valuable knowledge passionate care to our patients, workshop participants and will Dr. Dalhem noted the partnerships will provide val- our part to support Qatar Vision in the field of health informatics said Dr. Dalhem. receive additional in-depth expert lecturers have more than uable support for clinicians in 2030, both in Ras Laffan and research,” said Dr Wasmiya Over 500 nursing leaders training throughout the year to 40 years of combined health Qatar,” added Dr. Dalhem. throughout the country.” QU-Sidra study to uncover risk factors of osteoporosis among Qataris

THE PENINSULA consequences of osteoporosis particularly challenging. Division of Translational Med- Qatari population. These SNPs treatment of osteoporosis as DOHA and the significant impact it can Therefore, and as an important icine of Sidra Medical and were harboured in genes known well as genetic predictors which have on human health, it precautionary measure, under- Research Center, conducted the to play a critical role in bone could assist in the identification The QU College of Health remains a neglected health pri- standing the genetic basis of first genome wide association formation and remodelling of individuals at risk of devel- Sciences and Sidra have collab- ority in the Arab world. osteoporosis is crucial to fully study on osteoporosis in Qatar including the MALAT1, MRPL39, oping osteoporosis or bone orated on a genome wide study The high prevalence of oste- elucidate the etiology of the on 3000 healthy unrelated FASLG, FAM189A2, RP11-15A1.7, fractures. to uncover risk factors asso- oporosis in the Qatari popu- disease. Qatari participants from Qatar LSAMP, and BMPR1B genes. For future studies, the team ciated with osteoporosis in the lation places serious economic Dr. Marwan-Abu Madi and Biobank aging between 18 to 70. The study provides new will conduct in Silico Analysis Qatari population. burden on patients, families, Nadin Younes from the This study successfully insights into the genetic archi- on the functional and structural Osteoporosis is a global and nation. Thus, it is imper- Department of Biomedical Sci- identified 19 significant single tecture of osteoporosis, partic- consequences of the novel iden- health burden characterised by ative to diagnose and treat oste- ences at the College of Health nucleotide polymorphisms ularly in the Qatari population. tified SNPs to find out its low bone mineral density (BMD) oporosis as early as possible, Sciences (CHS) in Qatar Uni- (SNPs); six of which were rep- Furthermore, these risk loci molecular mechanism in bone and increased fracture risk. however, because of the dis- versity (QU) together with Dr. licated by UK Biobank and the could serve as targets for the remodelling and osteogenesis Despite the serious eases’ silent nature, this is Mohammad Harris from the remaining 13 were novel in the development of better process. SATURDAY 25 MAY 2019 HOME 03

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ZUHR 11. 31 AM MAGHRIB 06. 19 PM not to follow ASR 02. 56 PM ISHA 07. 49 PM ambulances WEATHER TODAY SIDI MOHAMED MoI has also THE PENINSULA warned drivers The Ministry of Interior (MoI) of overspeeding has advised motorists not to specially before follow ambulances as it’s a Iftar. It is considered blatant violation of traffic rules and regulations. to be a cause for Some drivers commit such traffic accidents violations in an attempt to get and in order to curb Iftar gathering away from traffic jam. “Fol- such violations, the Volunteers distribute Iftar kits near Musheireb Boutique Hotel at Al Jasra, Doha. lowing ambulances is a wrong PIC: SALIM MATRAMKOT / THE PENINSULA traffic behaviour. Respect for department provides traffic rules is a civilised Iftar meals for drivers behaviour and is perfect and on many roads, safe,” the ministry tweeted specially to truck recently on its official twitter Aspetar explores effect of fasting account. The General Direc- drivers on highways. torate of Traffic recently on young athletes’ performance launched a civil patrol vehicle motorists to help ambulances equipped with a sophisticated by giving way to move ahead QNA research, whilst concentration and attention radar to catch traffic violations as they must be performing an DOHA levels decrease towards the end of the day. on roads particularly where urgent emergency service to Farooq explains: “Children are different there are no or lesser number save the life of someone or pro- Researchers from Aspetar, the orthopaedic from adults, given their body is still growing o o of cameras installed. viding some other assistance. and sports medicine hospital in Qatar, had and so they need more nutrients. They are 30 C 38 C Such patrols can catch these The General Directorate of special interest in studying the effects of required to go to school in the morning and Minimum Maximum kinds of violations and get Traffic has also warned drivers fasting on athletic performance. Indeed, the attend classes as well as training sessions, photo of violations and even of over speed specially before topic has been covered extensively by where they have to maintain higher levels of can record videos. This vehicle Iftar. It is considered to be a researchers worldwide. However, when it concentration.” Misty at places at first becomes hot day- can also catch violations of cause for many traffic accidents comes to research on youngsters and fasting, One of the most important findings of time with slight dust at times. speed limit during patrolling. and in order to curb such vio- there are few research papers that address Aspetar’s researchers is that hydration and

HIGH TIDE 07:29 –21:33 LOW TIDE 13:15 – 00:00 Also, the radar-mounted car lations, the department pro- the effects of fasting on young athletes’ sleep are crucial in maintaining high per- can be used for other security vides Iftar meals for drivers on performance. formance levels for adults and this applies to Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department tasks. many roads specially to truck The first in this domain was published by young athletes and children. This violation of following drivers on highways. Aspetar’s researcher, Abdulaziz Farooq. “Habitual sleeping duration and hydration ambulances is considered The department announced In his research, based on 18 young are crucial. While sleeping helps you recover immoral and this attitude may recently that it had seized more children aged 9 to 15 observing holy Ramadan, both mentally and physically, hydration and Ramadan Market cause traffic accidents. People than 850 vehicles since the a peer reviewed paper was produced in 2015, healthy nutrition are equally important to can share such violations to the beginning of the holy Ramadan Farooq highlighted that there is little evidence boost energy”, Farooq said. The researcher at DECC draws General Directorate of Traffic for violating traffic rules such to suggest that fasting negatively impacts outlined his recommendations for young ath- by sending photos to as reckless driving, drifting, physical health. However, he points out that letes who are fasting, as well as some con- large crowd Department through Metrash2. crossing red signals, driving fasting can actually improve young athletes’ siderations for their families and coaches to FROM PAGE 1 It is very important for without number plate etc. memory and planning skills as evidenced by bear in mind with regards to exercise.

A customer, Nadim Maher, an Indian expatriate, said that the good aspect of Ramadan Market is that it showcases many Sri Lankans hold things related to holy Ramadan and Eid Al Fitr at one place which saved time and Iftar to promote efforts of customers. “My children bought some clothes and shoes for Eid Al Fitr. Now we are going to social harmony buy some more items,” said Maher. A wide-variety of products and brands THE PENINSULA from over 150 exhibitors from around 20 DOHA countries are on display at the market. Top restaurants and cafes are also there to dish The Old Boys Associations of Ananda and out mouth-watering light cuisine while Nalanda colleges in Sri Lanka organised an Iftar kids can enjoy in a purpose-built kids area programme at the premises of the Embassy of featuring the world’s largest bounce castle. Sri Lanka to promote social harmony among “It has been a great journey for people from different religions. Ramadan Market which has the potential As many as 150 people from the community, to grow even bigger next season,” said Aya including Sanjaya Gihan Munindradasa, Pres- Kassab, Business Development Manager, ident of Nalanda College Old Boys Association QSports. She said that Ramadan Market and Marinda Wijethilake, President of Ananda is more than just a shopping extravaganza; College of Old Boy Association, attended the it is an opportunity to simply relax, eat event. The members of the association some good food, get an adrenaline rush Mohammed Arafath Zahir and Asaaf Baker while playing exciting games and basi- Marker briefed on the importance of holy cally spend some good family time. Sri Lankan expatriate community during the Iftar programme organised by the Old Boys Associations of Ramadan and the message it spreads on social “The market has been designed to two Sri Lankan colleges at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Doha. PIC: BAHER AMIN / THE PENINSULA existence and other noble causes. offer a complete family package and a fun night-out entertainment,” said Kassab. Separated twins to celebrate first birthday in Mali today FROM PAGE 1 multi-disciplinary service and support until they were stable. together and alongside our sur- care,” said Dr Ali. “We closely monitored their gical team to deliver the highest The first procedure was tissue Upon the transfer of Tamim respiratory status as closure of the quality care and meet all their expansion which was done by and Hamad a few days after birth abdominal wall can cause increase needs. It was lovely to be able to plastic surgeons led by Dr Mitchell from HMC, many important steps of intra-abdominal pressure say goodbye to two beautiful boys Stotland on July 24, 2018. Two of postnatal care were taken by which impairs hemodynamics, when they were well enough to months later, on September 24, the Neonatology, Department of Pedi- kidney function and possibly urine leave hospital, and go home with actual separation surgery took atrics at Sidra Medicine. production. This happened in one their lovely parents,” said Dr place. The twins were separated The postnatal care included twin, who had to undergo a sep- Russell. The twins stayed at Sidra by a team of 10 surgeons and many diagnostic steps, ruling out arate follow-up operation to Medicine for nearly five months anesthesiologists, led by Dr other malformations, post-surgery decrease the pressure,” said Dr to ensure that the team at Sidra Mansour Ali and Dr Abdalla ICU care, wound care and occu- Hummler. Medicine could closely monitor Zarroug, during a nine-hour pro- pational therapy, according to Dr Parenteral nutrition was given their post-surgery recovery and cedure that went without any Helmut D Hummler, Chief via central vein catheters until that they would be healthy to complications. Division of Neonatology, both infants were able to be fed travel. They were given the all “Our job didn’t start or end Department of Pediatrics. “During using their own gastrointestinal clear and traveled back to Mali in with the separation surgery. There the surgical planning stage, it was tract. “The NICU multi-profes- February 2019. were dozens of teams involved in diagnosed that vessel connection sional team at Sidra Medicine was “The success of this surgery is ensuring we prepared the babies between the two twins was via the delighted to provide the pre and a testament to the investment for both before and after the common liver. We scanned to post-operative care for Tamim made by Qatar in medical services, The picture, which was sent by the family of the twins Tamim and surgery and this is where our Neo- prove that both twins have their and Hamad and their parents people and technology that allows Hamad, show them with their mother, a year after the separation, natal ICU and radiology physi- own intestinal tract, own gall during their long journey. There a hospital like Sidra Medicine to cians, allied health professionals bladder and biliary system con- in Mali. were a number of challenges to offer cutting-edge patient and including dieticians, child life and nected to their individual gut overcome along their course, and family centered care. It also estab- occupational therapists played a systems before our multidisci- with the support of speech and occupational therapy was posi- some difficult days, especially in lishes Sidra Medicine as a key con- critical role. Not to mention the plinary panel recommended the language therapists until the twins tioning to keep the babies com- the days and week after surgery tender in the region to handle excellent care provided to the best approach, time frames and were ready for full feeds. It fortable and to protect the skin and when they required a great deal complex pediatric diseases and mother and babies when they other details to ensure a safe and allowed both babies to grow and the common liver as the babies of ‘high tech’ intensive care,” said conditions. This will have a big were first born at HMC. We also successful surgery,” he said. gain enough weight to allow became more and more active,” Dr Alison Bedford Russell, Deputy impact on families who previously ensured the parents were given Dr Hummler said that the surgery in a more stable he added. Chief of Neonatal Clinical Services. travelled abroad to the US and moral support and guidance by team at Neonatology, Department condition. In post-surgery ICU care, the “We are proud to have a team Europe as now Sidra Medicine is our social care workers. It was an of Pediatrics did step wise feeding “As every day passed, one of babies were given mechanical of highly skilled healthcare pro- attracting international patients exemplary showcase of advancements under close control the challenges for nursing and ventilation and hemodynamic fessionals in NICU who worked to Qatar,” said Dr Ali. 04 MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA SATURDAY 25 MAY 2019 US deploys 1,500 troops to Middle East in bid to bolster defences REUTERS “We want to have protection in WASHINGTON the Middle East. We’re going to be The United States announced yesterday the sending a relatively small number deployment of 1,500 troops to the Middle East, of troops, mostly protective,” describing it as an effort to bolster defenses against Trump said. Iran as it accused the country’s Revolutionary Guards of direct responsibility for this month’s tanker attacks. US President Donald Trump publicly of the Joint Staff, yesterday described US intelli- announced the 1,500 figure, which had been pre- gence portraying a new Iranian “campaign” that viously reported by Reuters, and described it as a used old tactics, and stretched from Iraq to Yemen defensive measure. The troops include personnel to the waters in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital mar- manning missile defense systems, aerial surveil- itime chokepoint for the global oil trade. lance to spot threats and engineers to fortify Gilday accused Iran’s Revolutionary Guards defenses. (IRGC) of being directly responsible for attacks on Sadeq Al Keheli (left), the interim Speaker of the Libyan Parliament, visits the headquarters of the “We want to have protection in the Middle tankers off the United Arab Emirates earlier this House of Representatives after it was targeted by a rocket in the capital Tripoli, yesterday. East. We’re going to be sending a relatively small month — in what could be a foreshadowing of the number of troops, mostly protective,” Trump said conclusion of ongoing investigations into the as he left the White House for a trip to Japan. incident. “The attack against the shipping in The deployment marks a reversal of sorts for Fujairah, we attribute it to the IRGC,” Gilday said, Rocket hits HQ of anti-Haftar lawmakers Trump, who only on Thursday said he thought explaining that the Pentagon attributed limpet more troops were unnecessary. Trump has sought mines used in the attack directly to the IRGC. AFP lawmakers, opposed to Haftar’s before turning his forces towards to detangle the US military from open-ended con- Gilday also accused Iran-backed “proxy” TRIPOLI offensive against Tripoli, Tripoli, the seat of the GNA, on flicts in places like Syria and Afghanistan. forces of carrying out a rocket attack in Baghdad’s installed itself in the capital in April 4. But a counter-offensive The deployment is relatively small, compared Green Zone last week. A hotel complex in the Libyan early May. by forces nominally loyal to the with the about 70,000 American troops now sta- The Pentagon did not provide any evidence capital serving as a base for The 42-strong group held GNA has resulted in stalemate tioned across a region that stretches from Egypt to support its claims, but said it hoped to further lawmakers opposed to meetings at the Rixos, threat- on the southern outskirts of the to Afghanistan. In addition, some 600 of the 1,500 declassify intelligence supporting them. Iran has strongman Khalifa Haftar was ening a lasting schism with capital. “new” troops are already in the Middle East dismissed the accusations entirely and accuses hit by rocket fire yesterday, Libya’s parliament based in The fighting around Tripoli manning Patriot missiles, and will see their deploy- the United States of brinkmanship with its troop witnesses said. Benghazi, in Haftar’s eastern has killed at least 510 and ments extended. deployments. Trump played down the potential The internationally recog- stronghold. Sadeq Al Kehili, wounded 2,467, while over Eager to avoid escalation with Iran amid for military conflict in the region, saying he nised Government of National provisional speaker for the dis- 100,000 are trapped, according already heightened tensions, Pentagon officials believed Iran did not want a confrontation with Accord (GNA) blamed the attack sident lawmakers, described the to the United Nations and NGOs. stressed the defensive nature of the deployment the United States -- even as Washington tightens at the Rixos Hotel and Conference attack as a “dangerous esca- Over 82,000 people have in a news briefing and noted that none of the troops sanctions with a goal of pushing Iran to make Centre on Haftar’s self-styled lation” and accused Haftar’s been displaced by the clashes would be heading to hot spots like Iraq or Syria. concessions beyond the terms of its 2015 nuclear Libyan National Army (LNA), forces of a “war crime”. since April 4, according to the “These are defensive forces,” said Katie Wheel- deal. which launched an offensive The GNA’s interior ministry UN’s refugee agency UNHCR. barger, one of the Pentagon’s most senior policy Trump pulled out of the international deal against Tripoli in early April. described the raid as “criminal” The Rixos is in the heart of officials. The Trump administration this month between Iran and six major world powers last year. The attack damaged the and said it was “a desperate the capital and had been the seat ordered the deployment of an aircraft carrier strike “Right now, I don’t think Iran wants to fight. entrance to the conference attempt... resulting from the of a parliament elected in 2014 group, bombers and additional Patriot missiles to And I certainly don’t think they want to fight with centre adjoining the hotel, shat- defeats” suffered by Haftar’s -- the first since former dictator the Middle East, citing intelligence about possible us,” Trump said. “But they cannot have nuclear tering its windows, a journalists forces. Haftar advanced from Moamer Kadhafi was deposed Iranian preparations to attack US forces or weapons,” he continued. “They can’t have nuclear at the scene said. his eastern stronghold into and killed in a 2011 Nato-backed interests. Rear Admiral Michael Gilday, the director weapons. And they understand that.” The minority faction of Libya’s south early this year uprising.

Lebanon deports Trump to bypass Congress to sell arms to Saudi, UAE 16 Syrians

AFP Foreign Relations Committee, arms transactions to Saudi the president is destroying the in Yemen, where tens of thou- AFP/ BEIRUT WASHINGTON had used his powers to block Arabia, the United Arab Emirates productive and decades-long sands have died and millions risk sales of tens of thousands of pre- and other nations, Menendez’s working relationship on arms starvation in what the United Lebanon has “summarily President Donald Trump’s cision-guided bombs to Saudi office said. sales between the Congress and Nations calls the world’s biggest deported” at least 16 Syrians, administration is bypassing Arabia and the United Arab “I am disappointed, but not the executive branch,” he said. humanitarian crisis. some of them registered Congress to sell weapons to Emirates, fearing they would surprised, that the Trump “The possible consequences Secretary of State Mike refugees, by forcing them to sign Saudi Arabia and the United Arab contribute to the humanitarian administration has failed once of this decision will ultimately Pompeo has resolutely defended “voluntary repatriation forms,” Emirates, citing a threat from crisis in Yemen, where the US again to prioritize our long-term threaten the ability of the US the US support for the Saudis, human rights groups said. Iran, despite lawmakers’ allies are mounting an offensive. national security interests or stand defense industry to export arms noting that the Houthi rebels who Lebanon hosts nearly one concerns about their possible use But the administration up for human rights, and instead in a manner that is both expedi- control much of Yemen are allied million Syrian refugees -- a sig- against civilians in Yemen, a informed lawmakers that it was is granting favors to authoritarian tious and responsible,” he said. with US adversary Iran and saying nificant burden for a country of senator said yesterday. bypassing a legally required countries like Saudi Arabia,” The sales come after Trump that Houthi rocket attacks into four million people -- and there Senator Robert Menendez, review by Congress to approve Menendez said in a statement. vetoed a move by Congress to stop Saudi Arabia could kill Americans has been mounting pressure for the top Democrat on the Senate the sales as part of a total of 22 “With this move, US support for the Saudi-led war taking commercial flights. them to go home even though the UN says many areas remain unsafe. The 16 were all removed to Syria on April 26 Algeria police cordon off protest site after they arrived at Beirut airport, Human Rights Watch AFP chief Ahmed Gaid Salah and “It seems they want to ban and four other groups said in a ALGIERS interim President Abdelkader the rally.” joint report. Most of them were Bensalah. But despite the arrests and sent back to Lebanon after they Algerian police yesterday threw But ahead of this week’s the hardships of demonstrating were barred from entering up a tight cordon around a key protest, security forces erected during the Islamic fasting month Cyprus via Turkey, quashing protest site, arresting dozens of fences in a bid to prevent dem- of Ramadan, huge crowds filled their plans to seek asylum, it demonstrators in the biggest onstrators from accessing the the streets of Algiers. said. At least five were regis- show of force in 14 weeks of site. Several hundred protesters Mehenna Abdeslam, a pro- tered with the United Nations mass demonstrations. gathered near the building, tester and a university teacher, refugee agency, it added. Protestors have rallied chanting: “Tired of the generals!” said he saw “the police system- “Lebanese authorities outside the Grand Post Office in “Gaid Salah resign!” atically arrest anyone carrying shouldn’t deport anyone to Algiers every week since Feb- However, they were kept at a banner”. Syria without first allowing ruary, forcing veteran president bay by a police cordon and a row But he said that would not them a fair opportunity to argue Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step of vehicles, and an AFP journalist stop Algerians demonstrating. their case for protection,” said down in early April after two saw a woman arrested nearby. Local news site TSA HRW’s acting Middle East decades in power. “Patrols criss-crossed the reported police in Algiers had director, Lama Fakih. They have continued to city and arrested anyone sus- made “massive arrests among The report said around 30 Victims of war stage mass demonstrations each pected of joining” protests, said the protesters”. It also noted a Syrians have been deported A girl cries while carrying her sister during the funeral of people Friday, demanding sweeping Said Salhi, vice-president of the heavy presence of female police from Beirut airport this year by who were killed by an air strike launched by the Saudi-led coalition reforms and the departure of Algerian League for the Defence officers for the first time since Lebanon’s General Security in Sana’a, Yemen, yesterday. regime figures including army of Human Rights, on Twitter. the protests began. agency. Sudan groups call for strike from Tuesday

REUTERS Talks were adjourned in the on social media, the Declaration of KHARTOUM early hours of Tuesday, with no date Freedom and Change Forces (DFCF) set for resumption, but sources said called for a strike starting at private A coalition of Sudanese protest and contacts were continuing at a low and public enterprises that will opposition groups yesterday called level trying to reach a include various professional sectors for two days of strikes in private and compromise. starting on Tuesday. public enterprises next week as part Last month, Sudan’s military “The strike will continue for of pressure on military rulers to hand overthrew President Omar al-Bashir two days, and involved gathering over power to civilians. following months of protests against at the protest squares in the The announcement, issued in his three decades in power. The mil- national and state capitals,” the a statement posted on social itary has promised to hand over statement said. media, comes after talks between power to an elected government The transitional military council the Transitional Military Council after a transitional period. has called for establishing a civilian (TMC) and an alliance of protest Sudan, one of Africa’s largest government of technocrats. It has groups on the composition of a countries, is important for efforts to also said it was ready to share power sovereign body to lead the bring stability to an important area with civilians in a transitional sov- Vibrant street in Mosul People walk at Al Zohoor street, during the holy month of Ramadan in Mosul, Iraq, yesterday. country during a three-year tran- stretching from the Horn of Africa ereign body but has been demanding sition to democracy. to Libya. In a statement distributed overall control of the body. SATURDAY 25 MAY 2019 ASIA 05 Modi plots course after landslide win Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party Modi’s swearing-in likely on (BJP) won 303 seats, May 30; world leaders invited its best ever score, NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi may be sworn-in for giving it an even bigger the second term on May 30 and some world leaders were also reported to be invited for it, making it an event bigger than the majority than five 2014 when heads of governments of SAARC countries were also years ago and defying invited, sources said here yesterday. predictions of a dip, Before his swearing-in, Modi is likely to visit Varanasi to thank final results confirmed the people of the parliamentary constituency from where he has been elected for the second time with a huge margin of 4,75,754 yesterday. votes. Modi polled a total of 6,69,602 votes while his nearest rival, Shalini Yadav of the Samajwadi Party (SP), got 1,93,848. Ajay Rai of the Congress got 1,51,800 votes. In 2014, Modi won from Var- AFP NEW DELHI anasi by a margin of 3.37 lakh votes. He is also likely to visit Gan- dhinagar to take blessings of his mother Heera Ben.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met allies and former reducing unemployment, as majority than five years ago and mentors yesterday to plot a well as fixing a stricken agri- defying predictions of a dip, course for his second term after culture sector on which 70 final results confirmed a landslide victory left the once- percent of households depend. yesterday. mighty Gandhi dynasty reeling. Modi’s Hindu nationalist The main opposition Con- A considerable to-do list Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gress party, which has ruled the includes addressing India’s won 303 seats, its best ever roost in India for much of its Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) during a meeting with President Ram Nath Kovind at the lacklustre economic growth and score, giving it an even bigger post-independence history, Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi yesterday. improved on its historic low five years ago of 44 seats but still world has to recognise the dem- included Rajasthan where it populous state with 200 million only managed a paltry 52. ocratic strength of India,” Modi won state elections late last people, also failed to prevent Chinese President Xi told cheering crowds. year. This time the BJP swept the BJP juggernaut sweeping 64 Jinping, meanwhile, joined a “Modi will make India great all 25 seats, and in Uttar Pradesh out of 80 seats. Even in West chorus of international well- again. Modi is the strongest Congress took just one Bengal, run by formidable Modi wishers, with US President prime minister India has ever constituency. critic Mamata Banerjee, the BJP Donald Trump hailing Modi’s had and will get. We need to An anti-Modi alliance in made major inroads, boosting “BIG” win and even Pakistan’s support his policies to prosper,” Uttar Pradesh, India’s most its seat tally from two to 18. Imran Khan tweeting said one supporter, Santosh congratulations. Joshi. Yesterday, ahead of a On Thursday there were cabinet meeting, Modi con- delirious scenes at BJP party ferred with two now-sidelined Sabarimala row, Vijayan’s offices across the nation of 1.3 former mentors, LK Advani and billion people, including its Murli Manohar Joshi, touching style blamed for Left rout headquarters where Modi, 68, their feet in sign of respect. was showered with petals by Congress meanwhile was IANS campaigned hard against the BJP chanting fans. picking up the pieces after the THIRUVANANTHAPURAM but the Congress-led UDF “The voting numbers in second election debacle in a reaped the advantage. India’s election is the biggest row, having failed to win a Kerala’s ruling CPI-M yesterday At the Secretariat meeting in Rahul Gandhi, president of India’s main opposition Congress party, event in the history of (the) single seat in 13 states and five gave enough indications that the which Vijayan also took part, speaking in New Delhi. democratic world. The entire union territories. These Sabarimala issue and even Chief party leader Kodiyeri Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s lead- Balakrishnan presented a pre- ership were to blame for the liminary report which pointed party’s debacle in the Lok Sabha out that shifting of the minority Rahul Gandhi may resign today elections. community votes to the UDF The party’s Kerala state Sec- was not the only reason for the IANS defeat and there is speculation meeting of the Working Com- retain his family bation of retariat dismissed Vijayan’s con- virtual washout and that the NEW DELHI that he may offer to resign at the mittee. That you can leave Amethi in India’s biggest state. tention that the Sabarimala row Sabarimala controversy too was CWC meeting. However, the between me and the Working The loss is likely to have impli- was never an issue in the a major issue even in LDF Amid speculation that Congress party leaders are backing him Committee,” he said. He also cations not just on Congress’ campaign. strongholds. President Rahul Gandhi may strongly and have said that the admitted that the road for the revival plans in Uttar Pradesh, The CPI-M-led Left Demo- The Secretariat decided to offer to resign, a Congress blame for party’s poor showing party was long and tough, but but also on his own political cratic Front won just one of the call a meeting of the state com- Working Committee (CWC) cannot be put on any one asked party workers and leaders standing as a leader. He won state’s 20 seats, down from 8 in mittee by the end of May to meeting is scheduled today to individual. not to lose heart. from Kerala’s Wayanad. 2014, with the Congress-led UDF discuss the rout. look into the reasons for the There was reports of Rahul The Congress has won 52 The results show that Rahul bagging the rest. The BJP-led Yesterday, veteran CPI-M party’s Lok Sabha elections Gandhi having offered to resign seats in the elections, just eight Gandhi, who became the Con- NDA came second in only Thiru- leader M.M. Lawerence, pulling debacle and decide on its further on Thursday, after the results, more than the 44 it won in 2014. gress chief in 2017, has not been vananthapuram and third eve- no punches, said Sabarimala course of action to take on the but the Congress denied those. Rahul Gandhi was a prominent able to galvanise the party to rywhere else. was definitely an issue and even BJP, which has grown in strength Rahul Gandhi himself face in both the elections. offer a strong counter against the Vijayan, who led the cam- women in the party were not over the last five years. answered the question at a press The party won a single seat BJP, which has handed the main paign in Kerala for the Left, is able to accept the manner in Rahul Gandhi has taken full conference he addressed later (Rae Bareli) in Uttar Pradesh, but opposition party its worst elec- yet to comment on the debacle, which the Vijayan government responsibility for the party’s poll in the day. “We will have a Rahul Gandhi himself failed to toral outcomes. except saying that the LDF handled it.

YSR Congress wins 151 Trinamool suspends Mukul Roy’s son for six years IANS hours after Roy junior expressed Trinamool Secretary-General his failure to provide a lead from “Many people had said that if one Assembly, 22 KOLKATA doubts over whether his party Partha Chatterjee told reporters. his Assembly segment Bijpur to Mukul Roy leaves, they will make Lok Sabha seats had faith in him and praised his Chatterjee said Roy’s words the party’s Lok Sabha candidate hundreds of Mukul Roys. I just A day after suffering reverses in father. “Our party has seen Shub- were inimical to the party’s from Barrackpore Dinesh want to say, Mukul Roy who was IANS the Lok Sabha battle, West hrangshu Roy, young MLA and interest and he had continued Trivedi, who lost to his BJP rival there since the inception of the AMARAVATI Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Mukul Roy’s son, not once or making anti-party comments. Arjun Singh. He said: “I have party has now single-handedly Congress yesterday suspended twice but on several occasions “I am not leaving the party been defeated by my father. But destroyed it,” Roy added. Asked YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), its MLA and BJP leader Mukul praising another party by but I don’t know whether my I don’t blame anyone, nor do I if Subhrangshu Roy would join which swept to power in Roy’s son Shubhrangshu Roy for demeaning his own party. Con- party has faith in me,” Sub- have any grief or anger.” the BJP, Mukul Roy said: “This is Andhra Pradesh with a land- six years alleging that he was sequently, the Disciplinary Com- hrangshu Roy told the media at According to him, both he something that has to be decided slide victory, has bagged 151 “demeaning the party”. mittee in the party has sus- Kanchrapara in North 24 Par- and his father have done the best by him and the BJP seats in 175-member Assembly. The party cracked the whip pended him for six years,” ganas district. He spoke about for their respective parties. leadership.” It also won 22 out of 25 Lok Sabha seats. As counting in couple of constituencies continued past At least 17 dead in Surat midnight with keen tussle between the YSRCP and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), the commercial centre fire final tally became clear early yesterday. The TDP finished a REUTERS get down,” Joint Commissioner distant second with 23 NEW DELHI of Police Harikrishna Patel said, Assembly and three Lok Sabha adding that all of the dead were seats. Actor Pawan Kalyan’s At least 17 people were killed aged below 20 years. Jana Sena Party (JSP), which when a fire broke out in a four- The blaze, likely caused due made the electoral debut, storey commercial building in to an electrical short circuit, bagged one Assembly seat. Both the city of Surat in India’s started between 3.45-4.00 pm the Congress and the Bharatiya western state of Gujarat local time and spread rapidly, Janata Party (BJP) drew blank. yesterday, police said. Patel said. In 2014, the TDP had Television footage broadcast Television footage showed bagged 102 seats while its then by private channel NDTV people trying to grab a large ally BJP had won four seats. The showed people jumping off the banner on the side of the YSRCP had won 67 seats while top floor of the Takshashila building as they plummeted two independents were also building or trying to escape by down. elected. In the simultaneous climbing down, as thick smoke Rupani has ordered an Lok Sabha polls, TDP had won billowed out. inquiry into the incident and 15 seats, YSRCP eight and BJP Most of the dead were stu- asked Mukesh Puri, principal two seats. In the results dents who had been attending secretary of the urban devel- declared late Thursday night, class at a tuition centre housed opment department, to submit Firefighters and ambulances are seen after a fire broke out in a four-storey commercial building in TDP’ Galla Jayadev retained in the building, according to the a report within three days, the Surat, in the western Indian state of Gujarat, yesterday. Guntur Lok Sabha seat with a spokesman for the office of spokesman for his office said. margin of 4,800 votes over his Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Prime Minister Narendra nearest rival M. Venugopal Rupani. “The fire started near Modi said on Twitter he was families. “Extremely anguished Modi said. “May the injured he had instructed authorities to Reddy of the YSRCP. the staircase, so they could not thinking of the bereaved by the fire tragedy in Surat,” recover quickly,” he said, adding help those affected. 06 ASIA SATURDAY 25 MAY 2019 Pakistan vows efforts to settle regional issues

INTERNEWS ISLAMABAD Iranian Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, arrived in Islamabad on a critically timed two-day visit. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah The purpose of the visit was not made public, Mahmood Qureshi in Islamabad but there has been speculation that Iran is yesterday assured his visiting looking to Islamabad to help deescalate the Iranian counterpart, Javad Zarif, of Pakistan’s continued efforts situation. towards reducing tension in the region amid a simmering crisis between Tehran and Wash- stronger ties with Islamabad and expressed satisfaction over the ington. that “developing strong relations implementation of decisions Zarif arrived in the capital on with our immediate neighbours made during Prime Minister Thursday night on a critically is on the top of Iranian foreign Imran’s recent visit to Iran and timed two-day visit ahead of policy.” agreed to continue cooperation next week’s emergency Arab Qureshi and Zarif are on bilateral matters. League meeting over regional expected to discuss bilateral ties, Zarif also met Prime Minister tensions. The purpose of the visit border security issues, and recent Imran where they talked about Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi (right) greets his Iranian counterpart Mohammad was not made public, but there US-Iran tensions. During dele- bilateral relations between Iran Javad Zarif at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad yesterday. has been speculation that Iran is gation-level talks between the and Pakistan. The meeting was looking to Islamabad to help Pakistani and Iranian sides also attended by Qureshi. deescalate the situation. today, Qureshi noted that The Iranian foreign minister Iran values its “historic” relations plus its Arab allies, had to be minister, said he was in The Iranian foreign minister regional tension was in no one’s also met National Assembly with Pakistan, adding that both resolved through dialogue. “We Islamabad with a proposal for was expected to hold meetings interest. Speaker Qaiser where the two countries have a similar outlook believe the situation in the region the Pakistani government to with Qureshi, Prime Minister He stated that Pakistan stressed on the importance of over a number of issues. is serious and needs to be form a connection between Imran Khan, Chief of Army Staff wants resolution of all out- promoting bilateral relations He further said the Tehran addressed through dialogue by Chabahar and Gwadar, IRNA Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and standing issues through diplo- between Pakistan and Iran. considered Islamabad as its all parties. reported. The Iranian foreign National Assembly Speaker Asad matic engagement and said that Qaiser insisted that joint efforts “partner” in establishing peace We expect all sides to show minister said that when he was Qaiser, and to brief top Pakistani stakeholders need to demon- were needed to eliminate ter- in the region. He stressed on the restraint, as any miscalculated in Chabahar, the province’s gov- leadership on current regional strate patience and tolerance. rorism from the region. need to promote economic trade move can transmute into a large- ernor and administrative officials developments, Iranian news Zarif assured Qureshi that He added that friendly rela- relations. Yesterday, Foreign scale conflict,” the spokesman were “insisting” that Chabahar agency IRNA reported. Iran “gives value” to Islamabad’s tions with Iran were essential for Office (FO) spokesperson Dr had said. Zarif, who has visited and Gwadar are two comple- Zarif, upon his arrival in the efforts to establish peace in the the prosperity of the people of Mohammad Faisal had said that Islamabad twice already since mentary ports, according to capital, said that Tehran seeks region. Both sides both countries. Zarif said that issues between Iran and the US, Imran Khan was elected prime IRNA.

Myanmar arrests Nawaz Sharif’s party floats ‘minus-Imran formula’ man over INTERNEWS PPP — joined hands in Islamabad military establishment) to get rid inept premier should be replaced he said and asked Imran Khan Sri Lanka blast LAHORE on last Sunday against the Imran of incompetent (prime minister) forthwith for the people and the to better resign as he should have Khan government and Imran Khan and bring someone economy of this country,” he said gone for this option when his ANATOLIA Ahead of joint opposition’s announced holding a multi-party else to replace him. In the and added that the demand was ‘Aristotle’ Asad Umar had failed ANKARA proposed protest drive, the conference to chalk out its presence of this inept prime min- for the betterment of the badly on economic front causing PML-N has spoken out its mind protest strategy after Eid (next ister the country cannot move economy and the poor. irreparable damage to the Myanmar has detained a about its main demand, saying it month), the PML-N came up with forward,” PML-N Punjab pres- Rana Sanaullah, who is con- economy. Muslim Sri Lankan national on is ready to work with the Pakistan a proposition for the estab- ident Rana Sanaullah declared. sidered a close aide to Sharif, In conversation with the suspicion that he was part of a Tehreek-i-Insaf government lishment to get rid of Imran Khan The PML-N firebrand said it warned that if this demand was PML-N leaders in jail, Nawaz group suspected of carrying out provided Prime Minister Imran for making the opposition on (opposition) had no objection if not met the PTI would solely be Sharif said the Imran Khan gov- Easter bombings in the island Khan is replaced with someone table with the (minus-Imran) the PTI chose a new candidate responsible for the ‘destruction’. ernment had constituted a case nation last month. else from his party. government for revival of the for the top slot and replaced “(In such a scenario) the of bullet-proof cars against him According to Bangkok- Since the leadership of main economy. “We ask the powerful Imran Khan with him. “The PTI minimum demand (of the oppo- when it failed to prove cor- based The Nation newspaper, opposition parties — PML-N and people (a reference to the government may be retained but sition) will be mid-term polls,” ruption (against him). police in the Buddhist-majority country arrested the man iden- tified as a 39-year-old Abdul Salam Irshad Mohmood on Blast at Kabul mosque Thursday evening. The arrest was made after several social-media users in leaves two dead: Police the country claimed that an AP council member Yousaf Younasi overstaying foreigner could “be KABUL said the bombing targeted insur- linked to those involved in the gents from neighbouring Paki- Easter bombings”. Mohmood is A bomb exploded during weekly stan’s secessionist Baluchistan being held by the Special prayers yesterday at a mosque Liberation Army. Branch by Myanmar police in in an eastern part of Kabul, It was the second attack in Kyauktada district of Yangon. killing two people, including the recent years to target the group At least 250 people were prayer leader, and wounding 16, in Kandahar’s posh Aino Mina killed during Christian Mass in officials said. residential area, he said. Last Sri Lanka in April when tens of According to Kabul police year, a suicide bomber blew hundreds of Christians were chief’s spokesman, Basir himself up there, killing five attending special prayers. Mujahid, the bomb was con- Baluch separatists, including the Mohmood has rejected cealed in the microphone used mastermind behind the attack accusations telling Myanmar to deliver the sermon. The last November on the Chinese police he is innocent. But the prayer leader, Maulvi Samiullah Consulate in Pakistan’s port city police, without disclosing any Rayan, was the intended target, of Karachi that killed four people detail about their investigation, Pakistani security officials examine the site of blast at a mosque on the outskirts of Quetta yesterday. the spokesman added. - two police officials and two “thought [that Mohmood] has No militant group immedi- civilians. some links with a group of ter- ately claimed responsibility but Pakistan has struggled with rorists” behind the Sri Lanka both the Taliban and the Islamic the years-long insurgency in Two dead in mosque blast in Quetta bombings. Mohmood arrived State group regularly stage Baluchistan where the separa- in Yangon with a tourist visa on attacks in the country’s capital. tists demand a greater share of AFP attacks in restive Balochistan weeks after a suicide blast January 16 last year. The Kabul neighbourhood the region’s wealth and QUETTA province — was caused by a claimed by the Islamic State where the bombing took place autonomy from Islamabad. The remotely detonated bomb. group in the provincial capital ‘Results’ needed is dominated by ethnic Pashtuns, separatist group also claimed At least two people were killed “We have received two dead Quetta killed at least 20 people. most of whom are Sunni responsibility for an attack and more than two dozen bodies and 28 injured,” Dr. Balochistan, Pakistan’s over Rohingya Muslims and who make up the earlier this month on a luxury injured by a blast during Friday Mohammad Waseem in Quetta’s largest and poorest province — backbone of the Taliban hotel in the Pakistani port city prayers at a mosque in south- Sandeman hospital said, adding bordering Afghanistan and Iran return: UNHCR movement. Meanwhile, a car of Gwadar on the Arabian Sea. western Pakistan, officials said. that about 12 patients were in a — is rife with Islamist and sec- bombing wounded 12 people Most of the residents in the hotel Police chief Abdur Razzaq serious condition. There have tarian insurgencies, even as inci- AFP / YANGON late on Thursday in the southern were Chinese involved in the Cheema said the explosion — the been no claims of responsibility dents of violence significantly city of Kandahar. Provincial development of the port. latest violence in a string of for the incident. The blast comes dropped elsewhere in Pakistan. Myanmar must “show results” to convince Rohingya refugees to return, the UN’s High Commissioner for Refugees Bangladesh to erect fence to fight Rohingya trafficking Filippo Grandi said yesterday at the end of his first visit to ANATOLIA camp area”, Kalam said. “A huge Rohingya camps in order to declined to be named said, the in the camps. “Setting up wire- Myanmar since the crackdown DHAKA refugee community [of prevent Rohingya from leaving government proposed allocating fence will be like putting against Rohingya Muslims in Rohingya] is residing there in the camp area and to halt human 31.9m Bangladeshi Taka for Rohingya into concentration 2017. Bangladesh has opted for barbed Cox’s Bazar. The entire region [of trafficking, according to local erecting barbed wire fencing camps. I have visited Nazi con- Grandi spoke with both wire-fencing around refugee neighbouring countries] would daily The Financial Express. around the 11 Rohingya camps centration camps. I don’t want Rohingya and ethnic Rakhine camps amid a dramatic rise in be put in danger if the Rohingya “We have plans to erect of Cox’s Bazar. my fellow Rohingyas take refuge Buddhist communities in the trafficking of Rohingya. issue is not given due impor- barbed wire fencing around the The proposal has been sent in the same concentration Maungdaw and Buthidaung in Mohammad Abdul Kalam, tance.” Refugees leave the camps camps in Cox’s Bazar to prevent to the Finance Ministry for camps.” northern Rakhine, the epicentre chairman of Bangladesh’s out of frustration due to a lack criminal activities,” the daily approval. Nay San Lwin, cam- The Rohingya, described by of the violence. He also held Refugee Relief and Repatriation of jobs and other basic facilities, quoted Home Minister Asaduz- paign coordinator of rights group the UN as the world’s most per- discussions with officials in Commission (RRRC), said that the he said. zaman Khan Kamal as saying. Free Rohingya Coalition, said secuted people, have faced capital Naypyidaw, including move was decided on back in Myanmar is responsible for “Nearly every day, we that wire-fencing will not solve heightened fears of attack since civilian leader Aung San Suu 2017 but was not implemented resolving the issue and the inter- prevent Rohingya from being problems that plague the camps. dozens were killed in communal Kyi, describing all talks as “con- as it had not reached a crisis level national community should trafficked to Malaysia through “[There is need] to educate violence in 2012. According to structive”. “My message is: then. pressure its government to the Bay of Bengal. There is no the refugees not to fall [into] the Amnesty International, more ‘please accelerate’, because it The fence “would not only repatriate their people, he added. boundary around the refugee trap of criminals and human than 750,000 Rohingya refugees, has been very slow in the prevent Rohingya from being Senior Bangladeshi gov- camps. If there was, such inci- traffickers. “Most important is to mostly women and children, implementation in this first trafficked but could help control ernment officials have observed dents could be reduced,” a police destroy the main group behind have fled Myanmar and crossed year. We need to show results,” their tendency of leaving the the need for fencing around official in Cox’s Bazar who the traffickers who are engaging into Bangladesh. he said. SATURDAY 25 MAY 2019 ASIA 07 North Korea blames US for failed nuclear talks REUTERS be able to move us even an inch Some analysts saw the North relief from punishing sanctions complete denuclearisation. SEOUL with the device it is now Korean statement as a possible in return for the partial disman- “The United States remains weighing in its mind, and the harbinger of more missile tests. tling of North Korea’s nuclear ready to engage in constructive North Korea yesterday blamed Unless the United further its mistrust and hostile “Such a bold statement is programme, while Trump called discussions with North Korea to an “arbitrary and dishonest” US acts towards the DPRK grow, the clearly a warning to America, for a full roadmap for denuclear- make progress simultaneously position for the failure of a recent States ... comes fiercer our reaction will be,” the implying that if Washington will isation, including the transfer of and in parallel towards these summit between its leader Kim forward with a new official said, using the acronym not at least compromise to some North Korea’s missiles and goals and we continue to invite Jong-Un and US President method of calculation, for the Democratic People’s extent, that Pyongyang will only bombs to the United States. our counterparts for negotia- Donald Trump and warned that Republic of Korea, North Korea’s apply more and more pressure,” The North Korean statement tions,” the spokesman said stalled nuclear talks would never the DPRK-US dialogue official name. said Harry Kazianis, of Washing- said the United States “pushed yesterday. restart unless Washington took will never be resumed “Unless the United States ... ton’s Center for the National the talks to a rupture by merely On Wednesday, North a new approach. and by extension, the comes forward with a new Interest think-tank. claiming the unilateral disar- Korea’s ambassador to the A spokesman for North prospect for resolving method of calculation, the “We should not be shocked mament of the DPRK.” United Nations in Geneva called Korea’s foreign ministry accused DPRK-US dialogue will never be that as soon as this weekend US officials, including sec- the ship seizure the biggest the United States of trying to shift the nuclear issue will resumed and by extension, the more missiles will fly into the sky retary of State Mike Pompeo, stumbling block to improving the blame for the breakdown of be much gloomy: prospect for resolving the and tensions will climb with have insisted that dialogue has bilateral relations and warned the second summit between Kim Official nuclear issue will be much them even higher.” continued with North Korea but Washington against using the and Trump, in Hanoi in February, gloomy,” the official added. Tension has mounted in there has been no sign of direct “logic of strength” against by raising a “completely irrel- The statement was the latest recent weeks with North Korea talks since the summit. Pyongyang. evant issue”. He did not method which is totally impos- criticism of the United States firing short-range missiles early A spokesman for the US Kim has set a year-end elaborate. sible to get through,” the uniden- since the failed summit in this month and Washington State Department said Trump deadline for the United States to “The underlying cause of tified spokesman said in a Vietnam and came just hours announcing the seizure of a had made clear he remained show more flexibility, but Trump setback of the DPRK-US summit statement carried by North before Trump left for a state visit North Korean ship suspected of open to negotiations and was and other US officials have talks in Hanoi is the arbitrary and Korea’s official KCNA news to Japan, where he is expected illicit coal shipments in breach committed to the aims of trans- brushed that aside, calling for dishonest position taken by the agency. to discuss North Korea with Jap- of sanctions. formed US-North Korea rela- Kim to take action to United States, insisting on a “The United States would not anese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In Hanoi, Kim had sought tions, building lasting peace, and denuclearise. Pacific nations urged to Two Japanese keep ties with Taiwan melons sold for $45,000 AP changing the status quo and then ANATOLIA CANBERRA the possibility of conflict”. ANKARA Solomon Islands Prime Min- A top US diplomat for Southeast ister Rick Hou had promised to In a record sale yesterday, a Asia yesterday urged Pacific review the nation’s relations pair of Japanese melons have island nations not to withdraw with Taiwan before he lost fetched more than $45,500. diplomatic recognition of power at elections last month. Grown in Yubari, Hokkaido Taiwan, warning that Chinese Switching recognition to China, Prefecture, a northern Japanese pressure to change Taiwan’s the Solomons’ biggest export city, Kyodo news reported that international standing threatens market, remains a live issue. the melons were sold for 5 to increase the possibility of Murphy said the US has million yen in the season’s first conflict. “strong diplomatic relations” auction. US Acting Assistant Sec- with the Solomons, and had con- “The price bid at a Sapporo retary for Southeast Asia W gratulated new Prime Minister wholesale market beat the all- Patrick Murphy spoke to Manasseh Sogavare. time high of 3.2 million yen paid reporters in Canberra at the end Murphy declined to say in the first auction of Yubari of a three-day Australian visit whether he discussed with Aus- melons last year,” the report for talks with officials in the tralian officials concerns of said. recently reelected government some security analysts that This kind of melon, known on expanding their security China wants to construct a deep- as cantaloupe or spanspek, is alliance. water military base somewhere popular for its soft juicy orange- Rescuers recover a submerged boat in the Beipan River in Banhuan village in southwest China’s Six Pacific island nations in the Pacific. coloured flesh as well as its high Guizhou province, yesterday. give diplomatic recognition to “A growing military sugar content. Taiwan, accounting for a third presence anywhere in the region Cantaloupes usually range of the self-governing democratic of a country like China that in weight from 0.5 to 5kg. island’s diplomatic allies around doesn’t work on a rules-based 10 dead as boat overturns in China river The report said the melons the world. But they are under approach or adhere to interna- are usually sold for prices intensifying pressure from tional standards is and should AP missing, state broadcaster CCTV “self-built,” rather than obtained between $36 and $91 each and Beijing to switch allegiances as be of concern,” Murphy said. BEIJING reported. from an industrial manufacturer, are often given as gifts. it builds influence in the region. “We have a lot of national The captain was among 11 China’s Ministry of Emergency Nagoya-based Pokka Murphy said diplomatic interests in the region that are A boat carrying passengers people rescued after the cap- Management said in a statement Sapporo Food & Beverage Ltd. decisions should not be influ- built on freedoms of commerce, across a river capsized in south- sizing in remote Banrao village yesterday. was declared the successful enced by China. navigation and overflight. We western China, killing at least 10 of Guizhou province. Transportation accidents bidder. “China is attempting to have key partners and the estab- people. Police took the captain into on China’s rivers and other The company said it reduce Taiwan’s diplomatic lishment of a military presence Twelve divers were among custody. The injured are being waterways have become much decided to make the bid as part relations in the region and that’s there, the notion, the concept is personnel working at the scene treated in the hospital. rarer in recent years as the of the celebrations for the 10th kind of heavy-handed,” Murphy indeed quite troubling,” he yesterday. The vessel was a motor- government emphasizes anniversary of the release of its said. “It gives rise to tensions by added. Eight people were still powered metal boat that was safety. melon-flavoured soda water. Vietnam seizes Reports finds Facebook 5.26 tonnes of increased Vietnam content pangolin scales restrictions by 500% in 2018 REUTERS HANOI REUETRS Report said that it had HANOI restricted access to 1,553 posts Vietnam has seized more than and three profiles in Vietnam, five metric tonnes of pangolin Facebook increased the amount compared to just 265 such scales hidden in cashew nut of content it restricted access to “restrictions” in the first six containers shipped from in Vietnam by over 500% in the months of 2018. Nigeria, the government said last half of 2018, the US social A restriction refers to a piece yesterday, in Southeast Asia’s media giant said in a report of content posted to Facebook latest large-scale wildlife traf- released yesterday, as the which is not viewable in some ficking case. Southeast Asian country ramps countries because it is deemed Last month, Singaporean up its crackdown on online to violate local laws. authorities seized a total of 25.6 dissent. “There are times when we tonnes of pangolin scales across The increase happened as may have to restrict access to two separate raids, one of Vietnam was tightening Internet content because it violates the which was the biggest of its restrictions, culminating in a law in a particular country, even kind worldwide in five years. cybersecurity law that came into if it does not violate our com- Vietnamese customs and effect this January, which munity standards,” a Facebook anti-smuggling forces found requires companies to set up spokeswoman said. 5.26 tonnes of pangolin scales local offices and store data in the “We publish information Physically challenged 11-year-old student of AWWA school Jude Sharandev (left) participates in an hidden in two containers car- country. about the content we restrict attempt by a team of eighty to set a Guinness World Record to ‘perform at least 250 continuous rying cashew nuts in the Earlier this month, Amnesty based on local law in our Trans- southern Vietnamese port of tandem skydives within four hours’ at iFly Singapore indoor skydiving in Sentosa island resort in International said nearly 10% of parency Report, and notify the Cai Mep, the government said Singapore, yesterday. the 128 prisoners held in person who posted the content in a statement posted on its Vietnam for expressing dis- that it has been restricted,” the website. senting views were jailed for spokeswoman added Trade in pangolin is illegal Singapore kids set ‘indoor skydive’ record posting anti-state comments on yesterday. in Vietnam, where a large social media platforms such as Facebook’s Transparency number of people still believe AFP up and down on air blasting the air tunnel — it empowers Facebook. Report said it had made restric- consuming products from the SINGAPORE through the 17 metre high wind them,” school principal Ruby The website is widely used tions based on reports from critically endangered and tunnel. Chiew said. “It really provides my in the country and serves as the Vietnam’s information and defenceless mammal is good for Children with special needs set Organisers said the team kids with the opportunity to expe- main platform for both e-com- security ministries. their health. a world record in Singapore managed to perform the feat rience something that the school merce and dissent. According to a report posted The raid came nine days yesterday by performing 300 times to set a Guinness itself will not be able to provide.” In January, Vietnam gov- on Vietnam’s government after authorities in the northern hundreds of “indoor skydives” World Record for the most The students were from the ernment accused Facebook of website on May 7, Facebook has Vietnamese city of Haiphong in a massive wind tunnel. tandem indoor skydives. They AWWA School, an institute for violating local laws by allowing so far removed more than 200 seized 8.3 tonnes of pangolin Scores of youngsters and broke the previous record of 227 children with disabilities, and the users to post anti-government posts containing anti-state scales shipped from Africa, the their teachers did simulated, set in 2016. aim of the record attempt was comments. content in Vietnam following government said in the tandem skydives under the “The fact that (the children) to raise money for a second From July to December last takedown requests by the statement. guidance of instructors, floating bucked up the courage to go into school run by the same group. year, Facebook’s Transparency government.

08 VIEWS SATURDAY 25 MAY 2019 What happens next with Brexit, now ESTABLISHED IN 1996 that Theresa May is resigning?

CHAIRMAN SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DR. KHALID BIN MUBARAK AL-SHAFI [email protected]

ACTING MANAGING EDITOR MICHAEL BIRNBAUM MOHAMMED SALIM MOHAMED THE WASHINGTON POST [email protected] ritish Prime Minister Theresa May’s downfall could shake DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR up her country’s halting MOHAMMED OSMAN ALI Bprogress toward Brexit, either [email protected] accelerating a British departure from the European Union or slowing it even further. Her successor is likely to be someone who is at least willing to play with the idea of a departure from the EU without a safety net. May con- EDITORIAL sidered plunging ahead but ultimately decided it was too risky. That would mean Britain would leave on Oct. 31 - an appropriately spooky date for the Helping the world economists who warn that a departure without any transition period could atar through different official channels like Qatar unleash economic hardship on both Fund for Development (QFFD), Qatar Charity sides of the English Channel. Qamong others has been contributing generously “A hard Brexit seems like a reality to different humanitarian causes across the globe. In fact, that is almost impossible to avoid,” Qatar has always taken the lead in playing its responsible said a spokeswoman for the Spanish role to mitigate sufferings of people struck by conflicts, government, Isabel Celaa. natural calamities through its charity initiatives. Little will be clear before late In its recent report, Qatar Fund for Development October, Europeans expect, since they (QFFD) has revealed that it has provided QR8.15bn aid to don’t think British lawmakers will several countries around the world since 2015. make any difficult decisions without a Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and the Deputy deadline breathing down their backs. Chairman of QFFD, H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, European policymakers love to launched the Annual Report for 2018 last week. “Qatar loathe the list of ardent Brexiteers now Fund for Development provided financial aid and effec- aiming to succeed May at 10 Downing tively responded to humanitarian and development Street. They reserve particular disdain assistance in many countries. From 2015 till May 2019, for frontrunner Boris Johnson, whom the total aid amounted to QR8.15bn, which equates to they undergone for nearly three years. deal, because they see the agreement $2.24bn, an annual growth rate of 19 percent,” said Khalifa remember That, they say, could lead to yet more less as a negotiation than as the only bin Jassim Al Kuwari, Director General of QFFD, speaking from his days uncertainty and requests for answer to a math problem. at the launch event. whipping up extensions. Add up Britain’s red lines and what The fund distributed QR2.1bn aid to 70 countries last euroskep- There are some European leaders results is the current divorce deal, as year. In 2018 alone, the Fund’s ticism as a - notably French President unpopular as it is, policymakers in assistance reached more than “A hard Brexit Brussels- Emmanuel Macron - who long to pull Brussels say. The only way to change QR2.1bn or $585m, including seems like a based corre- the ripcord at the end of October and the deal is to take away some of the $206.7m in humanitarian aid reality that is spondent for cast Britain away so Europe can move red lines, such as a desire not to have a and QR$378.6m in devel- almost impossible the Daily Tel- on. But for now, European diplomats customs barrier between Northern opment assistance. This aid egraph. expect that an extension in October Ireland and the rest of Great Britain. In its recent was distributed geographically to avoid,” said Those Brexit would be granted, following the same That won’t change with May’s report, Qatar among 70 countries around a spokeswoman advocates logic as an emergency meeting of EU successor. Fund for the world. for the Spanish have spent leaders last month. It’s probably Oh - and leave without a deal? OK, Development The total value of aid to government, three years worse for the European Union to have fine, some diplomats here say. But the Arab countries amounted to floating Britain depart in an uncontrolled conversation the next day between (QFFD) has $451.8m, whereas the aid to Isabel Celaa. negotiating fashion than to extend the uncer- London and Brussels will be the same. revealed that Africa totaled to $64m, Asia positions that tainty, they said. They still need to find a solution to it has provided $28.5m and $17.9m was dis- are totally unrealistic given European Still, the pressure to cut Britain keep open the border between QR8.15bn aid to bursed in aid to North and demands and pressures, Brussels dip- loose increases the longer the discus- Northern Ireland and Ireland to avoid South America. In terms of lomats say. sions drag. Among other issues, the sparking a new sectarian conflict. several countries international and multilateral “A new leader will have the oppor- European Union needs to approve a They have to agree a way for British around the world organizations, the amount of tunity to do things differently and have new multi-year budget by the middle citizens to continue to live and work in since 2015. assistance provided for core the momentum of a new adminis- of 2020, and it needs to account for the EU, and vice versa. And the EU will funding has reached $20.1m. tration,” Johnson said at a conference the financial hit of Brexit. still want Britain to live up to its Speaking about the Fund’s in Switzerland on Friday, adding that Gone by the wayside for now are financial commitments in the EU work, Al Kuwari noted, “The Brussels might reconsider its position European dreams of a second refer- budget it agreed to before it decided to Fund’s work is focused on empowering people through in light of the rise of populist momve- endum in Britain that could reverse depart the bloc. the promotion of education, health and economic devel- ments in Europe. Brexit altogether. May’s willingness to “Citizens, peace on the island of opment. This is visible in the increase in the annual allo- “We will leave the EU on 31 consider the idea helped spark the Ireland and money,” one senior cations of these sectors which reflects our belief that these October, deal or no deal,” Johnson final rebellion that ousted her from European diplomat warned last sectors serve as the foundation for human and economic said. “The way to get a good deal is to office. Although most European month. If there is a no-deal departure, development and a gateway for achieving peace and prepare for a no deal.” leaders would be happy to put the the diplomat said, “every term in the justice’’ But even if Johnson comes to brakes on Brexit if they had the chance withdrawal agreement will still be dis- Meanwhile, Qatar Charity and UNHCR, the UN Refugee office, a flipside is also possible, some to avoid it, they don’t expect to do so. cussed with the UK” The diplomat Agency, launched few days ago the largest humanitarian here say: The gung-ho new prime European leaders have offered no spoke on condition of anonymity to relief initiative entitled ‘For Humanity (4H)’ to provide minister could be confronted with the concessions to Britain despite May’s outline European calculations about emergency assistance to vulnerable refugees across the same painful Brexit education May has three-time failure to pass the divorce the negotiation. globe. The 4H campaign aims to reach out to more than 300,000 refugees and displaced persons in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Somalia and Bangladesh (Rohingya Refugee), provide The wrong move against Assange emergency assistance to them, and ensure they are safe, healthy and well fed. THE WASHINGTON POST in its potential application to jour- comfort. Reporters often seek out and Through a close partnership with UNHCR for many nalists’ work. The charges relate to publish secret information from years, Qatar Charity works on relief campaigns to help or once, the Trump adminis- obtaining and publishing sensitive sources who are not authorized to refugees on different levels and through several programs, tration seemed to be taking the information. National Security Division reveal it. which include education, healthcare, and housing. smart, careful route. Instead of chief John Demers explained Thursday Sometimes news organizations Findicting WikiLeaks provo- that “the department takes seriously decline to publish some of the infor- cateur Julian Assange for journalistic the role of journalists in our mation they gather, out of concern that activities, such as publishing gov- democracy,” and that “it has not and it could put government sources at risk ernment secrets, the Justice never has been the department’s policy or endanger public safety. Other times, Department charged him for allegedly to target them for reporting.” But, he news organizations’ assessment of the helping now-former Army soldier said, “Julian Assange is no journalist.” risks differs from the government’s, QUOTE OF THE DAY Chelsea Manning hack into a gov- In fact, there is no clear definition of and publication proceeds despite offi- ernment database and steal the secrets who is and who is not a journalist, and cials’ objections. Without the freedom I feel badly for Theresa, he sought to publish. If it succeeded in certainly none exists on which to hang to do this work, some of the gravest I like her very much. court, the federal government could a legal distinction between who government misdeeds would never She worked very hard. have locked up Assange for years deserves First Amendment protections have come to light. without challenging the First and who does not. The First The Obama administration sadly She decided to do Amendment, chilling reporters’ activ- Amendment protects acts of jour- helped pave the way for this turn of something that some ities or discouraging the British gov- nalism, not just a cadre of reporters at events. The Obama Justice Department people were surprised ernment, which is holding Assange, institutions that the government used the Espionage Act in an attempt to at, some people from extraditing him to the United chooses to recognize as legitimate or extract information from a Fox News States rather than to Sweden, where he whose behavior it deems responsible. reporter about a State Department leak, weren’t. It’s for the faces a rape investigation. According to reporters present at a setting an unfortunate precedent for good of her country. Then, on Thursday, the Justice Justice Department briefing, gov- using a bad law to harass journalists. Department’s National Security ernment officials refused to explain But even the Obama Justice Donald Trump Division threw smart and careful out how the activities for which Assange is Department chose not to charge US President the window, indicting Assange on 17 now being charged differ from those Assange under the Trump administra- counts of violating the Espionage Act, a investigative journalists use daily. tion’s legal theory, out of concern about 1917 law that is likely unconstitutional There is too little distinction for chilling press activities. SATURDAY 25 MAY 2019 OPINION 09 Displaced by conflict, Libyan students fear for their future

NAWAS AL-DARRJI Mostafa is among those who are forces loyal to the GNA continues to the holy Muslim fasting month of AFP living in limbo -- not knowing when rage south of Tripoli, and the UN Ramadan which began on May 6, they will be able to resume their envoy has warned of a “long and hoping that by the end of that he fight for control of Libya’s studies to salvage the school year, or bloody war”. period fighting will have abated. According to the UN’s capital is depriving tens of when life as a whole might return to Mostafa remembers the day the Meanwhile, in areas of Tripoli agency for children, thousands of pupils of their normal. On April 4, strongman fighting erupted, saying she was spared by the conflict, teachers education, with high school Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive woken by “the deafening sound of have banded together to give free UNICEF, the fighting is T students displaced by the violence to seize the capital Tripoli and unseat machine-gun fire and cannons”. remedial classes during Ramadan “directly affecting some fretting about their future. the internationally-recognised Gov- “We had to flee our home in the to students displaced by the 122,088 children”. “We’ve fallen behind... and I don’t ernment of National Accord (GNA). midst of a decisive school year,” she violence. “The academic year even know where we will sit our final More than 75,000 people have said. “It is generous on their part, exams or how they will calculate my been driven from their homes in the “I was planning to go to uni- knowing that they have sacrificed has been suspended in grades,” said Mayar Mostafa, a latest fighting and 510 have been versity next year... Now I don’t know their Ramadan holiday to help us all schools in conflict- teenager in her last year of high killed, according to the World Health my fate”. catch up,” said Mostafa, who along affected areas, and school. Organization. According to the UN’s agency for with 25 other students is taking seven schools are Mostafa said the fighting has More than 2,400 have also been children, UNICEF, the fighting is maths classes. forced her and her family to flee their wounded, while 100,000 people are “directly affecting some 122,088 “We are really grateful for their currently sheltering home in a southern Tripoli suburb, feared trapped by the clashes raging children”. help in such difficult times,” she displaced families,” while her school has shut its doors. on the capital’s outskirts. “The academic year has been said. But she is still afraid that she UNICEF said last month. All this has left her “psychologi- Fighting between Haftar’s self- suspended in all schools in conflict- will not get good grades in her cally stressed out”, she lamented. styled Libyan National Army and affected areas, and seven schools are final exams. currently sheltering displaced fam- English teacher Gofran Ben ilies,” UNICEF said last month. Ayad says the impromptu It noted that an “attack on an teaching initiative is key for the education warehouse destroyed 5 students. million schoolbooks and national “What is remarkable is that school exam results” in April. most of these students are brilliant In many schools classes are sus- and have shown that despite the pended because teachers have been psychological trauma they have trapped by fighting and are unable to suffered and their forced dis- reach work. placement, they are still able to According to Rachad Bader, the learn,” she said. head of a crisis cell set up by the Ahmad Bashir said he found Libya’s education ministry, “most out about the catch-up lessons schools in Tripoli have remained through the internet and “didn’t open”, despite the violence. waste time” in registering for “But that is not the case for classes. schools in Ain Zara and Abou Slim” in “My high school -- the Khaled the southern suburbs of the capital, Ben al-Walid in Ain Zara -- has he said. been closed for six weeks, and this These “are the areas hardest hit is a decisive year,” he said. by the military operations,” Bader “I don’t know what my future added. will be like after this war,” added “I hope that the fighting will stop Bashir, who like Mostafa is in his soon, otherwise we will have to look last year of high school. for alternatives for displaced He hopes the education min- children so that they won’t have to istry “will be understanding” in the loose their school year,” he said. timing of end-of-year exams, and The education ministry has given take into account the plight of dis- Displaced Libyan students from areas of clashes attending a lesson at a school on the southern outskirts of Tripoli, yesterday. time off to teachers and students for placed students.

hat does one of the beyond the tiny islands themselves. I have personally seen the absolute crit- world’s largest marine Britain’s very savvy ambassador to the icality of this crucial base. We have lit- sanctuaries have to do UN, Karen Pierce, warned that the vote erally used it in every forward military with US national would “set an unwelcome precedent” operation in Africa and Southwest Asia W for 40 years, and are relying on it again D-RING ROAD security? Quite a lot, actually: The over sovereignty disputes “that should island of Diego Garcia in the Indian be of concern to member states.” now to support our presence in the Gulf POST BOX: 3488 Ocean’s Chagos Archipelago, lying just Britain has 14 major overseas terri- as we work to deter Iran.’ DOHA - QATAR TOBIN HARSHAW south of the equator and 2,000 miles tories, while the US has five: American Mauritius has been coy about what [email protected] BLOOMBERG east of Africa, hosts arguably the most Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana the future of the base, if any, would be if Islands, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin the nation retakes the islands. Prime Islands. Minister Jugnauth said that the US could EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OFFICE The de-colonization of Mauritius is continue operations “in accordance TEL: 4455 7741 / 767 a black mark on British history. After with international law” and that there FAX: +974 4455 7758 detaching the 60 or so Chagos Islands would be a “higher degree of legal cer- UN fires a shot at from the new republic in 1965, the UK tainty” - whatever that means. Bear in MANAGING EDITOR evicted every resident of Diego Garcia mind that the current UK-US TEL: 4462 7505 and two other atolls, resettling an esti- agreement expires in 2036. America’s ‘unsinkable mated 2,000 victims mostly in Mau- Mauritius, technically an African DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR ritius and the Seychelles. Mauritian nation, has also been getting cozy with TEL: 4455 7769 Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jug- China, last year signing on to Beijing’s aircraft carrier’ nauth told the General Assembly this vast Belt and Road infrastructure LOCAL NEWS SECTION TEL: 4455 7743 was “akin to a crime against humanity.” project. 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The US for far too [email protected] bring to an end its administration of “unsinkable aircraft carrier” - that long has maintained a hazy relationship the Chagos Archipelago as rapidly as made the 17-mile-square island one of with its territories, and the results aren’t SUBSCRIPTION & possible.” the most important military assets in pretty: minimum wages under $6 for DISTRIBUTION As with so many UN votes, it’s the world. In the 1991 Gulf War, B-52 Samoan fish-cannery workers and of TEL: 4455 7809 / 839 purely symbolic, and the UK has no bombers took advantage of the site’s course the Trump administration’s FAX: 44557819 intention of gifting the archipelago to very long airstrips to drop bombs on shameful response to Hurricane Maria in [email protected] Mauritius, an island nation roughly Iraqi troops 3,000 miles away. That role Puerto Rico. 1,400 miles to the southwest. But the has expanded greatly during the endless Ordering Britain to hand over the crushing vote of 116 to 6 certainly gives wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It’s also islands within six months was another momentum to the movement against the launch point for counterterrorism example of the General Assembly’s All thoughts and views the UK In addition to Britain, the missions on the Horn of Africa and anti- general cluelessness. But the issue is nations voting against the measure piracy operations off Somalia. not going away. Losing the base at expressed in these columns were the US, Hungary, Israel, Australia A few thousand US and UK troops Diego Garcia would be a tremendous are those of the writers, A future without and the Maldives, a rival Indian Ocean and civilians operate not just the port blow to US and global security, and a not of the newspaper. nation. Perhaps the biggest blow: Most and air fields there but also high-tech win for terrorists, drug smugglers and Diego Garcia is of the UK’s key allies, including France surveillance equipment including one pirates. It would also be a boon to simply unthinkable and Germany, abstained. of the Pentagon’s three Ground-Based China’s economic offensive, and All correspondence for the US military, There are prominent supporters of Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveil- perhaps its military ambitions as well: regarding Views and because the rest of Mauritius’s claim in Britain as well: lance Systems. Just imagine Mauritius leasing the base Opinion pages should be Jeremy Corbyn, who will be the next My Bloomberg Opinion colleague to the People’s Liberation Navy. sent to editor-in-chief its aircraft carriers prime minister if Britons prove as mis- James Stavridis, a retired four-star A future without Diego Garcia is are very much guided as the Americans who elected admiral who led NATO’s alliance glo- simply unthinkable for the US military, office or mailed to the sinkable. Donald Trump, tweeted this: bally, told me: ‘After many trips to Diego because the rest of its aircraft carriers [email protected] The stakes here may go well Garcia over decades going back to 1978, are very much sinkable. 10 EUROPE SATURDAY 25 MAY 2019 Contenders jockeying to replace Theresa May AFP Caribbean immigrants, known LONDON as the Windrush generation. However, he was recently After British Prime Minister criticised in liberal circles for Theresa May announced her stripping a teenage mother who resignation yesterday, here are ran away to join the IS group of the top contenders for her job: her British nationality.

Boris Johnson Andrea Leadsom A former mayor of London, Former leader of the House “Boris” or “BoJo”, has confirmed of Commons Andrea Leadsom, he would “of course” contest any who lost out to May in the 2016 upcoming leadership contest, contest to replace Cameron, stole surprising very few in a march on her rivals by quitting Westminster. her cabinet position on A key figure in the 2016 Wednesday, hastening the prime Brexit campaign, he failed in a minister’s demise and staking out bid for the top job in its aftermath her pro-Brexit credentials. as ally Michael Gove withdrew She got down to the final two his support at the last minute. in the 2016 race, but pulled out May appointed Johnson as before the decision was handed foreign minister but he quickly over to party members, with drew attention for the wrong whom she was popular, after reasons, including a series of dip- coming under fire for saying that lomatic gaffes. A combination of pictures (from left) Britain’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary Michael Gove; former Brexit secretary being a mother would give her He became increasingly Dominic Raab; Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt; Home Secretary Sajid Javid; former leader of the House of Commons Angela Leadsom; an advantage as prime minister uncomfortable with the govern- and former foreign secretary Boris Johnson. over childless May. ment’s Brexit strategy before resigning in July. Hunt replaced Johnson as protest at the Brexit deal struck 2017 and has stayed in the head- Charismatic and popular Britain’s chief diplomat last year. with the EU. lines with a series of eco-friendly with grassroots Conservatives, Softly spoken and measured, he Just before his departure, he policy announcements. Macron urges ‘rapid he has maintained his public is calm under fire and has grad- was widely mocked for saying Equally active in his previous profile by writing a weekly ually seen his power and that he “hadn’t quite understood” justice and education briefs, he column in The Daily influence in cabinet rise. how reliant UK trade in goods is is a minister who likes to see clarification’ on Brexit Telegraph. The 52-year-old has sig- on the Dover-Calais crossing through radical new policies. AFP functioning of the EU, and this An endorsement from influ- nalled his intent to run for the between Britain and France. Following a series of resig- PARIS requires a rapid clarification.” ential pro-Brexit backbencher leadership and, like several other Remaining outside gov- nations, the cerebral 51-year-old Macron has taken a hard Jacob Rees-Mogg has boosted his contenders, recently invited a ernment since then, he has is among the most ardent euro- President Emmanuel Macron line on Brexit over the last chances, but the 54-year-old has Sunday newspaper into his home appeared in campaign mode in sceptics left in May’s faltering wants to see a “rapid clarifi- months which has sometimes put also earned plenty of enemies for a profile. recent months, reportedly hiring government. cation” over Britain’s departure him at odds with German Chan- within the party for his behaviour. staff and giving multiple news- from the European Union after cellor Angela Merkel, who has Dominic Raab paper interviews. Sajid Javid Prime Minister Theresa May pushed for a more flexible stance. Jeremy Hunt An ardent eurosceptic with A former investment banker announced she would step Paris fears that repeated The foreign minister sup- a black belt in karate, the Michael Gove and the son of a Pakistani immi- down next month, the French delays to Brexit which is now ported remaining in European 45-year-old has quickly climbed Brexit campaigner Gove ini- grant bus driver, the 49-year-old presidency said. scheduled to take place by Union in the 2016 referendum the ministerial ladder after only tially supported Johnson’s lead- Javid is the face of a modern, mul- Macron hailed May for October 31 are interfering with but has been highly critical of joining the government in 2015 ership bid in 2016 but at the last ticultural and meritocratic Britain. “courageous work” in seeking the smooth running of the EU what he calls the “arrogant” under former prime minister minute announced his own On the economically liberal to implement Brexit in the and Macron’s own plans for approach since taken by David Cameron. intention to run, causing both wing of the Conservative Party, interests of her country while reforming the bloc. Brussels. He backed Brexit and was men to lose out to May. Javid voted for Britain to stay in showing respect for Britain’s The statement said that A former businessman who named justice minister in the new “Whatever charisma is, I the EU in 2016. European partners, the Elysee while France was ready to work speaks fluent Japanese, he is a cabinet after the 2016 don’t have it,” he admitted in the Since being appointed said in a statement. with Britain’s new prime min- resilient politician, having referendum. race in which he came third. interior minister in April 2018, But it added: “The principles ister, “it is too early to speculate headed up the National Health Raab later served as Brexit After a year in the political he has earned respect for his of the EU will continue to apply, over the consequences of this Service for six years during a secretary from July to November wilderness, he was appointed handling of a scandal over the with the priority on the smooth decision” by May to step down. funding crisis. 2018 when he stepped down in environment minister in June treatment of the children of

Complaint filed Youth rally in climate against EU’s new protest ahead of copyright law AFP EU Parliament votes WARSAW AFP we want it? now!” Poland lodged a complaint with BERLIN The initiator of the “Fridays a top European Union court for Future” protests, 16-year-old over a controversial copyright Tens of thousands of young Swedish school girl Greta reform adopted last month, the climate activists rallied in Thunberg, again passionately deputy foreign minister said Germany yesterday in the latest called on youth in Europe and just days before European elec- mass protest demanding urgent around the world to join the tions. action against global warming, movement. Under the changes, ahead of the weekend’s “It is time for all of us to resist European law now holds plat- European Parliamentary elec- on a massive scale,” she wrote forms legally responsible for tions. in a text co-authored with enforcing copyright, requiring At least 5,000 students boy- German activist Luisa Neubauer them to check everything that cotted classes and demonstrated in the newspaper Sueddeutsche their users post to prevent at Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Zeitung. “We have the feeling infringement. Gate in what was expected to be that many adults have not yet “Poland decided to file a one of the largest of protests fully understood that we young complaint this morning with the planned in more than 120 people cannot stop the climate Students transporting an inflated globe and a flag of the European Union through the streets during a Court of Justice of the European countries. crisis on our own,” they wrote, “Fridays for Future” protest for urgent climate action, in Muenster, northwestern Germany, yesterday. Union regarding the EU’s Large crowds also gathered calling the challenge “a task for adoption of the Copyright in Hamburg, Frankfurt and other all of humanity”. glacial political change. “You are running out of light-hearted way, including Directive,” Polish Deputy German cities, mirroring protests While many previous protest Many of the banners, posters excuses, we are running out of signs that read, “Make the world Foreign Minister Konrad Szy- across Europe and the world. In movements have started on uni- and protest cries reflect a rising time,” read one message cool again,” “Make love, not manski told state television. Berlin, they carried signs with versity campuses, the “Fridays” sense of frustration and anxiety directed at politicians, while CO2” and: “Don’t blow it — good “We see in its provisions, messages such as “Climate now, rallies emerged from among about inheriting a warming another demanded: “The planets are hard to find”. which are often not very clear, homework later!” and “There is school students — a generation planet with melting ice caps and climate is changing, why aren’t One protester issued a direct a serious threat to freedom of no planet B”, while teenage that has grown up with predic- glaciers that is battered by wors- we?” warning to adults: “If you don’t expression, especially freedom activists chanted: “What do we tions of ecological doom yet wit- ening droughts, floods and Many messages addressed take us seriously, we’ll scrap of expression on the Internet,” want? Climate justice! When do nessed what they see as only storms. the serious issue in a more your pensions”. he said. Several hurt in Lyon package bomb blast Netherlands calls for tribunal AFP A police source said the package because apparently there were no to prosecute IS group members LYON contained “screws or bolts” and had serious injuries but on the other been placed in front of a bakery near hand, we are certain it was an A package blast on a pedestrian a busy corner of two popular streets. explosive device,” said Denis AP obstacles on our road towards this goal,” street in the heart of France’s city of A man apparently in his early Broliquier, mayor of the city’s UNITED NATIONS Blok said. “But we have to keep in mind: Lyon wounded several people 30s who was spotted near the scene Second Arrondissement. Justice is a prerequisite of lasting peace and yesterday, officials said, just two shortly before the attack was being He said the suspect sought by The Netherlands called for the establishment security.” days ahead of the country’s hotly sought by police, a source close to police had been seen on video sur- of a tribunal to prosecute members of the IS He added that the Netherlands will contested European Parliament the inquiry said. veillance cameras. extremist group responsible for “mass organise a ministerial meeting on the pros- elections. Police said eight people were “There was an explosion and I atrocity crimes.” ecution of fighters from IS, which is also President Emmanuel Macron wounded but none of the injuries thought it was a car crash,” said Eva, Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok made known as ISIL, on the sidelines of the annual called the blast an “attack” during a appeared to be life-threatening. a 17-year-old student who was about the proposal at a UN Security Council meeting gathering of world leaders at the General live Facebook interview, adding that Macron, in his Facebook 15 metres from the site of the blast. on the protection of civilians in conflict, saying Assembly in September. no deaths had been reported “for the interview, said: “It’s not for me to “There were bits of electric wire there must be accountability and an end to “I invite Security Council members and time being”. give a toll but it appears there are near me, and batteries and bits of impunity for violations of international others to join us on this road towards justice,” The area where the explosion no fatalities. There have been cardboard and plastic. The windows human rights and humanitarian laws. Blok said. occurred, on a narrow strip of land injuries, so obviously I’m thinking were blown out,” he said. He said IS fighters responsible for mass The IS group’s self-declared “caliphate” between the Saone and Rhone rivers of these injured and their A terrorism probe has been atrocities should be prosecuted, preferably that once spanned a third of both Iraq and in the historic centre of the southeast families.” opened by the Paris prosecutor’s in the region, and if feasible by “an ad hoc Syria has been defeated on the battleground city, was evacuated and cordoned “An eight-year-old girl was office, which has jurisdiction over or hybrid international criminal tribunal.” but its fighters are now staging insurgent off by police, according to witness. wounded.... We’re fairly relieved all terror cases in the country. “I am fully aware of the complex attacks. SATURDAY 25 MAY 2019 EUROPE / AMERICAS 11 US Republican blocks $19bn disaster aid bill AP Trump said he favoured the WASHINGTON bill even though $4bn-plus to deal with the humanitarian crisis A House GOP conservative Texas Republican involving Central American complaining of Washington’s migrants border has been free-spending and opaque ways Chip Roy, said: It is removed. blocked a long-overdue $19bn a bill that includes “I didn’t want to hold that up disaster aid bill yesterday, nothing to address any longer,” Trump said. “I extending a tempest over totally support it.” hurricane and flood relief that the international Much of the money would go has left the measure meandering emergency and to Trump strongholds such as the for months. humanitarian crisis we Florida Panhandle, rural Georgia Texas Republican Chip Roy, face at our southern and North Carolina, and Iowa a former aide to Texas firebrand and Nebraska. Several military Sen. Ted Cruz, objected to border. facilities would receive money speeding the measure through to rebuild, including Camp a nearly empty chamber, also This is going to pass,” said Rules Lejeune in North Carolina and complaining that it does not Committee Chairman Jim Offutt Air Force Base in contain any of President Donald McGovern, D-Mass. Nebraska. trump’s $4.5bn request for The relief measure would Disaster aid bills are invar- A Falcon 9 ready for the third launch tentative of 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex dealing with a migrant refugee deliver money to Southern states iably bipartisan, but this round 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Florida. crisis on the US-Mexico border. suffering from last fall’s hurri- bogged down. And a late-week “It is a bill that includes canes, Midwestern states breakdown on the appropria- nothing to address the interna- deluged with springtime floods tions panel left important tional emergency and humani- and fire-ravaged rural Cali- must-do work for lawmakers SpaceX launches 60 Internet satellites tarian crisis we face at our fornia, among others. Puerto when Congress returns next southern border,” Roy said. Rico would also get help for hur- month. AP krypton-powered thruster for corners of the globe choices in Democrats said the House ricane recovery, ending a After months of fighting, CAPE CANAVERAL raising and maintaining altitude. broadband Internet service. He’s will try to again pass the measure months-long dispute between Democrats bested Trump and The satellites have the capability especially interested in reaching next week during a session, like Trump and powerful Democrats won further aid to Puerto Rico, SpaceX has launched 60 little of automatically dodging sizable areas without coverage or where Friday’s, that would otherwise like Senate Minority Leader the US territory slammed by satellites, the first of thousands pieces of space junk. it is expensive or unreliable. be pro forma. If that doesn’t Chuck Schumer. back-to-back hurricanes in 2017. that founder Elon Musk plans to The orbiting constellation — According to Musk, Cali- succeed, a quick bipartisan vote Trump said on Thursday that Talks this week over Trump’s put in orbit for global Internet named Starlink — will grow in fornia-based SpaceX can use would come after Congress he will enthusiastically sign the border request broke down, coverage. the next few years, Musk said. Starlink revenue to develop returns next month from its bill, which delivers much- however, over conditions Dem- The recycled Falcon rocket Twelve launches of 60 sat- more advanced rockets and Memorial Day recess. needed help to many areas in the ocrats wanted to place on money blasted off late Thursday night. ellites each will provide reliable spacecraft to achieve his Representative Donna country where he performs well to provide care and shelter for The first-stage booster landed and affordable Internet coverage ultimate goal of establishing a Shalala, D-Fla, said she was very with voters. asylum-seeking Central on an ocean platform following throughout the US, he said. city on Mars. disappointed at Roy’s action. The House drama came less American migrants. Talks were liftoff, as the tightly packed Twenty-four launches will serve Musk, who also runs the “The fact that one person from than 24 hours after the Senate closely held and the opaque cluster of satellites continued most of the populated world and electric carmaker Tesla and a state that is directly affected passed the bill by a sweeping process sometimes left even upward. 30 launches the entire world. other ventures, said Starlink is could object, it’s just irrespon- 85-8 vote that represented a veteran lawmakers in the dark. Musk said yesterday that all That will be 1,800 satellites in one of the hardest engineering sible,” she said. Texas was brush-back pitch by a chamber Senate Majority Leader 60 flat-panel satellites were total, with more planned after projects he’s encountered. The slammed by record floods last weary of Trump’s theatrics and Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., accused deployed and online a few that. satellites include a lot of new spring, though not Roy’s San where some members are Democrats of insisting on hundred miles above Earth. Each Musk told reporters last technology, and he warned last Antonio-area district. increasingly showing impatience “poison pills” that made the talks weighs 227kb and has a single week there’s “a fundamental week that some of them might “This is a rotten thing to do. with the lack of legislative action. collapse. solar panel and a goodness” to giving people in all not work.

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REUTERS technique,” he said. “They are be mistreated unless one of the travellers to take MOSCOW trying to run me down so that I governments of the nations of effect on July 15 talk to them.” which he is a citizen intervene A former US Marine held in Outside the courtroom, US on his behalf.” REUTERS Moscow on suspicion of spying diplomat Michael Yoder saidthat “Paul’s defence team has TORONTO said yesterday he had been Whelan’s comments were “of been clear in their communica- threatened by a Russian inves- grave concern to us.” “I guar- tions to us that Paul is being held, All airlines flying in and out of tigator and harassed in custody, antee you we will protest this fact and coerced, in order to gain a Canada will be required to accusations that added to strains with the Russian government confession,” David Whelan said compensate travellers for inci- in US Russian relations. and we will request the oppor- in an email. dents like denied boarding or Paul Whelan, who holds US, tunity to speak frankly with him During yesterday’s hearing, lost luggage, starting on July 15, British, Canadian and Irish pass- about these threats”. Whelan asked the court to have Transport Minister Marc ports, was detained in a Moscow Russia’s Federal Security FSB investigator Alexei Garneau said at Pearson Inter- hotel room on December 28 and Service (FSB) detained Whelan Khizhnyak taken off the case and national Airport yesterday. accused of espionage, a charge after an acquaintance handed accused him of “insulting my The passenger bill of rights, he denies. If found guilty, he him a flash drive containing clas- dignity and threatening my life,” first announced two years ago, faces up to 20 years in jail. sified information. Whelan’s the Interfax news agency will be phased in, with more Whelan, whose pre- lawyer says his client thinks he reported. complex requirements related detention was extended until the Former US Marine Paul Whelan standing inside a defendants’ cage was set up by the acquaintance The judge told Whelan he to flight delays and cancella- end of August at a hearing yes- as he attends a court hearing, in Moscow, yesterday. and the FSB. only had the right under Russian tions to come into force on terday in Moscow, told reporters Whelan thought the flash law to request the replacement December 15, Garneau said, fol- he believed the case against him threatened,” he said from inside nor granted medical and dental drive contained holiday photos, of court or prosecuting officials, lowing complaints from airlines was politically motivated a cage in the courtroom. “There treatment. He said he had not the lawyer has said. but not an investigator. that they would have difficulty revenge for US sanctions are abuses and harassment that received books or corre- Whelan’s brother, David “I understand that but what meeting the July deadline. imposed on Russia. I am constantly subjected to.” spondence in two months. Whelan, said his sibling had been am I supposed to do if my rights Airlines have come under “I have been threatened. My Whelan said he not been “This is typical prisoner-of- falsely accused, wrongfully are being violated?” Whelan was increased scrutiny from regu- personal safety has been allowed to shower in two weeks war chapter one isolation detained, and will “continue to quoted as saying. lators and the public for inci- dents such as lost luggage and overbooking, after a 2017 video Spanish Parliament suspends of a passenger being dragged Brazil says no way back for Maduro off a United Airlines flight in Chicago went viral. four jailed Catalan lawmakers REUTERS closes in on joining the organi- REUTERS “Based on all these legal ele- PARIS sation, said he didn’t believe MADRID ments, we have to automatically foreign intervention in Vene- Outcry as journalists declare that their rights as law- Venezuelan President Nicolas zuela was necessary and that summoned by Spain’s lower house of makers are suspended.” Maduro will not be able to economic and diplomatic efforts parliament yesterday suspended Batet, a Socialist, had over reverse the democratic tran- were isolating Maduro. French intel agency four jailed separatist lawmakers the past days insisted that the sition that is taking place in his “The forces inside Venezuela who are on trial over their role decision, which right-wing country, but the military will also are gaining momentum against AP/PARIS in Catalonia’s failed inde- parties said should have come need to support that change, the Maduro regime and the pendence bid in 2017. much faster, would not be Brazil’s foreign minister said. growing perception is that it’s Media advocacy group The four men were elected political. Opposition leader Juan only a question of time,” he said. Reporters Without Borders is on April 28 in a national election Oriol Junqueras, Jordi Guaido called on the military to Along with Colombia, Brazil urging French authorities to that delivered a deeply frag- Sánchez, Jordi Turull, Josep Rull change sides last month, but only legitimate leader of Venezuela. backed an opposition initiative explain why the country’s intel- mented parliament. are on trial on charges of a handful of soldiers heeded his “The question today is the to deliver US humanitarian aid ligence agency summoned eight Catalonia’s independence rebellion, sedition and misuse of April 30 call. Maduro’s gov- arrangements necessary for the to its neighbour in February, but journalists working on sensitive drive has overshadowed Spanish public funds relating to an inde- ernment has launched a Venezuelan military to adhere Maduro closed the only formal stories. politics for years and is a major pendence referendum and sub- crackdown on opposition law- to the legitimate government. border crossing. Secretary-General Chris- test for Pedro Sanchez’s sequent unilateral declaration of makers allegedly linked to the We feel it is necessary for the Because of the frontier tophe Deloire said the Socialists after they won an independence by Catalonia in attempt. military to adhere but the shape closure, hundreds of Vene- watchdog fears “an attempt to election last month but fell short 2017. The Madrid government “The process that is in place it will take is up to the Vene- zuelans daily were bribing intimidate the journalists and of a majority. had banned the referendum and since January ... is irreversible zuelans,” Araujo said, speaking National Guard officials as they their news organisations and to The jailed Catalans’ imposed direct rule on the north- with all the international support in English. tried to make their way into identify their sources so as to appearance in parliament on eastern region for a period. The for a democratic transition. Despite US sanctions, Ven- Brazil along indigenous trails punish them or deter them.” Tuesday, along with a 24-strong defendants deny the charges. There’s no way back to the ezuela’s military top brass have that cross the sun-baked Journalists with the inves- contingent of far-right law- It was not immediately clear Maduro regime staying in power largely ignored entreaties from savannah. The border has since tigative news site Disclose, makers, led to a rowdy opening what would happen to the four indefinitely,” Ernesto Araujo the opposition and Washington reopened. newspaper Le Monde, France session. lawmakers’ seats as it is up to (pictured) said. to turn against Maduro. A little The attempt to deliver aid Inter radio and TV news show Citing Spanish legislation and them to decide if they want to President Jair Bolsonaro’s over 1,000 troops have defected, “failed because the aid didn’t get Quotidien recently were sum- advice from the house’s legal leave them empty or if they right-wing government has mostly to Colombia and Brazil. through, but politically it showed moned about separate stories experts, parliamentary speaker would rather resign and pass the joined more than 50 other Araujo, who was in Paris for that it is a regime that will stop on French arms sales to Saudi Meritxell Batet, said yesterday: position to a fellow politician. nations in recognising Guaido as an OECD meeting as Brasilia at nothing,” Araujo said. Arabia and a political scandal. 12 AMERICAS / CLASSIFIEDS SATURDAY 25 MAY 2019 Trump row with Democrats takes harsh turn AFP Trump said he has given his attorney general cutting war of words has erupted Thursday: “Crazy Nancy!” WASHINGTON wide latitude to declassify intelligence between Trump and Pelosi, with Pelosi’s acid response on information as he probes the origins of the each questioning the other’s Twitter? “When the ‘extremely US President Donald Trump government’s investigation into Trump’s 2016 mental stability. stable genius’ starts acting more (pictured) doubled down Yesterday, Trump posted a presidential, I’ll be happy to work yesterday on his claim of an campaign ties to Russia. video of Pelosi remarks that had with him on infrastructure, trade “attempted coup” against him as been edited to mash up instances and other issues.” his battle with Democratic foes in which she stumbled over her Where this goes from here is entered a vicious new phase of Russian hoax,” he said, adding potentially impeachable words. unclear. personal insults and strong-arm that he might talk to the outgoing cover-up. “PELOSI STAMMERS Pelosi must contend with a tactics. British Prime Minister Theresa The president, for his part, is THROUGH NEWS CON- restless Democratic caucus that Hovering over it all: the May about it. daring his opponents to initiate FERENCE,” it said. is divided over whether or not to looming question of whether or Trump’s bid to turn the tables proceedings against him. Asked why he was attacking impeach the president. not the Republican leader will on the Democrats comes amid “’If they try to Impeach Pres- her personally, Trump bristled: Progressives led by Maryland be impeached — “the big an escalating constitutional clash ident Trump, who has done intelligence agencies to “quickly “Did you hear what she said congressman Jamie Raskin have I-word,” as Trump put it recently. of powers with the Democratic- nothing wrong (No Collusion), and fully cooperate” with Barr’s about me long before I went after argued that, in the face of White The president said he has controlled House of they will end up getting him re- review of the probe, which her? Did you hear? She made House stonewalling, the time has given his attorney general wide Representatives. elected,’” the president wrote Trump has attacked as a “trea- horrible statements. come to begin impeachment latitude to declassify intelligence Democratic leaders in the Friday, approvingly retweeting sonous” attempt to unseat him. “She said terrible things, so I proceedings. information as he probes the House have launched numerous a warning to Democrats by a Barr, who told a Senate just responded in kind. Look, you Raskin argued recently that origins of the government’s probes aimed at getting evidence fellow Republican, Senator committee earlier in the month think Nancy is the same as she this would consolidate the varied investigation into Trump’s 2016 gathered during Special Counsel Lindsey Graham. he suspected Trump’s campaign was? She’s not,” he said. On House inquiries in a single cen- campaign ties to Russia. Robert Mueller’s 22-month-long Trump, meanwhile, is pulling was spied on, was given “full Thursday, speaking to a room full tralized process that would have “They will be able to see ... probe into Russian interference out the stops in the no-holds- and complete authority to of farmers and ranchers who had greater standing in the inevitable how the hoax or witch hunt in the 2016 presidential cam- barred fight for political declassify information per- been invited to the White House court battles to come. started and why it started. It was paign — only to be stonewalled supremacy as the country heads taining to this investigation,” for an unrelated event on China But Pelosi also must consider an attempted coup or an by the White House. toward the 2020 presidential Trump said. tariffs, Trump said Pelosi was “a the impact of what she said attempted takedown of the pres- That has raised calls by Dem- election. The intelligence agencies mess.” would be a “very divisive” ident of the United States,” he ocrats for initiating impeachment On Thursday, he gave had previously rebuffed, on “She’s lost it ... I think she’s impeachment battle on some 30 told reporters as he departed on proceedings against Trump. Attorney-General William Barr national security grounds, got a lot of problems.” vulnerable Democrats in districts a trip to Japan. In an odd turn, however, it sweeping new authorities to declassification demands by Pelosi was rare among poli- carried by Trump. “There’s word and rumour has been House Speaker Nancy investigate the investigators of Republican lawmakers seeking ticians for having been spared Their loss in the next election that the FBI and others were Pelosi who has led the charge his 2016 campaign’s ties to to spotlight alleged misdeeds by Trump’s penchant for mocking could threaten her party’s hold involved, CIA were involved with against impeachment — even as Russia. the investigators. nicknames, but the president on the House, which puts Pelosi the UK, having to do with the she accuses the president of a He directed all US As the pressure mounts, a finally came up with one on at a fateful crossroads.

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