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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 JAMADA ALAWWAL 16, 1438 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Ghanem Germany elects IMF’s Lagarde ‘Disrespectful’ delivers ‘anti-Trump’ ‘optimistic’ anthem gaffe message from Steinmeier as about US leaves Germans Amir to3 Sisi new10 president economy21 fuming17 Interior Ministry assures no Min 13º crowds on border with Iraq Max 23º High Tide 00:01 & 13:40 Security crackdowns continuing across Kuwait Low Tide 07:23 & 19:16 40 PAGES NO: 17140 150 FILS KUWAIT: There is no abnormal gathering on the Kuwaiti-Iraqi border and trade movement is going on Ghazali Rd closure creates massive traffic snarl normally, a senior Kuwaiti security official said yester- day. “The security situation on the border is good and all concerned sectors are doing their duties efficiently,” Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lt Gen Suleiman Al- Fahd told reporters. Commenting on ongoing events in neighboring countries, Fahd said: “What is happening in some neighbor- ing countries are just domestic political conflicts with which Kuwait has nothing to do whatsoever.” Fahd made the remarks during a meeting with reporters and media figures at the Ministry of Interior. He called on mass media to spot- light the sacrifices and duties of security personnel and pro- mote their significant role in fighting crimes and safeguard- Suleiman Al-Fahd ing national security and public safety. He extolled the meeting as part of his ministry’s strategy to communicate with all mass media and to provide them reliable and accurate information in full transparency. “The current regional circumstances require accuracy, verification and patience ahead of reporting any news about the security situation (in the KUWAIT: Traffic congestion across Kuwait reached Road. Due to the construction, heavy trucks would radiating out from the port, affecting Shuwaikh, Rai country),” Fahd urged. epic levels yesterday, with some people waiting up not be allowed to pass along this stretch between 6 and eventually all the surrounding areas, where traffic Defending security measures, he said the interior to two hours in traffic due to construction works on am and 4 pm. was brought to a near standstill throughout the rush ministry is taking precautionary moves to “fortify” the Ghazali Road. The Traffic Department warned As a result, heavy trucks and other port traffic were hours of the day. Even parts of Kuwait City, all the ring internal front and maintain national security and public through local media that a detour would be opened forced to find alternative routes in and out of roads and traffic heading towards Salmiya, Farwaniya safety. Fahd emphasized that security crackdowns are along Ghazali Road at the intersection of Jahra Shuwaikh Industrial area. This led to heavy congestion and the airport were impacted. (See Page 4) being carried out nationwide in order to arrest potential lawbreakers. — KUNA MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 LOCAL

Kuwait, UAE discuss activating extraditions

KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti-UAE Consular Committee, at its second meeting held yesterday, discussed activating the treaty for convicts’ extradition between the two countries. Ambassador Ahmad Al-Dhahri, the UAE assistant undersecre- tary for consular affairs, said in a state- ment that the accord would be put into effect anew after adopting the meeting minutes today. The accord primarily stipulates that the convict “should be placed at a cor- rection facility,” however such a situation warrants his (or her) approval. Members Sami Al-Hamad, Kuwait’s assistant for- of the commission discussed during eign minister for consular affairs. today’s session “electronic and tempo- rary passports” and prospected coordi- at opening the commission’s second nation between the two sides in this session that such a gathering depicts regard. The common commission held depth of the historic and brotherly rela- its first meeting in November 2015, in tions between the two countries. the UAE. Sami Al-Hamad, Kuwait’s assis- The session was held in line with KUWAIT: Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets with IOM’s Director General William Lacy Swing. tant foreign minister for consular affairs, guidelines by First Deputy Prime indicated the mutual need to coordinate Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh at the consular level due to substantial Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah interaction at the investment, tourist and his UAE counterpart, Sheikh Amir meets with IOM chief and educational levels. Abdullah Bin Zayed, for mutual coordi- Yesterday’s talks focused on furnish- nation in various sectors. For his part ing Kuwaiti and UAE citizens with all Ambassador Al-Dhahri affirmed the KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah possible facilities, he added. The com- mutual desire to cement cooperation in the consular field. The meeting was Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yester- mittee held a meeting to examine bilat- attended by representatives of Kuwaiti day at Bayan Palace First Deputy Prime eral relations and discuss prospects of achieving sustainable strategic partner- ministries of interior, finance and justice Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah ship between the two GCC countries. as well as UAE Ambassador Rahma Al- Khaled Al-Sabah, accompanied by the Ambassador Hamad said in a statement Zuabi. — KUNA International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General Ambassador William Lacy Swing. The meeting was attended by Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali WGS draws link between Jarrah Al-Sabah. Swing had expressed gratitude to the State happiness, govt performance: of Kuwait in the realm of global humanitarian activities. During a meeting with Acting Kuwaiti official Speaker of the National Assembly Essa Al- Kandari, Swing expressed admiration for the State of Kuwait, namely His Highness the Amir, DUBAI: The World Government Summit nations are now espousing this stan- for the efforts that resulted in placing the Gulf (WGS) has established a correlation dard,” Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah State diplomacy high on the international are- between happiness and government pointed out. na. The two sides discussed Kuwait’s efforts for performance, Kuwait’s Minister of State The new Minister of Information safeguarding the expatriate workers’ rights and for Cabinet Affairs and Minister of added that Kuwait will begin to rely on implementing relevant international criteria. Information Sheikh Mohammad the level of satisfaction to gauge govern- The talks also dealt with mutual cooperation Abdullah Al-Mubarak said yesterday. ment performance and the progress of regarding the foreign laborers and immigration. Speaking on the sidelines of a summit development projects. On the WGS, he Earlier yesterday, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled that tackles potential challenges the noted that it features compelling discus- and Swing held discussions centered on IOM’s future may bring, the Kuwaiti minister sions that bring together a bevy of spe- humanitarian endeavors that aim to help out noted that the level of happiness is an cialists from all across the globe to those victimized by conflict, particularly, in the integral factor to measure government “examine methods to overcome future Middle East. According to a statement issued performance. hurdles.” by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Moreover, he spoke of aligning Gulf Meanwhile, Kuwait’s Consul General in Sabah Al-Khaled underscored the need for KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with IOM’s Cooperation Council (GCC) views on the Dubai and the Northern Emirates Theyab closer ties with the IOM, given the organiza- Director General Ambassador William Lacy Swing. —KUNA photos tion’s benevolent aspirations. need to ensure that government services Al-Rashidi said that Kuwait’s participa- Meanwhile, the IOM Director General Minister for the Affairs of the First Deputy Al-Omar and Assistant Deputy Foreign are provided on a bedrock of gratifica- tion in this summit allows it the chance applauded Kuwait’s firm commitment to Prime Minister and Foreign Minister’s Office Minister for the Affairs of International tion, a model that has proven to be high- to interact with development experts. humanitarian causes all across the globe. The Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al- Organizations Ambassador Nasser Al-Heyn, ly successful in the UAE. “This method of The WGS is an annual meeting held in meeting was attended by Deputy Foreign Sabah, Assistant Foreign Minister for the along with a number of senior Foreign governance has largely been obscure in Dubai dedicated to shaping the future of Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah, Assistant Foreign Affairs of the Foreign Minister’s Office Ayham Ministry officials. — KUNA the past, but a growing number of government worldwide. —KUNA

HSE conference starts Wed

KUWAIT: Minister of Oil and Minister of Electricity and Water, Essam Al- Marzouq will be opening the second annual edi- tion of the ‘Kuwait International Health, Safety and Environment Conference and Exhibition’ (KIHSE) on Wednesday. In a press statement on Saturday, the conference organizing committee pointed out that this year’s conference, which is co-organized by Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and Britain’s Global Events, will be attended by a number of experts in the fields of health, safety and environ- ment (HSE). The conference aims to raise HSE awareness of the personnel in the oil field, in addition to high- lighting that the petroleum companies, which are KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Acting under KPC umbrella, are complying with highest with Oman’s Ambassador to Kuwait Hamid bin Saeed Al-Ibrahim. —KUNA photos National Assembly Speaker Essa Ahmad Al-Kandari. HSE standards, the statement added. The statement noted that Oman’s Oil Minister Mohammad Al-Rumhi would attend the two-day Amir receives letter from Oman’s Sultan Qaboos conference, where participants would share expert- ise to help formulate strategies aimed at addressing challenges facing oil companies. KPC announced KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Earlier yesterday, His Highness the Amir received His Sabah Al-Khaled, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of earlier that this year’s conference is to boost Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday at Bayan Palace Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al- Defense Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Kuwait’s regional and international status in oil Oman’s Ambassador to Kuwait Hamid bin Saeed Al- Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al- industry, and to further promote environmentally Ibrahim. The Omani envoy handed His Highness the Amir Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, First Deputy Prime Jarrah Al-Sabah as well as Deputy Premier and Minister of friendly laws adopted by Kuwait. a letter from Oman’s Sultan Qaboos, on strategies to devel- Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al- Finance Anas Al-Saleh. Moreover, His Highness the Crown op ties within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The let- Sabah and Acting National Assembly Speaker Essa Ahmad Prince hosted Kandari and Minister of Commerce and Production ter also contained an invitation to His Highness the Amir to Al-Kandari. Meanwhile, His Highness the Crown Prince Industry, Acting Minister of State for Youth Affairs Khaled In other news, a senior petrochemical official visit Oman in the near future. received His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak, Sheikh Nasser Abdullah Al-Roudhan. —KUNA said that the actual production of the Olefins III and Aromatics II projects is expected to commence by the second quarter of 2022. A contract has been signed for implementing the designs of the inte- grated venture with Al-Zour oil refinery, Deputy CEO of Kuwait Petrochemical Industry Company (PIC) for Olefins and Aromatics Hosnia Hashim said in an interview with the company’s magazine “Chemia”. The design stage is scheduled to take 17 months since the contract was signed, Hashim said, com- mending the integrated project with Al-Zour refin- ery as one of the company’s major strategic initia- tives aiming at promoting Kuwait’s petrochemical position and putting its expansion policy in place. On the strategy of the sectors of olefins and aro- matics after merging them together, she said the company is operating as per a definite strategy based on petrochemical growth through expanded olefin and aromatic ventures. She added that the company is currently carry- ing out several joint ventures in Kuwait and the US, and considering a number of opportunities in Bahrain, Korea, Canada and others. The company is currently seeking to boost its petrochemical pro- duction quota at the international market in gener- His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah al and the Asian one in particular, the PIC’s senior with Commerce and industry Minister and Acting Minister of State for Youth Affairs meets with His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad official pointed out. —KUNA Khaled Al-Roudhan. Al-Sabah. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 LOCAL Egyptian president hails Amir’s Legalese Saying thank you role in bolstering Arab ranks kindly to teachers CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdelfattah enriching parliamentary work and the Al-Sisi yesterday hailed His Highness the “political life in Kuwait.” The presidential By Attorney Fajer Ahmed Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber spokesman added that Ghanem relayed Al-Sabah’s role in cementing the Arabs’ to Sisi salutes of His Highness the Amir echnology is just a tool. In terms of get- ranks using his wisdom and eminent sta- noting the brotherly and cordial rela- ting the kids working together and tus among Arab leaders. Presidential tions between the two peoples. “Tmotivating them, the teacher is the spokesman Ambassador Alaa Yousef Ghanem has affirmed that Kuwait is most important.” - Bill Gates said in a statement that President Al-Sisi proud of the relations with Cairo and There is no question that teachers are one of expressed his admiration for His its keenness on solidifying the bonds society’s most important pillars, and we are lucky Highness the Amir’s key role in this at the political, economic and social in Kuwait that we have teachers and educators respect during his reception of the visit- levels, noting that Egypt has backed its from all over the globe. I have come across teach- ing Speaker of the Kuwaiti National Arab brothers in times of crises. ers from America, New Zealand, the UK, Spain, Assembly Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem. The spokesman added that the two India, Malawi and many more countries, each President Sisi, during the meeting, sides discussed regional and internation- bringing to Kuwait their own perspectives and sto- asked the Speaker to relay his greetings al issues, where Sisi affirmed that the ries to share with us. to His Highness the Amir and congratu- present period of time warrants greater I myself was fortunate enough to go to one of lations on his reign’s 11th anniversary. solidarity among the Arab states to face Kuwait’s prominent schools and be surrounded by “The appreciated stances by His the soaring challenges. Moreover, the educators that were compassionate and caring, Highness the Amir and the State of president emphasized necessity to settle and therefore it is very moving for me to see Kuwait would not be forgotten by the regional problems and strife for the sake clients that walk into the law firm with cases where Egyptian people and the Kuwaiti- of restoring security and stability and the schools have been unfair and acted illegally. I Egyptian solidarity will remain an exam- safeguarding the Arab states’ institutions. urge schools to take care of their employees, espe- ple to follow at the level of the relations Ghanem had conveyed a verbal mes- cially the teachers, as their stress levels can affect among the Arab brothers,” President Al- sage from His Highness the Amir to Sisi, CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi meets with Kuwaiti National Assembly their focus and what they teach our children. Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem. — KUNA Sisi said, noting the two countries’ keen- dealing with bilateral relations and Please be nice to them. ness on elevating the distinctive and regional issues. Speaking as he emerged talks with the president on pending darity with Egypt in face of terrorist acts brotherly relations to higher levels for from the meeting with the Egyptian issues of common concern, noting that and bids targeting Egypt’s security and Fired for pregnancy sake of prosperity and progress of the president at Al-Ittihadiah Palace in Cairo, the president expressed great admira- stability,” he said. Meanwhile, Sisi noted Question: I am working as a French teacher in a two countries’ peoples in various Ghanem said the conveyed message tion for the role played by Kuwait under Cairo’s historic commitment to Kuwait’s school, and I was fired because I am pregnant. Is domains. dealt with bilateral relations and latest His Highness the Amir’s leadership in the security and supporting the country in this legal? What can I do about this? The school The president congratulated-Ghanem developments in the Middle East. He region. Ghanem said he affirmed during the face of external threats, as well its said teachers do not fall under Kuwait labor law - on his recent re-election as the chairman added that Sisi requested that he convey the meeting Kuwait’s admiration for keenness on elevating the distinctive instead there are laws just for teachers. of the Kuwaiti parliament, hailing the to His Highness his sincere greetings Egypt’s pivotal role in the Middle East ties further. The meeting was attended Fajer: Teachers in general fall under Kuwait Kuwaiti democratic experience and and wishes for life-long wellness. and necessity that this role be expand- by the State of Kuwait Ambassador labor law. With that said though, there are bylaws underlining role of the parliament for Speaker Ghanem added that he held ed. “We have also asserted our full soli- Mohammad Saleh Al-Thuwaikh. —KUNA by the Ministry of Social Affairs And Labor specifi- cally for teachers to regulate issues just teachers deal with. But generally, teachers in the private sector need to look to the Kuwait private labor law. Assembly to Either way, it is unlawful to terminate an employ- ment contract because of pregnancy - this violates major human rights, because women should be debate bank allowed to have families and careers simultane- ously. File a complaint at the Ministry of Social deposits scandal Affairs And Labor against the school asking for compensation for unrightfully terminating you. By B Izzak Question: My school has told me that I can KUWAIT: MPs insisted yesterday that the bank deposits come to Kuwait on a tourist visa. Is this true? scandal must be exposed during a special debate in the Fajer: No. It is untrue. It is illegal to work on a national assembly and warned the government against tourist visa. So do not risk it. Instead, ask the attempting to prevent the debate tomorrow. school to finalize your visa procedures before you MP Riyadh Al-Adasani has submitted a motion to allo- arrive. Unfortunately though from experience, I cate at least one hour during Tuesday’s session to expose have come across many schools that have teachers the scandal in which current and former lawmakers are working for them under tourist visas. accused of receiving cash bribes from the government in 2011. School’s housing At least 13 lawmakers from the 2009 national assembly Question: If I have been terminated from my were interrogated by the public prosecution over the alle- school on the spot for something illegal that I have gations but no charges were pressed against them done, could I be evicted from the school’s housing because there were no sufficient laws to send them to that I have been living in, without notice? court. A number of the 13 politicians are still members in Fajer: This is a touchy question. By law, if you the current assembly. are being evicted, you will need to be notified Adasani, who was a member of a probe committee beforehand. Unfortunately though, since you are formed by the opposition-dominated assembly elected in Group concludes greening staying at the school’s housing, they could evict 2012, wants to announce the results of the investigation you. You will need to read the school’s policy and which have so far been kept confidential. your contract, but generally speaking, yes they could. Unacceptable project at military base Holding documents related to the issue, Adasani said By Nawara Fattahova Teachers have rewarding yet stressful jobs, so I facts about the issue must be revealed to the Kuwaiti peo- understand how annoying it can get when they do ple and it is unacceptable to keep the file shelved. Adasani KUWAIT: Green Line Environmental not have a full understanding of the legal system said that the 13 MPs have acknowledged receiving money Group Kuwait yesterday announced because it is not accessible. It is important in from members of the cabinet and it is illogical for lawmak- concluding the planting and greening Kuwait that we change our laws and make it more ers to receive benefits or cash from the government, project of the military base of the air accessible for both expats and Kuwaitis living here. adding that he is not objecting to the public prosecution force in cooperation with the army. The law needs to be simple. decision to shelve the case. “This is the biggest environmental proj- For any legal questions or queries, email The lawmaker said the investigation committee formed ect of its kind among Arab armies. It [email protected]. to complete the investigation in the 2013 assembly was a was done in two phases, and 4,000 bogus panel, adding that most of the events now is the saplings of various kinds that are resist- result of what happened in the 2011 bribery case. Adasani ant to the drastic desert weather were called on lawmakers to support holding the debate and planted. This project was successfully National labor urged the Kuwaiti people to hold to account those MPs carried out due to the support of who vote against the debate. Deputy Prime Minister and Defense recruitment in private Liberal MP Rakan Al-Nasef stressed on the importance Minister Sheikh Mohammed Al-Khalid of the debate on the bank deposits scandal, saying that Al-Sabah, Armed Forces Chief Lt Gen sector increasing although the issue has been closed with regard to the Mohammed Al-Khudhr, Deputy Armed criminal offense because of a legal loophole, it cannot be Forces Chief Lt Gen Abdullah Al-Nawaf KUWAIT: There is a remarkable hike in national labor closed politically. Al-Sabah and other officers,” said Khalid recruitment in the private sector, including major and Nasef said that period represents a dark era for the Al-Hajiri, Head of Green Line. new institutions, said Minister of Social Affairs and Kuwaiti democracy, adding that he and other MPs will not This project should bring various Labor Hind Al-Sabeeh. Sabeeh, who doubles as accept the session to be held behind closed doors or any environmental benefits. “This greenery Minister of State for Economic Affairs, made the remark attempt by the government to foil it. The lawmaker called project will halt sand encroachment to reporters on the sidelines of a two-day national con- on the assembly legal committee to introduce the neces- and will eliminate the effects of sand- ference on institutional education, organized by the sary laws to close the loophole that prevented the trial of storms on the building and machines of Manpower and Government Restructuring Program those lawmakers. He charged that “legislative corruption” is the army. It will also gradually increase (MGRP). She even hoped that the percentage of no longer limited to cash payments and now it also the number of trees that can eliminate national labor recruitment in the private sector would includes the distribution of farms, contracts, accepting ille- sand encroachment,” he added. further increase, expecting young people to hold high- gal transactions and others. After the project was completed, the level posts in private institutions. armed forces held an award ceremony On the government’s mechanisms for boosting local Millions of dollars for Green Line activists and volunteers Meanwhile, MP Ahmad Al-Fadhl said that there have who executed the greening project of labor recruitment, the minister unfolded that a fresh been reports that members of the national assemblies in the air force base. Hajiri said Green Line decree would see the light in six months’ time in this 2009, February 2012, December 2012 and 2013 hold prop- considers this project as one of the regard. Meanwhile, Sabeeh said Kuwait had recently erties worth millions of dollars in Turkey and Bosnia. major environmental projects in Kuwait the Public Authority for Agricultural PAAAFR in previous greening projects launched its own national media campaign “New In a question to the foreign minister, the lawmaker for this year, and that this project is reg- Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR), of historical locations on Failaka Island Kuwait” with a view to spotlighting the country’s 2035 demanded a detailed report of real estates and companies istered as a Kuwaiti armed forces which opened its nurseries in order to and Subbiya to protect these precious Development Vision. She reiterated that the Kuwaiti owned by members of those national assemblies. He also achievement. participate in the greening of the base locations from sand encroachment,” leadership and government are interested in training, asked if those MPs or close relatives own commercial or “We cooperated in this project with forces. We also appreciate the role of concluded Hajiri. rehabilitating and encouraging national labor at pri- investment activities in the two countries. vate institutions by giving them financial and moral advantages. On the institutional education conference, the minis- 15 drug-related ter elaborated that it mainly aims at developing human KISR granted water skills and resources in the private sector. She added that the event is part of the country’s vision intended to arrests in one week transfer Kuwait into a world trade and financial hub By Hanan Al-Saadoun desalination patent thanks to its attractive investment climate where the pri- vate sector can act as a development leader. On his KUWAIT: The Drugs Control General Department arrested By Meshaal Al-Enezi and A Saleh Road project for Manpower Yousif Arti stressed part, Secretary-General of the Manpower and 22 suspects over 15 cases relating to drug trafficking and The Ministry of Public Works’ that work permits and transfers to Government Restructuring Program (MGRP) Fawzy Al- abuse during the period between the first and ninth of KUWAIT: The US Patent and assistant undersecretary for road other employers would be soon Majdali said his program spares no effort to achieve the February 2017. The arrested persons include three Indians, Trademark Office agreed to grant engineering affairs Ahmed Al- done online through the govern- labor strategy aiming at encouraging and supporting two Sri Lankans, four Kuwaitis, two Egyptians, two bedoons national labor. He said the conference is meant to boost and one American. The seized drugs included 533.53 kg of Kuwait Institute for Scientific Hassan said 65 percent of the west- ment’s e-portal. Arti warned that in Research’s (KISR) water research ern part of Jamal Abdul-Nasser collaboration with the Interior public awareness about institutional education concepts hashish, 1.738 kg of heroin, 3,230 illicit tablets, 550 grams by means of spurring students of high schools and uni- of marijuana and 257 grams of chemicals. department patent rights on Jan 10, Road’s intersection is complete. He Ministry’s immigration investiga- 2017 for its ‘water desalination with a added that two bridges will open in tion department, strict legal meas- versities to work in the private sector’s institutions. Contest opened dual system combining multi-effect March and a third will open in April. ures would be taken against those Majdali voiced confidence that the conference would Under the patronage of Deputy Premier and Interior distillation and multi-phase evapora- Hassan also noted that the project who attempt to pass illegal trans- fulfill its goals; mainly various programs of action and Minister Sheikh Khalid Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, and follow up tion’ system. The new technology will be concluded by June 2018 at a actions. Arti also said that special lectures to be delivered by academicians, experts and by Undersecretary Lt General Suleiman Al-Fahad, and was perfected by Dr Essamuddin Al- total cost of KD 34.9 million. halls had been allocated for advisors both at home and abroad. He noted that the presence of Assistant Undersecretary for Special Security Sayyed, who used both methods in employers and companies’ repre- educational gathering serves the State’s orientations for Affairs, the International Elite Raid forces contest was temperatures varying between 40- Labor transactions online sentatives with more counters to applying different concepts in developing Kuwaiti opened Saturday and will continue until Thursday 120 degrees centigrade to help face Farwaniya labor department help process transactions easily human resources and promoting cooperation among February 16. water supply challenges in Kuwait. manager at the Public Authority and without delay. labor institutions in different sectors. — KUNA MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 LOCAL

KUWAIT: A reported closure for the intersection connecting the Ghazali Bridge with the Jahra Road caused heavy traffic across Kuwait yesterday, especially roads leading to and from Shuwaikh Industrial Area. The intersection will remain closed until entire Ghazali Road renovation project completes in two years, raising questions on how authorities will handle the situation, as well as demands for alternative routes to be secured in hope of easing the traffic congestions. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat and Fouad Al-Shaikh Roads support projects in Kuwait’s vision for 2035

KUWAIT: The network for main roads and bridges will become the bridges network conducted by the state are part of the infrastruc- main keys of support to developmental projects based on Kuwait ture projects to coop with the increasing population and residen- vision 2035, which overlaps with other huge developmental proj- tial expansions in the country. — KUNA ects currently taken place based on the state plan. The roads and

KUWAIT: The Jaber Causeway that connects Shuwaikh with Al-Subbiya via Kuwait Bay. — KUNA

Ongoing construction on Jamal Abdul-Nasser Road.

United Nations road connected to Fourth Road Ring. The bridge connecting to Boubiyan Island. LOCAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017

KUWAIT: Lidia Hume, Manager International Marketing Officer at Gold Coast Tourism Corporation and Warren Hauck, Australia’s Ambassador to Kuwait is seen. —Photo by Joseph Shagra Gold Coast Tourism Corporation promotes Australia’s tourism

By Ben Garcia really grateful to Middle Eastern people for [that].” KUWAIT: A promotion by Australia’s According to Hauck, the visa process is Gold Coast Tourism Corporation was straightforward, with anyone wanting to organized at the ambassador’s residence visit Australia able to acquire one online in Adailiya yesterday. Warren Hauck, within 48 hours. “For non-GCC people, Australia’s Ambassador to Kuwait, they can apply via VFS and usually the visa thanked Kuwait for its continued patron- will be ready within one-month period. age of the Australian tourism industry, The summer in Kuwait was really scorch- noting that Kuwaitis visit not only ing, so we want you to experience our Australia’s biggest cities, but the entire winter in Australia where the temperature continent in general. He urged all is only 20-28,” he added. Kuwaitis to consider Australia for their Lidia Hume, Manager International next vacation. “We are trying to focus in Marketing Officer at Gold Coast Tourism on Australia’s Gold Coast, but bear in Corporation, championed the Gold Coast mind that the whole Australian continent as a potential tourist destination at the is an equally stunning and beautiful event, which was mainly attended by peo- place to visit,” he said. “You can find more ple from travel agencies and other invited of Australia’s details in recent supple- guests. She enticed people to visit the sub- ment with Kuwait Times, (Jan 27, 2017 tropical Gold Coast and experience a place issue). We are a country of great weather they have never visited before. “In 2016 we and great people.” had 12 million visitors from all over the Hauck lauded the recent tourist influx world,” she said. The Gold Coast is one of from Kuwait, with around 4,000 visiting Australia’s most important tourist destina- in 2016 alone. “We have direct flights to tions. Its surf beaches, high-rise dominat- Australia from Kuwait, and so many ed skyline, theme parks, parks, nightlife, flights per week to other GCC countries. and rainforest hinterland make tourism KUWAIT: The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Kuwait Kaadeepan Bala hosted a reception at Crowne Plaza Hotel over the weekend to There are many gateways to get down to one of its most significant industries. The celebrate his country’s 69th Independence Day Anniversary. Senior officials, diplomats and media personalities attended the Australia,” he said. “More and more city will also play host to the 2018 event. —Photos by Joseph Shagra tourists are coming to Australia and I am Commonwealth Games. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 From the Arabic press

Crime Al-Anbaa Report Motorist arrested Arab smoke in fatal hit-and-run By Salah Al-Sayer KUWAIT: Police arrested an Indian man involved in a hit- and-run accident that resulted in the death of an Egyptian n the United States’ decision to ban citizens pedestrian in Farwaniya. Detectives were able to identify from a number of Muslim states from entering and arrest the suspect within an hour after he fled the Othe US, I would like to highlight the fuss that scene. The victim’s body was recovered by the forensics Arab media and social media networks have created. department after paramedics pronounced him dead. We saw how Arabs insist on portraying the decision as a racist and anti-Muslims one, though the US has offi- cially limited the decision to states stricken by civil wars and chaos, or those nurturing and promoting ter- rorism such as Iran (as per the US); which is a lawful The hate that some US Economy media establishments have for Trump goes Al-Jarida Fight way back before he was Passersby broke up a women’s fight in which purses and shoes were used in the parking lot of a Mubarak Al-Kabeer governorate cafe. An argument began while elected as president the women smoked shisha before it escalated into a fistfight. One of the women left for her car, accompa- Al-Jarida right for any state and a mandatory duty of its decision nied by two others who attempted to calm her down. makers. The woman with whom she argued followed, starting A few minutes before the decision, no one across a fight that lasted until it was broken up and police American clemency lessons the world described Syria or Yemen as Muslim states. were called. The women left before police arrived to However, as soon as the decision was made, Arab the scene. media started hysterically repeating that ‘Trump has By Mudaffar Abdullah banned entry of people from seven Muslim States,’ Missing boy found which is a confusion as a result of the lazy Arab mind- ost of us have seen videos showing the number graphic structure, following some wildly offensive com- sets that are not used to verifying news; rather have An Egyptian boy named Mohammad was found three of people from all across the US who sympa- ments directed at so-called ‘expatriates’. These people days after his disappearance. The boy spent his time in a been known to ‘cut’, ‘paste’ and steal news from west- Mthize with immigrants, and Muslims in particu- should actually be described as ‘partners’ in building ern media, namely the American one, which did so to mosque, not wanting to face his family after his school lar, following the exclusionary policies implemented by Kuwait since independence. We hope that the issue will grades dropped. His father expressed regret over the way embarrass president Donald Trump who is already in the new administration. Many welcomed the arrival of be handled reasonably, without an attempt to hide the fierce conflict with the media in his country. he admonished him. The boy was found and returned by Muslims at Los Angeles Airport, American women wear- problem’s true causes. Parliament includes many wise Farwaniya detectives. The hate that some US media establishments have ing the US flag as a head veil in New York, and there men capable of logically addressing the problem with- for Trump goes way back before he was elected as were countless other similar examples. out the need for histrionics. president. They are both known enemies to each oth- There is a variety of nationalities here that have pro- These things were not driven by institutions, and er. During the elections, those establishments tried Suicide reflect how much an enormous segment of the US’ com- vided expertise in various fields, both public and private. An Indian banker died in an apparent suicide after It is not their fault that our laws have not established a blocking the roads leading to the White House and did munity has absorbed a culture of tolerance and clemen- this in the most scandalizing manner that greatly he threw himself to death from the fourth floor a cy in a society open to immigrants from across the balance between the economy and their standard of liv- Farwaniya building where he lived. The banker spent ing. There is, therefore, no need to use the ‘they harmed harmed their media credibility. However, the man won globe. This reflects a dynamic, vigorous group opposed the elections despite the misleading media. Therefore, several days screaming hysterically before commit- to disfiguring its true identity, formed after long periods us’ argument in the discussion, because they did not ting suicide, according to his neighbors. A security simply sneak into Kuwait. we find so many of those establishments trying to of struggle to establish a concept of peaceful co-exis- throw more wood in the fire he lit by a decision to reg- source said detectives inspected the man’s apartment tence. This is a model that ought to be followed in Off-topic note: None of the officials who talked about Kuwait’s vision for 2035 talked about the Jaber Al- ulate entry to the US. The funny thing is that the fire is and did not find any evidence of foul play. A suicide Muslim countries as they deal with non-Muslims. Ahmed Cultural Center. What an implication! in America while its smoke is blinding us here in the case was filed and further investigations are in Nevertheless, the National Assembly in Kuwait is progress. — Translated from the Arabic press sad Arab World. preparing for a session to discuss the country’s demo- — Translated by Kuwait Times —Translated by Kuwait Times Ahli United Bank organized Omrah trip for employees and their families

KUWAIT: As part of its ongoing social more social and religious activities for completing the Omrah trip.” responsibility program, Ahli United all employees, while also promoting a Naqeeb congratulated all employ- Bank (AUB) organized an Omrah trip strong corporate culture internally.” ees who have performed their for employees and their families. The Naqeeb added, “We provided all Omrah and promised them with initiative is in line with the Bank’s wide the necessary facilities and services to more activities to come. range of programs that have been ensure the comfort of all participants Participating employees thanked developed to reinforce a stronger and while performing their religious ritu- AUB’s senior management for the more integrated work culture amid a als. Moreover, the Bank organized a overall commitment towards the joyful environment. seminar prior to the Omrah trip which Bank’s staff and their families. In addi- Naqeeb Amin, General Manager of focused on understanding the impor- tion, they expressed their gratitude AUB’s Human Resources said, “The tance of such religious events, its and appreciation for all the efforts Bank’s initiative of organizing and advantages, as well as values and how that went into organizing the Omrah sponsoring an Omrah trip for employ- to perform it. trip, which helped in increasing the ees is part of our overall commitment AUB also led the way by helping number of people wanting to take towards driving and encouraging its employees visit holy sites after part in the Bank’s initiative. KIB participates in World Cancer Day event at Al-Sidra Association

KUWAIT: Kuwait International Bank gratitude to all guests for attending society organizations that work to (KIB) recently sponsored the event and participating in the event. promote a healthier society.” held by Al-Sidra Association for the Following that, Dr Ahmad Al-Awadhi Najia further added, “As their Psychological Care of Cancer Patients lauded Al Sidra’s efforts and positive proud strategic partner, KIB fully sup- in commemoration of World Cancer influence the Association has had on ports Al-Sidra’s goal to provide inte- KFH wins awards at Organizational Day and Gulf Cancer Awareness Week. the psychological well-being of can- grated treatment services to both The Bank’s participation in this event cer patients, and its continuing partic- patients and their families. We are Learning Conference came as part of its strategic partner- ipation in various activities and initia- also dedicated to supporting Al- ship with Al-Sidra, a collaboration tives dedicated to raising awareness Sidra’s mission to promote the well- KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs was made during the Organizational bank’s policy and efforts in training which has been renewed for a second about the disease. being of cancer patients, by creating and Labor and Minister of State for Learning Conference held by the and developing human resources, yet consecutive year. Meanwhile, Nawaf Najia, Manager a positive environment that helps Economic Affairs Hind Al-Sabeeh Manpower and Government they confirm KFH keenness to attract The event featured the participa- of the Corporate Communications them cope with the side effects of the hailed the role of Kuwait Finance Restructuring Program (MGRP), in national manpower and subject them tion of several notable social figures, Unit at KIB, praised Al-Sidra, under the disease and enhances their response House (KFH) in qualifying and train- addition to the Annual Award to extensive training programs as per including Sheikha Azza Jaber Al-Ali Al- leadership of Sheikha Azza Al-Sabah, to treatment.” ing the national manpower by pro- Ceremony to announce the winners of the highest international recognized Sabah, Chairman of Al-Sidra for its ongoing efforts to support can- It serves to note that KIB believes viding them with intensive training 2016 Excellence awards for the institu- standards in the field of manpower Association, Ms. Vicki Silverman, wife cer patients. He said: “Our sponsorship that the development and progress of programs and activities of great tions of the private sector. Meanwhile, growth and development. He added of the United States Ambassador to of Al-Sidra Association is a true reflec- modern societies is closely connected importance to their career develop- Waleed Mandani, KFH-Group Chief that qualifying and honing the skills Kuwait, and Dr Ahmad Al-Awadhi, tion of our social responsibility philos- to the health and well-being of its ment, indicating this is in line with Retail and Private Banking Officer said of human resources stems from KFH Director of Kuwait Cancer Control ophy, which focuses on promoting people. The Bank has always been a the strategic direction of Kuwait in on the sidelines of receiving the national responsibility, especially that Center (KCCC). A number of cancer the development and well-being of dedicated advocate of healthcare KFH considers the human resources survivors also took part in the event, our local community across all areas. awareness campaigns, especially as the main asset at the bank. KFH is showcasing Al-Sidra’s role in support- As part of our healthcare focused ini- those addressing the very important keen on supporting the Kuwaiti ing them through their journey to tiatives, we sponsor many national topic of cancer - as KIB considers nationals to be in leadership roles. beat the disease. public health awareness and educa- awareness to be a key factor in the This contributes in achieving compre- In her opening statement, Sheikha tion campaigns, and we continue to fight against cancer and early detec- hensive development. Azza Al-Sabah, expressed her sincere offer our support to numerous civil tion of the disease. Mandani illustrated that KFH is an example for the private sector institu- tions to follow suit. It is the targeted place of work for job seekers due to the bank’s significant role in qualifying and training the human resources and equipping them with all necessary tools to empower them and to allow them optimally assume duties at work, which contributes in increasing the productivity level and improving the work environment at the bank. Moreover, he expressed his happi- ness for recognizing KFH’s efforts and excellence in training and developing the human capital, affirming the ongo- ing commitment towards pursuing best practices in investing in human resources, noting that increasing the ratio of Kuwaiti nationals at the private sector is essential role for KFH to sup- port the economy and the develop- ment process. Mandani extended his thanks and gratitude to the organizers, attendees and participants at the con- terms of implementing a sustainable bank’s awards which are “Best ference, underscoring the importance national manpower development Employer for Job Seekers” and “Best of achieving the goal of finding creative while instilling the concepts of work- Job Stability Award” at the 2016 solutions and fresh ideas to promote ing at the private sector in the Excellence awards ceremony, that the effective learning and development in Kuwaiti nationals. This statement awards come in recognition of the organizations. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 Swiss back new citizenship rules Israeli parliament harder than ever

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SEOUL: North Korea yesterday fired a ballistic missile test was “a celebratory launch” to mark the Feb 16 birth- into the sea in an apparent test of new US President day of Kim Jong-Il, late ruler and father of current leader Donald Trump, who responded by pledging “100 per- Kim Jong-Un. Pyongyang often celebrates key anniver- cent” support for Washington’s key regional ally Japan. saries involving current and former leaders with missile Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose country launches, Yang, a professor at the University of North would be in range of any hostile North Korean launch, Korean Studies, said. called the test “absolutely intolerable” during an South Korea’s acting president Hwang Gyo-Ahn impromptu press conference with Trump in Florida. The vowed a “corresponding punishment” in response to the missile was launched around 7:55 am (2255 GMT launch, which came on the heels of a visit to Seoul by US Saturday) from Banghyon air base in the western Defense Secretary James Mattis this month. Mattis had province of North Pyongan, and flew east towards the warned Pyongyang that any nuclear attack would be met Sea of Japan (East Sea), the South’s defense ministry said. with an “effective and overwhelming” response. Trump’s It flew about 500 kilometers before falling into the national security adviser Michael Flynn spoke to his South sea, a ministry spokesman said. “Today’s missile launch... Korean counterpart Kim Kwan-Jin by phone and agreed is aimed at drawing global attention to the North by to “seek all possible options” to curb future provocations boasting it’s nuclear and missile capabilities”, the min- by the North, Seoul’s presidential office said. istry said in a statement. “It is also believed that it was an Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull also con- armed provocation to test the response from the new US demned the launch as a “further threat to regional peace administration under President Trump,” it added. The and stability” and vowed to work with Beijing, Seoul and South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said later the missile was Tokyo to heap pressure on Pyongyang. In Jan leader Kim “highly likely” to have been a modified intermediate- Jong-Un boasted that Pyongyang was in the “final range Musudan missile. It was the first such test since stages” of developing an intercontinental ballistic missile last October. (ICBM) in an apparent attempt to pressure the incoming Trump, speaking alongside Abe, said Washington was US president. Trump shot back on Twitter, saying “It committed to his country’s security. “I just want every- won’t happen.” James Char, senior analyst at the Institute body to understand and fully know that the United of Defence and Strategic Studies in Singapore, said the States of America stands behind Japan, its great ally, 100 launch was Pyongyang’s “way of showing characteristic percent,” he said, without elaborating. Japan’s top gov- defiance against Trump.” ernment spokesman Yoshihide Suge told reporters in Tokyo the test was “clearly a provocation to Japan and Test for Trump the region.” North Korea is barred under UN resolutions The latest launch poses a test for Trump, who will from any use of ballistic missile technology. But six sets need the help of the North’s closest ally China to deal of UN sanctions since Pyongyang’s first nuclear test in with the reclusive state. Relations have thawed in recent 2006 have failed to halt its drive for what it insists are days after Trump reaffirmed Washington’s “One China” defensive weapons. policy in what he described as a “very warm” telephone conversation with President Xi Jinping. Analysts are Clear provocation divided over how close Pyongyang is to realizing its full Last year the country conducted two nuclear tests nuclear ambitions, especially as it has never successfully and numerous missile launches in its quest to develop a test-fired an ICBM. But all agree it has made enormous nuclear weapons system capable of hitting the US main- strides in that direction since Kim took over after the SEOUL: People watch the news showing file footage of North Korea’s missile launch at a railway station in land. Seoul-based academic Yang Moo-Jin said the latest death of his father in Dec 2011. —AFP Seoul yesterday. — AFP INTERNATIONAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 Turkish troops, Syria rebels enter IS-held town

BEIRUT: Turkish troops and their Syrian northern province of Aleppo and is also said it was an accident and is being inves- Syrian capital Raqa in an operation month, have failed to advance a political rebel allies entered the Islamic State-held being targeted by regime forces. tigated. Despite backing opposite sides dubbed “Wrath of the Euphrates”. The solution to the conflict. A new round of town of Al-Bab in northern Syria While Turkish-led forces have been in Syria’s conflict-Moscow is a govern- advance has progressed slowly, in part, UN-sponsored talks is scheduled to take Saturday, as government forces moved advancing from the north, east and west, ment ally while Turkey supports the SDF officials say, because IS has heavily place in Geneva on Feb 20, but invita- closer to the jihadist bastion, a monitor Syrian government troops are attacking opposition-the two countries have mined territory around Raqa. tions have yet to be sent out. The High said. Turkish state-run Anadolu news from the south. Today, Syrian troops sev- worked closely in recent months. Negotiations Committee, which is set to agency quoted military sources as saying ered a road leading into the town from They helped broker a nationwide New talks in Astana? represent Syria’s opposition at the one Turkish soldier was killed and anoth- the south and by Friday they were just ceasefire in place since Dec 30, and spon- The Observatory said Saturday that Geneva talks, meanwhile appointed its er wounded in clashes with IS in Al-Bab. 1.5 kilometers from the southern out- sored a round of peace talks last month SDF fighters had now advanced to delegation to the negotiations after two Turkish forces and allied insurgents have skirts of Al-Bab. Turkey began an in the Kazakh capital, Astana. Al-Bab has around eight kilometers from the eastern days of discussion in Riyadh. for weeks pressed an operation code- unprecedented campaign inside Syria in been under IS control since 2014, when outskirts of Raqa, though their forces are A statement said the 21-member del- named Euphrates Shield to drive the August, targeting both IS and Kurdish the group seized large swathes of territo- further from the north of the city. Turkey egation would be headed by Nasr al- jihadists from the flashpoint town. militia. After initial rapid progress, the ry in Syria and neighboring Iraq, pro- has suggested that it could turn its sights Hariri and would also be supported by 20 The Syrian Observatory for Human campaign has been mired since claiming its self-described caliphate. In to Raqa after the Al-Bab operation is advisers. On Saturday, Kazakhstan’s for- Rights said Turkish forces and allied mili- December in the deadly fight for Al-Bab. recent months, the jihadists have been complete, with Turkish President Recep eign ministry said Syrian government tias entered Al-Bab from the west and rolled back in large parts of northern Tayyip Erdogan discussing both Al-Bab officials and rebels were being invited to then took full control of its western sub- 66 Turks killed in campaign Syria, both by the Turkish campaign but and Raqa in a call with US President new talks next week in Astana. “It is urbs after fierce clashes with the jihadists. Turkey’s Dogan news agency says 66 also by a Kurdish-Arab alliance known as Donald Trump this week. Syria’s conflict planned to hold the latest high-level The fighting coincided with “Turkish Turkish soldiers have been killed in the the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). has killed more than 310,000 people meeting within the Astana process on shelling and intensive air strikes” on Al- campaign since it started, mostly in IS The SDF fights with air support from since it began with anti-government resolving the situation in Syria on Feb 15 Bab, the Britain-based monitor said.It said attacks. And on Thursday, three Turkish the US-led coalition battling IS in Syria protests in March 2011. and 16,” the ministry said in a statement. at least six civilians were killed by Turkish soldiers were killed when a Russian air and Iraq, but Turkey regards the Kurdish Successive rounds of peace talks, It added that UN peace envoy Staffan de artillery fire and air strikes. Al-Bab is the strike accidentally hit their position in an component of the SDF as “terrorists”. The including discussions organized by Mistura and US observers would also be jihadist group’s last stronghold in the attack targeting IS in Al-Bab. Moscow alliance is pushing towards IS’s de facto Russia and Turkey in Kazakhstan last invited to the talks.—AFP Syria opposition picks delegation for peace talks BEIRUT: Syria’s opposition yesterday the delegation to the talks would for the announced its 21-member delegation, first time include representatives from two including 10 rebel representatives, for a additional opposition groupings, known new round of UN-sponsored peace talks in informally as the Moscow group and the Geneva scheduled for Feb 20. The delega- Cairo group. But representatives from both tion will be headed by Nasr al-Hariri, a groups denied they were included in the member of the National Coalition, replac- delegation. ing Assad al-Zoabi, who led the opposition In the past, the HNC has opposed at several previous rounds of talks in including the two rival opposition group- Geneva last year. The delegation’s chief ings in its delegation, accusing members of negotiator was named as Mohamed Sabra, the coalitions of being too flexible with a lawyer who was part of the opposition’s regard to the Syrian government. The technical team during negotiations in Moscow grouping includes former minister Geneva in 2014. Qadri Jamil, and is close to the Russian He replaces Mohamad Alloush, a rebel leadership, while the Cairo grouping from the powerful Army of Islam faction. includes former foreign ministry Alloush served as negotiator during three spokesman Jihad Makdissi. Invitations to rounds of peace talks in Geneva as well as the talks in Geneva have yet to go out, hav- negotiations in the Kazakh capital Astana ing been delayed in part to allow the oppo- in January organized by Turkey and Russia. sition to decide on the composition of their Neither Alloush nor the Army of Islam were delegation. listed as members of the delegation to UN envoy Staffan de Mistura warned Geneva, though it was unclear if the group last week that he would pick the opposi- was boycotting the talks or would be repre- tion delegates to the talks if they could sented by other delegates. No reason was not decide on time. But he later appeared given for the decision to replace either to backtrack and said he would delay dis- Zoabi or Alloush. patching invites. The delegation includes representatives Ahead of the talks, Kazakhstan has from several rebel groups, including Faylaq invited Syrian rebels and government offi- al-Sham, an Islamist faction active around cials back to Astana on Feb 15-16, but nei- Damascus, and Liwa Sultan Murad, a battal- ther party has said officially yet if they will ion close to Turkey. attend. De Mistura will not attend the The umbrella High Negotiations Astana meeting, but will send a “technical NAZARETH: This file photo shows Israeli Arab political leadersposing for a photo holding placards bearing text in Arabic meaning, go to vote Committee (HNC) opposition group said team,” his spokeswoman said.—AFP for the joint list, for a new tomorrow in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth.—AFP Israeli parliament harder than ever MPs face criticism, threats from fellow members JERUSALEM: It has never been easy being a law- Discrimination Unprecedented maker who identifies as Palestinian in the Israeli Making up around 18 percent of Israel’s pop- Ghattas was accused of illegally bringing parliament, but today it is harder than ever, Arab ulation, Arab Israelis are descended from mobile phones to prisoners in an Israeli jail. Israeli MPs say. In recent months they have seen Palestinians who remained on their land after He partly lost his parliamentary immunity their colleagues discuss banning the early morn- Israel was established. They have full voting and and was indicted after Zeev Elkin, a minister ing Muslim call to prayer and vote to legalize the legal rights but say the state systematically dis- from Netanyahu’s Likud party, gathered 72 seizure of hundreds of acres of Palestinian land criminates against them. Tibi said the atmos- parliamentary signatures demanding Ghattas in the West Bank by Jewish settlers. They have phere in parliament is increasingly hostile, with be thrown out. faced criticism and threats from fellow members some members even refusing to talk to others. Israeli law says such a vote can be held if of Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, some of He said tensions spiked during three wars with at least 70 members support it, but Ghattas whom refuse to even speak to them. Palestinians in Gaza since 2008. is the first such case in Israel’s history. Ahmed Tibi, a veteran lawmaker in his fifth “When there’s a war on, the Knesset is on fire- Adalah, an Arab Israeli rights group, said it term, said the situation in parliament is at its it’s full of racism and blatant aggression,” Tibi said. was “unprecedented” and accused the attor- worst since he was first elected in 1999, with His Jewish colleagues “did not want to hear the ney general of failing to give Ghattas the tensions whipped up by a “right-wing extremist” Arab point of view, or even to hear Arabic,” he usual 30 days to prepare his defense before CAIRO: This file photo shows Secretary-General of the Syrian National Coalition Nasr government. “The Knesset is an extremist place. said. In Dec, the chairman of Netanyahu’s Likud a hearing. Today, Ghattas said in an open let- al-Hariri leaving a meeting with veteran Syrian opposition figure and prominent It’s not an easy place to work.” The government party, David Bitan, said he would prefer if Arab ter to MPs that he was being subjected to Syrian human rights activist Haitham al-Maleh and the Arab League’s Secretary- led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israelis did not vote, accusing them of “represent- trial by media. General, Nabil al-Arabi, at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. —AFP came to power following elections in 2015 is widely considered the most right-wing in the ing Palestinian interests” rather than those of the Ayman Odeh, head of the Joint Arab List, country’s history. It strongly supports Jewish set- state of which they are citizens. told Israeli television the issue “should be con- tlements in the occupied West Bank and east Tibi said he has been the target of calls for vio- ducted within the legal framework” and that Hezbollah urges Lebanon Jerusalem, and some members favour annexing lence. Right-wing defense minister Avigdor Ghattas must be allowed to defend himself. parts of the West Bank. Lieberman once said he should be put before a fir- But despite the challenges, parliamentarian plan for Syria refugee return The 2015 election also saw Arab Israeli parties ing squad, he said. “Every day he tells us that we Abdallah Abu Maarouf said it is important form a common political front for the first time are terrorists and enemies of the state.” Sometimes that Arabs continue to represent their inter- BEIRUT: The head of Lebanon’s power- despite the deep antipathy between since the creation of Israel in 1948. They founded Arab MPs score points. Aida Touma, for example, ests in parliament. ful Hezbollah movement yesterday Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri and the Joint Arab List, a coalition that ranges from broke a glass ceiling in 2015 when she became the “We were living here before Israel was found- urged the government to coordinate Damascus. Islamists to communists and even a Jewish par- first Arab to chair a standing committee in the ed, but now we are 20 percent of the popula- with Damascus to help refugees to Hariri accused Damascus of involve- liamentarian. With 13 MPs out of 120, it is now Knesset. “It means big challenges, as I belong to a tion,” he said. “As citizens, we have the legitimate return now that “large areas” of Syria are ment in the 2005 assassination of his the third-largest parliamentary block, but is parliamentary minority and a national minority right to work to change the policies of discrimi- “safe”. In a televised address, Hassan father, former premier Rafiq al-Hariri, beset by internal divisions. Five more Arab Israeli within the state,” she said. But their colleague Basel nation against Arabs in Israel,” he said. “So we Nasrallah said Syrian refugees should and backed the uprising against Assad. parliamentarians belong to other parties. Ghattas is now facing prosecution. won’t leave this platform.”—AFP not be coerced into going home, but “Frankly, the Lebanese government added that a string of “victories” by must end its obstinacy... and talk to the President Bashar al-Assad’s forces Syrian government: is this issue not Netanyahu hails US veto of Palestinian as Libya envoy meant it would be safe for many to pressing?” Nasrallah asked. return. “Military victories in Syria, the He called on the government to work JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Antonio Guterres on Saturday in a statement. The UN secretary Germany’s Martin Kobler, who has most recent of them the victory in with Damascus “and develop a single Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday defended his choice of Fayyad to general seeks the unanimous back- served since Nov 2015 as envoy to Aleppo... have turned large areas into plan, because this cannot be addressed hailed the US veto of a Palestinian to be the UN peace envoy to Libya, a ing of all 15 Security Council mem- Libya, which has been in turmoil on safe and quiet spaces,” Nasrallah said. by Lebanon alone, and begging will not be named UN envoy to Libya, saying day after the United States blocked bers for appointments of his special the security and political fronts He urged “cooperation to return the solve our problem”. the world body failed to give equal the appointment. representatives to conflict areas. since a 2011 revolution that over- majority of these refugees to their Lebanon has struggled to deal with consideration to Israelis. “I was The choice “was solely based on Fayyad had been tapped to replace threw Moamer Kadhafi.—AFP towns and villages and homes, so they the massive influx of refugees, who have informed of the possibility of the Mr Fayyad’s recognized personal will no longer be refugees sitting in added to the pressure on its already appointment of Salaam Fayyad to a qualities and his competence for tents or in the streets”. Lebanon hosts stretched infrastructure and economy. UN position,” he said at Israel’s week- that position”, said UN spokesman around a million registered Syrian Beirut has regularly called for more ly cabinet meeting. “I said that the Stephane Dujarric. “United Nations refugees and has struggled with the international assistance, and President time has come for reciprocity in the staff serves strictly in their personal consequences of the war in neighbor- Michel Aoun earlier this month urged UN’s relations with Israel and free capacity. They do not represent ing Syria since it began in March 2011. the international community to facilitate gifts cannot be constantly given to any government or country.” Hezbollah is a key ally of Assad’s gov- the safe return of refugees. the Palestinian side,” Netanyahu said, Guterres had informed the Security ernment, and its fighters battle along- At the end of Jan, Syria’s Foreign welcoming the US veto. Council on Wednesday of his inten- side his troops against opposition Minister Walid Muallem also “renewed “The time has come for posi- tion to appoint Fayyad. But the US forces, including during the December the invitation of the government to tions and appointments to be ambassador to the United Nations, recapture of second city Aleppo. Syrian refugees living in neighboring made to the Israeli side as well,” he Nikki Haley, said Washington did Nasrallah said the process of returning countries to return”. He “stressed the said, quoted in a statement issued not “support the signal this Syrian refugees should be “one of per- country was ready to receive them and by the prime minister’s office. appointment would send within suasion, not of coercion”. grant them a dignified life”, state news According to Israeli media reports, the United Nations”, where the “It is the duty of all Lebanese to deal agency SANA reported. More than half the Jewish state could accept the state of Palestine does not have full with this issue in a humanitarian fash- of Syria’s population has been displaced appointment of Fayyad, a former membership. ion, setting aside political considera- internally or externally by the conflict, Palestinian premier, if Tzipi Livni, a “For too long, the UN has been tions or fears,” he added. He also urged which has killed more than 310,000 former foreign minister of Israel, unfairly biased in favor of the NEW YORK: This file photo shows United Nations Secretary-General the government in Beirut to engage people. Around 4.9 million people have were offered the post of a UN Palestinian Authority to the detri- Antonio Guterres shaking hands with new US Ambassador to the with its Syrian counterpart on the issue, become refugees.—AFP deputy secretary of state. UN chief ment of our allies in Israel,” she said United Nations Nikki Haley at the United Nations in New York. —AFP MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 INTERNATIONAL Father mourns tragic death of teen in tunnel gun case

NEW JERSEY: The fates of three people help addicts get into treatment. He Youth Services Agency program who said they were on a rescue mission owned a gun range in Pennsylvania but Patterson attended, said that most teens to help save a teenager from a New York did not have a permit in New Jersey to spend about 90 days at the camp in Jim heroin den when they were stopped transport five handguns, a shotgun and Thorpe, Pennsylvania. He said there are with a cache of weapons could be decid- semi-automatic military-style rifle. A classes and the program also offers ed by a New Jersey judge today. But for judge is scheduled to rule Monday on anger management, vocational training the teen at the center of the case, the whether a Port Authority of New York and trauma-based therapy. story has already ended tragically. Jenea and New Jersey police officer had proba- “We try to give them the best skills Patterson, 18, died of an apparent drug ble cause to stop the car at the Holland that we can, but it’s ultimately up to overdose last month at a hospital near Tunnel. where they’re going back to,” Weaver Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, according to The officer says he stopped them over said. He spoke generally and not of her father, James Patterson. a windshield crack, but the defendants Patterson’s case, but said it comes down “When I went down to get her in New argue it’s more likely they were pulled to “the support of the family and of York, I told her right then and there this over because they were driving a truck Children and Youth services and proba- is a warning sign for you,” Patterson said. adorned with cross-hairs and pro- tion officers to keep them on the path.” “I grabbed her and I held her in my arms Second Amendment decals. They have Patterson said that public officials need and I said ‘You’ve gotta get out of the pleaded not guilty to weapon posses- to do more with job training, tougher game, Jenea, death is knocking at your sion charges. Patterson says the older of sentences for dealers and education for door.’” In June, before Patterson went to his two daughters had a good heart and young people. New York himself, John Cramsey, Dean enjoyed helping others, but started Just as Cramsey has been working to Smith and Kimberly Arendt, all of abusing prescription pills when she was fight the opioid crisis since his daughter Pennsylvania, were stopped on their way 13. She later started using heroin and died, Patterson hopes to form an organi- to help Patterson. The three reportedly was sent to a program for troubled zation to help users and dealers. He’s went after Jenea Patterson sent a mes- youth in 2014, where she met Arendt. also working to raise money to pay for sage to Arendt, her former camp coun- But Patterson said his daughter got the expense of his daughter’s funeral selor, after a friend died of an overdose worse after leaving. and for other families whose children in a hotel room. “I begged people, if you let that child meet a similar fate. “I’m trying to link up Grief stricken after the death of his on the street, she’s going to die.” with everyone who has lost a child of a PENNSYLVANIA: In this file photo, James Patterson discusses a two-day daughter, Cramsey became an anti-drug Patterson said. “Here we are two years drug overdose,” he said. “If we don’t search that located his daughter Jenea Patterson, as he stands near the crusader, starting a group of concerned later, I’m burying my daughter.” Ed come together and we do nothing, then family’s home in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. —AP parents and going on rescue missions to Weaver, the admissions director for the more of them are going to die.”—AP US agents conduct first Trump-era raids Tearing families apart isn’t what this country stands for

WASHINGTON: US authorities Research Center estimates around a that began in 2011 under Barack charged. Activists have rallied arrested hundreds of undocument- million undocumented migrants Obama. around the case of Guadalupe ed migrants this week in the first reside. “President Trump’s policy The agency conducted the last Garcia de Rayos-a 35-year-old large-scale raids under President change betrays our values,” sweep in March 2015, corralling mother arrested during a routine Donald Trump, triggering panic in Democratic Senator Dianne 2,059 undocumented immigrants visit to Phoenix, Arizona who has immigrant communities nation- Feinstein said in a statement. deemed threats to “public safety.” In become symbolic of Trump’s hard- wide. The federal Immigration and “Tearing families apart isn’t what New York, which hosts the country’s line measures. The mother of two Customs Enforcement agency this country stands for.” largest population of undocument- US-born children was caught in rounded up undocumented indi- ed immigrants — 1.15 million, 2008 using a fake social security viduals living in Los Angeles, New New reality according to Pew-a few hundred number and slapped with a depor- York, Chicago, Austin and Atlanta, In Austin, Texas, where 100,000 people demonstrated near the tation order. among other cities, two weeks after unauthorized migrants live, a immigration services office. Obama Authorities had not previously Trump signed an executive order bystander captured video footage deported more immigrants than any expelled her for practical reasons, that broadened which undocu- of an arrest, which made local of his predecessors, prioritizing the however, as she posed little threat. mented immigrants would be tar- geted for deportation. According to ICE, however, the operations were “routine.” “The focus of these operations is no dif- SANTO DOMINGO: This screen grab shows digitized version of Dominican ferent than the routine, targeted Republic’s El Nacional print edition. —AP arrests carried out by ICE’s Fugitive Operations Teams on a daily basis,” Dominican paper apologizes for said agency spokeswoman Jennifer Elzea. David Marin, head of ICE’s using Baldwin photo for Trump removal operations in Los Angeles, told reporters that approximately SANTO DOMINGO: Alec Baldwin does Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 160 people had been arrested in the California metropolis. Some 75 a pretty convincing Donald Trump In a statement posted on its website, percent of them had prior felony impersonation - just ask a newspaper in the Dominican newspaper said a photo convictions, he said, adding that the Dominican Republic. El Nacional of Baldwin imitating Trump - over the some people had been nabbed published an apology on Saturday after caption “Donald Trump, president of solely because they were undocu- mistakenly running a photo of the actor the USA” - was published on page 19 mented. By Friday night, 37 undoc- doing his impression of the US presi- and the mistake went unnoticed by the umented immigrants had already dent on “Saturday Night Live” instead of newspaper’s staff. “El Nacional apolo- been expelled to Mexico. Trump himself. Accompanying an arti- gizes to its readers and anyone who felt In a Jan 25 decree, Trump priori- cle in its Friday edition headlined in affect by the publication” of the photo, tized the deportation of undocu- Spanish: “Trump says settlements in the statement said. Trump has lashed mented males who had been con- victed of or “charged with any crim- Israel don’t favor peace,” a photo of a out at the way “Saturday Night Live” has inal offense,” including misde- scowling Baldwin in a blond wig lampooned him, saying Baldwin’s semi- meanors. The order was a move to appears next to a photo of Israeli Prime regular portrayal of him “stinks.”—AP make good on his campaign pledge to crack down on America’s undocumented population, esti- mated at 11 million people. Marin CALIFORNIA: This image shows US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detaining a Brazil police strike on said the operations were planned suspect during an enforcement operation in Los Angeles, California. —AFP prior to Trump’s swearing-in and were comparable to past actions. front-page news and ignited expulsion of repeat criminal offend- But by Thursday, she was in despite agreement He rebuffed reports about ICE demonstrations. Democratic ers or those convicted of serious Nogales, the Mexican border town checkpoints and random sweeps, Congressman Joaquin Castro of crimes, including rape, child pornog- where she crossed into the US RIO DE JANEIRO: Relatives of police not sign an agreement between calling them “dangerous and irre- Texas confirmed the launch of a raphy and gang membership. more than two decades ago. The in Brazil blockaded law enforcement them. This is a movement led by the sponsible.” “targeted operation” aimed at Undocumented migrants with Mexican Foreign Ministry said her stations Saturday in a protest over pay wives of officers, and none of us were “Reports like that create panic, arresting the undocumented. He repeated drunk driving convictions deportation “illustrates the new despite an agreement to end an offi- there. The movement continues,” the and they put communities and law has asked ICE officials to “clarify were also targeted. With his decree, reality of Mexican community living cers’ strike and limited police pres- wife of a police officer told the G1 enforcement personnel in unneces- whether these individuals are in Trump-who vowed as a candidate in the United States in the face of ence in some of the southeastern news site. sary danger,” Marlin said. The raids, fact dangerous, violent threats to to deport some three million more severe application of migra- which hit residential areas and our communities, and not people undocumented immigrants with tion controls.” The ministry urged state’s cities. At least 137 people have More than 3,000 soldiers were workplaces, sparked protests and who are here peacefully raising criminal records-broadens the Mexican citizens to “take precau- patrolling the streets while police been reported killed amid looting and provoked the ire of elected families and contributing to our scope of the Obama administra- tions” and stay in close contact with robbery in Espirito Santo state since remained on strike, but tension was Democratic representatives, state.” Castro said the roundups tion’s policy, dropping the distinc- consular authorities, echoing police went on strike a week ago running high. Businesses and schools notably in California and particular- were part of “Operation Cross tion between convicted criminals instructions from immigrant advo- demanding better pay. “We spoke have been closed all week. By late ly in Los Angeles, where the Pew Check”-a series of large-scale raids and those who had simply been cacy groups stateside.—AFP with our officers, and urged common Saturday about 600 police were sense. And that they get back on their patrolling in Vitoria, the state capital, jobs. We are talking about more than though the strike still was on, officials 100 people killed,” Espirito Santo state told Agencia Brasil. Justice Minister human rights chief Julio Cesar Raul Jungmann acknowledged that Mexicans to stage anti-Trump protests Pompeu told Agencia Brasil. “the situation is not back to normal According to an agreement Friday yet. But since the army got there, loot- MEXICO CITY: Mexicans are planning their Mexico pay for it. Mexican President Enrique Mexican presidential hopeful Andres Manuel night between local authorities and ing has stopped and fewer people largest protests yet yesterday against US Pena Nieto canceled a Jan 31 trip to Lopez Obrador, whom some political analysts police representatives, a copy of have been killed”. On Friday, similar President Donald Trump, hitting back at his Washington over Trump’s insistence that call a “leftist Donald Trump” for his populist, which was obtained by AFP, the strikes erupted at some of Rio de anti-Mexican rhetoric and vows to make the Mexico pay for the wall. anti-establishment rhetoric. police were meant to return to work Janeiro’s police stations over unpaid country pay for his “big, beautiful” border wall. Trump has also wrought havoc on the Lopez Obrador-widely known by his initials, from 7:00 am Saturday (0900 GMT). wages, though spokesman Major Ivan Marches are planned in some 20 cities across Mexican economy with his threats to termi- AMLO-was the runner-up in the past two pres- In exchange, they would not face dis- Blaz told journalists that “95 percent” the country, including the capital, Mexico City, nate the country’s privileged trade relation- idential elections. He is leading in opinion ciplinary action. But the deadline of officers were working as normal with throngs of people expected to turn out ship with the United States, blaming Mexico polls for presidential elections in 2018 — and came and went, and the situation and that the state and city were dressed in white and waving the red, white for the loss of American jobs. The Mexican appears to be benefiting from Trump’s anti- remained unchanged. The agree- secure. The situation in Rio was calm and green of the Mexican flag. peso has taken a beating nearly every time Mexican vitriol, which has badly dented the ment came after authorities ran out early Saturday. Dozens of universities, business associa- Trump insisted on renegotiating the North popularity of Pena Nieto and the ruling PRI of patience and said they were filing Morale among street police is low tions and civic organizations are backing the American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), party, seen by many as too conciliatory toward rebellion charges against more than as a result of nearly bankrupt Rio protests, which start at 12:00 pm (1800 GMT). attacked car-makers and other companies that a bullying neighbor. 700 officers who had refused to leave state’s inability to pay full wages, as “It’s time we citizens combine forces and unite manufacture in Mexico, or vowed to slap steep Ironically, a Lopez Obrador victory next their bases. well as brutal crime fighting that has our voices to show our indignation and rejec- tariffs on Mexican-made goods. Mexico sends year could work to Trump’s disadvantage, giv- Police, who are classified as mili- seen more than 3,000 officers killed in tion of President Trump, while contributing to 80 percent of its exports to the United States- ing him a far more hardline counterpart to tary, are barred by the constitution Rio since 1994 — a casualty rate the search for concrete solutions,” said the nearly $300 billion in goods in 2015. work with. As yesterday’s protests unfold in from going on strike or demonstrat- exceeding that of US troops in World coalition behind the marches. US-Mexican Mexico, Lopez Obrador will be visiting the ing. To get around that law, relatives War II, according to a recent study. relations have plunged to their lowest point in New nationalism United States to address both Mexicans and of officers have blocked the entrances President Michel Temer, who said decades since Trump took office on Jan 20. The confrontation has stoked patriotic Americans in Los Angeles about Trump’s “poi- to all police bases in Espirito Santo. nothing in public about the crisis all Trump, who launched his presidential cam- pride in Mexico, where US companies like sonous” rhetoric. “This campaign... of xeno- Family members of police said the week, called the situation “unaccept- paign calling Mexican immigrants “criminals” Starbucks, Coca-Cola and McDonald’s are the phobia, of causing hate, must be confronted,” agreement was not legitimate able” on Friday and said that demon- and “rapists,” has infuriated the United States’s targets of boycott campaigns and many peo- he said before leaving. “We Mexicans are because their representatives were strators “cannot hold the Brazilian southern neighbor with his plan to stop illegal ple have taken to putting the Mexican flag in being persecuted. It’s all a political strategy, so absent from negotiations. “They can- people hostage”. —AFP immigration by building a wall on the border- their profile pictures on social media. That new I will go to the United States precisely and in particular with his vows to make nationalism appears to be giving a boost to because of this.”—AFP MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 INTERNATIONAL Germany elects anti-Trump Steinmeier as new president BERLIN: Billed as Germany’s “anti-Trump”, centre- struggling to detect any “clear and coherent” for- left former foreign minister Frank-Walter eign policy positions from Trump. Steinmeier was elected yesterday as the new cere- monial head of state. The 61-year-old, who regular- Antidote to populists ly polls as Germany’s most popular politician, will As Steinmeier has prepared for the new post, represent the EU’s top economy abroad and act as which he assumes on March 19, he has vowed to a kind of moral arbiter for the nation. His Social serve as a “counterweight to the trend of bound- Democrats (SPD) hope the appointment will boost less simplification”, calling this approach “the best their fortunes just as their candidate Martin Schulz, antidote to the populists”. The Berliner the former European parliament president, readies Morgenpost newspaper judged that Steinmeier to challenge Chancellor Angela Merkel in looks set to be “the anti-Trump president”. September elections. Steinmeier is only known to have lost his cool Steinmeier received 931 of 1,239 valid votes once, in 2014, when he yelled at Berlin protesters after Merkel’s conservatives, lacking a strong can- who had accused him of being a “warmonger” didate of their own, agreed to back him to over his Ukraine policy. replace incumbent Joachim Gauck, 77, a former The outburst was so unusual it became a minor pastor from ex-communist East Germany. The YouTube hit. A policy wonk by nature, Steinmeier served as advisor and then chief of staff to vote was held in Berlin’s glass-domed Reichstag Merkel’s predecessor, the SPD’s Gerhard building by a special Federal Assembly, made up Schroeder. In 2009, Steinmeier ran against Merkel of national lawmakers and electors sent from and lost badly, only to return years later to serve in Germany’s 16 states-among them deputies but her cabinet. Political scientist Michael Broening of also artists, writers, musicians and national foot- the SPD’s think-tank the Friedrich Ebert ball coach Joachim Loew. Foundation said that “as foreign minister, With his snowy white hair, round glasses and Steinmeier often acted as a voice of reason, bridg- dimpled smile, Steinmeier is one of Germany’s ing gaps and bringing people together”. “It is best-known politicians, having twice served as hardly surprising that Steinmeier has branded top diplomat under Merkel for a total of seven himself as the essential anti-Trump,” he added. years. Though the trained lawyer is usually meas- Steinmeier is well known in the world’s capitals, but ured in his speech, in the thick of last year’s US his appointment worries some in eastern Europe, election campaign Steinmeier labeled Donald who see him as too soft on Russian President BERLIN: New elected German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (bottom) is congratulated by the Trump a “hate preacher”. After the billionaire won Vladimir Putin. He raised eyebrows with NATO part- President of the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) Norbert Lammert (top C) after the presiden- the White House, Steinmeier predicted relations ners last year when he criticised a military exercise tial election at the Bundesversammlung federal assembly Bundestag (lower house of parliament) would get “more difficult” and said his staff was in Poland as “saber rattling”. —AFP yesterday in Berlin. —AFP

Swiss back new citizenship Clashes at French protest rules in defeat for rightwing over alleged police rape BOBIGNY, France: Police fired tear gas cue a young child in a burning vehicle,” after clashes erupted Saturday in the the police said, adding however that no Easy measures for immigrants to become citizens suburbs of Paris as demonstrators injuries had been reported so far dur- protested over the assault of a young ing the protest. Two media vehicles GENEVA: Swiss voters yesterday Poster controversy black man who was allegedly anally were also attacked, with no casualties approved a measure to make it eas- The No2 camp faced heavy criti- raped with a truncheon while being reported. The demonstration ended in ier for third-generation immigrants cism over a widely-distributed arrested. Surrounded by a heavy the evening after police fired tear gas. to become citizens, crushing poster showing a woman staring police contingent, about 2,000 pro- Theo, who is still in hospital, and his rightwing nationalists who had out from a black niqab with a testers, some carrying placards saying family have appealed for calm after sev- stoked fears about granting nation- tagline urging voters to reject “Police rape” and “Police kill innocent eral days of protests over the alleged ality to more Muslims. The “Yes” “uncontrolled citizenship”. people,” gathered in Bobigny, north- assault. Rape charges have been filed camp met the two criteria for a win The SVP is not officially responsi- east of the French capital, to demand against the officer and all four police by securing a majority of total votes ble for the poster. It was commis- “Justice for Theo”. involved in Theo’s stop-and-search and a majority of Switzerland’s 26 sioned by the Committee Against Theo, a 22-year-old black youth have been suspended pending an cantons, the public broadcaster RTS Facilitated Citizenship, which has worker, required surgery after his arrest investigation. and national news agency ATS said. several SVP members and was co- on Feb 2 in the “3,000” estate in the grit- With a presidential election this year, Fifty-nine percent voted “Yes,” chaired by Addor. Guignard said ty suburb of Aulnay-sous-Bois, when he the incident has become highly politi- according to provisional figures giv- mainstream politicians and journal- claims a police officer sodomised him cized. It has also underscored the en by the polling institute gfs.bern, ists viewed the poster as “a violent with a baton. Projectiles were thrown at breakdown in trust between young and at least 14 cantons were in attack against Muslims”. Addor police on a footbridge with several people and the authorities in French favor, according to official results. defended it again yesterday by say- vehicles torched and windows suburbs. “All the time, we get checks, The government as well as most ing its intent was to “affirm the iden- smashed on the sidelines of the we get assaulted, they talk trash to us, lawmakers and political parties sup- tity of this country and the need to protest, police said. we say, ‘Shut up’... We are given little ported the proposal. Under it, the preserve it.” “Several hundred violent and very slaps,” a young man of about 20 named grandchildren of immigrants will be OBERSAXEN: People count the votes in Obersaxen, Switzerland, Political initiatives that either mobile individuals” committed various Kenzo said. able to skip several steps in the yesterday. —AP directly or implicitly target Muslims “acts of violence and damage,” said the “I didn’t think it still exists,” said 18- lengthy process of securing a Swiss According to a migration depart- gion at the outset, said Sophie may be on the rise in the West, Paris police prefecture. In a statement it year-old Anissa.”How can they say it’s passport. But the rightwing Swiss ment study, less than 25,000 people Guignard of the Institute of Political notably including US President listed projectiles thrown against public an accident?” Rallies took place in other Peoples Party (SVP), the largest party in the country of about eight million Science at the University of Bern. Donald Trump’s travel ban against buildings, four vehicles torched, two French cities, including Rouen where in Switzerland’s parliament, fought currently qualify as third-generation It was the SVP, a party repeatedly seven mainly Muslim countries, shops and a bus station damaged and some 200 people demonstrated, while against it by putting issues of Islam immigrants, a definition meaning accused of demonizing Islam, that which has now been rejected by several bins burned. around 250 gathered in Toulouse and and national identity at the centre of they have at least one grandparent focused on the risks of more two US federal courts. The SVP in “The police had to intervene to res- more than 300 in Nantes.—AFP the debate. Reacting to the defeat, who was born here or acquired Swiss Muslims becoming citizens and the 2009 successfully persuaded Swiss SVP lawmaker Jean-Luc Addor said residency. Nearly 60 percent of that possible “loss of Swiss values”, voters to approve a ban on new his side was “alone against everyone group are Italians, followed by those Guignard said. Yesterday’s referen- mosque minaret construction, while Cambodian opposition prepares in this campaign”. “The problem of with origins in the Balkans and dum is one of four each year for vot- religiously-charged messages have Islam, I’m afraid, it will catch up with Turkish nationals. Debate on the pro- ing on subjects affecting federal as been a part of multiple referen- for polls without leader us in a few years,” he told RTS. posal had nothing to do with reli- well as local laws and institutions. dums on immigration since.—AFP PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s opposition party will head into local elections without a president after its founder’s shock resig- After hard years, refugee finds nation, a party spokesman said yesterday, confirming his position would not be filled until 2018. Sam Rainsy, who has been at a home with French family the forefront of the kingdom’s opposition movement for two decades, announced his PALAISEAU, France: When the Gandais family smiling widely, Cheikh Ahmed says he feels as if Wave of racism resignation from the Cambodia National decided to host a refugee at their home in a his dignity has been restored. The Gandais often check on him, calling to Rescue Party (CNRP) in a letter posted on middle class neighborhood outside Paris, they “Imagine living on the streets. It is not a life,” see if everything is OK when he’s out and about. social media late Saturday. assumed their guest would be a Syrian or an he said. “You cannot properly wash, you don’t He can stay with his host family as long as he His surprise departure casts new doubt Iraqi fleeing war. Instead, a 25-year-old journalist eat well and when you sleep, often police or oth- needs to afford his own apartment. “I feel loved. I over the prospects of a party that poses the with a young family in the former French colony er people come to wake you up.” Cheikh Ahmed feel surrounded by people who care about me,” only viable challenge to PM Hun Sen’s authoritarian government in local elections of Guinea is the person sleeping gratefully in a is a Muslim, hosted by a Christian family, but reli- he said. Cheikh Ahmed says he looks forward to PHNOM PENH: In this file photo, Kem in June and a 2018 general poll. Rainsy, spare bedroom, sharing unfamiliar food and gion has not been a barrier to intimacy or the future, when he will bring his wife and chil- Sokha, deputy leader of the Cambodia who has been living in self-imposed exile nourishing hopes for a better life. As anti-immi- acceptance on either side. He speaks French, dren to France. “Everyone gets a turn at the hair- National Rescue Party, gestures as he since 2015 to avoid convictions and grant sentiment and anti-Muslim views find English, a bit of Spanish and the three national dresser,” he said, quoting an African proverb that speaks at the party’s headquarters in charges he says are politically motivated, footing in Europe and elsewhere, the Gandais languages of Guinea - Susu, Pular and Maninka. in Guinea is the equivalent of saying “good Phnom Penh, Cambodia. —AP family has found welcoming a refugee into the Murielle and Loic are used to having a full house things come to those who wait.” France granted did not elaborate on the reasons for his res- house to be a source of happiness. between their children’s friends and relatives. refugee status to 26,531 people last year, com- ignation. But analysts say it was an attempt as an act of “devotion” to the party to pro- “The experience is much more enriching than Murielle recalls it took Cheikh Ahmed a while to pared to the 256,136 granted asylum in to dodge legislation recently proposed by tect it from “demolition”. costing,” says Loic Gandais, 56, a public servant open up about his life. Germany. Hun Sen’s government that would bar con- The CNRP made significant gains in the for the Paris region. His wife, Murielle Gandais, “In the beginning, we felt he didn’t want to Samu social de Paris started recruiting host victs from serving as party leaders and last 2013 national election, riding a wave of 54, first raised the idea last summer, responding talk about Guinea or anything,” she said. After families in June, focuses on refugees who have could lead to the CNRP’s dissolution if frustration over the endemic corruption to the French government’s call for solidarity three months with the Gandais, Cheikh Ahmed obtained asylum but still are living in shelters or Rainsy stayed on. and rights abuses under Hun Sen’s 32-year amid the migrant crisis in Europe. She and Loic is at ease in the kitchen, sets the table and helps other short-term accommodations, if not in the After a party meeting yesterday rule. But the party has been hampered have three adult children in their 20s -two of himself to food. He has gotten used to their rules street, program chief Nadege Letellier said. spokesman Yim Sovann told reporters a since then by an onslaught of lawsuits that them still living at home. Everyone quickly and rituals, such as having the housekeeper About 30 French families have joined, and they new chief would not be selected until April rights groups say is part of the strongman’s agreed they wanted to be a host family. During a clean his room and clothes as she does for other are looking for others. The program hopes to 2018, months before the scheduled nation- crackdown on critics as he looks to extend process not dissimilar to adoption, a humanitari- family members. place at least 336 refugees in the Paris region al poll. Rainsy’s deputy Kem Sokha will con- his grip on power. Political analyst Ou Virak an organization, Samu social de Paris, visited the He feels comfortable enough to laugh out over the next two years. Most come from tinue to serve as acting leader and guide called Rainsy’s step-down a “new low” for a Gandais’ house to make sure they had a suitable loud at the dinner table, although he still can’t Afghanistan, Tibet, and several African countries the party through the local polls, he added. party that has been floundering under bedroom available. stomach eating cheese - a staple of the French like Sudan and Eritrea. Many are men under age The spokesman hailed Rainsy’s resignation mounting pressure from Hun Sen.—AFP A psychologist spoke with family members diet, he jokes. Now that he has a part-time job as 25 who have fled war, violence and persecution about their motivations and expectations for a salesman at a clothing store, Cheikh Ahmed is due to their ethnicity, sexual orientation or polit- sheltering a stranger who had experienced diffi- starting to build a life in France. ical activities. — AP Thousands of Romanians culties they would find hard to comprehend. “Someone’s coming who is fragile because he march against government lived difficult things, is coming to France and is alone. That’s not easy. But at the same time, it’s BUCHAREST: Thousands of protesters only if the sums involved exceeded 200,000 someone who has things to share,” Murielle braved the cold to march in Romania’s main lei (44,000 euros, $47,500). Gandais says. The shy, tall young man selected to cities on Saturday, angered by government The demonstrations, the largest since stay with them was Cheikh Ahmed, a married attempts to water down anti-corruption the ousting and summary execution of father of 4-year-old twins from Guinea. He left laws. In the capital Bucharest, where a major communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in his country and family behind two years ago rally was planned yesterday, around 3,000 1989, have also continued despite the resig- because he felt his life was in danger from his people gathered at the seat of government nation on Thursday of justice minister Florin reporting on a sensitive issue. despite sub-zero temperatures. “We are Iordache. Romania joined the European resisting, we aren’t going away” yelled the Union in 2007 and Brussels has long taken Fear of safety protesters, who are calling for the left-lean- Bucharest to task over slow progress deal- He asked for his last name and other personal ing Social Democrat government, which ing with corruption and organized crime. details to be withheld because he still fears for only took power in Dec, to stand down. The country has intensified the fight against his safety. Cheikh Ahmed lived for two months Another 8,000 people took part in corruption in recent years with the creation on the streets of Paris in a filthy camp of protests in the rest of the country, according of a prosecutor attached to the DNA anti- migrants periodically evacuated by police. He to the national Agerpres news agency. These corruption agency, which has become one begged for money on the subway and saved included 3,000 in Timisoara, in the west and of the most popular government agencies enough to have his personal documents sent around 2,500 at protests in towns of Cluj following the conviction of several ministers from Guinea to France so he could apply for asy- and Sibiu. Saturday’s demonstrations, the and senior officials. Graft watchdog lum as a political refugee. From the street, he 12th consecutive day of protests against the Transparency International ranked Romania went from staying with a Guinean friend to an government, took place despite the admin- below all but three of its fellow EU states in overcrowded hotel paid for by social services PARIS: In this photo, Loic Gandais, left, and his wife Murielle Gandais, right, sit in the living istration backing down over a planned con- a Jan report based on public perception of until finally being welcomed by the Gandais room with Cheikh Ahmed, centre, a refugee from Guinea staying at their home in Palaiseau, troversial decree which would have made the prevalence of corruption. Worldwide, family. Sitting on his wide, comfortable bed, south of Paris, France.—AP abuse of power a crime punishable by jail the country ranked 57th. —AFP

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 INTERNATIONAL Afghan refugee wounded in Kabul attack German government under pressure

KABUL: Barely two weeks after Germany soared. But the government has also faced “It was unfair that he was expelled. He did deported him, an Afghan asylum seeker was increasing opposition at the state level against nothing wrong. He needs another chance.” struck by flying shrapnel in a suicide bombing sending Afghan nationals back home to an Afghanistan is plagued by insecurity, in Kabul, highlighting the perils of repatriation increasingly dangerous environment. poverty and unemployment, and is increasing- to the war-battered country. Atiqullah Akbari, ly overwhelmed by people repatriated from 23, was caught up in Tuesday’s militant attack No, Afghanistan is not safe Pakistan, Iran and Europe along with hundreds at the Supreme Court in Kabul, a terrifying In October 2015 Akbari fled his home in the of thousands of others displaced by war. scene of carnage, bloodshed and agonizing western city of Herat, where he worked for an Germany, which has taken in over one million screams, which left 20 people dead and 41 Afghan NGO, after what he described as death asylum seekers since 2015, last Thursday others wounded. Akbari, now battling severe threats. “We’ll kill you, your family first, then it announced plans to speed up the deportation headaches after shrapnel injured his face, was will be you,” he recalled, without specifying the of those denied refugee status. Five German deported to Kabul on Jan 24 after he was source of the threat. “Here there is 100 percent state governments have decided to halt most picked up a day earlier by German police in his danger for me,” he said, explaining his motiva- expulsions to Afghanistan, according to media home in Bavaria where he sought refuge. He is tion to flee to Germany-first to Munich and reports, citing the worsening instability in the among 60 Afghan nationals who have been then to the town of Bamberg in Bavaria. This is strife-torn country. returned to Kabul since Dec under an agree- where Uschi Josat, a German merchant from Chancellor Angela Merkel-who faces a re- ment signed between the European Union the neighboring area of Strullendorf took him election bid in September amid a voter back- and Afghanistan last Oct. under her wings, eventually becoming a lash over the mass influx-argues that though it “I will go back, I must go back,” Akbari said mother figure to him. was “not easy” to send Afghans back home, on the day he arrived, clutching two hand- “We helped him out, he came to eat with us those denied asylum could be sent back to bags, his only possessions. “I have nothing left and on weekends he slept at home,” Josat said. certain regions that were safer. “No, here. My family has fled to Turkey after selling “Atiqullah was completely integrated in Afghanistan is not a safe country,” placards our house,” he said, seemingly lost in the Germany. He learnt to speak and write said at protests in various German cities on crowd on the snowy day. Germany’s govern- German... He was the best in his integration Saturday against the deportations. The United ment is under pressure to act as the migrant class,” Josat added, voicing dismay over his Nations reported in early February that civilian influx has boosted a right-wing populist and deportation. They have spoken nearly every casualties in Afghanistan peaked in 2016, with anti-immigration movement, and the number night since he returned to Kabul. KABUL: In this photograph, Afghan refugee Atiqullah Akbari (Left), 23, who has been nearly 11,500 non-combatants-one third of of far-right hate crimes against foreigners has “Psychologically he is very affected,” she said. deported from Germany, arrives at the international airport in Kabul. —AFP them children-killed or wounded.—AFP Seven killed in militant battle in India’s Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Four militants and two Indian of fire. The army seized four weapons from soldiers were among seven people killed in the site of the encounter in the village, a gun battle in Kashmir yesterday, a police which security forces had cordoned off, spokesman said, the latest sign of increas- army spokesman Rajesh Kalia said. ing tension in the Himalayan region disput- India has blamed Pakistan for stoking ed by nuclear-armed neighbors India and violence in Kashmir by supplying fighters Pakistan. and material across the border, but Militants opened fire on army troops in Pakistan has denied these charges. the village of Prisal south of Srinagar, the The violence peaked last year after summer capital of India’s state of Jammu Burhan Wani, a 22-year-old separatist and Kashmir, S.P. Pani, the deputy inspector leader who enjoyed widespread sup- general of police, told Reuters. port in the Muslim-majority region, was “Two army men, four militants, and a shot dead by Indian security forces in civilian, the house owner, were killed in the July. Last month, three road building gun battle,” Pani added, referring to the workers were killed after unidentified building where the militants had holed up. militants attacked a camp housing Three soldiers were injured in the exchange them, police said.—Reuters S Korean investigators to summon Samsung heir

SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors investi- do it. On Friday, prosecutors filed a lawsuit gating the corruption scandal involving against the presidential Blue House to try impeached President Park Geun-hye said to force Park’s aides to stop blocking yesterday that they plan to summon searches of her compound. They tried to Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong again as they enter the Blue House with a court-issued look into bribery allegations between Park warrant to collect evidence earlier this and the country’s largest business group. month, but Park’s aides turned them away, Lee, the billionaire vice chairman of tech- citing a law that can block searches of sites nology giant Samsung Electronics, will be containing state secrets. summoned along with two other group Samsung is suspected of providing tens officials on Monday morning, said Lee Kyu- of millions of dollars in money and favors chul, the spokesman of the prosecution to Park and her jailed friend Choi Soon-sil team. in exchange for government support of a Investigators had sought to arrest Lee controversial merger deal between two SURIGAO CITY: In this photo, Malacanang Palace, police officers walk past a damaged building, two days after it was rocked by a powerful when they summoned him last month, but Samsung affiliates in 2015. The merger earthquake late Friday in Surigao del Norte province in southern Philippines yesterday. —AP a court ruled there wasn’t enough evidence helped Lee promote a father-to-son trans- to justify Lee’s arrest at that point. fer of leadership and wealth at the group. Investigators will question Lee over new Moon Hyung-pyo, the country’s former Aftershocks rock Philippine findings they made in the past few weeks health minister, has been indicted on and may consider requesting an arrest war- charges that he pressured the National rant for him again, said the prosecution Pension Service to support the merger quake city survivors spokesman. The investigators also want to even though the fund’s stake in one of the question Park in person, but have yet to companies lost an estimated hundreds of agree with her office on how and when to millions of dollars in value.—AP SURIGAO CITY: Thousands of residents of a the government’s National Disaster Risk now we do not have tap water supply. The peo- quake-hit city in the southern Philippines Reduction and Management Council told ple are suffering,” provincial information officer sought refuge on the streets as aftershocks hit reporters. “This was the first time Surigao had Mary Escalante told ABS-CBN television in an the region yesterday, two days after a quake suffered a quake this strong. The previous one interview. “Buildings that suffered structural killed six. The 6.5-magnitude quake struck occurred in the 1800s,” President Rodrigo damage have been closed,” she said, adding Surigao and nearby areas of Mindanao island Duterte’s spokesman Martin Andanar, a native of some schools and gyms that were meant to late Friday, injuring 202, with more than a thou- the region, said over government radio. serve as evacuation centers were among those sand homes destroyed or damaged, according Duterte flew to the region yesterday to damaged by the quake. The quake also dam- to officials. People who had fled their damaged inspect the response effort, which officials said aged bridges and roads and knocked out the homes wrapped themselves in blankets and has shifted to relief and rehabilitation after the power supply, though electricity was restored in sacks for a second night as they slept side-by- last of the dead and injured were pulled from most of Surigao on Saturday. side on the pavement Saturday, an AFP photog- the rubble. He was accompanied by a military An average of five earthquakes, most of them rapher at the scene said. transport plane loaded with generator sets, solar undetectable except through instruments, hit The state seismology office recorded 130 lamps, high-energy biscuits, mosquito nets and daily across the Philippines, which lies on the so- weaker quakes in Surigao, a city of 152,000 peo- blankets for the displaced residents, Marasigan called Ring of Fire, a vast Pacific Ocean region ple, and in the predominantly agricultural region said. Early yesterday, long lines of people carry- where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions around it since the quake struck, though there ing pails and jugs queued for water rations sup- occur. The last lethal quake that hit the country were no additional reports of casualties or dam- plied by fire trucks after the quake cut off tap measured 7.1-magnitude. It left over 220 people age. “The people are terrified about the after- water supply. dead and destroyed historic churches when it shocks,” Romina Marasigan, spokeswoman for “We’re still being hit by aftershocks, and as of struck the central islands in Oct 2013.—AFP Grenade explosion kills two children in Pakistan

PESHAWAR: Two children were province when they found the cial, Aizaz Ahmad, confirmed the lence, including beheadings and killed and another critically hand grenade and accidentally set details. The village is close to the attacks on girls’ schools. wounded in a grenade explosion it off, local government official Swat Valley, where the army sent Pakistani officials say that in northwestern Pakistan yester- Zariful Maani said. The two brothers 30,000 troops in 2009 to battle Fazlullah fled to neighboring day, officials said. aged nine and 10 died, while their Taliban fighters led locally by cleric Afghanistan during the offensive. The children of a shepherd fami- seven-year-old female cousin is in a Maulana Fazlullah. In 2013 Fazlullah became chief of ly were playing in a mountainous critical condition, Maani said. He had taken control of the val- the wider Pakistan Taliban SEOUL: In this file photo, Lee Jae-yong, front, a vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co. village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Another local government offi- ley and waged a campaign of vio- group.—AFP arrives for the hearing at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea. —AP Indonesians to vote in local polls with eye on presidency JAKARTA: Tens of millions of and ex-education minister Anies through infrastructure projects, such as and would like to just move on. It puts a run the city as long as appeals are under Indonesians head to the polls on Baswedan. The two Muslim candidates constructing defenses against sea water lot of strain on friendships,” said Sari way, according to analysts. Wednesday in local elections across the appear to have won over much of the intrusion. But the forced evictions of Ekaputri, a 38-year old marketing execu- Jakarta’s poll is one of scores of region- Muslim-majority country, with bitter conservative Islamic vote and some slum dwellers from their riverbank tive who lives in Jakarta. al elections due to be held in other feuding over the powerful post of Purnama supporters. homes to ease chronic flooding in the provinces, cities, and districts throughout Jakarta governor stoking political and “In terms of performance, I support city have also angered many mainly Close race Indonesia. But nowhere are the stakes religious tensions. Incumbent Basuki Ahok,” said Ferdi Ramadhan, 20, referring Muslim residents. Muslims make up Jakarta police will deploy 16,000 offi- quite as high as in Jakarta. Winning Tjahaja Purnama, Jakarta’s first ethnic to Purnama’s nickname. “However, around 85 percent of the city’s popula- cers ahead of voting day as concerns Jakarta can be a stepping stone to the Chinese and Christian leader, has there’s the consideration of religion. I’m a tion, which also has sizeable Christian remain about hard line Muslim groups presidency and Wednesday’s vote is wide- angered some Muslim voters for alleged- Muslim...so I think I will vote for Anies and other minorities. trying to hold similar rallies to the mass ly being seen as a proxy ahead of the ly insulting the Quran. He has denied Baswedan,” he said, after participating in The divisions have played out among protests seen late last year calling for the 2019 presidential, explaining how intense wrongdoing, but is on trial for blasphe- a skate-boarding contest park at a park communities, families and friends - jailing of Purnama. Police banned a rally the campaigning has been. “This election my in a case that rights groups and his in the capital. It was built under much of it on social media and exacer- that was being planned by Islamist can determine the trajectory of future supporters view as politically motivated. Purnama’s administration on the site of a bated by “fake news” stories - echoing groups on Feb. 11, citing security con- Indonesian politics...whether we will see Purnama is backed by President Joko former red-light district. the rifts seen in Britain over Brexit and cerns. Despite the blasphemy allega- an ugly future, where religion and ethnici- Widodo’s party and is running against Purnama has been popular among the United States over the election of tions, Purnama has rebounded in opin- ty is further politicized for gains,” said Agus Yudhoyono, the son of former the middle classes for cutting red tape in President Donald Trump. “I personally am ion polls to remain a frontrunner. Even if Tobias Basuki, a political analyst at a President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the traffic-clogged city and pushing sick of arguing about these candidates he is convicted, he is legally allowed to Jakarta-based think tank.—Reuters NEWS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 CIA chief gives medal to Saudi crown prince RIYADH: The heir to Saudi Arabia’s throne has been on security issues, SPA said. The prince told SPA that “no awarded a medal by the new director of the US Central attempt will succeed in driving a wedge between the Intelligence Agency, who honored his counter-terrorism Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the US”. work. Mike Pompeo, making his first overseas tour since It was the latest Saudi reaffirmation of ties between being confirmed as spy agency chief in late January, the absolute Islamic monarchy and Washington since made the presentation to Crown Prince Mohammed bin President Donald Trump took office on Jan 20. The Nayef at a weekend ceremony, the official Saudi Press United States and Saudi Arabia have a decades-old rela- Agency (SPA) said. tionship founded on the exchange of American security Prince Mohammed, 57, has been interior minister for Saudi oil. But ties between Riyadh and Washington since 2012 and has years of experience in intelligence became increasingly frayed during the eight-year RIYADH: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres (left) speaks alongside Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel work. Widely respected in the West for his efforts to administration of former president Barack Obama. Al-Jubeir during a joint press conference in the Saudi capital yesterday. — AFP combat violent extremism, he oversaw a crackdown on Saudi Arabia’s leaders felt Obama was reluctant to get Al-Qaeda which killed security officers and foreigners in involved in the civil war in Syria and was tilting towards the kingdom between 2003 and 2007. In 2009 Prince its rival Iran. ‘Islamophobia’ fuelling Mohammed survived with only light injuries an assassi- Pompeo is a strident critic of an international deal nation attempt by Al-Qaeda. reached in 2015 to lift sanctions on Iran in exchange for Pompeo awarded him the George Tenet Medal in guarantees that it will not pursue a nuclear weapons terrorism, says UN chief recognition of his “excellent intelligence performance, in capability. In interviews and written pieces, Pompeo has the domain of counter-terrorism and his unbound con- pointed to Iran as the primary source of conflict in the tribution to realise world security and peace”. George Middle East since Tehran’s 1979 revolution - views which Tenet was the CIA’s longest-serving director, from 1996 coincide with those of Riyadh. Pompeo had been in Guterres seeks Yemen talks ‘resurrection’ to 2004. Pompeo and Prince Mohammed also held talks Turkey late last week for talks with officials there. — AFP RIYADH: “Islamophobia” in parts of the world is fuelling ter- is to be in Dubai today for the World Government Summit rorism, the head of the United Nations said on a visit to during his regional tour. Saudi Arabia yesterday, as anti-immigrant sentiment rises in Guterres also called for the “resurrection” of peace talks some countries. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres between Yemen’s warring sides to end the suffering of civil- made the comment to reporters after talks with Saudi King ians. Thousands of people have died in Yemen and millions Salman, Crown Prince and Interior Minister Mohammed bin are struggling to feed themselves almost two years after a Nayef, and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Saudi-led coalition intervened to support Yemen’s govern- “One of the things that fuel terrorism is the expression in ment and halt an advance by rebels. Seven ceasefires bro- some parts of the world of Islamophobic feelings and kered between government and rebel forces by the United Islamophobic policies and Islamophobic hate speeches,” Nations have failed, while UN-backed peace talks have Guterres said at a joint news conference with Saudi Foreign repeatedly broken down. Minister Adel Al-Jubeir. “This is sometimes the best support “You know, I am a Catholic. And Catholics believe in res- that Daesh can have to make its own propaganda,” urrection,” Guterres told reporters. “So if negotiations are Guterres said, using an Arabic acronym for the Islamic State dead they can always resurrect. And I do believe that they group of extremists in Syria and Iraq. The group has also need to for a very simple reason, the suffering of the claimed deadly attacks in Saudi Arabia and in Europe. Yemeni people.” The world body has called repeatedly for a Anti-immigration politicians including France’s Marine ceasefire to allow the delivery of relief supplies. UN aid chief Le Pen have seen their popularity rise after an influx to Stephen O’Brien warned last month that Yemen could face Europe of migrants, many of them Muslims fleeing wars in famine this year if no immediate action is taken. Syria and elsewhere. US President Donald Trump issued an Guterres, who visited Yemen in his former post as UN order in late January that denied entry to all refugees for High Commissioner for Refugees, praised the generosity of 120 days. It also blocked travellers from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Yemenis despite their poverty. He said that to see them Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90 days. Refugees “suffering so much is something that really breaks my from Syria were blocked indefinitely. But the order has heart”. UN peace envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed also faced obstacles and on Thursday an appellate court decid- attended the press briefing as he continues to push a ed unanimously to maintain a block on Trump’s order. peace plan that would restore a ceasefire and lead to a Syria’s conflict has created 4.8 million refugees and killed political transition in the country. more than 310,000 people since it began with anti-govern- A Saudi-led coalition of several Arab states began air ment protests in March 2011. Guterres said “we will never strikes over Yemen in March 2015 to support the interna- be successful in fighting terrorism in Syria if an inclusive tionally recognized government of President Abedrabbo political solution is not found for the Syrian people.” A new Mansour Hadi against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The round of UN-sponsored peace talks is scheduled for Feb 20 Houthis are allied with former members of the security in Geneva. Guterres arrived in Saudi Arabia from Turkey and forces loyal to ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh. — AFP MANAMA: Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa welcomes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday. — AFP MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 ANALYSIS

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n the face of pending corruption allegations likened to a ticking bomb, Brazilian President IMichel Temer is building himself a bunker. An embezzlement and bribery probe called Operation Car Wash has already shaken high level Brazilian poli- tics for almost three years. But far from winding down, it’s expected soon to escalate. Prosecutors are looking into whether Temer and many others, often from his PMDB party, took part in a gigantic corrup- tion network that embezzled from state oil company Petrobras and filled election campaign coffers with dirty money. The president and some of his allies are among those implicated in testimony given in plea bargains No matter the issue, Trump knows a guy by 77 executives from Odebrecht, a construction firm that ran a whole secret department just for bribing S President Donald Trump knows a into a stereotype of “welfare queens” of ordinary Americans. When he complained ble to vote cast ballots, according to The politicians. The testimony remains secret. But it could guy. No matter what issue Trump is cheating the system. about onerous EU regulations, Trump New York Times. soon be released by the Supreme Court - and the addressing, he seems either to know appeared to be alluding to his failure to get Golfer Bernard Langer, a German citizen president’s team is scrambling to take cover. “The U somebody with a relevant personal experi- Anecdotes approval for a sea wall at the Trump who is not eligible to vote in the US, later approach of the tsunami has prompted the govern- ence or he’s got a firsthand tale to recount. Kathleen Hall Jamieson, a University of Organization’s golf resort in Ireland. issued a statement to Golf Digest saying that ment to enact its emergency plan,” said Bernardo When he met airline CEOs on Thursday, Pennsylvania professor specializing in politi- When he talked during the campaign elements of the story had gotten lost in Mello Franco, a columnist with Folha de Sao Paulo Trump said his own pilot - “who’s a real cal communication, says that in his first three about crumbling airport infrastructure, he translation. Langer said he’d told a friend the daily, reaching for yet another apocalyptic metaphor. expert” - had told him about problems with weeks in office, Trump has surpassed even mentioned the potholes at New York’s story of someone who couldn’t vote, and “The order has gone out to reinforce the dikes and obsolete equipment. When he met busi- Reagan in his reliance on the use of “argu- LaGuardia Airport - where Trump would that tale had made its way to someone with try to protect friends with buoys and life jackets.” ness and economic experts a week earlier, ment by anecdote”. “Given the extemporane- have landed in his gilded private jet. When ties to the White House and “from there, this Trump cited the difficulties his friends in ous nature of Trump’s presidency,” she says, he talked about the dangers of nuclear was misconstrued.” Protecting the president business were having borrowing money “we can reasonably assume that these indi- weaponry during the campaign, he would As for Trump’s difficulties with the EU, he According to leaked testimony, then vice-presi- from banks as he spoke about the need to vidual moments are playing a more impor- often invoke the expertise of his “brilliant” did run into regulatory problems with the dent Temer asked Odebrecht in 2014 to give the cen- reduce financial regulations. tant role for him” in developing policy than late Uncle John, a scientist at MIT. proposed sea wall at his Irish golf course, ter-right PMDB millions of dollars in campaign funds. When he approvingly sized up Britain’s they did for presidents past. The risk, she In some cases, Trump may be drawing but he also encountered local opposition to He denies doing anything improper and a sitting vote to leave the European Union, Trump adds, is that an overreliance on personal lessons from somewhat scrambled tales. In that project. In an interview in December, president cannot be prosecuted for crimes that said last month that he’d had a “very bad experiences “can lead to the assumption that calling for an investigation into alleged Trump said he’d also sought approval for a allegedly occurred before his term began. But with experience” in his own businesses when something is typical when it’s atypical”. wide-scale voter fraud, for example, Trump “massive, beautiful expansion” of the course large numbers of other politicians also expected to dealing with the EU bureaucracy. “Getting With Trump, it’s hard to tell exactly what has privately related a story about a pro but had dropped the idea after getting the be implicated, the potential scandal could still be the approvals from Europe,” he said, “was goes into his policymaking. But the billion- golfer who either told Trump he had trouble OK from Ireland because it would have tak- huge. For sitting politicians accused of crimes, it will very, very tough.” Call him the anecdotal aire businessman-turned-politician cites voting himself or who had a friend who was- en years to get EU clearance. However, be up to the Supreme Court whether to authorize president: For good or ill, Trump processes experiences from his own, very rarefied n’t allowed to vote even as others who there’s no record of him seeking approval for further investigations and whether to go to trial. policy proposals through his own personal world that wouldn’t necessarily track those somehow looked like they should be eligi- such an expansion. —AP That’s seen as an advantage compared to the fate frame of reference. “It’s all about him,” says of executives and ex-politicians caught in Operation Jeff Shesol, who wrote speeches for Car Wash. They must instead face a set of crusading President Bill Clinton. “His frame for Europe, prosecutors and judges at a lower court level. When his frame for the airlines, his frame for the the Supreme Court’s main justice for Car Wash cases, banking system ... is himself.” Teori Zavascki, died in a plane crash in January, some It’s not necessarily a bad thing to draw worried the probe might be derailed. Others ques- on real-world experiences in developing or tioned whether the crash, coming just as the justifying policy. Plenty of presidents and Odebrecht time-bomb was being prepared, was politicians have recognized the value of even an accident. anecdotal storytelling in advancing their But so far, the Supreme Court appears determined agendas. President Barack Obama offered to press on and analysts say Temer’s inner circle is his own improbable life story as a scrambling to gain whatever advantage it can. For metaphor for the wide-open possibilities example, earlier this week, Temer named a highly available to all Americans. And he frequent- partisan figure to fill Zavascki’s seat - his justice min- ly drew on the concerns that came up in ister, Alexandre de Moraes. As Globo newspaper’s the 10 letters a day that he read from peo- columnist Miriam Leitao put it, “Temer was not being ple who wrote to the White House. subtle.” “He wants to guarantee at least one vote (on Clinton was famous for sketching his the court) in his favor,” Leitao added. encounters with ordinary Americans. Temer also this week named one of his closest President Lyndon Johnson drew on his advisors, Wellington Moreira Franco, to a ministerial- early experiences teaching disadvantaged level post. The reshuffle was instantly criticized as an Mexican-Americans in stressing the attempt to get Moreira Franco - who like so many importance of education and economic others has been implicated in the Car Wash probe - opportunity for all Americans. “I think it out of the clutches of lower courts. An intense legal was then that I made up my mind that this battle erupted, with one judge barring the nomina- nation could never rest while the door to tion, another overturning that decision and a third knowledge remained closed to any intervening again, leaving a final decision to the American,” Johnson said after signing the Supreme Court. Higher Education Act of 1965. “Great Communicator” Ronald Reagan related Legislators feeling heat In this Feb 3, 2017 photo, US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with business leaders in the State the story of a woman who falsely collect- The government is not alone in getting edgy Dining Room of the White House in Washington. —AP ed welfare payments - then parlayed it about the coming Odebrecht testimony. Congress and much of Temer’s PMDB and allied PSDB party are anxious. The speakers of the senate, Eunicio Oliveira, and of the lower house, Rodrigo Maia, have Turmoil grows over correspondents’ dinner both been implicated in bribe taking in the Car Wash scheme. t is supposed to be a light-hearted gathering of jour- Clooney to Helen Mirren to Lindsay Lohan, with politics media “the opposition party”. Association president Jeff Their recent predecessors Renan Calheiros and nalists, celebrities and the president, where differences mainly an afterthought. This year, The New Yorker and Mason of Reuters said the dinner would be held as usual Eduardo Cunha are also caught up in the affair. Iare put aside for good-natured jibes. But amid a bitter Vanity Fair have canceled parties they traditionally host as “to celebrate the First Amendment (on freedom of the Maia took fire this week for apparently attempting war of words between the Trump administration and the part of the hoopla surrounding the dinner. Also, many press) and the role an independent press plays in a to rush through passage of a law that would reduce Fourth Estate, plans for the 2017 White House stars are avoiding the event this year and no “headliner” healthy republic.” punishment for political parties taking suspect cam- Correspondents’ Association Dinner in April have been comedian has committed so far, according to The paign donations. thrown into turmoil. After President Donald Trump’s Hollywood Reporter. Dining with ‘the enemy’ Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes, sometimes repeated barbs against the “dishonest media” and “fake The pro-Trump news outlet Daily Caller reported there seen as less friendly than other judges to the Car news,” some journalists and media outlets are thinking ‘Stick a fork in it’ was “chatter” that the president may skip the gathering, in Wash investigation, accused Congress of crafting a twice about their participation in the April 29 dinner, a tra- Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan an article titled “Will Donald Trump Dine With The Enemy?” law that “will give impunity to political parties misus- dition that dates back to 1921. said the glitzy party and related events around it no Brent Decker, a former newspaper editor who authored ing public resources.” “How can media clink glasses with a White House that longer seem appropriate. “Once merely embarrassing and “The Conservative Case for Trump,” suggested he steer Maia quickly backtracked. David Fleischer, pro- makes clear its contempt for press freedom and its admi- ridiculous, the annual White House correspondents’ dinner clear of the dinner. “I don’t think #PresidentTrump should fessor emeritus at the University of Brasilia, ration for (Russian President Vladimir) Putin methods?” is poised to tip over into journalistic self-abasement,” she go into the coliseum to wrestle with the wild animals,” describes the situation in Brasilia as “waiting for the tweeted David Frum, a senior editor at The Atlantic. The wrote. “It’s time to stick a silver-plated fork in it.” Slate cor- Decker tweeted. Daily Beast editor Lloyd Grove argued that end of the world.” And “everyone’s building fire- association, which organizes the annual event that raises respondent Jacob Weisberg echoed those sentiments, the show should go on. “Despite aesthetic and even princi- walls,” Fleischer said. —AFP money for journalism scholarships, said the dinner will be saying in a tweet: “Please cancel the White House pled objections to this annual rite of spring, the dinner held as planned. The White House has indicated it is on Correspondents’ Dinner. Unseemly spectacle, totally at continues to serve a valid journalistic interest. Journalism Trump’s calendar - despite some doubts about whether he odds with the press holding administration accountable.” can frequently be a messy enterprise,” Grove wrote. will attend. Meanwhile, late-night comedy show host Samantha But Northeastern University journalism professor Dan All articles appearing on these pages are Opinion editor Robert Schlesinger of US News & World Bee is planning an alternative event the same evening, Kennedy said the event serves little purpose and “should the personal opinion of the writers. Kuwait Report said that regardless of what Trump does, “the “welcoming journalists and non-irritating celebrities from have been canceled a long time ago”. “The public sees media should boycott the dinner”. “News organizations around the world”. All proceeds from that event - dubbed Washington journalists as out-of-touch, well-heeled insid- Times takes no responsibility for views should buy tickets as usual (it’s for a good cause) but make “Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner” - will go to ers more concerned about access than they are in holding expressed therein. Kuwait Times invites other plans that night and if he does attend, let the rat- the Committee to Protect Journalists, Bee said. Although the powerful to account,” Kennedy said. Deborah Potter, a readers to voice their opinions. Please send ings- and crowd-obsessed narcissist freak address an emp- all presidents have had scrapes with the press corps, rela- former CBS News correspondent who heads the NewsLab submissions via email to: opinion@kuwait- ty ballroom,” Schlesinger wrote. Ironically, some analysts tions between the media and the White House are at what training center, said the event has long been “awkward” say the 2011 dinner in which then president Barack some see as an all-time low. and “raises legitimate questions about coziness between times.net or via snail mail to PO Box 1301 Obama skewered Trump became a pivotal moment in the After some news organizations called out Trump for reporters and their sources”. She said that the dinner “has Safat, Kuwait. The editor reserves the right billionaire’s decision to make a White House run. “lies” on a variety of topics, the president disparaged jour- become a creature of the White House, at which journal- to edit any submission as necessary. In recent years, the dinner has become a star-studded nalists as “among the most dishonest human beings on ists take on the role of bit players in service to those in event attracting A-list celebrities ranging from George earth”. His top aide Stephen Bannon called the news power. That’s not OK under any administration.” —AFP MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 SPORTS

Barca’s Vidal to Swiss canton rejects Former All Black miss rest of season funds to mount 2026 bid Lauaki dies aged 35

ST MORITZ: Voters in the Swiss canton of Graubunden yesterday WELLINGTON: Former All Black Sione Lauaki has died at the age of 35, New BARCELONA: Barcelona right-back Aleix Vidal will take no further part in the rejected a loan that would have helped finance a bid to host the Zealand Rugby said yesterday. The cause of death was not immediately Spanish champions quest for a treble this season after suffering a dislocated 2026 Winter Olympics. The result effectively rules out an effort to revealed but the powerful loose forward had apparently suffered from kidney right ankle that will keep him out for five months. Vidal was injured with just host the Games by the eastern Switzerland region. The cantonal failure. “The thoughts of everyone are with the family of Sione Lauaki. Sione three minutes to go of Barca’s 6-0 rout at Alaves on Saturday when he government in December approved the proposed financing played 17 Tests from 2005-2008. AB#1055. Gone too came off worst in a challenge with on-loan Atletico Madrid defend- scheme worth 25 million Swiss francs ($25 million, 23.4 million soon. RIP, Wax,” New Zealand Rugby tweeted, er Lucas Hernandez. “The player has been transferred to a hospital euros). The plan foresaw the Swiss Olympic committee, the fed- referring to Lauaki by his nickname. Lauaki in Vitoria and a dislocation to the right ankle that required recon- eral government and the regional government each making 8 made his Super Rugby debut for the Waikato structive surgery has been confirmed,” Barca said in a statement. million Swiss francs available to support a bid, with locals chip- Chiefs in 2004 and was selected for the All “The approximate downtime will be about five months.” Vidal had ping in an additional million. Graubunden’s Alpine resort town of Blacks for his maiden Test against Fiji the fol- only just recently fought his way back into Barca boss Luis St-Moritz, currently hosting the World Ski Championships, was lowing year. He was a member of the 2007 home to the Winter Games previously in 1928 and 1948. The now Enrique’s plans after being cast aside for large parts of World Cup squad. “Another brother gone! Much the opening half of the campaign. “I am upset by thwarted 2026 bid called for events to be shared in several places including St-Moritz and Davos, which also hosts the World love and Condolences to his family,” tweeted former Aleix’s injury, the way it came about and what it All Blacks captain Tana Umaga, leading tributes means for him,” said Enrique. “I hope it doesn’t turn Economic Forum gathering of political and business elite each year. Yesterday’s referendum on the measure was part of from former teammates. Sonny Bill Williams out to be as bad as it looks,” added Barca mid- referred to Lauaki as Dox, a reference go the fielder Ivan Rakitic. “I was quite shocked. Switzerland’s direct democracy system that includes four votes per year on federal initiatives as well as local laws and institutions. Dox Brothers fashion label he was involved Hopefully he’ll be back soon as he is a great with. “Damn. It’s a sad day today, rest easy guy and he was playing excellently.” — AFP Switzerland’s National Olympic Committee is due to announce its plans for a 2026 bid on March 7. —AFP Dox,” Williams wrote on Twitter. — AFP Feuz drives Swiss wild with downhill gold

ST MORITZ: Beat Feuz assuaged the 10 days, going from Garmisch to winning absence through injury of Swiss teammate the super-G to cancelling the downhill and Lara Gut by storming to gold in the men’s with some fog today... downhill at the World Ski Championships “It was quite a stressful week for me, but yesterday to drive a raucous home crowd I’m really happy with the way things wild. Feuz, a bronze medallist at the 2015 worked out.” Austrian Max Franz, 27 and Beaver Creek worlds, timed 1min 38.91sec with just one World Cup victory to his down the slightly shortened Corviglia name, took bronze, 0.37sec adrift of Feuz’s course, its diabolical ‘Free Fall’ 45-degree pace. Defending world champion Patrick opening kick-out cut over fears of fog that Kueng of Switzerland shared fourth place had seen the downhill postponed from with Norway’s much-touted and super-G Saturday. silver medal-winning Kjetil Jansrud, just “It’s my best present, I couldn’t dream of two-hundredths of a second off the podi- more!” beamed Feuz, who celebrated his um. “It’s not a nice place, here in 30th birthday Saturday. “It’s unbelievable: Switzerland at the world championships in Switzerland at the world championships and you get fourth,” acknowledged Kueng. and I win!” “Two-hundredths is nothing... but that’s Erik Guay missed out on following in the life.” Austria’s defending Olympic champion footsteps of Hermann Maier (1999) and Matthias Mayer finished down in 11th Bode Miller (2005) by claiming a speed (+0.86). Despite the race starting with fog double by just 0.12sec, the Canadian how- patches up top, racers soon glided into per- ever adding silver to the gold he won in fect sunny conditions, a large partisan flag- Wednesday’s super-G. waving crowd of some 35,000 basking in “It’s absolutely wonderful,” said 35-year- anticipation in the finish area. old Guay, who has bounced back astonish- ingly well from a bad crash in Garmisch at ELECTRIC ATMOSPHERE the end of January. The atmosphere was progressively “Everything that’s happened in the last notched up as each racer trumped their predecessor, to roars from the expectant crowd. When Kueng matched Jansrud’s time before him, many thought the Swiss racer would be the first to defend his world downhill title since Bernhard Russi in 1972. ST MORITZ: From left, Silver medalist Stephanie Venier of Austria, Gold medalist Ilka Stuhec of Slovenia and Bronze medalist Lindsey Vonn of But it was not to be as Feuz, starting the USA celebrate on the podium during the women’s downhill race at the 2017 FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships in St Moritz, with bib number 13, laid down an amazing Switzerland, yesterday. —AP run with speeds touching 125kph to take him down a piste on which he won both the super-G and downhill at last year’s ALPINE SKIING World Cup finals. Feuz, with Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer looking on, safely negotiated the rolling terrain and three monster jumps Stuhec emulates Maze, with aplomb, picking the right exit lines to become the fourth Swiss skier to claim the downhill title on home snow after Walter Prager (1931), David Zogg (1934) and Peter historic bronze for Vonn Mueller (1987). There was still drama to come, however: first Germany’s Andreas Sander threatened ST MORITZ: Ilka Stuhec reproduced her impres- the slalom section of Friday’s alpine combined especially in the speed events. Veith pulled out up top before fading, before the nerve- sive World Cup form to maintain Slovenia’s grip event, a cruel blow for the Swiss team for whom of the downhill saying she was not ready in her wracking descents of Austria’s 2015 super- on the world downhill title when she won gold the 25-year-old has become a standard bearer, comeback from a knee injury. — AFP G champion Hannes Reichelt, and then in the blue riband event in St Moritz yesterday. ST MORITZ: Beat Feuz of Switzerland, Guay, Franz and Mayer. Stuhec, with four World Cup victories to her winner, reacts during the men’s down- Each time their times flashed up red, to name this season (three downhill and one super- Uhlaender waiting to see hill winner presentation at the 2017 FIS indicate the racer was not the new leader, G), timed 1min 32.85sec down the 2.6km-long Alpine Skiing World Championships in Feuz was left clutching his head before Engiadina course to emulate the feat of retired St Moritz, Switzerland, yesterday. —AP punching the air in relief. —AFP former teammate Tina Maze two years ago in if she’s a Sochi medalist Beaver Creek. Unheralded Austrian Stephanie Venier took silver - just her second podium, at NEW YORK: US women’s skeleton slider Katie just before the 2010 Vancouver Games), 0.40sec, while Lindsey Vonn made history when Uhlaender has high hopes and a very realistic numerous injuries (many of which threatened Hirscher takes on she claimed bronze (+0.45), her seventh world chance of being in Pyeongchang, South Korea, her career), a concussion and most recently a medal. Vonn, the 2009 world downhill champi- at this time next year, for what would be her nasty infection that kept her off the ice for the Pinturault in combined on, showed all her experience to produce a fourth chance to compete in a Winter first part of this season and left her hospi- strong bottom section to secure third place and Olympics. She’ll be trying to win her first talised. The tribulations, she insists, have become the oldest medallist, at the age of 32 Olympic medal. That is, unless one arrives in brought her peace and perspective. “It’s been ST MORITZ: Austrian Marcel Hirscher will going into the St Moritz combined, with the years and 117 days, in any women’s event at the the mail beforehand. Uhlaender finished in a long and hard road back,” Uhlaender said. face a stiff challenge from French rival Alexis opening downhill scheduled for 0900 GMT World Ski Championships. The previous record fourth place at the Sochi Games three years “I’m trying to not take it too seriously, not get Pinturault as he bids to defend his alpine followed three hours later by a slalom. “I’ve was held by Austrian Anita Wachter when she ago, behind Britain’s Lizzy Yarnold, US team- too stressed about something I can’t control, combined title at the World Ski won the combined crystal globe for the last won giant slalom bronze in 1999. mate Noelle Pikus-Pace and Russia’s Elena it’s all about just enjoying every moment and I Championships in St Moritz today. two seasons,” said Pinturault. “I must try to Hitting speeds of 80kph within four seconds Nikitina - an athlete who was temporarily sus- think that’s how you go fast on a skeleton Hirscher, 27, has proved the real heavy- do the same thing here.” The 25-year-old of leaving the start gate and motorway-coasting pended by skeleton’s governing body earlier sled.” Bobsled’s and skeleton’s world champi- weight of the World Cup in recent seasons Frenchman, who will face off again against maximums of 125.6kph, the race was held in ide- this season over “an alleged anti-doping rule onships start this week in Konigssee, Germany. and has in his sights a sixth successive over- Hirscher in Friday’s giant slalom, said he felt al conditions with none of the fog that had seen violation” at those Olympics. They were originally slated to be held in Sochi, all winner’s crystal globe. The Austrian was a “even more” favourite for the combined the men’s downhill on Saturday rescheduled to The probe into Russia’s state-sponsored then moved late last year after many sliders clear winner at the last worlds in Beaver because “before there was a (Ivica) Kostelic run after the women’s. doping program continues, and if the said they would skip worlds unless they were Creek two years ago, and warmed up for or a Ligety, even if there’ll still be a Marcel!” Stuhec had shown her mettle down the International Olympic Committee concludes moved - a direct response to the Russian scan- today’s test with a 21st-place finish in last “A lot will come down to how you handle course by topping two of the training sessions that Nikitina was among the athletes who had dal. To explain the move, the International week’s super-G. the downhill because it’s very testing with and finishing second in the downhill section of doping samples doctored as part of that scan- Bobsled and Skeleton Federation said it want- Suffering from ‘flu-like symptoms at the many hidden gates and jumps.” the combined, in which she fluffed by crashing dal at the Sochi Games, then it would almost ed “a competition that focuses on sport rather time, Hirscher was back on the slopes Pinturault has proved his worth down out of the slalom six gates in. She started no dif- certainly order her medal reallocated to the than accusations and discussions.” Saturday for training under the watchful the Corviglia slope, however, topping ferently yesterday, attacking the downhill from next finisher. Uhlaender won’t be competing. Doomed in eyes of his trainers, including his father. Friday’s final downhill training run, ahead the off, running with start number seven. Sheer That would be Uhlaender, who is left to part by missing the first half of the season Hirscher this season has four victories to of Italian Peter Fill but also in the absence speed allied with technical mastery of the tricky, wait and see what’s going to happen. “I’ve with that illness, Uhlaender didn’t make the his name, winning the Kitzbuehel and Levi of a raft of speed specialists who skipped turny part of the bottom section of the slope held my integrity. Maybe it was a blessing so US team heading to worlds; Annie O’Shea, slaloms and giant slaloms in Alta Badia and the session. The second combined of the guaranteed that the 26-year-old Slovene topped that I didn’t quit,” Uhlaender said. “I have one Kendall Wesenberg and Savannah Graybill Garmisch. Pinturault, meanwhile, has World Cup season, in Wengen last month, the podium to carry on Maze’s legacy. title left to win. I’ve won every title there is in qualified over her.—AP racked up three giant slalom victories and went to Swiss surprise Niels Hintermann this sport. There’s one left. If I do that, I think I also won the combined event in Santa ahead of France’s Maxence Muzaton. Also GOGGIA’S COSTLY MISTAKE can walk away from this sport fulfilled. And Caterina in December ahead of Hirscher. In in the running for a podium place on For a terrible mistake two gates from the fin- the bronze, if it was awarded to me, it would the Beaver Creek worlds, Pinturault disap- Monday will be Norway’s Aleksander ish line, Italian Sofia Goggia, a remarkable nine- motivate me even more to just prove that I pointed, finishing only fifth, Hirscher top- Aamodt Kilde, and a strong Swiss trio of time World Cup podium finisher this season, deserved it.” ping the podium ahead of Norway’s Kjetil Justin Murisier, Luca Aerni and Mauro would also have been on the podium here. There’s no timetable for when the IOC Jansrud, silver medallist in the super-G here, Caviezel. “You just have to get used to the She eventually missed it by just seven-hun- could decide on what to do with the Russian and American Ted Ligety, currently sidelined jumps and know what’s coming,” Kilde dredths, capping a couple of miserable days for athletes who won medals in Sochi and were through injury. But “Pintu” was confident warned of the downhill slope. — AFP the Italian who was first after the combined implicated in the scandal. And if Uhlaender downhill but bombed out of the slalom after just does get the medal, it’s not like she gets to go three gates. “Being fourth in the world champs back to Sochi, climb onto the medal stand and is nothing,” lamented Goggia. “It’s hard to accept see the US flag swaying in her honor. with the mistake I made because I was pretty “You don’t get that moment back,” said fast before. It hurts bad.” longtime US bobsledder and close friend Austrian Nicole Schmidhofer failed to live up Steven Holcomb. “It’s a shame.” Uhlaender has to her billing after winning the super-G. Starting been the overall World Cup champion, won with bib number one, she came in 16th, 1.76sec the world title at Lake Placid in 2012 and is the off the pace, while silver medallist in that disci- only woman in her sport - where sliders go pline, Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein, was 10th headfirst down an icy mountainside chute at (+1.18). The race unfortunately had two high- speeds that can exceed 80 mph - to win gold, profile absentees in the shape of Austrian Anna silver and bronze medals at the world champi- Veith and home star Lara Gut, whose mouth- onships in her career. watering head-to-head with Stuhec and Vonn had been touted as one of the stand-outs of the HOSPITALISED worlds held high in the picturesque Engadin All that has come in a career marred by per- mountains. Gut was ruled out for the season sonal tragedy (notably the death of her father Katie Uhlaender Marcel Hirscher after suffering a bad knee injury in training for MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 SPORTS

New Zealand’s Ronchi returns for South Africa series

WELLINGTON: New Zealand wicket- international series. The hosts named Tom Blundell was dropped, while mid- Opening batsman Martin Guptill, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, keeper Luke Ronchi has recovered from 14-man squads for the T20 match and dle-order batsman Colin Munro was also who missed the last two matches Ben Wheeler. injury and is back in their limited-overs the first two ODIs. omitted after scoring three and two against Australia with an injury, was ODI squad: Kane Williamson (cap- squads for the upcoming home series “It will be great to have Luke back in against Australia. named in both squads. tain), Trent Boult, Neil Broom, Lockie against South Africa, Black Caps selector the mix,” Larsen said. “He’s the number “Colin hasn’t quite shown the consis- T20I squad: Kane Williamson (cap- Ferguson, Colin de Grandhomme, Gavin Larsen said. one white-ball wicketkeeper in the tency he would like in the middle order tain), Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Tom Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, New Zealand will play South Africa in country and brings considerable experi- and we feel Jimmy (Neesham) is Bruce, Lockie Ferguson, Colin de James Neesham, Luke Ronchi, Mitchell a Twenty20 match at Auckland before ence to the group.” deserved of an opportunity with the bat Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Colin Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Ross the teams play a five-match one-day Ronchi’s return means wicketkeeper at six,” Larsen added. Munro, James Neesham, Luke Ronchi, Taylor. —Reuters

GOLF Spieth surges to 6-shot lead at Pebble Beach

SAN FRANCISCO: Jordan Spieth fired trous start to the third round with three eight birdies in a seven-under par 65 on bogeys and a double bogey in his first six Saturday to seize a six-shot lead after three holes at Pebble Beach. rounds of the weather-disrupted US PGA He finished on a stronger note with Tour Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. three of his five birdies in his last four Spieth, in a three-way tie for the lead holes-but not before his card was marred with world number one Jason Day and by another double bogey at his 14th hole Derek Fathauer when the second round of the day, Pebble’s par-three fifth. concluded early Saturday, pulled inex- Day signed for a three-over 75 that left orably away with a sparkling effort at him 10 off the pace. “It was kind of a tough Pebble Beach Golf Links, one of three one for me out there,” Day said. “It was just courses in use over the first three rounds of a mistake after mistake on the front side for the tournament. me and unfortunately, that’s sometimes The two-time major champion, seeking how it goes. To be honest, I just kept on his first PGA title of 2017, opened with back making silly errors and mistakes out there. to back birdies. His only bogey of the “But, you know what, I think with how I round, at the eighth, was followed by three played on the back side, I feel good about birdies in a row at the ninth, 10th and 11th. going into tomorrow and trying to build Having picked up another shot at 15, he momentum for next week’s tournament.” rolled in a 16-footer for birdie at the par- Spieth said his most satisfying putt of three 17th, and left himself inches for a the day wasn’t even for birdie, but to save birdie at 18. par at the 12th. “I couldn’t have asked for a better put- “I knew what the putt was doing, but it’s ting day, with greens that are poa annua one of those kind of left-to-right that and have a lot of traffic because they have you’ve got to go outside the hole and you been so soft with this weather, it’s very dif- don’t really want to ... and I trusted the line ficult even to make a putt from four feet,” and it went right in the dead center.” said Spieth, whose 17-under par total of Despite Spieth’s big cushion, Snedeker-a 198 put him six in front of American Brandt two-time winner at Pebble Beach thought HYDERABAD: India’s wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, left, and Lokesh Rahul, center, react after Bangladesh’s Mahmudullah, right, plays a shot Snedeker, who carded a five-under 67 at he could put challenge him yesterday. during the fourth day of the cricket Test match in Hyderabad, India, yesterday. —AP Pebble Beach. It was a further stroke back “The front nine will be huge tomorrow, to two-time winner Dustin Johnson and the first seven holes, I’ve got to go out CRICKET unheralded Kelly Kraft, Americans who there and make some birdies and put some posted 65s for 205. pressure on him,” he said. “If you don’t get the first seven holes at Pebble, you’re going DAY IN DIFFICULTY to have a long day, so I know what I have to World number one Day made a disas- do.” —AFP Bangladesh battle for survival in India Test

HYDERABAD: Bangladesh reached 103-3 in 35 overs at stumps on day four of the one-off Test SCOREBOARD against India in Hyderabad yesterday. The tourists, chasing an improbable 459-run HYDERABAD, India: Scoreboard at stumps on the fourth day of the one-off Test between India and Bangladesh in target, need another 356 runs for victory. Hyderabad yesterday. Bangladesh was bowled out for 388 in their first innings, prompting India to declare at 159-4 in India 1st innings 687-6 dec (Kohli 204, Saha 106 not L. Rahul c Rahim b Ahmed 10 their second innings to set up the chase. out; Islam 3-156, Hasan 2-165) C. Pujara not out 54 Bangladesh 1st innings (overnight 322-6; Rahim 81 not V. Kohli c Mahmudullah b Shakib 38 At stumps, Shakib Al Hasan was unbeaten on out, Hasan 51 not out) A. Rahane b Shakib 28 21 runs, while Mahmudullah was batting on 9 Tamim Iqbal run out (Yadav/Kumar) 24 R. Jadeja not out 16 not out. Post tea, Bangladesh made a poor start Soumya Sarkar c Saha b Yadav 15 Extras (lb5, w1) 6 as Tamim Iqbal (3) was dismissed off Mominul Haque lbw b Yadav 12 Total (4 wickets dec; 29 overs) 159 Ravichandran Ashwin (2-34) in the sixth over. Mahmudullah lbw b Sharma 28 Fall of wicket: 1-12 (Vijay), 2-23 (Rahul), 3-90 (Kohli), 4- India called for a DRS review, which showed the Shakib Al Hasan c Yadav b Ashwin 82 128 (Rahane) batsman got an inside -edge onto his pad before Mushfiqur Rahim c Saha b Ashwin 127 Bowling: Taijul 6-1-29-0, Ahmed 7-0-43-2, Shakib 9-0-50- 2, Hasan 7-0-32-0 he was caught at gully. Soumya Sarkar (42) and Sabbir Rahman lbw b Jadeja 16 Mehedi Hasan b Kumar 51 Did not bat: W. Saha, R. Ashwin, B. Kumar, U. Yadav, I. PEBBLE BEACH: Jordan Spieth hits out of a bunker on the sixth fairway of the Pebble Mominul Haque (27) then put on 60 runs for the Sharma Beach Golf Links during the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Taijul Islam c Saha b Yadav 10 second wicket. Sarkar survived a caught behind Taskin Ahmed c Rahane b Jadeja 8 golf tournament Saturday, in Pebble Beach, Calif. —AP shout off Ashwin via DRS review. Kamrul Islam Rabbi not out 0 Bangladesh 2nd innings (target 459) Tamim Iqbal c Kohli b Ashwin 3 Ravindra Jadeja (1-27) removed Sarkar, Extras (lb15) 15 Soumya Sarkar c Rahane b Jadeja 42 caught at slip in the 22nd over, and then Ashwin Total (all out, 127.5 overs) 388 Mominul Haque c Rahane b Ashwin 27 made it a quick double blow three overs later, Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Sarkar), 2-44 (Iqbal), 3-64 (Haque), Brilliant Zanotti eagles Mahmudullah not out 9 with Haque caught at slip as well. 4-109 (Mahmudullah), 5-216 (Shakib), 6-235 (Rahman), Shakib Al Hasan 21 Shakib too survived a caught behind appeal 7-322 (Hasan), 8-339 (Taijul), 9-378 (Ahmed), 10-388 Extras (nb1) 1 last for Malaysia triumph via DRS, and later his 28-run partnership with (Rahim). Total (3 wickets; 35 overs) 103 Mahmudullah pushed Bangladesh past 100 in Bowling: Kumar 21-7-52-1, Sharma 20-5-69-1, Ashwin Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Iqbal), 2-71 (Sarkar), 3-75 (Haque) 28.5-7-98-2, Yadav 25-6-84-3, Jadeja 33-8-70-2. KUALA LUMPUR: Fabrizio Zanotti com- week. It was that way. I played very calm, the 32nd over. Bangladesh faces an uphill battle Bowling: Kumar 5-2-14-0, Ashwin 16-6-34-2, Sharma 3-0- pleted a brilliant final round with a birdie- played shot-by-shot all the four rounds.” to steal a draw from this match. 19-0 (1nb), Yadav 3-0-9-0, Jadeja 8-2-27-1. eagle finish to claim a one-shot victory at In a round worthy of winning any title, India 2nd innings Still to bat: Mushfiqur Rahim, Sabbir Rahman, Mehedi “It’s not just one batsman but we as a group M. Vijay c Rahim b Ahmed 7 Hasan, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Kamrul Islam Rabbi. the Maybank Championship yesterday as Zanotti picked up four shots on the front have to build a 50-60 partnership and then see the Paraguayan stormed to his second nine and added three more birdies coming how it goes from the lunch time. We have to get European Tour title. in before he celebrated the spectacular through the first hour and stay cool in the dress- minutes. He faced 262 deliveries and hit 16 fours task much tougher. “The ball has started turning The 33-year-old trailed overnight leader eagle on the par-five 18th in Seve ing room as well,” said Bangladesh’s batting as well as two sixes. It was Ashwin’s 250th wicket now, probably more than on day three. They bat- Danny Willett by six shots at the start of the Ballesteros style with a fist pump and a coach Thilan Samaraweera. Earlier, India in 45 tests, surpassing Australian paceman ted well in the first innings. We are hopeful that day, aware that only a faultless 18 holes roar. The Paraguayan admitted that he had declared its second innings after reaching 159-4 Dennis Lillee’s record of 48 matches. He will be we will get those remaining seven wickets as were required to capture a first win since not considered winning the tournament in 29 overs. They made a poor start with Taskin extra lethal on day five and make Bangladesh’s early as possible,” said Pujara.— AP he triumphed in a playoff at the 2014 BMW until he registered his sixth birdie of the Ahmed (2-43) removing the opening pair and International Open. day. “When I made the birdie on 15th, that reducing the home side to 23-2. Lokesh Rahul (7) He duly obliged, scorching the Saujana one was a good birdie,” he said. “That and Murali Vijay (10) were both caught behind. Sweden win puts Latvala on top Golf and Country Club course with a moment I thought ‘Your never know but Virat Kohli (38) and Cheteshwar Pujara (54 not bogey-free round of nine-under-par 63 to you might have a chance’.” out) then added 67 runs for the third wicket, TORSBY: Finland’s Jari-Matti Latvala in a Toyota 2. Ott T‰nak-Raigo Molder (EST/Ford Fiesta RS) finish with a 72-hole total of 19-under. Lipsky made his bid for victory with a upping the scoring rate. climbed atop the overall standings yesterday at 29.2 As US Masters champion Willett let slip brilliant run of four straight birdies from the when he won the Rally of Sweden a day after 3. Sebastien Ogier-Julien Ingrassia (FRA/Ford his three-shot advantage, David Lipsky 10th but a bogey on the 14th halted his SURRENDER pacesetter Thierry Neuville crashed out again. Fiesta RS) 59.5 emerged as Zanotti’s closest rival but the momentum. Kohli was caught at midwicket off Shakib Al The Belgian Hyundai driver had a 43sec lead 4. Dani Sordo-Marc Marti (ESP/Hyundai i20) American failed to get up-and-down from a The American stayed calm and moved Hasan (2-50). Pujara put on 38 runs with Ajinkya over Latvala going into Saturday’s final stage, but 2:11.5 greenside bunker for a birdie at the last to within one shot of the lead with a birdie Rahane (28), who too was bowled by Shakib. lost a wheel when hitting a barrier on a simple 5. Craig Breen-Scott Martin (IRL-GBR/CitroÎn C3) that would have forced a playoff. on the penultimate hole, set up by a pin- Ravindra Jadeja (16 not out) was promoted run around the Karlstad hippodrome meant a 2:51.2 “It was a great effort, a great day for me. point approach, but his wayward second up the order and hit a couple lusty blows in a second consecutive bomb out. For Latvala it was 6. Elfyn Evans-Daniel Barritt (GBR/Ford Fiesta RS) I am really happy,” Zanotti said in a post- shot on the last nestled in the sand next to quick-fire 31-run partnership with Pujara. a fourth win on the ice-covered roads with 5:26.6 round interview after Lipsky’s 12-foot birdie the green and a poor bunker shot ended Pujara completed his 12th Test half-century snowbanks, breakneck speeds in sub-zero tem- 7. Hayden Paddon-John Kennard (NZL/Hyundai putt stopped short of the cup and con- his chances. —Reuters off 57 balls. He hit six fours and a six, as India peratures as Ford pair Estonia’s Ott T‰nak and i20) 5:31.2 firmed his title. declared during the tea break. This was after world champion Sebastien Ogier came second 8. Stephane Lefebvre-Gabin Moreau (FRA/CitroÎn Lipsky carded a 67 to finish on 18-under, Bangladesh was bowled out for 388 shortly and third trailing by 29.2sec and 1min respec- DS3) 7:14.7 one stroke ahead of Austria’s Bernd before lunch to surrender a 299-run lead. India tively. “It’s simply magnificent. New team, only 9. Pontus Tidemand-Jonas Andersson Wiesberger and two clear of France’s didn’t enforce the follow on. the second rally and we’ve got this win,” Latvala (SWE/Skoda Fabia) 9:11.1 (1er catÈgorie WRC2) Alexander Levy. “Since we fielded for more than 100 overs, said. Despite Neuville’s misfortune the Finn was a 10. Teemu Suninen-Mikko Markkula (FIN/Ford Willett, who has yet to win since his tri- the idea was to give bowlers a break for a ses- deserved winner after crushing the opposition in Fiesta RS) 10:02.9 umph at Augusta last April, never found sion, and then they can recover and come back all three specials yesterday. any consistency and a bogey at the last fresh. We were looking to add another 150-200 Defending champion Ogier, who won here Power Stage (ES18): completed a disappointing one-over round runs,” said Cheteshwar Pujara after the day’s play. last year, blew his chances when he spun his 1. Jari-Matti Latvala-Miikka Anttila (FIN/Toyota that dropped him into a share of fifth place Mushfiqur Rahim scored 127, for his fifth test Fiesta through the very first corner yesterday. Yaris) 5 pts alongside China’s Li Haotong. hundred, as he led Bangladesh’s fight back in “That was a stupid mistake. I caught some 2. Sebastien Ogier-Julien Ingrassia (FRA/Ford response to the host’s mammoth first innings’ fresh snow on the inside and spun. I took it easy Fiesta RS) 4 pts TAKING IT EASY total of 687-6d.Starting from overnight 322-6, afterwards because I knew it was over,” said the 3. Thierry Neuville-Nicolas Gilsoul (BEL/Hyundai Zanotti arrived in Malaysia after three Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1-52) bowled Mehedi Frenchman who had been trailing by just 16 sec- i20) 3 pts missed cuts in as many tournaments this Hasan Miraz for 51, ending his 87-run partner- onds at the time. The result leaves Latvala on 48 4. Kris Meeke-Paul Nagle (GBR-IRL/CitroÎn C3) 2 season and few would have tipped him to ship with Rahim for the seventh wicket. Rahim points, Ogier on 44 and Tanak on 33 after the pts emerge victorious at an event co-sanc- reached his hundred off 235 balls as Bangladesh second event on the 13 date calender. 5. Hayden Paddon-John Kennard (NZL/Hyundai tioned by the Asian Tour. crossed 350 in the 118th over. Taijul Islam (10) After the snow of Sweden next up for the i20) 1 pt “Golf is like that. I have been working a and Taskin Ahmed (8) made India work hard for new,bigger and lighter cars is the testing gravel lot in the pre-season with my coach, with KUALA LUMPUR: Fabrizio Zanotti of their wickets as Bangladesh batted for time tracks at the Rally of Guanajuato in northern Specials winners: my team and making a few changes, seeing Paraguay poses with his trophy after knowing it will need to bat last on a turning Mexico from March 12. Latvala 6 (ES1, ES4, ES13, ES16, ES17, ES18) my golf swing,” he said. winning the Maybank Championship wicket to save the game. Rahim was then the Results: Neuville 6 (ES2, ES3, ES5, “I just got here... three missed cuts in a golf tournament in Kuala Lumpur, last man dismissed, caught behind off 1. Jari-Matti Latvala-Miikka Anttila (FIN/Toyota ES6, ES7, ES14), T‰nak 4 (ES8, ES9, ES10, ES11), row. I thought I will just take it easy this Malaysia yesterday. —AP Ravichandran Ashwin (2-98) after playing for 381 Yaris) 2h36:03.6 Sordo 1 (ES15), ES12 cancelled. — AFP MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 SPORTS

TENNIS ‘Disrespectful’ anthem gaffe leaves Germans fuming

LOS ANGELES: Andrea Petkovic says of the old anthem is now in use. “The bad thing is that this effects us, “The USTA extends a sincere apology Goerges in the second singles. she has ‘never felt so disrespected’ after Organisers apologised for the gaffe not the Americans.” Germany’s team to the German Fed Cup team & fans 4 Vandeweghe took the first set from a gaffe involving the German national but a fuming Petkovic went on to lose to boss Barbara Rittner was horrified by the the outdated National Anthem,” the US Goerges 6-3 and was up 3-1 in the sec- anthem during their Fed Cup tie against Alison Riske 7-6 (12/10), 6-2 to put the “respectless number”. Tennis Association wrote in a tweet. ond when Goerges slipped on a rain- the United States. USA 1-0 up in the first singles rubber. “This mistake will not occur again.” slicked baseline, hurting her knee. A The Germans were upset and angry “I have never felt so disrespected in SINCERE APOLOGY The German tennis federation replied medical timeout coincided with a rain following a blunder at the opening cere- my life, it was an absolute effrontery and “This is a real scandal and is inexcus- tersely, “@usta we hope so...”, prompting delay, and the match never resumed. mony to the World Group tie in Maui, insolence, of the very worst kind,” said able,” said Rittner, who said she had even the USTA to respond, “@DTB Tennis We Play was to resume on Sunday, mean- Hawaii, on Saturday. the 29-year-old Petkovic adding that she thought of snatching the microphone can assure that it won’t. Again, our sin- ing both will be in singles action twice An American soloist sang an old ver- and team-mate Julia Georges were in from the singer. “I could have cried, cere apologies.” The anthem gaffe cast a on the final day of the best-of-five match sion of the German anthem which leads tears. “It is with some distance the worst because it is always a special moment, cloud over the German camp even tie-with Vandeweghe also slated for off with a stanza considered overtly thing which has happened to me in my which gives you goosebumps, when you before Petkovic’s defeat. After taking the doubles. The winner of the tie will face nationalist — “Deutschland, life, especially at the Fed Cup. “We’re in hear the anthem being played. first set tie-breaker, Riske roared to a 5-0 either the defending champion Czech Deutschland ueber alles”-a reference to 2017 — something like this should not “What happened here hits us hard.” lead in the second and fought through a Republic or Spain, who were level at 1-1 German supremacy. happen in America. “It is embarassing The president of the US Tennis tense spell to seal the victory. after day one in Ostrava. The United Singing that version is a major ‘no-no’ and smacks of ignorance. “Jule (Goerges) Association, Katrina Adams, immediately It gave the USA a leg up to surprise States own a record 17 Fed Cup titles, in Germany, because of its strong links started to cry at once, I had tears in my apologised to Rittner in person and has Australian Open semi-finalist CoCo but haven’t won the nations tournament to the Nazi era, and only the third stanza eyes and was angry,” she added. said they will investigate. Vandeweghe, who was to take on Julia since 2000. — AFP Kerber ‘ready’ to play again in Qatar

DOHA: Angelique Kerber said yesterday have results. “This is actually for me the she was “ready” to return to action as she most important thing, to win matches prepared for her first competitive match again, getting the confidence back, then since losing her Australian Open title and we will see what happens.” If Kerber wins world number one ranking. The German this week in Doha and next week in the star is the number one seed at this week’s UAE at the Dubai Tennis Championships, Qatar Open, a tournament which boasts she will regain the coveted number one five players from the world’s top seven. All spot from Williams. The first leg of that eyes will focus, initially at least, on Kerber could prove very difficult. as the 29-year-old looks to overcome the Last year she lost in the second round in twin disappointments she suffered in Doha-after receiving a bye in the first, just Melbourne last month. There she crashed like this year-in straight sets to China’s out limply in the fourth round to Coco Zheng Saisai. And also playing this week in Vandeweghe and when Serena Williams Doha are the world numbers three, five, six claimed her seventh Australian Open title, and seven-Karolina Pliskova, Dominika the American also ensured Kerber fell to Cibulkova, Agnieszka Radwanska and number two in the rankings. But ahead of Garbine Muguruza. her first match-most likely to be played on Slovakian Cibulkova said she was confi- Tuesday-Kerber said there would be no dent she could improve on her current best after effects from the Australian Open. world ranking. “I’m 100 per cent convinced I “I’m feeling ready to play again,” she told can improve on the ranking,” she told reporters. “I’m feeling good. Of course, the reporters, also yesterday. first rounds are always a little bit tougher “This is the mentality I need to have. I because you have to get used to the tour- need to have the mentality I want to nament feeling again, to the match things. improve my ranking. I can see it go even “But, yeah, I think that I’m ready. I really further.” Like Kerber, Pliskova, Cibulkova enjoy my tennis right now on the practice and Radwanska have all received byes into OKLAHOMA CITY: Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors jumps over Domantas Sabonis #3 of the Oklahoma City Thunder after he court-so, yeah, for me the tournament can the second round. stole the ball during the first half of a NBA game at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on Saturday in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.— AFP start already.” Asked if she felt confident One player not in Doha this week that she could regain her world number though is defending champion Carla one ranking, Kerber replied: “I will do my Suarez Navarro who was a late withdrawal BASKETBALL best. “If you play good tennis, then you with a shoulder injury. — AFP

Teenager Sabalenka puts Durant shakes off jeers Belarus into Fed semis to lead Warriors to win MINSK: The 18-year-old Aryna Sabalenka minutes, while Bertens broke back only on put Belarus into the Fed Cup semi-finals two occasions. The opponents traded break yesterday with a straight-sets win over throughout the second set but Sasnovich OKLAHOMA CITY: Kevin Durant scored 34 games. Jamal Crawford provided a spark off huge ovation when Dekker finished with a Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands in the was more precise winning the set and the points while being booed throughout his the bench, scoring 22 points while going 5 for one-handed dunk to make it 111-77 entering World Group opening round tie. match to level her record with Bertens, return to Oklahoma City, and the Golden 8 on 3-pointers. Nicolas Batum had 25 points, the fourth quarter. The Suns were playing Sabalenka, who is 142 in the world, won 7- ranked 24th in the world, at 1-1. “I didn’t State Warriors beat the Thunder 130-114 in a six rebounds and eight assists for the Hornets, without starters Eric Bledsoe and Tyson 6 (7/5), 6-4 her first ever meeting with play well today. That’s all,” Bertens said. “I tough-fought game on Saturday night. It was who have lost nine of their past 10 games. The Chandler, who didn’t make the trip for a Krajicek, 28, to give the hosts Belarus an was hoping that yesterday’s win will help Durant’s first game back since he left the Clippers started 0 for 6 from the field, and the scheduled day of rest after Phoenix played unassailable 3-1 advantage. me today but it didn’t happen.” — AFP Thunder after eight seasons in Oklahoma City Hornets extended their lead to 11 points in Chicago at home on Friday night. Devin “It’s unbelievable! It’s an incredible feel- to join the rival Warriors as a free agent last the first quarter. Griffin, however, had 11 Booker had 18 points for the Suns, who lost ing,” Sabalenka said. “We all acted as a sin- summer. The crowd jeered him loudly during points, three rebounds and four assists in the for the ninth time in 11 games. gle unit and that was the key to our suc- pregame warmups, starter introductions and period to help Los Angeles enter the second cess. I failed to recover completely after whenever he touched the ball. Emotions ran with a 29-27 lead. MAVERICKS 112, MAGIC 80 yesterday’s match with Kiki Bertens and high throughout the game. At one point in Wesley Matthews scored 12 of his 20 experienced some problems with my serve. the third quarter, Durant and Oklahoma City’s BUCKS 116, PACERS 100 points in the first quarter, and Dallas cruised But everything ended well.” The rivals trad- Russell Westbrook yelled at each other as they Giannis Antetokoumpo had 20 points, 10 past Orlando. Dirk Nowitzki scored 14 points ed breaks throughout the opening set, walked toward their benches during a time- assists and eight rebounds to help Milwaukee in 18 minutes, hitting a 3-pointer to give which Sabalanka took in a tiebreak after 50 minutes on court. The second set was out. Later in the third quarter, Oklahoma City’s beat Indiana. Mirza Teletovic made five 3- Dallas its first 30-point lead at 67-37 in the almost a carbon copy of the first as the Andre Roberson fouled Durant hard, and the pointers and had 19 points, and Malcolm first minute of the third quarter before going exchange of breaks continued. But the two got in each other’s faces and were called Brogdon and Greg Monroe each added 17 for to the bench for good a little more than six Belarus teenager was a bit more accurate for double technicals. Westbrook finished with the Bucks. C.J. Miles had six 3s and scored 23 minutes later. The Mavericks won for the sixth again taking the set and the match in one 47 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. points, and Monta Ellis and Myles Turner each time in eight games - including three victories hour 37 minutes. Earlier yesterday had 18 points for the Pacers. They have against division leaders - in what’s becoming Aliaksandra Sasnovich, ranked 128th, put CAVALIERS 125, NUGGETS 109 dropped three straight after a season-best a turnaround season. Dallas’ first meeting with Belarus into a 2-1 lead as she beat Bertens LeBron James and Kyrie Irving each scored seven-game winning streak. After Indiana tied the Magic in November was in the middle of also in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 in one hour 23 27 points and combined for three 3-pointers it at 62 in early in the second half, the Bucks an eight-game losing streak, which was the minutes ending the Dutch star’s eight- in Cleveland’s long-range barrage in the third went on a 12-2 run and took a 74-64 lead on longest for the Mavericks in 19 years and end- match winning streak in Fed Cup. “I’m very quarter. James added 12 assists in 32 minutes Monroe’s dunk with 5:21 remaining in the ed with them at 2-13. Bismack Biyombo happy,” Sasnovich said. as the defending NBA champions won for the third quarter. Monroe made a pair of free scored 15 points, nine in a meaningless fourth “I knew how to play against Bertens fifth time in six February games after going 7- throws to make it 90-74 at the start of the quarter, as the Magic lost their fourth straight. after watching yesterday’s Aryna 8 in January. Back from a four-game road trip, fourth quarter. (Sabalenka) match with her. That match the Cavs didn’t find their range until after CELTICS 112, JAZZ 104 boosted my self-confidence a great deal.” MINSK: Belarus Aryna Sabalenka returns halftime, when they opened the third with an ROCKETS 133, SUNS 102 Isaiah Thomas scored 29 points and Kelly Sasnovich acted confidently from the start a service to Dutch Michaella Krajicek 18-0 run to take control. Irving drained two James Harden scored 40 points in three Olynyk added 19 to help the Boston Celtics at the hard court of Minsk Chizhovka Arena during the Fed Cup World Group first 3s on consecutive possessions, Kevin Love hit quarters and Houston never trailed against defeat the Utah Jazz for their ninth win in round tennis match against between under watchful gaze of Belarus president two more and James dropped another in a short-handed Phoenix. Houston led by 26 at their last 10 games. Gerald Green and Al Alexander Lukashenko. She produced four Belarus and Netherlands in Minsk yes- span of 2:43 as Cleveland pulled away and halftime and opened the second half with a Horford each added 16 points, and Horford breaks to earn a one-set advantage after 41 terday. — AFP improved to 23-5 at Quicken Loans Arena. 14-3 run, led by six points from Harden, to also had eight rebounds. The Celtics swept Nikola Jokic had 27 points and 13 rebounds make it 91-54 with nine minutes left in the the season series with Utah after beating the for the Nuggets, who played their third game third quarter. Harden made three 3-pointers Jazz 115-104 on Jan. 3. Gordon Hayward in four nights. in the third quarter, capped by one from the scored 25 points and George Hill added 22 to Zverev denies Gasquet top of the key with about 30 seconds left that lead the Jazz, who could not overcome poor 76ERS 117, HEAT 109 gave him 40 points. He found Sam Dekker on shooting and struggled to get defensive stops Montpellier hat-trick Nerlens Noel, Robert Covington and Dario an alley-oop after that, and the Rockets got a during critical stretches. —AP Saric each scored 19 points to lead the Philadelphia over Miami, snapping the Heat’s MONTPELLIER: Rising German NBA results/standings Alexander Zverev denied home winning streak at 13 games. Goran Dragic had 30 points for the Heat, whose winning streak favourite Richard Gasquet a third Boston 112, Utah 104; Houston 133, Phoenix 102; Dallas 112, Orlando 80; Golden State 130, Oklahoma City 114; consecutive Open Sud de France was the longest in the NBA this season, the Cleveland 125, Denver 109; Philadelphia 117, Miami 109; Milwaukee 116, Indiana 100; LA Clippers 107, Charlotte 102. title in Montpellier with a 7-6(4) 6- third-best in team history and tops in league 3 victory yesterday. history by a sub-.500 team. Miami, which fell 1 Eastern Conference Western Conference Local favourite Gasquet, bid- 1/2 games back of idle Detroit for the Eastern Atlantic Division Northwest Division Conference’s final playoff spot, hadn’t lost W L PCT GB Utah 34 21 .618 - ding for a fourth title overall at the Boston 35 19 .648 - indoor event, dropped the firset since Jan. 13 at Milwaukee. Philadelphia cen- Oklahoma City 31 24 .564 3 Toronto 32 22 .593 3 Denver 24 30 .444 9.5 set on the tiebreak and was bro- ter Joel Embiid missed his ninth straight game NY Knicks 22 33 .400 13.5 and 12th in the last 13 due to a bone bruise Portland 23 31 .426 10.5 ken twice in the second as the 19- Philadelphia 20 34 .370 15 Minnesota 20 34 .370 13.5 on his left knee. Team president Bryan Brooklyn 9 45 .167 26 year-old Zverev claimed his sec- Pacific Division Central Division ond career title. Colangelo also revealed before the game that Golden State 46 8 .852 - Cleveland 37 16 .698 - Defeat ended world number 22 Embiid has a slightly torn meniscus in the LA Clippers 33 21 .611 13 Gasquet’s 10-match winning same knee. Philadelphia put seven players in Indiana 29 25 .537 8.5 Chicago 26 28 .481 11.5 Sacramento 22 32 .407 24 streak in Montpellier. Zverev, who double figures. Detroit 25 29 .463 12.5 LA Lakers 19 37 .339 28 will compete in the doubles final Milwaukee 23 30 .434 14 Phoenix 17 38 .309 29.5 later on Sunday alongside his MONTPELLIER: German Alexander Zverev poses CLIPPERS 107, HORNETS 102 Southeast Division Southwest Division brother Mischa, had beaten much- with his trophy after winning the final tennis Blake Griffin had 20 points and 12 Washington 32 21 .604 - San Antonio 41 12 .774 - fancied second seed Jo-Wilfried match of the ATP World Tour Open Sud de France rebounds, Austin Rivers scored 16 of his 18 Atlanta 31 23 .574 1.5 Houston 40 17 .702 3 Charlotte 24 30 .444 8.5 Tsonga in his semi final. Gasquet in Montpellier, southern France, yesterday. points in the second half and Los Angeles Memphis 33 23 .589 9.5 Miami 24 31 .436 9 Dallas 22 32 .407 19.5 saw off compatriot Benoit Paire to Alexander Zverev won the Montpellier ATP title beat Charlotte. Griffin finished two assists shy Orlando 20 36 .357 13.5 New Orleans 21 33 .389 20.5 reach the final. — Reuters for the first time. — AFP of his second triple-double in his past three MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 SPORTS

ATHLETICS Carter eyes London amid doping appeal

KINGSTON: Jamaican sprinter Nesta 2015. Carter, whose appeal of his doping Carter, who returned to competition on sanction is thought to have been filed with Saturday as he battles a doping charge, has the Court of Arbitration for Sport, was wel- his eye on the athletics World comed back to competition by a loud, Championships in London in August. The appreciative crowd that cheered when his 31-year-old who won an individual bronze name was mentioned by the meet in the men’s 100m at the 2013 Moscow announcer. World Championships has been a staple in “It is always good running at home and the all-conquering Jamaican sprint relay in front of the home fans and you try and teams that have swept all before them put on a good show for the fans,” said since 2008. But a re-test of his sample from Carter, who was cleared to run days earlier the 2008 Beijing Olympics was found to be after the IAAF ruled that he had not been positive for the banned substance methyl- banned despite the retroactive positive test hexaneamine, which resulted in Jamaica — from 2008. “I haven’t run in almost two and superstar Usain Bolt-being stripped of years, you can just imagine how the legs the gold medal last month. Minutes after feel, especially on the anchor leg,” Carter anchoring his MVP TC team to second in added. He has been battling injuries he the men’s 4x100m relays at the 39th Milo said, including a bothersome left big toe. “I Western Relays in Montego Bay and with- have not been able to train properly, as I out mentioning his doping case, Carter said am nursing a few niggling injuries, espe- he was “grateful” to be competing again cially left big toe, not the same injury but after being out of action for 17 months. same foot (as last year) but I am just happy “Yes the World Championships are this to be back on the track. year, but we still have a few meets to go “Injuries are part of the sport and I just before we get there, just one meet at a try to deal with it as quick as possible, no time,” said Carter, who hadn’t raced since a frustrations, just try to maintain it and get meeting in Rieti, Italy, in September of back as soon as I can.” —AFP

‘Spider’ Silva tops Brunson by

unanimous decision at UFC 208 GLENDALE: Goaltender Mike Smith #41 of the Arizona Coyotes makes a save as Luke Schenn #2 looks to clear the puck during the first period of the NHL game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Gila River Arena on Saturday, in Glendale, Arizona. —AFP NEW YORK: “The Spider’s” career still has terrible,” Brunson said. “I took this fight on legs. Anderson Silva had one more big win short notice and, to have this happen, is left in the MMA octagon, an effective per- just crazy to me. I take this seriously. This is NHL formance to beat Derek Brunson in the co- my job. I put everything into this and I got main event of UFC 208 on Saturday night. robbed.” Silva won the middleweight title in Silva had the Brooklyn crowd clearly on 2006 in his second UFC fight and went on his side, and his familiar dose of swagger slap a choke hold on the belt for nearly sev- Anderson has 33-save shutout and showmanship were on full display at en years. He had 10 straight title defenses the Barclays Center in a 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 before he lost to Weidman. Silva’s only win victory. since 2012 was overturned with a doping in return to Senators lineup Silva crouched in his yellow trunks, the suspension and he was stopped on short crowd going wild for “The Spider,” all hop- notice by Daniel Cormier in his last bout at ing he could recreate the greatness of his UFC 200 in July. prime. He landed a spin kick to the body in He got the victory he needed in New OTTAWA: Craig Anderson made his first start Jenner also scored and Brandon Dubinsky Nashville. Nashville’s Pekka Rinne gave up four the first round that rattled Brunson but York. “For a long time, it was my dream to in 69 days and turned aside 33 shots as the had two assists for Columbus. Atkinson got goals on 16 shots, including three on six shots otherwise never came close to dominating fight in New York,” he said. UFC’s second Ottawa Senators beat the New York Islanders his team-leading 27th goal of the season. in the second period, before being pulled. the middleweight bout. trip to the Big Apple in three months 3-0 on Saturday. Anderson left the club in Thomas Vanek scored for the Red Wings, but Juuse Saros quickly gave up a power-play Silva dropped his longtime entrance lacked the top-to-bottom star power of the early December to be with his wife, Nicholle, Detroit dropped its third straight game and goal to Aleksander Barkov, who capped the song, DMX’s “Ain’t No Sunshine,” for an orig- debut show in November but fans were who is battling cancer, and returned to prac- lost to the Blue Jackets for the second time in four-goal flurry for the Panthers before mid- inal tune called “Doom” by his teenage son just as enthusiastic and filled the place well tice last week. The shutout was the fourth of four days. That despite the efforts of Peter way through the period. Viktor Arvidsson had Kalyl. “I’m the best ever,” repeated one of before the PPV started. the season for Anderson in 20 games and Mrazek, who had 37 saves. This was Detroit’s his first career hat trick for Nashville. the lyrics. UFC fighter Islam Makhachev stood eighth of the season for the Senators. Mike first game since owner Mike Ilitch died Friday. The 41-year-old Silva is certainly on the inside the cage at a packed Barclays Center Condon has the other four. The win is the sec- He was 87. BLUES 4, CANADIENS 2 short list of all-time great MMA fighters. and asked for the big Money fight. ond straight for the Senators. Mark Stone, Patrik Berglund scored three goals to lift St Holly Holm (10-2) was set to fight for her “Hey, Dana! Give me Mayweather,” Zack Smith and Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored BRUINS 4, CANUCKS 3 Louis over Montreal for its fourth straight road slice of UFC history against Germaine de Makhachev said. The crowd got a kick out for the Senators, who now have six goals in David Pastrnak scored with two minutes win. David Perron also scored for the Blues, Randamie (6-3) in the main event. Holm, that challenge for UFC President Dana their past two games after being outscored left in the third period and Boston won its sec- who end a stretch of five consecutive away the first fighter to defeat Ronda Rousey, White to make a never-going-to-happen 10-0 in the two previous games. Thomas ond straight game under interim coach Bruce games on Wednesday in Detroit. St. Louis has could become the first two-division fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. early in the Greiss made 21 saves for the Islanders in his Cassidy. Cassidy took over earlier in the week won five of its last six games overall. women’s champion with a victory. card. Dustin Poirier won a brutal, bloody eighth start in the past nine games. It was just when the Bruins fired Claude Julien, who was Berglund’s hat trick gave him six goals in his Silva (34-8) was hit with emotion and bout in the PPV opener against Jim Miller in his 10th season. Boston also won in last five games and 17 on the season. Shea appeared to choke back tears as he held a that left both fighters broken. Poirier the second regulation loss for the Islanders in hand to his face. Chris Weidman, who end- tagged Miller with straight shots that cut their past 12 games. Cassidy’s debut. Frank Vatrano had a goal and Weber and Max Pacioretty scored for the ed Silva’s dominant run in 2013, sat in the him open above his eyes and covered his two assists, and Kevan Miller and Colin Miller slumping Canadiens, who are 1-4-1 in their front row and nodded in approval as the face in blood. COYOTES 4, PENGUINS 3, OT each had a goal for the Bruins, who won for last six. sellout crowd chanted “Silva! Silva! Silva!” Poirier appeared to sustain a serious Connor Murphy’s first goal of the season the fifth time in seven games. Backup goal- “I know I’m too old to fight,” Silva said. injury to his right ankle. Poirier, a majority came with 21.8 seconds left in overtime, giv- tender Anton Khudobin made 29 saves for STARS 5, HURRICANES 2 Silva said he climbs inside the cage these decision winner in the lightweight bout, ing Arizona a win over Pittsburgh. Murphy’s Boston. Ryan Miller had 26 for the Canucks. Patrick Eaves scored two goals and Dallas days for love the sport and for his family was down on the canvas for a bit after the winner came after the Penguins overcame a Pastrnak took a pass along the left wing, slid beat Carolina. His first goal was one of three and friends. Talk of future shots have fad- bout ended and needed help from this cor- 3-1 deficit inside of 5 1/2 minutes left to play the puck backward to himself before recol- in the first 6:11 against goalie Cam Ward. In ed into the background, and this victory ner to sit on a stool. He was helped back on in regulation. Josh Archibald’s short-handed lecting it and slipping a wrister past Ryan the second period, Eaves scored his career- over Brunson (16-5) certainly did nothing his brittle leg to the locker room and a goal at 14:38 made it 3-2, and Phil Kessel put Miller. high 21st goal, his 11th on the power play this to prove he’s up next for another crack at stretcher soon followed him down the cor- in a deflected shot from Kris Letang with 14.2 season. Esa Lindell and Curtis McKenzie the belt. ridor. UFC said Poirier was taken to a hospi- seconds to play to force overtime. Martin FLYERS 2, SHARKS 1, OT added unassisted goals in the first period. tal. “I didn’t hear anything snap,” Poirier Hanzal scored twice and Tobias Rieder added Wayne Simmonds scored on a breakaway Adam Cracknell scored midway through the ROBBED said. “It felt wobbly the last couple of another goal for Arizona. The Coyotes had to just over a minute into overtime and Michal third. Sebastian Aho scored Carolina’s first “Everyone is telling me that I won. I feel rounds.”—AP survive a two-goal night from Archibald, who Neuvirth made 23 saves, helping Philadelphia goal in the second period, and Justin Faulk was called up from the AHL on Friday. end a three-game losing streak. Ivan put in a rebound on the power play in the Archibald’s late goal came on an error in stick- Provorov scored in regulation for Philadelphia. third. Ward and Dallas goalie Kari Lehtonen handling near the net by Coyotes goalie Mike Patrick Marleau had the goal for Pacific each made 22 saves. Smith. The Penguins had an extra attacker on Division-leading San Jose, which lost its the ice for the tying goal. fourth straight game and fifth in the last sev- LIGHTNING 4, JETS 1 en. Three of the Sharks’ losses during the los- Brayden Point, Ondrej Palat and Victor CAPITALS 6, DUCKS 4 ing skid have been after regulation. Hedman each had a goal and an assist as Rookie Zach Sanford scored his first NHL Simmonds capitalized on a turnover at center Tampa Bay beat Winnipeg. Brian Boyle also goal to break a tie late in the third period and ice by Brent Burns and beat Aaron Dell with a scored for the Lightning, who extended their Washington beat Anaheim despite giving shot that went off Dell’s left pad and over the points streak to four games (3-0-1). Ben back a three-goal lead. Nicklas Backstrom line. The goal was confirmed after video Bishop made 32 saves in picking up his 14th had a goal and two assists, and T.J. Oshie, review. The Flyers entered the game trailing win of the season for Tampa Bay. Winnipeg Daniel Winnik and Marcus Johansson had a Boston by one point for the Eastern defenseman Jacob Trouba scored his fifth goal and an assist each for the Capitals. Conference’s second wild-card spot. goal of the season to end Bishop’s shutout Washington won its 12th straight at home attempt at 11:15 of the third period. Connor entering its bye week. PANTHERS 7, PREDATORS 4 Hellebuyck stopped 26 of 29 shots for Braden Holtby made 18 saves to win his Nick Bjugstad and Vincent Trocheck scored Winnipeg, which lost its fourth straight game. NEW YORK: Derek Brunson (R) of United States lands a punch against Anderson Silva 14th consecutive start, and Washington tied 29 seconds apart in the second period, and (L) of Brazil in their middleweight bout during UFC 208 at the Barclays Center on an NHL record by scoring five or more goals in Florida beat Nashville. Jaromir Jagr also SABRES 3, MAPLE LEAFS 1 Saturday in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. — AFP an 11th straight home game. Ryan Getzlaf scored for the 1,899th point of his NHL career Evander Kane scored twice, Jack Eichel had had a goal and two assists for the Ducks, who as the Panthers kicked off a five-game trip by a career-high three assists and Buffalo handed scored twice in the second and twice in the scoring four goals in the second. Trocheck fin- Toronto its sixth loss in eight games. Sam RUGBY third period to overcome early deficits of 3-0 ished with two goals and an assist, Jonathan Reinhart also scored for Buffalo, and Robin and 4-1. John Gibson made 33 saves for Huberdeau added a goal and two assists and Lehner made 43 saves. Mitch Marner scored Anaheim, which fell to 1-3-1 with one game Jussi Jokinen had a goal and an assist to help for Toronto, and Frederik Andersen allowed Schmidt behind Italy left on a six-game road trip. Florida sweep the season series against three goals on 23 shots. — AP RANGERS 4, AVALANCHE 2 in relegation debate Henrik Lundqvist made 32 saves for his NHL results/standings 400th career win and New York earned its fifth Washington 6, Anaheim 4; NY Rangers 4, Colorado 2; Tampa Bay 4, Winnipeg 1; St. Louis 4, Montreal 2; Buffalo 3, MILAN: Ireland coach Joe Schmidt has in the rugby World Cup. O’Shea said consecutive victory. Lundqvist is the 12th Toronto 1; Columbus 2, Detroit 1; Florida 7, Nashville 4; Dallas 5, Carolina 2; Philadelphia 2, San Jose 1 (OT); Boston 4, thrown his weight behind Italy counterpart Saturday there is “no debate” and New goaltender in NHL history with at least 400 Vancouver 3; Ottawa 3, NY Islanders 0. Conor O’Shea amid suggestions the Zealander Schmidt was quick to prop up wins and the first European-born goaltender Azzurri’s Six Nations status could eventually that belief. He believes O’Shea’s track to reach the mark. Lundqvist also is the third Western Conference Ottawa 29 18 6 143 143 64 Central Division come under threat from Georgia and record of previous success will help Italy goaltender to get 400 wins with one fran- Boston 28 23 6 153 155 62 WLOTLGFGAPTS Toronto 25 18 11 165 161 61 Romania. Italy began this year’s tourna- overcome their curent teething problems chise. The others are Martin Brodeur (Devils) Minnesota 36 12 6 181 126 78 Florida 24 20 10 134 153 58 ment with renewed hope and confidence and make them competitive again. and Tony Esposito (Blackhawks). Defenseman Chicago 35 17 5 166 147 75 following a historic 20-18 win over South “To coin a phrase, ‘Rome wasn’t built in a Kevin Klein had two goals and Rick Nash had St. Louis 29 22 5 161 165 63 Tampa Bay 25 24 7 154 160 57 Africa in the November test series. But day’-I think he (O’Shea) will build some- the go-ahead score for the Rangers, who Nashville 26 21 8 153 148 60 Buffalo 23 22 10 136 155 56 despite glimpses of promise in their open- thing,” said Schmidt, who led Ireland to an swept their season-long four-game homes- Dallas 22 24 10 155 177 54 Detroit 22 23 10 138 163 54 ing two games at the Stadio Olimpico, the historic win over the All Blacks last year. Winnipeg 25 29 4 166 185 54 Metropolitan Division tand and have won eight of 10 overall. Kevin Colorado 15 35 2 106 176 32 Azzurri are staring at a likely 12th wooden “He’s got a track record for being able to Hayes added an empty-net goal to clinch it. Washington 39 11 6 192 121 84 spoon in 18 editions following defeats to build systems and a structure and a belief Pacific Division Gabriel Landeskog and John Mitchell scored San Jose 33 18 5 152 134 71 Columbus 35 14 5 175 133 75 Wales (33-7) and Ireland, who registered in a group that can be competitive. and Calvin Pickard made 26 saves for Anaheim 29 18 10 151 147 68 Pittsburgh 34 13 7 193 155 75 their highest ever Six Nations away win “When he went in to Harlequins, they Colorado, which has the fewest wins in the Edmonton 29 19 8 157 146 66 NY Rangers 36 18 1 189 145 73 over Italy in a nine-try, 63-10 romp on weren’t the competitive animal that they NHL with 15. Los Angeles 28 23 4 138 136 60 Philadelphia 27 22 7 147 168 61 Saturday. In 2015 Octavian Morariu, the became. They (Italy) have some really good Calgary 28 25 3 149 159 59 NY Islanders 24 19 10 156 157 58 Vancouver 24 25 6 131 158 54 president of Rugby Union’s governing body players.” Ireland’s previous highest score New Jersey 23 21 10 127 153 56 for promotion and development, called for against Italy was a 60-13 win at Lansdowne BLUE JACKETS 2, RED WINGS 1 Arizona 18 28 7 124 169 43 Carolina 24 22 7 140 156 55 Georgia and Romania’s entry to the Six Road in 2000. Saturday’s 63-10 win Cam Atkinson scored the go-ahead goal in Eastern Conference Note: Overtime losses (OTL) are worth one point in the Nations following their successes on the equalled that margin, but was their biggest the second period, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped Atlantic Division European stage and some good showings away win over the Azzurri. —AFP 35 shots and Columbus beat Detroit. Boone Montreal 31 18 8 165 146 70 standings and are not included in the loss column (L) MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 SPORTS

Man Utd don’t get enough credit, says Mourinho

MANCHESTER: Manchester United But that is fine.” Mata’s 32nd-minute goal sheets,” Mourinho told his post-game not featured in United’s previous three Watford’s recent impressive recent run manager Jose Mourinho claims his side’s helped United break through Watford’s press conference. “I am really happy with league games, but he was back to his ended following consecutive victories attacking efforts would be hailed more if defensive resistance on an afternoon the performance. “When I got the job best against Watford, much to his man- over Arsenal and Burnley. Manager someone else was in charge at Old when Mourinho’s men had the run of they were saying at Manchester United ager’s delight. “I want the Martial of the Walter Mazzarri said: “Today we played Trafford. the pitch. Watford goalkeeper Heurelho you need to play football in a certain last two weeks in training,” said as a group in a different way. Some of United completely outplayed Watford Gomes was the busiest man in the stadi- way and I agree. Mourinho, whose side remain sixth. the chances United had were only in Saturday’s 2-0 Premier League win as um and after initially keeping United at “Sixteen (league) games unbeaten is “Because then he performs naturally because of things we did wrong. “We goals from Juan Mata and Anthony bay, he could do nothing as Mata slid an amazing record, but it would be the like he did here. He’s working very well. I need to grow as a team altogether. Martial took Mourinho’s men to within a home Martial’s cross from just three perfect record with two or three fewer gave him the chance to start. Passing more and taking less touches on point of the Champions League places. yards out. draws at home. We have an amazing “Anthony needs to feel that I am look- the ball. If we didn’t do these things Their display belied Mourinho’s repu- Martial had been one of those run- record of being unbeaten, but we ing at him and that I know he did well in then we have a chance to get at least a tation as a defence-minded manager ning Watford ragged and when he made should have more.” training. I gave him his chance and he point. “I want us to fight in each game, and he said United would get more it 2-0 on the hour, the game was well played well.” Watford battled manfully have the same intensity and play each credit for the quality of their football if and truly over. It was United’s fourth MARTIAL ‘WORKING VERY WELL’ throughout the game, but offered little game better. We started very well. But he was not sitting in the dug-out. consecutive clean sheet and while that Martial has recently been in going forward apart from the occasional during the game we kept the ball too “It was a very good (performance),” pleased Mourinho, he knows the club’s Mourinho’s bad books, with the United foray from on-loan AC Milan striker much in midfield. he said. “It was the kind of football that if fans demand to be entertained more manager hitting out at the player’s M’Baye Niang and Jose Holebas. “We lost the ball too easily and gave it was somebody else’s team, you would than anything else. agent for openly discussing interest in A fine second-half free-kick from them chances. If it wasn’t for our mistake say it was ‘art’, but because it was my “We are not a team scoring lots of his client from other clubs. Mauro Zarate that David de Gea did well for their second goal, maybe we could team, you will just say it was ‘very good’. goals so it is important to keep the clean The 21-year-old French forward had to block was the brightest moment as have got a point.” — AFP

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE

English Premier League table after yesterday’s early match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Chelsea 25 19 3 3 52 18 60 GERMAN BUNDESLIGA TABLE Tottenham 25 14 8 3 46 18 50 Bayern Munich 20 15 4 1 45 12 49 Arsenal 25 15 5 5 54 28 50 RB Leipzig 20 13 3 4 36 20 42 Liverpool 25 14 7 4 54 30 49 Frankfurt 20 10 5 5 25 18 35 Man City 24 15 4 5 49 29 49 Borussia 20 9 7 4 40 23 34 Man Utd 251393 382148 Hoffenheim 20 8 10 2 36 21 34 Everton 251186 402741 Hertha Berlin 20 10 3 7 27 23 33 West Brom 25 10 7 8 34 31 37 Cologne 19 8 8 3 28 16 32 Stoke 25 8 8 9 30 36 32 Leverkusen 20 8 3 9 31 29 27 West Ham 25 9 5 11 34 43 32 M’hengladbach 20 7 5 8 22 27 26 Southampton 25 8 6 11 28 31 30 Freiburg 19 8 2 9 24 33 26 Burnley 25 9 3 13 27 36 30 Schalke 04 20 7 4 9 24 21 25 Watford 25 8 6 11 29 42 30 Mainz 20 7 4 9 29 35 25 Bournemouth 24 7 5 12 35 47 26 FC Augsburg 20 6 6 8 18 24 24 Swansea 25 7 3 15 31 54 24 VfL Wolfsburg 20 6 4 10 19 28 22 Middlesbrough 25 4 10 11 19 27 22 Hamburg SV 20 5 4 11 19 35 19 Leicester 25 5 6 14 24 43 21 Werder Bremen 20 4 4 12 24 42 16 Hull 25 5 5 15 22 49 20 FC Ingolstadt 04 20 4 3 13 17 32 15 Crystal Palace 25 5 4 16 32 46 19 SV Darmstadt 98 20 3 3 14 14 39 12 Sunderland 25 5 4 16 24 46 19 ITALIAN LEAGUE TABLE SPANISH LA LIGA TABLE Juventus 23 19 0 4 47 16 57 Real Madrid 20 15 4 1 54 18 49 Roma 24 17 2 5 50 21 53 Barcelona 22 14 6 2 61 18 48 Napoli 24 15 6 3 57 26 51 Sevilla 21 13 4 4 43 28 43 Lazio 23 13 4 6 41 27 43 Real Sociedad 22 13 2 7 36 31 41 Inter Milan 23 13 3 7 37 24 42 Atletico Madrid 21 11 6 4 36 16 39 Atalanta 23 13 3 7 36 25 42 Villarreal 22 9 9 4 29 15 36 Fiorentina 24 11 7 6 41 33 40 Athletic Bilbao 22 10 5 7 28 26 35 AC Milan 23 12 4 7 33 27 40 Eibar 21 9 5 7 32 29 32 Torino 23 8 8 7 40 33 32 Espanyol 22 8 8 6 30 29 32 Sampdoria 23 8 6 9 26 29 30 Celta Vigo 20 9 3 8 31 33 30 Udinese 24 8 5 11 27 32 29 Las Palmas 21 7 7 7 31 32 28 Chievo 23 8 5 10 22 30 29 Alaves 22 6 9 7 21 28 27 Real Betis 21 6 6 9 21 31 24 Sassuolo 23 8 3 12 32 37 27 Bologna 23 7 6 10 22 34 27 MONACO: Monaco’s Colombian forward Radamel Falcao (R) scores a goal despite of Metz’ goalkeeper Thomas Didillon (L) during the French Malaga 22 5 8 9 29 36 23 Ligue 1 football match between AS Monaco and Metz (FCM) at the Louis II Stadium in Monaco on Saturday. — AFP Valencia 21 5 5 11 29 40 20 Cagliari 23 8 3 12 32 48 27 La Coruna 21 4 7 10 26 34 19 Genoa 24 6 7 11 27 35 25 Leganes 21 4 6 11 15 35 18 Empoli 23 5 7 11 14 31 22 SOCCER Sporting Gijon 21 3 4 14 22 43 13 Palermo 23 3 5 15 19 42 14 Granada 21 2 7 12 17 44 13 Crotone 24 3 4 17 20 42 13 Osasuna 22 1 7 14 24 49 10 Pescara 23 1 6 16 19 50 9. Mbappe stars as leaders Every team in world would miss Mane: Klopp Monaco crush Metz 5-0 PARIS: Teenage striker Kylian Mbappe scored a On Friday, Edinson Cavani scored twice-tak- Italian striker unwell. LIVERPOOL: Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp defeat and try and fight. Liverpool now superb hat-trick as Monaco hammered Metz 5-0 ing his tally this term to 25 — with Angel Di All matches in France’s top flight this weekend believes every team in the world would suf- have two weeks to prepare for their next on Saturday to remain three points clear of Maria also on target as PSG warmed up for will feature a minute’s silence prior to kick-off to fer without Sadio Mane after the game in the Premier League but we need reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain at the Tuesday’s Champions League clash with honour the 17 people killed in a stadium stam- Senegalese star marked his return with to be focused now on the Europa League, top of Ligue 1. The highly-rated 18-year-old Barcelona in reassuring fashion. Nice are three pede in Angola. Friday’s crush also left 56 people both goals in the 2-0 win over Tottenham. then the FA Cup, then the Europa League, struck with just eight minutes gone at the Stade points behind in third but will be without Mario injured and government officials have launched Mane, back from a month on international then Stoke at home (in the league). Louis II before Radamel Falcao netted his 15th Balotelli for Sunday’s trip to Rennes with the an investigation into the tragedy. —AFP duty at the Africa Cup of Nations, scored in “We can’t waste time thinking too much league goal of the season three minutes later. a devastating first half performance at about this. The whole team were poor. It is Mbappe’s blistering pace and steely compo- Anfield as Liverpool won their first Premier about balance and today it was poor, that is sure saw him add a third as Monaco threatened League match on 2017. the truth. “We are in a position that is up to a repeat of their 7-0 rout from the reverse fixture “You need somebody on the end who us. But if you show like today that you can- Wenger plays down in October. Mbappe completed his treble five scores and he did fantastically well,” said not cope with the pressure to play to win minutes into the second half and Falcao round- Klopp. “He could have scored a third one. the league then it is difficult to challenge ed out a thumping win as Monaco issued a pow- “We missed Sadio in January but every and fight for the Premier League. “In the first talk of Arsenal exit erful response to Paris Saint-Germain in the team in the world would have missed him.” 45 minutes you saw a team that is not ready wake of their 3-0 success at Bordeaux on Friday. Mane netted twice in three first-half min- to fight for the Premier League.” —AFP Monaco head to Bastia next weekend before LONDON: Arsene Wenger insists he is not Champions League last first leg next week. utes as Klopp’s team ended Spurs’ nine- travelling to Manchester City for the first leg of preparing to end his long reign at Arsenal Sanchez’s opening goal was controversial- game unbeaten run. their Champions League last 16 clash on despite Ian Wright’s claim the Gunners boss is ly allowed to stand despite the forward han- Klopp now hopes an enforced 16-day February 21. “The best preparation for on the way out. dling the ball on its way into the net. lay-off will allow his team to recover from Manchester City is to win matches,” said Monaco Wenger’s future had been questioned in The Chilean wrapped things up with a late their poor start to 2017 although he boss Leonardo Jardim. the wake of defeats against Watford and penalty following a handball by Sam Clucas refused to entertain the possibility of “I think we did well in the first half and creat- Chelsea that effectively killed off their that earned the Hull midfielder a red card. catching runaway league leaders Chelsea ed lots of chances. In the second half, we looked Premier League title hopes. “It was more about the mathematics than who still have a 10-point lead on his team. after the players a bit more.” But Monaco suf- Wenger’s side returned to winning ways as about the brilliance today because we had It would appear to be an impossible task fered a potential blow with Jardim suggesting Alexis Sanchez’s double secured a 2-0 home absolutely to win,” Wenger said. for the Merseyside club to try and overtake Brazilian midfielder Gabriel Boschilia could miss victory over Hull on Saturday. But after the “So overall I felt that we started well until Antonio Conte’s side, however, although the rest of the season with suspected knee liga- game the Frenchman was quizzed on his we led 1-0. After we became a bit more pro- Klopp refused to discuss it in any detail and ment damage. future, with his current contract expiring at tective to protect the result. rather looked at the forthcoming break his Lyon slumped to a damaging 2-1 defeat at the end of the season and a minority of fans “We were playing a bit more to not con- team can enjoy due to their recent exit Guingamp despite France striker Alexander turning on the manager for recent results. cede a goal and that’s what the game was from the FA Cup. Lacazette netting his 20th league goal of the Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright had about because we knew that was absolutely “What would you think about me if I campaign. Lacazette curled in a superb 10th- fanned the flames by claiming on Friday that vital to win today.” said ‘I think we can get them?’” said Klopp. “I minute opener at the Stade du Roudourou as the 67-year-old had told him he was “coming Hull defender Andy Robertson claimed was really ambitious? Crazy? Lyon sought to build momentum on the back of to the end” of his time after 20 years at the after the game that referee Mark Clattenburg “Maybe you can imagine, I’m not too Wednesday’s 4-0 rout of Nancy. But the visitors helm. “I was with the boss last night, and if I’m apologised to Hull’s players for not ruling out interested in this at the moment. “We final- were blindsided by two goals in the space of going to be totally honest, I get the impres- Sanchez’s first goal. Although Tigers boss ly started 2017 tonight so we shouldn’t go four minutes as Moustapha Diallo levelled on sion that that’s it,” Wright told BBC Radio 5 Marco Silva was unsure on the details of the nuts immediately and talk about the rest, the half-hour mark before Nicolas Benezet’s live. “He actually mentioned when we were apparent apology, he was pleased with his let’s take it step by step. glancing header snapped Guingamp’s six-game talking that he’s coming to the end. I’ve nev- side’s efforts. “They started the game better “Chelsea don’t look too much like they winless run. er heard him say that.” Yet Wenger countered than us and after the story of the first half can struggle over several weeks and if by saying any tiredness stems from his com- they score with handball. We didn’t deserve somebody chases them, I don’t know if we ‘DOUBT’ HURTING LYON mitment to the job and that Wright must this result,” he said. “The most important will be there. “But if they do struggle, there Lyon received a hostile welcome from sec- have misunderstood any conversation. thing is the result. It was a very good second will be somebody there and we will just try tions of their own fans at Parc OL in midweek fol- Asked whether he had given Wright the half. We had control of it and caused Arsenal to get as many points as we can and see lowing last Sunday’s loss at bitter Rhone rivals impression he was leaving, Wenger replied: problems.” — AFP what is possible.” Saint-Etienne and their latest setback adds to “No, no. Mark (Gonnella, Arsenal communica- the enveloping gloom. Bruno Genesio’s side are tions director) was with me as well on ‘WHOLE TEAM WAS POOR’ 12 points adrift of the Champions League places Thursday. “It was questions and answers. I Defeat in the last round of the FA Cup to after losing four of their last six matches and could be tired because I get up early in the Championship side Wolves now leaves Matches on TV travel to Dutch outfit AZ Alkmaar in the first leg morning and I finish late at night, so I am Liverpool with two weeks without a game of the Europa League last 32 on Thursday. “It’s tired, yes. But I didn’t give any indication (Local Timings) until the visit to struggling Leicester for a symptomatic of teams that are suffering from about my future. “There were many people televised Monday night fixture. doubt: they had two big chances and scored there. We (he and Wright) had a little dinner ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE “It is not a shame that we’re not playing twice,” Lyon right-back Christophe Jallet told before but it was not the two of us. There tomorrow,” said Klopp. “I love football but I Bournemouth v Man City 23:00 Canal+ Sport. “We’re all doing everything to get were four or five.” Asked if Wright could have have no problem with a few days when we BeIN SPORTS going again in the right direction, to move misinterpreted any comments, he said: “Yes. can really train. We start ‘pre-season,’ that’s towards, but we haven’t been rewarded and we You know I appreciate very much that you how we really understand it. We will use can’t say we didn’t try everything to get back want me to rest, absolutely. But I am not SPANISH LEAGUE the time we have and hopefully everybody into the match.” ready for that yet.” will see the results.” Tottenham manager SD Eibar v Granada CF 22:45 He added: “It’s true we’ve lost far too many Mauricio Pochettino admitted that his side BeIN SPORTS matches this season to compete for the top MATHEMATICS failed to cope with Liverpool’s early intensi- three.” Dijon claimed a vital 2-0 home win over If Arsenal had not won against lowly Hull, ty and aggression and conceded that Spurs ANFIELD: Liverpool’s Sadio Mane cele- Caen amid heavy snowfall in eastern France, it would have ramped up the pressure on ITALIAN CALCIO LEAGUE are currently a way off competing for the brates after scoring his side’s second while Angers picked up three crucial points with Wenger to depart. title. “We are second in the table, one point goal during the English Premier League SS Lazio v AC Milan 22:45 a 2-1 victory at Lille. Toulouse thrashed nine- Although not at their best, Wenger was above Liverpool but it is true, my feeling soccer match between Liverpool and BeIN SPORTS man Bastia 4-1 and Montpellier inflicted a 3-0 pleased to put the recent defeats to bed now is not good,” he said. Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield, defeat on Nancy. ahead of a trip to face Bayern Munich in the “But we need to recover from that Liverpool. — AP Stuhec emulates ‘Spider’ Silva tops Maze, historic Brunson by bronze for Vonn unanimous decision 15 at UFC18 208

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BURNLEY: Chelsea’s Pedro, centre, scores his side’s first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Burnley and Chelsea at Turf Moor stadium in Burnley, England, yesterday. — AP Burnley’s Brady checks Chelsea charge

Brady’s goal continued his recent run of last month, with his chance. in which they repeatedly hit Burnley on the In response, and thanks to a Ben Bee success against Chelsea manager Antonio He took it in style, curling a magnificent break. But after weathering that pressure, mistake at the other end, Diego Costa had a Burnley 1 Conte, with the winger having also scored 20-yard free-kick over the wall and into the the Clarets began to show why they have shot blocked before Cesar Azpilicueta the winning goal for Ireland against Conte’s top-left corner. That cancelled out an equal- become so feared on their own turf. chanced his luck with a long-range shot Italy in the Euro 2016 group stage. ly impressive opener from Chelsea that was Ashley Barnes was presented with a cou- that just cleared the Burnley crossbar. Burnley, whose home record is bettered started, and finished, by Pedro in the sev- ple of half-chances before the equaliser Burnley substitute Scott Arfield was also Chelsea 1 only by second-place Tottenham Hotspur enth minute. The Spanish winger helped and, soon after it, Andre Gray flashed an guilty of a potentially costly error when his and Chelsea themselves, looked like they begin the attack deep in his own half with a inviting low cross through the Chelsea six- weak clearance was picked up by Hazard, might be swept away following an electrify- pass to Eden Hazard who, in turn, fed Victor yard box. but the Chelsea man’s effort was hurried Home debutant Robbie Brady BURNLEY: ing start from the league leaders. Moses on the right. Burnley should even have taken a lead and well over. scored a memorable free-kick to earn But Sean Dyche’s team, who had won After skipping past Brady’s crude chal- into the interval after Barton found full- Yet another Chelsea attack ended in sim- Burnley a 1-1 draw yesterday that prevented seven straight games at Turf Moor after los- lenge, Moses crossed for Pedro, who had back Matt Lowton, who only had Thibaut ilar fashion a few minutes later with substi- Chelsea moving 12 points clear at the ing to Manchester City in mid-November, covered nearly 70 yards, and his low, angled Courtois to beat but was denied by a solid tute Cesc Fabregas slicing a shot hopelessly Premier League summit. showed great resilience and deservedly shot gave Tom Heaton no chance in the block from the Chelsea goalkeeper. wide from the edge of the penalty area. Brady cancelled out an early strike from equalised after 24 minutes through Brady. Burnley goal. The furious tempo of the game contin- Arfield almost twisted and turned his Pedro and while the point stretched A foul by Nemanja Matic on Joey Barton ued after the restart, with a mistake by way through on goal late on, but Luiz’s Chelsea’s lead to 10 points, their advantage on the edge of the area presented Brady, a Matic and an error by David Luiz culminat- challenge prevented him from giving will be trimmed to eight points if FURIOUS TEMPO club-record £13 million ($16.2 million, 15.3 Chelsea had threatened to simply sweep ing in Gray gathering Barnes’s pass and Burnley six successive home league victo- Manchester City win at Bournemouth today. million euros) signing from Norwich City their hosts away during a positive opening shooting straight at Courtois. ries for the first time in 56 years. — AFP Swansea’s Mawson, Olsson sharpen Leicester’s pain

of a calendar year in the English top tier his left foot from outside the box, the since Stoke City in 1985. Brought back home side took a 36th-minute lead. Swansea City 2 down to earth after their mid-week FA Robert Huth could only help Cup win at Derby County, Leicester could Sigurdsson’s free-kick towards the back scarcely be in a more sorry state as their post, where it was nodded back into the Champions League last 16 tie with danger zone by Federico Fernandez, and Leicester City 0 Sevilla looms on the horizon. Mawson lashed a vicious volley past Clement made one change, bringing Schmeichel. SWANSEA: Defenders Alfie Mawson and Nathan Dyer in for Wayne Routledge, but Swansea landed another blow in first- Martin Olsson gave Swansea City a 2-0 was forced to reverse the switch after half stoppage time after a slick one- win over Leicester City yesterday that Dyer’s reunion with his old club was cur- touch move involving Tom Carroll, nudged the flatlining Premier League tailed by an ankle injury sustained in the Fernando Llorente and Sigurdsson. The champions closer to the relegation zone. fifth minute. Dyer, who spent last season latter’s through-ball freed Olsson, who Mawson and Olsson netted crisp on loan at Leicester, duly re-emerged on drove into the box from wide on the left strikes prior to half-time at the Liberty the bench, the lower half of his left leg before battering a shot between Stadium to give Swansea manager Paul encased in a protective boot. With the Schmeichel and his near post. Ranieri Clement a fourth win in six games since big guns restored to the Leicester line- made a double change at half-time, he succeeded the sacked Bob Bradley. up after their 3-1 win over local rivals sending on Ben Chilwell and Islam Swansea’s victory, their 100th in the Derby, the visitors looked to assert them- Slimani for Christian Fuchs and Marc top flight, took them four points clear of selves. Albrighton. Slimani came closest to the bottom three and left Claudio bringing Leicester back into the game, Ranieri’s Leicester just one point and one SORRY PREDICAMENT first seeing a shot blocked by Lukasz position clear of danger in 17th place. But blocked shots from Wilfred Ndidi, Fabianski from Mahrez’s deft pass and The extraordinary feats of last season Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez were all then just failing to get a touch on have been replaced by history of a differ- they had to show for their early endeav- Mahrez’s right-wing cross. ent kind as Leicester became the first ours and as the first half wore on, But Leicester’s problems in front of goal reigning champions to lose five succes- Swansea established control. were destined to continue, a wild shot sive top-flight games since Chelsea in After Routledge had seen a volley par- from Vardy drawing derisive hoots from SWANSEA: Swansea City's Fernando Llorente, left, and Leicester City's Robert Huth in an aerial 1956. They also became the first team to ried by Kasper Schmeichel and Gylfi the Swansea fans and summing up the challenge for the ball during the English Premier League match Swansea against Leicester at the go six games without scoring at the start Sigurdsson had drilled a shot wide with champions’ sorry predicament. — AFP Liberty Stadium, yesterday. — AP Mexico gets Trump’s trade ire, Japan and Germany gets pass Page 23

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NICE: People look at the float “Wind of Change” depicting US President Donald Trump as it parades in the streets of Nice for the 133rd edition of the Nice Carnival. — AFP IMF’s Lagarde ‘optimistic’ about US economy Warns it could still herald trouble for rest of the world

DUBAI: International Monetary Fund chief Christine tenth of a point this year to 2.3 percent, and four-tenths Lagarde yesterday voiced optimism for US economic of a point to 2.5 percent for 2018. The World Bank mean- growth under US President Donald Trump but warned it while has not changed its forecasts for the United could herald trouble for the rest of the world. “From the States, citing the uncertainty of Trump’s policy plans. little we know, and I will insist on the little we know, Both the IMF and World Bank continue to point to because this is really work in progress... but from the little uncertainty as a mitigating factor for economic projec- we hear, we have reasons to be optimistic about econom- tions in the United States. ic growth in the United States,” Lagarde said at the annual The two organisations are expected to announce World Government Summit in Dubai. clearer forecasts at the World Economic Outlook in April. Lagarde predicted tax reform and more investment in Lagarde, whose organisation has backed taxation in the infrastructure were both likely under Trump, whose largely energy-rich and tax-free member countries of Thursday teaser of fresh tax cut proposals pushed Wall Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), was also unwavering in Street stocks to new records. The Dow, Nasdaq and S&P her support for the impending regional five percent val- 500 all closed up 0.6 percent Thursday after the new US ue-added tax. president promised a “phenomenal” tax cut plan would “Whether you want to talk about education, whether be unveiled within two or three weeks. Yet the IMF chief you want to talk about roads... to have public investment, did not mince words in raising concern over the global you need public funding,” said the IMF chief. “Now if that repercussions of a boon in the US economy. funding is reduced because the price of the barrel has “Now that’s the good news,” said Lagarde. “The more gone down... that money needs to be found somewhere worrying news, if you will, is that it will have conse- else, and as a result there has to be a degree of taxation.” quences on the rest of the world, and we are seeing it.” The International Monetary Fund in 2016 had recom- She highlighted the strength of the dollar against other mended six Gulf states impose revenue-raising measures, currencies, predicting a hike in interest rates regulated by including excise and value-added taxes, to adjust to lower the Federal Reserve. “That’s a tightening that will be diffi- crude prices which have slowed regional growth. The GCC cult on the global economy and for which economies will countries, which include Saudi Arabia and the United Arab have to prepare,” said Lagarde. Emirates, have already agreed to implement selective taxes on tobacco, and soft and energy drinks this year. A broader World Bank keeps forecasts five percent value-added tax is slotted to take effect across DUBAI: An onlooker at the World Government Summit wears a hat similar to those used in the campaign of US The IMF in January raised the US growth estimate a the Gulf on January 1, 2018. —AFP President Donald Trump that instead says “Make Our World Great Again”. — AP Peugeot buys Indian car Algeria buckles up for Ambassador for $12mn homegrown auto drive ALGIERS: Once one of Africa’s biggest car buyers, Algeria million vehicles for close to $25 billion, not counting the is embarking on an ambitious program aimed at replac- cost of importing spare parts,” he told AFP. NEW DELHI: India’s Hindustan Motors has sold its Hindustan Motors, India’s oldest car maker, stopped ing hundreds of thousands of foreign imports with According to the national statistics office, vehicle Ambassador car to France’s Peugeot for just $12 million, production of the Ambassador in 2014 citing debt and lack domestically produced models to keep drivers on the imports doubled between 1995 and 2015, as the economy capping a spectacular downfall for a vehicle once emblem- of demand for the vehicle which was designed on Britain’s road. Facing up to a sharp drop in the price of oil-its main and population grew. Now, heartened by a similar domes- atic of the country’s political class. The CK Birla group, the long-defunct Morris Oxford. “We have sold it for just 800 revenue source-the North African nation has launched a tic production drive in neighbouring Morocco-which has a owners of Hindustan Motors, have sold the car brand for million rupees but we had already stopped production at “new economic model” which seeks to reduce reliance on Renault plant in Tangiers producing 200,000 models a year- 800 million rupees to the French auto makers, a company the plant nearly three years back. The plant has been crude sales. Algeria is eyeing homegrown car manufacturing. spokesman confirmed yesterday. closed since,” the official said. One of the ways it hopes to achieve this is by develop- Last month, the Birla group had signed a separate ing its domestic automotive industry, which has been giv- ‘Cannot ensure quality’ agreement with Peugeot to set up two joint ventures with en incentives to produce more models after the govern- The French motor giant opened a multi-million-euro production capacity initially estimated at 100,000 vehicles ment radically slashed imports. As fears grow over US plant in Paris’s former colony in 2014, with an eventual per year by 2020. The PSA Group, which makes Peugeot President Donald Trump’s impact on global free trade, yearly output set to hit 75,000 vehicles. In November, and Citroen cars, said at the time it had not yet decided Algeria’s move towards homegrown manufacturing is a Volkswagen signed an agreement with its Algerian sales which model it will build in India. possible sign of protectionism in the country. Algeria in partner for the construction of a vehicle assembly plant in The curvy Ambassador once ruled India’s roads and for 2014 was Africa’s second-largest car market in terms of Relizane, 320 kilometers southwest of the capital Algiers. years was the only car driven by politicians and senior gov- sales, with more than 400,000 vehicles imported annually, The plant will produce several models, including the ernment officials. But the car was muscled out over the but last year it cut import licenses by half. Volkswagen Golf, SEAT Ibiza and Skoda Octavia as well as years by the entry of more modern vehicles, particularly As a result only 83,000 units were brought in, repre- the Caddy. Algeria’s industry ministry says it has another SUVs increasingly favoured by senior bureaucrats. The car senting around $1 billion worth of sales-a sharp fall from dozen such projects in the planning, but experts have still remains popular with some taxi drivers and politicians the $7.6 billion Algeria spent on foreign cars in 2012, min- expressed doubts over quality assurance. “Due to and tourists looking for nostalgia. The PSA group was istry of commerce figures show. According to economist decades of deindustrialisation... to benefit imports, the among the first foreign car manufacturers to make a foray Abdelatif Rebah, Algeria’s reliance on foreign cars had level of technological development in our country cannot into India in the Nineties after the government opened up become “unsustainable and dangerous for our external currently ensure a sufficient level of quality sub-contract- investment. But after a fall-out with their local partners, the balance”. “In 15 years, Algeria imported more than four ing,” Rebah said. —AFP The logo of French carmaker Peugeot company withdrew from India in 1997. — AFP MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 BUSINESS Mezzan Holding Reports 2016 Financial Results Double digit growth in Q4 revenues and net profit KUWAIT: Mezzan Holding KSC, one of the turn-around involving various business opti- (52.6% of Group revenue), which grew by largest manufacturers and distributors of food, mization initiatives and the introduction of Q4 2016 Financial Results Highlights: 8.4%, Catering (12.9%), which saw a slight beverage, FMCG and pharmaceutical products new SKUs into the Saudi market. ● Revenue: KD51.2 million, up 12.9% drop in revenues of 1.3%, and Food Services in the Gulf, today released the company’s 2016 Mezzan Holding CEO Garry Walsh said, ● Reported Net Profit attributable to equity holders of the Parent Company: KD4.0 million, (9.4%), which was up by 20.9%. full-year financial results. Full year revenue was “Our diversified business once again proved up 23.1% ● Non-Food Business Line: Slightly down KD207.4 million, representing a 5.8% increase its resilience and defensive nature in the face by 0.3%, the Non-Food Business Line generat- on the same period in 2015. The company’s of economic challenges. The year was chal- 2016 Financial Results Highlights: ed KD52.0 million during the period, or 25.1% net profit for the year was KD17.2 million in lenging for the consumer sector as a whole. ● Revenue: KD207.4 million, up 5.8% of Group revenue. This Business Line compris- line with expectations. However Mezzan’s business mix, diverse ● Underlying Net Profit: KD17.2 million es two business divisions, and they are FMCG Mezzan Holding Executive Vice Chairman products portfolio, geographic spread and ● Reported Net Profit attributable to Equity holders of the Parent Company: KD17.2 million, and Pharmaceuticals (22.3% of Group rev- Mohammad Jassim Al Wazzan said, “We are strong balance sheet successfully shield the down 11.6% (reflecting a one-off non-recurring gain of KD2.2 million from net insurance enue), which grew by 1.3%, and Industrials pleased to report that the company has company from adverse market conditions proceeds recorded in Q2 2015 ) (2.7% of Group revenue), which declined by recorded record revenues in 2016 and a strong challenges. We are pleased with our results ● Underlying Net Profit : KD 17.2 million (flat to last year when excluding a non-recurring 11.8% in the period. fourth quarter despite the predominant and we believe that Mezzan is well posi- gain of KD2.2 million from net insurance proceeds recorded in Q2 2015) ● Regional Business Highlights: Mezzan macro-environment challenges in our mar- tioned for continued positive performance in Holding operates in seven countries, with kets. In 2016, company had top-line growth in 2017 and beyond.” 2016 Balance Sheet Highlights: over 90% of revenue generated in Kuwait five of the seven markets we operate, includ- ● Total Assets: KD 211.7 million, up increase 17.4% (64.9%), UAE (16.8%) and Qatar (9.5%). In ing Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, Mezzan Holding performance ● Equity to Parent Company: KD106.4 million, up 9.1% Kuwait, revenues grew by 4.3%, in UAE rev- our newest market.” by business line enues were slightly down by 0.9%, and in In the third quarter, the company entered Mezzan Holding incorporates 30 sub- Qatar revenues grew by 9.8%. The Group also the largest consumer market in the Gulf with sidiaries and is operationally structured into the company’s performance by business line: in revenue, or 74.9% of Group revenue. The saw revenue growth of 42.2% in Jordan, con- acquisition of Saudi-based Al Safi Foods. The two primary business lines: the Food Business ● Food Business Line: Up by 7.9%, the business line comprises three divisions, and tributing 5.0% to the Group’s total revenue for acquired company is currently undergoing a Line and the Non-Food Business Line. Below is Food Business Line generated KD155.3 million they are Manufacturing and Distribution the period. Egyptians ditch imports and buys local as pound sinks

CAIRO: Egyptian chocolate spread maker had signed a deal to acquire Caravan Swifax has doubled its sales and is strug- Marketing Company, an Egyptian instant gling to keep up with demand since the coffee maker that had increased its domes- pound currency dived in November, forcing tic market share due to competitive pricing. shoppers traditionally “obsessed with With Egypt long dependent on imports, the everything foreign” to ditch pricy imports trend suggests the government’s efforts to and buy local. “People started changing narrow a big trade deficit and boost domes- their habits,” Swifax’s commercial director tic industries are starting to work. Mohamed El Gammal told Reuters. “We Even before the float, imports had been could sell even more ... but we have a prob- falling due to shortages of foreign curren- lem with our capacity.” cy. Egypt had struggled to attract dollars The pound’s flotation and an ensuing and revive the economy after the 2011 increase in tariffs on more than 300 prod- overthrow of president Hosni Mubarak, ucts shipped from abroad have hit with subsequent political turmoil driving importers hard, but have been a boon for away tourists and foreign investors. domestic manufacturers such as Swifax. Official trade figures for 2016 have yet to Once shunned in favor of prestigious for- be released but a government official told eign brands perceived to offer higher quali- Reuters earlier this month that the deficit ty, Egyptian-made products are much more had narrowed by 17.4 percent compared affordable for customers who are increas- with 2015. Imports fell to $62.93 billion ingly price conscious as inflation has shot from $70.28 billion, said the official, but above 28 percent. higher exports also helped to shrink the The bonanza began when Egypt aban- gap. These rose to $20.26 billion in 2016 doned its peg of 8.8 pounds to the dollar on from $18.67 billion. Nov. 3. Since then, the currency has roughly As the unofficial figures suggest, the halved in value to around 17.75. Sitting in weaker pound is also helping Egyptian his office next to a glass cabinet crammed exporters. Hesham Zahra, chairman of with varieties of the sandwich-filler popular Yasmine cosmetic company, said production with sweet-toothed Egyptians, Gammal had risen 25-35 percent since the flotation said sales have jumped from 2 million boosted sales both at home and abroad. pounds ($112,700) a few months before the “Today our prices have become competitive flotation to 4 million, as rival imported in foreign markets, and we can compete brands become unaffordable to many. with some countries in exports,” he said, A 350-gram jar of Swifax’s high-end adding that Yasmine lotion retails for a quar- spread, Moltobella, costs 36 pounds while its ter of the price of some imported brands. GRENOBLE: French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve (C), French Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Segolene Royal budget brand costs around 17 pounds. Its Trade and Industry Minister Tarek Kabil stand in front of an E-Fan solar plane as they visit the CEA Tech (French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energy Commission). — AFP main imported competitor sells for about 70 told Reuters in October that Egypt had pro- pounds a jar. Floating the pound helped duced $4 billion worth of import substitutes Egypt to secure a $12 billion IMF loan in since the start of 2016 and aimed to expand return for a reform program that includes domestic industry by 8 percent in three Aviation takes baby steps tax increases and electricity subsidy cuts, years. Food industries were leading the way, driving up inflation in a country where mil- he said, but local products were also com- lions live a pay cheque from hunger. pensating for a retreat in imported building toward sustainable fuels Egypt also raised customs tariffs on materials, chemicals, leather and furniture. many luxury goods to over 50 percent, “This is a golden opportunity for plugged customs loopholes, and tightened Egyptian producers,” said Abu Bakr Emam, MONTREAL: The air transportation sector is ment will require widespread adoption of for airlines, and proven environmental benefits quality controls in an effort to rein in a head of research at financial firm Prime turning slowly toward sustainable fuels as part alternative fuels that produce less carbon also are key, he said. With prices for conven- trade deficit the central bank blames for Holding. “Local producers used to be unable of the global fight against climate change. But emissions over their life cycle than jet fuel pro- tional fuel remaining low over the past three depressing the currency. Importers criti- to compete but now is the right time to go adoption has been delayed due to a lack of duced from petroleum. The ultimate goal is to years, due to low crude oil prices, energy com- cized the increases, saying local producers in to compete against imported goods due incentives and low oil prices. “It’s very urgent make a fuel-equivalent to jet fuel, but those panies do not have an incentive to invest bil- don’t have the capacity to fill the gap left to the price advantage after the dollar rises.” to develop these alternative fuels,” said Michel processes still are under development or at an lions of dollars in new technologies. by declining sales of foreign goods. Wachenheim of the International Coordinating early stage of industrial production. Hydro-treat- But even so, this year 25 airlines will operate According to Emad Maher, manager of Rising prices Council of Aerospace Industries Associations ed oils, a process of converting gases into hydro- more than 5,000 flights using jet fuel mixed hypermarket chain Samy Salama, switching Still, the pound’s dive is a double-edged (ICCAIA). “There is no reason to be satisfied carbons, or fermentation processes such as the with sustainable alternative fuels-up to 50 per- to local products has increased by 90 per- sword for local manufacturers who largely cent, mainly because of the price differ- depend on imported raw materials. At with the situation.” one being done by biotech Amyris with French cent in the case of hydro-treated oils-on a trial ence. “In some products, you can compare Swifax, Gammal said the cost of cocoa but- Despite an expected increase in airline traf- oil firm Total, produce sustainable biofuels, basis. Industry officials say there also will to be the local and imported and not find much ter and hazelnut had more than doubled fic, the aviation industry is the first commercial according to the experts gathered at the ICAO. a need for stronger political will world-wide to difference (in quality). But Egyptians are since the flotation. A tonne of hazelnut used sector to commit itself to limiting carbon emis- encourage the use of alternative fuels. obsessed with everything foreign,” he said. to cost 90,000 pounds but now it costs sions within 20 years, through a binding mech- Starches and sugars Gerard Ostheimer a scientist with At Covertina, another chocolate-maker, 230,000. This forced the company to dip into anism. But to achieve that goal, the industry These fuels are made from biomass such Sustainable Energy For All (Se4all), launched business is also booming. Chief Executive funds that had been earmarked for expan- must look at a variety of options. Even partially as starches, sugars, oils and lignocellulose-in by the United Nations, a higher price per ton Mostafa Sayed Salam said production had sion. This will now take longer despite the replacing jet fuel with sustainable biofuels can other words, plants. The use of seaweed is still of carbon could be one of the levers that risen 19 percent in 2016 from the previous more pressing need to raise capacity. “In the make an impact. That is one of the four options in the research stage. Nate Brown, in charge would push development of these biofuels. In year. “After the flotation of the currency, it end we increased production without the favored by the International Civil Aviation of the US Federal Aviation Administration’s addition, “We must put in place policies that became hard for importers to sell the expansion by tripling the shifts at our facto- Organization (ICAO), which convened a panel alternative jet fuel initiative, said more work reward (using) fuels with reduced carbon chocolate at the old prices,” he said. “My ries which adds a lot of strain on the of experts on Wednesday and Thursday in needs to be done before reaching large-scale intensity.” At their last triennial assembly, the market share has increased from 50 per- machines,” he said. With Egypt aiming to Montreal to address the dilemma. production. 191 ICAO member states adopted a global cent to 65-70 percent.” raise economic growth under the IMF pro- Lighter, more fuel-efficient aircraft, opti- In addition to coming up with alternative mechanism for offsetting emissions from gramme to 5.5 percent by the 2018-19 fiscal mized flight plans, or turning off jet engines fuels with “equivalent safety-performance,” the international aviation and the objective by Narrowing the deficit year from 4.3 percent in 2015-16, the govern- while on the tarmac also would help to cut costs must be comparable to that of conven- 2035 of, at worst, maintaining emissions Multinationals are taking notice. Nestle, ment can ill-afford large numbers of firms to emissions. But meeting the 20-year commit- tional fuel, he said. A reliable supply is crucial at2019 or 2020 levels. — AFP the packaged food giant, said in January it delay investment like Swifax. — Reuters EXCHANGE RATES

Chinese Yuan Renminbi 44.840 Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. Swiss Franc 307.280 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000018 0.000024 Australian Dollar 237.040 Thai Bhat 9.710 Japanese Yen 0.002626 0.002806 US Dollar Buying 304.850 Turkish Lira 82.065 ASIAN COUNTRIES Kenyan Shilling 0.003013 0.003013 Japanese Yen 2.704 GOLD Korean Won 0.000257 0.000272 Indian Rupees 4.582 20 Gram 252.570 BAHRAIN EXCHANGE COMPANY WLL Malaysian Ringgit 0.065084 0.071084 Pakistani Rupees 2.920 10 Gram 129.210 Nepalese Rupee 0.003085 0.003255 Srilankan Rupees 2.033 5 Gram 65.450 CURRENCY BUY SELL Pakistan Rupee 0.002640 0.002930 Nepali Rupees 2.865 Europe Singapore Dollar 216.290 Philippine Peso 0.006060 0.006360 Hongkong Dollar 39.442 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd British Pound 0.376420 0.386420 Sierra Leone 0.000068 0.000074 Bangladesh Taka 3.830 Czech Korune 0.004067 0.016067 Singapore Dollar 0.210430 0.220430 Philippine Peso 6.136 Danish Krone 0.039822 0.044822 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate South African Rand 0.016960 0.025460 Thai Baht 8.751 Euro 0. 320931 0.329931 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001681 0.002261 US Dollar 305.450 Norwegian Krone 0.032709 0.037909 Canadian Dolla 232.505 Taiwan 0.009671 0.009851 GCC COUNTRIES Romanian Leu 0.084819 0.084819 Thai Baht 0.008394 0.008944 Saudi Riyal 81.668 Sterling Pound 383.405 Slovakia 0.009176 0.019176 Qatari Riyal 84.114 Euro 327.735 Swedish Krona 0.030334 0.035334 Arab ani Riyal 795.348 Swiss Frank 306.320 Swiss Franc 0.299350 0.310350 Bahraini Dinar 813.210 Bahraini Dinar 0.805232 0.813732 Bahrain Dinar 809.725 Turkish Lira 0.076951 0.087251 UAE Dirham 83.381 Egyptian Pound 0.010147 0.019400 UAE Dirhams 83.555 Iranian Riyal 0.000085 0.000086 Qatari Riyals 84.775 Australasia ARAB COUNTRIES Iraqi Dinar 0.000187 0.000247 Saudi Riyals 82.380 Australian Dollar 0.227211 0.239211 Egyptian Pound - Cash 20.450 Jordanian Dinar 0.426002 0.435002 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 17.254 Jordanian Dinar 431.985 New Zealand Dollar 0.214615 0.224115 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.229 Egyptian Pound 16.811 Lebanese Pound 0.000148 0.000248 Tunisian Dinar 13.500 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.030 America Moroccan Dirhams 0.020142 0.044142 Jordanian Dinar 431.150 Indian Rupees 4.540 Canadian Dollar 0.228841 0.237841 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 2.040 Nigerian Naira 0.001269 0.001904 Pakistani Rupees 2.914 Georgina Lari 0.138230 0.138230 Syrian Lira 2.182 Omani Riyal 0.788514 0.794194 Bangladesh Taka 3.859 US Dollars 0.301950 0.306350 Morocco Dirham 30.914 Qatar Riyal 0.083253 0.084703 Philippines Pesso 6.136 US Dollars Mint 0.302450 0.306350 Saudi Riyal 0.080527 0.081827 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Cyprus pound 167.740 Asia Syrian Pound 0.001298 0.001518 US Dollar Transfer 306.050 Japanese Yen 3.720 Bangladesh Taka 0.003622 0.004206 Tunisian Dinar 0.130560 0.138560 Euro 327.930 Syrian Pound 2.425 Chinese Yuan 0.043212 0.046512 Turkish Lira 0.076951 0.087251 Sterling Pound 384.400 Nepalese Rupees 3.835 Canadian dollar 235.240 Hong Kong Dollar 0.037375 0.040125 UAE Dirhams 0.081902 0.083602 Malaysian Ringgit 69.705 Turkish lira 83.520 Indian Rupee 0.002680 0.004903 Yemeni Riyal 0.000995 0.001075 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 BUSINESS Ford bets $1bn on startup founded by Uber vets

SAN FRANCISCO: Ford Motor is spending $1 billion toward building a vehicle without a steering wheel or tacit acknowledgement that Ford needed more tal- cars, as well as product development and manufac- to take over a budding robotics startup to acquire brake pedal by 2021 - a vision that CEO Mark Fields ent to deliver on Fields’ 2021 promise, said one turing knowledge, Salesky said. In return for its fund- more expertise needed to reach its ambitious goal of laid out last summer. The big-ticket deal for the newly- expert familiar with Salesky and Rander. ing, Argo will design its driverless system exclusively having a fully driverless vehicle on the road by 2021. minted company clearly was aimed at getting Salesky “This is likely a realization that Ford is behind rela- for Ford and then have a chance to license the tech- The big bet announced Friday comes just a few and Rander. Salesky formerly worked on self-driving tive to companies like GM, Audi, Volvo, Waymo and nology to other automakers in the future. months after the Pittsburgh startup, Argo AI, was cars at a high-profile project within Google - now Uber, and is trying to catch up,” said Raj Rajkumar, a Competitors such as NVIDIA have developed arti- created by two alumni of Carnegie Mellon known as Waymo - and Rander did the same kind of Carnegie Mellon computer engineering professor ficial intelligence that learns about different situa- University’s robotics program, Bryan Salesky and engineering at ride-hailing service Uber before the who leads the school’s autonomous vehicle research. tions as it’s tested on roads, something that is almost Peter Rander. two men teamed to launch Argo late last year. Salesky said Argo expects to have 200 workers by the essential for an autonomous car to function in heavy The alliance between Argo and Ford is the latest end of the year. Argo employees will be given stock traffic on city streets. Ford isn’t just racing General to combine the spunk and dexterity of a technologi- Core techonology in the subsidiary as part of their compensation pack- Motors and other automakers to gain robotics expe- cally savvy startup with the financial muscle and “When talent like that comes up, you don’t ignore ages so they will be enriched if Argo’s technology rience. Uber bought autonomous trucking startup manufacturing knowhow of a major automaker in that ability,” said Raj Nair, who doubles as Ford’s chief becomes a hot commodity. Otto for an estimated $680 million last summer pri- the race to develop autonomous vehicles. Last year technical officer and product development head. The equity should set Argo apart from other com- marily to get Otto’s engineers on its team working on rival General Motors paid $581 million to buy Cruise The two will develop the core technology of Ford’s panies in recruiting scarce tech workers. “There’s a driverless vehicles. Otto co-founder Anthony Automation, a 40-person software company that is autonomous vehicle - the “virtual driver” system, war for talent out there,” Fields said. By joining with Levandowski, another former Google engineer, is testing vehicles in San Francisco. which Nair described as the car’s “brains, eyes, ears Ford, Argo gets strong capital backing and expertise now overseeing Uber’s testing of driverless cars in The Argo deal marks the next step in Ford’s journey and senses.” The decision to turn to Argo for help is a on other components needed to run autonomous Pittsburgh and Arizona. — AP

Mexico gets Trump’s trade ire, Japan and Germany gets pass

WASHINGTON: When President Donald Nissan cranks out Pathfinders and other Trump rages about unfair trading practices, vehicles in Tennessee. The Germans, too, he usually directs his ire at China and put up American factories. Volkswagen Mexico. By comparison, Japan and manufactures Passats in Tennessee, BMW Germany get off easy. The focus on China is makes sedans in South Carolina, and understandable: The US trade deficit in Siemens builds turbines in North Carolina. goods with China ($347 billion last year) is Overall, Japan had invested $373 billion five times bigger than any other. The US in the United States by 2014, Germany trade gap with Mexico ($63.2 billion), $224 billion and Mexico just $18 billion, though, is smaller than the ones with Japan according to the Organization for ($68.9 billion) and Germany ($64.9 billion). International Investment, a trade group Still, when it comes to Trump’s rhetoric, that represents foreign companies in the “the volume on Mexico is three times as United States. The US investment and hir- high,” says Gary Hufbauer, senior fellow at ing shields Japan and Germany from criti- the Peterson Institute for International cism. “As soon as you start wailing on Economics. Another sign of the difference Honda, Toyota or Nissan, you’ll have a gov- in relations: Japanese Prime Minister ernor standing up, saying, ‘Hey, these are Shinzo Abe is on a friendly trip to the great companies,’” Peterson’s Hufbauer says. United States, with Trump welcoming him to the White House with a warm embrace. Charm offensive By contrast, Mexican President Enrique Japan, in particular, seems eager to get Pena Nieto last month acrimoniously can- on Trump’s good side. The charm offensive celed a planned meeting with the new started less than a month after the election, American president. Why does Mexico bear when Japanese tech billionaire Masayoshi the brunt of Trump’s wrath, while Germany Son promised to invest $50 billion and cre- and Japan usually get a pass? ate 50,000 jobs in the United States. The Japanese government’s Facebook BREMEN: This file photo taken on August 31, 2010 shows employees of German logistics company BLG Logistics Group AG controlling rows of The politics of immigration page has been featuring posts on Japanese German Volkswagen cars at the car terminal at the harbor of Bremerhaven. —AFP Trade tension with Mexico is easily con- who have contributed to American life - the flated with anger over illegal Mexican designer behind the interior of New York immigration, a hot-button topic with subway cars, the pediatric cardiologist car- Despite diesel scandal, new Trump’s core supporters. Many voters ing for Miami babies with heart problems, believe Mexicans are taking American jobs, an oncologist using a new cancer treat- both as a result of trade policy and of illegal ment in Houston. The Japanese are also immigration. In their view, the North using golf diplomacy on the links-loving Volks models coming to US American Free Trade Agreement - a US pact Trump: Abe presented the president with a with Mexico and Canada - pits US workers $4,500 Honma driver when they met last against low-wage labor inside Mexico. November in New York. In a news confer- Poised to offer new or revamped diesel vehicles Mexicans also have crossed the border ille- ence Friday, Abe flattered Trump by noting gally and taken jobs inside the United that the American president was the supe- DETROIT: Despite uproar created by the diesel to American consumers was difficult even sions of the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC States at low pay. Trump has promised to rior golfer. emissions cheating scandal at Volkswagen, Ford before the Volkswagen scandal made headlines. Terrain, both compact sport utility vehicles due renegotiate or withdraw from NAFTA and Japan and Germany don’t get off the and General Motors are poised to offer new or “There just isn’t a lot of demand,” she said. out this summer. has threatened to tax imports from Mexico. hook entirely. Trump upset Japan by revamped diesel vehicles to their American cus- VW has had to pay more than $20 billion in fines Customers will be able to choose from three He also has vowed to build a border wall to pulling the United States out of a 12-coun- tomers. It is a bold move, since only 255 diesel and buybacks since it admitted in 2015 to out- engine options, including a 1.5- and 2.0-liter keep illegal immigrants out of America. try trade agreement called the Trans-Pacific cars were sold in the US market in January, com- fitting 11 million diesel cars worldwide with turbo-matched with GM’s first nine-speed auto- Partnership. And he has accused Japan of pared to the 5,000 to 10,000 a month rate for software designed to cheat emissions testing, a matic transmission-and the European-built 1.6- Made in the USA manipulating its currency to gain a price most of 2015 — before the VW scandal broke. scandal that has shook the company to its core. liter turbo-diesel, which is expected to achieve Three decades ago, Japan figured out advantage for its exporters. Last month, GM sold just 1,400 Chevrolet Colorado and Fiat Chrysler also now faces potentially heavy 40 mpg when the numbers are finished, said how to calm America’s anger over surging Peter Navarro, the White House’s director of GMC Canyon compact pickup trucks with small fines because of similar concerns over the diesel Dan Nicholson, vice president of GM’s Global Japanese imports: move factories to the trade and industrial policy, complained to diesel engines in 2016. That represented less Jeep utility vehicles and Ram pickup trucks. But Propulsion Systems. United States and hire Americans. So the Financial Times newspaper that than one percent of the trucks GM sold in this Joseph Phillippi, owner of AutoTrends “With three choices, customers can select an Honda now builds Accords and Acuras in Germany was exploiting an undervalued segment. But even as automakers turn increas- Consulting, said the new diesel-powered vehi- engine that offers more of the attributes that Ohio, Toyota makes Camrys in Kentucky, euro to boost its exports. —AP ingly to electric and hybrid engines to meet cles will find buyers looking for power and bet- are important to them: efficiency, performance demand for cleaner cars, and more importantly ter miles per gallon. “I don’t see any reason why and capability,” Nicholson said. And Mazda will to meet government efficiency standards, diesel diesel can’t mount a comeback of sorts,” he told become the first Asian automaker to offer a remains an option. AFP. “Diesel fans looking for torque and mpg, diesel to US customers, when it introduces the Diesel still produces better mileage than not overly concerned about prior sins, will still CX-5 SUV with the SkyActive 2.2-liter clean gasoline engines, so it can bolster the fleet-wide want what diesel can offer.” diesel, beginning in the second half of 2017. fuel economy average, which is critical to meet- “We’re confident this engine offers a smart ing US regulatory requirements. Ford is plan- Old favorites in diesel new option for North American drivers who ning to launch a diesel version of its popular F- Ford is preparing to offer a 3.0-liter diesel want both performance and fuel economy,” 150 pickup truck, while GM has two diesel SUV engine as an option in the popular F-150 pickup Akira Marumoto, Mazda’s executive vice presi- models in the works, and even Mazda is adding truck when the 2018 version rolls out next fall. dent, said recently. It provides a torque-rich a diesel SUV. Todd Eckert, marketing manager for the F-150, driving experience, and will make the CX-5 one said the automaker has a long-history of inno- of the most fuel-efficient vehicles in its class, Demand challenge vation with this vehicle. “It’s all about continu- Marumoto said. The engine also will use propri- GM and Ford sell large diesel engines in ous improvement,” Eckert said. etary technologies that reduce diesel knock heavy-duty pick-up trucks widely used in con- The pickup’s diesel engine will be built at sound for a quieter ride, he said. Mazda was struction, oil drilling and on farms and ranches the Ford factory in Dagenham, England and preparing to bring a diesel engine to North in the United States, but American consumers will make the truck more efficient, said Jerry America more than three years ago but has have been skittish about buying diesel models Farrell, the chief engineer for the F-150. Exact delayed the introduction several times because for daily use because they cost more and the fuel economy numbers for the new model are the company’s engineers were not satisfied with fuel is more expensive. Stephanie Brinley, an not available yet. General Motors plans to the engine’s performance, Mazda’s director of WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe analyst with IHS Automotive said selling diesel begin offering a diesel engine in the new ver- communications Jeremy Barnes said. —AFP participate in a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House. — AP

Swiss voters set to reject corporate tax overhaul plan Hamburg airport halts flights, ZURICH: Swiss voters have clearly reject- companies tax breaks on research and evacuates in bad air scare ed plans to overhaul the corporate tax development (R&D) in Switzerland, prof- system, in a setback for government its from patents developed there and efforts to abolish low tax rates for thou- deductions for excess company equity. BERLIN: German firefighters yester- sands of multinational firms while In addition, many cantons say they day evacuated hundreds of passen- encouraging them to stay, projections by would also reduce corporate tax rates for gers at Hamburg Airport after about broadcaster SRF showed. Most Swiss rec- all companies to reduce the fiscal burden 50 people were injured by an ognize the country needs tax reform to and dissuade multinationals from leaving. unknown hazardous material that avoid being blacklisted as a low-tax pari- After parliament approved the measures likely spread through the airport’s ah. But new measures proposed to help last year, critics gathered the 50,000 sig- air conditioning system. All flights companies offset the loss of their special natures needed to trigger Sunday’s refer- were halted for several hours due to status breaks had created deep divisions. endum, which can overturn the parlia- the evacuation, but air traffic started “It is so clear that you can already say mentary vote. running again around 2 pm, airport the measure will fail,” political analyst The No campaign was led by a coali- spokeswoman Karen Stein said. Claude Longchamp of the gfs.bern tion including the Social Democrats, More than 50 people - both research and polling institute told SRF Greens, trade unions and church leaders passengers and staff - had com- around half an hour after polls closed. SRF who feared the public would bear the plained about breathing prob- said voters appeared to have rejected the brunt of reduced company tax revenue lems, burning eyes and nausea. tax plans by about 60 percent to 40 per- through cuts in public services or higher Firefighters were examining them cent. Switzerland has been in the personal taxes. Those backing the gov- to find out whether they had to be European Union’s firing line for years ernment say the reforms struck a balance taken to the hospital, the German because cantons (states) have a special tax between abolishing the tax breaks criti- news agency DPA reported. Those status for foreign companies that means cized by Brussels and new measures that who were evacuated from the air- some pay virtually no tax other than an will keep Switzerland competitive. port but not injured had to wait effective federal tax of 7.8 percent. The stakes are high for Switzerland, outside the terminals in freezing The country agreed with Brussels in already coming to terms with the end its temperatures. Firefighters desig- 2014 to abolish this status because it long-cherished tradition of banking nated special areas outside the air- allowed some foreign firms to pay far secrecy. If multinationals pull out, the port building where physicians lower tax on overseas earnings - an economy could suffer. The changes also were examining those injured by attractive perk for around 24,000 multina- come at a time US President Donald the unknown substance. The tionals looking to lower their tax bills. To Trump is considering slashing corporate cause for the incident was not offset the introduction of higher tax rates taxes and Britain has hinted it could cut known, Stein said, “but we’re work- the government also proposed giving its rates when it leaves the EU. —Reuters HAMBURG: Travelers wait outside the Hamburg, northern Germany, airport yesterday after several people ing closely together with the were injured by an unknown toxic that likely spread through the airports’ air conditioning system. —AP authorities to find out more.” —AP MONSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 BUSINESS US stock indexes climb into record heights

NEW YORK: Wall Street capped a week of ket’s gains much of the week. News that OPEC 96.97 points, or 0.5 percent, to 20,269.37. The Street’s forecasts, according to S&P $2.38 to $51.50. Soaring copper prices milestones Friday with a rally that pushed the is largely adhering to a recent pact to cut Standard & Poor’s 500 index gained 8.23 Global Market Intelligence. gave gold and copper miner Freeport- major stock indexes to all-time highs for the crude oil production has also helped lift mar- points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,316.10. The Nasdaq McMoRan a lift. It rose 41 cents, or 2.7 second day in a row. Small-company stocks kets. The daily market moves have been most- composite index added 18.95 points, or 0.3 percent, to $15.80. Investors also wel- did better than larger ones, nudging the ly small, but big enough to push indexes to percent, to 5,734.13. Earnings on track comed Sears’ huge cost-savings initiative. Russell 2000 index to a record high for the first new heights. All told, the Nasdaq closed at a record high Earnings are on track to mark the sec- The troubled department store chain time since December. Miners and other raw “We had a drought for a very, very long four times this week, as well as last Friday. The ond-consecutive quarter of growth after said Friday that it will slash at least $1 bil- materials companies led the gainers. Rising time last year where we went almost a year Russell 2000 picked up 10.32 points, or 0.8 a five-quarter losing streak. Beyond earn- lion a year in costs by selling stores, cut- crude oil prices also gave energy companies a and a half without hitting a new high, which percent, to 1,388.84. ings, investors are also eying ting jobs or selling some of its well- big boost. Consumer goods stocks were was the longest time ever,” said Randy Trading got off to a good start early Friday, Washington D.C. for signs the Trump known brands. The stock leaped $1.42, or essentially flat. Frederick, vice president of trading & deriva- as investors sized up the latest batch of com- administration will deliver on the prom- 25.6 percent, to $6.96. Strong company earnings and investor tives at Charles Schwab. “Now we’re back to pany earnings. Some 70 percent of the com- ised business-friendly policy proposals In deal news, Mead Johnson Nutrition optimism over the Trump administration’s what I would say is more of a typical move, panies in the S&P 500 have reported quarterly that helped drive a market rally last fall, Co. rose 5.6 percent after the baby formu- promises of tax cuts, less government regula- where you get record highs consistently.” results as of Friday. About 40 percent of those including slashing government regula- la maker agreed to be bought by British tion and other policies helped fuel the mar- The Dow Jones industrial average rose turned in earnings and revenue that beat Wall tions and taxes. household products company Reckitt “The market has been pretty generous Benckiser for $90 a share, or $16.6 billion. ever since the election in moving in Mead Johnson shares climbed $4.67 to anticipation of what might come,” $87.72. Benchmark US crude rose 86 Frederick said. “The question is at what cents, or 1.6 percent, to close at $53.86 a point does the market expect to see barrel in New York. things actually happen versus just prom- The contract rose 66 cents on ises of action. That’s the tricky part.” Thursday. Brent crude, the benchmark for Investors bid up shares in companies that international oil prices, gained $1.07, or turned in better earnings or outlooks 1.9 percent, to close at $56.70 a barrel in than Wall Street was expecting, including London. Natural gas futures declined 11 footwear company Skechers, video game cents, or 3.4 percent, to $3.03 per 1,000 publisher Activision Blizzard and real cubic feet. estate investment company CBRE Group. Major stock indexes in Europe closed Skechers gained $4.50, or 19.3 per- mostly higher. Britain’s FTSE 100 added cent, to $27.78, while CBRE Group 0.4 percent, while Germany’s DAX rose climbed $2.43, or 7.7 percent, to $34. 0.2 percent. France’s CAC 40 was flat. Activision Blizzard was the biggest gainer Greece’s stock market gained 2.5 percent in the S&P 500. The maker of “Call of as its creditors met to find a way to ease Duty,” “Candy Crush” and other video concerns about the future of its bailout games jumped $7.50, or 18.9 percent, to program. In Asia, investors welcomed $47.23. Other companies’ quarterly strong January trade data from China. report cards failed to impress traders. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.2 percent, Yelp skidded 13.6 percent after the while South Korea’s Kospi added 0.5 per- online reviews company’s revenue fore- cent. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1 casts disappointed Wall Street. The stock percent. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slid $5.66 to $35.83. index surged 2.5 percent as the yen Cerner slumped 4.4 percent after the weakened against the dollar, lifting health care information technology com- shares of exporters. pany lowered its earnings and revenue Bond prices fell. The 10-year Treasury guidance for the year. The stock was the yield rose to 2.41 percent from 2.40 per- biggest decliner in the S&P 500. It fell cent late Thursday. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 business

Chevrolet & Cadillac Alghanim - Aftersales Group celebrates 2016 achievements, honors employees

KUWAIT: Chevrolet & Cadillac Alghanim - year. In competition with other General variety of flexible payment options and plans, Aftersales Group, held its annual appreciation Motors dealers in the Middle East, Aftersales as well as plenty of service benefits and perks event on Monday, January 30th 2017, at Group won 1st position in the Service Advisor all year long. Alghanim Service Center in Shuwaikh, bring- Skills Competition and the Technician Skills It’s also worth mentioning that Yusuf A ing together its employees and members of Competition, 2nd position (1st among GCC Alghanim & Sons Service Facility in Shuwaikh Alghanim Industries senior management. The dealers) in the Part Skills Competition, as well is considered the biggest and most advanced aim of the gathering was to assure the level of as plenty of gold awards including the Top automotive service center in the world, with commitment and excellent performance of Technician Award, Chevrolet & Cadillac 73,000 sqm of built up area, servicing 1,000 the company’s aftersales operations, as well Service Manager Award, the Parts Manager vehicles every day. Throughout the facility, as awarding the employees for their excep- Award and 21 Gold Awards. advanced technology is harnessed to provide tional service and devotion. customers high-quality and efficient service, Acknowledged for exceeding expectations Passion and devotion including a team of highly trained technicians across all functions and divisions in 2016, the All the exceptional performers were award- whose goal is to provide necessary advice and Aftersales team has once again set remark- ed by the senior management and compli- support as well as reliable and cost-effective able new standards in achieving customer mented for the great efforts of the team and operation of customers’ vehicles. satisfaction in the Automotive Service and all the support functions to ensure that the The facility also includes a state-of-the-art Parts division. Members of the Alghanim company tenders the best service to paint and body shop that provides factory fin- Industries’ senior management were there in Chevrolet & Cadillac customers at all times ish gloss and quality when it comes to refin- person, honoring and awarding the employ- with passion and devotion in line with I-CARE ishing customers’ vehicles. Supported by ees for their nonstop dedication and service. program which inspires all employees to go body-and-paint specialists and modern Meanwhile, the family of Chevrolet & Cadillac the extra mile and exceed customer’s expec- equipment, the shop offers a variety of servic- Alghanim - Aftersales Group would like to tations through memorable initiatives. es that includes paint-less dent removal, cus- thank its customers for their abiding loyalty On par with Aftersales Group’s unforget- tom paint and customization, sunroof installa- and support as the company vows to contin- table appreciation event is the service facility tions, upholstery repairs and replacement, ue honoring their trust and exceed their of Chevrolet & Cadillac Alghanim which con- thrilling destination. Performed by profes- cost for customers. Once the checkup has and many more. Chevrolet & Cadillac expectations in 2017 and beyond. tinues to elevate its customer relations and sionally trained service advisors, customers been performed, customers will receive an Alghanim - Aftersales Group encourages cus- 2016 was a year of exceptional success, car sales and services to new levels. The serv- can expect a professional, detailed checkup exhaustive report detailing the condition of tomers to visit any of its strategically located which is evident by the abundance of after- ice facility aims to offer a completely satisfy- that includes a thorough inspection on all the car, the required maintenance and pric- service centers as soon as possible as to avoid sales, awards Chevrolet & Cadillac Alghanim - ing experience from the moment customers aspects related to car safety such as wipers, ing. Not to mention the customer-friendly any potential malfunction that may occur on Aftersales Group had received during the steps in until the day they drive off to a brakes, engine and oil, all at no additional service contracts that avail to customers a the road.

Al Tijari announces winners of Al Najma Account

KUWAIT: Commercial Bank of Kuwait Mahmoud Mohamad AlMahdi Abdullah held the Al Najma Account daily draw on KD 7000/- 12th February 2017. The draw was held Abdullah Saqer Rashid Abdullah under the supervision of the Ministry of KD 7000/- Commerce & Industry represented by Mr. Al Najma awards are now brighter Abdulaziz Ashkanani. and bigger than ever. With the The winners of the Al Najma Daily revamped Al Najma account, all your Draw are : dreams will be turned to reality. On top Hussain Hasan Haidar Jamal KD 7000/- of offering the highest daily prize in Sana Naeem Naeem Akthar KD 7000/- Kuwait for KD 7,000, now our Mega Jenan Hassan Mohammed Hassan prize draws got bigger to reach KD KD 7000/- 250,000.

NREC signs $101m loan facility with Agility Investment Holding

KUWAIT: National Real Estate Company NREC has a portfolio of iconic real (NREC), a leading real estate developer estate developments across the Middle and investor with $2bn of assets in the East and North Africa. The company is cur- Middle East and North Africa, has signed rently developing Reem Mall - a$USD101.5million (KD 31 million)five alandmarkUS$1 billion retail and leisure year convertible loan with Agility destination in Abu Dhabi; and Grand Investment Holding Limited, a subsidiary Heights - a luxury residential development of Agility. The loan facility has the option of 3.8 million square meters in Egypt. of converting into NREC shares prior to The new loan facility will allow the com- the maturity date. pany to finance projects and will benefit The cash inflow will be used to NREC shareholders as the company deliv- strengthen NREC’s liquidity and underpin ers on its commitments and assesses new KAMCO sponsors ‘Maker Fair’ Exhibition the company’s strategy of investing in its growth opportunities. Commenting on the core markets. This includes supporting the loan facility Sam Sidiqi, NREC’s Group CEO AMCO Investment Company announced patronage of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- projects, as well as gifted youth. Kamco partici- completion of existing projects that are in said: “This initiative builds on the NREC’s its sponsorship of the “Maker fair” exhibi- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and in the presence pated in the officiating committee, which was early stages of delivery, and exploring new consistent and positive financial results Ktion which opened on Thursday 9th of Commerce and Industry Minister, Youth formed on the sidelines of the exhibition to growth opportunities at a time when capi- during the last four years, and allows us to February and continued till the 11th at Mishrif Minister Khalid Al-Roudhan, as part of the com- select the best skills among participants and tal values are becoming more attractive. invest in a new chapter of growth.” fair grounds. The event was held under the pany strategy to support small and medium exhibited projects. How to invest with $5, $50 or $100

NEW YORK: Investing isn’t just for the rich. It is true Set your intention investment options these days for new investors. You have options at every price point, but experts that if you have lots of cash, you’ll have lots of If you are in a position to invest freely, determine There are also many online firms targeting the lower- will generally warn you away from starting with an options on where to put it. But if you are just getting why you are doing it. There’s no wrong answer. dollar amount crowd such as Betterment, individual stock as it eats up most of your small started and have just a minimal amount of money to Maybe you want to speed up your savings for a Wealthfront, Stash and Acorn. investment and leaves you with a lack of diversifica- work with - anywhere from $5 to $1,000 - you may house or perhaps you just want to try your hand at Betterment doesn’t have a minimum balance tion. There are ways around that. Some firms will have more choices than you might think. A few the stock market. It’s important to be honest with requirement and Wealthfront has a $500 minimum allow fractional share purchases, so you can create a things to consider: yourself because it will help you set a timeline and deposit. But both firms, known as robo-advisers, help more diversified portfolio. Or you can consider a risk threshold, said Ted Beck, CEO of the National determine what investments work best for you and Direct Stock Purchase Plan, known as DSPP, which Should you be investing at all? Endowment for Financial Education. manage them at a low cost. allows you to buy a stock directly from a company or It’s important to ask yourself first, should you be He also suggests thinking about how much time There are also apps like Stash and Acorn, which transfer agent, thereby avoiding commissions. Not investing at this point in your life? There may be oth- you are willing to spend on homework. Some invest- allow you to invest and manage small amounts of all companies offer them. er things that take precedent, said Nick Holeman, a ments, a single stock, for example, require more money from your smartphone with similar support. Don’t forget low-cost index funds, which track certified financial planner at Betterment. He sug- research and upkeep than something like a mutual There are perks to each: Stash charges a subscription market benchmarks such as the S&P 500, or other gests making sure first that you’ve paid off any high- fund. If you want to understand some further basics fee of $1 a month with no commission or trading fees mutual funds that offer mixes of investments. interest debts, which he considers anything over 5 on investing principles, consider checking out NEFE’s (and new investors get their first three months free.) Exchange traded funds, or ETFs, are also popular. percent. A moderate portfolio can earn you roughly “Money Basics “ free educational course on investing. Acorn sets itself apart by investing your spare change, They trade like a stock but represent a basket of 6 to 9 percent, but that comes with a lot of ups and rounding up your purchases to make a series of assets and often come with lower fees than a mutu- downs along the way. Paying off high-rate interest Who to invest with micro-investments over time. So that $3.25 latte on al fund. Whatever you choose, Holeman, of debt is a guaranteed way to improve your financial In most cases you are going to need a vehicle your debit card becomes a $4 expense with 75 cents Betterment, suggests starting out slow. It can be well-being. Take advantage of an employer’s 401(k) through which to make your investments. While you headed to an investment account. The important gut-wrenching to watch the normal ups and downs matching contributions before looking to outside used to need a large chunk of cash to even open an thing is to find a service you feel comfortable with, for an investment, so try investing conservatively investments. The match alone greatly increases your account or work with a financial adviser, times have offers the investments you want and at a low cost. for a bit to get used to the process. And remember contributions at the start. No other investment can changed. Now there are many people vying for your your biggest gains at this point come from regular offer that. Also, your contributions are tax- business. Traditional firms such as Fidelity, Charles What to invest in contributions. The investment gains are just the deductible and grow in a tax-sheltered account. Schwab and Vanguard have some lower-priced Stocks, bonds, mutual funds: it’s really up to you. icing on the cake. — AP MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 business

Nissan rewards top employees at annual Regional Skills Contest

DUBAI: Nissan Middle East honored its Skills Contest event held yesterday at ing strategy to be the leader in provid- employees participating. The Japanese in our own people in order to create a top sales and service employees from IMG World in Dubai. The award cere- ing the best customer service in the auto maker invests heavily in customer highly skilled and motivated workforce, across the region at its annual Regional mony comes as part of Nissan’s ongo- region and see over 2,500 Nissan care and focuses on providing the capable of delivering a superlative highest standards of sales and after- experience for our customers. Based on sales service. what I have seen this year, I know we During the ceremony, Samir are making great progress towards our Cherfan explained how customer serv- goal of providing the best customer ice lies at the very heart of Nissan experience in the automotive industry. operations. “Here in the Middle East, I congratulate the category winners just as in all of Nissan’s global markets, and pay tribute to all the participants we focus on delivering the highest lev- for their excellence and efforts.” els of customer service, giving cus- The oldest and most coveted cate- tomers an experience that goes gory is Nissan Service Technical beyond their expectations. In practice, Excellence Competency Award (NIS- this involves a major commitment to TEC), now in its 20th year. This year, the training Nissan staff and making sure accolade was awarded to Ramesh that every aspect of our service is mon- Rajan from Al Babtain Co in Kuwait. itored and benchmarked. This helps to “What a great thrill and honor to win ensure that we provide an experience this award,” said Ramesh. “What’s so that is not only at par with our cus- gratifying is that it is other Nissan tech- tomer’s expectations, but one that pro- nical personnel who evaluate and motes loyalty to the Nissan brand.” judge my work. Naturally I’m pleased The Nissan Regional Skills Contest, for the recognition, but much of the now in its 20th year, rewards employ- credit goes to Nissan and my team for ees that have shown exemplary per- putting me through such a compre- formance over the course of the year. hensive training program and support- The Regional Skills Contest comprises ing me everyday.” four competitions for technicians, serv- The first place under the Nissan ice advisors, sales and parts, with the Service Advisor Excellency objective of realizing their capabilities Competency Award (NISAC) category and advancing their skills. The awards was won by Atif Khan from Arabian span every aspect of the business - Automobiles Co in Dubai and the win- from knowledge of Nissan genuine ner of the Nissan Sales Executive parts to service advice to sales acumen Excellence Competency Award (NISEC) to technical expertise. category went to Nergis Oncu from Samir Cherfan was highly apprecia- Nissan Otomotiv AS in Turkey. In addi- tive of the contest participants: “I have tion, Jethin Alapatt Jose from Al been greatly impressed and hugely Babtain Co in Kuwait was presented encouraged by the skills and the com- with the first place for the Nissan Parts mitment I have seen from the competi- Executive Excellence Competency tion participants. At Nissan, we invest Award (NIPEC). NBK Most Valuable Banking Brand Sixth annual GCC Financial Forum to host prominent in Kuwait with a value of US$1.59bn global and regional speakers

KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) was rec- one of the world’s top 100 banking brands too. utes such as financial performance, revenue MANAMA: Euromoney Conferences and ognized for the 3rd time in a row as the most In its home country, NBK is unrivalled. It has forecasts, growth rates, brand strength index, the Bahrain Economic Development Board valuable banking brand in Kuwait in 2017 overtaken its competitors to become the sustainability and analysts’ insights, amongst (EDB), yesterday announced a stellar line- according to Brand Finance, the renowned nation’s premier banking brand.” Brand Finance’s others. up of leading international and regional brand valuation agency. NBK ranks among the valuation assesses the dollar value of the reputa- NBK continues to collectively enjoy the high- industry experts to speak at the sixth annu- Top Tier of the Most 500 Valuable Banking tion, image and intellectual property of the est ratings from the three international rating al GCC Financial Forum. The forum will Brands in the world. According to Brand Finance, brand. It considers a number of relevant attrib- agencies; Moody’s, Fitch Ratings and Standard reconvene in Bahrain’s capital, Manama, on NBK’s Brand value reached USD 1.59 billion, up and Poor’s. The Bank’s ratings are supported by 27-28 February 2017. More than 600 high- 15% year-on-year. Also, NBK’s brand rating is its high capitalization, prudent lending policies, level delegates will participate and discuss ranked AA, among the top in the region. This and its disciplined approach to risk manage- how the GCC region will fund its future. recognition reflects customers and shareholders’ ment, in addition to its highly recognized and Euromoney Conferences and the trust in NBK as well as the bank’s strong reputa- very stable management team. In 2016, NBK was Bahrain Economic Development Board are tion locally and regionally. also named among Global Finance’s list of the 50 honored to announce that His Excellency David Haigh, Brand Finance CEO, said: “NBK safest banks in the world for the eleventh con- Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, continues to demonstrate strong and consistent secutive time. Bahrain’s Minister of Finance, will address growth. For the third year in a row it is Kuwait’s NBK has the widest banking presence with the forum for the very first time. Once most valuable banking brand with a value of more than 170 branches worldwide. NBK’s inter- again delegates will have the unique Francia Fukuyama US$1.59bn. Brand strength has also improved, national presence spans many of the world’s opportunity to participate in an open reflecting NBK’s commitment to its customers leading financial centers including London, Paris, ‘town-hall’ session with His Excellency and to reinforcing brand equity. With profits Geneva, New York and Singapore, as well as Rasheed Mohammed Al Maraj, Governor of remaining high and revenues growing, 2017 China (Shanghai). Meanwhile, regional coverage the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) - in what looks bright.” After joining the ‘billion dollar extends to Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Bahrain, has now become one of the well-estab- brands club’, NBK has the potential to become Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Turkey. lished highlights of the annual forum. The illustrious line-up of speakers will include Francis Fukuyama, the world- renowned political commentator, futurist Boursa Kuwait concludes and author of The End of History and the Last Man, as well as Lord Adair Turner, consultation on trading rules IPTM2 chairman of the Institute for New Economic Thinking and former head of the UK’s finan- cial regulator, the FSA. KUWAIT: Boursa Kuwait concluded its market- engagement and commitment to provide your this draft meets market needs and to also The forum audience will also hear from wide public consultation on the trading rules opinions and views on the trading rules. This emphasize on accuracy when producing the two of the regions’ leading bank chief exec- (IPTM2) draft which was posted on the compa- has enabled us to gauge sentiments on how far final document. utives: Adel A. El Labban, chief executive of ny’s website. The consultation ran from end of “We are confident of all the feedback we Ahli United Bank and Bassel Gamal, group January until 9 February 2017. Boursa Kuwait gathered and we shall ensure that transparency chief executive of Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB). Khalid Al Rumaihi speaking launched the consultation exercise to collate all and engagement remains at the center of our On the second day, keynote interviews will at last year’s event input received from stakeholders in order to operations. We thank all those who participated be held with Mahmood Hashim Al Kooheji, incorporate it into the final version of the trad- for their trust and belief in Boursa Kuwait’s chief executive officer of Mumtalakat, and ing rules (IPTM2). This transparent approach vision.” Boursa Kuwait was created by the Chris Skinner, a well-known fintech com- allows stakeholders to engage directly with Kuwaiti Government to bring positive change to mentator and author. Boursa Kuwait by providing invaluable com- the stock market by developing a wide pool of Commenting on the announcement, ments and perspectives that will further internal resources and expertise to create a Victoria Behn, Head of Middle East and enhance the final document. modern stock exchange that operates to world Africa at Euromoney Conferences said: ‘As Khaled Abdulrazzaq AlKhaled, Boursa Kuwait class standards. This entails the development of GCC countries seek to reduce their depend- Vice Chairman and CEO, addressed all partici- investment tools, restructuring the market to ence on oil revenues and to diversify their pants in the consultation and said: “We would increase its competitiveness, working to increase economies, the region’s leaders are setting like to express our deepest gratitude for your liquidity and attract investments. a new trajectory for the region’s future development. At the height of this pivotal phase, we are proud to host such a diverse and high-caliber line-up of speakers who Burgan Bank names the will share their experience and expertise. We believe the presentations, keynote daily lucky winners interviews and panel discussions will pro- of Yawmi account vide our participants with valuable insights Lord Adair Turner and ideas to enable them to find real solu- conferences.com/gcc. Euromoney KUWAIT: Burgan Bank announced yesterday the tions to the current challenges they face.’ Conferences invites interested participants names of the lucky winners of its Yawmi account For further information and to view the to join the debate and to voice their opin- draw, each taking home a prize of KD 5,000. The 2017 agenda, please visit the Euromoney ions on the conference themes on Twitter, lucky winners for the daily draws took home a cash- Conferences website: www.euromoney- using the hashtag #emGCC. prize of KD 5,000 each, and they are: 1. Muneera Abdullatif Muhammed Al Enzi 2. Anfal Jassem Ahmad Al Amer Gulf Bank names winners 3. Rana Mousa Othman Eissa 4. Mohammad Abdullah Ali 5. Ahmad Sameeh Ahmad Subaiti of Al Danah Daily Draws In addition to the daily draw, Burgan Bank also offers a Quarterly Draw with more chances to win KUWAIT: Gulf Bank held its Al Danah daily Quarterly draw for the prize of KD250,000 will higher rewards, entitling one lucky customer to win draws yesterday announced the names of its be held on 29 June and the 3rd Quarterly KD 125,000 every three months. The Yawmi Account winners for the week of 5 February - 9 Draw for the prize of KD 500,000 will be held offers Daily and quarterly Draws, the Quarterly Draw February 2017. The Al Danah daily draws on 28 September. The final Al Danah draw for requires customers to maintain a minimum amount include draws each and every working day 1 Million Kuwaiti Dinars will be held on 11 ABK announces first of KD 500 in their account for 2 months prior to draw for two prizes of KD 1,000 per winner. January, 2018 whereby the Al Danah date. Additionally, every KD 10 in the account, will Millionaire will be announced. winner of ‘Update your entitle customers to one chance of winning. If the The winners were: Al Danah also offers a number of unique account balance is KD 500 and above, the account (Sunday 5/2): Ali Abdulhussain Zadah, services including: the Al Danah Deposit Only holder will be qualified for both the quarterly and Faysal Abdullah Shaya Al-Shemmari ATM card which helps account holders deposit Civil ID’ weekly draws daily draws. Burgan Bank encourages everyone to (Monday 6/2): Eid Mahdi Mutlaq Al-Aazmi, their money at their convenience; as well as open a Yawmi account and/or increase their deposit Abdulmohsen Ali Habeeb the Al Danah calculator to KUWAIT: Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) held their information. In addition to allowing to maximize their chances to becoming a winner. Al-Jadi help customers calculate the first weekly ‘Update your Civil ID’ customers to update their Civil ID details, The more customers deposit, the higher the chances (Tuesday 7/2): Waleed their chances of becoming February promotion draws on Monday, 6th ABK’s ATMs also offer a range of other serv- they receive of winning. Ali Ahmed Al-Najar, an Al Danah winner. Gulf February, 2017 at the Bank’s Head Office in ices including withdrawing and depositing For more information on opening a Yawmi Abdulaziz Sami Ahmed Al- Bank’s Al Danah account is the presence of a representative from the money, requesting account balances and account or about the new quarterly draw, cus- Mekhezeem open to Kuwaiti and non-Kuwaiti residents of Ministry of Commerce. The promotion mini-statements, changing a PIN number tomers are urged to visit their nearest Burgan Bank (Wednesday 8/2): Nabeel Ealia Mejdelani, Kuwait. Customers who open an account and/ includes a draw for each week of February, and transferring funds to other ABK branch and receive all the details, or simply call the Abdulmajeed Esmaeel Neamat Alla or deposit more will enter the draw within two with one person per draw winning an accounts. The next draw will be held today, bank’s Call Center at 1804080 where customer serv- (Thursday 9/2): Waleed Khaled Saleh Al- days. To take part in the Al Danah 2017 Apple iPhone7. The lucky winner for the where one new lucky winner will be ice representatives will be delighted to assist with Seead, Badreya Ali Ahmad Al-Khodari upcoming quarterly and yearly draws, cus- first ‘Update Your Civil ID’ draw was announced. The campaign will end on any questions on the Yawmi account or any of the Gulf Bank’s Al Danah 2017 draw lineup tomers must have an Al Danah account con- Mohammad Mneef AlEnzi. 28th February, 2017. All winners will be bank’s products and services. Customers can also includes daily draws (2 winners per working taining at least KD 200; customers can visit one To enter, customers just need to insert contacted personally and a winners log on to Burgan Bank’s www.burgan.com for fur- day and each receive KD 1,000). Al Danah’s of Gulf Bank’s 56 branches, transfer on line, or their Civil IDs into an ATM at any ABK announcement will be made through the ther information. 1st Quarterly draw for the prize of KD call the Customer Contact Center on 1805805 branch during February 2017 and update media. 2,00,000 will be held on 30 March, the 2nd for assistance and guidance. technology MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 Huawei to boost ICT skills of Kuwaiti Youth

KUWAIT: Huawei Technologies Kuwait announced ment and services provider and the fastest grow- ly. The Ministry of State for Youth Affairs and vate sector, also in alignment with the govern- last Monday the signing of a historic ing smartphone company in the world, and the Huawei Technologies Kuwait will jointly identify 15 ment’s vision. Memorandum of Understanding (M0U) with the Kuwaiti Government to boost ICT skills of students exceptional young Kuwaiti talents from universi- Commenting on the M0U, Mohammad Diab Ministry of State for Youth Affairs to advance the and open up new career opportunities for them. ties across the country to attend a two-week study said: ‘Helping shape the future of youth is too ICT skills of Kuwaiti youth as both parties share the As part of the M0U, the Ministry of State for Youth trip to China, every year. important a responsibility for any partner to han- common goal of helping the young generation Affairs and Huawei Technologies Kuwait will coor- During the trip, the students immerse in the dle alone. That is why we are delighted to join succeed in a competitive environment. The MoU dinate efforts around two of Huawei’s flagship CSR Chinese culture and language, learn first-hand efforts with the Ministry of State for Youth Affairs was signed by H.E. Sheikha Al-Zain Sabah Al-Naser programs, ‘Seeds for the Future’ and the local about the latest cutting edge technologies and as a champion of the progress of the Kuwaiti Al-Sabah, Under Secretary of the Ministry of State Information and Communications Technology exchange knowledge in Huawei’s own technology youth. We are certain that this MoU will further for Youth Affairs of Kuwait, and Mohammad Diab, Training Center launched in Kuwait in Oct 2016. labs in Shenzhen’s Headquarters. The Information enhance the collaborative ties that already exist Managing Director - Sales and Business Both programs reflect Huawei Technologies and Communications Technology Training Center between Huawei Technologies Kuwait and the Development at Huawei Technologies, Kuwait, dur- Kuwait’s long-term commitment to the country, in Kuwait serves as a knowledge hub that provides Government of Kuwait and serve as an impetus for ing a formal ceremony at the Ministry of State for where it has seen remarkable growth in the last free training programs to Kuwaiti students during skills-building, knowledge transfers and career Youth Affairs on Feb 6, 2017. years. It will be the very first time that local talents a two-week period. By providing handson knowl- development.’ As part of its global responsibility The agreement paves the way for closer collab- partake in Huawei Technologies Kuwait’s fully edge and professional Huawei Technologies program, Huawei remains committed to creating oration between Huawei Technologies Kuwait, a sponsored ‘Seeds for the Future’ program, first Kuwait trainers, the newly established center aims opportunities for Kuwaiti youth, and ultimately Chinese, multinational telecommunications equip- launched in 2008 and now rolled out international- at enabling youth to seek employment in the pri- contributing to building a better connected world. Kaspersky Lab announces availability of KasperskyOS Sometimes it’s best to

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From protests to pussy hats, Trump resistance brews online

NEW YORK: The revolution may not be network for knitters and crocheters, televised - but it apparently will be members have been trading advice and tweeted. And Facebooked. And knitting patterns for the pink “pussy Instagrammed. Not long after President hats” that emerged as a symbol during Donald Trump temporarily barred most the Women’s March on Washington and people from seven majority Muslim similar protests elsewhere after Trump’s countries from entering the US, social inauguration. “This is an incredible activist Dex Torricke-Barton took to project because it’s mixed between Facebook. “I’m thinking of organizing a digital and physical,” says Jayna rally,” he posted. Within a few hours, Zweiman, one of the founders of the more than 1,000 people expressed Pussyhat Project. “We harnessed social (L-R) Toshihiki Ohnishi, Kim Snyder and Bob Harvey attend the interest. media for good.” Scientific and Technical Awards in Beverly Hills, California. The resulting protest a week later, in In 1969, activists planned massive front of San Francisco’s City Hall, drew marches around the US to protests the thousands more. Torricke-Barton is far war in Vietnam. The protests, called the from alone. From organizing protests Moratorium, drew millions of people on the fly to raising money for refugee around the world. But “it took months, and immigrant rights groups, people a lot of effort, a national office of the have been using social media to fuel organization to get it off the ground,” the resistance against Trump in ways says Christopher Huff, a Beacon College their organizing predecessors from the professor focused on social movements 1960s could have hardly imagined. of the 1960s. “The women’s march was achieved at a much larger scale at a Roots of protest fraction of the time.” This immediacy is In Queens, New York, for instance, a both an asset and a disadvantage. group of 27 women met up to write While online networks help people rally postcards to their state and local repre- quickly around a cause, Huff says, they sentatives during a “Postcard-Writing don’t necessarily help people grasp the (L-R) Jeff Cruts, Todd Minobe, Scott Oshita and Mark (L-R) Leslie Mann, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, John Cho and Dawn Happy Hour” organized through “long-term effort” required to sustain a Hudson attend the Scientific and Technical Awards in Beverly Facebook. And on Ravelry, the social movement.—AP Rappaport attend the Scientific and Technical Awards in Beverly Hills, California. Hills, California. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 HEALTH & SCIENCE ‘Catastrophic’ fire conditions scorch Australia

SYDNEY: Eastern Australia endured severe “off the northwestern NSW some 470 km from Sydney, was scale” fire conditions yesterday amid a record-break- flown to the harbor city after suffering burns. ing heatwave that sparked dire warnings from Further north in Queensland, the Bureau of authorities. While bushfires are common in Meteorology said yesterday numerous February Australia’s arid summer, climate change has pushed temperature records were being broken across the up land and sea temperatures and led to more state as the mercury soared above 40 degrees extremely hot days and severe fire seasons. “The con- Celsius. Temperature records were also breached ditions for Sunday are the worst possible conditions across NSW on Saturday, the weather bureau said. when it comes to fire danger ratings,” New South Cooler conditions were forecast to come through Wales (NSW) state Rural Fire Service Commissioner later yesterday. Shane Fitzsimmons told reporters Friday. Australia has warmed by approximately 1.0 C “They are catastrophic, they are labelled cata- since 1910, according to the biannual State of the strophic for a reason, they are rare, they are infre- Climate report from the Bureau of Meteorology and quent, and to put it simply, they are off the old con- national science body CSIRO released in October. ventional scale. “It’s not another summer’s day. It’s The number of days each year that post tempera- not another bad fire weather day. This is as bad as it tures of more than 35C was increasing in recent gets in these circumstances.” Fitzsimmons said yes- decades except in northern Australia, the report terday afternoon several homes may have been lost said. Meanwhile, rainfall has reduced by 19 percent in bushfires across the state. between May to July in southwestern Australia Some 2,500 firefighters were battling more than since 1970. “Black Saturday”, the worst firestorm in 80 blazes in NSW, with 32 “not contained”, the Rural recent years, devastated the southern state of Fire Service said. The organization added that a Victoria in 2009, razing thousands of homes and This screen-grab from video footage taken from a New South Wales (NSW) Rural Fire Service aircraft person from a fire at Boggabri, a small town in killing 173 people. — AFP yesterday shows a bushfire near Leadville in New South Wales. — AFP DR Congo’s street food mushrooms amid crisis

KINSHASA: In crisis-hit Democratic selling hot food in front of their Kinshasa Republic of Congo, people in the capital homes. Better known as Mama Marie, the increasingly turn to street hawkers to feed 48-year-old mother of eight said she set up themselves and their families cheaply, but her malewa six years ago “to pay my chil- the makeshift option is often not a hygienic dren’s school fees”. one. From civil servants and students, to Customers for her malewa stand in line construction workers and parents with their from 5:00 am every day, waiting to be children, hungry Kinshasa residents depend served from pots of fish, chicken, meat and on so-called malewas, or street food sellers, pondu, a local dish made from cassava whose numbers have grown as the econo- leaves and vegetables. Mama Marie, who my has worsened. “Here, I eat my fill for serves all the customers herself, does not under 2,000 Congolese francs ($1.1),” said know how many people come in a day. “A Jose Bangamba, a 29-year-old taxi driver. hundred or so, I guess,” she says, standing Leaning over a plate of chicken in gravy, under a parasol by her makeshift food which cost him just 1,500 francs, Bangamba stand, stuffing the cash she makes into a also tucked into a side dish of fufu, a tradi- handbag slung over her shoulder. For the tional recipe made from cassava flour that past seven years, Mama Annie has been run- cost 400 francs. “In a normal restaurant, this ning a similar business just a couple of meal would have cost me at least 10 times streets away. Most of her profit, she says, more. How can I possibly afford that?” he goes “to my children, to buy them shoes” said. DR Congo has been mired in political and clothes. and economic unrest for years. A fall in com- modity prices that hit the country’s mining ‘Public health problem’ industry, leading to mass job losses, sparked Papi Bula Mbemba, a 49-year-old regular a crisis in mid-2015. who works for a pest control company, The slump in production left the govern- comes to Mama Annie’s every day. “You get ment without a much-needed source of rev- the best prices here. Malewas really do offer enue. The situation has been further com- the people of Kinshasa the solution they pounded by high inflation after a fall in the need,” he said. But these cheap meals often Congolese currency. Since December, the come at the cost of hygiene. Bangamba, the This photo taken on Feb 7, 2017 shows stranded rafts and pontoons near the shores of the Jablanicko artificial lake near the Bosnian political crisis has also worsened, with taxi driver, says some malewa owners use town of Konjic. — AFP President Joseph Kabila refusing to step unwashed plates and glasses. Customers down despite his mandate coming to an also run the risk of diseases such as typhoid, end. Though the vast central African nation diarrhoea and even cholera as malewas are Race for electricity is rich in mineral wealth and water, it has often located near rubbish dumps and pol- long been one of the continent’s poorest luted water tanks. nations and rising unrest has only deepened “Worsening living conditions force the the economic malaise. population to eat what they can afford,” said Benjamin Kewngani Mavard, director of DR empties Bosnia lake Making ends meet Congo’s public hygiene service. Warning of For the past year and a half, malewas a “growing public health problem”, have become massively popular in Kinshasa, Kewngani conceded it would be “impossi- KONJIC, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnia’s fish- drought” between September and January as in southeastern Europe, bringing 165 million home to 10 million people. And it isn’t just ble” to shut down all the malewas. “We have eries watchdog gazes over an expanse of sand well as very low temperatures last month which euros ($176 million) into the state’s coffers last those looking for a cheap meal who are to improve them,” he said, adding that and mud, a space once occupied by a large increased electricity consumption. “Despite year. But officials say only 30 percent of Bosnia’s turning to malewas; it is also housewives authorities would seek to raise street food thriving lake but recently emptied in the race for these circumstances, the emptying of the lake hydroelectric potential is being used. like Marie Aloka Hioma, who have started vendors’ hygiene awareness. —AFP electricity production. “I have nothing to do here was done in line with the rules and with a single anymore,” said Emir Alebic by the greyish valley objective, to meet the system’s needs,” it said in a ‘Extreme situation’ that was once the site of the artificially formed, statement. But conservationists remain fearful Following complaints from fishing groups, 30-km long Jablanica lake on the Neretva river in for the future of the lake, for which about 700 the authorities have begun an on-site investi- southern Bosnia. The water level should soon fishing permits were issued last year. gation. And Elektroprivreda BiH ordered its begin to rise again, with snow on the surround- “An entire ecosystem was brought into ques- own report, asking a biology professor at ing mountains melting and rains starting to fall tion,” said Amir Variscic from Bosnian environ- Sarajevo University, Samir Djug, to look into after a prolonged period of drought. mental group Zeleni-Neretva. According to local possible damage. Djug warned of an “extreme But fishermen and environmental groups say NGOs, some fish have been trapped and situation” due to “extreme dryness” but said the damage has been done, with stocks of “more remained buried in swampy areas, while others water life was adaptable and that the fish “will than two million” fish, such as perch and trout, have migrated towards the dam. They fear the return if they are alive”. “This situation could “devastated” by the sudden drop in water about fish will not return as the microorganisms they have negative effects on biodiversity, especial- 40 days ago. They blame the national power firm eat have also suffered from the near disappear- ly fish, but also other animals.” Elektroprivreda BiH, which manages the ance of the water. According to Variscic, the Zoran Mateljak, who represents the World Jablanica dam and the hydroelectric power sta- lake’s level drops every year by around a third, Wildlife Fund in Bosnia, says the threats go tion about 30 km west of the lake. “This is an eco- but this time it has almost dried up. well beyond Jablanica. He is worried about logical catastrophe,” said Hrabren Kapic, head of He accused the national power company of plans to build other hydroelectric facilities a local fishing association, the valley below him an “exacerbated desire” to “transform each litre including “hundreds of mini power plants” littered with dozens of stranded boats. He admit- of water into a kilowatt, in a period of exception- across the country. He is particularly con- ted that the lake’s water level had dropped in ally high electricity prices in the market due to a cerned about a huge project slated in the previous years - “but never like this”. bad hydrological situation in the region”. Bosnia, southeast, which he says would endanger the a poor Balkan country whose industry has still Hutovo Blato nature reserve, home to about Ecosystem in crisis not recovered from its devastating 1990s civil 160 bird species and a winter shelter for many NAYPYITAW, Myanmar: In this Saturday photo, a bird flies by flowers of an orange silk The power firm said the drop in the lake’s lev- war, has one source of wealth - its rivers. The migratory birds. “It would mean total disaster” cotton tree, which is popular in central Myanmar for its edible flowers. Myanmar’s el was caused by “periods of exceptional country is one of the few exporters of electricity for the park, he said. —AFP summer season starts in March and ends in early June. — AP N Zealand beached whale crisis ‘over’, say rescuers

FAREWELL SPIT, New Zealand: Whale res- water trying to herd them away. They By yesterday morning most had managed animals back into the water where boats shoreline broke down in tears on hearing cuers were cautiously optimistic yesterday beached themselves about three kilometres to refloat themselves and at high tide volun- were used to guide them towards the other the latest strandings appeared to be over. that the current wave of mass beachings in from the Friday stranding. teer workers were able to get the remaining survivors. Many volunteers gathered on the Louisa Hawkes, from the environmental New Zealand was over, after hundreds of the group Project Jonah which has been assist- creatures died after being stranded ashore. ing with the rescue, told them it was only The crisis began early Friday when a pod of natural they would feel emotionally drained. 416 whales were found stranded on the 26- “The stranding might be winding down but km Farewell Spit, with hundreds more follow- the emotions are still quite close to the sur- ing them over the weekend. The shallow, face. There have been some really hard sweeping spit is believed to interfere with moments,” she said. the whales’ navigation systems and is a regu- Lamason estimated 666 whales beached lar scene of mass strandings. themselves “but that will get the conspiracy As low tide approached early yesterday theorists going”, he added, referring to the evening, around 300 pilot whales were head- figure which is the reputed Biblical reference ing out of Golden Bay in the northwest of the to the devil. There were references on social South Island and swimming towards the media in New Zealand suggesting the strand- deep-water safety of Cook Strait. “It’s good ings and a 5.2-magnitude earthquake early news. The pod is swimming well away,” Sunday near Kaikoura, which was severely Department of Conservation regional conser- damaged by a 7.8 earthquake in November, vation manager Andrew Lamason told AFP. may have been linked. “They’re the exact words,” he added, when Similar questions were raised in 2011 asked if he was cautiously optimistic the cri- when 107 pilot whales beached themselves sis was over. “We’ve pulled our boats out of on Stewart Island off the coast of the New the water.” Zealand mainland, just two days before 185 The news came as a relief for the hundreds people were killed in the Christchurch earth- of exhausted volunteers, who had spent quake. However, scientists have dismissed this three days comforting the stranded animals theory. “There’s no strong evidence that and keeping them cool while waiting to strandings are linked to earthquake events. refloat them on the high tide. Late Saturday For marine mammals these events are mostly afternoon, when rescuers believed the situa- inconsequential to them,” Auckland University tion to be under control, about 240 whales marine biologist Rochelle Constantine told moved around a small flotilla of boats and a the New Zealand Herald. “I think these whales human chain of rescuers standing in the FAREWELL SPIT, New Zealand: This picture taken on Saturday shows volunteers caring for pilot whales during a mass stranding. — AFP just make a mistake.” —AFP MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 HEALTH & SCIENCE

Cleveland Clinic: A state-of-the-art facility in the region

By Abdellatif Sharaa number two facility overall. The building has the beginning of a new era in ophthalmologic five medical floors with a capacity of 364 beds, healthcare for the children of the nation. The hen a person falls ill, his/her concern which can later be increased to 490 beds. It influx of leading ophthalmology experts at is how and where the treatment will has three diagnostic and treatment levels, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Eye Institute, Wbe, and by whom. The scene of doc- with 13 floors of critical inpatient units. The together with Healthpoint’s specialization and tors and nurses moving around and tubes and rooms in the VIP section provide an opportu- expertise in pediatric care, has enabled surgi- wires being inserted and removed may com- nity for patients’ relatives to spend time with cal treatment of a complex case of infantile plicate conditions. But this is now changing them and sleep in an adjacent room to give glaucoma, a clinical first in Abu Dhabi, as well with modern technology and highly devel- the patient peace of mind and make him as as surgical correction of complex case of mis- oped approaches by man and machine. comfortable as possible. aligned eyes (strabismus). I recently had the opportunity to visit The first surgical procedure involved glau- Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, and felt that the Excellence coma valve implantation in the affected eye facility is a source of comfort and a place of “We are the first truly American hospital of a 7-month-old Emirati patient suffering relaxation for anyone who seeks recovery outside the United States of America, as from an advanced secondary form of infantile from a medical condition. The hospital has an patients used to travel to the US for treatment, glaucoma. The second procedure involved atmosphere and an environment that creates but we have brought clinical care excellence combined horizontal and vertical extra-ocu- a sense of satisfaction in the minds of to their doorstep,” Mihaljevic said. He added lar muscle surgery in both eyes of a 4-year- patients and their family members. The that they were here to complement the exist- old Emirati patient with misaligned eyes human element’s approach sends messages ing healthcare system as well as to cultivate a since infancy. Staff Physician, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Eye resources and services needed to serve chil- of confidence, making the patient feel that he sustainable change in healthcare. He said a Institute, in partnership with Healthpoint’s dren’s treatment needs without the need for is really in good hands, which makes it much patient’s case is evaluated by a number of doc- Glaucoma team of pediatric experts, including pediatric them to travel overseas. We are constantly easier to recover. tors of various specialties. “What is unique Glaucoma is damage to the optic nerve general practitioners and anesthesiologists working toward filling the gaps in the market The magnificently-designed facility sur- about Cleveland Clinic is the way we care for from increased eye pressure. Complex infan- who provide specialized postoperative care for and expanding our pediatric capabilities. We rounded by landscaped areas has welcomed our patients. We recognize that many diseases tile forms are relatively more common on the children. The combined care from both facili- are happy to grow our service offering by shar- more than 12,000 patients since its opening in today need a group approach and you have to Arabian Peninsula than in other regions of ties permitted successful treatment as well as ing our specialist facilities and collaborating 2014 from 60 different countries, Chief have more than one doctor to take care of it.” the world, due to a higher incidence of smooth recovery for both patients. with Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi to provide Executive Officer, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Cleveland Clinic introduced robotic heart genetic mutation. The incidence of primary “Young Emirati children with complex glau- new treatment options to patients,” said Dr Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD said. “All members of surgeries, and actually when we visited the infantile glaucoma is estimated to be one in coma or strabismus have in the past been sent Nader Darwich, Medical Director, Healthpoint. the hospital team and every cutting-edge hospital, Dr Mihaljevic performed a heart valve 10,000 to 20,000 in Western countries, while overseas for their care; however, they now can “Modern healthcare demands new, multi- technology in the facility revolve around the repair procedure using the robot, before he in the Gulf region it is approximately four receive state-of-the art treatment in the com- specialty solutions and innovative thinking. times higher at one in 2,500. Infantile forms patient,” he said. was able to speak with us. Cleveland Clinic fort their home environment. In fact, we are The positive results of these two surgeries are Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is associated Abu Dhabi has a total of 3,000 employees that are not successfully treated during infan- increasingly treating children referred from a testament to the comprehensive care with Mubadala’s network of world class both clinical and administrative with 255 cy result in permanent irreversible eye dam- surrounding countries for ophthalmic care. At offered by Mubadala’s network of healthcare healthcare providers and is linked with the physicians. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has age and blindness. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi we are excited to providers for the people of the UAE and signi- prestigious US-based Cleveland Clinic. The had over 261,500 outpatient visits and wit- Strabismus, or misaligned eyes, occurs in offer the specialized expertise and advanced fies a leap forward toward the UAE’s vision of clinic by far is not a “general hospital” - rather it nessed over 12,000 surgeries and procedures. up to 4 percent of the population. The more technology to treat complex cases in very providing exceptional healthcare to our resi- is a “multispecialty facility”. I was impressed It has also received more than 5,000 interna- common form is horizontal, which is also more young children and to collaborate with dents”, commented Suhail Al-Ansari, Executive with Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s philosophy tional patients from 60 countries as it contin- straightforward to treat. Combined horizontal Healthpoint when surgery is required”, said Dr Director of Mubadala Healthcare, Vice of naming its treatment centers as institutes ues to grow. and vertical forms are less common and Rakesh Sun, Chief of Staff and Chief of that provide education and training for local A press release published in Jan 2017 said require a more advanced surgical approach. If Chairman of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery at Chairman of Healthpoint. “It is a dawn of a physicians for heart, vascular, neurological and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and Healthpoint, not treated during childhood, binocular vision Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. digestive diseases and ophthalmology, respi- both part of Mubadala’s network of world- (the ability to focus with both eyes together) new age in the field of pediatric eye care, ratory and critical care. class healthcare providers, performed two does not develop normally. where expert collaboration across our net- Pediatrics work between eye and children specialists is Cleveland Clinic is known to be the number landmark surgeries in the field of pediatric eye Both surgical procedures were performed “Pediatrics is a key specialism at one heart care facility in the world, and the care for the first time in Abu Dhabi, marking by Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Dr Arif Khan, allowing the treatment of complex conditions Healthpoint and we have the facilities, such as pediatric glaucoma within the coun- try, become a reality within one seamless patient experience that is leading to improved outcomes. One thing I cannot let go without mention- ing is the food at the hospital. The hospital kitchen is manned by highly experienced chefs who have spent years in the business, and offer healthy dishes and diets to both patients and staff. The kitchen operates 24 hours a day to care for patients’ desired food. Valetin Bischoff, Manager, Production Quality, emphasized that “Cleveland Hospital Abu Dhabi’s kitchen has no deep frying devices, while salt and sugar are used sparingly”. He added that the “hospital’s dedicated food serv- ices team offers an innovative service that cus- tomizes each patient’s meal plan according to their individual health needs”. I can vouch that the food we were served at lunch was simply delicious! WHAT’S ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 Let love flourish at Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa

umeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa, Kuwait’s idyllic resort, invites couples to Jcelebrate this Valentine’s Day with some of the most enchanting personalized dinner experiences in its various dining outlets. In Olio restaurant, Italian Chef Rosario presents the Evening in Venice menu with its enticing dishes such as the romantic heart- shaped risotto. The Steakhouse Pepper offers unforgettable fine cuts from buttery peppered beef tenderloin to lamb cro- quettes and a white chocolate sphere of pas- sion fruit for dessert. At Salt Seafood & International restaurant, inspired cuisine of seafood bisques, honey-glazed salmon and oven-baked shrimp will stir any sweetheart’s appetite within intimate ambiance. In Garden Cafe, Valentine’s Day themed buffet presents tempting offerings and an atmos- phere made to charm your significant other. Couples seeking a candlelit dinner out can enjoy a dreamy dinner by the Sea in the private seaside Gazebo with its picture-per- fect setting. For a private hideaway, couples can opt to enjoy heart-to-heart time in the Secret Garden. The cozy outdoor venue cap- tures the mood perfectly amidst lush green- ery and live violin music while enjoying a sumptuous five-course set menu or cus- tomized live barbeque. The luxurious sanctuary of relaxation Talise Spa, also has it covered for Valentine’s occasion. The Spa recently introduced a new line of NEOM Organics treatments from London guaranteed to make couples feel loved and pampered with a range of stimu- lating oil scents. A different kind of indul- gence can be experienced with the new Spa Suite menu in the Himalayan and Oriental suites ideal for couples. KPBD to carry out next blood drive

uwait Pakistani Blood Donors drive. In a move to facilitate the communi- (KPBD), an NGO based in State of ty, the event which is scheduled for 17th KKuwait carried out their 1st success- Feb 2017 will be carried out at the premis- ful blood donation drive on 9 June 2016 in es of Pakistan English School, Jleeb Al- co-ordination with Central Blood Bank of Shuyoukh in co-ordination with Central Kuwait. The event was highly acknowl- Blood Bank of Kuwait who has generously edged by the community as well as agreed to setup complete facility in order Central Blood Bank as it was targeted at to conduct this event. KPBD has dedicated not only bringing awareness in society but this event to support cancer patients, in also to donate blood in a move to con- particular those who are suffering from tribute our blood in continuous building blood cancer to let them know that the of this nation who has been second home community is supporting them not only to expatriates and for also for those whose morally but also through their blood. generations have lived here. KPBD is looking up to all communities in The success of previous event has Kuwait to come forward on 17th Feb 2017 encouraged KPBD to make another mark and donate blood as their contribution by conducting its 2nd blood donation towards humanity.

Kuwait National English School Choir Concert he Primary and Secondary Departments of Kuwait National English School held its annual Choir Concert on 4th February 2017, which was once again a resounding success. The one Tand a half hour program gave the assemblage of proud parents, fellow pupils and public a chance to sample some of the work undertaken over the past months by our talented pupils and the Music Department. Parents were entertained with solo items on the drums as well as recitals on the piano and violin by talented pupils from both departments. The event ended with the entire choir singing a medley of songs. The proud parents and audience thoroughly enjoyed the mornings Choir performances.

Indian Embassy participates in Hala Festival

ala Festival was inaugurated on 10 arts, sports, live carnival shows, entertainment Opening Ceremony. The Indian stall was spread the message of importance of cleanli- agencies, Embassies etc. participated. India’s February 2017 with much zeal and events and display of vintage vehicles & motor- exquisitely decorated with “Incredible India” ness in our daily lives by cleaning the sur- Bohra Band (Burhani Guards) also took part in Henthusiasm at Salem Al-Mubarak Street, bikes during the month. Kuwaiti Ministries, posters and tourism material. India’s Bohra roundings during the event. The Opening the parade. Many visitors, especially children Salmiya. Hala Festival is being annually organ- Government institutions and some Embassies Band (Burhani Guards) held the audience Ceremony witnessed, inter alia, a parade in took the opportunity to take photographs ized in Kuwait since February 1999, mainly to had put up their stalls during the event. spellbound by their performances the whole which children from various Kuwaiti schools, posing in front of the Embassy stall and highly promote tourism and culture. The Festival offers Indian Embassy also participated in the day. Children from the Bohra community some Kuwaiti Ministries and government enjoyed the event. WHAT’S ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017

IWG begins National and Liberation Day celebrations he International Women Group (IWG) advisor, Narjis Al-Shatti said that as per its programs to mark celebrations of the TNational and Liberation Days of Kuwait, IWG organized a work- shop on cooking Kuwaiti dishes in collaboration with Kuwaiti chef, Soad Al-Derbas. Many traditional Kuwaiti dishes were made like the famous Machbous with truffles.

St Stephens Indian Orthodox Church celebrates Harvest festival 2017

he Harvest festival of St Stephens Indian Orthodox Committee members Shaji Abraham and Sabu T George, Church was held on 3rd February at Integrated Indian Parish Trustee VY Thomas, Secretary Jinu Thomas, Harvest TSchool, Abbassiya. The Public meeting was graced by festival general convener James George and Mathews His Grace Dr Yuhanon Mar Milithios, Metropolitan of Ommen. To commemorate the occasion, a Souvenir was Thrissur Diocese as chief guest. In his inaugural speech, he released by His Grace Dr Yuhanon Mar Milithios. said that Harvest festival plays an important role in unifying The event started at 9:30 am with a variety of programs people and bringing them together, especially in an era showcasing the spiritual, cultural and traditional values of where, God and faith are privatized by religious monopolies. Kerala, by yesterday the school students and members of He also added that a society can be happy and content only other spiritual organizations. Food stalls serving home-made if there is sharing and unity among the people along with delicacies as well as fast food, Kid’s corner, game stalls and God’s blessings. The meeting was presided by the Vicar, Rev various other entertainments were a part of the fest. The Fr Sanju John and the key note address was delivered by afternoon session was filled with ‘Symphony 2017’, a music Thomas Chandy, MLA of Kuttan and constituency. Garshom concert led by popular play back singer Unni Menon who International Award winner, Shri Manoj Mavelikkara was was supported by famous singer/violinist Roopa Revathy. honored in the function. Key board player Vineesh Calicut and the talented singer of Felicitation was done by KP Koshy, Administrator of NECK, Kuwait Binoy KJ were also a part of the show. The full day Rev Fr Jacob Thomas- Associate Vicar of St Gregorios Maha program was well organized and was enjoyed by thousands Edavaka, Rev Georgy Abraham, Orthodox Sabha Managing from all walks of life. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 TV PROGRAMS

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Sohag 12:40 JAI 574 Mumbai 23:00 MEA 405 Beirut 12:55 KAC 301 Mumbai 22:45 FDB 075 Dubai 12:50 JZR 185 Dubai 23:15 MSC 402 Alexandria 13:30 UAE 860 Dubai 22:55 UAE 871 Dubai 12:50 FDB 071 Dubai 23:45 FEG 934 Sohag 13:35 ETD 310 Abu Dhabi 23:05 MSR 610 Cairo 13:00 BBC 143 Dhaka 23:55 JZR 176 Dubai 13:45 QTR 1083 Doha 23:20 stars34 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017

CROSSWORD 1520 STAR TRACK

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

More people have been added to your list of friends now and you will Expressive is the mood for this day. Close relationships take on emotional enjoy the places they take you. You tend to lean toward rational conversations when you depth, power and importance. After completing any chores or responsibilities, you may stop long enough to visit. Scientific subjects make for fun conversation today. You have want to busy yourself through your art. A creative project has been on your mind and fun flexing your mental muscles! Your personal life, ambitions and dreams are in focus. this is a good time to compose music, or paint or sculpture an interesting subject. Affairs Your judgment in buying and selling are excellent. It is too bad that there are no stocks of the heart are fondly remembered. Set aside your art or other projects later for an to manipulate. However, you could go garage-sale hopping or shop for white sale items evening out with your loved one. You are magnanimous as you find yourself visiting and at a nearby mall. Make sure there are not too many things on the schedule today so that chatting. Your first impression ratio is rated at one hundred percent. You will meet a new you accomplish what you want. A difficult relationship will enjoy a healing this day, espe- friend. A sense of support and harmony results in pleasant memories. Quick answers, cially with some personal attention from you. great wit and a surplus of insights are yours.

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

An emphasis on close relationships and a preoccupation with ideas of fair- Your family, home and those who give you nourishment have become ness and harmony are part of the mental cycle you have just begun. Facing and correct- more secure this year. You are able to dispense with some of the unessential and develop ing any problems or misunderstandings surrounding a love relationship or family ten- what is most basic in your environment. Continue to get rid of the stuff that does not sions can be successful. Taking care of young children can be challenging but your atti- benefit you-move forward. Give old magazines and paperback books to the library. You tude is a grateful one and you are pleased to find the creative talents that come forth. can always go to the library and find the book you want to read if you decide to read a You may even consider that little children are much like the little flowers that need nur- particular book again or see a particular article. If possible, make one room in you home turing and care until they grow and have a show of beauty-blossom. A fun competition or apartment into a study, reading, art or computer room. This will be the room where with friends may find you leaving them all behind in the dust. Your stamina has you will be most creative or productive. Whether this means time to meditate or time to improved over the years and you are gaining in good health. read, sew, create art, etc., schedule in regular times for your own enjoyment.

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

This is a very public time and although it is a day that many people have at You may find yourself more talkative and easygoing than usual. An intrigu- home, you are in a career that depends on your attendance this day. You ing dialogue with an older person may take place. If your plans depend on enjoy working on this day of the week because you see lots of people that have chosen other people, confirm, check and recheck your plans with them in order to make sure all ACROSS sale of petroleum. this day to shop. You have quite a following and enjoy chatting with the people you are cooperative and accepting. Your attire and your attitude go together to make a good 1. The United Nations agency concerned 4. A soft cotton or worsted fabric with an have come to know. You will discover that later this afternoon good luck brings you the first impression at a social this afternoon. This social could involve some political interac- with international maritime activities. open mesh. needed resources for those special projects you have wanted to initiate. This doesn’t tions. Everything works together to show your remarkable skills. You will have a grasp for 4. A happening that is distinctive in a series 5. A form of entertainment that enacts a always mean money so don’t get too excited . . . It could be that helping hands are wait- abstract and spiritual ideas as well as the ability to present or communicate these to oth- of related events. story by a sequence of images giving the ing for your guidance. If you are at home this evening, begin now to plot your path to ers. People value you for your ability to make practical decisions. You have a natural 11. A small cake leavened with yeast. illusion of continuous movement. accomplishing those repair jobs or building projects you have been putting off lately. sense of what the public wants at this time. 15. Of southern Europe. 6. (anatomy) Of or relating to the ilium. 16. A genus of Cichlidae. 7. North American woodland herb similar 17. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind. to and used as substitute for the Chinese ) 18. A unit of force equal to the force exert- ginseng. Cancer (June 21-July 22 Capricorn (December 22-January 19) ed by gravity. 8. A translucent mineral consisting of Sometimes the best action is no action. Another person may make nega- Your inner resources and emotions are accented. You may be moved to 19. Pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in hydrated silica of variable color. tive comments but you will consider the source, do your best to smile and appreciate and discover the beauty in your life and in those around you. a compound gland). 9. English theoretical physicist who applied move forward. Most of the people you are around today have errands to run, places to There is a lot of encouragement from the people around you today. Your particular way 21. English scholastic philosopher and relativity theory to quantum mechanics go, and a great deal on their mind. You will be wise in taking advantage of this time to of putting things together or making things work is the mark of perfection and you easily assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285- and predicted the existence of antimatter busy yourself with your own work, hobby or creative endeavors. Others value you for display this, especially when someone needs a helping hand. You may find yourself 1349). and the positron (1902-1984). your independence and unique qualities and you will be pleased at the amount of work, repairing and improving several things around your house or a friend’s house this after- 23. (Greek mythology) One of the three 10. (Akkadian) God of wisdom. fun or relaxing you can do in one afternoon. A young person needs your praise for the noon. By taking on greater responsibilities, you become an inspiration to others. There is Graces. 11. The cry made by sheep. work he or she has accomplished and you are good to encourage. The evening will bring still time today for a family outing or for some quality interactions with loved ones. Fun 25. A woolen cap of Scottish origin. 12. A nearly horizontal passage from the about a peaceful time to communicate and laugh with your loved ones. times and family gatherings are the glue that keeps your relationships strong. 26. A bluish-white lustrous metallic ele- surface into a mine. ment. 13. A Chadic language spoken south of 28. Fabric dyed with splotches of green Lake Chad. Leo (July 23-August 22) Aquarius (January 20- February 18) and brown and black and tan. 14. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian 30. Having strength or power greater than mythology. Gathering and exchanging information becomes a more important part of It would be good if you could take a step back from your usual activities average or expected. 20. Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with your life, a very educational experience. Neighbors or siblings have a big impact on your and just observe others and listen to what is said. This may mean you have friends or 34. An unpredictable outcome that is dark green leaves. goals and make a big impression. A friend needs some help and you, along with a few family that love to share their thoughts and plans. Someone may organize a surprise par- unfortunate. 22. (geology) Before the appearance of life. others, are willing to do some extra work in order to bring about what is needed. You ty or spur-of-the-moment party. Perhaps getting out-of-doors to enjoy a little fresh air 38. Of or relating to or characteristic of 24. A metrical unit with unstressed- might take on an extra job or sell something that is no longer something that you use. before noon finds you playing with the dog, listening to the kids or just enjoying the Thailand of its people. stressed syllables. Your success with this endeavor will come soon and everyone will be cheering; however, morning. You have the ability to heal others as well as yourself and this quiet morning time is good for meditations. While you are meditating, make an effort to put together 39. Employed in accomplishing something. 27. Sexually transmitted urethritis (usually it will take some time. It is good to know that there is such a close bond between friends an artistic goal or two. You have such fine talents that often you do not realize how your and this is a time you will always remember with much pride. Today is also a good time 42. Behave in a certain manner. caused by chlamydia). art positively influences others. Enjoy the day. 43. An involuntary spasm of ineffectual 29. A law passed by US Congress to pre- to set the pace for new patterns. vomiting. vent employees from being injured or con- 45. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its tracting diseases in the course of their mother and raised by hand. employment. Virgo (August 23-September 22) Pisces (February 19-March 20) 47. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey 31. A case or sheath especially a pollen sac (near the source of the Euphrates) and or moss capsule. Your focus is usually on your ability to create. If you repress this, you can This is a wonderful time to be with others. Lucky opportunities and good flows generally eastward through Armenia 32. Nocturnal badger-like carnivore of understandably become frustrated. No frustrations allowed for now . . . Do whatever you fortune come your way later today-if you look and reach out to grab them-perhaps the to the Caspian Sea. wooded regions of Africa and southern can to keep your creative mind active. A little doodle here and there will help you get brass ring. Avoid power struggles in the home this afternoon and take things as they 48. (informal) Of the highest quality. Asia. back on track. A little exercise will also help you mind return to that creative state. come; do not anticipate. An elderly relative may need your support this afternoon and 49. Not accepting reservations. 33. A man who is the lover of a girl or Consolidate and organize your affairs. After your plans are on paper, you can take little this may be a good place to focus your attention. You can demonstrate your understand- 51. A unit of surface area equal to 100 young woman. steps toward a positive end. Frustrations are short-lived when there is a plan. Shopping ing and sensitivity to this person now. A strong urge for the social life may find you active square meters. 35. Cause to suffer. for an unexpected special occasion and still arranging for plenty of time to eat dinner later today. It would be enjoyable to spend time with old friends you have not seen in a 52. A member of a North American people 36. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yel- may take a little balancing act but you can do it. Moving furniture around, painting a while-you can become caught up with news from the old neighborhood. Being bright, formerly living in the Colorado river valley low flowers whose bark is used in tanning. room, preparing a space for your art could be on the agenda. witty and sociable is on the agenda all day. in Arizona. 37. 100 pesewas equal 1 cedi. 55. Fine-toothed power saw with a narrow 40. A firm open-weave fabric used for a blade. curtain in the theater. Wordsearch Puzzle Yesterday’s Solution 58. French mathematician who founded 41. A doctor's degree in dental surgery. number theory. 44. A specific instance of feeling hopeful. 61. Small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic 46. 30 to 300 gigahertz. plants. 50. 1 species. 62. (botany) Of or relating to the axil. 53. A rounded thickly curled hairdo. 65. A native or inhabitant of Nubia. 54. A department of Greece in the central 67. A member of the Siouan people of the Peloponnese. northern Mississippi valley. 56. A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar 69. The state of being salient. and supports. 73. A loose sleeveless outer garment made 57. Infections of the skin or nails caused by from aba cloth. fungi and appearing as itching circular 74. The segment of the public that is easily patches. influenced by mass media (chiefly British). 59. An associate degree in nursing. 77. A bar or bars of rolled steel making a 60. Oriental moth that produces brownish track along which vehicles can roll. silk. 78. A long projecting or anterior elonga- 63. A brief description given for purposes tion of an animal's head. of identification. 79. Lead someone in the wrong direction. 64. Jordan's port. 81. (used as a combining form) Recent or 66. An oil port in southern Iraq. new. 68. Russian physicist (1895-1971). 82. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike 70. (Babylonian) A goddess of the watery part of an organism. deep and daughter of Ea. 83. A great raja. 71. A musical notation written on a staff 84. An abnormally large amount of this indicating the pitch of the notes following fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an it. abnormality of the neural tube (as spina 72. A program under which employees reg- bifida or anencephaly). ularly accumulate shares and may ulti- mately assume control of the company. DOWN 75. A hormone secreted by the anterior 1. The villain in William Shakespeare's pituitary gland that controls the degree of tragedy who tricked Othello into murder- pigmentation in melanocytes. ing his wife. 76. Title for a civil or military leader (espe- 2. One thousandth of a second. cially in Turkey). 3. An organization of countries formed in 80. A person who announces and plays 1961 to agree on a common policy for the popular recorded music.

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File photo shows Katy Perry performs during the final day of the Democratic Judy Collins performs during the annual Clive Davis pre-Grammy gala. National Convention in Philadelphia. — AP/AFP photos UMG pre-Grammy showcase features Katy Perry, Motown doc

niversal Music Group’s annual pre- Actress Anya Taylor-Joy poses for photographers Grammy showcase included Katy upon arrival at the British Academy Film Awards. UPerry celebrating her 10-year anniversary with Capitol Records and the Stars and royalty debut of trailers for new documentaries about Motown Records and INXS singer Michael Hutchence. Chart-topping rappers hit the red Desiigner, Rae Sremmurd, Big Sean, MGK and others performed at the multi-hour carpet for UK event Saturday, full of music industry play- ers, press and artists. Academy Awards Perry, who released a new single Friday, told the audience that she was constantly dropped from record labels, but she found ollywood stars will mingle with British royalty a home a Capitol a decade ago. “None of yesterday at the British Academy Film Awards, the other people wanted to believe in my Hwhere “La La Land” is favored to dance away vision. They always wanted me to be like a with multiple trophies. Prince William and his wife duplicate or something like they had heard. Kate are expected on the red carpet at London’s They wanted me to be like (Avril Lavigne’s) Royal Albert Hall, along with nominees including ‘Complicated’ or (Kelly Clarkson’s) ‘Since U Meryl Streep, Casey Affleck and Nicole Kidman. “La La Been Gone,’ and I was like, ‘That’s cool, but Land,” an effervescent musical starring Ryan Gosling let me do my own thing,’ “ said 32-year-old and Emma Stone, has 11 nominations, including best Perry, whose No.1 hits include “Teenage picture, best actor and best actress. The UK.awards Dream,” “Firework” and “Roar.” are often seen as an indicator of who will win at Hollywood’s Academy Awards, held two weeks later. “La La Land” is a firm Oscars favorite, with 14 nomina- tions. It has already won seven Golden Globes. The movie and its stars will bring a dose of sunshine to gray, wintry London, but Singer Joe Jonas (right) and JinJoo Lee (left) of DNCE perform during the annual Clive Davis pre-Grammy gala at the Beverly the ceremony could Hilton Hotel. choose to reward less escapist fare. The philosophical sci-fi yarn “Arrival” and the psychological thriller “Nocturnal Animals” have nine nomina- tions each for the prizes, known as BAFTAs. Director Ken Loach’s gritty “I, Actress Amy Adams poses Daniel Blake,” a sting- for photographers upon ing critique of arrival at the British Britain’s welfare sys- Academy Film Awards tem, is up for five Nominees Party at awards. Best-picture Kensington Palace in contenders are London. — AP photos “Arrival,” “I, Daniel Blake,” “La La Land,” the wrenching New England drama “Manchester By The Sea” and the Miami-set coming-of-age story Singer Jennifer Hudson “Moonlight.” performs on stage. The BAFTAs differ from their US counterpart in having a separate category for best British film. Capitol Records is one of the many sub- Musician Mike Posner (right) performs during the annual Clive Singer Maren Morris performs on stage. Nominees in that category include “I, Daniel Blake”; sidiaries of Universal Music Group, which Davis pre-Grammy gala. the raucous road trip “American Honey”; the court- also includes labels like Def Jam, Republic, room drama “Denial”; the wizarding adventure MCA Nashville and Interscope. Acts on those “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”; the docu- record labels include Lady Gaga, Rihanna, mentary “Notes on Blindness”; and the Iran-set horror Justin Bieber, Sam Smith and more. film “Under the Shadow.” Gosling’s rivals in the best Motown founder Berry Gordy, who actor race are Andrew Garfield for “Hacksaw Ridge”; earned a standing ovation, and Motown Casey Affleck for “Manchester by the Sea”; Jake Records president Ethiopia Habtemariam Gyllenhaal for “Nocturnal Animals”; and Viggo announced the trailer for “The Story of Mortensen for “Captain Fantastic.” Motown,” about the magic of Motown and Best-actress contenders are Stone; Amy Adams for its history in pop culture. It will be released “Arrival”; Emily Blunt for “The Girl on the Train”; Meryl next year. Another documentary, titled Streep for “Florence Foster Jenkins”; and Natalie “Mystify,” focuses on the life of the late INXS Portman for “Jackie.” Prince William, who is also presi- singer who died in 1997. It featured an audio dent of Britain’s film academy, is to present the British interview with Bono and does not have a academy’s lifetime-achievement honor to veteran release date. Both documentaries are being comedian Mel Brooks during Sunday’s ceremony. —AP produced by Polygram Entertainment, which UMG re-launched Saturday. The com- pany will develop films and TV projects, working closely with UMG labels. Pianist Lang Lang kicked off the midday event at The Theatre at Ace Hotel with a per- formance, and he later joined Jessie J for a rendition of Prince’s “Purple Rain,” as purple lights shined onto the stage. Other perform- ers include current three-time Grammy Singers Michael nominee BJ the Chicago Kid, One Direction Bivins, Ronnie member Niall Horan, Amine, Aurora, Jordan DeVoe and Ricky Smith, Bea Miller, Bishop Briggs and The Bell of Bell Biv Record Company. The 2017 Grammy Awards DeVoe perform will air live Sunday on CBS from the Staples on stage. Center in Los Angeles. — AP

Actress Emma Stone poses for photographers upon arrival at the British Academy Film Awards Nominees Party. Singer Maxwell performs on stage. Singer Mary J Blige performs on stage. lifestyle MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 FEATURES

Rotana Hotels 2017 GCC Roadshow: Centro Hotel to open in 2020

Meryl Streep attends the Human Rights Campaign Greater New York Gala at Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Saturday in New York. — AP In emotional speech, Streep renews harsh criticism of Trump

n an emotional speech by turns tearful, defiant and humorous, Meryl Streep doubled down on her harsh Icriticism of President Donald Trump, and spoke of hav- ing become a target since she first took him on in her Golden Globes speech in January. Addressing a cheering audience at a fundraising gala for the Human Rights Campaign, a national LGBT group, Streep referred to Trump’s tweet after her Globes speech, in which he called the celebrated actress “overrated.” “Yes, I am the most overrated, over-decorated and cur- rently, I am the most over-berated actress ... of my gener- A group photo is taken during the event. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat ation,” she said to laughs. She noted that she wished she ontinued government spending on infrastructure a broad range of visitors and, by extension, achieve its my and helping the country. It gives us lots of confidence could simply stay home “and load the dishwasher” rather has driven Kuwait to steady growth and a good start tourism goals. Rotana is looking to fill this gap in the mar- as investors. So we are working hard to help from our part. than take a podium to speak out - but that “the weight of Cin 2017, Guy Hutchinson, Rotana’s Chief Operating ket by introducing to Kuwait our Centro brand, which has The GCC as a whole is a fundamental dynamic - the growth all these honors” she’s received in her career compelled Officer, told reporters on the sidelines of the Rotana Hotels redefined the rules of the mid-market game by combining in the Middle East is driven by GCC, so that is why we are her to speak out. “It’s terrifying to put the target on your 2017 GCC Roadshow. Rotana, one of the leading hotel world-class service and comfort in an affordable package,” here. GCC is a very important market for us,” he said. forehead,” she said. “And it sets you up for all sorts of management companies in the Middle East, Africa, South Hutchinson said. As part of the government’s efforts to boost tourism fig- attacks and armies of brownshirts and bots and worse, Asia and Eastern Europe, said it expects the trend of intra- Besides being one of the region’s fastest-growing ures, Kuwait International Airport is undertaking a $4.31 and the only way you can do it is if you feel you have to. regional travel to pick up further pace this year, bringing inbound tourism markets, Kuwait is also a key driver of billion expansion that will see a new passenger terminal You have to! You don’t have an option. You have to.” positive momentum to the hospitality industry in Kuwait travel demand for Rotana hotels across the region. In 2016, built within the next five years. The expansion project is set Streep did not elaborate on the type of attacks she and the wider region. the company registered a 9 percent percent increase year- to boost the airport’s capacity to 25 million passengers per may have been subjected to since her Globes speech, or “The tourism sector in Kuwait will benefit from contin- on-year in Kuwaiti room nights. year. Rotana currently manages a portfolio of over 100 from whom. The Associated Press reached out to her pub- ued government spending on infrastructure,” he said. Commenting on the trends that will drive tourism and properties throughout the Middle East, Africa, South Asia licist for details. The term “brownshirts” was first used to However, hospitality sector growth across the region will hospitality growth in Kuwait and the region in 2017, and Eastern Europe with an aggressive expansion plan in describe an early Nazi militia. Streep was receiving the remain moderate through much of 2017 due to persisting Hutchinson said: “Intra-regional travelers from the GCC place. Rotana has chosen to acknowledge how precious group’s National Ally for Equality Award, and was the economic and geopolitical challenges, with occupancy time is by making all time spent in their range of hotels huge draw of the evening. Introduced by filmmaker Ken rates likely to hover around 2016 numbers, Hutchinson ‘Treasured Time’. This means Rotana has pledged to under- Burns, she took the stage to a thunderous ovation. After a added. Rotana - currently in the midst of an aggressive stand and meet the individual needs of all guests. In so humorous defense of her remarks in her Globes speech regional expansion - is set to add a second property in doing, Rotana has evolved its product brands to include, that football and martial arts weren’t arts, which had Kuwait by 2020 with the opening of Centro, opposite Rotana Hotels & Resorts, Centro Hotels by Rotana, Rayhaan drawn some criticism - she clarified that she indeed likes Jumeirah Hotel. This will be the first Rotana hotel to open Hotels & Resorts by Rotana, Arjaan Hotel Apartments by football, too - the actress praised the organization for in the country under the ‘Centro by Rotana’ brand - the Rotana and The Residences by Rotana. defending LGBT rights, and spoke about two teachers - company’s lifestyle affordable hotel brand. Once complete, Hutchinson joined Rotana as Chief Operating Officer in one transgender, one gay - who had influenced her child- the new hotel will add 209 rooms to the company’s exist- Jan 2014, bringing with him extensive experience in the hood in suburban New Jersey. ing inventory of 198 rooms in Kuwait, bringing the total luxury hospitality industry from markets as diverse as tally to over 400 keys. Japan, Australia, China and India in addition to a previous Catastrophic instinct “Kuwait has always been a strong business tourism des- stint in the Middle East. She then spoke about how early cultures had always tination, and with billions of dollars now being poured into Hutchinson moved to Abu Dhabi from New Delhi, put men at the top, but at some point in the 20th century, mega infrastructure projects such as the Clean Fuels where he served as Vice President Operations - India for women, people of color and other minorities began Project and the new refinery project in Al-Zour, the coun- Hilton Worldwide. Prior to his post in India, Hutchinson achieving their deserved rights. Progress was fast, and so try’s business travel potential is at an all-time high,” served as Regional General Manager China North, respon- now, “We shouldn’t be surprised that fundamentalists, of Hutchinson said. “Kuwait is also witnessing a spurt in sible for all brands in the group’s portfolio for China North all stripes, everywhere, are exercised and fuming,” she tourist arrivals from within the GCC - particularly Saudi and Mongolia. In 2012, he was responsible for a total of 11 said. Turning to Trump, she said: “But if we live through Photo shows Guy Hutchinson, Rotana’s COO speaking Arabia and Qatar - thanks to the government’s focus on to reporters during a roadshow. trading hotels and 23 hotels in pre-opening phases. He this precarious moment - if his catastrophic instinct to developing the country’s leisure and entertainment sector. moved to the role from earlier positions as the General retaliate doesn’t lead us to nuclear winter - we will have Rotana is looking to tap into the opportunities thrown up remain the dominant source market for Rotana and the Manager of Hilton Shanghai, GM at Cairns in Australia and much to thank this president for. Because he will have by these trends by opening our first Centro hotel in Kuwait, industry as a whole, and this trend will likely gather more Director of Operations at Tokyo Bay. woken us up to how fragile freedom really is.” which will cater to the demands of the new generation of momentum in the coming months. Technology advances Hutchinson is no stranger to the Middle East - he was The country has now learned, she said, “how the travelers who seek both finesse and functionality at rea- will continue to transform the way the hospitality industry the man responsible for managing the pre-opening and authority of the executive, in the hands of a self-dealer, sonable rates.” functions, with the use of mobile apps becoming more trading of Hilton Dubai Creek - including negotiating, can be wielded against the people, and the Constitution In 2016, Rotana opened hotels in Riyadh, Jeddah, Doha, ubiquitous, and dynamic pricing strategies will keep gain- securing and launching of the unique partnership with and the Bill of Rights. The whip of the executive can, Bahrain, Amman and one in the People’s Democratic ing in popularity. Although we expect some of the eco- Gordon Ramsay and the Verre Restaurant. Hutchinson through a Twitter feed, lash and intimidate, punish and Republic of Congo in Kinshasa. “Lots more are coming in nomic and geopolitical challenges of last year to spill over joined Rotana’s feted executive team with prestigious humiliate, delegitimize the press and all of the imagined Africa - we have Tanzania and Angola. This year we are into 2017, overall, we feel the increase in supply will make recognitions of his own such as being named China’s Most enemies with spasmodic regularity and easily provoked looking at about 10-12 openings - we have four hotels the market more competitive in 2017, leading hospitality Innovative Leader (2011) and serving as the Chairman of predictability.” At the end, Streep made a passionate call coming up in Saudi Arabia, we will open two in Dubai, we players to focus on innovation and resource optimization the Australian Hotels Association (North Queensland). for religious liberty - the right, as she said,” to live our lives will open two in Abu Dhabi, one more in Doha, we are while creating enhanced value for guests.” The international hotelier’s career is notable for its with God or without Her.” going to open in Irbil in Iraq and we will open two more in On the other hand, he admitted that 2016 was a tough creative leadership and his success in change manage- “All of us have the human right to life, liberty and the Istanbul. So we have a busy year ahead of us,” he pointed year globally given the challenges in peace and security ment, repositioning and building high performing pursuit of happiness,” she said. “If you think people were out. “While the hospitality sector in Kuwait has indeed and the wars and rumors of war in some areas of the world. teams. As Chief Operating Officer at Rotana, Hutchinson mad,” she closed, “when they thought the government was come a long way, there remains an urgent need for more “We admit a decline in 2016, but this is global phenome- is leading the brand’s operations throughout the Middle coming after their guns, wait until you see when they try to budget and mid-market hotels in the country. Bringing a non. But we are very optimistic in 2017. When we see infra- East, Africa, South Asia and Eastern Europe, and is the take away our happiness.” Streep, 67, received a record 20th greater level of choice and affordability to the market can structure spending in Kuwait, you’ll see hope - it’s very sub- key figure driving the company’s quality standards and Oscar nomination in January. — AP have a decisive influence on the country’s ability to attract stantial and Kuwait is committed to stimulating the econo- financial performance. Taiwan lantern makers go green for festival of lights

Lin Chow-chin, a local lantern artist, displaying a lantern design during an exhibition in Yilan, eastern Taiwan. This picture shows residents walking under an ancient Lin Chow-chin, a gate-shaped local lantern artist, lantern during displaying his work Lunar New Year cel- during an exhibi- ebrations in Taipei. tion in Yilan, east- — AFP photos ern Taiwan. s Taiwan lights up for the start of its considered exporting them as a business- sculptures and business card holders. It is now being “adopted” after the festival, annual lantern festival this weekend, but gave up the dream for a steady post still a small business and Lin makes all the mostly by schools and local government Aone eco-friendly craftsman is break- office job. After retiring seven years ago, Lin lanterns himself from home, selling around departments. Environmental authorities ing with tradition. Lantern-maker Lin reignited his passion-with a new twist. 800 a year by word of mouth. But interest are also urging the public to recycle batter- Chow-chin is part of a growing movement “I don’t want to see lantern-making in his art has seen him conduct workshops ies used in small hand-held lanterns-last on the island to make the celebrations become a fading art so hopefully the cre- across Taiwan and stage exhibitions in year they generated an estimated 3.79 tons greener, creating sustainable lights which ative, environmental and practical aspects Hong Kong and mainland China. “It’s of waste. Mountainous Pingshi town in can be converted into everything from can appeal to more young people,” he tells rewarding to see my students embrace my northern Taiwan is at the vanguard of the desk lamps to flower vases. Each year huge AFP. Lin’s colorful lanterns come in a range ideals and come up with their own cre- new green push. electric sculptures go on display in Taiwan’s of shapes and sizes, some using recycled ations,” says Lin. Special hiking groups head out into the major cities, children carry tiny disposable paper, leaves and plant fibers. His main aim hills to retrieve thousands of floating lanterns and the skies fill with floating is to make them reusable. Lin has patented Mass mobilization lanterns which are released into the sky lights for the festival that marks the end of a removable plastic stopper that connects Campaigners say they do not want the then fall to earth. Authorities there are also two weeks of Lunar New Year festivities. to a light bulb inside the lantern. When the lantern festival to disappear, just to improve. offering cash or small gifts as rewards for Environmentalists say used lanterns are bulb is taken out, users can connect the Liu Jyh-jian, vice director of the Taiwan recycling. Hu Min-shu, a veteran sky not properly recycled and pile up as rub- stopper to a water bottle and recycle the Environmental Protection Union, says the lantern maker who uses recycled materials bish, while batteries inside them contain lantern as a vase. focus should be on the “content, not the and is head of an association promoting hazardous chemicals that cause pollution. Some of the lantern frames are made size” of the celebrations. the craft in Pingshi, says up to 90 percent of Lin hopes to help combat the problem by from self-assembled cardboard cut-outs Taiwan’s tourism bureau, which sponsors used lanterns are now recycled there. “Of creating lanterns which owners will want to which Lin says are popular with students as the island’s biggest lantern celebrations, course, we hope to achieve a 100 percent keep rather than discard. He experimented they can be used as pen holders, and come featuring huge electric lights in the shape recycling rate,” he says. “The whole town is Lin Chow-chin, a local lantern artist, displaying his work with making them in his youth and even with spare parts that can be modeled into of zodiac animals, says the creations are mobilized.” — AFP during an exhibition in Yilan, eastern Taiwan. lifestyle MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 FASHION

The fashion collection from Alexander Wang is modeled during Fashion Week in New York. —AP/AFP photos Alexander Wang goes back to black, Siriano does desert lexander Wang went back to black in a crumbling old theater in Harlem and AChristian Siriano provided a pop of poli- tics in a single T-shirt that read “People are People,” choosing instead to focus on a dreamy copper-colored collection of velvet and satin at New York Fashion Week on Saturday.

Among the day’s highlights: Wang feeling bad-to-the-bone This girl’s going to get it done. Wang’s mod- els, including Bella Hadid and a freshly bobbed Kendall Jenner, wore mostly black on Wang’s raised runway at the abandoned RKO Hamilton Theatre, theatrical fog and a mosh-like pit set- ting the tone after a DJ and a couple of hip-hop dancers entertained before the show. Hadid donned leather mini-shorts and a long-sleeve

The fashion collection from Christian Siriano is modeled during Fashion Week.

“Night of Treason” top, while other models walked in leather skinny pants, a few in checks and some in deep blue lingerie looks. Little sil- ver balls provided edgy detailing on boots and seams for some. Others carried bags with chain- link straps. Jenner sis Kylie and on-again, off-again boyfriend Tyga, Ansel Elgort, Teyana Taylor and A$AP Rocky were among Wang’s guests. The crowd, wending its way uptown through traffic from the usual lower Manhattan venues, was led to this dystopia through a narrow walkway with black-plastic lined walls, passed shelves of Peroni beer kegs. People were greeted by wait- ers offering glasses of the brew. Wang does know his way around a neckline. There were some in form-fitting black with bustier bodices and off-the-shoulder sleeves. A black jumpsuit went off the shoulder in long sleeves but also included thin dainty straps that showed off heavy chunk chokers in silver. He also knows how to cut a blazer, providing a few worthy of work or the club, though his tousled-haired models may need to pull out the straightening iron before heading to the office. lifestyle MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 FASHION

Models walk the runway during the Lacoste fashion show.

Siriano’s windswept a look into the future,” said the sports- copper, luxe velvet wear label’s Portuguese designer Shanghai designer The designer said he was inspired Felipe Oliveira Baptista. “Looking at in part for this fall collection by bee- the future is also a way of being more hive sand formations in Nevada’s optimistic.” readily embraces Valley of Fire State Park. The shapes he The idea of “a cosmic voyage” was was referring to were created by wind, rooted in the history of brand founder Trump daughter providing a layered effect that impact- Rene Lacoste’s brief foray into the air- ed his silhouettes and a fiery copper craft industry, something that Baptista color that dominated. From the park, shares as his own father was a pilot. he said in a backstage interview: “We Lacoste, who is most famous for his took everything. We took colors, we took textures. I felt like when I was there I literally felt like I was in a dream.” His setting: The Grand Ballroom of New York’s storied Plaza Hotel. Some of his guests were treated to box seats above his rows of chairs. Mega-model Karolina Kurkova was among his walkers, while Juliette Lewis and Janet Mock were among his front-row guests. Considering today’s

Tiffany Trump poses backstage at the Taoray Wang show during New York Fashion Week. o boycott or not to boycott First Lady Melania Trump because of her husband’s politics has Tbeen hotly debated in US fashion circles, but for one Chinese designer, at least one member of the first family is a major asset. Tiffany Trump, the youngest daughter of the US president, was guest of honor in the front row at Taoray Wang’s New York fashion week show Saturday, accompanied by her mother, Trump’s ex-wife Marla Maples. The 23-year-old first daughter, who wore Taoray Wang at her father’s inauguration weekend, has been happily adopted by the Chinese label as it seeks to open its first overseas store, in New York in September. She looked beautiful in a pale pink Taoray Wang coat and ivory dress, a similar version of which appeared in navy on the catwalk, and the label proudly announced her attendance in a subsequent state- ment. The namesake brand of Shanghai-based designer Wang Tao, the fall/winter 2017 collection starred her modern take on classic suiting, with a contentious political climate, Siriano unique twist of East meets West, and an empowering said, “I think it was important to kind masculine look made feminine when paired with deli- of take everybody out of their ele- cate lace negligees. ment and just be in a dream.” Last sea- Wang designs for the powerful, professional and son, Siriano made a point of mixing all modern woman-leaders in government, business, shapes and sizes among his models. finance and law who are not afraid to disguise their Many of the same plus-size models femininity. She sent down the runway black jackets, walked this time around as well. He military-style double breasted coats and wide-legged showed gold-and-black velvet looks tweed pants-a powerful look made sexy with knee- with bustiers and Victorian sleeves. A high platform boots, lace underlay and pink silk lining strapless dress had gold crystal tassels on coats. Wang said that clients, who are largely in and a maroon bell-sleeve gown was China, and been delighted to see Trump-”this wonder- fringed. He cut trousers wide in metal- ful young lady”-wear her clothes at the inauguration lic copper and added a touch of faux and said there had been no negative feedback. “I fur on wool coats. would rather focus on personal qualities and charac- Among his desert tones was a ters, rather than labeling them,” she told AFP back- touch of mauve and coral. Siriano’s stage before the show. “People are People” T-shirt was about It was a stunning collection inspired by contempo- as overtly political as he got. The black rary Chinese drama depicting Qing dynasty characters top was paired with a long, pinkish crossing over from ancient times to the present day, and satin skirt slit high on one side. The tennis career before founding the earned her cheers of approval at the end. Wang said she thing that matters to Siriano, as a gay eponymous sportswear label 84 years had not given much thought to the refusal from some man who married just last year, is this: ago, also set up a company that con- prominent American designers to dress the new first “We have to do something to make tributed to developing the Concorde lady. “I didn’t think about that, because I’m very open sure that we’re all comfortable in our and Airbus aviation programs. minded. I cooperate with international celebrities and lives,” he said. “I went to the cosmic museum in all these leaders,” she said. Front of house was packed, a Russia and really looked into details at mix of Chinese and Asian guests mingled with Park Lacoste goes cosmic at the spaceships,” said Baptista, explain- Avenue types-sleekly dressed, stiletto-wearing and well- New York fashion week ing his research. The collection was groomed American women similar to the younger French label Lacoste went cosmic both urban and vintage, clothes in Trump. “I believe there is a lot of bridge between differ- at New York fashion week on contrasting colors from metallic blue, ent cultures,” said the designer, who studied in Japan Saturday, using space as an inspiration to ochre, beige and lilac, and from and keeps a studio in London. Her label focused on “this to send Star Trek-style nylon mixed earthy cotton, wool and leather and Models walk the runway at the VFILES runway blending and diversity,” she said. — AFP with leather down the runway. “This is shiny nylon. — AP show during New York Fashion. Taiwan lantern makers go green for festival of lights37 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017

An artist takes part in the opening parade of the 133rd edition of the Nice Carnival in Nice, southeastern France. The carnival runs until February 25, 2017 under the theme “The King of Energies”. — AFP Tasty love offering to your Valentine: A heart-shaped oyster Japan killjoys wage war on Valentine’s ‘conspiracy’

French oyster farmer Christophe Guinot shows heart shaped oysters that French oyster farmer Christophe Guinot shows an heart shaped oyster. he produces and sells on Saint Valentine’s Day, in Leucate. — AFP photos rance, traditional land of romance, has touched by this oyster which had taken that the three Michelin starred Can Roca in Girona, come up with a new offering to tempt shape by chance,” Christophe Guinaut told AFP. Spain, which the British press dubbed the Flovers on Valentine’s Day: Heart-shaped “That gave me the idea to try to cultivate oysters world’s best restaurant in 2015. oysters. They are the creation of an oyster farmer in that shape,” he said. “I sell them for the same price as the others on France’s Mediterranean coast who for some Guinart of Port-Leucate in the Languedoc even though they are three times more work,” A group of Japanese protesters stage an anti-Valentine’s Day demonstration 10 years has successfully cultivated a small region tested several techniques before perfect- Guinaut says. “I don’t do it for the money.” “It’s march in Tokyo. — AFP quantity of oysters in the form of heart-a special ing the technique for creating the romantic mol- the continuation of a beautiful romance. I love to s Japan prepares to celebrate the “passion-based capitalism” of Valentine’s dish found in the region’s top restaurants for lusc. “I keep secret how I make them,” he said, think that the people who order them have the Valentine’s Day, a cranky group of Day. “You’re judged by how many sweets Saint Valentine’s Day. It all started as a love offer- adding that each year he tries to improve the same emotion as I did when my wife gave me Amarxist protesters have called for an you get. It’s a business strategy by the ing from his wife. “One day my beloved gave me process. His labor of love has paid off, with top that heart-shaped oyster.” — AFP end to public displays of love, claiming it chocolate capitalists, it’s ridiculous.” an oyster in the form of a heart. I was very restaurants coming to him for oysters, including hurts their feelings. Members of ‘Kakuhido’, Valentine’s Day originated as an ancient or the Revolutionary Alliance of Men that Christian and Roman tradition and Women find Unattractive, unfurled a giant Akimoto fumed: “Religious overtones have “Smash Valentine’s Day” banner as the par- been twisted and turned into a vehicle to ty-poopers set off to try and overthrow the make money.” Japan is experiencing a loss annual celebration of romance. The of mojo with couples apparently too grumpy comrades elicited curious looks stressed or busy to have sex, frustrating from passers-by in the trendy Shibuya dis- government efforts to raise the birthrate as trict where they rallied against commer- policymakers struggle to cope with a cialism and chanted other buzz-kill slogans shrinking population. Akimoto claims the such as “public smooching is terrorism!” group’s message has begun to hit home “Our aim is to crush this love capitalism,” after 10 years of protests. the group’s public relations chief Takayuki “Recently you hear of more people Akimoto told AFP. “People like us who don’t spending Christmas alone or women grow- seek value in love are being oppressed by ing tired of Valentine’s Day,” he said. “We society,” he added. “It’s a conspiracy by believe that through our fight, we’ve people who think unattractive guys are helped contribute to that social shift.” inferior, or losers-like cuddling in public, it Kakuhido was founded in 2006 by makes us feel bad. It’s unforgivable.” Katsuhiro Furusawa, who began reading Previously, the killjoy group has also the Communist Manifesto after being protested against “housewives who control dumped by his girlfriend and came to the Japan’s future” as their hapless husbands conclusion that being unpopular with the work all hours at the office. Valentine’s Day opposite sex was a class issue, fuelling his in Japan is a huge money-spinner for the anti-Valentine message. confectionery business as women are tra- Akimoto offered some advice for ditionally expected to buy chocolates for would-be disciples of the spoil-sport the men in their lives-from lovers to work group, which also protests White Day and colleagues. Men reciprocate a month later Christmas. “We’re saying you don’t have to on White Day, a Japanese marketing brain- enjoy Christmas or Valentine’s Day,” he said French oyster wave dreamt up by confectioners in the joylessly, adding that Kakuhido is also tak- farmer 1980s to keep the cash tills ringing. ing aim at Halloween. “Just spend the day Christophe “The tradition of giving chocolates doing normal things. Our enemy is formi- Guinot shows means you’re always competing,” said dable, but we are ready for a long, drawn- heart shaped Akimoto, 33, blasting what his group calls out war.” — AFP oysters.