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FM meets Omani counterpart & GCC Secretary-General Ashghal opens deepest, longest dual-lane tunnel in Al Rayyan The tunnel, 1.5 km long and 25 m deep, links Al Waab with Al Luqta SANTHOSH CHANDRAN AL RAYYAN

PUBLIC Works Authority (Ash- ghal) has partially opened for traffic the deepest and the long- est dual-lane tunnel connecting Al Waab with Al Luqta in Al Rayyan area. The partially-opened tunnel in Al Rayyan will replace the existing and The tunnel is 1.5 kilometres reduce journey time by up to 65 percent. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani on Saturday met with Oman’s Min- long. It sits 25 metres below ister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, in presence of Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr the ground level, making it the Al Rayyan. the newly-opened section of Abdullatif bin Rashid al Zayani. They exchanged views on issues of common concern for GCC. (QNA) longest and deepest bi-direc- The tunnel forms part of the road and tunnel will reduce tional tunnel in Qatar. complex three-level interchange travel time between Bu Erayen Two of the four lanes in each known as Al Mokafaha inter- and Lebday Street and Al Luqta direction with a capacity to han- change. At interchange, there and Al Waab by up to 65 per- dle 8,000 vehicles per hour in is signalised junction that fa- cent due to the increased lane each direction were opened on cilitates traffic movements in all capacity and removal of the ex- Saturday. The tunnel forms part directions including Al Waab, isting diversions. It will also re- of the newly upgraded 2.1 km- Bani Hajer and Doha. Beneath duce traffic congestion on 22nd ‘Too much interference stretch between Bu Erayen and this is an underpass which al- February Street. Lebday Street. lows motorists to travel seam- The tunnel will also facili- It will offer easy access from lessly between Doha and Bani tate free traffic flow between Old Rayyan to Qatar Foun- Hajer. The tunnel is beneath the Al Mokafaha interchange dation, Shamal Expressway, the underpass both of which re- and Lebday Interchange. The West Bay, major sports centres, place the old roundabout. new tunnel is also a major link pushed US’ Zinni to quit’ key commercial hubs of Doha The Project Manager Ju- between Bu Erayen and Lebday and three metro stations in mah al Bader confirmed that Street.

el, alerting him to the serious Kushner, US Secretary of State were also ramifications of the decisions running file on Gulf row: Sheikh Hamad he takes. Two schoolgirls found guilty of The crisis, he said, is push- ing some countries to spend assaulting teacher in Shahaniya TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK that the secretary of state was a lot of money in Washington DOHA running the file and so was on lobbying to create a posi- Two schoolgirls in Qatar were sentenced on Saturday [Trump’s son-in-law and advi- tive perception there. “That to two weeks in the juvenile reformatory centre for RETIRED US general Anthony sor] Jared Kushner. Also there money should be spent in their assaulting their teacher at a school in Al Shahaniya. Zinni, the Trump administra- were many parties who were own countries, especially since The Criminal Court in Doha handed the sentences. tion’s envoy tasked to resolve interested in the case for one some countries do not have the the Gulf diplomatic crisis, re- reason or other.” HE Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin level of progress some others According to the prosecution, the girls, both juveniles, signed because too many peo- The Gulf crisis is still con- Jabor al Thani have in the region,” he said. grabbed the teacher’s arm and slapped her in the Trump blasts FBI ple were running his mission, tinuing because those who Regarding the conse- face when she asked them to leave the classroom as probe to find says Qatar’s former prime started it don’t understand their allegations against Qa- quences of the Gulf crisis and punishment for rude behaviour. Besides verbal abuse, if he worked minister HE Sheikh Hamad politics, Sheikh Hamad said. tar.” the siege of Qatar, Sheikh the teacher also suffered bruises. (HISHAM ALJUNDI) bin Jassim bin Jabor al Tha- “The Gulf dispute is at The former PM stressed Hamad said, “Socially and po- for Russia (PG 11 ) ni, who also served as Qatar’s present intended to remain that “the Gulf entity was de- litically, the families have been Minister of Foreign Affairs. without escalation and with- stroyed and restoring confi- separated. [Also], we began to Zinni is a logical person, out solution. The failure of dence will take years”. hear degenerate language in who wants to have [control the mediator to solve the Gulf “The people in the region the Gulf among the users of of his mission] in his hands,” crisis is due to the conflict of were looking forward to one social media, which touched Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim told positions in Washington and Gulf passport and one coin. on symbols, taboos, women SHEIKHA HIND PARTICIPATES IN US DISCUSSION Russia Today in an interview. the intransigence of those who Now you see that there is a his- and men, both alive and dead. He said the “Gulf file” was started it,” he said. torical antagonism and a tribal This is a cause for concern be- being handled by more than “Qatar is fine despite the enmity that some countries cause the wound it has caused one hand in Washington and siege and moved on. Moreo- want to persist.” may not heal even when the this embarrassed Zinni. ver, the countries imposing The Saudi Crown Prince, crisis ends.” “I think Zinni offered the blockade have not come up Sheikh Hamad said, deserves ideas, but… the problem is with any evidence supporting to have advisers at a high lev- See also page 2 Ô

Second Qatar-US Strategic Dialogue begins in Doha today The second Qatar-US Strategic Dialogue, with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as co-chairmen, will be held in Doha on Sunday. The dialogue, which will see the participation of a large number of Qatari and US government officials, is expected to further deepen the bilateral strategic ties. The meeting will include high-level discussions on a number of political, economic, defence and cultural matters, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson HE Lulwah al Khater Her Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad al Thani, Vice Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation has said. It will also witness the signing of a number of memorandums of understanding (MoUs) that will enhance (QF), has participated in the latest ‘Off The Record’ discussion in New York City. The talk, titled ‘A Discussion of Education, Women’s Rights and the Blockade’, was moderated by journalist Magalie co-operation between the two countries, she added. (TNN) Laguerre-Wilkinson from US news programme ‘60 Minutes’.

Katara inks deal with Polish group to boost Qatar’s amber industry

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ager of Katara Cultural Vil- searchers in this field to net- As per the agreement, DOHA lage, and Mariusz Grzegorz work and to promote amber both sides will cooperate in Gliwinski, deputy president art and industry. exchange of materials in edu- IN a major initiative to pro- of the association at the first “The agreement will help The agreement will help cation and research, publi- mote amber industry in Qa- Kahraman exhibition which Katara benefit from the ex- Katara benefit from the cations and information on tar and around the world, concluded on Saturday. perience and expertise of experience and expertise of amber, technical assistance the Cultural Village (Katara) Khalid al Sayed, head of the association and its mem- in amber laboratory issues on Saturday signed an agree- the exhibition and other Ka- ber organisations in various the association and its and exchange of employees, ment with the Poland-based tara officials were also present fields, particularly in techni- member organisations in expertise and research schol- International Amber Associa- at the signing ceremony. cal aspects related to amber various fields. ars and promotion of amber tion (IAA) for mutual coop- International Amber As- industry. The agreement will culture, history and contem- eration in various wings of the sociation is a platform for am- be especially beneficial in es- Khalid al Sayed, Head of the porary design. The parties industry. ber merchants and manufac- tablishing a dedicated centre Kahraman Exhibition will discuss the opportuni- Mariusz Grzegorz Gliwinski, deputy president of the International The Letter of Intent was turers, artists and collectors for Kahraman amber at Ka- ties and challenges presented Amber Association and Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim al Sulaiti, general signed by Dr Khalid bin Ibra- of natural amber and historic tara Cultural Village as well as and other related events,” said and would enter into specific manager of Katara sign the Letter of Intent. him al Sulaiti, general man- amber artefacts as well as re- in holding future exhibitions Khalid al Sayed. agreements in the future. 02 Sunday, January 13, 2019

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Al Khor and Al Thakhira MoPH launches ‘Tdap’ vaccination drive Municipality conducts 11,438 inspections in 2018 Qatar does not suffer from tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis because of the high level of vaccination coverage QNA January 30. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA Dr Suha al Bayat, head of DOHA Immunisation Department at THE Ministry of Public the Ministry of Public Health, AL Khor and Al Thakhira Mu- Health (MoPH) on Saturday said Qatar does not suffer nicipality, represented by the launched its annual vaccina- from the three diseases target- Health Supervision Depart- tion campaign against teta- ed by the campaign because of ment of the Municipal Control nus, diphtheria and pertussis the high level of vaccination Department, carried out 11,438 (Tdap), focusing on school coverage. inspection tours of food estab- students of class 10. She said the campaign lishments located within the The campaign is being is implemented annually to administrative boundaries of implemented in cooperation enhance the immunity of the municipality in 2018. with the Ministry of Educa- students, adding that the vac- The inspections resulted tion and Higher Education, cine is taken every 10 years as in issuance of 144 violations and the Primary Health Care a booster. of the provisions of Law No 8 Corporation. She explained the im- of 1990 on the control of the In the first phase of the The ministry organised a workshop for nurses, providing them with the necessary training that would guar- portance of nurses in raising organisation of human food, campaign, private schools stu- antee the success of the campaign. awareness and helping to con- with a total fine of about QR1.2 dents will receive vaccination vince students and their par- million and the destruction of from January 13 (Sunday) to from February 17 to 26. them with the necessary train- The ministry will organise ents about the benefit of the foodstuffs not suitable for hu- February 24. Public school stu- The ministry organised a ing that would guarantee the a second workshop targeting vaccine to promote and protect man consumption, including dents will receive vaccination workshop for nurses, providing success of the campaign. government school nurses on students’ health. 302 sheep, 100 cows and 6,137 kilogrammes. In addition, 503 food sam- ples were sent to the central laboratory. The samples were We wait for justice in Khashoggi case: Sheikh Hamad withdrawn from the slaugh- terhouses of poultry and egg Continued from page 1 Ô heinous murder.” heal with half of the Syrian controlled by force, he said, Arab countries, which are production companies, cheese “We wait for justice in population having been dis- calling for a national plan un- getting closer to Israel be- factories, milk companies and ON the issue of the assassina- Khashoggi’s case”, he said. placed and about one million der international auspices. lieving that it is an entrance drinking water companies lo- tion of Saudi journalist Jamal On the ongoing war in people killed. On the Palestinian cause, to Washington.” cated in Al Khor and Al Thakh- Khashoggi at Saudi Arabia’s Yemen since 2015, he called He said, “Israel wanted to he criticised the “deal of the “We have reached a point ira Municipality. consulate in Istanbul last Oc- for an immediate end to the keep the Assad regime at one century” proposed by that where Prime Minister of Is- The inspection tours come tober, Sheikh Hamad bin Jas- war, describing it as a “grave time.” Washington, saying “We do rael Benjamin Netanyahu me- within the framework of the sim said, “Khashoggi’s case mistake”, adding: “Whoever “The Assad regime will not not need this deal. We need to diated between two Arab lead- municipality’s efforts to pro- calls for justice and conscience took the decision to fight in be the ideal system for man- return the Palestinian territo- ers to resolve issues between vide safe food to consumers will not be forgotten.” Yemen, I do not know how he aging a country if justice and ries to the Palestinians.” them,” the former prime min- and ensure compliance of food “Khashoggi’s case is ap- can sleep at night.” stability are to prevail”, he re- On the issue of the wave ister said. establishments and shops with palling and requires a strong As for the situation in Syr- marked. of normalisation of relation- On the current official the laws on human food and the decision to show who is re- ia, the former prime minister He added that he did not ship between Israel and the Arab relations, he said that preparation and preservation of sponsible and who had given of Qatar said that the wound believe that the crisis of Syria Arab regimes, he said, “Tel the Arab League is “non-ex- food in health conditions. instructions to carry out the of the Syrian people is yet to had ended. Instead, it was Aviv is in contact with many istent”.

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QATAR CANCER SOCIETY HONOURS SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS

Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) on Thursday honoured sponsors and supporters of its various activities in 2018. The honourees included government institutions, corporate entities and media organisations. (JALAL PATHIYOOR) QC sets up four sewing training centres in Sudan QC seeks to provide poor families with decent jobs that give them a stable income TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ‘The project was considered DOHA as one of the important income-generating projects QATAR Charity (QC), with the support of benefactors in implemented by Qatar Qatar, has set up four sewing Charity in Sudan as it centres to train mothers of involves training women orphans and underprivileged and teaching them the women, and provide them methods to market and with 89 sewing machines. The sewing workshops promote their products, in were set up as part of 164 addition to giving them income-generating projects, sewing machines’ Ambassador of the Republic Ecuador to the State of Qatar HE Ivonne A Baki with community members at which were implemented by a New Year celebration party in Doha on Friday. (JALAL PATHIYOOR) Qatar Charity through its of- fice in Sudan in 2018 at a to- their pleasure over the gesture tal cost of more than QR1mn, The four workshops, implemented at a cost of over QR338,000 aim and thanked the benefactors in benefiting hundreds of at rehabilitating and training the beneficiaries in sewing and em- Qatar for their generous dona- families in need. broidery craft for one year, then giving them sewing and embroidery tion, which contributed to pro- Ecuadorian envoy hosts NY The four workshops, im- machines along with necessary operating accessories. viding a source of income for plemented at a cost of over their families. QR338,000 aim at rehabilitat- Hocine Kermache, director celebrations for community ing and training the beneficiar- of QC’s office in Sudan, said the ies in sewing and embroidery project was considered as one craft for one year, then giving of the important income-gen- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK them sewing and embroidery erating projects implemented DOHA machines along with necessary by Qatar Charity in Sudan as operating accessories. it involves training women and THE Ambassador of the Re- Through its economic em- teaching them the methods public Ecuador to the State of powerment projects, Qatar to market and promote their Qatar HE Ivonne A Baki threw Charity seeks to alleviate the products, in addition to giving a New Year celebration party suffering of poor families by them sewing machines. for Ecuadorian community providing a decent job that He also pointed out that members on Friday. gives them a stable income. the beneficiaries were previ- The party, which took A centre was set up at the ously given normal sewing place from 05:30 pm till Sheikha Aisha Bint Hamad machines individually, while 08:30 pm at St Regis Hotel, Bin Abdullah Al Attiyah Model they now get electric sewing brought together Ecuadorian Orphans City in the River Nile and embroidery machines families to share inspirational State, which has 31 different and overlocking machine and stories about their stay in Qa- sewing machines along with accessories. tar. The event also aimed to accessories and 20 pieces of Compared to 2017, the strengthen the bond among cloths, benefiting mothers of QC’s economic empowerment Ecuadorian community mem- orphans living in the city. projects witnessed an increase bers in Qatar. Another workshop set up in the number of completed “I think everybody in- More than 70 Ecuadorians guests. The event also featured in the White Nile State con- projects in 2018, reaching 164 ternally is good. Everybody working in different sectors special activities for children. tained 17 sewing machines projects, while 64 income-gen- wants to do good for himself, in Qatar attended the event. The Ecuadorian ambas- along with accessories in ad- erating projects were imple- his country and his family. Ambassador Ivonne A Baki sador encouraged the com- dition to two workshops in the mented in 2017. We are all here for the same expressed her gratitude to the munity to be in continuous Khartoum State, which housed The projects included four purpose, to share ideas, feel- attendees and said that such touch with one another and 33 sewing machines along with sewing workshops, 27 grain ings and to enhance our unity events should be held more to register themselves at the accessories, benefiting more mills in different areas of the and share happiness away often during her stay in Qatar. embassy in order to enjoy the than 150 families. White Nile State and 17 sheep from our home country, in After the ambassador de- consular services offered by Rabab Hussein, director of and dairy cows farming pro- a country which we consid- livered her short message, a the embassy to the commu- the Khartoum workshop, said jects in addition to transpor- er our second home”, said sumptuous dinner of Ecua- nity and to remain aware of the sewing centre was set up where most of the people need live a decent life. tation vehicles, cameras and Ambassador Baki.” dorian food was served to the the upcoming events. in a densely populated area, such projects that help them The trainees expressed other projects. MME reports 345 eco violations in 2018, baby JOB OPPORTUNITY zebra born at Al Khor Park

QNA A reputed company in Qatar requires DOHA THE Ministry of Municipality and experienced Male or Female outdoor Environment (MME) reported 345 environmental violations in 2018 and issued 900 warnings as part of Sales Executive with the below its effort to put an end to such viola- tions and protect the environment. According to the Director of the Environmental Protection, Nature TXDOL¿FDWLRQV Reserves and Wildlife Department at the ministry Omar Salem al Nu- aimi, the violations included camel ‡%DFKHORU¶V'HJUHHRUHTXLYDOHQW grazing and entry of vehicles into prohibited green zones, unauthor- ised disposal of waste water, trans- ‡Minimum 2 Years of work experience portation of hazardous material and illegal winter camps. Nuaimi said that patrol- in Qatar ling takes place around the clock across the country to ensure that compliance of people and organi- ‡)OXHQF\LQ(QJOLVK NQRZOHGJHLQ sations with the environmental laws of the country. The ministry also conducted Arabic is a plus cleaning campaigns across the country. Meanwhile, the ministry has called on companies and individu- ‡9DOLG4DWDU'ULYLQJOLFHQVH als to cooperate with the ministry in conserving the environment and saving wildlife. CLEANING DRIVE ON BUZALUF BEACH: The Ministry of Municipal- bra foal. The zebra found in eastern Interested applicants may send their ity and Environment (MME), represented by the General Hygiene Zebra foal born in and southern Africa lives in grass- Department,recently carried out a comprehensive cleaning campaign Al Khor Park lands, feeds on herbs and leaves. It on Buzaluf Beach in Al Shamal area. The MME has requested all visi- THE Mini Zoo at the Al Khor Park is a social animal and lives in groups CV to: [email protected] tors to the beach to dispose of waste properly. (TNN) recently witnessed the birth of a ze- of up to 10,000 animals. 04 Sunday, January 13, 2019 Nation Doha College students bring home ‘best in world, M-E & Qatar’ results

Doha College Principal Dr Steffen Sommer with some of the highest achievers from the college.

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK The 2018 outstanding (Pearson), Francesca Jones History (Cambridge), Jere- erature (Cambridge), Antonia the successful implementation Dr Steffen Sommer, princi- DOHA learners of Doha College, as – A-Level Fine Art (Pearson) hmico Bautista – A-Level Me- Heidel – IGCSE German (Pear- of High Performance Learning pal of Doha College, expressed awarded by the examining and Bwalya Kapapa – IGCSE dia Studies, Lina Belbouche son), Maryam Malmstrom – (HPL) at Doha College. delight over the attainments. DOHA College (DC), the first bodies Cambridge Assess- Mathematics (Pearson). – IGCSE French (Pearson), IGCSE History (Cambridge), At the heart of HPL lies the He said, “Doha College stu- in the world to be accredited as ment International Educa- The highest marks scor- Nicholas Belsten – A-Level Brogan McCulloch – AS Travel belief that almost all learners dents have often been amongst a High Performance Learning tion and Pearsons Qualifica- ers in the Middle East: Manith Computer Science (Cam- and Tourism (Cambridge), are capable of high perfor- the best, both here in Qatar school, has had another year of tion Services are: Highest Adikari – A-Level Further bridge), Jack Dillon – GCSE Pranav Pradeep – A-Level Eco- mance and that by making and globally. This year, we record examination results. marks in the world: Hayat Mathematics (Pearson) and Music (Pearson), Fathima nomics (Pearson), EmreTek- this belief the explicit phi- have seen the biggest number The crowning glory of this al Dasooqi – GCSE Art And Nazneen Rizan – GCSE Statis- Farhan – GCSE Fine Art can – IGCSE Turkish (Pearson) losophy for the school and of our students excelling at accolade is the large number Design: Photography (Pear- tics (Pearson). (Pearson) and Mohsin Ghani and Jeeveththaa Thirugnana- adjusting practice to focus on this most notable level. We are of ‘best in Qatar,’ ‘best in the son), Yasmin Buckley – A- The highest marks scor- – IGCSE French (Pearson). sambanthar – A-Level Biology systematically building the exceptionally proud of them, Middle East’ and ‘best in the Level Geography (Pearson), ers in Qatar: Manith Adikari Others: Qurratu Hashim – (Cambridge). relevant cognitive competen- their families and Doha Col- world’ distinctions awarded to Anastasia Ceban – GCSE Art – A-Level Mathematics (Pear- AS Biology (Cambridge), Syeda These new heights in aca- cies, far more learners will be- lege. They are true High Per- its students. And Design: Photography son), Fezaan Akram – IGCSE Sana Hashmi – AS English Lit- demic excellence come from come successful. formance Learners.” BPS celebrates Bangladesh Forum Qatar organises Bazm-e-Alig elects new World Hindi Day cleaning drive on Al Wakrah Beach office-bearers THE Birla Public School hosted Irshad Hussain addressed the Vishwa Hindi Diwas celebra- gathering on the occasion. tions being held at the initiative Jineshwar of Grade 9 wel- of the Indian Embassy from comed the gathering while January 10 to January 15 re- Prisha Sahoo also of Grade 9 cently. recited a poem on Hindi Diwas. The First Secretary for In- The event featured poem recita- formation and Education at the tion, essay writing and public Indian Embassy Hemant Ku- speaking contests in Hindi. mar Dwivedi inaugurated the Principal AP Sharma function at Basant Kumar Birla thanked the audience and par- Auditorium of the school. ticipants of various schools. Dwivedi read out the mes- The Hindi Diwas celebra- Nadeem Mahir, president. sage from the Prime Minister tions are sponsored by the of India Narendra Modi on the North Indian Association of Around 150 volunteers from BFQ and their families participated in the initiative organised in cooperation with the MME. occasion and motivated stu- Qatar. Various competitions dents to study Hindi, which is are being held for students TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK the national language of India, of grades 1 to 12 as part of the DOHA highlighting its importance. celebrations. Fourteen Indian Principal A P Sharma also schools in Qatar are participat- BANGLADESHI profession- recited a poem written by ing in the celebrations. Vishwa als in Qatar, under the ban- Dwivedi on the occasion. Sudhir Hindi Diwas is celebrated on ner of Bangladesh Forum Qa- Gupta also recited a poem while January 10 every year. (TNN) tar (BFQ), a Qatar Financial Center-registered organisation, on Friday organised a clean- ing drive on Al Wakrah Family Osama Shamsi, general secretary. Beach. Around 150 volunteers from THE alumni association of Ali- BFQ and their families partici- garh Muslim University, Bazm- pated in the drive organised in e-Alig, Qatar Chapter has elect- cooperation with the Ministry ed new Executive Committee for of Municipality and Environ- Ambassador of Bangladesh to marine habitat. joining the social responsibility the next two years. ment (MME). Qatar HE Ashud Ahmed said Jafar al Sarraf, general man- initiative of BFQ. Nadeem Mahir is the new The event sought to raise that BFQ puts great emphasis ager of Gulf Exchange, thanked BFQ also acknowledged the president and Osama Shamsi is community awareness about on creating awareness within BFQ for organising the event. contributions of the Embassy of the general secretary of the Qa- the need to protect the environ- the community and in Qatar Nazmul Hossain Marwan, Bangladesh, the MME, the EFS tar Chapter. Hemant Kumar Dwivedi, first secretary for information and education ment and keep the marine habi- of the cleanliness of home, the manager credit risk at Barwa Facilities Management Compa- Other office-bearers are: at the Indian embassy, A P Sharma, principal, as well as chief guests tat safe and trash-free. society and the environment, Bank and the event leader, ny and the Gulf exchange to the Aqil Mahmood (vice-president), Irshad Hussain and Sudhir Gupta light the lamp on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, along with the protection of the thanked the participants for success of the event. Arshad Amin (joint secretary) and Faraz Ahmad (treasurer). Executive Members: Shakil Quadri, Arshad Firoz, Zulfiqar UKB QATAR HOSTS BLOOD DONATION DRIVE Hasan Khan, Kushnoor Khan, Rashid Siddqui, Abdul Mujeeb Uttara Karnataka Balaga Khan, Nadeem Jafar, Uzair (UKB) Qatar successfully Sherwani, Faisal Asad, Moham- organised a blood mad Ahmed, Danishullah Khan donation camp attended and Aafreen Javed. by more than 100 blood Election Officer Moham- donors at Blood Donor med Amir praised the outgoing Centre of the Hamad president Afroz Alam and his Medical Corporation team for their remarkable con- (HMC). The event was tributions to the association and supported by Sing Seva welcomed the newly-elected Group, Shaheed Baba Executive Committee. The high- Deep Singh Trust and light of the event was the unop- Mirrikh Contracting and posed election of all members of attended by Shashidhar the committee. Hebbal, founder president Afroz Alam handed over the of UKB as well as charge to newly elected team management committee and thanked all members for members of UKB Sanjeev their valuable support. Sharma, Dharampal Aligarh Muslim University Singh, Angrej Singh and is a prestigious educational in- Prasanna. (TNN) stitution in India. (TNN) Nation Sunday, January 13, 2019 05 CIHT seminar discusses QFBA hosts diplomatic benefits of Transit Oriented Development delegation from Somalia TOD is one of the keys for TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK sustainable urban development DOHA

THE Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA) recently hosted a high-lev- el diplomatic delegation from Somalia. The 12-member delegation visited Qatar to learn more about Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) and its subsidiaries. The tour was organised in co- ordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA). Received by Dr Moham- Participants at a seminar recently organised by the Chartered med al Emadi, head of sales Institution of Highways & Transportation Qatar. and marketing at QFBA, the delegation was taken on a tour TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK social interaction. and briefed on the courses and QFBA officials with the delegation from Somalia. The delegation was taken on a tour and briefed on the courses and products available at QFBA. DOHA Brian explained, with sta- products available at QFBA. tistics, how a significant reduc- Addressing the delegation, to design a product that they ates come under Northumbria Jufairi, product development QFC operates in line with in- BRIAN Wait, an internation- tion in traffic generation and Dr Emadi said, “QFBA offers deem fit for their organisa- University, though we issue manager at Qatar Financial ternational best practice and ally-acclaimed architect and parking demand took place training for the entire profes- tional growth.” our own certificates for our Centre, said, “Qatar boasts standards offering word class in-charge of AREP worldwide with increase in transit rider- sional segment of the financ- “QFBA has a wide range training programmes. We also one of the strongest and fast- regulation, a fair and trans- architecture and urban plan- ship and economic growth in a ing sector, including staff from of courses, including short have various custom-designed est growing economies in the parent tax regime and an Eng- ning activities, gave a presen- TOD project in Nancy, France. the most junior to the most ex- courses and those which pre- courses for on-job training as MENA region. QFC’s unique lish common law framework. tation on Transit Oriented De- “Qatar’s energy consump- ecutive levels. We identify the pare students for international well as experiential training,” platform continues to facili- The value of our unbeatable velopment (TOD) at a seminar tion and traffic congestion are needs within the economy in professional tests, as well as he added. tate ease in business set-up framework is recognised by recently organised by the Char- huge and therefore its carbon general and the specific needs four-year university pro- During a presentation for for entities wishing to expand regulated financial services in- tered Institution of Highways & footprint is significant. For of the relevant organisations grammes. These undergradu- the visiting delegation, Leila al to Qatar and beyond. The stitutions worldwide.” Transportation (CIHT) Qatar. sustainable environment, Qa- TOD is one of the keys to tar’s transportation planning sustainable urban development needs to be improved with as it seeks to reduce the use of proper TOD considerations cars, travel time, pollution and with technical approaches. FOCUS ON CHILD-PARENT RELATIONSHIP AT QNL EVENT transportation cost. Proper TOD can effectively TOD organises various reduce the trip generation and modes of public transport and parking demand while en- land use in a systematic way so couraging the local economy, that people can find the trans- which would be beneficial for port facilities within minimal Qatar,” Brian said. walking distance. Easy and ef- This seminar was part of fective connections among dif- CIHT Qatar Group’s event, ferent modes of transportation with the sponsorship of AE- are keys to planning a network COM, BG&E, DCE, Egis, Fu- with TOD. It also reduces the gro, Muhel, PAF, Seero, TMS urban sprawling by increasing and WSP.

Award-winning author Omar Khawaja has offered families useful advice on raising responsible children at an interactive event, ‘Ilyas & Duck Show’, held at Qatar National Library (QNL). The author shared with parents stories from his famous storybook series ‘Ilyas & Duck’, which combine relatable characters with beautiful illustrations and exciting stories. The book series presents real world stories to help children develop a sense of curiosity and find answers to their own questions. (TNN)

Auction Announcement

The Major Tenders and Auctions Committee of the Ministry of Municipality and Environment and Qatar General Authority for Standardization and Metrology announce their desire to launch the following auction:

Subject of Auction: Production of Concentrated Feed by Private Sector Investors

Tender number in the Ministry of Municipality and Environment TC\B\1 \2019

Tender number at the tenders website– - Ministry of Finance 3\2019

Closing date Value of Bid Bond Validity of Bid Bond Price of Auction Documents Launching System

3/2/2019 QR 100.000 120 days as of closing date QR 1000 One envelope

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AM excited to perform for in the US. my kababayan in Qatar for Talking about her experience dur- DOHA FANS SEND the second time!” said Fil- ing her first concert in Qatar, Sarah ipina singer, actress and said her fondest memory of the event WARM GREETINGS television personality Sarah was the welcoming response of the au- GeronimoI about her upcoming world dience in the country. TO SARAH GERONIMO tour in Doha. “The audience was so ap- In an email interview preciative! I really had a with Qatar Tribune, the great time performing artiste expressed her for them,” said Sa- Hi Sarah G. This excitement over the Sarah first rah. I5 me, Cate. opportunity to The artiste meet her Qatar- performed in Doha in was also grate- Hindi na ako based fans dur- 2014 during a concert titled ful for the “kilome kilo- ing the Doha trust reposed leg of her world “Perfect 10- Sarah Geronimo by the pro- metrong layong” tour “This I5 Live!” staged at the West End Park ducers of the sayo because of Me” taking event, Doha Qatar Tribune. place at the Amphitheatre. This time round, City Events Aspire Ladies she is set to rock the stage in Management, (I will not be Sports Hall on for her come- miles away from January 25. Aspire which is expected to back concert. “It is going to Sarah’s you because of be a fun-filled night attract around 4,000 claim to fame in- Qatar Tribune). of music and celebra- people. cludes being a See you soon! tion of my journey in the recipient of nu- show business. I am grate- merous awards — CATE RUMBAUA ful for everyone who has been a from prestigious award giv- part of my journey. I can’t wait to per- ing bodies in the Philippines includ- form for all my fellow Filipinos in Qa- ing Awit Awards, Aliw Awards by the tar,” Sarah gushed. Aliw Awards Foundation Inc, Myx Mu- Sarah first performed in the coun- sic Awards and FAMAS Golden Artist try in 2014 during a concert titled “Per- Award. While in her acting career, she fect 10- Sarah Geronimo Live!” staged has also earned the Box-Office Queen at the West End Park Amphi- title on several occasions including two theatre. This time round, nominations for FAMAS Award for she is set to rock the Best actress. stage in Aspire which Sarah will be joined by sing- is expected to attract ers Mark Bautista and Sam Con- around 4,000 people. ception together with G-Force “This I5 Me” world at her upcoming concert. tour is a celebration “I have done shows in Qa- of Sarah’s 15 beau- tar. Great people and amaz- tiful years in the ing architecture! During the entertainment in- upcoming concert, I will be “Hello Sarah! We are excited to dustry. It has been singing two songs and a welcome you again in Qatar! See staged in differ- duet with Sarah. I am in- ent parts of the viting the people in Qatar you soon” world including to watch this concert be- — BRYAN RICAFRENTE cause this is a celebration of Sarah’s 15th year in an ambassador for many agencies and World Travel Fair in 2006. the world of music,” organisations such as the Philippine The “This I5 Me” concert will also Mark said. Department of Education as Youth Role feature local performers such as Tri- Mark is among Model and Spokes- pod acoustic band and the hit makers person in 2007 Soundz of Era in the Phil- and as a rep- band. ippines. He resentative of Qatar Trib- released his the Philippine une is the of- first album Department ficial media in 2004. His of Tourism for partner of the most recent al- the Korea event. bum is titled The Sound of Love re- leased in 2013. Aside “Hi Sarah! I may not be your no.1 from sing- fan but I have been cheering for ing, he is also a fa- you and other artistes like Yeng miliar face and Rachelle every Sunday while on television watching ASAP. Hopefully, this time with his count- Sarah less guest appear- I will be able to watch your concert Geronimo ances in different Mark-Bautista here in Qatar and cheer for you TV shows and musical events. Sam Concepcion personally. Thank you , Qatar Like Mark, Tribune for this opportunity.” Sam is also an JHOVIE IGNACIO accomplished — singer. He is also PIBAQ gears up to host a slew of events this year

INOY Basketball of Qatar (PIBAQ) is gearing up for its up- coming events this Pyear aimed at further promoting basketball and Filipino talent in Qatar as well as in the region. Speaking to Qatar Trib- une recently, PIBAQ found- er Pat Carido said the group hopes to continue putting the spotlight on basketball through their various initia- tives and events supported by Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), the national sport association for basket- ball in the Philippines, and Filipino leagues in countries in the Middle East. A group photo during the accreditation seminar hosted by PIBAQ in Doha. FIBA International Referee According to Carido, Joenard Garcia three of the major events onship in September and including the coaches, ref- seminars of rules review and Last year, PIBAQ hosted tional referee, Joenard Gar- of PIBAQ will be hosted the Youth 15U-All Filipino erees and other supporters accreditation scheduled this an accreditation seminar at cia. Gregorio, the new special as- in Oman. This include the Men’s GCC Basketball Club are grateful for the support year in different GCC coun- the Al Safa Royal Suite Ho- “PIBAQ is grateful for sistant to the SBP President. Open OFW Men’s GCC Bas- Championship in December. of the Filipino community in tries headed by the SBP from tel through Dexter Lastrella the continuous support of Similarly, we are thankful ketball Club which is tenta- “This year is going to be Qatar,” Carido said. January 24 to February 9. In and PIBAQ Finance Man- SBP through its Executive for Aurea Navarro of the tively scheduled to be held another big year for PIBAQ. He also underlined the Doha, sessions on rules re- ager Menchie Lastrella. The Director Sonny Barrios and Qatar Basketball Federation during the Oman Sultan Cup We had a great year in 2018, strong support of PIBAQ to view will be held on Janu- seminar was conducted by Deputy Executive Director and PIBAQ Honorary Mem- Finals in April, the Youth and we are hoping to keep the professional develop- ary 28 and 29 while a two- Liberato Valenzuela, Head Bernardo Gabriel Atienza. ber for providing the neces- 18U All-Filipino Men’s GCC the momentum going for us. ment of Filipino referees day seminar will be held in of SBP Technical Commis- We would also like to ac- sary guidance to our organi- Basketball Club Champi- All the people behind PIBAQ in the Middle East through Oman on February 1 and 2. sions, and FIBA Interna- knowledge the support Ryan sation,” said Carido. South Asia / SE Asia Sunday, January 13, 2019 07 Philippine law allows AIDS test for youth without parental consent of their parents or guardians. We need this law retroviral treatment (ART) of- regularly can also prevent an the Children Philippines The new law seeks to strengthen govt “This is important be- fered free by the government. HIV-infected person from in- chief executive officer Albert cause 30 percent of our new to help curb the Data from the DOH fecting others. Muyot welcomed the signing response to the growing number of cases comes from 15-24 age epidemic. Most important is showed that as of Novem- Domingo said the new law of the law, saying it “recog- HIV-AIDS cases in the country group. We have to make sure the cooperation of the public. ber last year, there were provides for a strengthened nises the rights of children to that there is no hurdle to their only 32,909 individuals who education campaign about health and protection from PHILSTAR most significant features of access to HIV testing,” Do- We all have to be compliant availed themselves of the the disease not only among HIV.” Muyot said a provision MANILA the Philippine HIV and AIDS mingo told journalists. to address this issue ART. Of the 945 new cases those infected but also with in the new HIV law that high- Policy Act of 2018, which was The new law allows preg- recorded in November, 299 their partners and family. It lights the participatory rights THE recently signed law on designed to curb the HIV (hu- nant women aged 15 and be- DOH Undersecretary were aged 12 to 24. The rest also mandates education pro- of children is an important HIV/AIDS allows individuals man immunodeficiency virus) low as well as those engaged in Eric Domingo were 25 to 34 years old. grammes at the workplace. aspect of anti-HIV efforts. aged 15 and above to be tested epidemic in the country. high risk behaviour to be test- The DOH has been urg- “We need this law to help “The steady rise of HIV for the disease without the con- The law repealed the Phil- ed without parental consent. ing all individuals with HIV curb the epidemic. Most im- cases among minors has been sent of their parents or guard- ippine AIDS Prevention and It required these individ- tion, many young individu- to take their ART regularly as portant is the cooperation of a cause for alarm since they ians, the Department of Health Control Act of 1998, which uals to be assisted by health als, including those engaging this could prevent the virus the public. We all have to be cannot open up to their par- (DOH) said on Saturday. prohibits individuals aged professionals or social work- in high-risk behaviour, do from progressing into AIDS compliant to address this is- ents and guardians and get DOH Undersecretary Eric 18 and below to be tested for ers when getting the tests. not want to be tested, thereby (acquired immunodeficiency sue,” Domingo said. treatment due to social stig- Domingo said this is one of the HIV/AIDs without the consent Because of this restric- depriving themselves of anti- syndrome). Taking the ART Child’s right group Save ma,” Muyot said.

Sr IS commander Pakistan not going Federal minister rules out killed in Afghan to IMF for now, says province raid REUTERS finance minister any govt deal with ex-PM KABUL Govt to unveil a mini-budget on Jan 23 A SENIOR commander of the Islamic State militant group DAWN.COM agreements have also been was killed in Afghanistan in a KARACHI signed to bring investment Nawaz, former prez Zardari raid, US Forces Afghanistan into the country. said on Saturday. THE federal government has “The impacts of the in- Khetab Emir was killed in decided not to enter an In- vestment agreements will Information Minister Chaudhry says there’ll be no deal for the corrupt as long as Imran is PM the raid on Jan 10 in the east- ternational Monetary Fund start surfacing from the next ern area of Nangarhar prov- (IMF) programme for now, week,” he added. ince, said Lt Ubon Mendie, a Finance Minister Asad Umar Asad Umar, even before spokesman for the US forces said on Saturday. he was sworn in, had said that based in Afghanistan. The finance minister the economy would need an Emir, who was known by made the remarks while talk- infusion of more than $12 bil- multiple names, facilitated ing to businessmen at the Ka- lion within six weeks. high-profile attacks and sup- rachi Chamber of Commence In a later interview with plied Islamic State fighters and Industry (KCCI). Bloomberg, he had said that with weapons and materials to Umar said that instead the nation’s financial gap make explosives, Mendie said of rushing into the IMF pro- was somewhere between in a statement. gramme, the government was $10bn to $12bn, adding that exploring alternative options. the new government would Khetab Emir was killed in the Furthermore, the finance need a bit extra so it doesn’t raid on Jan 10 in the eastern minister announced that “live on the edge”. area of Nangarhar province, the government will unveil a In October last year, Sau- mini-budget on January 23 di Arabia had announced a said Lt Ubon Mendie, a instead of January 21. He as- $6 billion bailout package for spokesman for the US forces sociated the two-day delay to Pakistan’s ailing economy. based in Afghanistan an impending foreign trip of The package includes $3bn in Prime Minister Imran Khan. balance of payments support “His removal helps pro- The finance minister said and just as much in deferred tect innocent Afghans from that his visits of Lahore and payments on oil imports. future Islamic State violence Karachi were regarding a one- The UAE had also an- and weakens their presence in point agenda: the amended fi- nounced a package exactly the Nangarhar,” Mendie said. nance bill, which he said will same size and terms and con- Islamic State fighters have facilitate businessmen. ditions as given by Saudi Ara- developed a stronghold in the Umar indicated that the bia. The all-weather friend, province on Afghanistan’s amended bill will also carry China too, had pledged to eastern border with Pakistan “some good news” for the Pa- lend $2 billion to Pakistan to and have become one of the kistan Stock Exchange (PSX) . shore up dwindling foreign country’s most dangerous mil- The minister said that exchange reserves. itant groups. he consulted all stakehold- Moreover, Islamabad The hardline militant ers over the upcoming mini- and Riyadh are expected to group’s local affiliate, known budget, assuring the assort- ink memorandum of under- as Islamic State Khorasan ment of businessmen that standing (MoUs) to bring in Province, after an old name tax anomalies will be elimi- Saudi investment in excess of for the region that includes nated in the budget. $10bn this month. Pakistan Afghanistan, has been active The minister rejected the is also eyeing similar MoUs Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif and ex-president Asif Ali Zardari. (AGENCIES) since 2015, fighting the Tali- impression that the govern- with China, the United Arab ban as well as Afghan and for- ment was only borrowing Emirates and Malaysia over TRIBUNE.COM.PK will only witness better days eign forces. money, stressing that several the next two months. ISLAMABAD Reiterating accusations against Sharif and Zardari, the ahead. “We are seven months information minister said both political leaders were guilty into our tenure and there has INFORMATION Minister of establishing fake companies to launder ill-gotten wealth been no corruption scandal 5 killed in militant Economy on verge of collapse: Abbasi Fawad Chaudhry says the against any federal minister,” federal government is under said Chaudhry. attack on Afghan KARACHI: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbbasi says immense pressure to strike dering the functioning of the guilty of establishing fake On January 10, the federal the country’s economy is on the verge of collapse but Pakistan deals with Nawaz Sharif and parliament. Some people are companies to launder ill-got- government decided against re- police station Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) government had different priorities. Asif Ali Zardari, Express advising us to go easy on Zard- ten wealth. moving names of 20 individu- HERAT: Gunmen stormed a The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader was respond- News reported. ari and Sharif; others want us “They are a mafia, and gen- als – including Asif Zardari, Bil- police station in western Af- ing to Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry’s statement that Speaking at an event in to negotiate settlements,” said erations of their families are awal Bhutto Zardari and Sindh ghanistan Saturday, killing at the federal government was under pressure to strike deals Jhelum on Saturday, the min- Chaudhry. reaping the benefits of their CM Murad Ali Shah – from the least five people and wound- with Nawaz Sharif and Asif Zardari. ister said PTI is receiving un- “These people need to real- corruption,” said Chaudhry, Exit Control List (ECL). ing two others, officials said, Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the PML-N solicited advice from various ise that until the PTI is in pow- adding that Imran Khan and Addressing a press con- in the latest violence target- leader said the government had failed to perform during its quarters on how to deal with er and Imran Khan is prime the PTI will leave no stone un- ference in Islamabad after ing the war-torn country’s first five months in power. the cases against the former minister of Pakistan, there will turned in efforts to expose the a federal cabinet meeting, beleaguered security forces. Abbasi demanded the formation of a joint investigation prime minister and former be no deals for the corrupt.” leadership of the PML-N and Chaudhry had said the gov- There was no immediate team to probe alleged losses to the national exchequer due president. Reiterating accusations the Pakistan People’s Party. ernment would wait for the claim of responsibility for the to “flawed policies of the PTI government”.(EXPRESS TRIBUNE) “Everyday, there is some- against Sharif and Zardari, He claimed that under Supreme Court’s detailed ver- raid in the provincial capital of one telling us that our anti- the information minister said the leadership of Prime Min- dict before taking a decision Herat, near the Iranian border, corruption efforts are hin- both political leaders were ister Imran Khan, Pakistan on the ECL matter. but the Taliban have been relentless in their assaults on Afghan police and soldiers. Two police officers and three civilians, including a Malaysian state choses new sultan, expected to be elected king child, died in the attack that ended less than two hours AFP Tengku Abdullah Shah of Malaysia by the Council of the next ruler. cal leave. after it began, the provincial KUALA LUMPUR has replaced his father, Sultan Rulers, who will chose a new The country was thrown The abdication was the governor’s spokesman Jelani Ahmad Shah as the ruler of king on January 24. into shock Sunday when first for the country since its Farhad said. Another two A MALAYSIAN state an- Pahang state, the official Ber- Malaysia is a constitution- reigning king Sultan Muham- independence from British officers were wounded. Both nounced it had a new sultan on nama news agency said, citing al monarchy with a unique ar- mad V abdicated unexpect- rule in 1957. attackers were killed. Police Saturday, who is expected to a senior palace official. rangement where the national edly after just two years of Royal officials have not special forces were deployed be elected king after the former Local reports said the throne changes hands every rule, following reports that he commented on the reported to the area, interior ministry monarch abdicated following move was designed to pave five years between rulers of married an ex-beauty queen wedding, or said what con- spokesman Najib Danish his reported marriage to a Rus- the way for Sultan Abdullah the country’s nine states. Pa- in Russia in November during dition prompted the former said. (AFP) sian former beauty queen. to be chosen as the next king hang state is due to provide Tengku Abdullah Shah a purported two-month medi- king to take the leave. 11.6 million Filipino families rated poor; down 2 percent: Survey PHILSTAR the number of Filipinos who Slight decrease points in the Visayas, from 67 found that the number of Fili- MANILA said their families are poor, percent to 61 percent. Mean- pinos who said their families from an estimated 12.2 million in poverty rate while, self-rated poverty in are “food-poor” – or those THE number of Filipinos who to 11.6 million. The survey showed Metro Manila jumped from 26 who rated themselves as poor consider their families poor Despite the decrease in the percent to 30 percent, while it based on the food that they eat went down to 11.6 million in past three months, SWS said self-rated poverty in the increased from 47 percent to – dropped to 34 percent or 7.9 the fourth quarter of last year, the average self-rated poverty country decreasing by two 51 percent in the rest of Luzon. million. according to a recent survey by rating for 2018 of 48 percent is points to 50% from 52% in The survey showed that This is down two points Social Weather Stations (SWS). still two points higher than the a similar survey conducted the self-rated poverty thresh- from the 36 percent or an es- The survey, conducted average 46 percent in 2017. in September last year old, or the monthly amount timated 8.5 million families from December 16 to 19 with SWS noted that the num- needed by a family for them to recorded in September. the results released on Friday ber of Filipinos who identi- not consider themselves poor, The annual average of self- night, showed self-rated pover- fied their families as poor in the Visayas, offset by in- remained at P10,000. rated food poverty in 2018 was ty in the country decreasing by increased by 10 points in the creases in Metro Manila and Those who considered at 33 percent, similar to the two points to 50 percent from second and third quarters, be- the rest of Luzon. their families poor said they average in 2017. 52 percent in a similar survey fore easing in the latest survey. It fell 16 points in Mind- lacked an average of P5,000 The survey had 1,440 adult conducted in September. The two-point decrease anao, from 65 percent in Sep- every month in order for them respondents and an error mar- Filipino commuters ride on a wooden cart that runs on railroad tracks This meant an estimated was due to the sharp drop in tember to 49 percent in De- to reach their stated poverty gin of +/- three percent for the in Manila on Friday. (REUTERS) decrease of about 600,000 in Mindanao and slight decrease cember, while it dropped six threshold. Meanwhile, SWS national percentages. 08 Sunday, January 13, 2019

ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 3, 2006 PRINTED AT ALI BIN ALI PRINTING PRESS Opinion HAMAD BIN SUHAIM AL THANI CHAIRMAN ADEL ALI BIN ALI MANAGING DIRECTOR DR HASSAN MOHAMMED AL ANSARI EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Protect Right To Due Process And Habeas Corpus Japan’s Hostage

American citizens apprehended overseas for supporting acts of terrorism or treason should Justice System be put on trial in US federal court

HE recent capture of two American law explains, the US detention facility in citizens, one from Houston, among Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was never intend- If Japan wants to live up to its reputation as one of the world’s most advanced Islamic State forces fighting in Syria is ed for US citizens. “From day one, the first a stark reminder of the global nature (post 9/11) Bush executive order indicated democracies, it needs to modernise its criminal justice system of the conflict there and the recruit- that US citizens would not be tried by mili- T BRAD ADAMS ing powers of ISIS and other terrorist or- tary commissions. So, nothing Guantanamo ganisations. But it’s also an opportunity to related is relevant to those two US citizens” TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE set a precedent that recognises the right to recently apprehended in Syria. due process for any American citizen ap- Both Rivkin and Hafetz agree that all HE high-profile arrest of Carlos prehended in a foreign land and accused of American citizens apprehended overseas Ghosn has shone a light on Japan’s taking up arms against the US or, as in this for supporting acts of terrorism or treason long overlooked ‘hostage’ justice sys- case, a US-backed militia. should be repatriated to the US and tried tem, in which criminal suspects are In 2004, the Supreme Court ruled in in federal court. As Rivkin explained, that’s Theld for long periods in harsh condi- Hamdi vs Rumsfeld that the the ideal solution for any al- tions to coerce a confession. Ghosn, fired US government can desig- leged foreign terrorist or en- as CEO/Chairman of Nissan and Mitsubi- nate a US citizen or a for- emy combatant apprehend- shi Motors after his November 19 arrest eign national as an “enemy ed in Syria or elsewhere—to on allegations of financial misconduct (but combatant” and hold that be repatriated to their home still CEO of Renault), was originally de- individual as long as there country and tried in a legiti- tained for 21 days – and then, to keep him are “ongoing hostilities”—a mate court of law. in custody beyond the legal maximum, has nebulous concept in a seem- “The Kurds clearly want been rearrested on other charges. ingly endless war on terror. them repatriated for obvi- Ghosn has been refused bail, has not But in Hamdi the high ous reasons,” says Rivkin. been allowed to have lawyers present un- court also ruled that any US “They do not have the capa- der questioning, and has been unable to citizen designated an ene- bility to try them with any meet with his family since his arrest. my combatant has both the semblance of due process. Many Japanese welcomed the new right to due process chal- Captured by Syrian Democratic And since there’s really no year with soba noodles, mandarin oranges, lenging that designation Forces, Warren Christopher choice of trying them on a heated kotatsu table, and green tea. But and the right to petition Clark is a US citizen and site, they have to be tried Ghosn, like other criminal suspects in Ja- for a writ of habeas cor- should be repatriated as by the judicial systems of pan, spent the time in a small, cold, tatami- pus. As Justice Sandra Day soon as possible and granted whatever countries they’re floored cell with only occasional opportu- O’Connor made clear in the citizens of.” nities for bathing and limited exercise. court’s opinion, “(A) state the rights guaranteed all The dilemma is what to Ghosn has not, and should not, re- of war is not a blank check US citizens under the do with alleged enemy com- ceive preferential treatment. But if Japan for the President when it Constitution, including due batants from countries that wants to live up to its reputation as one of comes to the rights of the process and habeas corpus will not allow them to be the world’s most advanced democracies, Nation’s citizens.” repatriated, or where they it needs to modernise its criminal justice for the Protection of All Persons under Moreover, as most legal will receive no due process system. Regardless of the serious allega- Japanese lawyers and civil liberties Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment experts agree, the only place for US citizens and may be subject to torture, summary ex- tions against him, or the controversies groups have long called for the law states that, “The right of a detained or im- to be tried for alleged crimes against the ecution, or other human-rights abuses? surrounding his tenure at Nissan, no one to be modernised to end abuses. prisoned person to be visited by and to US—whether those crimes be acts in support The more realistic solution is for the should have their rights violated in this Yet Japanese officials are oddly consult and communicate, without delay of terrorism or treason—is in a US federal US to set a precedent by swiftly repatriat- way while facing criminal charges. or censorship and in full confidentiality, court. That is especially true in war-torn Syr- ing American citizens accused of being en- While suspects in rights-respecting defensive of the archaic system with his legal counsel may not be sus- ian territories or other areas where there is emy combatants and trying them in federal democracies have the right to bail for pended or restricted save in exceptional no functioning judicial system or impartial court or releasing them, if the court finds most non-violent crimes, detainees in Ja- mitting to a crime one didn’t commit may circumstances … when it is considered in- court to grant a writ of habeas corpus or pro- no just cause to hold them. The US should pan are not even allowed to request bail appear to be the best way out. As a result, dispensable by a judicial or other author- vide due process. then use every means at its disposal to pres- while in pre-indictment detention. They Japan’s criminal justice system has been ity in order to maintain security and good The Texan recently captured in Syria is sure other countries to follow suit, repatri- can also be questioned over and over littered with coerced confessions. order.” While Ghosn is a high-profile case, Warren Christopher Clark, a 34-year-old ating their own citizens to stand trial in a without a lawyer. Japanese judges rarely oppose inves- allowing him access to a lawyer while be- University of Houston graduate identified fair and impartial setting. If that is deemed Prolonging pretrial detention by stra- tigators’ requests for arrest. Fewer than ing questioned certainly does not threat- in a 2018 report by George Washington impossible, we agree with Hafetz and other tegically adding new charges is a common 2 percent are turned down. Hiroji Yama- en Japan’s security or public order. University’s Project on Extremism as an human-rights activists that alleged enemy tactic in Japan. The criminal procedure shiro, a prominent peace protester, was Japanese lawyers and civil liberties American attempting to join the Islamic combatants should be repatriated to a “safe, code allows authorities to detain suspects detained in 2016 for five months before he groups, such as the Japan Federation of State. Captured by Syrian Democratic Forc- third country, consistent with human- for up to 23 days prior to prosecution was finally released on bail after protesting Bar Associations, have long called for the es, a US-backed militia comprised mainly of rights guarantees, such as those prohibiting without the possibility of release on bail. in front of a US military base in Okinawa. law to be modernised to end abuses. Yet Kurdish fighters, Clark is a US citizen and torture and other ill-treatment.” If there is This can be repeated over and over by fil- Sun-Dyu, a musician, was detained for 10 Japanese officials are oddly defensive of should be repatriated as soon as possible evidence of criminal activity or treason, the ing more charges. months without bail on suspicion of steal- this archaic system. In 2013 Japan’s hu- and granted the rights guaranteed all US detainee could then be prosecuted in a court The charges don’t have to be new, ing 10,000 yen (around $90) from a store, man rights envoy, Hideaki Ueda, told a citizens under the Constitution, including of law, or released if there is no evidence. either. Japanese police and prosecutors while Atsuko Muraki, a senior bureaucrat, UN panel to “shut up” after a diplomat due process and habeas corpus. This may sound like a great deal of routinely split crimes to give them the was detained for four months on suspicion pointed out that Japan’s criminal justice As Jonathan Hafetz, an attorney with trouble to go to for individuals held captive option of filing additional charges. In an of violating postal service laws. Both were system depends on coerced confessions the ACLU’s Center for Democracy, recently thousands of miles away and accused of be- absurd practice, when a corpse is found eventually found not guilty. and described it as being from the Mid- told us: “If the government has evidence that ing enemy combatants. But we believe the a suspect is routinely first detained on Shockingly, the Japanese Criminal dle Ages. he committed a crime, and it wishes to in- rights of due process and habeas corpus the charge of “corpse abandonment” and Procedure Code does not allow lawyers Anyone arrested in Japan deserves capacitate him, it should then transfer him are essential values and precisely the type then, a maximum of 23 days later, re- to be present during the questioning of the basic rights to the presumption of in- to the US and charge him in a federal court. of rights that terrorists seek to undermine. arrested for murder. Ghosn has been re- suspects. This is an approach to the rights nocence, a prompt and fair bail hearing, That’s the tried and true method of dealing Creating a system that extends the rule of arrested twice and could be re-arrested of accused people that one would expect and access to counsel, including during with suspected terrorists who violate the law by applying these values, except in a third time when his current detention in a dictatorship, not in Japan. Interna- questioning. The evidence will eventu- law. What it absolutely should not do is seek times of war clearly delineated by Congres- period ends on January 11. tional human rights law to which Japan is ally show whether Carlos Ghosn is guilty to have him rendered to another country il- sional war powers, is part of the struggle When new charges are not filed and bound guarantees a suspect the right “[t] of the charges against him, but his case legally or to hold him in a lawless status.” necessary to win this conflict. The ongoing a detainee is finally able to request bail, o communicate with counsel of his own has already shown that it is time to end As David Rivkin, a Washington-based war on terror may require tough measures those who have not confessed often have choosing,” which has been interpreted to Japan’s hostage justice system. attorney, conservative commentator, and at times, but the first step in preserving our a harder time persuading a judge to ap- mean prompt access to counsel without expert on constitutional and international values is to live by them. prove their bail request. After being held restrictions. (Brad Adams is Asia Director ‘hostage’ in jail for weeks or months, ad- The United Nations Body of Principles at Human Rights Watch.) (Tribune News Service) Simple Proposal To Revive The American Dream Since education is an essential tool to build a nation, all Americans must then have access to free higher education

RAHM EMANUEL clearer picture of how this can work. we theorised that making the scholarship determining which approaches work best. ton turn the federal deficit into a surplus TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE Because Washington has yet to shed merit-based would help the programme Policy makers in Arkansas, Hawaii, Ken- in the 1990s, and I worked with President any real light on how best to do this, each avoid the plague of college dropouts—and tucky, Nevada, and other states working Barack Obama to shape the Affordable URING the industrial age, when state and city has taken a different tack. that’s exactly what’s happened. Chicago to shape similar programmes should know Care Act. But I can say without reservation high school was the gateway to the Under the terms of the Chicago Star Schol- Star’s retention rate is 86 percent, well how free community college affects high- that I’m as proud of the Star Scholarship American dream, public-school arship, a programme that has already en- above the national average of 62.7 percent. school graduation rates, for example, and as I am of any other professional achieve- systems covered the costs of earn- rolled more than 6,000 students, we tied Next, we decided to institute a series of whether “use it or lose it” time limits drive ment. I can feel its impact in the embrace Ding a diploma. Today, however, as eligibility to academic achievement. If a carrots and sticks. Unlike some of its sister completion rates. As cities and states serve of tearful parents who understand how an associate’s degrees have replaced high- student at a local public high school main- programmes, Chicago Star covers not only as laboratories of democracy, our national associate’s degree will help their children school diplomas as the indispensable tick- tains a B average, the City will provide a tuition, but books and public transporta- leaders must look to these programmes as achieve the American dream. This pro- et into the middle class, families are forced free associate’s degree at a local commu- tion as well. And we decided to require models for modernising and expanding gramme matters. And all Americans—not to cover the costs of tuition and more. If nity college, regardless of immigration sta- recipients to complete the programme in access to higher education. just those fortunate enough to live in Chi- the information-age economy demands tus. Then, through a programme we call three years, allowing students to earn their Chicago Star is already changing cago—deserve similar opportunities. a workforce with additional training, we Star Plus, students who have maintained associate’s degree while working full-time, young lives. You need not look beyond For years, reformers have focused on need to begin cutting students and fami- that 3.0 GPA are eligible to receive subsi- but precluding them from dragging the Elijah Ruiz, who graduated from Whitney the impact that pre-k can have on young lies the same deal: Anyone willing to work dised tuition at 18 of the four-year colleges process out indefinitely. Our shot-clock M Young Magnet High School, attended people as they grow into adulthood. Now, hard and earn the degree should be able to located in Chicago, enabling many to grad- approach works: 49.7 percent of Chicago Wilbur Wright College on the Star Schol- cities and states are working quietly to attend community college—for free. uate debt-free. Star recipients complete their degree, arship, and then earned a full ride to Cor- revolutionise public education again. More With that basic bargain in mind, a At the outset, we chose to make our more than double the national average of nell. Or Rikyah Wright, who had earned than a century ago, America sparked an small band of mayors and governors has programme merit-based for two reasons. 23.6 percent. college credits in high school through Chi- explosion of social mobility by creating a begun working to spark a quiet revolution First, we suspected that setting a rigorous The demographic impact is remark- cago’s “dual credit, dual enrollment” pro- robust system of public schools that run in American education. We believe that academic standard would change attitudes able. More than two-thirds of Chicago Star gram, and then took advantage of Star to to 12th grade. By adding community col- associate’s degrees should be as acces- inside Chicago’s high schools. If students scholars are Hispanic (compared with 20 enroll in fall 2017 at Harold Washington leges to the nation’s public-school systems sible for the next 80 years as high-school in grades nine to 12 know that good grades percent in Oregon)—and 80 percent are College with an entire semester’s worth of and educational requirements, we can do diplomas have been for the past 80. So the will earn them a guaranteed free educa- first-generation college students (com- credit already under her belt. Wright went the same today. Once we understand how City of Chicago has joined Oregon, Rhode tion, they’re further incentivised to run pared with 43 percent in Tennessee). But on to the University of Illinois, and is set to best to do this, government can rebuild the Island, and Tennessee in experimenting through the tape. (Chicago’s high-school proud as we are of these successes, there’s graduate in 2020. pipeline to the American middle class and with ways to make community college free. graduation rate grew from 56.9 percent no substitute for rigorous data analysis, I’ve spent most of the past four decades the belief in the American dream. And that, Three years in, we’re starting to develop a in 2011 to 78.2 percent in 2018.) Second, and Washington should get in the game of in public life. I helped President Bill Clin- as Joe Biden might say, is a big, well, deal.

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Pro-Kabila camp wins DRC legislative News poll; recount sought for presidency India rejects Pakistani claim over Chinese mission attack in brief KINSHASA: Parties supporting outgoing Democratic Republic of IANS rorism and terror infrastruc- Congo president Joseph Kabila won a majority in long-delayed legis- NEW DELHI ture in its territories.” lative elections, according to a tally of results released Saturday, as Earlier in the day, Kara- ANC kicks off S Africa the opposition sought a recount of the disputed presidential poll. INDIA has dismissed allega- chi police chief Amir Sheikh poll campaign with vow Pro-Kabila parties had passed the 250-seat threshold required tions by Pakistan about play- claimed that the attack on the to restore democracy to secure a majority in the 500-seat national assembly, according ing a role in the terrorist at- Chinese Consulate was planned to collated results from the Independent National Election Commis- tack on the Chinese mission in the neighbouring Afghani- DURBAN: South African sion (CENI). More than 15,000 candidates were running in the poll, in Karachi last year saying Is- stan. India’s top intelligence President Cyril Ramaphosa which determines who will control parliament for the next five years. lamabad should instead take agency, Research and Analysis on Saturday launched the Pro-Kabila candidates had secured 288 of the 429 seats so credible action against sup- Wing (RAW), funded the at- ANC’s campaign for legisla- far declared, with 141 going to the opposition. port to terrorism. tack, Sheikh said, according to tive elections in May, ac- The huge central African country, which straddles an area the “We have seen statements Pakistani media. knowledging the party’s past size of western Europe, has been in the grip of a two-year political in Pakistani media attributed Raveesh Kumar, spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs . At least seven people, in- mistakes and promising to crisis triggered by Kabila’s refusal to step down when his two-term to the police chief of Kara- cluding three attackers and restore democratic institu- constitutional limit expired at the end of 2016. chi making false allegations mar said on Friday in response “Instead of maliciously two policemen, were killed in tions and economic growth. A presidential election to choose a successor was delayed three against India for the terrorist to queries from the media. pointing fingers at others for the attack. Ramaphosa unveiled a 68- times before finally taking place on December 30, the same day as attack on the Chinese Consu- “We completely reject these such terrorist incidents, Pa- The responsibility for the page manifesto before tens the legislative poll. The poll’s runner-up Martin Fayulu, an opposition late in Karachi in November fabricated and scurrilous at- kistan needs to look inwards attack was claimed by the of thousands of supporters candidate tipped by pollsters as the likely winner of the vote, told 2018,” External Affairs Minis- tempts to levy accusations on and undertake credible ac- outlawed Balochistan Lib- in the eastern city of Durban, supporters on Friday he would demand a recount. (AFP) try spokesperson Raveesh Ku- India,” Kumar said. tion against support to ter- eration Army. marking the start of four months of hectic campaign- ing. The African National Congress (ANC), is tipped to win the election. (AFP) New SP-BSP alliance Many feared dead Modi makes strong after tanker blast increases pressure in southeast Nigeria WARRI: Nigerian police on Saturday said many people on India’s ruling party were feared dead after a pet- pitch for re-election, rol tanker veered off the road, AFP Mamata welcomes caught fire and exploded as LUCKNOW people tried to recover fuel. new alliance in UP The vehicle crashed in the TWO regional parties that were KOLKATA: West Bengal CM Odukpani area of the south- takes aim at oppn former bitter rivals announced and Trinamool Congress su- eastern state of Cross River, an unlikely alliance Saturday premo Mamata Banerjee on at about 5pm on Friday. to fight Indian Prime Minister Saturday welcomed the BSP- Local residents rushed to Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu SP alliance in Uttar Pradesh collect the leaking fuel when Indian PM cautions people about who they chose as their ‘pradhan sevak’ (principal servant) nationalist party in a looming for the upcoming Lok Sabha it caught fire, triggering the general election. elections. “I welcome the blast. Police said the blast The Samajwadi Party (SP) alliance of the SP and the could have been sparked by and the Bahujan Samaj Party BSP for the forthcoming Lok the clashing of steel contain- (BSP) -- key players in the Sabha elections,” Banerjee ers used to scoop up the northern state of Uttar Pradesh tweeted. Rivals for over 25 petrol. (AFP) -- said they would set aside years, Bahujan Samaj Party their differences to jointly fight (BSP) and Samajwadi Party Nigeria’s chief justice Modi in the bedrock state. (SP) announced earlier in the facing assets charges: The two central-left par- day that they would contest Code of Conduct Court ties have widespread support the upcoming Lok Sabha polls among lower castes and poor together in Uttar Pradesh, ABUJA: -Nigeria’s most senior voters across the state–India’s sharing 38 seats each of the judge has been charged with most populous, with 220 mil- 80 in the state, while leav- failing to declare his assets, lion people. ing Rae Bareli and Amethi the Code of Conduct Tribunal Uttar Pradesh is a bellweth- for the Congress, which has said on Saturday. Tribunal er of national politics, account- been kept out of the alliance. spokesman Ibraheem ing for 80 of the 552 members BSP supremo Mayawati Al-Hassan said the Chief Jus- of parliament in New Delhi. described the alliance as a tice of Nigeria, Walter Samuel An election is expected to be “new political revolution” to Nkanu Onnoghen, will appear held in April and May and one stop the BJP from coming to before a panel of three recent poll indicated Modi’s power again. (IANS) judges in Abuja on Monday. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) “Service of summons has may fall short of a majority. been effected on the defend- Akhilesh Yadav, the Sama- and formed the Uttar Pradesh ant... The application was jwadi Party head, said the alli- state government but relations filed yesterday (Friday)... ance would counter the “divi- soured after Mayawati said she containing six charges all sive politics” of the BJP, which was assaulted by Samajwadi bordering on non-declaration won a landslide victory in 2014. Party activists in 1995. of assets,” he added. (AFP) “The BJP is dividing the Modi’s BJP suffered a rare country, it is stoking fear and reverse when it lost three key Delhi air ‘severe’, hatred among communities,” state elections to Congress only rain could Yadav told a news conference last month, amid discontent bring relief sat alongside Mayawati, a over unemployment and eco- popular low-caste leader who nomic inequality. NEW Delhi: The air in heads the BSP. A BJP spokesman played Delhi-NCR turned ‘severe’ The parties, which will down the importance of the on Saturday due to calm contest 38 seats each out of alliance. “We are confident. winds and high humidity, the state’s 80, left the main Even if all the parties come to- authorities said, adding opposition Congress party out gether, we will still win,” Sud- only rain could improve the of the alliance. The two have hanshu Trivedi told report- situation to some extent. been fierce rivals in recent ers in Delhi where the BJP is The overall air quality years. They teamed up in 1993 holding a key convention. index (AQI) of Delhi at 4 p.m. on Saturday was re- corded at 423 (severe), on a scale of 0 to 500. In the Modi waves to the crowd as he arrives to attend the two-day Bharatiya Janata Party National Convention in New Delhi on Saturday. (AFP) 2019 polls will be fight between National Capital Region, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, IANS record was “spotless”, which leave any opportunity to har- We have faith in the constitu- democracy, dictatorship: Cong Noida and Greater Noida NEW DELHI had worked with honesty for ass him through probe agen- tion, they have on the sultan- also recorded ‘severe’ lev- all sections, ended despond- cies. Modi said he faced the SIT ate,” he said. els of particulate matter PRIME Minister Narendra ency, raised people’s confi- questioning for nine hours as Referring to the National IANS las’ and an impeccable track (PM)2.5. (IANS) Modi on Saturday made a dence, accelerated the pace of chief minister (over the 2002 Herald case without naming NEW DELHI record of service which the strong pitch for his re-election development and enhanced Gujarat riots) as he had faith in Rahul Gandhi and his mother Congress has delivered over Tripura shutdown in the next Lok Sabha elections India’s stature. the law, institutions and truth. Sonia Gandhi, he said mem- THE Congress on Saturday the years,” Congress leader cripples life in as he launched a scathing at- “For the first time it has bers of the “first family” of the said that 2019 general elec- Manish Tewari told media. tribal areas tack on the Congress saying it happened that there is no al- Congress were on bail and the tion will be a fight between Tewari attacked the had pushed the country into legation of corruption against case pertained to 2012 when the “dictatorship and democara- NDA-led government over AGARTALA: A 12-hour darkness, bled banks and had the government. We can be UPA was in power. cy” and between “empty ser- several issues including agri- shutdown, called by six tribal created road blocks to an early proud that we have a spotless For the first time it has He said they had been re- mons” of the ruling party and culture distress, unemploy- parties in the tribal areas of judicial solution to the Ayod- record,” he said. happened that there is no peatedly called by the probe its own “impeccable” record ment, security situation in Tripura to protest police firing hya dispute. Modi made several veiled allegation of corruption agencies, 44 times overall and of service over the years. Kashmir and GST and de- earlier this week injuring six Winding up the two-day attacks on Rahul Gandhi, say- against the government. We six times in six months, but they “2019 is not a battle be- monetisation. youths agitating against the BJP National Convention, he ing he had met those who were can be proud that we have had not presented themselves. tween a ‘Majboor Sarkar “If there is any achieve- Citizenship (Amendment) cautioned people about who talking of breaking India, had “We are `naamdars’, how and a Mazboot Sarkar’ ment that you have scored, Bill, crippled life on Saturday, they chose as their “pradhan met the Chinese envoy during a spotless record can we go, how can we be asked (helpless government and it is one of banning notes. police said. “Except two mi- sevak” (principal servant), one the Doklam stand off and had Narendra Modi questions. The fact is that they strong government). If there is any government nor incidents, the shutdown who worked 18 hours a day alleged “khoon ki dalali” over have problem with truth. What “It is a fight between which has oppressed 124 was peaceful in the entire tirelessly and one who would surgical strikes. are they hiding, we do not ‘dictatorship and democ- crore Indian citizens in Tripura Tribal Areas Autono- not go on holidays. He said the governments know. People on bail do not re- racy’. It is a struggle between one go during the last 70 mous District Council. The In his valedictory address of Andhra Pradesh, West Ben- “But they are scared of their spect institutions, what respect ‘Bhashan and Prashasan’ years, it was the current bandh supporters attacked a in which he set the tone for gal and now Chhattisgarh had misdeeds. You have faith on they will give to the country. (empty sermons and good government which did it vehicle and a two-wheeler at the BJP’s bid to come back to barred the CBI but he never institutions. They do not have They have faith on ‘rajshahi’ governance) and it is going through its decision of de- Bishramganj. (IANS) power again, Modi said he had did so as Gujarat chief minister faith in the CBI, CAG. Can we (feudalism) and we on ‘loksha- to be a test between ‘jum- monetisation,” he said. led a government whose track though the Congress did not hand over the country to them. hi’ (democracy),” he said. 10% upper caste quota bill Kerala tops list with 5 out of 10 tourist spots in India IANS type, size or location of the THIRUVANANTHAPURAM property, what we see from gets Indian president’s nod our customers is that they BOOKING.COM, one of the value human connection IANS with daylong discussions and in addition to the existing world’s leading digital travel when they travel, whether NEW DELHI voting in both Houses. reservation and subject to a platforms, on Saturday re- it’s some extra attention to The Act amends Articles maximum of ten per cent of vealed that Kerala toped the detail or a truly individual- PRESIDENT Ram Nath Ko- 15 and 16 of the Constitution the posts in each category,” list with five out of 10 most ised approach to service,” vind on Saturday approved to provide quota to the gen- the Amendment of Article 16 welcoming tourist destina- said Ritu Mehrotra, Country a constitutional amendment eral category people with a read. tions in India. Manager India, Sri Lanka that provides 10 per cent family income of up to Rs 8 “For the purposes of this According to its 2018 and Maldives at Booking. reservation to economically lakh per anum. Article and Article 16, ‘eco- Guest Review Awards survey com. weaker general category peo- “Nothing in this Article nomically weaker sections’ data, the five destinations With the highest percent- ple in education and govern- shall prevent the State from shall be such as may be noti- were Varkala, Kochi, Thek- ages of total eligible proper- ment jobs. making any provision for the fied by the State from time to kady, Alleppey and Munnar. ties winning awards, India The Constitution (One reservation of appointments time on the basis of family in- For the seventh annual ranked as the 29th most Hundred and Third Amend- or posts in favour of any eco- come and other indicators of edition of the awards, a to- welcoming country on the ment) Act, 2019 was passed nomically weaker sections of economic disadvantage,” the tal of 6,125 accommodation planet ahead of Switzerland by Parliament on the last day citizens other than the class- notification by the Union Min- providers from India were (30th), China (40th) and of the winter session this week es mentioned in clause (4), istry of Law and Justice said. (File photo) A houseboat in Kerala’s backwaters. recognised. “No matter the Malaysia (45th). 10 Sunday, January 13, 2019 Gulf / Middle East

Syrian air defences shoot down Pompeo ‘optimistic’ Syria Kurds, Turkey can be protected Israeli missiles, says state media AFP in the fight against Islamic State tic that we can achieve a good ABU DHABI group militants. Turkey had outcome,” he said. AFP advanced arms deliveries to reacted angrily to suggestions Multiple operations includ- DAMASCUS Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed WASHINGTON’S top diplo- that Trump’s plan to withdraw ing American-backed assaults Lebanese group, both avowed mat said Saturday he was “op- troops was conditional on the have ousted IS jihadists from SYRIAN air defences shot enemies of the Jewish state. timistic” a way could be found safety of the US-backed Kurd- most of the swathes of Syria and down Israeli missiles late Fri- Many of them have been in to protect Syrian Kurds while ish fighters, seen by the Turkish Iraq they captured in 2014. day, the official SANA news the area south of Damascus. allowing Turks to “defend their government as terrorists. But Trump’s announce- agency reported, citing a mil- “Two areas hosting mili- country from terrorists” follow- US-led operations against ment raised fears of a long- itary source. tary positions of Iranian forces ing a US pullout from Syria. IS in Syria have been spear- threatened Turkish assault Most of the missiles fired and the Lebanese Hezbollah “We are confident we headed on the ground by the against the Kurds. by “Israeli military planes” movement have been target- can achieve an outcome that Kurdish-dominated Syrian On Thursday, Cavusoglu re- were intercepted at around ed,” the Syrian Observatory achieves both of those,” Secre- Democratic Forces. peated that threat, telling NTV 11:00 pm (2100 GMT), the for Human Rights monitor tary of State Mike Pompeo told Ankara sees the backbone of television: “if the (pullout) is source said. said. These were near the air- journalists in Abu Dhabi. that alliance, the Kurdish Peo- put off with ridiculous excus- “Only a ministry of trans- port and around the Kisweh The Gulf emirate is his lat- ple’s Protection Units (YPG), es like Turks are massacring port warehouse at Damascus area south of Damascus, the est stop in a regional tour aimed as a terrorist group linked to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accompanied by Vice Admiral Kurds, which do not reflect the international airport was hit,” observatory said. at reassuring allies after a shock the Kurdistan Worker’s Party James Malloy, commander of the US Naval Forces Central Command reality, we will implement this SANA cited the military source In an earlier report, December announcement by (PKK) which has fought a dec- (NAVCENT)/5th Fleet tours the US Naval Forces Central Command decision.” That came after a as saying. The state news agen- SANA had spoken of Syrian President Donald Trump that ades-long insurgency against centre in Manama, Bahrain, on Friday. (REUTERS) tense meeting between Turkish cy also quoted a transport min- air-defence batteries attack- US troops would be withdrawn the Turkish state. officials and Trump’s national istry source as saying that the ing “enemy targets”. Israeli from Syria. Pompeo said that Wash- country from terrorists”. But, he Pompeo said he had spoken security adviser John Bolton in airport was running normally. Prime Minister Benjamin Ne- Pompeo’s remarks follow ington recognised “the Turk- added, “we also know that those to Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ankara, aimed at coordinating Israel has previously car- tanyahu has vowed not to let tensions between the US and ish people’s right and (Turk- fighting alongside of us for all Mevlut Cavusoglu. the pullout process after Bolton ried out several bombings in Tehran–a supporter of Assad Turkey over the fate of Wash- ish President Recep Tayyip) this time deserve to be protect- “Many details (are) still to set conditions that appeared to Syria against what it says are –entrench itself militarily in ington’s Syrian Kurdish allies Erdogan’s right to defend their ed as well”. be worked out but I’m optimis- postpone it indefinitely. Iranian military targets and the war-torn country. Turkey reinforces posts on border Clashes break out in Yemen’s with Syria’s Idlib

DPA Hodeida despite ceasefire National Liberation Front ISTANBUL (NLF) was reached. In September, Russia TURKEY has sent reinforce- and Turkey reached a deal Artillery and machine-gun exchanges rock the southern part of port city on Saturday morning ments to its military posts to establish a demilitarized in Hatay province along the buffer zone in the enclave, a border with Syria, state news move that prevented a ma- agency Anadolu reported on jor government offensive Saturday. there. President Donald A convoy of trucks, car- Trump last month claimed rying troops, tanks and ar- the Islamic State group moured vehicles, arrived in had been defeated in Syria Hatay’s Altinozu district, An- and said all US troops were adolu said. “coming back now.” The reinforcements But in the weeks since he would be deployed to posts gave the order, and the Pen- along the border with the Syr- tagon began to implement it, ian province of Idlib, the last Trump himself and members key opposition stronghold in of his administration have de- Syria, the report added. livered mixed messages about Anadolu also reported when a troop withdrawal may Turkish army manoeuvres in actually occur. the area. It was not immedi- Trump’s national security ately clear if the reinforce- advisor John Bolton on Sun- ments, which began arriving day announced conditions for on Friday, were aimed at an a withdrawal that appeared to operation inside Idlib. delay it indefinitely. On Thursday, the al-Qae- Adding to the confusion, a da-led Hayat Tahrir al-Sham military spokesman said Fri- (HTS) took control of most of day the US had already begun Idlib after a pact with the rival “the process of our deliberate Turkish-backed rebel group withdrawal” from Syria.

A wounded Yemeni soldier being carried by comrades after a drone exploded above Yemen’s Al-Anad airbase in the government-held southern province of Lahj, recently. (AFP)

AGENCIES forces supported by Saudi Ara- has killed nearly 10,000 peo- and now the country is on (File photo) A wall along the border between Turkey and Syria is HODEIDA, YEMEN bia and its allies launched an ple and unleashed the world’s the brink of a famine. UN pictured at the Syrian town of Atimah, Idlib province. offensive to capture it in June. worst humanitarian crisis, ac- aid officials say 80 percent CLASHES erupted between But last month the warring cording to the United Nations. of the–24 million people– Huthi rebels and government parties agreed a ceasefire for Yemen, the Arab world’s poor- are in need of aid and nearly forces in Yemen’s flashpoint Hodeida during UN-sponsored Humanitarian est country, has been devas- 10 million are just one step Egypt police kill six militants port city of Hodeida on Sat- talks in Sweden. tated by a multi-sided conflict away from famine. urday, dealing a new blow to a The United Nations has situation involving local, regional and UN aid coordinator Lise in shootout: Interior ministry fragile truce, a correspondent said the truce has largely held international actors. Grande visited Hodeida on reported. since it came into force on UN aid coordinator Lise Grande The conflict in Yemen be- Friday and met local officials, CAIRO: Egyptian police killed six suspected Islamist militants Artillery and machine-gun December 18 but there have visited Hodeida on Friday and gan with the 2014 takeover of the head of Yemen’s National in a shootout early Saturday in the country’s south, the interior exchanges rocked the south- been delays in the agreed met local officials, the head of the capital, Sanaa, by Houthi Authority for the Administra- ministry said. The clashes broke out during a police raid on ern part of Hodeida in early pullback of rebel and govern- Yemen’s National Authority for rebels, who toppled the gov- tion and Coordination of Hu- a militant hideout in a mountainous area on the edge of the morning before tapering off ment forces. Administration & Coordination ernment of Abed Rabbo Man- manitarian Affairs, Jaber al- southern province of Sohag, some 460 kilometres (285 miles) later in day, the correspond- The Huthis control most of Humanitarian Affairs, Jaber sour Hadi. A Saudi-UAE-led Razahi, said. south of Cairo, the ministry said in a statement. Police seized ent said. of Hodeida while govern- al-Razahi, said. “The reason for coalition allied with Yemen’s “The reason for the visit weapons and ammunition, it added. The rebel-held port city, ment forces are deployed on visit of Grande to Hodeida is to internationally recognised gov- of UN humanitarian coor- The operation is part of “the interior ministry’s efforts to con- which is a lifeline for the deliv- its southern and eastern out- see the humanitarian situation ernment has been fighting the dinator Lisa Grande to Ho- front terrorist organisations aiming to undermine security and stabil- ery of desperately needed hu- skirts. Since the Saudi-led & ensure the arrival of aid Houthis since 2015. deida is to see the humani- ity” in Egypt, it said. Egypt has been battling an insurgency following manitarian aid, was for months military coalition intervened Since then, more than tarian situation... and ensure the 2013 ouster of President Mohammed Morsi, who was forced out the main front line in the Yem- in support of the government through the port,” Eazahi said. 60,000 people have died, the arrival of aid through the by the military in the face of mass protests against his rule. (AFP) eni conflict after government in March 2015, the conflict according to rights groups, port,” Eazahi said. Young Saudi asylum-seeker arrives in Canada to official welcome

AFP posts that ignited a #SaveRahaf Grandi, the UN High Commis- the UNHCR on Wednesday. TORONTO, CANADA movement as she fled what she sioner for Refugees (UNHCR). But late Friday Thailand’s im- said was an abusive family in “Refugee protection today migration police chief Sura- A young Saudi woman who ultra-conservative Saudi Ara- is often under threat and can- chate Hakparn said a smiling caused a sensation by defying bia. not always be assured, but in and cheerful Rahaf was bound her family and seeking asylum Thai authorities backed this instance international for Toronto and had left on a abroad was welcomed with down on an attempt to deport refugee law and overriding flight after 11pm (1600 GMT). open arms in Toronto Saturday her after she arrived in Bang- values of humanity have pre- “She chose Canada... (and) at the end of an exhausting in- kok on a flight from Kuwait vailed.” Raif Badawi’s wife En- Canada said it will accept her,” ternational odyssey. a week ago, turning her over saf Haidar also praised Cana- Surachate told reporters at Foreign Minister Chrystia to the US’s refugee agency in- da, calling Freeland on Twitter Bangkok’s main airport. Freeland greeted Rahaf Mo- stead. Then on Friday, Prime “the real hero” behind efforts “She is safe now and has hammed al-Qunun, 18, after Minister Justin Trudeau made to prevent Qunun’s repatria- good physical and mental she landed in Toronto, wear- the surprise announcement tion to Saudi Arabia. health. She is happy.” Qunun ing a blue ball cap and a gray that Canada would take her in. Qunun alleged that she left from the same airport hoodie emblazoned in red with The move is sure to further was abused by her family– where her quest for asylum be- the word “CANADA.” Smiling strain Canada’s relations with who deny the allegations–and gan in a swift-moving process broadly, she posed for photog- the kingdom. That relation- Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun (centre) flanked by Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland rights groups also said she had that defied most norms. raphers with Freeland at her ship went sideways last August (right) and Saba Abbas, general counsellor of COSTI refugee service agency, after arrival at Toronto Pearson renounced Islam, risking pros- On Friday afternoon Qu- side, but made no statement. over Ottawa’s rights criticism International Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Saturday. (REUTERS) ecution in Saudi Arabia. nun posted a cryptic tweet “She had a pretty long jour- of Saudi Arabia, prompting Qunun first said she was on her profile saying, “I have ney and is exhausted and pre- Riyadh to expel the Canadian “immediate release” of jailed Qunun’s attempt to flee captured the world’s attention aiming for Australia, where offi- some good news and some bad fers not to take questions for ambassador and sever all trade rights campaigners, includ- Saudi Arabia was embraced by over the past few days, provid- cials had suggested they would news.” Her account was deac- the moment,” Freeland said. and investment ties in protest. ing Samar Badawi, the sister rights groups as a beacon of de- ing a glimpse into the precari- give serious consideration to tivated shortly afterward in re- Qunun captured the world’s Canada also sparked fury of jailed blogger Raif Badawi, fiance against repression. ous situation of millions of ref- her claim for asylum, which sponse to death threats she had attention with a trail of Twitter in Riyadh by demanding the whose family lives in Quebec. Ms. al-Qunun’s plight has ugees worldwide,” said Filippo was endorsed as legitimate by faced, her friends said. Europe / Americas Sunday, January 13, 2019 11

Obama protege NEWS ‘Yellow vest’ protesters rally in central London IN BRIEF Julian Castro AFP activists involved in the dem- Clashes during protests in France weekly clashes seen in Paris joins 2020 LONDON onstrations sweeping France and other French cities. Two firefighters since mid-November who were PARIS: Protesters skirmished with police in Paris and other cities Britain has seen several presidential race killed in Paris HUNDREDS of demonstrators invited by the organisers of the Saturday as thousands turned out for new rallies against French small protests by Brexit sup- bakery explosion wearing yellow vests took to the British event. President Emmanuel Macron, with dozens arrested as officials porters wearing yellow vests AFP streets of London on Saturday, “We are here in support,” vowed a crackdown on the violence that has marred the demon- since November, but other ac- SAN ANTONIO PARIS: Two firefighters died in the largest protest yet in Brit- said Erick Simon, 61, one of the strations since November. tivists have been slow to adopt in a major blast at a bakery ain copying the “yellow vest” duo. THE “yellow vest” marches began calmly amid a heavy police the symbolic attire and move- FORMER mayor of San An- in central Paris on Satur- protests rocking France. “I think that the yellow vest deployment of some 80,000 officers nationwide, with protesters ment. Saturday’s event, organ- tonio, Texas and Obama-era day morning, said French Protesters opposed to the movement in France is the singing the “Marseillaise” national anthem and holding signs ised by the left-wing “People’s cabinet member Julian Cas- police, correcting an earlier government’s austerity pro- same as the one that is growing including “Insecurity is not a job”. (AFP) Assembly” group, saw main- tro on Saturday launched his death toll of four offered by gramme and demanding a gen- in England... people are fed up stream opposition lawmakers bid to become the nation’s the French interior minister. eral election marched through with poverty, injustice and so- join forces with several unions first Hispanic president, French Interior Minister the centre of the capital before cial and financial injustice.” posed increase in fuel duties, appeared to be petering out at and other organisations fo- making his announcement Christopher Castaner has rallying in Trafalgar Square. The French protests began and soon turned violent. the end of 2018 but has since cused on causes ranging from in a border state central to since admitted that the They included two French in mid-November over a pro- The leaderless movement regained momentum, with refugees to racism. America’s immigration de- earlier number he gave was bate. wrong, a police spokes- “I am a candidate for pres- woman said. Ten people ident of the United States,” were seriously injured, the 44-year-old Castro told a while 37 received minor large crowd in San Antonio’s injuries, Castaner had also historic Guadalupe Plaza, in earlier told broadcaster Trump blasts FBI probe to find a speech that frequently in- BFMTV. (DPA) voked his immigrant herit- age. Often called a rising star UK govt mulls in the Democratic Party, Cas- limiting jail tro, who was Obama’s secre- sentences tary of housing, is expected to if he worked on Russia’s behalf be part of a huge and diverse LONDON: The British field of candidates eager to government is considering challenge President Donald scrapping jail sentences of Trump. six months or less for most US president says the agency acted ‘for no reason & with no proof’ after he fired James Comey Urging the enthusiastic crimes in a bid to reduce crowd to look around the blue- reoffending and ease pres- AFP collar neighborhood where he sure on the system, the WASHINGTON grew up, Castro said, “There prisons minister said on are no front-runners that are Saturday. PRESIDENT Donald Trump born here, but I’ve always be- THE move could see tens blasted the FBI Saturday, in- lieved that with big dreams of thousands of people sisting it acted “for no reason & and hard work, anything is convicted of non-violent or with no proof” when it opened possible in this country.” non-sexual crimes, such as an investigation into whether burglary and shoplifting, he was acting on Russia’s be- spared jail under the plan, half after he fired the agency’s Rory Stewart told The Daily director, James Comey, in May Telegraph. (AFP) 2017. Opposition party The New York Times re- backs Sweden’s ported that the FBI launched the previously undisclosed Social Democratic counterintelligence investi- Macedonia PM gation to determine whether leader as premier urges Greek Trump posed a national securi- ty threat, at the same time that DPA lawmakers to it opened a criminal probe into STOCKHOLM possible obstruction of justice ratify name deal by the president. SOCIAL Democratic leader Ste- The FBI investigation fan Lofven on Saturday received AFP was subsequently folded into strong backing from an opposi- SKOPJE the broader probe by Special tion party in his bid for a new Counsel Robert Mueller into term as Swedish prime minister. MACEDONIAN Prime Minister Russia’s meddling in the 2016 The Centre Party’s council of Zoran Zaev on Saturday called election and possible collabo- trustees endorsed a draft agree- on Greece to end the two na- ration by the Trump campaign. ment with three other parties on tions’ decades-long dispute by No evidence has publicly terms for a new government led ratifying the deal to rename his emerged that Trump was se- by Lofven, Centre Party leader country The Republic of North cretly in contact with or took Annie Loof said. Macedonia. direction from Russian offi- US President Donald Trump bows his head in prayer during a roundtable discussion on border security in Washington, on Saturday. (REUTERS) “We opted for a government Macedonian lawmakers ap- cials, the Times said. that does not rely on support proved the agreement late Fri- Wow, just learned in the the former FBI director as issued dozens of indictments dential campaign chair, Paul from the Sweden Democrats,” day. It now needs backing from Failing New York Times that “a Crooked Cop who is being According to Trump, ‘the FBI and steadily chalked up convic- Manafort, has been convicted she said, referring to the right- the Greek parliament to come the corrupt former leaders totally protected by his best tions of some of the president’s in one case brought by Mueller wing populist party, which has into effect. of the FBI, almost all fired or friend, Bob Mueller.” was in complete turmoil ... close associates -- including and pleaded guilty in another, the swing vote. “Our parliament found the forced to leave the agency for The Times said that the because of Comey’s poor his former national security over financial crimes related to The endorsement was car- strength but it wasn’t easy. But some very bad reasons, opened FBI had been suspicious of leadership’ and the way he advisor, his former personal his work in Ukraine before the ried by a 56-to-2 vote, Loof told I am convinced that the Greek up an investigation on me, for Trump’s ties to Russia during handled the investigation lawyer, and his ex-campaign 2016 campaign, and for wit- reporters. parliament will also find the no reason & with no proof, af- the 2016 campaign. into Hillary Clinton’s use of chief. ness tampering. The dissenters represented strength to make the decision,” ter I fired Lyin’ James Comey, But it held off on open- The ex-national security Cell phone records show student organizations. Zaev told a press conference in a total sleaze!” Trump tweeted. ing an investigation until the a private server to send advisor, Michael Flynn, plead- that Cohen was near Prague Loof said her party would Skopje. US Secretary of State According to Trump, “the president sacked Comey, who some government emails ed guilty to lying to investiga- during the summer of 2016, remain outside the envisaged Mike Pompeo welcomed the FBI was in complete turmoil ... refused to pledge allegiance to tors about his Moscow ties. supporting claims that he met government, but cooperate on parliament’s decision, praising because of Comey’s poor lead- Trump and roll back the nas- The lawyer, Michael Cohen, there with Russian officials the budget and other key bills. the Macedonian leader’s “vi- ership” and the way he handled cent Russia investigation. Sanders, said in a statement has been sentenced to three during the presidential election The draft agreement un- sion, courage and persistence” the investigation into Hillary - A ‘witch hunt’? - Trump Saturday that the latest charges years in prison for multiple campaign, McClatchy news veiled Friday comprised the in seeking a resolution to the Clinton’s use of a private serv- has repeatedly criticized the are “absurd,” adding, “James crimes, including felony viola- service has reported. Social Democrats, the Greens, dispute with Greece that would er to send some government Mueller investigation as a Comey was fired because he’s tions of campaign finance laws Cohen, who will testify in the Centre Party and the Liber- allow it to join NATO and the emails. “witch hunt” and views it as an a disgraced partisan hack... that prosecutors allege were Congress on February 7, in- als. The Liberal Party’s council European Union. “The United “My firing of James Comey attempt to besmirch the legiti- (and) President Trump has ac- carried out under Trump’s di- sists that he has never been to of trustees was due to vote on its States sees this as a historic was a great day for America,” macy of his presidency. tually been tough on Russia.” rection. Prague, but added in a tweet: stance on Sunday. The party is opportunity to advance sta- Trump claimed, describing His press secretary, Sarah Mueller, meanwhile, has And Trump’s former presi- “#Mueller knows everything!” openly divided. bility, security and prosper- ity throughout the region,” Pompeo said in a statement re- leased from Washington. Monster snowstorm to blanket more than half of US REUTERS de Cristo mountains south create havoc over the central east, it likely will disrupt air Venezuela NEW YORK/TAOS, N.M of Denver, according to the part of the country, then ex- and auto travel from Kansas National Weather Service. As tend eastward into the Mid- City to Indianapolis, and will legislature calls A massive winter storm hit the storm heads east, up to 16 Atlantic states,” said Randy bring the heaviest snowfall so the U.S. Rockies and Plains inches (41 cm) of snow were Adkins, an AccuWeather me- far this winter to Cincinnati for protests on Friday then punched east, likely in western Missouri teorologist. and the Ohio River Valley, with snow set to assault a and St. Louis. Areas to the The FlightAware.com said AccuWeather meteorolo- to oust Maduro 1,800-mile (1,609 km) corri- east could get about 6 inches flight tracking website report- gist Paul Walker. dor through the weekend, cre- (15 cm) with ice developing ed 1,431 flight cancellations Although the Kansas City AFP ating transportation “havoc” in Kansas, and Arkansas, on Friday and 12,465 delays, area is expected to get up to CARACAS in the middle of the country. and up to 4 inches (10 cm) with problems at snow-hit 6 inches of snow, it should be The system started as rain of snow in Washington, D.C., airports like Denver causing over by the time the Kansas VENEZUELA’S sidelined op- from Mexico and turned to before the system heads out knock-on effects around the City Chiefs begin their Na- position-controlled legislature snow as it met icy air. Up to to sea late on Sunday, Accu- country. tional Football League playoff is calling for a mass protest 18 inches (45 cm) of snow Weather said. While the storm will spare game against the Indianapolis Traffic moves slowly through town centre after a winter storm dumped against President Nicolas Ma- were expected in the Sangre “The storm is expected to the heavily populated North- Colts on Saturday afternoon. around 8 inches of snow in Taos, New Mexico, on Saturday. (REUTERS) duro in a bid to oust the social- ist leader in favor of “a transi- tional government.” Maduro, 56, was sworn in for a second term on Thursday, US federal govt shutdown becomes longest in history having won a controversial elec- tion in May that was boycotted by the opposition and branded AFP gency declaration as the “easy powers would likely end up in a fraud by the United States, WASHINGTON Shutdown could be resolved ‘in 15 minutes’: Trump way out” and said Congress legal battles going all the way European Union and Organiza- WASHINGTON: The partial US government shutdown entered a record 22nd day Saturday, as Presi- had to step up to the respon- to the Supreme Court. tion of American States. THE partial US government dent Donald Trump remains steadfast in his demand for $5.7 billion to build a Mexico border wall sibility of approving the $5.7 Opponents say that a The president of the Na- shutdown entered a record and Democrats in Congress determined to refuse the funds. billion. unilateral presidential move tional Assembly, Juan Guaido, 22nd day Saturday, as Presi- The president issued a series of tweets on Saturday in an effort to defend his stance and goad “If they can’t do it... I will would be constitutional over- said Friday that the constitu- dent Donald Trump remains Democrats to return to Washington and end what he called “the massive humanitarian crisis at our declare a national emergency. reach and set a dangerous tion gives the legislature the steadfast in his demand for Southern Border.” I have the absolute right,” he precedent in similar contro- right to assume transitional $5.7 billion to build a Mexico “Democrats could solve the Shutdown in 15 minutes!” he said in one tweet, adding in another, said. versies. power after declaring Maduro border wall and Democrats in “We will be out for a long time unless the Democrats come back from their ‘vacations’ and get back Until now, Trump had sug- - ‘Under siege’ -The stand- a “usurper,” but said it would Congress determined to refuse to work. I am in the White House ready to sign!” gested numerous times that he off has turned into a test of need military backing and for the funds. But most lawmakers left town on Friday and will not return before Monday, leaving little chance was getting closer to taking the political ego, particularly for people to take to the streets to The impasse has paralyzed for any solution to the stalemate before then. The impasse has paralyzed Washington -- its impact controversial decision. Trump, who came into office demand change. Washington, with the presi- felt increasingly around the country -- with the president retaliating by refusing to sign off on budgets Only minutes earlier, pow- boasting of his deal-making “Is it enough to lean on the dent retaliating by refusing to for swaths of government departments unrelated to the dispute. (AFP) erful Republican ally Senator powers and making an aggres- constitution in a dictatorship? sign off on budgets for swaths Lindsey Graham tweeted after sive border policy the keystone No. It needs to be the people, of government departments talks with Trump: “Mr. Presi- of his nationalist agenda. the military and the interna- unrelated to the dispute. Friday. president Bill Clinton. the funds without congres- dent, Declare a national emer- Democrats, meanwhile, tional community that lead As a result 800,000 feder- The shutdown became the Trump on Friday however sional approval. gency NOW.” seem determined at all costs us to take over,” said the 35 al employees -- workers as di- longest on record at midnight backed off a series of previous “I’m not going to do it so But Trump himself ac- to prevent a president who rel- year-old Guaido, speaking to a verse as FBI agents, air traffic Friday (0500 GMT Saturday), threats to end the deadlock by fast,” he said at a White House knowledged in the White ishes campaign rally chants of crowd of around 1,000 opposi- controllers and museum staff when it overtook the 21-day declaring a national emergen- meeting. 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QFMA to hold The figures were pub- training on lished by QSE’s Brokers Qatar to record 2.7% growth Trading Activity Report ‘combating for the month of December 2018. It also demonstrates financial crimes’ CBFS’s increasing impor- for 3 years, says NBK report QNA tance within the brokerage sector, as it is now in third DOHA place, compared to fourth place last year. THE Qatar Financial Mar- Parvez Khan, EGM, Non-hydrocarbon kets Authority (QFMA), in Treasury and Investment, sector expected to cooperation with the Union said, “News that we are of Arab Securities Authorities now third in Qatar for bro- grow 4.1% in 2019 (UASA), will hold a training kerage services is a fantas- programme titled “Combating tic way to start the year. SATYENDRA PATHAK Financial Crimes”, on Febru- We have some exciting DOHA ary 4-5. announcements to make The programmes will cover in the coming months in IMPRESSIVE expansion in specific issues related to com- transaction banking, and the non-hydrocarbon sector bating financial crimes such we believe we are well- will lead to an annual eco- as money laundering, terrorist poised for further growth nomic growth of 2.7 percent financing, bribery, corruption this year. in 2018, 2019 and 2020 com- and fraud, along with the prac- “With Qatar’s econo- pared to 1.6 percent in 2017, tical defences, and focuses on my growing, alongside the National Bank of Kuwait how laws, regulations and best support provided to bro- (NBK) has said in its latest practice continue to evolve kerage firms by the QSE report. across the entire spectrum of and Qatar Financial Mar- According to NBK Eco- associated activities, QFMA kets Authority, we believe nomic Update for Qatar, the said in a statement. we are well-poised for country is expected to achieve The training programme such growth.” its first fiscal surplus in three will discuss the role of the pri- years in 2018, which may hit vate sector in combating such 3.1 percent of the country’s crimes, and will aim to enable gross domestic product. participants with the tools to Qatar’s non-hydrocarbon examine the financial crimes. Quick read sector is expected to grow 4.1 The programme has been percent and 4.8 percent year- designed to be highly interac- Huawei fires on-year in 2019 and 2020, tive, and participants will be employee in Poland while inflation is forecast to The Qatari economy has seen a positive growth momentum in 2018 as the country has weathered the Saudi-led embargo imposed on the invited to discuss a number espionage case average 0.3 percent in 2018, country, the report said. of real-life cases and practical the NBK data showed. experiences in order to gain CHINESE telecom giant Huawei Inflation should pick up surplus of QR1.04 billion in region. S&P Global Ratings also an- an objective and practical un- has fired an employee accused slowly to 2.3 percent in 2020, the first quarter of 2018 s a “The market has been nounced in December that derstanding of the nature of of spying in Poland, state media but to more than 3.5 percent result of 22.3 percent quar- buoyed by FTSE inflows and it has revised its outlook on financial crimes. reported on Saturday night. if the VAT is introduced in terly growth in revenues The market has been MSCI flows as well as gener- Qatar to stable from negative. The programme’s scope CCTV said that the employment 2020, the report. while expenditure went down buoyed by FTSE inflows and ally positive sentiment linked “We believe that the Qa- is suitable for profession- of Wang Weijing, a company Qatar’s public finances by 4.8 percent over the same MSCI flows as well as to higher energy prices and tari authorities have suffi- als working in the financial manager, had been terminated appear to be on a sounder period. generally positive sentiment Qatar’s ability to withstand cient resources to continue to services industry including under the terms of Huawei’s con- footing following the govern- While Qatar’s first quarter linked to higher energy the GCC boycott,” the report successfully manage the boy- compliance officers, money tract. Wang was arrested earlier ment’s fiscal consolidation ef- fiscal surplus came in at 0.6 said. cott fallout. The government laundering reporting officers, this week alongside a former forts like cuts to subsidies and percent of GDP, the report prices and Qatar’s ability to Indeed, NBK said, Qa- has taken measures to ease as well as those involved in high-ranking cybersecurity em- merging of ministries, which said, it will account for more withstand the GCC boycott, tar’s resilience was echoed the economic and financial regulation, law enforcement, ployee of Poland’s domestic intel- brought public expenditures than 3 percent for the whole the report said by Moody’s that changed the impact, and we now expect trade and commerce. ligence agency ABW, according to down by 12 percent and the year. outlook on the government’s larger budgetary and external At the end of the training Polish media. Both are accused rise in oil and gas prices. The Qatari economy has long-term issuer ratings surpluses at the end of 2018 programme, participants will of espionage and face up to 10 Helped by firmer energy seen a positive growth mo- the benchmark Qatar Stock from negative to stable and than in our last review. be given official certificates years in prison. The case comes prices and additional non-hy- mentum in 2018 as the coun- Exchange (QE) index per- affirmed its rating at Aa3. “We project Qatar will issued by the UASA, and the at a tense time for Huawei, after drocarbon revenue streams, try has weathered the Saudi- formed very well in 2018, the Moody’s cited Qatar’s strong continue to operate surpluses possibility of obtaining a pro- its Chief Financial Officer Meng the report said, will see Qatar led embargo imposed on the report said. net foreign asset position, its in external accounts over our fessional qualification from Wanzhou was arrested in Canada post a fiscal surplus in 2018 country, the report said. The QSE main index high per capita income and 2018-2021 rating horizon, on the Chartered Institute for in December at the request of after posting fiscal deficit of Financial market senti- jumped more then 20 percent large natural gas reserves as the back of oil prices above Securities and Investment US authorities. (DPA) QR35bn in 2017. ment generally remained in 2018 to become the best supporting factors. $51 per barrel,” the rating (CISI) after passing the ap- Qatar reported a fiscal positive throughout 2018 as performing stock market the Following Moody’s, the agency had said. propriate exam, QFMA said. US government shutdown to dent January job growth

counted as unemployed, as the most in 10 months. Trump rose two-tenths of a percent- Some 800,000 government workers they would not have received likes to boast about the strong age point to 3.9 percent in a salary during the pay period labour market as one of his December as some jobless missed their first paycheck on Friday survey. crown achievements. The Americans piled into the la- “So, if the government re- shutdown, which on Friday bour market confident of their REUTERS The Labour Department, mains closed past January 19, tied the record for the longest employment prospects. WASHINGTON which has not been affected then furloughed federal work- in the nation’s history, could While these impacts on the by the shutdown, surveys em- also drive up the unemploy- labour market are likely to be A partial shutdown of the US ployers and households for its The economy created ment rate in January. temporary, they could make it government could slash job closely watched employment The household survey difficult for policymakers to get growth by as much as 500,000 report, which includes non- 312,000 jobs in from which the jobless rate is a clear read of the health of the in January and lift the unem- farm payrolls and the unem- December, the most in derived would likely consider economy for monetary policy. ployment rate above 4 percent ployment rate, during the week 10 months the furloughed workers as un- Economists also worry unless the impasse in Wash- that includes the 12th of the employed. that a prolonged government ington is resolved before next month. A demonstrator holds a sign during a “Rally to End the Shutdown” in “These workers account shutdown could hurt both Friday, economists warned. For this month, the pay pe- ers will not receive pay during Washington recently. (REUTERS) for about 0.2 percent of the business and consumer confi- Some 800,000 govern- riod for most federal employ- the survey week, meaning that current labour force, so all else dence, and undercut business ment workers missed their ees that includes the week of we’d very likely get a big drop ment since September 2010 “You can look at the pri- equal, the increase in unem- and household spending. first paycheck on Friday fol- the 12th runs from January 6 in the headline payrolls report, and snap a string of 99 con- vate sector payroll figure to ployment associated with the JPMorgan estimates the lowing the partial shutdown to January 19. About 380,000 something on the order of per- secutive months of jobs gains. bypass this distortion, but government shutdown could shutdown is cutting 0.1-0.2 which started on December workers have been furloughed, haps 500,000 to 600,000,” But if Congress decides to it’ll create some uncertainty lead to a 0.2 percentage point percentage point every week 22 as President Donald Trump while the rest are working said Omair Sharif, senior US pay these workers retroactively and prevent us from getting a increase in the unemploy- from quarterly economic demanded that the US Con- without pay. economist at Societe Generale as was the case following the clean read on the labour mar- ment rate in January,” said growth. It said the impact gress give him $5.7 billion this Unless the government in New York. October 2013 government shut ket,” said Sharif. Daniel Silver, an economist at could be even larger if the year to help build a wall on the reopens next week, furloughed That could result in the first down, they would be consid- The economy created JPMorgan in New York. shutdown led to a significant country’s border with Mexico. workers will probably be monthly decline in employ- ered employed. 312,000 jobs in December, The unemployment rate shift in sentiment. Economy & Business Sunday, January 13, 2019 13 Nissan top executive and Ghosn’s key ally Munoz resigns as probe widens

REUTERS The 53-year-old, who was it is struggling to shore up prof- ebrated executives in the auto Munoz joined the au- NEW YORK Nissan’s chief performance of- itability in the United States Jose Munoz, widely consid- industry and the anchor of Ni- tomaker in 2004 in Europe and ficer and head of its China op- and expand aggressively in ered as a close ally to ssan’s alliance with Renault, led its significant expansion in ONE of Nissan Motor Co’s top erations, made the announce- China. Ghosn and a possible suc- remains in custody in a Tokyo North America after the global executives has resigned, fur- ment in a LinkedIn post on Reuters had reported earli- cessor to lead the automak- detention center since his ini- financial crisis. Since then, Ni- ther rattling the Japanese au- Friday. In a statement, Nissan er on Friday that the Japanese ing partnership between tial arrest in late November. ssan has succeeded in raising tomaker’s management team said that Munoz had “elected to automaker was looking into Ghosn has been indicted on its market share in the United as it broadens an investigation resign” from the company, ef- decisions made in the United Nissan and France’s Renault, two counts of under-reporting States and posted record sales. into ousted Chairman Carlos fective immediately. It declined States by Munoz who led Nis- had been a ‘person of inter- his income, and aggravated Earlier this year, Nissan Ghosn’s alleged financial mis- to offer details. san’s North American opera- est’ in Nissan’s widening breach of trust for temporarily tapped Munoz to oversee its conduct. He becomes the latest ex- tions from 2016 to 2018. internal investigation shifting personal investment operations in China where it Jose Munoz, widely con- ecutive casualty since Nissan in “Unfortunately, Nissan is losses worth 1.85 billion yen plans to ramp up sales over the sidered as a close ally to Ghosn November removed Ghosn as currently involved in matters ($17 million) to Nissan. next few years. and a possible successor to lead chairman and fired representa- that have and will continue to tinuing to assist Nissan in its The scandal has sent shock- Since then, the world’s the automaking partnership tive director Greg Kelly. divert its focus,” Munoz said in investigations.” Jose Munoz. waves through the automotive largest auto market has been between Nissan and France’s The resignation deals an- his post. People with knowledge of industry and has escalated ten- showing signs of a slowdown, Renault SA, had been a “person other blow to the Japanese “As I have repeatedly and the issue have said that Munoz, had not been co-operating with sions between Nissan and Re- prompting the automaker to of interest” in Nissan’s widen- automaker which is grappling recently made clear to the com- who had been placed on a leave the internal investigation. nault, where Ghosn remains cut local production plans in ing internal investigation. with the scandal at a time when pany, I look forward to con- of absence earlier in the month, Ghosn, once the most cel- CEO and chairman. the coming months.

Chinese premier says planned tax cuts to boost China tweaks policy mix employment, stability to support growth: QNB REUTERS SHANGHAI Chinese authorities plan to set a lower economic CHINA’S plans for tax cuts growth target of 6 to 6.5 Softer external, domestic demand prompts govt to loose monetary and fiscal policies, says report targeting smaller compa- percent in 2019, com- nies will help to support pared with ‘around’ 6.5 TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK employment and economic DOHA stability, and will expand percent in 2018 the country’s tax base over CHINA’S aim to sustain both the long term, Premier Li States drag on business ac- rapid growth and financial de- Keqiang was quoted as say- tivity and consumer confi- leveraging is becoming ever ing on Saturday. dence. more challenging as weaker “Implementing tax cuts Analysts expect that global growth and heightened for small and micro enter- China’s economy grew policy uncertainty create exter- prises is mainly to support around 6.6 percent last nal headwinds, said a report by employment,” Li said in year, its slowest pace since Qatar National Bank (QNB) on comments posted on the 1990, and it is expected Saturday. Chinese government’s web- to cool further in coming Softer external and domes- site. months before a slew of tic demand over the last year Developing and support measures start to has prompted the Chinese strengthening small com- kick in. government to gradually loose panies is linked to economic “The bottom line for monetary and fiscal policies. stability and stable employ- the policymakers is social The bank’s analysis delves ment, he said. stability, which is crucially into the four factors that pin- “Looking at the long tied to the unemployment point China’s slowdown as term, this will continue to rate and job creation,” ana- well as both monetary and fis- expand the tax base, con- lysts at BoAML said in a re- cal measures undertaken by serve tax resources and ul- cent note. “With U.S.-China authorities to respond to over- timately achieve wins for trade risks still looming all demand weakness. mass employment, corpo- large, we believe policymak- China’s gross domestic rate profits and fiscal rev- ers would not hesitate to product (GDP) growth has enues,” he was quoted as take pre-emptive measures slowed in recent quarters, from saying, referring to the cor- to stabilize expectations on 6.8 percent in Q1 2018 to 6.5 porate tax cuts. job stability.” percent in Q3 2018, the worst Li’s comments come More growth boost- quarterly performance since amid growing official con- ing steps are expected this the aftermath of the Great Fi- cern over China’s slowing year as policymakers seek nancial Crisis. economic growth and its to avert the risk of a sharper While official figures for Q4 The People’s Bank of China’s injection of funds through open market operations has contributed to loosening the seven-day interbank pledged impact on the labor market. slowdown. 2018 are still not out, coinci- repo average interest rate in recent months. Chinese authorities plan China’s State Council, dent indicators are pointing to to set a lower economic or cabinet, said on January another soft quarter, the report percent y/y, respectively) last following most US Federal growth target of 6 to 6.5 9 that it would further re- said. month. As the two countries Reserve (Fed) rate hikes with percent in 2019, compared duce taxes for smaller com- Growth in retail sales and are major exporters of industri- seven-day open market opera- with “around” 6.5 percent panies. On Friday, Finance online retail sales of goods and al inputs to China’s export sec- tions (OMO) reverse repo rate in 2018, sources told Reu- Minister Liu Kun said au- services are hovering around tor, this may reflect the waning hikes between January 2017 ters, as weakening domestic thorities would step up tax multi-decade or even all time of the so-called front-loading and March 2018, the People’s demand and a damaging and fee cuts to lower corpo- lows on a year-on-year (y/y) effect in US-China trade, ie, Bank of China (PBOC) has trade war with the United rate burdens. basis. After two months of US-based companies increas- been standing pat despite three stagnation around the 50 lev- ing imports from China before additional Fed rate hikes. el, the official manufacturing new tariffs come to effect. The PBOC’s net injection Purchasing Managers’ Index While trade tensions with of funds through OMOs has (PMI) figure slid to 49.4 in De- the US have eased after the contributed to loosening the cember 2018 to mark the first Trump-Xi meeting in Buenos seven-day interbank pledged contraction in more than two Aires, there is still a lot of un- repo average interest rate in re- years. certainty regarding the poten- cent months. Major indicators point tial application of additional Moreover, reserve require- to further weakness over the tariffs to Chinese exports to the ment ratios (RRR) to banks, an coming months. New export US after the 90-day trade truce important instrument to man- orders, the subcomponent of ends in March 2019, the report age the money supply, were the PMI, were also below the said. lowered by 350 basis points 50 level. All of the above is weigh- since March 2018, including The bank said the signals ing on the delicate balancing the most recent action on Jan- for the external sector are neg- act that the Chinese authori- uary 4. ative. Global demand for Chi- ties have been attempting to The policymakers do not tic liquidity. Besides, the PBOC’s in De- nese goods looks particularly pull off for much of the last two want de-leveraging to slow Over recent months, de- cember 2018 decided to create sluggish as trade data from years. After a long period of GDP growth much below the mand weakness has tilted the a new Targeted Medium Term key bilateral partners was also debt-fuelled economic growth 6-6.5 percent target. Between balance more towards the need Lending Facility (TMLF). The negative, reaffirming weaker that risks longer-term financial Q4 2016 and Q1 2018, regula- to sustain economic growth. TMLF will provide banks with export orders. stability, the government has tory controls aimed to limit On the monetary front, the additional funding to ramp up (File photo) Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during the opening ses- South Korean and Taiwan- been trying to rein in excessive off balance-sheet or ‘shadow’ People’s Bank of China (PBOC) credit to the private sector, es- sion of the National People’s Congress in Beijing. (REUTERS) ese exports to China contracted credit growth and cut debt lev- lending activity and monetary has been using several policy pecially to small and medium as well (13.9 percent and 6.6 els, the report added. policy delivered tighter domes- tools to ease liquidity. After enterprises.

Elon Musk’s company SpaceX ‘Apple demanded $1 bn for chance to win iPhone chips contract’ to layoff 10% of workforce REUTERS Under a 2011 deal, pursue an exclusivity arrange- REUTERS project, Reuters reported in SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA ment in order to ensure it sold NEW YORK November. The firings were Qualcomm was named enough chips to recover the related to disagreements over QUALCOMM sought to be- Apple’s sole supplier of payment. ELON Musk’s rocket com- the pace at which the team come the sole supplier of mo- modem chips, which help Qualcomm was not aiming pany SpaceX will reduce its was developing and testing its dem chips for Apple’s iPhone to mobile phones connect to to block rivals like Intel, he said. workforce by about 10 percent Starlink satellites. recoup a $1-billion “incentive wireless data networks “The risk was, what would of the company’s more than SpaceX’s Starlink program payment” that Apple insisted the volume be? Would we get 6,000 employees, it said on is competing with OneWeb on, not to block rivals from the everything we wanted, given Friday. and Canada’s Telesat to be the market, Qualcomm’s chief ex- change for which Qualcomm that we paid so much in incen- The company said it will first to market with a new sat- ecutive testified on Friday. agreed to give Apple a rebate tive?” Mollenkopf testified. “part ways” with some of its ellite-based internet service. The payment from Qual- - the exact nature of which has Earlier in the day, Apple manpower, citing “extraor- The management shakeup comm to Apple - part of a 2011 not been disclosed. Apple could supply chain executive Tony dinarily difficult challenges involved Musk bringing in deal between Apple and Qual- choose another supplier but Blevins testified that it was Ap- ahead.” new managers from SpaceX comm - was meant to ease the it would lose the rebate, effec- ple’s practice to pursue at least “To continue delivering for headquarters in California to technical costs of swapping out tively increasing the cost of its two suppliers and as many as our customers and to succeed replace a number of the man- the iPhone’s then-current In- chips. Antitrust regulators have six for each of the more than in developing interplanetary agers he fired in Seattle. fineon chip with Qualcomm’s, argued the deal with Apple was 1,000 components in the iP- spacecraft and a global space- Last month, SpaceX CEO Steve Mollenkopf testified part of a pattern of anticompet- hone. The company stopped based Internet, SpaceX must launched its first US national at a trial with the US Federal itive conduct by Qualcomm to trying to place an Intel mo- become a leaner company. security space mission, when Trade Commission. preserve its dominance in mo- dem chip in the iPad Mini 2 Either of these developments, a SpaceX rocket carrying a US While such a payment is dem chips and exclude players because losing the rebates on even when attempted sepa- military navigation satellite common in the industry, the like Intel. Qualcomm’s chips would have rately, have bankrupted other blasted off from Florida’s Cape size of it was not, Mollenkopf At a federal courthouse in made the overall cost too high, organizations”, a spokesman Canaveral. said. San Jose, California, Mollen- he said. said in an email. In December, the Wall Under the 2011 deal, Qual- kopf testified that Apple de- “They made it very unat- In June, Elon Musk fired at Street Journal reported that comm was named Apple’s sole manded the $1 billion without tractive for us to use another least seven people in the sen- SpaceX was raising $500 mil- supplier of modem chips, which any assurance of how many chip supplier,” Blevins said ior management team lead- lion, taking its valuation to help mobile phones connect to chips it would buy, which of the rebates. “These rebates ing a SpaceX satellite launch $30.5 billion. wireless data networks, in ex- pushed the chip supplier to were very, very large.” Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf addresses a meeting in Las Vegas. 14 Sunday, January 13, 2019 Economy & Business

News in brief US investors hope to gain India’s online sellers to appeal against CCI ruling in favour of Flipkart after slashed profits MUMBAI: A group representing online sellers in India will appeal against the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI’s) ruling in favour of Walmart-owned Flipkart, the group’s lawyer Chanakya Basa said in a release on Saturday. All India Online Vendors S&P 500’s worst December has lowered expectations that have set the stage for stocks to extend gains Association (AIOVA), which represents more than 3,500 online sellers, had complained that Flipkart was using its dominant position to favour select sellers. The CCI had rejected this argu- REUTERS ment in November. The CCI had said Flipkart as well as Amazon NEW YORK did not break regulations through their selection of merchants and brands. The AIOVA will appeal to the National Company Law THERE could well be a sil- Appellate Tribunal on Monday against the CCI decision, Basa ver lining in all the caution told Reuters. “We firmly believe we have filed adequate infor- around the stock market mation to prove the existence of a prima-facie case which the as the earnings season ap- hon’ble Commission has failed to take into account. Hence, we proaches: Shares do way bet- are filing this appeal,” Basa said in a statement.(REUTERS) ter when profit expectations have fallen, and lately, they’ve been falling like a rock. High recession risks in Italy after By at least one measure, negative industrial output data this is the most negative ana- lysts have been ahead of a re- ROME: Recession risks have increased for Italy after worse- porting period in nearly four than-anticipated industrial production figures were released years. Fourth-quarter reports on Friday. According to national statistics agency Istat, there get rolling next week with re- was a month-on-month drop in industrial production of 1.6 sults from JPMorgan Chase percent in November. Economists were expecting a monthly and other big banks. drop of only 0.3 percent. “Much weaker than expected in- Recent warnings on the dustrial production data for November support our view that quarter from high-profile Italy entered technical recession in Q4 last year,” Fabio Fois of companies have had investors Barclays bank said in a statement. A country is in a technical bracing for more bad news. recession when its gross domestic product (GDP) shrinks for Earlier this month, Apple’s two quarters in a row. In the third quarter of 2018, Italy’s GDP big cut in its revenue forecast contracted by 0.1 percent. GDP data for the fourth quarter of added to fears among some 2018 is due to be released by Istat on January 31. Several market watchers that a possi- analysts have said they expect it to be negative, given Friday’s ble 2019 earnings recession - industrial output statistics. (DPA) defined as at least two straight quarters of profit declines - may be on the horizon. Embraer shares Japan forced to With the bar low for com- rise after nod for amend budget over panies to beat expectations, merger with Boeing faulty jobs data stocks could extend recent gains following the S&P 500’s SAO Paulo: The share price in TOKYO: Japan said on Friday it worst December performance Brazilian aeroplane manufac- will have to amend its upcom- since the Great Depression. turer Embraer rose on Friday ing budget to fund compensa- “One of the key things the as markets reacted favourably tion for people whose ben- December selloff did was it to the country’s President Jair efits were underpaid for years priced a materially reduced Bolsonaro approving a merger because of a scandal involving set of earnings expectations with American giant Boeing. erroneous labour data. for 2019. As a result, inves- Traders at the New York Stock Exchange. (AFP) After the share price The labour ministry admit- tors are going to be somewhat soared by 7.7 percent at the ted this week that it has for forgiving of companies who the last year. While still rela- been just four prior earnings the trend, they wrote. Mar- start of the day on the Sao years failed to collect complete either miss estimates or are tively strong at 14.5 percent, seasons since 2009 - when ket valuations also have come Paulo stock exchange, those data for its monthly employ- somewhat tentative in their analysts’ estimated profit the US bull market began - in down substantially. With the gains subsided but it still ment report, which is closely guidance because they are growth for S&P 500 compa- The December selloff priced which the earnings revisions S&P 500 now trading near ended with a 2.57 percent in- watched as an indicator of now expecting that,” said Lisa nies in the fourth quarter has a materially reduced set of spread for the S&P 1500 was 14.9 times expected earnings, crease from Thursday’s figure. wages and work hours. Shalett, head of investment fallen sharply since the start earnings expectations for more negative than it is now, according to Refinitiv data, The rise came a day after The data helps determine and portfolio strategies at of October, when they fore- they said. compared with a multiple of Bolsonaro announced he various government benefits, in- Morgan Stanley Wealth Man- cast growth of 20.1 percent, 2019. As a result, investors In each of those periods, 18 a year ago, market bulls ar- wouldn’t be using his veto cluding employment insurance. agement in New York. according to IBES data from are going to be somewhat the S&P 500 rose for an aver- gue that stocks have become powers to block the merger be- Officials are supposed to gather “Any companies that talk Refinitiv. forgiving of companies who age gain of 4.33 percent. undervalued after the recent tween two of the world’s three data from all firms with 500 or about 2019 being just as good For 2019, analysts are ex- either miss estimates or are “Analyst sentiment doesn’t sharp declines. biggest aviation companies. more employees but in Tokyo as 2018 or even sequentially a pecting profit growth of just somewhat tentative in their get much more negative than Investors also will be lis- “The company’s valuation only about one third of 1,400 lot better are going to consti- 6.4 percent, down from an it is now, so if we start to see tening closely to what execu- was based on President Jair such firms were surveyed. tute an upside surprise,” she Oct. 1 estimate of 10.2 percent guidance companies react positively to tives say about demand in Chi- Bolsonaro’s endorsement,” The scandal dates back to said. GM’s shares soared more and a big drop from 2018’s tax Head of investment at Morgan results early on, it would set na. Apple cited slowing iPhone Glauco Legat, an analyst at 2004 and a total of 53 billion than 9 percent on Friday after cut-fueled gain of more than the stage for a positive earn- sales in China when it cut its consultants Necton, told AFP, yen ($490 million) will be repaid the company said its earnings 20 percent. Stanley Wealth Management ings season,” the Bespoke sales forecast for the quarter although he warned that it to 20 million workers, according would top its earlier forecast. According to strategists at strategists wrote. that ended in December. wasn’t enough to consider the to the ministry. Coming into that surprise Bespoke Investment Group, more negatively ahead of any To be sure, the S&P 500 Comments about China deal finalized. Legat blamed The monthly labour survey announcement, Wall Street’s the bar for this earnings sea- reporting period since the first uncharacteristically declined and its trade conflict with the the scaling back in share price has been watched by the gov- estimates for GM’s fourth- son is “extremely low.” quarter of 2015, they wrote in 5.2 percent in the last earnings United States are likely to gains on the fact that the ernment and the Bank of Japan quarter profit had fallen by Heading into the fourth a report on Thursday. period despite negative earn- come up in conference calls merger process will be drawn as a clue for their economic 12 percent since late October quarter, Bespoke analysts’ The S&P 500 rallied 2.62 ings revisions, according to and could affect investor sen- out. (AFP) policy decisions. (AFP) and the stock had dropped earnings revisions for S&P percent in that six-week re- Bespoke’s data. That “proved timent, regardless of the earn- more than 20 percent over 1500 companies are skewing porting period, and there have to be a major exception” to ings numbers. Lessors to troubled Jet Airways consider taking back planes REUTERS where the problems worsen Showdown ers have “in-principle” agreed lessors had been behind SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI and it becomes even more dif- to extend some help to Jet, but schedule since November. ficult to take out aircraft,” one Jet’s main lender State Bank details on the mechanics of it Avolon, DAE Aerospace, BOC CRISIS talks between India’s of the people said. of India has sought to provide are still being worked out. Aviation Ltd and Aircastle Ltd cash-strapped Jet Airways Jet controls over a sixth reassurance that India’s Some lessors have en- also attended the meetings Ltd and aircraft lessors have of a market experiencing an biggest full-service carrier is gaged with lawyers, are work- along with GECAS and SMBC, failed to ease a row over late unprecedented boom in air doing all it can to pay its staff, ing with their technical teams one of the people said, declin- payments, prompting some travel. Yet high fuel taxes, a suppliers and creditors to about repossession and are ing to specify which are con- lessors to explore taking back weak rupee and price compe- monitoring the planes, but sidering reclaiming planes. aircraft, three people familiar tition have squeezed profit- stave off a showdown the situation could be com- Jet Airways, in a statement with the matter told Reuters. ability, leaving Jet with 80.52 between the airline and plicated by a new bankruptcy on Friday, said the airline is In what one of the people billion rupees ($1.14 billion) leasing firms law that allows up to 270 days working on its turnaround described as an ill-tempered in net debt as at the end of where no action is permitted strategy and updating its part- showdown between the airline September and defaulting on against the debtor or its as- ners, in real time, on efforts and some of the world’s lead- payments. planned to raise equity or sets, the person said. taken to improve its liquidity. ing leasing firms, Jet’s main The airline had previously debt, said one of the people - Lessors such as GE Capi- “A comprehensive plan lender State Bank of India told some lessors it would an attendee, who found the re- tal Aviation Services (GECAS) that will ensure business sus- sought to provide reassurance clear arrears by December 31, sponses lacked sufficient de- SMBC Aviation Capital and tainability, preserve value, that India’s biggest full-ser- but was unable do so, the peo- tail. Other attendees included Jackson Square are looking and enable the company to vice carrier is doing all it can ple close to the matter said. Jet’s management team, in- into stopping the transfer of honour its obligations was to pay its staff, suppliers and At meetings on Tuesday, cluding the airline’s founder The airline had previously told some lessors it would clear arrears by Boeing Co 737 MAX jets that outlined,” a Jet spokesman creditors. held at SBI’s headquarters in and Chairman Naresh Goyal, December 31, but was unable do so. had been due for delivery to said in the statement, adding “Jet has been delinquent Mumbai’s business district, as well as a senior adviser of Jet, the person said. that the meeting took place in for many months. Nobody the bank’s Chairman Rajnish Etihad Airways, which owns did not provide any assuranc- An official from Punjab A second person said de- an atmosphere of cordiality wants to get in a situation Kumar was asked how Jet 24 percent of Jet and which es, the person said. National Bank later said lend- liveries of 737 MAX jets from and mutual appreciation. Zimbabwe plans new currency as dollar shortage bites French court backs former Uber REUTERS manding payment in cash which HARARE can be deposited and used to driver in key gig-economy case make payments both inside and ZIMBABWE will introduce a outside the country. AFP when and where they want. terms of his work. It found, for new currency in the next 12 Mthuli Ncube told a town- PARIS That strategy has drawn a example, that the driver could months, the country’s Finance hall meeting late on Friday that flood of private drivers who now not freely choose clients or set Minister said, as a shortage of a new local currency would be RIDE-HAILING giant Uber said operate alongside established his own rates. US dollars plunges the financial introduced in less than twelve Friday that it would appeal a taxi services worldwide, which As a result the court sent the system into disarray, forcing months. “On the issue of rais- fresh legal setback in Europe af- often bristle at what they con- case back to a specialised em- businesses to close and threat- ing enough foreign currency to ter a French court ruled a former sider unfair competition. ployment tribunal, though first ening unrest. introduce the new currency, we driver who sued the firm effec- “We’re going to appeal this the Court of Cassation must ren- The southern African nation are on our way already, give us tively had a work contract, po- decision” to France’s top Court der its ruling. abandoned its own hyperinfla- months, not years,” he said. tentially undermining a pillar of of Cassation, an Uber spokes- - ‘Completely logical’ -The tion-wrecked currency in 2009 Zimbabwe currently has less A petrol attendant counts local bonds notes and coins received from a the US group’s business model. woman told AFP on Friday, in- French ruling follows a similar at the height of an economic re- than two weeks import cover, motorist in Harare, Zimbabwe. (REUTERS) The driver’s lawyer Fabien sisting on the need to maintain court decision in Britain last cession, adopting the greenback according to central bank data, Masson hailed the appeals court “flexibility” with its drivers. month that Uber should grant and other currencies including and the government has previ- to reach 500 billion percent in President Emmerson ruling as a “landmark decision,” “Drivers choose to use the rights including the national sterling and the South African ously said it would only con- 2008, the highest rate in the Mnangagwa is under pressure though it was unlikely to force Uber application for the freedom minimum wage and holiday rand. sider launching a new currency world for a country not at war, to revive the economy but, in Uber to recognise its French to connect to it when they want,” time to its drivers. But without enough hard if it had at least six months of wiping out pensions and sav- something of a vicious circle, the drivers as fully fledged employ- she added. But the Paris appeals But Uber argues such re- currency to back up the $10 bil- reserves. Locals are haunted by ings. A surrogate bond note dollar shortages are undermin- ees anytime soon. Uber has long court said the “registration part- quirements would jeopardise a lion of electronic funds trapped memories of the Zimbabwean currency introduced in 2016 to ing efforts to win back foreign argued that it merely a service nership” Uber agreed with the strategy which has allowed it to in local bank accounts, busi- dollar, which became worth- stem dollar shortages has also investors sidelined under his provider with drivers who are driver who sued in 2017 effec- spread to some 630 cities world- nesses and civil servants are de- less as hyperinflation spiralled collapsed in value. predecessor Robert Mugabe. self-employed, able to work tively gave it “control” over the wide. www.guide.com.qa  Sunday January 13, 2019

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Rohit’s ton goes in vain as India lose to ASIAN CUP 2019 PAGE 19 Australia’s in first ODI at Sydney QATAR VS NORTH KOREA (3 PM) Focused Qatar seek more goals from clash against North Korea Coach Sanchez says team will stick to their own style of play

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QATAR coach Felix Sanchez has stressed his team will not be changing their style of play when they take on DPR Korea in their next Group E clash in Al Ain on Sunday despite struggling to turn their domi- nance into goals when they met Lebanon last Wednesday. Sanchez’s side eventually secured a 2-0 win over the West Asian side with goals from Ab- dulaziz Hatem and Almoez Ali, but they had to wait to break down Miodrag Radulovic’s well-drilled Lebanese side. The Spanish coach, though, praised his team’s pa- tient approach and has no in- tention of a different approach when they take on DPR Korea, with victory almost certain to take the Qataris into the next phase of the competition. “Each match is different and we cannot renounce the way we play,” said Sanchez. “It’s difficult to change now, but we need to find solu- tions to be more close to the opposition’s goal. “But in front you always have an opponent and Leba- non showed they’re a well or- ganised team and they were Qatar players during their training session in Al Ain on Saturday, ahead of the Group E match against DPR Korea in the Asian Cup 2019. Qatar beat Lebanon 2-0 in their opening match. very physical. This was the first game and it’s never easy for the young forward’s loss. to do the right thing all the “I can say that without him time in the first game. there will be some effect but “But the team showed I don’t think it will be too big they were patient enough and, Each match is because we have some good hopefully, in the next game different and we players like our captain, Jong we will perform better and do cannot renounce the Il-gwan, and Pak Kwang Ry- something that we couldn’t do ong, who plays in Austria, so I in the last game.” way we play. But we don’t think there will be a big Sanchez refused to discuss need to find effect for the second match,” whether 2018 AFC Player of solutions to be said Kim. the Year Abdelkarim Hassan more close to the “Our primary target in this would start against DPR Korea opposition’s goal. tournament is to qualify for having been left on the bench the next round, so for the last for the first hour of the open- Qatar coach three days we have focused in ing game before being intro- Felix Sanchez training on the mistakes we duced to great effect. made in the first game. We’ve Qatar laboured until the been training for three days Al Sadd man replaced Ab- Players of DPR Korea warm up for a training session. and we’re ready for the game. dulkarim Salem and his pres- “In the first game we fo- ence inspired the team to points with Saudi Arabia at the back of the net could be a ranking, so for that reason “We know it’s going to be the game without suspended cused more on defence than score twice in 14 minutes as the top of Group E but, with factor in determining the final when we play the game we’re a very tough opponent and striker Han Kwang-song after attacking and we didn’t cre- the country picked up their the Saudis scoring four unan- outcome of the group. going to try to be focused and we are going to play a very he was sent off in the loss to ate many goal scoring chances first win in an AFC Asian Cup swered goals against DPR Ko- “We’re focusing game-by- perform during the 90 min- good game tomorrow to get Saudi Arabia, but coach Kim and to overcome this we’ll be opener since 1980. rea, Sanchez knows the num- game and goal difference can utes so we can get the best re- the result.” Yong-jun is confident he has playing more offensively than The win left Qatar level on ber of times his team finds make the difference in the sult for us,” he said. DPR Korea will go into enough quality to compensate we did in the last match.” Qatar aim to bounce back to winning ways against Egypt at handball Worlds The result left Qatar’s than us in almost every aspect Coach Riveira calls head coach Valero Riveira of the game. All we can do is fuming. He said the loss was look forward to the next match for improved show a result of huge mistakes that and forget that this game,” everyone should assume said Riveira. against Egypt responsibility for. Wajdi Sinen agreed with Speaking at the press his coach, saying, “Today was TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK conference after the match, really not our day. Angola beat DOHA he praised Angola’s play and us because they were good and said they were smart and bal- we weren’t. ASIAN champions and 2015 anced in how they “Hopefully we will do bet- world championships runners- approached the game. ter in our next game against up Qatar will look to make He added that their op- Egypt,” he added. amends and bounce back to ponents was ruthless when it Sweden, Argentina and winning ways at the 16th IHF mattered more, stressing that Hungary are the other teams Men’s Handball Champion- there were no excuses for the in Qatar’s bracket of Group D. ship when they meet Egypt in Qatari side to lose the game. Qatar’s Rafael Capote and their second match of Group D He said that the amount Frankis Marzo delivered well at the Royal Arena in Copen- of easy chances missed in in the opening match and the hagen on Sunday. the game were enough for team would look to follow in Qatar were edged by one their opponents to score and their footsteps against Egypt. goal in the first big surprise of achieve a better result. The match will be played the tournament caused by An- “We’ve just played the at 1.30pm Qatar time. Later, gola on Friday, as the African most horrible game in over Sweden will play Argentina in Qatar were pipped by a goal’s margin by Angola in a surprise result of the 26th IHF Men’s World Championship in Denmark on Friday. beat Asia’s number 1 side 24-23. five years. They were better a match from the same group. Sports Sunday, January 13, 2019 17 AFC ASIAN CUP 2019 Ole, Pochettino Iran beat Vietnam, Iraq face off in Man United ‘audition’ power past lowly Yemen Pochettino remains the favourite to take over the Red Devils’ job full-time

AFP ment for Solskjaer is probably LONDON to qualify for next season’s Champions League – United OLE Gunnar Solskjaer has a have closed the gap signifi- golden opportunity to further cantly but are still six points his credentials for the perma- behind fourth-placed Chelsea. nent manager’s job at Man- But the former striker, chester United when he goes who has United fans’ undying head to head against Totten- loyalty after his exploits as a ham boss Mauricio Pochettino player, must see off the threat on Sunday. from Pochettino if he is to pro- The Norwegian interim long his stay at Old Trafford. manager has enjoyed a perfect start to his Old Trafford ca- Spurs trophy charge reer, winning all five matches Spurs have amassed 48 and transforming the mood points after 21 matches, just among players and fans. two behind Manchester City But in the opposite dugout and six shy of leaders Liver- at Wembley will be Pochetti- pool and are still competing no, who remains the favourite on four fronts with Champions to be named to the United hot League, FA Cup and League seat after keeping Spurs on the Cup commitments on top of a fringes of the Premier League title challenge. title race against considerable Pochettino started the sea- odds. son with two huge challenges United have beaten Car- -- no fresh signings and no diff, Huddersfield, Bourne- proper break for many of his mouth and Newcastle in the top stars after they were in- league and Reading in the FA volved in the World Cup until Iran’s forward Sardar Azmoun (centre) shoots to score during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group D match against Vietnam at the Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. (AFP) Cup since Solskjaer replaced the final weekend. Jose Mourinho last month. Tottenham, who beat AFP Iran, looking to end a 43- The Rubin Kazan forward ment in the last third, are very But third-placed Totten- United 3-0 at Old Trafford ABU DHABI year title drought since last lashed in his third goal of the Results interesting.” ham in London will be a differ- earlier this season, are also winning Asian football’s most tournament from the edge of Group D In Sharjah, 18-year-old Ali ent proposition and the match still waiting to move into their IRAN sank Vietnam and Iraq coveted prize, could have the box 20 minutes from time Iran 2 Vietnam 0 scored a wonderful solo goal to will be a severe examination new stadium after months of beat Yemen as the neighbours scored four or five but for some to give Iran a record ninth suc- Iraq 3 Yemen 0 put Iraq 1-0 up after 11 minutes, of how far United have come delays. and arch-rivals powered into poor finishing in Abu Dhabi. cessive first-round victory dat- Group E although questions must be under their temporary leader. The Argentine boss, who the Asian Cup round of 16 on “It’s a pity our performance ing back to 2007. raised of the Yemeni defence. Solskjaer has revitalised a has yet to win a trophy as a Saturday ahead of their highly didn’t produce a couple more Co-favourites with South Saudi Arabia 2 Lebanon 0 Pouncing on a loose back number of players including manager, has given mixed anticipated group decider goals,” Iran coach Carlos Quei- Korea to lift the Asian Cup, pass, Ali held off three defend- Paul Pogba and Marcus Rash- messages over his future, re- next week. roz told reporters. Iran crushed war-torn Yemen score a third goal led to some ers before rifling his shot past ford, but bristles at suggestions fusing to rule out a move to Sardar Azmoun struck “But winning is the best 5-0 in their opening Group D bad passes.” Jalal Hassan in the Yemen goal. he has had an easy ride so far. Old Trafford but also saying both goals in Iran’s 2-0 win medicine in football. To win game. Queiroz singled out Bashar Resan doubled “We’ve had tests,” he said. he hopes to be at Spurs for 20 in Abu Dhabi, while teenager two games and score seven They were indebted to goal- Azmoun, who came out of in- Iraq’s lead midway through “Newcastle away is a test and years. Mohanad Ali’s early solo strike goals -- I have to praise my keeper Alireza Safar Beiran- ternational retirement for the the first half when his deflected the first game was a test as to But Pochettino believes kick-started Iraq’s 3-0 victory players because I am very de- vand for a courageous save Asian Cup. shot drifted in off the upright how everyone reacted. The neither he nor Solskjaer will in Sharjah. manding.” from Nguyen Cong Phuong, “He’s a finisher,” said the with Hassan slow to get across. first home game with the need any extra motivation Iran and Iraq will meet in Saman Ghoddos and Me- but were otherwise barely ruf- Portuguese, now in his eighth Ali hit the post in one of the crowd is a test.” than the three points on offer Dubai on Wednesday to decide hdi Taremi went close for fled by the Southeast Asian year as Iran coach. rare highlights of the second “We are not going to get on Sunday. who tops Group D in a repeat Asia’s top-ranked team be- champions. “We have high hopes for half before Alaa Abbas struck as many chances to attack “Of course for him (Solsk- of their combustible quarter- fore Azmoun rose to head “We just need to relax him for this competition. But in injury time, finishing sharp- against these as we had before jaer) it’s a massive motivation final of 2015, which Iraq won home a Ghoddos cross after more,” said Queiroz. “In the the way the team is contribut- ly after Ahmed Yaseen’s header so when we have the ball we or challenge to manage Man- on penalties. 38 minutes. second half our anxiety to ing around him, and our move- into his path. have to be ready to play well chester United, like for me with it and we have to use the it’s a massive challenge to be whole pitch because Wembley in front for this football club, is a decent size pitch as well,” Tottenham. Quick read he added. “Always the motivation is Cavani, Mbappe strike as PSG bounce back Solskjaer says he has not to win because we’re so com- Nigeria eyes graft spoken to the club hierarchy petitive. We’re people that charges against about the full-time position love to win and hate to lose, football officials from League Cup exit with win at Amiens although has clearly stated his and always when you play a desire to stay beyond the end friendly game or a competitive ABUJA: The head of a Nigerian AFP Maria’s shot struck the arm of a of the season. game like Sunday always it’s presidential anti-corruption body PARIS sliding Alexis Blin from barely a The minimum require- about winning.” has said charges will be brought yard away, with the capital club against football officials for al- EDINSON Cavani and Kylian awarded a penalty. legedly misappropriating public Mbappe scored as Paris Saint- Cavani stepped up to slot funds. Okoi Obono-Obla dis- Germain responded to their the ball into the middle of the closed that the body was in the shock midweek League Cup net and score his 14th goal of process of finalising charges defeat by claiming a 3-0 win at the season in all competitions. and that a “prima facie case” Amiens on Saturday to move 13 An uphill battle became a had been established. points clear at the Ligue 1 sum- mountainous one for the home “We will now file charges mit. team when Mbappe was hauled against them,” said Obono-Obla. PSG had seen their bid for down by Khaled Adenon who “They will be arraigned before a a sixth straight League Cup ti- was shown a second yellow court of competent jurisdiction,” tle ended in midweek by strug- card. he told Kiss FM Abuja radio. gling Guingamp at the Parc des It did not take long for Obono-Obla has previously Princes, but were too strong for Mbappe to take full advantage interviewed the head of the Ni- a dogged Amiens. of Adenon’s dismissal himself geria Football Federation, Amaju The reigning French cham- to tap in his 18th goal this term. Pinnick, and his two deputies, pions remain unbeaten after 18 PSG centre-back Mar- Seyi Akinwunmi and Shehu Dikko. games of the league season, and Paris Saint-Germain’s players celebrate after scoring against Amiens quinhos sealed the win when General secretary Mohammed sit 13 points ahead of second- at the Licorne stadium in Amiens on Saturday. (AFP) he ventured forward to divert Sanusi and executive committee placed Lille. Thomas Tuchel home Julian Draxler’s cutback member Ahmed Yusuf have also rested Neymar for the trip to the struggled to create any chances PSG took the lead in the to make it three with 11 minutes Manchester United interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Tot- been questioned. (AFP) Stade de la Licorne, and his side of note in a drab first half. 57th minute when Angel Di to play. tenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino. Salah extends Liverpool lead; Arsenal suffer Hammers blow saw teenage midfielder De- Results points clear of the drop. The Reds are now clan Rice score his first West Andre Schurrle put Ful- seven points clear Ham goal in a 1-0 win at home West Ham 1 Arsenal 0 ham ahead in just the second to London rivals Arsenal. Brighton 0 Liverpool 1 minute but Burnley equalised of second-placed Victory, in front of a Lon- Burnley 2 Fulham 1 in the 20th minute through don Stadium record crowd of Joe Bryan’s own-goal and City who play on over 59,000, cemented the Cardiff 0 Huddersfield Town 0 were soon in the lead when Monday Hammers’ place in the top Palace 1 Watford 2 Denis Odoi also put through half of the table. Leicester 1 Southampton 2 his own net. AFP Rice’s 48th-minute strike Craig Cathcart scored at LONDON saw the midfielder give him- both ends as Watford won self an early present ahead of themselves a man down when 2-1 away to Crystal Palace in MOHAMED Salah’s second- his 20th birthday on Monday. Yann Valery was shown a red a match coinciding with the half penalty was enough to West Ham’s Marko Ar- card for a second bookable of- second anniversary of former give Premier League leaders nautovic waved to home fans fence after tugging the shirt of Hornets manager Graham Liverpool a 1-0 win away to when substituted in the 71st Marc Albrighton. Taylor’s death. Brighton on Saturday that saw minute which suggested the Southampton still doubled Watford defender Cath- them go seven points clear at Austria forward, linked with their lead just before half- cart gave Palace, whose man- the top of the table. a move to the Chinese Super time when Long pounced on a ager Roy Hodgson is also a Jurgen Klopp’s men were League, may have played his mistake by goalkeeper Kasper former England boss, a 38th- enduring a frustrating after- last game for the club. Schmeichel. minute lead with an own-goal. noon on the south coast until “We will see what hap- The Foxes scored a sec- But he equalised midway Egypt forward Salah converted pens in the next days,” Ma- ond-half goal through Wil- through the second half be- a spot-kick after being brought nuel Pellegrini, the Hammers fried Ndidi but it wasn’t fore Tom Cleverley’s volley down in the box by Pascal manager, told Sky Sports enough and defeat saw Leices- into the top corner won the Gross at the Amex Stadium. when asked about the future ter, managed by former Saints game for Watford with 16 Second-placed reigning of Arnautovic. boss Claude Puel, booed by minutes left. champions Manchester City, Defeat dented Arsenal’s Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah after scoring the opening goal from the penalty spot against Brighton and their own fans come full-time Huddersfield remained fresh from a 9-0 rout of Bur- bid for Champions League Hove Albion during their English Premier League match at the American Express Community Stadium in at the King Power Stadium. bottom of the table following ton Albion in the first leg of a football ahead of next week’s Brighton on Saturday. (AFP) Fulham remained in the a goalless draw away to rele- League Cup semi-final, will clash at home to Chelsea. relegation zone after a 2-1 loss gation-threatened Cardiff. look to close the gap at home The fourth-placed Blues “This afternoon is a bad the table, 10-man Southamp- penalty, awarded after Nam- to Burnley that saw them con- Third-placed Tottenham to Wolves -- who knocked will be six points clear of the result for us,” said Arsenal ton moved a point clear of the palys Mendy fouled Shane cede two own-goals in three Hotspur face Manchester Liverpool out of the FA Cup Gunners if they beat strugglers manager Unai Emery. bottom three with a 2-1 win Long, gave the Saints an 11th- minutes at Turf Moor as the United at Wembley on Sunday -- on Monday. Newcastle in Saturday’s late - 10-man Saints beat away to Leicester. minute lead. Clarets -- who didn’t have a when Everton are at home to Saturday’s early kick-off kick-off at Stamford Bridge Leicester -At the other end of James Ward-Prowse’s But the visitors found shot on target -- moved three Bournemouth. 18 Sunday, January 13, 2019 Sports Salmeen steals Big Tour show on Cantaro 32

RESULTS Big Tour | Table A, One round against the clock with jump off, Art.238.2.2 | 130/145 | QR35,000 1. Rider: Salmeen Sultan al Suwaidi; Horse: Cantaro 32; Faults: 0; Time: 82.70secs; Jump-off Faults:0; Time:34.13secs; Prize: QR9,625 2. Nasser al Ghazali; Colibri 19; 0; 84.18secs; 0; 35.39secs; QR7,875 3. Ahmed Mohammed al Badi; Monopoly; 0; 81.65secs; 4; 41.27secs; QR6,125 Open Class | Table A, One round against the clock Art. 238.2.1 | 115/125 | QR15,000 1. Jaber Rashid al Amri; Canavaro De Muze (E.T.); 0; 54.41secs; QR3,750 2. Nasser al Ghazali; What A Pleasure; 0; 54.45secs; QR3,000 3. Khalid Hamad al Attiya; Viking D; 0; 54.59secs QR2,250 Dressage Test - Level 1, Test C, Prize-Money: QR10,000 1. Ali Mohammed al Marri; Santa Cruz III; 68.276pts; QR2,900 2. Ali Mohammed al Marri; Fernhill Friendly Touch; 68.103pts; QR2,300 3. Jessica Waldon; Lusspo Del Castegno; 67.931pts; QR1,800 Dressage Test - Level 2, Test C, Prize-Money:QR5,000 1. Mohammed Salem al Marri; Gin Tonic Van De Kranenburg; 68.636pts; QR1,250 2. Mohammed Nasser al Qadi; Kantje’s Este Fana; 67.727pts; QR1,000 3. Iris Nijboer; Rose Alsulaimi; 67.273pts; QR625.

Canavaro De Muze (E.T.) with Hathab, an initiative of HE a time of 54.41secs. Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al Nasser al Ghazali on What Thani, President, Qatar Olym- Salmeen Sultan al Suwaidi, astride Cantaro 32, during the Big Tour Table A, One round against the clock with jump off, Art.238.2.2 | 130/145 class action of Hatab Round Six at a Pleasure finished second and pic Committee, is co-hosted Qatar Equestrian Federation’s outdoor arena on Saturday. (Right) The Big Tour podium finishers Salmeen al Suwaidi, Nasser al Ghazali and Ahmed al Badi with official and guests. Khalid Hamad al Attiya (on by QEF and Al Shaqab eques- Viking D) third. trian centre and sees a total of TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK potential bagging the Big Tour turned the best faultless times 19. He clocked 84.18secs and jump-off faults. In the dressage Level 1 twelve legs. DOHA top title of the sixth leg of the in the Table A, One round 35.39secs in the jump-off and Winner of this tour in the and Level 2 competitions, Ali The best seven results series at the Qatar Equestrian against the clock with jump with no faults. last round, Saeed Nasser al Mohammed al Marri on San- are taken into account at the SALMEEN Sultan al Suwaidi, Federation on Saturday. off, Art.238.2.2 | 130/145cm The third podium place Qadi, ended up fourth this time ta Cruz III, and Mohammed end of the QR 1.3mn series who has been challenging the On a cold evening, the Qa- class clocking 82.70secs and was clinched by Ahmed Mo- on his horse Daydreamer EC. Salem al Marri astride Gin in deciding the overall win- top finishing riders in the on- tar Armed Forces rider stood 34.13secs respectively. hammed al Badi, who rode The Open Class competi- Tonic Van De Kranenburg ners in various categories of going national equestrian se- out on his mount Cantaro 32, Coming a close second was Monopoly and finished in tion was once again topped by garnered the most points to showjumping and dressage. ries Hathab, finally proved his a grey gelding, as the two re- Nasser al Ghazali on Colibri 81.65secs and 41.27secs with 4 Jaber Rashid al Amri, riding finish as the winners. The series ends in April.

STARS GEAR UP FOR THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN Nadal ready to let rip remodelled serve

AFP “I didn’t compete with this MELBOURNE new serve, so let’s see how it works. I am confident it’s go- RAFAEL Nadal revealed on ing to work well.” Saturday that he was back to His 2018 season ended full fitness and has a brand with another injury retirement new serve to unleash at the in the US Open semi-final but Australian Open. Nadal still managed to win five The world number two tournaments in a truncated limped away from Melbourne season, including a record- Park a year ago, forced to extending 11th French Open retire in pain from his quar- to leave him just three Grand ter-final with Marin Cilic. Slams behind Roger Federer’s all-time record of 20 majors. Nadal said he was sad to hear another member of ten- nis fabled ‘big four’, Andy The serve was always a Murray, was to quit tennis this thing that I tried to year, possibly as early as next Naomi Osaka of Japan in improve. I am happy with week, with chronic hip pain. Melbourne on Saturday. (AFP) the motivation to do Nadal said he could relate something new. If I am to it having had his own suc- able to make that happen cession of injury issues over the years, but he had always Shy Osaka working in a good way, then been focused on getting back hopefully it will give me on court if at all possible. the chance and help me Spain’s Rafael Nadal during training at the Melbourne Park in Australia on Friday. (REUTERS) “My only goal is always to be more mature in the longer term. to have been to keep going,” clared Saturday his troubles issues when you come back. iard, who faces Australian he said. “That’s the only way AFP bilities that come with being Rafael Nadal were behind him. “But it’s nothing new for wildcard James Duckworth in that you can keep having con- MELBOURNE a major winner. “I feel good. If I am not me,” added Nadal who admits the first round. fidence and hope for a good “For me one of my biggest feeling good, I will not be he has to manage the work- “The serve was always a comeback in terms of health. US Open winner Naomi goals is to be more mature, The 17-time Grand Slam here,” Nadal told reporters load on his creaking 32-year- thing that I tried to improve, “But I know that tennis is Osaka admitted on Saturday like to mature as a person,” champion missed most of the two days before the start of the old body, battered by years of and I think I did. not forever. I want to do it as that she was naturally shy she said ahead of her opening next three months and cut short first Grand Slam of the year. his all-action style. “I am happy with the moti- long as I can and give myself and said one of her key goals round clash at the Australian his season to have surgery on a “I have good feelings in To better cope, he has re- vation to do something new. If the best possibilities to fight in the off-season had been to Open against Poland’s Magda troublesome foot injury. terms of the surgery. After modelled his serve to help ex- I am able to make that happen for the things really I am pas- work on her confidence and Linette next week. He pulled out of a Bris- surgery, after months without tend his career. in a good way, then hopefully it sionate about, and to keep become more mature. “And I feel like in a way bane warm-up event with competing, having trouble prac- “There are always things will give me the chance and help doing the things that I really The likable 21-year-old I am, but in other parts I’m a slight thigh strain but de- tising, of course there are always to improve,” said the Span- me in the longer term. enjoy doing.” Japanese was catapulted into very, like, three years old the global spotlight when she mentality, you know? I feel won the US Open last year, like just levelling that out is beating Serena Williams, one of my biggest goals I had whose tantrum at the umpire during the off-season.” Top 10 target for Kyrgios, in the final almost overshad- Winning in Flushing De Minaur seizes first ATP owed her achievement. Meadows has meant Osaka The breakthrough made now has to do far more me- but Raonic comes first her a new standard bearer for dia, and her confidence in title at home in Sydney tennis in her homeland, Asia that department is growing. AFP and the next generation of But she admits to still MELBOURNE DPA Kvitova triumphs women, and she is working struggling in one-on-one SYDNEY Earlier in the evening, Petra hard on living up to the hype. situations. “I mean, in press I AUSTRALIAN Open home Kvitova denied victory to an- While focusing on her feel comfortable because I’m hope Nick Kyrgios declared LOCAL favourite Alex de Min- other local favourite, Ash Bar- game during the off-season, being asked questions,” she on Saturday that he could aur clinched his maiden ATP ty, in the women’s final in a she has also been concen- said, when it was noted that break into the world’s top 10 title at the Sydney Interna- thrilling three-set match that trating on better dealing she seems more relaxed in if he can get “right physically tional on Saturday, defeat- saw her eventually prevail 1-6, with the off-court responsi- media conferences. and mentally”. But first the ing Italy’s Andreas Seppi 7-5, 7-5, 7-6 (7-3). world number 51 will need 7-6 (7-5) in a match that was The Australian world num- to get past the “unbelievably closely fought to the end. ber 15 had dominated the first Halep ready for Slam crown number two tough” Canadian 16th seed A fan takes a photograph of Nick The win was all the more set but two-time Wimeble- Milos Raonic in a blockbuster Kyrgios as he changes during a impressive since de Minaur don champion Kvitova fought WORLD No. 1 Simona Halep She served for what first-round encounter when practice session at Melbourne had only completed his semi- back in the second, eventually admitted losing the 2018 Aus- would have been a 5-3 ad- the year’s opening Grand Park on Saturday. (EPA-EFE) final hours earlier in 34-de- breaking Barty to lead 6-5 be- tralian Open final was a pain- vantage but Wozniacki broke Slam begins on Monday. gree-Celsius heat, after the fore serving out the set. ful moment, but it taught her then held serve for lead 5-4. Kyrgios rose to a career- thinking about that. I want to match was postponed from The third set saw consecu- how to better handle pressure The fired-up Dane went high 13th in 2016, but has just enjoy my time in Austral- Friday due to heavy rain. tive breaks of serve in the last situations which she has since on to break again and win steadily slipped down the ia, the Aussie summer. I want The 19-year-old, who was four games, forcing a tiebreak. put to good use. 7-6 (7/2), 3-6, 6-4, leaving pecking order since. to play good tennis and be defeated in last year’s final, The 28-year-old Czech was The Romanian was tar- Halep crushed. He cut short last season in happy. That’s the main thing.” began the first set 2-0 down visibly struggling in the final geting a first ever Grand “It was really painful to October after an elbow injury, Kyrgios and Raonic have after Seppi broke and held for Australia’s Alex de Minaur holds stages of the match, leaning Slam title in that match lose it,” she said at Mel- admitted he was working on met six times, with the se- an early lead. the trophy after beating Andreas on her racket and appearing to against Caroline Wozni- bourne Park when asked mental health issues and then ries level at 3-3. Only one of However he soon broke Seppi of Italy in the final of Sydney have difficulty breathing. acki and looked on track to reflect on what went suffered a spider bite over those encounters was on hard back to level at 3-3 and man- International on Saturday. (AFP) “I didn’t feel the best. I was to win before folding in wrong. But I learned Christmas. But he was in an courts, at Miami in 2016, and aged to break again at 6-5 to exhausted. I had cramps, as the third set. some things from that upbeat mood as he spoke to it was the Australian who won take the set. “Third time lucky and you well. I didn’t feel well from my Halep had won her match. Now I know reporters at Melbourne Park in straight sets. The second set went to a guys don’t know how much it stomach, as well,” Kvitova told service game and then how to manage bet- on Saturday ahead of squar- They have met twice in tiebreak that could have gone means to do it in front of all reporters afterwards. broke the Dane to get ter if that happens ing off against the former Grand Slams, both times at either way as neither man you guys from my home.” The victory, her sec- a 4-3 lead. again,” she said. world number three. Wimbledon, and again they gave an inch. The pressure will now be on ond Sydney title, after 2015, “If I get right physically are level 1-1. “Yeah, obviously “It’s crazy that this actually the teenager – who only broke should give her another confi- and mentally... realistically I Milos is a tough player. We’ve happened,” said de Minaur, into the top 100 last year and is dence boost at the Australian could be top 10. That’s a fact,” played each other a couple who was also beaten in the fi- now ranked at 29 –in the Aus- Open. She also won five WTA said Kyrgios. times at Grand Slams,” said nal of last year’s Citi Open, as tralian Open, where he plays titles last year, ending 2018 as “Right now I’m not even the Australian. he accepted the trophy. his opening match on Monday. the world number seven. Simona Halep in Melbourne on Saturday. Sports Sunday, January 13, 2019 19 FIRST ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL IN SYDNEY Olivier nets another five-wicket haul Bowlers SCOREBOARD SOUTH AFRICA (1ST INNINGS): 262 Bowling: Steyn 12-4-35-0, Philander 13-4-43-3, dominate PAKISTAN (1ST INNINGS, OVERNIGHT 17-2): Rabada 11.4-0-41-2, Olivier 13-2-51-5. Imam-ul-Haq c Elgar b Philander 43 again in final Shan Masood c De Kock b Philander 2 SOUTH AFRICA (2ND INNINGS): Azhar Ali c De Kock b Philander 0 D. Elgar c Sarfraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir 5 Mohammad Abbas c De Bruyn b Olivier 11 A. Markram c Sarfraz Ahmed b Mohammad Abbas 21 South Africa Test Asad Shafiq c De Kock b Olivier 0 H. Amla not out 42 AFP Babar Azam c Rabada b Olivier 49 T. de Bruyn c Asad Shafiq b Faheem Ashraf 7 Sarfraz Ahmed c Amla b Rabada 50 Zubayr Hamza lbw b Faheem Ashraf 0 JOHANNESBURG Shadab Khan c De Bruyn b Rabada 5 T. Bavuma c Sarfraz Ahmed b Shadab Khan 23 Faheem Ashraf c Zubayr Hamza b Olivier 0 Q. de Kock not out 34 LEADING wicket-taker Du- Mohammad Amir c Zubayr Hamza b Olivier 10 Extras (b2, lb1) 3 Hasan Ali not out 0 Total (5 wkts, 37 overs) 135 anne Olivier said bounce and Extras (b5, lb10) 15 Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Elgar), 2-29 (Markram), 3-45 swing were key factors as Total (49.4 overs) 185 (De Bruyn), 4-45 (Hamza), 5-93 (Bavuma) bowlers again dominated on Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Masood), 2-6 (Azhar), 3-53 Bowling: Mohammad Amir 10-2-28-1, Mohammad the second day of the third and (Abbas), 4-53 (Shafiq), 5-91 (Imam), 6-169 (Sarfraz), Abbas 9-2-33-1, Hasan Ali 6-1-27-0, Faheem Ashraf final Test between South Af- 7-169 (Azam), 8-169 (Ashraf), 9-185 (Amir) 6-2-19-2, Shadab Khan 6-0-25-0. rica and Pakistan at the Wan- derers Stadium on Saturday. Olivier claimed five for wickets in five innings said not out off 90 balls against 51, his third five-wicket haul swing was a factor for the first tight, disciplined bowling. of the series, as South Africa time in the series. Sarfraz said his team had gained a first innings lead of “The previous two Tests missed an opportunity with 77. But Pakistan’s bowlers hit there wasn’t much swing. the bat to match or get close to India batsman Rohit Sharma celebrates his century against Australia during the first One-Day International (ODI) at the Sydney ricketC Ground back. South Africa were 135 There’s quite a bit of swing South Africa’s first innings to- on Saturday. (Right) Australia’s Jhye Richardson is jubilant after taking the wicket India captain Virat Kohli. (AFP) for five in their second in- at the Wanderers. There’s tal of 262. They lost their last nings at the close, an overall still enough assistance for the five wickets for 16 runs. lead of 212. bowlers and both teams have Sarfraz and Babar Azam “The match is still on,” bowled well.” played some thrilling strokes said Pakistan captain Sarfraz Olivier started the series in putting on 78 off 61 balls for Rohit’s sizzling ton in Ahmed, although he admitted as South Africa’s fifth-choice the sixth wicket but both were that his team would need to fast bowler but played in the out within the space of five produce their best batting per- first Test in Centurion be- balls, to be followed immedi- formance of the series in order cause of injuries to Vernon ately by Ashraf, who was out to chase down whatever target Philander and Lungi Ngidi. first ball to Olivier. vain as India fall short they are set. He had match figures of 11 for “If you want to score here Players of both teams said 96, prompting South Africa to you have to play positively be- after the first day that the opt for a four-man pace attack cause a good ball is coming,” Richardson’s match-winning 4 for 26 tonic for ailing Aussies pitch was better for batting when Philander returned for said Sarfraz, who scored 50 off than in the first two Tests - but the second Test. 40 balls. But he blamed “three AFP Kohli was caught at square 25 wickets have fallen in two Pakistan were right back in bad shots, me, Babar and SYDNEY leg off Richardson for three days and the match appears to the game when medium-pacer Faheem” for the collapse. Dhoni fifth Indian and two balls later Ambati be hurtling towards another Faheem Ashraf took two wick- Sarfraz played one cut shot AUSTRALIA fended off an Rayudu was trapped leg be- early conclusion. ets in his first over to reduce too many and was caught at explosive century from Rohit fore wicket by Richardson “The Pakistan batsmen South Africa to 45 for four. But first slip off Kagiso Rabada Sharma to post a morale-boost- to enter 10k club after a review for a two-ball batted quite well and quickly,” Hashim Amla and Temba Ba- before Azam hooked Olivier ing 34-run victory over India in duck, leaving India rocking at said Olivier. “If you get your- vuma blunted the bowlers in a to long leg. Ashraf got into a the first one-day international IANS of 10,173 runs in the 50- four for three. self in you will get rewarded fifth wicket stand of 48 before tangle trying to play a pull shot in Sydney on Saturday. SYDNEY over format during a home Former World Cup-win- with the bat but as a bowler I Quinton de Kock joined Amla and spliced a catch to short leg. The Australians made 288 series against West Indies ning captain Dhoni put on feel there is always something, and lifted the scoring rate late Sarfraz said the bowlers for five off their 50 overs after FORMER skipper Mahen- in October 2018 however, 137 runs with Sharma for the especially with the bounce at in the day by scoring 34 not had also let their standards winning the toss and restricted dra Singh Dhoni on Satur- the record also contained fourth wicket to stabilise In- the Wanderers.” out off 35 balls. slip towards the end of the day India to 254 for nine. day became the fifth Indian the 174 runs, which he dia’s rocky start before he Olivier, who has taken 21 Amla made a patient 42 when De Kock flourished. Sharma blasted 133 off 129 to reach the elusive 10,000- smashed against the Africa was out leg before wicket to balls in a scintillating effort run mark in One-Day In- XI, while representing the Behrendorff for 51 and his to keep India in the contest, ternationals (ODIs) for the Asia XI in a three-match 68th ODI half-century. while man-of-the-match Jhye country. rubber in 2007. Dhoni, 37, who has cap- Richardson took four for 26 Dhoni, who was miss- Before Dhoni, Sachin tained India 332 times across for Australia. ing the feat by just a run, Tendulkar, Sourav Gangu- the three formats, faced It was a tonic for the ailing entered the 10,000th club ly, Rahul Dravid and Virat 96 balls and hit three fours Australians, coming off their with a single off Jhye Rich- Kohli had scored 10,000 and a six. first-ever home Test series de- ardson in the ongoing first ODI runs for India. Sharma’s mighty knock feat to Virat Kohli’s India and ODI between India and Overall, Dhoni is the came to an end when he skied after winning just three of their Australia. 12th player in history of Marcus Stoinis to Glenn Max- previous 24 ODIs. The Ranchi stumper had ODI cricket to reach the well at deep mid-wicket to end Test discard Peter Hands- earlier accumulated a total 10,000-run club. India’s remaining hopes. comb tops-cored with 73 off 61 All-rounder Stoinis re- balls for Australia with Usman Handscomb, passed over and MS Dhoni supported him mained unbeaten on 47 off 43 Khawaja and Shaun Marsh this week by selectors for this well but we could have done bet- balls with two fours and two also registered half-centuries. month’s two Tests against Sri ter with the tempo of the game.” sixes, while limited-over spe- “I am very pleased with the Lanka, led the way with six India lurched to a disas- cialist Glenn Maxwell finished performance,” Australia skip- fours and two sixes. trous start, losing three wick- 11 off just five balls in Austral- per Aaron Finch said. Fellow Test discard Marsh ets in the first six overs, from ia’s innings. “I think the way they re- knocked up 54 off 70 balls while which they failed to recover. Aaron Finch fell for six in Podium winners of the Beach Under-14 Cricket Championship, part of the Qatar Olympic Committee’s built, Rohit and MS Dhoni, Khawaja made 59 from 81. Shikhar Dhawan was out the third over when he was winter camp at the Sealine Beach. we knew they will take it deep India’s Bhuvneshwar Ku- on the sixth ball of the innings bowled by Kumar for the pace- and we managed to pick up the mar finished with two for 66 when he was leg before wicket man’s 100th ODI wicket. wickets at the right time. and wrist-spinner Kuldeep Ya- for a first-ball duck to ODI deb- Alex Carey fell in Kuldeep’s Pak Shama School’s Red team “We can always improve dav claimed two for 54. utant Jason Behrendorff. first over when he attempted and our execution with the ball “We are not very pleased to cut the leg-spinner, only to was at times off. It will be a with the way we played,” Kohli Early setbacks get an outside edge to Sharma claims beach U-14 cricket title good series.” said. “Rohit was outstanding It got worse for India when at slip for 24 off 31 balls. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK in cooperation with the Qatar and wide participation of the SCOREBOARD DOHA Tourism Authority. students in the event. Bravo Academy settled for “The big success of the AUSTRALIA: Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Finch), 2-41 (Carey), 3-133 S. Dhawan lbw b Behrendorff 0 Total (9 wickets; 50 overs) 254 PAK Shama School Red the third spot. championship will surely A. Carey c Sharma b Kuldeep 24 (Khawaja), 4-186 (Marsh), 5-254 (Handscomb) V. Kohli c Stoinis b Richardson 3 Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Dhawan), 2-4 (Kohli), 3-4 A. Finch b Kumar 6 Did not bat: J. Richardson, N. Lyon, P. Siddle, J. A. Rayudu lbw b Richardson 0 (Rayudu), 4-141 (Dhoni), 5-176 (Karthik), 6-213 claimed the first Beach The event featured 10 motivate us to organise more U. Khawaja lbw b Jadeja 59 Behrendorff M.S. Dhoni lbw b Behrendorff 51 (Jadeja), 7-221 (Sharma), 8-247 (Yadav), 9-254 Cricket Championship at the schools, represented by 120 similar championships and S. Marsh c Shami b Kuldeep 54 Bowling: Kumar 10-0-66-2 (1w), Ahmed 8-0-55-0 (2w, D. Karthik b Richardson 12 (Shami) Sealine beach, beating their students. community activities in fu- P. Handscomb c Dhawan b Kumar 73 2nb), Shami 10-0-46-0 (3w), Kuldeep 10-0-54-2, R. Jadeja c Marsh b Richardson 8 Did not bat: K. Ahmed Green team. Mohammad Abdullah al ture,” he said. M. Stoinis not out 47 Jadeja 10-0-48-1, Rayudu 2-0-13-0. B. Kumar not out 29 Bowling: Behrendorff 10-2-39-2 (1w, 1nb), Richardson G. Maxwell not out 11 K. Yadav c Khawaja b Siddle 3 10-2-26-4 (3w), Siddle 8-0-48-1, Lyon 10-1-50-0, The under-14 champion- Meer, Head of the QOC Ac- He also extended his Extras (b4, lb2, nb2, w6) 14 INDIA: M. Shami c Maxwell b Stoinis 1 Stoinis 10-0-66-2 (2w), Maxwell 2-0-18-0. ship was hosted at the winter counts Section, honoured the thanks to the Qatar Cricket Total (5 wickets; 50 overs) 288 R. Sharma c Maxwell b Stoinis 133 Extras (lb7, nb1, w6) 14 Toss: Australia camp by the Qatar Olympic winning teams. He hailed the Association officials for their Committee (QOC) on Friday, success of the championship contribution to this success.

Vijay Shankar, Shubham Gill to Masoud Hamad, Noora bag Trap gold medals replace Rahul TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA RESULTS and Pandya MEN’S TRAP MASOUD Hamad al Athba 1.Masoud Hamad al Adba (19 22 22 23 21) 107 & AGENCIES 40 capped his transition by win- 2.Mohammed al Rumaihi (23 22 21 20 22) 108+1 MUMBAI ning the Men’s Trap gold med- & 37 al at the National Shooting 3.Hamad al Adbi (20 20 22 22 24) 108+0 & 27 INDIAN selectors named Vijay and Archery Team Cup at the 4.Khalid al Mohannadi (22 23 20 22 17) 104 & 25 5.Abdulaziz al Adba (22 23 17 20 24) 106 & 15 Shankar and Shubman Gill as Losail Ranges on Saturday. 6.Masoud Ali al Adba (25 21 16 21 20) 103+1 & replacements for Hardik Pan- Athba, an international 13 dya and KL Rahul for the on- Double Trap shooter, beat Mo- 7.Khalifa al Attiyah (21 18 21 23 20) 103+0 going ODI series against Aus- hammed al Rumaihi, ninth in Women’s Trap tralia and in the series against the 2015 Gabala World Cup, by 1.Noora al Ali (20 18 17 19 20) 94 & 36 New Zealand respectively. three shots to emerge the cham- 2.Banna Ali (20 19 17 23 21) 100 & 33 The Board of Control for pion. Hamad al Adbi got the 3.Amna al Abdullah (13 13 12 17 18) 73 & 26 Cricket in India (BCCI) con- bronze medal with 27 hits. 4.Noora al Mohannadi (18 17 14 21 18) 88 & 21 firmed that Vijay Shankar will Khalid al Mohannadi, Ab- Junior Men’s Trap join the side before the second dulaziz al Adba and Masoud Ali 1.Husain al Bannai (18 14 15 19 23) 89 ODI, while Gill will join for the al Adba were fourth, fifth and 2.Ibrahim al Tamimi (19 15 12 14 21) 81 New Zealand series. sixth, respectively. Winners of the Trap events at the National Shooting and Archery Team Cup in Losail after the prize distribution on Saturday. 3.Saleh Hamad al Marri (15 14 15 17 16) 77 The selectors had to pick Masoud Hamad, third best Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol replacements after Pandya qualifier with 107, shot 40 in al Mohannadi was fourth, Elizaveta Shakhova earned di managed the silver medal and archers. He thanked the shoot- 1. Ahmad al Shammari and Rahul were handed sus- the gold medal match, while shooting 21. the gold medal in the Women’s bronze medal behind champion ers of France and Asian coun- 2. Riyad Rustom pensions for their controver- Rumaihi could manage only Husain al Bannai collected 50m Rifle 3 Positions as she got Mohannadi on the concluding tries for their participation and 3. Adel Rustam sial comments on a TV show. 37. Rumaihi and Hamad al 89 to claim the Junior Men’s the better of Matara Fahad al day of the event. adding quality to contests. He Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions While this is for the first time Adbi had topped the qualifying gold medal. Ibrahim al Tamimi Assieri. Haya al Boloushi won Tournament Director Ibra- also expressed his gratitude to 1.Elizaveta Shakhova Gill will make it to the limited rounds with 108 and then had (81) finished second, while Sal- the bronze medal. him al Mohannadi, Shaker Ab- the sponsors for their support to 2.Matara Fahad al Assieri overs side, for Vijay Shankar, a shootoff to decide the placings eem Hamad al Marri had 77 for Abdulaziz al Abadi and Ibra- dullah and Al-Anoud al Naimi the competitions. 3.Haya al Boloushi it will be a second assignment for the finals. the bronze medal. him al Mohannadi shared the honoured the winners. “This year is very impor- after the outing in the Nidahas The Women’s Trap title was Ahmed al Shammari pock- honours in two archery events. Qatar Shooting and Archery tant from the Olympic Games ing hard and quite optimistic Trophy. BCCI officials said that bagged by Noora al Ali, who eted the Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Ahmed al Badi and Ali al Yazidi Association President Ali Mo- qualification point of view. The about getting a good number of Mayank Agarwal’s name was cracked 36 and beat Banna Ali Pistol title, beating Riyad Rus- followed Abadi in the second hammed al Kuwari expressed participants displayed good qualifying berths for the 2020 also considered but the selectors by three shots. Amna al Abdul- tom and Adel Rustam secured and third places, respectively. his happiness at the quality of level and commendable fight- Tokyo Olympics this season,” he decided to give a chance to Gill. lah was third with 26 and Noora the bronze medal. Yazidi and Abdulaziz al Aba- performances by shooters and ing spirit. We’re already work- added. 20 Sunday, January 13, 2019 The Last Word

QATAR-INDIA YEAR OF CULTURE QM to hold photo Innovation in education QF’s contest on cricket key mission: Sheikha Hind TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Fuadal Mudahka, acting di- DOHA rector of 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, said: AFTER officially announcing “Photography has always been India as its 2019 Year of Cul- an integral part of the Year of ture partner country, Qatar Culture programme. Every Museums (QM) has officially year we look to photographers launched the first initiative of to use their imagery to intro- what is set to be a year filled duce audiences to the cultural with cultural and artistic ex- elements of both Qatar and change programmes. The partner countries, thus foster- initiative, a competition ti- ing mutual appreciation and tled ‘Cricket Contempo- rary Pho- tography’, has invited Qatar-based photogra- phers to submit pho- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK tos and vid- DOHA eos about cricket for HE Sheikha Hind bint Ham- a chance to The competition invites Qatar-based photographers to ad al Thani, vice-chairperson win a prize submit photos and videos about cricket for a chance and CEO of Qatar Founda- from Qatar to win a prize from Qatar Museums. tion (QF), has described in- Museums. novation in education as one Said to have originated in understanding between our of the key elements of QF’s 16th century England, cricket people. Cricket has long been mission. went on to become one of the a sport that ignites passion Sheikha Hind was most popular sports in India. among its enthusiasts and we speaking at the latest ‘Off The game involves two teams look forward to how partici- The Record’ discussion ti- of 11 players each playing with pants can bring that to life.” tled ‘A Discussion of Educa- a bat and ball. The game is Under the leadership of Her tion, Women’s Rights and played on a field, at the centre Excellency Sheikha al Mayassa the Blockade’ in New York of which is a 20-metre pitch bint Hamad bin Khalifa al Tha- City, US. focuses on addressing global ment is built on equality of reached an all-time high of concluded on January 11. with a wicket at each end, each ni, QM spearheads the Years The talk was moder- and international challenges opportunity and equipping almost 50 percent in the cur- As part of the trip, she comprising two bails balanced of Culture initiative — an an- ated by journalist Magalie in education and other areas young people with the skills rent academic year, while met with senior officials from on three stumps. nual series of bilateral, cultural Laguerre-Wilkinson from US through collaboration. that enable them to address overall female enrolment at the home campuses of QF’s Photographs and videos exchange programmes with a news programme ‘60 Min- “Innovation in educa- national and global chal- Carnegie Mellon University international partner uni- submitted for review may de- partner country. It is designed utes’. tion is one of the key ele- lenges and make a positive in Qatar – also a QF part- versities, as well as influen- pict any location in Qatar to deepen understanding be- Speaking about her ments of QF’s mission. Our impact on the world.” ner university –stands at 63 tial thought leaders, innova- where the members of vari- tween nations and their people participation in the event, participation in this event QF’s commitment to em- percent. tive think tanks and leading ous communities play crick- through mutual exchanges of Sheikha Hind said, “This dis- has illustrated how we are powering women in educa- Across QF, 40 percent of policy-makers in education et, including professional or arts, culture and heritage. cussion has provided a valu- an exemplar of high-quality tion is reflected by the fact the organisation’s leadership and research. She also toured friendly matches that portray The deadline for sub- able opportunity to outline education provider and how that the number of female is female. Weill Cornell Medicine, part themes such as: competition, missions is March 31, 2019. and promote the vision and we have created a multi- students enrolled in engi- Sheikha Hind’s participa- of Cornell University, to meet sportsmanship, passion, loss For more information about mission of Qatar Foundation disciplinary, cross-cultural neering courses at Texas tion in the ‘Off The Record’ students and learn more and victory. requirements please vis- to the world on an impactful educational and research A&M University at Qatar, a event formed part of her four- about its innovative research Commenting on the it: https://form.jotform. international platform that environment. This environ- QF partner university, has day visit to the US, which initiatives. launch of the competition, me/83150400514442 Photo expo on Italian heritage Nine winners walk away with QR200,00, to open at Katara on Jan 15 two cars at Shop Qatar 3rd raffle draw TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA DOHA

THE Embassy of Italy in THE third of the Shop Qatar’s Doha and the Cultural Village four raffle draws was held at Foundation – Katara have an- Mall of Qatar on Thursday nounced that a photographic when nine winners walked exhibition titled ‘A Focus on away with two Jaguar cars and Italian Heritage’, curated by QR200,000 in cash prizes. the Italian contemporary art At the time of the raffle draw, gallery Spazio Nuovo – Roma, there was also a ‘Wheel of For- will kick off at Building 19, Gal- tune’ where 15 shoppers won lery 1 at Katara on January 15. have otherwise eluded com- valuable prizes courtesy of the The exhibition will continue prehension at a first glance. mall’s shops. until January 30. Their common sense of com- The five winners of the customers to shop more in order the concert will end at 11pm. “We are very proud to position, better known in the QR10,000 cash prizes in the to increase their chances in the Tickets are on sale on https:// open the Italian Embassy’s world of photography as “fo- third week’s raffle draw are Cas- prize draw.” www.wanasatime.com/night- cultural programme in 2019 cus”, reflects the intrinsic abili- tillo (148038), Yusuf (010851), Visitors and residents still life/ArjitSingh2019 with this very special exhibi- ties to simultaneously archive Mohamad Ibrahim (142684), have a chance to win in the Besides, there is great news tion, a unique collection of and innovate. Niyaz (144157) and Milvin De fourth and final draw by shop- for American pop/rock music 16 art pictures, created and What distinguishes the Arce (132183). The winner of ping or dining at any of the fes- fans! Not one but two inter- made by a group of three art- work of Roller, Borghese and QR50,000 is Gabriel (145880) tival’s 13 mall partners or at The national sensations Bazzi and ists, Riccardo Ajossa (Italy), Ajossa, are their artistic sub- and the biggest cash prize of Pearl-Qatar. Boyce Avenue will be perform- Camilla Borghese (Italy) and jects - sculpture, architecture QR100,000 went to Ziad Ali For every QR200 spent at ing live in Doha during the Shop Olivier Roller (France), using and painting. Roller investi- (125086). any of the participating retail- Qatar festival on Thursday, Jan- photography to reinterpret the gates the anatomic details of Two fortunate shoppers ers or restaurants, shoppers uary 17 from 7pm to 11pm. immense Italian artistic herit- Classical Roman statues in or- Asif Aslam (214772) and Rasy can enter the final raffle draw, Tickets are available on age,” said Italian Ambassador der to reveal the most intimate (148214) get to update their with three cars namely: Jaguar Qtickets at https://www.q- to the State of Qatar HE Pas- and human aspects of power, ride this year with brand new E-PACE, Range Rover Evoque tickets.com/Events/EventsDe- quale Salzano. while Borghese concentrates Jaguar E-PACE and Jaguar XJ 2019 and Land Rover Discovery tails/6723/stage-2551-presents- Every art piece is a vis- graphic medium and to the on the wondrous perspective respectively. Sport 2019 along with 7 cash bazzi-and-boyce-avenue ual and emotional journey sublime Greco-Roman art as and the divine proportions of Stuart Elder, Mall of Qatar’s prizes ranging from QR10,000 Meanwhile, Saturday through the renowned Italian a subject of personal interest. the monumental architecture CEO, said: “As proud supporters to QR100,000 to be won at the shopping experiences, Bolly- marked the end of eight days of heritage of classical architec- However, what visually links of ancient Rome, and Ajossa of QNTC’s Shop Qatar festival, end of the festival on January wood music buffs can listen to fashion-forward activities at the ture, painting and sculpture, their compositions is their apt- re-examines fragments of Ital- Mall of Qatar is thrilled to host 20, 2019. the most sought-after music Shop Qatar Design District, the which continue to be a source ness at highlighting and un- ian Renaissance paintings, the 3rd raffle draw on our iconic The next and final Shop Qa- sensation Arijit Singh perform first of its kind in the festival. of inspiration for many and are veiling certain key elements of mirroring them in the soft un- Ooredoo Oasis stage. The cash tar Raffle Draw will be held at his superhit songs live on Fri- It featured 17 fashion shows by admired globally. specific masterpieces of the an- dulations of the sea to amplify and car prizes are a great way to 7:30pm on Sunday, January 20, day, January 18, at Lusail Sports globally renowned and locally The three artists share the cient times, so as to reveal an and highlight their chromatic support our retailers and a fan- at the Doha Festival City Mall. Arena. acclaimed designers, as well as same devotion to the photo- intrinsic meaning that would allure. tastic incentive to encourage our In addition to the exciting Gates will open at 5pm and 11 masterclasses and workshops. Ashghal partially opens longest and deepest bidirectional tunnel

The 1.5-kilometre long tunnel is part of the Al Rayyan Road Upgrade Project Phase 2. It is 25 metres below ground level, making it the longest and deepest bidirectional tunnel in Qatar.